“I knew you’d take advantage. But you’re too immature. Do you think you can take advantage of Master Long San?”
Long Chen sneered. He had long since been on guard against them.
Over ten blood-colored swords pierced through the air, pointing at Long Chen at the same time. Xue Gan no longer cared about his dignity. Even if he had to say that he would beat Long Chen in numbers, he would still take him down.
Not only had Long Chen swindled the Blood Devil race’s treasures, but he also had the spear, the winged devil’s corpse, and perhaps even the Heaven Earth Cauldron. If they couldn’t take him down now, then once the others came up, they wouldn’t have a chance.
“A bunch of ants dare to be so unbridled in front of Master Long San?!”
Buzz!
Long Chen suddenly swung his golden spear. Despite facing so many experts, he was still fearless.
“Don’t fight him head-on!”
Countless experts charged over from all directions. One of them was the Blood Devil tribe’s leader.
BOOM!
Unfortunately, his warning wasn’t as fast as Long Chen’s attack. His spear pierced through the air, colliding with Xue Gan and the others’swords.
Everyone’s swords exploded upon contact with the golden spear. The Blood Devil race’s core divine weapons were like children’s toys in front of the golden spear. They couldn’t even take a single blow.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
All the Blood Devil experts, including Xue Gan, vomited blood and tumbled back. Quite a few of them covered their heads and groaned in pain.
It had to be known that his weapon was the same as the Fullmoon race’s. It had been condensed from his life’s horn. When his sword had been destroyed, their souls had also been heavily injured.
As for the attack they had been accumulating energy for, because their swords had exploded, they had lost their source of energy. Their auras had instantly become chaotic.
Fortunately, they were all super experts with rich combat experience. When they were rolling, they released their energy. If they were just a step slower, their bodies would explode.
“Tch, a bunch of trash that can’t even withstand a single blow. With a spear in hand, I have everything under the heavens. A small Blood Devil is just an ant-like existence, and yet you dare to bare your fangs and brandish your claws in front of me, Master Long San? Do you think you’re tired of living?” Long Chen pointed his spear at Xue Gan and the others.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, countless experts rushed over. These were all Xiantian Heavenly Venerates. Now that the winged devil’s corpse had been taken away by Long Chen, the pressure had disappeared. Without any restrictions, they immediately attacked Long Chen.
“Tch, you want to kill me for my treasures? Then let’s see if you have the ability to do so.” Long Chen rested his golden spear on his shoulder without the slightest fear.
Buzz!
The first one to charge over was the Blood Devil tribe’s leader. He was extremely fast, and he was the first to arrive in front of Long Chen. He opened his hand, and devil qi soared into the sky. A large hand shot toward Long Chen.
Devilish claws covered the sky. He knew Long Chen’s spear was powerful, so he didn’t dare to fight with him. He directly used the Blood Devil divine ability. That way, even if Long Chen had a spear, it would be useless.
BOOM!
However, that black claw had only just formed when it was destroyed by a ray of divine light. It was Xu Jianxiong. He had long since been prepared, and his speed wasn’t much slower than the Blood Devil tribe’s leader.
“Courting death! Are you declaring war on the Blood Devil race?!” roared the tribe leader.
“If you want to fight, I’ll accompany you. There’s no need to waste words.” Xu Jianxiong sneered, his voice full of domineeringness.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, the ground exploded, and countless branches shot out like spears. Countless Heavenly Venerate experts were sent flying.
BOOM!
A large tree took root in the ground. Its crown soared into the sky, and its branches were like dragons coiling around it. Endless undying auras rose, and ten thousand Daos trembled. It was Uncle Huai.
He summoned his true body and unleashed his full power. He knew that if he couldn’t intimidate these people now, it would be troublesome. In fact, he was already prepared to kill them.
At that moment, the Undying Dragon Huai’s terrifying pressure wreaked havoc, and an endless aura of death enveloped everyone. The current Uncle Huai was like a giant beast that had bared its fangs, and his aura of slaughter caused even the heavens and the earth to change color. He’d finally revealed the strongest state of the Undying Clan.
The Undying race was something countless races were extremely afraid of. In fact, they were even afraid of them. That was because they possessed a terrifying life energy that was practically undying.
They were already extremely powerful, and the Undying race had an even more terrifying state. That was to ignite their lives in exchange for greater power.
This was a self-mutilating state. If they weren’t careful, they really might die. But in this state, their strength would instantly multiply by several times, perhaps even dozens of times.
Uncle Huai was in his current state. His aura intimidated everyone, and they didn’t dare to get too close. The Undead couldn’t afford to provoke him. Even a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate felt a great danger and instinctively retreated.
“If anyone dares to harm my master, then my Undying Dragon Clan will definitely fight with our lives on the line.” Uncle Huai’s voice was icy cold and carried boundless killing intent that reverberated through the heavens and the earth.
The Undying Dragon Huai’s crown reached the heavens, covering the entire sky. Everyone seemed so tiny in front of it, causing those experts who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to hesitate.
“How laughable. We have so many Xiantian Heavenly Venerates here. If we all attacked at the same time, would the two of you be able to stop us?” sneered an elder.
Long Chen looked at that person. He was the Xiantian Heavenly Venerate from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company. He hadn’t expected him to also come here.
This fellow was extremely evil. He was intentionally inciting everyone to attack. And as soon as he said that, many people became restless.
There were over a dozen Heavenly Venerates present. If they attacked at the same time, then the Fullmoon Clan Patriarch and the Undying Dragon Huai wouldn’t be able to stop them.
After all, they didn’t need to go all-out against the two of them. All they needed to do was capture Long Chen. The danger level wasn’t high.
After all, Long Chen had three precious treasures on him. They were the immortal grade divine item, the ancient devil corpse, and the cauldron that was suspected to be the Heaven Earth Cauldron. That kind of enticement was difficult to resist.
“I’m not sure, but I want to give it a try.” Uncle Huai’s voice echoed throughout the world.
Suddenly, that Xiantian Heavenly Venerate from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s expression changed. He felt a strange movement beneath his feet. His body shook and he disappeared.
BOOM!
As soon as he disappeared, a wooden spike shot out from the ground and pierced through his position. He had almost been struck. The Undying Dragon Huai's attack was too fast and too sudden. Even a Connate Heavenly Venerate was unable to react in time.
“Ah…”
Just as everyone thought that the Heavenly Venerate from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company had dodged the attack, his terrified cry rang out. Everyone looked to the sky.
They were horrified to find that the Heavenly Venerate from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company had already been bound by countless dragon-shaped branches. No matter how hard he tried, he was unable to break free.
Long Chen pointed his golden spear at the Heavenly Venerate from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company.
“No…”
Pu!
Golden light flashed as the spear pierced through his head.
BOOM!
Golden light flashed. The body of the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s Xiantian Heavenly Venerate exploded, turning into a bloody mist. Runes appeared within the bloody mist, scattering across the world.
That was an Heavenly Venerate’s blood rune. After an Heavenly Venerate died, they had absorbed too much Heavenly Dao energy. Now that their body was destroyed, their Heavenly Dao runes would be taken back by the world.
Buzz!
The Heavenly Venerate from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company exploded. A fist-sized golden figure appeared. That was his Yuan Spirit.
“Just you wait! My Soaring Dragon Trading Company won’t let you off!”
That Xiantian Heavenly Venerate from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company had lost his physical body. All that was left was his primordial spirit, which had escaped the bindings of his physical body.
“Boss, I was wrong!”
Guo Ran was dejected, not daring to look at Long Chen.
Just now, Long Chen had been preparing to attack, but Guo Ran had taken the initiative. Guo Ran had wanted to show off, but his arrows had only been able to destroy the body of that Xiantian Heavenly Venerate from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company. They hadn’t been able to destroy his Yuan Spirit, allowing it to escape.
Guo Ran hadn’t expected a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate’s Yuan Spirit to be so powerful. His arrow had been unable to shake it.
If Long Chen had attacked, his spear would have been an immortal weapon. If it had pierced his head, his Yuan Spirit would have been instantly killed.
Long Chen was infuriated. When this brat wanted to be in the limelight, he didn’t even care about his family. But now that things had reached this point, there was no point in blaming him.
“If anyone dares to attack master, even if I have to risk my life, I’ll still fight. I don’t know how many people I can block.
“However, I know that it shouldn’t be a problem for me to bring a few people with me before I die. If anyone has any doubts about my undying bloodline’s divine abilities, feel free to give it a try.” Uncle Huai’s voice sounded again.
This time, countless people’s expressions changed. If the Undying race fought to the death, they would erupt with terrifying power.
They were unable to imagine just what method Long Chen had used to make an Undead expert protect him like this.
Everyone was intimidated. Although the treasures were enticing, the slightest mistake could cost them their lives.
In addition, the Undead Clan was famous for being overprotective. If the expert of the Undying Dragon Lake Clan died, they would probably be hunted down by the entire Undead Clan. That would not be a joke. If it was not handled properly, the entire clan would be exterminated. Not just anyone could provoke the Undead Clan.
At this time, Uncle Huai was in an unrivaled state. Although everyone knew that he definitely wouldn’t be able to maintain this state for long, they didn’t dare take the risk.
Not only did they have to face Uncle Huai, but they also had to face Xu Jianxiong. As for Xu Jianxiong, he was the Fullmoon race’s leader. The Fullmoon race came from the Life Restricted Area, and they were both mysterious and terrifying. Not a single faction wanted to offend such an existence, and they had to offend two at the same time.
Most importantly, offending two huge powers didn’t necessarily mean they would be able to capture Long Chen. Furthermore, Long Chen was backed by the Numinous Sky Academy. Although this academy was known as the oldest in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths, its foundation was still something countless people feared.
“It’s fine. Just attack. I, Long Chen, have enemies all over the nine heavens and ten earths. I’m not lacking in you.
“As long as you dare to attack me, I’ll treat you the same way I treat the Soaring Dragon Trading Company. I’ll allow you to snatch my things. Of course, when the time comes, I hope you can also happily accept me snatching your treasures.”
Long Chen leisurely walked back and forth in the air, seeming completely unconcerned. He seemed completely unafraid and extremely arrogant.
Everyone’s hearts shook. They had finally seen that this youth wasn’t the slightest bit childish. They had all heard of the Soaring Dragon Trading Company being robbed.
The Soaring Dragon Trading Company had businesses all over the world, but they were unable to do anything to this brat. They had been snatched away by this fellow many times.
If they were targeted by this fellow, then they wouldn’t be able to sleep. As the saying went, a bare foot wouldn’t be afraid of wearing shoes. Long Chen could snatch a place and switch places, but they couldn’t.
These experts all had their own reputations, and they came from different powers. Originally, they had wanted to take advantage of the chaos to see if they could get some benefits. But now it seemed that this idea wasn’t realistic.
Quite a few people retreated, directly leaving with their people. As for whether they really did leave or whether they were watching from the distance, no one knew.
“Long Chen, hand over our treasures, or we’ll fight to the death!”
The others gradually scattered, but the Blood Devil experts refused to leave. They clenched their teeth, especially Xue Gan. His eyes were completely red, and he looked like he wanted to bite Long Chen to death.
“Are you a child? Now that it’s in my hands, you want it back? Are you dreaming?
“As for fighting to the death? Hehe, I, Long Chen, am a human. When have I ever been friendly with your devil race? If I fight to the death, who’s afraid of who?” said Long Chen disdainfully.
“Long Chen, just hand over the Celestial Blood Lotus Seed and we’ll pretend nothing happened. That’s my bottom line,” shouted the Blood Devil tribe’s leader.
When the Blood Devil tribe’s leader said this, everyone was startled. Just how powerful was the Blood Devil tribe? They had actually swallowed their anger?
It had to be known that he had given Long Chen countless pieces of Immortal Gold, all of which were unique to the Blood Devil race. They were priceless.
From his tone, it seemed that as long as Long Chen handed over the Celestial Blood Lotus Seed, this matter would be over. Was this still the legendary Blood Devil race that was described as berserk and cruel?
“Cut the crap. Either you attack me, or you scram. Originally, I was kind enough to cooperate with you, but it was you who schemed against me.
“Now that I’ve left it behind, don’t try to reason with me. Your devil race has never understood reason.
“Isn’t your Blood Devil race crazy? Aren’t you arrogant? This is my current attitude. If you want to fight, go. If you don’t, die,” sneered Long Chen.
“You…”
Xue Gan’s fury soared. He was just about to charge at Long Chen when the Blood Devil tribe’s leader stopped him.
“Good, very good. You’re Long Chen, right? Just wait. The Celestial Blood Lotus Seed will eventually return to us, and you’ll pay the price for your foolishness.”
The tribe leader looked at Uncle Huai and Xu Jianxiong. “Undying Dragon Huai, Fullmoon tribe, my tribe will remember this grudge. We’ll see.”
As he spoke, the Blood Devil tribe’s leader clenched his teeth and pulled Xue Gang away. Xue Gang’s eyes were filled with hatred and killing intent.
“Hey, wait!” shouted Long Chen.
The Blood Devil tribe’s leader and Xue Gang were delighted. They thought Long Chen was finally afraid.
“I can’t give you the Celestial Blood Lotus Seed, but if you have a treasure on the same level as it, we can exchange it!
“The first time we didn’t have a good time working together, maybe the next time will be better!” Long Chen laughed mischievously. That manner of his was as annoying as it could get.
“Scram!”
The Blood Devil tribe’s leader roared and left with the Blood Devil experts.
The corpse of the winged devil had been taken away by Long Chen. The scenery of countless years had vanished just like that. This was a holy land for countless people to temper their wills, but it had vanished because of Long Chen.
The ground was still as hard as iron, and there was still the aura of an undying expert. But the corpse and spear were gone. The ground was as smooth as a mirror, and it was covered in cracks. There was even a huge hole in the middle.
When the news spread, countless people didn’t dare believe it. They all came to investigate, and the result was just like the legends. The undying devil corpse and the undying divine weapon were both taken away.
Long Chen’s name spread throughout countless races, drawing the greed of countless experts.
Long Chen had far too many treasures on him, especially that cauldron that was suspected to be the Heaven Earth Cauldron. For it to be able to fight against an immortal weapon, it was definitely not an ordinary item.
But if they wanted to capture Long Chen, ordinary Heavenly Venerates weren’t enough. Xiantian Heavenly Venerates were all giants of their own region. If they attacked Long Chen, they were afraid of being contaminated by bad luck.
Only immortal kings would have no misgivings when attacking Long Chen. That way, countless heavenly geniuses would target him.
On one hand, Long Chen had a priceless treasure. On the other hand, as the youngest dean in the history of the Lingxiao Academy, defeating him would allow him to gain both fame and fortune.
For a time, Long Chen became a hot topic. Many heavenly geniuses were discussing him behind his back, while others were secretly gathering information on him. They were already preparing to attack him.
As for Long Chen, he had long since expected this. But he didn’t care. With the Heaven Earth Cauldron in hand, he wasn’t afraid of the fake Heaven Earth Cauldron not being sold. He just wanted to see which unlucky fellow would fall for it.
With Uncle Huai and Xu Jianxiong protecting him, Long Chen didn’t need to fear anyone. Xu Jianxiong had already told him that he would fully support him.
Xu Jianxiong had also been planning on establishing his prestige in the Sage Monarch Conference, but he needed an excuse. As for the Fullmoon race’s disciples, they clearly weren’t good at this. So this mission was left to Long Chen.
Xu Jianxiong also told Long Chen that once he summoned his ancestral spirit totem, no Xiantian Heavenly Venerate would be a match for him.
However, Long Chen didn’t tell Uncle Huai about this. Uncle Huai thought Long Chen was in danger and didn’t hesitate to go all-out to protect him. That made Long Chen both moved and ashamed.
If only he had told Uncle Huai earlier. Xu Jianxiong had been waiting for someone to ignore the Fullmoon race and kill a few Xiantian Heavenly Venerates to announce the Fullmoon race’s return.
However, Uncle Huai’s strength had also exceeded Xu Jianxiong’s expectations. The divine abilities of the Undead Dragonhuai Clan were truly shocking.
After this battle, Guo Ran had become much more well-behaved. When Long Chen had given him the Immortal Gold he had swindled, Guo Ran had actually forced out two drops of cat piss and hugged Long Chen with a pained expression. He was ashamed of his own recklessness, and he had almost vomited.
When he obtained the Blood Devil race’s Immortal Gold, he laughed like a fool. He couldn’t buy this Immortal Gold even if he had money. Previously, he had been unable to forge many runes for for forging because there were no special attribute Immortal Gold.
Now that he had this Immortal Gold, he could try forging even more runes. Furthermore, he had to study the spear he had just obtained.
“Let me say this first. This spear is a senior’s relic. You have to treat it with enough respect.
“Other than that, don’t have any evil thoughts about this spear. I plan on giving it to Gu Yang,” said Long Chen.
Gu Yang was the number one spear expert in the Dragonblood Legion, and he had always used his spear as a weapon. If he could obtain the spear’s approval, then he would be able to use it to its fullest potential.
If Guo Ran used his armor to control his spear, then it would be like casting pearls before swine. So Long Chen said it first to avoid any awkwardness.
“Hehe, boss, don’t worry. The moment you took the spear, I knew he was definitely Gu Yang’s,” laughed Guo Ran.
He had always followed Long Chen and was used to using his saber. Many of his moves were learned from Long Chen. Even if Long Chen gave him a spear, he wouldn’t be able to use it.
The reason he wanted this spear was to study the runes on it. These were all long-lost runes. If he could study one or two of them, his gains would be immense.
He and Xia Chen had long since copied down the runes on the Gankun Cauldron. But what made them helpless was that they couldn’t understand the runes at all.
The runes on the Heaven Earth Cauldron had been cut off from them, and it was unknown just how many generations had passed. So those runes recognized them, but they didn’t recognize those runes. In fact, they didn’t even know where to start studying them.
These runes were too profound. The two of them couldn’t understand them, so they could only give up. But now that Long Chen had obtained an immortal weapon, Guo Ran and Xia Chen immediately became excited. They still had a chance to learn the runes of an immortal weapon.
“First, copy the runes. Then return the spear to me. I’ll use my soul to nourish it.
“I hope you can awaken the item-spirit. At that time, if there’s anything you don’t understand, it should be able to help you with your research,” said Long Chen.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran nodded. Their Spiritual Strength wasn’t as strong as Long Chen’s. If they nourished it, who knew how long it would take to awaken it. Furthermore, during that time, it would heavily affect their cultivation.
The two of them hastily copied the runes on the spear. Guo Ran accidentally touched the tip of the spear, and he immediately cried out in pain.
What shocked him was that as soon as he was injured, his armor automatically protected him. As a result, a large cut appeared on his armor.
In front of this spear, his armor’s defense was as weak as tofu. But that only made him more excited.
“Fuck, I, Guo Ran, swear that I’ll personally forge an immortal weapon. At that time, the Dragonblood Legion’s brothers will all have immortal weapons. At that time, hehe…” Guo Ran seemed to be able to see the future Dragonblood warriors slaughtering their enemies with their immortal weapons.
“Stop dreaming. Hurry up and stop the bleeding. If you don’t, your blood will start flowing,” said Xia Chen.
“Oh, fuck. The blood’s flowing so fast. Why don’t I feel anything?”
Guo Ran was horrified to find that although his injury wasn’t large, blood was still flowing out. If he didn’t stop it, the blood would really run dry.
“Damn, luckily the item-spirit is friendly to us. Otherwise, a single cut would be fatal!” Guo Ran hastily stopped the bleeding.
Once the two of them finished copying the runes, Long Chen placed the spear back into his spiritual space. When the spear returned to his spiritual space, it was next to the cauldron.
However, the spear quickly left the cauldron and ran to a corner of the spiritual space. It was extremely respectful to the cauldron.
Within his spiritual space, Long Chen used his Spiritual Strength to nourish the spear. The spear’s item-spirit gradually began to fluctuate, resonating with Long Chen’s soul and receiving his spiritual nourishment.
After handling the spear, Long Chen sent his divine sense into the primal chaos space. He jumped in shock.
When Long Chen arrived in the primal chaos space, he was shocked to find that it was filled with an immortal aura.
The black soil had already begun to devour the winged devils. Not only did it release life energy, but it also released an immortal aura.
Originally, the primal chaos space didn’t contain the laws of heaven and earth. But as the winged devils were devoured, the primal chaos space gradually gave birth to the same laws as the outside world.
“Could it be that the future primal chaos space can transform into a world like the nine heavens and ten earths? Then wouldn’t I be able to control endless laws?” Long Chen’s heart pounded.
Long Chen knew too little about the primal chaos space. This was a world formed from a single bead. It was too mysterious and terrifying.
Right now, even immortal experts could devour it. Furthermore, the laws it released circulated within the primal chaos space.
Long Chen suddenly thought of that Xiantian Heavenly Venerate from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company. After his physical body had been destroyed, all his runes had been absorbed by heaven and earth.
And if this winged devil’s physical body had exploded, then all its Heavenly Dao runes should have been absorbed by heaven and earth. Long Chen also thought of Whale Fall.
After the sea whale died, it returned its body to the sea. That was the place where it had taken the initiative to nourish it. But after a Heavenly Venerate died, their runes were absorbed by the Heavenly Daos.
If they killed a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate in the future and threw their corpses into the primal chaos space, wouldn’t all the runes they cultivated be absorbed by the primal chaos space?
Long Chen suddenly had a bold thought. If this thought was correct, then it really would be amazing. This was something that could truly seize the good fortune of heaven and earth, something that could snatch away the Heavenly Daos.
As long as he could snatch enough, he would be able to fight against heaven and earth. However, he still didn’t know how to release the primal chaos space’s power.
“Damn, this corpse is so powerful.”
Only after Long Chen recovered from his shock did he realize that he had collected countless corpses in the Exquisite World. The Ancient Fusang Wood and Moonwood had already grown to thirty thousand miles.
But after just a few hours, they had once more grown ten thousand miles, and they were still growing.
These trees were surrounded by the flames of extreme yin and extreme yang. Long Chen saw that the first flame rune had finally appeared on their bark.
Seeing that flame rune, Long Chen was incomparably excited. The appearance of that flame rune meant that the Grand Yin Ancient Tree and Grand Yang Ancient Tree had finally grown from sprouts to saplings.
Huo Ling’er was extremely busy. Right now, she was like a diligent bee, picking honey everywhere, absorbing the Great Yin Flame and Great Yang Flame to strengthen herself.
As for the Heavenly Blood Lotus he had planted, it was also growing crazily. It was different from the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus. It was extremely large.
Within the primal chaos space was a lotus pool that was thousands of miles wide. The water was like blood, and it contained endless devil qi.
But the lotus within the blood pool was crystal clear, pure and holy. The Heavenly Snow Lotus was hundreds of miles tall, and a huge lotus was blooming. It seemed to contain endless life energy.
“Hehe, it’s blooming so quickly. It won’t be long before it forms a lotus seed. The Celestial Blood Lotus Seed is an all-purpose divine medicine, and it’s also the main ingredient for the Celestial World Piercing Pill. We really have struck gold,” said Long Chen excitedly.
The primal chaos space was truly amazing. The only reason he could reach his current level was because of the primal chaos space.
Huo Ling’er was focused on ‘gathering honey’. She hadn’t even known that Long Chen had entered, and Long Chen didn’t disturb her. His soul left the primal chaos space.
“Fuck, Huo Ling’er is getting stronger. If this continues, I won’t be her match. Hehe, next time I have a chance, I’ll have a taste of being protected by a little girl.”
Long Chen laughed mischievously. The current Huo Ling’er was becoming more terrifying. As the Ancient Fusang Wood and Great Yin Wood grew stronger, the amount of energy Huo Ling’er could control also increased.
Furthermore, even if his strength was surpassed by Huo Ling’er, Long Chen wasn’t worried at all. He trusted Huo Ling’er completely.
After deceiving the Blood Devil race, Long Chen became a bit more obedient. Under Xu Jianxiong’s protection, he slowly approached the Sacred Emperor Prefecture.
However, Xu Jianxiong wasn’t in a hurry. Instead, he brought them around the city. Long Chen and the others could buy as much as they wanted in these cities.
Quite a few people saw Long Chen and began to whisper amongst themselves. Long Chen’s fame was gradually growing.
However, these people didn’t feel much reverence for Long Chen. Instead, they were all greedy and sinister. Obviously, what they cared about was Long Chen’s treasures and the fame he would bring them after killing him.
As the saying went, a man was afraid of fame, while a pig was afraid of being fat. That was the truth. No matter where you went, there would always be people watching you. If it was someone else, they would feel like they were being watched.
But Long Chen didn’t care. In any case, he was the focus of everyone’s attention, and it didn’t matter if he came a bit earlier or later. Most importantly, he wanted to sell Guo Ran’s fake Gan Kun Cauldron.
After all, for this counterfeit, Xia Chen and Guo Ran had spent quite a bit of effort. It had taken them several days to complete. If they didn’t sell it for a good price, they would be letting them down.
What vexed Long Chen was that after several days, not a single person had come to talk to him.
“Fuck? What do you mean? You don’t want to buy it, but you want to snatch it?”
Long Chen sneered. Fine, you can come and snatch it. If I don’t take off your underpants, I won’t be called Master Long San.
In the beginning, whenever Long Chen went to a certain place, he would shout a few times to sell the Dry Kun Cauldron. But later, when he saw everyone looking at him like he was an idiot, he no longer had any desire to shout.
As they got closer to the core of the Sage Monarch planetary system, more terrifying powers appeared, along with monster-class chosen.
All kinds of ancient demons and ancient races also appeared. Long Chen even saw a terrifying creature covered in Immortal Gold. It didn’t have any flesh, and its entire body was made of Immortal Gold.
Just yesterday, Long Chen had seen a golden-winged Kun Peng fly by outside the city. That golden-winged Kun Peng’s aura was countless times stronger than Kun Tu’s.
More and more terrifying heavenly geniuses appeared. They were extremely famous, and all of them came from ancient and mysterious inheritances. Some of them only existed in legends.
Now that the Sage Monarch Conference had begun, all of these legacies had appeared. The Sage Monarch Conference had yet to begin, and the geniuses were constantly fighting. However, very few of the Connate Heavenly Venerates took action. This was because the closer they got to the core region, the more well-behaved the Connate Heavenly Venerates became. They were afraid of bringing misfortune to their own race.
On this day, Xu Jianxiong and the others were hurrying on their way when the void suddenly trembled. Endless destructive auras swept over them, causing them to jump in fright. Raising their heads, they saw tribulation clouds surging over.
“What’s going on?”
Xu Jianxiong was startled. No one had broken through here, so how had this heavenly tribulation come?
Rumble…
Suddenly, space twisted and a figure shot past them. Endless heavenly tribulation chased after him.
“Who is he? How can he resist heavenly tribulation?” Xu Changchuan and the others were shocked. That person hadn’t even broken through to the World King realm, so how had he drawn in heavenly tribulation?
But that person was too fast, and no one was able to see him clearly. They didn’t know what kind of creature he was.
But what Xu Changchuan hadn’t expected was for that figure to suddenly turn around. Endless heavenly tribulation appeared above him, blocking his path.
“You are Long Chen? Hand over the Heaven Earth Cauldron, or you’ll all die.” Suddenly, a cold voice rang out from the tribulation.
That person had tribulation clouds above his head, and he was bathed in lightning. His face couldn’t be seen clearly, but from the size of his body, he didn’t seem human.
His aura was hidden within the heavenly tribulation, merging with it. It was impossible to tell his identity.
“You’re not big, but your words aren’t small. If you want to rob Master Long San, it’ll depend on whether or not you have the ability,” said Long Chen disdainfully.
“Since you refuse to hand over the treasure, then don’t blame me for being impolite!”
The creature in the lightning suddenly charged at Long Chen.
“Long Chen, be careful. While he’s undergoing tribulation, we don’t dare to provoke karma, or the tribulation will become an Heavenly Venerate tribulation,” warned Xu Jianxiong.
The reason the creature within the lightning dared to shout like this was because it knew that with the heavenly tribulation present, Heavenly Venerate experts wouldn’t dare to attack it.
“This kind of heavenly tribulation is no big deal. Let me test him!”
Long Chen smiled slightly. Stepping forward, he punched out at the creature.
BOOM!
Lightning rained down, and space twisted as a creature with long purple hair and scales appeared.
Each scale on his body was covered in lightning runes. It was like he was wearing lightning armor, and lightning runes were flickering in his eyes.
“It’s the Heavenly Lightning Lizard!”
The older generation of the Fullmoon race cried out in alarm. Seeing that creature’s true appearance, they immediately recognized him.
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard was an ancient species. It possessed thunderforce and a berserk nature. It was extremely difficult to get along with it.
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard was an extremely terrifying lifeform. Other lifeforms would only summon heavenly tribulation when they broke through to the next realm, such as the Divine Lord, Immortal King, World King, and Paragon realm.
As for the Heavenly Thunder Lizard, each time it broke through to the next Heavenstage, it would draw in heavenly tribulation. Sometimes, even if it didn’t break through, it would still draw in heavenly tribulation.
It could be said that the Heavenly Thunder Lizard had grown in the midst of heavenly tribulation. Its physical body was comparable to a divine weapon, and it was incredibly strong. Its divine weapon was its divine weapon.
Long Chen exchanged a fist with the Heavenly Thunder Lizard. His body swayed, and he looked at that person with shock. He hadn’t expected this person to be so powerful.
It had to be known that ever since the Dragon God Body Refining Art had entered the Initial Success Stage and a new Seven Star Battle Armor had been formed, he had never encountered an existence that could contend against him in terms of physical strength.
Even Heavenly Venerates wouldn’t be Long Chen’s match without using their laws. He hadn’t expected to run into someone with such a powerful physical body here.
Long Chen was shocked, but the Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert was even more shocked. That punch had caused his qi and blood to surge, and he was forced back several steps. He had never encountered an existence whose physical body could compare to theirs.
“Big brother Long Chen, I want his scale. Its scale has lightning-attracting runes. With it, I can constantly absorb heavenly lightning to strengthen myself. Even when I eat or sleep, I’m still cultivating.” Suddenly, Lei Ling’er’s excited voice rang out.
Long Chen’s heart shook. Compared to Huo Ling’er, Lei Ling’er was much more reserved. The only thing that could make her so excited was definitely a priceless treasure.
“Hey, are you really planning on stealing my cauldron?” shouted Long Chen.
“If you don’t want to die, hand over the Gankun Cauldron. The things my Heavenly Thunder Lizard race wants can only be ours,” said that person icily.
Although he was shocked by Long Chen’s strength, he still didn’t place him in his eyes.
“What the fuck, your tone really is tough?” Long Chen feigned shock.
“Cut the crap. Hand over the Heaven Earth Cauldron and I’ll spare your life!” said the Heavenly Thunder Lizard impatiently.
“Since you’re so unreasonable, then there’s nothing for me to be embarrassed about.” Long Chen shrugged.
“What do you mean?”
“You want my Gankun Cauldron, and I want your skin. Then let’s see which of us is stronger,” said Long Chen.
“Courting death!”
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert was infuriated. Long Chen wanted to skin him alive? He roared, and all his scales lit up. His body swelled.
His body was already extremely large, and now that he had grown again, his arms were even thicker than an ordinary person’s waist. His muscles bulged, and lightning veins appeared on his body. His Blood Qi and lightning energy merged, and his aura caused Gan Kun to tremble.
BOOM!
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard roared and charged at Long Chen.
Buzz!
Golden dragon scales appeared on Long Chen’s body, and a loud dragon roar rang out. Facing the Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert, Long Chen didn’t dare to be careless. He directly summoned the Dragon King Battle Armor.
Following Long Chen’s aura, the tribulation clouds exploded.
“Crap!”
The Fullmoon experts’ expressions changed. The reason the Heavenly Thunder Lizard race’s experts were so difficult to deal with was their heavenly tribulation. Once they provoked it, they would be doomed.
When Long Chen destroyed the Heavenly Lightning Lizard’s tribulation, it would infuriate the tribulation and cause even more terrifying lightning to fall. At that time, there was no way to save him.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out as Long Chen’s golden fist collided with the Heavenly Thunder Lizard. That person let out a muffled groan.
Deng deng deng…
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert was forced back a dozen steps. With each step, space exploded and the ground split apart.
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert was both shocked and infuriated. He hadn’t expected Long Chen’s physical strength to be so powerful.
“Bastard, you’re not human!” roared the Heavenly Lightning Lizard.
“You’re the one who’s not human! Your entire family isn’t human!” cursed Long Chen.
But after cursing him, he realized he had wrongly accused him. The person he was talking about wasn’t a human, but a human. He didn’t believe that humans had such power.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, the void exploded. Endless tribulation clouds surged out of the void. In that instant, the entire world darkened.
“Retreat!”
Xu Jianxiong’s expression changed slightly, and he ordered everyone to retreat. They were all Heavenly Venerates, and if they were to be drawn into the heavenly tribulation, it would be troublesome. Not many Immortal King disciples would survive.
The scope of the tribulation was over ten times larger than when the Heavenly Lightning Lizard had been undergoing its tribulation. The aura of the tribulation was gradually growing colder.
The aura of heavenly tribulation had changed. Previously, it could be said to be heavenly tribulation, but now, it was no longer heavenly tribulation, but heavenly punishment.
Heavenly tribulation was a kind of test, while heavenly punishment was a kind of punishment. It was to kill those who violated the Heavenly Daos’ rules.
“Hahaha, little fellow, you’re definitely dead. You’ve provoked the heavenly tribulation, so you’re definitely dead. I don’t even need to do anything.”
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard roared with laughter.
“Is that so?”
Long Chen flicked his finger, and a gust of wind pierced through the tribulation clouds.
BOOM!
The heavenly tribulation seemed to go berserk, and huge lightning beasts appeared. The Heavenly Thunder Lizard experts were all stunned.
“Heavenly Lightning Lizard Beast!”
The Fullmoon race’s experts were all startled. Those lightning beasts were all huge lizards with long tails. Their violet eyes were like lanterns, and endless lightning runes flickered within them.
“Ah! You brought out your ancestor?”
Hearing this, Long Chen looked from the lightning beasts to the Heavenly Thunder Lizard experts.
“Bastard, you provoked the heavenly tribulation and sent down your heroic spirit’s divine punishment. I want to see just how you die today!” raged the Heavenly Thunder Lizard.
Rumble…
Those lightning beasts charged at the two of them. Suddenly, one of them opened its mouth and shot a bolt of lightning at Long Chen.
Long Chen jumped in shock. This lightning beast was huge, but its movements were extremely nimble. It had only just opened its mouth when its attack arrived in front of him.
Hu!
Long Chen’s wings flapped, and the lightning pierced through him like a sharp sword. It pierced through countless mountains.
BOOM!
Long Chen had only just dodged when the Heavenly Thunder Lizard experts were attacked by three lightning beasts. They dodged two, but they couldn’t dodge a third.
A lightning beast’s long tail tore through the air. It was like a god’s whip had struck him. Endless lightning exploded, and the lightning beast’s tail exploded. The Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert vomited blood.
“You unfilial son, even your ancestors couldn’t bear it and wanted to teach you a lesson!” cried Long Chen.
“Idiot, in the heavenly tribulation, my power is limitless. As for you, you don’t need me to do anything. Let’s see just how many moves you can endure.” The Heavenly Thunder Lizard snorted disdainfully at Long Chen’s ridicule.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, several lightning beasts attacked Long Chen at the same time. They were extremely fast, and their power was berserk. Space was constantly torn apart.
The Fullmoon race’s powerhouses were all startled. The strength of these lightning beasts wasn’t much weaker than an ordinary Heavenly Venerate.
The most terrifying thing was that there were hundreds and thousands of lightning beasts attacking them. This kind of heavenly tribulation was too terrifying.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen punched and kicked. Golden light filled the air as he fought the lightning beast barehanded. Each attack caused the lightning beast to tumble back, but it was unable to explode.
Long Chen was startled. These lightning beasts were very strong. Their power wasn’t just berserk, but also soft. This heavenly tribulation was different from his own heavenly tribulation. It seemed to have a specific mark of the Heavenly Thunder Lizard race.
“Could it be that heavenly tribulation can also be bought over? A race like the Heavenly Thunder Lizard has its own heavenly tribulation?”
As Long Chen fought, he thought to himself that he had experienced far too many heavenly tribulations. He had experienced all kinds of attributes, but he had never experienced such a tribulation.
These lightning beasts seemed to have some kind of energy controlling them. Their attacks were nimble, and their coordination was high. They were completely different from how chaotic Long Chen’s tribulation was.
Pu!
Just as Long Chen was lost in thought, the Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert vomited a mouthful of blood. That blood transformed into lightning runes that scattered in the air.
“Wow, you’re healing.” Long Chen didn’t forget to mock him.
“You…”
Pu!
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert vomited another mouthful of blood. Just as he was distracted, a huge lightning beast opened its mouth and swallowed him.
BOOM!
The lightning beast’s head exploded. The Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert appeared in the air, holding a halberd covered in lightning runes.
A trace of fear appeared on the Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert’s face. If he had been devoured by the lightning beast just now, he would definitely have died.
“I won’t waste time with you. Die!”
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard roared and charged at Long Chen.
“Are you afraid of wasting time, or are you afraid you won’t be able to hold on?” sneered Long Chen. Facing his spear, Long Chen’s fist was still bare.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s arm shook intensely, and he was sent flying. As for the Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert, his expression changed. Long Chen’s fist caused his arm to turn numb, and his halberd almost left his hand.
Rumble…
The two of them exchanged blows, and the lightning beasts immediately took advantage of this opportunity to attack them.
Long Chen snorted and punched out. Those lightning beasts were all sent flying. Long Chen’s valiance stunned the Fullmoon experts.
The current Long Chen was even stronger than he had been in the Linglong World. He hadn’t used any of his powerful moves, but he had used his physical body to fight the lightning beasts. Previously, they had been worried about him, but now that they thought about it, it really was too immature.
Pu pu pu!
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard roared and brandished his halberd. Behind him, a Heavenly Thunder Lizard roared. Just as Long Chen had said, he couldn’t hold on any longer. He had to kill these lightning beasts.
Originally, he had been planning on having these lightning beasts kill Long Chen. But now he couldn’t hold on any longer. With these lightning beasts present, he really would die.
These lightning beasts were all experts from the Heavenly Lightning Lizard race. Some of their divine abilities had been copied, but he hadn’t even awakened them.
It was just like how that huge beast had devoured him. If he had really been swallowed, he would have been doomed.
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard experts were doing their best to kill the lightning beasts, but they didn’t notice that the runes that had formed after the lightning beasts exploded were stealthily disappearing.
Those runes hadn’t been absorbed by the Heavenly Daos. Instead, they had been devoured by Lei Ling’er, who had been hiding in the void. The Heavenly Thunder Lizard experts had gone all-out, but the one to benefit was Lei Ling’er.
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard experts unleashed their full power. With their divine weapons in hand, they were incomparably incisive. The lightning beasts were killed one by one, their numbers dwindling.
In an instant, there were only a few dozen lightning beasts left. Suddenly, a divine light lit up on the Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert’s forehead. His scales began to shine, and millions of different lightning runes appeared.
As soon as that rune appeared, his aura multiplied by ten times. Even Long Chen jumped in shock. This fellow actually had such a terrifying trump card.
“Die!”
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard roared furiously. He had summoned his greatest strength, preparing to fight Long Chen.
Buzz!
Just as he was about to charge out, a huge lightning dragon suddenly appeared. Before he could react, it had already coiled around his body.
The instant the lightning dragon wrapped around the Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert, his scales rapidly dimmed. At that moment, his soul almost left his body.
Lei Long’s sudden appearance instantly changed the situation. The Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert who had been about to go all-out against Long Chen was instantly trapped. He was like a deflated balloon, his thunderforce rapidly leaking out.
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard roared in terror. He had never encountered such a terrifying thing. Lei Long was crazily absorbing his thunderforce, and no matter how he struggled, it was useless.
Furthermore, as his thunderforce rapidly faded, he became weaker. Lei Long was still absorbing his energy as if it wanted to suck him to death. At that moment, he was afraid.
Hu!
Suddenly, his halberd flew out and landed in Long Chen’s hand. The Heavenly Thunder Lizard was no longer able to control his weapon.
Pu pu pu…
Long Chen smashed his halberd at the lightning beasts. He found that these halberds seemed to be specially used for tribulation. When they struck the lightning beasts, their power would be imbalanced, making it extremely easy to kill them.
With the lightning halberd, dealing with these lightning beasts became much easier. In just a few exchanges, he had killed all of them.
The tribulation clouds in the sky had long since disappeared. In other words, he had used his last bit of energy to summon these lightning beasts. Once they disappeared, the tribulation would be over.
“What a pity. If I could have lasted a bit longer, I could have obtained even more benefits.” Long Chen felt a bit of regret.
“Ah…”
Suddenly, miserable screams rang out. The Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert twitched crazily as if he was being tortured.
Within the endless lightning, it was possible to see his scales being stripped away by some kind of energy. The pain caused his face to twist.
“Hey, hey, don’t be afraid. We won’t kill you. Just endure for a bit,” advised Long Chen.
“You can kill me, but you can’t humiliate me! Stripping off my scales is the greatest humiliation to my Heavenly Thunder Lizard race! You, your parents, your family, and your race will all die without a burial site!” roared the Heavenly Thunder Lizard.
The smiling Long Chen’s expression immediately sank.
“Fine, since that’s the case, then you can die. Lei Ling’er, don’t waste your energy stripping his scales. Kill him and absorb all his energy.”
Following Long Chen’s shout, the lightning dragon binding the Heavenly Thunder Lizard suddenly tightened, and a miserable shriek rang out.
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert let out a horrified cry. He was finally terrified. He could sense Long Chen’s killing intent.
“Let me go, I admit defeat…”
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert let out a horrified cry.
“Ignorant idiot, do you think you can bully others just because you’re a Heavenly Lightning Lizard?
“If you want to take my treasure, I’ll take it. That’s fair. Since you dare to threaten my entire family, there’s nothing else to say. In your next life, remember to keep a low profile,” said Long Chen.
Originally, Long Chen hadn’t wanted to kill him. But what he couldn’t endure was someone using his family to threaten him. That was his reverse scale.
“No…”
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard roared.
Pu!
As a result, Lei Long was finally unable to bear it and turned into a mist of blood. As soon as that mist appeared, it transformed into lightning runes that were absorbed by Lei Long.
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert’s body and soul had been destroyed. Even his Yuan Spirit hadn’t escaped. The Fullmoon experts were all stunned.
“That’s the Heavenly Thunder Lizard race! Long Chen has provoked a disaster!” cried one of the Fullmoon experts.
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard race was arrogant, domineering, and vengeful. They were famous for being overprotective. If Long Chen killed one of their people, it would definitely incite a bloody retaliation from the Heavenly Thunder Lizard race.
“Our Fullmoon race isn’t afraid of causing trouble, but we’re afraid of not having the courage and ability to cause trouble,” said Xu Jianxiong indifferently.
Xu Changchuan was startled. Xu Jianxiong’s words were probably not directed at the elder, but at him. Was he encouraging him?
Hu!
After absorbing the remaining lightning runes, Lei Ling’er returned to the primal chaos space. Within the primal chaos space, she transformed into a lightning maiden and raised her hand to Long Chen.
“Big brother Long Chen, look!”
At this time, a bracelet appeared on Lei Ling’er’s wrist. This bracelet was extremely exquisite. It was actually made of the scales of a Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert.
“It’s very beautiful!”
Long Chen couldn’t help but sigh in admiration. He hadn’t expected his scale to be so beautiful.
Hearing Long Chen’s praise, Lei Ling’er became even more excited. “Big brother Long Chen, I want more scales! Look!”
Lei Ling’er waved her bracelet, and Long Chen was shocked to find that thunderforce was slowly gathering around it.
“Why is there thunderforce in the primal chaos space?” Long Chen was startled.
“I didn’t have it before, but after this fellow came in, I did. Although the thunderforce is still very weak, it has a powerful law energy. It’s very useful for my comprehension of thunderforce,” said Lei Ling’er.
“Primordial winged devils?”
Long Chen was startled. When he looked at the Primordial Wing Devil, he saw that it had already been split in half. However, its wings and head hadn’t been broken yet.
Its wings and head were the strongest parts of its body, so it should contain even more energy. The Ancient Fusang Wood and Great Yin Wood had already grown to over sixty thousand li in height, and the first rune had already completely taken shape.
As for the Celestial Blood Lotus, it had already formed two lotus seeds. Regretfully, the Celestial Blood Lotus could only form one lotus seed at a time. Long Chen could only plant them again.
The Seven Treasures Glazed Tree and the Heavenly Dao Tree were also undergoing changes, but Long Chen was unable to tell exactly what.
In any case, the entire primal chaos space was changing. It was becoming more like a true world.
Long Chen withdrew his mind from the primal chaos space and continued forward with Xu Jianxiong. Xu Jianxiong praised Long Chen’s decisiveness.
“Uncle Xiong, won’t I bring trouble to the Fullmoon race? After all, I have bad luck. I don’t know what kind of idiots I’ll attract in the future,” said Long Chen helplessly.
“The Fullmoon race isn’t afraid of trouble. Right now, the Fullmoon race is taking advantage of this opportunity to regain their dignity. You can cause as much trouble as you want.
“It’s time for our Fullmoon race to bare our fangs and not let our ancestors lose face,” said Xu Jianxiong profoundly.
Long Chen didn’t say anything else. In truth, he didn’t want to appear too close to the Fullmoon race. He was afraid of implicating them.
But Xu Jianxiong seemed to be very confident, so Long Chen didn’t say anything else. Otherwise, the Fullmoon race would think Long Chen was looking down on them. That would hurt their relationship.
Several days later, they finally arrived at a desolate world. Long Chen and the others were all stunned.
“This is the legendary Sage Monarch Continent?”
What Long Chen hadn’t expected was that this place was completely different from what he had imagined. This place’s aura was desolate, and its spiritual qi was sparse. It was a scene of destruction.
Countless palaces had already collapsed and decayed. The ground was a scene of desolation. Looking over, one could only see decay.
It made people feel as if this was a barren land. Birds didn’t shit, chickens didn’t lay eggs. How could this place be the Sacred Emperor Province?
However, the bustling crowd in the distance told them that this was the Sacred Emperor Prefecture. They hadn’t come to the wrong place.
“Let’s go see if we can still find it!” Xu Jianxiong took out an ancient map and pointed in a certain direction.
Long Chen saw that it wasn’t just the Fullmoon race that was searching. The other races were also searching for something in the desolate ruins.
“Uncle Xiong, what are you looking for?” asked Long Chen. In truth, everyone was curious, but they didn’t say anything.
“To find a special place for our Fullmoon race.” Xu Jianxiong smiled.
“During the ancient times, our Fullmoon clan was considered a mid to upper race amongst the thousands of races. We had our own seats in the Sage Monarch Conference.
“It’s just that my Fullmoon race has declined in recent years. Our position has been taken by others, and many people have already forgotten about us. It’s time to reclaim our position.”
Xu Jianxiong’s words were extremely heavy. The Fullmoon experts’ hearts shook. The Fullmoon race didn’t just want to regain their position, they also wanted to regain their lost dignity.
Long Chen didn’t understand. How was it possible to find their old seats in such a wasteland? He also didn’t know what was the point of finding their old seats.
“Hahaha, isn’t this the Fullmoon race? You’ve actually come to participate in the Saint Ruler Conference? It’s said that you haven’t participated in the Saint Ruler Conference many times. I thought your Fullmoon race was going to disappear from the myriad races!” Suddenly, a group of people appeared in front of them. The old man in the lead spoke with a strange tone.
“Xuan Turtle race!”
The Fullmoon race’s experts’ expressions changed. This was also a race that didn’t get along with the Fullmoon race. These people had come to find trouble.
“Beat him!”
Long Chen transmitted his voice to Xu Changchuan.
“What?” Xu Changchuan was startled.
“Forget it, I’ll do it!”
Pa!
That Xuan Turtle expert had only just arrived in front of the Fullmoon race when Long Chen appeared in front of him. Without saying anything, he slapped him across the face.
The Xuan Turtle and Fullmoon races had a blood feud. The enmity between them was carved into their bones and the depths of their souls. Although the Fullmoon race had been guarding the Life Restricted Area for several generations and hadn’t gone out, when they encountered the Xuan Turtle race, their blood immediately began to boil.
But whether it was the Xuan Turtle race or the Fullmoon race, they were both powerful ancient races. Even though their enmity was carved into their bones, they still wouldn’t rashly attack.
So their main goal was to ridicule the Fullmoon race and take them down a notch. That was why they hadn’t expected the Fullmoon race to attack.
Long Chen’s slap landed on the elder’s face. He tumbled back, but Long Chen’s hand was numb.
“What a tough turtle head!”
A shocked expression appeared on Long Chen’s face. This slap had caught him off guard, but it had already activated his protective runes. This elder’s reaction speed was too fast.
Seeing that elder being beaten, the Xuan Turtle race’s experts were infuriated. The Heavenly Venerate closest to Long Chen smashed his fist at him.
Pu!
At the same time, a bone spear shone with silver light and pierced his armpit. Blood splashed. It was Xu Changchuan.
Previously, when Long Chen had warned him, he had reacted a bit slower. But when Long Chen had attacked, he had immediately reacted.
The tribe leader had already said that he wasn’t afraid of them causing trouble, but he was afraid they wouldn’t have the courage to do so. In truth, the tribe leader was probably waiting for them to attack. As for the Fullmoon disciples, Xu Changchuan included, their performance was just barely satisfactory.
Now that Long Chen had warned him, he took advantage of this opportunity to shoot out his silver bone spear.
In truth, it wasn’t that Xu Changchuan had grasped the opportunity well, but that Long Chen had been standing at the right angle. The instant the Xuan Turtle Heavenly Venerate had attacked, that flaw had been completely revealed to Xu Changchuan.
The Xuan Turtle Heavenly Venerate was also an expert. He had immediately retreated, but there was still a bloody hole in his armpit.
Hu!
Just as his blood splattered, a golden bowl flew out and collected all the old man’s blood.
The golden bowl flew back into Guo Ran’s hand. Guo Ran held it in his hand, looking at the amber color of the blood. The intense fluctuations caused the runes on the bowl to flicker.
“Damn, so the legends are true. The bastard’s blood really is nourishing!”
“Hey, this thing is useful to me. It’s too wasteful to nourish my body.” Xia Chen took Guo Ran’s bowl and took out an exquisite bottle. He carefully put away the elder’s essence blood.
A black turtle’s blood essence was one of the best materials for inscription symbols. Moreover, it was the blood essence of an Heavenly Venerate level black turtle. This was far too rare. Xia Chen had gathered this blood essence for a long time, but he had only managed to gather a very small amount of black turtle blood essence. Moreover, this was the blood essence of an Immortal King. He hadn’t even managed to obtain a single drop of World King blood essence.
“Fuck, there’s so many turtles! If I bleed them one by one, they’ll be able to sell for quite a bit!” Guo Ran looked at the hundreds of thousands of Xuan Turtle experts, his eyes shining like gold.
“Little bastard, die!”
At this time, the Xuan Turtle Elder who had been slapped by Long Chen let out a furious roar. Heaven and earth suddenly changed color, and it was like the world was being compressed by stars. He felt like his body was about to explode, and he was unable to move.
Buzz!
Long Chen immediately felt like he was about to explode. This elder’s power was too terrifying. In his fury, Long Chen was no match for him.
“Old bastard, you’re the one who should die.”
In the face of this elder’s cursing, Long Chen suddenly shot back.
The instant Long Chen retreated, the furious Xuanwu elder’s expression changed. He had already locked onto Long Chen. According to reason, Long Chen shouldn’t be able to move at all. He should have just closed his eyes and waited for death.
Long Chen retreated, breaking free from his grasp. His palm immediately lost control and shot toward Xu Jianxiong.
Xu Jianxiong coldly snorted. He reached out a hand and lightly met the elder’s palm.
Bang!
The two palms didn’t emit a heaven-shaking explosion, nor did they cause divine light to fill the sky. In fact, the ground didn’t even crack.
The black tortoise elder let out a muffled groan and involuntarily took a step back. Two Heavenly Venerate experts behind him hastily supported him.
Pu pu
As a result, those two Heavenly Venerates felt as if they had been electrocuted, and they vomited blood, rolling on the ground. The people behind them hastily dodged, only stopping once they were far away.
As for the two old men’s blood, it wasn’t wasted at all. Guo Ran, who had been waiting for an opportunity, took back the golden bowl. Xia Chen was delighted and hastily put it away.
With this essence blood, it would be a top grade inscription liquid. It could be used to inscribe all kinds of high grade talismans, and it could also be used in other kinds of inscriptions to increase the power of the talismans.
Guo Ran and Xia Chen both glared at him. They knew he was a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate. If he could cough up blood…
One of them was holding a golden bowl, while the other was holding a bowl made of talismans. They were like two hungry people waiting to eat.
The Xuan Turtle race’s elder was both shocked and infuriated. He looked at Xu Jianxiong in disbelief. He had just suffered a huge loss.
Although he hadn’t been able to focus his energy, Xu Jianxiong had still been able to easily counterattack.
However, Xu Jianxiong was completely unperturbed, while he had been forced back. With just this point, he had already lost.
Although this move didn’t necessarily prove that Xu Jianxiong was stronger than him, it at least proved that he wasn’t weaker than him.
He had thought that the Fullmoon race had already declined. Although Xu Jianxiong was also a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate, his true strength was far from his own. It was precisely because of this that he dared to humiliate the Fullmoon race.
But after this probing, his heart shook. The Fullmoon race wasn’t as weak as he had imagined.
“What are you sticking your head out for? Do you want to be struck again?” Long Chen stuck his head out from behind Xu Jianxiong.
The Fullmoon expert almost laughed out loud. The Xuan Turtle Tribe’s greatest taboo was others mentioning turtles. That was their greatest humiliation.
As expected, as soon as Long Chen said that, the Xuan Turtle race’s experts’ killing intent soared. As long as that elder gave the order, they would immediately kill him.
Xu Jianxiong didn’t say anything. He just icily stared at the Xuan Turtle race’s elder. That elder was the Xuan Turtle race’s patriarch. As long as he spoke, a huge battle would immediately erupt.
The Xuan Turtle Tribe’s leader was both shocked and infuriated. He had a bad feeling about this, as if he had kicked an iron plate.
If a great battle were to occur here, it could only be a battle between soldiers, generals, and World King powerhouses. They could fight, but they couldn’t take the lives of others. Otherwise, they would be contaminated by bad luck.
As a result, the ones to truly fight were the Immortal King disciples. As for Long Chen and Xu Changchuan, they had both displayed their terrifying power. That slap from Long Chen had caused him to see stars.
Even if they were caught off guard, they would still be able to shake his protective divine light. Even amongst Heavenly Venerates, this was extremely rare.
As for Xu Jianxiong, he hadn’t said a single word. He gave off an unfathomable feeling, causing the Xuan Turtle clan’s leader to feel extremely uneasy.
In the end, he didn’t give an order. Instead, he icily said, “The arrogant Fullmoon race actually colluded with the human race. They really are degenerating.”
Xu Jianxiong was just about to say something when Long Chen interrupted, “That’s still better than your cowardly tribe, right?
“At the very least, we respect each other and treat each other as equals. But after being slapped by the humans, you don’t even dare to let out a fart. Other than pulling back your heads, you still have the nerve to ridicule others?”
Long Chen’s words almost caused Xu Jianxiong to burst out laughing. That cowardly tribe really was too targeted.
Xu Jianxiong couldn’t help but praise the human race’s eloquence. Their words were sharp, practically hitting the nail on the head.
Even if he had to spend his entire life learning such words, he still wouldn’t be able to say such marvelous cursing. But Long Chen had said it so casually. That was enough to prove that cursing required talent.
“You…”
The Black Tortoise race’s leader was so infuriated that his face turned purple and his body trembled. He was about to go crazy from Long Chen’s fury, and he had an urge to slap Long Chen to death.
The Black Tortoise tribe’s leader was so angry that he almost coughed up blood. But at this time, he was infuriated to see Guo Ran and Xia Chen staring at him. One of them was holding a bowl, while the other was holding a basin. They seemed to be waiting for him to vomit blood before continuing.
The Xuan Turtle Tribe’s leader’s face turned from purple to black. Terrifying runes circulated in his eyes, and he seemed to be on the verge of going berserk. Xu Jianxiong jumped in fright, and all his energy began to gather, preparing to attack at any moment.
In the end, the Xuan Turtle clan’s leader endured it. He didn’t say a word and turned to leave. He didn’t dare to say anything, afraid of vomiting blood.
“Greetings, heroes of the cowardly tribe. Thank you for your gifts.” Guo Ran politely waved to the Xuan Turtle tribe. He even told Xia Chen to show off his bottle, which contained the Xuan Turtle tribe’s essence blood.
The Xuan Turtle race’s experts glared at Guo Ran, clenching their teeth so hard that they were about to break. But without the tribe leader’s order, they could only endure and leave.
But from their resentful gazes, it could be seen that their enmity had grown. They would definitely take revenge in the future.
“It seems this cowardly turtle’s words aren’t the slightest bit wrong. To be able to endure something like this, his endurance really is shocking.” Long Chen had thought that they really were going to fight, but in the end, the other side was too tolerant.
Originally, the Xuan Turtle race had wanted to humiliate the Fullmoon race, but they hadn’t succeeded in doing so. Instead, they had been slapped in the face. In the end, the Fullmoon race had forcibly endured it. Most importantly, they hadn’t even given it a try before leaving.
Originally, Long Chen had thought that the Xuan Turtle race would send their disciples out to probe the Fullmoon race’s disciples. At the very least, they would have to test the Fullmoon race.
At the same time, Long Chen also wanted to see just how strong these ancient races were. He wanted the Dragonblood warriors to accumulate some experience, but they didn’t fight.
“Changchuan, you did well,” said Xu Jianxiong.
Xu Changchuan was delighted. The tribe leader had actually praised him.
“It would be even better if I didn’t need anyone to remind me, and instead took the initiative to attack.”
Xu Changchuan immediately turned red. It seemed he really was too timid and not smart enough. Long Chen had long since seen that he needed Xu Jianxiong to be so direct. He really was stupid.
“Found it, it’s here!”
A day later, Xu Jianxiong finally found a ruin. He smiled.
Long Chen couldn’t tell what was so special about this place, but it wasn’t convenient for him to ask. The Fullmoon race began to set up temporary residences here.
The Fullmoon race had only just set up a temporary camp when the Fullmoon race’s disciples ran over.
“Reporting to tribe leader, senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, there are people outside requesting an audience. They say they’re from… an immortal family. They call themselves Long.”
“They’re finally here.”
Although he had long since been prepared, when the people from the Long family came, he still felt a bit nervous. He was about to learn about his father.
He was apprehensive and conflicted. He longed for good news, but he was afraid of hearing bad news.
Xu Jianxiong looked at Long Chen. This was the first time he had seen such a complicated expression on Long Chen’s face.
“Do you have any enmity with the Long family of the Undying and Celestial families?” asked Xu Jianxiong.
Long Chen nodded. “Yes, and the enmity between us is very deep. We should be considered family.”
“I didn’t expect your background to be so powerful. No wonder you have such power.” Xu Jianxiong suddenly realized that Long Chen’s terrifying power came from an immortal family.
Long Chen shook his head. “My strength has nothing to do with their Long family. Instead, when I was born, my Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone were all taken away by them.
“In any case, it’s hard to say what enmity I have with the Long family. Whether or not we will become a family will depend on our conversation today.
“Uncle Xiong, come with me and help me hold up the fort. I’ll meet this Long family messenger.”
Xu Jianxiong’s heart shook. He didn’t know about Long Chen’s past, and he had never asked about his background. But from Long Chen’s tone, his relationship with the Long family was even more complicated than he had imagined.
Xu Jianxiong and Long Chen met with a total of seven people, one old and one young.
The elder’s hair was white, but he was hale and hearty. The light in his eyes was reserved like a dragon hiding in the abyss. Although he had concealed his aura, Long Chen could tell with a single glance that he was a terrifying Xiantian Heavenly Venerate, and he was even stronger than the Xuan Turtle tribe’s leader.
Behind him were six young heavenly geniuses, four men and two women. Their auras were terrifying, and they didn’t have the slightest intention of holding back. They walked into the hall, their auras revolving around them.
As soon as they entered, they looked at Long Chen without the slightest fear, sizing him up as if they wanted to see through him. Their eyes were filled with suspicion and contempt.
They were all third rank Chosen, and three-colored runes revolved around them. Despite standing at the same height, they still gave off a feeling of superiority.
“Greetings to the Fullmoon race’s leader. I am Long Zaiye, one of the eight protectors of the Long family. I am the eighth elder.” The elder didn’t even glance at Long Chen as he cupped his fists to Xu Jianxiong.
His movements were clean and neat. He seemed polite, but he called himself an old man, not a subordinate.
But after hearing his introduction, Long Chen’s heart shook. The Long family’s Eight Protectors? Then didn’t that mean the Long family had eight Xiantian Heavenly Venerates? He wondered if this fellow was just trying to scare him.
“Eighth Elder is too courteous. I’m just accompanying Long Chen. The person you want to see shouldn’t be me, right?” Xu Jianxiong smiled slightly.
He could also tell that although the Eighth Elder was old, he had a kind of arrogance that came from a young man. His tone was also overbearing. He clearly came for Long Chen, but he didn’t look him in the eye. He probably came with ill intentions, so he didn’t need to be courteous.
The Eighth Elder laughed, “That’s right, I came for Long Chen. Long Chen is a descendant of my Long family. As a junior, I naturally have to greet the tribe leader first before it’s his turn.”
The Eighth Elder turned to Long Chen and nodded.
“Not bad. I heard you’ve done a few major things recently, and you haven’t embarrassed my Long family. That’s very good. I’m very gratified.”
Long Chen frowned. This Eighth Elder’s manner of speaking made him feel a bit uncomfortable.
“Everyone, sit down. May I ask why the Eighth Elder is looking for Long Chen?” Long Chen gestured for everyone to sit.
The Eighth Elder was displeased. Long Chen had invited him to sit, but he didn’t wait for him to sit. That was extremely rude of him.
But the Eighth Elder didn’t say anything. He sat down with everyone else. Long Chen didn’t say anything. He just quietly looked at the Eighth Elder.
“Long Chen, as a junior of your family, aren’t you a bit rude?” asked one of the Long family’s disciples.
“You can’t blame him. What kind of etiquette would a lower realm ascendant know?” sneered a Long family disciple.
As Chosen, they were all arrogant. They had heard of Long Chen, and they also knew he was a member of the Long family. But they looked down on people like Long Chen from the bottom of their hearts.
“Don’t spout nonsense. Long Chen ascended from the lower realms and didn’t receive a good education. That’s our Long family’s responsibility. Don’t blame him!” The Eighth Elder rebuked the two disciples.
At that moment, even Xu Jianxiong frowned. The Eighth Elder was clearly reprimanding the two disciples, but in truth, he was criticizing Long Chen for being rude and lacking manners.
He sneered inside. The Long family really had been blind to send such a person to find Long Chen. He understood Long Chen’s character too well. They were trying to push him to the opposite side.
Xu Jianxiong had seen Long Chen’s intelligence and talent. He had thought of how great it would be if Long Chen was one of his Fullmoon race’s disciples. That would make him laugh even in his dreams.
For the Long family to treat Long Chen like this, they really had eyes but no eyes. But this was the Long family’s matter, and Xu Jianxiong didn’t say anything. He just quietly watched.
Long Chen’s eyes gradually turned icy, and his gaze also became sharper. “Eighth Elder, you represent the Long family?”
The Eighth Elder nodded. “Correct. No matter what, you are a disciple of my Long family. I heard you caused quite a bit of trouble.
“The family head sent me to ask you if you’re willing to return to the Long family. I dare say that once you return to the Long family, no one will dare to provoke you, and no one will dare to take revenge on you. You won’t have to wander around anymore.”
“With the Long family taking you in, there’s no need for you to continue being a stray dog. You should just come back. Without the Long family, you won’t be able to leave the Sage Monarch Continent alive after the end of the Sage Monarch Conference,” advised a Long family disciple.
Xu Jianxiong finally couldn’t bear it any longer. He icily said, “Do you want Long Chen to return home, or do you want him to leave?
“If Long Chen doesn’t have a home, then my Fullmoon race is his home. Each one of my Fullmoon warriors is willing to shed their last drop of blood for him. If you’re intentionally trying to humiliate him, then scram. Otherwise, don’t blame me for not giving the Long family any face.”
Xu Jianxiong’s words were extremely impolite. These people had gone too far. Even he couldn’t bear it, let alone the young and impetuous Long Chen.
“Hmph, didn’t you take Long Chen in because of his treasure? Do you really think you’re a good person?” sneered the Eighth Elder.
Xu Jianxiong was about to say something when the Fullmoon elder walked in.
“Reporting to tribe leader, there’s a guest. She says she’s a friend of Long Chen’s. Her surname is Jiang, and she’s a woman.”
“Oh, Eighth Elder of the Long Family, Feng Fei greets you.”
This person was none other than the peerless beauty Jiang Fengfei. As soon as she walked into the main hall, a fragrant wind blew over and the entire hall became luxurious.
Today, Jiang Fengfei was wearing a golden palace dress with a phoenix hairpin on her head. She looked extremely elegant.
When Feng Fei walked into the main hall, the Long family’s male disciples were completely stunned. Feng Fei’s temperament had completely won them over.
The two Long family female disciples were also above average, but in front of Feng Fei, they were like two bald chickens in front of a peacock. Compared to Feng Fei, whether it was in terms of appearance or temperament, they were far inferior.
Feng Fei did not come alone. Beside her was a kind-looking elder. Feng Fei greeted the Eighth Elder, and the Eighth Elder’s expression immediately changed.
“What is the Jiang family doing? Are they trying to snatch someone from my Long family?” asked the Eighth Elder coldly.
The elder beside Feng Fei smiled and said, "Eighth Elder has misunderstood. This old one is just accompanying this child, Feng Fei, for a stroll.”
“I heard from Feng Fei that there’s a friend here who is a dragon amongst men and possesses an unrivaled beauty. This old man was curious and wanted to come over to take a look.”
As he spoke, he looked at Long Chen and nodded. “You truly are extraordinary. Ordinary heavenly geniuses can’t compare to you.
“I heard from Feng Fei that the Jiang family does not get along with you in the mortal world. As the Jiang family’s old housekeeper, I apologize on behalf of the Jiang family.
“There is no clear boundary between right and wrong. I hope that we can be friends.”
Long Chen was startled and couldn’t help but look at Feng Fei. Feng Fei was smiling at him and even winked at him with an unfathomable expression.
Long Chen didn’t know what Feng Fei was up to. This elder claimed to be the Jiang family’s old housekeeper. His status was definitely not ordinary.
Although he didn’t understand their true intentions, Long Chen still smiled slightly. “Let bygones be bygones. I hope we can have a good start in the Immortal World!”
The old man from the Jiang Family nodded and smiled. “Alright, let’s start from the younger generation.
As for people, they had no choice but to accept their old age. They couldn’t keep up with the trends, and they couldn’t even speak properly. They were also inflexible in their work.
“Sometimes, when you’re old, you should step down and give your position to the younger generation. Some people, when they’re old, their hearts become smaller. When they talk too much, they don’t speak the truth. When they’re young, they aren’t arrogant or useless, but when they’re old, they’re still so arrogant. That’s not being useless, but embarrassing the family.”
"What do you mean?" As the Eighth Elder listened, he realized that the Jiang Family elder was obviously targeting him.
“Eighth Elder, don’t be so emotional. I’m not talking about you. You’re still young. I’m talking about myself.”
The Jiang Family elder continued, "I think highly of Feng Fei. She is also highly regarded by the family head.
“Long Chen, if you need any help in the future, just tell Feng Fei. If you can help, our Jiang family will do our best.
After all, more friends meant more roads, and more enemies meant more walls. As for people, they couldn’t possibly fail a hundred times without learning.
Alright, alright. Old people really talk too much. As soon as they open their mouths, it’s easy for them to be long-winded.
“Long Chen, we’ll take our leave first. My Jiang family’s camp isn’t that far from here. If you have time to visit, my Jiang family will definitely be waiting for you.”
The elder smiled slightly at Long Chen before bowing to Xu Jianxiong. Only then did he leave with Feng Fei’s help.
Before Feng Fei left, she intentionally turned back to look at Long Chen. She smiled mysteriously and then disappeared from Long Chen’s sight.
Once Feng Fei left the Fullmoon camp, that old man slowly stood up. His turbid eyes shone, and he no longer looked like an old man.
“You’re right. This fellow is an extremely dangerous character. I tried to calculate his potential seven times, but I was unable to reach the limit.” The Jiang family’s elder’s expression became solemn.
Feng Fei smiled slightly and said, "This fellow is extremely terrifying. Unfortunately, many people died when they realized how terrifying he was.
“As for the dead, they won’t spread the news. That’s why there are always a bunch of idiots constantly provoking him. They don’t know that they’ve already extended their necks to the Grim Reaper’s sickle.”
Feng Fei suddenly changed the subject. “I don’t understand? Is the Long family really planning on taking Long Chen back to the family? Why would they send out this arrogant and despotic Eighth Elder?
“And not the old and wise Grand Elder? Are they intentionally trying to mess things up?”
“Child, you’re still young. This matter isn’t so simple. Let’s just wait and see.
“However, I really hope Long Chen can join our Jiang family. If he can become our Jiang family’s son-in-law, that would be the best.” The elder looked at Feng Fei meaningfully.
Feng Fei's pretty face turned red, but she quickly shook her head and said, "That's impossible. Every single one of his female confidants isn't any worse than me. Furthermore, they share the joys and sorrows of life and death with him. They are deeply loyal.”
“It’s not that you’re lacking, but that you’re just lacking an opportunity. Alright, let’s go. There are some things that can’t be forced.
“Your talent isn’t inferior to anyone else’s, but your ambition is lacking, and your desire isn’t strong. That’s very dangerous.
“In the cruel laws of the immortal world, there is no one who can be alone. Let alone the immortal world, even in the Jiang family, there are countless disputes. You should be careful,” warned the elder.
Feng Fei nodded and slowly walked out with the elder.
…
Before leaving, Feng Fei smiled at Long Chen. That smile was like a spring breeze that warmed his soul.
Long Chen didn’t feel anything. He was still guessing Jiang Fengfei’s goal in coming here. As for those four Long family disciples, they were already burning with jealousy.
Feng Fei ignored them, treating them like air. The only thing she cared about was Long Chen. Their confidence had suffered a huge blow, causing them to direct their hatred at Long Chen.
“As a member of the Long family, you colluded with the Jiang family. Are you planning on betraying the Long family and using the Heaven Earth Cauldron as a stepping stone to suck up to the Jiang family? Hehe, you really are useless.
“Let me make myself clear. We’re here for your Divine Earth Cauldron. You’re a member of the Long family, and everything you have belongs to the Long family. You have to hand over the Divine Earth Cauldron no matter what,” roared one of the Long family’s geniuses.
Pa!
Long Chen finally couldn’t endure it any longer. He slapped him across the face, directly shattering his protective astral qi. A heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and qi waves erupted. The tent the Fullmoon race had set up exploded.
The Long family disciple who had been pointing at Long Chen had half his face smashed apart, and his head almost exploded.
BOOM!
The Long family disciple smashed into a ruined wall. That wall was incomparably hard, and it seemed to be supported by some kind of law. It wasn’t damaged at all. Instead, the Long family disciple was stuck to the wall like a pancake.
Coincidentally, not long after Feng Fei and the elder left, that person bumped into the ruins in front of them.
Looking at the Long Family's paragon who was no longer human, Feng Fei laughed excitedly.
“Hehe, I knew this would happen. Let’s watch the show first!”
“How brazen!”
Long Chen’s attack infuriated the Eighth Elder. He reached out to grab Long Chen, wanting to teach him a lesson.
Pa!
Long Chen’s slap landed on the Eighth Elder’s face. At such a close distance, he still hadn’t entered a battle state. Even if the Eighth Elder was twice as strong, he still wouldn’t be able to dodge this slap. Before the Eighth Elder could even finish cursing, he was sent flying.
Hu!
Feng Fei and the old man from the Jiang Family hurriedly dodged and saw the Eighth Elder flying past them.
BOOM!
The Eighth Elder kicked the ground, stabilizing himself. Half of his face was bruised, and a handprint was deeply imprinted on it.
“Sigh, you’re already so old, but you still want to lower yourself to the level of a youngster.” The Jiang family’s elder shook his head and sighed.
When the Eighth Elder stabilized himself, he was both shocked and infuriated. Killing intent surged out of his eyes. As for the other Long family disciples that had come with him, they were also infuriated. They all took out their weapons, ready to fight at any moment.
“Long Chen, how dare you be so rude to Elder Protector Long! Do you believe you won’t be able to leave the Sacred Emperor Prefecture alive?!” roared a Long family disciple.
“Do you believe me when I say you won’t be able to leave this camp?” asked Long Chen sinisterly.
The Long family was an immortal family, but the person who had come to talk to him was just an idiot. They had clearly come for Long Chen’s treasures, and they had no intention of talking to him properly.
When had Long Chen ever suffered this kind of humiliation? He was completely disappointed in the Long family. Fury burned in his chest. For such a powerful genius to be looked down upon by the Long family, his father’s days would definitely be even more miserable.
Thinking of that, killing intent exploded out of Long Chen. Black runes appeared in his eyes, and his berserk killing intent caused heaven and earth to change color.
The instant Long Chen’s killing intent filled the air, the Jiang family’s elder’s expression changed slightly. Long Chen’s killing intent was too dense. It had already condensed into something solid, almost forming a spiritual domain. Even experts on his level were affected.
“What shameless boasting. Who do you think you are? As long as the Long family gives the order, we don’t need to mobilize the entire family. As long as the four Dragon Protectors take action, we’ll be able to raze this place to the ground, not leaving a single chicken or dog alive,” said the Eighth Elder.
Pu!
As soon as the Eighth Elder finished speaking, a bone spear silently appeared. By the time he reacted, it had already pierced through his chest.
At that moment, even the Jiang Family elder and Feng Fei were shocked. The bone spear pierced through the Eighth Elder's chest. It was only then that people realized that the silver moon had appeared out of nowhere and the entire world was enveloped in silver light.
Xu Jianxiong’s body slowly appeared. He held the bone spear in his hand, his eyes icy.
“Raze it to the ground? Not even a chicken or dog will be left alive? With just a piece of trash like you? Even if a hundred came, what use would they have?”
Even Long Chen jumped in fright when Xu Jianxiong attacked. Only now did he realize just how terrifying Xu Jianxiong was.
When the silver moon phenomenon enveloped the world, no one, including him, noticed it. The instant it appeared, Xu Jianxiong was the ruler of this world. Even an expert like the Eighth Elder was instantly struck, unable to resist.
At this time, the Eighth Elder’s life was already in Xu Jianxiong’s hands. His life or death was in his hands.
The Eighth Elder was both shocked and infuriated. As for the other Long family geniuses, they were all stunned. They hadn’t expected a battle between two Xiantian Heavenly Venerates to instantly decide life and death. Was the difference between them really that great?
Originally, they had thought that as long as the Eighth Elder could handle Xu Jianxiong, they would be able to defeat Long Chen in just a few exchanges. So when they had arrived, they had been full of confidence and hadn’t placed anyone in their eyes.
But now, one of them had almost been turned to pulp by Long Chen. As for the Eighth Elder, a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate, he had been stabbed in the chest by someone, and his life was in their hands. They panicked, not knowing what to do.
The Eighth Elder was shocked and infuriated. “I don’t believe you dare kill me! If you kill me, my Long family…”
“Let’s forget about it. You can’t represent the Long family. If my guess is correct, you didn’t come here because of the Long family, but because of yourself!”
At this time, the Jiang family’s elder interrupted. Looking at Xu Jianxiong, he said, “Patriarch, please calm down. This fellow doesn’t represent the Long family at all. It’s fine if he gives us a lesson.
“After all, Long Chen is a member of the Long family. As the saying goes, it’s hard for an upright official to resolve family matters. There are some things that Long Chen should resolve himself.”
Xu Jianxiong nodded. “Alright, then I’ll give the Jiang family some face. Eighth Elder, you must remember this favor. If it weren’t for the Jiang family pleading for you, I might not have killed you, but I would have crippled you.
“My Fullmoon race is no longer the Fullmoon race of the past. We don’t fear anyone, nor do we accept any threats or provocations.
“I hope you’ll remember this. If this happens again, I guarantee that even if a Heavenly God descends, they won’t be able to save your life.”
Xu Jianxiong slowly put away his bone spear. At the same time, the silver moon in the sky also faded, and the world returned to its original color.
The Eighth Elder clenched his teeth. He had never experienced such humiliation in his life. But the instant Xu Jianxiong’s Silvermoon World had appeared, there had been no warning, and it had been impossible to guard against. He knew that the difference in strength between him and Xu Jianxiong wasn’t just a bit.
If he fought him head-on, he would only be inviting humiliation to himself. He could only endure this humiliation.
“If you dare interfere in my Long family’s matters, don’t regret it.”
“Hahahaha…”
Xu Jianxiong raised his head and laughed, his voice shaking the nine heavens. “I, Xu Jianxiong, have never regretted anything I’ve done in my life. If your Long family can make me regret it, then you can count yourselves capable.”
Xu Jianxiong was someone who had experienced countless storms. But this was the first time he had seen someone like the Eighth Elder who didn’t know the difference between life and death. This person’s stupidity had truly broadened his horizons.
If it had been an ordinary person who had escaped death, they definitely wouldn’t have dared to be so arrogant. But this fellow’s mouth was still so hard. He really was a marvel.
Originally, Long Chen’s killing intent had been boiling, but after hearing the Jiang family elder’s words, his fury faded a great deal.
If it was said that the Eighth Elder had thought himself clever to threaten Long Chen to hand over the Gankun Cauldron, then he was only representing himself and not the Long family. There was still room for negotiation.
After all, his father was still in the Long household. Before saving his father, Long Chen didn’t want to fall out with the Long family.
“Scram. I, Long Chen, am not a soft persimmon that anyone can pinch.”
Seeing the Eighth Elder’s gloomy expression, as if he was thinking of some kind of countermeasure, Long Chen knew that this idiot wouldn’t be able to come up with anything. He couldn’t be bothered to waste words with him and directly chased him away.
“Just you wait!”
The Eighth Elder clenched his teeth and left with those disciples. One of them was unable to walk, and he was directly carried away. He came in an imposing manner and left in a sorry state.
As she watched the Eighth Elder and the others leave, a smile hung on Feng Fei's face. It was as if she had already guessed that this would happen.
“Long Chen, you don’t need to worry. The Long family’s eighth elder is the most useless of the Long family’s protectors. He can’t represent the Long family.
The reason he was able to become Elder Protector Long was because he had used some underhanded methods. His attitude could only represent himself.
“Feng Fei has already told me about you, and I also know some things. You don’t need to worry about your father for now. At the very least, his life is safe.”
Long Chen’s heart shook. It seemed this elder truly knew quite a bit. At the same time, it also proved that the relationship between the Jiang and Long families wasn’t ordinary.
“Many thanks for your reminder, senior.” Long Chen cupped his fists.
The elder nodded and left. Feng Fei followed closely behind him and disappeared from the Full Moon Tribe camp.
“Although he doesn’t necessarily represent the Long family, for him to be so arrogant, he definitely has something to rely on. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to brazenly enter.
“If you return to the Long family in the future, this person must be careful. The enmity has already been sown, and it will be very difficult to resolve,” warned Xu Jianxiong.
“Uncle Xiong, don’t worry. I know that. Furthermore, whether or not I’ll return to the Long family is completely unknown.
“My father is in their hands, so I don’t dare to do anything too big. Fortunately, this fellow didn’t use my father to threaten me, or I would have definitely killed him.” Long Chen took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
Just now, he had already been infuriated. If this fellow dared to use his father to threaten him, he would definitely explode. If he killed him, it really would be troublesome.
Long Chen had no interest in returning to the Long family, but if he wanted to save his father, he had to deal with the Long family. That was the thing that gave him the greatest headache.
“So you want to participate in the Sage Monarch Conference and display your strength and potential, causing the Long family to feel some fear. At the same time, you want to rope you in?” asked Xu Jianxiong.
Long Chen nodded. He had to display his absolute strength and potential in order to have the qualifications to make the Long family consider him. If he offended him, what would he bring to the Long family? And if he roped him in, what would he bring to the Long family?
The current Long Chen had no other choice. The reason he didn’t dare to touch the Long family was because he wasn’t strong enough. But he had to make more bargaining chips for himself so that the Long family would fear him and treat his father kindly.
“Although I don’t understand what’s going on, I don’t need to. All you need to know is that my Fullmoon race will always be your strongest support.
“Even with the Long family’s power, my Fullmoon race isn’t afraid of him. So you don’t need to compromise with anyone.” Xu Jianxiong patted Long Chen on the shoulder.
Long Chen was moved. In his life, he had helped countless people, but there weren’t many people who viewed him as one of their own.
Although Long Chen and the Fullmoon race had come together for profit, after interacting with each other, he had gained a greater level of trust in them. He had also developed a feeling of sharing both fortune and misfortune.
“Other than that, let me tell you, only an idiot like the Eighth Elder would be so arrogant at this time.
You had to understand that beating him wasn’t a problem. If he really did attack you, especially in the Sage Monarch Continent, then although the competition hadn’t started yet, there was still a risk that he would be doomed.
“That’s why the Jiang family looks down on him. That’s why you don’t need to worry about experts from the Sacred Emperor Prefecture attacking you.
If they were experts on the same level, you could handle them yourself. If you couldn’t handle them, the weakest one would be an Heavenly Venerate. If they dared to attack you, you could even watch a good show.
“So, you should relax a bit and maintain your best state. Prepare for the opening of the Sage Monarch Conference.”
“Many thanks for your reminder, uncle Xiong. I understand.” Long Chen smiled slightly.
Hearing Xu Jianxiong’s words, Long Chen immediately felt much better. If that was the case, what was there to be afraid of? If he didn’t act arrogantly now, when would he?
Long Chen immediately gathered the Dragonblood Legion and went around to see if there were any other Dragonblood warriors.
Xia Chen had left a mark here, so they weren’t afraid of getting lost. When Long Chen left, Uncle Huai had been a bit worried and had wanted to follow him, but Xu Jianxiong had pulled him back. So Long Chen and the others swaggered out.
When they left the Fullmoon camp, they were still surrounded by ruins. After walking for a while, Guo Ran couldn’t help but say:
“Boss, what’s going on here? It’s so desolate. What are we competing for?”
“I don’t understand. These ruins don’t seem to be man-made. They were formed naturally.
It was covered in powerful energy. Even Chosen would be smashed to pulp, but they wouldn’t be destroyed.
“Let’s just quietly watch. Uncle Xiong definitely has his reasons for not saying anything.” Long Chen also didn’t understand, but he could endure it.
Looking around, he saw that some of the ruins had already been completely surrounded.
But this was only a small portion. Many factions were still searching for their own positions.
When Long Chen walked past them, quite a few people looked at him with hostility. There were even some people who were holding their weapons, looking like they would kill anyone who got close.
Long Chen didn’t bother with them. He led a group of people around. But after walking for half a day, he noticed something was off.
He saw all kinds of beasts, but not a single human. Long Chen suddenly realized they came from the Fullmoon race. In other words, this region was the territory of the sea demons.
Only then did Long Chen remember that Feng Fei had once given her the location of the Jiang family. He hastily took out the jade tablet and flew off in a certain direction.
“Scram! The pelican tribe forbids others from using the path…”
Long Chen led the Dragonblood Legion into the air. When they arrived above a camp, they were immediately cursed.
“Damn humans! Kill them!” When they realized Long Chen and the others were humans, they all took out their weapons and charged at them.
Pu pu pu…
As a result, as soon as they attacked, the Dragonblood warriors’swords mercilessly slashed down. Countless pelicans were killed, and blood rained down.
“If you don’t want to die, then don’t block the way. If you want to die, I’ll help you,” sneered Long Chen. Back in the Fullmoon race, there had been people flying above their heads. The Fullmoon race had never restricted anyone.
Just now, they had flown past a few camps, but no one had stopped them. Why did they want to kill them here? Did they think they were easy to bully?
“Courting death!”
Long Chen had only just finished speaking when a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate blocked his path. A claw descended, killing intent soaring into the sky.
Long Chen didn’t feel any fear. He had only just punched when the pelican Heavenly Venerate’s expression changed and he vomited blood.
“What?!”
Guo Ran and the others jumped in shock. Long Chen was also stunned. He hadn’t even thrown his fist.
The pelican elder vomited a mouthful of blood. It was pitch-black like ink, and a large amount of black qi appeared on his forehead.
The elder was filled with terror. He no longer thought about how to kill Long Chen. He stood in the air, not daring to move.
“You really are an idiot. Your pelican race has already declined, and your karmic luck is lacking. For you to dare attack a junior at this time, it would be strange if bad luck didn’t fall on you.”
Suddenly, the other sea demons sneered. It was clearly the pelican race’s enemy.
“That’s not bad. The misfortune only landed on you and not all the clansmen. This means that the pelicans haven’t reached the point of extermination.” Someone else spoke from another direction.
This was Long Chen’s first time encountering such a thing. It was too sudden and too bizarre. Long Chen didn’t know what it meant to be afflicted by bad luck, but seeing the black qi coiling around the elder’s forehead and his weak expression, it seemed nothing good would happen to him.
The pelican elder was shocked, infuriated, and terrified. He felt himself rapidly weakening, his qi and blood stagnating. All the energy the Heavenly Daos had given him was gradually being withdrawn.
He was afraid. He had been cursed by the legendary curse of misfortune, and his Heavenly Venerate power was fading. He was like a rich man whose wealth had been taken away in an instant, turning him into a beggar. Right now, anyone could kill him.
“The things given to you by the Heavenly Daos aren’t yours. If you listen to me, I’ll give them to you. If you don’t, I’ll take them back.
“It seems the Heavenly Daos aren’t always reliable. Most of the time, you have to rely on yourself!” Seeing the elder’s terrified expression, Long Chen began to reflect.
Heavenly Dao energy was powerful, and it was inexhaustible. But it relied on the Heavenly Daos too much. Once ninety-nine percent of cultivators lost their Heavenly Dao energy, they would essentially be crippled.
Although Long Chen would occasionally borrow Heavenly Dao energy, he always focused on his own strength. If he could borrow Heavenly Dao energy, he could save some of his core energy.
Even without the support of the Heavenly Dao energy, Long Chen could rely on his own strength to fight. His combat power wouldn’t be weakened, but it would last longer.
In the past, Long Chen had always been rejected by the Heavenly Daos, and he had essentially never used Heavenly Dao energy. But now that he had gradually gained the approval of the Heavenly Daos, many magical arts had begun to use Heavenly Dao energy.
Now seeing that the pelican race’s Heavenly Venerate was cursed by the curse of misfortune, Long Chen became vigilant. His own strength was the most important. He couldn’t rely too much on the Heavenly Daos.
“Hahaha, now it’s interesting. So the curse of misfortune is real.” Guo Ran laughed. What were they afraid of?
“What do you mean by raising a pot? Do you think raising a chamber pot is so amazing? And you don’t even let others fly above your heads? You might as well just say it’s the same world, and that others can’t live.” At this time, if Guo Ran didn’t add insult to injury, he wouldn’t be called Guo Ran.
Hundreds of thousands of the pelican race’s experts were gathered together. The reason they dared to act so arrogantly was because Long Chen and the others were from the human race, and they didn’t have any Heavenly Venerate experts to protect them.
As a result, he had directly provoked the wrath of the heavens, causing the curse of misfortune to descend. They were all dumbfounded.
According to the legends, the curse of misfortune rarely appeared before the opening of the Sage Monarch Conference. Even if it did appear, there was a certain probability that it would happen. Not all Heavenly Venerates would be cursed.
As for the pelican race’s Xiantian Heavenly Venerate, his luck was just that bad. As soon as he attacked, he was caught by the Heavenly Daos. There was no way for him to explain himself.
“Tch, old thing, I want to fight you one on one. Do you dare?” Guo Ran arrogantly pointed at the black-haired elder.
The elder was trembling with fury. Guo Ran’s aura was the weakest amongst the Dragonblood warriors. In fact, it was hard to find anyone weaker than him in the entire Sacred Emperor Prefecture. He didn’t even need to do anything. In fact, he felt like just a breath of air could kill him.
But now that he was cursed, he didn’t dare to move. If he killed Long Chen, he might also die. He wasn’t stupid enough to do that.
“What? You don’t dare?”
Seeing that elder clenching his teeth, Guo Ran said, “How about I tie up one hand and one leg and fight you?”
Crack…
A crisp sound came from the elder’s mouth. Blood flowed out of the corner of his mouth. He opened his mouth in shock, and quite a few broken teeth fell out.
His broken teeth pierced his mouth, causing blood to flow out. Fear appeared on the elder’s face. This was too bizarre. As an Heavenly Venerate, he was unable to block this strange energy.
Seeing this, Long Chen and the others jumped in fright. This Heavenly Dao curse was truly a bit strange and frightening. The main thing was that this kind of power was impossible to resist.
When the others saw this, their expressions all changed. Quite a few of the surrounding beast race experts who had been watching the fun were now unable to laugh.
Although people revered the Heavenly Daos, cultivators always felt like they were omnipotent once they gained power.
But in the face of this curse, even Xiantian Heavenly Venerates were like ants. They didn’t have the slightest ability to resist. While they were shocked, they also felt great reverence for the Heavenly Daos.
Originally, Guo Ran had wanted to continue ridiculing the pelicans, but seeing this scene, he became a bit afraid. This thing was too frightening. The unknown was the most terrifying thing.
Pu!
Suddenly, the elder vomited blood. His aura became chaotic, and his expression became sinister. Terror appeared in his eyes, as if he had seen something terrifying.
He stretched out his hands, wanting to touch his throat. It was as if a pair of invisible hands had grabbed his neck.
“Ancestor!”
The experts of the pelican tribe cried out in alarm. Some disciples wanted to help him, but they were stopped by the older generation.
In the distance, Heavenly Venerate powerhouses from other races shouted, “The old ancestor is already plagued with bad luck. Anyone who touches him will be doomed. If he can survive, then so be it. If he can’t, then no one can save him. Don’t even think about resisting the Heavenly Daos.”
That Heavenly Venerate expert kindly reminded him that he should have a good relationship with the pelican tribe and didn’t want them to die in vain.
The truth was that the descent of misfortune was a manifestation of the laws of the Sage Monarch Conference. Every time there was a Sage Monarch Conference, there would be some unlucky people who were captured by the Heavenly Daos and turned into teaching materials. Only then would people revere the Heavenly Daos and the laws.
"Old ancestor, you have to hold on!" The hearts of the pelican disciples were in their throats.
Suddenly, a pair of wings appeared on the pelican ancestor’s back. Space trembled and he disappeared. When he reappeared, he was in front of Long Chen.
“Damned human! Even if I die, I’ll drag you all down with me!”
The pelicans’ patriarch clenched his teeth. His wings spread, covering the sky and enveloping Long Chen and the others.
Guo Ran and the others’ expressions changed. They had originally wanted to see this old man’s excitement, but they hadn’t expected him to want to die with them. It was just a curse. Was there a need to do this?
“You should go on your own. We won’t accompany you.”
Long Chen took a step forward to face the pelican elder. With a single finger, a bolt of lightning shot out.
Pu!
The lightning pierced through the elder’s forehead, instantly killing him. No one was shocked by Long Chen’s attack.
That elder was under the curse of misfortune, and his power had already been suppressed to the peak. Even an ordinary Immortal King would have the power to defeat him.
What shocked them was that if they killed that elder, how would Long Chen and the others escape their curse?
If he killed that elder and ended up being infected by the curse of misfortune, he might really end up dying with him.
Buzz!
The instant that elder was killed, his body rapidly grew, transforming into a huge bird. It was an ancient pelican.
The instant that elder was killed, he was unable to maintain his human form and revealed his true form. As soon as he appeared, he vanished.
His corpse was placed into the primal chaos space. As soon as it touched the black soil, it began to decay and be devoured.
That corpse’s black qi had been completely devoured by the black soil. There was nothing strange about it. Obviously, the Heavenly Dao curse was unable to maintain itself in the primal chaos space.
But Long Chen was disappointed. That was the corpse of a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate. It was unable to release much energy.
“His energy has been taken back. This corpse is just an empty shell. I was happy for nothing.” Long Chen sighed inside. He had thought he had picked up a good deal, but he ended up picking up a piece of trash.
“You…”
The pelicans were both shocked and infuriated to see that Long Chen was safe and sound.
“Hand over the ancestor’s corpse, or our pelican race will fight you to the death!” roared one of them.
The corpse of the pelican patriarch was related to the honor of the pelican tribe. If the corpse of the patriarch fell into the hands of others, it would be a great humiliation.
“You won’t rest until one of us is dead? Fine, as long as you dare attack, your pelican race won’t leave a single one alive. From today onwards, my name will be written backwards,” said Long Chen coldly.
“What arrogance. I want to see just how much of a storm you puny humans can cause.
“This is the territory of the sea demon race. Do you really think there’s no one in the sea demon race? If you can leave today, that will be the greatest humiliation to the sea demon race.”
When the pelican elder said that, some of the distant spectators’ expressions changed slightly. The pelican tribe was trying to drag them down.
Long Chen smiled and slowly raised a hand. A lotus-shaped flame appeared, and his voice spread throughout the world.
“I have a friend who once said something I appreciate.
He said that studying was to reason with others. Cultivation was for others to reason with him.
“Since your pelican tribe is unreasonable, there is no need for me to reason with you. Let’s just use our strength!”
Buzz!
Just as Long Chen was speaking, the flame lotus in his hand rapidly blossomed. Snow filled the air.
When the snow landed on the ground, the ground was instantly charred black. It clearly gave people an icy feeling, but it burned through the ground.
“It’s the Ice Soul Divine Flame, ranked eighth on the Heavenly Flame Rankings.”
Someone cried out from the distance, recognizing the origin of Long Chen’s flame.
It really was the Ice Soul Divine Flame. However, the current Ice Soul Divine Flame was completely different from before.
The Ice Soul gave half of its source seed to Huo Ling’er. Right now, Huo Ling’er truly controlled the source of the Ice Soul.
However, the Ice Soul Divine Flame was too powerful, and Huo Ling’er’s cultivation base wasn’t high enough. It wasn’t strong enough to support the Ice Soul Divine Flame, so it had always been dormant in Huo Ling’er’s hands.
She could control the power of the ice soul, but she couldn’t use its full power. That was because the ice soul also had its own instincts. If she used all her power, her own vital energy would be greatly damaged, and she might even be able to dissipate.
That was why when Huo Ling’er had used the power of ice spirits, she had only been able to use a trace of its essence. It wasn’t that the ice spirits weren’t strong enough, but that the ice spirits were protecting themselves and couldn’t allow Huo Ling’er to use the power of ice spirits randomly.
But now it was different. Huo Ling’er absorbed the yin and yang flames every day, constantly strengthening herself. She borrowed the power of the yin and yang flames to transform them into her own power. Then, she would raise the Ice Soul Divine Flame.
When Long Chen absorbed the winged devil’s corpse, it transformed into a vast life energy that caused the Grand Yin Wood and Ancient Fusang Wood to rapidly grow. The Ice Soul finally began to awaken.
Now that the Ice Soul had awakened, when Long Chen used its power, the snowflakes that appeared were the special manifestations of the Ice Soul.
“Ah…”
Although the pelicans were constantly dodging, some of them still managed to touch the snow. The snow directly burned through their defenses, igniting their bodies. Miserable screams rang out.
At this time, the pelicans finally revealed terrified expressions. They felt like the pelicans were doomed today. It seemed their misfortune hadn’t ended with their ancestor’s death.
“Activate the bloodline barrier and summon the ancestral spirit!”
The old ancestor of the pelican tribe was dead. There were also over a dozen Heavenly Venerate powerhouses of the pelican tribe who shouted and directed their disciples to defend.
As they shouted, the bloodlines of the hundreds of thousands of pelicans formed a huge barrier. At the same time, an illusory figure that was tens of thousands of miles long appeared behind them.
It was a huge pelican, and it possessed an ancient aura. As it appeared, the blood and souls of hundreds of thousands of pelican experts seemed to merge into one.
Rumble…
The barrier summoned by the pelican tribe caused the void to constantly tremble. Even a Connate Heavenly Venerate would feel powerless against this defense formed by hundreds of thousands of experts.
“Just attack. As long as you attack, it will be a provocation to the entire monster race. At that time, the monster race will attack together, and all of you will die without a grave!” shouted the pelican elder. At this time, he was intentionally inciting others.
“Is that so? Then I’ll give it a try! World Extinguishing Flame Lotus!”
Long Chen sneered. Suddenly, the white lotus in his hand pressed down. The snow-white lotus brought with it a divine light. It left behind a long tail as it slammed into the pelican tribe’s barrier. At that moment, the entire world seemed to stop.
BOOM!
When the snow-white lotus smashed into the barrier, it was like ice being crushed by a millstone.
Pu!
The ice sculpture-like lotus smashed into the pelican expert’s body. Countless people were smashed to pieces. It was like an ice sculpture had been violently smashed. Blood-colored ice shards flew through the air.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the lotus exploded. White flames raged, instantly enveloping the entire Pelican camp.
The ice covered the ground, and flames lit up the sky. Hundreds of thousands of pelicans turned to nothing.
“Hahaha…”
Between the heavens and earth, the cold air howled and flames soared. The cries of the experts from the pelican tribe were still echoing in their ears, but at this moment, that sound had already become absolute.
“As expected of the eighth rank Ice Soul on the Heaven Flame Rankings. It truly is a destructive power.” Long Chen was also shocked by this scene.
It had been a long time since he had used the power of ice spirits. The current Huo Ling’er was too powerful. With just a small test, she had intimidated everyone.
Only a Connate Heavenly Venerate would be able to block such a terrifying attack. As for the pelican tribe, they only had a single Connate Heavenly Venerate who had been cursed to death by the Heavenly Dao. The rest of them were just a motley crew.
The Ice Soul Blow shook heaven and earth. The surrounding spectators’ expressions all changed. This attack was too terrifying. Even Xiantian Heavenly Venerates felt their hearts jump.
“I, Long Chen, never cause trouble, nor am I afraid of trouble. If you talk reason with me, we’ll talk reason. If you talk about fists with me, I’ll talk about fists with you.
“Since you want my life, then don’t blame me for being merciless. If anyone thinks I’m a soft persimmon, then come and pinch them.” Long Chen looked around disdainfully.
In front of the sea demons, Long Chen’s words were a bit arrogant, but none of the experts present dared to say anything.
Xiantian Heavenly Venerates didn’t dare to attack Long Chen for fear of being cursed by the curse of misfortune. As for ordinary Heavenly Venerates and weaker experts, they were all terrified by Long Chen’s attack and didn’t dare to attack. The entire world became silent.
The pelican race was truly vicious. They wanted to incite the hatred between the sea demons and the human race so that everyone could attack Long Chen together.
If Long Chen hadn’t used such a bloody method to exterminate the pelican race, these people might really have attacked him. He wasn’t afraid of these clowns, but he didn’t have that much time to waste on them.
Seeing that no one dared to make a sound, Long Chen waved his hand and led everyone away.
This time, no one dared to ridicule them or humiliate them. No one dared to take a detour. The powerful sea demons had become much more obedient.
“Truly, good people are bullied, good horses are ridden. When dealing with these fellows, we can’t give them any face. Instead, we should give them a slap in the face,” muttered Guo Ran.
Previously, the Fullmoon race had tried their best to be friendly to the other beast races. As a result, their friendliness had turned into submission.
Now, they were no longer arrogant, nor were they noisy. Long Chen had exterminated all the experts of the pelican race in one blow. These people didn’t even dare to fart.
Long Chen and the others continued on their way. But after passing through this region, more beasts began to warn and curse them.
Long Chen and the others ignored them. They had already made their preparations. As long as someone dared to attack them, they would be killed without exception. In the cultivation world, only slaughter could obtain respect and reverence. Talking reason with them was like trying to find a fish in a wood.
Although the sea demons had warned and cursed them, they hadn’t attacked them. That disappointed Guo Ran and the others.
That was because Guo Ran had said that the next time they encountered a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate, they would all attack together. They would first release some of their blood so that Xia Chen could obtain some of their essence blood.
Furthermore, this essence blood had to be gathered before the curse. Once it was cursed, it would be useless.
But along the way, there were many people cursing him, but not a single person attacked him. Xia Chen couldn’t help but mutter:
“It seems that the pelicans are truly destined to face this calamity. We’ve passed through so many demon beast camps, but they’re the only ones to attack.”
“Boss, do you think karmic luck is reliable?” asked Guo Ran.
“This thing is extremely mysterious. It’s hard to say. If it really exists, doesn’t that mean that some things are destined to never change?
“If we were born and many things were predestined, then why would we cultivate?
“We’re all mortals, so we should live and die. Cultivating like this is going against the heavens. If mortals become immortals and go against the Heavenly Daos, wouldn’t we all die?” asked Long Chen.
“Then boss, are you saying that karmic luck doesn’t exist anymore?” asked Guo Ran.
“No, no, no, it definitely exists. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been so unlucky all this time,” said Long Chen.
Everyone laughed.
“However, this matter with the pelican race really is a bit strange. Perhaps their race’s karmic luck has already declined, and all kinds of unlucky things have happened.
Before we attacked, we could clearly sense that the ‘neighbors’ around him weren’t friendly to them.
As for their patriarch, he had already died. According to reason, they should have been well-behaved. After all, they had no one to rely on.
The surrounding people were all just there to watch the fun. The chances of them taking such a risk were extremely low.
“As for them, they don’t know the difference between life and death. From all the signs, it seems they really are courting death.
“It’s like there’s an invisible hand behind them that pushes them into the abyss. Now we’ve killed the elites of the pelicans.
“Without these elites, it’ll be difficult for the pelican race to continue. At that time, their enemies will come knocking on their door, and they really might be exterminated,” said Long Chen solemnly.
Hearing that, everyone became solemn. Karmic luck was something illusory and intangible. It couldn’t be seen or touched, but its power was something to be respected.
After flying for four hours, Long Chen and the others finally reached the end of the sea demons’territory. At the same time, they sensed the auras of humans.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
When Long Chen and the others left the sea demons’territory, they saw the sea demons and the human race’s heavenly geniuses fighting intensely.
Dozens of human and sea demon races’ heavenly geniuses were fighting against the sea demon race’s heavenly geniuses. They were fighting one against one, and the human and sea demon races’ experts were cheering for them.
“The Sage Monarch Conference hasn’t even started, but there are already people who can’t hold back. Is this some kind of advance training?” Guo Ran was speechless.
Pu!
Guo Ran had only just finished speaking when a sea demon expert’s claw pierced through a human Chosen’s chest. In front of everyone’s shocked gazes, that human Chosen was torn apart.
“This isn’t a drill.”
Long Chen shook his head. This was the release of the enmity between the human race and the sea demon race.
“That’s the seventh one. Humans are all cowards. They’re only fit to crawl beneath the feet of our sea demons.”
After killing the human race’s heavenly geniuses, his arrogance soared. He pointed at the human race’s heavenly geniuses and sneered.
“He’s too arrogant! I’ll face him!”
A Dragonblood warrior walked out of the Dragonblood Legion.
That demi-human expert was extremely arrogant. He had just killed a human heavenly genius, causing the sea demons to cheer wildly.
That sea demon expert was extremely powerful. He had consecutively killed seven human heavenly geniuses, but he hadn’t been injured at all. As the sea demons cheered behind him, he extended his hand and made a throat-slitting gesture.
This action immediately infuriated countless human experts. This person was too arrogant and looked down on everyone.
“Everyone, don’t be fooled. This person isn’t a Dual Polarity Sovereign. He should be a true Chosen. He disguised himself as a Dual Polarity Sovereign to challenge us. He’s extremely sinister,” warned a human expert.
“Hahaha, what a joke. If you can’t beat him, then say he cheated. You humans really are hypocrites,” sneered the sea demon expert.
That human expert was just about to say something when there was a disturbance in the crowd. They saw a group of people flying over from the sea demons.
That group of people was precisely Long Chen and the others. When Long Chen and the others appeared, the humans and sea demons were all startled. They didn’t understand why Long Chen and the others would walk out of the sea demons’ camp.
“You’re the fake one, aren’t you? You only exposed two of your abilities and you think you can disguise yourself as a Dual Paragon?”
One of the Dragonblood warriors walked out of the Dragonblood Legion and went straight to the sea demon expert.
When Long Chen and the others appeared, the scene was a bit odd. Almost everyone’s gazes were on them.
“What a joke. If you say I’m a Three Poles Paragon, what proof do you have? If you don’t have any proof, then don’t spout nonsense. If you aren’t convinced, then come and fight,” sneered the sea demon.
“That’s exactly what I was thinking.”
The Dragonblood warrior left the group and arrived in front of the sea demon expert. He icily stared at him like a cheetah staring at its prey. The sea demon expert actually felt a chill.
“Who are they? How did they walk out of the sea demon race’s camp? The sea demon race actually let them walk around?”
Countless people were staring at Long Chen and the others, guessing their identities. That was too strange.
“I recognize him! He’s the Long Chen the Soaring Dragon Commerce is looking for! Haha, we’re rich!” Someone suddenly shouted upon seeing Long Chen.
“Idiot, what are you shouting for? The Dragon Soaring Trading Company’s bounty is tempting, but do you have the life to take it?” sneered someone. That person had also recognized Long Chen.
“Your news really is slow. You actually want a bounty? It’s rumored that Long Chen has the primal chaos divine item, the Heaven Earth Cauldron.
“The Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s bounty is nothing. You really have guts. If you capture him, the Heaven Earth Cauldron will be yours,” said someone disdainfully.
“Idiot, who would believe such news? A primal chaos divine item? Even an immortal weapon can make countless people go crazy,” retorted someone.
“You’re the idiot! Your entire family is idiots! It was Long Chen who admitted he had the Gan Kun Cauldron! If you don’t believe me, you can go ask him!” cursed that person.
Although some people recognized Long Chen, the majority of the people here had never heard of his name. However, the fact that Long Chen and the others had been able to walk out of the sea demon camp was already shocking.
Seeing a person walk out of Long Chen’s group and arrive in front of the sea demon experts, everyone held their breaths.
“Report your name. I don’t kill nameless people,” said the sea demon.
…
“Long Chen, the Dragonblood Legion’s fourth commander, Yue Zifeng, and ninth squad leader, Li Zhangqing’s Dragonblood warrior, Yu Yong,” said the Dragonblood warrior.
As soon as the Dragonblood warriors announced their names, Long Chen almost choked. This little fellow really was interesting. He even told him the name of their leader. But that was a bit strange.
As expected, the sea demon expert’s expression sank. He thought Yu Yong was just playing around with him. Who signed up like this?
Normally, a registration number would only say what sect they came from, what sect they came from, or what sect they came from. Such a long list of names was something even the human race didn’t understand, let alone him. He didn’t even know what Yu Yong’s name was.
“Foolish human, you dare to play with your grandfather? Die!”
“Die!” The sea demon roared and slashed his claws, his ten fingers twisting like hooks as he charged at Yu Yong.
That sea demon’s claws constantly changed in the air. The sound of space being torn apart rang out.
“Careful!”
A human expert cried out in alarm. He had used this move to kill a human Chosen. In front of this move, that human Chosen didn’t even have the ability to resist. No one had expected him to use such a fierce attack.
Suddenly, Yu Yong moved. A dragon roar rang out, and he immediately summoned his Dragon Blood Battle Armor. Clenching his fists, he fought the sea demon expert barehanded.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Yu Yong’s fists smashed into the sea demon’s claws, emitting a metallic ringing. Sparks flew, and qi waves surged out, causing everyone’s eardrums to go numb.
“This… is he a human?”
Yu Yong was fighting the sea demon with his bare hands. It had to be known that their opponents were sea demons, and their sharp claws were their weapons. Yu Yong was actually able to fight head-on without being at a disadvantage.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two of them fought faster, and their attacks became fiercer. The two-colored divine light circulating behind that sea demon expert was truly the manifestation of a Dual Paragon.
Yu Yong was the same. Dual-colored divine light circulated behind him, and the faint image of a dragon appeared. He was locked in a fierce battle with that person.
“How powerful. Just a random person has such terrifying power. Just what are their origins?”
Yu Yong’s strength shocked everyone. They had personally seen him walk out from the last row of Long Chen’s group.
In their eyes, Yu Yong was just a small fry under someone else’s command. But when he attacked, he shocked everyone.
When they looked at Long Chen, they felt that this group of people was even more mysterious and powerful. If all of them had such power, then it would be too terrifying.
BOOM!
The two of them exchanged hundreds of blows in an instant. Suddenly, Yu Yong roared and punched out, breaking the sea demon’s arms, causing his inner palace to open. Yu Yong’s foot smashed into its chest.
Crack!
The sound of bones breaking rang out. The sea demon expert was sent flying by Yu Yong’s kick, vomiting blood. Even in close-range combat, he was unable to defeat Yu Yong. Yu Yong took advantage of this opportunity to heavily injure him.
Hu!
Yu Yong didn’t show any mercy. Taking advantage of the sea demon expert’s retreat, he charged over.
Rumble…
But right at this moment, a strange change occurred. The divine light behind the monster race expert brightened, and his aura instantly soared several times.
“Die!”
The sea demon expert roared furiously. At this time, he could no longer conceal his strength.
“Despicable!”
“Shameless!”
“Careful…”
When the sea demon race’s experts released their full power, revealing their three supreme manifestations, countless human experts were shocked and infuriated.
“It’s over.”
As if he had already expected this, Yu Yong’s hand slowly reached behind his back. The instant he grabbed the hilt, he unsheathed his sword.
Pu!
It was like a bolt of lightning had split heaven and earth in two. Blood splashed, and the sky split apart. The sea demon expert’s body also split apart.
Clang!
Yu Yong sheathed his sword and looked at the two halves of the sea demon expert.
“You want to play the pig to eat the tiger? You’ve really become a pig now.”
A crack appeared in the sky, unable to heal for a long time. The sea demon expert’s corpse slowly split apart, shocking everyone.
Previously, the sea demon race’s experts had been hiding their strength at the three extremes, shocking countless people. But compared to Yu Yong’s attack, that was nothing.
A third rank Chosen had been killed by a Dual Paragon. Furthermore, he had been killed in one blow. He hadn’t had the slightest ability to resist.
“Sword cultivator!”
Some people cried out in alarm. A single sword shook the heavens. The cold will of the Sword Dao caused countless people to feel reverence. Perhaps only this will could cause the healing ability of heaven and earth to fail.
“Fool, if you hadn’t held back, we could have fought. Unfortunately, you’re too stupid.” Yu Yong curled his lips and left.
Yu Yong was part of the fourth army, and he was led by Yue Zifeng. The fourth army’s warriors spent the most time with Yue Zifeng, and he never hid his teachings from them.
That was why the fourth legion’s warriors were all experts in the Sword Dao. Although they couldn’t compare to Yue Zifeng, when they attacked, they clearly saw Yue Zifeng.
Each one of the Dragonblood warriors had crawled out of a pile of corpses. Their battle experience had been obtained through blood and life.
That sea demon expert had actually been courting death by fighting Yu Yong in close combat. If it hadn’t been for his disguise, Yu Yong wouldn’t have given him a chance to display his power.
However, if that person went all-out from the start and didn’t hide any of his power, it was hard to say who would win.
Even if that person wasn’t Yu Yong’s match, he was ninety percent sure he would be able to escape unscathed. At the very least, he wouldn’t lose his life. Unfortunately, he had failed in his disguise and lost his life.
“You’ve regressed. For you to waste such a long time to kill a trifling Three Extremities Paragon, especially one who has hidden his strength, is too embarrassing. You’ll be punished to go into seclusion for three days,” scolded Guo Ran.
Yu Yong was startled. Wasn’t he forcing him to reveal his identity? Otherwise, killing him wouldn’t be of any use.
But when Yu Yong saw Guo Ran wink at him, he immediately understood that Guo Ran was just posturing.
“The commander-in-chief’s teachings are correct. Recently, due to some trifling matters, I’ve delayed my cultivation and neglected my cultivation. This matter should have been settled in three moves, but after dragging it out for so long, I’ve lost face for the Dragonblood Legion. I accept my punishment, and I accept it wholeheartedly.”
“Yes, your attitude isn’t bad. It’s good that you know your mistakes and can change. You’re ranked 5706th in the Dragonblood Legion, so you should feel a bit of danger,” said Guo Ran.
“Yes. Yu Yong will definitely work hard and try to push his ranking into the 57th place next month,” said Yu Yong.
The two of them complemented each other, shocking everyone. Long Chen felt like his skin was thick enough, but he still felt a bit uncomfortable. This fellow was bragging too much. When had the Dragonblood Legion ever had such a ranking? How could he not know?
Furthermore, one of them was harshly scolding him, while the other was filled with fear and trepidation. It really did seem like that was the case, and Long Chen almost believed it.
“We’ll have to restrict Guo Ran’s authority in the future. Otherwise, the Dragonblood warriors will all be led astray by him. At that time, they’ll all be posers, so how will we lead them?”
However, their conversation had startled both the human and beast races. Yu Yong had killed the Beast Sovereign who had been playing the pig to eat the tiger. The others had all stopped fighting and returned to their own factions.
It was like a pack of wolves had been fighting when a tiger suddenly appeared, causing the battlefield to lose its balance. The others were too embarrassed to attack.
What was most unacceptable to them was that such a terrifying expert like Yu Yong was ranked over five thousand seven hundred in the Dragonblood Legion?
It was unknown whether or not it was because this bragging was a bit too exaggerated, but everyone looked at Long Chen and the others with some doubt. But they didn’t dare to directly confront them.
“Sorry boss, I know this isn’t your style of keeping a low profile, but I personally feel like now isn’t the time.
“Only absolute martial strength can reduce unnecessary trouble. Only by displaying absolute strength can you live with reverence and respect,” said Guo Ran.
Long Chen could only nod.
“That’s true, Commander.”
Yu Qingxuan almost laughed out loud. These fellows were truly a bunch of clowns.
Long Chen said to the human expert, “The human race isn’t afraid of any race. Our advantage is that we have brains, but unfortunately, many people don’t know how to use them. They’ve been duped by others, losing their lives and being laughed at. That’s the greatest humiliation.”
Long Chen’s words caused countless human experts to feel ashamed. They hadn’t expected the sea demons to be so sinister.
Although there had been people who had doubted him and had raised their suspicions on the spot, the majority of them only trusted their own eyes.
Perhaps it was because they were too confident that many of them had been easily killed by the sea demon expert.
Long Chen turned to the sea demon expert and icily said, “Whether it’s the human race or the monster race, whether it’s a human or a demon, they all have their own bottom line.
“If you have the ability, then do it openly. Plotting and scheming aren’t the right path. Furthermore, if you really did play dirty, do you really think your little intelligence is comparable to the human race?”
“Of course you can’t compare to the human race. You humans are the most sinister and crafty race of all races. Our sea demon race admits defeat in this regard.”
Although he admitted that he was inferior to the human race on the surface, he was actually cursing the human race for being sinister and cunning. He disdained to be compared to the human race.
“No, no, no. You don’t need to concede defeat. You’re sinister and crafty. Don’t you think you’re pretty good at playing the pig to eat the tiger?
“I’m just reminding you that these things you’re playing with are the leftovers of our human race. Don’t bring them out to embarrass yourself,” said Long Chen indifferently.
This kind of useless thing could only confuse these hot-blooded youths. If there was an expert from the previous generation here, the human race wouldn’t have been fooled to this extent.
Furthermore, the people gathered here were all youngsters. It was clear that the conflict had only just begun, and the older generation hadn’t received any news.
“Who do you think you are to speak to my sea demon race like this? Who are you teaching a lesson to?
“Hmph, all you can do is flaunt your power here. Once the true experts of our sea demon race arrive, let’s see if you still dare to be so arrogant!” raged one of them.
Long Chen smiled slightly and ignored him. It was obvious that they didn’t dare to challenge Long Chen. They could only say such words to conceal their guilt.
“Get out of the way, get out of the way…”
Suddenly, a thunderous roar rang out as dozens of people charged over from the human race’s side. Their auras were as vast as the sea, shocking everyone.
The person at the front was an old Heavenly Venerate. When he saw Long Chen, he was both surprised and delighted.
“Senior Long Chen, it really is you? Please accept disciple’s bow!”
“Disciple?”
At that moment, even Long Chen was shocked. When had he ever taken in a disciple? That Heavenly Venerate’s hair was already gray, and he clearly wasn’t young. Seeing Long Chen call himself a disciple, he knelt on the ground and bowed.
“Senior, you…”
Long Chen hastily helped him up. The instant Long Chen touched his arm, he immediately understood why that elder had called himself a disciple.
“Senior, please don’t call me that. It’s all thanks to your great kindness that I was able to explain the Celestial River Art. Only then did I become enlightened and leap from the World King to the Heavenly Venerate realm.
“To this disciple, this favor is like a rebirth. Disciple Huang Hui, just call me by my name,” said the elder.
“Heavenly Star Art?”
Countless people’s hearts shook. This was an extremely domineering cultivation technique. If you didn’t handle it properly, you would either die or be injured. Countless sects had listed it as a cultivation technique that was forbidden to cultivate. They hadn’t expected someone else to be cultivating it.
“That’s not right. The Firmament Galaxy Art isn’t a complete cultivation method. Most of them will die before reaching the Immortal King realm. It’s impossible for them to break through to the World King realm!” someone cried out.
Countless people had heard of the Celestial River Art’s name. Countless people had also heard of its legends.
Only those who had no other choice would practice such a technique. Once they practiced the Firmament Galaxy Art, it would determine their future realm.
And this old man in front of them was actually a powerful Heavenly Venerate expert. That had completely broken their understanding.
“Disciple greets senior.”
At this time, the other youngsters also knelt on the ground, kowtowing to Long Chen. Their eyes were filled with excitement and fervor.
Long Chen immediately understood. Back when he had left Minghao Heaven, he had come to the ruins of the Starry River Palace.
In the ruins of the Starry River Palace, Long Chen had comprehended the Heavenly Star Art and learned how to draw the stars into his body. At that time, Long Chen hadn’t hidden anything, and he had directly explained the essence of the Heavenly Star Art.
Back when Long Chen had been lecturing, there had been countless spectators. Countless people had taken notes, and these notes had spread throughout the world. Countless experts who had been forced to cultivate the Heavenly Star Art had seen hope.
Originally, they had already reached the end of their path, but Long Chen had continued on their path. This way, the Heavenly Star Art would become a complete cultivation technique. As long as they had enough talent and hard work, they could also become an immortal Heavenly Venerate.
Huang Hui was a cultivator of the Firmament Galaxy Art. He was a heaven-gifted genius. Originally, he had been unable to break through the shackles of an Immortal King, but he had relied on his own intelligence and wisdom to continue on his path. He was the first cultivator in countless years to break through to the World King realm.
Later, he had used his own intelligence to help other cultivators of the Firmament Star Art break through their shackles.
After that, he set up his own Galaxy Sect. He didn’t accept disciples, but only helped those who cultivated the Heavenly Star Art break through their shackles.
However, there was nothing he could do. His ability was limited. Once he reached the World King realm, he would no longer be able to cultivate. His future path had been cut off. No matter how hard he tried, he was unable to continue.
Later, Long Chen’s introduction of the Firmament Star Art had been passed on to him. When he saw the essence of Long Chen’s explanation, he was enlightened and directly broke through to the World King realm.
As for him, he had originally been a Three Poles Paragon. However, before his potential had erupted, he had been forced to cultivate the Heavenly Star Art to save his life.
After being stuck at the World King realm for countless years, he had managed to directly advance to the Heavenly Venerate realm. It could be said that his gratitude towards Long Chen had reached the peak.
Currently, he was just leading a group of people when he suddenly heard someone mention Long Chen’s name. He immediately rushed over.
He had once seen Long Chen’s appearance in a photographic jade. He immediately recognized him, and so he directly bowed as a disciple.
“Senior, it’s great to see you!”
Huang Hui looked at Long Chen excitedly. It was Long Chen who had changed his fate, as well as the miserable fate of all the cultivators in the Heavenly Star Art. This favor was truly too great.
“Right, are there any Star River inheritances here?” asked Long Chen.
“Yes, and we’ve already found them. The eight million cultivators from the Galaxy Master Sect are all present. Now that you’re here, they’ll definitely be overjoyed when they find out. Senior, let’s go over now,” said Huang Hui.
“Alright, let’s go take a look!”
Long Chen nodded. Seeing Long Chen agree, Huang Hui was delighted and hastily brought Long Chen deeper into the human territory.
At the border between the human race and the sea demon race’s territories was a land without a master. Once they passed through this region, they would be able to see many camps.
There were experts guarding the outer perimeter of these camps. When he walked past one of them, he suddenly stopped and looked at the gate.
“A warrant?”
Guo Ran and the others also stopped. In front of the camp’s entrance was an arrest warrant, and on it was a portrait of a person.
When they saw that person’s portrait, Long Chen and the others almost laughed. It was a man with a well-proportioned body. He wore a cloak, and he had a sinister smile on his face. He was clearly not a good person.
That person was none other than Mo Nian. However, this portrait had intentionally strengthened Mo Nian’s baby fat, and its eyes were even more wretched. It was a bit different from the original Mo Nian. Long Chen and the others didn’t recognize it at first glance.
“Who are you? You dare to laugh here? Hurry up and scram. Don’t make yourself uncomfortable.” When Long Chen and the others were amused by the portrait, the experts at the entrance immediately cursed.
“You can’t even smile. Is there a need to be so malicious? Serves you right for having your tomb dug,” sneered Guo Ran.
Guo Ran’s sneer caused their expressions to change. One of them waved his hand, and hundreds of experts flew out of the camp to block Long Chen and the others.
“You’re definitely on Mo Nian’s side, right?!”
Obviously, they had really been excavated. Guo Ran’s words had raised their guard.
“If you don’t want to die, then scram. Otherwise, the Starflow River branch will trample your Snow River Gate.” Huang Hui’s expression sank when he saw everyone blocking his path.
When Huang Hui mentioned the Galaxy Meridian, one of the elders’ expression changed. He hastily said:
“Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, it was all a misunderstanding. Everyone, please go ahead.”
Obviously, they had been frightened by the name of the Star River branch. Long Chen was startled. He had clearly sensed the aura of a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate within the camp, but his expression had changed so quickly?
Huang Hui’s expression softened a bit after seeing those people leave. He respectfully led the way and left under their gazes.
On the way, Long Chen and the others saw quite a few camps with wanted posters on them. They were all drawn in ink, making them speechless. It seemed this fellow really was hardworking.
There was a huge reward on the wanted list. There were even some people who said they would exchange their immortal weapons for Mo Nian’s head. That faction clearly hated Mo Nian to death.
Rumble…
As they walked, heaven and earth suddenly shook. A strange aura surged out of the ground beneath Long Chen’s feet, and then a shocking scene occurred.
The ground was covered in mist and primal chaos energy. The ruins in front of them were constantly trembling.
The Heavenly Daos were rumbling, and the ground was changing. The soil in the ruins was flowing, and as it flowed, it gradually formed the foundation of some buildings.
“The Sage Monarch Continent has awakened! Let’s hurry up and leave!”
Long Chen and the others immediately sped up. Along the way, Long Chen saw countless sects cheering in their camps.
The foundation of the buildings had already been raised. It was like a pair of invisible hands were constructing this world.
Two hours later, Long Chen arrived at a huge camp. Countless experts excitedly knelt on the ground to welcome him.
“Everyone, please get up. We’re all successors of the river of stars, and I’m just passing down sacred arts. I really can’t bear it,” said Long Chen.
These people’s gratefulness to Long Chen couldn’t be described with words. Long Chen had taught them the Heavenly Star Art at the ruins of Zi Yantian’s star river, continuing their path forward. That was no different from extending their lives.
These people should have been stuck at the Immortal King realm their entire lives. But now, they had all broken through and were qualified to participate in the Sage Monarch Conference. All of this was thanks to Long Chen.
What Long Chen hadn’t expected was that there were hundreds of thousands of World Kings and thousands of Exalted realm experts.
After asking around, he learned that these people were not here to participate in the Saint Ruler Conference. They were here to protect those who could participate.
They were afraid that if the Star River lineage was filled with Immortal Kings, they would be bullied by others. They had come here to make an oath that if anyone dared to bully the disciples of the Star River lineage, they would fight to the death.
When the Starry River lineage had first arrived, countless people had looked down on them, thinking that they had already severed their inheritance. They had come here purely to cause trouble.
As a result, over a dozen battles had broken out within a month. Quite a few disciples of the Starry River lineage had been killed.
However, there were more disciples from the Starry River lineage. There were also more experts, and all of them were fearless.
That was especially true after Huang Hui had led everyone to take revenge. As a result, all the factions that had bullied the Star River branch had been exterminated.
There was even a Connate Heavenly Venerate who had been heavily injured and forced to flee. At that time, there had been over a million disciples from the Galaxy Master lineage.
Even a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate would have to flee when surrounded by so many suicidal people.
That battle had completely frightened the surrounding people. They no longer dared to look down on the Star River lineage.
After that battle, more disciples of the Galaxy Master Sect had gathered. In the end, eight million disciples had gathered. Among all the factions, this was the largest number.
The power of the galaxy was so great that even the factions with Xiantian Heavenly Venerates were trembling in fear.
What they were afraid of wasn’t the number of people from the Starry River branch, but the fact that the Starry River branch really didn’t care about their lives. They had never seen such a fierce person.
In the beginning, when the Starry River lineage had fewer people, there had even been people who had self-detonated. Furthermore, they had wanted to drag the enemy along with them. That kind of bravery was truly frightening.
Now that there were so many people from the Galaxy Master Sect, anyone with a brain wouldn’t provoke these madmen.
That was why when the factions that had wanted to capture Mo Nian had heard of the Star River branch’s name, they had immediately fled, not daring to provoke him.
“Senior, you’ve come to the Sage Monarch Conference to represent our Starflow River branch, right? That’s great! With you here, we’ll definitely get a good ranking.
“As long as we can get into the top ten thousand, the Star River branch will have a chance of reviving. At that time, with our karmic luck, we’ll definitely be able to revive the Star River Sect.” One of the Earth Sovereigns looked at Long Chen excitedly.
The rankings of the Sage Monarch Conference were related to the blessing of destiny. This was also the reason why so many factions would turn out in full force to recruit the most outstanding disciples.
“Sorry, I’m not representing the Star River branch,” said Long Chen awkwardly.
“Then you…”
Countless experts were disappointed.
“I’m the headmaster of the Numinous Sky Academy. This… really isn’t very convenient to use someone else’s name,” said Long Chen helplessly.
The elder slapped his forehead and hastily said, “Sorry, sorry, I forgot about that. You came from the Numinous Sky Academy, so you naturally represent it.”
“It’s fine. We have plenty of talented people here. Just the number of immortal king level disciples is over six million. Do you think we can’t squeeze into the top ten thousand?” laughed Huang Hui confidently.
Rumble…
Just as everyone was talking, a palace rose from the ground. This palace was completely ‘grown’ from the ground. It was tall and majestic, and there was a huge plaque hanging from it. On the plaque were the words ‘Star River’ written in the Nine Li Immortal Scripture.
If you looked closely, you would see that the two characters were formed from countless stars. The character itself was like a river of stars, filled with an ancient and grand aura. These two simple words seemed to contain the principles of the universe.
“This was personally written by Saint Lord Xinghe,” said Long Chen.
Everyone's hearts shook. This was their first time coming to the Saint Ruler Conference, and also their first time seeing such a sight.
When they heard Long Chen say that the word ‘Star River’ was written by the Saint Lord, they immediately knelt. The human race placed great importance on inheritances. If it weren’t for the Saint Lord Star River, how could they have obtained the Heavenly Star Art? Without it, they wouldn’t have been able to reach this point.
As time passed, one palace after another slowly rose. But these were all side palaces, and the main palace was still being repaired. Seeing this strange scene, even Long Chen was incomparably shocked.
This was a power that Long Chen hadn’t been able to comprehend yet. According to his calculations, when the Divine King Assembly began, these powers and families all had their own inheritances.
After the end of the Saint Ruler Conference, the palaces would be reduced to ruins. They would only appear again when the next Saint Ruler Conference began.
Long Chen was stunned. As for Xia Chen and Guo Ran, they were even more shocked. As for for forging and runic grandmasters, they had never seen such a creation ability.
The two of them rubbed the runes on the palace, feeling their power. They were dumbfounded. They didn’t know how these runes had come to be. When they punched it, the wall became incomparably hard, causing their fists to hurt.
As time passed, more palaces appeared. Other than the main palace, the other palaces had already appeared.
These palaces were filled with all kinds of murals. These murals had all kinds of strange drawings.
Looking at these diagrams, Long Chen’s heart shook. This was one of the more profound secret techniques of the Heavenly Star Firmament Art. It might be related to the secret of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art.
Just as Long Chen was about to carefully study these diagrams, Huang Hui suddenly ran over and said anxiously,
“Senior, something’s wrong. Please come and take a look!”
“How could this be?”
When Long Chen saw countless people screaming in pain, he was dumbfounded.
“I don’t know. They saw the star sea diagram at the center of the palace, and that’s how it became. I already told everyone not to enter,” said Huang Hui hastily.
“Starsea Map?”
Long Chen hastily walked into the palace. He saw that the palace was still ‘growing’, but a divine pool had appeared in the center of the palace. The river of stars in the divine pool seemed to be revolving.
That star diagram didn’t look like a diagram. It was like a river of stars. The deeper you looked, the further you looked. Just looking at it made your hair stand on end.
It was like a person was in a deep sea. It was unknown when a monster would appear and devour them.
“They all saw this after looking at this star map. They said that after looking at it, they would feel dizzy and their heads would explode.” Huang Hui walked over to Long Chen, but he didn’t dare look at the divine pool.
“This is the true Divine Star River Diagram. It should be because of it that the Saint Lord Xinghe created the Heavenly Star River Art. It’s the most original outline.
“As for the star diagrams in the side halls, they are stairs that lead to this diagram. You didn’t even take the first step before reaching the final step. That’s why this situation occurred,” said Long Chen.
After saying that, Long Chen examined the bodies of these people. He found that their astral energy was chaotic, but it wasn’t too severe. Their souls were shaken quite a bit.
Long Chen took out some medicinal pills and had people distribute them. Only after everyone consumed them did their pain alleviate.
After being taught a lesson, everyone became much more well-behaved and no longer dared to look around. Long Chen ordered them to start comprehending the words ‘Star River’.
Whether or not they could comprehend it didn’t matter. In the future, Long Chen would give them a detailed explanation. The main thing was that they couldn’t mess up the order of going from shallow to deep.
It would be best if they could comprehend it on their own, but it didn’t matter if they couldn’t. That way, they wouldn’t be so impatient to advance.
Long Chen also began to comprehend the word ‘Star River’. Star River was the simplest and most basic method to begin with, and it was also the most simple method to comprehend.
But the intent contained within it wasn’t so simple. Compared to the Starry River Palace, the inheritance here was the most complete. Even Long Chen had benefited greatly from it.
After reading the two words, Long Chen entered the first side hall to look at the first star map, then the second, and then the third.
Each side palace had nine star diagrams, and there were nine side palaces. There were a total of eighty-one star diagrams.
The star chart went from simple to complicated, from clear to disordered. When they reached the ninth side hall, the star chart was completely disordered, making people dizzy.
Huang Hui followed Long Chen the entire time. Once they reached the fifth side hall, he was no longer able to follow Long Chen. There were some divine diagrams there that he couldn’t immediately comprehend, so he could only stop.
As for the ordinary people, they stayed in the first side hall. Fortunately, the side hall was large enough for them to take turns comprehending it.
As for Long Chen, he stayed in the ninth side hall for three whole days. He found that these nine star maps were nine divine abilities.
However, there were many aspects of these nine divine arts that didn’t work. With the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, Long Chen could easily understand the meaning of the Saint Lord.
But after looking at the last nine diagrams for a long time, he finally understood that these nine divine skills were not complete.
In other words, Star Sage Xing Sheng was unable to use the nine divine techniques, and he himself hadn’t reached that height. He had relied entirely on his own intelligence to deduce this.
“This Xinghe Sage King’s intelligence is unimaginable. He clearly only took three steps, but he managed to calculate nine steps. I probably won’t be able to compare to him in this lifetime,” sighed Long Chen.
Although some parts of the ninth step were wrong, the first eight steps were completely correct, and the general direction of the ninth step was also correct. Long Chen had to admire his intelligence.
Long Chen summoned his own sea of stars. Using the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art as a foundation, he used it to correct the Celestial River Art. In the end, he managed to deduce nine Battle Skills.
Buzz!
Long Chen opened his hand. His hand was covered in star diagrams. His flesh was practically invisible, but his hand was covered in stars.
“How powerful. Although it can’t compare to the Dragon King Battle Armor, it’s still just slightly inferior.” Long Chen couldn’t help being moved.
“The Heavenly Daos are ever-changing, but the power of the stars is eternal. It’s more reliable than the Heavenly Daos.”
Ka ka ka…
Long Chen slowly raised his hand, and cracks appeared in the air. Such a high level of concentration shocked Long Chen. At the same time, he felt even more admiration for Saint Xinghe.
This move was only one of the nine star diagrams, and the rest were all divine Star Techniques. They were the release of Star Energy from the fist, leg, elbow, and head.
There were both offensive and defensive techniques. However, deducing these divine techniques was the limit of the Saint Lord Xinghe. There were still many flaws in these techniques. If he could merge them into one, it would be amazing.
But that was already very amazing. If he wanted to form a combo, he would have to figure it out himself. The Saint Lord Xinghe had already opened up an unimaginable path.
The Starry Sky Art was created according to the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. To put it bluntly, it was a path to the mountains. At the very least, it was a reference.
Then how did such a powerful technique like the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art come about? If the Saint Lord Xinghe was already so terrifying, then what about the Nine Star Sovereign?
Long Chen couldn’t imagine how small he was compared to these seniors.
By the time Long Chen arrived at the main hall, it had already been completed. At this time, the divine pool’s light was shining on the ceiling.
The ceiling of the palace didn’t have any carvings, but when the divine light shone on it, Long Chen saw the river of stars slowly flowing. It seemed to be following a specific path.
“So that’s how it is. This is the original form of the river of stars. From one to nine, what you see is still one.
But this one wasn’t the previous one. The Grand Dao was simple, starting from one, ending nine.
Above nine was ten. In truth, it was also one, because it was ten. Ten was one. A hundred was one. Whether it was a thousand or ten thousand, in the end, there was no way to escape this cycle.
However, if you didn’t go through the first one, you wouldn’t be able to understand the current one. When the cycle came back, it seemed to overlap, but the height was different.
“If the Heavenly Star Art is like this, then the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art should also be like this. Could it be that after nine stars, it also returns to its original state? Then what is the original state?” Long Chen sank into thought.
The final diagram was the end of the Heavenly Star Art, and it was also a new one. The river of stars continued to circulate, giving Long Chen great inspiration.
“Boss, someone from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company has come.”
Just as Long Chen was lost in thought, Guo Ran rushed in.
Outside the Galaxy Master Sect, seven elders had arrived. Other than one of them being a human, the rest were outsiders.
One of them was completely wrapped in a black cloak. Black qi filled his body, and through the gaps of the cloak, one could see that it wasn’t a body of flesh and blood, but a skeleton.
These seven people were all Xiantian Heavenly Venerates. The only human Heavenly Venerate powerhouse wore a dragon robe and was clearly someone from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company.
Seven Xiantian Heavenly Venerates had descended at the same time. Although they hadn’t used any pressure, their auras were enough to make people tremble.
Normally, just a single Xiantian Heavenly Venerate was enough to cause a person’s heart to tremble in fear. Now that seven of them had descended at the same time, the pressure they gave off was terrifying.
Normally, Guo Ran would act like he didn’t care about anyone, but now he couldn’t. He could only obediently stand behind Long Chen. Although he wanted to show that he wasn’t nervous, he found that he couldn’t.
Other than him and Xia Chen, Huang Hui was also present. There were also over a dozen Earth Supremacies from the Galaxy lineage. They were the backbone of this place.
Seeing so many Connate Heavenly Venerates arrive, their complexions changed. It seemed these people didn’t have good intentions.
“What? You found a few helpers to settle things with me?” Long Chen glanced at the people around him and frowned.
Other than the one from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company, he didn’t seem to be able to defeat any of them. But he wasn’t afraid. He knew these people wouldn’t dare to attack him.
The Soaring Dragon Merchant Association’s elder coughed, “I didn’t come here to settle our enmity.
“Our Soaring Dragon Trading Company does business. Today, we were entrusted by a client to discuss business with you.”
The old man’s voice was a bit hoarse and his expression was a bit nervous. Long Chen immediately understood.
It seemed this fellow had been forced to come out and accompany these people. These strange people had clearly come for Long Chen’s cauldron.
“You want to buy my bronze cauldron?” Long Chen glanced at the other experts.
“You really do have the Heaven Earth Cauldron?”
That skeleton didn’t sound human. It was like the sound of bones grinding against each other had entered a person’s soul.
Long Chen slanted his eyes to look at the skeleton. “Your words really don’t have any skill. How would I know whether or not my bronze cauldron is the Heaven Earth Cauldron?
“When I obtained this bronze cauldron, I had no idea where it came from. It was the Soaring Dragon Trading Company that swore that the bronze cauldron in my hands was the Heaven Earth Cauldron.
What was the Soaring Dragon Trading Company? They were renowned businessmen. Would they lie?
“If you offer a suitable price, I’ll help. I really am a sincere person.
“As for whether it’s true or not, what are you afraid of? In any case, the Dragon Soaring Trading Company is vouching for you. If you’re duped, it’s also the Dragon Soaring Trading Company that’s duping you. Why don’t you just join hands and destroy the Dragon Soaring Trading Company?
“The Soaring Dragon Trading Company has a huge business. As long as you can be like me, I guarantee you’ll make more money than you lose. You can completely place your hearts in your pelvis.”
Long Chen’s words caused the old man’s face to turn pale.
“Don’t spout nonsense. When did we say we would guarantee anything?”
“If you didn’t act as guarantors, why would you release the news? Back in the Violet Flame Heaven, you were the ones who said that the bronze cauldron in my hand was the Heaven Earth Cauldron.
“What? You’re changing your mind now? How can your mouths be so irresponsible? Are you not hoping for your mouths to give birth to a son and a daughter?” raged Long Chen.
“What we have is a mouth. How can we have a son and a daughter?”
“Since you’re talking, why are you just talking nonsense? You’re all businessmen. If you go back on your words, who would do business with you? A fellow like you wants to talk business with me? Are you trying to make fun of me? Scram!” Long Chen pointed at the elder’s nose and cursed.
The elder was both shocked and infuriated, but he was unable to retort. Back in Zi Yantian, they had been absolutely certain that it was the Heaven Earth Cauldron.
But then because they were afraid of being held responsible, they changed it to a ‘suspected’ cauldron. They had no idea what the origin of the cauldron was.
But Long Chen had used the bronze cauldron to activate the immortal weapon and unseal the winged devil. That scene had been seen by countless people, and now they were wondering if the bronze cauldron was the Heaven Earth Cauldron.
As a matter of fact, six experts from different races had come to the Soaring Dragon Trading Company to investigate this matter. They wanted to know whether Long Chen’s cauldron was real or fake.
The Soaring Dragon Trading Company was dumbfounded. How could they possibly know whether it was real or fake? If it was real, if it was fake, then they would have offended countless people. If it was fake, then it would be equivalent to playing with everyone. They would also offend countless people.
They hadn’t expected things to develop to this point. As a result, the Soaring Dragon Trading Company began to use all kinds of excuses. They didn’t say it was true, nor did they say it was fake. They began to play tricks.
As a result, some people were infuriated. The six people in front of them directly flipped the table, forcing the Soaring Dragon Trading Company to give an answer.
What kind of answer could the Soaring Dragon Trading Company give? He had no choice but to thicken his skin and agree to bring them to Long Chen.
Originally, the Soaring Dragon Trading Company was Long Chen’s mortal enemy. For them to brazenly come here was an immense humiliation.
As for the elder in front of him, he was just an unlucky fellow. He didn’t dare to decline a mission given to him. He had to endure Long Chen’s humiliation, but he was also afraid of infuriating the six bosses. So the current him was like a fishbone stuck in his throat.
“Take out your cauldron and show us,” said the creature.
“You think you can just take it out like that? What’s your surname?” asked Long Chen disdainfully.
“I come from the Bone Demon Desolate Region.”
He didn’t understand what Long Chen was saying. He thought Long Chen was asking about his origins, and so he directly told him his identity.
“Don’t say such useless things. Right now, you’re the ones asking me to buy things, not me. Remember that.
“Since you’re begging me, you have to be sincere. You have to lower your statuses. I don’t care what cultivation base you have, but I’ll say it again. Lower your statuses, do you understand?” Long Chen approached the skeleton and glared at it.
Hu!
The white skeleton was infuriated. Black qi circulated around it, and it seemed to be about to go berserk. Killing intent instantly filled the air.
“Who are you trying to scare? Why don’t you try attacking me?” said Long Chen disdainfully.
As expected, the skeleton didn’t dare move in the end. He was also afraid of the curse of misfortune. Now that the Saint Ruler Conference had officially begun, if he made a move now, he would definitely be struck.
“Hehe, that’s right. We’re doing business, and we need to be friendly. That’s the only way we can make a profit.” Seeing that the skeleton didn’t dare to attack, Long Chen laughed mischievously.
Long Chen looked at the old man.
“It’s not impossible for you to buy my bronze cauldron. However, I have a condition.”
The elder was delighted and hastily asked,
“What condition?”
Long Chen slowly said, “Your Soaring Dragon Trading Company can hold an auction. This auction can be appraised and auctioned as one.
“To tell the truth, your Soaring Dragon Trading Company is truly despicable. You want to use the name Gan Kun Cauldron to kill me?
“In truth, neither you nor I know where this bronze cauldron came from. And with my current strength, I can’t use it. It’s a waste.
“So I also truly want to get rid of this hot potato. If it’s true, then I want to exchange it for something I need. If it’s fake, then your Soaring Dragon Trading Company can kneel on the ground and apologize to me.”
“You… you’ve gone too far…”
The Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s experts were infuriated. How could they agree to such a condition? If it was fake, how would their Soaring Dragon Trading Company survive?
“You still know how to bully others? You keep saying that the bronze cauldron in my hand is the Heaven Earth Cauldron, and you want to use it to kill others. Why didn’t you think of going too far?
“My time is precious, and I can’t be bothered to waste words with you. If you can’t make the decision, then go back and ask for instructions. I’ll give you three days. If you can’t give me an answer within those three days, I’ll ask the Huayun Trading Company to come to this auction.
“If it weren’t for my close relationship with the Huayun Trading Company, I wouldn’t have been suspected of colluding with them. That would have ruined the reputation of the Huayun Trading Company. Do you think I would let you bastards off so easily? Scram!” sneered Long Chen.
“Alright, I’ll go ask for instructions. Just wait!” The old man from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company agreed.
“Brat, if the Soaring Dragon Trading Company agrees and you go back on your word, I guarantee you’ll regret coming to this world.” A Xiantian Heavenly Venerate snorted.
Pa!
Long Chen immediately slapped him.
“Who are you talking to? Be polite!”
That Xiantian Heavenly Venerate had never imagined that this puny human would dare to slap him. That slap shook the heavens, and a blood-colored aura spread. That person was sent flying into the distance.
“A vampire?”
Long Chen was startled. That expert who looked like a human was actually from the Blood race.
“I’ll kill you…”
The Blood Race Heavenly Venerate roared, his blood and qi soaring into the sky.
“Come, I’ll stretch out my neck for you to kill. Come.”
Long Chen stretched his neck, looking like he needed a beating. He pointed at his nose.
The Blood expert’s hair stood on end, and veins bulged on his forehead. He was an overlord of a region, a respected Xiantian Heavenly Venerate, but he had been slapped in the face by a human. How humiliating was that?
But when Long Chen stretched out his neck for him to kill, he immediately calmed down. If he attacked Long Chen, perhaps the curse of misfortune would descend before Long Chen died.
In the past few days, dozens of Xiantian Heavenly Venerates had been cursed by the curse of misfortune. They had become a negative example. Although he was furious, he still maintained a trace of calm. In the end, he didn’t dare take action.
“Scram!”
Long Chen snorted, and the seven Xiantian Heavenly Venerates could only clench their teeth and leave.
Seeing that Long Chen had forced back seven Xiantian Heavenly Venerates, Guo Ran was filled with envy. When had he ever had boss’ courage?
“Boss is mighty and domineering.”
Xia Chen gave him a thumbs-up. “But boss, those old ghosts from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company are probably not holding anything back. Your conditions don’t seem to be able to restrain them.”
“Tch, who wants to restrict them? When the time comes, they can verify it. If they don’t say it’s real or fake, then there’s no need to kowtow to me.
“So even if they find a flaw, they definitely won’t dare to say it’s fake. Then my goal will be achieved,” smiled Long Chen.
“Haha, boss is wise. This way, we won’t be defeated,” laughed Guo Ran. He immediately understood Long Chen’s meaning.
The Soaring Dragon Trading Company didn’t dare to say it was fake. That was equivalent to giving everyone a guarantee. At the very least, it was proof that it wasn’t an imitation. Previously, Long Chen had used it to knock over an immortal weapon. At the very least, it could be sold as an immortal weapon.
If they encountered a fool, they might be able to sell it for a sky-high price. This bronze cauldron had been personally forged by Guo Ran and Xia Chen, and now it was about to display its value. The two of them were even more excited than Long Chen.
“If you two have time, help me forge another bronze cauldron,” said Long Chen.
“Another one?” The two didn’t understand.
“If you have time, then fight. If you don’t have time, then forget it. Last time, I gathered some rust from the immortal spear. As long as you forge it, it’ll definitely be useful,” laughed Long Chen.
“Alright, let’s hurry up and fight again.” Although they didn’t know what Long Chen was doing, his sinister smile made them extremely excited.
Time was of the essence. Long Chen hastily gathered the Star River branch’s experts. From the star diagram to the final Star River Divine Pool.
He even showed everyone how to use a divine star technique. When they saw Long Chen’s entire arm transform into a star, they were all stunned.
Although they knew that the Firmament Galaxy Art was extremely terrifying, and there were many more paths to take, they hadn’t expected that once they cultivated it to the peak, they would be able to condense a star.
The power released by Long Chen’s arm made them incredibly excited. They knew that as long as they worked hard, there would be a day when they would also possess such power.
They were extremely grateful for Long Chen’s selfless explanation. It could be said that in their hearts, Long Chen was a god-like existence. As long as Long Chen gave the order, they would be willing to sacrifice themselves for him.
It was easy for Long Chen to comprehend it himself, but it was a bit difficult for him to explain it. It was especially difficult for others to understand it.
However, Long Chen knew that comprehending it required a certain amount of time, as well as a certain amount of opportunities. It didn’t matter if he couldn’t comprehend it. All he needed to do was remember his words and slowly comprehend it in the future.
By the time Long Chen finished explaining, two and a half days had passed. Originally, Long Chen had wanted to go to the Lingxiao Academy to take a look, but he didn’t have enough time. The people from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company had already been left outside for a day.
“Oh, what a coincidence. We meet again. What is it? How is your Soaring Dragon Trading Company doing?” After making all the arrangements, Long Chen came out to see that elder.
That elder had been ignored by Long Chen for an entire day. He had long since been filled with fury, but he didn’t dare to vent it on Long Chen. He could only clench his teeth.
“Our Soaring Dragon Trading Company can cooperate with you, but we also have a condition.”
“You have conditions? That’s very refreshing. What conditions?” asked Long Chen.
The elder extended a finger. “Ten percent.”
“Ten percent? That’s too little? Ah, forget about it. I don’t want to bicker too much with you. If the auction is successful, you can just pay me on the spot,” said Long Chen.
“What?”
The elder from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company jumped up.
The elder from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company clenched his teeth and left. He looked like he wanted to bite Long Chen to death.
For an auction house to help others auction items, they would have to charge at least 10%, or even 30%.
As for Long Chen, he was asking for their handling fee. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
Originally, the Soaring Dragon Trading Company had asked him to come over to discuss this matter. Their initial expectations were about twenty percent of the transaction fee.
But the elder didn’t feel confident enough. He didn’t dare to ask for too much, afraid of infuriating Long Chen. He directly stated his bottom line.
As a result, Long Chen ended up biting back. After the auction was over, he would charge them ten percent of the transaction fee.
Long Chen’s reason was that if they used his item, it would attract so many people to auction it off. Furthermore, there was definitely more than one item for auction. The Gankun Cauldron would definitely be the finale.
“Once the Heaven Splitting Cauldron appears, it will definitely attract countless experts. You already have so many things to auction, so who knows whether or not you’ll shamelessly sell your tickets?
“What? Aren’t you going to express your gratitude for auctioning my things and earning so much money?
Long Chen’s retort caused the elder to be speechless. In the end, Long Chen grew impatient and said that if they wanted to cooperate, then they should cooperate. If they didn’t, then they should scram. If they really couldn’t, then he would open the auction himself.
The elder was trembling with fury, but there was nothing he could do. He could only say he couldn’t make the decision and go back to ask for instructions.
But Long Chen knew they had no choice but to cooperate with him. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to explain themselves to some people.
As expected, the elder returned after half a day. His expression was like a melon, and the way he looked at Long Chen was filled with endless malice. It was like Long Chen had just excavated their ancestral tomb.
In the end, the agreement was finalized. Seven days later, the auction would begin. Long Chen’s cauldron would be the finale.
Furthermore, everything had gone according to Long Chen’s expectations. The Soaring Dragon Trading Company had shamelessly sold tickets for a high price of one hundred World King Crystals each. Furthermore, it was the lowest price.
There were hundreds of high-class tickets, and the expensive private rooms were thousands.
“I suddenly feel a bit regretful. I feel like ten percent is a bit…” said Long Chen.
“Don’t go too far…”
The elder from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company thought Long Chen was about to change his mind and jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
“It’s fine. I can’t be bothered to bicker. Let’s just leave it at that!” Long Chen signed the agreement under the supervision of the photographic jade.
In that case, the commission was complete. However, the Soaring Dragon Trading Company wanted to send the Gankun Cauldron to them in advance for safekeeping, but Long Chen refused. He was worried about them.
It seemed they also knew that this thought wasn’t very realistic, so they didn’t try to fight for it. After deciding on this, the elder left.
After finishing his work, Long Chen found that the Galaxy Master Sect didn’t need him to do anything. The disciples were all busy comprehending the Heavenly Star Art. He waved goodbye and left.
Long Chen left by himself. Guo Ran and Xia Chen were busy forging the second cauldron. As for the other Dragonblood warriors, they were spreading the news in the human region to gather the Dragonblood Legion.
However, for the Dragonblood Legion’s safety, Long Chen had them form a group of a hundred people. That way, even if they encountered a supreme expert, they would have a chance to fight back. At the same time, there was a warning on their bodies that if they encountered any danger, Long Chen could directly go help them.
Although it would be less efficient, it would still take some time for the Sage Monarch Conference to begin.
After leaving the Galaxy Master Sect, Long Chen saw that many of the sects’ buildings were still growing.
There were also many places where buildings had already appeared, but no one was guarding them.
“The inheritance is still here. Unfortunately, there’s no one to inherit it.” Long Chen looked at those empty buildings and sighed.
These buildings represented the inheritance of a faction. Since these palaces still existed, it meant that these inheritances hadn’t been severed.
However, the opening of the Sage Monarch Conference required one to be at least an Immortal King. Otherwise, they would be expelled by the power here.
Right now, there were as many immortal kings as there were grains of sand in an eternal river in the Sage Monarch Continent. However, there were some inheritances that didn’t even have a single immortal king. The palace was completely empty and desolate.
Some places were still in ruins. That meant the inheritance had already been destroyed.
Long Chen walked through the ruins, drawing the attention of countless experts. They whispered behind him, clearly recognizing him.
The current Long Chen could be considered to have a bit of fame within the human race. It could be said that Long Chen’s fame came from the Gan Kun Cauldron.
In order to make a huge profit, the Soaring Dragon Trading Company was doing their best to promote it. Right now, Long Chen’s name was rising along with the Divine Earth Cauldron.
Those people looked at Long Chen as if they were looking at a dried up cauldron. Greed appeared in their eyes, and some of them were even eager to try, but in the end, no one dared to attack him, nor did anyone dare to provoke him.
Long Chen didn’t pay any attention to them. He continued in a certain direction. The further he went, the slower the buildings grew.
In fact, some of the buildings in the camp didn’t even have roofs. But the aura coming from these buildings caused Long Chen to feel apprehensive.
They were all Chosen, but Long Chen could sense a certain amount of pressure from them. Obviously, these people’s strengths were not ordinary.
As for Long Chen, he also attracted their attention. These heavenly geniuses also icily stared at Long Chen. If it weren’t for their seniors stopping them, they might have even tried to test him.
Long Chen frowned, an invisible killing intent rising in his heart. Originally, he had thought that only a race as simple-minded and violent as the beast race would be so violent.
But in the human race’s territory, this kind of phenomenon continued to appear. Long Chen didn’t know how these people’s brains grew.
Each one of them was like an angry bull. When they encountered other bulls, they could fight without any reason. It was as if only by killing their opponents would they be able to show their meaning.
Having been provoked so many times, seeing those people’s greedy and vicious gazes, that kind of high and mighty attitude of wanting to exterminate all life was completely infuriating.
If these people dared to attack, Long Chen could guarantee that none of them would be able to live to see tomorrow’s sun.
Long Chen was furious, but he didn’t know why he was angry. But that fury came from the depths of his soul, and he couldn’t suppress it.
Fortunately, these people didn’t attack Long Chen in the end. As he advanced, he saw an ocean.
At the edge of the shore was a large pile of rubble. Long Chen had only just arrived when he heard Bai Shishi’s voice.
“Now that you’ve come, I thought you’d already forgotten you came from the Lingxiao Academy!”
The elder from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company clenched his teeth and left. He looked like he wanted to bite Long Chen to death.
For an auction house to help others auction items, they would have to charge at least 10%, or even 30%.
As for Long Chen, he was asking for their handling fee. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
Originally, the Soaring Dragon Trading Company had asked him to come over to discuss this matter. Their initial expectations were about twenty percent of the transaction fee.
But the elder didn’t feel confident enough. He didn’t dare to ask for too much, afraid of infuriating Long Chen. He directly stated his bottom line.
As a result, Long Chen ended up biting back. After the auction was over, he would charge them ten percent of the transaction fee.
Long Chen’s reason was that if they used his item, it would attract so many people to auction it off. Furthermore, there was definitely more than one item for auction. The Gankun Cauldron would definitely be the finale.
“Once the Heaven Splitting Cauldron appears, it will definitely attract countless experts. You already have so many things to auction, so who knows whether or not you’ll shamelessly sell your tickets?
“What? Aren’t you going to express your gratitude for auctioning my things and earning so much money?
Long Chen’s retort caused the elder to be speechless. In the end, Long Chen grew impatient and said that if they wanted to cooperate, then they should cooperate. If they didn’t, then they should scram. If they really couldn’t, then he would open the auction himself.
The elder was trembling with fury, but there was nothing he could do. He could only say he couldn’t make the decision and go back to ask for instructions.
But Long Chen knew they had no choice but to cooperate with him. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to explain themselves to some people.
As expected, the elder returned after half a day. His expression was like a melon, and the way he looked at Long Chen was filled with endless malice. It was like Long Chen had just excavated their ancestral tomb.
In the end, the agreement was finalized. Seven days later, the auction would begin. Long Chen’s cauldron would be the finale.
Furthermore, everything had gone according to Long Chen’s expectations. The Soaring Dragon Trading Company had shamelessly sold tickets for a high price of one hundred World King Crystals each. Furthermore, it was the lowest price.
There were hundreds of high-class tickets, and the expensive private rooms were thousands.
“I suddenly feel a bit regretful. I feel like ten percent is a bit…” said Long Chen.
“Don’t go too far…”
The elder from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company thought Long Chen was about to change his mind and jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
“It’s fine. I can’t be bothered to bicker. Let’s just leave it at that!” Long Chen signed the agreement under the supervision of the photographic jade.
In that case, the commission was complete. However, the Soaring Dragon Trading Company wanted to send the Gankun Cauldron to them in advance for safekeeping, but Long Chen refused. He was worried about them.
It seemed they also knew that this thought wasn’t very realistic, so they didn’t try to fight for it. After deciding on this, the elder left.
After finishing his work, Long Chen found that the Galaxy Master Sect didn’t need him to do anything. The disciples were all busy comprehending the Heavenly Star Art. He waved goodbye and left.
Long Chen left by himself. Guo Ran and Xia Chen were busy forging the second cauldron. As for the other Dragonblood warriors, they were spreading the news in the human region to gather the Dragonblood Legion.
However, for the Dragonblood Legion’s safety, Long Chen had them form a group of a hundred people. That way, even if they encountered a supreme expert, they would have a chance to fight back. At the same time, there was a warning on their bodies that if they encountered any danger, Long Chen could directly go help them.
Although it would be less efficient, it would still take some time for the Sage Monarch Conference to begin.
After leaving the Galaxy Master Sect, Long Chen saw that many of the sects’ buildings were still growing.
There were also many places where buildings had already appeared, but no one was guarding them.
“The inheritance is still here. Unfortunately, there’s no one to inherit it.” Long Chen looked at those empty buildings and sighed.
These buildings represented the inheritance of a faction. Since these palaces still existed, it meant that these inheritances hadn’t been severed.
However, the opening of the Sage Monarch Conference required one to be at least an Immortal King. Otherwise, they would be expelled by the power here.
Right now, there were as many immortal kings as there were grains of sand in an eternal river in the Sage Monarch Continent. However, there were some inheritances that didn’t even have a single immortal king. The palace was completely empty and desolate.
Some places were still in ruins. That meant the inheritance had already been destroyed.
Long Chen walked through the ruins, drawing the attention of countless experts. They whispered behind him, clearly recognizing him.
The current Long Chen could be considered to have a bit of fame within the human race. It could be said that Long Chen’s fame came from the Gan Kun Cauldron.
In order to make a huge profit, the Soaring Dragon Trading Company was doing their best to promote it. Right now, Long Chen’s name was rising along with the Divine Earth Cauldron.
Those people looked at Long Chen as if they were looking at a dried up cauldron. Greed appeared in their eyes, and some of them were even eager to try, but in the end, no one dared to attack him, nor did anyone dare to provoke him.
Long Chen didn’t pay any attention to them. He continued in a certain direction. The further he went, the slower the buildings grew.
In fact, some of the buildings in the camp didn’t even have roofs. But the aura coming from these buildings caused Long Chen to feel apprehensive.
They were all Chosen, but Long Chen could sense a certain amount of pressure from them. Obviously, these people’s strengths were not ordinary.
As for Long Chen, he also attracted their attention. These heavenly geniuses also icily stared at Long Chen. If it weren’t for their seniors stopping them, they might have even tried to test him.
Long Chen frowned, an invisible killing intent rising in his heart. Originally, he had thought that only a race as simple-minded and violent as the beast race would be so violent.
But in the human race’s territory, this kind of phenomenon continued to appear. Long Chen didn’t know how these people’s brains grew.
Each one of them was like an angry bull. When they encountered other bulls, they could fight without any reason. It was as if only by killing their opponents would they be able to show their meaning.
Having been provoked so many times, seeing those people’s greedy and vicious gazes, that kind of high and mighty attitude of wanting to exterminate all life was completely infuriating.
If these people dared to attack, Long Chen could guarantee that none of them would be able to live to see tomorrow’s sun.
Long Chen was furious, but he didn’t know why he was angry. But that fury came from the depths of his soul, and he couldn’t suppress it.
Fortunately, these people didn’t attack Long Chen in the end. As he advanced, he saw an ocean.
At the edge of the shore was a large pile of rubble. Long Chen had only just arrived when he heard Bai Shishi’s voice.
“Now that you’ve come, I thought you had already forgotten that you came from the Lingxiao Academy!”
Long Chen had only just gotten close to the ruins when he heard Bai Shishi’s voice. Following that voice, he saw a luxuriously dressed Bai Shishi standing not too far away.
Golden divine light circulated around her. As she stood in front of the ruins, the entire ruins seemed to shine with gold and jade because of her existence.
What was different from the past was that Bai Shishi had a sword on her back. That sword was something Long Chen had snatched from the ghost ship.
Bai Shishi stood on top of the ruins. Her golden dress fluttered in the wind, and golden divine light circulated around her. She already possessed a beauty capable of causing the downfall of a city or state, and now, she was even more graceful and noble, causing others to feel ashamed of their inferiority.
Bai Shishi icily stared at Long Chen. Long Chen’s lips gradually curled into a smile as he looked at Bai Shishi. Being stared at by Long Chen, Bai Shishi was quickly unable to resist, and a faint blush appeared on her face.
She really did want to turn away from Long Chen, but if she did, it would be the same as admitting defeat. So she stubbornly stared at Long Chen.
Seeing that Bai Shishi was about to reach her limit, Long Chen first said, “Sorry, I have too many things on my hands. Didn’t I just finish my work before rushing over? Oh, right, where are Little Le and the others?”
"Stop talking nonsense. Why didn't you bring Qingxuan here?" Bai Shishi asked coldly.
“She…”
Long Chen immediately felt a headache coming on, but he could only force himself to say, “Qingxuan is refining pills, and she’s still in seclusion. I’m too embarrassed to call her.”
"Are you embarrassed or afraid that I'll do something to her?" Bai Shishi asked.
“I’m just afraid it’ll be a bit awkward,” said Long Chen awkwardly.
"What's there to be embarrassed about? Are you afraid that I'll bully her?" Bai Shishi asked angrily.
“How could that be? How could you bully her? You’re such a kind person,” laughed Long Chen.
“You bad person, I knew you would arrive first. I’ve been standing guard here every day, afraid that Qingxuan would come and I wouldn’t be able to greet her. As for you… as for you…” As she spoke, Bai Shishi’s eyes reddened, and she couldn’t hold back her tears any longer.
Long Chen hadn’t expected Bai Shishi to have been waiting here for so long. It seemed she was trying to express her goodwill to Yu Qingxuan.
Long Chen knew Bai Shishi’s character. She was someone who cared more about her face than her life. For her to be willing to suffer such grievances, Long Chen was both moved and ashamed.
“I’m sorry to have wronged you.” Long Chen walked up to her and held her hand.
“Don’t move. Someone saw you.” Bai Shishi hastily pulled her hand away from Long Chen, both embarrassed and angry.
At this moment, Bai Shishi's face was covered in sparkling tears. She looked like a pear blossom standing proudly in the rain. She was both beautiful and lovable.
“What’s there to be afraid of? I like you. I’m not afraid of others finding out.” Long Chen smiled.
Bai Shishi's face turned even redder at such a blatant confession. However, deep in her eyes was a look of deep gratitude and gratification.
Although she had been with Long Chen for so long and had gone through life and death with him, this was the first time Long Chen had confessed to her so openly.
Although this confession wasn’t too serious, it was still a heartfelt confession. She was delighted, but she rolled her eyes at Long Chen.
“Who is as thick-skinned as you?”
Hehe, done!
Seeing Bai Shishi’s rebuking gaze, Long Chen smiled inside. Finally, the rain had passed and the sky was clear.
“Shishi, you’re getting more beautiful. What should we do?” asked Long Chen.
"Scram. Don't tease me with your words. Do you think I'll forgive you just because you put in a few good words? Besides, what do you mean by what to do?" Bai Shishi was a little embarrassed.
Although she knew Long Chen was intentionally trying to get on her good side so she could quickly calm down, her anger was just an act. In truth, when she had first seen Long Chen, she had already stopped being angry.
Even Bai Shishi herself hated herself. She had originally wanted to torment this fellow. It had been such a long time, but he still hadn't come to see her. He really didn't value her.
But she found that she didn’t even have the ability to get angry. Was this the fate her mother had spoken of? Once a woman fell in love with someone, she would no longer have the power to struggle?
“You’re getting more beautiful, but I haven’t improved at all. I’m still the same as before.
“If you stand with me, you’ll be like a swan accompanying a toad, a phoenix following a crow. I’m under a great deal of pressure!” Long Chen shrugged.
Although she knew Long Chen was just teasing her, she still couldn’t help but laugh. She was both embarrassed and angry. This time, she had lost.
Bai Shishi reached out and pinched the soft spot on Long Chen’s waist.
“Aiya!”
Long Chen let out a miserable cry. This time, Bai Shishi was truly vicious. Her soft hands instantly became golden pincers. Even Long Chen’s defenses were useless.
“Warrior, please spare me!” begged Long Chen.
"Who's a warrior? Are you mocking me for not being slender enough?" Bai Shishi was instantly infuriated.
“No, no, no, it was just a slip of the tongue. Please spare my life.” Long Chen hastily corrected himself.
Only then did Bai Shishi glare at Long Chen and retract her hand. A pleased expression finally appeared on her face, and all her previous bitterness vanished.
If he wasn’t a warrior, then what was he? Even a warrior wouldn’t have that much strength, right? Long Chen rubbed his waist and found that his skin had already turned purple.
“Congratulations, fairy Shishi. Your strength has once more advanced. I’m afraid I’ll have to rely on your protection in the future. Please be magnanimous and accept me,” said Long Chen.
"Why aren't you healing? Doesn't it hurt?" Bai Shishi asked.
“This matter was my fault in the first place. It’s only right for me to be punished. Only if it hurts a bit will I remember,” laughed Long Chen.
“Furthermore, compared to the grievances you’ve suffered, this is nothing. Although I never said anything about what you’ve sacrificed, I understand.”
Bai Shishi suddenly threw herself into Long Chen’s embrace, repeatedly punching him in the chest. She couldn’t help but cry:
“Bastard, are you trying to take my life?!”
Bai Shishi was like a child who had finally found an outlet to vent her endless grievances. She cried to her heart's content.
She was an arrogant person. For Long Chen, she had given up her own pride. She had once looked down on the mother of two women. But now, she was even worse than her mother.
Sometimes, she was terrified, helpless, and often out of sorts. She knew why she was living such a difficult life.
But love was an unbreakable curse. No matter how hard she tried, she was unable to break free. No matter how strong a person was, in front of love, they could only admit defeat.
But Long Chen’s words just now had completely captivated her. She was both gratified and panicked, feeling both sweet and bitter.
Only in Long Chen’s embrace would she truly feel at peace. Long Chen also allowed Bai Shishi to vent. He knew this arrogant fairy had too many grievances in her heart.
“Oh! When did the Lingxiao Academy become a place of love?”
Just at this moment, a strange voice rang out. A group of people had appeared beside them.
Long Chen had been feeling guilty when he had heard that someone had come. He had been displeased to begin with, but now that someone was mocking him, he was infuriated.
Only then did Bai Shishi notice that someone had arrived. She quickly turned around and wiped the tears off her face.
Long Chen looked at this group of people and saw an elder leading over ten disciples. They were all looking at them. When the male disciples saw Bai Shishi’s face, their eyes were filled with shock. But when they looked at Long Chen, they were filled with envy and disdain.
“This is the Numinous Sky Academy’s territory. You’re not welcome here, so scram!” said Long Chen icily.
“Who do you think you are to dare be so unbridled here?” sneered a man.
As soon as that person opened his mouth, Long Chen immediately recognized him.
“Don’t spout nonsense. I don’t like you. If you spout crap again, I’ll beat the crap out of you,” said Long Chen impatiently.
“Brat, you’re courting death!”
That person was infuriated. They saw that Bai Shishi was wearing a golden dress. The collar, sleeves, and skirt were all embroidered with the special insignia of the Numinous Sky Academy, indicating that she was a disciple of the Numinous Sky Academy.
As for Long Chen, he was wearing a black robe and didn’t have any identification on him. Such a person was clearly someone from a low level faction.
That was because the disciples of high level powers would all reveal their identities. That would scare away many people and save them a great deal of trouble.
When they had arrived, they had seen Bai Shishi hugging a black-robed man. They had thought that it was a disciple from the Numinous Sky Academy who had gone on a date with a disciple from a foreign power.
They might be afraid of the Lingxiao Academy’s disciples, but those disciples who didn’t have any status were killed by the powers behind them.
In the Sage Monarch Conference, there was an unwritten rule that if you didn’t reveal your identity, you were just acting mysterious. Others could understand that you couldn’t see the light of day, and that you were up to no good.
“Because you didn’t reveal your identity and were killed by others, no one knows who you are or where you came from.
That was why people who didn’t reveal their identities were killed for nothing. No matter how powerful their background was, it was very difficult for them to hold others accountable.
There was no mark on Long Chen’s body, so they didn’t place him in their eyes. That was especially true with so many of them present, while Long Chen was just one person.
“It’s fine. Don’t kill anyone.” Bai Shishi knew Long Chen was angry, so she pulled on his hand.
But Bai Shishi’s emotional intelligence really wasn’t high. For her to advise Long Chen like this was equivalent to slapping their faces.
“Kill? Let me kill you!”
That person’s figure shook, and he appeared behind Long Chen like a ghost.
Pu!
A golden light flashed, and that person’s arm was severed by a golden sword. He let out a miserable cry and retreated.
“What?”
The experts who had come with him were all shocked. Even that Xiantian Heavenly Venerate was shocked. With his cultivation base, he hadn’t seen how Bai Shishi had attacked.
“Do you know who he is? He’s the youngest dean in the history of the Lingxiao Academy. Do you think he has the qualifications to tell you to scram?” demanded Bai Shishi coldly.
“He’s Long Chen?”
Some people cried out. They had clearly heard of Long Chen’s name, but they had never seen what he looked like.
“The Numinous Sky Academy is so arrogant. Is this how you treat your guests?” asked the Xiantian Heavenly Venerate.
“You think you’re guests? Each and every one of you is acting like bandits. I’m a doctor now, and I specialize in treating all kinds of dissatisfaction.
“If I tell you to scram, then scram. If you aren’t convinced, then just directly attack. I have a stomach full of fury,” sneered Long Chen.
Long Chen couldn’t be bothered to be courteous to such people. He realized that whether it was the sea demons or the humans, if they wanted to obtain the respect of others, they had to be unyielding.
“The more courteous you are to them, the more they will try to take advantage of you. They’ll think you’re afraid of them and make things difficult for you.
“Good, is this the attitude of your Lingxiao Academy? Are you sure you represent the Lingxiao Academy?” asked the elder.
“That’s right. His attitude represents the attitude of the Numinous Sky Academy.”
Just at this moment, an ancient voice rang out. Hearing that voice, Long Chen was both surprised and delighted. That voice belonged to the headmaster of the Lingxiao Academy, Bai Letian.
“Hahaha, what humility? The current Lingxiao Academy is no longer the old Lingxiao Academy. Its attitude has changed. The number one academy in the world? Hehe, it has completely declined. Let’s go.” The elder sneered and waved his hand, bringing those people away.
“But the enmity of my severed arm…”
The man whose arm had been severed by Bai Shishi glared at her with resentment.
“The enmity of losing an arm is much greater than the enmity of losing a life. If I had taken action, you would already be on the path of reincarnation. You still don’t know what’s good for you. Are you a pig that only remembers to eat and doesn’t remember to be beaten?” snorted Long Chen.
In reality, he had already made up his mind to kill her. If Bai Shishi had not acted first, he would already be dead. It would not be his turn to scream here.
In the end, that man was pulled away by his companions. But before they left, their eyes were filled with hatred. They had clearly remembered this enmity.
After those people left, Long Chen turned to Bai Shishi and gave her a thumbs-up. “Amazing. That move of yours was too powerful. You actually merged with that sword?”
A faint smile appeared on Bai Shishi's pretty face, and a rare sly look appeared in her eyes.
“You were also deceived?”
Long Chen nodded. “I really was tricked. The sword on your back was a lie. When you draw your sword, you don’t even need to draw it.”
Previously, Bai Shishi’s attack had been too fast and too bizarre. Long Chen hadn’t even been able to see it clearly. But then he realized that when Bai Shishi had attacked, her sword had been in her hand. When she had pulled back, her sword had merged into her body. Even Long Chen had been tricked.
That was why Long Chen had guessed that Bai Shishi had already merged with her sword. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to attack so freely.
“This sword’s origins are shocking, and it contains a terrifying inheritance. After returning from the three thousand worlds, it began to merge with me.
“It was only after I fused with it that I realized that it was very likely an Immortal Armament. I had used it to fight against an Immortal Armament, but it was completely unharmed.
“I really must thank you. This sword is the turning point of my fate. The current me is no longer the old me. I am confident that I will be able to make an outstanding performance in the Sage Monarch Conference.”
Confidence shone on Bai Shishi's pretty face. Her eyes were filled with excitement. Clearly, she was extremely confident.
“There’s no need to be so courteous between us. Aiya, how rude. Bring me to see the headmaster!” Long Chen slapped his forehead. He had been so focused on talking to Bai Shishi that he had forgotten about the headmaster.
As soon as Long Chen and Bai Shishi walked into the camp, they saw countless unfriendly gazes looking at them. No, it should be said that they were looking at him.
“Who are they?”
Long Chen entered the camp and saw many experts wearing unfamiliar robes. Their eyes brightened when they saw Bai Shishi.
But when they saw Long Chen and Bai Shishi walking side by side, their expressions became a bit ugly. They brazenly looked Long Chen up and down. In fact, some people even dared to use their souls to look at him.
That made Long Chen feel extremely disgusted. This kind of conduct was extremely rude. Although it wasn’t humiliating, it made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
"They're all here to observe," Bai Shishi said.
“Observe?”
Bai Shishi said helplessly, "The Ling Xiao Academy is the oldest academy in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. It's also a treasure shared by humans.
It was rumored that the founding ancestor of the Numinous Sky Academy had once made a great wish. He had used the Dao and reason to reform all living things, allowing them to distinguish between good and evil, allowing them to live in peace.
Therefore, the gates of the Numinous Sky Academy were open to all living beings. Any living being had the right to enter the Numinous Sky Academy to study.
However, it was said that later on, the human race had been targeted by various races. They had fought for countless years, and even those races that had once been disciples of the academies had attacked the Lingxiao Academy.
It was unknown which generation of deans had set the rule that the Lingxiao Academy was only open to humans. If other races wanted to study, they had to pass the tests and pass the tests before they could enter.
Later on, the Lingxiao Academy declined more, gradually showing signs of being destroyed. As a result, not many people cared about the Lingxiao Academy.
Lingxiao Academy couldn’t even save itself. It was declining day by day, and people no longer believed that Lingxiao Academy had the ability to save all life.
“There are even some powers that want to take advantage of this opportunity to devour the Lingxiao Academy. You’ve also seen how we’re being targeted in the Deep Heaven.
It had been many times since the Lingxiao Academy had participated in the Sage Monarch Conference. Without the disciples of the Lingxiao Academy, the Lingxiao Ruins would not appear again.
“It wasn’t until a few days ago when we arrived that we were able to see the light of day again in the Lingxiao Remnant. As a result, some people came to take advantage of us.
“As for our Lingxiao Academy, we had our ancestors’ orders, so we had no choice but to allow them to enter.” Bai Shishi looked at these people with a hint of disgust.
Before Long Chen had arrived, she had been guarding the entrance every day. There were quite a few people who thought they were handsome, confident, and shockingly talented. They had gone up to curry favor with Bai Shishi, but she had never gotten tired of it. In the end, she had cut off a few people’s hands. Only then did they become more well-behaved and stay away from Bai Shishi. But behind her back, they were secretly discussing her.
That irritated her. She was an arrogant person, and other than Long Chen, no one else could enter her eyes. These people were intentionally acting like they were peacocks trying to attract her attention, making her feel extremely childish and disgusted.
But no matter how much she disliked them, if they didn’t provoke her, she wouldn’t be able to find a reason to attack them. So she could only endure.
As for these young disciples, they were all extremely proud. In fact, they were secretly competing to see who would be able to make Bai Shishi open her mouth to speak. That was enough to prove that he was a crane amongst chickens.
Bai Shishi naturally wouldn’t bother with these immature fellows. She had been waiting for Long Chen to appear, and now that he had appeared, the icy expression on her face had disappeared. She was still smiling, clearly in a good mood.
When this scene was witnessed by this group of people, they immediately felt extremely upset. They tried all ways to attract Bai Shishi's attention, but she did not even look at them.
They were all proud heavenly geniuses, and they were all extremely conceited. This kind of blow made them feel extremely uncomfortable.
But the only thing that made them feel better was that they were all failures. That way, it wouldn’t be too ugly.
But now that Long Chen had arrived, he was walking shoulder to shoulder with Bai Shishi. Bai Shishi’s icy expression had completely disappeared. She was like a maiden in love. As long as they weren’t blind, they could tell that she liked this black-robed fellow.
“So that’s how it is. The academy’s founder really is a kind person. Perhaps he wants to find a path that can allow all life to coexist peacefully!” Long Chen nodded. Sharing the academy’s knowledge to all life was something that moved him.
Knowledge came from all living things, and then it was fed to all living things. This was a bit like how a sea whale died in the sea, and knowledge was like a mirror. Perhaps people could recognize themselves, but this idea was too difficult to realize!
As soon as Long Chen and Bai Shishi appeared, they drew the attention of countless experts. There were many people here who were looking over some stone monuments. As soon as they arrived, they all looked at Long Chen and Bai Shishi.
Long Chen ignored them and continued walking alongside Bai Shishi. As they walked, Long Chen noticed that the Lingxiao Academy was still in its most basic stage. There were many halls that hadn’t even taken shape yet.
However, there were many foundations with runes and murals that Long Chen had never seen before.
“The most ancient academy in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. Could it be that the construction of the Sage Monarch Conference was restored according to the passing of time?” asked Long Chen.
The Star River Sect had long since recovered, and its inheritance hadn’t been very long. Long Chen couldn’t help but guess.
“The headmaster said that this is only one of the reasons. The time of inheritance, the number of followers, the influence on the Heavenly Daos, the rise and fall of karmic luck, and so on all of these factors cause the recovery speed to vary,” explained Bai Shishi.
“Then doesn’t that mean our Lingxiao Academy is the strongest human race power? It seems the Lingxiao Academy’s recovery speed is the slowest!” laughed Long Chen.
“Tch, ignorant!”
Before Bai Shishi could say anything, someone sneered with disdain.
“Oh? How so?” Long Chen looked at that person and saw that he was a Chosen.
The Chosen sneered, “When it comes to the strongest, when will it be your Numinous Sky Academy’s turn?
“Recovery speed has nothing to do with the strength of a faction. Brat, you can eat whatever you want, but you can’t say whatever you want. Otherwise, you’ll be slapped in the face.”
Bai Shishi’s expression sank. She was just about to say something when Long Chen held her hand, telling her not to say anything.
Everyone saw that Long Chen was actually holding Bai Shishi’s hand, while Bai Shishi, such a prideful person, obediently stopped talking after being held by Long Chen. The heavenly geniuses were all infuriated, feeling a deep sense of defeat.
In their eyes, although Long Chen’s qi and blood were powerful, he didn’t have the aura of a Chosen. In this place, he was probably just a lower-middle class disciple.
For such a weak person to be able to obtain the fairy’s favor, they all thought that it was all because of Long Chen’s appearance. They thought Long Chen was just a ‘pretty boy’, but in truth, he was nothing.
Long Chen didn’t get angry at the Chosen’s ridicule. Instead, he walked up to him.
“It seems I really am ignorant. Then may I ask which faction do you think is the strongest amongst the human race?”
“Of course it’s our Heaven Gate Profound Sect.”
“Fuck, I was waiting for you to say that!” Long Chen’s expression immediately sank, and he viciously swung his hand.
“You’re already the strongest, so why are you still here?”
Right at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out from the depths of the void. It was the voice of a god.
That heavenly genius had never imagined that Long Chen would approach him just to slap him.
Furthermore, Long Chen had already set up a trap in his words, waiting for his reply.
That slap completely stunned him. He rolled into the distance, his fury soaring. He crawled up from the ground and was just about to curse at Long Chen.
Pu!
He vomited a mouthful of blood and felt the world spin around him. His eyes rolled back and he fainted.
“You… you’re despicable and shameless! This is a sneak attack!” roared someone.
“Even if I didn’t sneak attack you, you still wouldn’t be a match for me. I can’t be bothered to waste words with you.
“If you think you’re so amazing, then why did you come to my Lingxiao Academy? Learning from my Lingxiao Academy is so amazing. Where did you get the courage to do that?
“If you really were badass, you wouldn’t have come to my Lingxiao Academy to study. Since you’ve come to study, you should lower your heads.
“If you can stay, then stay. If you can’t stay, then scram. I don’t like your bad habits. In the Numinous Sky Academy, you better be more well-behaved. Otherwise, all of you can scram. I’ll beat you lightly. If you anger me, I’ll beat you until you can’t even take care of yourself,” sneered Long Chen.
These fellows really were crazy. They had come here to learn, but they were still so arrogant. Were their brains full of crap?
“Who are you? How can you be so arrogant? Does the Lingxiao Academy belong to your family?!”
“That’s right, it’s my family’s. So what? You don’t want to accept it? If you don’t, you’ll have to endure it with me. If you want to learn things in the Lingxiao Academy, you have to have a learning attitude and follow the rules here.
From now on, anyone who didn’t behave themselves in the Numinous Sky Academy would be expelled. It was useless to plead for leniency.
“Any faction that violates the rules will have their entire faction scram,” snorted Long Chen. He ignored them and left with Bai Shishi.
These heavenly geniuses were all intimidated by Long Chen’s domineeringness. They were unable to imagine just what status this black-robed fellow had.
Long Chen and Bai Shishi walked side by side until they reached the core region of the ruins. Along the way, they saw many disciples from other powers, but they didn’t see anyone from the Numinous Sky Academy.
“What’s going on? Our Numinous Sky Academy has been taken over by other powers?” Long Chen frowned.
Along the way, Long Chen saw quite a few envious gazes and quite a few people provoking him. That infuriated him, and he really wanted to kick them out.
But since he didn’t know what was going on, Long Chen could only endure. At this time, he really couldn’t bear it any longer.
“It can’t be considered occupied!”
Just at this moment, the kind-looking Bai Letian appeared in front of Long Chen. When Long Chen saw him, he hastily went up to greet Bai Shishi.
Bai Letian chuckled. “When the Lingxiao Academy was first established, it was also supported by various large factions.
The academy was like a rolling snowball, growing bigger. That was how the current Endless Book Seas existed.
“It can be said that the Lingxiao Academy belongs to the entire world. It shouldn’t be private, so we have to be more open-minded.”
“But these people take our kindness for granted. It really pisses me off,” said Long Chen.
“You don’t like it, and hehe, I also don’t like it. But I have to follow my ancestral teachings, so I can’t do anything to them.
“But you are different. You didn’t obtain the position of principal through inheritance, but through merit. So don’t follow the ancestral teachings.
“I didn’t come here to preside over the Sage Monarch Conference. I came here on another mission, so everything here is up to you.” Bai Letian smiled.
“Then you mean…” probed Long Chen.
“I don’t mean anything. It’s all up to you.” Bai Letian smiled mysteriously.
Long Chen’s mouth suddenly dropped open. He remembered that Headmaster Bai Letian was an immortal king who had once fought against Enpuda’s clone.
Only now did Long Chen notice that Bai Letian had the aura of an Immortal King, a World King, and a Heavenly Venerate. He was unable to sense his true cultivation base. This was his first time encountering such a situation.
Seemingly understanding Long Chen’s thoughts, Bai Letian said, “Sometimes, what you see in this world is just what others want you to see. Seeing isn’t necessarily the truth.
This time, the opening of the Sage Monarch Conference was extremely sudden. In fact, there was something fishy about it, so I had no choice but to come personally.
“Now that you’ve come, I can leave without worry. I’ll leave everything here to you,” said Bai Letian.
“Headmaster, you can’t do that! I still have many things to do!” Long Chen jumped in fright. Before the start of the martial competition, he had many things to do.
“It’s fine. With the Battle God Hall’s Hall Master personally guarding, the Lingxiao Academy won’t be in danger.
However, the Hall Master didn’t like to talk and wasn’t good at socializing. He only cared about the safety of this place.
“So all you need to do is maintain order here. Everything else doesn’t matter. Just do what you need to do!” laughed Bai Letian.
“But…” Long Chen didn’t want to take on this responsibility. He still had to handle the auction.
But if he was busy here, then he would have to act as the dean of the Lingxiao Academy. That wouldn’t be convenient to trick people.
“There’s no buts. Young people can do whatever they want. Don’t be like us old fellows who are always so overcautious.
Young people should have the vigor and boldness of young people. Just do as you please. What status and position are you talking about?
“I still have some urgent matters to attend to, so I won’t waste time with you. Go see the Hall Master.” Bai Letian laughed and directly sent him off.
Long Chen and Bai Shishi could only leave Bai Letian’s side. Seeing Long Chen’s bitter expression, Bai Shishi couldn’t help but laugh.
“What? The current you isn’t like the Long Chen I know. Where’s your fearless aura?”
“Shishi, let me tell you something. I’m afraid I’ll ruin the academy’s reputation,” said Long Chen.
Bai Shishi laughed, “It’s like you’ve done something good.”
Long Chen was speechless. But then thinking about it, in his days with Bai Shishi, he really hadn’t done anything good.
"Alright, no matter what you do, I will follow you. Whether it's fame or infamy, I'm not afraid. What are you afraid of?" A blush appeared on Bai Shishi's face at the end of her speech. She was still a little shy about revealing her heart.
“Hehe, is this what it means to follow a chicken when it’s married?” laughed Long Chen.
"Who said I wanted to marry you? How thick-skinned," Bai Shishi rebuked.
“Cough, cough…”
Just as the two of them were laughing, a cough rang out. Three people had already appeared in front of them.
One of them was Bai Shishi’s father, Bai Zhantang. Beside him was a muscular man, and the person between them gave Long Chen a fright.
“Greetings, Hall Master.”
Bai Shishi hastily pulled on Long Chen and bowed to him.
“Hall Master?”
Long Chen’s heart pounded. This palace master was actually a dragon expert.
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That Hall Master looked to be in his thirties. His body was like an iron tower, and his face was dark. Primal chaos runes revolved around his eyes.
However, his aura didn’t leak out at all. It was difficult to see his strength from his outer appearance.
With the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, Long Chen was able to sense the power he was hiding.
This kind of feeling was something Long Chen had only ever felt from Xu Jianxiong. The thing that surprised him the most was that this palace master had a powerful dragon aura.
As someone with dragon blood, Long Chen was extremely sensitive to dragon race experts. He definitely wouldn’t mistake them. That was why he was so shocked.
“Brat, what are you just standing there for? Haven’t you seen the Hall Master yet?” Bai Zhantang was irritated to see Long Chen with Bai Shishi.
In his heart, his daughter was like a fairy. As for Long Chen, he was glib-tongued and glib-tongued. He wasn’t worthy of his daughter. He wasn’t a suitable person to entrust his life to.
Just now, Bai Shishi had pulled Long Chen to the side. But Long Chen had been shocked by the hall master’s status and hadn’t bowed with Bai Shishi.
“There’s no need.”
The Hall Master waved his hand. He also looked at Long Chen with a strange expression. After a while, he nodded, seeming to admire Long Chen.
After nodding, the hall master turned and left without saying a word. Bai Shishi was a bit nervous. She didn’t know if it was because of Long Chen’s rudeness that made the hall master angry.
“Headmaster Long Chen, once Headmaster Bai leaves, I’ll leave everything here to you. The Hall Master isn’t good with words, and he’s not good at using his mouth.
“So in this aspect, you’ll have to work harder. If you ever need to use your mouth, the Hall Master will be very happy to help.” An expert beside Bai Zhantang smiled.
He was standing with Bai Zhantang, and he was also standing beside the Hall Master. In other words, their statuses were the same. They were both vice hall masters of the Battle God Hall.
This time, Long Chen finally saw through Bai Zhantang’s cultivation base: Heavenly Venerate. On the surface, he was still at the Immortal King realm, but he was no longer able to hide from Long Chen’s senses.
Furthermore, Long Chen could sense that their auras were strange. There was a seal in his body that had intentionally sealed his cultivation base to conceal his aura.
If Long Chen hadn’t cultivated the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, he wouldn’t have been able to sense his true cultivation base. The Numinous Sky Academy was too well hidden.
What Long Chen couldn’t understand the most was that back in the Netherworld, he had seen Bai Zhantang fight several times. He had clearly gone all-out, so why hadn’t he broken the seal?
Long Chen didn’t believe it. They had only advanced this much after he had left the Numinous Sky Academy.
As for Bai Zhantang’s aura, it was different from an ordinary Heavenly Venerate’s. It was a strange aura between an ordinary Heavenly Venerate and a Connate Heavenly Venerate.
This discovery made Long Chen realize that the most ancient academy in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths wasn’t just for show. It was hidden too deeply.
Now that he thought about it, those powers targeting the Lingxiao Academy was truly laughable. They were like ants plotting to devour a sleeping dragon.
“Headmaster has already warned me. I definitely won’t disappoint you.” Long Chen cupped his fists.
Now that things had already reached this point, there was no point in continuing to refuse. With the Lingxiao Academy’s deep foundation, there was no need to be afraid of him causing trouble.
Furthermore, Long Chen had a faint feeling that the reason Headmaster Bai Letian had sent him here was also because of his schemes. Perhaps they wanted Long Chen to cause some trouble.
“Then I’ll have to trouble Principal Long Chen. I’m leaving. I won’t hold up your family’s reunion.” That person smiled and patted Bai Zhantang on the shoulder before leaving.
Now, only Bai Zhantang, Bai Shishi, and Long Chen were left. Looking at his future father-in-law’s dark expression, Long Chen immediately felt a bit awkward. It seemed his future father-in-law had never liked him.
“Hall master, do you have anything else you want to say to me?” But he couldn’t not say anything, so Long Chen could only speak first. If you didn’t, then you should leave as well. Everyone else had left, so wouldn’t it be awkward if you didn’t leave?
“Hmph.”
Bai Zhantang opened his mouth several times, wanting to say something, but he didn’t know what to say. In the end, he coldly snorted and turned to leave.
Long Chen shrugged helplessly at Bai Shishi. His meaning was that he was already very courteous, but he didn’t want to see him.
Bai Shishi smiled slightly at Bai Zhantang's departure. She didn't take it to heart. After all, she rarely spoke to her father.
“Boss!”
Just at this moment, Bai Xiaole ran out and excitedly shouted when she saw Long Chen.
It wasn’t just Bai Xiaole. Qin Feng, Qi Yu, Mu Qingyun, Luo Bing, Luo Ning, Zhong Ling, Zhong Xiu, and many other familiar faces appeared in front of Long Chen.
They were all incomparably excited to see Long Chen, especially Zhong Ling and Zhong Xiu. It had been a long time since they had seen him.
They hadn’t participated in the Three Thousand Worlds. Ever since Long Chen had left the Numinous Sky Academy, they had never seen him again.
To Zhong Ling, Zhong Xiu, Mu Qingyun, and the others, it was Long Chen who had changed their lives. They were grateful to Long Chen from the bottom of their hearts. After he had left, it was like they had lost their backbone. Their lives had been extremely miserable.
Bai Shishi and Bai Xiaole had entered the three thousand worlds, and they had also brought back news of Long Chen. They were extremely gratified. Now that they saw Long Chen in person, they were unable to suppress their excitement.
“Big brother Long Chen, we missed you so much!” Zhong Ling couldn’t help sobbing.
Long Chen had always treated them like his own little sisters. Seeing her sobbing, his heart ached. He wiped away her tears while making them laugh.
Once they calmed down a bit, Long Chen asked Luo Bing and Luo Ning, “How is the Luo family?”
“The Luo family has disappeared.” Luo Bing and Luo Ning’s eyes immediately reddened.
“Disappear? How is that possible? When did that happen?” asked Long Chen.
“It was after the three thousand worlds ended. By the time we returned to the Luo family, the Luo family had already become a deep pit. It was like it had been dug out.
“Other than us in the academy, no one else can be contacted. I don’t know… I don’t know…” The always strong Luo Bing couldn’t hold back her tears.
“After three thousand worlds?”
Long Chen immediately thought of his grandfather. Back then, they had broken the seal. Could it have been his grandfather?
“Don’t be afraid. I should know about this. Go back and tell me everything. They’re all fine. They’re very safe,” comforted Long Chen.
Hearing that, Luo Bing and Luo Ning were delighted. This matter was like a huge boulder weighing down on their hearts. For Long Chen to know about this, they felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted off their shoulders.
Just as everyone was talking, they suddenly heard a commotion in the distance. Bai Xiaole couldn't help but angrily say:
“This group of people is too excessive. They actually want to enter the core region of our academy? I’ve already said that even we don’t have the qualifications to enter. Who do they think they are?”
At this time, the noise outside grew louder. Some people even began to curse.
“Let’s go. I’ll bring you to beat them up. In a bit, just give me a look and you’ll beat them to death. You don’t need to give me any face.”
“What is the meaning of your Lingxiao Academy? How many generations has it been? Your Lingxiao Academy has never participated in the Sage Monarch Conference.
“Now that we’ve finally managed to participate in the Sage Monarch Conference, the Lingxiao Academy has reappeared in the Sage Monarch Continent. Why? Do you want to use some outer items to send us away?”
“Has your Lingxiao Academy forgotten your ancestral teachings? Back then, it was only because of the support of the entire human race that it was able to reach its former glory.
“Now that you’ve sealed off the core region, you’re forgetting your roots. You’re being ungrateful. Call out your manager.”
“Back then, what did your Lingxiao Academy promise you? Anything that belongs to the Lingxiao Academy is something that belongs to the entire world.
“Now? Are you slapping yourselves in the face? How are you acting like this? Are you any different from a swindler?”
Countless disciples wearing different robes were standing outside the core region’s gates, cursing and shouting.
Countless people began to cheer, and the atmosphere was extremely lively. The disciples were all so excited that they seemed to be on the verge of losing control.
The Lingxiao Academy’s disciples guarding the entrance also panicked. They had already reported this to the higher-ups, but there had been no reply. They didn’t know how long they could last.
Seeing the disciples of the Lingxiao Academy panic, these people became even more unbridled. Some of them even began to point at the disciples of the Lingxiao Academy and curse them. Their words were coarse and extremely insulting.
The Lingxiao Academy’s disciples were both shocked and infuriated. But they only had a few hundred people, while there were hundreds of thousands of experts on the other side. They didn’t even dare to retort, afraid of incurring public anger.
“What number one academy? What treasures of the nine heavens? They’re all lies! Everyone, attack together! We might as well destroy this sanctimonious academy and turn it into ruins!” roared someone.
“The Lingxiao Academy has gone too far. They took our things, but they didn’t keep their promises. That’s cheating.
“Everyone, let’s attack together and take back what belongs to us. No one can stop us.” Someone loudly incited. It was as if they had been wronged.
As the saying goes, if you’re not afraid of bad things, you’re afraid of bad people. With so many people here, they were already filled with dissatisfaction. Now that someone had intentionally lit a fire in the medicinal barrel, they immediately charged at the Lingxiao Academy’s disciples.
Pu pu pu…
The disciples of the Lingxiao Academy were both shocked and infuriated. In this kind of situation, if they were killed, they wouldn’t even know who had done it. Just as they didn’t know what to do, blood splashed.
The clamor and shouting seemed to have been cut off by something. In the beginning, over ten people had charged forward, but as a result, over ten heads flew into the air, blood splashing everywhere.
It was like a bucket of cold water had been poured over their heads. Those people who had been muddled by their fury instantly woke up. They looked at the group of people in front of them with shock.
“Continue shouting! Continue shouting! Let me see just how arrogant you are, daring to act so unbridled in my Lingxiao Academy!”
At this critical moment, Long Chen arrived.
Seeing the black-robed Long Chen, those disciples cheered. Long Chen had always been their idol.
“Your Lingxiao Academy really is rude! How could you randomly kill people?!”
Pu!
That person had only just finished speaking when Mu Qingyun unsheathed his sword. A bolt of lightning shot through the air, cutting that person in two.
Mu Qingyun was a genius of the Sword Dao, and Long Chen had once given her some guidance on the Sword Dao. But Long Chen wasn’t a sword cultivator, so he was only able to enlighten Mu Qingyun.
But after Long Chen’s enlightenment, Mu Qingyun had comprehended all kinds of Sword Dao tomes in the Numinous Sky Academy. His Sword Dao path had grown further, and his strength had become even more terrifying.
It could be said that Long Chen had given Mu Qingyun a key. When Mu Qingyun had learned how to use a key to open a lock, he had learned how to carefully study all kinds of locks. Then he would use the lock as a key.
The current Mu Qingyun was no longer the Mu Qingyun of the past. His reputation in the Ling Xiao Academy was second only to Bai Shishi.
Clang!
Mu Qingyun slowly sheathed his sword. Her eyes were calm and she didn’t say a word, as if she had done something insignificant.
But this attack had shocked everyone. Even Chosen were shocked. Sword cultivators were unable to tell just how strong she was from her outer appearance. If a Chosen wasn’t prepared for this attack, they would probably die on the spot.
Hu!
Suddenly, Long Chen extended his hand, and one of them cried out. He was actually grabbed by Long Chen. No matter how he struggled, it was useless.
Pa!
Long Chen’s hand was like an iron claw, tightly gripping his neck.
“What? After fanning the flames, you want to run? Where’s your passion and courage?”
“You… what are you doing? It’s clearly your Lingxiao Academy that’s going too far. Do you want to kill us all?
“Even if you kill us all, do you think you can seal the mouths of everyone under the heavens?” cried that person.
“I don’t know, but I want to try.” Long Chen shook his head.
Pu!
Long Chen’s hand shook, and that person’s body exploded. Countless people were terrified. Long Chen’s bloody methods had completely suppressed them.
“His blood…”
“The color isn’t right. He has the bloodline of a beast.” Suddenly, someone saw that something was wrong. This person’s blood was bright, and there were spots on it. That wasn’t something a human should possess.
“Could it be that he…”
Previously, they hadn’t cared too much about it. But now they realized they had been used.
That person’s previous shout seemed to contain Spiritual Strength. He had intentionally provoked their emotions, and they had unknowingly fallen for it.
“Hahaha…”
Just at this moment, dozens of people flew out of the crowd in different directions.
Pu pu pu…
Suddenly, the void trembled. Golden arrows pierced their heads. What was inconceivable was that these golden arrows didn’t come from behind them, but from in front of them.
This attack was silent, and it was too bizarre. In fact, no one even knew who had unleashed it. In an instant, everyone’s hearts pounded, and terror finally appeared in their eyes.
“They’re actually all people with the bloodline of a demon beast!” Someone exclaimed. There was something wrong with these people who had fled.
At this time, everyone understood what was going on. Previously, this group of people had been fanning the flames, tricking them into coming to find the Lingxiao Academy for an explanation.
“There are still people who want to try their luck? Do you think that by hiding, everything will be fine?” sneered Long Chen.
Hu!
Suddenly, Long Chen formed hand seals, and boundless Spiritual Strength erupted. A loud dragon roar rang out in their minds.
Pu pu pu…
Following that loud dragon roar, the heads of dozens of people suddenly exploded, and their corpses slowly collapsed to the ground.
What shocked everyone was that these people all possessed the bloodline of the beast race. Furthermore, it seemed their blood came from the same race.
“Alright, I’ve found the root of the illness. It’s time to treat it.”
Long Chen smiled slightly, but after saying that, his expression immediately turned cold.
“Kill them all!”
Bai Shishi and the others jumped in shock. Kill them all? How was that possible?
Only Qin Feng and Qi Yu did not even think about it. They pressed their swords and were about to kill.
“How brazen! Let me see who dares to attack!”
At this time, over ten old men appeared at the same time. These old men were all Xiantian Heavenly Venerate level experts. As soon as they appeared, everyone was intimidated by their auras and didn’t dare to move.
Long Chen wasn’t the slightest bit surprised to see these Xiantian Heavenly Venerates. Everything was within his expectations. Without this old fellow’s tacit approval, they wouldn’t dare to be so arrogant.
Qin Feng and Qi Yu both held their swords and looked at Long Chen. As long as Long Chen gave them a glance, they would directly attack. They might not be able to defeat these Xiantian Heavenly Venerates, but killing the immortal kings here was no problem.
Long Chen sneered when he saw those Xiantian Heavenly Venerates appear. Putting his hands behind his back, he walked over.
“How brazen? The ones who are brazen should be you, right? Do you want to see who dares to attack?” Long Chen arrived in front of the Elders and looked at one of them. That was the person who had just threatened them.
“Who are you? You don’t have the qualifications to talk to me. Call your headmaster out,” shouted the elder.
Pa!
Long Chen’s slap was neither fast nor slow, allowing everyone to clearly see that it had landed lightly on the elder’s face.
In the eyes of others, even an ordinary Immortal King disciple could easily dodge this slap. But that Xiantian Heavenly Venerate was struck so hard that everyone was dumbfounded.
Only those who were familiar with Long Chen smiled excitedly. This slap of his was something no one could dodge within five steps.
This slap didn’t cause much damage, but it was extremely insulting. In that instant, even a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate was unable to sense it. By the time they reacted, they were already struck.
“Little bastard, you’re courting death…”
That Xiantian Heavenly Venerate had been slapped in the face, but Long Chen hadn’t used any force. In other words, he was intentionally humiliating him.
Pa!
The Xiantian Heavenly Venerate roared furiously, but as a result, Long Chen once more slapped him across the face.
This slap was different. It was extremely heavy, and golden dragon scales appeared on Long Chen’s hand.
As a result, the sound of bones breaking rang out. Half of the Heavenly Venerate’s face caved in, and his cheekbone shattered. He shot forward like a shooting star.
BOOM!
The Xiantian Heavenly Venerate crashed into a stone tablet not far away. The stone tablet was fine, but the elder vomited blood.
As he vomited blood, over ten teeth flew out, tumbling into the distance.
“Old bastard, if you want to die, just say it. I’ll send you to hell. If you don’t keep your mouth clean, tomorrow’s day will be your funeral.” Long Chen’s expression was dark, and killing intent surged out of him.
“Little bastard, this old man will fight you to the death!”
That Xiantian Heavenly Venerate was infuriated. He had already gone crazy. He had never suffered such humiliation in his life. He no longer cared about the curse of misfortune. With a furious roar, he released his Xiantian Heavenly Venerate aura.
“No…”
Some people cried out. If they fought here, the Heavenly Daos would immediately capture them. If Long Chen died, he wouldn’t be able to live either.
“Today, he must die…”
The elder had already gone crazy. He felt like if he didn’t kill Long Chen, he would also die from anger.
Buzz!
In that instant, the space in front of Long Chen twisted, and a huge claw appeared. It was covered in black scales and possessed a heaven-shaking aura.
The elder’s expression suddenly changed, and he didn’t dare to face him head-on. His figure flickered and he disappeared. He had actually fled.
Pu!
But what shocked everyone was that the instant he disappeared, the black claw also disappeared. Then they saw the space in the distance explode, and the black claw once more appeared. Blood splashed.
Everyone was stunned. The elder had fled immediately, but he hadn’t been able to escape the claw’s attack.
Clang!
When the claw was released, the elder disappeared, and something fell to the ground. It was the weapon he had brought with him.
Everything had happened too suddenly. Even the Xiantian Heavenly Venerates hadn’t been able to react. They hadn’t even had time to use their weapons before they were killed. For a time, the Xiantian Heavenly Venerates panicked.
“As expected, it’s a dragon race’s divine ability. It’s similar to the Cloud Dragon Claw, but when he used this move, it was as light as a feather. It was so light that it was impossible to guard against.
“But using this move requires a great deal of effort. Ah, as expected, the dragon race’s divine abilities are more suitable for the dragon race,” sighed Long Chen.
He knew that the Battle God Hall’s Hall Master had taken action. Just as Principal Bai Letian had said, this Hall Master was not good with words. He was someone who didn’t speak much.
The Battle God Hall’s Hall Master hadn’t appeared. He had only attacked from a distance, but he had instantly killed a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate. Long Chen was shocked, but at the same time, he couldn’t help but sigh. The dragon race really was too powerful.
“Now do you know who has the guts?” asked Long Chen icily.
The Xiantian experts’ expressions became extremely ugly. They hadn’t expected such a terrifying expert to be hidden within the Numinous Sky Academy.
“Let’s get straight to the point. In front of me, your little schemes are no different from children playing tricks.
“You intentionally allowed the sea demon race’s spies to sneak in and stir up everyone’s emotions to threaten the Lingxiao Academy. If this matter is exposed, you can push the blame onto these scapegoats. The academy won’t be able to make things hard on you,” sneered Long Chen.
Hearing Long Chen’s words, the experts from the Lingxiao Academy were infuriated. These fellows were truly sinister and despicable.
“Many of you don’t recognize me. Then let me introduce myself. I, Long Chen, am in charge of everything here. In other words, everything here is up to me,” said Long Chen indifferently.
When Long Chen announced his name, it caused quite a disturbance. They had clearly heard his name before.
Long Chen swept his gaze over everyone. “There’s no need to bring up your excuses to me. The so-called Numinous Sky Academy also has a portion of your credit.
That was all bullshit. Back when the Lingxiao Academy was at its lowest, it was the hard work of countless generations of the Lingxiao Academy that had allowed her to reach her peak.
“As for your ancestors, they only came after seeing the glory of the Numinous Sky Academy.
The ancestor had promised to share the knowledge of the academy with everyone in the nine heavens and ten earths. However, the people he spoke of were true scholars seeking knowledge.
They weren’t people with ulterior motives who wanted to use this knowledge to slaughter the world and cause chaos.
“Don’t mention any ancestral teachings to me. Now that I’m in charge of this place, the rules will be set by me. Even if I violate the ancestral teachings, I’ll be the one to bear the responsibility.
“So, you can scram now. Anyone who has participated in this matter can scram. You’ve already lost your qualifications to stay here.”
Long Chen’s words caused all the experts’ expressions to change. He was planning on chasing them all out. Even the outer regions weren’t allowed to see them.
“Long Chen, come out and die!”
Just at this moment, a heaven-shaking roar rang out from outside the Lingxiao Academy. Lightning filled the air, and the qi of heavenly punishment filled the air.
When that voice rang out, thunderbolts filled the air. The entire world was enveloped by tribulation clouds, and endless heavenly might surged out. Even Xiantian Heavenly Venerates’ expressions changed.
At this time, someone was challenging Long Chen. Those people couldn’t be bothered to argue with him. They all rushed out of Lingxiao Academy’s camp.
“It’s the Heavenly Lightning Lizard.”
There were people crying out as tens of thousands of heavenly geniuses stood outside with killing intent surging. They were all Immortal Kings, and there were dozens of Chosen.
The person at the front had a violet-gold crown on his head, and lightning runes revolved around him.
Even a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate would feel a great deal of pressure when facing this person. People couldn’t help being shocked. Perhaps the Heavenly Thunder Lizard had produced an amazing genius.
Those experts who had been expelled by Long Chen immediately took delight in his misfortune. This person was challenging Long Chen, and the old monsters of the Lingxiao Academy definitely wouldn’t dare to attack him.
In other words, Long Chen could either fight on his own or hide in his shell. There was no other way.
In truth, when Long Chen saw the tribulation clouds, he already knew who had come. He didn’t even need to think about it. This was the Heavenly Thunder Lizard’s revenge.
It was said that the Heavenly Thunder Lizard was famous for being overprotective. The person who had tried to rob Long Chen had been killed by Long Chen. His people had come to get revenge.
“Long Chen, get out here and accept your death!”
Long Chen had only just walked out when he heard that expert’s impatient roar.
“I really don’t know how to write the word ‘death’. Boss, let me test him!” Seeing someone provoke Long Chen, Bai Xiaole volunteered.
At this time, Bai Xiaole looked completely harmless, and her aura was also very weak. However, in her eyes, three flowers were revolving, as if the universe was revolving around them. They were filled with endless power.
Long Chen passed on the Six Heavenly Pupil race’s divine abilities to Bai Xiaole. Bai Xiaole had been bitterly studying them, and now that she had comprehended a portion, her strength was no longer the same as before.
“Big brother Long Chen…”
Before Long Chen could say anything, Lei Ling’er was already incredibly excited. Long Chen understood what she meant. She wanted their inheritance scales.
“Don’t get excited. I understand.” Long Chen smiled slightly.
“Long Chen, you dare kill a member of my race? How brazen! A life for a life! There’s nothing to say. Just kill yourself!” said the Heavenly Thunder Lizard.
“Hahaha…”
Long Chen raised his head and laughed, his laughter filled with ridicule. It wasn’t just Long Chen who laughed; even Bai Shishi, Bai Xiaole, Qin Feng, Qi Yu, and the others laughed.
This fellow was too crazy. He wanted Long Chen to kill himself? Was there something wrong with his head?
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard Chosen didn’t say anything. Only after Long Chen laughed did he icily say,
“Laugh all you want. If you don’t, you won’t have another chance. If you laugh enough, you can die.”
“Boss, let me do it. I feel like I can beat him,” said Bai Xiaole to Long Chen.
“Then can you kill him?” asked Long Chen.
"This… I'm not sure.” Bai Xiaole was stunned. If he had to defeat this person, he had a chance of winning, but if he wanted to kill him, he didn't have any confidence.
“Then there’s no point. Either you don’t attack, or you kill them all,” said Long Chen.
Bai Xiaole jumped in shock. It seemed Long Chen didn’t just want this person’s life, but the lives of all the Heavenly Lightning Lizard Chosen.
“Mister Long Chen, why are you still dawdling? The auction has already begun.”
Just at this moment, an anxious and furious voice rang out. Countless experts wearing the Dragon Soaring Trading Company’s robes rushed over. Their leader was the Xiantian Heavenly Venerate who had negotiated with Long Chen several times.
That Xiantian Heavenly Venerate from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company was sweating profusely. Seeing Long Chen, he sighed with relief. He had finally found his grandfather.
“Wait a moment. I’ll handle some things and come over,” said Long Chen.
That Heavenly Venerate from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company immediately panicked. “What are you waiting for? Do you know how many people are waiting for you?
Just the number of Xiantian Heavenly Venerate powerhouses numbered in the thousands. They were all famous figures from various worlds.
“You didn’t come at the appointed time, so I had to go everywhere to find you. Hurry up and come with me. We can deal with this kind of thing after the auction ends.”
That Xiantian Heavenly Venerate from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company was truly anxious. Previously, he had been busy handling all kinds of matters, and he had left the matter of Long Chen to a capable subordinate.
As a result, this capable subordinate had been mysteriously killed just yesterday. Even he didn’t know about it.
Only once the competition began did he panic. Almost everyone had come for Long Chen’s Divine Earth Cauldron. If it hadn’t been for Long Chen, their Soaring Dragon Trading Company would have been overturned.
That Xiantian Heavenly Venerate from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company hastily rushed over to the Star River Sect. As a result, the Star River Sect’s people didn’t even bother with them, let alone tell Long Chen what they were doing.
As a result, the Soaring Dragon Trading Company had to use their own spies to learn that Long Chen had arrived at the Numinous Sky Academy. That was why he had rushed over without stopping.
Originally, with the Dragon Soaring Trading Company’s strength, nothing here could escape their eyes.
However, the auction this time was far too grand, and they were severely lacking in manpower. Just the preparations for this grand meeting was already extremely busy, and they didn’t have the ability to monitor the entire Sage Monarch Conference.
“Heavenly Thunder Lizard heroes, give my Soaring Dragon Trading Company some face. If you have any enmity between you, we won’t interfere.
“However, Long Chen has an auction with my Soaring Dragon Trading Company. That is, the matter of the Gan Kun Cauldron that caused such a huge uproar. I’m sure everyone has heard of it.
“Now that the auction is about to start, if you’re interested, you can come with us. Although there’s no more space, in order to show my Dragon Soaring Trading Company’s sincerity, I’ll do my best to make arrangements for you. What do you think?” The Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s Xiantian Heavenly Venerate said to the Heavenly Thunder Lizard.
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert had been extremely dissatisfied, but now that the Soaring Dragon Trading Company said this, he hesitated.
“Fine, we’ll give you face and let Long Chen live a bit longer.”
“What a bunch of idiots. They have no idea that they were pulled back from the brink of death.” Qin Feng sneered. They had no idea that their boss had already set his mind on killing them.
“Alright, thank you everyone. Please!” That Xiantian Heavenly Venerate cupped his fists toward Long Chen and everyone else.
Long Chen muttered to himself. In the end, he only brought Bai Shishi, Bai Xiaole, Qin Feng, Qi Yu, Mu Qingyun, Zhong Ling, and Zhong Xiu to participate in the auction.
Long Chen also had the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s Xiantian expert invite Guo Ran and Xia Chen over.
That Xiantian Heavenly Venerate from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company was extremely dissatisfied with Long Chen’s words. He was now Long Chen’s servant, but he didn’t dare show it. He could only send people to invite him.
Only then did Long Chen leave with them. Other than the Heavenly Thunder Lizard’s experts, there were also people from other powers who wanted to watch the fun.
When Long Chen arrived at the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s auction house, he immediately sneered.
“What a profiteer.”
Just as Long Chen had expected, the Soaring Dragon Trading Company had built a huge auction house on the ruins of the Sacred Emperor Prefecture.
If you wanted to participate in the auction, other than buying tickets, you also needed to save up a sum of money in the Soaring Dragon Trading Company. If you saved enough money, you would be exempted from the ticket.
However, this money couldn’t be extracted. It could only be used to trade with the Soaring Dragon Trading Company.
Ordinary people wanted to buy tickets, especially rogue cultivators who didn’t belong to any sects. Not only did they need tickets, but they also needed to buy a certain amount of goods from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company.
To put it bluntly, this was a case of tying up sales. When Long Chen arrived, he saw quite a few people cursing the Dragon Soaring Trading Company for being immoral.
When they had bought the tickets, the Soaring Dragon Trading Company hadn’t said anything. Now that they were about to enter, they said that they had to buy something before they could enter. They wanted to refund the tickets. The Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s people had said that their ticket counter was here, and the refund counter was in Minghao Tian. If they wanted to refund the tickets, they could do it themselves.
As a result, countless people were infuriated. How was the Soaring Dragon Trading Company doing business? It was clearly a robbery. They were practically eating people without spitting out their bones.
Who would continuously cross the heavens for ten World King Crystals and run all the way to Minghao Heaven to refund their tickets? They didn’t even have enough money to pay the toll. This was clearly a scam.
But these people didn’t have any background, so they could only accept their bad luck. Their cursing was just to vent their dissatisfaction. They also knew they couldn’t beat the Soaring Dragon Trading Company.
Furthermore, there were too many people here, so they didn’t dare cause too much trouble. They were afraid of infuriating the Soaring Dragon Trading Company and making them disappear.
Just now, there had been a few people who had caused quite a ruckus, and their heads had been silently cut off. No one even knew what the murderer looked like.
They knew that the person who had attacked them was definitely an assassin from the Darknight Tribe. Only they possessed such terrifying abilities.
Many people clenched their teeth and left. But there were also some people who clenched their teeth and bought some things, obtaining the qualifications to enter.
Hearing those curses, Long Chen couldn’t help but snort disdainfully at the conduct of the Soaring Dragon Trading Company. That was why he had said the words ‘profiteer’.
“What do you think you’re doing? We run an auction house, and you’re asking us for service fees?
“When a crow falls on a pig, it can only see others being black, but it can’t see itself being black. If we don’t make some money, how are we supposed to pay for your services?
“If the Heaven Earth Cauldron is sold, it will definitely fetch a sky-high price. Our Soaring Dragon trading company has millions of people running around, and we don’t even know if we’ll lose money after the auction. What qualifications do you have to ridicule us?” sneered the old man.
Speaking of this matter, the elder was filled with fury. No auction house had such a precedent.
“I didn’t expect you to also know how to speak human language. That’s not a bad thing. We really shouldn’t look down on each other.” Long Chen nodded.
“Hmph.”
That elder coldly snorted and thought to himself: You really know your own worth.
“However, if you don’t have that steel drill, then don’t try to take advantage of it. Since you’ve taken it, don’t put on such a sad face. It’s like your entire family is dead. Who are you trying to show your ugly face to? What? Do you still expect me to give you a gift?” said Long Chen indifferently.
“You…”
That elder was infuriated.
“You what you? I’m the most important person in your Soaring Dragon Trading Company. Without me, you wouldn’t have been able to win this auction.
“When the time comes, let’s see how you’ll appease everyone’s anger. It’d be strange if these fellows didn’t tear down your nest.
“So if you have a flame, endure it. If you have a fart, endure it. Even if I slap you in the face, you have to obediently endure it.
“I didn’t slap you not because you look like a human, but because I don’t want to dirty my hands. There are some things you should be clear about,” said Long Chen indifferently as he walked.
The elder was trembling with fury, but he didn’t dare make a sound. It was just as Long Chen had said. Even if Long Chen slapped him, he wouldn’t dare to fight back. He could only clench his teeth and follow.
Mu Qingyun, Zhong Ling, Zhong Xiu, and the others almost laughed. Long Chen’s domineeringness hadn’t changed in the slightest.
Even in the Nirvana Reversal, in the place where heavenly geniuses gathered, Long Chen was still the most domineering person.
That feeling was both familiar and warm to them. Being with Long Chen was always so stimulating.
When Long Chen and the others arrived, there was a special passageway that allowed them to directly enter. Of course, no one dared to ask for tickets from Long Chen and the others, let alone make things difficult for them.
Entering the inner region, Long Chen saw that this place was even larger than what he had seen from the outside. The entire plaza was millions of miles wide.
There was a huge stage in the center, and that was the auction stage. Around the stage were luxurious private rooms. It went without saying that they were prepared for those with status and wealth.
The outer circle of the private room was a private room. The private room was split into three levels. There were high and low levels, and high level private rooms were attended by beautiful maids.
There were also maids serving tea in the middle-class seats. However, it wasn’t a one-on-one, but a one-on-one. As for the lower-class seats, other than being more spacious, there was nothing else.
There weren’t any more seats behind them. They were just side by side, and the further back they went, the more crowded it became. Obviously, these people were here to watch the show. The items the Soaring Dragon Trading Company was auctioning this time were all high-end items, and they didn’t expect them to buy them.
To put it bluntly, the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s outer region’s people had basically lost all their value after receiving the tickets and selling them.
Those with true strength wouldn’t sit with these people. They would spend a great deal of money to buy private rooms.
By the time Long Chen arrived, the auction had already begun. But before the auction began, there would be a warm-up and a song and dance performance. If they directly auctioned it right from the start, it would be too abrupt.
As soon as Long Chen walked in, countless gazes turned to him. Originally, they had all been watching a song and dance, but as soon as he arrived, he became the center of attention.
Within those private rooms, countless experts’divine senses were brazenly sweeping over Long Chen.
“Boss!”
Just at this moment, Xia Chen and Guo Ran walked in from another passageway. They had also arrived.
Seeing Xia Chen and Guo Ran arrive, Long Chen immediately calmed down. Guo Ran gave him a hand signal, indicating that everything was settled.
Since everything was settled, Long Chen didn’t waste any more time. He directly walked to the center of the stage.
“Long Chen, your private room is over here.”
Seeing Long Chen walk onto the stage, the Soaring Dragon Business Association’s elder hastily stopped him.
“I’m here to auction something. Why would I go to a private room? I still have other things to do after the auction.” Long Chen pushed the elder away.
The elder was both shocked and infuriated. “What kind of joke is this? The auction will last for seven days, and your cauldron is the finale item. Here, you have to follow the rules.”
Pa!
Suddenly, Long Chen slapped the elder in the face, and a burst of startled cries rang out from the stage. The dancers who were dancing all dodged.
BOOM!
That Xiantian Heavenly Venerate from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company tumbled several times on the stage before tumbling out from the other end.
The singing and dancing stopped, and the music disappeared. The scene immediately became quiet.
At this time, Long Chen walked to the center of the stage and looked over everyone.
“I am Long Chen. Today, the auction will be hosted by me.”
“What nonsense! Long Chen, what are you doing?!”
Countless experts from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company rushed out. That Xiantian Heavenly Venerate who had been sent flying by Long Chen roared hysterically.
He was about to go crazy from anger. At this time, Long Chen was intentionally causing trouble.
“What do you think I’m doing? Your Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s table manners are too ugly. They came to support me because of the bronze cauldron in my hand.
“You actually want me to be the last to auction it off and leave all the people here to die? Is this how you do things?
“Everyone here is a cultivator, so how precious is time? The Sage Monarch Conference is about to begin, so who has the time to watch you trash others?”
Long Chen turned to the crowd and shouted, “Everyone, I, Long Chen, sincerely want to take out this cauldron. I don’t have time to waste.
“So I’d like to ask for everyone’s opinion. The first item to be auctioned is the bronze cauldron. Let’s get straight to the point. Does anyone agree?”
“Agreed.”
Long Chen’s words caused the majority of the experts present to shout. It was just as he had said. They were all here for the cauldron, and no one wanted to waste time.
However, everyone knew that auction houses had their own unspoken rules. The most precious things were only auctioned at the end. That had already become a rule, and no one could do anything about it.
But Long Chen’s cheering immediately resonated with countless people. They all wanted to broaden their horizons and see whether the bronze cauldron in Long Chen’s hand was real or fake.
“Bastard, are you trying to kill our Soaring Dragon Trading Company? How much do you want us to lose?!” roared the expert.
“What does it have to do with me whether or not you lose money? Our agreement doesn’t state whether or not I’m the first to be auctioned. I want to be the first to be auctioned. Once the auction is over, can’t you just continue?” asked Long Chen.
“You…”
The elder almost vomited blood. If the bronze cauldron was sold, who would buy the remaining items?
It was just like a lantern puzzle. They hadn’t even come up with a riddle, but you had already thrown it out. Then how were they supposed to play this game?
If he could, he would have immediately strangled Long Chen to death. But Long Chen’s actions caused the situation to go out of control.
“Hurry up and start. Don’t mess around with those idiots.”
“It’s good to get straight to the point. No one is interested in those trash. Long Chen, you should just directly start.”
“Quick, our time is very precious. The Soaring Dragon Trading Company is too slow. Long Chen, bring out the Gankun Cauldron.”
Even the experts in the private rooms began to jeer. They were all Xiantian Heavenly Venerates, and they represented their own factions. Some of them were people that even the Soaring Dragon Trading Company couldn’t provoke.
The people from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company were so infuriated that they were about to become paralyzed. But once their emotions were roused, it would be difficult to suppress them.
They were like ants on a hot pan. Just as they were thinking about what to do, the divine light on the stage trembled. At that moment, they knew they were doomed.
“Everyone, please take a look. This is the treasure I obtained from the three thousand worlds, the bronze cauldron.”
Long Chen directly took out the bronze cauldron. But what he didn’t expect was that the instant he took it out, the cauldron in his mind-sea trembled slightly. Then the fake bronze cauldron in his hand began to shine with a strange light.
Long Chen’s heart pounded. Up until now, other than being able to use the Heaven Earth Cauldron to refine pills, he hadn’t been able to use it.
But this time, it actually took the initiative to send a strand of its divine light into the counterfeit. A trace of its divine might immediately appeared on the counterfeit. It was clearly helping Long Chen.
As a result, Long Chen couldn’t help being delighted. With the assistance of the Gan Kun Cauldron, no one would be able to tell if it was real or fake.
Long Chen tried to communicate with the cauldron, but it ignored him. It was like this was a divine weapon from the primal chaos era.
Buzz!
As soon as the cauldron appeared, primal chaos qi circulated, and the runes on it trembled as if they had come to life.
Flying birds and beasts were flying above them. Mountains and rivers flowed, and the sun, moon, and stars revolved around them. People felt like they were looking at a world from the primal chaos era. That vast aura made them feel small.
“This…”
Seeing this cauldron, Xia Chen and Guo Ran jumped in shock. “Did boss take out the wrong one? Did he really take it out?”
That fake bronze cauldron had been personally forged by Xia Chen and Guo Ran. Although its outer appearance was the same, and its runes weren’t the slightest bit different, the things they had forged were all dead. Now they were alive.
The experts in the first row couldn’t sit still any longer. They all walked to the front and used their divine intents to examine the cauldron.
“Hey, hey, don’t come on stage. Don’t be so shameless. Are you trying to snatch it?” Long Chen pointed at a Heavenly Venerate.
That expert couldn’t help but walk over to the cauldron, immediately raising Long Chen’s guard. Long Chen pressed down on the cauldron with one hand and pointed at that person with the other, looking like he was about to put away the cauldron at any moment.
“Don’t misunderstand. I just couldn’t help but want to take a look.” Only then did he stop.
“Everyone, there’s no point in looking. Professional things naturally have to be appraised by professionals.
“Didn’t the Soaring Dragon Trading Company already prepare eight peak appraisers? Where are the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s people? Are they all dead? Why aren’t they working?” cursed Long Chen.
Following Long Chen’s cursing, eight Elders walked onto the stage. These eight Elders were furious. It was obvious that their plans had all been ruined by Long Chen.
But now, there was no turning back. The eight of them took out a pile of appraisal tools and gloves. They began to examine the cauldron.
However, these eight people didn’t dare to get too close to the cauldron. One reason was that Long Chen had said that no one was allowed to get within thirty meters of the cauldron. His reason was that he was afraid of being snatched.
As for the other reason, although these elders were experienced in appraising, their strength was only at the Human Sovereign realm. They were unable to endure that terrifying pressure.
Just as the eight elders were busy appraising the cauldron, countless divine senses swept over it. Sensing the boundless Primal Chaos Qi, their breathing quickened.
These experts were all experienced and knowledgeable people. They could tell with a single glance whether or not it was a treasure. That powerful fluctuation and ancient aura was definitely not fake.
It was very likely that this really was the legendary Gan Kun Cauldron. A few people had already begun to have dangerous thoughts. In an instant, the entire auction hall went from boiling to silent. In the end, it was as silent as death. That tense atmosphere made many people unable to breathe.
The eight of them worked for an hour. In the end, they looked at each other and nodded. At the same time, they looked at an old man in the distance.
Long Chen saw all of this and icily said, “What? After the appraisal, you want to report it to your master?
“Whether this thing is real or fake, will it be decided by you or your master?”
“What does the Soaring Dragon Trading Company want? Since the appraisal is complete, we should directly announce the results. What? Do we still need to discuss this?”
Long Chen’s words immediately caused the fiery-tempered people to explode. Everyone turned to look at the people from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company.
“Speak? Is it true or false?” shouted Long Chen. At that moment, the crowd once more became silent.
The eight Elders immediately panicked. They looked at the distant Xiantian Heavenly Venerate.
As for the distant Xiantian Heavenly Venerate, he was also extremely embarrassed. Right now, he couldn’t send a spiritual message in front of everyone, as that would expose him.
The elder could only cough and say, “Long Chen is asking you. What are you looking at me for? With your level, wouldn’t appraising such a treasure be easy?”
Hearing this, Long Chen smiled coldly. Wasn’t this hint a bit too obvious? Did he think everyone else was an idiot?
As expected, one of the appraisers said,
“The Heaven Earth Cauldron is a primal chaos divine item. Its legends spread throughout the nine heavens and ten earths, and there’s no one who doesn’t know about it.
But everyone had heard of the Dry Kun Cauldron, but they had never seen it with their own eyes. Furthermore, there were many different versions of it.
“With our current level, I’m ashamed to say that we are unable to determine whether it is real or fake.”
“What?”
Countless people were infuriated.
“Do you think we’re monkeys?”
“If you can’t appraise it, what are you acting like? Did you call us over just to waste our time?”
“If you can’t even appraise it when I give it to you, then what makes you think you can confidently say that Long Chen has the Heaven Earth Cauldron? You’re clearly using it to get revenge.”
“You can’t appraise it? This is the explanation you gave us? How did you have the face to sell tickets? Fuck, refund my ticket.”
In an instant, the entire plaza exploded. The eight of them had put on an act and appraised it for half a day, but this was the result. Who wouldn’t be angry?
“Everyone, everyone, let me finish.”
Once everyone’s furious roars calmed down a bit, the elder said, “Everyone, although you aren’t experts in this field, you all know how important the Heaven Earth Cauldron is. No one dares to say anything.”
“But when you were in Zi Yantian, you said it.” Long Chen shrugged.
In the face of Long Chen’s slap in the face, the elder could only act like he hadn’t heard it. He continued, “The news we released back then was that we weren’t careful enough. We didn’t go through a detailed appraisal, and we also didn’t have any concrete evidence. To say such a thing is extremely irresponsible.
“As a result, the guild leader who released the fake news was immediately dismissed by us, and we began to do our best to remedy the situation.
“However, the news spread too quickly, and we didn’t make up for it in time. There’s no way around that.
“Now that this bronze cauldron is in front of us, we’ve verified its shape, runes, aura, and other characteristics. We’ve also verified it with the literature controlled by my Soaring Dragon Trading Company.”
The elder intentionally paused for a moment. He was extremely scheming. He wanted to draw everyone’s attention and regain control of the auction.
“If you have something to say, say it. If you have something to say, say it.”
“Let’s talk as we go.”
“Hurry up and release it!”
Some people didn’t buy it and directly roared.
Seeing that they were unable to control their emotions, the elder hastily continued, “Our conclusion is that this bronze cauldron isn’t a modern product.”
“Your fart doesn’t have the slightest flavor. As long as you’re not blind, anyone will be able to tell. Hurry up and get to the point.” A voice filled with disdain came from the private room.
The elder didn’t dare retort. He continued, “From the resources we control, this bronze cauldron matches the one hundred and seven diagrams we have on the Dry Kun Cauldron. It matches forty-seven of them.”
“How is that possible? Could it be that the Qiankun Cauldron’s diagram is different?” Someone questioned.
The elder didn’t say anything. Instead, he looked at the Xiantian Heavenly Venerate.
“I’m sorry, but this concerns the secrets of our Soaring Dragon Trading Company. Please forgive me for not being able to tell you.”
At this time, Long Chen took advantage of this opportunity and sneered, “What kind of dogshit secret is this? If you can’t bring out enough proof, how can you convince others?
Could it be that just based on the fact that their lips were touching, the truth was the truth, and the lie was the lie?
“Everyone came here because of the name of the Divine Earth Cauldron. If you don’t give us an explanation, aren’t you treating us as fools?
“The reason I risked my life to come here is to find out what this thing is.
“As for everyone present, I believe they are the same as me. No matter what, your Soaring Dragon Trading Company must give us a clear answer.”
Right now, Long Chen was full of confidence. With the assistance of the Heaven Earth Cauldron, he wasn’t afraid at all. No matter what, he had to sell this counterfeit for a good price. Since the Soaring Dragon Trading Company couldn’t control everything, then he would control it.
“Long Chen’s words are correct. You have to give us a clear answer. Otherwise, who knows whether or not you’re tricking people? After all, we’ve never seen the Gan Kun Cauldron, nor have we seen its diagram.” This time, even the Xiantian Heavenly Venerates couldn’t sit still. They had to get the Soaring Dragon Trading Company to bring out proof.
After all, the Dry Kun Cauldron was extremely important. If this bronze cauldron really was the Dry Kun Cauldron, then it would probably be the first existence amongst the Ten Great Chaos Divine Artifacts to come into being in a trillion years.
According to the legends, after the primal chaos battle, all ten divine items had disappeared. Some of the inheritances that had been used to consecrate them had also declined. In the end, they had all disappeared in the river of history.
It was rumored that the final power to worship the primal chaos divine item was the Grand Xia Empire. But in the end, the Grand Xia Empire was also dissolved by Xia Guhong.
Although it was said that Xia Guhong still controlled a trace of the Grand Xia’s Dragon Sparrow’s power, it had never truly appeared. The whereabouts of the ten great chaos divine items were a mystery.
If the bronze cauldron in Long Chen’s hand was a primal chaos divine item, it would be enough to shake the entire world.
At first, no one had believed that the bronze cauldron in Long Chen’s hand was the primal chaos divine item, the Heaven Earth Cauldron.
But after seeing the bronze cauldron and sensing its supreme divine might, they were all moved. But as for whether it was real or fake, perhaps only the most specialized people would be able to be sure.
But now, this most professional person had started to mess things up. How could they let them have their way?
“Soaring Dragon Trading Company, just what are you planning on doing? Do you believe me when I say I’ll tear apart your tortoise nest?” Finally, some people were unable to hold back any longer. Terrifying auras circulated around them, as if they were on the verge of going berserk.
That was a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate from the demon race. Terrifying demonic energy leaked out from his private room, and a chilling killing intent caused one’s soul to tremble.
“Soaring Dragon Trading Company, don’t dawdle. Hurry up and show us the proof.” The other Xiantian Heavenly Venerates were also infuriated.
The Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s experts were both shocked and infuriated. But in the face of their fury, they chose to compromise.
Their expressions were all gloomy. They looked at Long Chen as if he wanted to bite him to pieces. It was like he had just killed their father.
In the face of the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s fury, Long Chen was delighted.
“The Bai siblings are so kind. If I don’t kill you today, my name will be written backwards.”
The Soaring Dragon Trading Company had no choice but to obediently bring out a few large and small paintings. When Long Chen saw the images in those paintings, his heart pounded.
“Not good!”
Those frames were made of exquisite crystals. Runes were flowing on them, and sealed within them were ancient designs.
Some of these diagrams were carvings, some were bone books, and some were beast hides. They were all images of bronze cauldrons.
There were two kinds of diagrams. One was the one in Long Chen’s hand, while the other was completely different.
“This is bad. The Gankun Cauldron’s design is the same as the Kun Cauldron’s, but its runes are completely different.” Long Chen looked at the Gankun Cauldron in the primal chaos space.
It was completely different. How was he supposed to sell it? This was completely different from his original plan. He couldn’t trick him even if he wanted to.
“Everyone, please take a look. Amongst these diagrams, there are two that are the most trustworthy.
“But Long Chen’s Heaven Earth Cauldron only fits one of them. So our Soaring Dragon Trading Company doesn’t dare to make false claims.
“We can only confirm that Long Chen’s cauldron isn’t fake, but it’s not the real Gan Kun Cauldron. There’s still room for discussion,” said the appraising elder.
When these diagrams were revealed, all the experts present were dumbfounded. The Soaring Dragon Trading Company didn’t dare to determine whether they were real or fake. They were afraid of being held responsible.
“However, the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s meaning is very clear. This thing has definitely been around for a long time, so it can’t be faked. As for whether or not it really is the Heaven Earth Cauldron, we won’t say. It’s up to you.
As a result, people’s hearts began to itch. It seemed that this bronze cauldron was extremely likely.
“Long Chen, how much are you selling this bronze cauldron for? What do you use to settle the bill?” asked someone.
“I don’t know if it’s real or fake. How do I sell it?” Long Chen couldn’t help but frown.
“We also don’t know if it’s true or not. That’s like gambling. Gambling has its risks, and there are winners and losers. One reason is to gamble on luck, while the other is to gamble on your vision.
“Just directly state your price. If the price is right, we’re willing to take the risk. But if you want an exorbitant price, then forget about it. We aren’t idiots. The difference between giving and receiving is too great, so we won’t take the risk.
“Other than that, let me say something rude. This thing is like a hot potato. It’s fine if you have the ability to take it, but if you don’t, hehe, be careful of losing everything.” A cold voice rang out from the private room.
“Tch, you want to threaten me? Do you think I grew up in fear?”
In the face of that person’s threat, Long Chen sneered, “If it were me in the past, just from your tone, I wouldn’t sell it. Let’s see what you can do to me.
“However, you alone cannot represent everyone. There are many people who sincerely want to sell it, and I, Long Chen, definitely won’t intentionally trick them.
The origin of this bronze cauldron was unknown. The Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s crafty fellows refused to tell the truth.
“I wonder if those bastards are secretly playing some tricks, preparing to buy it themselves.”
“Long Chen, don’t you slander my Soaring Dragon Trading Company!” roared the Xiantian expert from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company.
“Alright, I can’t be bothered to waste words with you. How about this, I won’t say whether or not it’s a real cauldron.
“I’m sure many people have heard of it. At the very least, it’s a top grade immortal weapon.
“I’m not greedy. I’ll use it to exchange for an immortal weapon or an immortal expert’s corpse. But I don’t want the corpses of the humans, the Spirit race, or the good races,” said Long Chen.
“A corpse?”
The crowd was in an uproar. What did Long Chen want an immortal expert’s corpse for?
“One for one?”
“Do you have a brain? At the very least, one for three. If it’s less than three, don’t come out and embarrass yourself,” sneered Long Chen.
“One for three? What kind of joke is this? How many powers that have existed for millions of years don’t even have an immortal weapon? You want to exchange for three?” sneered someone.
“If you want to exchange, then exchange. If you don’t want to exchange, then scram. I’m here to auction, not to help the poor. If you don’t have any money, what nonsense are you spouting? Did you use all your money to buy a private room?” Long Chen didn’t like that bad habit of his and directly retorted.
That person didn’t reveal himself. He was also a terrifying Xiantian Heavenly Venerate.
“You…”
That person was infuriated. Long Chen didn’t even place him in his eyes.
“Don’t waste time. I call the shots on my things. I’m a straightforward person, so don’t waste time.
“I’ll only give you one chance to make a bid. Either three immortal weapons or three perfectly preserved corpses.
“Here, the corpse of an undying expert is equivalent to an immortal weapon. The cauldron suspected to be the Dry Kun Cauldron is definitely worthy of you. This opportunity cannot be lost. The auction begins now!” shouted Long Chen.
Following Long Chen’s words, the entire crowd was deathly silent. No one directly bid. The Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s experts sneered. If they didn’t set the stage properly, they would directly reach the climax.
They couldn’t wait for Long Chen to be unable to sell this cauldron. That way, they wouldn’t have to pay for his services.
However, they didn’t really plan on paying Long Chen’s service fee. Their contract had long since been tampered with. Furthermore, Long Chen had intentionally disrupted the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s plans. According to the contract, Long Chen had to compensate them.
“I’ll count to three. Once I count to three, I’ll take back the cauldron. One.” Long Chen didn’t panic in the slightest in this kind of awkward situation.
“Two.”
After counting one, Long Chen didn’t give them any time to hesitate. He directly called out two, as if he was afraid of others bidding.
At that moment, quite a few people’s expressions changed. They seemed to realize something. Just as Long Chen was about to bid three, someone made a bid:
“Three immortal demon corpses!”
That was a shout from a devil expert. That expert’s words caused quite a few sea demons’ expressions to change.
An immortal rank sea demon had endless treasures on it. But that devil race expert had three immortal rank sea demons in his possession.
The relationship between the sea demons and the devil race wasn’t very good. As soon as that expert made his bid, it immediately drew the sea demons’ hostility.
“What’s so strange about that? These corpses were all gathered from the Immemorial Battlefield, not killed by us.” The devil race expert sneered.
Although his tone was disdainful, quite a few people could tell he was a bit timid. This explanation proved he didn’t want to be remembered.
The devil race expert didn’t reveal his face in the private room. No one knew who he was, but for him to be able to explain things like this, he had to be extremely careful.
Long Chen didn’t care about that. No matter what immortal corpse it was, he would take it.
“Very good. The seventh box has already made its bid. This is the first time three immortal demon corpses have appeared.”
Long Chen looked around and shouted, “Three undying demon corpses, twice!”
“Three undying demon corpses, third…”
Long Chen’s hammer was about to fall when someone icily said, “Four Undying Devil Corpses.”
The person who had spoken also didn’t appear. He was in his private room, but his private room was filled with the powerful aura of a beast. He was clearly an expert from the sea demon race.
Previously, the three immortal sea demons’ corpses had shocked and infuriated them.
Now that the sea demon experts had spoken, it was their turn to fight back.
The atmosphere became extremely strange.
“Everyone, since you want a private room and refuse to show your true faces, aren’t you doing this so others won’t know who you are?
If he was lucky and managed to obtain the bronze cauldron, he could stealthily bring it away and not cause any trouble for himself or his family.
“As for the immortal corpses in your hands, they also can’t be exposed. Didn’t you bring them out to secretly exchange for what you wanted?
The devil race had the corpse of a demon, while the monster race had the corpse of a demon. Everyone wanted to trade, but they were also afraid of being eaten by others.
“You all want what they have, but you don’t dare to brazenly make a trade. Are you tired?
These immortal corpses were like treasures. They belonged to whoever found them, and they could trade as they pleased. Why would they have so many misgivings?
“Let me make a statement here. I’m a straightforward person. I don’t like being played like a monkey. Don’t always interrupt me when I’m shouting for the third time.
“I really want to throw this hot potato out. If anyone shouts out that I’m in a bad mood, I’ll directly smash the hammer. Even if it’s at a low price, I’ll sell it to someone else.”
Long Chen’s words had hit the nail on the head. In truth, there were many factions that possessed things that couldn’t be revealed.
Long Chen had also asked around from the Huayun Trading Company. There were some things that were too important and involved too many people. Sometimes they would ask the Dragon Soaring Trading Company to do some underground transactions.
The Huayun Trading Company would never take over such a dark trade. That was because there would always be some unspeakable darkness and blood. The Huayun Trading Company would never touch them.
But the Dragon Soaring Trading Company was different. They did all kinds of business. As long as there was profit, they would do anything.
However, this kind of underground trade was extremely risky, and it was easy to be infected with terrifying karma. So the price the Soaring Dragon Trading Company charged was also very high.
As a result, some of the powers were a bit displeased. The Soaring Dragon Trading Company was profit-seeking on both sides, and they would think of ways to directly trade.
However, there were too many accidents in this kind of trade. If they didn’t handle it well, a bloody battle would occur. So each time they took action, they were extremely cautious.
The sea demons had their immortal devil corpses, but they didn’t have any use for them. They wanted to trade for them, and so did the devil race. But no one had any channels.
Furthermore, even if they had channels, they wouldn’t necessarily dare to directly trade. How would they calculate the difference in price in the process? If they didn’t handle business properly, the chances of a bloody battle erupting were too high.
Not only did they have corpses, but they also had divine weapons, cultivation techniques, bone books, and other precious treasures. However, these things couldn’t be exposed. It was too difficult to handle them.
Now that the Saint Ruler Conference had begun, many people had brought treasures with them. They wanted to use this convention to exchange for what they wanted, to turn useless things into useful treasures.
Long Chen saw through everyone’s misgivings and directly pointed out the crux of the matter. He told them not to waste their time.
“Alright, this friend bids four immortal devil corpses. Are there any more?” shouted Long Chen.
“Five immortal corpses,” said someone.
Obviously, Long Chen’s words were effective. Everyone was in their private rooms, and they didn’t know each other.
There was no way to get rid of those corpses. It would be better to use them as chips to compete for this bronze cauldron that might be able to kill the Kun Cauldron. If he won, he would be completely rich.
“Six Immortal Corpses!”
Another bid came out. The spectators were all stunned. Was the corpse of an immortal expert so worthless? Where did they get their immortal corpses from?
“Six immortal corpses and an immortal grade saber.” An ancient voice rang out.
As soon as that person opened his mouth, someone cried out in alarm. From the fluctuations of his voice, it was clear that he was a human. The human race actually had hidden dragons and crouching tigers. There were actually so many undying corpses, as well as an immortal level war blade.
Hearing this, Long Chen’s expression didn’t change, but he was already cheering inside. He really had struck gold.
As for Xia Chen and Guo Ran, their expressions were complicated. They repeatedly tried to warn Long Chen whether or not he had taken the wrong cauldron, because the cauldron in front of him wasn’t made by them.
“Ten immortal corpses!”
Someone snorted and immediately raised the price to ten. He was clearly going to use his strength to scare everyone away.
“Eighteen!”
As a result, someone was even more vicious than him. When that person opened his mouth, everyone was horrified. That was a sea demon expert.
“Excellent, eighteen. I’m afraid this friend of mine has already suppressed all the other geniuses. Eighteen firsts, eighteen seconds…” Even with Long Chen’s calmness, he was unable to suppress his excitement.
If there were eighteen immortal rank corpses, then the primal chaos space would undergo a heaven-toppling transformation. All the vegetation would rapidly grow, and Long Chen’s life energy would be inexhaustible.
“Eighteen, and six more Immortal Armaments!” Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice rang out.
This time, it wasn’t from the private room, but from the back row.
Everyone’s gazes turned to the back row. According to reason, this place’s people were just here to be spectators. No one would bid.
When everyone looked at that person, they saw that he was wrapped in black qi. They were unable to see his face, and they couldn’t even tell what kind of creature he was.
But within that black qi was a pair of deep eyes that caused people’s hair to stand on end. Even Xiantian Heavenly Venerates felt a chill when they looked at those eyes.
Looking into that person’s eyes, Long Chen was also given a fright. He couldn’t tell his origin, but he could sense that although his cultivation base was also at the Immortal King realm, the pressure it gave him was even greater than some Xiantian Heavenly Venerates.
“This person is probably a powerful opponent.” Long Chen’s heart pounded.
However, this person’s aura was extremely strange, and Long Chen couldn’t probe him. The auction was about to continue, so he shouted:
“Eighteen, six more immortal weapons. Is there anyone else who wants to raise the price? If not, then we’ll start the countdown. First time, second time, third time. Deal.”
Bang!
As soon as Long Chen’s gavel landed, he was delighted. He had finally sold it.
“To make a trade in person, we’re honest with all customers. Friend, please come up. We’ll exchange the goods with money,” said Long Chen.
Hu!
Suddenly, black qi appeared in front of Long Chen. That person seemed to have teleported in front of him.
Black qi circulated around him, making it seem as if he didn’t have a physical body. The only thing that could be seen was a pair of devil-like eyes.
If it were anyone else, they would definitely be terrified by those eyes. But Long Chen wasn’t afraid. He spread his hands.
“My goods have already been tested by the Soaring Dragon Trading Company. Where are your goods?” asked Long Chen.
Hu!
That person suddenly moved, and a black stone the size of a thumb flew out of his body. Countless experts let out startled cries.
“World Stone?”
A World Stone was condensed from a world. It had its own world inside, and it was many times higher than a spatial ring.
World stones were refined from the core of a world, and they were extremely precious. Even Long Chen had never seen such a thing before.
Long Chen received the World Stone. The instant he touched it, his expression changed slightly. He looked at the creature wrapped in black qi. In that instant, he knew who it was.
“Let’s check the goods!”
That creature wrapped in black qi icily said. Its voice was extremely strange, like the sound of stones grinding against each other. It was like a ghost from hell, and just listening to it made one’s soul involuntarily tremble.
Long Chen didn’t say anything. He sent his divine sense into the World Stone. The World Stone’s space was limitless, and the instant his divine sense entered it, he felt a sharp pain in his soul. That terrifying divine might almost caused his divine sense to collapse.
Within the World Stone were eighteen huge corpses. They were also emitting black qi. There were greater demons, devils, and sea monsters. But when he saw one of them, his heart pounded.
“Fullmoon Rhinoceros!”
“There’s actually a Fullmoon expert’s corpse here. It seems this corpse doesn’t belong to me. I can only give it to Uncle Xiong and the others.
When Long Chen saw those six Immortal weapons, his expression changed slightly. “Those six weapons are Ghost Dao weapons. They’re useless against me.”
“Ghost Dao?”
All the experts present sucked in a cold breath. They immediately realized where this expert had come from.
Ghost Dao immortal weapons could only be used by Ghost Dao lifeforms. They had special marks on them that would corrode the soul and will of others, let alone use them.
So when Long Chen saw these immortal weapons, he knew he had been duped. They were completely useless to him.
“Is this an immortal weapon?” asked the ghost.
“Fine, you win. I accept. Take the cauldron!” Long Chen snorted and put away the World Stone.
The ghost cultivator arrived in front of the bronze cauldron and opened his hand. Black qi circulated and gradually covered the cauldron. He quietly put it away.
The ghost cultivator swept his gaze over everyone. “I know many people aren’t convinced and want to snatch the bronze cauldron from me.
“It doesn’t matter. I welcome you all at any time. Whether it is Immortal Kings or Heavenly Venerates, I won’t refuse anyone.”
That Ghost Dao creature was extremely domineering. It didn’t seem to place anyone here in its eyes, nor was it worried about anyone stealing its treasures.
Hu!
The ghost creature’s figure suddenly vanished without a trace. Of all the Heavenly Venerates present, none of them knew what had happened.
For a moment, everyone was deathly silent. This ghost cultivator’s ability to come and go without a trace terrified everyone.
The bronze cauldron was taken away. Everyone stood up, and Long Chen prepared to leave. But at this moment, the bronze cauldron that Xia Chen and Guo Ran had forged in the primal chaos space suddenly lit up.
“What?!” Long Chen jumped in shock.
The runes on the cauldron began to twist and change, and diagrams of various vicious beasts appeared on it.
“This…”
Long Chen hastily looked at the Gankun Cauldron in his spiritual space. As expected, it was changing the bronze cauldron.
When he saw those diagrams, Long Chen almost cried out. That was because this diagram was the one he had seen the most in the Dragon Soaring Trading Company.
“Many thanks.”
At that moment, Long Chen understood that the Gan Kun Cauldron was helping him sell the other counterfeit.
“Hey, everyone, wait a moment. The auction hasn’t ended yet!”
Seeing countless people leave their seats, Long Chen hastily shouted. Originally, the people from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company had been advising these people that the auction hadn’t ended yet.
But Long Chen’s shout surprised the people from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company. Could it be that this little fellow’s conscience had been awakened and he was planning on helping them?
“You don’t even have the Heaven Earth Cauldron, so what are you waiting for? Don’t tell me you still have the same Heaven Earth Cauldron?” sneered someone. That person was the second last bidder, the one who had been suppressed by the Ghost Dao.
“Hahaha, you’ve guessed correctly. I really do have another one.”
Buzz!
Long Chen waved his hand, and another bronze cauldron appeared on the stage. It shone with a golden light.
However, this bronze cauldron was different from the peaceful aura from before. It was filled with a fierce aura, like a bloodthirsty beast that had been sealed for countless years. As soon as it appeared, the entire auction house turned cold.
“This…”
Countless people’s expressions changed. This bronze cauldron looked similar to the previous one.
But the runes on it were completely different. The bronze cauldron was covered with mountains, rivers, sun, moon, and stars. It gave off a peaceful feeling.
However, the runes on this bronze tripod formed all kinds of fierce beast patterns. Although these fierce beast patterns were blurry, it was easy to recognize them.
There were giant dragons, flying phoenixes, black turtles, ferocious tigers, and all kinds of strange beasts.
As soon as this bronze cauldron appeared, a fierce aura filled the air. Even Xiantian Heavenly Venerates felt their hearts turn cold.
“This is…”
When Long Chen took out the bronze cauldron, the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s experts all rushed forward. One of them excitedly said:
“I understand. I understand.”
“What do you understand?” asked Long Chen.
“This Heaven Earth Cauldron is split into two cauldrons, not one. Our diagram recordings aren’t wrong. The two diagrams with the most records are correct.
“Previously, it should have been the Earth Cauldron, but now this one should be the Dry Cauldron. So you obtained two cauldrons from the start, but you split them up to buy them. What a great opportunity,” said the elder.
What was there to be scheming about? If it hadn’t been for the Kun Cauldron, everything would have been ruined. But since that elder had said that, Long Chen didn’t need to explain.
As for the experts present, they were also completely shocked. In other words, the cauldron in Long Chen’s hand was the Heaven Earth Cauldron.
“The final bronze cauldron is for the rich. The auction begins now.” Seeing countless people’s eyes were red, Long Chen directly cut to the chase.
Everyone erupted.
“Thirty immortal corpses, two immortal weapons, and two divine weapons. They all belong to you humans.”
Long Chen had only just finished speaking when someone immediately made a bid. Furthermore, it was the kind that could scare people to death.
“Are you crazy?”
Someone cried out in alarm. This fellow was going to go bankrupt to obtain this bronze cauldron?
That person had clearly told them his limit. Previously, they had already missed the Earth Cauldron, and now they didn’t want to miss it.
Previously, they had been suspicious of the cauldron. But now, they no longer doubted it.
This was because there were some ancient inheritances that knew that the Heaven Earth Cauldron was split into the Heaven Earth Cauldron and Heaven Earth Cauldron. Now that the Heaven Earth Cauldron had appeared and was compatible with the illustrations provided by the Soaring Dragon Trading Company, there was no way it was fake.
That was the Gan Kun Cauldron! A chaos divine item was a priceless treasure. That ghost cultivator had already taken advantage of it. If they missed it this time, they would really end up crashing into a wall.
“Fifty-eight immortal corpses and seven immortal weapons. Three of them are from the human race.” An old man’s voice rang out from a private room filled with surging devil qi.
“Heavens!”
That was a devil race expert. Previously, he had also competed for the Kun Cauldron, but he hadn’t competed with the Ghost Dao expert. Now, he was actually going all-out.
As soon as that elder opened his mouth, the entire crowd became silent. That elder’s foundation was too deep. This bid caused everyone to stop.
Long Chen looked around and smiled slightly. “It seems there’s no need to bid once, twice, or thrice. Most likely, no one will bid higher than this price. Then it’s a deal!”
Bang!
Long Chen smashed the gavel on the ground. This matter was settled just like that. Then the private room door opened, and an old man wearing a silver mask walked out.
He was a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate of the devil race. His aura was extremely terrifying, but even he didn’t dare reveal his face. He had even disguised his aura in order to avoid being recognized.
“Come.”
Long Chen directly threw a World Stone to him.
Pa!
Long Chen grabbed the World Stone. Before he could even examine what was inside, he suddenly felt a sense of danger. A terrifying sensation of death enveloped him.
Long Chen was both startled and infuriated. Thinking it was the elder who had plotted against him, he roared and smashed his fist forward.
Only in that instant did he realize he had wrongly blamed that devil race elder. That devil race elder also roared and grabbed the cauldron, retreating. He had thought Long Chen had changed to sneak attack him.
BOOM!
The entire stage exploded. Terrifying qi waves crashed into each other, and a huge force blew apart the dome of the stage, sending countless experts flying.
This sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard. They had no idea what had happened.
“Long Chen, you liar, die!”
Just at this moment, a sinister roar rang out. Hearing that voice, everyone jumped, immediately recognizing the owner of that voice.
He was the ghost cultivator who had just taken away the Earth Cauldron. Now he had appeared once more to attack Long Chen.
Just now, Long Chen’s fist had collided with a strange barrier, and he was actually forced back several steps.
Seeing that figure wrapped in black qi, Long Chen laughed. It was a good thing this fellow had come a step too late, or he wouldn’t have been able to sell the second counterfeit.
“What nonsense are you talking about? That Heaven Earth Cauldron was appraised by the Dragon Soaring Trading Company. How did I lie?” Long Chen would rather die than admit he was lying.
“That dogshit Gankun Cauldron.”
Suddenly, he extended a hand, and golden light flashed. It was the bronze cauldron he had just struck.
However, the bronze cauldron seemed to have lost its color. Not only did it lose its previous divine pressure, but even its aura had disappeared. It was completely listless.
BOOM!
The ghost cultivator’s hand shook, and countless pieces of rust flew out of the cauldron. When the rust left the cauldron, its original appearance was revealed.
“This is something that was just forged. You’re trying to use it as the Heaven Earth Cauldron? Die!”
The ghost creature waved its hand, and the cauldron shot toward Long Chen like a shooting star.
BOOM!
With a single punch, the cauldron was sent flying.
When it rolled in front of everyone, they let out startled cries. Long Chen’s fist had left a dent in the cauldron, and its entire body was deformed.
At that moment, everyone was stunned. If it really was the Heaven Earth Cauldron, how could it be so weak? That was definitely fake.
As for the devil race expert who had just made a trade with Long Chen, he was still tightly holding the cauldron. But now his expression changed.
That was because he was horrified to find that the sacred aura of the Earth Cauldron was rapidly fading. Its light was also gradually dimming.
Dang!
His fist smashed into the cauldron, and with an explosive sound, the cauldron caved in. His body began to rapidly tremble.
“Long Chen…”
The devil race elder clenched his teeth, his voice coming from the gaps between his teeth. Terrifying killing intent instantly erupted.
“Hey, hey, hey, don’t get excited, don’t get excited…”
Long Chen hastily waved his hand. “Everyone, let’s be reasonable. I obtained two bronze cauldrons, but I never said they were the Dry Kun Cauldron.
“All of this was discussed beforehand with the Soaring Dragon Trading Company…”
Long Chen’s expression suddenly changed. He hastily corrected himself.
“This is all because of me… with the Soaring Dragon Trading Company… that… that… right, this matter has nothing to do with the Soaring Dragon Trading Company.”
Long Chen seemed to be extremely anxious. He wanted to defend the Soaring Dragon Trading Company, but the more he tried to explain, the worse the situation became. At that moment, the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s people’s expressions turned dark with terror. Long Chen was trying to kill them.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, divine light shot over from all directions. Long Chen’s scalp turned numb. He had been locked down by the formation.
“Long Chen, don’t spout nonsense! If you don’t give us an explanation today, don’t even think about leaving alive!” roared the Heavenly Venerate. He immediately activated the formation.
Buzz!
But he was horrified to find that as soon as he activated the formation, it began to lose control.
Hu!
Suddenly, Xia Chen, Guo Ran, Bai Shishi, Bai Xiaole, and the others appeared beside Long Chen. At this time, the divine light of the formation enveloped them.
“Boss, let’s go! The Soaring Dragon Trading Company said they’ll cover our retreat. As for splitting the spoils, we’ll talk about it later!” shouted Xia Chen. He suddenly crushed his talisman.
BOOM!
Countless experts charged at Long Chen, but they were too slow. Their attacks didn’t even touch his clothes before he and the others disappeared.
The instant Long Chen disappeared, everyone turned to look at the people from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company.
“You dare collude to trick me? All of you can die!”
The ghost cultivator roared, and endless black qi devoured the entire arena.
“Boss, how did you do that? Those two cauldrons…”
Xia Chen had secretly altered the power of the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s formation, changing the sealing power to teleport them away.
They had been teleported to the edge of the Sage Monarch Continent and were currently flying back.
Only now did Guo Ran have a chance to ask about this. He and Xia Chen had been worried for a long time.
“Hehe, this is all thanks to the Gankun Cauldron. How would we know the difference between the Gankun Cauldron and the Kun Cauldron’s runes is so great?” laughed Long Chen.
Only then did Xia Chen and Guo Ran understand. However, those words were all spiritual messages.
The fewer people who knew about the Heaven Splitting Cauldron, the better. It wasn’t that Long Chen didn’t trust them, but that the Heaven Splitting Cauldron had too much to do with them.
“Running away after swindling money? What a good feeling!” laughed Guo Ran excitedly.
Thinking of how many people had been tricked by them, especially those Xiantian Heavenly Venerates, he felt a great sense of accomplishment.
“Sigh, I just don’t know how the Soaring Dragon Trading Company is doing. I’m so worried about them.” Xia Chen put on an act and sighed, looking depressed.
“Hahaha!”
Everyone burst into laughter. The Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s secret sacrifice of the human race to the Demon Eyes was something they hated bitterly. It was best to destroy such a power as soon as possible.
“It’s a good thing my luck wasn’t bad this time. After conning the first one, I still have time to con the second one.” Long Chen laughed mischievously. This was his first time conning two waves in a row.
“Come, let’s split the spoils. The immortal grade weapon is yours, and the corpse is mine.” Long Chen took out the other World Stone and placed all the corpses into one World Stone.
When Xia Chen and Guo Ran took out the World Stone and saw the Immortal grade divine weapon lying inside, they almost jumped in excitement.
This thing was priceless to them. Although six divine weapons came from the Ghost Dao, it didn’t matter. They couldn’t use it, but they could study it, learn from it, and learn from it.
As for the devil race expert’s seven immortal weapons, three of them had come from the human race, while the rest had come from the sea demons. Although these divine weapons had already died, leaving behind empty shells, they were still powerful.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran didn’t dare to take them out. They could only wait until they returned and find a secret place to take them out.
Long Chen was also immersed in his excitement. He placed these corpses on top of the black soil. When these immortal corpses appeared, the black soil seemed to become extremely lively and began to crazily devour them.
It was just like a gluttonous beast that would never eat grass or leaves again after tasting the meat.
However, these immortal corpses were too large. The black soil could only store five corpses at a time. The majority of these corpses came from the sea demons, and only a few belonged to the devil race.
When those corpses began to break apart, the primal chaos space began to revolve. The Grand Yin Wood and Grand Yang Wood absorbed life energy, rapidly growing once more.
Huo Ling’er excitedly cried out. She was like a child who had obtained an endless supply of snacks. The flames of extreme yin and extreme yang burned fiercely, flourishing.
The Heaven Connecting Blood Lotus was also constantly growing. Its growth rate was even faster, and once the lotus seeds matured, they would automatically fall off. Long Chen didn’t even need to do anything.
At this time, there was a pool of blood in the primal chaos space. Hundreds of Heavenly Snow Lotuses were growing within it.
“What a pity. These corpses’ crystal cores are all wasted. Otherwise, their energy would be countless times greater.
“However, if the crystal cores weren’t crippled, they wouldn’t have sold them. They would have definitely thought of a way to refine them into puppets or offer them as offerings to use their divine energy to control them,” sighed Long Chen.
At the same time, Long Chen was also thinking about how the immortal expert who had died countless years ago could release such a terrifying energy even after his crystal core had been destroyed. If it was a newly killed immortal expert, then what?
As the immortal corpse was devoured, Long Chen noticed that the Heavenly Dao Tree and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tree in the center of the black soil had also changed.
Their size hadn’t changed much, but new runes had appeared on their leaves. Divine light circulated around them, and their auras were grand. One yin, one yang.
“Damn, how did I forget about that?”
Long Chen suddenly noticed that there were several three-colored fruits growing on the top of the Heavenly Dao Tree.
“Three Poles Heavenly Dao Fruit.”
The Heavenly Dao Tree was as valiant as ever. Within a certain range, after the three extreme and Xiantian Heavenly Venerate experts were killed, their energy was quietly absorbed.
“Hehe, my Dragonblood Legion is about to become a supreme legion.” Long Chen excitedly took the Heavenly Dao Fruit.
As he continued to devour the corpses, the primal chaos space’s laws began to change. All kinds of energy was being released, and the primal chaos space seemed to be using this energy to perfect itself.
When Long Chen looked at the Gan Kun Cauldron in his spiritual space, he suddenly realized it had disappeared. That discovery caused him to break out in cold sweat.
When his mind returned to the primal chaos space, Long Chen saw that the Gankun Cauldron had run into the primal chaos space and was hanging in the air alongside the golden lotus seed.
Only once he saw it did Long Chen sigh with relief.
“It seems that the Dry Kun Cauldron helped me fake it. It also wants to reap some benefits.”
Long Chen looked at the cauldron floating in the air. Although he didn’t know why it was here, he knew there was definitely something it needed here.
Long Chen saw that the rust on the cauldron was no longer falling off. Instead, it was starting to melt, and the rust was being absorbed.
Long Chen didn’t know much about the cauldron. But he was sure that these corpses were also beneficial to it. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have entered the primal chaos space from the spiritual space.
Xia Chen’s flying boat sped along, quickly entering the main city region of the Sacred Emperor Prefecture. Because the formation was set up by the Soaring Dragon Trading Company, Xia Chen could only use a portion of its power to teleport. However, he was unable to accurately control the direction and distance of the teleportation.
Fortunately, they hadn’t teleported too far away, but there was still quite a bit of deviation. The main city was in the devil race’s territory. Long Chen and the others didn’t dare swagger their way through the devil race’s territory.
It had to be known that Long Chen had killed countless devil race experts, and his body was covered in the resentment of the devil race. As soon as the devil race experts saw him, they knew just how many of them he had killed, and they would immediately attack him.
Compared to the sea demons, the devil race was much more united. Long Chen could travel through the sea demons, but he didn’t dare to directly travel through their territory.
They had no choice but to take a detour back to the human region. When they returned, they were just about to take a shortcut back to the Numinous Sky Academy.
“Long Chen, die!”
Space trembled, and endless death qi circulated. The Ghost Dao expert was the first to appear, charging at Long Chen.
Long Chen’s flying boat silently approached the human territory. Xia Chen had even activated his stealth ability. For him to be noticed like this meant that this Ghost Dao expert had a special tracking technique.
Hu!
He had only just appeared when something flew toward him.
It was the head of a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate from the Soaring Dragon Trading Company. The ghost path creature had personally killed him.
Long Chen was shocked. For an Immortal King to defeat a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate was already incredibly difficult. But to kill a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate meant that their power far surpassed their opponent’s.
Hu!
Long Chen dodged to the side. He saw that there were strange runes on the head, and he didn’t dare to take it head-on, afraid of falling into a trap.
BOOM!
The old man’s head suddenly exploded. A Xiantian Heavenly Venerate’s divine might erupted, and his head exploded.
Long Chen was shocked. He hadn’t expected this ghost cultivator to have such a terrifying technique. He was unable to dodge this attack.
Once he dodged, a terrifying wave of qi would rush toward Bai Shishi and the others.
Perhaps Bai Shishi, Bai Xiaole, Guo Ran, and Xia Chen would be able to handle it, but Mu Qingyun, Luo Bing, Luo Ning, Zhong Ling, and Zhong Xiu would most likely be crushed by this explosive power.
BOOM!
Golden light circulated around Long Chen’s body, and he summoned the Dragon King Battle Armor to block it. Long Chen felt like he had been struck by a shooting star. His qi and blood surged, and he almost coughed up blood.
Ka ka ka…
The space behind Long Chen shattered like a mirror. Long Chen was at the center of the cracks.
In that instant, Long Chen’s qi and blood surged through his body like a tsunami. His power was like a wild horse that had been released from its reins, and he instantly lost control of his body.
“Die!”
The ghost cultivator seemed to have long since expected this. He stabbed a white bone dagger at Long Chen’s forehead. His movements were like ghosts, impossible to predict.
Long Chen could only watch as the bone dagger was about to stab into his forehead, but his body refused to listen.
At that moment, Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated. He had still fallen into the Ghost Dao’s trap. He had all his power, but he was unable to use it.
Dang!
Just as the bone dagger was about to pierce Long Chen’s forehead, a golden sword slashed through the air, sending the bone dagger flying.
It was Bai Shishi. She had saved Long Chen’s life at the critical moment, and she had also broken out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, she had already merged with her sword and was able to use it as she pleased. If she had been a step slower, Long Chen would have been doomed.
However, the instant the sword broke apart the white bone dagger, Bai Shishi let out a muffled groan. The golden sword was covered in a black aura, and that aura was actually following the sword and corroding her palm.
The ghost cultivator hadn’t expected Bai Shishi to be able to block his killing blow. Bai Shishi’s metal energy actually caused him to be unable to stabilize himself and send him flying.
“Die, you brat!”
Guo Ran roared, his battle armor covering his body, and his saber whistling through the air. That had been too dangerous. His boss had almost died, and his fury soared.
Guo Ran’s speed was extremely fast, and he had also found a good opportunity. His saber slashed down on the ghost cultivator’s retreat path. This attack was enough to prove Guo Ran’s strength.
The ghost cultivator wasn’t able to dodge in time and was cut in half by Guo Ran’s saber. But what shocked Guo Ran was that this saber pierced through his body, turning him into a black mist. It was unable to harm him in the slightest.
“A physical body turning illusory?”
Guo Ran was startled. Just who was this person?
“Heaven Shaking Talisman!”
Following Xia Chen’s shout, a talisman exploded in the black mist, causing it to scatter.
But the black mist quickly condensed again, completely unaffected by Xia Chenfu’s seal.
“Heaven Eyes Seal the Heavens and Earth!”
Suddenly, a huge eye appeared in the sky, and three flowers condensed within it. As the three flowers appeared, all the black qi in the world was locked down.
“It’s an eye technique!”
Amidst the endless black Qi, the cries of the ghostly cultivators rang out. Bai Xiaole had used her eye technique to restrict his movements.
“However, don’t even think about trapping me with your eye-technique!”
That ghost dao creature sneered. Black energy swirled, and his figure appeared again. His hands formed imprints.
“Ghost Spirit Unlock!”
The ghost cultivator coldly shouted, and the diagram in the air suddenly exploded. Bai Xiaole's eye technique was still lacking, and she was unable to trap him.
Pu!
But the instant he did, a ray of Sword Qi pierced through his head.
The ghost dao creature’s head exploded, but there was no blood light. Black energy filled the air, and this attack was unable to harm him.
A shocked expression appeared on Mu Qingyun’s face. This sword attack contained her entire heart and soul. It contained her purest Sword Dao will, but it was still unable to shake this terrifying existence.
“Sword cultivator? Unfortunately, your realm isn’t high enough to injure my core. If you continue growing, perhaps you’ll be able to.
“However, I won’t give you a chance. Die!” The ghost cultivator suddenly disappeared.
When he reappeared, he was already in front of Mu Qingyun. The white bone dagger in his hand was like the fangs of a viper as he stabbed at Mu Qingyun.
Buzz!
Just as Mu Qingyun knew it was useless and was about to counterattack, a lightning sword descended, bringing with it a destructive will.
BOOM!
With a heaven-shaking explosion, the ghost cultivator was forced back by Long Chen’s sword. It was Long Chen. Killing intent surged out of him as he forced back the ghost cultivator, and a ball of lightning shot out of his left hand.
“World Destruction Lightning!”
BOOM!
As soon as the ball of lightning flew out, the ghost cultivator sensed something was wrong. The thunderforce suppressed the ghost cultivator, and he wanted to flee. But Long Chen had long since calculated the distance and directly detonated it.
Lightning covered the sky, and the ghost cultivator was no longer able to turn into black mist. He was sent flying by the terrifying explosion.
Pu!
He vomited a mouthful of blood, and the black qi disappeared, revealing his face. Seeing his face, everyone jumped in shock.
That wasn’t a person, but a corpse. His face was already rotten, and his bones could be seen. He looked like a rotting corpse that had crawled out of a grave.
The blood he spat out was pitch-black like ink. There seemed to be something wriggling within it, looking extremely frightening.
“It’s impolite not to reciprocate. Take this!”
After a moment of shock, Long Chen pointed his sword at the sky. Lightning flashed, and all the lightning in the world was sucked dry by this sword.
“Split the Heavens 4!”
Rumble…
Long Chen’s sword tore through heaven and earth, bringing with it a destructive will.
Long Chen’s sword shook the heavens. Lightning circulated, and the Heavenly Daos shook. This attack contained all of Lei Ling’er’s power.
Only Lei Ling’er’s heavenly tribulation could suppress the power of a ghost cultivator. Whether he was a corpse or an illusion, he was unable to resist the power of the lightning.
Previously, he had almost been killed by a ghost cultivator. Long Chen’s fury soared, and he didn’t hold back.
When the ghost cultivator saw Long Chen’s attack, he was filled with shock. Although he was able to block most of their attacks, he still had to endure a portion of them.
Of these attacks, Mu Qingyun’s attack was the one that caused the most damage. Although he acted as if nothing had happened, he was still recovering from his hidden injuries.
Now that he had been continuously attacked by Long Chen, he was even more injured. Long Chen didn’t even give him a chance to adjust.
Hu!
The ghost creature roared and used all its strength. The white bone dagger in its hand stabbed forward, and black smoke rose from its back as eight huge tentacles stretched out.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s sword slashed onto the bone dagger. Endless lightning crashed down on the Ghost Dao creature.
Endless lightning revolved around the eight tentacles, drawing Long Chen’s thunderforce into the void behind him.
He knew he couldn’t endure such a terrifying thunderforce. He couldn’t take it head-on, so he could only do his best to block it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
But Long Chen’s thunderforce was extremely powerful. Although he had used his Ghost Dao divine ability, he was still unable to completely block it. His eight tentacles exploded one by one.
BOOM!
Following that, he was also unable to endure the attack and exploded. Black qi filled the air and scattered throughout heaven and earth.
“Long Chen, you’re bullying me with numbers! Just wait! I, Gui Xuan, won’t let you off! Clean your neck and wait!” Endless black qi surged out.
As his voice reverberated, the black qi that filled the sky disappeared. His own aura also disappeared without a trace.
“How could this be? My grand formation is actually unable to trap it!”
Xia Chen was horrified. When Long Chen had attacked, he had immediately set up a grand formation to prevent the ghost cultivator from escaping. The ghost cultivator had left without even touching his formation.
Xia Chen wasn’t the only one whose expression changed. Everyone’s expressions changed. They had never encountered such a terrifying existence.
“Big brother Long Chen, if you let me attack, he won’t be able to escape.” Huo Ling’er’s voice rang out in Long Chen’s mind. She was a bit dissatisfied. Just now, she had wanted to attack, but Long Chen hadn’t let her.
“There’s no need to reveal too much of your power. Who knows how many monsters like him are hidden in the Grand Sage Monarch Assembly. Don’t be in such a hurry. You’ll have a chance to show off,” comforted Long Chen.
Seeing the shock on Bai Shishi and the others’ faces, Long Chen knew that this fellow who called himself Gui Xuan had given them quite the blow.
“There’s no need to be disheartened. The reason you were unable to harm him was because the Ghost Dao lifeforms were too special.
“But you don’t need to worry too much about it. Ghost Dao lifeforms are too mysterious. We don’t understand them, so we don’t know their weak points. Once we know their weak points, it’ll be much easier to handle them.
“Qingyun, that sword of yours was very beautiful. It directly injured his core. If it weren’t for that sword of yours, I wouldn’t have been able to defeat him so easily.” Long Chen encouraged Mu Qingyun.
“Really?” Mu Qingyun was delighted.
Originally, Mu Qingyun had been full of confidence when he had come to participate in the Sage Monarch Conference. He had thought that he would be able to shine in the Sage Monarch Conference, challenge experts from all walks of life, and explore a higher level of the Sword Dao.
Who would have thought that the first time she had attacked, she would be struck by such a blow? A full-strength attack had struck her vital points, but the others had been completely fine. This was truly a huge blow to her.
But hearing Long Chen’s encouragement, Mu Qingyun was delighted. Long Chen’s affirmation was a huge encouragement to her.
“Of course it’s true. It’s just that your sword was crooked,” said Long Chen.
“How is it crooked?” Mu Qingyun was startled. She wasn’t the only one. Everyone was stunned. Mu Qingyun’s attack had been extremely accurate.
“His heart is crooked.”
Long Chen smiled. “Sword cultivators not only have confidence in their own swords, but they also have confidence in their moves and people.
A true sword cultivator didn’t need to intentionally attack their weak points. Once they did, their Sword Dao will would weaken.
“Because you were worried you wouldn’t be able to kill him, you attacked his weak point. That bit of worry caused you to lose your Sword Dao will, so your attack was only able to injure him.”
Mu Qingyun came to a sudden comprehension. He looked at Long Chen with admiration. Long Chen’s vision was still as sharp as ever. With just a few words, he was able to open up a new path. With him, it would be difficult for them not to advance.
"Big Sister Qingyun is amazing!” Bai Xiaole couldn't help but praise. She had always admired Mu Qingyun.
“Little Le, why is your eye technique so weak?” Long Chen frowned.
Bai Xiaole's eye technique was extremely wide, and it was also extremely fast. Even with the reaction speed of a ghost cultivator, she was still struck by it, which meant that this technique was very powerful.
But despite being trapped, he had easily broken free. Long Chen couldn’t figure out what was wrong.
“Of course I’m weak. This idiot is incredibly stupid. How many months has it been since he learned this move? He still hasn’t learned it. Long Chen, I’ve been conned to death by you.”
At this moment, a furious roar rang out, and a violet-eyed fox appeared on Bai Xiaole's shoulder.
The purple-eyed fox had nine tails on its back. It was the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox that Bai Xiaole had summoned to seal the contract.
At this time, it was glaring at Long Chen with a furious expression.
“You… fuck… how did you become so weak?” Long Chen almost couldn’t believe his eyes. Back in the three thousand worlds, its aura had been so terrifying. But now, it was only at the Immortal King realm.
“You still have the face to say that? Wasn’t it all because of you? After merging with this fellow, all my energy was absorbed by him.
“The most hateful thing is that this fellow is too stupid. When he used his eye technique, he was unable to keep up with me. He’s practically infuriating me to death!” roared the Nine-Tailed Violet Fox.
Bai Xiaole didn't say a word. It was obvious that she was used to being scolded. After all, after the contract was broken, Bai Xiaole had taken a huge advantage, while the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox had suffered a huge loss. So even if Bai Xiaole was scolded, she didn't have the right to retort.
“Wow, what a cute little fox. I want this fox.”
Just as it was about to lose its temper, a group of people appeared in the distance and surrounded Long Chen and the others.
A group of people walked over from the distance. They were all extremely young experts, looking to be in their seventies or eighties. Each one of them wore luxurious robes and had an imposing appearance.
The most shocking thing to Long Chen and the others was that these people were all Three Paragons. Long Chen had never seen a faction with so many young Three Paragons.
“Long Chen, they -”
Seeing this group of people, Luo Bing and Luo Ning’s hearts pounded. They sent Long Chen a message.
“Don’t talk yet. Let’s wait and see.”
The reason Luo Bing and Luo Ning’s hearts were pounding was because they felt a powerful bloodline summoning from this group of people. They were from the same race as them, and they were also from the same bloodline.
However, their blood and qi soared into the sky. Purple divine light circulated around them, making them appear noble and holy. The purity of their bloodlines was many times greater than Luo Bing and Luo Ning’s.
This was the first time Luo Bing and Luo Ning had encountered a member of the Violet Bloodline. They were incredibly excited, and they were just about to greet him when Long Chen stopped them.
As soon as they appeared, Long Chen sensed something. Although his Spirit Blood had already been taken away, his mother had come from the Violet Bloodline, and she had once had Violet Blood in her body.
But these people’s appearance was a bit odd. Luo Zichuan had never told him about the other Violet Bloodlines.
These people’s violet blood energy was extremely pure, but it wasn’t as pure as Luo Zichuan’s. Furthermore, there seemed to be a slight difference between the two. As for what was different, Long Chen was unable to tell.
This group of people immediately surrounded Long Chen and the others. The one in the lead was a man and a woman. The man was handsome, while the woman was beautiful. They were originally a golden couple, but the arrogance on their faces and the smile on their lips ruined their temperament.
The woman was immediately attracted by the nine foxes on Bai Xiaole's shoulder. Her eyes were filled with delight; she had clearly been captivated by the shrunken Nine-Tailed Purple-eyed Fox.
"Hey, do you want to sell this little fox of yours? Or perhaps I can use other immemorial beasts to trade with you.” The woman asked Bai Xiaole.
The Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox was already in a fit of anger. Now that someone was treating it like a housepet, it was infuriated.
“Are you crazy? If you’re sick, go treat it. Don’t provoke me here. I’m in a bad mood.”
“Ah, you have quite a temper. Watch how I treat you.”
That woman was immediately infuriated. A violet-gold bell appeared in her hand, and violet divine light filled the air.
“Immortal grade divine weapon?”
Long Chen and the others were shocked. That violet bell was an immortal weapon. Furthermore, there were blood-colored runes on its surface. It was clearly an immortal weapon that had recognized its master.
The instant he saw that violet bell, Long Chen’s expression changed. He immediately stabbed his spear at it.
“Scram!”
The instant Long Chen attacked, the man beside her seemed to have long since expected Long Chen to attack. He unsheathed his sword and slashed it at Long Chen’s spear.
BOOM!
Everyone felt as if the Heavenly Daos had exploded. That berserk energy caused them to be unable to breathe, and they involuntarily retreated.
Long Chen and the man both groaned and staggered back several steps. Each step caused the void to tremble.
That man’s expression changed. He hadn’t expected Long Chen to be so powerful. In that exchange, neither of them had gained any advantage.
As for Long Chen, he was startled. This person’s Blood Qi was soaring, merging with the Heavenly Daos and using Heavenly Dao energy. With just a thought, he could control the Heavenly Daos. Other than Luo Zichuan, this was the first time Long Chen had encountered someone who could merge with Heavenly Dao energy to such a level.
Just at this moment, the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox let out a startled cry. Violet runes appeared on its body, wrapping around it like a spiderweb. It involuntarily flew toward the bell.
“Release it!”
When the nine foxes were trapped, Bai Xiaole was both shocked and furious. She formed hand seals, and the image of three flowers appeared in her eyes.
“No!”
Long Chen was shocked. Right now, the nine violet-eyed foxes were trapped by the violet-gold bell. If Bai Xiaole hastily pulled it, it would be equivalent to using her own eyes to block the bell.
"An ant trying to shake a large tree. What a joke.” Seeing Bai Xiaole use her eye technique, the woman from the Purple Blood Tribe sneered.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the violet-gold bell trembled, and then Bai Xiaole let out a miserable shriek. Blood flowed from her eyes.
However, what no one had expected was that even though Bai Xiaole's eyes were injured, she didn't give up. Blood continued to flow from her eyes as she roared,
“Heaven Eyes Slash the Earth!”
BOOM!
As the three flowers twisted, it was like three blades had gathered together. The woman let out a muffled groan and her body shook.
That woman had used the violet-gold bell, and it was like an invisible hand had trapped the nine-tailed fox. Originally, this move would have been absolutely safe for her.
However, Bai Xiaole's eye technique had managed to forcibly cut off that invisible hand. Not only did it stop her attack, but it also injured her soul, causing her body to sway.
Seeing the blood flowing from Bai Xiaole’s eyes, Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated. Killing intent exploded from his eyes, and a cold killing intent instantly spread.
“Long Chen, don’t…”
Seeing Long Chen’s gaze, Luo Bing and Luo Ning were scared witless. With their understanding of Long Chen, this was a slaughter.
Luo Bing and Luo Ning each held Long Chen’s arms, afraid he would attack. Once Long Chen attacked, there would be no way to reverse the situation.
"Bastard, do you not want your life anymore?!” The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox broke free of its bindings and flew to Bai Xiaole's side. Seeing Bai Xiaole's eyes filled with cracks, it almost exploded.
"If they want to snatch you, then I'll fight them to the death. I know I don't have the ability to make you suffer, and I won't be able to repay you, but I can fight for you.” Bai Xiaole clenched her teeth.
At this time, he had already lost his vision. His vision was completely white, and he couldn’t see anything clearly. His eyes were burning with pain, but he was still smiling. That smile was a bit foolish, but it was extremely sincere.
“You…”
The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox was speechless. Its purple eyes were filled with complicated emotions. There was anger, but there was also gratitude.
“Long Chen, don’t. If anyone has anything to say, just say it!” Luo Bing pulled Long Chen, her voice practically begging.
Killing intent also erupted from Bai Shishi’s eyes. Her hand had already turned golden, and her icy killing intent was locked onto that woman.
Bai Xiaole was her younger brother. Although the two of them normally didn't talk much, Bai Xiaole's injury had ignited a raging fire in her heart.
“Xin’er, what happened? Who dares to make things difficult for my Xu family? Did they eat a bear’s heart or leopard’s gall?”
Just as Long Chen was hesitating over whether or not he should kill this woman to get revenge for Bai Xiaole, a huge warship appeared.
“Daddy, I’ve taken a fancy to a housepet and wanted to buy it for them. But they didn’t appreciate my kindness and even insulted me!”
That woman called Xin-er immediately felt wronged upon hearing that voice, as if she had been bullied.
Guo Ran, Xia Chen, and the others were infuriated. This woman was completely unreasonable. She was clearly the one who was rude and unreasonable, directly snatching the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox.
But now that they heard the word ‘Violet Blood’, they finally understood why Luo Bing and Luo Ning would hold on to Long Chen.
These people were the same as Luo Bing and Luo Ning. They were all from the Purple Blood faction, but they were so rude and unreasonable.
They all knew that Long Chen’s relationship with the Violet Bloodline wasn’t ordinary. However, they didn’t know his true relationship with the Violet Bloodline.
“Hmph, how brazen. It’s one thing for you to fail your business, but you even dare to insult others. Today, you can forget about leaving.”
Rumble…
That huge warship was like a fortress in the void. Standing in front of everyone, it was like a world was pressing down on them.
A majestic and imposing voice came from the battleship. As the battleship door opened, a middle-aged man wearing a purple robe and a purple crown walked out.
That was a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate. Violet qi coiled around him, and strange runes circulated in his eyes. It was like the sun and moon were moving, and the river of stars was flowing. When he looked over everyone, they felt a chill in their bones, as if he had seen through all their secrets.
When the middle-aged man saw Long Chen, he was surprised, but when he saw Luo Bing and Luo Ning, his expression became odd.
"You are from the Luo family?"
Luo Bing bowed. “Reporting to senior, we really are from the Luo family. This matter has a completely different story. Senior, you can’t just listen to your daughter’s side of the story…”
“Since we’re all from the same bloodline, there’s no need to say anything more. Come over. How can the noble bloodline of the Violet Bloodline be with a group of people who don’t know what’s good for them?” interrupted the middle-aged man with a frown.
“Senior, you…” Luo Bing’s heart sank.
Looking at that man’s cultivation base and temperament, it was obvious he was someone with an extremely high status. Originally, Luo Bing had hoped that he would be able to resolve the problem and make that woman apologize to Little Le.
But that man couldn’t even be bothered to listen to her. He was even more impatient, belittling Long Chen and the others.
“Return immediately! This is an order!” shouted the middle-aged man.
Luo Bing was both shocked and infuriated. She was so angry that her body was trembling. This middle-aged man was domineering and unreasonable. Luo Bing and Luo Ning felt endless grievance, but at the same time, they also felt extremely disappointed.
“Men, bring the two of them back. Don’t make a fool of yourself here,” said the middle-aged man impatiently.
Following his order, two Heavenly Venerate experts walked over, wanting to bring them away. It seemed they didn’t even place Long Chen and the others in their eyes.
“The ones to make a fool of yourselves are you two. If you dare attack, I guarantee you won’t be able to see tomorrow’s sun.” Long Chen’s fury had already reached its peak. His voice was icy and emotionless.
Long Chen had never heard Luo Zichuan mention the Xu family. According to reason, his grandfather wouldn’t hide anything from him.
In order to save his people, his grandfather had been patiently waiting for an opportunity, but he had never worked with the Xu family. There must be a reason for this.
Luo Zichuan was willing to take the risk on his own, and he wouldn’t interact with the Xu family. Long Chen had always been thinking about this, but now seeing the Xu family’s rude and unreasonable attitude, he thought of a possibility.
Now that the Xu family wanted to directly capture him, Long Chen stood in front of them. His eyes were icy, and his hand was already on the hilt of the Soaring Saber.
“Hahaha, I didn’t expect that other than my Purple Blood Xu family, there would be someone else so brazen.
“Brat, my Xu family’s son can be arrogant, but you can’t. Arrogance requires the qualifications to be arrogant. Bring me people. Whoever dares to stop me will be killed without exception,” sneered the middle-aged man.
As for the Xu family’s disciples, they were sneering at Long Chen and the others as if they were prisoners.
“You two still haven’t returned?”
The Xu family’s Heavenly Venerates shouted and walked over to Luo Bing and Luo Ning. Luo Bing and Luo Ning were both shocked and infuriated. They looked at the countless experts behind the middle-aged man and then at the few people on this side.
Luo Bing gave Luo Ning a look, and the two of them walked over.
“You don’t need to do anything. We…”
“You can’t leave. With me here, no one will be able to bring you away.” Long Chen blocked the two sisters.
Luo Bing and Luo Ning didn’t want to implicate Long Chen and the others. The difference in strength was too great. Although they didn’t have a good impression of the Xu family, they were all from the Purple Blood line, so they shouldn’t make things difficult for them.
“A mantis trying to stop a chariot, overestimating itself.”
The two Xu family’s Heavenly Venerates sneered and directly attacked. Two large hands wrapped in violet divine light shot toward Luo Bing and Luo Ning. At the same time, two invisible fluctuations shot toward Long Chen.
That was a spiritual attack. Not only did they want to capture the two sisters, but they also wanted to use their special Spiritual Strength to teach Long Chen a lesson.
Rather than saying it was a lesson, it would be more accurate to say it was a shameless sneak attack. That was because the spiritual attack of the Violet Bloodline was extremely powerful. If you weren’t prepared, or if your Spiritual Strength was weak, you could instantly shatter your opponent’s soul.
These two were both Heavenly Venerates. On the surface, they were trying to capture Luo Bing and Luo Ning, but in truth, they were targeting an Immortal King brat. That wasn’t just shameless, but sinister.
“Long Chen, don’t…”
Luo Bing’s expression completely changed when she saw Long Chen’s gaze turn icy.
Originally, Long Chen had been suppressing his fury. Before he had figured out the relationship between the Xu and Luo families, he hadn’t wanted to kill anyone. But their despicable sneak attacks had completely infuriated him, and he didn’t care about anything else.
Clang!
Luo Bing let out a startled cry as she unsheathed her saber. The instant it was unsheathed, the two Luo family experts’spiritual attacks arrived.
Long Chen’s saber was unsheathed. It was like a divine dragon coming out of the sea. An icy killing intent and a berserk will came from it.
Long Chen’s will erupted, and the two elders’spiritual attacks were like eggs smashing into a wall.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, Long Chen’s saber viciously slashed down on the two Luo family elders.
At that moment, the Luo family’s middle-aged man’s expression changed. He opened his hand, but just as he was about to attack, he suddenly looked into the sky.
Pu pu
The instant he looked into the sky, two heads shot into the sky, and violet blood splashed.
With a single slash of his saber, the two Heavenly Venerate experts’ corpses disappeared. In front of this saber, they didn’t even have the slightest ability to resist.
Although these two Elders weren’t Xiantian Heavenly Venerates, they were extremely powerful. Unfortunately, they shouldn’t have sneak attacked Long Chen.
The instant their spiritual attacks were destroyed by Long Chen’s will, their souls were shaken.
At that moment, their souls were in chaos, and their minds were blank. The instant Long Chen’s saber slashed down, they were like wooden blocks. From the moment they had attacked Long Chen, their fates had already been decided.
Two of the Luo Family's Heavenly Venerates were killed, and purple blood splattered all over the ground. Luo Bingxin said, "It's over. The hatred between us has grown."
However, Xia Chen, Guo Ran, and the others were delighted to see the two of them being cut down. They almost clapped their hands in delight. These fellows were too hateful.
As for the Xu family, after recovering from their shock, they were filled with fury. The Xu family’s disciples all took out their weapons, killing intent surging from their eyes.
But what they found strange was that their family head didn’t do anything. Someone looked at their family head and saw him staring at the sky.
Following their family head’s gaze, they noticed that at some unknown time, there was an iron tower-like man standing in the air behind them.
That man looked to be in his thirties. His face was dark, and his long hair was naturally scattered. His aura didn’t leak out at all, making it so no one could sense his cultivation base.
He was like a nail in the sky. Before, they hadn’t felt anything, but now that they saw him, it was like their souls had been grabbed by an invisible hand.
It was like he didn’t even need to do anything. With just a thought, he could exterminate all living things. At this time, he didn’t say a single word as he icily stared at the Xu family’s patriarch.
That person was precisely the Battle God Hall’s Hall Master. He had arrived at a critical moment, but he hadn’t rushed over. He had been summoned by Long Chen.
The Battle God Hall’s Hall Master had once told Bai Zhantang to give Long Chen a spiritual jade tablet. He had told Long Chen to activate it if he encountered a situation he couldn’t handle. The Hall Master would personally come.
When Long Chen had been preparing to kill someone, he had activated his jade tablet. That was also why the Xu family’s master had suddenly stopped when he was about to attack. That was because he had seen the Battle God Hall’s Hall Master.
“Fight?”
The Battle God Hall Master stared at the Xu family head and finally spat out a single word. As soon as that word left his mouth, a torrential battle intent erupted. Gan Kun trembled, and the wind and clouds changed color. The laws of the world began to change because of that word.
Just a single word caused the sky to tremble and the ground to shake. Everyone had no choice but to circulate their energy to resist that invisible pressure. The Xu family’s experts all looked at the Battle God Hall Master with terror.
As for Xia Chen, Guo Ran, Bai Shishi, Bai Xiaole, and the others, they were all excited. They hadn’t expected the Battle God Hall’s Hall Master to be so terrifying. He was practically a god. With such a terrifying expert supporting him, what was there to be afraid of?
“Who are you?”
The patriarch of the Xu family stared coldly at the War God Hall's Hall Master.
The War God Hall’s Hall Master only coldly looked at him. He didn’t reply. He was frighteningly quiet.
“He’s Lingxiao Academy’s Battle God Hall’s Hall Master. As for his name, cough, you don’t have the qualifications to know it,” said Guo Ran. As for his name, he didn’t know it either.
Let alone him, even Long Chen, Bai Shishi, and the others didn’t know. The Battle God Hall’s Hall Master’s status in the Numinous Sky Academy was extremely mysterious.
“Numinous Sky Academy?”
Master Xu's face turned cold.
Guo Ran stood by Long Chen’s side and loudly said, “That’s right, this is our Lingxiao Academy’s youngest headmaster, Long Chen.
“Isn’t your Violet Blood Xu family arrogant? You use numbers to bully the weak. With our Hall Master here, you can continue.
“The Hall Master has already spoken. Are you going to fight or not? Speak.”
Guo Ran could tell that this Battle God Hall’s Hall Master was definitely a terrifying existence. Previously, the Xu family had been too arrogant, and he had been itching for the two sides to fight so that the Battle God Hall’s Hall Master could properly handle this group of people.
“Patriarch, let me…”
Just at this moment, a person stood beside the Luo family head. That person was covered in violet lines that looked like tattoos. As soon as he stood out, a berserk qi and blood soared into the sky.
“What powerful blood vitality.”
Guo Ran and the others were all shocked. Luo Bing and Luo Ning were even more shocked. That person’s Violet Blood Condensation had reached a pinnacle, like a volcano on the verge of erupting. The instant he stood out, it was like the world had turned illusory.
That was a terrifying Xiantian Heavenly Venerate. Previously, he had always been behind the Xu family head, so no one had noticed him. Now that he had appeared, the entire world had changed because of him.
The instant he began to circulate his violet blood, it was like the entire world had recognized him as its master. The energy of the world was completely under his control.
“His violet blood energy is even purer than the tribe leader’s,” said Luo Bing.
“Powerful is powerful, but not pure.” Long Chen shook his head.
Long Chen had once exchanged blows with Luo Zichuan, and Luo Zichuan had personally given him pointers. So Long Chen knew more about Luo Zichuan’s strength than they did.
Back then, although Luo Zichuan had only been at the Immortal King realm, the purity of his violet blood had far surpassed this Xiantian Heavenly Venerate. The reason Luo Bing had such a feeling was because she was unable to differentiate between quality and quantity.
When that Xiantian Heavenly Venerate from the Purple Blood Tribe took that step, the Battle God Hall Master’s eyes immediately lit up.
“Wait…”
The Xu family's Xiantian Heavenly Venerate was stopped by the Xu family head. He looked at the Battle God Hall Master and said,
“It’s fine. It’s just a small matter. It’s not enough to start a war.”
“Patriarch, you…”
The Xu family’s Xiantian Heavenly Venerate was startled. He hadn’t expected the family head to retreat like this. He couldn’t believe it. Long Chen had killed two of their Xu family’s experts!
He wasn’t the only one shocked. The other Xu family experts were also shocked. Just this one person could make the Xu family retreat?
“Dad?”
The woman called Xin'er looked at the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox on Bai Xiaole's shoulder, and she couldn't help but want to say something. Obviously, she was unwilling, because ever since she was young, she had never been unable to obtain anything she wanted.
“Let’s go!”
This time, the family head, who doted on her, didn’t listen to her. Instead, he led everyone away.
“Wait!”
Just at this moment, Long Chen icily said.
“Brat, do you want to die?”
At this time, they were still unwilling to let him off. The leader of the Xu family’s young disciples immediately erupted with killing intent.
Long Chen didn’t look at him, but at Bai Xiaole.
“Little Le, how do you think we should resolve this matter? My brother won’t be bullied for nothing. Do you want her eyes or her life? Boss will help you.”
Long Chen’s words caused the Xu family’s people’s expressions to change from top to bottom. They all held down their weapons.
That woman from the Xu family, Xin'er, had snatched away the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox. She had been completely unreasonable, directly using an Immortal Armament. Bai Xiaole had almost been blinded.
It had to be known that Bai Xiaole cultivated eye techniques. If she was blind, then she would become a cripple. That would be even more painful than killing him.
Within the Xu family, there wasn’t a single reasonable person. The small ones were fighting over the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox, while the old ones were fighting over the Luo sisters. Long Chen’s fury had long since soared.
Right now, he couldn't care less. No matter what relationship the Xu family had with the Luo family, he had to get justice for Bai Xiaole.
“I think you’re crazy. If you want to die, I’ll help you right now.”
Hearing that Long Chen wanted to kill her or take her eyes, she immediately clenched her teeth. The violet-gold bell once more appeared in her hand, and killing intent filled her eyes.
The Xu family’s experts’ expressions also changed. Long Chen’s arrogant words had completely looked down on their Xu family. At this time, the Xu family’s master was also infuriated. He had already taken a step back, but he hadn’t expected this fellow to take a yard after giving him an inch.
Bai Xiaole didn't say anything. The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox on his shoulder said, "There's no need. Our enmity doesn't need the help of others. We'll take our revenge ourselves. Let them scram.”
“Xu family’s bitch, just you wait. I’ll remember this enmity. The next time we meet, I’ll make you regret your stupid actions.”
Its violet pupils icily glared at that woman. It was an arrogant nine-tailed fox, but it had been snatched away like a housepet. That was an absolute humiliation to it.
“Little fox, you still dare to spout such arrogant words? Next time we meet, I’ll skin you alive!” The woman called Xin’er sneered.
“There’s no point in saying such vicious words now. If you have the strength, then leave it for the Saint Ruler Conference!”
The Xu family’s young genius had a disdainful expression. He had once exchanged a move with Long Chen, and he had wanted to fight him several times. Unfortunately, the family head hadn’t allowed him to.
As the Xu family entered the giant warship, the giant warship trembled and slowly flew away. As the huge warship flew away, Xia Chen, who had been staring at the giant warship, suddenly cried out:
“This warship is actually an Immortal Armament!”
“Fuck, how could such a huge immortal weapon be possible?” Guo Ran was stunned.
Bai Shishi and the others were also shocked. If this warship was an immortal weapon, then wouldn’t its power be enough to destroy the heavens and exterminate the earth?
“Thank you, Hall Master.”
Long Chen cupped his fists toward the distant palace master, expressing his thanks. If he hadn’t appeared, they would have been done for.
“Unfortunately, I was just a bit off. I’ll work a bit harder next time.” The Hall Master looked at the distant battleship with a regretful expression. He sighed and disappeared.
Everyone was baffled by his words. They didn’t know what he was missing.
The commotion here had long since drawn the attention of countless people. However, they were all so frightened by the Xu family’s name and the pressure of the Hall Master that they didn’t dare to show their faces. They could only watch from a distance.
In truth, while Long Chen and the others were fighting Gui Xuan, some people had seen them from the distance. However, they didn’t dare approach.
When a large group of experts approached, the Xu family’s people appeared. Then the Xu family’s master and palace master appeared one after another, and a huge battle was about to erupt. These people didn’t dare to move, afraid of being implicated.
“Long Chen, you dare trick me? Hand over my treasure and I’ll spare your life.”
Just at this moment, a devil race expert roared. That elder was the one who had bought Long Chen’s bronze cauldron.
He had also been tricked miserably by Long Chen. In his fury, he had killed the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s Xiantian Heavenly Venerate.
At that time, Long Chen had already fled. The Ghost Dao existence and this elder had poured all their fury on the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s experts.
They felt that this was a trap set up by Long Chen and the Soaring Dragon Trading Company. The Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s experts fled in all directions. There was no point in explaining any further.
The entire auction house had been turned into ruins. The devil race expert had mobilized everyone to search for Long Chen.
As for the Ghost Dao, they knew Long Chen wasn’t in this region. Instead, they were waiting for him to return.
His battle with Long Chen had also alarmed the others. The devil race elder had rushed over as soon as he had received the news, but he had seen the scene of the battle between the Xu family head and the Hall Master.
The Hall Master was supporting Long Chen, and his terrifying aura caused everyone’s hearts to turn cold. Even the devil race’s experts, who were already Xiantian Heavenly Venerates, were terrified. As Xiantian Heavenly Venerates, he knew he was far from being a match for the Hall Master.
Only after the Hall Master had left did he jump out and roar at Long Chen. Although his tone was unyielding, everyone could hear his inner fierceness.
“It’s a fair trade. If you want to bet, you have to accept your loss. I never said my bronze cauldron was the Heaven Earth Cauldron.
“It’s all said by the Soaring Dragon Trading Company. As for you, you’re willing to bet on your own luck. Who can you blame?
“There are so many people here, so why didn’t others fall for it, but the two of you? It can only mean that you were destined to face this tribulation,” snorted Long Chen.
Now that he had something in his hands, he wanted it back? This fellow didn’t understand Long Chen at all.
“You… damn human, are you forcing me to die with you?!” roared the elder.
“Once it’s in my hands, it won’t go out again. There’s no use trying to cheat. If you have a move, go. If you don’t, you’ll die,” sneered Long Chen. He swaggered into the depths of the human territory.
“You…”
The devil race expert’s veins bulged. He was about to go crazy from anger, but he didn’t dare to attack Long Chen. He was afraid of being contaminated by bad luck.
During this time, Heavenly Venerates could only defend against cultivators whose cultivation bases were lower than theirs. They couldn’t attack. Unless they died, they wouldn’t be able to do anything to Long Chen.
“Ancestor, as long as you give the order, we’ll immediately slaughter them.”
One of the devil race’s heavenly geniuses stepped forward. Following his shout, tens of thousands of devil race disciples stepped forward.
“As long as you dare move, I’ll make sure none of you demons can leave this region alive.” Just at this moment, a cold snort rang out.
Millions of experts walked out. It was the Star River Sect’s disciples. Hearing that Long Chen was here, they immediately gathered their people.
That was because many people were in seclusion trying to comprehend it. It was a critical moment, and there was no way to disturb them. The others had all rushed over.
The Star River branch had many people, and each one of them was shockingly powerful. When they stepped out, the demon experts’ faces turned pale. The disciples of the Star River branch were enough to crush them. Once the battle began, none of them would be able to leave alive.
Then Long Chen and the others slowly left in front of the devil race experts. As for the devil race experts, they didn’t dare to move.
The Hall Master and the Xu family head of the Purple Blood Xu family had not truly fought. However, when the Hall Master had shouted, "Fight?", countless Xiantian Heavenly Venerates had been terrified.
Originally, that devil race expert had been preparing to force Long Chen to hand over those corpses and divine weapons. But because of the Hall Master’s words, he didn’t dare to force him.
The Hall Master’s appearance shocked countless people. They now realized why Long Chen dared to con the Dragon Soaring Trading Company. He had such a terrifying expert supporting him.
Seeing Long Chen leave, the devil race’s experts clenched their teeth. As for the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s experts, those who were still alive had long since scattered, while those who had died could only be ghosts.
Although the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s strength was shocking, their sphere of influence was still within the human race. Because they had always been doing business, experts were scattered all over the world. It was very difficult to gather all their experts.
Furthermore, with the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s strength, they would never have dreamed that they would be used by Long Chen. Furthermore, those two fellows who had been conned had been desperate enough to kill them.
This matter with the Soaring Dragon Trading Company had become a huge joke. And because of this matter, Long Chen had been labeled as a super big liar.
Long Chen had already made a killing. He swaggered back to the Numinous Sky Academy in front of countless people.
When Long Chen returned to the Numinous Sky Academy, the noisy academy became much quieter. There were still many people coming to visit, but now they were much more orderly.
Let alone the ones making a ruckus, even the ones making a ruckus were gone. They were all well-behaved and well-behaved. When they saw Long Chen, their eyes were filled with reverence.
“They’re just a bunch of idiots who need to be taught a lesson. They don’t have any other abilities, and they only know how to take advantage of others.” Luo Ning snorted disdainfully at this group of people.
Previously, they had all been dissatisfied with the Lingxiao Academy. They had clearly come here for nothing, but now that Long Chen had come, they all became obedient children.
“Brother Long, you were looking for me?”
Long Chen had only just returned when he saw Xu Changchuan bringing over a dozen Fullmoon experts.
Amongst these experts, there were two whose auras were extremely obscure. They were true experts. Xu Jianxiong had clearly been worried about Xu Changchuan and had sent two experts to protect him.
Xu Changchuan quickly greeted everyone. After all, he had once been a disciple of the Numinous Sky Academy.
“I have something important for you. I’m too busy right now, so I can’t go,” said Long Chen.
As more experts arrived, the various regions became more complicated. If Long Chen went to the sea demon region again, he would very likely encounter all kinds of fierce battles.
Although Long Chen wasn’t afraid, he really didn’t have that much time. He could only send a signal to the Fullmoon race.
“This…”
When Long Chen handed the World Stone to Xu Changchuan, Xu Changchuan almost couldn’t believe his eyes.
“There’s no time to lose. Let’s hurry back to the tribe and ask the tribe leader to take a look.” The two elders behind Xu Changchuan also saw the scene inside the World Stone. They were even more excited than Xu Changchuan.
This was the Fullmoon race’s ancestor, an immortal rank expert. His corpse was still relatively intact, and there were many divine abilities and runes that could be passed down. To them, this corpse was priceless.
This matter was extremely important to the Fullmoon race. Xu Changchuan didn’t stand on courtesy. After greeting Long Chen, he hastily left.
Such a huge matter had to be known by the tribe leader first, and then they had to discuss how to handle this corpse. So there was no time to waste.
After handling the matter with the Fullmoon race, Long Chen and the others returned to the inner courtyard. After carefully examining Bai Xiaole’s eyes, Long Chen couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath of air, feeling a burst of fear.
“You little brat, you were just a bit away from being crippled. Why were you so impulsive? With boss here, no one can bully you,” cursed Long Chen.
The veins in Bai Xiaole's eyes were practically all broken. Fortunately, these veins weren't misplaced. If they were, then no one would be able to save him.
"At that time, I didn't think too much about it. Whoever dares to steal my Little Nine, I'll fight them to the death.” Bai Xiaole laughed foolishly.
“Little Nine?”
Everyone was stunned.
“How many times have I told you not to call me Little Nine? I’m so much older than your parents, your grandparents,” cursed the violet-eyed nine-tailed fox.
Long Chen and the others almost laughed. The Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox was a prehistoric beast, and it was famous throughout history. Its physical body was capable of covering the sun. The word ‘Little Nine’really was a bit comical.
Bai Xiaole didn't say anything after being scolded by the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox. She only laughed foolishly. However, her eyes were dim, and she was almost blind. It made her heart ache.
Long Chen solemnly said, “Little nine, let me tell you…”
“I told you not to call me Little Nine! Are your ears stuffed with donkey hair?!” roared the violet-eyed nine-tailed fox.
“Then I’ll call you Little Tail?”
“Xiaozi?”
“Little Tong?”
“Little demon?”
“Little fox?”
Long Chen said several names.
“Forget it, just call me Little Nine!”
The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox seemed to have resigned itself to its fate. These names were better than Little Nine.
Long Chen said, “This foolish brother of mine wasn’t stupid to begin with. The main thing is that he has a foolish father who has been violent to him since he was young. That’s why he has some mental flaws.
“The more you shout at him and shout at him, the more his mind goes blank. He’s like a fool. Since you’ve already broken the contract, you’ll be a part of fate.
“You need to understand each other, help each other, and support each other. Right now, all of you are bound together.
“I know that you’ve been greatly wronged by the contract with Little Le. For your powerful cultivation base to be suppressed like this, you definitely don’t feel good…”
Hearing that, the Nine-Tailed Violet Eyes Fox calmed down a great deal.
“But as you can see, although he’s stupid, his feelings for you are real. He’s willing to risk his life for you. He doesn’t even want his eyes anymore.
“His eyes are more important than his life. As for you, you are more important than his eyes. Tell me, how does he treat you?” asked Long Chen.
A complicated expression appeared in the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's eyes. It had never thought that Bai Xiaole would risk her life for it.
After all, when he was with Bai Xiaole, he had always been angry and scolded her. He had never imagined that she would treat him like this.
“In truth, Little Le is very smart, and her talent is also very high. You’ve already obtained the Six Heavenly Daos’ inheritance, so you should calmly study it. I trust you’ll have some unexpected gains.” Long Chen smiled.
“Alright, I understand. Being so wishy-washy is annoying. You don’t need to worry about our matters. We can handle ourselves. Little Le, let’s go heal.”
The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox angrily said, before grabbing Bai Xiaole and leaving.
Looking at their backs as they left, Long Chen smiled. After this calamity, the relationship between the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox and Bai Xiaole had finally become harmonious. If the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox truly accepted Bai Xiaole, then after their souls merged, their strength would become even more shocking.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the entire Lingxiao Academy shook. Bai Shishi was pleasantly surprised.
“The Transcendent Firmament Palace has appeared. Quick, go take a look.”
In the core region of the Lingxiao Academy, there was a place that even disciples of the academy couldn’t approach.
That was the Numinous Sky Palace. It was also the last palace to appear in the academy. The reason they didn’t allow their disciples to approach it was because not just anyone could enter.
If a person’s Life Providence wasn’t strong enough, they would directly die. The Lingxiao Palace contained the highest level ancient tomes of the Lingxiao Academy. If a person’s Life Providence wasn’t strong enough, they wouldn’t be able to approach it.
He was afraid some disciples would be unconvinced and lose their lives for nothing. So before the Transcendent Firmament Palace appeared, no one was allowed to approach.
Now that the Numinous Sky Palace had appeared, all the disciples rushed over. When Long Chen and the others arrived, there were already hundreds of thousands of them.
“When did our Lingxiao Academy have so many experts?” asked Long Chen.
“Our academy has always had quite a few genius disciples. It’s just that they’ve all been hidden away.” At this time, a fragrance blew over and a woman appeared.
“Mother?”
Bai Shishi exclaimed in surprise. It was none other than her mother.
She walked over with a smile. When she saw Bai Shishi, a kind smile appeared on her face.
“The current you is finally a bit like a girl. You’re no longer so cold. Good.”
“Mom!”
Bai Shishi blushed. She understood what her mother was saying. She had already changed, and this change was because of Long Chen.
“Greetings, auntie.”
Long Chen hastily bowed to his future mother-in-law.
Bai Shishi's mother smiled. "We're all family, so there's no need for formalities."
Bai Shishi blushed even more. Her mother's words were too explicit. She quickly changed the subject.
“Mom, you’ve come. Why didn’t you greet your daughter? Right, where’s second mom?”
The ‘second mother 'she spoke of referred to Bai Xiaole's mother. In the past, Bai Shishi had treated her mother, Bai Xiaole's mother, and even her father very coldly.
At that time, she had been unable to accept the two women serving the same husband, and she had never taken the initiative to call them ‘second mother’.
But ever since she had met Long Chen, she had realized that no matter how strong your cultivation base was, it was useless. You could only accept your fate.
When she had lowered her head to love, she had finally understood her mother. Now that she saw her mother, it was as if the familial ties of childhood had returned.
“Your second mother went to see Little Le. Little Le was injured, causing her heart to ache, but the palace master only allowed her to visit her now.
“Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. Your father and the Hall Master have already entered the Numinous Sky Palace. Let’s go in as well.” With that, Bai Shishi’s mother grabbed her daughter’s hand and led the way.
Entering the gate, they saw a palace that reached into the clouds. But the strange thing was that this palace couldn’t be seen from the outside.
As soon as they entered, a grand and ancient aura filled the air. The palace was resplendent in gold and jade, and divine light coiled around it. It was like dragons were swimming around the palace.
A sacred aura filled him with reverence. In front of this palace, Long Chen felt himself to be incomparably small. Standing here, looking at this palace, Long Chen felt as if he were standing in the river of time. Time flowed by, but this palace seemed to be eternal.
It was like a spectator that had experienced the vicissitudes of life, witnessing the rise and fall of the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. Unfortunately, it could see everything, but it was unable to express it. Perhaps it didn’t want to express it either.
There were three large golden words on the plaque. Long Chen didn’t recognize them. They didn’t look like words at all, but more like runes. The strokes were complicated, but they also looked like formations.
They formed a will that stood at the peak of all Daos, a will that surpassed all life.
It gave people a feeling of looking down disdainfully on the world. But this kind of feeling wasn’t overbearing. Instead, it made people willingly prostrate themselves beneath its feet to worship it.
Although he didn’t recognize these three words, he could guess that they were ‘Transcendent Firmament Palace’.
These three characters should be the first generation’s immortal characters. Long Chen recognized the third generation’s immortal characters, while he only recognized a few second generation immortal characters. As for the first generation, he didn’t recognize any of them.
Outside the Numinous Sky Palace, there were already countless disciples wearing the robes of the Numinous Sky Academy. Other than these disciples, Long Chen also saw many others wearing the same robes as the Numinous Sky Academy. However, there was a large ‘battle’ embroidered on their chests.
Seeing Long Chen looking at those disciples, Bai Shishi’s mother said, “These are all disciples of the Battle God Hall. They have a completely different system from the academy.”
Long Chen nodded. The Lingxiao Academy also had its own plans. Now that the Sage Monarch Conference was about to start, all the hidden experts had come out.
However, these disciples could only linger outside the Numinous Sky Palace. That was because the Numinous Sky Palace possessed a powerful pressure, and they needed to get used to it before entering.
As for Long Chen and the others, they went straight to the palace gates. There was a barrier of light in front of them. When Long Chen passed through it, he immediately sensed a mysterious fluctuation.
That fluctuation was extremely strange. It seemed to be directly pointing to his heart, as if it was asking him a question. As for how his heart answered, Long Chen didn’t know.
Long Chen looked at Bai Shishi and the others, but he didn’t sense anything. He couldn’t help being curious. Was this mysterious fluctuation only targeting him?
After passing through the gate, countless figures appeared in front of them. Divine light shone in front of them, and illusory colors appeared. They were like gates blocking their path.
“This is the Heavenly Fate Gate. There are a total of three levels. Each level has three gates. Only by passing through these nine gates can you enter the palace.
That was because the palace contained the secret arts of the Grand Dao. Those with weaker fate wouldn’t be able to bear it. If they forcibly flipped through it, their lifespans would be cut, and they might even die on the spot.
“So whether or not you can enter this place will depend on whether or not your lives are tough enough. If you feel a stabbing pain in your soul, you have to stop.
“Although the Numinous Sky Palace cannot change fate, as the sacred land of our Numinous Sky Academy, it can help everyone change their karmic luck.
“However, there is a limit to everyone’s karmic luck. If you can’t reach the ninth level, you can only say that you have no fate with the Numinous Sky Palace,” said Bai Shishi’s mother.
As they spoke, they passed through seven light barriers. By the eighth light barrier, Zhong Ling and Zhong Xiu were clearly starting to feel a bit strained.
Bai Shishi's mother told them not to force themselves. Anyone who could reach this place would be able to enter, but they would need some time to get used to it.
The two sisters were extremely obedient. After feeling a bit of discomfort, they immediately stopped, while Long Chen and the others continued forward.
Passing through the ninth light barrier was the palace gates of the Numinous Sky Palace. The instant Long Chen stepped through the gates, a vast pressure descended.
Hundreds of white stone monuments were erected within the palace. They were like jade, and that boundless pressure came from them.
Seeing those stone monuments, Long Chen’s heart pounded. Those weren’t stone monuments, but the bones of immortal rank creatures.
Those bone monuments were covered in densely packed runes. Divine light circulated within them, making them appear sacred and awe-inspiring.
“This is… the Sword Dao tablet?”
When Mu Qingyun saw a tablet, he let out a startled cry and rushed over. As if possessed, he stared at the tablet as if his soul had left his body.
When Long Chen entered, he saw that there were already hundreds of disciples in a daze in front of these bone monuments. They should be focused on comprehending the things on them.
“These are all secret techniques recorded in the first generation’s immortal characters. They are all-encompassing.
“The first generation’s immortal characters are the most primitive words. The runes we speak of are actually evolved from the first generation’s immortal characters. Runes are a combination of words. Runes are talismans. Runes are words.
“Both of them have inherited a portion of the Nine Li Immortal Rune, but when the two are added together, they are not the original Nine Li Immortal Rune,” said Bai Shishi’s mother.
Xia Chen couldn’t help but ask, “I’m confused. If it’s split into two, then it’s not the same as before. Senior, please explain.”
Bai Shishi's mother smiled. "It depends on how much you split it into two. Do you know if you split it into two, two, or two in a thousand?"
“This…”
Xia Chen was speechless.
“The first generation’s Nine Li Immortal Rune is said to contain the greatest secret of the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. No one can truly unravel it.
The Nine Li Immortal Rune was like a huge ruler. It could measure the boundaries of the nine heavens and ten earths, as well as the myriad of Daos in the universe.
It was said that during the Primal Chaos Era, the human race was at the bottom of the food chain. They had always been enslaved by thousands of races, and had even been reduced to food.
The appearance of the Nine Li Immortal Rune had changed the fate of the human race. As a result, the human race had risen from the depths of adversity to stand at the peak of all races.
However, the good times didn’t last long. The human race’s glory didn’t last forever. The primal chaos battle had caused the human race’s glory to decline.
“Furthermore, that battle caused the inheritance of the Nine Li Immortal Runes to be cut off. Currently, we can only decipher the third generation of the Nine Li Immortal Runes. As for the second generation, even the four ancient sects’ book sects can only recognize sixty to seventy percent of them.
“The first generation of the Nine Li Immortal Runes can only be recognized by the ancestral sects. As for the first generation of the Nine Li Immortal Runes, no one can recognize them anymore.” Towards the end, Bai Shishi’s mother couldn’t help but sigh, her voice filled with regret and helplessness.
“Wait, senior, aren’t the first generation and first generation immortal characters the same?” asked Xia Chen.
“It really isn’t. The first generation’s immortal characters were deciphered by the Jiuli tribe. At the same time, they also deciphered the talisman.
Talismans were different from immortal runes. Talismans were used for release, while immortal runes were used for inheritance.
Inheritance required the later generations to understand, understand, and understand. However, the first generation of the Nine Li Immortal Rune that the Jiuli Tribe had deciphered had covered too many areas and was not precise enough. Thus, they had created the second generation of the Nine Li Immortal Rune from the first generation, and then the third and fourth generation.
“The words we’re using now are basically all deconstructed from the fourth generation’s Nine Li Immortal Rune. After some practice and deliberation, we’ve gradually reached the point where we can use the exact words.
"Some things don't need to be taught personally. They can be passed down through words. This might seem like a good thing, but in reality, it's a huge bad thing." Bai Shishi's mother shook her head and continued,
“Originally, we had a huge ruler, but we found it too troublesome to use it, so we split it up bit by bit.
“It’s like a ten-thousand-mile ruler. We split it into one millimeter and one centimeter. That really is convenient for us, but we can no longer use it to measure the vastness of space. As a result, we’ve become frogs in a well.”
“Senior, there’s no need for that, right? All we need to know is that it’s not difficult to calculate the distance,” interjected Guo Ran.
Bai Shishi's mother forced a smile. "It's not that simple. If you put millions of millimeters together, you might be able to obtain a huge ruler. But are you sure your ruler is accurate?"
“There shouldn’t be a problem!” Guo Ran scratched his head.
"Then, can you guarantee that you won't make any mistakes in the process of reconnecting? You have to know that the slightest mistake can lead to a thousand miles of error," Bai Shishi's mother said.
Guo Ran didn’t know what to say. He seemed to understand what she was saying. Her ruler was just a metaphor. The first generation Nine Li Immortal Rune could measure not only distance, but also things that were tangible and intangible.
“The first generation of the Nine Li Immortal Clan’s immortal characters? Why would they decipher their own immortal characters? Could it be…” Long Chen frowned. Suddenly, his heart jumped, and a shocked expression appeared on his face.
Could it be that the Nine Li Immortal Scripture was the same as the Nirvana Scripture? The Nirvana Scripture wasn’t created by the Nirvana Scripture, but the Nirvana Scripture?
If the Nine Li Immortal Rune was the first, then the Nine Li Immortal Clan was the next. That was right. Even the Nine Li Immortal Clan couldn't understand it. If they wanted to pass it down, they would need to decipher it.
Wait a moment? If he couldn’t understand it, how was he supposed to decipher it?
“Aunt, I want to know who obtained the Nine Li Immortal Rune first?” asked Long Chen.
Bai Shishi’s mother shook her head with a bitter smile. “I don’t know. When I was young, I once asked the Clear Courtyard’s Headmaster. The Headmaster warned me not to ask anyone else.”
“Lady Clear Spring?”
Long Chen’s heart jumped. This old man was too mysterious. Just what was his background?
“Alright, I’ll stop here. In truth, that’s all I know.
“The Nine Li Immortal Runes you see now are the original Nine Li Immortal Runes. They are also the most primitive immortal runes. Don’t even think about understanding them.
“On the one hand, you’ll be wasting your precious time. The arena isn’t open yet, and once it is, the bone tablets will disappear. You need to hurry up and study them.
On the other hand, if you forcibly tried to comprehend it, you might have a mental breakdown, and your soul would be injured and you would go crazy. Don’t force yourself.
“I’ll teach you a simple method. These bone monuments record different things. Use your heart to sense them, and you’ll sense some immortal characters or some calligraphy.
Here, if you could comprehend the intent of a single brushstroke, that would be enough for you to enjoy for a lifetime. Don’t be greedy, or you’ll end up with nothing.
“Look at Qing Yun. She’s staring at one of the sword-shaped strokes. She’s already entered a meditative state. Once she succeeds, her future will be limitless,” said Bai Shishi’s mother.
No one dared to be negligent. They all closed their eyes and focused. As expected, they all sensed the summoning and began to walk toward the bone tablet.
“Boss, there are too many people summoning me! Is it because I’m too outstanding?!” cried Guo Ran. He could sense all the bone monuments summoning him.
“Outstanding my ass. It’s just that you have too many distracting thoughts. Don’t be too greedy. Calm down,” said Long Chen. This fellow was too impetuous. Even his qi and blood fluctuations were so intense. He was clearly still in an agitated state. How could he sense the true summoning?
“Oh.”
Being doused in cold water by Long Chen, Guo Ran immediately became much more obedient and focused on sensing.
“Long Chen, my summoning is on it. What about you?” Bai Shishi opened her eyes.
“Mine is also up there.” Long Chen smiled. He had sensed it the moment he had entered.
Bai Shishi's mother smiled. "Let's go up then!"
Bai Shishi’s mother brought Long Chen and Bai Shishi to the top of the palace.
There was a staircase in the palace. When Long Chen stepped onto it, the scenery around him changed.
The scenery within the palace disappeared. Long Chen found himself in a desolate battlefield. The staircase was still there, but Bai Shishi and her mother had disappeared.
“Die!”
A furious roar rang out in Long Chen’s ears. He saw a armored human expert flying over.
Pu!
One of the devil race experts was cut in two. However, that human expert had only just killed him when he let out a miserable shriek.
A fist-sized spider bit him on the neck. The colorful spider sucked him in a few times, turning him into a dried corpse.
Squeak squeak…
After devouring that human expert, the spider’s body trembled and it charged toward the distant battlefield. Following it, Long Chen saw countless creatures fighting intensely.
The Devil race, Blood race, Monstrous Clan, Beast race, Giant race, and many other races that Long Chen had never seen before were crazily slaughtering each other. Their targets were all humans.
Long Chen knew that what he was seeing was just an illusion. It was just that the staircase was too short, and he couldn’t see the entire battlefield. He could only follow the staircase.
As he continued to advance, he saw that the humans were fighting against all lifeforms.
No one helped the human race. The human race had always been fighting alone. Facing endless enemies, the human race had panicked and despaired. They roared and cried, but it was meaningless.
There was no pity, no sympathy, no reasoning, and no system to speak of.
This place was only filled with the most primitive bloodiness, cruelty, and tyranny. Under those sinister faces, the desire in their hearts was released to the extreme. They displayed their ugliest side to their heart’s content.
The sky was no longer blue, and the sun and moon were obscured. Perhaps it was because they didn’t want to see this ugly side, but they closed their eyes.
The human race was bitterly enduring. Although they were facing the slaughter of tens of thousands of races, they were crying at the same time. Countless times, they were on the verge of collapse, but they managed to endure it again.
The human race’s resilience was shocking. They had clearly lost all hope, but they still hadn’t given up. They continued to persevere until they died in battle. After they died, some people picked up the weapons they had left behind and continued fighting. Then they died again, and their descendants picked up their weapons to continue fighting.
This cycle repeated over again. The battlefield was still the same, but the human race was constantly changing.
“What they picked up wasn’t just the seniors’ weapons, but also their wills and responsibilities.
When they picked up their weapons, they also understood why their seniors would continue to persevere even though they knew there was no hope.
That was because they had no path of retreat. Behind them were their families. If they didn’t persevere, their parents, wives, and children would all die miserably at the hands of their enemies.
“They clearly know there’s no hope, but they’re doing their best to persevere. They’re trying to buy time for their descendants to grow. Sometimes, persevering is the only way when there’s no other way.” As Long Chen walked higher, he could see the entire battlefield.
He really wanted to rush into the battlefield and help those humans, but he knew that this was just a scene. Perhaps it truly existed, but it didn’t necessarily look at the present. Perhaps it was in the past, perhaps it was in the future.
Long Chen didn’t know why he would see such a scene. This scene made his heart ache, but there was nothing he could do. He didn’t like this feeling.
In order to get out of this illusion as quickly as possible, Long Chen quickened his pace. As he did, he saw that the entire battlefield had also sped up.
The human race grew weaker. But at this time, the human race suddenly split into countless factions that were annihilated by the thousands of races.
“What?”
Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated. He had seen humans betray their own races and join the enemy’s side. As a result, countless humans had been slaughtered.
“Damn it!”
Long Chen was infuriated. He had seen the traitor’s figure, but he was too far away to see who they were.
Enraged, Long Chen wanted to go down the staircase, but he found that he could only go up.
Furious, he jumped off the staircase. But just as he was about to land, space twisted and he returned to his original position.
“Fuck, who are they? Who betrayed the human race?!” roared Long Chen.
He knew this was an illusion, but it was definitely a projection. Perhaps it had already happened, or perhaps it was about to happen. Long Chen wanted to see it clearly, but the laws here didn’t allow him to.
“Traitor!”
Long Chen clenched his teeth. He hated betrayal the most. Since he couldn’t investigate, he could only continue forward.
As Long Chen continued to climb higher, the battlefield below suddenly disappeared, turning into a lake. The lake was as smooth as a mirror, and a huge figure appeared.
Long Chen stopped and looked at that huge figure. Furthermore, it was just a back. Although it was just a back, just looking at it made Long Chen’s scalp turn numb. A destructive aura came from his body, causing fear to rise from the depths of his soul.
Looking at that figure, Long Chen felt a stabbing pain in his eyes and his soul shook. He was filled with unease.
“Who is this person? Why is he here?” Long Chen looked at that huge figure in shock, his heart filled with unease.
Buzz!
That huge figure suddenly disappeared, and the lake also disappeared. The scene in front of Long Chen changed. Bai Shishi and her mother appeared once more. Long Chen was now in a large palace.
Bai Shishi was filled with excitement. “Long Chen, what did you see? I actually saw…”
“Shut up!”
Bai Shishi's mother's expression suddenly changed as she shouted.
“Mom…”
Bai Shishi was shocked. In her memory, her mother had never spoken to her so seriously.
“What you see can only be known by yourself. You can’t tell anyone. Otherwise, it will bring about terrifying karma to you and others,” said Bai Shishi’s mother.
“I understand, mom!” Bai Shishi’s heart shook.
Seeing that Bai Shishi had admitted her mistake, Bai Shishi's mother seemed to think that she had been too harsh on her. She softened her tone and said,
“Shishi, it’s all my fault. I didn’t expect you to see a strange phenomenon on this staircase, so I didn’t greet you in advance.”
"Mom, you didn't see it?" Bai Shishi asked.
Bai Shishi’s mother shook her head. “It’s said that only those who can change their fates in the future can see the manifestation. Mom didn’t see anything.
“Alright, this matter ends here. No matter what you see, do not say it. Remember.”
Bai Shishi and Long Chen both nodded. The two of them followed Bai Shishi’s mother. After passing through a gate, they arrived at another palace.
There were also bone monuments within the palace. However, there were only nine of them. Before they even got close to the bone monuments, the powerful calling caused Long Chen and Bai Shishi’s hearts to pound.
By the time Long Chen and Bai Shishi arrived on the second floor, there were already over ten people present. However, they were all experts from the older generation. Bai Zhantang and the other vice hall master were amongst them.
However, when Long Chen and the others had come up, they hadn’t even looked at them. Right now, they were in a meditative state, forgetting everything else. They were completely immersed in the immortal characters on the bone tablet.
At this time, Long Chen was shocked to find that Bai Zhantang had long since become a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate.
When he had entered a state of unconsciousness, he was no longer able to conceal his aura. A powerful pressure spread out, clearly several times stronger than an ordinary Xiantian Heavenly Venerate.
“How is this possible?”
Long Chen’s heart pounded. It had to be known that when he had been in the Numinous Sky Academy, his senses hadn’t been wrong. He had appeared to be an Immortal King. Even if he had suppressed his strength, he would at most be a World King.
Just how much time had passed? How had he become a Heavenly Venerate? And a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate at that? Could it be that he had sealed his Xiantian power just like his grandfather?
Bai Shishi’s mother smiled at Long Chen’s shock, but she didn’t say anything. Instead, she walked over to one of the bone monuments.
That bone tablet had golden immortal characters carved into it. Even if Long Chen wasn’t a metal cultivator, he could sense that terrifying metal energy.
Bai Shishi was instantly attracted by the bone tablet and walked over. Before Long Chen could say anything, Huo Ling’er and Lei Ling’er had already transformed into maidens and ran over. The two of them were incomparably excited and were just about to shout when Long Chen hastily covered their mouths.
Long Chen pointed to the others who had entered their meditative states and gestured for them to be silent. They couldn’t cause a ruckus here.
Huo Ling’er and Lei Ling’er obediently nodded. Only then did Long Chen let go of them. The two of them ran over to a bone tablet and also began to study it like others.
“Your two spiritual objects are amazing.” Bai Shishi’s mother looked at Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er with shock.
She could tell that these two little fellows were the Spirit of Flame and the Spirit of Lightning. She was someone who had seen many things, and she had seen many spiritual objects stronger than them.
But she had never seen such a highly intelligent spiritual object. The two of them were almost as intelligent as humans. That was practically impossible. If she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, she definitely wouldn’t have believed it.
“They aren’t my spiritual objects. They are my little sisters.” Long Chen smiled slightly.
Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er had been raised by him. Long Chen had never treated them as housepets. He had always treated them as his family.
Bai Shishi’s mother didn’t seem to mind. “Let’s begin. Time is precious. This is the greatest opportunity to improve before the Sage Monarch Conference begins.”
“Senior, please continue. I can sense an even stronger summoning intent. It’s not on this level,” smiled Long Chen.
Bai Shishi's mother was shocked. "You're going to the third floor?"
Long Chen nodded. “Yes. The stronger summoning will is on the third floor. I’ll go first.”
Long Chen greeted Bai Shishi’s mother and then walked up the staircase alone. He quickly disappeared.
Seeing Long Chen leave, Bai Shishi’s mother was completely shocked.
“Even at the Immortal King realm, he can come into contact with the secrets of the Heavenly Daos? Could it be that he’s someone with the will of the heavens, someone who will change the future?”
Long Chen didn’t know what Bai Shishi’s mother was thinking. He could only sense a powerful summoning.
When Long Chen stepped onto the staircase, he didn’t see any abnormalities. Everything was calm. After the ninety-ninth stair, he arrived at the third floor. This was the final floor of the Numinous Sky Palace.
BOOM!
The instant he stepped onto the third floor, a terrifying pressure descended. That berserk energy almost sent Long Chen flying.
Ka ka ka…
Long Chen felt as if an entire world was pressing down on him. His body began to emit cracking sounds, and he gasped.
BOOM!
Golden scales covered Long Chen’s body. He summoned the Dragon King Battle Armor, and when it appeared, that terrifying pressure was immediately greatly reduced.
Long Chen endured that terrifying pressure and walked into the palace. Once he entered, he immediately saw the palace master’s large figure.
There were only three bone monuments and a figure sitting on the ground. The Hall Master was facing one of them. He had already entered a meditative state.
“The Hall Master is actually so terrifying. He’s only in his most ordinary state, but he already possesses such terrifying pressure.”
Long Chen was shocked. Although he knew the Hall Master was extremely terrifying, he had still underestimated him.
When a person entered a meditative state, their aura would be at its most stable state. When experts fought, they would raise their auras to their strongest state to handle high intensity battles.
Normally, he would hide his aura to avoid making the people around him feel uncomfortable. But once he entered a meditative state, his aura would be in an unbalanced state.
Even in his natural state, he was able to release such a terrifying pressure. If he was in his battle state, Long Chen couldn’t imagine just how powerful he would be.
“Could it be that the hall master has already reached the immortal rank?” Long Chen guessed. Otherwise, how could he possess such a terrifying pressure? It was countless times stronger than Xiantian Heavenly Venerates.
Bai Zhantang’s pressure was already powerful enough, but in front of the Hall Master, it was nothing.
Long Chen didn’t dare disturb the hall master. Instead, he walked over to the three bone monuments. He sensed that two of them were summoning him, and one of them was the one the hall master was facing.
“Dragon bone stele?”
When he got closer, Long Chen’s heart shook. This bone stele was actually carved from dragon bone. Although the dragon bone’s energy had already been locked onto by the immortal characters, once he got closer, he immediately sensed it.
“No wonder I sensed it,” thought Long Chen.
Dragon blood flowed in his body, and he cultivated the Dragon God Body Refining Art. He controlled the divine arts of the dragon race, so it would be strange if he couldn’t feel the summoning.
“Perhaps there’s something related to the dragon race on it, but its summoning power isn’t the strongest.”
Long Chen turned to look at the other stone tablet. The three stone tablets were located in three different directions. The one he was looking at had very few immortal characters.
Other bone monuments were covered in immortal runes. There were tens of thousands of them, but this one only had a few dozen.
However, each immortal character was extremely complicated, just like a totem. The instant Long Chen looked at it, his mind went blank. He recognized the words on the totem: Nirvana Scripture.
Long Chen didn’t even recognize many of the second generation immortal characters, let alone the first generation immortal characters.
But for some unknown reason, these four words seemed to have been carved into his soul.
Buzz!
When Long Chen approached the stone tablet, those four words seemed to come to life. Long Chen’s vision blurred, and he found himself in a world of flames.
Within the world of flames, endless flames were burning. When Long Chen was within the flames, the flames began to approach him.
At this time, Long Chen heard the sound of flames burning. Billions of flames were burning, forming a strange sound.
That sound seemed to be a transmission of emotion, but it also seemed to be a spiritual support. All the flames were so close to Long Chen, even relying on him.
As the flames burned, they began to mutter. They seemed to be saying something, but Long Chen didn’t understand.
These sounds were too noisy, and Long Chen couldn’t understand their voices. The flames here were all-encompassing. There were the immortal world’s heavenly flames, the mortal world’s earth flames, all kinds of beast flames. There were even wild flames in the mountains, as well as thick smoke.
There were too many of them. It was too chaotic. They seemed to be communicating with Long Chen, but he was unable to understand their voices. There was a barrier between them that he couldn’t break.
Long Chen looked at the endless sea of flames. Suddenly, he saw ten Kings within it.
Of these ten thrones, seven were at the front, three were at the back, and three were at the back.
“This…”
Long Chen’s heart pounded when he saw those four thrones. He saw the Heavenly Rainbow Flame, Ice Soul Divine Flame, golden sun flames, dark yin flames, and phoenix flames.
Furthermore, looking at the order, these were clearly the top ten heavenly flames on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. Long Chen’s heart pounded.
Tian Hong was ranked 9th, Ice Soul was ranked 8th, Great Yin Flame was ranked 7th, Great Yang Flame was ranked 6th, Phoenix Flame was ranked 5th, and ranked 4th was a pitch-black flame.
“Flame of the Void Flame? How is that possible? Isn’t that the strongest flame in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths?”
When he saw the fourth rank flame, Long Chen couldn’t believe his eyes. That was clearly the Flame Void Flame. However, this Flame Void Flame didn’t possess any evil intent. But Long Chen would never mistake its fluctuations.
The strongest flame in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths was only ranked fourth? Was there some kind of mistake? Long Chen was completely stunned.
“Those three empty spots should be ranked first, second, and third. But they haven’t appeared. What’s going on?”
This arrangement immediately broke Long Chen’s understanding. Could it be that the Heaven Flame Rankings was wrong?
“The Flame Void Flame here is also different from the Flame Void Flame. Exactly who is real and who is fake?”
“If the Flame Void Flame can only rank fourth, then what are the top three heavenly flames?”
Long Chen stared blankly at the three empty thrones. This flame world had given him too many shocks. He was unable to accept it.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Heaven and earth’s flames were burning. Their power seemed endless, and they were releasing their own power.
Hearing the sound of the flames, Long Chen’s mind went blank. At that moment, it was like time had stopped. Long Chen’s heart gradually calmed down.
He just quietly listened to the flames without thinking about anything. After an unknown amount of time, Long Chen suddenly realized something.
Long Chen formed hand seals and began to chant sutras. As he chanted, the flames suddenly became lively. They were like soldiers waiting for orders, and Long Chen’s chanting was the horn of war.
Rumble…
Following the chanting of the scriptures, endless flames soared. It was like oil had been poured over them, and they began to crazily burn.
Billions of flames soared out, interweaving around Long Chen, forming strange runes.
“So that’s how it is. The most primitive Nirvana Scripture is made of endless runes. As for the runes, they are dead, but the scriptures are alive.
If he wanted to express something, he would need to compare it with something else. If there was Yin, there was Yang. If there was right, there was wrong. If there was good, there was evil.
“As for Yin and Yang, right and wrong, good and evil, there has to be one thing to differentiate between them. This is the so-called ‘Dao begets One, One begets Two, Two begets Three, Three begets all things’.” Long Chen was delighted.
That was because these flames were transforming into runes. They were the strokes of the Nirvana Scripture.
Rumble…
As Long Chen chanted the second volume of the Nirvana Scripture, the flames once more began to boil. A different kind of rune appeared within the flames.
Next was the third, fourth, and fifth volume of the Nirvana Scripture. As Long Chen continued to chant the Nirvana Scripture, endless flames merged, forming runes.
Through the circulation of these runes, Long Chen was finally able to get a basic understanding. Not only did he understand what these runes represented, but he also understood the pronunciation of these runes.
The first generation Nine Li Immortal Rune was a symbol that could be split into many different meanings according to shape, length, and angle.
Furthermore, each rune had many different pronunciations. Each rune had different pronunciations when combined with another rune.
Long Chen’s Nirvana Scripture had been taught to him by the mysterious woman. In the past, he had only known how to recite it, but he hadn’t known how to recognize it. Now, through these runes, he had gradually gained control of the technique.
Long Chen had only learned the fifth volume of the Nirvana Scripture. But now he had the key to opening the Nirvana Scripture. Even without anyone to teach him the Nirvana Scripture, he could still calculate the complete version.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
When Long Chen began to chant the sixth volume of the Nirvana Scripture, the flame world began to rapidly expand. Blazing flames soared, and it was like the world was about to explode.
At the same time, Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength was rapidly depleting. Startled, he hastily stopped chanting the Nirvana Scripture. At that moment, he was horrified to find that his Spiritual Strength was less than ten percent.
If Long Chen had been a step slower, his Spiritual Strength would have been completely exhausted and he would have fainted.
“What’s going on? The current me isn’t able to control the sixth volume of the Nirvana Scripture? That shouldn’t be possible!” Long Chen jumped in shock when he sensed his Spiritual Strength being exhausted.
Just how powerful was his Spiritual Strength? Up until now, in the same realm, he had never encountered anyone with a stronger Spiritual Strength. Even Xiantian Heavenly Venerates might not have Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength.
It could be said that Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength far surpassed his current strength. But even with his powerful Spiritual Strength, he had almost been completely exhausted in an instant.
After Long Chen stopped chanting, the expanding world began to shrink. In the end, it returned to its original state.
Long Chen sank into thought, once more studying the Nirvana Scripture. Suddenly, he laughed.
“I understand, I understand. So that’s how it is.”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
“Time, space? Hehe, so it’s because space isn’t right. This is the immortal world, not the real world.
“If I want to use the Nirvana Scripture’s sixth volume’s divine ability here, I’ll need to expand my immortal world. With my power, wanting to expand my immortal world really is just wishful thinking.” Long Chen laughed mischievously. With a flash of inspiration, he figured out the crux of the matter.
Buzz!
Endless flames once more erupted. But this time, Long Chen didn’t dare to chant the scripture. Instead, he formed hand seals and began to chant the scripture.
As a result, Long Chen was deducing the scriptures and not using any divine abilities. As long as space didn’t change, he wouldn’t lose too much Spiritual Strength.
As time passed, Long Chen continued to deduce. Once he finished the sixth volume, he began to deduce the seventh volume.
But when deducing the seventh volume, Long Chen encountered a problem. There were some pronunciations that had to be recited with the mouth.
“I can’t. This is all I can deduce. The rest can only be deduced outside.
“Fortunately, I’ve already completely memorized the Nirvana Scripture. Even without the flame here, I have the confidence to deduce the ninth volume.”
Long Chen took a deep breath and reluctantly looked at the endless flames. Without their help, he wouldn’t have been able to understand the Nirvana Scripture.
The Nirvana Scripture in Numinous Sky Academy had tens of thousands of words in each volume. But the intent it could express wasn’t as precise as the immortal characters of the generation.
However, if you could understand the first generation immortal characters, then you could. If you couldn’t, then it was no different from reading a heavenly book. Most importantly, Long Chen was unable to explain it to others.
Now, the words had become complicated. In order to express the meaning accurately, they had become specious instead.
Here, the Nirvana Scripture only had four words, but they represented the highest cultivation method of the flame path. Just these four words were enough to pass down a supreme divine ability. Perhaps only the original Nine Li Immortal Scripture could do this.
“The first generation’s immortal characters definitely contain things I can’t imagine. The reason the Nirvana Scripture is called the Nirvana Scripture is definitely because of it.
“He only changed his name to Lord Brahma after learning the Nirvana Scripture. Could it be that if he named himself Lord Brahma, he would receive karmic luck?”
Looking at the three empty divine thrones, Long Chen left the flame space. His soul returned to his body, and he immediately felt weak.
BOOM!
As expected, before he could defend himself, he was sent flying by a terrifying force. He tumbled down the stairs to the second floor.
When he had entered his meditative state, he had been protected by the Nine Li Immortal Rune. The Hall Master’s pressure hadn’t been able to affect him.
But the instant his soul returned, the protection of the Nine Li Immortal Rune disappeared. At that time, Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength had been too weak to summon the Dragon King Battle Armor, and so he had been forced out by the hall master’s pressure.
When Long Chen miserably rolled to the second floor, he saw two more young disciples. From their robes, they were from the Battle God Hall.
But fortunately, they were all in a meditative state and didn’t see Long Chen’s miserable state.
At this moment, Bai Shishi's entire body was suffused with a golden divine glow. She was like a golden goddess sitting there, appearing holy and noble.
Looking at her beautiful face, Long Chen smiled self-deprecatingly. Just what kind of ability did he have to make such a fairy like her favor him?
Long Chen often thought about how he had so many beauties by his side, and how each one of them was deeply loyal to him. This kind of kindness was something he would find it difficult to repay even if he was torn to pieces. He often felt endless guilt.
When he had first entered the cultivation world, Long Chen had also been young and frivolous. He had once wanted to have a group of wives and concubines. But now he realized that there was a limit to what a man could carry.
When he was young, his father had given him a wooden sword. The moment he held it, he felt like he was unrivaled.
But now, with his shocking strength, he was becoming more panicked and anxious. He was afraid that one day, he wouldn’t be able to protect the person he loved.
Long Chen was suddenly startled. Huo Ling’er and Lei Ling’er had disappeared.
However, Long Chen could sense their auras. He couldn’t help but laugh. The two of them had actually transformed into earthworms that were stuck to the runes on the bone tablet. No wonder they couldn’t see them.
Perhaps the two of them had found a method that suited them. By sticking their bodies to the runes, it would be easier for them to comprehend it. After all, they were both spiritual bodies and couldn’t use human methods to understand it.
Long Chen rested for a moment and consumed a medicinal pill to recover his Spiritual Strength. He didn’t go to the third floor. Instead, he went to the first floor.
On the first floor, there were even more people. Furthermore, on the stairs, Long Chen saw a few people bitterly enduring.
Long Chen saw Zhong Ling and Zhong Xiu in the crowd. They had also entered and were currently comprehending on a bone tablet.
Long Chen looked around. Luo Bing, Luo Ning, Mu Qingyun, Xia Chen, Qin Feng, Qi Yu, and the others were also meditating. What was rare was that Guo Ran was also meditating in front of a bone tablet. It seemed he wasn’t faking it.
When Long Chen arrived, quite a few disciples bowed respectfully to him. Within the Numinous Sky Academy, even the hidden heavenly geniuses were filled with reverence for him.
Long Chen also greeted them and then turned around to go to the second floor. But this time, he was disappointed to find that he didn’t see anything.
Originally, Long Chen had come down to see who had betrayed the human race and stabbed them in the back.
But this time, there was no movement. He couldn’t see anything. He could only return to the second floor and adjust himself.
Once he reached the third floor, the hall master’s terrifying pressure once more descended upon him. This time, Long Chen was prepared and activated the Dragon King Battle Armor in advance. He easily reached the third floor.
When Long Chen once more sat down in front of the tablet with the words “Nirvana Scripture” carved into it, he wanted to see if he had gained anything from the other immortal characters.
“This is the character for sword.”
When Long Chen saw one of the characters, he immediately felt a chill run down his spine. A sharp sword intent seemed to have cut his soul.
Long Chen had only taken a cursory glance before almost being injured by that Sword Qi. That word was too domineering, containing countless things.
“It really is domineering. It doesn’t even give me a chance to comprehend it. It should be because its level is too high, and I need to approach it step by step. I can’t directly cross it.” Long Chen was shocked.
Mu Qingyun’s Sword Dao foundation was already solid enough, but it was only at the first level. As for this character, if it was left on the third level, it was likely that only after comprehending the first two levels of the Sword Dao would one have the qualifications to comprehend it.
Long Chen wasn’t a sword cultivator, so he immediately gave up. Just as he was about to try another immortal character, the hall master’s voice rang out.
“Do me a favor.”
“Hall master, you called for me?”
Long Chen was startled. The hall master was still in a meditative state, but he could still talk to him.
“Give me a drop of dragon blood.”
“Oh, okay!”
Long Chen flicked his finger, and a drop of golden blood flew toward the hall master. That drop of blood made a turn and flew toward a symbol on the bone tablet.
Buzz!
The instant that essence blood landed on the rune, it lit up slightly. Following that, the hall master’s aura changed, and his battle intent soared.
Pu!
Suddenly, the hall master vomited a mouthful of blood. Long Chen jumped in fright.
“Hall master, are you alright?!”
“Hahaha…”
The hall master laughed, his battle intent burning like flames. He didn’t reply to Long Chen and continued to meditate.
After a while, he once more vomited a mouthful of blood, but it was all absorbed by him.
Each time he vomited blood, his face would be filled with delight, as if he was enjoying this feeling.
“What’s going on?”
Long Chen didn’t understand what the hall master was doing.
However, since the hall master didn’t say anything, it wasn’t convenient for him to ask. Long Chen wanted to continue comprehending the other immortal characters, but his heart suddenly shook. He looked at the runes on the bone tablet in front of the hall master. There weren’t many of them, and their strokes were all crooked, as if they were made of strange dragons.
“Dragon claw?”
When Long Chen saw one of the words, he couldn’t help but blurt it out.
When he saw that immortal character, he sensed it and naturally said its name.
The instant he said its name, Long Chen’s ten fingers naturally formed a dragon claw.
“Could it be that this bone tablet carved from dragon bones contains all of the dragon race’s absolute arts?”
Long Chen was ecstatic. He gave up on the other immortal characters and focused on studying them.
Just as Long Chen was immersed in one of the strokes, a sharp astral wind and an extremely dangerous feeling suddenly arose.
Pu!
The dragon armor on Long Chen’s chest exploded, and he flew back, smashing into a wall. Long Chen saw stars.
Long Chen was horrified. Looking down, he saw that his chest had been torn apart by those sharp claws. If it weren’t for the dragon armor protecting him, he would have already been torn apart by that terrifying attack.
“What’s going on?”
Long Chen was dumbfounded. He hadn’t seen anything. As soon as he had entered that world, he had felt his vision blur. An intense feeling of danger had caused him to instinctively retreat from that space.
It had to be known that Long Chen had cultivated the Dragon God Body Refining Art under the guidance of a dragon expert. His physical body was incomparably powerful, and with the support of the Dragon King Battle Armor, even a divine item wouldn’t be able to harm him.
But his terrifying defense was like paper in front of that attack. It was unable to withstand a single blow.
Fortunately, the Grand Yin Wood and Ancient Fusang Wood were both crazily growing within his primal chaos space. Their life energy was as vast as an ocean, and Long Chen’s injuries instantly healed.
As for the scattered essence blood, Long Chen took it back. Although he was injured, it didn’t affect him.
As for the method of withdrawing his essence blood, Long Chen had been inspired by the hall master. He saw divine light surging around the hall master’s body, creating a space that was similar to a blood barrier. That way, even if his blood flew out, it would automatically recover.
Buzz!
Long Chen once more comprehended the immortal characters and once more entered a strange space. This time, he was prepared. The instant he entered, he immediately summoned his Kun Peng wings.
Pu!
As a result, Long Chen once more flew back, his chest once more injured. This time, he almost coughed up blood.
In that space, Long Chen had wanted to use his Kun Peng wings, but he suddenly realized he had lost that ability. Just at that moment, a claw appeared out of nowhere. He wanted to block, but he was too slow and was once more injured.
“It seems this Dragon Claw Space can’t use other divine abilities.” This was the conclusion Long Chen had reached after being injured.
“Again!”
Long Chen clenched his teeth and once more entered that space. This time, he focused his mind and qi. Once he entered that space, he roared and also clawed out.
BOOM!
Long Chen let out a pained groan. His dragon claw had been turned into a bloody mess by the dragon claw, and his hand had almost been crushed.
Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated. This time, he saw that it was a golden dragon claw. The aura it emitted was the same as his. It was also at the Immortal King realm. In other words, it was a dragon king’s claw.
But at the same realm and with the same dragon claw, Long Chen’s dragon claw was like a chicken’s claw, unable to withstand a single blow.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the space beside Long Chen trembled. Long Chen roared and without even thinking about it, he kicked out.
“Divine Dragon Tail!”
BOOM!
Long Chen’s judgment hadn’t been the slightest bit off. This kick landed on the dragon claw, and as a result, Long Chen’s foot was filled with pain. His flesh became a blur, and he almost exploded.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, a strange feeling appeared in Long Chen’s space. A terrifying sensation of death instantly enveloped his heart.
Hu!
Long Chen immediately retreated out of the immortal runic space. At that moment, he felt his forehead heat up, and blood began to flow out.
Long Chen immediately broke out in a cold sweat. His scalp had been scratched. If he had been just a bit slower, his head would have been crushed.
“How could this be? No matter how strong a true dragon is, it’s still only at the Dragon King realm. It’s the same realm as me, so how could it be so much weaker?” Long Chen looked at his mangled hands and feet in disbelief.
Ever since he had gained control of the Dragon God Body Tempering Art, Long Chen’s physical body had become so powerful that he could look down on the rest of the world. Even the sea demons that were known for their physical bodies were nothing to him.
But today, Long Chen had received a vicious blow. In front of a true dragon, he was unable to even take a single blow.
“That’s a true dragon from the primal chaos era. With the primal chaos laws nourishing it, it possesses a perfect body. It’s not something a true dragon can compare to.”
Hearing this explanation, Long Chen felt much better. After all, times were different, and the laws were different. It wasn’t that Long Chen wasn’t outstanding enough, but that he had been born in the wrong era.
“However, even if it is a true dragon from the Primal Chaos Era, and you possess the Dragon God Body Refining Art that I created, your strength will definitely not be inferior to it.
“The reason you lost was because you were stupid and careless. In the past, I always thought you were smart, but now I realize that you’re nothing more than this,” said the dragon expert.
“How?”
Long Chen was startled. How was he stupid and careless?
But the dragon expert didn’t reply. He seemed extremely disappointed in him, but he also seemed a bit angry. He had a feeling that if he wanted to go, he wouldn’t die.
Long Chen didn’t understand, but he knew the dragon expert was truly angry. In the end, he could only bite the bullet. Taking a deep breath, he once more charged into the immortal character space.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen crazily resisted the dragon claw’s attacks, but he was already covered in wounds and blood. At this time, Long Chen had also become stubborn and was clenching his teeth.
In the beginning, he had only been able to receive a few exchanges, but later he had been able to endure dozens of exchanges in one go. It could be said that Long Chen had narrowly escaped death countless times. He had been dancing on the Grim Reaper’s sickle.
“You really are stupid. What’s the point of fighting head-on? If you don’t handle it properly, you’ll lose your life. You still don’t understand what I mean,” raged the dragon expert.
Long Chen had just gone through a fierce battle, and his entire body was covered in blood as he healed. Originally, he had been pleased with his own progress, but the dragon expert had poured a bucket of cold water over him, causing him to feel a chill from head to toe.
“Can’t you see that its attack only has a dragon claw and no dragon body?” cursed the dragon expert.
“You saw it?” Long Chen could only brace himself.
“Then why?”
Long Chen was startled. How could he possibly know why? Once he entered that space, the dragon claws would randomly attack him, and he could only passively receive them.
But since the dragon expert had asked, Long Chen could only guess one thing. “Does it hide itself?”
“Fuck!”
The dragon expert was speechless. He couldn’t help but curse, “What is it hiding? That’s a hint to you. All its power is focused on the dragon claw.
That was why there were claws that didn’t have a body. When those claws reached the sky, they could tear apart heaven and earth. There was no way to block them.
“If you want to attack its body, you’ll have to first receive its claw. You humans often talk about both offense and defense.
“In my Dragon race, that’s just dogshit. If your attack is strong enough, then your opponent can only block it. How could they possibly attack you?
“Spread out all your power. When the time comes, your attacks will be weak and your defenses will be half up. How can you be so worried about your gains and losses?”
Hearing that, Long Chen immediately felt enlightened. This concept was similar to that of a sword cultivator. With a single slash of his sword, all his heart and soul would come to life. There was victory, but there was no defeat.
If the enemy was able to block it, it would prove that the enemy was stronger than him. Since he had already been defeated, there was no point in slashing a second time.
If he was stronger than his opponent, why would he need to defend against a single sword strike?
The divine abilities of the dragon race were also extremely tyrannical. Anyone who walked this path would definitely be extremely conceited.
“You idiot, I’ve already warned you, but you’re still entangled with it. Do you think the longer you stall, the faster you advance?
“You’ve already gone astray. The more you think about how to defend against the later attacks, the longer the battle will last. That means you have less confidence in yourself.
“If you don’t even have the determination to defeat your opponent, that means you don’t have the confidence to win. If you don’t have the determination and confidence, then what are you cultivating for?” The more he spoke, the angrier he became.
“Senior is right!” Long Chen could only obediently admit his mistake.
At the same time, Long Chen asked himself what was going on. It seemed his brain really had become slow. He couldn’t even see such an obvious thing. It seemed he really had become stupid.
Hearing Long Chen admit his mistake, the dragon expert seemed too embarrassed to continue cursing.
After healing, Long Chen took a deep breath and adjusted his qi, qi, and spirit to their peak states. He once more entered the immortal runic space.
“Cloud Dragon Claw!”
Long Chen’s body began to shine, and his 108,000 scales lit up. Runes surged out of them and surged into his hand.
This time, Long Chen didn’t hold back at all. He focused all his dragon energy on this claw, giving off a feeling that if he didn’t succeed, he would die.
BOOM!
The dragon claw exploded, but Long Chen’s hand was also blown away.
Hu!
Long Chen retreated from the runic space and looked at his own hand. He was both surprised and delighted. He had successfully destroyed that terrifying dragon claw.
The dragon expert said, “There’s nothing to be excited about. The method of circulating energy isn’t right, and the energy is weak but not solid.
The condensation of dragon energy wasn’t through compression. Instead, it was through the dragon claw summoning all its energy.
“Your sequence is wrong. First, you have the dragon claw, and then you have the power of the dragon. Only by doing this will you be able to control your heart and form your core.
In a battle between experts, everything changed in an instant. Other people wouldn’t give you time to accumulate power. You had to do it. When you needed to, the instant you attacked, all your power would follow your will.
When a person’s heart was strong enough, they would fight wherever they pointed. If they didn’t fight where they pointed, it would be too late. If they couldn’t do this, they would never be able to step into the realm of experts.
“Right now, you’re too distracted. Your brain’s reactions are clearly not as quick as before. You’d better remember that no matter what, strength is always the number one priority.
“You should focus all your energy on cultivation. Don’t bother thinking about those illusory things. Even if you do, if you don’t have enough strength, it’ll be useless.”
Illusory and illusory? Long Chen’s heart shook. It seemed the words of the dragon race’s experts were implying something else.
However, the dragon expert’s words also gave him a reminder. His comprehension ability had unknowingly begun to drop. He had to be on guard. He needed to focus more of his experience on cultivation.
Hu!
Long Chen’s claw slashed out, but he still poured his power into his arm out of habit. In other words, he was using his power first before attacking.
But according to the dragon race expert, this was a wrong method. According to what he said, it was a direct claw attack. The instant the claw appeared, the power would naturally be drawn to the claw.
But this kind of method was against his habit of attacking. He had to change that habit.
But once a habit was formed, it would be difficult to change it. So Long Chen continuously struck out with his claws to find that feeling.
The dragon expert didn’t urge him. He allowed Long Chen to continue attacking. Fortunately, Long Chen hadn’t learned the Cloud Dragon Claw for a long time, so he didn’t have a deep-rooted habit.
Although it was difficult to change it now, after unleashing thousands of claw attacks, he had gradually grasped a faint feeling.
With that slight feeling, Long Chen felt much more at ease. He continued to practice. As he continuously struck out with his claws, the whistling wind grew louder, gradually forming an ear-piercing sonic boom.
The sound of the explosion grew louder, becoming more ear-piercing. But as time passed, the sound of the explosion gradually lessened, and the power of the explosion and the wind gradually faded.
But Long Chen’s claw caused cracks to appear in the air.
Furthermore, the instant Long Chen’s claw reached out, the scales that had lit up around him dimmed, and all his power was released.
Long Chen was completely immersed in this claw. It was as if this claw contained the essence of all martial arts. Practicing this move was equivalent to controlling the entire world.
What Long Chen didn’t know was that while he was repeatedly practicing this move, the dragon expert who had been cursing him just now was talking to himself.
“This kid’s comprehension ability is absolutely terrifying. He’s able to comprehend the second level Concept of the Dragon God Body Refining Art with a single point. There’s no need for me to teach him anymore. Hehe, this Sage Monarch Conference is going to be interesting.”
“The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. All life is a chess piece, but there are some chess pieces that aren’t so easy to control!”
BOOM!
Within the immortal runic space, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out. Long Chen’s claw was destroyed, while he himself was completely unharmed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen’s claws crazily clashed with the dragon claw. Space was torn apart, and the great Dao collapsed. The entire immortal runic space trembled.
Long Chen roared furiously. His blood was boiling, and the dragon blood in his body was completely ignited. That kind of feeling gave him an unprecedented feeling of freedom.
In the past, Long Chen had only been able to use his dragon energy in the simplest and most immature manner. It was like a person who possessed endless wealth but didn’t know how to use it.
But now, after being taught by the dragon race’s experts, Long Chen had finally learned how to spend money. With each attack, he would go all-out. It had been a long time since he had fought so freely.
“Cloud Dragon Claw!”
Long Chen roared furiously. His five fingers were like hooks, and golden light erupted from them.
BOOM!
The world in front of him disappeared, and Long Chen once more returned to the palace. The immortal world had been forcibly destroyed by him.
“Hahaha, this is what a dragon’s claw should look like. Not bad, not bad at all.” The dragon expert’s voice rang out in Long Chen’s mind, filled with delight and pride.
“Everything is up to senior’s teachings.”
Long Chen respectfully thanked him.
“There’s no need to say such useless nonsense between us. Good brat, I really didn’t misjudge you.” The dragon expert laughed.
The dragon expert no longer had that resentful expression. In truth, Long Chen’s accomplishments had far surpassed his expectations.
After all, Long Chen was a human. To control a dragon race’s divine ability was practically heaven-defying.
Previously, the dragon race’s fury had been an act. The reason they had cursed him was to make him focus. After all, he had too many things he needed to deal with, and he had lost his focus.
But now, Long Chen’s Cloud Dragon Claw had reached the pinnacle. Even someone as calm as him was unable to conceal his excitement.
Receiving the praise of the dragon race’s experts, Long Chen was also incomparably excited. To obtain such an expert’s approval was an immense honor.
Long Chen didn’t dare to be too pleased with himself. He didn’t want to be cursed again. He hastily continued looking at the bone tablet. He wanted to see if he could comprehend a bit more.
“There’s no need to look. There’s only one word on this dragon bone. It’s the true dragon race’s secret art.
“The others are all divine abilities from other dragons. It’s useless for you to learn them. In fact, it might even lead you astray,” warned the dragon expert.
“Other dragon race’s absolute arts?” Long Chen couldn’t help but look at the Hall Master, who was still meditating.
“This brat is from the Barbaric Black Dragon race. His bloodline is extremely pure, and the rarest thing is that his dragon soul’s will is as hard as a rock.
“He used a drop of your blood to summon the power of a true dragon in the immortal rune space, making his opponent stronger than him,” said the dragon expert.
“Make your opponent stronger than you.”
Long Chen’s heart pounded. Looking at the hall master’s mountain-like back, he couldn’t help being filled with respect.
Obviously, the Hall Master was a terrifying existence. Even the experts in the immortal world weren’t his match. In order to obtain a stronger opponent, he had given his true dragon essence blood to his opponent.
It was no wonder the Hall Master had been injured in the beginning. It seemed he had done it on purpose. He had done it for an opponent stronger than himself.
“You don’t need to look for other immortal characters. These are all your opportunities. Other things are useless to you.
“As for you, you’ve already grasped the second level of the Dragon God Body Tempering Art. With your intelligence, you’ll be able to comprehend all techniques. You’ll also be able to comprehend all other techniques.”
“Senior, in that case, can you teach me your other divine abilities?” asked Long Chen.
The dragon race’s experts were extremely mysterious. Long Chen knew they were definitely an unimaginable existence. If he could grasp their divine abilities, perhaps he really would be unrivaled.
“It’s useless. My dragon race’s divine abilities don’t have any records to refer to. They are all passed down through blood and souls.
“You were only able to learn my self-created Dragon God Body Tempering Art because of luck. As for other divine abilities, you can only learn them through my reverse scale. I can’t directly teach them to you,” said the dragon expert helplessly.
The divine abilities of the dragon race were often passed down through bloodlines and souls. Although bloodlines and souls would decline, some divine abilities would be lost.
But the original runes hidden in the depths of the bloodline and soul wouldn’t disappear. They would continue in a slumber. This kind of slumber was a kind of self-protection.
When it was unknown just how long it would last, it would suddenly awaken. This kind of awakening was what the human race called atavism.
“So if you want to cultivate the dragon race’s divine abilities, you have to have some hidden energy within your body. It’s like planting crops. If you want to harvest them well, then let’s not even talk about fertilizing, grabbing, and watering them. First, you have to have a piece of land.
“Without the energy passed down through your bloodline, you won’t even have a place to grow crops, even though Long Chen has absorbed the true dragon essence blood.
But Long Chen wasn’t a member of the Dragon race, nor was he a combination of a human and a dragon. To cultivate the Dragon race’s divine abilities was practically impossible.
Originally, Long Chen’s mastery of the Dragon Blood Body Tempering Art had already been a miracle. Back then, the dragon race’s expert had suddenly thought of teaching him his self-created Dragon God Body Tempering Art. In truth, he had already been prepared to fail.
In truth, even he found it hard to believe that Long Chen had succeeded in cultivating it. But the Dragon God Body Refining Art was something he had created himself. Although there were some things he couldn’t explain clearly, he could describe it as an outline.
Other than the Dragon God Body Tempering Art, all of its divine abilities were passed down through the bloodline and soul. At that realm, it would automatically awaken. Even he couldn’t explain it, so how could he teach it to Long Chen?
So Long Chen’s dragon race’s divine abilities had to be comprehended by himself. Even the dragon race’s experts were unable to teach them to him.
Hearing that, Long Chen was immediately disappointed. At the same time, he was filled with regret. Back then, he had only been able to learn three of the dragon race’s divine abilities from the dragon king’s reverse scale. Now that he thought about it, his losses were too great.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, a fluctuation rang out. Long Chen hastily looked over and saw Bai Shishi.
At this time, divine golden light revolved around Bai Shishi’s body. With every step she took, a golden lotus appeared on the ground.
That golden lotus was exceptionally heavy, and it firmly pulled Bai Shishi to the ground. Her eyes were filled with shock. When she had come up, she had almost been sent flying by the Hall Master’s pressure.
"Shishi, you're here too!"
Seeing Bai Shishi, Long Chen was delighted. He was just about to walk over when the entire Numinous Sky Palace suddenly shook.
“Crap, it’s almost time.”
Long Chen and Bai Shishi’s expressions changed. Although they knew that the Transcendent Firmament Palace had a time limit, they hadn’t expected it to appear so quickly.
Bai Shishi had just finished comprehending two of the second floor’s monolith inscriptions. She had only just reached the third floor when it was about to end.
Hu!
Suddenly, the terrifying pressure on the third floor vanished, and a tsunami-like rumbling stopped. Everything returned to calm.
“You still have six hours. Don’t waste any time.”
Just at this moment, the Hall Master stood up. He had actually given up on continuing to cultivate.
“Hall master!”
Long Chen and Bai Shishi both looked at the Hall Master. He patted Long Chen on the shoulder.
“In the immortal world, I tested that drop of true dragon essence blood of yours. Your future is limitless. Don’t let it down.”
After saying that, the hall master actually left. Only Long Chen and Bai Shishi remained on the third floor.
“Shishi, hurry up and comprehend it. Don’t waste time,” said Long Chen.
Bai Shishi nodded and walked over to the bone tablet in the middle. When she arrived in front of it, an immortal character lit up. Bai Shishi’s body trembled and she instantly entered the immortal character world.
Seeing Bai Shishi enter the immortal world so quickly, Long Chen couldn’t help but smile. Bai Shishi’s talent and comprehension abilities were both extremely shocking. Although it had only been a short time, Long Chen still believed that she would have a great harvest.
After the hall master left, Long Chen looked at the three bone monuments. The dragon race’s experts had already said that this was all his opportunities. If he tried to forcibly comprehend them, he wouldn’t be able to obtain any more. Although he was a bit unwilling, he still gave up.
There were some things that were meant to be yours, not yours. If you forced it, it would only bring you more losses.
“There’s no need to be so conflicted. These first generation immortal characters aren’t original immortal characters. In fact, they can’t even be considered copies. They were just copied.
“It’s impossible for you to rely on them to uncover the Jiuli secret. So don’t act like you’ve never seen the world.”
Hearing that, Long Chen immediately felt a bit embarrassed. It was the dragon race’s experts who understood him.
Since the dragon expert had said that, Long Chen didn’t hesitate. He turned and walked to the second floor.
When he reached the second floor, Long Chen saw that there were already thousands of people gathered here. Bai Xiaole was also there. What delighted Long Chen the most was that Bai Xiaole’s eyes had already recovered.
At this time, he was sitting in front of a stone tablet. Three-colored divine light revolved behind his head, and six kinds of runes revolved around him. He was like a reincarnation eye, looking down on all life.
It seemed like Bai Xiaole's mother had used a secret technique to help Bai Xiaole recover quickly, so as to not delay his cultivation.
Bai Xiaole's mother was by her side. She didn't close her eyes to meditate, but instead quietly looked at her son. Her eyes were filled with pride and pampering. She was quietly protecting Bai Xiaole, and it seemed like Bai Xiaole had also obtained a great opportunity.
Xia Chen, Guo Ran, Qin Feng, Qi Yu, Mu Qingyun, Luo Bing, and Luo Ning also appeared on the second floor, but they didn’t see Zhong Ling or Zhong Xiu.
At the same time, Long Chen saw that there were far more disciples in the Battle God Hall than in the Numinous Sky Academy. Furthermore, the aura the Battle God Hall’s disciples released while comprehending the Dao was also far greater than the disciples in the academy.
Long Chen looked around the second floor and then walked to the first floor. When he reached the first floor, he immediately became excited.
Tens of thousands of disciples were comprehending the first floor. What excited Long Chen was that he saw countless familiar faces.
The Dragonblood warriors had come. When the Transcendent Firmament Palace had opened, Long Chen had sent word to the Galaxy Master Sect to gather the Dragonblood warriors.
Seeing those brothers sitting on the ground, meditating with their eyes closed, Long Chen’s blood began to boil. Many of these brothers had never appeared in the three thousand worlds.
Long Chen did a rough count. There were over two thousand Dragonblood warriors here. Each one of them was a true man who had fought alongside him through mountains of corpses and seas of blood countless times.
However, they were all in the midst of comprehending, and Long Chen couldn’t wake them up. When he walked out of the Numinous Sky Palace, he saw a sea of people.
These people were still adapting to those barriers. Although they knew the Numinous Sky Palace was about to disappear, they still refused to give up.
This was the cruelty of the cultivation path. Strength was everything. There were many times when opportunities were right in front of you, but you didn’t have the power. You could only watch as opportunities slipped away from you.
“Most of the time, the reason you work so hard to improve yourself is so that when an opportunity comes, you can grasp it tightly. Only then will you be able to change your fate.
The Numinous Sky Palace was still six hours away, but Long Chen had come out ahead of time. This was the dragon expert’s suggestion. According to him, the Cloud Dragon Offering Claw he had used in the immortal rune space was a kind of power that was in between virtual and reality.
Once Long Chen left the immortal rune space, it would still be difficult for him to use it in the outside world. The outside world’s laws would change the power of this move.
Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was still comprehending it, Long Chen had to make the best use of his time to consolidate this move. Otherwise, if he thought he had learned it, it wouldn’t be so troublesome to use it.
Long Chen left the Numinous Sky Palace and rushed off by himself. Just as he was searching for a place to cultivate, countless monsters walked out from their places.
Ancient factions all had their own foundation, and this foundation was just like the Numinous Sky Hall of the Numinous Sky Academy.
They also had their own immortal characters and Daoist scriptures, as well as their legacy treasures. This was also why all the major races and factions had rushed here so crazily the moment the Sage Monarch Conference had begun.
Ever since the Primal Chaos Era, countless powers had risen and fallen. Many of their legacies had been severed, and the Sage Monarch Conference was their only chance to continue their legacies.
The Sage Monarch Prefecture was a sacred land that was protected by the power of the Heavenly Daos. It was not affected by the rise and fall of others. All the inheritances that remained here would be preserved.
Unless that inheritance was completely destroyed, their holy land would disappear. Otherwise, as long as the Sage Monarch Continent existed, those fallen powers still had hope of reviving.
As the sacred land disappeared into the countdown, more heavenly genius monsters walked out. They roared at the sky, declaring war on the world.
Obviously, they had all obtained a huge boost in their own sacred lands. They were full of confidence and battle intent.
As time passed, more experts came out of seclusion. Terrifying auras soared into the sky. It was as if they were displaying their divine might, as well as their determination to obtain the title of Saint Ruler.
Rumble…
Six hours passed, and the huge Sage Monarch Continent began to tremble. The sea in the middle of the continent split open, and a huge arena rose up.
As the martial stage appeared, boundless primal chaos energy spread out, bathing the entire world in divine light.
At that moment, the entire Sage Monarch Continent was in an uproar.
“The Sage Monarch Conference has finally begun.”
Rumble…
With a violent boom, the huge arena rose up from the Sage Monarch Continent. As the arena rose up, the Sage Monarch Continent was compressed into a ring by the immense force.
The arena was so large that it was almost the size of the original Sage Monarch Continent. As the arena pressed down, the original Sage Monarch Continent formed a ring.
As the martial stage appeared, endless chaotic qi gushed out. The entire Sacred Emperor Prefecture was shrouded in immortal mist, and mist danced in the air. With every breath, one would feel a sense of comfort.
“It’s rumored that every time the Sage Monarch Conference appears, it will bring about a new change to the world. Every single generation of Saint Rulers will gather all the karmic luck in their bodies and become the king of the world.” Someone cried out excitedly.
In their generation, to be able to witness such a grand event was already an enormous blessing. Everyone was incredibly excited.
Following the appearance of the arena, the geniuses of the various large factions began to stir. The older generation experts looked at the arena and could only sigh. They only hated themselves for being born too early and not having the qualifications to participate in the Sage Monarch Conference.
As for the countless young disciples, they were filled with excitement as they looked at the martial stage. Their blood began to boil. This martial stage belonged to them.
The disciples of the Ling Xiao Academy had already begun to gather. The Ling Xiao Academy was in the first circle of the martial stage, while the Hall Master was already standing in the plaza, quietly watching the martial stage.
Behind the hall master were Bai Zhantang and the other vice hall master. Behind them were Bai Shishi's mother, Bai Xiaole's mother, and a few experts wearing the Battle God Hall's robes.
Hundreds of thousands of disciples had already gathered in the plaza. Bai Shishi, Bai Xiaole, and the others were looking around, but they didn’t see Long Chen.
"Where is your boss? Why isn't he here yet?" she asked.
"We don't know either!"
Guo Ran and Xia Chen were also worried. Although they knew it would take a bit more time for the martial stage to open, now that their boss had disappeared, they were like ants on a hot pan.
Behind them were over two thousand Dragonblood warriors. Many of them hadn’t seen Long Chen since the day he had left the Martial Heaven Continent. They wanted to see him more than anyone else.
“Where’s Qingxuan?” asked Bai Shishi.
“This… this… I don’t know.” Guo Ran immediately felt awkward. He had guessed that his boss had gone to find Yu Qingxuan, but he didn’t dare to say it.
“When we left, sister Qingxuan was still in seclusion. No one knows what happened,” said one of the Dragonblood warriors.
Although Long Chen had told them to come to the Lingxiao Academy, they didn’t dare disturb Yu Qingxuan’s important seclusion.
“Ah, Sister Qingxuan, you’re here!”
Everyone looked in the direction of Guo Ran’s voice. As expected, a white-robed Yu Qingxuan walked in.
When she saw Yu Qingxuan, Bai Shishi immediately became nervous and bowed towards her. “Little sister, Bai Shishi greets big sister Qingxuan.”
During this time, Yu Qingxuan had been in the midst of comprehending the shackles of the Pill Dao. She had only just come out of seclusion when she realized that Long Chen and the others had disappeared.
Only then did she come to the Transcendent Firmament Palace, just in time for them to gather. Seeing Bai Shishi bow, Yu Qingxuan hastily bowed.
“Sister Shishi, you’re too courteous. Last time we parted in three thousand worlds, I really missed you. Now that I’ve seen you again, you’re radiant and even more beautiful than before. It’s no wonder Long Chen is always thinking of you.”
Being praised by Yu Qingxuan, Bai Shishi blushed slightly. The radiant smile Yu Qingxuan spoke of seemed to be referring to Long Chen.
However, Yu Qingxuan’s last sentence caused Bai Shishi to rejoice. When it came to relationships, Bai Shishi was extremely pure. She would believe anything Yu Qingxuan said.
When Yu Qingxuan arrived, Bai Zhantang, Bai Shishi's mother, and Bai Xiaole's mother couldn't help but sneak a peek at them.
Seeing Bai Shishi blush, Bai Zhantang immediately said, “She’s usually pretty strong, but at the critical moment, she’s terrified. As soon as we meet, she’s at a disadvantage. Does my daughter want to be someone else’s concubine?”
Bai Zhantang could tell that Bai Shishi was no match for him at all. The fact that she blushed at his words made him feel especially depressed.
“What do you mean by small?”
As soon as Bai Zhantang opened his mouth to speak, Bai Shishi's mother's face turned cold. She grabbed Bai Zhantang's waist tightly.
Bai Zhantang's entire body stiffened, and he grimaced in pain. His words had clearly angered Bai Shishi's mother, and at the same time, offended Bai Xiaole's mother.
This was because Bai Shishi's mother and Bai Xiaole's mother were not differentiated by age. It was only because Bai Shishi's mother was older than Bai Xiaole's mother by two years that Bai Shishi's mother became an older sister, and not because she was the eldest or second branch.
As for Bai Zhantang, he had a screw loose in his head. When he saw that his daughter wasn’t a match for others, his aura weakened, and he was displeased. It didn’t matter if he grumbled, but he had offended both his wives.
At this time, Bai Zhantang also realized he had said the wrong thing. Seeing the two women looking like they wanted to eat him alive, he hastily admitted defeat. His eyes rolled back and forth, and at the same time, he gestured with his hand, indicating that everyone was watching.
It was true that Bai Zhantang’s actions had caused a strange reaction from the surrounding people. Even the Hall Master couldn’t help but look at Bai Zhantang. However, the Hall Master didn’t say anything and turned his head back.
“It’s fine. You can continue. We didn’t see anything.” The other vice hall master smiled and turned away.
The others also had odd expressions. They all turned their heads, acting as if nothing had happened.
Bai Zhantang was immediately infuriated. There were quite a few of these fellows who had gone through life and death situations, but none of them were willing to help him.
"Let me tell you, Shishi is my daughter. She has the right to pursue the happiness she wants. Don't cause trouble for me, or I won't let you off," Bai Shishi's mother said fiercely.
Bai Zhantang immediately nodded his head like a chick pecking on rice. Only then did Bai Shishi's mother let him go. On the other side, Bai Shishi was already holding hands with Yu Qingxuan, chatting and laughing.
Looking at Bai Shishi's smile, her mother let out a long sigh. Bai Shishi had been arrogant and introverted since she was a child, but she had no friends.
She was the only one who knew that beneath Bai Shishi's tough exterior was a lonely and hesitant heart. Although she did not know what the future held for her, at least her smile was genuine.
“Sister Shishi, where’s Long Chen?” asked Yu Qingxuan.
Yu Qingxuan had wanted to ask this question from the start, but she was afraid that Bai Shishi would feel repulsed if she were to ask it now.
Bai Shishi was stunned. “Shouldn’t Long Chen be with you?”
Rumble…
Just at this moment, the martial stage shook, and huge staircases appeared on the edge of the martial stage. One of them was not far from the Lingxiao Academy. As soon as the staircases appeared, countless disciples flocked to them.
The appearance of the staircase signified the true opening of the Sage Monarch Conference. Countless disciples shouted as they rushed toward the huge staircase.
“Long Chen, you idiot, why haven’t you come back yet? It’s already started.” Bai Shishi was a bit worried.
“Sister, don’t worry. Long Chen isn’t a careless person. For him to not come at this time, there must be something going on.
“In any case, in the end, the Sage Monarch Conference is a competition of strength. It doesn’t matter who comes first, as long as you enter before it closes.” Yu Qingxuan smiled.
“Hahaha…”
Just as they were talking, countless figures surged toward the staircase. That scene was extremely spectacular.
Looking around, there were also countless figures rushing up the stairs. Each race only had a single staircase, and the human race had countless cultivators. They could only walk up the martial stage.
Fortunately, the staircase was large enough for hundreds of millions of experts to enter, so it wasn’t too crowded.
When these experts climbed up the stairs, they began to rush forward, but their speed quickly dropped.
Ripples gradually appeared on the staircase, and they slowed down.
Hu!
Suddenly, a figure flashed across the plaza of the Lingxiao Academy. Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan exclaimed:
“Long Chen, what’s wrong?”
Long Chen’s robes were in tatters, and there were even some bloodstains. It was like he had just experienced a huge battle.
Initially, Bai Shishi was full of anger, but now, she seemed to have forgotten to vent it. Her face was full of concern.
“I’m fine. Sorry I’m late,” said Long Chen. He cupped his fists to the hall master.
The hall master nodded and didn’t say anything. Only then did Long Chen look at the Dragonblood warriors. When they saw him, their eyes turned red.
“Good brother, now isn’t the time to reminisce about the past. We’ve fought our way from the Martial Heaven Continent, and we’ve always been victorious. We’ve become the number one army in the Martial Heaven Continent.
“Now, we are standing on the land of the immortal world. We are facing countless heavenly geniuses and endless monsters.
“But I believe that we Dragonblood warriors can still stand at the peak of the Immortal World. The number one legion still belongs to us,” shouted Long Chen excitedly.
“It belongs to us!”
The Dragonblood warriors roared, their battle intent soaring to the heavens. Even the Hall Master’s expression changed.
As soon as the Dragonblood warriors opened their mouths, their undefeatable will shook the Heavenly Daos. That was a voice that even the Heavenly Daos were afraid of.
The Dragonblood warriors had followed Long Chen for a long time, and during their tribulations, they had always fought against the Heavenly Daos. They had never submitted to the Heavenly Daos. That kind of will was not something ordinary heavenly geniuses could compare to.
They might not be the strongest, but their wills were definitely stronger than anyone else’s.
“Let’s go. Today is the first day of the restructuring of the Dragonblood Legion. Let this world see the glory of hot-blooded men from the Martial Heaven Continent,” shouted Long Chen.
Long Chen waved his hand, and the Dragonblood warriors followed him.
Following Long Chen, the Lingxiao Academy’s disciples and the Battle God Hall’s disciples also walked out. They formed a long line that was like a sharp blade that pointed directly at the Sacred King Battle Arena.
“Fuck, this brat really knows how to trick people. These brats were all fooled by him. No wonder my daughter fell for it.” Bai Zhantang couldn’t help but mutter to himself.
“That’s not hoodwinking. That’s called charisma. That’s the highest realm a commander can reach.
“Senior White, don’t tell me you’re so narrow-minded that you’re jealous of your own son-in-law!” said the vice hall master.
“I’m jealous of him? What a joke. I really don’t care about his power,” said Bai Zhantang disdainfully.
“We’ve been brothers for many years, but there are some things we can’t go against our conscience. Long Chen is the most outstanding youth I’ve ever seen.
Talent, strength, and character were all indisputable. To be able to make so many experts willing to die for him was already proof of how outstanding he was.
“Even if that’s nothing, he’s still so young, but he’s already taken up the position of principal… Damn, that’s not right. Old Bai, are you intentionally trying to seduce me into saying this? You’re not looking down on Long Chen, you’re just showing off!” The vice hall master suddenly felt that something was off. He looked Bai Zhantang up and down.
“Tch, no.” Bai Zhantang hastily denied.
However, the vice hall master didn’t believe him. He now understood that this fellow was clearly showing off.
While they were talking, Long Chen had already led them to the staircase. At the front of the staircase was a group of people.
These people were like nails on the ground. But when Long Chen arrived, they all bowed to him.
These people were all disciples from the Galaxy Master Sect. Eight million of them had been quietly waiting for Long Chen.
When the experts from the Lingxiao Academy saw this, they were all shocked. The majority of them didn’t know of Long Chen’s relationship with the Star River Sect.
Now seeing eight million Galaxy Master Sect disciples bow to Long Chen, their eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
It had to be known that the Galaxy Master Sect was the power with the most Immortal King disciples in the entire human race. No one dared to offend them.
Seeing this, Bai Shishi's mother and Bai Xiaole's mother both smiled with pride.
Shishi had good foresight to be acknowledged by so many people. As her mother, they felt happy and proud for her.
Although Bai Zhantang looked disdainful, anyone who wasn’t an idiot would know that he was just acting.
As soon as Long Chen arrived, the Star River Sect’s disciples closely followed by his side. They acted like they were following Long Chen’s lead, drawing the attention of countless powers.
“Hmph, so what if we have more people? They’re just a mob.” Long Chen and the others had only just walked up the stairs when a cold laugh rang out.
Long Chen turned to look, and his eyes immediately turned cold. This group of people was wearing violet robes. The leader was a man and a woman. They were the people from the Xu family who had once had a conflict with Long Chen.
That sneer came from the woman called Xu Xin'er. As soon as she opened her mouth, Bai Xiaole immediately flew into a rage, her eyes filled with icy killing intent. Last time, she had stolen the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox and almost caused him to lose his eyes. He had always remembered this enmity.
“Are you in such a hurry to reincarnate? If you really can’t wait any longer, I’ll help you out!” Long Chen still remembered the enmity from last time.
If it hadn’t been for his Violet Blood, he would have long since killed her. Now that she was still provoking him, his fury immediately soared.
The Xu family didn’t have many people. They only had twenty thousand people, but each one of them was an elite amongst elites. Violet qi coiled around them, and their pressure was shocking.
They walked past Long Chen and the others. Seeing Long Chen’s prestige, Xu Xin’er was irritated and directly ridiculed him.
Furthermore, Long Chen’s words had directly caused the conflict to escalate. Long Chen’s desire to kill this irritating woman had risen.
He didn’t know why, but seeing the people from the Xu family made him feel more disgusted. That kind of dislike didn’t seem to come from Xu Xin’er hurting Bai Xiaole, but from the depths of his soul, or perhaps from the depths of his bloodline.
“What shameless boasting. Do you think you can bully the Xu family just because you have more people? You’re too immature. Why don’t you all come at me together? I, Xu Yifeng, will face you all alone.” The man beside Xu Xin’er sneered.
The man who called himself Xu Yifeng was even more arrogant than Xu Xin’er. He pointed at Long Chen and the others with disdain.
Xu Yifeng’s provocation infuriated everyone. Guo Ran and the others were filled with killing intent, new enmity, and old enmity. Last time, they hadn’t even settled their debts, but these fellows had come again. Did they want to see who was easy to bully?
“You dare provoke my boss? You really don’t know how to write the word death.”
Just at this moment, the light around them brightened slightly. Then a large man with a spear on his back walked over.
Not a single blade of grass grew on that man’s head. The sun’s rays shone on his bald head. There were countless experts around him, but he stood out amongst them.
“Boss Gu Yang!”
Seeing that bald man, the Dragonblood warriors cheered. That person was Gu Yang.
The current Gu Yang was even sturdier than he had been in the three thousand worlds. He seemed to have grown a bit taller, and his qi and blood were like a restless volcano that could erupt at any moment.
On Gu Yang’s neck, face, and arms, tattoo-like runes appeared. Those runes emitted terrifying fluctuations.
Gu Yang was like a human-shaped beast. As soon as he appeared, his berserk aura made it so that countless people found it difficult to breathe.
“Boss, give this fellow to me. Let me train one for my brothers,” said Gu Yang excitedly.
“Gu Yang, you’re wrong. As the number one commander, you should be modest. Let us brothers handle this!”
Just at this moment, a thunderous laugh rang out as two figures walked over. With each step they took, a ripple would appear on the ground.
Those two were Li Qi and Song Mingyuan. They had also come. They were the same as Gu Yang. Their faces, necks, and arms were all covered in runes.
Seeing that Li Qi and Song Mingyuan had also come, Long Chen and the others were delighted. They had finally met again. Long Chen was pleasantly surprised to see that the runes on their bodies contained the aura of the first generation’s immortal characters. They had clearly had their own fortuitous encounters.
“Greetings boss.”
The three of them smiled at each other, their eyes full of brotherly love. The three of them bowed to Long Chen.
Long Chen smiled slightly. “We’re brothers, so there’s no need to be so courteous. Excellent. Today, our Dragonblood Legion will be reorganized. It’s time for our name to resound throughout the world.”
“Hahahaha…”
Gu Yang, Li Qi, and Song Mingyuan laughed uproariously. It was like they had returned to the era when they had dominated the Martial Heaven Continent.
“Boss, it’s not good to reorganize before I return!”
Just at this moment, a voice rang out. Long Chen and the others turned to see a person with a sword on his back. He didn’t have the slightest aura of a cultivator, but he gave off a soul-stirring feeling.
He was like a walking sharp sword. If anyone dared to approach him, their souls would be cut apart.
“Hahaha, Zifeng, you always appear last,” laughed Gu Yang.
“Isn’t that normal? One, two, three, four. I’m the fourth commander, and I’ll be the fourth to fight.” Yue Zifeng smiled.
“Fuck, you actually know how to laugh? Hahaha!” Gu Yang and the others laughed as if the sun had risen from the west.
“But I still feel like you look better when you’re not smiling,” laughed Guo Ran.
Yue Zifeng didn’t get angry. He walked over to Long Chen and bowed.
“Boss, this time, we have to kill him!”
“Alright, we’ll announce to the Nine Heavens Ten Earths today that the Dragonblood Legion has risen. No one can stop us,” said Long Chen emotionally.
In the past, he had still been thinking about how to conceal his strength. But now, he felt as if he had returned to the era of the Martial Heaven Continent. That fearless, fearless, heaven-defying Long Chen had returned.
Last time, they had only been together for a short time. But now it was different. They had finally reunited. This time, they were going to overturn this world.
Long Chen and the others were incomparably excited. They had even forgotten about the Xu family’s expert’s provocation.
“A mob dares to talk nonsense? How laughable. Your boasting is enough to shake the heavens. Do you dare come out and fight? It’s been many days since I’ve killed anyone. My hands are itching to fight.” Xu Yifeng icily said.
Xu Yifeng was infuriated. As the Xu family's peerless genius, he possessed the purest Purple Blood. The purity of his bloodline was almost comparable to his ancestors.
This time, the Xu family had come to the Saint Ruler Conference to obtain the title of Saint Ruler. If they wanted to obtain the title, they would have to defeat all the experts. Xu Yifeng was already prepared to use his corpse to pave the way.
In reality, Xu Yifeng and Xu Xin'er had already killed countless experts on their way here. Thus, the Xu family disciples were extremely vicious.
When they arrived at the Sacred Emperor Prefecture, they had already restrained themselves. Otherwise, when Xu Xin’er had taken action to steal the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox, they would have all taken action.
Now, Long Chen and the others treated the Xu family’s experts like air. The Xu family’s experts were all infuriated. In their entire lives, they had never seen anyone who dared to ignore them.
Only then did Long Chen and the others remember that the Xu family still had people to handle. Long Chen turned to look at them. At this time, Luo Bing and Luo Ning couldn’t help being a bit nervous.
In truth, they still hoped that everyone could get along peacefully. After all, they were all from the same bloodline. There was no need for them to kill each other just for a single breath.
But the Xu family’s people were too overbearing, and they also understood Long Chen’s temperament. So even though they were worried, there was nothing they could do.
“Are you traitors of the Violet Blood Tribe?” asked Long Chen suddenly.
Luo Bing and Luo Ning jumped in shock. As for the Xu family’s experts, their expressions completely changed.
Clang!
All the Xu family’s experts took out their weapons. A cold killing intent instantly erupted.
This was a question that had lingered in Long Chen’s mind for a long time. He had once had a violet blood flowing in his body. According to reason, he would only feel closer to the violet blood and not reject it.
Within the Luo family, Long Chen could sense the summoning of his bloodline. But within the Xu family, he could only sense disgust and rejection.
However, Long Chen didn’t have any proof. That didn’t stop Long Chen from making a bold guess. As a result, the Xu family’s experts’ expressions changed, and their killing intent soared.
“Bullshit! Who do you think you are to blaspheme my Purple Blood lineage? Die!”
Xu Yifeng was enraged. The purple Qi around his body rumbled and his killing intent soared.
“Long Chen, the Sage Monarch Conference is about to start, but you still have the leisure to cause trouble here!”
Just at this moment, a beautiful voice rang out, followed by a woman wearing rainbow robes.
The person who had arrived was none other than Jiang Fengfei. Hundreds of thousands of Jiang Family disciples slowly walked over beside her. There were four people standing beside Jiang Fengfei, and their auras were comparable to Feng Fei’s.
Feng Fei was a prodigy that the Jiang Family was focusing on grooming. Her strength was shocking, and she was also a top-notch existence amongst the paragon prodigies.
As for those three people, their auras were actually similar to Feng Fei’s, and they were also on the same level. That meant they were all on the same level.
When Feng Fei arrived, she didn’t even look at the Xu family. She even ignored Xu Yifeng, who was about to attack. Instead, she smiled and greeted Long Chen.
Long Chen shrugged helplessly. “You know, I never cause trouble. It’s always others who provoke me.”
“Alright, let’s hurry up and leave. If you have any grudges, why don’t you stay on the martial stage to resolve them?
Here, with outsiders interfering, it was difficult to determine who was stronger. Why waste time?
“What if you miss the entrance and get rejected by the martial stage? That would be too regretful. I’ve always been looking forward to your performance.” Feng Fei smiled with anticipation.
“Who are you?”
Seeing Jiang Fengfei and Long Chen warmly greeting each other, Bai Shishi icily said.
Seeing Bai Shishi’s vigilant expression, Feng Fei smiled. “I’m old friends with Long Chen. Did she not tell you?”
“Hey, hey, don’t talk nonsense!” Seeing Bai Shishi’s expression change, Long Chen hastily said that Feng Fei was trying to harm him.
“Hehehe…”
Seeing Long Chen’s nervous expression, Feng Fei laughed.
“Who would have thought that the unrivaled hero of the Martial Heaven Continent, someone who could look down on the world and kill his way to the immortal realm, would also be afraid? How laughable!”
“Long Chen, who is she?” Bai Shishi’s expression was icy. Feng Fei’s words and actions made her feel a bit uncomfortable.
Damn, this was too much. Long Chen didn’t even know how to explain it, because he had no relationship with Feng Fei. But once he did, he felt like he had gained something.
“Sister, you don’t need to worry. I just admire Long Chen, and I don’t have any intentions of getting my hands on him. Furthermore, this fellow is very fickle. I don’t want to get involved in this.” Jiang Fengfei smiled.
Jiang Fengfei smiled at Long Chen and winked mischievously. Then she led her people past Long Chen and the Xu family.
“Long Chen, just who is this fellow? He looks so arrogant.” Bai Shishi couldn’t help but ask. A woman’s jealousy was extremely strong, especially when it came to Feng Fei’s beauty that could cause the downfall of a nation.
“This…” Long Chen didn’t know how to explain.
“Shishi, this woman is intentionally digging a trap for Long Chen. Her goal is for you to get to the bottom of things. You’ve fallen for it,” laughed Yu Qingxuan.
Hearing Yu Qingxuan’s words, Long Chen had an urge to hug and kiss her. Qingxuan was the most sensible one. Bai Shishi might seem smart, but she was incredibly stupid.
"I won't fall for it." Bai Shishi seemed to have finally taken a turn.
However, just as she finished speaking, Bai Shishi couldn't help but ask, "You knew her in the mortal world?"
Long Chen almost collapsed to the ground. Once a woman was infected by emotions, she was no different from an idiot.
Yu Qingxuan smiled and pulled Bai Shishi away, not letting her continue asking.
And with Jiang Fengfei’s interference, Long Chen’s killing intent also faded a great deal. It was just as Jiang Fengfei had said, attacking here didn’t have much meaning.
After all, the Xu family’s old fellows were still watching from the side. Unless Long Chen could kill him in one move, that wouldn’t be too realistic.
“Let’s go.”
Long Chen couldn’t be bothered to look at the Xu family. Although he wasn’t sure whether or not they were traitors of the Violet Bloodline, he didn’t care. As long as they dared provoke him, he would kill them.
“Have you admitted defeat?”
The Xu family's experts sneered.
However, Long Chen ignored them. Gu Yang and the others frowned and didn’t say anything. They chatted and laughed as they walked toward the martial stage.
“What a pity, I was so close!”
Seeing Long Chen walk up to the martial stage, the Hall Master looked at him with regret. Bai Zhantang and the other Hall Master exchanged a glance. They both knew how much the Hall Master wanted Long Chen to fight. That way, he would have a reason to fight.
Long Chen didn’t know how much the hall master desired him. He walked alongside Gu Yang and the others up the staircase.
Just as Long Chen had expected, there was a formation on the staircase that increased the difficulty of advancing. But to Long Chen and the others, this kind of power didn’t feel like anything.
Long Chen asked around about their situation. Gu Yang, Li Qi, and Song Mingyuan had all been brought here by their masters. Their inheritances were also extremely ancient, and they had their own immortal characters totems.
Furthermore, the three of them had similar cultivation methods. With the help of their masters, they had violently imprinted immortal characters on their bodies.
This way, even if the Sage Monarch Conference ended, they would be able to comprehend it on their own. Although it was a bit ugly, it was still very helpful to them.
It was said that once they comprehended their runes, they would engrave them into their bloodlines. It was said that their masters had spent a great deal of effort and even used up a great deal of their lifespan to create opportunities for them.
But Yue Zifeng was different from them. His inheritance ground only had a single Sword Barrow, and all sword cultivators could comprehend it on their own. But when he was asked about his gains, he only smiled and didn’t say anything.
Rumble…
After Long Chen and the others advanced for a while, the martial stage suddenly left the ground. Endless water poured into the martial stage.
A dark blue water curtain rose, forming a barrier that covered the entire martial stage. In that instant, the martial stage was isolated from the land.
The instant the blue curtain of water enveloped him, his expression changed slightly. Sensing his change in expression, Bai Shishi couldn’t help but ask,
“What is it?”
“I have a bad feeling about this.” Long Chen’s gaze turned sharp.
“Boss, what is it? Is there something wrong?” Gu Yang and the others jumped when they saw Long Chen’s solemn expression.
They knew Long Chen’s spiritual perception better than anyone else. If their boss said he had a bad premonition, then perhaps something big was about to happen.
“I’m not sure. In any case, danger is quietly approaching. Everyone, be careful. That’s right, this is yours.” Long Chen suddenly patted his head, remembering something important.
Buzz!
A spear appeared in Long Chen’s hand. Seeing it, Gu Yang’s eyes brightened, and his voice trembled.
“Boss, is this for me?”
It had to be known that Gu Yang’s spear was just a realm divine item. Furthermore, it was a realm divine item that was above average. It couldn’t even count as a peak grade divine item.
As for Gu Yang, his power had been constantly increasing. He had long since wanted to replace this spear, but he hadn’t found a suitable weapon.
Now that he had the Nine Li Immortal Rune, his power had once more soared. His spear was no longer able to keep up with his requirements.
Now seeing Long Chen’s spear, he instantly sensed its terrifying fluctuations. What excited him was that the overflowing battle intent within the spear actually resonated with him.
“No, I’m not giving it to you. I’m just entrusting it to you. Treat it well. From today onwards, it will be your companion in life and death.” Long Chen solemnly handed the spear to Gu Yang.
Gu Yang received the spear with both hands. The instant he caught it, the spear began to rumble, and the runes on Gu Yang’s body began to gradually light up.
Gu Yang’s Blood Qi was like a volcano on the verge of erupting. It began to intensely fluctuate. Gu Yang was actually able to form a spiritual connection with this spear. The spear’s item-spirit was clearly drawn to Gu Yang’s soul. The instant Gu Yang held the spear, he felt as if his soul was connected to it.
“Don’t worry boss, I definitely won’t let it down,” said Gu Yang excitedly.
Buzz!
That spear automatically flew behind Gu Yang. As for Gu Yang’s spear, it instantly shattered.
With Gu Yang’s spear on his back, his aura was completely different. He was in a state of being one with his spear, and their fluctuations were adapting to each other.
Long Chen was also a bit excited. This spear was something he had pulled out of the ancient winged devil’s corpse. At that time, it had already resolved to die with the winged devil.
But now, it had once more released the light of an immortal weapon. With this spear, Gu Yang’s power would increase by who knew how much.
Unfortunately, Long Chen didn’t have any weapons that Li Qi and Song Mingyuan could use. As for the immortal grade divine weapons, not just anyone could use them. Long Chen had a few useless items that he had given to Xia Chen and Guo Ran to study.
Long Chen patted Gu Yang on the shoulder. He was relieved to have this spear.
Long Chen suddenly saw Mu Qingyun’s expression change. A strange expression appeared on his face.
“Zifeng, let me introduce you. This is Mu Qingyun.”
Long Chen beckoned to Mu Qingyun. Mu Qingyun timidly walked out and bowed to Yue Zifeng.
“Qing Yun greets Senior.”
Yue Zifeng nodded. “Your Sword Dao has already reached the initial level. However, the Sword Dao you’ve learned is just to pick up the wisdom of others. It doesn’t have its own things.
“Without your own true comprehension, there are two problems. One is that walking is very difficult, while the other is very difficult.”
“Many thanks for senior’s teachings.”
Mu Qingyun once more bowed to Yue Zifeng.
“Qingyun, Zi Feng is an expert in the Sword Dao. You should learn more!” laughed Long Chen.
Hearing that, Yue Zifeng was startled. “You’ve already reached the beginning. As long as you can clearly see your own path and comprehend your own Sword Dao, it shouldn’t be a problem. You can follow me.”
“Many thanks, senior.”
When Mu Qingyun heard Yue Zifeng’s words, he immediately became ecstatic.
As for Yu Qingxuan and Bai Shishi, they looked at each other with a strange light in their eyes. They could tell that Long Chen was trying to set them up.
However, their reactions didn’t seem like they were in love with each other. Instead, it seemed like they were acknowledging a master as a disciple.
Mu Qingyun stood behind Yue Zifeng with delight.
“Let’s go!”
Long Chen and the others continued up the stairs. At this time, Long Chen and the others had already rushed up. They were the last group.
However, the staircase was too long, and the higher they went, the greater the pressure. Each step was extremely difficult.
Even the peak experts had only reached the center. There was still a long way to go.
As he walked, he looked up at the blue light barrier in the sky. He saw that as time passed, the blue light barrier grew thicker. There were also strange ripples coming from it.
After over an hour, Long Chen and the others continued forward at a steady pace. As the pressure increased, many of them began to run out of energy and had to slow down.
As for Long Chen and the others, they shook off a portion of them and walked to the center of the line.
Long Chen and the others didn’t feel anything. The Dragonblood warriors were the same. After all, they had experienced many similar situations. This kind of pressure was nothing to them.
The disciples of the Galaxy Master Sect were also outstanding. Up until now, no one had felt uncomfortable. However, there was a portion of people in the Lingxiao Academy who were starting to feel tired. They were panting and sweating.
On the other hand, the War God Hall’s disciples were all in high spirits and full of vigor. They didn’t seem to feel any pressure.
Pu!
As Long Chen continued forward, someone beside him suddenly vomited blood. That person’s strength was ordinary, but in order to make a name for himself, he charged forward. As a result, his aura became chaotic, and he vomited blood.
The instant that person vomited blood, Long Chen’s expression changed. He saw that the blood had strangely disappeared as if it had been absorbed by some energy.
When Long Chen looked up, he saw that at some unknown time, blood-colored lines had appeared on the light barrier.
“Could it be…”
Long Chen’s eyes were filled with shock. That uneasy feeling was growing stronger.
“Brother, are you alright? If you can’t handle it, just rest for a bit. Don’t force yourself too much,” advised someone on the side.
“It’s not like I’ll die in the Sage Monarch Arena. I have to see where my potential lies.” Gritting his teeth, he rose to his feet.
Taking a deep breath, he let out a furious roar and charged forward. When he reached a dozen steps, a shocking scene occurred.
BOOM!
That person’s body exploded, turning into a mist of blood. The instant the mist exploded, it was absorbed by an invisible energy and disappeared.
“This…”
At this time, countless people’s expressions changed. They finally realized something was wrong.
P.S.
“How could this be? We’re in the Saint Ruler trial, and the martial stage hasn’t even opened yet. How could someone die?”
“Aren’t they supposed to be sent out once they’re eliminated? How could someone die?”
Some people cried out in disbelief. At the same time, terror filled their eyes.
“I don’t want to participate in the Saint Ruler Conference.” Some people began to run down the steps in fear.
BOOM!
As a result, the instant he turned around, it was like he had crashed into a wall. That person and his weapon instantly exploded, turning into a bloody mist.
At that moment, the faces of countless experts on the stage and within the Saint Ruler Prefecture changed. Why was this year's Saint Ruler Conference different from the past?
It wasn’t just the humans who were in trouble. The other channels were also in trouble. The weak were starting to die.
Once those people died, their blood mist would be absorbed by the mysterious energy. The blood-colored lines on the violet light barrier began to deepen, as if all the blood had been absorbed.
“How could this be? When did the rules of the Sage Monarch Conference become so cruel? Is the only path to survival for the weak?” someone roared in shock and anger.
However, no one answered him, because everyone was looking at the Saint Ruler Arena in shock. Bai Shishi's mother and Bai Xiaole's mother's expressions also changed.
Bai Shishi's mother couldn't help but ask, "The headmaster said that this year's Saint Ruler Conference is very strange. Could it be that he has already noticed something?”
The headmaster had come, but he quickly disappeared. He only reminded everyone to be careful of the Saint Ruler Conference, but didn't say anything else.
Now seeing this scene, Bai Shishi’s mother was filled with worry. The martial stage was completely covered, and they were unable to help Long Chen and the others.
The other factions were the same. If they were eliminated, they would be killed by the laws. Then how many people would be able to survive in such a large martial stage? How many people would die here?
Countless factions were unable to sit still. Some even tried to approach the barrier.
BOOM!
A Xiantian Heavenly Venerate shot out a beam of divine light that instantly exploded upon contact with the blue barrier.
It was like an egg smashing into a wall. The blue light barrier didn’t even move. A full-strength attack from a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate seemed insignificant in front of it.
At that moment, countless people’s hearts sank. Although some people thought they were stronger than that Xiantian Heavenly Venerate, there was a limit to how strong they were.
His full-strength attack was like an itch. No matter how strong others were, they wouldn’t be able to shake the formation. In other words, they could only watch.
The older generation disciples outside the martial stage were all worried, while the disciples on the martial stage were all terrified.
“This isn’t a martial stage! This is clearly a trap to kill us!” cursed someone.
“A trap?”
Hearing this, Long Chen’s heart shook. Looking at the formation covering the entire martial stage, his eyes narrowed.
“Boss, what should we do?” asked Guo Ran.
“Everyone, don’t walk too quickly, and don’t split up. The strong and the weak are mixed together. The pressure isn’t concentrated here, so we can fight it together,” said Long Chen.
The Dragonblood warriors, Battle God Hall’s disciples, and the Star River Sect’s experts immediately began to move.
When powerful people came to weaker people, it was just as Long Chen had said. The pressure on the weak immediately lessened.
At this time, countless experts saw this scene. Their eyes were filled with pleading, but they didn’t dare open their mouths.
“If you don’t want to take the risk, then come with us!” said Long Chen.
These people weren’t strong, and powerful people wouldn’t allow them to take advantage of him. Long Chen’s words filled them with gratitude.
Now that Long Chen had spoken, tens of millions of disciples began to move closer to him. By being together with Long Chen’s group, they could reduce the pressure.
For safety’s sake, Long Chen didn’t increase his speed. Instead, he waited for the disciples behind him. He knew that if they left, those weaker disciples would all die. He couldn’t just watch them die.
When the experts from the Sacred Emperor Prefecture saw this, some praised Long Chen, while others sneered. Some people thought that Long Chen was helping the weak, and that was a kind act.
There were also some people who thought Long Chen’s actions were soft-hearted, wasting the energy of the experts. If he couldn’t charge onto the martial stage with so many people, all of them would die.
The human experts’ opinions of Long Chen’s actions varied. Some of them even began to mock and curse each other, almost starting a fight.
However, the people inside the formation were unable to see what was happening outside, let alone hear their voices.
Long Chen wasn’t a busybody, but as a fellow human, he couldn’t just watch as others died. As for what others thought of him, he didn’t care. He just acted according to his own heart, doing whatever he wanted. Other people’s opinions were just dogshit to him.
Long Chen led them forward. The further they went, the greater the pressure. But everything was within their tolerance.
Long Chen and the others walked very slowly. They were the last group of the human race. As more people joined, the group grew larger.
By the time they reached the mid and late stages, there were already over eighty million people. Many of these eighty million disciples were silkpants. Although they had excellent talent and powerful backgrounds, they were afraid of hardships and hard work.
That was why their foundations weren’t solid. Their auras were quite intimidating. Not only were they intimidating, but they also intimidated themselves. They lived in their own dreams, thinking they were peak experts. But in front of the rules, they were beaten back to their original forms.
Other than being able to show off their status, they were completely useless. If Long Chen hadn’t taken them in, they wouldn’t have been able to go up or down. In the end, they could only wait for the laws to kill them.
By the mid to late stages, the martial stage was already in sight. Countless people had already entered, but the martial stage was completely silent.
Some of the experts on the martial stage cheered for Long Chen and the others. That was because amongst the people Long Chen had brought with him were their fellow disciples.
There were also some people who had extremely vicious mouths, ridiculing these people for being trash. It was better to just die on the martial stage.
However, the majority of them were just watching from the side. Although they had climbed onto the martial stage, the martial stage hadn’t changed at all. They hadn’t been sent to a certain world for a one-on-one battle.
The human race occupied one foot of the martial stage. In the distance of the martial stage, other races’ creatures had also appeared on the stairs. They were also looking around with blank expressions.
Some irascible people wanted to charge into the center of the martial stage, but there was actually a barrier there. Those people who charged in crashed into it and exploded.
No one knew what to do now. They could only quietly stand on the martial stage. At this time, Long Chen had already stepped onto the martial stage.
“Long Chen, let’s see who can protect you on the martial stage. Today, your death has come.”
Long Chen had only just walked onto the martial stage when someone sneered. That person was a disciple from the Xu family.
Pu!
The Xu family’s disciple had only just finished speaking when his neck split open. Violet blood soared into the sky, and a head disappeared.
This sudden change caused countless people to cry out in shock, especially the Xu family’s experts.
Xu Yifeng and Xu Xin’er both attacked, causing the void to collapse. Unfortunately, they were too slow and missed.
Hu!
Just at this moment, a head appeared in the air and fell to the ground, rolling all the way to that person’s feet.
Plop!
Only then did that person’s corpse fall to the ground. His head was facing his neck, but his eyes had already dimmed and his soul had already dissipated.
“Who is it? Get out here!”
Xu Yifeng roared furiously, his violet blood surging. His killing intent soared. Someone had killed his people. This was a declaration of war.
“Whoever dares target brother Long Chen, don’t blame me for being impolite.”
An icy voice rang out, and a small and delicate maiden appeared. She was wearing tight black robes, revealing her exquisite curves. Although her face was a bit young, her figure was already curvy.
“Who are you?!” shouted Xu Xin’er.
"Shadow Sect, Dong Ming Yu."
The maiden said her name, and the instant she did, figures silently appeared beside her.
They were like a group of ghosts. When they appeared, they were so sudden that even people standing there couldn’t sense their auras.
There were men and women amongst them. Each one of them had a cold expression without the slightest emotion in their eyes. When the experts present saw these people, their souls turned cold.
"Shadow Sect…"
“Gulp.”
Some people couldn’t help but gulp. Shadow Sect was known as the strongest assassin in the nine heavens. Compared to them, Bloodkill Hall and Nine Nether Hall were nothing.
Other assassins killed people to take their lives, while Shadow Sect’s assassins specialized in assassinating those assassins. They were known as assassins amongst assassins, the most terrifying assassins.
In the past, people had only heard of Shadow Sect's existence, but had never seen Shadow Sect's assassins, they only existed in legends.
But now, Dong Mingyu had killed someone. Even experts like Xu Yifeng and Xu Xin'er were unable to stop him. People finally saw the power of Shadow Sect's assassins.
Following the appearance of those Shadow Sect disciples, although there were only a few hundred of them, their silent appearance caused countless people to shiver in fear.
These people were like ghosts that came and went without a trace. It was like as long as they wanted to, they could appear behind them at any time and use their daggers to cut off their heads.
"Courting death, what is Shadow Sect? Do you think my Purple Blood Xu Family is afraid of you?" Xu Yifeng roared.
“You’re the ones courting death!”
Just at this moment, a cold laugh rang out. Countless people opened up a path, and they saw a group of men and women walking over.
The person at the front was wearing light robes and had long hair that fluttered in the wind. With each step he took, he seemed like a fairy from the nine heavens.
Green wind blades revolved around her, and black lines appeared in the air. That was the manifestation of the wind blades cutting apart the void.
It wasn’t difficult for super experts to shatter the void. But this woman’s wind blades were able to silently cut apart the void.
That meant this woman’s control over wind energy had reached its peak. Her wind blades could move at will, making it impossible to guard against.
The most terrifying thing was that she hadn’t summoned these wind blades on purpose. Instead, it was the wind energy of heaven and earth that naturally gathered around her.
Countless people’s expressions changed. The hundreds of experts behind her were all wind attribute experts. Wind attribute experts were extremely rare.
“Who are you?!” shouted Xu Xin’er.
“Wind Sect, Tang Wan-er.”
That woman was none other than Tang Wan-er. After saying her name, she glared at Xu Xin’er.
“You shameless brat, why are you targeting Long Chen like this? Tell me, are you trying to use such a method to draw Long Chen’s attention?
“Then you’ll use a beauty trap to seduce Long Chen. Everyone knows that Long Chen is a lecherous and unfaithful fellow. Then you’ll be able to easily get your way. Am I right?”
Towards the end, Tang Wan-er clenched her teeth as if she really wanted to bite him. Xu Xin’er was completely dumbfounded by this sudden change, and she didn’t know what to say.
Long Chen and the others were both surprised and delighted to see Dong Mingyu and Tang Wan-er. They were just about to go greet them when Tang Wan-er’s words caused Long Chen to almost fall to the ground.
“A familiar formula, a familiar smell.” Guo Ran shrugged helplessly.
Originally, when Tang Wan-er had appeared, Guo Ran and the others had been shocked by her terrifying strength. In fact, they had even felt that the current Tang Wan-er was too terrifying.
But now Tang Wan-er’s words brought back a familiar feeling. It was a strong sourness that was even stronger than before.
“What… what nonsense are you talking about?!” Xu Xin’er was both shocked and infuriated. With her status, why would she seduce anyone?
“Look at you, you can’t even speak properly, and you still say you don’t think like that? You evil woman, come over here. We’ll fight one on one,” cursed Tang Wan-er.
Xu Xin’er was completely confused. She was so angry that her lungs were about to explode. This was the first time she had been called a seducing woman.
Furthermore, countless people were looking at her strangely. It was like they had already confirmed Tang Wan-er’s words, causing her to tremble with rage.
“What about the Wind Sect? Since you want to die, I’ll help you.”
Xu Xing’er roared furiously. At this time, she no longer cared about being a big shot. Her face was filled with killing intent.
“That will depend on whether or not you have the ability!”
Just at this moment, another voice rang out. Everyone felt a sharp pain in their eardrums, as if their eardrums had been frozen.
Everyone immediately felt the world turn cold. They saw pure white snowflakes dancing in the air, and the ground began to freeze.
Creak…
Footsteps rang out, and people began to dodge. Then they saw a group of people walking over. The person at the front was wearing white robes that fluttered in the wind.
Her white skin emitted a strange light. Her skin was like ice and her bones were like jade. She was like a flawless ice goddess, perfect to the point of being flawless.
“The Ice Emperor’s bloodline, Ye Zhiqiu.”
Without waiting for the Xu family’s people to say anything, the woman announced herself. Countless people sucked in a cold breath of air.
“The Ice Emperor’s bloodline? Isn’t that the inheritance of the ancient era?” Someone exclaimed. It was rumored that the Ice Emperor’s bloodline had long since gone extinct. Now, the Ice Emperor had appeared.
“Xiaoyu, sister Zhiqiu, don’t fight with me. I want to teach this shameless woman a lesson,” said Tang Wan-er to the two of them.
Xu Xin'er was furious. Although she knew that Shadow Sect, Wind Sect, and Ice Emperor were not to be trifled with, her pride did not allow her to retreat. She took a step forward and was about to speak when a figure charged over like lightning.
Everyone jumped in shock. That figure’s speed was too fast. That figure was actually charging straight at Tang Wan-er.
The Wind Sect’s experts were all startled, thinking that this figure was trying to harm Tang Wan-er. They were just about to attack when they heard a pleasantly surprised voice.
“Sister Wan-er, I missed you so much!”
Suddenly, a maiden appeared and threw herself into Tang Wan-er’s embrace.
“Cloud!”
That person was Cloud. Cloud had always had a very good relationship with Tang Wan-er. The main thing was that Tang Wan-er’s temperament was very similar to Cloud’s. Other than Meng Qi, Cloud was the closest to Tang Wan-er.
Cloud excitedly wrapped her arms around Tang Wan-er’s neck and kissed her on the cheek.
“Good sister, you should rest for a bit. I want to beat someone up.” Tang Wan-er patted Cloud on the shoulder.
“Big sister, who do you want to beat? Cloud will help you!” Cloud immediately became excited.
“Sisters, what’s going on? You want to fight as soon as we meet? Are you celebrating our reunion?” Just at this moment, a beautiful voice rang out.
Then everyone’s eyes brightened as they saw a beautiful figure walk over. This place had been filled with hostility.
But as she arrived, the entire world seemed to turn into an immortal. When they saw her face, they all felt ashamed of their own inferiority. They had never thought that such a beautiful woman existed in this world.
Her figure was graceful, and her beauty was unrivaled. She was right in front of him, but it felt unreal. She was like a fairy from the nine heavens who had walked out of a painting. She was otherworldly, noble, and sacred, as if she didn’t belong to this filthy world.
“Sister Meng Qi!”
That person was none other than Meng Qi. Seeing Meng Qi, Tang Wan-er excitedly shouted.
“Sister Meng Qi…”
Tang Wan-er threw herself into Meng Qi’s embrace and let out a cry. Her voice was choked with emotion, as if a child who had been wronged had finally found an outlet.
Meng Qi smiled and gently stroked Tang Wan-er’s hair. “Alright, today is our reunion. Everyone should be happy.”
Then Meng Qi whispered into Tang Wan-er’s ear, “Alright, Long Chen has been in the Immortal World for so long, but he’s only made one friend. That means he’s already restrained himself and needs to learn to be content.”
Meng Qi understood Tang Wan-er too well. Tang Wan-er had been jealous of all the women by Long Chen’s side. She had no place to vent her anger, so she had come to find trouble with Xu Xin’er.
Beside Long Chen were Yu Qingxuan, Bai Shishi, Mu Qingyun, Luo Bing, Luo Ning, Zhong Ling, and Zhong Xiu. Seeing this scene, Tang Wan-er’s heart ached.
She had thought Long Chen had also found so many women in the Immortal World. She was infuriated. Was he planning on fighting the Martial Heaven Continent against the Immortal World?
“Really?”
Originally, Tang Wan-er had been full of grievances, but hearing that only one of these women was Long Chen’s soulmate, she immediately felt much better.
That was how humans were. Happiness came from comparison. If she came and saw that Long Chen only had Bai Shishi by his side, she would also feel jealous and extremely uncomfortable.
However, after seeing the 'worst' situation and realizing that things were not as bad as she had imagined, her mood instantly improved and she no longer felt upset about Bai Shishi's matter.
“Of course. Foolish girl, don’t you know what kind of person Long Chen is?
This fellow had always been a playboy. He was strong, and he knew how to win the hearts of girls. Wherever he went, he would attract bees and butterflies. How many women could resist his temptation?
“That golden-robed woman’s temper is a bit similar to yours. In the future, we’ll all be sisters, so don’t throw a tantrum,” warned Meng Qi.
“Yes, I’ll listen to big sister.” Tang Wan-er obediently nodded. Of all her sisters, she listened the most to Meng Qi.
“And who are you?” Seeing Meng Qi arrive, Xu Xiner’s eyes filled with envy.
Xu Xin’er had always been confident in her own looks. But when she encountered Bai Shishi, Yu Qingxuan, Dong Mingyu, Tang Wan-er, and Ye Zhiqiu, she became less confident. In terms of looks, she was inferior to them.
Women were naturally jealous, but she also had her own confidence. Although her appearance was a bit weaker, she had powerful strength and background. That kind of defeat didn’t affect her.
But when Meng Qi descended, she was like a fairy that had descended to the world. Her otherworldly noble temperament caused all women to pale in comparison.
Even the Xu family’s experts were stunned by Meng Qi’s arrival. They were clearly convinced by her temperament.
Everyone present, regardless of whether they were men or women, were all captivated by Meng Qi’s noble temperament and peerless beauty. Xu Xin’er was no longer able to suppress her fury.
Meng Qi shook her head slightly. “I’m just a nobody. It’s fine if I don’t say my name. I’m Long Chen’s unmarried wife. If you need anything, just find my husband.”
Meng Qi’s words were like the sound of hearts breaking. Such a peerless fairy was already taken.
"My name is Bai Shishi. Greetings, sisters."
Bai Shishi clenched her teeth and took a step forward, bowing to Meng Qi and the others.
Meng Qi and the others hastily returned his greeting. Meng Qi intimately held Bai Shishi’s hand and said, “After parting for three thousand years, I really missed you. Come, let me introduce you to my other sisters.”
Meng Qi pulled Bai Shishi to the side and introduced Dong Mingyu, Tang Wan-er, Ye Zhiqiu, and Cloud to her.
At the same time, he also pulled Yu Qingxuan in. Meng Qi was especially concerned about her, but Dong Mingyu, Ye Zhiqiu, and Meng Qi didn’t mention anything about the Martial Heaven Continent.
Back then, in order to awaken Long Chen, Yu Qingxuan had experienced the pain of a thousand reincarnations. At that time, everyone’s hearts had shattered. They all knew that Long Chen hadn’t brought up the past because he wanted to make up for what he had done to her.
The women gathered together and chatted happily. The atmosphere was extremely harmonious, and from time to time, bell-like laughter rang out. Seeing this, Long Chen’s heart finally relaxed.
Long Chen wasn’t worried about others, but he was worried about Tang Wan-er. If she threw a tantrum, the situation would become extremely awkward. As for him, even if he had all his abilities, there was nothing he could do.
However, up until now, they hadn’t said a single word to Long Chen. They hadn’t even greeted him.
“Boss, you don’t seem to have anything to do with this!” said Guo Ran.
“Shut up!” raged Long Chen.
“You should. I told you not to bite me and to stab me with a stick.” Tang Wan-er couldn’t help but say this.
“You’re the dog!” raged Long Chen. This girl’s guts were getting bigger, and she was starting to curse people.
Long Chen’s counterattack immediately caused Meng Qi and the others to laugh. That laughter drew them closer.
Rumble!
Suddenly, the martial stage trembled, and everyone looked up to see a shocking scene.
At some unknown point, blood-colored lines had appeared on the blue light barrier.
The huge spiderweb covered the entire barrier, and the center of the web was the center of the martial stage. The entire barrier was shaking, and the martial stage was also shaking.
That spider web was filled with the scent of blood. Other than the blood-red color, there were also different lines.
At this time, it was trembling, and all its energy was gathering toward the center at a speed visible to the naked eye. A huge ring of light appeared in the center, looking like the eyes of a devil.
That rumbling had come from it. That ring of light seemed to be accumulating energy, and its Blood Qi surged.
“I know. The rules of the arena have changed. The weak aren’t fit to live in this world.
“The weak will always be the stepping stones of the strong. Their blood is used to activate the power of the Sage Monarch Arena.”
Although that was just that person’s guess, no one could find a reason to refute it. That was because the blood qi within the barrier was too obvious. There were all kinds of colors. It was obvious that the essence blood of the dead experts had been extracted.
That person shouted, and those cultivators following Long Chen all changed their expressions. If it hadn’t been for Long Chen, they would have long since died.
They had come here purely to gain experience. Many of them were hedonistic sons of rich families who wanted to participate in the Sage Monarch Conference. After all, they would be able to brag when they returned.
If they didn’t participate in such a grand event, they would feel regret for the rest of their lives.
As for the rules of the Sage Monarch Conference, everyone knew that if you were eliminated, you would be sent out of the arena and lose the qualifications to compete for the position of Saint Ruler.
But who would have thought that the rules of the Sage Monarch Conference would suddenly change? This was practically killing them. They had almost died here.
BOOM!
At this moment, the blood-red halo in the air suddenly trembled. A ray of blood-red divine splendor shot out from the halo and slashed at the center of the stage like a sharp blade.
The entire martial stage shook, and several light barriers appeared.
Each channel had a huge barrier of light. However, these barriers were invisible, and because of this attack, cracks had appeared on them.
Previously, it had been these barriers that had blocked people from entering the core region of the martial arena. At the same time, Long Chen saw that the other entrances were also the same. They were all trapped at the entrance.
The attack just now had struck the center of the martial arena, and a barrier had appeared there. Within that barrier was another martial arena that looked exactly like the Sage Monarch Arena.
It seemed like a small world, but it also seemed like a miniature version of the entire Sage Monarch Continent. That was because the city around the arena was exactly the same as the Sage Monarch Continent.
BOOM!
Another loud sound rang out, and another heavy blow landed on the barrier at the center of the martial stage, as if it wanted to open the martial stage.
As a result, the barrier in the middle of the martial stage was completely fine, and the barrier around it exploded.
The barrier exploded, and all the lifeforms broke free. The experts at the various entrances surged toward the center of the martial stage.
“Hurry up and charge! Don’t let the other races enter the arena first! We humans have to seize the initiative!” someone roared.
Now that the rules of the Sage Monarch Conference had changed, no one knew what would happen. But seizing the initiative was never wrong.
Countless experts shot toward the core of the martial stage like arrows being released from a bow. The other races also had the same thought. The experts at the various entrances swarmed over.
But in terms of speed, the sea demons clearly had the advantage. They were even faster, and they were the first to approach the barrier.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Once they approached the barrier, they immediately attacked it, wanting to open a passage.
However, their attacks were unable to shake that barrier. In fact, some of their weapons had even been shattered.
“How could this be?”
The sea demons were all dumbfounded. There was no way to break the barrier, and at this time, the other races also rushed over.
Although it was the core region’s barrier, it was still millions of miles wide. Experts from various races were crazily attacking it.
“This should be a kind of test. Let’s see which race is stronger. Everyone, attack together!” shouted someone.
The other races were crazily attacking the barrier, but only a small portion of the humans were attacking it. Furthermore, even if they did attack, it would only be probing attacks, unlike the other races’ attacks.
But under their attacks, the barrier didn’t even budge. It was like an itch. Everyone was dumbfounded.
“Big brother Long Chen, do you want me to try?”
Long Chen and the others also arrived in front of the barrier. But Long Chen was lost in thought as he looked at it.
As she spoke, a black dagger appeared in her hand. It was the dagger Long Chen had given her. This dagger was indestructible and unbreakable. Up until now, she hadn’t encountered anything that could stop it.
However, Dong Mingyu had always kept this dagger. He never used it in battle, because her master had warned her not to use it unless it was absolutely necessary.
Currently, no one was able to do anything to the barrier. Dong Mingyu wanted to use his dagger to see if he could break the barrier, so everyone could immediately enter the martial stage.
“No!”
Long Chen shook his head and stopped Dong Mingyu. “This matter isn’t so simple. I feel like something’s not right with this Sage Monarch Conference. Everyone, hold back and watch.”
Long Chen examined the barrier. Even if Xia Chen hadn’t sent him a message, Long Chen knew that this formation was connected to the world’s laws. It was impossible to open.
Unless Dong Mingyu used a mysterious dagger or Long Chen used the Heaven Earth Cauldron, no one could cause any damage to this formation.
Now that the situation was unclear, Long Chen didn’t want to reveal his trump cards. He could only wait and see. In any case, they weren’t the only ones participating in the Sage Monarch Conference. It was best to leave others to think of a way.
People were attacking the barrier with their lives on the line. Some people even suggested that all the creatures should attack the barrier in a certain rhythm. But it was useless. Everyone became irritated.
“Wait, the weak’s essence blood is the key to activating the formation. Could it be…” Some people looked up at the constantly quivering blood-colored spiderweb.
The spiderweb was still quivering, but it didn’t have the power to continue attacking.
Following that person’s warning, countless people turned to look at Long Chen. More accurately, they were looking at the weaklings behind Long Chen.
“Long Chen, you broke the rules, causing the martial stage to be unable to open.”
Just at this moment, Xu Yifeng stood out from the Xu family’s side and pointed at Long Chen.
Those experts who had been saved by Long Chen were both shocked and infuriated.
Following Xu Yifeng’s shout, countless human experts turned to look at Long Chen and the others. Xu Yifeng’s voice rang out throughout the martial stage, and the other human experts also looked over.
In that instant, Long Chen clenched his fists, and killing intent erupted from his eyes. Xu Yifeng was too vicious. He was trying to use someone else to kill them. In an instant, he had pushed them against all living creatures.
“Kill them.”
Someone roared.
“If they don’t die, there’s no way to open the martial arena.”
“That’s right. They should have died. This is all the will of the heavens. The weak have no right to live.”
“Everything in the Sage Monarch Arena was calculated. Long Chen, you meddled in other people’s business. You destroyed the martial arena’s laws, causing it to be unable to open. All the creatures of the nine heavens and ten earths are paying for your mistake.”
Countless experts from the human race cried out. These people had enmity with Long Chen or the Numinous Sky Academy to begin with. Furthermore, Long Chen had expelled many of them from the Numinous Sky Academy, so they all held a grudge. Now that they had an opportunity, they immediately became fierce.
“You… you… what nonsense are you spouting…”
Someone behind Long Chen shouted, his voice quivering. They were horrified to find that the ones who wanted to kill them weren’t the savage devil race or the tyrannical sea demons, but their own kind.
They were shocked, infuriated, and afraid. They clenched their teeth. But in this place, no one could help them ask for help from their families. But in this place, they couldn’t see the outside world, and the people outside were unable to interfere.
“Long Chen, I’ll give you a chance. Kill these useless people and make up for your mistakes. Perhaps everyone will give you a way out.” Xu Yifeng’s voice drowned out the entire crowd.
His voice contained an air of superiority, making people extremely uncomfortable. But the disciples behind Long Chen’s group were all horrified, and they unconsciously took a few steps back. In fact, many of them were already on guard.
Those disciples looked at Long Chen, and the other human experts also looked at him. Even the distant experts looked at him. As for Long Chen, his expression was cold, and killing intent surged out of him.
“What a bunch of idiots. I can’t be bothered to waste words with you. Even the Celestial Emperor can’t change my decision.
“Since I dare to help them, I dare to bear all the consequences. If anyone refuses to accept this, then come at me.
“The essence blood of the weak isn’t that useful. I feel like using the blood of the strong to activate the formation is more suitable,” said Long Chen.
Long Chen knew that Xu Yifeng’s intentions were sinister. Not only did he want to incite the humans to kill each other, but he also wanted Long Chen to become the target of all the races’ attacks.
In his fury, Long Chen couldn’t be bothered to explain. Killing intent surged out of him. After suppressing it countless times, he was already on the verge of losing control. He didn’t want to explain, because he could tell that before reasoning with others, there had to be absolute martial strength.
“Hahaha, what an arrogant tone. Are you trying to resist the entire human race by yourself? No, are you trying to resist all the living beings in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths?” Xu Yifeng sneered.
“This fellow really is irritating. He’s intentionally inciting hatred. Boss, let me kill him!” Even the always calm Yue Zifeng couldn’t hold back his killing intent.
Everyone could see that Xu Yifeng was too sinister. He was constantly fanning the flames. Once the other races attacked, would they only target Long Chen? As long as it was a human, they would kill them.
Most hateful of all, there were also many idiots who were fanning the flames. They didn’t know that doing this would cause the entire human race to fall into a huge crisis.
Outside the Sage Monarch Arena, the human experts in the Sage Monarch Prefecture were all extremely anxious. The human race had never been on good terms with the other races. If they were angered and attacked in groups, the human race would suffer heavy losses and might even be wiped out.
But it was useless for them to panic. They could see what was happening inside, but their voices were unable to reach the barrier.
"I'm afraid there's something wrong with the Xu family."
Bai Shishi’s mother stood in the plaza, watching as Xu Yifeng spared no effort to draw Long Chen’s hatred. This matter was probably not so simple.
"It's not just him. There are also many people who have problems. They're all secretly trying to set things up.” Bai Xiaole's mother nodded.
“Long Chen, are you even a man? Kill them! If you kill one, it’ll be enough! If you kill two, it’ll be worth it!” Seeing Xu Yifeng intentionally cause trouble, Bai Zhantang was so angry that his lungs were about to explode.
He didn’t care if his voice could be transmitted. In any case, if he didn’t shout twice, he felt like he would go crazy.
“Violet Blood Xu family, is your family’s brat an idiot? Is he trying to kill all the human disciples?”
Finally, someone couldn’t help but curse out the Violet Bloodline. That was a powerful Xiantian Heavenly Venerate. His grandson was within the formation, and he was right behind Long Chen. He was more anxious than anyone else because that grandson was his only bloodline. If he died, his roots would be severed.
The Purple Blood lineage didn’t have their own palace. They had only carved out a piece of land for themselves in an abandoned land.
Currently, the Purple Blood faction was being scolded by countless factions. However, the experts of the Purple Blood faction were all icily arrogant and ignored them.
After being cursed so many times, there were finally experts from the Purple Blood lineage who couldn’t bear it any longer.
“Are you all blind? It was Long Chen who broke the rules of the Sacred King Assembly, causing the martial stage to be unable to open.
"If the arena cannot be opened, how can a genius of my Purple Blood lineage obtain the title of Saint Ruler?
The path of cultivation was one where the weak were prey to the strong. That was the law of the cultivation world. No one could change it. Why was Long Chen acting like a saint?
“As for you ants, all you can do is spit on the ground. If you aren’t convinced, then feel free to fight my Purple Blood lineage.”
The Xu family’s expert’s furious roar was like rolling thunder, shaking people’s eardrums. His words were filled with power and arrogance.
“You… you… you’re going too far!” raged some experts, but they couldn’t do anything to them.
The Purple Blood lineage was too powerful. There were hundreds of Connate Heavenly Venerates and tens of thousands of ordinary Heavenly Venerates. Moreover, the ordinary Heavenly Venerates of the Purple Blood lineage had auras similar to those of ordinary Connate Heavenly Venerates. Even if they were weak, they were only slightly weaker.
The Purple Blood lineage was one of the strongest bloodlines in the Primal Chaos Era. Even the declined Purple Blood lineage was not something they could contend against.
However, the Xu family’s tone infuriated countless humans. According to their words, not only did their disciples deserve to die, but they also deserved to die. The weak didn’t deserve to live.
“Hall master, you are in charge of the Numinous Sky Academy. As the representative of the human race, please uphold justice.” Someone shouted at the Numinous Sky Academy.
Obviously, when the Hall Master and the Xu family head had looked at each other from a distance and said the word “fight”, the other party had retreated in shock, causing a huge uproar.
It was obvious that the Xu family was afraid of this mysterious Palace Master. At this time, the Xu family was arrogant and despotic. Someone asked the Palace Master to step forward and speak.
Everyone turned to look at the hall master. The hall master smiled and said something that made everyone speechless.
“The weak have no right to be arrogant.”
The Hall Master’s words were like a bucket of cold water that poured over everyone. What was going on? Could it be that the Hall Master was also afraid of the Xu family and didn’t dare to fight against him?
After saying that, the Hall Master turned to look at the Xu family. He opened his mouth, revealing his white teeth.
“So, in a bit, when the Xu family’s disciples are killed, don’t scream, or else… I will tear off your heads one by one.”
His words caused the Xu family’s experts’ expressions to change. That tone was too arrogant and full of contempt.
The Xu family was the inheritor of the Purple Blood lineage. They were one of the strongest bloodlines in the world. How noble were their statuses? No one had ever dared to speak to them like this. They truly didn’t give them any face.
But the hall master’s words caused countless people to be excited. The hall master clearly looked down on the Purple Blood lineage. If it was up to them, the weak shouldn’t be alive. The Purple Blood lineage was also weak, at least in the hall master’s eyes.
The Xu family’s master’s expression sank. He had been truly infuriated by the hall master’s words. Although he was afraid of the hall master, he hadn’t reached the point where he had to submit.
“Kill my Xu family’s son? I want to see who has that ability.” The master of the Xu family sneered.
Obviously, this was the Xu family’s counterattack against the palace master. The palace master only lightly smiled and didn’t say anything. Instead, he quietly looked into the martial stage.
At this time, the people on the martial stage had no idea what was happening outside. They were still excitedly denouncing Long Chen.
“Long Chen, you’ve broken the rules, making it so the Sage Monarch Conference can’t begin. If you still have any sense of shame, you should kill yourself.
“Don’t you want to be a saint? Don’t you want to support the weak? Fine, then use your own blood to open the Sage Monarch Arena.”
“That’s right, all of you should die. If you die, the Sage Monarch Arena will open, and the weak won’t need to die. Hurry up and die!” More and more human experts began to shout.
“Boss, do it! I can’t hold back anymore!” Gu Yang clenched his fists, killing intent surging out of him.
“This is a trap. The Xu family and the others are intentionally setting up the tempo. If we attack, we’ll really fall for it,” said Meng Qi.
“Whether it’s a trap or not has nothing to do with me. I don’t care if it’s a trap or not. I’m just waiting for an opportunity and a reason.” Long Chen’s expression was dark, but his eyes were calm. That calm was like the calm before a storm. Anyone familiar with Long Chen knew that after this calm, there would be a heaven-shaking storm.
“You brutes don’t need to force big brother Long Chen. I’m a weakling. If it weren’t for big brother Long Chen, I would already be dead.
“I just hope that after I die, you won’t make things hard on big brother Long Chen. Otherwise, even if I become a ghost, I won’t let you off…” Suddenly, someone from the crowd behind Long Chen stood out.
“No!”
Long Chen was startled and charged at that person. But that person was in the midst of the crowd, and Long Chen immediately sent the others flying. As a result, he was still a step too slow.
By the time Long Chen had caught that person, his soul had already been extinguished. In his fury, he had actually killed himself. That person was extremely young, and he still looked a bit immature. He had to be a proud and arrogant person. After being ridiculed like this, he was finally unable to endure it.
Holding that man, Long Chen couldn’t help but tremble. At this time, an invisible energy descended, and that man’s body rapidly withered. All his essence blood was sucked out.
As soon as that person died, those people who had been saved were all infuriated. They felt incredibly sullen, but they were powerless to resist.
Many of them were prideful people, and they all raised their hands.
“Everyone, stop!”
Long Chen’s roar was like a furious dragon’s roar, shaking everyone’s ears.
“Long Chen, did you see that? He killed himself for you, but what about you? Don’t you want to be a hero, a saint? What are you waiting for? Just kill yourself! You’ll make yourself famous, hahaha…”
“Forget it, I won’t wait any longer. I can’t wait any longer.”
Long Chen clenched his teeth, his eyes completely red. When he looked at the Xu family disciple, he suddenly stiffened, and a terrifying killing intent instantly invaded his soul.
Hu!
Long Chen suddenly opened his hand, and golden dragon scales covered it. At the same time, a terrifying suction force appeared, causing space to twist around the Xu family disciple.
Xu Yifeng and the others hastily reached out to grab that person, but they only managed to catch an afterimage. That person involuntarily flew toward Long Chen.
Pa!
Long Chen’s hand transformed into a dragon claw that tightly gripped his neck. In that instant, the Xu family disciple’s soul almost left his body. In front of Long Chen, his cultivation base seemed to have been crippled. He didn’t even have the slightest ability to resist.
“A puny Dual Polarity Sovereign dares to be so arrogant? Don’t your Xu family have the slightest reverence?” Long Chen looked at the Xu family’s disciples with icy killing intent.
“Long Chen, let him go, or else…” Xu Yifeng shouted, but he stopped halfway.
Hualala…
That was because the Xu family disciple Long Chen had caught had a large wet patch on his crotch, and he had already peed his pants. Countless people looked at the Xu family with disdain.
Xu Yifeng was furious. This disciple of the Xu family had actually been scared to the point of pissing his pants. He had completely lost the face of the Xu family. The threatening words that had already reached his mouth could no longer be said.
“You want others to kill themselves, but you’re so afraid of death. Normally, you think you’re a high and mighty god who can control others’ lives.
“When death descends on you, you’ll be so miserable. Since you’re unwilling to part with the beauty of the world, why are you so generous as to take away other people’s lives?
“Could it be that only your Xu family’s people are people, while the others are ants? Could it be that the stronger you are, the more you have to trample on the weak to display your power?
“You say that the weak are the stepping stones of the strong, but I, your father, walked up step by step from the weak.
“What do you mean by the weak are prey to the strong? Is that the law of this cultivation world? Fuck off. If that’s the law, then I’ll tell this dogshit world that I want to change the laws of this world.”
Long Chen’s voice grew louder. By the end, it had already become a rumbling thunderclap that shook the world.
This was a declaration of war against the entire world, a declaration of war against the laws of heaven and earth. The entire martial stage shook because of Long Chen’s oath.
“I, Long Chen, have always been on the defensive. But starting today, I’ve decided to take the initiative to attack. Today, I’ll use your blood as a sacrifice to this world.”
Pu!
A violet flower of blood blossomed in Long Chen’s hand. That Xu family disciple had been crushed by Long Chen.
The violet blood dyed the void. It was different from ordinary essence blood. The violet blood was absorbed by the Heavenly Daos extremely slowly. People could see the entire process of the blood flower blooming and disappearing.
“Long Chen!”
Xu Yifeng, Xu Xin’er, and all the Xu family’s disciples let out heaven-shaking roars. Long Chen was declaring war on the Xu family.
“Today, if anyone from your Xu family can walk out of this martial stage alive, I, Long Chen, will kill myself.”
Long Chen looked at the Xu family’s furious Xu family expert and said something that shocked everyone. Then, like a bolt of golden lightning, he charged into the Violet Blood Tribe’s camp.
“Since you want to die, I’ll help you.”
Seeing Long Chen kill the Xu family’s disciples, Xu Yifeng was infuriated. The Xu family’s disciples’ pissing and shitting appearance had completely thrown away the Xu family’s face. His killing intent soared.
“Should we attack?”
Seeing Long Chen charge out, Guo Ran became restless.
“Don’t worry, things aren’t that simple. Prepare for a huge battle!” said Meng Qi.
When Meng Qi arrived, Tang Wan-er, Bai Shishi, Yu Qingxuan, Ye Zhiqiu, and Dong Mingyu all followed her lead.
Meng Qi was the same as Long Chen. She also had the potential to be a leader. However, she was different from Long Chen. Long Chen’s outward appearance was different, while Meng Qi was reserved.
Long Chen’s charisma as a leader lay in his unrivaled power and his determination to live and die with his brothers.
As for Meng Qi’s charm, it was because she had always been quietly giving it her all. Although it couldn’t be seen on the surface, it would make people like and respect her from the bottom of their hearts.
As the commander of the Dragonblood Legion, Guo Ran didn’t dare to mess around.
Just as they were talking, Long Chen had already charged into the Xu family’s camp by himself.
“Your ability to slander others isn’t bad. You’re clearly the ones causing trouble, but you dare say I’m courting death? Then let’s see who’s the one courting death,” sneered Long Chen.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The Xu family experts all took out their weapons.
“He’s mine! No one is to interfere! I’ll personally take his head!” Xu Yifeng shouted and flew out to face Long Chen.
“I’ll kill you in ten moves.”
Xu Yifeng sneered and punched out. Purple lines appeared on his fist, and the power of his punch caused heaven and earth to tremble.
“If you can block ten of my attacks, I’ll tear off my own head and give it to you,” sneered Long Chen. His fist continued to smash down.
As Long Chen charged toward the Xu family, the outside world’s experts all focused on him.
It had to be known that the Purple Blood lineage was known as one of the strongest bloodlines in the Nine Heavens. Xu Yifeng was the strongest disciple of the Xu family. Everyone wanted to see just how strong the legendary Purple Blood divine power was.
At the same time, although Long Chen’s fame wasn’t great, he came from the most ancient academy in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. Furthermore, he was the youngest principal in history. For him to be able to reach this position, he had to be the most outstanding disciple of the Lingxiao Academy.
One was the strongest monster of the Purple Blood lineage, while the other was the strongest disciple of an ancient school. Just what kind of intense battle would erupt between them?
The two of them became the focus of everyone on the martial stage. Countless people were secretly deciding who was stronger.
But when the two of them said that it would be ten exchanges, everyone sucked in a cold breath of air. At the same time as a victor was decided, a life and death battle was also decided.
BOOM!
In front of countless people, Long Chen and Xu Yifeng’s fists collided. Golden divine light and violet light erupted, and the entire martial stage trembled.
When their fists collided, astral winds raged, and a berserk pressure forced back countless people. The bricks on the martial stage creaked from the astral winds, as if invisible blades were slashing across the martial stage.
A golden and a violet divine light collided, and then another heaven-shaking explosion rang out. The two of them were now dozens of meters apart.
“What terrifying power!”
Someone outside the arena cried out in alarm. This kind of strength was almost comparable to a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate.
Obviously, the two of them had only been testing each other in their first exchange. They hadn’t used their full strength, and now they were fighting for real.
Ka ka ka…
The cyan bricks on the martial stage were cracking. These cyan bricks, which were as sturdy as divine weapons, were actually unable to endure their power.
“With just this little power, you dare to spout such arrogant words? In the Xu family’s words, a weakling like you doesn’t deserve to live in this world.” Long Chen clenched his fists against the whistling astral winds. A cold divine light appeared in his eyes.
In the face of Long Chen’s ridicule, Xu Yifeng sneered, “Killing you in one move is too boring.
“Right now, I’ve only used ten percent of my power. As for you? You’ve already gone all-out!”
“Ten percent?”
The experts inside and outside the martial stage were all shocked. They couldn’t believe their ears. Was this fellow bragging? Just ten percent of his power was this terrifying? Then even a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate wouldn’t be his match.
“Go all-out? Good, then I’ll let you see my full strength!”
Rumble…
Suddenly, a seven-colored divine ring appeared behind Long Chen. His aura erupted like a volcano that had been accumulating for millions of years.
BOOM!
The martial stage beneath Long Chen’s feet exploded, and rubble flew everywhere. As for Xu Yifeng, he let out a muffled groan and was forced back by Long Chen’s power.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Xu Yifeng took seven steps back. With each step he took on the martial stage, the tiles on the martial stage would explode. When he took the seventh step, he let out a shout, causing a huge crater to appear on the martial stage. Only then did he stabilize himself.
“I’ve finally seen boss’s divine ring again.”
The Dragonblood warriors clenched their fists. This scene invoked their endless battle intent.
At that moment, the Dragonblood warriors’ blood began to boil. It was like they had returned to the days when they had followed Long Chen and dominated the Martial Heaven Continent.
Buzz buzz buzz…
The seven-colored divine ring caused heaven and earth to tremble. Endless astral winds raged. Standing on the martial stage, Long Chen was like an undefeatable god of war.
Xu Yifeng was sent flying with just a burst of his aura. At that moment, countless people were shocked by Long Chen’s power.
“As a human, you should know how to be grateful and reverent. If a person doesn’t have reverence and gratitude in their heart, how are they different from animals?”
The divine ring on Long Chen’s back trembled. Feeling the endless energy coming from it, Long Chen icily looked at Xu Yifeng.
Now that his seven-colored divine ring had reached the peak of perfection, the world would submit to it, and the Dao would worship it. Long Chen could even sense some things from it.
However, Long Chen didn’t have time to waste. He only wanted to kill Xu Yifeng. Only by killing Xu Yifeng would he be able to quell the internal strife. Otherwise, once the human race fell into chaos, the other races would all rush over. At that time, the human race would truly be doomed.
Long Chen wasn’t a saint. He had never thought of saving anyone. But if the other races were doomed, then the Dragonblood Legion would have to face the experts of the other races on their own. No matter how strong the Dragonblood Legion was, there would still be large casualties. That was something he couldn’t accept.
So Long Chen wanted to make an example out of him, and the chicken he wanted to kill was Xu Yifeng.
Ta! Ta! Ta!
Long Chen’s divine ring trembled as he walked toward Xu Yifeng. Each step he took caused countless people’s hearts to tighten. Even the rhythm of their hearts changed.
“Hahaha, interesting.”
Suddenly, Xu Yifeng laughed. He didn’t seem the slightest bit shocked. It was as if Long Chen’s strength made him extremely excited.
“It seems I’ll have to be serious.”
“Violet blood dyes the blue sky!”
Xu Yifeng shouted, and a purple light soared into the sky. Xu Yifeng summoned his own image.
Rumble…
Following Xu Yifeng’s furious roar, the violet qi behind him surged, forming a sea of violet qi. The boundless violet qi even passed through the arena’s barrier and into the Sage Monarch Continent.
As soon as Xu Yifeng’s manifestation appeared, the entire Sage Monarch Continent darkened. Purple divine light covered the entire sky, and countless buildings were covered in purple divine light.
“What a terrifying phenomenon! It can actually pass through the arena’s barrier!” someone exclaimed.
“The Purple Blood lineage is truly worthy of being one of the strongest bloodlines in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. Once the violet qi appears, who can contend against it? The area enveloped by the violet qi, the Heavenly Daos submit. He is the ruler of this region.”
“He really is too powerful. This is a true undefeatable bloodline. I’ve never seen a person’s manifestation cause such a huge disturbance.”
Countless people were shocked by the power of Xu Yifeng’s manifestation. His manifestation was actually able to pierce through the barrier. Even the experts of the older generation were moved.
Passing through the barrier also meant that Xu Yifeng could draw out the power of the barrier. Compared to the others trapped within the barrier, he was already in an invincible position.
Rumble…
An explosive sound came from the strange phenomenon behind Xu Yifeng. A purple sea was roaring, and huge waves were surging. That aura was suffocating.
Xu Yifeng looked at Long Chen, and Long Chen also icily looked back at him. No, it should be said that looking at the violet blood manifestation behind Xu Yifeng, Long Chen’s gaze was deep, as if he was lost in thought.
As for Xu Yifeng, when he saw Long Chen’s expression, he thought Long Chen had been frightened. A mocking smile appeared on his face.
“What? You’re afraid just like that? Isn’t that a bit too early? Right now, I’ve only brought out half my strength.”
Xu Yifeng’s words once again caused the hearts of countless experts to wildly jump. Previously, when Xu Yifeng said that he had only used ten percent of his strength, many people thought that he was just boasting.
But now, Xu Yifeng had only summoned his manifestation. That terrifying pressure caused countless people to shiver in fear. His aura was dozens of times stronger than before.
This was still not a battle state. If he entered a battle state, he should be even stronger. This was a true monster. No one dared to question his words now.
“Bring out your full strength. I don’t want to waste any more time. Otherwise, once I attack, you’ll have to go to another world to regret it.” Hearing Xu Yifeng’s words, Long Chen’s gaze turned from Xu Yifeng to Xu Yifeng.
Xu Yifeng’s words were shocking enough, but Long Chen’s words were even more arrogant. For a moment, people couldn’t believe their ears. What were these two talking about?
Xu Yifeng hadn’t even taken action. He hadn’t even entered battle mode, but he was already this strong. And Long Chen’s meaning was that once he took action, Xu Yifeng wouldn’t be able to fight back. In fact, he might even be directly killed.
Although they couldn’t say that Long Chen was bragging, that was too exaggerated. It was impossible to believe, and they were unable to accept it.
“Hahahaha…”
Previously, when Xu Yifeng had seen Long Chen staring at his manifestation in a daze, he had thought Long Chen had been frightened. Now that Long Chen had said such arrogant words, Xu Yifeng laughed in anger.
“Ants who don’t know the immensity of heaven and earth, there should be a limit to your bragging. You don’t have the qualifications to be arrogant in front of me.”
Buzz!
Xu Yifeng finally couldn’t hold back any longer. He stepped into the void, crossed a thousand miles with a single step, and smashed his fist down.
Rumble…
Countless cracks appeared in the air before his fist landed. It was as if heaven and earth couldn’t bear it and were about to explode.
“Star Sea…”
Buzz!
Countless stars appeared in his divine ring.
“… violet qi!”
Buzz!
Violet qi surged out of the sea of stars, and the entire starry sky turned violet. Long Chen had summoned the Celestial Phenomenon Star Sea to give birth to violet qi. This was also the first time he had summoned the Violet Fault Star after reaching the seventh star.
Within the sea of stars, violet qi surged. Long Chen was neither too fast nor too slow. With a single punch, he met Xu Yifeng head-on.
BOOM!
The entire martial stage shook like a boat.
Surrounding the Sage Monarch Arena was endless seawater. The seawater formed a tsunami that surged toward the buildings of the continent. Countless people were forced to defend themselves.
When the sea water swept over them, they once more looked at the martial stage. They all sucked in a cold breath. The martial stage beneath Long Chen’s feet had cracked.
As for Xu Yifeng, he was forced to retreat eight steps before stabilizing himself. This time, he had taken an extra step back.
“This is…”
Suddenly, someone raised their head and looked into the sky. At some unknown time, stars had appeared in the sky, and it was like the entire world was under a sea of stars.
“Is this Long Chen’s manifestation?”
People looked at the sea of stars behind Long Chen’s divine ring, and then at the sea of stars above them. They were all shocked.
Although they were shocked by Xu Yifeng’s manifestation, they also felt that it was only natural. After all, that was the strongest bloodline in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths.
But Long Chen didn’t have any bloodline at all, and yet he was able to summon such a terrifying manifestation. In fact, no one could even tell the origin of this manifestation.
Only the experts from the Galaxy Master Sect looked at the endless sea of stars with excitement and reverence. They knew that this was the strongest manifestation of the Galaxy Master Sect.
BOOM!
Xu Yifeng suddenly stabilized himself, and the ground beneath his feet exploded. His fury soared to the heavens, and killing intent filled the air. It was as if he had been tricked, and his confident attack was once again forced back.
“Careful!”
At this moment, Xu Yifeng heard Xu Xin’er’s cry. At the same time, Xu Yifeng felt a chill run down his spine and his scalp turned numb. He reflexively retreated.
Chi…
The instant Xu Yifeng retreated, a golden dragon claw tore through his chest. If he had been just a bit slower, his heart would have been ripped out.
People were shocked. When that claw had appeared, Long Chen had still been in the distance. They had thought someone had suddenly launched a sneak attack.
But very quickly, the owner of the dragon claw appeared. It was Long Chen. A pair of golden wings appeared on Long Chen’s back.
Only when the Kun Peng wings appeared did Long Chen disappear from everyone’s line of sight.
“How could this be? How could it have such terrifying speed?” Everyone was stunned, especially the experts outside.
Long Chen didn’t use any confusing moves. His movements were just too fast, surpassing the limits of the spatial laws. So no one saw his attack.
At that moment, the Xu family’s experts’ expressions changed. At the same time, the Kun Peng bloodline’s experts’ expressions also changed. For Long Chen to refine the Kun Peng wings was a great disrespect to the Kun Peng race.
Long Chen’s attack was earth-shattering. Everyone jumped in shock, but Long Chen was completely calm. His hand was covered in violet blood.
Long Chen slowly raised his hand. Looking at the violet blood on his hand, he sniffed it. His killing intent instantly soared to its peak.
“As expected, you’ve already betrayed the Purple Blood lineage. Then there’s nothing more to say. All of you can die!”
A pair of Kun Peng wings appeared on Long Chen’s back, and he shot toward Xu Yifeng.
Buzz!
Long Chen’s speed was too fast, and afterimages filled the air. He arrived in front of Xu Yifeng and punched him.
Xu Yifeng was both shocked and infuriated. He had only just been about to be pierced by Long Chen’s claw when Long Chen once more attacked. He didn’t dare to receive it head-on, and the violet qi behind him trembled as he hastily retreated.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s fist smashed into the air, causing space to tremble.
That sonic boom had only just exploded when it rapidly shrank back into Long Chen’s hand. Long Chen’s fist once more smashed out.
Ka ka ka…
As Long Chen’s fist spun, an ear-piercing sonic boom rang out. Wherever his fist passed, a huge ditch appeared in the air.
“What?”
Seeing this scene, countless people were shocked. The Xu family’s experts all stood up. Long Chen’s punch had missed not because Xu Yifeng had retreated too quickly.
Instead, it was Long Chen who had expected Xu Yifeng to dodge. Although his fist had missed, he had used a strange energy to seal it.
The power of the first attack hadn’t yet dissipated, but the second attack had already followed. That was equivalent to adding the power of the second punch to the first punch.
This kind of superposition technique wasn’t rare. Many people knew how to use it, but this was a double-edged sword. Once interrupted, not only would you have to endure the opponent’s power, but you would also have to endure the backlash of your own power. A single mistake could cost you your life.
Just how powerful was Xu Yifeng? Who would dare to use a superposition technique in front of him? Furthermore, everyone could see that Long Chen didn’t want to use this superposition technique.
Long Chen had only released his power when Xu Yifeng had retreated.
This seemed like a simple move, but it proved that Long Chen’s control over his power had reached the pinnacle of perfection. Even in front of countless experts, this kind of reaction speed still made their hearts pound.
This kind of combat reaction was something that could only be controlled through countless trials of blood and fire. It was something that could not be taught or learned.
“Hurry and retaliate!” Xu Family’s experts shouted.
But he had forgotten that their voices were unable to reach the martial stage.
However, even without anyone’s warning, Xu Yifeng still felt that something was wrong. Now that he had retreated, Long Chen had pushed him into a dead end.
Buzz!
Long Chen once more punched out, not giving him the slightest chance to catch his breath. This time, if he continued to retreat, Long Chen would most likely stack his power three times. That kind of power was unimaginable.
Xu Yifeng roared furiously. At this time, Long Chen’s fist came crashing down, and a struggling expression appeared on his face. Suddenly, violet runes appeared on his arms, and his sleeves exploded, revealing his arms that looked like violet steel. This was a divine ability unique to the Violet Bloodline.
Dang!
Long Chen’s fist smashed into Xu Yifeng’s arms, causing a metallic ringing and sparks to fly.
Xu Yifeng’s body trembled violently. His feet created a large ditch in the martial stage, which continued for dozens of miles before stopping.
People looked at Xu Yifeng and were shocked to find that his steel-like arms had actually cracked.
But when they looked at Long Chen, they saw that there were stars revolving around his fist. Starlight filled the air, containing endless divine might.
Seeing Long Chen’s arm, the disciples on the martial stage and outside cheered. Their eyes were filled with worship.
The divine ability Long Chen had used was the highest cultivation technique of the Galaxy Master Sect. Furthermore, he had selflessly taught it to them. However, due to their limited talent, they were unable to comprehend it.
But seeing Long Chen use this move, they felt like they could see their own future. That kind of destructive star energy made them incomparably excited.
Many people didn’t know about Long Chen’s relationship with the Galaxy Master Sect, but seeing their attitude, they also understood the origin of this move.
Long Chen and Xu Yifeng looked at each other. Neither of them said anything. One maintained a punching posture, while the other maintained a blocking posture. The entire crowd was silent.
The Xu family’s disciples were all stunned. They had never dreamed that Long Chen would be so powerful.
Pu!
Suddenly, Xu Yifeng’s body trembled, and he couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
At that moment, everyone was shocked. Xu Yifeng was actually injured? They never thought that the outcome would be decided so quickly.
“Hahaha…”
Xu Yifeng was injured, but he actually laughed. A smile appeared on his face, but this smile was a bit sinister. Furthermore, his eyes had also changed. His originally purple pupils had now turned black.
“Hahahaha…”
Xu Yifeng couldn’t stop laughing. His laughter grew louder, and at the same time, his evil aura grew stronger. His aura began to change, as if he had been possessed.
“Has he gone crazy from being beaten by boss?” asked Guo Ran.
Meng Qi shook her head. “This person has another kind of energy within him. Although that energy isn’t strong, it’s a flame spark.
“If my guess is correct, it was because of this flame spark that Long Chen concluded that Xu Yifeng and the others had already betrayed the Violet Bloodline.”
Rumble…
Just at this moment, an explosion rang out in the air. The Purple Blood Phenomenon on Xu Yifeng’s back began to crazily shake, and an endless pressure began to wreak havoc. It was like some monster was about to charge out of the Phenomenon.
“Long Chen, you really surprised me. That fist just now allowed me to sense your true strength.
“It’s fine. I don’t need to slowly increase my power. I don’t need to hold back.
"In any case, the Saint Ruler Orchid this time will definitely belong to me, Xu Yifeng. Today, I, Xu Yifeng, will tell all the races that once commanded the world, the Purple Blood Tribe that dared not disobey, has returned.” Xu Yifeng raised his head to the sky and roared. His long hair fluttered in the wind, and his aura soared.
The violet sea behind him began to boil, and his power rapidly increased.
Long Chen looked at Xu Yifeng’s crazy advancement and shook his head. “There are at least eighty people here who have the same power as you.
“Of these eighty people, the number of people who can kill you definitely surpasses the number of fingers on both hands. I really don’t know where your confidence comes from.”
“Bullshit!”
Xu Yifeng, who was still crazily shouting, suddenly stopped and roared at Long Chen.
When everyone looked at Xu Yifeng’s eyes, countless people cried out in alarm. At this time, there were actually many black spots in Xu Yifeng’s purple eyes. It looked so strange and frightening.
Furthermore, his appearance seemed to have changed. His handsome appearance now looked like a sinister ghost.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the martial stage beneath Xu Yifeng’s feet exploded, and the strange scene behind him was instantly ignited. At that moment, the Xu family master, who had been watching the battle, revealed a slight smile.
“It’s over.”
“Die!”
Suddenly, Xu Yifeng moved. The purple sea behind him ignited and a huge claw reached out from within.
BOOM!
A huge hole appeared where Long Chen was.
Rumble…
That claw caused the ground to explode. It was like a meteorite had landed on a lake, raising huge waves. Endless bricks flew out, spreading in all directions.
Those bricks crashed into the barrier and exploded, causing ripples to appear.
As for the other experts on the martial stage, they all cried out in alarm as they blocked the blue bricks. These blue bricks were comparable to the divine weapons of realms. To most people, they were fatal.
Pu pu pu…
Countless experts were unable to dodge in time and could only block. As a result, they were smashed apart by those bricks.
The people behind the Dragonblood Legion were just about to defend when the ground in front of them exploded, and a huge wall shot out of the ground. The wall was thousands of miles thick, and there were even bricks on it.
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and the city wall was on the verge of collapse. However, it managed to perfectly block the attack.
Rumble…
The wall collapsed, merging into the ground as if nothing had happened. Those disciples who had been saved by Long Chen were all shocked. They hadn’t even seen who had attacked before this terrifying attack was blocked.
The Dragonblood warriors were all excited. They knew that it was Li Qi and Song Mingyuan who had attacked. However, the two of them hadn’t done anything. They hadn’t even formed a seal, but they had easily blocked this attack.
During the time they had been apart, they had been working hard on cultivating. They hadn’t dared to relax in the slightest. That was because they knew their boss would definitely work even harder than them.
Now that all four of them had gathered, Li Qi and Song Mingyuan were able to shock the world with just a simple display. As Dragonblood warriors, they felt incomparably proud.
Compared to the Dragonblood Legion, the others weren’t so lucky. Although this kind of shockwave wasn’t anything to experts, not everyone was as strong.
Not all experts were like the Dragonblood Legion, who would take care of others. The human race was the closest to the battlefield, and after this wave of attacks, at least hundreds of thousands of unlucky people had died.
However, the lives of the weak were like weeds. No one cared about them. Everyone’s gazes were focused on the battlefield.
They looked in shock at Long Chen’s position. There was a huge hole there, and that heaven-shaking claw was deeply embedded in the martial stage.
“Is he dead?”
People couldn’t see Long Chen’s figure, and they jumped in fright. Xu Yifeng’s attack had come too quickly without any warning. By the time they reacted, it was already too late.
“No, Long Chen isn’t dead. Look at the sky!”
People looked up to see a divine ring floating in the air. The sea of stars was resplendent, and the Kun Peng wings on Long Chen’s back gently flapped. He was like a god of war looking down on all living things. His appearance was indescribably cold and domineering.
“What terrifying speed! He was able to dodge such an attack!” Countless people gasped.
Long Chen looked down at Xu Yifeng icily. “Your Xu family really is stupid. Just how noble is the Violet Bloodline? How dare you tarnish it.
If he didn’t have the ability to activate it, then he could use devil qi to activate its original power. The violet blood repelled devil qi, and it would ignite. Although it could erupt with a great deal of power, it would exhaust the violet blood’s core and lower its purity.
“Your actions are no different from pulling out a seedling to help it grow, quenching thirst with poison. If you covet a moment’s profit, you’ll lose the true treasure.
“Most importantly, by doing this, you’re tarnishing the glory of your ancestors. You’ve already betrayed the Purple Blood lineage.”
“Bullshit!”
Xu Yifeng roared, and the ground exploded. The huge claw that had stabbed into the martial stage was pulled back.
He looked at Long Chen. “Who do you think you are? Do you think you have the qualifications to evaluate my Violet Bloodline?”
“He really does have the qualifications. I can guarantee that.”
Just at this moment, an extremely abrupt voice rang out from within the human race. That voice wasn’t loud, but it could spread throughout the martial stage. At first, that voice had come from within the human race, but later on, it was like an echo of heaven and earth. It actually caused the Cry of the Heavenly Daos.
At that moment, countless people were shocked. Even the Xiantian Celestials outside the martial stage were shocked. The Cry of the Heavenly Daos was something only immortal rank experts could do.
Only those who had grasped the power of ten thousand Daos and comprehended the secret of eternal life and could live as long as heaven and earth could naturally receive a sound transmission when they spoke.
Hearing that voice, Long Chen’s expression didn’t change. He didn’t even need to look to know who it was.
As for Xu Yifeng, he was shocked. He turned to look at the crowd and saw a cold, arrogant man in luxurious robes looking at him disdainfully.
“The Long Clan of the Heavengod bloodline?”
When Xu Yifeng saw the insignia on that person’s clothing, he couldn’t help but narrow his eyes and coldly say:
“What? Does your Long family want to go against my Xu family?”
In an instant, everyone’s focus shifted from Long Chen and Xu Yifeng to that man. When they saw that man, Guo Ran and the others couldn’t help but cry out:
“Long Aotian!”
That person was none other than Long Aotian.
Today, Long Aotian was wearing a luxurious robe with golden dragons embroidered on his sleeves and collar. That was the emblem of the Long family of the immortal family.
Long Aotian had hundreds of thousands of Long Family disciples by his side. All of them had shocking auras, and there were even a few amongst them that could make one’s soul tremble. They were clearly experts amongst experts.
Long Aotian sneered at Xu Yifeng's question. "Your Xu family is just a bunch of idiots. How can you compare to my Long family? Are you trying to show off?”
“You…”
Xu Yifeng was furious. His Xu family and the Long family had always minded their own business. He didn't know Long Aotian, so it was impossible for him to have any enmity with him. Now that Long Aotian was targeting him, it was clear that he had come with ill intentions.
At that moment, not only were Xu Yifeng and the Xu family’s disciples infuriated, but even the Xu family’s experts outside the martial stage were enraged. The Long family had suddenly attacked the Xu family. What was the meaning of this?
“I don’t want you anymore. Your Xu family has already been crippled. Bloodviolet has been defiled by you. You can forget about ever coming into contact with a higher level Purple Blood divine ability.”
Xu Yifeng turned to Long Chen. “What? I’ve already been waiting for you for a long time. Rather than wasting time with an idiot like him, why don’t you just kill him and settle our enmity?
“If you feel that killing him will waste a great deal of energy, then you’ll be at a disadvantage if you fight me again. It’s fine, I can help you kill him.”
Long Aotian’s words shocked all the experts present. They didn’t even dare to believe their ears.
Long Aotian’s words caused countless people’s expressions to change. From Long Aotian’s tone, it seemed that killing Xu Yifeng was nothing.
It had to be known that at this time, Xu Yifeng’s pressure was shocking. Even a Connate Heavenly Venerate would have to retreat from that attack.
Although Long Chen had managed to dodge this attack, that didn’t mean he had the ability to fight Xu Yifeng head-on.
But now Long Aotian had appeared out of nowhere. From his tone, whether it was him or Long Chen, killing Xu Yifeng was extremely easy.
In front of Long Aotian, who had stolen his Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone, Long Chen had an urge to tear him to pieces.
But when hatred reached its peak, it would calm people down. Long Chen indifferently looked at Long Aotian.
“He’s just an arrogant ant. Killing him won’t take much of my strength. If you want to attack, you can do it at any time. There’s no need to worry about him.”
Xu Yifeng felt like his lungs were about to explode.
“Die!”
Xu Yifeng roared furiously. Suddenly, the manifestation behind him shook, and he shot toward Long Chen like a shooting star. At the same time, violet qi formed a violet domain around Long Chen.
Xu Yifeng rushed over to Long Chen. This time, he summoned his domain, and without any fear of Long Chen dodging, he smashed his fist at him.
Although he had a sword on his waist, Long Chen hadn’t used a weapon. Even in his fury, his pride wouldn’t allow him to use a weapon first.
“Drawing the stars into the body, Thousand Star Fist!”
Amongst the millions of stars behind Long Chen, one thousand of them rapidly lit up. At the same time, everyone felt a burst of light above their heads. The stars in the sky also lit up.
Countless Galaxy Sect disciples cheered when Long Chen used this move. This was the Galaxy Master Sect’s supreme technique. It allowed the star energy to enter the body and release the star energy.
However, amongst them, those with great talent would only be able to control a few dozen stars. Even the strongest would not be able to control a hundred.
As for Long Chen, he immediately activated his thousand star energy. Countless star diagrams appeared on his arm, forming the arm of the divine diagram.
BOOM!
One fist was covered in violet totems, while the other was covered in the light of a thousand stars.
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and white light scattered in all directions. It was like the sun had exploded, making it so no one could open their eyes.
Pu!
Before people could recover their sight, they heard the sound of someone vomiting blood. When they recovered their sight, they saw that Xu Yifeng had been sent flying. There was still blood on the corner of his mouth.
“How could this be?”
The Xu family’s experts were shocked and furious. Even the Xu family master stood up, his expression completely changing.
He knew Xu Yifeng’s strength. In this kind of situation, Xu Yifeng was practically unrivaled. But in front of Long Chen, he was constantly at a disadvantage.
On the martial stage, the Xu family’s disciples were all stunned. They couldn’t believe their eyes. The unrivaled Xu Yifeng was once more forced back.
Long Chen didn’t chase after him. He calmly looked at his arm. Stars revolved around it, and boundless energy surged out.
“Senior dragon is right. As long as your physical body is strong enough, other divine abilities and Battle Skills are easy to obtain.
“The foundation of the Heavenly Star Art is to have a powerful physical body. As long as your physical body is strong enough to contain the power of the entire galaxy, who would be a match for you?” Long Chen smiled.
Hu!
Suddenly, the Kun Peng wings on Long Chen’s back trembled and he disappeared. Xu Yifeng’s hair stood on end.
Clang!
He unsheathed his sword, and his violet blade slashed through the void. Violet divine light scattered down, and the void was cut open by his sword. In that instant, countless people felt a stabbing pain in their souls, as if they had been cut open by a sharp blade.
“Immortal grade weapon!”
Someone cried out in alarm. This was an immortal weapon, and an extremely terrifying one at that. Xu Yifeng could actually control it.
Xu Yifeng’s sword slashed out, tearing apart the void. However, his sword missed. Xu Yifeng’s expression completely changed. He had actually misjudged and was about to change his attack.
Pa!
A large hand covered in stars slapped his face from an extremely strange angle.
With an explosive sound, Xu Yifeng was sent flying. The power of this slap was too vicious. Xu Yifeng was like a shooting star as he flew towards the Xu family camp.
“Dodge!”
Xu Xin’er cried out in alarm, but her warning was too late. Xu Yifeng crashed into the crowd, and a few extremely conceited Xu family experts actually reached out to receive him.
Pu pu pu…
As a result, all the experts that touched him were turned into a bloody mist. Dozens of Xu family disciples died, and Xu Yifeng only stopped after crashing into so many people.
But what shocked everyone was that Xu Yifeng didn’t seem to be injured at all.
“You really are ruthless. Using your family’s body to remove your boss’star energy. Your Xu family’s ideology is correct. The weak deserve to die,” sneered Gu Yang.
As soon as he said this, countless people reacted. It was no wonder that Xu Yifeng was not injured at all. It was because he had caught a scapegoat. It was no wonder that these people were killed in body and soul.
“Too vicious. It has to be known that there are two Chosen amongst them!” People were speechless. Xu Yifeng really was a vicious character. He wouldn’t even let his own people off.
“Boundless purple energy, sword cutting through the heavens!”
Xu Yifeng roared and slashed his sword at Long Chen. He had used his family’s disciples to disperse Long Chen’s star energy, allowing him to counterattack.
BOOM!
The instant Xu Yifeng’s sword slashed down, Long Chen’s expression changed. Suddenly, his wings trembled and he disappeared.
Everyone was shocked. What was going on with Long Chen? He didn’t dare to receive Xu Yifeng’s attack head-on?
But they quickly learned the answer. At some unknown time, the formation on the martial stage trembled and a ray of divine light shot out.
As for Long Chen and Xu Yifeng, they were in the center of the martial stage. Long Chen immediately sensed something was wrong and fled. Xu Yifeng’s will and Spiritual Strength were unable to lock onto him. Even with the Violet Qi Domain, he was only able to sense his location.
As soon as Long Chen fled, Xu Yifeng was dumbfounded. His reaction was half a beat slower than Long Chen’s, and he was unable to pull back his sword.
In everyone’s eyes, his sword didn’t seem to be slashing at Long Chen, but at the divine light shooting out of the formation.
Xu Yifeng almost went crazy. No matter how conceited he was, he didn’t dare to resist the attack of the formation.
Pu!
Xu Yifeng suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and retracted his sword. Although he had only retracted a portion of his sword, it had caused him to suffer a terrifying injury. He couldn’t be bothered to care about anything else. His body flashed as he sped away.
BOOM!
As a result, he had only just moved when that terrifying divine light enveloped him.
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out. The divine light ruthlessly struck the center of the martial stage. In an instant, it swallowed Xu Yifeng.
BOOM!
The indestructible barrier in the middle of the martial stage suddenly exploded. Only now did people realize that while Long Chen and Xu Yifeng were fighting, the formation in the air was accumulating energy.
After Xu Yifeng killed those clansmen, the power of the formation seemed to have been instantly saturated, and it unleashed a world-shaking attack.
Seeing that the situation wasn’t good, Long Chen fled. As for Xu Yifeng, he was unlucky. His reaction speed was too slow, and he was immediately struck by that attack. Although he only managed to narrowly dodge it, he still let out a miserable scream and half his body disappeared.
Even with Xu Yifeng’s strength, in front of that divine light, he didn’t have the slightest ability to resist. If he was just a bit slower, he would definitely die.
Rumble…
The barrier in the center exploded, forming a huge channel. Countless experts charged into it.
“Damned human! Scram!”
The experts of the various races charged into the passageway at the same time. No matter how large the passageway was, it was still extremely crowded. If they got too close, they would feel threatened and repelled.
“Damn demon race, die!”
The human race didn’t want to be outdone either. In this kind of situation, being modest and retreating would only cause them to miss out on the opportunity to become a Saint Ruler. When faced with enemies on a narrow path, the brave would win. If they didn’t fight now, when would they fight?
Pu pu pu…
The experts of the various races gathered together, forming a huge torrent. It was like a magnificent army crossing a single wooden bridge.
“Die!”
Countless people roared. The experts of the various races were all red-eyed. In this kind of situation, if they didn’t kill him, he would kill them. Unless they didn’t want to fight for the position of a Saint King, they had to go all-out.
“Boss!”
Guo Ran looked at Long Chen. Now that everyone else had rushed in, Guo Ran was asking Long Chen for instructions.
“No rush.”
Long Chen had originally been fighting Xu Yifeng, but now he had lost sight of him.
It turned out that Xu Yifeng was already close to the core region. Although he was heavily injured, because he was too close to the passageway, he was the first to rush down.
Now that thousands of experts had charged down at the same time, finding Xu Yifeng was like finding a needle in a haystack. Long Chen didn’t rush down. Instead, he chose to wait and see.
Long Chen had always felt that the Sage Monarch Arena was a bit strange. Furthermore, he didn’t believe that seizing the initiative meant that the qualifications to become a Saint Ruler had to be obtained through strength. To blindly fight over it was extremely foolish.
It wasn’t just Long Chen who thought this. There were quite a few experts from the various races who maintained their calm as they quietly watched.
In reality, although many people were anxious, they were not fools. The most important thing was that they saw Xu Yifeng rush down.
Xu Yifeng was a proud son of heaven from the Purple Blood lineage. As soon as he went down, others would be moved. Without even thinking about it, they also rushed down.
That caused a chain reaction, and more people charged down. The battle was extremely intense, and it was unknown just how many people had died in the chaos.
When countless people died, they didn’t even know who had done it, let alone who had killed them.
The entire battlefield was in chaos. Blood rained down, but everyone was crazily charging down.
“Something’s not right. There’s a strange fluctuation here that affects people’s minds. Everyone, be careful.” Meng Qi’s expression changed slightly.
“Everyone, retreat. Don’t be affected by the bloody aura.” Long Chen also sensed something was off.
Everyone’s hearts shook. Previously, they had also been filled with intense killing intent. Seeing the human race killed, their fury soared, and they really wanted to charge over and kill them.
Now that Long Chen had warned them, they realized that this intense killing intent was some kind of power luring them in.
If they had charged over, they wouldn’t have been able to return alive from this chaotic battlefield. Now that they had calmed down, they couldn’t help but feel a burst of fear.
As they retreated, their minds became clearer. Seeing countless experts still charging in, they couldn’t help but shiver.
Those disciples who had almost been eliminated on the staircase looked at Long Chen’s group with reverence, and then at the rain of blood in the center of the battlefield. They were filled with gratitude toward Long Chen.
If it hadn’t been for Long Chen, they probably would have already died twice. Furthermore, Long Chen hadn’t been afraid of the rumors and had brazenly fought against Xu Yifeng. That was all because of them. Their gratitude toward Long Chen was indescribable.
Only when a person was on the verge of death could they comprehend the true meaning of life. Although they might not have comprehended the true meaning of life, they understood how precious life was.
Ka ka ka…
Suddenly, cracks appeared all over the martial arena.
“The martial stage is about to explode!” Li Qi cried out.
BOOM!
Following Li Qi’s shout, the martial stage exploded, and everyone fell.
As for the collapsed martial stage, it transformed into a rain of light that poured down with everyone.
When the martial stage disappeared, people let out startled cries. Long Chen saw that there was another martial stage below the martial stage. It was the same as the one above.
However, it was much smaller, less than a hundredth of its original size. As for the core of the martial stage, there was also a barrier of light.
Within the light barrier were nine golden dragons. They had nine golden dragon heads on the inside and on the outside. Their mouths were wide open as if they were about to roar.
There was a golden pearl in front of the nine dragons’ mouths. Strange ripples circulated within it, and everyone’s pupils shrank.
“Karmic Luck Pearl!”
Long Chen had encountered a karmic luck bead in the mortal world. But he knew that this karmic luck bead couldn’t change his fate, so he had given it to Guo Ran.
As for Guo Ran, after obtaining the blessing of karmic luck, good fortune really did come from the heavens. He had encountered all kinds of dangers, and even after ascending to the Immortal World, he had still been able to survive in such a dangerous place like the Devilnet Starfield. It could be seen just how great his karmic luck was.
Now that this karmic luck bead had appeared, both Long Chen and Guo Ran’s hearts pounded. The power of this karmic luck bead was hundreds of millions of times greater than Guo Ran’s karmic luck. The difference between the two was like a drop of water and an ocean.
“Boss…”
Guo Ran immediately went crazy. Back when Long Chen had given him his karmic luck, he had finally realized how important karmic luck was to a person.
In fact, he had regretted countless times that he had never accepted this karmic luck. If he had given this karmic luck to his boss, his boss’s accomplishments would definitely have been even greater.
Now seeing this karmic luck pearl, Guo Ran swore that even if he had to risk his life, he would help his boss obtain it.
“Attack!”
At this moment, even Long Chen couldn’t bear it any longer. He soared into the air and charged toward the core region.
But Long Chen had only just moved when a sudden change occurred. Gully after ditch appeared on the martial stage, and endless blood flowed into the barrier. The nine dragons in the barrier received the nourishment of the blood, and their eyes suddenly moved.
The nine golden dragons’ eyes began to move, as if they had been given life. They immediately came to life, and a fierce aura rapidly blossomed.
BOOM!
A golden pillar of light soared into the sky, piercing through the barrier.
Rumble…
Suddenly, the golden pillar of light thickened, and a huge channel appeared in the sky. Black qi filled the sky as it descended. It was like the golden channel had been dyed in ink.
Then a terrifying scene occurred. Countless creatures appeared in that huge passageway.
As soon as those creatures appeared, Xia Chen and the others cried out.
“Dark monster.”
They hadn’t expected dark monsters to appear here. These monsters’ auras were the same as the ones in the Life Restricted Region. The difference was that they were stronger and more tyrannical.
“Monster, monster…”
When they saw the monster at the end of the passageway, they were all dumbfounded and stopped their slaughter. They had clearly been fighting over karmic luck, so how had a gate to hell opened?
There were many people who had never seen dark monsters before. Seeing these unknown things, they were filled with terror.
These monsters all had huge heads. Their hands were long, and their legs were long. Their mouths took up half of their heads, and their saw-like fangs shone with a cold light.
“How could this be?”
Outside the martial stage, countless experts were also stupefied. Even the older generation didn’t recognize this monster.
Although they didn’t recognize these dark monsters, from their vicious eyes, their sharp claws, and their sinister appearances, it could be seen that these creatures were definitely not good.
As for the experts who recognized the black monster, their expressions completely changed.
“What’s going on? The primal chaos battle has ended. Weren’t those dark monsters sealed? They should never be able to leave the life restricted zone!” cried an elder.
“The creature of darkness has appeared. Does that mean the next battle of darkness is about to begin?” Someone’s voice trembled with terror.
The martial stage was completely silent. At the same time, the people outside the martial stage were also terrified. The entire arena was deathly silent.
The creatures on the martial stage didn’t dare to move as they watched the monsters. As for those monsters, they also looked down curiously, not moving.
“Will they come down?!” Guo Ran gulped.
Squeak squeak squeak…
Guo Ran had only just finished speaking when those black monsters let out strange cries. Then people saw a black current descend from the sky and rush toward the martial stage.
“Retreat. Set up a defensive formation with the barrier as the foundation.”
Long Chen’s heart shook. These monsters’ qi and blood were even stronger than the ones in the life forbidden zone.
Following Long Chen’s order, the Dragonblood warriors immediately retreated. As for the disciples, their reactions were clearly a step slower. But Long Chen’s warning didn’t affect the Dragonblood Legion.
The people on their side hastily retreated to the edge of the barrier. That way, they wouldn’t be attacked from behind.
As Long Chen retreated, countless creatures roared and charged at the creature.
“What a bunch of idiots. They don’t even know that this is a trial by fire in the Sage Monarch Arena. Whoever kills the most monsters will become the future Sage Monarch.”
Rumble…
That person’s words immediately moved some people. This was the Sage Monarch Arena! These monsters wouldn’t appear for no reason. With that person taking the lead, countless people charged into the flood of monsters.
In fact, there were even some super experts who went against the flow, brandishing their divine weapons. Countless dark creatures were killed.
Although there were many of these creatures, and their strength was below average amongst Immortal Kings, they were nothing to super experts.
“Die!”
Countless experts were encouraged and charged at the black monsters. There were just too many of them, and they were killed before they could even land.
There were even monsters that couldn’t be killed. Seeing that there was no danger, more people joined the battle.
As for Long Chen, he continued to watch without the slightest intention of attacking. At this time, some of the disciples behind him were unable to hold back.
“Shouldn’t we also take action?”
“If you want to fight, you can go at any time. But let me warn you first, once anyone leaves our faction, they won’t be able to return.
“My boss can save you once, but he can’t save you forever. Your lives are your own, so make your own decisions,” said Guo Ran coldly.
Seeing Guo Ran’s gloomy expression, those people were a bit irritated.
“You saved us, so we owe you a favor. But if you want to rely on this small favor to order us around, that’s a bit too much.
“Furthermore, even if you don’t save us, we’ll at most arrive a bit later. We won’t die on the staircase.
“Please do not consider yourself your savior, and do not vainly try to order us around.”
The Dragonblood warriors’ expressions changed. This person didn’t know what was good for him.
“What nonsense are you talking about? If senior apprentice-brother Long Chen hadn’t taken us in, we would have long since died on the staircase.
“Your mouth really is hard now. Back then, when the various races wanted to kill us weaklings, it was all because of senior apprentice-brother Long Chen.
“At that time, why didn’t you stand out? You’re just a dog that’s eaten its fill, randomly biting people.” Before Guo Ran and the others could say anything, countless people stood out and cursed him.
“Hmph, a bunch of spineless fellows. We don’t share the same principles, so I have nothing to say to you.”
That person sneered and turned to Long Chen.
“Long Chen, I owe you a favor. I, Wang Panshan, will naturally return this favor in the future.
“However, I’m used to being free. I won’t be restricted by anyone. Let’s part ways here.”
After saying that, he left the group. Taking out his weapon, he charged toward the core region. As soon as he entered the sea of monsters, he killed several of them.
“Sorry, I have to go.” Once that person left, quite a few people immediately rushed out, unwilling to be outdone.
Millions of experts charged out. They saw that the others were busy killing the black monster, and they were afraid that they wouldn’t be able to keep up. They ignored Guo Ran’s warning and charged out.
Those people immediately moved, and they also began to move. Guo Ran was just about to say something when Long Chen stopped him.
“Getting to know each other is fate. Parting is the end of fate. There are some things that can’t be changed. Life is your own, so don’t try to change other people’s fate. I can only give them one chance, not a second,” said Long Chen.
Around six to seven million experts left the group. Long Chen didn’t say a word, allowing them to leave. But the majority of them chose to trust him and obediently stayed behind.
“ROAR!”
Suddenly, the torrent of darkness became berserk. Countless creatures covered in silver lines descended from the sky.
Guo Ran and the others sighed and shook their heads.
Following that, the scene they had expected appeared. Countless disciples that had charged forward were killed by those black monsters.
Guo Ran and the others were all too familiar with these silver-striped monsters. They were the elites amongst the dark creatures, and their strength was equivalent to human heavenly geniuses.
And the ones stronger than these creatures were those monsters with golden lines. They were equivalent to the human race’s Dual Polarity Sovereigns.
Even the Dragonblood warriors hadn’t dared to be careless against those golden lines.
Currently, amongst the ordinary monsters, there were those with silver lines. Occasionally, there would be those with golden lines. It was obvious that these people would suffer greatly.
The most terrifying thing was that there weren’t many silver lines at first. But in the blink of an eye, they became the main force.
As for the monsters with the golden lines, there were more of them. The golden monsters’ claws and teeth were practically comparable to a divine item. The weapons in their hands were less of a threat to these monsters.
Pu pu pu…
More and more dark monsters appeared. They spread out like a tsunami. Countless experts cried out in terror and fled.
But now it was too late. Countless people were drowned by the tide of monsters and torn to pieces. Any living being killed by these monsters had their Yuan Spirits unable to escape.
As for the experts who had escaped from Long Chen’s group, they had been at the edge of the battlefield. Seeing that the situation wasn’t good, they fled.
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, save me!”
One of the disciples cried out in terror. That was the first person to leave Long Chen’s group.
The current him no longer had his previous confidence and arrogance. He miserably fled, millions of black monsters behind him. He was terrified out of his wits and fled with all his might.
“I already gave you a chance, but you wasted it. Not only did you kill yourself, but you also killed others.
“In this world, no one owes anyone anything. You don’t even cherish your own life, but you want others to sacrifice their lives to save you. Sorry, I’m not a saint. I can’t do that.” Long Chen shook his head.
“Long Chen, you’re actually going to leave me in the lurch! You… ah, no!” roared that person.
However, his roar immediately slowed down, and he was devoured by the monsters. He disappeared, and his screams were drowned out by the monsters’ roars.
“Prepare for battle. The Dragonblood warriors will be the main attackers, the Battle God Hall will be the support, and the Star River Sect’s disciples will be on the flank. They can attack and defend, and they can switch sides on their own. The disciples will support the entire battlefield, taking advantage of every opening.
“As for the other disciples, if you have the ability, just defend. If you don’t, don’t cause trouble. Just watch quietly,” said Long Chen calmly.
Pu pu pu…
The Dragonblood warriors had already unsheathed their swords. Sword Qi surged out in a straight line, causing flesh and blood to fly everywhere. The tide-like monsters were like huge waves crashing onto rocks, instantly breaking their charge.
He had only used one move, but he had managed to interrupt the terrifying charge. Furthermore, he had done it so effortlessly, shocking countless people.
Originally, the Battle God Hall’s disciples had been a bit irritated to hear that Long Chen had asked them to assist him. It had to be known that the Battle God Hall’s disciples were all people who liked to fight, and they were extremely arrogant. For Long Chen to ask them to assist him was looking down on them.
But when they saw just over two thousand Dragonblood warriors, they were all given a fright.
They weren’t the only ones who were shocked. The spectators outside the martial arena were also shocked. Although it was just one move, two thousand people had attacked at the same time. When their power erupted, it was able to resonate with each other, forming a profound force field.
If it had been two people attacking at the same time, perhaps it would have been understandable. But for two thousand people to be able to work together in such a manner was absolutely shocking.
“Die!”
After a short moment of shock, the War God Hall’s disciples attacked the remaining dark monsters from the side. As for the Galaxy Master Sect’s disciples, they summoned their manifestations one by one. The river of stars revolved around them, and their destructive power was shocking. As soon as those dark monsters approached, they were killed.
The disciples of the Galaxy Master Sect were surrounded by divine light, and their auras were shocking. Their manifestations were actually able to resonate with each other and support each other. When they were together, it was like they were supporting a grand star formation.
Now that their charge was interrupted, the threat of these dark monsters was greatly reduced. The disciples didn’t even need to attack. As for the other disciples, they could only obediently watch.
“Long Chen, what do you think?”
Meng Qi and Long Chen stood shoulder to shoulder, looking up at the passageway in the sky. Meng Qi’s expression was grave.
“Of course I’ll stand with you.” Long Chen smiled.
Meng Qi smiled and rolled her eyes at Long Chen. Seeing her smile, Long Chen’s heart almost melted. Unfortunately, there were too many people here, or he would have hugged her and kissed her.
Seeing Long Chen staring blankly at her, Meng Qi blushed. But her eyes were filled with delight. After being separated for so long, all her longing for him had already gathered into a sea.
But there were too many people here. She didn’t even have a chance to say a few heartfelt words to Long Chen to express how much she missed him. But Long Chen’s familiar gaze comforted her. His expression was the same as when they had first met in the Phoenix Cry Empire.
She could sense that Long Chen’s love for her had never diminished in the slightest. But Meng Qi didn’t dare to act too excited. She rolled her eyes at Long Chen.
“I’m asking you, what do you think of these monsters?”
“What’s so nice about them? With so many women by my side, all of them are beautiful, beautiful, and peerless. Even I can’t see through them. How would I have the mood to look at them?” laughed Long Chen.
Long Chen’s words caused all the women’s hearts to pound. Long Chen’s praise was too explicit. Although they knew he was doing this on purpose, they still couldn’t help being delighted.
“Stop messing around. At this time, be more serious,” rebuked Meng Qi.
Long Chen nodded. Although he had an urge to immediately leave this place and have a good chat with his friends, now was not the time to joke around.
Long Chen’s expression became a bit more solemn. Looking at the spatial channel, he said, “This time, the Sage Monarch Conference is extremely strange. The rules have all changed.
The Sage Monarch Conference had become a gathering of Gu Masters, and the chosen Saint Ruler was the Gu King. If you wanted to become a Gu King, you had to kill all your enemies. It looked like a trap for people to kill each other.
“However, the appearance of the creature of darkness has broken my previous understanding. It seems that there is a conspiracy behind this Sage Monarch Conference.”
“What do you think this scheme is? Or perhaps, what is its goal?” asked Meng Qi.
Long Chen shook his head. He was just about to say something when his expression suddenly changed.
“Guo Ran, kill them!”
Long Chen saw a few sneaky figures amongst the sea of monsters. He immediately had a bad feeling. Those figures were mixed in with the dark creatures, but they didn’t attack them. It was like they couldn’t see them.
Pu!
A golden light shot out of Guo Ran’s crossbow, accurately shattering a person’s head.
That figure exploded, and powerful devil qi erupted. That was clearly a devil expert.
Guo Ran’s crossbow trembled, and golden arrows shot out. Each arrow killed a lifeform.
But Long Chen’s expression changed. These creatures weren’t just from the devil race, but also from the sea demons.
BOOM!
Another expert was killed. In the instant he was killed, he threw out a ball-shaped object.
The instant it exploded, a strange liquid flew out and scattered in the air. An unpleasant smell filled the air.
“ROAR!”
The instant that sphere exploded, countless dark monsters seemed to be stimulated. They crazily roared and charged over.
“How vicious!”
When Guo Ran and the others saw this, they were infuriated. These fellows had definitely interacted with these dark monsters before. They were trying to draw all the dark monsters over to them. They were trying to use them to kill others.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Some of the creatures in the crowd saw that they couldn’t charge over and directly threw their balls at Long Chen. Before Long Chen and the others could react, those balls exploded.
Originally, they had been planning on throwing the ball to Long Chen’s side. But now that they had been found, they directly detonated the ball.
As a result, countless dark monsters were stimulated, and they were all drawn over. This place was the closest to Long Chen’s location, so they were unable to detonate in the crowd. But the effect wasn’t that bad.
At that moment, all the dark creatures on the martial stage went berserk and charged at Long Chen. At that moment, quite a few disciples’ expressions changed, and even despair appeared in their eyes.
“It’s over, it’s over, it’s really over!” Someone let out a pained cry. They had never seen such a terrifying scene in their lives, and they immediately despaired.
As for the human experts outside the martial stage, when they saw this, they were all infuriated. But there was nothing they could do. They could only watch.
But they were gratified to see that the human race was split into two factions. Long Chen’s faction only took up a tenth of the human race’s territory. These people were clearly targeting him, not the entire human race.
“Boss, should we start fighting back?” asked Guo Ran.
“Wait. There’s no rush. Let’s just keep going according to the tempo.” Long Chen shook his head. He icily watched those creatures flee, not killing them.
Rumble…
Countless dark monsters charged over. They did their best to resist, but there were too many of them. They had no choice but to shrink their formation.
But the black monsters had practically abandoned all their lives to charge at Long Chen. The other races no longer felt any pressure, and they became spectators.
As for the other human experts, they could only watch as Long Chen and the others were surrounded and attacked. Some of them smiled with delight.
“Wild heaven has rain, wild man has disaster. Long Chen, aren’t you very strong? Why have you become a coward now?” shouted someone.
“Don’t tell me you’re still fantasizing about preserving your strength to fight for the Saint Ruler Osmanthus? What, you want to preserve your own strength and send your subordinates to their deaths?” sneered someone.
“So that’s how it is. You took in those weaklings because you wanted to use them as chess pieces to stall for time. Haha, you really are crafty!”
“What trash. He’s so sanctimonious, but he still acts like a savior. How disgusting.”
Countless curses continuously rang out from the human race’s ranks. However, those cursing people all hid themselves, only making a sound. No one knew who said it.
“All of you, shut up. You’re all trash who intentionally set things up. Everyone knows what kind of person Long Chen is. You people can’t see the light of day. All you know is to secretly curse others. What qualifications do you have to criticize him?”
Finally, some of the human experts couldn’t help but stand up for Long Chen.
“You idiots! The devil race, the Blood race, and the sea demon race are all trying to frame Long Chen! Anyone with eyes can see that, but you actually went against your conscience to say such sarcastic words! Are you even human?!” cursed someone.
“That’s right, you shameful pieces of trash, if you have the guts, come out and speak. Let us see just which faction you come from.
“What? You don’t dare? You’re just afraid Long Chen will settle the debt with you, a bunch of useless idiots,” sneered someone.
“Can’t you see that Long Chen is being besieged? This is a scheme. They have enmity with the human race to begin with, and they’re trying to destroy us one by one. If Long Chen and the others die, I can guarantee that we’ll be next. You still have the mood to watch the show? Hurry up and help!”
“That’s right, this is a scheme. We’re all humans, and we should work together to resist our enemies. We shouldn’t just sit here and watch the tigers fight. We should climb the bridge and watch the water flow.
“If they all die, then our human race will lose a portion of our strength. Don’t you understand the principle of ‘when the lips are gone, the teeth are cold’?” someone shouted.
“Hehe, that’s a nice way to put it. What does their life and death have to do with us? If he, Long Chen, obtains the Sacred Emperor Osmanthus, will he give me any of his karmic luck?
Who didn’t know how to speak pompous words? Who didn’t know the principles of the grand dao? In a battle of martial arts, there was no retreat. Everyone was a competitor.
“Whether it’s the human race or the foreign races, in front of the Sacred Emperor Orchid, everyone else is an enemy. You want to save them? Are you joking?” said someone disdainfully.
“You… Fine, I can’t beat you in terms of reasoning, but I know that as a human, the human race should help each other. Even if it’s a competition, there must be a bottom line.
“Everyone wants to be crowned as a Saint King, but I won’t throw away my bottom line just because of this title.
“Furthermore, we can’t just sit here and do nothing. Look at those creatures. Do you know how many humans their ancestors slaughtered? Have you forgotten the blood enmity between us?
“Do you think the crown of a Saint King can make you forget your hatred? Are you even human? If you don’t come, I’ll come!” roared a human expert.
As he spoke, he actually charged in Long Chen’s direction. Countless people were stunned.
“Me too.”
Then the second person, the third person, the fourth person… a hundred people… a thousand people… ten thousand people…
Countless experts formed a huge current that shot toward Long Chen.
“Human brothers, don’t be afraid. We’ve come to support you.”
Seeing that reinforcements had arrived, Yu Qingxuan smiled slightly. She looked at Long Chen with a tender gaze.
“The people you’re waiting for are them!”
Seeing this group of people rushing over, Long Chen smiled.
“I knew it! The human race has always had hope!”
Long Chen unconsciously clenched his fists, his blood gradually heating up.
“Brothers, don’t be afraid. We’ve come to support you. You aren’t fighting alone.”
More and more human experts charged at Long Chen. They were like spears, sticking to the edge of the barrier and stabbing into the dark monsters.
Pu pu pu pu…
There were quite a few Three Poles amongst them. They were all elites amongst the various factions, and when they went all-out, those dark monsters were all killed.
They quickly arrived at the other side of the barrier. They cleared out a large space, and the reinforcements charged over.
“What are you doing?”
But what they hadn’t expected was that as soon as they arrived, they found a safe place, and countless people charged out.
Originally, they had thought that these people had come to receive them. But before they could be moved, they realized that they had made a mistake. These people hadn’t even greeted them. Instead, they had passed by them. They had come here, but these people had fled.
Seeing this, the reinforcements were both shocked and infuriated.
“Are you even human? You don’t have any loyalty.”
But cursing wasn’t able to stop them. Although they were cursed, they all charged out with their heads lowered. Some people even covered their faces, not letting others recognize them.
“You still know how to cover your face? If you don’t have any face, then what are you covering?” cursed someone.
Long Chen had protected them, but at this critical moment, these people had abandoned him. They had come to support him. Seeing this, they were incomparably infuriated, as if they had been treated as fools.
“Ignore them. We’ll only do what we want to do,” said one of the Chosen.
The people who had come to support him and the people who had fled could be seen clearly.
“Brother Long Chen, we’ve come to support you.”
The first wave of experts charged into the group and began to help defend.
“I can’t thank you enough. Your arrival is my greatest motivation,” said Long Chen emotionally.
When the distant spectators saw Long Chen’s excitement, they thought he was relieved that someone was helping him. They all sneered.
Only Meng Qi, Yu Qingxuan, Tang Wan-er, and the others who were familiar with Long Chen knew that the reason he was so excited was because these people were all hot-blooded men. They were the pillars of the human race, allowing him to see the hope of the human race.
Meng Qi and the others had gratified smiles on their faces. They knew Long Chen was waiting for them. They had come to save him, but they didn’t know that they were the ones to save him.
Tens of millions of experts came to support him, and the situation was immediately controlled. These experts were all quite strong. There were over a hundred of them at the Three Extremities, and the other experts weren’t weak either.
“Brother Long Chen, you really are amazing. Don’t bother with those haters. You’re a true man, and we all admire you,” said someone excitedly.
“Hahaha, for you to risk your lives to save me in such a state, it’s clear you’re all hot-blooded men. Once the Grand Sage Monarch Assembly is over, I, Long Chen, will definitely drink to my heart’s content,” laughed Long Chen.
“Hahaha, good!”
These people were delighted to hear this. For them to be able to endure the pressure and stand out meant they were all brave men who didn’t fear death.
“Let’s go drink in the netherworld!” At this time, someone sneered from the distance. His voice was very loud, and it was obvious he was intentionally trying to anger them.
Everyone was infuriated, but this person was too sinister. Not to mention the countless creatures of darkness amongst them, even amongst them, finding this person was like finding a needle in a haystack.
“Die!”
Long Chen suddenly let out a shout that was like a clap of thunder. His voice pierced through the crowd, and then a miserable scream rang out.
That person covered his ears, blood pouring out of his seven orifices. His hands were tightly covering his ears, as if he had been tortured.
Pu!
Suddenly, his head exploded, and his miserable screams stopped.
Plop!
That person’s corpse collapsed to the ground, dead just like that.
“Idiots, do you really think I can’t do anything to you? You intentionally provoked me, and your words were vicious. Other than using hidden arrows to injure others, you don’t have any other ability.
“The human race is being bullied by other races because there are too many idiots like you. I kept you alive to see just how much hope the human race has.
“Now that the seed of hope has appeared, you’re useless.” Long Chen looked at Meng Qi.
Meng Qi nodded and slowly raised her hand, forming hand seals.
Buzz!
Suddenly, a translucent ripple spread from Meng Qi’s body. Countless screams rang out from the crowd.
“Ah…”
Hundreds of people were rolling on the ground with their heads in their hands. Their cries were like pigs being slaughtered, and their bodies were quivering with terror.
“Refining souls through space? How… how is this possible?” someone cried out.
A soul cultivator couldn’t help but cry out in alarm. A soul cultivator possessed a powerful soul perception ability. They could easily find a person’s location through the resonance between their voice and soul fluctuations.
But there were so many experts here, and their voices were so noisy. Furthermore, the person who had spoken had intentionally changed his tone and spiritual fluctuations. It would be too difficult to accurately identify him.
Even if someone could find them, they wouldn’t be able to use such a precise spiritual attack from such a distance. That was unless someone had already locked onto them while they were talking.
But when a person’s Spiritual Strength was locked onto, they would be able to sense it. Everyone present was an expert, and if you wanted your opponent to be unable to sense it, you had to have at least ten thousand times more Spiritual Strength than your opponent.
BOOM!
Suddenly, some people couldn’t bear the pain in their souls and chose to self-detonate. That self-detonation came too suddenly, and quite a few people vomited blood.
“What a vicious woman! Stop!” cursed someone.
Pu!
That person had only just finished cursing when his head flew into the air. It was unknown what kind of power had severed his head.
Those people were horrified. To be able to kill someone from such a distance was too terrifying. They didn’t even know who had done it.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, the passageway in the sky rumbled, and countless black monsters with golden lines on their bodies appeared.
There were also some dark gold monsters amongst them. Long Chen narrowed his eyes.
“A lord’s aura!” cried Guo Ran and the others.
“Xia Chen, you know what to do,” said Long Chen.
“Hehe, I understand.”
Xia Chen laughed mischievously. With a wave of his hand, hundreds of talismans flew out. Those talismans formed a huge sphere that rapidly compressed.
The compressed space began to collapse, finally forming a small ball the size of a palm. That ball suddenly disappeared, and when it reappeared, it was already in the devil territory.
BOOM!
The ball exploded, releasing a strange scent. The devil race expert’s expression changed.
The explosion didn’t cause a huge impact, but it caused countless devil experts’ expressions to change.
“The human race has a saying: it’s impolite not to reciprocate. Have a taste of being besieged.” Xia Chen laughed.
He used the power of the formation to compress the surrounding space. He also compressed the gas that had framed them and returned it to the demons.
This gas was extremely strange. It stuck to the void, unable to be expelled or removed. But Xia Chen could use a formation to move it away.
The devil race’s experts hadn’t arrived even in their dreams. They had actually fallen into their own trap. Retribution had returned so quickly.
“ROAR!”
Those black monsters with golden lines were instantly attracted by that scent. Currently, they were like a tide surging towards the devil race.
Rumble…
The void trembled, and the ground shook. These monsters were like bloodthirsty devils. The devil experts were shocked and infuriated.
“Human, are you trying to start a war?”
Long Chen was too lazy to reply.
But although Long Chen didn’t say anything, the human experts who had come to support him cursed him.
“You’re just a bunch of idiots. When you framed our human race, you already started a war. You were clearly the ones who started it. Can you not think before speaking?”
Pu pu pu…
The devil race experts didn’t even have a chance to curse back before the black monsters charged over. They all fought back, but the black monsters were too powerful. Countless devil race experts were torn to pieces.
The devils were instantly thrown into chaos. They roared furiously, doing their best to block those dark monsters. Countless people died.
At first, the disciples on Long Chen’s side were all laughing excitedly. Seeing the devil race suffer the consequences of their own actions was incredibly refreshing.
But as they laughed, they were unable to laugh. They were filled with shock. These dark monsters were too terrifying. They were incomparable to the monsters they had fought before. The difference between them was like heaven and earth.
Monsters with golden stripes were almost equivalent to humans at the Dual Paramount realm. Those monsters with dark golden stripes were comparable to third-grade Paragon Immortal Kings. Their claws and teeth could even crush a divine artifact.
Looking at these monsters, they couldn’t help but feel a burst of fear. If Xia Chen hadn’t drawn them away, then they would be the ones facing these monsters.
Now that the monsters had been drawn away, Long Chen’s side was much more relaxed. Only a few monsters had charged over. In fact, the Dragonblood warriors didn’t even need to do anything. The Battle God Hall and Star River Sect’s disciples rushed over to kill them.
They had never encountered such a monster before, and they needed to accumulate battle experience. So the Dragonblood Legion gave them this opportunity.
“This should be enough to make the devil race suffer, right?” Guo Ran was incredibly refreshed.
Long Chen shook his head. “Although there are many monsters, they can only injure the devil race’s skin. They can’t move their muscles or bones, and they aren’t fatal.”
“No way.”
Hearing Long Chen’s words, some of the reinforcements were shocked.
Long Chen said, “The devil race has quite a few powerful monsters. As long as one person attacks, all of them will be exterminated.
“However, these people are all hiding their strength. That means that we humans aren’t the only ones who aren’t united. Sweeping the snow in front of our doors isn’t something that humans do.”
Long Chen smiled. The humans weren’t the only ones with bad roots. The devil race also had bad roots. They were like a pile of loose sand, welcoming these monsters. It could be seen that they all had their own plans.
That way, he would feel much better. The inferiority root wasn’t unique to the human race. Each race had their own strengths and weaknesses. He couldn’t just focus on one side and ignore the other.
“One person can exterminate them all?” Some people were shocked. They were unable to comprehend this kind of power.
“Then can we have people here?” probed someone.
Long Chen smiled and didn’t say anything. Guo Ran patted him on the shoulder and laughed mischievously.
“Boss isn’t the only one who has the ability to exterminate these monsters.”
That person was shocked, and so were the reinforcements.
“In other words, you didn’t encounter any danger?”
Guo Ran laughed, “Aren’t we just waiting for you to save us?”
Countless people’s expressions changed. Long Chen and the others were completely capable of handling these monsters. Then wouldn’t their risking their lives to save them become a joke?
“We’re so stupid.”
Guo Ran panicked. He had no intention of showing off, but he didn’t know how to explain it.
Long Chen looked at those reinforcements. “The ones you’re saving aren’t us, nor are you. The ones you’re saving are the eternal flames in the hearts of the human race.
The human race should help each other. Only by uniting could the human race survive.
“Only by banding together can we keep our loved ones safe. We won’t feel so much pain over losing the most important person.
“On the staircase, I helped the weak. Many people think we’re idiots. When we were in danger, you risked your lives to help. Many people call you idiots.
“But whether you’re an idiot or an idiot, the undying flame in the depths of the human race’s souls requires us, who aren’t smart, to inherit it, right?”
“Hahaha, right, you’re absolutely right. We’re all idiots, hahaha…” Long Chen’s words caused everyone to laugh.
Their previous estrangement instantly disappeared. To put it bluntly, they were all the same kind of people. Long Chen’s words ignited their hot blood, as if they had found a bosom friend.
Seeing how excited everyone was, Guo Ran let out a long sigh of relief. His admiration for Long Chen grew. Long Chen’s strength didn’t lose to his martial arts.
“The human race deliberately provoked a war and broke the rules. Everyone, attack together!”
Just at this moment, someone from the devil race shouted and led hundreds of thousands of devil race experts around the core region, charging at Long Chen.
With someone from the devil race taking the lead, a response rang out. Countless devil race experts gathered together. They didn’t care about the lives of the other devil race experts. They circled around the black monster and flew over.
In just an instant, tens of millions of the devil race’s elites had gathered. As soon as the devil race’s experts had set off, the sea demons also began to move.
“Kill Long Chen! Kill this human swindler!” shouted one of the sea demons. He also charged out.
Looking at these people, Long Chen suddenly recalled that the leader of the devil race seemed to be the race he had tricked.
“Prepare yourself. The curtain of battle is finally about to open. This time, I’ll let ten thousand species reacquaint themselves with the human race.” Long Chen smiled slightly.
The Dragonblood warriors had already prepared themselves for battle. They had been waiting for a long time. But at this moment, a sudden change occurred.
Rumble…
When the devil race’s experts passed by, the ground suddenly exploded. Sharp spears shot out, instantly drowning the devil army.
Rumble…
Countless sharp wooden spears shot out of the ground, piercing through countless devil race experts. Those spears seemed to contain poison, and once they were pierced, their bodies immediately stiffened.
Dozens of devil race experts were like candied haws on the wooden spear. Anyone who was pierced by it would immediately die.
Hundreds of thousands of miles of land had turned into a forest of corpses. Everything had happened too suddenly. Those devil race experts had never imagined that someone would attack them here.
Countless experts were instantly killed. Only a few powerful people immediately sensed that something was wrong. They either fought back or retreated.
“Undying race? What do you mean?”
Some of the devil race’s experts roared furiously. They realized that they were passing through the Undead race’s territory.
Furthermore, that wooden thorn’s attack contained a powerful undying aura. It was obvious that the Undying race’s experts had attacked.
“I don’t mean anything. I just don’t like you, so I wanted to slaughter you for fun.” A cold and arrogant voice rang out.
A woman in a black dress and a green dress appeared in front of them. The person who had spoken was the woman in the black dress. Seeing those two women, Long Chen’s heart pounded.
The woman in the green dress had a slender figure and a graceful figure. Her long hair fell to her waist like a waterfall. Her beautiful eyes were like stars in the sky, pure and lively.
She was like a fairy that had come from the depths of the forest. She possessed the purest aura of nature, and no one dared to blaspheme her.
“Chu Yao!”
Long Chen finally couldn’t help but shout. That person was the Phoenix Cry Empire’s Chu Yao. Her temperament had changed a great deal, but her eyes never changed.
Chu Yao also looked at Long Chen excitedly. Because they were too far away, she could only wave her hand.
The black-robed woman beside Chu Yao had a cold and arrogant expression. Guo Ran and the others looked at her for a long time.
“Is she Ruyan? Why has her temperament changed so much?”
Guo Ran and the others almost didn’t dare to recognize her. Even Long Chen wasn’t sure. If she hadn’t been standing beside Chu Yao, he definitely wouldn’t have recognized her.
She was wearing a black dress with a green crown on her head. A powerful undying aura revolved around her, forming a terrifying position. Although she was standing in the crowd, she seemed to be high above everyone else.
Behind her, countless experts bowed respectfully, maintaining a certain distance from her and Chu Yao. They seemed to be extremely respectful of them.
“When did your Undying race become allies with the human race?!” raged a devil expert.
“Die!”
Liu Ruyan coldly shouted and extended her hand. Her slender fingers suddenly closed, causing the devil expert’s expression to change.
BOOM!
The first thing he did was react. The weapon in his hand slashed behind him, and he shot forward.
Pu pu pu…
Countless willow branches shot out of the void around him. From the top, bottom, left, right, front, back, and back, they all pierced through him. The devil race expert’s tough body was like paper in front of the willow branches.
“Ah…”
The devil race expert let out a terrified cry. Millions of willow branches entered his body, and he crazily struggled. Three kinds of runes surged out, and the aura of the three supreme beings surged.
People cried out in shock. This person was actually a Three Extreme Sovereign, but he was unable to block a single move from her.
Hu!
Suddenly, the devil race expert stopped struggling. His horrified cries also faded. His body withered, and all his essence blood was sucked out.
Bada!
The willow branch left the devil race expert’s body. That person’s corpse fell from the sky like a statue.
This attack was too sudden, too bizarre, and too terrifying. Even the three Chosen were instantly killed without being able to fight back.
That devil race expert had used his weapon to slash back before he died. That meant when he had attacked, he had sensed danger coming from behind.
However, his senses were wrong. Ruyan’s attack came from all directions. In other words, she had tricked his senses, causing countless people to tremble in fear.
Ruyan slowly withdrew her hand with a cold expression.
“This fellow Long Chen is very irritating, but you can’t kill him. Whoever wants to kill him, I’ll kill them.”
Liu Ruyan’s words were cold, arrogant, and domineering. They contained a power that could easily kill three Paragons.
“What an unbridled Undying race. Are you declaring war on the great devil race?” shouted one of them.
A powerful winged devil stood out. He was also a three-pole Chosen, but his wings were golden. Lightning seemed to be flowing through his eyes.
“My Undying race has been arrogant for a while now. If you want to declare war, then so be it. I’ll say this: whoever kills Long Chen, I’ll kill.”
Ruyan’s display was extremely domineering and didn’t give them any leeway. However, the Undying race’s name was truly frightening. No one wanted to offend them.
The Undying race was famous for being powerful, and they were extremely vengeful. Not only were they powerful, but they also had undying bodies, making them very difficult to kill. No race was willing to provoke them.
“I don’t think the Undead Willow can replace the entire Undead Clan. Ruyan, are you overestimating yourself?” A strange voice came from the Undead Clan.
The others were stunned by this voice, but Ruyan didn’t find it strange at all. She didn’t even look at him and coldly replied.
“My Undying Underworld Willow race is the imperial family of the Undying bloodline, the overlord of the Undying Demon Forest.
“As for your Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus tribe, you are nothing more than a bunch of traitorous dogs that don’t know shame. I can’t represent the Undying race, but can you?”
“Hu la!”
Suddenly, there was a disturbance amongst the Undying race’s people. A group of people walked out, and the others all gave way.
There were men and women in this group. There were millions of them. Their auras were powerful, and their expressions were unfriendly.
A woman wearing a seven-colored lotus hairpin walked out of the crowd and sneered at Ruyan. "No matter how great a person is, they will still have the courage to do so. Times are changing, and feng shui is changing. Some people are immoral and incompetent, so it’s time to give up their position.”
Ruyan sneered. "Even if I wanted to give up my position, I’m afraid it wouldn’t be your tribe’s turn. Even if you put on a beautiful dragon robe for monkeys, they will still be monkeys without a trace of an imperial aura.”
From the sound of it, the two of them were old enemies, and they knew each other very well. Now the needle was pointed at Mai Mang.
“Hahaha, what use is a sharp tongue? Didn’t you want to protect Long Chen? Then my Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus race will cut off Long Chen’s head for you to see.”
Millions of devil eye water lotus experts suddenly disappeared.
Millions of devil eye water lotus experts disappeared at the same time, shocking everyone.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out. A willow tree appeared in the sky, its branches filling the sky.
Countless devil eye water lotus experts appeared. Their teleportation was interrupted.
The willow branch reached into the heavens, swaying in the wind. The Great Dao Laws trembled, and like a waterfall, it flowed down the willow branch.
A black-robed Ruyan appeared in front of the Heaven Shrouding Willow. She icily glared at the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus experts.
“Lian Wuying, I know you’ve always been unconvinced of my power. I also know that your Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus tribe has always been restless, wanting to find an opportunity to compete with my Undying Nether Willow tribe.
“Why don’t we just be a bit more direct and stop using such senseless tricks? Let’s fight it out and see who is the true king of the Undying race.”
Chu Yao slowly appeared beside Liu Ruyan. At the same time, the experts of the Undead Willow race also stood out.
Although they didn’t have that many people, only a few hundred thousand, perhaps less than a tenth of the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus tribe, they didn’t have the slightest fear. In fact, they didn’t even have the slightest nervousness.
“Very well, let’s see who is the true king of the Undying Race then.” Ruyan was as calm as water in the face of Lian Wuying’s challenge.
“Hahaha, good. Then let’s see who’s the true king of the Undying race. Do you really think your Undead Willow race can be arrogant for the rest of your lives just because of the little resources your ancestors left behind?” sneered Lian Wuying.
Suddenly, she shouted, “From today onwards, my Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus tribe and the Undying Nether Willow tribe will never coexist.
“As the saying goes, there is no sun in the sky, and there is no man in the land. Today, you must make a choice.
“I, the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus, have been accumulating power for hundreds of millions of years. I’ve been working hard in secret, enduring pain and suffering, all for the sake of recovering my dignity and risking my life for my failure back then.
“We’ve accumulated endless power. What you’re seeing now is just the tip of the iceberg.
On the other hand, the Undead Willow race had long since lost their former glory, but they were still immersed in history. Did they think that by wearing a crown, they would forever be the Undead race’s king?
“Your choice is very clear. My Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus race does not accept neutrality. Those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will die. Your choice will decide your life and death.”
Lian Wuying’s voice reverberated through the air. The world became silent, and the killing intent even surpassed the roars of those dark creatures.
No one had expected that the Undying race, which had terrified countless people, would actually split apart. From their tone, it seemed they were about to fight to the death.
Other than the devil race being surrounded by countless dark monsters, the other races were all looking at them in shock. They didn’t understand what was happening.
“Now it’s going to be interesting.”
Some people laughed mischievously. This matter had nothing to do with them. People who watched the fun were never afraid of the excitement.
“Hu la…”
As Lian Wuying’s voice rang out, countless experts of the Undead race surged towards them.
Compared to other races, the Undying race’s numbers were much smaller, but they also had close to a hundred million experts.
What no one had expected was that of the millions of Undead experts, around seventy percent of them had joined the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus tribe.
Most shocking of all was that these people didn’t hesitate to join the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus tribe. Their movements were clean and efficient, as if they had already joined the tribe.
Countless people looked at Ruyan, but she remained calm. There was no sign of anger or panic, as if everything was within her expectations.
In the face of Lian Wuying’s threat and oppression, she was expressionless, as if she disdained to respond or counterattack.
“Hahaha, did you see that? Your Undying Underworld Willow race has long since been abandoned by everyone. Your fate is already set.” Lian Wuying laughed.
More than seventy percent of the Undying race’s experts were on the side of the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus tribe, while the Undying Underworld Willow’s side only had twenty-five percent of their experts. The difference in strength was too great.
“Foolish. Does the Undead King rely on the will of the people? Have you forgotten that when the Undead Willow race fought for the throne, they used the corpses of millions of experts to pave the way, killing until the sky darkened and rivers of blood flowed? Our throne doesn’t need anyone’s approval. At that time, you would only have the qualifications to crawl beneath our feet and beg for our protection.” Ruyan sneered.
“What a joke. The era has already changed, but you’re still immersed in the glory of the past. It’s time to wake up from your dreams.
“The human race has a saying: the wheel of fortune turns, the mountains and rivers sit. Your Undying Netherworld Willow race’s glory has already passed.
“With just a few of you, you still dare to say such big words? Do you want the experts of the Nine Heavens Ten Earths to laugh until their teeth fall out?” said Lian Wuying disdainfully.
“So few people? Are you blind? Can’t you see that there are so many people on Long Chen’s side?” A strange expression appeared on Ruyan’s face.
“What do you mean?” asked Lian Wuying coldly.
Long Chen and the others were also stunned.
Liu Ruyan said, “Although that fellow is annoying, if you dare to attack him, he’ll definitely come for you.
“Just him alone is enough to stop an army of thousands, let alone the Dragonblood Legion that is unrivaled under the heavens. You actually dare to say that there are so few people?”
“Fuck!”
Long Chen almost collapsed on the ground. This fellow had said that whoever killed him would be killed by her. That made Long Chen’s heart warm. This was the first time he had been so moved by Liu Ruyan.
Her slogan was just for fun, but now she was asking him for help. Furthermore, this fellow really was accurate. As long as these people dared to attack him, he would immediately attack. Chu Yao was right there. Who would dare to touch his woman? When had he learned to be so sinister?
“Hahaha, the grand Undying Nether Willow tribe actually asked for help from a lowly human? You’ve completely disgraced the Undying bloodline.” Lian Wuying laughed.
“Long Chen, she said you were petty and low. Aren’t you going to beat her?” Liu Ruyan ignored him.
“It doesn’t matter if she’s lowly or not. As long as she dares to attack, I’ll help you rip off her head. If anyone dares to touch a single hair on Chu Yao’s head, I’ll make sure she’s never recovered,” shouted Long Chen.
Hearing Long Chen’s reply, Chu Yao’s body trembled, and tears almost fell from her eyes. She felt like she had returned to the Phoenix Cry Empire, and she thought of that poem.
“The dragon swims across the four seas for thousands of miles, the phoenix leaves the parasol tree to accompany the nine continents; life and death do not abandon the sea of blood. The dragon and phoenix will grow old together.”
Long Chen was still that hot-blooded youth, the fool who was willing to protect her until the end of time, the brute who was willing to risk his life for her. Chu Yao almost cried.
“Alright, then let’s see just what ability this lowly human has.”
Lian Wuying snorted and waved his hand. Countless Undead experts behind her coldly shouted and charged at Liu Ruyan and the others.
In that instant, Long Chen also moved.
sp; “Back to Shanghai. The excitement is about to begin.”
“Long Chen, don’t move!”
Suddenly, Meng Qi opened her mouth. Long Chen was startled. Meng Qi had actually stopped him. He looked at her with shock.
Meng Qi smiled and rebuked, “Fool, you should just leave such a small matter to us. Save your energy to fight for the qi luck bead. I trust that with our power, we can handle this.”
“This…”
Long Chen was a bit worried. He didn’t care about the karmic luck beads, but if anything happened to them, he would go crazy.
“Are you looking down on us?!” raged Tang Wan-er.
“I wouldn’t dare.”
Long Chen hastily said. He knew Tang Wan-er’s temper. If he dared to doubt her, she might immediately explode.
Meng Qi smiled slightly. She looked at Ye Zhiqiu, Yu Qingxuan, Tang Wan-er, and Dong Mingyu.
“After bitterly cultivating for so long, isn’t it time for us to show off?”
Hearing Meng Qi’s words, they all smiled. Suddenly, Cloud let out a long roar, and a heaven-shaking figure appeared.
Meng Qi, Ye Zhiqiu, Yu Qingxuan, Tang Wan-er, Dong Mingyu, and the others all flew onto Cloud’s back.
BOOM!
Cloud shot through the air like a shooting star. An ear-piercing sound rang out. At that moment, it was like she had broken through the restrictions of space. She had only just moved when she arrived at the Undying race’s camp, charging straight at the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus race.
Cloud was too fast. It crossed millions of miles just like that. Its huge body was like a mountain.
“Courting death!”
Seeing Cloud charging at them, the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus race’s experts were infuriated. Space rumbled as they revealed their true forms. Huge lotus leaves covered the sky.
The lotus leaf was like a huge net, blocking Cloud’s path. Runes revolved on the lotus leaf, and devil qi filled the air. This kind of soft power specialized in breaking the yang energy.
Facing the obstruction of the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus tribe, Cloud suddenly opened its mouth and shot out a black divine light.
Pu pu pu…
The black light was like a god’s sharp blade. It pierced through the lotus leaves. The Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus race’s powerful defense was unable to stop Cloud.
That was Cloud’s Natural Mystique. A black divine light pierced through the Lotus Leaf’s defenses, piercing through the Undead army. Countless living beings were pierced, some even shattered.
The most terrifying thing was that Cloud’s attack continued for a long time. It passed through the crowd and smashed into the barrier.
BOOM!
An earth-shattering explosion rang out, and the barrier trembled. Black divine light exploded, scattering across the world.
This attack was earth-shattering. Countless people were shocked. The defensive divine ability of the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus faction had been countered.
BOOM!
With another explosion, Cloud’s body smashed into the lotus leaf formation. A hole appeared in the formation, and Cloud used it as an opening.
Countless devil eye water lotus experts were blown back. Cloud used the simplest and most violent method to break through their defenses.
“Screech!”
Cloud let out a heaven-shaking bird cry. It suddenly flapped its wings, and five-colored divine light surged out. It actually forced itself to charge forward.
Rumble…
In front of Cloud, a sword slashed down, forming a death domain. It was Lian Wuying.
Her attack had been perfect. She hadn’t expected Cloud’s huge body to be so nimble. It had instantly changed directions, causing her attack to miss.
Crack…
His sword didn’t cut through Cloud, but the martial stage. The martial stage split apart.
Buzz!
Right at this moment, Cloud’s body suddenly made a sharp turn in the sky. The rainbow divine light completed a beautiful turn, and Cloud’s mouth opened once more.
In that instant, Lian Wuying’s expression changed.
“Dodge!”
BOOM!
A black ball of light shot over like a shooting star. The martial stage exploded, and waves of qi surged out. The Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus’ experts miserably fled.
Hu!
Just as they were miserably dodging, Cloud shot forward like a bolt of lightning, breaking through their blockade and arriving in front of them.
Cloud still had time to do a beautiful roll in the air, as if it was provoking the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus Clan before slowly landing.
“Sister Meng Qi!”
Cloud put away its true form and transformed into a beautiful maiden. Chu Yao excitedly shouted and rushed over to Meng Qi and the others. The women hugged each other, and they once more reunited.
“Good sister, today is the day we sisters reunite. We should be happy. Let’s not cry,” advised Meng Qi. But she also began to sob.
Tang Wan-er was the one crying the most. Back when she had ascended to the Immortal World, the Martial Heaven Continent had exploded, and no one knew where she had gone. At that time, she had no idea whether the others were still alive or whether they would ever see each other again.
What they were most afraid of was that everyone had disappeared, and only they were still alive. Now that they had reunited, they were unable to control their emotions.
Previously, in front of Long Chen, they had still been trying their best to control themselves. But now that Long Chen wasn’t beside them, their tears were like a flood that had broken through a dam. They were unable to control themselves.
Even the normally icy Ye Zhiqiu couldn’t stop her tears from falling. One tear after another fell, forming ice crystals.
Yu Qingxuan didn’t know what had happened between them, but when she sensed their sincere feelings, she also silently cried.
The only one who didn’t cry was Ruyan. She quietly watched the crowd without saying anything.
“Now’s not the time to cry. We have to help Ruyan handle these fellows.” Meng Qi forced back her sobs, trying to calm herself.
“Yes, let’s kill these fellows together.” After crying, Tang Wan-er seemed much better. Whenever she talked about fighting, she was full of energy.
“I don’t need your help to handle these fellows. In truth, just me and my sister working together is enough.
“The reason I asked Long Chen for help was to test him,” said Ruyan.
“Are you trying to test whether his karmic luck bead is more important or big sister Chu Yao?” laughed Meng Qi.
Ruyan nodded.
“Foolish girl, don’t you understand Long Chen’s character? For you and sister Chu Yao, he would even throw away his life. Why would he care about pearls?” laughed Meng Qi.
Ruyan couldn’t help but ask. "What does that have to do with me?”
Meng Qi smiled and didn’t say anything. Ruyan couldn’t take it anymore and blushed.
“They…”
Suddenly, Cloud let out a startled cry and pointed at the devil eye water lotus expert.
Cloud was horrified to find that although she had clearly killed many people, these people had appeared again. Their numbers hadn’t decreased.
“There’s no need to be surprised. The Undying race possesses powerful life energy, and they don’t have any fatal weaknesses. As long as their life energy isn’t exhausted, they won’t die,” explained Chu Yao.
That was also the most terrifying aspect of the Undying race. They possessed tenacious life energy, and their healing abilities were extremely powerful. If you wanted to kill them, you would need to exhaust their life energy in an instant.
But their life energy was too terrifying, and their self-recovery ability was also extremely monstrous. That was why they were called Undying race.
Even ten people wouldn’t necessarily be able to defeat an Undead expert of the same level. And a hundred experts of the same level wouldn’t necessarily be able to kill them. If they couldn’t defeat them, they could easily flee. Killing an Undead expert was practically impossible.
This was also the reason why not many people were willing to provoke the Undead. They were too difficult to deal with.
Cloud was extremely confident in her innate divine ability. Seeing so many experts being torn apart, she had thought they were all dead. She hadn’t expected them to still be alive, and they didn’t seem to be injured.
“Our Undying race fights in long lines. We fight with endurance, not explosive power.
“In truth, the Undead aren’t as dangerous as you humans. Life and death can be decided in an instant.
“Furthermore, don’t look down on them just because they’re overbearing right now. You’ll see what a stray dog looks like.” Ruyan explained.
The Undying race’s powerful life energy had determined that a battle between their race wouldn’t be too dangerous.
Moreover, they could withdraw from the battlefield at any time if they sensed something was wrong. So the Undead weren’t afraid of war.
Although Cloud had broken through their blockade and displayed shocking power, they weren’t afraid. Their powerful life energy was enough to exhaust any race apart from the Undying race.
“It’s precisely because the Undying race’s life energy is so great that they can fight for so long that we can’t let Long Chen fight.
“This kind of battle will exhaust Long Chen’s precious energy. The Sage Monarch Conference is full of mysteries and dangers. We have to prepare for the worst and maintain our strength to the end,” said Meng Qi.
The women nodded. This time, the Sage Monarch Conference was too strange. No one could figure out how it worked. Keeping Long Chen’s strength was the safest option.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t think that much.” Ruyan was a bit ashamed.
Meng Qi smiled slightly. “We’re all sisters. Isn’t that too courteous?
“Since you’re standing up for Long Chen, Long Chen naturally won’t just watch as you get surrounded. The result will be the same, so why bother with the process?”
Hearing Meng Qi’s words, Liu Ruyan immediately felt much better. Originally, she had asked Long Chen for help to bring him in to test him.
But now it seemed her thinking was too immature. But as the new king of the Undying Underworld Willow race, it was too difficult for her to apologize.
But in the end, Liu Ruyan apologized, and Meng Qi didn’t blame her at all. That meant that whether she asked for help or not, Long Chen would help her. She hadn’t done anything wrong, and she didn’t need to apologize. Meng Qi always took care of everyone.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the void exploded, and the huge passageway in the center of the martial stage collapsed. The black monsters descended in an orderly manner.
Now that the channel had collapsed, it was like a river had broken through a dam. The dark monsters were charging down at a thousand times their original size.
“ROAR!”
The black monster’s roar shook the void. Countless black monsters surged out like a tide.
“Did that smell fail?”
When he saw that the dark monsters were no longer just attacking the devil race, but were instead attacking randomly, Guo Ran was greatly disappointed.
“It’s probably over time. That scent can’t stay in one place forever. After a certain amount of time, it will completely spread,” said Xia Chen.
“Prepare for battle!” shouted Guo Ran.
The black monster army attacked indiscriminately, interrupting their thoughts of attacking Long Chen. Everyone, including the Undying race, retreated.
“ROAR!”
There were too many dark monsters, and they were endless. They were densely packed together, making people’s hair stand on end.
The black monsters formed huge waves. Because there were too many of them, they were unable to control their own bodies. Just like that, they were unable to control their own bodies.
The experts outside were all covered in cold sweat as they watched the huge martial stage being filled by those terrifying monsters.
Bai Shishi's mother and Bai Xiaole's mother couldn't help but stand up. This meant that they were both extremely nervous. After all, their children were inside. As mothers, it was impossible for them not to worry.
It was the same for the other races. Originally, the number of living creatures in each race was already shocking enough. It had already surpassed ten billion.
But compared to these dark creatures, they were like a drop in the ocean. The difference in numbers was too great.
The people on the outside were nervous, while the people on the inside were even more nervous. That was especially true of the weaker people who had followed Long Chen onto the martial stage. Seeing those sinister faces, their faces turned pale, and their bodies began to shiver.
Even the experts who had come to support Long Chen felt terror in the face of such a huge number of dark monsters. Their expressions changed, and sweat began to appear on their hands.
When they looked at the Dragonblood warriors, they saw that they were completely calm, not the slightest bit afraid. In fact, there wasn’t even a trace of nervousness.
Furthermore, this kind of expression didn’t appear on a single Dragonblood warrior’s face. It was the same for over two thousand Dragonblood warriors.
At that moment, their hearts shook. If these people weren’t idiots, then they were true experts. This kind of emotion couldn’t be faked.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, the endless black monsters finally arrived in front of them. At that moment, everyone lost their vision. All they could see was endless sinister faces, sharp teeth, and sharp claws.
“Brothers, let’s get moving. Let’s warm up. Once we’re done, it should be the true battle.”
Long Chen smiled and reached for the Soaring Saber.
Clang!
The Ming Hong Blade was unsheathed, and a saber shadow slashed out.
Pu pu pu…
Space was cut in two. Countless monsters were cut in two.
In that instant, he hadn’t noticed that the golden lotus seed in the primal chaos space had suddenly lit up, releasing an unprecedented divine light.
As soon as Long Chen attacked, Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, Yue Zifeng, and the other Dragonblood warriors all moved.
Pu pu pu…
The terrifying creatures were like tofu as they were cut apart.
Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, and Yue Zifeng also attacked. Gu Yang’s spear whistled through the air, and the pressure of his immortal weapon caused heaven and earth to tremble. Gu Yang’s attack immediately drew everyone’s attention.
“This…”
The experts on Long Chen’s side were all stunned. Gu Yang was too fierce. His spear pierced through space, killing countless dark monsters. Even Long Chen’s limelight had been stolen by him.
This was Gu Yang’s first time fighting this immortal spear. Each person and spear complemented each other perfectly. They both felt like they had regretted not meeting sooner. Gu Yang roared with excitement, slaughtering as much as he could to celebrate their fusion.
Li Qi and Song Mingyuan weren’t as eye-catching as Gu Yang. The two of them guarded the sides, and with their staffs, astral winds roared. Any dark monsters that were struck by their staffs would explode.
As for those monsters that had exploded, they didn’t explode. Instead, they turned into a mass of dust that scattered beneath their feet.
“Power of the Earth, Earth Spirit Reincarnation!”
Suddenly, Li Qi shouted, and the ground beneath their feet began to compress. A huge earth giant appeared.
The earth giant was over a hundred miles tall, and its entire body was covered in runes. When it opened its eyes, a blood-colored divine light shone from them. In that instant, it seemed to have been given life.
“ROAR!”
The Earth Giant let out a furious roar and punched out. Countless dark monsters were sent flying, and quite a few of them were directly destroyed.
The monster that had been destroyed was once more turned into dirt. The earth giant was incredibly powerful, and it even had powerful qi and blood fluctuations. As soon as it entered the battlefield, it killed countless dark monsters.
“Power of the Earth, Earth Spirit Reincarnation!”
Li Qi had only just summoned an earth giant when Song Mingyuan also shouted. Another earth giant stood up.
As the two of them and the earth giant killed more of the dark creatures, the ground became covered in dirt. Then one earth giant after another began to gather.
In the blink of an eye, over ten Earth Giants appeared. More and more Earth Giants appeared, and their killing efficiency increased. This group was still growing.
At that moment, everyone was stunned. What kind of divine ability was that? How come they had never heard of it?
Turning an enemy’s flesh into dirt and then using it as a puppet. Other than that, this puppet also possessed powerful earth energy and blood energy. Even Chosen might not be a match for it.
Pu pu pu pu…
Within the sea of monsters were two floating figures. They were Yue Zifeng and Mu Qingyun. Yue Zifeng waved his hand, and a huge crack appeared in the air. All the monsters within that crack were cut in two.
It was like an invisible blade had severed their bodies. Their corpses fell like rain.
Each time Yue Zifeng waved his hand, Mu Qingyun would unsheathe his sword. Sword Qi surged out, and quite a few dark monsters were killed.
Mu Qingyun’s attack was also extremely sharp. Just looking at it, it was extremely shocking. But compared to Yue Zifeng’s attack, it was nothing.
“Again!”
Yue Zifeng once more waved his hand, and the void split apart. Countless monsters were killed.
“He… he actually drew his sword!” Outside the martial stage, there was a cry of shock and disbelief.
His shout caused countless people to be stunned. Why didn’t they see him?
It wasn’t until Yue Zifeng waved his hand a third time that people finally caught a trace of him drawing his sword. At that moment, everyone was dumbfounded.
Many of these experts were Xiantian Heavenly Venerates who had experienced hundreds of battles. With their cultivation bases, it would take them three times to capture Yue Zifeng’s movements.
If they were facing an enemy, Yue Zifeng wouldn’t even have time to react before his head would fall to the ground.
People said that sword cultivators had the most terrifying destructive power. But no one had expected it to be this terrifying.
Many people had seen sword cultivators before, and they had to admit that they were powerful. But Yue Zifeng’s attack speed could no longer be described as powerful. He could only be described as a monster.
Countless experts were unconvinced, thinking that some people were just trying to scare them. That was because they were unable to see Yue Zifeng draw his sword, let alone see him return it to its sheath.
If Yue Zifeng was using his finger as a sword to attack his enemies, that would be understandable. After all, even if they had never seen such an expert, they had heard of him.
But they were all experts, not blind. If they couldn’t even see a person unsheathing a sword, how were they any different from idiots?
Pu pu pu…
Ninety-nine percent of the experts could only see Yue Zifeng wave his hand, and then the void split apart. Countless dark creatures were killed.
As for Yue Zifeng, after each attack, Mu Qingyun also slashed out with his sword. Obviously, Yue Zifeng was teaching her the essence of the Sword Dao.
However, Yue Zifeng was a man of few words. When he taught Mu Qingyun, he was even more reserved. Most of the time, he was only in charge of demonstrating. Whether or not he could comprehend it depended on Mu Qingyun’s comprehension ability.
Mu Qingyun’s expression was solemn. He was focused on studying and comprehending each sword. He was different from others. What she was looking at wasn’t Yue Zifeng drawing his sword or returning it. Instead, she was looking at the instant his sword slashed out.
Yue Zifeng had treated this place as a training ground. He had gone to teach Mu Qingyun, but he had shocked countless experts outside the martial stage.
Previously, they had all been standing behind Long Chen. Although some people had thought they were powerful, they hadn’t expected them to be so powerful.
Gu Yang’s spear shook the heavens, and even Xiantian Chosen were shocked. Li Qi and Song Mingyuan’s reincarnation arts shocked countless people, making them feel like they were terrifying monsters.
As for Yue Zifeng, he had taught Mu Qingyun the Sword Dao. In that instant, all the experts who saw this scene, no matter which faction or race they came from, were all shocked, including those Xiantian Heavenly Venerates.
They had never seen such a terrifying sword cultivator. His attacks were so fast and so sharp that there was no time to dodge. Even a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate would die if they got too close.
“This brat is too strong! I actually misjudged him.”
Even the silent Hall Master couldn’t help but sigh.
Bai Zhantang and the others were also dumbfounded. They hadn’t expected Long Chen’s subordinates to be so terrifying.
“The Dragonblood Legion really is amazing!” muttered the Hall Master.
“Not good!”
Suddenly, Bai Xiaole’s mother’s expression changed. Three flowers appeared in her eyes as she stared at Long Chen. In her eyes, dozens of bright figures appeared.
“Night Assassin!”
She recognized those creatures. They were stealthily approaching Long Chen, but he didn’t sense them.
“Night Assassin?”
Bai Zhantang and the others were all startled. Dark Night assassins were the elites of the Dark Night race. They were natural assassins, and they possessed terrifying destructive power and ability to hide.
Although the human race also had assassins, in terms of foundation talent, they were too lacking compared to them.
The Darknight race’s experts killed people without leaving a trace. They were extremely famous, and at the same time, they were also infamous. They would do anything for money.
In fact, as long as the price was high, they could help assassinate the target and kill the buyer. It was a typical case of not recognizing money.
As for night assassins, there were also differences in strength. Mainstream assassins all came from noble families with pure bloodlines. Their bloodlines and talent were extremely shocking.
In such a complicated battle, not only did they have to hide their auras, but they also had to hide from those dark monsters. They were also able to avoid being noticed by others. Even Bai Zhantang and the others were unable to see them. That was proof that their strength was extremely terrifying.
Because Bai Xiaole's mother had the Three Flower Pupils and had been completely focused, she had been able to tell that something was wrong. She had used her Natural Mystique to activate her pupils, and only then had she been able to see their blurry figures.
Over at the Lingxiao Academy, only Bai Xiaole's mother saw that something was wrong. The others couldn't see anything, but they all knew Bai Xiaole's mother's divine ability, and they were all shocked.
“You and Little Le are mother and son. Try to see if you can use your eye technique to warn him,” said Bai Shishi’s mother.
"It's no use. The barrier of the arena is isolating everything. Even our Three Flower Pupils are useless,” said Bai Xiaole's mother gravely.
“Then what should we do? We have to think of a way to warn them. In this kind of chaotic battlefield, it’s very easy to be ambushed.” Bai Zhantang was also a bit worried.
The assassins were no joke. There were countless experts from the older generation who were stronger than them. If Long Chen and the others didn’t pay attention, they might lose their lives.
“Can you use the formation to warn Long Chen and the others to be careful? After all, Long Chen is smart enough to know we’re warning him,” suggested another vice hall master.
“There’s no need.”
The silent Hall Master finally spoke.
Hearing that, everyone relaxed a great deal. The Hall Master’s divine abilities were extremely profound. If he said there was no need, then there really was no need.
On the martial stage, Long Chen’s saber slashed down. Those terrifying monsters were all killed.
Right now, the Weeping Saber was incomparably sharp. Saber Qi soared into the sky, and its aura was crazily expanding. While Long Chen was killing, it would enter a different cultivation state.
Whether it was Long Chen slaughtering living creatures or cutting down divine weapons, it would obtain a strange energy. It was using this energy to constantly strengthen itself in an attempt to break through.
Its saber-image shook the heavens, and its runes surged. Its aura was crazily released. It was like a cultivator who had reached a bottleneck.
Long Chen knew it was searching for a breakthrough. He had placed all his heart and soul into it, and he would give it whatever it wanted. He knew that the Soaring Blade was only a step away from becoming an immortal weapon.
However, this step had already been broken through many times. In the end, they all failed.
In the Life Restricted Region, Long Chen had killed countless black monsters, but they had reached a critical point several times. In the end, they were unable to break through and were beaten back to their original forms.
Now, in the face of these endless black monsters, it once more began to break through. Even though it had failed countless times, it wasn’t the slightest bit discouraged.
Buzz buzz buzz…
More and more runes lit up on the blade. Long Chen was delighted. The runes that he had been unable to ignite had finally been ignited.
Right now, the saber’s aura had grown explosively, and its cry shook the heavens. It already possessed a trace of the aura of an immortal weapon.
Although it hadn’t completely broken through, with the human race’s cultivation base, it had already taken half a step into the realm of an immortal weapon.
In the words of cultivators, it was already a half-step immortal weapon. In other words, it was a quasi immortal weapon. It was just a bit away from becoming a true immortal weapon.
Just as Long Chen was immersed in his delight, a strange fluctuation came from the Soaring Blade. Long Chen couldn’t help but look in a certain direction.
When Long Chen looked in that direction, the distant Yue Zifeng also sensed something.
“They actually sensed it at the same time.”
Outside the martial stage, Bai Xiaole’s mother, who had been worried about Long Chen, let out a startled cry. When the Darknight expert reached a certain distance from Long Chen, he was immediately sensed.
Bai Xiaole's mother was both surprised and delighted. It seemed that her worries were completely unnecessary. However, what shocked her the most was that Yue Zifeng had also sensed it.
It had to be known that the Darknight expert was charging at Long Chen. He was very far from Yue Zifeng, but he was unable to escape his senses.
"The perception of a sword cultivator is too shocking. No wonder it's said that sword cultivators are the bane of all assassins,” sighed Bai Xiaole's mother.
Sword cultivators were an unfathomable existence. The terror of sword cultivators far surpassed their imaginations.
Within the martial stage, Yue Zifeng looked at Long Chen. Long Chen smiled slightly at Yue Zifeng. Only then did Yue Zifeng turn back, continuing to teach Mu Qingyun his sword arts.
Long Chen continued killing those black monsters as if he hadn’t seen that person. But that person also sensed it when Long Chen and Yue Zifeng looked at him.
He immediately retreated. In that instant, dozens of figures around him retreated.
At that moment, a mocking smile appeared on Long Chen’s face. The reason he had sensed them wasn’t because of his spiritual perception, but because of the Soaring Saber in his hand.
At this time, Long Chen was completely focused on the Soaring Saber. He himself was blind.
However, he could sense this world through the Soaring Saber. And the Soaring Saber’s perception was not mixed with any emotions. It was much clearer than Long Chen’s perception.
Long Chen’s spiritual perception could only sense things that were beneficial to him and detrimental to him. The Darknight race’s talent was to deceive others. Even with the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, Long Chen’s perception was greatly reduced in front of them.
But with a saber as a mirror, it could see through everything. The Darknight race could deceive Long Chen’s senses, but they couldn’t deceive the Brightmoon Blade.
It wasn’t that the weapon’s probing was more accurate, but that from its angle, it was easier to see things that were overlooked.
As soon as he caught sight of the first assassin, dozens of mysterious figures appeared in Long Chen’s mind. Each and every one of them was something he could clearly see.
So when the first assassin left, the other assassins also left. In that instant, Long Chen knew that the first person was probing his senses. Then he knew what they were planning.
Hu!
Long Chen had only just slashed out when he killed a large number of those black monsters. A sudden change occurred, and a sword silently stabbed toward his back.
“Since you want to die, I’ll help you.”
Boom!
Long Chen’s saber suddenly blossomed with light. It was like a blazing sun, and an immortal aura filled the air.
That sword appeared behind Long Chen, while his saber slashed toward the right.
BOOM!
The void was pierced through. Within the shattered Great Dao runes, a bloody light shattered and a figure flashed.
“You want to run? In your next life!” snorted Long Chen.
That assassin was truly powerful. Long Chen’s attack was just a shadow clone to confuse his senses. After being seen through, he immediately retreated.
However, he wasn’t able to completely dodge Long Chen’s attack. Half his body was destroyed, and blood filled the air as he fled.
In that instant, the Kun Peng wings behind Long Chen’s back spread, and he disappeared.
Buzz!
The instant Long Chen disappeared, a figure covered in blood appeared, his sword slashing down.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s figure only appeared when his sword struck the saber. At this time, the assassin had no time to conceal himself. He could only go all-out.
Crack!
The Darknight expert’s sword was cut in half, but the Darknight expert didn’t slow down.
People let out startled cries. An assassin from the Darknight race had died to Long Chen just like that. He didn’t even have a chance to flee.
It had to be known that everyone knew the name of the assassin. When Long Chen had been assassinated, countless people had thought he was about to die. That was because the assassin was too terrifying.
But when the assassin had appeared, he hadn’t even had a chance to display his assassination divine ability before being killed by Long Chen.
Long Chen’s killing of the assassin shocked everyone. After he died, three kinds of divine light scattered. In other words, that assassin was a third Chosen.
Hu!
After killing his opponent, Long Chen’s body suddenly shook, and he shot into the sky like a shooting star. The instant he left his original position, eight swords pointed at him.
Those eight swords silently pointed at Long Chen from eight different angles. If Long Chen had retreated a step later, he would have been stabbed eight times.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the rapidly rising Long Chen suddenly kicked out in the air, turning in a different direction. It was like a ball hitting the ceiling, and the speed at which it fell was even faster than the speed at which it rose.
This kind of movement technique was a complete violation of the common knowledge of cultivation. With such a fierce twist, the physical body would have to endure a shocking amount of energy. The faster the speed, the greater the pressure. With such a terrifying speed, even a three extremes would be crushed.
Long Chen didn’t give them too much time to react. With a twist, he charged forward. Originally, eight people had attacked him at the same time, but now he was attacking eight people at the same time.
“Split the Heavens 1!”
Long Chen’s saber slashed down. It seemed like he had done it intentionally, but it also seemed like he had done it unintentionally. This attack seemed natural, but it also seemed like a random attack.
Buzz!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out as the saber slashed down, instantly enveloping the eight assassins.
Everything had happened too quickly. Even the assassins of the Darknight race had never encountered such an attack. They could only instinctively block.
Crack!
A huge crescent moon cut apart the black monsters and the martial stage. The eight Darknight experts instantly disappeared.
Rumble…
The martial stage broke apart, and countless black monsters were pierced through. The dense mass of monsters was instantly cleared.
Hu!
The Kun Peng’s wings flapped behind Long Chen, and he once more disappeared. When he reappeared, he was tens of thousands of miles away.
Pu!
Long Chen’s saber slashed down, tearing apart the void. Blood filled the air. One could vaguely see the broken sword’s fragments flying about, but they couldn’t see its owner. But from that blood mist, it seemed the owner of the broken sword was doomed.
Hu!
After killing one of the assassins, Long Chen once more disappeared. When he reappeared, he once more slashed his saber down.
Pu!
Another bloody mist exploded. Another assassin from the Dark Night Tribe had been killed.
At that moment, countless experts outside the martial stage were shocked. The Darknight race’s hidden talent had actually lost its effect in front of Long Chen.
Even Xiantian Heavenly Venerates were unable to sense these assassins, but Long Chen was able to accurately find them and give them a fatal blow. In front of Long Chen, these assassins that countless people feared didn’t even have the slightest ability to fight back.
“Who’s the assassin?!” People were shocked. An assassin was being hunted down by his prey.
Pu!
Long Chen’s saber once more slashed down, and another assassin was killed. This was the seventeenth assassin Long Chen had killed. With each slash, no one was able to block his saber.
“Ming Hongdao, you’re too strong. A half-step immortal has such power.” Long Chen was filled with excitement.
Right now, the Weeping Soul Saber was a quasi Immortal weapon. Long Chen’s power extended through it, and with it as his eyes, he could see through everything. He could even see the path of the Heavenly Daos.
In truth, the assassins of the Darknight race were also doing their best to attack, block, and flee. But they had been locked down by the Soaring Blade, so Long Chen didn’t need to waste time dealing with their attacks. As long as he used his full strength, a miracle would happen.
The Soaring Saber would automatically search for the enemy’s weak points. There were some weak points that even Long Chen was unable to find.
In other people’s eyes, those assassins were just idiots. They just stood there, allowing Long Chen to hack them to death.
In truth, they had used countless methods to resist, but they had all been useless. The Weeping Saber had always been able to find their fatal weak point, and it was always able to kill them in one blow.
The Soaring Saber had become even stronger, and its cooperation with Long Chen was growing more tacit. Through the Soaring Saber, Long Chen felt as if he could see an even vaster world.
The weapons in the hands of the assassins were basically all supreme grade divine items. They were unable to withstand a single blow from the half-step Immortal level weapons.
Pu pu pu…
The Kun Peng wings on Long Chen’s back flapped, and his speed increased. Within the endless darkness, it was like he was teleporting. His ghost-like figure appeared in every corner of the battlefield. Each time he appeared, he would take the life of a night assassin.
Pu!
Long Chen’s saber slashed out, and a figure appeared in the air. That was a dark night assassin. His saber pierced through his back and out of his chest.
This time, they finally saw a complete Night Assassin. It wasn’t a bloody mist that filled the sky. The Night Assassin’s body was small, and his limbs were long. He looked like a monkey, and his eyes were pitch-black. This was the first time countless people had seen a Night Assassin.
However, those pitch-black eyes were filled with terror. He seemed to want to struggle, but he was unable to move.
“If you want to attack, then come at me directly. Send a group of scapegoats to test me? You’ve already lost the qualifications to be my enemy.”
Long Chen stood in the air, looking into the distance. He sneered, and his saber suddenly shook.
BOOM!
The assassin exploded.
Following Long Chen’s gaze, they saw a group of figures hidden in the darkness.
There were no trees on the martial stage, nor were there any buildings. But this group of creatures was under a strange shadow.
They didn’t have many people, but they didn’t fit in with the surrounding creatures. The black creatures were unable to approach them, nor did they attack them. It was unknown whether they couldn’t see them or didn’t dare to attack them. In any case, it was extremely strange.
They were the Darknight race. On the surface, they looked very similar to humans, but their bodies were small and frail. It was hard for people to imagine that these “weak” creatures were the famous Darknight assassins.
The Darknight race was originally an elf race, a branch of the Spirit race. Their history could be traced back to the Primal Chaos Era, and they were an extremely ancient race.
The Night Elves came from the Night Elves. However, in the primordial era, the Night Elves were enticed by the Evil Demons. A portion of the Night Elves turned to the Darkness and escaped from the Elves. They slaughtered their mothers, and the Night Elves were almost exterminated.
Later on, the Astrals had banded together to attack the Night Assassins, causing their vitality to be greatly damaged. However, the Night Assassins had extremely powerful concealment abilities, and after being defeated, they had immediately gone into hiding. Even the Astrals were unable to find them.
For countless years, the Dark Night assassins had considered themselves to be the overlords of the Dark Night. They had abandoned their elven status and called themselves the Dark Night Tribe.
As for the Night Elves, they were a powerful race. They were originally kind by nature and had powerful bloodlines. They possessed powerful destructive power and healing power.
However, after the Dark Night Tribe left the elven race, they gave up on healing, and instead focused all their divine abilities on increasing their destructive power.
After countless generations of reproduction, the Darknight race’s healing ability had practically disappeared. However, their destructive power had grown even more terrifying.
Even though the Astrals had tried to eliminate this traitorous race countless times, the Darknight race had always been hiding, making it impossible to find them.
It was not until close to a million years ago that the Darknight race reappeared. However, the current Darknight race was no longer the Darknight race.
Their numbers were already shocking. Even the Astrals didn’t dare to rashly declare war on them.
That was because the Astrals were all scattered. There weren’t many large races that had the power to deal with the Darknight race on their own. Furthermore, once they attacked the Darknight race, if they couldn’t defeat them, they would unleash a bloody revenge.
They would attack the weaker Astrals, and at that time, the Astrals would be exhausted. As such, the Astrals were extremely wary of the Dark Night Race and didn’t dare to rashly declare war.
Therefore, now that the Dark Night Tribe had appeared on the stage, even the Dark Night Elves who had a blood feud with the Dark Night Tribe would not dare to seek revenge.
The Darknight race had set up a territory for themselves. They didn’t interfere with the surrounding powers, appearing extremely abrupt.
When Long Chen looked at them, it was very easy for them to find their target. The Darknight Tribe only had a few hundred thousand people, but the pressure they gave off was shocking.
They were exposed to everyone’s line of sight, but their bodies were constantly in a state between illusion and reality, as if they would disappear at any moment.
When everyone’s gazes focused on the Darknight race, one of them caught everyone’s attention.
She was a woman. Although she was a bit shorter than the average human woman, she was much taller than the other Darknight experts. She stood out like a crane amongst chickens.
It wasn’t just her height and size that stood out, but also the boundless ripples behind her. Behind her was a gate of darkness. Once she opened it, the world would fall into eternal darkness.
There were black lines in her eyes that looked like the pupils of a devil. If you stared at them, it was like your soul would be sucked in.
At this time, she was also icily staring at Long Chen. She didn’t care at all about the dozens of assassins’deaths. But in the face of Long Chen’s challenge, she didn’t seem angry. Her lips quivered slightly, and her icy voice rang out.
“Testing is necessary. This princess doesn’t kill nameless people or weak enemies. To be my opponent requires a certain level of qualifications.”
That Darknight woman spoke. She was actually calling herself a princess. It was no wonder the entire Darknight race followed her lead.
“I really do need some qualifications. I’ve already reserved your head. I don’t want you to disturb big brother Long Chen. If you do, not only will you waste your energy, but you might even lose your life. Your opponent is me!”
Before Long Chen could reply, another icy voice rang out. It was Dong Mingyu.
Dong Mingyu and the Undead Willow race’s experts were standing together. They didn’t feel any pressure in the face of these dark monsters. They didn’t even need to do anything. They just needed a portion of the Undead race’s experts to stop them.
Dong Mingyu icily stared at the distant Darknight Princess. An indescribable battle intent ignited in her eyes. For some unknown reason, when she noticed this woman, some kind of energy within her was quietly awakening.
The Darknight princess snorted. She was just about to say something when her pupils suddenly shrank.
"You actually have the Night Elves' magical powers?"
“What did you say?” Dong Mingyu was startled.
However, she suddenly thought of two words: Dark Night. Dark Night Tribe? Night Elf? Silent Night? Could there be some kind of connection between them?
“What I say isn’t important. All you need to know is that I’ll personally cut off your heads.” The Darknight princess’ expression sank, and killing intent filled her eyes. She looked at Dong Mingyu as if she was looking at an enemy who had killed her father.
Dong Mingyu was a little confused, but he had a vague feeling that things were not simple. Could it be that Master was related to the Night Elves?
However, no matter how murderous the Dark Night Princess was, Dongming Yu didn’t care. This Dark Night Princess had already become her assassination target.
The conversation between Dong Mingyu and the princess of the Dark Night Tribe caused the hearts of countless people to pound wildly, because they had also thought of one thing, and that was that Shadow Sect, was it really related to the Night Elves?
There were even experts from the older generation who had heard of Ye Wujiu. It was said that Ye Wujiu had a slender body and a graceful figure. His long legs were very different from humans, and he was very similar to the elves.
BOOM!
Just as people were guessing the relationship between Night Soundless and the Night Elves, the entire ring suddenly exploded. The nine dragons in the center of the ring exploded.
Countless people’s expressions changed. The nine dragons exploded, the barrier exploded, and the bead of karmic luck was exposed. They immediately went crazy. It was like they couldn’t see those black monsters anymore, and they charged at the bead of karmic luck.
Author’s Note: My mother’s birthday is over. My family’s trip to Shanghai has also ended. Tomorrow, I will return to normal. Old Demon will try to write more chapters to thank everyone for their support and understanding.
Countless people charged toward the core of the martial stage. They seemed to have gone crazy, not even caring about the black monster’s obstruction.
BOOM!
The huge sphere of karmic luck exploded.
The martial stage exploded like a mirror, and the instant it exploded, a shocking scene occurred.
No one had expected there to be a world below the martial stage. The world below the martial stage was similar to this place. It was also filled with countless experts.
The instant the martial stage exploded, the two worlds merged. All the creatures were thrown into chaos.
It wasn’t just the people on the martial stage who were stunned. Even the experts on the outside were stunned. They were shocked to find that this place didn’t just look like the martial stage, but also the entire Sage Monarch Continent.
“How could this be?”
Countless experts from the older generation were stunned. Even they were unable to comprehend this scene.
The Sage Monarch Prefecture was like a mirror world. The mirror world had also appeared, looking exactly like this world.
“No wonder there are so many empty sects. So they weren’t exterminated. Instead, they’re right across from us!” someone exclaimed. They saw countless familiar faces.
They suddenly thought of why the many famous powers in the city were all empty. Previously, they had wondered why these sects were not exterminated and why they had not come to participate in the Sage Monarch Conference.
Right now, they were looking at the other world with shock. As for the other world’s experts, they were also looking at them with shock, as if they were thinking the same thing.
The martial stage had originally been a half sphere, but after it had disappeared, it had become a huge sphere. The two worlds had merged, and because the various races were in different locations, the world had become chaotic.
Long Chen and the others were standing right below the devil army. Once the martial stage disappeared, they were surrounded.
“Die!”
When the devil race’s army saw Long Chen’s small group of humans right in front of them, they didn’t even think about it. They immediately attacked.
Originally, their feet had been facing each other, but as the martial stage disappeared, everyone immediately adapted to this situation. They straightened their bodies and charged at Long Chen.
“Rely on the barrier and retreat. The Dragonblood Legion will be the vanguard, the Star River Sect’s disciples, and the Battle God Hall’s disciples. Everyone else, move randomly. Don’t panic,” ordered Long Chen.
Although Long Chen’s side had quite a few people, they were only a portion of the human race. As for the devil race’s army, there was no end to them. Their numbers were dozens of times greater than theirs. If they were surrounded, it would be dangerous.
“Hahaha, lowly human, there’s no point in resisting. From ancient times until now, you humans have always been our prey!” Devil qi soared into the sky as they charged at Long Chen.
“World Extinguishing Flame Lotus!”
Long Chen didn’t waste any more words. He sent out a palm, and a huge flame lotus appeared, spreading for tens of thousands of miles. The huge lotus exploded within the devil army.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out as the lotus flower spread. A terrifying heat swept through the heavens, and even the people outside the martial stage could feel it.
In front of countless horrified gazes, the lotus exploded in the core region. The densely packed devil race experts were instantly wiped out.
Tens of millions of devil race experts were killed in one blow. Only a few hundred figures remained in the air. Furthermore, each one of them was covered in flames.
“Good job Huo Ling’er.”
Long Chen’s attack was just a small test. He hadn’t expected it to possess such terrifying power. Now that Huo Ling’er had grown stronger, the World Devastator Flame Lotus’s power had also increased.
“Hehe, this is nothing. I still have even greater strength. Big brother Long Chen, let me kill to my heart’s content!” Huo Ling’er excitedly shouted.
“No rush. You’ll have a chance to use it later,” replied Long Chen.
Long Chen didn’t attack again. In fact, he didn’t even take the opportunity to kill those devil race experts.
In truth, the devil race’s experts were all true experts. They were all Three Extremities, and they were powerful. However, they had made a mistake by underestimating their enemies.
They were strong and outnumbered, and they had all been thinking of killing their way into the human race. But they hadn’t expected Long Chen’s attack to arrive so quickly. He didn’t even need time to gather his power. Just a random attack from him possessed such terrifying power.
Although they had immediately activated their defenses, they were still at a disadvantage. They had to use their full strength to resist this terrifying flame. If Long Chen attacked now, there was a high chance he would be able to take a few heads.
But Long Chen didn’t do that. Taking advantage of the devil race’s shock, he immediately retreated, covering everyone’s retreat through the barrier.
By the time the devil army realized what was happening, Long Chen had already brought them away from the barrier.
Once Long Chen and the others retreated, the endless black monsters filled the gap. That way, even if the devil army wanted to charge over, they would have a buffer zone.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just as Long Chen and the others were retreating, a chaotic battle broke out in other directions. The various races were too close to each other, and they were all afraid of each other. In order to defend themselves, they attacked each other and also pulled away.
At the same time, there were also a few experts who charged into the core region. These experts were all true experts. They ignored the dark monsters and slaughtered their way through the sea of monsters.
But when they arrived in front of it, they saw that there was a terrifying barrier around it. That barrier was circulating around it, releasing a terrifying divine might.
BOOM!
One of them tried to attack the ball of karmic luck, but the ball of karmic luck released a divine light that directly shattered his weapon.
That person was also smart. Not only did he use a long-range attack, but he had also managed to dodge it. That was also why he had managed to escape.
There were also some people who tried to use their souls to connect to the sphere of karmic luck. As a result, they let out miserable cries as their heads split open. They hugged their heads and fled.
Those who could reach this place were all experts amongst experts. They had absolute confidence in themselves, but in the face of this huge sphere, there was nothing they could do.
But in truth, there were even more experts hiding in the dark. Even after experiencing so many unforeseen events, they were still hiding their strength.
Everyone, including Long Chen, smelled something strange. Furthermore, they all firmly believed that in a battle between Saint Kings, the final battle would be based on strength. There was no such thing as seizing the initiative.
Only people who weren’t confident in their own strength would take the initiative. Now that the karmic luck bead had appeared, it was just as Long Chen had expected. It was impossible to open.
“Boss!”
Suddenly, someone shouted from the distance. Long Chen’s body shook, and then he saw a group of familiar faces.
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The person shouting for Long Chen was none other than one of the Dragonblood warriors. At the end of the martial stage, he was shouting with all his might.
That person was incredibly excited. Originally, he had been in a sea of people, and the martial stage had long since become chaotic. He hadn’t been able to see anyone else.
It was Long Chen’s World Extinguishing Flame Lotus. It lit up heaven and earth, allowing him to recognize that this was Long Chen’s ultimate move.
When Long Chen looked at the crowd, countless people excitedly shouted at him. He had been wondering why the Dragonblood Legion had only gathered so few people.
Originally, there had been a portion of people in the other world. But now that the two worlds overlapped, even more Dragonblood warriors appeared.
However, in the other world, the Dragonblood warriors didn’t know of each other’s existence. Now that Long Chen had appeared, they immediately jumped out, wanting nothing more than to charge across the martial stage to his side.
“Wait for me!”
Long Chen shouted, and the Kun Peng wings on his back shook. He unsheathed his saber and pointed it forward like a spear.
Pu pu pu…
Long Chen’s body rapidly spun like a drill, and all the monsters blocking his path were turned to dust.
Long Chen’s speed was too fast, and he was unstoppable. In just a few breaths, he had pierced through half the martial stage, arriving near the center.
Along the way, Long Chen had killed countless black monsters. At that moment, countless experts were shocked. They didn’t understand how Long Chen had killed these lightning monsters.
Long Chen pointed his saber forward. Ripples spread out from his body, forming a translucent light barrier. That light barrier was like a spear, and any monster that touched it would be killed.
“That’s not a human magical art!”
“Hmph, that’s my Kun Peng race’s divine ability, Kun Peng Shattering the Void. This human brat deserves to die!” shouted an expert from the Kun Peng race.
The Kun Peng race’s wings had been refined by a human brat. That was a humiliation to the entire Kun Peng race. Now that Long Chen had used the Kun Peng race’s ancient divine ability, the Kun Peng race’s experts were both shocked and infuriated.
It had to be known that this move was practically invisible to the Kun Peng race. It only existed in legends. The Kun Peng Shattering the Void was one of the Kun Peng race’s strongest movement techniques. It was said that once this move was cultivated to its peak, it could pierce through the stars, pass through the world’s barriers, and roam the myriad realms of the heavens.
Now that Long Chen had used this move, the Kun Peng race’s experts were both infuriated and jealous. At the same time, they felt a burning sensation on their faces. This was an absolute humiliation.
“Damned human, you dare blaspheme my Kun Peng bloodline! Die!”
When Long Chen arrived at the center of the martial stage, space suddenly exploded, and a huge Kun Peng appeared. Its wings spread, and countless dark monsters were blown apart.
The Kun Peng’s qi and blood soared into the sky, blocking Long Chen’s path. That was a terrifying expert from the Kun Peng race. Because it had been unable to open the karmic luck bead, its fury had soared. Now that it saw Long Chen flying over, it vented its fury on him.
Rumble…
Suddenly, it opened its mouth, and its wings began to shine. A sharp blade shot out of its mouth at Long Chen.
Its attack was extremely sharp, and its divine abilities were extremely fast. Long Chen was already right in front of it. At this distance, there was no way for him to dodge. This person was also an expert who had experienced hundreds of battles. He didn’t give Long Chen any chance to dodge, wanting to kill him in one blow.
Pu!
Long Chen’s divine light collided with the Kun Peng’s divine light. An explosion rang out, and divine light filled the sky. Then a shocking scene occurred.
Long Chen’s divine light pierced through the Kun Peng’s mouth and out the back of its head. Then the Kun Peng’s body exploded, turning into a bloody mist.
“What?”
People let out startled cries. The Kun Peng expert was so weak in front of Long Chen that Long Chen didn’t even bother with him. He used his toughness to break through its attack and instantly killed it.
The most shocked of all was the Kun Peng race. They knew just how powerful that attack was, and the reason Long Chen was able to easily break it was because the instant the two divine abilities collided, the Kun Peng’s attack lost its effect.
When an attack lost its effect, there was only one kind of situation where the divine ability’s level was too different and was completely suppressed.
Within the Kun Peng race, there was a strict ranking system. This ranking system relied on the purity of one’s bloodline to maintain, while the other relied on the rank of divine abilities to suppress it.
The same divine ability had different levels, and each level represented a different power. If the Kun Peng expert’s divine ability was at the third level, then Long Chen’s divine ability had already reached the fifth level.
When a divine ability was a level higher, a divine ability would be able to suppress it. This kind of law was practically nonexistent in the human race, but it was extremely common in the sea demon race.
For Long Chen to be able to kill that Kun Peng expert so easily meant that in terms of divine abilities, he could easily crush him. This result caused countless Kun Peng experts to become restless.
The Kun Peng race’s divine ability had actually reached this level in the hands of a human. This was a humiliation that the Kun Peng race was unable to accept.
Rumble…
The Kun Peng expert’s attack didn’t stop Long Chen at all. In fact, it didn’t even slow him down in the slightest. Long Chen continued flying, sweeping through everything in his path.
BOOM!
In just a few breaths, Long Chen had crossed the martial stage and killed countless dark monsters. He finally arrived in front of the human experts.
“Boss!”
By the time Long Chen arrived, the Earth Dragon Blood warriors had already rushed out of the crowd. When they saw Long Chen, their eyes turned red, and some of them even choked.
Long Chen was also extremely excited. He grabbed the Dragonblood warriors’shoulders and gave them a fierce hug.
The other Dragonblood warriors had gathered together because they didn’t know each other. They warmly hugged each other, tears streaming down their faces.
Long Chen did a quick count. There were close to three thousand Dragonblood warriors here, all of whom he had never seen before in the three thousand worlds.
Furthermore, their strengths were also uneven. There were quite a few people whose auras were extremely weak. There were even some who hadn’t even reached the Chosen level. There were also some brothers whose clothes were torn and their armor was covered in cracks. They had clearly been in a miserable state. Without good resources, there was naturally no way for them to advance any further.
“Brothers, I’ve made you suffer.” Long Chen’s voice was choked with emotion. These were all his hot-blooded brothers. Seeing them like this, his heart ached.
There were many people here who weren’t very strong. They had crossed thousands of mountains and rivers to arrive here. It was unknown just how many dangers they had encountered along the way. They had risked their lives just to reunite with him. Long Chen was filled with guilt.
All brothers were good brothers, but this boss of his wasn’t a good boss. He had caused his brothers to suffer.
“Since you’re in so much pain, you might as well die. How about I send you off?”
Just as Long Chen and the others were extremely excited, a strange voice rang out.
Long Chen was just talking to the Dragonblood warriors when an ear-piercing sound rang out, infuriating them.
Looking over, he saw a group of yellow-robed experts amongst the humans. They were particularly eye-catching.
Yellow was normally the color of an emperor. It was said that wearing a yellow robe required a corresponding karmic luck, or you would encounter bad luck. That was why ordinary cultivators wouldn’t wear yellow robes.
Back in the Vermillion Bird Empire, Long Chen had learned about the origin of yellow robes. The descendants of the imperial family had to wear yellow robes. That wasn’t just a symbol of status, but also a continuation of their karmic luck.
Even if the Vermillion Bird Empire was toppled, as long as the imperial bloodline was still alive and the imperial disciples were still wearing yellow robes, it proved that the Torch Flame inheritance had not been severed.
But if the imperial family’s disciples didn’t dare to wear the yellow robes because they were afraid of exposing their identities, then the final flame of the imperial family’s karmic luck would be extinguished, and they would no longer have any hope of revival.
After learning all this from the Vermillion Bird Empire, Long Chen suddenly realized why Xia Guhong was still wearing a yellow robe. In other words, Xia Guhong still had to revive the Grand Xia.
Seeing this group of yellow-robed experts appear, the expressions of countless experts in the outside world changed. They all cried out in shock, not daring to believe their eyes.
“Human Sovereign’s descendant!”
This time, even the old experts from the Lingxiao Academy were moved. They hadn’t expected to see them.
“The Five Emperors suppresses the Eight Desolates. Who would have thought that a descendant of the Human Emperor would appear here? Furthermore, looking at the divine ring of karmic luck on their heads, they’re flourishing with golden light. It seems their bloodline has already begun to revive,” said the Hall Master.
“Right now, the five emperors have practically disappeared. The only ones known are the descendants of the Grand Xia’s emperors. As for him, he has been hiding in the Wine God Palace, not caring about the world.
“I thought that the inheritance of the Five Emperors had already been severed, and only the Grand Xia’s bloodline was still struggling bitterly. Who would have thought that the descendants of the Human Emperor would appear here again? I just don’t know which bloodline they belong to,” said Bai Shishi’s mother.
The Grand Xia’s Human Emperor was Xia Guhong’s ancestor. It was rumored that when the human race had risen to power, they had given birth to five Human Emperors. That was the most glorious moment of the human race. They had conquered the four seas, conquered the eight desolaces, and submitted to the human race.
It was just that this battle had caused the human race to completely decline. Furthermore, this battle had happened far too long ago, and there was no record of it. No one knew what had happened.
Now that the Human Emperor’s bloodline had appeared once more, it should have been something to be happy about. But no one had expected that the descendant of the Human Emperor’s bloodline would go against Long Chen. That filled the experts of the Numinous Sky Academy with worry.
Within the martial stage, the Dragonblood warriors were infuriated. Looking at the Human Emperor’s descendants, they saw that there were hundreds of thousands of them. The person in the lead had a pale face and a cold expression. He looked very young, but his eyes contained an ancient air.
This person didn’t reveal any aura, but his imperial aura was shocking. Standing in the sea of people, he was like a crane amongst a flock of chickens, extremely eye-catching.
He was like a high and mighty emperor. Even at the same height as him, people still felt a sense of reverence.
That person was icily glaring at Long Chen. Those sharp words had come from his mouth.
“Don’t you know you’re asking for a beating? Do you think wearing a yellow tortoise shell will guarantee your head won’t be cut off?
“Since we’re both humans, let me give you a friendly reminder. Don’t provoke me, or I won’t indulge you,” snorted Long Chen.
Long Chen didn’t know this person’s identity, and even if he did, he wouldn’t care. He didn’t even know this person, and yet this person dared to provoke him.
Long Chen could sense that this person’s aura was extremely terrifying, but he didn’t care. He never caused trouble, but he was never afraid of trouble.
“Impudent! You dare look down on the descendants of the Human Emperor? Do you believe me when I say I’ll exterminate your entire family?” Long Chen sneered at that person, infuriating countless people.
Hearing that person’s words, Long Chen couldn’t even be bothered to reply. For someone to say such a thing, even if he wasn’t an idiot, he wasn’t that far off.
“I don’t care if you’ve been buried for too long, or if your brains have been affected. In any case, I’ll say it again. We have no enmity between us. Don’t provoke me, or I guarantee you’ll regret it,” said Long Chen icily.
Countless people came to a sudden comprehension. It was no wonder some of them had extremely strange auras, but they were unable to tell what was odd.
Long Chen’s ‘buried for too long’ immediately reminded them that this descendant of the human emperor should be a Sealer.
He wasn’t the only one. Quite a few of the experts around him were also Sealers. As for when they had been sealed, no one knew. They had probably been awakened during the opening of the Sage Monarch Conference.
From their auras, they didn’t seem to match the auras of modern experts at all. They should be heavenly geniuses from the ancient era.
At the same time as they were shocked, they were also shocked by Long Chen’s sharp perception. He was able to tell the difference with a single glance.
As soon as Long Chen opened his mouth, the smell of gunpowder filled the air. The experts from the Lingxiao Academy all sighed. Long Chen had once more made a powerful enemy, and one that was extremely terrifying.
“Hahaha…”
The descendant of the Human Emperor laughed, his voice filled with arrogance.
“I don’t know you, but I’ve heard of your name. I heard you’re very arrogant, and I especially like arrogant people.
“If I, Yan Wuji, want to unify the human race and end this era of strife, I will need to get rid of a few unruly thorns. As for you, you are one of the people I have chosen.”
“Yan Clan? Then this person is a descendant of the Great Yan Human Emperor, Yan Nantian.”
When that person announced his name, countless people cried out in surprise. This person was a descendant of the once glorious imperial family of the Great Yan Empire. Finally, everyone knew his background.
“Amongst the Five Emperors, the Great Yan Human Emperor is ranked second. It is said that they have a great enmity with the Grand Xia’s Human Emperor.
However, because the Human Emperor of the Grand Xia had the Chaos Divine Artifact, the Dragon Sparrow, he had always been suppressing the Great Yan Human Emperor.
“Some people say that amongst the five human emperors, the Great Yan Human Emperor is the strongest. He just lacks the divine weapon to resist the Grand Xia’s Dragon Sparrow. Otherwise, the leader of the five emperors would definitely be the Great Yan Human Emperor.”
“Wait, that’s not right. If the two emperors are mortal enemies, then why don’t the Grand Xia’s emperors just kill the Great Yan and end all future troubles?” asked someone.
“Because someone didn’t allow him to do that back then,” said someone.
“Who could make the Human Emperor listen obediently?” someone cried out.
However, the person who had just spoken didn’t say anything. It was unknown whether he didn’t know or didn’t dare say anything.
When Yan Wuji announced his identity and shocked everyone, Long Chen laughed.
“You want to unite the human race? Are you trying to make me laugh to death? Compared to big brother Xia Guhong, your imperial aura is miles apart.”
“You know Xia Guhong?”
Killing intent immediately surged out of Yan Wuji’s eyes when he heard Xia Guhong’s name. The people beside him also held their weapons down.
Facing Yan Wuji and the others’ killing intent, Long Chen indifferently said, “That’s my big brother.”
“Where is he now?” Yan Wuji shouted.
“Are you going to die?” asked Long Chen disdainfully.
“Your Highness, please allow this general to capture him. I don’t believe I can’t pry open his mouth.”
Long Chen’s sneer completely infuriated all the experts from the Emperor Swallow’s bloodline. One of them turned to Yan Wuji.
As he spoke, three-colored divine light revolved around him, causing heaven and earth to rumble. Primal chaos energy interweaved around him, and his pressure was shocking.
Everyone jumped in shock. This person was just one of Yan Wuji’s subordinates, but his aura was so terrifying that it was unknown just how many times stronger he was than an ordinary Three Extreme Sovereign.
Long Chen stood with his hands clasped behind his back, not saying a word. He icily looked at Yan Wuji and the others. At this time, he was also filled with fury.
Now that tens of thousands of races had descended and there were countless powerful enemies, this person actually wanted to obtain the human race’s recognition. He wanted to unite the human race and not fight with his enemies head-on. Instead, he wanted to suppress the human race to establish his power. He was practically as stupid as a pig and as stupid as a donkey.
Long Chen didn’t fear any experts, but he wasn’t arrogant enough to think that he was unrivaled under the heavens. He could challenge all the heavenly geniuses of this world by himself.
The reason he hadn’t gone all-out was to preserve his strength. He wanted to protect the Dragonblood Legion and the kindhearted humans.
As for this descendant of the human emperor, he clearly possessed great power, but he was like a rat fighting a spear. That infuriated Long Chen.
Long Chen also didn’t say anything. He just calmly looked at his opponent. As long as his opponent dared to attack, he would go all-out.
“Stand down. You’re not a match for him.” Yan Wuji didn’t agree to his request.
That person was forced back, and his expression immediately sank. He was also a descendant of the human emperor, and he was also a direct bloodline descendant. Before being sealed, he had dominated the battlefield and was unrivaled.
However, although he had the Human Emperor’s bloodline, it couldn’t surpass the etiquette of a ruler or a vassal. He had to be extremely respectful to Yan Wu.
Although he had retreated, he refused to accept that Long Chen was his match.
Yan Wuji ignored him and turned to Long Chen. “Excellent. Since you have an affair with the Grand Xia’s descendants, there’s no need for me to have any misgivings about attacking you.
“Didn’t you call yourself Xia Guhong’s brother? Fine, my Dayan Kingdom and the Grand Xia are mortal enemies. I’ll use your head to issue a challenge.”
Looking at Yan Wuji, Long Chen laughed. “Since that’s the case, there’s no need to waste any more words. Anyone who attacks me will be viewed by me as a mortal enemy. As for me, I only have one method for my enemies, and that is to exterminate them.
“I’ve fought my way to the Immortal Realm from the Mortal Realm, but I’ve never said anything empty. If you don’t believe me, then feel free to try.”
Long Chen’s voice grew colder. If his previous words had been a warning, now each word was filled with killing intent.
However, Long Chen was also filled with fear. He wasn’t worried about himself, but the Dragonblood warriors beside him.
Once the battle began, he wouldn’t be able to take care of his brothers. Most importantly, many of his brothers were weak, and their equipment was pitifully lacking. If it was a chaotic battle, it would definitely cause huge casualties.
But Yan Wuji and the others were too overbearing. If Long Chen admitted defeat, they would definitely go even further. This was a hopeless situation. If they wanted to resolve it, they could only fight.
Long Chen had already made up his mind. As soon as they attacked, he would charge over and kill them as quickly as possible. That way they wouldn’t have a chance to attack the Dragonblood warriors.
At the same time, Long Chen also sent a message to Guo Ran and the others, telling them to quickly come over. Originally, he had been planning on bringing them back, but now he was afraid he couldn’t. He could only wait for them to come over.
“Hmph, when my imperial family was at its peak, your ancestors were probably picking peaches from some tree.
“You want to threaten me with big words? You really are immature. Today, I’ll definitely try it. So what if I provoke you?” sneered Yan Wuji. He wasn’t the slightest bit affected by Long Chen’s killing intent. He just walked over to Long Chen.
Long Chen took a deep breath. Touching the Soaring Saber on his back, his back arched slightly. He was like a hunting leopard, and his icy killing intent instantly locked onto Yan Wuji.
Yan Wuji had been filled with disdain, but when Long Chen’s killing intent locked onto him, his expression changed slightly. This was the first time in his life that someone had locked onto him.
“Little brat Wuji, don’t be so arrogant! Kneel down and receive your grandfather’s arrow!”
Right at this moment, an arrogant and lazy voice resounded, and then an arrow appeared in front of Yan Wuji.
That arrow was too strange. There was no arrow path, no trajectory, and no fluctuations. By the time it appeared, it was less than three inches from Yan Wuji’s face.
Yan Wuji was both shocked and enraged. His fist smashed down, and the arrow exploded. The arrow appeared strangely, but Yan Wuji’s fist was able to hit the arrow first and shatter it.
“Damn you, bastard! Get the hell out here! I’ll tear you to pieces!” Yan Wuji roared, his face twisted as if he had just met his father’s murderer.
Everyone was stunned. There was actually someone who dared to sneak attack the descendant of the Human Emperor, Yan Wuji. Furthermore, from Yan Wuji’s tone, it seemed that this person was his old enemy.
“In front of the Limitless Mountain is the Limitless Palace. Outside the Limitless Gate is the Limitless Pine. When a heavenly genius dreams, there is no path, and once they encounter Mo Nian, they will become nothing.”
Just at this moment, that lazy voice rang out once more. It wasn’t loud, but it covered up the entire battlefield. The black monster’s roar was still clearly heard by everyone.
“I knew this fellow would definitely be here.” Long Chen smiled.
Each time he appeared, he would always act mysterious and flirtatious. Who else could it be other than Mo Nian? In truth, Long Chen had recognized him the instant he had spoken.
“I’ll make you @ # ￥%, I’ll @ # ￥%! If you have the guts, then come out!”
What no one had expected was that as soon as Mo Nian opened his mouth, the arrogant and domineering Yan Wuji, who looked down on Gan Kun, immediately became infuriated. He began to curse the air like a shrew.
In an instant, everyone, including Long Chen, was dumbfounded. Just how much hatred did he have to be able to make Yan Wuji curse without caring about his image?
“Child, that’s not right. If I hadn’t dug you out of the ground, how would you have been able to make it to this grand event?
“You’re simply repaying kindness with enmity. A grand descendant of the human emperor is ungrateful, and you’re even saying such nice things to others. That’s truly harming the human emperor’s prestige.” Mo Nian sighed.
Although Mo Nian’s voice resounded throughout heaven and earth, no one was able to determine his location. Even Long Chen was unable to sense him. He must have used some kind of divine ability to conceal himself.
“Fuck you! Die!”
Yan Wuji flew into a rage. Suddenly, he shouted and charged in a certain direction.
BOOM!
The void shattered as Yan Wuji’s fist descended. The power behind it caused the void to crack like a mirror, and all of the dark creatures within a radius of hundreds of thousands of kilometers were transformed into nothingness.
Yan Wuji’s attack was extremely fast and destructive, causing countless people to click their tongues. It had to be known that Yan Wuji hadn’t even summoned his manifestation. It was just a casual attack, but it had already caught up to the all-out attack of a Three Extremities expert.
However, even though he was shocked, after Yan Wuji’s attack, the void exploded, and he couldn’t even see Mo Nian.
At first, Long Chen really had been frightened. He had thought that Yan Wuji’s senses were even sharper than his, and he had actually locked onto Mo Nian’s position. Even he was unable to sense Mo Nian’s position.
Just now, when Mo Nian had spoken, his voice had been erratic. There was no origin to it, and there was no way to trace it back. Let alone being accurate, it was impossible to even estimate his position.
In the beginning, when Yan Wuji had attacked, Long Chen had thought he had sensed Mo Nian’s aura. As a result, Yan Wuji had been tricked by Mo Nian.
“Damn scoundrel, if you have the guts, then come out and fight!” Yan Wuji roared furiously.
Yan Wuji roared, and boundless emperor might surged out. Even the dark creatures were shaken by his voice, and for the first time, they seemed to be terrified and avoided him.
“Tch, so what if you come out? Last time, weren’t you unable to do anything to me?” Mo Nian sneered, but he refused to show himself.
Mo Nian’s words shocked everyone. It seemed this Mo Nian had already exchanged blows with Yan Wuji. Looking at Yan Wuji’s flustered and exasperated expression, it seemed their enmity wasn’t small.
“If you hadn’t fled so quickly last time, you would have died in the imperial tomb. A defeated general dares to speak so boldly?” Yan Wuji roared.
“Tch, if it weren’t for the fact that you had so many people last time, would I have been afraid of you? You bullied me with so many people, but I wasn’t allowed to run? Why are your words so funny?
“Furthermore, you’re an ungrateful fellow. If I hadn’t dug you out of the tomb, would you have been able to make it in time for the Sage Monarch Conference?” said Mo Nian disdainfully.
Hearing that, Long Chen suddenly realized what was going on. Mo Nian had actually managed to find the Emperor Swallow’s Tomb. It had to be this fellow who had stolen it and awakened the sleeping Yan Wuji.
In other words, Yan Wuji hadn’t been awakened. Instead, he had been awakened by Mo Nian. If Long Chen’s guess was correct, these fellows with ancient auras had all been awakened at the same time. It was no wonder they had immediately clenched their teeth upon hearing Mo Nian’s voice. It was like they wanted to bite him to death.
“Bastard, if you have the guts, don’t run!” Yan Wuji roared. “Come out and fight like a man! One on one! I won’t stop until you’re dead!”
Looking at Yan Wuji’s flustered and exasperated expression, countless people shook their heads in secret. This Yan Wuji was a descendant of the Human Emperor. Although he was strong, his magnanimity wasn’t that great.
Although people didn’t know what enmity Yan Wuji and Mo Nian had with each other, even if they had the hatred of killing their father and stealing their wives, as descendants of the human emperor, it was truly disappointing for them to be so flustered.
Such a person wanted to lead the human race? Perhaps it was just as Long Chen had said. They had been buried underground for too long, and their brains had been affected. Were they still living in the ancient era?
“Hurry up and get over it. That’s what you said last time. In the end, didn’t you all beat me together?
“The descendants of the human emperors really are extraordinary. In Long Chen’s words, the crap you shit can be eaten without the slightest change in expression. We really can’t imitate that,” said Mo Nian disdainfully.
Mo Nian’s counterattack almost caused everyone to laugh. This fellow really didn’t give the Human Emperor’s bloodline any face.
“Die!”
“Die!” Yan Wuji roared. He suddenly punched out, causing space to collapse. Countless dark creatures were killed, and blood rained down.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Yan Wuji punched out seven or eight times in quick succession, causing the void to explode. The dark creatures were extremely unlucky, and it was unknown how many of them had ‘died’ under Yan Wuji’s fists.
Although Yan Wuji’s attack was just a casual one, it contained terrifying power. It was like a god emperor had possessed him, and he could control ten thousand Daos. Each of his attacks contained a power that could destroy heaven and earth.
But although this power was terrifying, everyone was shocked and amused. Yan Wuji’s seven or eight punches had completely missed. Let alone forcing Mo Nian out, he hadn’t even been able to touch him.
“What? Aren’t you going to tell me the truth? That day in the imperial tomb, was it you people who beat me? It’s one thing for you people to beat me, but there were so many Xiantian Heavenly Venerates attacking me.
“It’s one thing to be a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate, but you also want to use the imperial tomb’s formation to trap me. Is this what you call a one-on-one?” asked Mo Nian.
“Fuck your mother! You came to my tomb to steal things and shit in my coffin. You want to wake up the other sleeping seniors? If I don’t kill you, do you think I’ll let you live?!” roared Yan Wuji.
Yan Wuji’s roar caused countless people’s jaws to drop. Wasn’t Mo Nian too evil? Was this something a person would do?
“Cough, you can’t blame me for this. If you want to blame someone, blame your offerings for not changing even when they’re broken. I’ve eaten too much.
“I’m a civilized person, so I can’t do whatever I want. I saw a coffin, so I could only use it as an emergency.
“At that time, my stomach was in a complete mess, and the city gates were about to be lost. When I saw a coffin, I could only pry it open and fly down. Who would have thought that there would be someone lying inside…” said Mo Nian.
This time, even Long Chen’s jaw dropped. Now he finally understood why Yan Wuji hated Mo Nian so much. It seemed Yan Wuji had already done enough. If it had been anyone else, they would have long since gone crazy.
“Shut up…”
Yan Wuji’s hair stood on end, and his eyes blazed with killing intent.
“Fine, if you want me to shut up, then I’ll shut up. This matter really was my fault. I’ll apologize to you. From now on, we’ll mind our own business. How about it?” Mo Nian wanted to use this opportunity to shake hands with him.
“What do you think you’re doing?” Yan Wuji cursed. “I’ll tear you to pieces!”
But this time, no one laughed at him for not being steady enough. After all, no one was better off than him.
“Fuck, do you not want face when given face? A person who has eaten shit always has a foul mouth. Did you eat my shit, or did you grow up eating shit?” This time, Mo Nian was also infuriated.
The instant Mo Nian cursed back, Long Chen knew he was in trouble. That was because the instant Mo Nian cursed, his emotional fluctuations revealed his position.
“I’ve found you! Die!”
Yan Wuji took a step forward and disappeared.
In his excitement, Mo Nian’s spiritual fluctuations became even more intense. In that instant, not only did Long Chen sense his location, but Yan Wuji also sensed it.
Yan Wuji disappeared in an instant. When he reappeared, he smashed his fist into the air, causing the void to collapse.
This time, his fist didn’t hit nothing. Space twisted, and a coffin appeared.
That was a crystal coffin. It was covered in ancient runes, but it didn’t release the slightest aura.
Mo Nian was sitting atop the crystal coffin. Seeing Yan Wuji charging at him, he took out a shovel.
That shovel was completely black and unremarkable. It was covered in dirt, as if it had just been taken from a farm.
Yan Wuji’s fist shattered the void, revealing Mo Nian’s figure. At that moment, countless human experts saw Mo Nian’s lineup and clenched their teeth.
These experts’ ancestral graves had all been visited by Mo Nian. They were the powers that had put up the wanted posters of Mo Nian. Now that they saw him, they all wanted to bite him to death.
“Let’s see where you can run to now. Die!”
His fist forced out Mo Nian’s figure. Yan Wuji was both startled and delighted. He shot through the air like a bolt of lightning.
“Tch, do you think I’m afraid of you in a one-on-one fight?”
Mo Nian sneered. Just like that, he stood on the crystal coffin with a shovel in his hand and smashed it at Yan Wuji.
BOOM!
Yan Wuji’s fist smashed into the shovel, and a heaven-shaking explosion rocked the entire Sage Monarch Arena. Terrifying shockwaves spread out, and countless dark monsters were killed.
The two of them retreated at the same time. Yan Wuji suddenly stamped on the ground and shot toward Mo Nian, not giving him any chance to breathe.
Just as he was about to charge at Mo Nian, the coffin beneath him suddenly opened.
“What?”
Yan Wuji’s expression completely changed. The instant the crystal coffin was opened, he had a bad feeling. He was just about to retreat when Mo Nian seemed to have long since predicted he would flee.
Hu!
The crystal coffin was pushed forward. Yan Wuji had needed some time to retreat, but he was caught in the coffin.
BOOM!
The crystal coffin closed tightly, trapping Yan Wuji within.
“Little fellow, if I can play you to death in a one-on-one fight, other than eating crap, what other abilities do you have?” Mo Nian put Yan Wuji into the crystal coffin, immediately feeling pleased with himself.
At that moment, everyone outside the martial arena was dumbfounded. Originally, they had thought that there would be a fierce battle between Yan Wuji and Mo Nian. They hadn’t expected that Yan Wuji would be taken into Mo Nian’s coffin.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
It was as if Yan Wuji was attacking the crystal coffin with all his might. Countless magical symbols lit up on the surface of the coffin, and ripples spread out in all directions.
“How could this be?”
Even the experts from the imperial family were dumbfounded. This hadn’t even started, but it was already over? This was too sudden, too sudden.
“Quick, save his highness!”
Suddenly, one of the Yan family’s experts cried out. Only then did they realize that hundreds of thousands of them were charging at Mo Nian.
“Didn’t I say it wouldn’t be a one-on-one? Since you want it, I’ll give it to you.” Mo Nian sneered and kicked the crystal coffin.
Bang!
The crystal coffin trembled and shot toward those experts.
The Grand Yan’s experts hadn’t expected Mo Nian to directly give them the crystal coffin. In their shock, they didn’t even bother guessing what Mo Nian’s intentions were. They began to think of a way to open the crystal coffin.
After sending the crystal coffin flying, Mo Nian ignored them. He arrived in front of Long Chen and laughed mischievously.
“Brother, I heard you haven’t been doing well recently.”
“It’s like you’re doing better than me. In the human race’s territory, your wanted posters are everywhere,” said Long Chen. He really wasn’t doing well. Anyone could laugh at him, but Mo Nian didn’t have the qualifications.
“Hehe, no matter what, I really am a bit better than you. My enemies are all from the human race. As for you, have you heard of this saying?” asked Mo Nian.
“What words?”
“There are millions of experts in the nine heavens, and Long Chen has offended eighty percent of them. Hehe, at first, I didn’t believe it, but now I do, hahahaha!” Mo Nian laughed at the countless races around the martial stage.
Mo Nian’s laugh caused Bai Shishi’s mother to laugh. The other experts from the Numinous Sky Academy also had odd expressions.
They had never heard of Mo Nian’s words, but from the entire martial stage, it seemed there were at least eighty-five percent of people who held hostility toward Long Chen.
The Devil race, Blood race, Monstrous Clan, Beast race, Darknight race, Netherworld race, and countless other races all looked at Long Chen, not concealing their killing intent in the slightest.
Even the majority of the human race held hostility toward Long Chen. One reason was because Long Chen was outstanding enough to make countless people jealous.
On the other hand, the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s scam had caused countless people to secretly hate Long Chen. Although they hadn’t suffered any losses, they had still been played for a fool.
Other than that, the peak human powers like the Violet Blood Xu family, the Immortal Dragon family, and the Human Emperor’s bloodline were all Long Chen’s mortal enemies. Eighty and a half percent wasn’t an exaggeration.
“This Mo Nian is also infamous. Now that the two of them are added together, I’m afraid it won’t be eighty-five percent.” Bai Xiaole’s mother couldn’t help but bitterly smile.
Although they had all been prepared that Long Chen would definitely be surrounded by thorns upon entering the martial arena, they had never imagined there would be so many enemies.
“Alright, don’t talk about useless things. What’s going on with the Sage Monarch Arena? Why aren’t you with us?” asked Long Chen.
Currently, Yan Wuji was trapped in the crystal coffin, and no one was looking for trouble with him. Long Chen wanted to make things clear.
“I don’t know either. We came here normally, so our situation should be the same as yours. We’re all muddled.” Mo Nian shook his head.
According to him, they had also come from all over the nine heavens. After arriving at the Sacred Emperor Prefecture, they had encountered the same situation as Long Chen and the others. They were all dumbfounded.
“I don’t know why it’s split into two worlds, but I do know one thing.” Mo Nian’s expression became solemn.
“What?”
“This is a trap,” said Mo Nian.
“Fuck, I’m not blind,” said Long Chen. He had long since seen that this wasn’t the main point.
“The most important thing is that this trap might open up an even bigger trap. It might break the current situation of the world,” said Mo Nian.
“What?”
Long Chen jumped in fright. If that really was the case, then the next trap would be too terrifying.
“What exactly happened?” asked Long Chen.
It was no wonder he had always felt as if a calamity was about to descend upon him. That intense unease didn’t come from his surroundings, but from the distant future.
“I don’t know the exact details. I investigated the terrain of the Sage Monarch Continent and found that there was something wrong with the layout.
In terms of feng shui, this was a land of treasures. It contained all the spiritual cultivator qi of the Nirvana Reincarnation Heavens, and it was endlessly growing. According to reason, this was a land of life.
“However, I noticed that someone seemed to have tampered with this treasure land. The endless chain has been infused with death energy.
This trace of death energy came from underground. However, the place that affected the fengshui layouts was too far away, and I didn’t have time to investigate it.
“In the beginning, I didn’t care. After all, this faint death energy can’t affect this place. But as soon as I entered the martial stage, I understood.
The death energy was nothing more than a catalyst. It didn’t have much power, and its purpose was to gather the bloodsoul energy of the dead experts in the arena.
The blood soul energy of the nine heavens’ creatures merged with the black monster’s aura, forming an unprecedented power.
“Right now, this martial stage is gathering this energy. As for that karmic luck pearl, it’s very likely to be the key to detonating this energy,” said Mo Nian.
“Explode this power? What does that mean? It’s going to exterminate all the living creatures in the Sacred Emperor Prefecture?” Long Chen sucked in a cold breath. Was he planning on capturing all the elites of the nine heavens?
Mo Nian shook his head. “It’s not that simple. I’ve seen the feng shui layout here. Once this power erupts, it will target a spatial gate.”
“A spatial gate?”
“It really is a spatial gate. However, that spatial gate is too far from here. Furthermore, it’s separated by a Heavenly realm barrier. I only know that it’s a spatial gate, but I don’t have the time to investigate it.
“That’s why I said the Sage Monarch Arena was nothing more than a small trap. The person who set it up should be the spatial gate,” said Mo Nian.
Long Chen’s heart pounded crazily. Who would have such a great ability to control the Sage Monarch Arena? That was practically heaven-defying.
Long Chen understood Mo Nian’s character. This fellow didn’t lie about small things, nor did he lie about big things. He wouldn’t say such things without absolute assurance.
Mo Nian continued, “Although I don’t know who the mastermind is, or what their goal is, or what the spatial gate is hiding,
However, to be able to use the lives of so many living beings to complete this plan, it was most likely not a good thing. Once the spatial gate opened, the Nine Heavens would definitely be thrown into chaos.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s disrupted. I’m just afraid that the mastermind behind the scenes has a terrifying plan. We’ll all become his chess pieces.
“So we have to think of a way to disrupt his plans. We can’t let him succeed.”
Using the lives of countless lifeforms as the price to open a huge door. This person was too brazen. Wasn’t he afraid of being attacked by a group?
“Do you think anyone on the martial stage knows about this?” asked Long Chen.
Mo Nian immediately gave him a thumbs-up. “Amazing, you even thought of that.”
Long Chen had thought of the fact that someone had been secretly setting up a tempo, intentionally provoking everyone to fight. That was why he had been suspicious.
“There’s definitely someone who knows. It’s just that no one knows who it is. They can’t just foolishly stand out.
For them to risk their lives to enter this trap, there had to be some benefits.
“That’s why we have to keep an eye on them. Once the benefits appear, we’ll snatch them. We can’t let them get away with it.
“As for that idiot from the Xu family that you beat up, I can guarantee he doesn’t know. If he did, he wouldn’t have come to exchange blows with you so early,” said Mo Nian.
“How did you know I beat him?” asked Long Chen.
“I’ve already stealthily had people search my soul. I know everything that happened here.
“Pay attention to the eight great undying families. They definitely know, or they wouldn’t be so steady and motionless.
“As for the Great Yan Dynasty, it’s hard to say. They’re extremely arrogant and don’t place anyone in their eyes. Do you know or not? They’re all like that,” said Mo Nian.
Long Chen nodded. It was just as Mo Nian had said. The eight families had always kept a low profile. Other than Long Aotian, no one else had said anything.
In fact, even Jiang Fengfei had hidden herself. After entering the martial stage, Long Chen hadn’t seen her. That was a bit odd.
It wasn’t just the eight families. There were also many terrifying experts who had been keeping a low profile. The martial stage was like a dormant volcano that could erupt at any moment. At that time, all kinds of terrifying monsters would rush out.
“Do you think the greatest benefit is the karmic luck bead?” asked Long Chen.
“It should be. The karmic luck pearl is related to the karmic luck of the nine heavens. According to reason, it shouldn’t be controlled by others.
Although there were people who could control the martial stage and borrow the power of the karmic luck beads, they could still fight for it.
“I just don’t know what will happen to the karmic luck pearl at that time. We have to keep an eye on it,” said Mo Nian.
As the two of them were talking, more dark monsters appeared on the martial stage. The various races were doing their best to kill them. In this kind of situation, there were large numbers of casualties amongst the various races. After all, killing a master with a random punch was a chaotic battlefield. Unless you were a peak expert, you would definitely die if you were alone.
“Brother!”
Just at this moment, Guo Ran and the others charged over. When they saw these Dragonblood warriors, they were incomparably excited. The Dragonblood warriors had grown from two thousand to over five thousand.
The Dragonblood warriors gathered once more, their blood boiling. Thinking back to the world-destroying battle of the Martial Heaven Continent, it felt like a lifetime had passed.
Along with Guo Ran and the others were the weaklings who had failed on the staircase, as well as the experts who had come to support Long Chen. This group of experts had an extremely large number of people, but they didn’t even have thirty percent of the true experts. So killing their way over took quite a bit of time.
“You’re still as nosy as ever.” Mo Nian shook his head at the terrified cultivators. He clearly didn’t agree with Long Chen’s actions.
Bringing these weaklings would affect the overall efficiency of their movements, and it would also slow them down. Such a method was extremely unacceptable.
“This isn’t some random matter. This is a kind of inheritance.” Long Chen smiled.
“What inheritance?” asked Mo Nian.
Long Chen solemnly said, “The Grand Emperor’s inheritance is the spiritual wealth that the five Grand Emperors gave me.
Experts should shoulder greater responsibilities. Big brother Yun Shang, big brother Qingxu, big brother Mo Li, big sister Hanwei, and big brother Zi Yang, which one of them wasn’t a peerless figure that could shock the world?
“If they didn’t care about their ‘business’, they would have long since ascended to the Immortal World and roamed the nine heavens. Even though they’ve been in the Immortal World for such a long time, fought countless battles, and encountered millions of geniuses, I’ve never seen anyone who could compare to them.
“If they didn’t care about their ‘business’, the Martial Heaven Continent would have long since disappeared. Would there still be us?”
When Long Chen mentioned the five emperors, Mo Nian’s expression became respectful. He nodded.
“Sorry, I shouldn’t have—”
BOOM!
Just as Mo Nian was feeling apologetic for his words, an explosive sound rang out. Countless people cried out in alarm as the crystal coffin that had trapped Yan Wuji was opened.
“Mo Nian, you bastard, die!”
Yan Wuji flew out of the crystal coffin, his killing intent surging.
But as soon as he appeared, everyone jumped in shock. The insufferably arrogant Yan Wuji was completely black, and his yellow robes had turned into black robes. He looked like he had just crawled out of a stove.
The moment Yan Wuji flew out of the crystal coffin, dozens of charred corpses flew out at the same time. When they saw those corpses, someone cried out in alarm:
“Primeval Flame Devil!”
Those corpses were shriveled like dry firewood. Their runes had already dimmed, but they still possessed a terrifying pressure.
“It’s a Heavenly Venerate level Flame Devil corpse!”
Some people could tell with a single glance that those corpses had already been dead for countless years. They had probably been refined into puppets.
These puppets seemed to have used up all their energy. After flying out of the crystal coffin, their bodies began to rapidly decay. In the end, they turned into dust that filled the air.
Everyone was shocked. Mo Nian’s crystal coffin had such terrifying mechanisms. Although these puppets were definitely not as strong as true Xiantian Heavenly Venerates, their combat strength was definitely not low.
Within the crystal coffin, Yan Wuji was fighting against so many flame devil puppets at the same time. Although he appeared to be in a sorry state, he wasn’t injured.
Yan Wuji flew out of the crystal coffin. The first thing he did was look at Mo Nian. His body flashed, and he shot forward like a bolt of lightning.
Hu!
The instant Yan Wuji charged over, the experts controlling the crystal coffin let out startled cries. Divine light erupted from the crystal coffin, and a terrifying force sent them flying.
The crystal coffin suddenly disappeared and reappeared in front of Mo Nian.
Originally, Yan Wuji had been charging at Mo Nian. But just as he was about to reach him, he suddenly saw the crystal coffin and his expression changed. He quickly changed directions.
He had already suffered a huge loss. The crystal coffin had its own world. If he hadn’t defeated those Flame Devil puppets, the people outside wouldn’t have been able to open it.
He was afraid of being conned. This crystal coffin was too strange. Within it, his strength had been greatly weakened.
Fortunately, he was strong enough. Even though he had been weakened, he had still managed to defeat those Flame Devil puppets.
However, now that he had suffered a setback from last time, he had grown wary of this strange crystal coffin. Dodging it, he sent a punch at Mo Nian.
Yan Wuji’s attack speed was extremely fast, and the crystal coffin was unable to move. Yan Wuji was clearly extremely confident in his own speed. His fist whistled through the air, even enveloping Long Chen. It was like he was fighting one against two.
“I’ll take care of it.”
Mo Nian was the first to speak. A spatula appeared in his hand, and he used it as a shield to block Yan Wuji’s attack.
Dang!
The sound of metal colliding rang out, and sparks flew. Mo Nian and the crystal coffin were both sent flying.
“You watch the show first and pay attention to your surroundings. I’ll play with this foolish child,” said Mo Nian.
Hu!
Mo Nian suddenly put away the crystal coffin. He was still flying back as he cursed at Yan Wuji.
“You repaying kindness with enmity! If it weren’t for me, you would still be lying in your coffin. If you continue to be so unreasonable, I’ll be serious! I’ll personally dig you out and bury you!” shouted Mo Nian.
“Fuck off!”
Yan Wuji cursed. Seeing Mo Nian put away the crystal coffin, his spirits immediately soared. He charged at Mo Nian.
“Fuck, the mouth of someone who’s eaten shit really is smelly. Just how much did you eat that day? Are you about to burp?” cursed Mo Nian.
“Die!”
Yan Wuji’s fists danced in the air like tigers. The wind from his fists caused space to tremble, and astral winds as sharp as blades appeared in the air.
When everyone saw this, they were all shocked. It had to be known that Yan Wuji still hadn’t summoned any manifestations. He was just using his most basic strength to fight. But this kind of power was something that countless Three Extremities had unleashed.
“The human emperor’s descendant is too terrifying. After killing so many flame demon puppets, he wasn’t injured at all. I estimate that he still hasn’t entered a true battle state.”
“A descendant of the Human Sovereign definitely possesses the bloodline of the Human Sovereign. With the protection of our ancestors, who knows what kind of shocking power will erupt when they go all-out?”
“Right now, the only descendants of the Human Emperor are the Grand Xia and the Great Yan. The Grand Xia has already declined, and it is said that only Xia Guhong remains.
“As for Xia Guhong, his lover died, and he was lonely his entire life. He refused to marry, and he didn’t even have a son. Now that he’s dead, the Grand Xia’s bloodline is gone.”
It was rumored that in the primordial era, the Five Emperors only had two Emperors left. The other three Emperors were heavily injured in the war, and in the end, their karmic luck declined and they were destroyed.
The Five Emperors were only left with the descendants of the Great Yan Human Emperor and the Great Xia’s Human Emperor. The only bloodline of the Great Xia was infatuation. It was both admirable and regretful.
Originally, the Human Ruler had always been the hope of the human race. When people had first learned that Yan Wuji was a noble descendant of the Human Ruler, some people had been extremely excited, thinking that the human race was finally going to have a true leader.
However, Yan Wuji’s arrogance didn’t make people feel comfortable. As for Mo Nian, he was like a shrew cursing the streets. People were speechless. No matter how strong such a person was, it was difficult to convince them.
But even if they couldn’t convince everyone, they were still filled with anticipation for the Human Emperor’s descendants. They all wanted to know just how strong the Human Emperor’s descendants were, and whether or not they had inherited the Human Emperor’s peerless divine abilities.
The Human Ruler was the supreme title of the human race. The name of the Human Ruler represented an era.
The five emperors were born in the same era, and they also ended in the same era. Although there were still the two empresses of the Grand Xia and the Great Yan, they were only descendants. They couldn’t represent the human emperors. After the five emperors, there was no longer a human emperor.
Even so, people still felt reverence for a supreme existence like the Human Ruler. They hoped to see the former glory of the Human Ruler from Yan Wuji.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Yan Wuji swung his fists, forcing Mo Nian to repeatedly retreat. Mo Nian was using that unremarkable shovel to fight as he retreated. Although it seemed Yan Wuji had the advantage, Mo Nian hadn’t used his full strength.
“What are they doing? Didn’t Yan Wuji say he was going to kill Mo Nian? Why hasn’t he used his killing move yet?” Finally, someone lost his patience. He had been waiting for this move for a long time, but it still hadn’t appeared. The two of them were starting to get bored.
“Yan Wuji is testing Mo Nian. As long as Mo Nian reveals a slight opening, Yan Wuji will release his full power. Unfortunately, Mo Nian is extremely crafty, and he is unable to lock onto Yan Wuji.
“If they can’t lock onto him, then even if Yan Wuji went all-out, Mo Nian would still be able to escape. So even if Yan Wuji went all-out, it would be useless. As a result, they can only waste their time like this,” said an elder.
Yan Wuji wanted to kill Mo Nian more than anyone else, but he was unable to lock onto Mo Nian. He had all his strength, but he was unable to use it.
As for Long Chen, he didn’t think so. He knew that Yan Wuji was just warming up. He was in his peak state, and he could release his full power at any time.
Rumble…
At this moment, the stage suddenly trembled, and the Pearl of Karmic Luck began to rapidly revolve.
“It’s finally here.”
In that instant, Long Chen’s pupils shrank. What Mo Nian had said was about to appear.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the bead of karmic luck trembled and shot out nine rays of divine light, piercing through the light barrier.
Nine huge holes appeared in the barrier. Wherever the divine light passed, any dark monsters that were struck by it were killed.
A ray of divine light flew past Long Chen and the others, almost reaching them.
Long Chen’s side didn’t encounter any danger. However, a ray of divine light pierced through the center of the devil army, instantly killing countless devil race experts.
Countless people were horrified. They had no idea what was going on. Just as they were shocked, something even more shocking happened.
Nine huge holes appeared in the barrier, and nine spatial gates appeared. The spatial gate at the very top was also twisting. This was originally the entrance to the darkness monsters, but now the endless darkness had disappeared.
Within that spatial channel, black qi was circulating, and a terrifying pressure was rapidly spreading. It was like some terrifying monster was about to appear.
Mo Nian and Yan Wuji retreated at the same time. They didn’t have the mood to continue fighting. Instead, they looked up at the ten tunnels in the sky.
Rumble…
Nine huge spatial gates slowly opened, and nine huge figures appeared. Long Chen sucked in a cold breath.
“Connate Heavenly Venerate level Dark Overlord.”
What shocked Long Chen was that these dark overlords weren’t just Xiantian Heavenly Venerates. There were also dark golden lines on their bodies.
In the Life Restricted Region, Long Chen had fought against the Dark Devil Lord. He knew just how terrifying he was.
However, there were only a few dark golden lines on the bodies of the Lords of Darkness in the Deadmire. There were hundreds of them.
Although they hadn’t even gotten close, the aura of these Dark Overlords was already enough to cause people to tremble in fear. Even breathing became difficult. In comparison, these Dark Overlords were much, much stronger than the ones in the Forbidden Life Zone. They weren’t even on the same level.
This difference was like the difference between a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate and a Houtian Heavenly Venerate. But nine of these terrifying existences had appeared at once. If they had attacked, perhaps not many people in the martial stage would have survived.
Rumble…
Just as everyone was shocked by these nine Dark Overlords, the largest passageway in the middle trembled and a figure covered the sky appeared.
“Heavens!”
When people saw that figure, even the older Heavenly Venerates felt their scalps turn numb.
That was a huge black monster. The black monsters that had appeared before were already large enough, each one of them comparable to a mountain.
In front of this black monster, they were like little dots. It was one thing if they were big, but the most terrifying thing was that all the lines on its body were dark gold without the slightest color.
Rumble…
That monster’s body was huge, and the spatial channel seemed to be unable to contain it. The space around it began to crack, and its body gradually passed through the spatial channel.
Only then did people realize that it was a huge creature with wings on its back and horns on its head.
Buzz!
Once its body was completely exposed, a berserk pressure swept out. The martial stage had been filled with countless dark monsters baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, but as soon as it appeared, those dark monsters stopped moving.
“Fuck…”
When that winged monster’s pressure descended, Long Chen was filled with shock. He almost couldn’t believe his eyes.
“How is this possible? That’s an undying expert!”
Everyone inside and outside the martial stage was shocked. This winged monster possessed an immortal aura. Its pressure caused all the experts in the martial stage to shiver.
Outside the martial stage, countless experts also stood up. They looked at this terrifying monster with terror, unable to say anything.
“This isn’t the Sage Monarch Arena! This is clearly a trap! They’re trying to kill all the heavenly geniuses!”
That’s right, even an undying expert had appeared. Who would be able to deal with such an existence? If those nine dark overlords were able to kill the experts on the martial stage, then this winged monster would have no chance of surviving.
Let alone these young disciples, even if all the experts of the previous generation joined forces, they still wouldn’t be able to receive a single slap from an undying expert.
“ROAR!”
Suddenly, nine of them roared, their silver runes lighting up. A berserk pressure descended on the world.
As soon as they appeared, they released their strongest power. Furthermore, their auras were filled with a kind of indescribable sadness, as if they wanted to die with everyone.
The nine Dark Overlords were like nine stars that released their strongest light. Killing intent poured out like a vast sea.
The nine Dark Overlords surrounded the winged monsters and slowly advanced towards the center of the stage.
“No, that winged one is a corpse!” shouted Long Chen.
The instant Long Chen shouted, comprehension appeared in Mo Nian’s eyes.
“I understand. They aren’t here to kill us. They’re just offerings. If Long Chen takes action and destroys this sacrifice, we’ll be safe.”
Hu!
Mo Nian shot forward like a shooting star.
“Our battle hasn’t even ended, and you want to run?”
Mo Nian had only just flown out when the void trembled. Yan Wuji took a step forward and smashed his fist at the back of Mo Nian’s head.
BOOM!
Mo Nian didn’t even look at him. With a swing of his shovel, he blocked Yan Wuji’s attack. Taking advantage of the momentum, he charged forward and sneered.
“Yan Wuji, you piece of shit-eating bastard! So you’re the mastermind behind this plot! You’re trying to con everyone on the martial stage to death!”
“Fuck off!”
Yan Wuji cursed furiously. He once more charged at Mo Nian.
“If it wasn’t for your trap, why would you stop me from destroying this sacrifice? I’ve long since seen that you aren’t a good person, but I never imagined you would be so vicious. Other than eating shit, people like you won’t have a good ending.”
Mo Nian didn’t bother fighting Yan Wuji. As he spoke, he rapidly approached the descending dark race experts.
Mo Nian’s shout shocked and infuriated countless people. If it really was as Mo Nian had said, then Yan Wuji was too vicious.
Although the majority of people didn’t know who Mo Nian and Yan Wuji were, they were still willing to believe in Mo Nian. After all, Mo Nian wanted to destroy this slaughter, and Yan Wuji was stopping him.
Buzz!
Just as Yan Wuji was chasing Mo Nian, Long Chen also moved. A spatial gate appeared beside him. But as soon as he moved, a sharp Sword Qi shot toward his vitals.
Long Chen knew that someone would definitely stop him. That Sword Qi was incomparably sharp, fast, and vicious. Its target was his vitals.
BOOM!
Long Chen stopped and punched out. That Sword Qi shattered and qi waves surged out. Long Chen saw a young man with a sword on his back.
That man was tall and slender, wearing luxurious robes and a jade belt. His bearing was extraordinary, and he could be considered handsome. However, he had an air of disdain. He stood in the air, icily looking at Long Chen.
“You’re Long Chen, right? I, Ye Wuchen, am from the immortal family’s Ye family. Draw your saber. I won’t kill those who aren’t prepared.”
That man was precisely the peerless genius of the Ye family, Ye Wuchen. He icily looked at Long Chen and issued a challenge.
“It seems the mastermind isn’t just the Yan family. Even the Ye family wants to stop us. That’s interesting.” Long Chen narrowed his eyes. It seemed things were more complicated than he had imagined.
However, Long Chen hadn’t expected that the ones stopping him would be the human race and not the other races’ experts.
Countless experts were shocked to see someone block Long Chen. Could it be that the immortal family was also the mastermind?
Ye Wuchen sneered, “What’s the point of a thief shouting ‘catch the thief’? Do you think everyone in the world is an idiot and you’re the only one smart?”
“Oh? Then let me hear your reason for attacking me,” said Long Chen indifferently.
Although the nine spatial gates were opening very slowly, if it really was as Mo Nian had said, then it would require a certain amount of time to open. Long Chen wasn’t in a hurry. He wanted to get to the bottom of this.
“Hahaha, Long Chen, don’t you know what you are? You and Mo Nian are jackals of the same tribe. One digs graves, one swindles others, one steals the dead, one steals the treasures of the living. Only you can believe your own words!” sneered Ye Wuchen.
As soon as Ye Wuchen’s words left his mouth, many of the human experts began to whisper amongst themselves.
“Long Chen really isn’t a good person. He continuously robbed the Dragon Soaring Trading Company and used them to trick countless people into participating in that auction.”
“That Mo Nian is even more of an idiot. Can’t you see that he’s wanted everywhere in the Sage Monarch Continent? He’s robbing tombs and digging up graves.”
“Long Chen even found an excuse to expel the experts who went to the Lingxiao Academy. He refused to share the academy’s results. He’s a traitor.”
Countless people were whispering amongst themselves, but their voices weren’t soft. It was like they were afraid others wouldn’t know, and so they intentionally spread their voices far away.
Hearing this, Long Chen smiled. He didn’t say anything, but he already had a general idea.
Ye Wuchen had come out because he had been prepared. Long Chen didn’t expose him. He quietly watched him, waiting for him to continue.
“The two of you are infamous, but you want to pour your dirty water on others? How sinister.
“This is the Sage Monarch Arena. Everything is decided by the dao of heaven. What you’re doing is breaking the rules.
“At that time, if the Heavenly Dao collapses and the martial stage is destroyed, everyone here will die. Tell me, what are your intentions?”
Ye Wuchen’s voice grew louder. Countless people heard his words and looked at Long Chen and the others with killing intent.
“Long Chen, you have too many enemies. You know you can’t escape, so you want to die with everyone!” shouted one of the sea demons.
“I understand. Most of the powers here have enmity with you. They know we won’t let you leave alive, so they want to bring us along,” roared one of the devil race’s people.
“Dammit, our Blood race has an irreconcilable enmity with you. Since that’s the case, we’ll kill you first.”
“Our Netherworld is also Long Chen’s mortal enemy. If you dare collude with Wu Tian, that’s a capital offense. Long Chen, since you’re so vicious, then don’t say anything. I’ll kill you first.”
“You tricked me into giving you a priceless treasure. You’ve gone too far, and my Ghost Dao won’t rest until you’re dead. Long Chen, if you want to die sooner, I’ll help you.” Unexpectedly, the Ghost Dao existence that had been tricked by Long Chen at the auction house also appeared.
“No matter what tricks you play, my Darknight race will accompany you to the end. But if you want to drag us down with you, you can dream on!” said the Darknight leader.
Only then did people realize that Long Chen’s enemies covered the martial stage. Even the majority of the human race had grievances with him. Ye Wuchen’s words had pushed Long Chen to the peak of the storm.
Behind Long Chen, countless experts’ expressions also changed. Many of them weren’t familiar with Long Chen. Now that someone had pointed out that Long Chen had ulterior motives, they began to suspect him.
“We’re only targeting Long Chen, not implicating the innocent. Since you haven’t seen Long Chen’s true face, I’ll give you one chance.
“Now that we’ve left Long Chen and returned to the human race, we can act as if nothing had happened.
“This is your last chance to choose. If you miss it, don’t blame others for being merciless when the battle starts.” Ye Wuchen immediately shouted upon seeing the disturbance behind Long Chen.
As he spoke, the human experts opened up a path for them. Countless people were moved.
Long Chen turned back to them. “Here, there are people I saved, as well as people who saved me. Those I saved, you can leave at any time. I, Long Chen, only saved you with a slight effort. I don’t ask for anything in return.
“But those who saved me, I hope you can stay behind. In such a dangerous situation, you were able to stand out and support me. That is enough to prove your righteousness and hot blood.
“I believe that you saved me without asking for anything in return. We’re the same kind of people. Since you trusted me once, you can trust me a second time, right?” said Long Chen.
Long Chen’s words were extremely sincere. Countless people looked at him, their blood boiling. They felt that suspecting Long Chen was a sin.
“Brother Long Chen, we trust you! You’re definitely not that kind of person!”
“Don’t believe him! He’s a swindler! Everyone, run! If you don’t, you’ll die with him!”
“Hu la…”
Following that person’s shout, countless people rushed out from behind Long Chen. Tens of millions of cultivators left, and Long Chen’s group shrank by half.
The Dragonblood warriors were all ashen. Those people who had fled were the ones they had saved from the staircase. These people were too much. If they wanted to leave, so be it. But they were still trying to smear Long Chen’s name.
But very quickly, the commotion stopped. Those who had to leave had left, while those who stayed had firm gazes.
“You really are a group of idiots. Since you want to die, then don’t blame others.” Ye Wuchen sneered when he saw that there were still many people who trusted Long Chen.
“Hahaha…”
As for Long Chen, he laughed, his laughter filled with delight.
“Excellent. Not a single one of my brothers left. I, Long Chen, thank you.” Long Chen cupped his fists to these people. What moved him was that not a single one of them left. They chose to trust him again.
As for those people who had been saved, there were also some who had stayed behind. Although they weren’t many, their eyes were filled with trust for Long Chen. That trust made Long Chen feel like he had endless power.
“Thank them and drag them into the abyss of death? Long Chen, you really are evil,” sneered Ye Wuchen.
Buzz!
Suddenly, without any warning, Long Chen appeared in front of Ye Wuchen like a ghost and viciously slapped him across the face.
Pa!
Ye Wuchen was sent flying like a shooting star. Long Chen’s shout was like the roar of a god, spreading to every corner of the world.
“Words are useless. Today, I, Long Chen, will break this trap. If gods block me, I will kill gods; if devils block me, I will slaughter devils. Come, let’s begin the final battle!”
Long Chen’s voice shook heaven and earth, bringing with it a domineering air.
His voice contained an undefeatable will. It was like the decree of the ruler of the nine heavens, one that could reach the nine heavens and send down nine springs. Even the heavens and ten thousand worlds would tremble.
Long Chen’s furious shout caused countless experts’ expressions to change. That was especially true of the older generation.
“What a powerful will. It’s so strong that even the heavens have to listen to it. What a terrifying Life Providence.”
The older generation’s experts all knew that the stronger a person’s will was, the more they would be rejected by the Heavenly Daos. That was because under the Heavenly Daos, all laws would become one, and no one’s will could surpass the Heavenly Daos.
The Heavenly Daos could only be obeyed, not defied. That was common knowledge in the cultivation world. But Long Chen’s furious shout was a sound that suppressed the Heavenly Daos, causing countless people’s expressions to change.
People were shocked by Long Chen’s Life Matrix. The Heavenly Daos definitely wouldn’t allow such a will to exist. For him to live until now, his Life Matrix had to be shockingly tough.
Only the experts of the older generation understood just how terrifying Long Chen’s Life Providence was. As for the experts on the martial stage, they didn’t care about Long Chen’s voice, as it had caused the Heavenly Daos to change.
In the face of Long Chen’s furious shout, countless people didn’t think much of it. Instead, they looked at him disdainfully. At this time, Long Chen was flustered and exasperated, and it seemed he was just bluffing.
But Long Chen’s expression also caused countless people to think that Ye Wuchen’s words were correct. Long Chen had only flown into a rage out of humiliation after being exposed.
“Long Chen, today you and I will fight to the death!”
Just at this moment, Ye Wuchen’s roar rang out. He was sent flying by Long Chen’s slap. He had only just stabilized himself when his face twisted.
Long Chen’s slap had been very powerful, but Ye Wuchen’s divine light hadn’t been able to heavily injure him. But this attack wasn’t very powerful, and it was extremely insulting. He immediately went crazy.
In the face of Ye Wuchen’s challenge, Long Chen ignored it. He icily said to everyone on the martial stage:
“Those who believe in me don’t need to say anything more. Those who don’t believe in me don’t need to say anything more. I, Long Chen, cultivate with all my might. I don’t fear mountains of corpses, seas of blood, mountains of blades, and oil. I’m doing this to protect the people I want to protect.
“I don’t care what you think. I want to protect the people I want to protect. I have to break this trap.
“I, Long Chen, am not a saint. I don’t have a compassionate heart. I won’t explain anything to you. I just want to tell you that I’ve broken this trap. Those who block me will die!”
BOOM!
Suddenly, the space beneath Long Chen’s feet exploded, and he shot forward like a bolt of lightning. He arrived at the edge of a pillar of light, where a dark overlord was roaring furiously. That was Long Chen’s target.
“You’re the one who should die, you deluded idiot.”
Suddenly, a sinister wind blew, and black mist filled the air. A ghost-like figure appeared, a black claw slashing at Long Chen. It was the Ghost Dao creature.
That Ghost Dao lifeform was illusory, as if it didn’t have a physical body. No one knew how it had come to be, and its attacks were extremely crafty.
Buzz!
Long Chen knew these people wouldn’t let him destroy the formation. He snorted and golden light erupted from his right hand. Dragon scales appeared on his hand, forming a dragon claw.
BOOM!
The golden dragon claw collided with the black claw. Golden light and black mist erupted, and a huge shockwave rippled out. Long Chen and the ghost cultivator both groaned and retreated. Their attacks were evenly matched, and neither of them had the advantage.
Rumble…
The two of them split apart. Ripples erupted from the two of them, spreading out like an avalanche. Space trembled, and a berserk energy directly blew apart the dark monsters in the air. The martial stage was completely empty.
“Die!”
Long Chen had only just exchanged a single blow with the ghost cultivator when a ray of Sword Qi shot out from behind him. It was Ye Wuchen.
“Despicable!”
Yue Zifeng couldn’t help but snort. Ye Wuchen was also a sword cultivator, and a powerful one at that.
But both times he had attacked, it had been a sneak attack. This time, he had taken advantage of the fact that Long Chen’s blood was still in a sluggish state to launch a sneak attack.
If it had been any other expert who had launched a sneak attack, it would have been understandable. But Ye Wuchen was a sword cultivator, and yet he had used such a despicable method. That made Yue Zifeng feel contempt.
Buzz!
Long Chen spun, his dragon claw slashing down on Ye Wuchen’s sword. Countless people let out startled cries. Most of them had thought Long Chen would dodge this attack, but they hadn’t expected him to take it head-on. That way, he would definitely suffer.
After all, Long Chen had just exchanged a single blow with the Ghost Dao lifeform. He had only just used his old strength, and he hadn’t used his new strength yet. Furthermore, he had been forced to hastily block it. That was a taboo.
As for Ye Wuchen, he had been accumulating power for a long time and was in his peak state. Was Long Chen being a bit too arrogant?
Buzz!
In front of everyone’s eyes, Long Chen’s dragon claw had already struck the sword. But what no one had expected was that there was no qi wave. Instead, with a strange sound, Long Chen’s claw changed from grabbing to pulling.
Then, people saw that Ye Wuchen was like a shooting star, charging straight at the Dark Lord.
“What?”
People were startled. They hadn’t expected Long Chen’s attack to be a feint, borrowing the power of the attack to tilt Ye Wuchen.
It had to be known that borrowing power to fight was very common amongst ordinary cultivators. But amongst true experts, there were very few who would use it. That was because the risk was too great. In a battle between experts, it was easy to see through everything. Once someone saw through their moves, it was equivalent to giving their life to their enemies.
Amidst everyone’s cries, Ye Wuchen’s expression changed. He had never dreamed that Long Chen would change his move so quickly. He had been tricked.
The most hateful thing was that he couldn’t help charging at the pillar of light. He couldn’t withdraw all his power. Furthermore, Long Chen had also given him a portion of his power. Right now, he could only watch as he stabbed at the Dark Lord.
BOOM!
With an explosive sound, the light pillar suddenly caved in. Ye Wuchen’s incomparably sharp sword was actually unable to pierce through the dark light pillar.
Pu!
Ye Wuchen spat out a mouthful of blood. As the light beam trembled, he was actually bounced back. The instant he bounced back, all his clothes exploded. He was in an extremely sorry state.
Everyone was shocked. Ye Wuchen’s full-strength attack had actually bounced back just like that. That extremely weak light pillar hadn’t received the slightest bit of damage.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, a crystal coffin smashed into the pillar of light. It was Mo Nian’s attack. But at the same time, the pillar of light didn’t budge. Cracks appeared on the crystal coffin.
“Long Chen, this is troublesome.” Mo Nian’s expression changed.
“How?”
Receiving Mo Nian’s message, Long Chen’s heart jumped.
“I’ve underestimated this formation. The Saint Ruler Prefecture is just the eye of the formation, but the entire formation might extend to the entire Nirvana Sky.
“This is a grand formation that connects the heavens above and the earth below. My crystal coffin is an immortal weapon, but it’s unable to do anything to it. Furthermore, the backlash is too terrifying, causing my weapon to be damaged.
“Our cultivation bases aren’t high enough, and we’re unable to bring out the true power of an immortal weapon. Even if no one tries to stop us, we won’t be able to shake the formation,” said Mo Nian.
Right now, he was fighting with Yan Wuji. The crystal coffin had already been put away by him, and the damage to it made his heart ache.
He hadn’t expected this formation to be so terrifying. Even his immortal weapon had been destroyed.
Long Chen was also startled. If even an immortal weapon couldn’t do anything to the formation, then there was nothing they could do. Unless an immortal expert personally controlled an immortal weapon, there was no way to break it.
“Could it be that I have to use the Heaven Earth Cauldron?”
Long Chen grumbled inside. If he really did use the Heaven Earth Cauldron, he wouldn’t be able to rest. With the ten primal chaos divine items in his hands, there were too many people who were jealous of him. He might not be able to leave the Sacred Emperor Prefecture alive.
Just as Long Chen was hesitating, a voice rang out. “Big brother Long Chen, let me try.”
It was Dong Mingyu’s voice. Long Chen immediately thought of the mysterious dagger in Dong Mingyu’s hand, the treasure he had taken out of the Netherworld River.
“No, your defense isn’t good enough. You might not be able to endure the backlash from the formation. Let me handle it. Give me the dagger,” said Long Chen.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the space around Long Chen changed. Long Chen’s heart shook and a dagger appeared in his hand.
Long Chen’s heart pounded wildly. It seemed Dong Mingyu was right beside him, but he didn’t even know about it.
Originally, Dong Mingyu had gone with Meng Qi, Yu Qingxuan, Tang Wan-er, and the others to help Chu Yao and Liu Ruyan. But at some unknown point, she had already arrived by his side. As for Long Chen, he hadn’t noticed it at all.
He wasn’t the only one who hadn’t sensed it. Even the Ghost Dao lifeforms attacking him, as well as Ye Wuchen, were completely unaware. Dong Mingyu’s stealth technique was truly too terrifying.
Dang!
With a wave of his dragon claw, the void exploded, colliding with the ghost creature’s claw again. This time, sparks flew, and a metallic ringing rang out.
The two of them once more clashed. It seemed Long Chen wasn’t a match for him. He shot back like a shooting star, smashing into the pillar of light. Furthermore, from the looks of it, it was no weaker than Ye Wuchen’s attack.
Originally, Ye Wuchen had been prepared to attack again, but when he saw this scene, he was stunned. He wasn’t the only one. Even the ghost cultivator was stunned.
In front of everyone’s shocked gazes, Long Chen ruthlessly smashed into the light pillar. Ye Wuchen’s eyes were filled with delight at his misfortune. Only he knew just how terrifying the backlash of that light pillar was.
Just as Long Chen was about to collide with the light pillar, golden dragon scales covered his entire body. At the same time, a pitch-black dagger appeared in his hand, and he slashed it at the light pillar.
Bang!
The black divine light tore apart the light pillar. The light pillar that Ye Wuchen and Mo Nian were unable to break was extremely weak in front of the black dagger.
The instant the pillar of light was torn apart, Long Chen’s expression changed. The wings on his back suddenly lit up, releasing a sun-like divine light. He retreated as fast as he could.
BOOM!
The instant the pillar of light was torn apart, it was like a volcano that had been accumulating for hundreds of millions of years had been pierced through. Endless energy finally found an outlet, and violent waves shot out.
Just as Long Chen was about to attack the pillar of light, the Dark Overlord was forced out by the current.
Its body was as large as a mountain, and its body was like a meteorite shooting out.
Long Chen dodged as fast as he could, dodging by a hair’s breadth. But that whistling wind caused his face to hurt.
Hu!
The ghost cultivator’s expression completely changed. He turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared. As soon as he disappeared, the Dark Lord charged over.
Pu pu pu…
The ghost cultivator dodged to the side, but the experts behind him suffered. The Dark Lord flew over, and countless experts were blown to bits.
The Dark Lord’s body pierced through half of the stage. The Blood and Devil experts were the most unlucky. Their group had been cut in half by the Dark Lord.
BOOM!
The Dark Lord smashed into the edge of the barrier. The immense force caused the entire barrier to rumble. Countless people felt a stabbing pain in their eardrums as blood flowed out. They were unable to hear anything else.
“ROAR!”
The Dark Devil Lord seemed to be dizzy from the shock. When he saw what was happening around him, he suddenly let out a heaven-shaking roar.
The Dark Lord’s body was as large as a furious vajra. Countless experts were unable to dodge in time and were smashed to pieces.
In that instant, countless people panicked. This was a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate level existence. Ordinary people were no match for him, and they all fled.
“Long Chen, you damnable bastard, you’re killing us all!” cursed someone as they fled.
As for the Dark Lord, he didn’t care about that. His eyes were scarlet, and he seemed to have gone crazy as he chased after them.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the Dark Overlord’s body shook, and a black lotus appeared in front of him.
Hu!
The Dark Lord’s body was huge, but in front of the Heaven Shrouding Lotus, he seemed so small. He was instantly enveloped by the lotus.
Pu!
The Dark Overlord roared furiously. Its sharp claws pierced through the lotus leaf, tearing it apart.
However, it had only just torn apart the lotus leaf, and before it could completely struggle free, the second lotus leaf fell down. The lotus leaf was like a net of silk, firmly binding it.
Then a third, fourth, fifth… In the blink of an eye, eighteen lotus leaves fell, wrapping around the Dark Lord. The Dark Lord struggled wildly, and the lotus leaves cracked from time to time.
However, once it reached the tenth wave, it could only wriggle within the lotus leaf and could no longer tear it apart. After the eighteenth wave, the Dark Lord seemed to have been completely sealed and could no longer move.
Rumble rumble rumble…
At this moment, a strange sound rang out. It was as if a ferocious beast was swallowing juice, making one’s hair stand on end.
Splash!
The lotus leaves slowly opened, one by one, until the eighteenth lotus leaf was completely opened.
Clang, clang, clang…
People saw that the Dark Lord had already disappeared, replaced by a pile of bones. They crashed into the barrier, emitting a strange sound. At that moment, everyone’s scalps turned numb as they looked at the Heaven Shrouding Devil Lotus.
Hu!
The Heaven Shrouding Devil Lotus vanished, transforming into a woman. That woman was precisely the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus race’s peerless genius, Lian Wuying.
There was still blood on the corner of Lian Wuying’s mouth. Her aura had become even more terrifying. Devilish light flashed in her eyes, and a bloodthirsty smile appeared on her face.
“It’s time to end this farce. The Undying bloodline’s people, kill Long Chen and everyone related to him.”
Lian Wuying directly issued an order. Millions of Undead experts surged toward Long Chen.
Lian Wuying had personally taken action, using absolute power to kill a terrifying Dark Lord.
Most shocking of all was that she directly ordered the Undying race’s experts to charge in Long Chen’s direction.
Rumble…
Billions of Undead experts rushed out like a torrent. The Undead were the first to launch a large-scale war.
Rumble…
The instant Lian Wuying gave the order, Liu Ruyan’s side also moved. The Undead Willow tribe’s group also charged at Long Chen.
However, what was strange was that Ruyan didn’t lead her army to stop Lian Wuying. Instead, she flew alongside him.
“Warriors of the devil race, Long Chen is covered in the blood of my devil race. He is an enemy of my devil race. Whoever kills him will become a true warrior of the devil race.”
Some devil experts shouted, and the devil army also moved. Although the devil army was heavily injured, there were too many of them.
“Blood race warriors, it’s time to take revenge for our clansmen. Kill to your heart’s content!”
The Blood Tribe powerful beings also moved.
“Long Chen is Wu Tian’s brother. Whoever can take his head will receive the Netherworld King’s favor. Now it’ll be up to who has the ability.”
The Netherworld elites also roared as they charged over.
“Warriors of the Darknight race, your goal is there. Long Chen’s head is mine. As for the others’ heads, you can harvest them as you please.”
After saying that, she and the hundreds of thousands of Darknight experts vanished into thin air.
“Long Chen’s life belongs to my sea demon race. We can’t let other races take the lead. It’s time for my sea demon race to rise. Warriors, it’s time for this world to once more recognize our sea demon race.”
The sea demons also roared. In truth, countless sea demons had already charged at Long Chen.
In that instant, enemies charged at Long Chen from all directions. Long Chen had instantly become the target of everyone’s attacks.
“How could this be? Why are they all targeting Long Chen?!” Bai Zhantang was both shocked and infuriated.
“That’s because only Long Chen has the ability to destroy the pillar of light. They have to kill him as quickly as possible.”
“Could it be that they…”
Bai Zhantang was shocked. These people were using the banner of hatred to cover up the truth. In other words, the people who had ordered and secretly encouraged them all knew of this plot.
“They’re in danger!”
Bai Shishi’s mother’s hands were covered in sweat. Long Chen and the others had to handle the enemies of all the races.
“Hahaha…”
When all the enemies charged at Long Chen, Long Chen raised his head and laughed, his laughter filled with arrogance and domineeringness.
“A bunch of idiots. They don’t even realize they were being used. Let’s not waste any more words. Let’s use our weapons to talk!”
Long Chen turned to look at those familiar faces.
“Brothers, from the Martial Heaven Continent, we came together because of slaughter. Now, we’ve once more gathered because of slaughter.
“I know that we were born to kill. We used our divine weapons to cut off all the injustice in the world.
“Other people view us as chess pieces, ants, and idiots. But we know that living like ants should have the will of a swan. Life is more tenacious than paper.
“We have parents and brothers. In their eyes, we are definitely not ants. We are the bright moon in their hearts.
“Without us, their world will sink into darkness. So, we cherish our lives more than anyone else.
“And it’s precisely because we treasure our lives that we have to risk our lives. Only by cultivating with our lives on the line and slaughtering our enemies can we live, allowing us to live with dignity.
“Brothers, open your throats and roar to your heart’s content. Draw your weapons and slaughter to your heart’s content.
“On the battlefield, there is no right or wrong. There is only victory and defeat and life and death. Anyone who wants to take away our lives is our enemy. We can only face one word: kill!”
Long Chen’s voice grew louder. In the end, it was like thunder, shaking the heavens.
That final word, ‘kill’, caused the entire world to darken. The sky was covered in a layer of blood.
The entire world turned scarlet. Whether it was inside or outside the martial stage, it seemed as if the scent of blood was rising.
“Die!”
“Die!”
“Die!”
The Dragonblood warriors all took out their weapons. Their furious roars resonated with Long Chen’s voice. At that moment, it was like their souls were tightly connected.
“Die!”
“Die!”
“Die!”
The Dragonblood warriors weren’t the only ones cheering. There were also the Star River Sect, the Lingxiao Academy, the Battle God Hall, and the heavenly geniuses supporting Long Chen.
Long Chen’s words caused their blood to boil. At this time, they didn’t feel any fear, but endless battle intent.
At that moment, death was no longer able to intimidate them. Their hot blood was boiling, and it was like only slaughter could release their passion.
Buzz!
Just as Long Chen was passionately raising his morale, a sword shot toward him. The whistling wind caused the entire martial stage to shake.
It was Ye Wuchen. This time, the manifestation behind Ye Wuchen’s back trembled, and his blood energy soared into the sky. Three-colored divine light circulated, and his aura instantly multiplied by dozens of times.
Obviously, Ye Wuchen was no longer hiding his strength. He was going all-out to kill Long Chen.
On the other side, the void twisted, and the illusory Ghost Dao expert appeared. Behind him, a huge bone diagram appeared.
As soon as that diagram appeared, ghost qi filled the air, and the howls of ghosts rang out. In that instant, that ghost Dao lifeform’s aura erupted like a volcano.
BOOM!
As he clawed out, the skeleton in his vision suddenly trembled, and a white bone claw slashed through the air.
Thousands of claw-images appeared in the air.
“Ten Thousand Claws As One!”
Suddenly, the ghost creature let out a shout, and the thousands of claw images merged into one, forming a white bone claw the size of a normal hand.
When the white bone claw shrank, there was no sound of it breaking through the air. At that moment, the world was deathly silent, as if it was the calm before death.
In the face of the ghost cultivator and Ye Wuchen attacking at the same time, Long Chen slowly turned around, as if he couldn’t see their attacks.
“This world needs to be revered. Only a power that makes people revered can make people revered. Dragon King Battle Armor!”
BOOM!
A seven-colored divine ring appeared behind Long Chen, and a dragon’s roar resounded throughout heaven and earth. Long Chen’s 108,000 dragon scales lit up like the sun.
Long Chen’s qi and blood were ignited, and a berserk energy erupted from him. A golden sphere rapidly grew.
BOOM!
The attacks from Ye Wuchen and the Ghost Dao lifeform collided with the sphere of light and exploded. The sphere of light wasn’t obstructed in the slightest and spread in all directions.
Everyone was shocked.
“What? Ye Wuchen and that Ghost Dao expert’s attacks were destroyed by Long Chen’s aura?”
Long Chen had only released his aura, but he had directly shattered their powerful attacks. This scene was too shocking.
Rumble…
Long Chen’s qi and blood surged, and ripples spread out. It was like he was in the eye of a storm. Violent astral winds caused the entire martial stage to rumble.
Ye Wuchen and the ghost cultivator were the closest to Long Chen, and they were forced back by the astral winds.
Ka ka…
Cracking sounds came from the space beneath their feet. They tried their best to stabilize themselves, but they were still forced back.
The current Long Chen was like a dragon looking down arrogantly on Gan Kun. A huge figure was wriggling within his divine ring.
It was a golden dragon. However, it was too large, and people could only see a portion of its body through the divine ring.
Just at this moment, the armies of the various races arrived. They were given a fright by Long Chen’s aura and involuntarily slowed down.
“Don’t be afraid! We’ll crush them like thunder!” shouted one of the experts.
Following his shout, the experts of the various races surged toward Long Chen. Long Chen suddenly let out a long cry in the face of these experts.
“Dragon Howl of the Nine Heavens!”
At the same time, a dragon roar rang out from the divine ring behind Long Chen, merging with his roar. That sound seemed to have come from the primal chaos era, bringing with it endless time and a berserk killing intent.
Buzz buzz buzz buzz…
Following Long Chen’s roar, sound waves surged out in front of him.
“Not good…”
When they saw the formless sound transforming into waves that caused space to twist and collapse, some people’s expressions changed and they hastily retreated.
Pu pu pu…
Wherever that sound wave passed, countless experts exploded, turning to dust. Any experts that were enveloped by that sound wave, regardless of race, were killed.
Everyone was horrified. They had never seen such a terrifying sound attack. Even Chosen had no ability to resist.
The experts from the various races were in chaos. The people in front were retreating, while the people behind were still charging forward because they hadn’t seen what was happening. As a result, the people charging forward and retreating collided, unable to advance or retreat. They were instantly drowned by the sound waves.
Pu pu pu…
Countless people were crushed by the sound waves. At that moment, the martial stage was completely scarlet. It was unknown just how many experts had died to Long Chen’s roar.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, a huge lotus appeared in the air. Hundreds of thousands of devil eye water lotus experts appeared, using their true forms to block Long Chen’s dragon roar.
Bang!
When the sound wave collided with the lotus leaf, it exploded. Even the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus tribe was unable to block this attack.
But when Long Chen’s sound waves were blocked like this, their power immediately weakened. Although there were still sound waves surging forward, they were no longer that lethal.
“You dare to be so arrogant with your insignificant skills? Let me test you!”
The Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus tribe’s experts worked together to resist Long Chen’s dragon roar. Lian Wuying jumped out of the crowd, and a manifestation appeared behind her. A Heaven Shrouding Sleeping Lotus appeared in the boundless immortal pond.
“Hu!”
The Heaven Shrouding Sleeping Lotus lit up, and she instantly crossed the battlefield. A strange weapon appeared in her hand. It was a lotus seedpod, and it shone with five-colored divine light as it smashed toward Long Chen.
Rumble…
When her lotus seed pod smashed down, the void split apart, forming a long ditch. The five-colored divine light contained the power of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. It was practically apocalyptic.
“Although you aren’t human, you still need to understand respect.”
Long Chen snorted and didn’t dodge. His five fingers were like hooks as he grabbed at the five-colored lotus.
BOOM!
Five-colored divine light surged, and heaven and earth shook. As the qi waves intersected, people were horrified to see that Long Chen was actually firmly holding onto Lian Wuying’s five-colored lotus.
Seeing the surging qi waves and the flying runes, everyone was horrified.
“What level of power is this?” Even Xiantian Heavenly Venerates were shocked.
No one dared to question Lian Wuying’s strength. It had to be known that she was able to single-handedly defeat the Dark Lord and easily kill him.
As for her Five-Colored Lotus Flower, even her Heavenly Dao was crumbling. It could be seen just how terrifying this attack was. As a result, Long Chen managed to block it.
Lian Wuying’s expression didn’t change. The manifestation behind him shook as he tried to snatch it back.
Ka ka ka…
The two of them were covered in spiderweb-like cracks. They were like ice that was about to collapse at any moment.
Lian Wuying tried to pull back his weapon, but Long Chen didn’t budge. The five-colored lotus seed head seemed to be in his hand.
“Long Chen, this Lian Wuying is mine.”
At this time, Ruyan’s voice rang out from behind Long Chen. She had already brought the Undying race’s experts to his side. His group immediately grew much larger.
“Who she is isn’t important. What’s important is that you protect my brothers.” Long Chen didn’t even look back.
“Why?!” Ruyan raged.
“Because we’re the closest companions,” said Long Chen.
Ruyan’s expression immediately became odd.
“Only a ghost would be your closest companion.”
However, no one else came forward. Although she wanted to personally fight with Lian Wuying, she could only endure.
“Those who are willing to sacrifice their lives to help me are my brothers and sisters. If they are willing to sacrifice their lives for me, then I, Long Chen, am willing to risk my life for them. Please.” Long Chen’s voice became soft, containing a trace of pleading.
Those experts who had come to support Long Chen were moved. Only now did they realize that with Long Chen’s strength, there was no need for them to save him.
As for Long Chen’s words, “If they are willing to sacrifice their lives for me, then I, Long Chen, am also willing to risk my life for them.” It struck the softest part of their hearts. They felt that even if they had to die for Long Chen, they would be willing.
Liu Ruyan was startled. In all her years of knowing Long Chen, this was the first time she had heard him speak to her in such a manner. Her heart softened.
Ruyan replied. "Don’t worry, I will protect them.”
Hearing her reply, Long Chen immediately relaxed. But at this moment, a violet sword pierced through the sky and stabbed into his body.
BOOM!
Long Chen released the five-colored lotus and shot back like a shooting star.
“Xu Yifeng.”
Guo Ran and the others were infuriated. This person was the Xu family’s heavenly genius who had disappeared for half a day. This sudden attack had come without any warning, and Long Chen had actually been struck.
“Stop him!”
Suddenly, someone screamed.
People saw that Long Chen had been sent flying toward another pillar of light.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, Long Chen slashed his black dagger at the pillar of light.
No one had expected that despite being surrounded by so many people, Long Chen wasn’t thinking about how to break through. Instead, he was thinking about how to destroy the pillar of light.
Furthermore, Long Chen borrowed Xu Yifeng’s attack to fly away. By the time people reacted, Long Chen had already arrived in front of the pillar of light.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s black dagger slashed down on the pillar of light, causing a huge explosion. The pillar of light was torn apart, and a torrent of divine light poured out. The Dark Lord was forced out.
Rumble…
The pillar of light shot out like a bolt of lightning. This time, Long Chen was prepared. That opening was right in front of the enemies.
“Get out of the way!”
Someone cried out in alarm. However, the Dark Overlord was already crashing down like a meteor. Its huge body blocked everyone’s vision.
BOOM!
Countless experts were blown apart by the wind. But as soon as they charged into the center of the crowd, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out.
The Dark Lord crashed into an even larger figure. It was a huge black tortoise. When the Dark Lord crashed into the tortoise shell, the huge force sent him tumbling back.
As for the black tortoise, it also did a few somersaults in the air. But there wasn’t the slightest mark on its shell. It was clearly extremely hard. It was definitely an immortal weapon.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the black tortoise opened its mouth and viciously bit down on the Dark Lord.
But just as the Xuan Turtle was about to bite the Dark Lord, a Heaven Shrouding Lotus Leaf enveloped him.
“Lian Wuying, that’s mine…”
The Xuan Turtle expert roared.
“Whoever gets it will get it.”
Under Lian Wuying’s cold laughter, Lianye suddenly pulled the Dark Overlord over. The black tortoise missed its bite and was immediately enraged.
“Hahaha…”
Lotus leaves fell like dumplings, wrapping around the Dark Lord, not giving it any chance to struggle.
Perhaps it was because the Dark Lord hadn’t recovered from that terrifying collision. He didn’t have the slightest ability to fight back against Lian Wuying.
“Hu la!”
When the lotus leaf was opened, the Dark Overlord had already disappeared, leaving behind only a pile of bones.
“Lian Wuying, you’re courting death…”
The Xuan Turtle race expert was infuriated. His prey had been snatched away.
As for Lian Wuying, after devouring another Dark Lord, her aura instantly became even stronger. She, who was at the peak of the Immortal King Realm, seemed to be on the verge of breaking through.
Lian Wuying ignored him. Instead, he looked at Long Chen. At this time, Long Chen was like a bolt of lightning, charging at a distant pillar of light.
“Stop him! Two of the nine pillars have been broken. If we break another one, the formation will lose its balance!” someone cried out.
Buzz!
Suddenly, space trembled, and a violet-gold bell smashed toward Long Chen, blocking his path.
That bell’s violet qi was the Violet Blood Tribe’s immortal weapon. It was Xu Xin’er. She had immediately brought out her immortal weapon, looking like she would fight Long Chen to the end.
Long Chen snorted. He could tell with a single glance that although the violet bell appeared fierce, it was actually holding back. Xu Xin’er was extremely crafty, and this attack of hers was just a trick.
If Long Chen tried to block or counterattack, she would immediately take back the violet-gold bell. She didn’t want to fight him head-on. She just wanted to stop him.
Long Chen’s momentum didn’t change. He pointed his black dagger at the violet-gold bell.
Buzz!
Just as Long Chen had expected, Xu Xin’er didn’t dare to touch the black dagger with the violet-gold bell and hastily retreated.
Long Chen’s black dagger continuously broke apart the light barrier. That was an existence that not even an immortal weapon could do anything to. No one dared to use their own weapon to fight him head-on.
Long Chen passed through the violet qi. Suddenly, divine light erupted in front of him, and a sharp violet divine light stabbed toward him.
Long Chen’s heart shook, and a sensation of death filled his heart. He instantly realized that Xu Xin’er’s attack wasn’t just to scare him, but to cover for Xu Yifeng’s attack.
At this time, the two of them had worked extremely well together. Xu Xin’er’s aura had completely concealed Xu Yifeng’s attack. By the time Long Chen realized it, it was already too late to dodge.
BOOM!
The violet divine light pierced through the dome of the sky and ruthlessly stabbed into the martial stage’s barrier. The martial stage’s barrier was actually pierced through by the divine light. The violet divine light was like a sharp sword that pierced into the starry sky.
Everyone was horrified. It had to be known that up until now, no one had been able to shake the martial stage’s barrier. However, Xu Yifeng’s attack had broken through it.
However, as soon as the barrier was broken, it quickly healed, as if nothing had happened. But those experts’ hearts pounded. This attack’s destructive power was too terrifying. It had a chance of directly killing a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate.
Looking back at the battlefield, they saw that Long Chen was still standing in the air. But his arm was covered in blood, and one of his arms was covered in blood.
Long Chen was icily looking at his arm. A strange fluctuation appeared in his eyes. He had been injured by the Violet Blood Divine Ability, but it was only on the outside. It looked frightening, but it was completely fine.
The thing that puzzled Long Chen the most was that when the injury appeared, the surrounding violet qi slowly poured into his arm, as if it was trying to heal him.
“You once had violet blood flowing through your body, and it was even purer and more domineering.
“It’s just like how a subject doesn’t know the identity of an emperor. Only by accidentally injuring you will they know your identity.
“Don’t absorb this violet qi. It will affect the purity of your bloodline. You have to maintain your thirst. Your violet blood is with Long Aotian,” said the dragon expert.
Only then did Long Chen realize why this violet qi gave him such a desire. It seemed his body was already filled with anticipation for the return of the violet blood.
However, this blood qi was not his. What he wanted was his own Purple Blood.
Just as Long Chen was lost in thought, Xu Yifeng, Xu Xin’er, and the Xu family’s experts were all stunned.
Xu Yifeng’s attack had directly struck Long Chen, and he had only been able to block it with his arm. According to reason, Long Chen would definitely die.
It had to be known that this attack had even broken through the barrier of the martial stage. By the time it had broken through, its power had already weakened, and Long Chen was at his peak.
The barrier to the martial stage had been broken, while Long Chen had only suffered such a minor injury. The Xu family’s experts were all filled with disbelief.
Hu!
Long Chen slowly raised his arm. The broken dragon scale instantly healed, and all his blood disappeared. It was like nothing had happened.
Suddenly, a pair of Kun Peng wings appeared on Long Chen’s back. He charged at the pillar of light, but the instant he did, the black dagger disappeared.
“Stop him!”
Someone cried out. At that moment, Lian Wuying attacked. She appeared in front of the pillar of light, and the Heaven Shrouding Lotus appeared in front of Long Chen.
BOOM!
Just as everyone was waiting for Lian Wuying and Long Chen to fight, a pillar of light exploded in the distance.
“What?”
People were all shocked and looked at that pillar of light. Then they saw Mo Nian holding a black dagger.
“Hahaha…”
Mo Nian raised his black dagger and laughed.
“A group of idiots. If Long Chen can do it, then I, Mo Nian, can also do it. Yan Wuji, you idiot who likes to eat shit, you’ve been duped!”
Yan Wuji had been chasing after Mo Nian, but when Xu Yifeng’s attack had appeared, he had been startled and slowed down.
What he didn’t know was that the instant Long Chen let go of the black dagger, an invisible figure appeared in front of Mo Nian. Mo Nian slashed out with the dagger.
Everyone’s attention was focused on Long Chen, and no one was paying attention to Mo Nian. As a result, Mo Nian’s attack had succeeded.
Another pillar of light exploded, and the entire martial stage became unstable. It was constantly shaking as if it would collapse at any moment.
At that moment, countless people’s expressions changed. Three of the nine pillars had already exploded, and when the first two had exploded, there had been no reaction from the martial stage.
When the third one exploded, the entire martial stage began to shake. Even space became unstable.
“They’re trying to drag all of us down with them! Kill them!”
“Kill them! If we don’t, we’ll all die!”
“Once the martial stage is destroyed, everyone will die. Don’t just watch. Kill them.”
When the martial stage shook, countless people became afraid and began to crazily shout. In their eyes, Long Chen and Mo Nian were trying to kill everyone.
“Long Chen and Mo Nian are the main culprits, but he has accomplices. Don’t let them off. Kill them too. They’re all bad people.”
Some of them took out their weapons and pointed them at the distant Dragonblood warriors.
“Kill them. If you kill them, Long Chen will be distracted.”
“Yes, there are many of Long Chen’s women. If he wants to kill us, we’ll kill his family.”
“Kill them, tear them to pieces, grind their bones to dust, and make Long Chen pay the price in blood.”
The human experts were the closest to the Dragonblood Legion. They took out their weapons, their expressions sinister.
“Idiots, Long Chen and I are trying to save you. If we don’t destroy these pillars of light, blood sacrifices will appear on the martial stage to open the unknown gate. At that time, everyone will die.” Mo Nian saw that the human experts were also eager to attack the Dragonblood warriors, and he couldn’t help but curse.
“Fuck off, you tomb raider. Who would believe your nonsense? What blood sacrifice? What unknown gate?
“That’s just your story. We can’t see what you’re saying. All we can see is that you want to destroy the martial stage. At that time, everyone will die,” cursed a human expert.
“Die!”
Just at this moment, people roared. They were furious, terrified, and all their fury was directed at the Dragonblood Legion. Countless experts charged over with butcher knives in their hands.
The thing that infuriated the Dragonblood warriors the most was that there were quite a few people amongst them who had been saved by them on the staircase. They didn’t dare to charge over, but they began to jeer amongst the crowd.
“Boss said that when the weak get angry, they will only swing their blades at the weaker ones. When the strong swing their blades, they will only attack the stronger ones.
“Whether it’s the human race, the monster race, or the devil race, none of them are an exception. Boss is right. When logic doesn’t work, the only thing that matters is the fist. We are born to slaughter, and only by slaughtering will the world understand reverence.” Guo Ran slowly raised his crossbow.
“Brothers, come. Use slaughter and blood to light up this world.”
Buzz!
The crossbow in Guo Ran’s hand trembled, and a ray of divine light shot out, exploding amongst the people in front of him. Blood splashed as the battle began.
“Die!”
However, Guo Ran’s arrow didn’t frighten them. Instead, it infuriated them, and they charged over like wild beasts.
“How ironic. The human race respects the Devil race, the Ghost Dao, the Monstrous Beasts, but not themselves.
“You don’t have the courage to fight against outsiders, but you don’t show any mercy to your own people.
“Kill! Kill him! Kill him until the sky darkens and the earth darkens! Kill him until rivers of blood flow, and kill him until his bones turn into mountains!” Gu Yang looked at the endless experts with fury.
He didn’t know why humans had to kill each other. Why couldn’t they trust each other? Why did they have to fight amongst themselves at a time like this? How stupid was that?
But no matter how intelligent they were, they couldn’t make any sense at this time. They could only use the most primitive and barbaric method to resolve the problem.
“Die!”
Just at this moment, the human army arrived. Gu Yang was the first to charge out. His immortal spear shook the heavens, and Gu Yang’s qi and blood ignited.
BOOM!
One of the three Chosen was directly blown apart by Gu Yang’s spear.
Ripples appeared behind Gu Yang. His qi and blood soared into the sky, and strange runes covered his body, making him look like a wild beast.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Gu Yang’s spear pierced through the sky, killing several of the three peak Chosen.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out. Gu Yang’s spear smashed down, but it was blocked by another spear. The two spears collided, and space shattered. Gan Kun’s expression changed.
That person’s spear was also an immortal weapon. The two of them stood against each other, looking at each other.
“Immortal family’s Zhao Gankun, remember this name, because you will die at the hands of the owner of this name,” said that person icily.
“Long Chen, the number one commander of the Dragonblood Legion, Gu Yang. You don’t need to remember my name. I’ve killed too many people, so there’s no need for others to remember it.”
Gu Yang snorted and exerted more force with his arms. The two of them retreated at the same time, but just as they did, they collided like shooting stars.
BOOM!
This time, the explosion was even louder than last time. The collision of the immortal weapons shook the entire Sage Monarch Continent.
The two of them once more retreated, and then once more collided. Both of them had absolute confidence in their own strength. There was no need for any fancy moves. They just had to use the simplest and purest strength to defeat the other.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Continuous collisions caused countless people’s hearts to pound. They felt a sharp pain in their heads, as if they were about to explode. The collision of immortal weapons wasn’t just a battle between people, but also a battle between divine weapons.
“This Gu Yang is so strong. That Zhao Gankun is a top genius of the Immortal family’s Zhao family. He’s extremely famous and has an innate divine strength. He’s never suffered a defeat in his life, and he’s one of the candidates to become the next patriarch. Gu Yang is actually able to fight him head-on without the slightest sign of losing!”
Zhao Gankun was extremely famous, and his strength was shocking. Gu Yang was just one of Long Chen’s subordinates, but he was able to fight on par with Zhao Gankun.
BOOM! BOOM!
Not far away, Li Qi and Song Mingyuan also attacked. Their opponents were also terrifying heavenly geniuses with immortal weapons.
“Immortal Ye Family’s Ye…”
Just at this moment, an expert from the Ye family wearing the same clothes as Ye Wuchen appeared. Three of the four commanders had already found opponents, and he directly charged at Yue Zifeng.
Pu!
Yue Zifeng didn’t wait for him to finish. He slashed out with his sword, and blood splashed. The Ye family expert’s body trembled, and his voice came to a sudden stop.
There was no sound of a sword being unsheathed, but this time, people finally saw a flash of sword light.
The sword-light flashed and disappeared. As for the Ye family expert, his body stiffened.
Then people saw the manifestation behind the Ye family’s expert slowly split apart. Blood flowed out of the Ye family’s expert’s head, nose, mouth, throat, chest, and abdomen.
“What?”
At that moment, countless spectators stood up.
“Ye Qi has been killed!” someone exclaimed.
Ye Qi was a super powerhouse of the Immortal Ye Family. It was said that his strength was second only to Ye Wuchen, and he was the number two expert of the Ye Family’s younger generation. Other than Ye Wuchen, he had never tasted defeat.
“Even the phenomenon… was severed…”
Ye Qi was killed. Everyone was shocked, but what was even more shocking was that even the manifestation behind him was cut in two.
It had to be known that manifestations were formless. They were a kind of power that was impossible to comprehend. Although everyone had their own manifestations, their understanding of them was extremely shallow.
However, people all knew that these images were unbreakable. They would only disappear once their master died or their energy was exhausted.
Even immortal rank experts could easily kill an immortal king, but they were unable to destroy an immortal king’s manifestation.
As for Ye Qi’s manifestation, it was like a drawing of a sharp blade cutting through the air. That scene shocked countless people, and it also toppled their understanding of the manifestation.
Pu!
Suddenly, Ye Qi’s corpse split apart, and blood splashed into the air. As for the manifestation behind him, it also exploded.
Yue Zifeng’s expression was cold as he stood in front of his group. Those experts who had been about to charge at him immediately retreated in terror.
Of the four commanders, only Yue Zifeng’s side didn’t dare to take a single step forward. Looking at the indifferent Yue Zifeng, their scalps turned numb. He was truly a vicious character.
Yue Zifeng stood in the air, causing millions of experts to retreat. They all went around him, attacking from other directions.
“Die!”
As a result, these people had only just gotten close when they charged at the Dragonblood Legion. As soon as the two armies collided, countless broken limbs and bones exploded, dyeing the sky red.
The Dragonblood warriors were like meat grinders. Countless experts were instantly killed.
The Dragonblood warriors were as fierce as tigers and wolves, and they were well-trained. When they worked together, they would release unimaginable power.
Pu pu pu…
Flesh and blood flew everywhere on the battlefield. In the blink of an eye, millions of experts died on the martial stage.
“Retreat!”
Some people cried out. The Dragonblood warriors were too savage. They were like sheep sent to their deaths. In this chaotic battlefield, they didn’t have the slightest ability to resist.
The people in front retreated, while the people behind charged forward. The scene was chaotic. Countless people had died to their own people.
Most importantly, experts from the Devil, Blood, Monstrous Beasts, Netherworld, Darknight, Undead, and other races also charged over.
The human experts were mixed in with them, and the scene instantly became chaotic. The devil, vampire, and monster races were all enemies of the human race. They wouldn’t form an alliance because of a common goal.
When they saw humans, whether they were on Long Chen’s side or not, they would immediately kill them.
“I @ # ￥% sea demon bastard, our target is Long Chen, you… AHHH!”
Some human experts cursed, but before they could finish, they were torn apart by a sea demon.
More and more enemies appeared, and the pressure on the Dragonblood Legion grew. But no one dared to approach the place Yue Zifeng was guarding. It was like a single man could hold off ten thousand enemies.
The battlefield was extremely chaotic, but not all races were participating. The majority of the sea demons, Undying race, and Netherworld’s people chose to just watch.
The same was true for the human race. Although many people had joined the battle, there were also many experts who had been standing in their original spots, quietly watching everything.
Even the devil race that hated Long Chen the most had held back a certain amount of their power. Only half of their experts had joined the battle. There were also many other races that had remained neutral. They didn’t help anyone, only quietly watching.
But even so, the Dragonblood Legion still had to face experts from various races that were tens of thousands of times stronger than them. The pressure immediately increased.
But the Dragonblood warriors’sharp attacks also caused their enemies to be afraid. They didn’t dare to force them too far.
They wanted to find a way out, but no one dared to approach the area Yue Zifeng was guarding. The other areas were guarded by the disciples of the Galaxy Master Sect and the Battle God Hall.
The Star River Sect had millions of disciples. This was their first time fighting side by side with Long Chen. They were all provoked by the Dragonblood Legion, and they all clenched their teeth. They would fight to the death with whoever approached them.
The Galaxy Master Sect’s disciples summoned their manifestations. Their manifestations were the same, and they resonated with each other. With the support of their manifestations, they were like an iron wall in front of them.
Originally, the Star River Sect’s disciples were famous for their power. Now that they wanted to compete with the Dragonblood warriors, they erupted with unprecedented battle intent.
No matter how they attacked, they were unable to break through their defenses. Instead, countless people lost their lives.
As for the disciples from the Star River Sect and the Battle God Hall, they were all experts amongst experts. Because they were weaker, they didn’t have the qualifications to participate.
Of the tens of millions of experts supporting Long Chen, only a few thousand had the ability to fight at the front of the battlefield. The others could only watch from the back.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The battle continued without end. Blood dyed the earth, and the air was filled with a bloody and tyrannical aura. In that instant, all the living creatures’ eyes turned red from killing. At this time, their lives were no longer important. After being stimulated by the blood of their own race, all of them began to go crazy.
“The center of gravity is to the left, the right is to reload…”
Guo Ran was wearing armor as he stood in the air, commanding the entire battlefield. He was in control of the rhythm of the battle. He was holding a golden crossbow, and whenever there was a problem, he would shoot out an explosive arrow.
Guo Ran’s Exploding Arrow was a newly forged divine weapon. A single Exploding Arrow was a realm divine item. Once it exploded, its power could destroy heaven and earth. Even a third rank Chosen would be heavily injured if they were struck.
Normally, Guo Ran treated these explosive arrows as treasures. Now that he had finally taken them out, each one of them would instantly clear out everything within a thousand miles.
Although the battle had already begun, Guo Ran wasn’t the slightest bit nervous. Meng Qi, Chu Yao, Tang Wan-er, Ye Zhiqiu, and the other experts hadn’t taken action yet. Everything was under control.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a figure miserably flew back and smashed into the barrier above him, vomiting blood.
“Xu Yifeng.”
Someone cried out. The person who was injured was none other than the Chosen of the Purple Blood lineage, Xu Yifeng.
People followed the direction Xu Yifeng had come from and saw Long Chen wrapped in countless lotus leaves.
As the Dragonblood Legion was being besieged, Long Chen’s battle had also begun. However, due to the chaos, no one was able to see what was happening.
It wasn’t until a loud explosion that people’s gazes were drawn over. They saw Xu Yifeng ruthlessly smash into the barrier, causing blood to spurt out.
The person who had attacked was Long Chen. However, the instant Long Chen sent Xu Yifeng flying, the Boundless Lotus Leaf instantly wrapped around him.
When Long Chen and Lian Wuying had looked at each other, Xu Yifeng had taken the opportunity to launch a sneak attack. As a result, he had been heavily injured by Long Chen. But the instant Long Chen had attacked Xu Yifeng, Lian Wuying had taken advantage of that opportunity to unleash a terrifying killing move.
Although they hadn’t seen the entire process, they could guess that Xu Yifeng was extremely sinister. He was betting on whether or not Long Chen would go all-out against him.
In front of an expert like Lian Wuying, their auras would definitely lock onto each other.
In truth, his main goal in sneak attacking Long Chen was to disturb him. If Long Chen chose to dodge, he would have more moves that could force him into a desperate situation.
If Long Chen had chosen to block, then he guessed Long Chen wouldn’t dare to go all-out. Otherwise, he would have exposed all his weaknesses to Lian Wuying. So his sneak attack shouldn’t have been dangerous.
However, he hadn’t expected that as soon as he had gotten close, Long Chen would beat him to it and send him flying with a kick. That kick had completely stunned Xu Yifeng.
This was completely different from what he had expected. With their auras locked onto each other, how could Long Chen sense him ahead of time? Xu Xin’er was covering for him.
Furthermore, even if Long Chen could sense him, under Lian Wuying’s lock, he shouldn’t be able to attack so quickly.
As a result, Xu Yifeng received a kick for no reason. This kick broke his bones and broke his tendons, causing him to vomit blood.
As for Long Chen’s kick, it was just as Xu Yifeng had expected. Lian Wuying immediately unleashed a terrifying killing move.
A lotus leaf wrapped around Long Chen. Once he was entangled by the lotus leaf, he would be doomed. Even the Dark Devil Lord’s terrifying body would be instantly turned to bones.
So when those who cared about Long Chen saw the lotus leaves wrap around him, their hearts almost jumped out of their chests.
Hu!
But what no one had expected was that as soon as the lotus leaf wrapped around Long Chen, the green lotus leaf was covered in ice and began to burn.
Crack!
The lotus leaves exploded like thin ice. However, the ice was still covered in white flames.
“Ranked eighth on the Heavenly Flame Rankings: Ice Soul Divine Flame!” Someone exclaimed, recognizing the terrifying flame.
“This move is useless against me.”
Long Chen instantly broke free from Lian Ye’s bindings. He didn’t give Lian Wuying any chance to continue.
“However, before I deal with you, I need to do something more meaningful.”
Hu!
Long Chen’s figure suddenly flashed, and the Kun Peng wings behind him flapped. He was already tens of thousands of miles away, charging straight at Xu Yifeng.
When Long Chen flew over, Xu Yifeng’s expression completely changed. Just now, he had been heavily injured, but his qi and blood hadn’t completely recovered. He was unable to use his ultimate move.
Chi!
Seeing Long Chen fly over, Xu Yifeng didn’t even think about it. He slashed his sword at Long Chen and retreated.
Hu!
Xu Yifeng’s sword slashed out, and Long Chen dodged to the side. His speed didn’t change as he charged straight at Xu Yifeng. Xu Yifeng was startled. He hadn’t thought of injuring Long Chen, but he wanted to buy himself some time.
That was because the current him was not suited for battle. He had to calm his qi and blood before he could fight again.
Seeing that his sword was useless, Xu Yifeng’s expression changed. Although so many experts were targeting Long Chen, none of them had helped him.
Hu!
Long Chen slashed his claw at Xu Yifeng.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the void trembled. A violet bell appeared, bringing with it a whistling wind as it smashed toward Long Chen.
“Hmph.”
Long Chen snorted. Although this violet bell was an immortal weapon, it wasn’t an offensive weapon.
Dang!
Long Chen’s left hand smashed toward Xu Yifeng, while his right hand punched out. The sound of a bell rang out, causing everyone’s eardrums to ache. Sparks flew as the violet-gold bell was sent flying.
“What? He took on an immortal weapon with his bare hands?”
Another person cried out. Long Chen had actually sent the violet-gold bell flying with a single punch.
When the violet-gold bell was sent flying, Long Chen was also sent flying. But in that instant, his dragon claw had already caught Xu Yifeng’s sword.
Just as Long Chen was sent flying, the violet-gold bell’s mountain-toppling power flowed from his arm to his left hand.
Pu!
Xu Yifeng felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and he vomited a mouthful of blood. His injuries had yet to heal, and now they were even worse. He couldn’t even hold his sword properly and was sent flying.
Hu!
Long Chen’s dragon claw shook and grabbed Xu Yifeng’s neck. Xu Yifeng’s body stiffened and he fell into Long Chen’s hand.
“Long Chen, if you dare harm Yifeng, I’ll definitely slaughter your Lingxiao Academy.”
Outside the arena, the Xu family master saw that Xu Yifeng had been captured and immediately stood up. The veins on his forehead bulged as if he had gone crazy.
In truth, all the Xu family experts stood up. They were all nervous. Xu Yifeng was too important to the Xu family. He was their future hope.
“Your family’s disciple is dead for sure, but if you want to exterminate the entire Lingxiao Academy, I’m afraid you’ll never be able to accomplish this grand dream of yours.” Bai Zhantang sneered at the Xu family’s threat.
He understood Long Chen’s temperament too well. Let alone not being able to see or hear what was happening on the martial stage, even if he could, he wouldn’t have any misgivings.
However, this master of the Xu family had just opened his mouth to exterminate the Lingxiao Academy. That made Bai Zhantang furious. Who was he threatening?
“We don’t know if the Lingxiao Academy will be completely annihilated, but not many of you will be able to leave the Sacred Emperor Prefecture alive,” said the Xu family expert beside the Xu family master.
“Is that so? Then let’s give it a try!” sneered Bai Zhantang. The Xu family was arrogant and despotic, and he had long since disliked them.
Faced with the Xu family’s threat, the Hall Master did not say anything. However, the corners of his mouth gradually curved into a dangerous smile.
Outside the arena, the Xu family’s experts’ breathing almost stopped. Inside the arena, Xu Yifeng was captured, while Ye Wuchen, the Ghost Dao expert, Lian Wuying, and the others had no intention of saving him. They were all quietly watching.
Only Xu Xin’er was shocked and infuriated. Xu Yifeng’s strength was far greater than that. But he had miscalculated and had been heavily injured by Long Chen. He had been unable to use his full strength, and now his life was hanging by a thread. As for her, there was nothing she could do.
“Long Chen, release him, or…” Xu Xin’er shouted, but she didn’t know how to threaten Long Chen.
“Meng Qi!”
Long Chen grabbed Xu Yifeng and turned to look at Meng Qi. Seeing Long Chen shout, Meng Qi immediately understood. She slowly closed her eyes and formed hand seals.
Suddenly, a beautiful figure appeared behind Long Chen. It was the illusory Meng Qi. Long Chen pointed a finger at her.
Pu!
Long Chen’s finger pierced through Xu Yifeng’s forehead.
“Ah…”
Xu Yifeng convulsed in pain and let out a miserable shriek. It was as if he had experienced endless pain.
At that moment, the Xu family’s experts outside the martial arena were completely infuriated. They could see that Long Chen didn’t just want to kill Xu Yifeng, he also wanted to search his soul.
“Long Chen…”
The Xu family’s master clenched his teeth. The veins on his forehead were wriggling like earthworms, and the killing intent in his eyes was like flames.
Xu Yifeng’s blood-curdling scream resounded through the air. At that moment, all the Xu family experts, including Xu Xin’er, were stunned.
Xu Xing’er was trembling and her face was as pale as paper. It was unknown whether it was from anger or fear, but she didn’t dare to move.
Behind Long Chen, Meng Qi placed a hand on the back of Long Chen’s head. Ripples spread from Long Chen’s arm to his finger, entering Xu Yifeng’s forehead.
Buzz!
Suddenly, Xu Yifeng’s screams faded away. His body was constantly trembling. The pain was still there, but he was unable to make a sound. He was like a mute who was enduring torture. He was in pain, but he couldn’t make a sound.
Long Chen closed his eyes. Endless information flowed into his mind.
Ka ka ka…
Xu Yifeng’s forehead began to split open, and his body began to tremble even more intensely. That was because Long Chen was currently reading the memories in the depths of his soul. That was the core secret of the Xu family.
Long Chen had obtained a great deal of information from Xu Yifeng’s memories. Although this wasn’t the Xu family’s complete information, he was certain of one thing.
That was that the Xu family was truly a traitor of the Purple Blood lineage. They had colluded with the demons to stimulate the Purple Blood lineage in order to activate the Purple Blood divine art to the greatest extent.
In truth, the Xu family had long since declined. Their violet blood was no longer pure, and there was even the danger of it disappearing.
It was unknown from which generation, but in order to protect their bloodline divine abilities, the Xu family had surrendered to one person, and that person was Lord Brahma.
Currently, the Xu family’s shrine didn’t worship the ancestral rankings, but the statue of Lord Brahma.
Under Lord Brahma’s guidance, the Xu family used the devil race’s essence blood to stimulate Bloodviolet. Under the stimulation of the devil blood, Bloodviolet’s sense of danger was stimulated, and it constantly evolved.
However, the Xu family’s violet blood wasn’t pure to begin with. In the battle with the devil blood, although it seemed to be evolving and becoming stronger, in truth, it was like drinking poison to quench thirst.
The original power of Purple Blood gradually disappeared, and the Demon Blood obtained by the Xu family was the blood of a demon from the Chaotic Era. Under its constant corrosion, the mutation of the Purple Blood had already taken a wrong turn.
The mutated Purple Blood had caused the Xu family to be arrogant and tyrannical. They were brave and fierce, and had gradually become demonized. But they didn’t realize it.
Most terrifying of all, the Xu family were all devout believers of Lord Brahma. They believed that everything they had was given to them by Lord Brahma. They were willing to give up everything for him.
The Purple Blood lineage was one of the strongest bloodlines of the primal chaos era. For a descendant of the Purple Blood lineage to become a follower of Lord Brahma was a kind of betrayal. They had forgotten that everything about them had been bestowed upon them by their ancestors.
Other than that, Long Chen also found some information about the Sage Monarch Conference. That was what the Xu family’s patriarch had told Xu Yifeng and Xu Xin’er.
The patriarch of the Xu family had told them that the Sage Monarch Conference was a sacrifice. There were sacrifices and tributes within the sacrifice, and the sacrifices were the lives of all living things.
As for the tribute, it was that pearl of karmic luck. Once the sacrifice was complete, the pearl of karmic luck would explode. The Xu family’s patriarch begged the two of them to absorb even more karmic luck.
That was because the Xu family’s violet blood had declined. They also knew that if they fought over enough karmic luck, they might be able to revive it.
That was why the Xu family’s patriarch had repeatedly warned them that they had to stay calm and preserve their strength until the end to fight for karmic luck.
However, Xu Yifeng and Xu Xiner, these two spoiled children, didn’t care at all. On the surface, they agreed, but behind their backs, they continued to do whatever they wanted. After entering the arena, they even ignored the clan master’s warning.
Previously, Xu Yifeng had suffered at Long Chen’s hands. That was because he didn’t want to expose his strength too early, but he was unwilling. So when Long Chen and Lian Wuying had exchanged blows, he had thought he had seized the opportunity to scheme against Long Chen.
Unexpectedly, he was a fortune-teller genius and had lost his life.
Hu!
Suddenly, Xu Yifeng fell from Long Chen’s hand. His eyes had already lost their luster, and his spiritual flame had already been extinguished. The Xu family’s strongest genius had been killed just like that.
However, Long Chen was disappointed. He didn’t know whether it was because Xu Yifeng didn’t remember that much, or if it was because the Xu family head only knew this much and didn’t mention the pillars of light.
But when Long Chen destroyed the pillar of light, it was obvious that some people were extremely nervous. These people definitely knew something.
“Yifeng!”
At this time, Xu Xiner seemed to have woken up from a nightmare. She caught Xu Yifeng, but he had already become a cold corpse.
“Long Chen, you vicious fellow, our Xu family definitely won’t let you off!” screamed Xu Xin’er.
Long Chen turned to Xu Xin’er, a sinister smile on his face. “A group of idiots corroded by the Devil Blood, a group of dogs brainwashed by Lord Brahma, a group of idiots who betrayed their ancestors. Do you think I’ll let you off?”
There was an irreconcilable enmity between Lord Brahma and Long Chen. He would never be able to forget the scene of the Martial Heaven Continent’s destruction. The sound of the Martial Heaven Continent begging him to protect all life seemed to echo in his ears.
But back then, when Long Chen had faced Lord Brahma, he hadn’t had the slightest ability to resist. The dragon race’s experts had saved everyone, but they hadn’t been able to save the Martial Heaven Continent. Long Chen had always blamed himself for that.
As for Yu Qingxuan’s death, Long Chen had made up his mind. He would fight to the end with Lord Brahma. From when Yu Qingxuan had been taken in as a goddess, to when he had used her to spy on the nine star descendants, to when the Nine Netherworld Hunter had appeared, to when she had died in Long Chen’s arms.
All of this had already determined that the enmity between Long Chen and Lord Brahma could only be washed away with blood.
The Xu family had actually sided with Lord Brahma. Long Chen was also a member of the Purple Blood faction, and he hated traitors the most.
Now, Long Chen finally understood why the Xu family had insisted on taking Luo Bing and Luo Ning. What they wanted was their blood.
Luo Bing and Luo Ning’s violet blood purity was only slightly above average amongst the Luo family’s disciples, let alone Luo Zichuan.
But even just the purity of one or two people’s purple blood caused the Xu family’s heart to beat faster. Their goal was obvious.
With Meng Qi’s help, Long Chen had completed a soulsearch. Although he hadn’t obtained much, he had already learned that the Xu family had betrayed the Violet Bloodline. So today, he would have to clean up the Xu family.
“Damn fellow, do you think my Xu family is so easy to bully? I’ll make your dog eyes blind. Today, I’ll make you pay with blood.”
Xu Xin’er suddenly shouted. The violet-gold bell floated in front of her, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.
Buzz!
The violet-gold bell rapidly grew larger, and terrifying figures walked out.
The violet-gold bell rapidly grew larger, and spatial gates appeared within it. Huge figures appeared one after another, and a terrifying pressure swept out.
“Gale Heaven Swallowing Python!”
“Jade-eyed Golden Scaled Eagle!”
“Blood Stripe Swordfang Tiger!”
“Heavens, they’re all vicious beasts with ancient bloodlines. Aren’t they extinct?”
These three ancient vicious beasts were covered in a savage aura. They were all pure-blooded ancient remnant beasts.
It was said that these fierce beasts had been exterminated in the great war of ancient times. Even one was rare to see, but Xu Xing’er had three.
These three ancient beasts were emitting a terrifying aura. However, their cultivation bases were all locked at the Immortal King Realm. Clearly, they were Xu Xin’er’s pets.
A housepet’s cultivation base couldn’t surpass their master’s. Otherwise, it would be very easy for them to devour their master. But even though their cultivation base was suppressed to the Immortal King realm, their auras were still enough to terrify countless Chosen.
These three vicious beasts had come from the ancient era, and their true combat power far surpassed that of the current era’s heavenly geniuses. After all, the density of the Heavenly Daos and spiritual qi back then was different from now.
Hu!
Xu Xin’er summoned the three ancient beasts that were as tall as mountains. With a flash, she stood on top of the Blood Stripe Saber-Toothed Tiger’s head. The Blood Stripe Saber-Toothed Tiger raised its head to the sky and roared. Its eyes instantly turned blood-red, and it entered a bloodthirsty state.
At the same time, the eyes of the other two ancient vicious beasts turned blood-red. Blood Qi circulated around them, and a berserk pressure spread out. They were already prepared to fight.
“Long Chen, are you prepared to die?” Xu Xin’er looked down on Long Chen.
“I’m always prepared to face death, but it’s not because of you,” said Long Chen indifferently.
Long Chen had long since been prepared. He knew that Xu Xin’er’s violet-gold bell wasn’t a battle-type immortal item.
Back when she had used the violet-gold bell to take away the Nine-Tailed Violet Eyes Fox, Long Chen had known that it was a treasure that came with its own space.
Although the three of them were shockingly powerful, it wasn’t enough to make Long Chen feel afraid.
“Foolish fellow, do you think Xu Yifeng was defeated by you? Let me tell you, he was defeated by his own carelessness.
He hadn’t even used a tenth of his strength. A single mistake had caused him to be consigned to eternal damnation.
“If we really fought, how could you be his match?” Xu Xin’er gnashed her teeth, as if she felt that Xu Yifeng’s death was not worth it.
“If your Xu family has a way to revive him, then I can give him a chance to fight a fair battle,” said Long Chen.
“You…”
Xu Xin’er was so angry that her whole body was trembling. Xu Yifeng was already dead, how could he be revived?
“You idiot, you still haven’t realized that the person fighting you hasn’t used his full strength yet? That’s why you’re still alive,” shouted Xu Xiner.
“Oh? Really?” Long Chen acted like he didn’t know.
Xu Xin’er sneered, “That’s because they’re planning on saving their energy for the final karmic luck bead.”
“Don’t spout nonsense.”
Standing in the distance, Lian Wuying’s expression sank as he sternly shouted. She felt that something was wrong.
“I’m spouting nonsense? You idiots just watched as Xu Yifeng was killed, and now you’re blaming me for spouting nonsense?” sneered Xu Xin’er.
Obviously, Xu Xin’er hated everyone around her. She hated these people for not helping her.
“He’s dead. It’s only his fault for not being skilled enough. He didn’t have the ability, yet he still insisted on standing out. Even if he died, he can’t blame anyone,” Lian Wuying sneered.
“If he’s dead, he can’t blame anyone else. Then whatever I say will have nothing to do with you. Don’t just randomly fart around.” Xu Xin’er sneered.
“You’re courting death!” Lian Wuying’s killing intent immediately soared.
“Kill me? Then let’s see if you have the ability,” sneered Xu Xin’er. She turned to Long Chen.
“All the peak experts here haven’t even used half their power.
Their goal was the final karmic luck bead. Once the sacrifice was complete, the karmic luck bead would explode.
“Once the karmic luck beads explode, the karmic luck fragments will shoot out in all directions. Whoever captures them will absorb their karmic luck and be blessed by karmic luck…”
“Shut up, you crazy woman!” Ye Wuchen couldn’t help but roar. He stood in the distance with his hand on his sword, looking like he wanted to kill Xu Xin’er.
At that moment, countless experts on the martial stage were stunned. They hadn’t expected Xu Xin’er to know the secret of the martial stage. And it wasn’t just Xu Xin’er who knew. Quite a few people also knew.
Now it seemed Xu Xin’er was about to reveal her secret. Everyone listened carefully. Even the experts attacking the Dragonblood Legion had calmed down.
“Shut up? What right do you have to shut up? Aren’t you afraid that Xu Yifeng will fight with you? With one less person, you’ll have an extra chance.
“Now that Xu Yifeng is dead, I, Xu Xin’er, have no interest in competing for that qi flow fragment. All I want is Long Chen’s life.
“However, I can’t let you get away with it. Amongst my Xu family’s disciples, only Xu Yifeng and I know this secret. And of the millions of people present, less than a hundred people know this secret.
“Hehe, a hundred people sharing a karmic luck pearl? Let’s see how you’ll split it this time. A group of idiots is going all-out under the encouragement of others, but they don’t know that you’ve already fallen into their trap…”
Buzz!
Suddenly, space trembled and a sword slashed down. It was Ye Wuchen.
“Zi!”
The moment Ye Wuchen made his move, Xu Xin’er didn’t even look at him. The python behind her suddenly spat out a long tongue and accurately swept it towards Ye Wuchen.
Ye Wuchen’s expression changed. The instant the python spat out its tongue, his back turned cold, and the threat of death filled his heart.
Hu!
Ye Wuchen’s figure disappeared in an instant. As for the python’s long black letter, it swept through the air, clearly avoiding it.
When Ye Wuchen dodged the python’s tongue, countless people let out startled cries. A black chasm appeared in the space where the python’s tongue had swept past. It was like a spatial crack that didn’t disperse for a long time.
“Heavens, even the laws have been corroded.”
Someone cried out in alarm. This python’s long letter was most likely highly toxic. If it was caught, not even its bones would remain.
“You want to silence me? Keep dreaming. The Xu family’s strength is not something you can imagine. If you think that Xu Yifeng was killed and the Xu family is so easy to bully, then you really are blind.
“In any case, I don’t plan on obtaining it. Since I can’t obtain it, you can’t easily obtain it.
“Fools that are still fighting, don’t be used by others. Your lives and blood are just the keys to activating the sacrifice.
“Isn’t it better to save your energy for the final qi flow fragment? Your leader is just using you as tools,” sneered Xu Xiner.
“Don’t listen to her! She’s already gone crazy!” Someone shouted.
However, the Dragonblood Legion’s experts all retreated, looking at each other. They didn’t know who to listen to, but they felt like Xu Xin’er’s words were more sincere.
For a time, the atmosphere on the battlefield became strange.
“So we’re wrong about Long Chen and Mo Nian?”
“Could it be that Long Chen and Mo Nian really want to break this trap to save everyone? Do they really have such good intentions?”
“Xu Xin’er is taking revenge on Lian Wuying and the others for not saving her. Her words should be more trustworthy.”
Countless experts began to discuss amongst themselves. As for the human faction, they were in an uproar.
Previously, there had been people urging the human experts to kill Long Chen and the others. As a result, the human experts suffered the most casualties.
That was because they had been the first to attack. Other experts had attacked, and they had been caught in the middle. Hundreds of millions of experts had left, but only a few hundred thousand had returned.
The hundreds of thousands of experts were both shocked and infuriated. Suddenly, someone roared:
“Fuck, who was the one who started it? I’ll kill you!”
These people didn’t blame themselves for being brainless, but they blamed those people who were secretly cheering for them. But it had been so chaotic back then, so who knew who had shouted?
“Everyone, don’t believe him! She’s in cahoots with Long Chen! She’s helping him!”
But then he realized something was wrong. Countless people looked at him disdainfully. How could he shout something so stupid?
Long Chen and Xu Xin’er had killed Xu Yifeng? Didn’t they see that Xu Xin’er was about to go all-out against Long Chen? It was precisely because she wanted to go all-out that she had revealed the secret.
Lian Wuying, Ye Wuchen, Gui Dao, and the other experts all had gloomy expressions. They wanted nothing more than to crush Xu Xin'er to death.
But Xu Xin’er was surrounded by three terrifying monsters. Unless they all charged at her together, she would be at a disadvantage.
Although they hated Xu Xin’er, they were all experts and had never joined hands with anyone else. They all had their own pride.
“Since you don’t want to benefit everyone, why don’t you destroy the sacrifice together? Wouldn’t it be better if no one gets the karmic luck?” asked Long Chen.
“Hahahaha…”
Xu Xin’er sneered, “Long Chen, do you think I’m an idiot? You want to use me?
“You idiot, did you think that by destroying three pillars, you would be able to interrupt the sacrifice? Once the sacrifice starts, there’s no way to interrupt it.
“Even if you break all the pillars of light, it’s useless. Bloodsoul energy can still be used as a sacrifice. Did you not notice that the pillar of light you broke has reappeared?”
Long Chen was startled and looked at the pillars of light he had interrupted. What shocked him was that those pillars of light had actually appeared again.
However, these pillars of light were different from before. They were dim and covered in a faint blood color. If you didn’t look closely, you wouldn’t even be able to see them.
“If you don’t have enough light pillars, you can use your life to gather them. As long as you have enough life, even if you break all the light pillars, you can still activate the sacrifice.
“However, if you break three pillars, you’ll need more lives. If you break all of them, over ninety-nine percent of the people here will die.
This was a dead end. If the karmic luck pearl didn’t explode, the martial stage’s barrier would never disappear. Everyone would be trapped here.
“So you don’t need to play any tricks. All your struggles are futile. If you hadn’t destroyed those three pillars of light, perhaps the karmic luck pearl would have already opened,” said Xu Xiner icily.
Long Chen’s heart shook. He had searched Xu Yifeng’s soul, but it was obvious that Xu Yifeng didn’t know as much as Xu Xin’er. He didn’t know whether it was because Xu Yifeng didn’t remember, or if it was because the Xu family head had personally taken care of Xu Xin’er.
“Long Chen, this woman’s words are probably true,” said Mo Nian. At this time, his battle with Yan Wuji had temporarily stopped.
Mo Nian’s voice was a bit depressed. He had been observing the entire martial stage, but it was just as Xu Xin’er had said. They were doing nothing.
The atmosphere in the martial stage was strange. Everyone outside the martial stage looked at each other, filled with shock. They finally understood that this martial stage was truly a sacrifice.
As for the other experts in the arena, they were all used as sacrificial offerings. The Sage Monarch Conference was a huge conspiracy.
But they were outside the barrier, and there was nothing they could do. There was no way to break through the barrier. Forcefully attacking would only bring about their own destruction. Countless experts were like ants on a hot pan, not knowing what to do.
After all, there weren’t many powers that knew of this secret. Now that they were being used, they were both furious and helpless.
As for the people from the Lingxiao Academy, seeing that the battle had come to a stop, they all let out a sigh of relief.
The battle just now had been too shocking. The Dragonblood Legion had fought against over half of the creatures on the martial stage. That was an overwhelming power. Fortunately, they had managed to endure.
Only after that did people secretly give the Dragonblood Legion a thumbs-up. The Dragonblood Legion’s combat power was too terrifying. From top to bottom, they were all elites amongst elites.
The thing that shocked them the most was that the Dragonblood warriors’ cooperation was practically perfect. It was like thousands of people had gathered their power together. That terrifying destructive power was something that even Xiantian Heavenly Venerates would be terrified of.
The battle in the martial stage came to a stop. The spectators all sighed with relief. Their gazes were all focused on Long Chen and Xu Xin’er. That was because their next actions would affect the entire martial stage.
“Why are you telling me this? It seems your words are very beneficial to me.
“Don’t tell me you’ve long since found Xu Yifeng displeasing to the eye. After I killed him, you were extremely grateful to me and wanted to help me!” said Long Chen.
Xu Xin’er clenched her teeth. “Thank you? I want to eat your flesh and drink your blood. I’m saying this to end this boring battle of attrition and get straight to the point.”
“Oh? What subject?”
“Using a few weaklings’ lives to activate the karmic luck beads is completely meaningless.
“I’ll use all of your lives to activate the karmic luck beads. I want you to watch as the people by your side die one by one.”
“With your strength, this grand wish of yours will probably never come true,” said Long Chen indifferently.
“Is that so? I don’t think so. Right now, the minions aren’t willing to risk their lives. If you want to activate the karmic luck bead, you only need to kill all your people. As long as the peak experts attack, you can instantly kill them all,” said Xu Xiner.
“Will they listen to your orders?” asked Long Chen.
“Of course not. But they don’t have any other choice. Otherwise, we’ll just have to wait.
“Right now, your people have already experienced a huge battle, and their combat power has been greatly exhausted. If you attack them now, they won’t even be able to take a single blow.
“If they are willing to give them time to recover, I don’t mind. Let’s see who can last longer.” Xu Xin’er looked at Lian Wuying and the others.
“You want to take advantage of others, but you don’t want to do anything?”
Lian Wuying and the others’ expressions sank. They didn’t say anything, but Xu Xin’er acted as if victory was within her grasp.
“You killed my family, and I want you to watch as your family dies one by one in front of you. I won’t immediately kill you, but I will stop you from saving them. I want you to experience what despair is, what powerlessness is.”
Buzz!
Suddenly, Xu Xin’er’s three ancient beasts moved. They formed a triangle around Long Chen.
Buzz!
The three beasts surrounded Long Chen. Their position was extremely specific. No matter which direction he fled in, he would be attacked at the same time.
Just now, Ye Wuchen had almost suffered a huge loss. Fortunately, he had retreated quickly. Now that three terrifying beasts had surrounded Long Chen, he was forced into a passive position.
But despite being surrounded by those three beasts, Long Chen was still expressionless. In fact, there wasn’t even the slightest ripple in his eyes.
“I’ve already trapped him. As for whether or not you want to attack, that’s up to you. In any case, no one wants to be cannon fodder. Whether or not you want to activate the karmic luck bead is up to you,” said Xu Xin’er.
Her words were clearly for Lian Wuying and the others to hear. Her target was Long Chen, and she didn’t care about anything else. As for what decision to make, it was up to them.
Lian Wuying and the others’ expressions sank. They hadn’t expected to be tricked by Xu Xin’er.
Originally, they had been holding back in order to fight over the qi flow fragment. But now, Xu Xin’er was forcing them to fight to get her revenge.
Lian Wuying and the others didn’t fear a great battle. However, they hoped to preserve their power until the end. At the very least, they had to be at their peak state when competing for the karmic luck fragments.
After all, the fragments of karmic luck were not just related to their future, but also the rise and fall of their races. They didn’t dare to be the slightest bit careless.
Originally, using those weaklings to activate the karmic luck beads had been absolutely safe. But now Xu Xin’er had ruined it.
The weak were no fools. Hearing that this was a scheme, they didn’t want to risk their lives. They also wanted to stay alive and fight over the qi flow fragments.
Although the chances were slim, there was still a chance. Even if there wasn’t, it was better than being used by others.
For a moment, the martial stage was silent. Lian Wuying and the others didn’t want to fight. One reason was because they didn’t want to waste energy, and the other was because they didn’t want to be controlled by Xu Xing’er.
As for Long Chen, he didn’t move. He was waiting for news from Mo Nian. Right now, Mo Nian was telling him to stall for time to see if he could find any flaws in the formation.
Time passed bit by bit. Finally, Lian Wuying couldn’t bear it any longer and coldly said, “Xu Xin’er, when the Sage Monarch Conference is over, if you can still live, then I, Lian Wuying, will definitely let you understand what it means to be in more pain than death.”
Hu!
With a wave of Lian Wuying’s hand, hundreds of Undead experts walked out from the group. Without exception, they were all Three Extremities experts, and they were the strongest existences amongst the various races.
Hundreds of super experts gathered together. Lian Wuying didn’t say anything and looked at the others.
Ye Wuchen snorted and stood out. At the same time, hundreds of Ye Family's paragons also stood out.
The void trembled. Ghost Dao lifeforms appeared, and hundreds of figures appeared behind him like ghosts.
Then over ten devil race experts walked out with thousands of devil race geniuses. Some of them had even come from the neutral regions. It was clear that they weren’t allowed to conserve their strength.
The Xuan Turtle tribe stood out, and then the Heavenly Tiger tribe also appeared. The Kun Peng tribe also walked out. What no one had expected was that the sea demon tribe had dozens of factions, even more than the devil race.
Hu!
But when the Fullmoon race walked out, countless people let out startled cries. They didn’t gather. Instead, they walked over to the Dragonblood Legion.
“What’s going on?”
Countless people were stupefied. Xu Changchuan led the Fullmoon experts into Long Chen’s faction.
“Fullmoon race, are you betraying the entire sea demon race?!” roared someone.
“Tch, you treat others as fools, but others can’t resist? My Fullmoon race wants to deal with you, not the entire sea demon race. We want to get justice for those fallen warriors. Is there a problem?” sneered Xu Changchuan.
“You…”
That person was speechless. Xu Changchuan was standing in the Dragonblood Legion’s midst. He really had come to deal with them.
As for them, although they were powerful, they couldn’t represent the entire sea demon race. Now that they had stood out, it meant they knew the inside story. They were in the wrong, and they truly didn’t have the qualifications to criticize the Fullmoon race.
As for the Fullmoon race, coming to Long Chen’s camp wasn’t considered betraying the sea demons. Furthermore, they were using the banner of justice. Those sea demons were unable to retort.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The void shook as thousands of large men walked out. They were all tall and muscular, wearing animal hides.
Countless people cried out when they saw these people. They recognized them: the barbarian tribes.
Previously, these people had always been at the edge of the martial stage, and no one had noticed them. But now that they had walked out, everyone jumped in shock.
The barbarian race’s history could be traced back to the primal chaos era. It was rumored that they had once ruled over an era, and no one dared to question the barbarian race’s bravery.
But in the current era, the barbarian race had practically disappeared. Many people thought that the barbarian race had already disappeared.
Now that this large man whose qi and blood had soared to the heavens seemed to possess the body of a dragon had appeared, people almost couldn’t believe their eyes.
But what was strange was that no one had noticed them before.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Their footsteps were heavy as if they were walking on wooden planks. Some people were even worried that they would crush the void.
There weren’t many barbarian race experts, but what shocked people was that eight of them were carrying a huge bed. On the bed was a muscular man with blood-colored lines.
The large man was sleeping soundly on the bed, snoring thunderously. He allowed the barbarian race experts to carry him, completely unaware that he was sleeping.
“Wilde!”
When he saw that large man, even someone as calm as Long Chen couldn’t help but get excited. His eyes turned red. This foolish fellow that he had been worried about for so long had actually appeared at this time. Furthermore, it seemed he was doing very well.
“Wilde!”
When Guo Ran, Xia Chen, and the others saw Wilde, they excitedly cried out. It had been a long time since they had seen Wilde. Wilde had grown a great deal. Although he was sleeping, the height he was lying on had reached the armpits of the barbarian warriors. If he stood up, it would definitely be even more frightening.
“Our king is still sleeping. He won’t wake up,” said a barbarian warrior helplessly.
Guo Ran and the others hastily welcomed Wilde in. The Dragonblood warriors were also incredibly excited to see him.
But although they knew Wilde’s temperament was simple and honest, seeing his current appearance, they still felt a burst of fear.
Wilde’s appearance hadn’t changed much from before, but his body had grown even larger. His Blood Qi was like a dormant volcano. Once it erupted, it seemed it could destroy the world.
Standing beside him, they could feel the blood in his body flowing like lava.
Wilde was still sleeping. His body was in its lowest state, and his qi and blood were already so terrifying. If he woke up, what kind of state would he be in?
“When will he wake up?” asked Guo Ran.
“Our king encountered a group of Heavenly Tigers ten days ago. After eating, he fell into a deep slumber…”
“What?! You killed our Heavenly Tiger race’s Snow Mountain branch?!”
Originally, the Heavenly Tiger race had two branches. One was stationed in the Deadmire, while the other was in the Thousand Gate Snow Mountain.
This time, the two branches were supposed to gather together. But even after waiting for a long time, they still hadn’t seen the Snow Mountain branch arrive. They couldn’t even find them.
Hearing that branch had encountered the barbarian race, the Heavenly Tiger experts’ expressions changed.
“No.” The barbarian race expert shook his head.
“Then where are they?”
“Here.” The barbarian race expert pointed at Wilde’s stomach.
“What do you mean?”
“They were eaten by our king. Three hundred thousand little tigers were eaten by our king. He ate so much that he slept for ten days,” said the barbarian race expert.
The Dragonblood warriors’ jaws dropped. Wilde had actually eaten three hundred thousand sea demons.
However, that barbarian race expert had a sincere and honest appearance, and his words were impetuous. He didn’t seem like someone who would lie.
Not only the martial stage, but even the experts outside were dumbfounded. That was the Heavenly Tiger race!
The Heavenly Tiger Clan had 300,000 powerhouses, at least several Connate Heavenly Venerates, and thousands of World Kings. Had they all been eaten? How could anyone believe this?
“You fart?”
The Heavenly Tiger experts roared in disbelief.
“No, we Barbarians only shit, not fart.” The barbarian race expert shook his head.
“You…”
The tiger race expert was trembling with fury. He had thought the barbarian race expert was intentionally trying to infuriate him. In truth, he had wrongly accused that person. The barbarian race expert really didn’t have that ability.
“Brother, what’s your name?” Guo Ran was especially fond of these barbarian race experts.
“My name is Man Feng. Mom said the wind was especially strong when she gave birth to me, so she called me Man Feng.” Man Feng scratched his head, embarrassed.
Wilde’s current appearance was the exact same as Wilde’s previous appearance. Anyone who was familiar with Wilde would feel a sense of familiarity.
“Hey, what’s the meaning of your barbarian race? Are you planning on becoming enemies with Long Chen and us?” shouted Ye Wuchen.
Man Feng shook his head. “I don’t know. Before we came out, the tribe leader told us to listen to the king’s arrangements. The king said to listen to brother Long’s arrangements.”
“What nonsense are you talking about?” Ye Wuchen frowned. He didn’t understand what this fellow was talking about.
“Sorry, I’m stupid and don’t know how to talk. How about you wait until our king wakes up and ask him?” said Man Feng apologetically.
“Don’t try that. Since you’re standing there, just wait to die!”
Although the barbarian race had a terrifying reputation, these people in front of him were all tall and strong. They looked frightening, but they were all stupid and didn’t seem to pose any threat.
“Thank you for your concern. We Barbarians like to eat meat, and we have a big appetite. We’re very fat, and we can’t lose weight,” replied Man Feng.
Seeing Man Feng’s simple and honest expression, Bai Shishi and the others almost laughed. As for the person who had spoken, he clenched his teeth in fury. He had thought that Man Feng was intentionally humiliating him.
“Brother Manfeng, don’t waste words with them. In a bit, they’ll come over and we’ll beat them up,” laughed Guo Ran.
“Alright.”
Man Feng smiled foolishly.
The barbarian race warriors found a place to put Wilde down. Wilde was still sleeping.
Man Feng explained to everyone that their king was especially good at eating. A single meal could feed thousands of people a day.
But he had eaten too much last time, so he needed to enter a slumber to properly digest it.
When he asked them how many experts Wilde had eaten, Man Feng and the others were completely dumbfounded. They didn’t know what cultivation base was, and they could only tell how many experts Wilde had eaten.
Just as Wilde and the others arrived, the opposing experts were still gathering. The princess of the Darknight race, the experts of the Netherworld, and the geniuses of the Blood race all rushed out.
Other than Ye Wuchen, the other experts from the immortal families also appeared, but the Jiang and Long families were nowhere to be seen.
“What do the Jiang and Long families mean? Everyone’s already come out. Are you planning on conserving your strength so that you can fight over the qi flow fragments? Aren’t you afraid of being attacked by everyone?” sneered the Zhao family’s heavenly genius.
In truth, this Zhao family expert hadn’t taken action. Although the Zhao family’s heavenly geniuses had participated in the battle, he hadn’t shown himself. But now that everyone had stood out, he had no choice but to.
"The Jiang Family doesn't want to get involved in this mess.” Feng Fei stood up and smiled.
“What do you mean?”
“I don’t mean anything. My Jiang family is cowardly. To tell the truth, I’m a bit afraid of that fellow. I don’t want to offend him.
“But Zhao Xingtian, you don’t need to worry. I’ve already said that the Jiang family won’t get involved in this mess. In other words, our Jiang family won’t attack Long Chen, nor will we participate in the struggle for the karmic luck fragments. To put it bluntly, we forfeit,” said Jiang Fengfei.
When Feng Fei said this, countless people were shocked. What was the situation with the Immortal Family's Jiang Family? Even Feng Fei was included. The Jiang Family had three peerless elites. Although they were not the strongest in the eight great families, in terms of the overall strength of the younger generation, they could definitely be ranked in the top three.
With such power, he had actually directly forfeited. That was truly puzzling.
It had to be known that although the barbarian race and Fullmoon race had joined Long Chen, the situation was extremely unfavorable for them. The difference in power between the two sides was too great.
It had to be known that this was a battle between peak experts. Ordinary experts would be instantly killed. Perhaps Long Chen and the others would be able to hold on for a while, but the Star River Sect, the Numinous Sky Academy, the Battle God Hall, and the experts supporting Long Chen would be instantly destroyed.
Once they died, this blood soul energy would be enough to open the karmic luck pearl. At that time, everyone would be able to easily snatch it.
Most importantly, they didn’t need to kill top experts like Long Chen. As long as they killed all the weaklings by his side, they would be able to obtain benefits. Feng Fei didn’t want to take advantage of that.
“Alright, that’s what you said. If you can’t hold back from fighting over it, then don’t blame us for attacking together and killing you,” sneered Zhao Xingtian.
"Don't worry. Our Jiang Family has always kept our word. We will keep our promises. This is different from your Zhao Family." Feng Fei sneered.
“You…”
Zhao Xingtian's expression darkened. Feng Fei's last sentence was mocking the Zhao family. Saying it in front of so many people was equivalent to slapping the Zhao family's face.
However, Zhao Xingtian was smart enough to not refute Feng Fei. He looked at Long Aotian and was about to say something when Long Aotian said coldly,
“Shut up! I’ll kill you if you talk too much!”
Long Aotian had previously spoken with Long Chen, but he hadn’t said anything after that. He had been quietly watching from the Long family’s side.
Now that Zhao Xingtian had set his sights on the Jiang and Long families, the Jiang family didn’t want to get involved. Now that Zhao Xingtian had set his sights on Long Aotian, Long Aotian directly insulted him.
“You…!”
“Shut your stinky mouth. I, Long Aotian, don’t need anyone to tell me what to do.
“Do whatever you want. I’ll do whatever I want. No one can force me, Long Aotian.
“My goal is Long Chen. If Long Chen wants to kill me, I’ll also take his karmic luck. Whoever dares block my path, I’ll kill them.
“Zhao Xingtian, it’d be best if you don’t provoke me. Otherwise, this day next year will be your funeral,” said Long Aotian coldly.
“Long Chen has already been dealt with by Xu Xin’er. Are you just going to sit here and do nothing?” sneered Zhao Xingtian.
“Who does Xu Xin’er think she is? She wants to block Long Chen with just a little insect, a little chick, and a little kitten? What a joke.
“If Long Chen really was that weak, he would have long since been killed by me. Would it have been your turn?” sneered Long Aotian.
The ancient fierce beast, the Gale Devouring Python, the Blue-eyed Golden Scaled Eagle, and the Blood Stripe Saber-Toothed Tiger were all described as bugs, chicks, and kittens by Long Aotian. Countless people were shocked.
“Bullshit! Who do you think you are to evaluate my housepet?!” shouted Xu Xin’er.
“A bunch of ignorant fools. You don’t even know how stupid you are.”
Long Aotian sneered. He ignored Xu Xin’er and looked at Long Chen.
“How long do you plan on hiding your strength? Do you want to play the pig to eat the tiger every time?”
“I’ve never thought of acting like a pig to eat a tiger, nor do I care about doing that. But my battles have never been fair.
“I always have so many enemies. I’ll always have to calculate all my power to handle unknown dangers.
“If the heavens had given me a fair chance, I could have used my full strength, and I could have been simple and crude. Unfortunately, the heavens didn’t give me that chance,” said Long Chen indifferently.
Long Chen was different from others. In this kind of battle, he had to use the most effortless method. Not only did he have to calculate his own strength, but he also had to calculate the strength of his comrades.
He couldn’t make a mistake. If he did, it would mean that someone would lose their life.
Long Aotian and the others could attack without any fear because they had more people. They didn't need to worry about the lives of others.
“How laughable. In front of absolute power, any schemes are useless.” Long Aotian sneered.
“Yes. Since you’re so confident, why don’t you just directly kill them all and then have a fair one-on-one fight?” asked Long Chen.
“You…”
“Who doesn’t know how to brag? You want a fair fight with me, but you’re also afraid of a fair fight.
“You’ve already lost to me countless times. You’ve already lost confidence in me. You don’t have the confidence to defeat me. You’re just waiting for an opportunity, waiting for me to exhaust a certain amount of energy before fighting me,” said Long Chen disdainfully.
“Bullshit!”
This time, it was Long Aotian’s turn to grimace. Long Chen’s words were like a poisonous needle stabbing into his heart.
That was because what Long Chen had said was the truth. Last time in the underground tomb, he had fought a world-shaking battle with Long Chen.
That time could be said to be the one he was most confident in. That was because he had advanced far, far too much from the mortal world to the immortal world. He had long since been reborn. He was no longer the Dragon Proudheaven of the past.
Back then, he had been a hundred times more confident, but he hadn’t expected to be defeated by Long Chen. This time, he had made another major breakthrough. Even the Long family’s patriarch had said that Long Aotian was the most talented genius he had ever seen.
In the current era, it was very difficult to find an opponent in the same realm as him. To obtain the patriarch’s approval, it could be said that he was the only one in the Long household.
This time, he had been full of confidence. But for some unknown reason, after seeing Long Chen, his confidence began to waver.
In truth, there were two voices echoing within Long Aotian’s body. One was for him to immediately attack, wanting to crush Long Chen with his greatest strength.
As for the other voice, he couldn’t be impetuous. He wasn’t Long Chen’s match. If he wanted to kill Long Chen, he had to wait until he was weak.
During this time, Long Aotian hadn't said a single word. It was because he was conflicted. The two voices were like the murmuring of devils, almost driving him crazy. He appeared calm on the outside, but inside, he was conflicted. He didn't know what to do.
Long Aotian immediately lost control of his emotions.
There was no way around it. He had lost to Long Chen too many times, and he had already developed a heart-devil. Although the Long family had used all kinds of methods to suppress his heart-devil, they were still unable to completely erase his fear of Long Chen.
Someone from the Long family had suggested sealing Long Aotian. Once Long Chen was killed, they would release him.
But the Long family thought that this was a bad choice. If Long Chen died, Long Aotian’s heart-devil would never be purged.
If he wanted to completely eliminate his heart-devil, Long Aotian had to personally defeat Long Chen. Only then would his future accomplishments not be affected.
That was why Long Aotian had come. His target was Long Chen. To Long Aotian, defeating Long Chen was even more important than obtaining the karmic luck bead.
However, Long Chen had only just opened his mouth when he struck Long Aotian’s weak point. Seeing his twisted expression, the Long family’s experts outside the martial arena sighed.
“If it really doesn’t work, we can just heavily injure Long Chen and then let Aotian kill him,” said an elder from the Long family.
If Long Chen was present, he would definitely recognize that this person was the Long family’s Eighth Elder, Long Zaiye.
Other than Long Zai, there were also a few Elders with auras as vast as the sea. They were clearly Xiantian Heavenly Venerates.
One of them was at the head of the group. That elder’s expression was solemn, and he didn’t smile.
“We’re all sons of the Long family, so why must we kill each other? The patriarch’s gaze isn’t far enough.” The elder looked at Long Chen with a complicated expression.
The Elders’ expressions all changed. Was he directly criticizing the Ancestor?
“Grand Elder, your words are a bit disgraceful. Aren’t you afraid that if the old ancestor hears you, he’ll be displeased?” asked the Eighth Elder.
“That’s the truth. What does being happy or displeased have to do with anything? Good medicine is bitter, while good words are unpleasant to the ear. Regretfully, the old ancestor always has a group of people who only know how to curry favor with him. They randomly come up with ideas to harm others,” snorted the elder.
This elder was the head of the eight Guardian Dragon Elders. His seniority was extremely high, and it was said that he was of the same generation as the patriarch. His status in the Long family was extremely special.
The Eighth Elder’s expression changed slightly, but he didn’t dare to say anything. But his eyes were filled with hatred. He didn’t dare to look at the Grand Elder, afraid that he would see through him.
The Grand Elder didn’t look at the Eighth Elder. Instead, he looked at Long Chen and Long Aotian. At this time, Long Aotian’s hand was already gripping the hilt of his sword, and a terrifying killing intent was spreading.
Long Chen looked into Long Aotian’s eyes and indifferently said, “I can see fury and terror in your eyes.
“You urgently want to defeat me, but you’re also afraid of failure. You want to take action when I’m at my peak and make a name for yourself, destroying my heart-devil.
“But you don’t have absolute assurance. This time, you don’t want to fail, and you also don’t dare to fail. You’re afraid that once you lose, you won’t be able to stand up again, and you won’t have the courage to fight against me.
“You are very contradictory, and the most important reason for that is that you don’t have the confidence to defeat me.”
“Shut up!” roared Long Aotian. His hand was trembling, but he didn’t draw his sword.
“What a coward. Since you don’t have the courage to attack, why are you acting like a wolf? Long Chen’s life is mine. None of you can take it away.
“If you keep talking, the people over there will begin to recover. Do you still want to activate your karmic luck beads?” said Xu Xin’er impatiently.
“Long Chen, you’ve infuriated me. Hehe, very well, I’ll let you understand what it means to be in so much pain that you wish you were dead.” A sinister smile suddenly appeared on Long Aotian’s face as he looked at the Dragonblood Legion.
Buzz!
Five-colored divine light surged behind Long Aotian as boundless divine might erupted forth.
Long Chen’s expression changed, and icy killing intent filled his eyes.
“Long Aotian, you despicable beast!”
Buzz!
A sinister smile appeared on Long Aotian’s face. He had immediately found Long Chen’s fatal weakness. Taking a step forward, he was the first to attack the Dragonblood Legion.
“Courting death!”
Long Chen’s fury soared. Long Aotian didn’t dare to fight him head-on. Instead, he attacked the Dragonblood Legion.
“Just stay here!”
In that instant, Xu Xin’er sneered and formed hand seals. The three ancient beasts attacked at the same time.
“Die!”
Long Chen roared, and a dragon’s roar rang out. A dragon claw appeared from his divine ring.
The huge dragon claw blotted out the sky as it went straight for Xu Xin’er and the tiger she was sitting on. Xu Xin’er was shocked to find that the tiger beneath her had suddenly stiffened.
Long Chen’s roar contained the will of a divine dragon. A dragon was like a hundred scales, the ruler of all beasts. Even an ancient vicious beast would be suppressed in front of this dragon might.
Long Chen wasn’t a dragon expert. He didn’t have a true dragon body, but his will was powerful. His bloodline and will had merged together to form a dragon might that could also intimidate all beasts.
Although this kind of dragon pressure could only last for an instant, and it couldn’t be too far, it was enough for Long Chen.
Pu!
As the dragon claw descended, the ancient vicious beast, the Sabretooth Tiger, didn’t even have a chance to make a sound before it was crushed by the dragon claw. Beast blood flew everywhere, and bones flew everywhere.
“What?”
People let out startled cries. Such a terrifying ancient vicious beast had been killed in one blow by Long Chen?
At the same time, they thought of what Long Aotian had said about Xu Xin’er using those three beasts to stop Long Chen. That was simply wishful thinking. Now Long Chen’s attack had proved that he was right.
Xu Xin’er had chosen to flee as soon as the dragon claw had reached her. She had dodged the attack by a hair’s breadth, and her face had instantly turned pale. She had been so close to being crushed by Long Chen.
“Blood Spirit Lock, Beast Blood Origin.”
Xu Xin’er’s body suddenly became covered in violet blood. The runes on the other two beasts’ foreheads exploded. That was their spiritual seal. Xu Xin’er actually didn’t care about the beasts devouring their masters.
When the two beasts’seals were released, a berserk aura surged out. People were horrified to find that these two beasts were both Xiantian Heavenly Venerates.
BOOM!
The two of them were released from their seals. The Gale Heaven Devouring Python suddenly opened its mouth, and a huge whirlpool appeared, enveloping both Long Chen and Xu Xin’er. Everyone was shocked. Once the seal was broken, killing people was impossible.
Originally, Long Chen had been planning on chasing after Long Aotian after killing the Saber-Toothed Tiger. But now the void was trembling, and he was being sucked in.
“Boss, leave these three things to me.”
Just at this moment, space began to revolve around Long Chen, and he was involuntarily transported out of the whirlpool.
Long Chen looked over and saw that it was Bai Xiaole. He had three flowery eyes and a little fox on his shoulder.
“Can you?”
Long Chen was a bit worried.
"Don't worry, her purple-gold bell is a treasure, so it's mine. Us two brothers are prepared to wash away our shame.” Bai Xiaole didn't say anything, but the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox spoke first.
“Damn bitch, you offended 9th master. I’ll teach you a lesson today.”
Hu!
Suddenly, the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox’s body began to rapidly grow, returning to its original size. It was a variant of the ancient era, and it was famous throughout history. Now that it had revealed its true form, its nine tails began to tremble like flames.
Hu!
The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox suddenly opened its mouth, and a blood-colored divine light shot out, shooting straight at the whirlpool of the Gale Heaven Devouring Python.
BOOM!
With an explosive sound, the whirlpool exploded. The Gale Heaven Devouring Python’s divine ability was interrupted, and it was sent flying.
“Die!”
Seeing the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox charging at her, Xu Xin’er was both shocked and furious. She stood on top of the Golden Scaled Eagle’s head and controlled it to attack the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox.
At this time, Xu Xin’er’s face was pale, and blood was flowing out of her eyes. She had clearly broken the seal on the Gale Python and the Jade-eyed Gold Scale Eagle. If she wanted to control it again, she would have to pay a terrifying price.
“Little Le!”
The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox let out a shout, and Bai Xiaole immediately understood. She formed a hand seal, and the instant she did, three flowers appeared in her huge pupils.
“Three Flower Wall!”
The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox and Bai Xiaole shouted at the same time. Three flowers revolved in their eyes, and the space around them trembled. A huge image of three flowers appeared in the air, blocking their path like a huge shield.
BOOM!
The three flower shield had appeared out of nowhere. Without the slightest warning, Xu Xin’er’s Jade-eyed Gold Scale Eagle had been charging forward, and as a result, it had crashed into the shield.
The shield shook, and huge ripples spread out. Countless bird feathers flew, and half of the Jade-eyed Gold Scale Eagle’s body was smashed apart.
As for Xu Xin’er, she had summoned her violet-gold bell at the critical moment and was sent flying by the shield. Although she managed to keep her life, the impact was enough to make her dizzy.
Xu Xin’er’s eyes were filled with terror. She hadn’t expected this little fox, who she had wanted to keep as a housepet, to possess such terrifying power. It could use eye techniques.
Xu Xin’er was completely terrified. She no longer had her previous arrogance and confidence. The violet-gold bell above her head flew away.
“Where do you think you’re going? Leave the bell with 9th master.”
Seeing that Xu Xin’er was fleeing, the Nine-Tailed Violet Eyes Fox let out a loud roar and was about to give chase.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the Gale Heaven Devouring Python had appeared at its feet and bound it.
“Nine Tail Unlock!”
The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox let out a shout, and its nine tails blossomed with different colors.
Pu!
The Gale Heaven Devouring Python that was entangling the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox had yet to use its mystique when it was forcibly blown apart by the nine tails. Blood filled the sky.
“Hand over the Violet Gold Bell for 9th master!”
The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox broke free and chased after Xu Xin'er like a shooting star.
Bai Xiaole stood between the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's eyebrows. Their eyes were connected, and their souls were connected. This was a fusion technique that only existed in legends, and no one had ever seen it with their own eyes.
Right now, Bai Xiaole's soul had already merged with the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. The two of them trusted each other, and no longer restricted each other. Instead, they supported each other.
The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox’s suppressed power was gradually being released. Its former power was slowly returning.
Most importantly, its violet pupils were connected to Bai Xiaole's Triple Flower Pupils. To it, it was like adding wings to a tiger.
In the past, it had always been dissatisfied with Bai Xiaole. It felt like it had been tricked, and wanted to break the contract with her.
But last time, when Xu Xin'er had attacked the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox, Bai Xiaole had used her full strength, taking the risk of her eyes being destroyed to resist the Immortal Armament. She had completely touched the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox.
Without any more rejection, it began to sincerely accept Bai Xiaole. The two of them finally had a tacit understanding.
Rumble…
The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox’s nine tails trembled as it charged forward.
BOOM!
The Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox’s claws struck the bell, sending it flying. Xu Xin’er, who was controlling the bell, vomited blood.
At this time, countless experts from the Xu family rushed over to support Xu Xin’er. But the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox’s aura soared, and no one was optimistic about their chances.
Seeing this, Long Chen was completely at ease. The Kun Peng wings behind him flapped, and he shot toward Long Aotian like a bolt of lightning. Long Chen was even faster than Long Aotian, and he sent out a kick.
BOOM!
Space collapsed. Long Aotian snorted and hastily retreated. He didn’t want to fight Long Chen head-on.
“You want to hold back? That depends on whether or not you have the ability.” The Kun Peng wings on Long Chen’s back flapped.
“Hu hu!”
Long Chen changed his movement technique three times, leaving behind a long string of afterimages in the air. At this time, his speed had reached its peak, and it was impossible to see him with the naked eye.
BOOM!
A golden fist smashed toward Heavenly Dragon.
Long Aotian was sent flying. But what shocked Long Chen was that when his fist landed on Long Aotian’s body, five-colored divine light erupted from his body, reducing the power of his fist by eighty percent.
Long Chen’s heart shook. It had to be known that the power of his fist was extremely condensed. That five-colored divine light was actually able to block so much power.
Although Long Aotian was sent flying, this attack wouldn't cause him any damage.
Seeing Long Chen’s shocked expression, a cold smile appeared on Long Aotian’s face. “Do you see? This is the power of the Seven-colored Sovereign Blood. With the patriarch’s help, I’ve completely activated it.
“Xu Xing’er’s words gave me a warning. Killing you is letting you off too lightly. I want you to endure endless pain before killing you.”
“You don’t dare to fight me with your full strength, and yet you still have so many excuses. Long Aotian, you really are unworthy of your name,” sneered Long Chen.
“You want to infuriate me? Once I kill your women one by one, I want to see if you still have the mood to infuriate me. Hahaha…”
Long Aotian raised his head and laughed. Suddenly, his body blurred, and he shot past Long Chen, attacking the Dragonblood Legion from another direction.
“Kill everyone related to Long Chen!”
Just at this moment, Lian Wuying shouted and charged at the Dragonblood Legion.
“Everyone, don’t worry about Long Chen. As long as we attack together, we’ll crush them like lightning. In just a few breaths, we’ll kill them all,” shouted the Xuan Turtle expert.
“Attack together! No one is allowed to hold back!” Ye Wuchen shouted and led the Ye Family disciples to attack.
Rumble…
Hundreds of thousands of experts charged at the Dragonblood Legion. As soon as they attacked, the entire martial stage began to shake. The powerful pressure seemed to want to blow up the entire barrier.
At that moment, all the people on the martial stage were stupefied. The battle hadn’t even started, but their auras had already crushed everyone.
These experts were the strongest heavenly geniuses of their races. They were all at the three poles of the Chosen level. When they summoned their manifestations, the entire world’s expression changed.
“The true battle has begun.”
At that moment, Meng Qi and the others’ expressions became solemn. They all assumed a fighting posture.
Buzz!
Suddenly, Long Chen stopped chasing Long Aotian. In a flash, he appeared in front of the Dragonblood Legion. A white flame appeared in his hand.
At the same time, sacred chanting filled the air. The martial stage’s barrier trembled, and endless flame energy poured into Long Chen.
“What? Long Chen can ignore the barrier and absorb the outside world’s energy?”
Buzz!
As for the white flame lotus in Long Chen’s hand, it instantly grew to a height of tens of thousands of miles. The terrifying heat caused the entire martial stage to feel like it was being engulfed in a sea of flames.
But within the sea of flames, there were actually snowflakes dancing. It was both hot and cold, as if he was about to explode.
When they saw that huge white lotus, Lian Wuying and the others were shocked. They had seen just how terrifying the Ice Soul’s power was. At that time, Long Chen had only used a simple method to use the Ice Soul’s power, but now he was using the Ice Soul to use a magical art. The difference in power was like heaven and earth.
“Work together to block him.”
Zhao Xingtian and the others were also shocked. That white lotus gave him a sense of death.
Rumble…
The hundreds of thousands of experts stopped in their tracks at the same time, all of them releasing their divine splendor. All types of light shields overlapped in front of them.
Hundreds of thousands of peak experts were using their shields to block one person’s attack. Just this point was enough to prove how terrifying Long Chen’s attack was.
“World Extinguishing Flame Lotus!”
The white lotus in Long Chen’s hand shot out, releasing a deafening explosion.
Just as everyone was waiting to see who was stronger, Long Chen’s World Extinguishing Flame Lotus flew over their heads.
“Is it crooked?”
Outside the martial stage, countless people were dumbfounded. How could such a terrifying move miss?
“Wait, his target…”
Some people in the outside world cried out in alarm, while others were horrified to find that the flame lotus was actually flying toward a large group of people in the distance. Those people were all devil experts.
“Run!”
The devil race’s experts cried out in terror. By the time they sensed it, they were horrified to find that space was twisting around them. It was like they were bound by stars, and they were unable to run.
BOOM!
The flame lotus exploded in the midst of the devil race’s army. Huge flames devoured everything within a million miles. As the flame lotus blossomed, countless devil race experts were instantly turned to ice.
Ice fragments flew everywhere. No blood could be seen, no miserable screams could be heard. All they could see were flames. The intense heat caused the martial stage’s barrier to collapse, as if it was about to be burned.
Rumble…
Just as everyone was watching this scene in shock, the sphere of karmic luck suddenly exploded.
“Go!”
Xia Chen shouted and the Dragonblood Legion disappeared. When they reappeared, they were already at the edge of the karmic luck pearl.
At this time, the entire martial stage was in chaos. People could see countless runes dancing on the sphere. Those were the fragments of karmic luck.
“Snatch it!”
In that instant, all the creatures went crazy. They were like a tide, rushing towards the karmic luck bead from all directions.
But Long Chen didn’t look at the karmic luck bead. Instead, he looked at the bottom of the karmic luck bead. There was a dark door there.
“Long Chen, it’s appeared!”
When he saw that gate, Mo Nian’s voice rang out. Mo Nian’s voice was trembling with fear.
As for Long Chen, when he saw that gate, his scalp turned numb. An intense sensation of death filled him.
Ka ka ka…
Just at this moment, the gate slowly opened. A sinister voice rang out.
“Hahaha, it’s finally unsealed. Damn human, kneel on the ground and repent!”
Ka ka ka…
The huge gate slowly opened, and a terrifying sound came from within.
Along with that voice came a vast amount of chaos energy. Boundless chaos energy surged out from the crack in the door, instantly covering the entire Sacred Emperor Continent.
As the primal chaos energy entered their bodies, all the living beings present, regardless of race, felt refreshed. Even the Heavenly Venerate powerhouses felt their bottlenecks begin to loosen.
At that moment, all the lifeforms present felt as if their bodies were filled with energy. That primal chaos energy contained powerful laws of the world. It was silent and nourishing.
“The complete laws of the world.”
Some people excitedly cried out. That primal chaos qi contained the complete laws of heaven and earth. That was why their bottleneck, which had been stuck for countless years, had loosened.
This meant that many experts who were unable to advance in their lifetimes once more had hope.
However, the human experts weren’t happy. Although they could sense the dense primal chaos energy and the bottleneck loosening, that was nothing compared to that terrifying sound.
“Immortal rank expert.”
Someone from the human race cried out in alarm. Although that voice came through the crack in the door, a portion of the pressure was negated by the huge door.
But the immortal energy within that voice caused people’s hair to stand on end. Some people recognized that the owner of that voice was most likely an immortal expert.
Rumble…
The karmic luck bead in the center of the martial stage exploded, and countless karmic luck fragments flew out in all directions, attracting countless lifeforms to fight over them.
However, the core of the karmic luck bead was still stable. The only thing that had exploded was the edge of the bead. The karmic luck bead was slowly revolving, and it was extremely taxing. It was like something was pulling it.
Ka ka ka…
The huge door at the bottom of the martial stage was also slowly opening. However, the door was too thick, and it only revealed a small opening. It was impossible to see what was inside.
However, as the gate slowly opened, more primal chaos energy poured into the world. Countless trees grew wildly in the Sage Monarch Continent, and the world became full of life. The primal chaos energy brought about a world-shaking change.
“Die!”
Countless living beings charged toward the karmic luck bead. They didn’t care what gate it was; they only cared about the karmic luck fragments.
“Hahaha…”
When the runes filled the air, some people reached out to grab them, but when someone did, those runes immediately merged into that person’s hand, merging with him.
Pu!
However, that person had only just merged with a karmic luck rune when he was torn apart by a devil race expert. The runes that had merged with his body flew out.
When they saw that the fragments of karmic luck could be fought over even after a person died, all the lifeforms went crazy. They fought with their lives on the line for the runic fragments, while looking at others. Once a weak person obtained a runic fragment, they would immediately kill them. It didn’t matter if they were from the same race or family, they would still kill them. All the lifeforms went crazy.
“They took the most. Kill them.”
Some of the human experts saw divine light circulating around the Dragonblood Legion’s people. That was the manifestation of absorbing their karmic luck runes.
At that moment, their eyes turned red. Long Chen had long since told Xia Chen to be prepared. When Long Chen had killed the devil race’s experts, Xia Chen had activated the transportation formation.
As the qi flow fragments filled the air, they had just happened to come here and eat the strongest wave of fragments. Everyone here had managed to snatch the fragments. Even experts like Meng Qi and Chu Yao had managed to snatch tens of thousands of fragments.
“Go!”
Xia Chen suddenly shouted, and the space around him twisted. The Dragonblood Legion’s experts disappeared, and they once more teleported.
Those experts who had wanted to kill him and snatch his treasures had missed. As for the Dragonblood Legion, they had already reached the edge of the martial stage. That was where they had stopped.
Xia Chen had used a fixed teleportation formation to set up the transportation coordinates in the air. That was the only reason he had been able to do such a large-scale teleportation.
Although the teleportation distance wasn’t very far, because there were too many people and the power was too great, Xia Chen had used up over three thousand formation discs.
It had to be known that each formation disc required a huge amount of materials and effort. Even he wouldn’t be able to handle such a huge consumption.
However, this time, they had devoured over half of the runic fragments, and each of them had gained some benefits.
If these people hadn’t come so quickly and given them too little time, they might have devoured all the runes.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Xia Chen and the others retreated, but the core region was in chaos. In order to obtain the remaining fragments of karmic luck, these creatures began a slaughter.
There were too many people, and the scene was too chaotic. With each blink of an eye, countless lives were killed. That scene was extremely bloody.
Long Chen didn’t bother with those people fighting over it. His eyes were still focused on the gate, but he couldn’t see anything through the cracks.
Although endless primal chaos energy was pouring in to replenish this world’s energy and make up for its deficiencies, Long Chen still felt like danger was descending.
“Die!”
Just at this moment, the violet-eyed nine-tailed fox’s roar rang out from the distance. A miserable cry rang out as Xu Xin’er was torn apart by a claw.
Buzz!
After Xu Xin’er was killed, the violet-gold bell was caught by the Nine-Tailed Fox. It excitedly cried out and hung the bell around its neck.
“Little Le, Little Nine, let’s look behind that gate.” Long Chen transmitted his voice to Bai Xiaole and the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox.
“A piece of cake.”
Bai Xiaole didn't say anything. The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox laughed. Right now, it was extremely arrogant, as if it was unrivaled under the heavens.
Buzz!
Space trembled, and Long Chen appeared above the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox’s head. Bai Xiaole formed a hand seal, and three flowers appeared in her eyes as she looked at the crack.
Long Chen and the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox closed their eyes at the same time. Using Bai Xiaole’s eyes, they looked at the crack in the door.
Through the crack in the door, Long Chen saw a world full of life. The sky was blue, as if it had been washed. Green mountains were like a painting, and green waters were like clouds. It was like a paradise on earth.
“Look down!”
Long Chen didn’t have time to look further. He had Bai Xiaole look down through the crack in the door, and as he did, he suddenly let out a pained groan. Bai Xiaole and the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox let out miserable cries. The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox’s eyes were already bleeding.
“What did you see?” asked Mo Nian.
“There are countless devil race monsters at the entrance. One of them looked at us and almost destroyed our souls,” said Long Chen.
“We have to destroy the karmic luck bead. Otherwise, once the gate opens, we’ll all be doomed,” said Mo Nian.
Although Long Chen didn’t sense that person’s aura, just a glance from him was enough to cause his soul to almost collapse. That person had to be an immortal rank expert.
“Let’s attack together. No matter what, we have to destroy this karmic luck pearl.” Long Chen took a deep breath.
At that moment, Meng Qi, Chu Yao, Tang Wan-er, Ye Zhiqiu, Dong Mingyu, Liu Ruyan, and the others were all prepared.
“Go!”
Long Chen rushed over to the karmic luck bead, a bronze cauldron appearing in his hand.
Long Chen didn’t have time to investigate the other side of the world, but he saw endless devil beasts. Once the gate opened, there was no way for the humans to leave alive.
Mo Nian was right. This was a trap, a huge trap. Everyone had been used.
The karmic luck pearl had blinded everyone’s eyes, and it was just bait. It was also the key to opening the gate.
Now that the gate was slowly opening, the karmic luck pearl’s power came from the blood soul energy.
Right now, it was a chaotic battle with countless lives dying. That would only speed up the opening of the gate. Long Chen couldn’t wait any longer. He had to destroy this karmic luck pearl.
Rumble…
Holding the cauldron, Long Chen charged at the karmic luck bead. A huge explosion rang out.
Countless creatures were sent flying by the astral winds. Long Chen’s cauldron smashed into the karmic luck pearl.
Buzz!
The karmic luck bead trembled and began to shine. The huge karmic luck bead caved in.
Countless people looked at the cauldron in Long Chen’s hand. Countless people recognized it.
“Didn’t he sell the cauldron? Does he have more?”
BOOM!
Just as people were still shocked by the bronze cauldron, the karmic luck bead shot Long Chen away.
“What?”
Long Chen’s expression changed. This was the Gan Kun Cauldron, but it was unable to destroy the karmic luck pearl. His mind went blank.
“Hahaha, idiot, you’re selling fake goods to the point where you believe it to be real? Do you think your broken cauldron really is the Divine Earth Cauldron?” sneered someone upon seeing Long Chen’s stunned expression.
Buzz!
Suddenly, a black ray of light shot through the air and struck the karmic luck bead. As a result, the karmic luck bead also collapsed, and a small figure was also sent flying.
Dong Mingyu also attacked, but it was still useless. Dong Mingyu was also filled with disbelief. Ever since she had obtained this mysterious dagger, she had never encountered anything that could block a single cut.
“Senior, what’s going on? How could the cauldron be unable to break it?” cried Long Chen.
“It’s the Earth Cauldron, and its attribute is soft. The karmic luck bead is also a soft item. It’s soft, soft, and weak. It really is difficult to break.
“Originally, that black dagger should have been able to break it. But your strength is lacking, and your attacks aren’t concentrated enough. It’s useless,” replied the dragon expert.
“Not enough?”
Boom!
A wind blade slashed onto the karmic luck bead. Tang Wan-er didn’t believe it, but she was also unable to do anything to it.
Long Chen saw that Long Aotian, Lian Wuying, Ye Wuchen, Zhao Xingtian, the Darknight princess, the Ghost Dao existence, and the others weren’t stopping them. Instead, they were coldly watching from the distance.
At this time, all the runes around the light sphere had been absorbed. As for the remaining light spheres, no one moved them. Countless experts charged at the Dragonblood Legion.
“Zifeng!”
Long Chen suddenly shouted.
“Leave it to me.”
Yue Zifeng appeared in the air. Looking at the huge karmic luck pearl in front of him, his hand slowly reached for the hilt of his sword.
“What is he doing?”
“Could he be thinking of…”
“Are these people crazy?”
Outside the martial stage, countless experts saw this scene. They were first shocked, but then ridicule appeared on their faces.
“Xia Chen…”
Long Chen gave Xia Chen a look, and Xia Chen immediately understood. Clenching his teeth, he stealthily took out a pile of formation discs.
When Yue Zifeng stood above the karmic luck pearl, compared to it, he was like an ant.
Yue Zifeng’s white robes fluttered despite the lack of wind. His long hair floated in the air, and the image of two swords gradually appeared in his eyes.
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!
Strange sounds rang out around Yue Zifeng as black threads appeared in the air. When people looked closely at those threads, their expressions all changed.
“That’s… a spatial crack…”
Yue Zifeng didn’t release any aura, nor did he release any shocking manifestations. However, spatial cracks had appeared around him.
As for those spatial cracks, they weren’t straight. They were like strands of hair that were dancing in the air.
“One, two… a hundred… a thousand… ten thousand…”
Countless black lines danced in the air. The supreme experts could see the world within the spatial cracks.
But those spatial cracks didn’t make the slightest sound. In that instant, it was like the entire world had gone silent.
Mu Qingyun looked at Yue Zifeng with worship in his eyes. She carefully recorded every single one of his movements and every breath.
On the Dragonblood Legion’s side, everyone held their breaths. As for Long Aotian, Lian Wuying, and the others, they had ridiculing expressions on their faces. They clearly knew that no one could destroy this karmic luck bead. At the very least, no one in the Sage Monarch Continent could.
Yue Zifeng’s voice was icy and arrogant. It was like the cry of a sword god, like a heavenly decree.
“In the Nine Heavens Ten Earths, there is no one who cannot sever the three paths.”
Clang!
Suddenly, Yue Zifeng unsheathed his sword. This time, his speed wasn’t fast, and everyone could clearly see his movements.
Ripples appeared in heaven and earth as Yue Zifeng’s sword slashed down. Sword Qi that was like a crescent moon slashed through the sky. Ten thousand laws were annihilated, and the runes of the Grand Dao vanished. This sword contained a kind of unstoppable will.
His sword slashed down silently. In that instant, time seemed to slow down. Everyone could clearly see that crescent moon slashing down on the karmic luck bead.
BOOM!
The voice finally rang out. In front of everyone’s shocked gazes, the karmic luck bead that neither Long Chen nor Dong Mingyu could shake exploded.
The karmic luck bead exploded, and countless runes flew out. It was like a flower blooming, but the blooming process was still extremely slow.
Buzz!
In the core region of the sphere, space twisted and a group of figures appeared. They were the Dragonblood Legion’s experts.
They directly appeared in the sea of runes, doing their best to devour those runes.
Only then did people recover from their shock. Long Aotian, Lian Wuying, and the other experts were both shocked and furious. They had never imagined that this unbreakable karmic luck pearl would be destroyed by a single sword.
“Quick… go… snatch…”
Someone roared, but very quickly, a shocking scene appeared.
Lian Wuying and the others charged toward the core region as fast as they could, but they were horrified to find that their speed had slowed.
His body felt like it was in water, and his legs felt like they were filled with lead. He became extremely clumsy.
Everything around them slowed down. There were even some people who were shouting intermittently.
“What? This sword cut apart the time laws?” A Xiantian Heavenly Venerate cried out.
“I didn’t sever the time laws. If I did, the time inside would stop.
“His sword disrupts the flow of time, so the time within the martial stage is different from the time outside,” said someone.
“Isn’t destroying the laws of space and time something only immortal rank experts can do?”
“That might be true, but sword cultivators are existences that can break all rules!” sighed someone.
Sword cultivators were different from the cultivation world. They were unable to use common sense to calculate them, nor could they use the cultivation world’s framework to figure them out. They were a group of unreasonable people.
Yue Zifeng’s sword slashed down, and the sword-image in his eyes disappeared. His face was pale as paper.
Pu!
Yue Zifeng suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood, but he still smiled.
“I’ve finally reached that barrier.”
After saying that, Yue Zifeng’s eyes dimmed and he fainted. This attack was his full heart attack, and he hadn’t held back at all.
In the cultivation world, only sword cultivators could unleash all their power in one blow.
Other than sword cultivators, there was no one else who could break this rule. Even someone as powerful as Long Chen, who had countless powerful moves, didn’t have a single one that could allow him to focus all his power into one move.
If there really was such a thing, then after this move, Long Chen’s meridians would definitely shatter, and his soul would dry up. He would be like a firework, dying an eternal death.
Only the strongest sword cultivator could gather all their power together. That was also why sword cultivators were called number one in terms of offense amongst all cultivators.
Hu!
Long Chen caught Yue Zifeng and examined his body. He found that Yue Zifeng’s essence, qi, and spirit had all been exhausted, and he was unconscious. Fortunately, he wasn’t injured.
“Qingyun, take good care of Zifeng.”
Long Chen pushed Yue Zifeng over to Mu Qingyun. At this time, the entire martial stage returned to normal.
Lian Wuying, Long Aotian, Ye Wuchen, and the others all charged over, their eyes red. Their karmic luck beads exploded, and their karmic luck runes scattered in all directions. The core region’s runes were all absorbed by the Dragonblood warriors, the Star River Sect, the Celestial Hall, the Battle God Hall, and the experts supporting Long Chen.
However, there were still many karmic luck runes flying around the core. They had set their sights on those runes, and they were preparing to snatch them before killing them.
Hu!
Suddenly, a huge golden net appeared in the air, enveloping all the runes. Long Aotian and the others were both shocked and infuriated. They looked over to see a sinister smile on a wretched face.
“Mo Nian!”
The person who had cast the net was Mo Nian. He was standing on top of the crystal coffin, rapidly pulling at the net. It was unknown what material the net was made of, but it was actually able to stick to those runes. Any runes that hadn’t been absorbed were caught by the net.
At that moment, Long Aotian and the others’ eyes turned blue. Previously, when the runes around the light sphere had exploded, they hadn’t participated.
That was because they knew that those things were just superficial. The true core was the essence.
As for the core, it needed to absorb enough bloodsouls before it would explode. Only when everyone was fighting over it would it open.
However, they had never imagined that all of this would change because of Yue Zifeng’s sword. The bead of karmic luck had been destroyed by Yue Zifeng’s sword, and almost half of its essence had been taken by Long Chen’s people.
As for the other half, they had been caught in one net by Mo Nian. If Mo Nian had succeeded, then even if they had schemed to participate in the Saint Ruler Conference, they wouldn’t have been able to obtain anything.
“Die!”
The first to arrive in front of Mo Nian was the descendant of the Human Emperor, Yan Wuji. A grand figure appeared behind him, and endless emperor might surged out. Heaven and earth resonated as a fist smashed toward Mo Nian.
At this time, Yan Wuji was truly anxious. Although he had chased after Mo Nian, he had always been holding back his strength for the final essence of his karmic luck.
Now that the majority of his karmic luck essence had been absorbed by Mo Nian, he no longer held back. He directly summoned the human emperor manifestation.
BOOM!
Yan Wuji had only just attacked when a golden figure charged over with a dragon might. Long Chen punched out, and their fists collided.
Explosions shook the heavens, and his qi and blood surged. Yan Wuji was sent flying, while Long Chen was also sent flying.
“Good brother, help me buy some time!” shouted Mo Nian.
This huge net was something Mo Nian had long since prepared. He had especially prepared it to gather the fragments of karmic luck. But after he had cast it out, he regretted it.
He had been too greedy. Because there were too many qi flow fragments, it was extremely taxing for him to keep the net. Now that so many people were attacking, he panicked.
“Take yours.”
Long Chen shouted, and the Kun Peng wings on his back flapped. He opened his hand, and lightning flashed. A ball of lightning rapidly grew. Berserk lightning crashed down on Long Aotian and the others.
“World Destruction Lightning!”
Long Chen’s attacks were extremely fast. He didn’t need to form hand seals or form any hand seals. He had only just exchanged a single move with Yan Wuji when the lightning sphere appeared in his hand.
The huge ball of light left Long Aotian’s hand and rapidly grew, exploding in front of him.
Berserk lightning wreaked havoc, transforming into a sea of lightning that devoured millions of experts. Countless people were turned to ashes.
“Heavens, that’s heavenly tribulation lightning! He can actually control heavenly tribulation!”
“Hahaha…”
However, although Long Chen’s lightning was terrifying, it wasn’t able to stop Long Aotian, Lian Wuying, and the others.
“World Extinguishing Flame Lotus!”
However, as soon as they passed through the sea of lightning, a huge flame lotus blossomed and devoured them.
Behind the sea of lightning was a sea of flames. Although their attacks weren’t strong, under the distortion of space, the speed of Lian Wuying, Long Aotian, and the others immediately dropped.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, Mo Nian finally put away the golden net into the crystal coffin.
When Long Aotian and the others came out of the sea of flames, they just happened to see Mo Nian put away the coffin. Long Aotian’s face instantly changed.
“Long Chen, Mo Nian, I don’t want those karmic luck runes. I want you to die in endless pain.”
Long Aotian roared furiously. Suddenly, his body trembled, and the five-colored manifestation instantly became seven-colored. His aura instantly multiplied by dozens of times.
BOOM!
The space beneath his feet exploded. What no one had expected was that he didn’t attack Long Chen and Mo Nian. Instead, he charged toward the Dragonblood Legion.
“Kill these people first! Their runes have just been absorbed. If you kill them, they’ll explode!” shouted Lian Wuying.
Following that, all the experts on the martial stage charged at the Dragonblood Legion from all directions. Long Chen clenched his fists tightly, his eyes icy.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the golden dragon scale on Long Chen’s body seemed to have received some kind of stimulation. It slowly opened, and endless energy circulated within it.
“Cloud Dragon Claw!”
Long Chen’s energy surged out like a tide, surging into his dragon claw.
Author’s Note: I went to line up for a vaccine this morning and got delayed for half a day.
Long Aotian took the lead and charged toward the Dragonblood Legion. The Long family’s heavenly geniuses followed closely behind him. Their dragon claws descended, completely covering Long Aotian and the others.
Long Aotian had attacked the Dragonblood Legion time again. Long Chen was completely infuriated. Ignoring the direction of the battle, he directly used a killing move.
“Rainbow Sovereign Blood Shield!”
Long Aotian was unable to dodge or evade the dragon claw. Seven-colored divine light surged from his back and formed eighteen blood-colored barriers in front of him.
Each barrier had seven-colored divine light condensing on it. Countless people were shocked.
Even the experts outside the martial stage could sense that this terrifying aura contained the power of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and yin and yang. Each kind of energy was pure to the peak.
Even a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate with vast experience had never seen a person with so many attributes.
It had to be known that even the Three Extremities only possessed three types of power. Long Aotian actually possessed seven of them at the same time, and each one of them was extremely powerful. The power of the five elements circulated, and Yin Yang divine light surged.
This kind of shield was like a huge formation, capable of negating endless power. It was extremely difficult to break through even one of them, but Long Aotian had managed to break through eighteen of them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The dragon claw came crashing down. The indestructible seven-colored shield was like paper in front of the dragon claw, shattering one after another.
“What?”
The Long family’s experts’ expressions all changed. The Eighth Elder stood up in disbelief.
He knew Long Aotian’s strength the best. His Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood was a monstrous existence.
The Five-Colored Shield was extremely difficult to break through even for the Three Extremities. That was because when the power of the five elements circulated, it would cancel out over eighty percent of the opponent’s power.
As for the seven-colored shield, with the yin and yang energies, the Eighth Elder had personally tested it. Even he would have to use his full strength to break through it.
He knew how terrifying Long Aotian's seven-colored shield was. When Long Aotian had set up eighteen shields in a row, he had thought that Long Aotian was being too cautious.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Shields exploded one after another, but the dragon claw didn’t slow down. In front of everyone’s shocked gazes, it broke through eighteen shields in a row and reached toward Long Aotian.
Clang!
Long Aotian unsheathed his sword. Seven-colored divine light surged, and a cold light cut through the sky. This was an undying divine weapon. With a single slash of his sword, the gods would flee.
BOOM!
In the face of Long Aotian’s sword, Long Chen didn’t dodge. His dragon claw continued to claw. Seven-colored divine light erupted, and Long Aotian’s Sword Qi was forcibly destroyed.
At that moment, Long Aotian’s expression changed. Long Chen’s claw had broken through eighteen barriers in a row before landing. According to reason, this claw should have been completely spent, and it shouldn’t have been able to withstand a single blow.
“That’s it. Well done.”
The dragon expert’s voice rang out in Long Chen’s mind. He was clearly extremely excited. This move of Long Chen’s greatly satisfied him.
Long Chen was also incredibly excited. Fortunately, he had received the dragon race’s expert’s guidance in front of the bone stele, allowing him to truly understand the correct usage of the dragon race’s divine abilities.
Previously, when Long Aotian had fought Long Aotian, he had lost ninety percent of his power to Long Aotian’s protective divine light. The seven-colored supreme blood was too powerful, and it came with a formation.
However, in front of the true Cloud Dragon Claw, it was impossible. Long Chen used the dragon claw to circulate all his energy to his fingertips.
The seven-colored shield was unable to absorb any of his power. His claw came crashing down like a hot knife through butter. The eighteen shields were broken, and this attack was still around eighty percent powerful.
This attack of Long Chen’s was practically perfect. It was no wonder the dragon race’s experts would praise him. Let alone a human, even a dragon race expert would be extremely rare to be able to control this move to this level.
Long Aotian’s Sword Qi was forcibly destroyed by Long Chen’s claw, and his fury soared. He stepped through the air, his sword pointed toward the sky. A sun and moon appeared behind him, and five-colored divine light circulated.
Rumble…
Rumbling filled the air. Yin and Yang alternated, and the five elements changed. Divine light coiled around the sword, and seven-colored light circulated around it. A sharp aura rose from it, as if the entire world was about to be cut apart.
“Hehe, I’m finally going all-out. Long Chen’s death has arrived. This Seven Ultimate Sword is an ancient divine weapon, and it just so happens to be compatible with Proud Heaven’s attribute.
“When you see Proud Heaven, you instantly recognize him as your master. When Proud Heaven activates the power of his sword, even a Connate Exalted would have to retreat. No one on the martial stage is a match for him.”
“Seven Absolutes Slash!”
Long Aotian roared, the sword in his hand trembling as he slashed down.
Hu!
The instant Long Aotian’s sword slashed down, Long Chen appeared in front of him.
Long Aotian was horrified. Long Chen had actually managed to dodge the Seven Ultimate Sword’s lock. Long Chen was already in front of him.
Long Aotian had never dreamed that his Seven Ultimate Sword was an immortal grade divine item. Even an ancient divine item was unable to lock down Long Chen.
Long Aotian was furious. The Seven Ultimate Sword had suddenly changed its move. It had to be said that Long Aotian was also a peerless genius. The speed at which he changed his move was incomparable.
Pu!
What no one had expected was for Long Chen to be cut in two.
“No, that’s a clone! It’s Proud Heaven!” cried the Long family’s expert.
They saw that Long Chen hadn’t moved at all. The one who had charged at him was just a clone.
At that time, Long Aotian had been in the midst of preparing a powerful move. At the same time, the lock on the Seven Ultimate Sword had disappeared. He hadn’t expected Long Chen to use a clone.
At that time, he had instinctively changed his attack. As a result, he only realized he had been duped when Long Chen had been cut in two.
Chi…
Long Chen’s clone was cut in two. Seven-colored divine light surged out, and a crescent-moon-like Sword Qi slashed through the air.
These experts had originally been charging toward the Dragonblood Legion, but as soon as they arrived, Long Aotian’s attack caught them off guard.
Pu pu pu…
The seven-colored divine light cut through the air, severing the void. Countless creatures were cut in two at the waist. That scene stunned everyone on the martial stage.
This sword contained boundless divine might. It pierced through the crowd and slashed into the martial stage’s barrier. Terrifying Sword Qi pierced through the barrier, leaving behind a long mark in the air.
This sword’s power was terrifying, but he had used it on the wrong target. After this attack, half of the experts from the various races were gone.
The experts of the thousands of races were shocked, infuriated, and terrified. Many of them had survived because they had been lucky.
Only super experts had the ability to react and dodge in time. As for those experts who had been killed, there were countless people who didn’t even know what had happened. They were still hoping to snatch more karmic luck runes before being killed.
“Long Aotian!”
Long Aotian’s sword caused the killing intent of Lian Wuying, Ye Wuchen, Zhao Xingtian, and the other experts to soar to the heavens. They clenched their teeth.
Long Aotian’s attack had killed too many people. It didn’t discriminate between race or status. Even the Undying race’s experts had lost count.
Although the Undead possessed powerful life energy, Long Aotian’s sword seemed to have instantly sucked them dry.
“Long Aotian, you attacked too early. Didn’t you say you would switch sides at the final moment?”
In the distance, Mo Nian was shouting at Long Aotian.
Mo Nian’s shout caused everyone to look at Long Aotian with fury and caution.
Long Aotian’s fury soared. He had fallen for Long Chen’s trap and killed so many people in one blow. Furthermore, Mo Nian had pushed the blame onto him, making him unable to explain himself.
“Die!”
Long Aotian didn’t explain. With a furious roar, he slashed his Seven Ultimate Sword at Long Chen. He wanted to use his actions to prove everything.
BOOM!
Long Aotian’s sword once more slashed down. Long Chen’s fist met it head-on. His sword was knocked back, and golden blood flowed out of his scales.
Obviously, the Seven Ultimate Sword was different from the violet-gold bell. Long Chen would be at a disadvantage if he took it head-on.
However, after this attack, Long Chen became even more confident. Right now, he didn’t need to fear immortal weapons. At the very least, immortal weapons in the hands of Immortal Kings wouldn’t be able to harm him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Aotian roared furiously. Sword-images filled the sky from the Seven Ultimate Sword. The void was constantly being torn apart.
Golden light erupted from Long Chen’s body, and a dragon’s roar resounded throughout the sky. He swung his fists, fighting barehanded.
Wind surged from their fists as sword qi weaved through the air. Astral winds and sword qi flowed out of the barrier, causing the entire Sacred Emperor Continent to tremble.
Everyone was horrified. They had finally seen the power of a true peerless heavenly genius. Long Chen and Long Aotian’s battle had completely ignited the battle on the martial stage.
BOOM!
Lian Wuying’s lotus leaves blotted out the sky as he charged at the Dragonblood Legion. As a result, he was stopped by a Heaven Connecting Willow.
The willow branches pierced through the air like sharp swords towards Lian Wuying. Lian Wuying and Ruyan both revealed their true forms. At that moment, the entire stage seemed to be unable to contain their bodies.
Buzz!
Space twisted, and a sword silently stabbed toward the unconscious Yue Zifeng. Mu Qingyun held onto Yue Zifeng, and by the time she realized it, the sword was already about to touch his forehead.
Dang!
In that critical moment, a dagger slashed apart that sword. Mu Qingyun’s face was pale, and he hastily flew back with Yue Zifeng.
Mu Qingyun was shocked, angry, and discouraged. She was also a sword cultivator, but she hadn’t even noticed that an assassin had approached her.
Space trembled as two figures appeared. The person who had sneak attacked Yue Zifeng was the Darknight Princess, and the person blocking her was the petite and beautiful fairy-like Dong Mingyu.
“Why didn’t you use that black dagger?”
The Darknight Princess was like a ghost, silently appearing in the Dragonblood Legion’s camp.
“In a fight between assassins, there’s no need to rely on weapons. Killing you won’t be enough.”
After saying that, Dong Mingyu said to the furious Mu Qingyun, “Don’t worry about it. She is the princess of the Darknight race, and her bloodline is special. Only she can sneak in here.
“Concentrate. Maintain the absolute calm of a sword cultivator. The Enlightened Sword Heart is not disturbed by external things.”
Dang!
After Dong Mingyu finished speaking, he didn’t even see how she moved. The Darknight Princess’s sword quickly blocked, and her sword and dagger collided. Sparks flew as Dong Mingyu’s figure slowly disappeared.
One was the princess of the Dark Night Assassins, while the other was a top assassin of Shadow Sect. After a collision, the two of them disappeared.
Dang!
Dang!
Dang!
Sparks flew in all directions, but he couldn’t see the two of them. In fact, he couldn’t even see their weapons. Only when their weapons collided could he see the sparks.
“Die!”
A huge battle erupted. Gu Yang was fighting Ye Wuchen, while Guo Ran was fighting Zhao Xingtian with his armor and saber. Xia Chen’s talismans flew out like rainbows to stop the Ghost Dao lifeform.
On Mo Nian’s side, the battle was just as intense. Mo Nian had put away his mischievous smile and was holding his bow. The divine bow behind him was grand and majestic, and the ancient pine tree was swaying back and forth. He was also unleashing his full power.
In front of him was Yan Wuji, his halberd in hand. A golden crown had appeared on his head at some point, and behind him was the Human Emperor’s Phenomenon. He was blessed with boundless divine might, and every attack he unleashed caused heaven and earth to tremble.
Mo Nian and Yan Wuji’s intense battle shocked countless people. That was especially true of the factions that wanted to capture Mo Nian. Their jaws dropped.
They hadn’t expected that Mo Nian, who had been chased like a stray dog by them and had no other ability other than fleeing for his life, would possess such terrifying strength. He was evenly matched with the descendant of the Human Emperor.
Seeing this, they felt a burst of fear. If Mo Nian hadn’t fled and had instead chosen to fight with them, their families would have been exterminated.
But what they couldn’t understand was why Mo Nian, despite being so powerful, liked to do such things.
“Screech!”
A bird cry shook the heavens. Cloud had transformed into a Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow. Its colorful wings flapped, and its claws tore through the air as it fought a Kun Peng.
That Kun Peng was the Kun Peng Clan’s most powerful heavenly talent. The two archaic divine birds fought intensely, their multicolored feathers flying about, blood splashing everywhere.
Tang Wan-er’s wind blades were like a storm goddess, blocking the path of the Heavenly Tiger experts.
The strongest heavenly genius of the Heavenly Tiger race had been suppressed by Tang Wan-er. If it hadn’t been for the assistance of his race, he wouldn’t have been a match for her.
Tang Wan-er was a valiant woman, and her first attack was a fatal one. She seemed to want to vent all her grievances, and these Heavenly Tiger experts became her targets.
Ye Zhiqiu was currently fighting against the Xuan Turtle race’s experts. That Xuan Turtle race expert’s defense was shocking, and his tortoiseshell didn’t even fear immortal weapons. But Ye Zhiqiu’s ice energy was something he was afraid of. He was unable to break through her blockade.
Rumble…
Thunder rumbled in the distance. A Heavenly Lightning Lizard had summoned a sea of lightning, but it was blocked by a sea of flames. Yu Qingxuan had summoned her Heavenly Rainbow Flame, shocking everyone.
Countless people had only heard of the Heavenly Flame Ranking’s ninth ranked Heavenly Rainbow Flame, but they had never seen such a thing. When they saw that the rainbow flame was able to cover the sky and even burn lightning, they were all stunned.
Meng Qi was fighting a group of devil race experts. Her Spiritual Strength surged, and her hand seals were as fast as lightning. Millions of sharp swords formed a sea of swords. No one dared to take even half a step forward.
“Are Long Chen and the others planning on fighting the entire world by themselves?”
The human experts outside the martial arena were all stunned. Long Chen was actually able to endure all the attacks.
Experts from the various races flocked over. There were as many as the hairs on an ox. Experts on the level of Zhao Xingtian, Ye Wuchen, the Ghost Dao lifeform, and the Dark Night Princess were all peak existences.
There were dozens of such peak experts, but the Dragonblood Legion was able to endure such a terrifying attack. How could they not be shocked?
Saber-light and sword-light flashed within the martial stage, and qi waves interweaved. The entire martial stage’s barrier was constantly trembling, as if it would explode at any moment.
The entire Sage Monarch Prefecture was also shaking because of the stage. It was like a small boat on the sea that could capsize at any moment.
This was a world-shaking battle, a battle between heavenly geniuses. The battle on the battlefield was dazzling.
Countless experts felt their hearts clench, especially on the Ling Xiao Academy side. Bai Shishi's mother and Bai Xiaole's mother couldn't help but tremble. This battle was too intense.
When the battle had just begun, only Bai Shishi and Chu Yao hadn’t participated. But after just a few breaths, Bai Shishi had no choice but to take action.
A hole had appeared in their defenses, and a group of experts from the Netherworld charged over.
Bai Shishi held her golden sword, and a golden lotus blossomed beneath her feet. Her sharp Sword Qi directly killed three super experts.
However, there were too many experts on the other side. Bai Shishi had sealed off an area by herself, and she quickly fell into a bitter battle.
The enemy was extremely powerful, and there were many experts who had slipped through the net.
They had all gone crazy. That was the manifestation of karmic luck runes.
In other words, they had yet to absorb the rune of destiny. As long as the Sage Monarch Arena was still there, as long as they killed their opponents, the rune would become an ownerless object that anyone could fight over.
Pu pu pu…
More and more experts broke through the blockade. The Dragonblood warriors attacked, and countless experts were turned to dust by Sword Qi.
Over two thousand Dragonblood warriors had set up their first line of defense to target those experts.
They had personally seen the Dragonblood warriors kill some of the Three Poles’ Chosen.
These two thousand Dragonblood warriors were the strongest. As for the three thousand Dragonblood warriors who had just gathered, they were sent to the rear, joining the reinforcements.
Behind the two thousand Dragonblood warriors were the elites from the Star River Sect, the Academy, and the Battle God Hall. Those that the Dragonblood warriors couldn’t kill in time were their prey.
After their slaughter, there weren’t many fish left. Furthermore, most of them were weaker creatures. The remaining Dragonblood warriors and reinforcements all attacked.
The battle was chaotic and bloody. The Dragonblood Legion’s situation was extremely grim. They had too many enemies, and they were all fugitives.
For the sake of obtaining those runes, these people didn’t even care about their lives. They charged forward with all their might, slaughtering one batch after another, and then three more batches.
The Dragonblood Legion’s front lines were constantly tightening. This could be a buffer, but once the front lines tightened to a certain point, there was no way to retreat. Without a buffer, they could only fight head-on. At that time, there would be huge casualties.
Everyone was doing their best, while the Dragonblood Legion was doing their best to slow down their formation.
As for Meng Qi, Chu Yao, Gu Yang, and the others, they were also doing their best to reduce the pressure behind them. That way, they would be able to last longer.
Time was something both sides were fighting for. The martial stage was still constantly shaking, and strange runes had appeared over the barrier.
That was because Yue Zifeng had destroyed the Pearl of Karmic Luck, meaning that the Sage Monarch Tournament was over and the martial stage was about to disappear.
Once the martial stage dissipated, they would be able to break free from the cage and no longer have to fight like trapped beasts.
The two sides were also fighting for time. They were fighting to kill more people before the martial stage dissipated.
Once the martial stage disappeared, the karmic luck runes would be completely absorbed. At that time, even if they killed these people, they would only be able to vent their anger and not obtain any benefits.
Time allowed all the experts to go all-out, unleashing powerful moves. At this time, life was like grass on the martial stage, and blood dyed the barrier. That scene was truly shocking.
At the edge of the stage, there were many experts quietly watching. Millions of human experts were hiding in a corner, and the Jiang Family disciples were amongst them.
“Sister Feng Fei, how about we take action? Once we join, the situation on the battlefield will immediately become unbalanced.” A long-haired man beside Feng Fei couldn’t help but say.
This person was one of the three great heavenly geniuses of the Jiang Family, and his strength was even above Feng Fei's. However, Feng Fei's position in the Jiang Family was very special. Even though Feng Fei was ranked last amongst the three great heavenly geniuses, she was still the leader here.
On the surface, the two sides were evenly matched, but everyone could see that the Dragonblood Legion was about to collapse.
If the Jiang family took action now, they would immediately break through the Dragonblood Legion’s defenses. Once the three of them reached the core, they would be able to obtain countless karmic luck runes.
Feng Fei said indifferently, "Firstly, my Jiang family has to keep our word. We can't be people who don't keep their word. After all, our Jiang family isn't the Zhao family.
“Second, what you see is just the surface. The greatest variable isn’t the Dragonblood Legion, but Long Chen.
Long Aotian had previously said that this fellow was good at pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger. Long Aotian had already lost count of how many times he had suffered. “Do you also want to eat it?”
“Third, Long Aotian seems to have gone all-out, but in truth, he’s just waiting for an opportunity.”
“Wait for what opportunity?”
“He’s waiting for Long Chen to go all-out. He won’t dare to fight Long Chen in his peak state. He’ll only reveal his fangs when Long Chen is weak,” said Feng Fei.
The Jiang Family disciples felt a chill in their hearts. This was such a terrifying battle, but they still didn’t go all-out?
“Other than that, how do you know that Long Chen’s friends aren’t amongst these spectators?” Feng Fei looked at the spectators.
“Other than that, the most important thing is that even if we kill those people, we won’t be able to kill Long Chen.
“Once Long Chen escapes, I can tell you that our Jiang family is doomed.”
“There’s no need for that, right? Why would our Jiang Clan be afraid of a puny immortal king?” That Jiang Clan’s genius was unconvinced.
“Long Chen’s terror is not something you can imagine. Although I’m sure you’ll be even more unconvinced, as a Jiang family disciple, I have no choice but to take the risk of offending you to tell the truth,” sighed Jiang Fengfei.
“I don’t believe in such nonsense.”
That Jiang Family genius snorted. His words caused the Jiang Family experts’ expressions to change.
Buzz!
Just as the Jiang family’s genius was about to join the battlefield, a disturbance erupted from the sea demons. Hundreds of thousands of sea demons charged into the battlefield.
“Heavenly River Blood Crocodile!”
“Golden Fang Mammoth!”
“Six Horn Bull!”
The Jiang family’s elite disciple’s expression changed. He immediately recognized these sea demons. Someone had already taken action before him.
The Heavenly River Blood Alligator, Golden Fang Mammoth, and Six-Horned Bull were all extremely terrifying existences amongst demon beasts, and their strengths weren’t much inferior to the Xuan Turtle, Heavenly Tiger, and Roc Clans.
However, these three races were extremely crafty, and they had disguised themselves as races similar to him. They looked like they were just there for show.
Now they saw an opportunity. They flew out of the sea demons and charged at the Dragonblood Legion.
Most importantly, after observing for a long time, they knew where their defenses were weak. They grabbed an opening Tang Wan-er and Ye Zhiqiu were defending and charged forward.
Tang Wan-er and Ye Zhiqiu were both shocked. This group of experts had arrived too suddenly, not giving them any time to react.
But they couldn’t turn back, because if they did, the other experts would charge over, and their formation would rapidly shrink.
“Leave these guys to us.”
Just at this moment, a group of huge figures appeared. It was Wildwind and the others.
This group of barbarian warriors charged at the Heavenly River Blood Crocodile, the Golden Fang Mammoth, and the Six-Horned Barbaric Bull.
“A bunch of damn barbarians, get lost!”
A golden tusk mammoth let out a heaven-shaking cry and summoned its true body. Its mountain-like body caused heaven and earth to tremble.
Its four legs crazily charged forward. Its golden tusks shone, and with a whistling sound, it pierced through the Great Dao Laws, charging straight at the barbarian warriors.
“What terrifying Blood Qi!”
Someone cried out in alarm. This Golden Tooth Mammoth’s blood and qi soared into the sky, and its pressure wasn’t the slightest bit inferior to Zhao Xingtian, Ye Wuchen, and the others. It had been accumulating power for a long time, and had already formed a terrifying charge.
Rumble…
The air exploded as the golden mammoth arrived in front of the barbarian expert in the blink of an eye. It charged forward in its most barbaric manner.
Behind it was the Heavenly River Blood Alligator, the Golden Fang Mammoth, and the Six-Horned Bull. They clearly didn’t want to waste any time. They wanted to use their fastest speed to pierce through the Dragonblood Legion and disrupt their tempo.
Man Feng let out a shout, and his body rapidly grew. He transformed into a giant, and with a white bone battle-ax in hand, he blocked the charging Golden Fang Mammoth expert.
Man Feng’s muscles bulged, and golden lines lit up all over his body. His Blood Qi erupted.
BOOM!
Man Feng’s body shook intensely, and he was forced back.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The barbarian race warriors stood behind Wildwind, transforming into giants that pressed down on his back to block.
What shocked everyone was that the barbarian race warriors had actually used the most stupid method to block the charging Golden Fang Mammoth experts.
As for the Mammoth Race expert, he charged forward with hundreds of barbarian warriors, but after just a few steps, his speed dropped.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, a huge crocodile charged over. It spat out a pillar of light and charged at the barbarian warriors.
BOOM!
The Barbarian warriors worked together to block it, and the pillar of light exploded. As for the Barbarian warriors, they were all forced back, and their formations became chaotic.
“Die!”
Just as the barbarian warriors were in disarray, a furious roar rang out. A six-horned bull stepped through the air, roaring with endless blood.
Three peak sea demon experts were attacking, and their cooperation was flawless. This kind of tacit cooperation definitely wasn’t something that could be achieved in just one or two exchanges.
The barbarian race warriors were powerful, but they had to endure consecutive attacks. Furthermore, their coordination was extremely clumsy. Only a dozen of them were able to block the Six Horn Ox race experts.
As for these barbarian race warriors, it was impossible for them to block an attack that had been accumulating power for a long time. But these barbarian warriors weren’t afraid at all. They charged forward with their battle-axes.
BOOM!
The Six Horn Ox’s six horns lit up and pierced through the void. Dozens of barbarian warriors tumbled out, unable to stop it.
But what shocked everyone was that after receiving such a terrifying attack, those barbarian warriors were sent tumbling back. They were extremely miserable, but they weren’t injured.
Everyone was shocked by the Barbarian warriors’ physical bodies. The Six Horn Ox had used its innate divine ability, and the power of its horns wasn’t the slightest bit inferior to an immortal weapon. However, it wasn’t able to injure them.
“Die!”
The Six Horn Ox race expert was also shocked, but he didn’t have time to waste on these barbarian warriors. He charged at the Dragonblood warriors.
The Barbarian warriors’defenses were torn apart. The Heavenly River Blood Crocodile, the Golden Fang Mammoth, and the Six-Horned Bull continued to charge forward like a torrent of lava.
The Six-Horned Bull expert’s killing intent soared. In his eyes, this Dragonblood warrior wasn’t a human, but a mass of qi flow runes. He was the first to arrive, and the Six-Horned Bull charged forward.
Buzz!
The Six-Horned Bull had only just arrived in front of the Dragonblood Legion when a pair of hands tightly clenched its horns. In that instant, the Six-Horned Bull’s charging momentum came to a sudden stop.
Crack…
Following that, the two hands exerted force, and with an explosive sound, the Six-Horned Bull’s horns were forcibly broken by the two hands.
“Ah…”
The Six-Horn Diabolical Bull let out a heaven-shaking scream and retreated. A huge figure stood up from the Dragonblood Legion.
“King!”
“Wilde!”
When that figure stood up, the Barbarian and Dragonblood warriors cheered. That person was Wilde.
Wilde’s eyes were wide open. He had clearly just woken up, and he was still holding two bull horns in a daze. Looking at his surroundings, he was dumbfounded.
“Brother Long!”
Wilde immediately saw Long Chen fighting in the distance. His voice was excited, and his eyes turned red.
“Brother Long, Wilde misses you.”
“Good brother, brother Long also misses you. Now’s not the time to talk. Let’s first help everyone deal with their enemies.” Seeing Wilde wake up, Long Chen was delighted.
“Alright.”
Wilde was incomparably excited. He looked around and excitedly shouted,
“Sister Meng Qi, sister Chu Yao…”
“Careful!”
Tang Wan-er suddenly let out a startled cry. That was because the Six-Horned Barbaric Bull had taken advantage of Wilde’s distraction to shoot out its remaining four horns.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Although Tang Wan-er had warned him, it was unknown whether it was because Wilde had just woken up or because he hadn’t reacted fast enough, but the four rays of light directly pierced through his chest.
Four rays of divine light struck Wilde. Wilde’s body trembled and he took a step back. The divine light disappeared, and four charred black spots appeared on his chest.
“What?”
The Six-Horned Bull expert was horrified. That attack was his innate divine ability, and it possessed a terrifying destructive power. It was only able to burn Wilde’s skin.
“It hurts! I’m going to eat you!”
Wilde held his chest and raged. Suddenly, a huge bone club appeared in his hand, and he swung it at the Six-Horned Bull.
Bang!
The Six-Horn Diabolical Bull expert’s head was instantly smashed apart by the bone club.
“I’m sorry, brothers, but I can only release four chapters today.”
The Six-Horn Diabolical Bull’s head exploded, and blood splashed. That scene stunned countless people.
It had to be known that he was a super expert of the sea demon race. But his head had been smashed by a club.
The most inconceivable thing was that as soon as Wilde swung his club, the Six-Horned Barbaric Bull expert seemed to have become stupid. He didn’t dodge, nor did he know how to defend. He allowed the club to smash into his head.
Chi!
Suddenly, Wilde grabbed one of the Six-Horned Bull’s hind legs and tore it off. Opening his mouth, he bit off a large chunk of its bloody leg.
“Yes, beef is still the best.”
Wilde munched on the leg while muttering to himself. In just a few bites, he had devoured the entire leg. Most terrifying of all, he didn’t even spit out the bone.
The Six Horn Diabolical Bull’s bones were carved with runes, and they were incomparably hard. But in front of Wilde, these bones were extremely crisp, as if they were fried fish.
After eating the leg, Wilde hung the Six Horn Bull’s corpse on his waist. He had a belt around his waist.
Countless people felt their scalps turn numb. This wasn’t a belt, but a dragon corpse.
Previously, when Wilde had been sleeping, no one had noticed him. Now that he had summoned his Ten Thousand Miles Savage Body, people finally saw that he had a dragon corpse tied to his waist. Some people recognized it as a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate dragon corpse.
Furthermore, looking at its aura, it should have just died not long ago. Its skin had been peeled off and used as a belt.
“Where do you think you’re going?”
Wilde’s attack caused the Heavenly River Blood Crocodile, Golden Fang Mammoth, and Six Horn Ox race’s experts to hastily retreat.
BOOM!
Wilde smashed his club at the Golden Fang Mammoth expert. Previously, this Golden Fang Mammoth expert had charged forward against the barbarian warriors, and now he was rapidly fleeing.
But Wilde’s bone club was already smashing toward him. The Mammoth expert’s body suddenly trembled, and his eyes filled with shock. He had lost control of his body.
The Golden Fang Mammoth expert seemed to have been locked down by some strange power. His body was constantly trembling, and the blood and qi in his body had actually stopped circulating.
“No…”
The Golden Fang Mammoth expert cried out in terror, but no one could help him. Wilde’s bone club smashed down without the slightest hesitation.
Pu!
The Golden Fang Mammoth’s golden teeth exploded, and its head caved in. Its body twitched, and it was unable to move.
Hu!
Wilde’s claw caught the Golden Tooth Mammoth’s nose and pulled it to his waist. At his waist were the corpses of two super experts.
Originally, Wilde’s body hadn’t been much different from the Golden Tooth Mammoth and Six-Horned Bull. But after being killed by Wilde, their bodies shrank. They were like rabbits hanging around a person’s waist.
“How could this be?!” Wilde had killed two peak experts with just two blows. Everyone on the martial stage was completely shocked.
Wilde had killed the Six Horn Barbaric Bull race’s heavenly genius. It could be said that he had caught him off guard.
But Wilde had fought the Golden Fang Mammoth expert in an open and aboveboard manner. The Golden Fang Mammoth expert had also been killed with a single smash of his club. All the living creatures were terrified.
Even a peak expert could become one. Just what kind of existence was this barbarian giant?
BOOM!
Wilde took several steps forward. Each step took him tens of thousands of miles. He directly chased after the Blood Alligator expert.
Seeing that the situation wasn’t looking good, the Blood Alligator expert was the first to flee. When Wilde caught up, his body suddenly trembled and his speed dropped.
“What?”
Everyone was horrified.
Pu!
Wilde’s club smashed down like a divine pestle, shattering the Heavenly River Blood Crocodile’s divine light.
Another peak expert had been killed. Furthermore, they hadn’t been able to resist at all. The three powerful factions’ attacks had been instantly destroyed.
Hu!
Wilde grabbed the tail and hung it around his waist. In just a few blinks of the eye, the three sea demon experts were all killed.
The distant Jiang family’s heavenly genius, who had been about to attack, was completely stunned. At the same time, he rejoiced that he hadn’t attacked.
“Monstrous Beast experts, be careful. This person might be from the legendary Blood Barbarian race.
“If you’re targeted by him, you’ll be suppressed by the Barbarian King, and your qi and blood will stagnate. Your runes will lose their effect, and you won’t be able to use your divine abilities!” cried one of the sea demons.
“Blood Barbarian? A descendant of the Barbarian King? How is that possible? The Blood Barbarian race has long since gone extinct. After the death of the last Barbarian King, there are no more Blood Barbarians in this world!” An elder cried out from outside the stage.
The older generation’s experts all had a certain understanding of history. As for the barbarian race’s history, it wasn’t anything obscure.
The barbarian race had tens of thousands of branches, and they were one of the strongest races in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. The barbarian race experts didn’t need to cultivate. They had innate divine strength, and as long as they could fill their stomachs, their strength could practically grow without limit.
The barbarian race’s experts were natural warriors. They possessed undefeatable strength and undefeatable defense. They could be said to be a perfect race.
As for the Barbarian race, they were the rulers of the Barbarian race. All the Barbarians viewed Xue Man as their king, and they were completely loyal.
But in that huge battle hundreds of millions of years ago, the Blood barbarian race’s experts had all died in battle. Without a leader, the barbarian race had gradually declined.
According to the legends, although the barbarian race was powerful, they also had a fatal weakness. That was that their intelligence was extremely low, and they were easily schemed against.
Now that they had lost their leader, the Barbarians were at a loss. They didn’t know what to do.
As for the sea demons that had been hunted down by the barbarian race, they had taken advantage of this opportunity to counterattack. They weren’t a match for the barbarian race, but they had used schemes to split the barbarian race apart and then defeat them one by one.
In the end, the barbarian race’s experts grew fewer, and they fled in all directions. It was said that of the tens of thousands of barbarian tribes, only a dozen remained. The rest were all extinct.
As for the remaining barbarian tribes, they all hid themselves, not daring to move around.
But now, the opening of the Sage Monarch Conference and the appearance of the barbarian tribes had already shocked many people. Now, the legendary Xue Man, who had long since been exterminated, had appeared again. No one could believe it.
That was because the barbarian race didn’t understand cultivation, nor did they understand magical arts. It was impossible for them to seal heavenly geniuses. Furthermore, it was said that the barbarian race’s experts were unable to seal them. Once they were sealed, their physical bodies would wither and lose their vitality. Then they would die. Sealing was no different from suicide.
“Impossible!”
Someone cried out, not daring to believe this.
“Xue Man eats ten thousand beasts as food. Even the Kun Peng and the True Dragon are in his food.
So as long as their ancestors had been eaten by Xue Man, they would feel a deep fear for them.
“As for that bit of terror, when it’s attacked by the Blood Barbarians, it will form a kind of pressure similar to bloodline suppression,” sighed a human expert.
Hu!
After killing three peak experts, Wilde suddenly saw a huge tortoise in the distance. His eyes brightened and he charged over.
The Xuan Turtle race’s expert was currently in a fierce battle with Ye Zhiqiu. Endless frost filled the air. It had tried to charge out countless times, but Ye Zhiqiu had forced it back, infuriating it.
Suddenly, its entire body turned cold, as if it had been targeted by a wild beast. Turning its head, it saw Wilde who was drooling, and it immediately fled in terror.
“Stop! Let me taste a turtle!”
Seeing the Xuan Turtle race’s experts flee, Wilde panicked. He shouted as he fled.
Wilde’s body was huge, and each step he took covered tens of thousands of miles. With each step, the entire martial stage trembled.
Sensing a fatal danger, the Xuan Turtle expert’s legs trembled. Although its legs were short, it wasn’t slow.
The Xuan Turtle race expert almost pissed his pants. He felt his soul trembling. The only reason he was still able to run was because he was far enough away from Wilde. Once he was caught, his intuition told him he would definitely die.
“Don’t run! I won’t kill you! Just let me take a bite! Let me see if you’re as delicious as grandpa said!” Wilde shouted as he ran.
Rumble…
Suddenly, the void exploded. Countless vines coiled around Wilde, blocking his path.
“Get out of my way!”
Wilde furiously smashed his bone club at those vines, but those vines were unable to bear his power. They quickly wrapped around his arm.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Wilde struggled. Countless vines were destroyed, but there was no end to them. More and more vines appeared, and Wilde was actually entangled by them.
Those vines were the Undead race’s experts. They saw through Wilde’s weak point, and hundreds of thousands of them attacked him at the same time.
They didn’t want to kill Wilde. They only wanted to trap him so that he wouldn’t participate in the battle. Those vines wrapped around Wilde’s body, constantly breaking.
These tenacious vines possessed shocking resilience. Ordinary Chosen wouldn’t be able to escape once they were entangled.
But Wilde could easily tear apart these vines. However, there were too many of them, and they possessed powerful life energy. They formed a sea of vines that fought against Wilde.
Seeing Wilde trapped, the Xuan Turtle expert let out a sigh of relief and charged back.
Wilde was trapped in a sea of vines. Facing these soft attacks, he had all his strength, but he was unable to use it.
The advantage Wilde had brought them had disappeared in an instant. The barbarian race’s warriors were currently fighting the Heavenly River Blood Crocodile, the Golden Fang Mammoth, and the Six Horn Ox.
The top experts of these three races had been killed by Wilde. Now that Wilde was trapped, they once more went berserk and tried to charge in.
Although there were only a few thousand barbarian warriors, their power was too great. They had charged forward several times, but they were all forced back.
At this time, the martial stage’s barrier began to become unstable. Countless people’s hearts rose to their throats.
“Hold on, hold on! The martial stage is about to collapse!” Bai Zhantang clenched his fists, his forehead covered in sweat.
As long as the martial stage collapsed, it meant everything was over. They could then assist Long Chen.
But this final moment was the hardest to endure. The experts in the martial stage had also noticed the abnormality in the martial stage, and their attacks became even more berserk.
“Are you still watching? The martial stage is about to disappear. If you don’t attack now, all your karmic luck runes will be absorbed by them. You won’t have another chance!” roared Ye Wuchen.
Currently, there were still quite a few people watching from the various races. These people seemed harmless, but no one knew just how many experts were hidden within.
These people had been patiently waiting for an opportunity. The Heavenly River Blood Alligator, Golden Fang Mammoth, and Six-Horned Bull were one of them.
As for these spectators, it was unknown just how many of them were the same as them. They had been waiting for an opportunity the entire time. Now that the martial stage was shaking, it meant that the barrier was no longer stable. It also meant that the battle stage was about to disappear.
Right now, the majority of the spectators only had average cultivation bases. They had no power to fight over them, and so they directly gave up on those runes.
The reason these creatures had survived was because of Xu Xin’er. She was the one who had exposed this sacrifice. Those experts who should have been cannon fodder had all survived.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Following Ye Wuchen’s furious roar, figures flew out from the crowd of spectators. There weren’t many of them. There were only a few hundred of them, and there were people from every race.
What was shocking was that as soon as they charged out, they summoned their manifestations. Their auras erupted like blazing suns.
These hundreds of people were all peak experts. However, they were all by themselves, and as soon as they appeared, the balance on the battlefield was instantly broken.
“Jiang Feng, where are you going?” Feng Fei shouted from the side of the human experts.
Jiang Feng was the genius of the Jiang family who had wanted to attack the Dragonblood Legion but hadn’t been able to.
He was ranked second in the Jiang Family and above Feng Fei. However, he did not have as much power as Feng Fei. When he saw so many experts attacking, he also rushed out.
“Hmph, when a woman is in charge, the walls collapse, and the house collapses. If you’re so careful, what can you accomplish?
“If you still aren’t going to attack at this time, then what are you waiting for? If you continue hiding like turtles, I, Jiang Feng, will not let such an opportunity slip by.” Jiang Feng sneered.
"Bastard, you'll only get yourself killed!” Feng Fei couldn't help but shout.
“I’ll use my actions to prove that women are always short-sighted,” sneered Jiang Feng. He had already charged out with the other experts.
“This idiot!”
Feng Fei was so angry that her face was pale and her body was trembling. As for the Jiang Family experts, they looked at Feng Fei and then at Jiang Feng who was flying away. Their eyes were filled with envy.
They were also extremely moved. Those were runes of karmic luck, a priceless treasure that could change a person’s life. But all they could do was watch.
But the Jiang family’s rules were strict. The family head had once ordered them to listen to Feng Fei. They didn’t have the courage to go against the family head’s orders.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out on Long Chen and Long Aotian’s battlefield. Long Chen and Long Aotian exchanged blows, and Long Aotian was sent flying. As for Long Chen, he charged at the Dragonblood Legion.
“You want to save them? Keep dreaming!”
Long Aotian sneered and chased after him.
Buzz!
A flame lotus suddenly appeared in Long Chen’s left hand.
“Wilde!”
Then Long Chen’s ten-thousand-mile flame lotus smashed toward Wilde.
BOOM!
The white flames devoured Wilde, and even the vines around him were enveloped.
The vines instantly turned to ash. Wilde’s entire body was covered in white flames. He grimaced in pain, but other than his skin turning red, he didn’t receive any real injuries.
“Die!”
Wilde let out a furious roar and smashed his bone club at Long Aotian. He vented all his anger from being trapped.
Long Aotian chased after Long Chen, but he hadn’t expected Long Chen’s attack to be to help Wilde escape.
By the time he reacted, Wilde’s bone club had already smashed down. In that instant, Long Aotian felt as if the space around him had frozen. He felt as if he had been frozen.
At that moment, Long Aotian finally understood why those sea demons had been killed by Wilde like idiots.
The instant Wilde attacked, space froze, and Long Aotian’s manifestation was compressed to its peak.
Long Aotian wasn’t a sea demon, so he wouldn’t be suppressed by the barbarian race’s bloodline. But Wilde’s power had changed the laws of space, and so he was also suppressed.
“Seven Absolutes Slash!”
Long Aotian didn’t dare to be negligent in the face of Wilde’s attack. Seven-colored divine light erupted from his sword as he slashed it down.
BOOM!
A large cut appeared on Wilde’s bone club. Bone fragments flew everywhere. Wilde’s bone club was clearly inferior to Long Aotian’s immortal weapon.
The web between Wilde’s thumb and forefinger split open, and blood flowed out. But Long Aotian wasn’t so well off. He was sent flying by Wilde’s club, and he vomited a mouthful of blood.
Wilde’s power was too great. It could destroy the heavens and exterminate the earth. It was clearly his pure physical strength, but even his spatial laws were affected by it. That seemingly ordinary attack had reached an incomprehensible realm.
Long Chen borrowed Wilde’s power to break free from Long Aotian’s entanglement. The Kun Peng wings behind him flapped, and he shot forward like a bolt of lightning.
“Divine Dragon Tail!”
Long Chen roared, and dragon roars rang out. His dragon scales lit up, and one of his legs shone like the sun.
Rumble…
The instant Long Chen kicked out, the void trembled, and the image of a ten-thousand-mile dragon tail appeared.
Long Chen had blocked hundreds of peak experts by himself, and this attack had completely covered them. At that moment, they were both shocked and infuriated. Long Chen clearly didn’t place them in his eyes.
BOOM!
Hundreds of experts had long since activated their manifestations, maintaining their strongest fighting posture. Divine light shot out at Long Chen.
Waves of qi collided, causing the void to flicker. Long Chen’s tail exploded, and hundreds of experts’ attacks also vanished.
“What?”
Seeing Long Chen block everyone with his own power, looking at Long Chen’s valiant figure, everyone’s hearts pounded. Long Chen was too fierce.
Clang!
At the same time as Long Chen’s foot kicked out, he unsheathed his saber and stabbed it into the enemy camp.
Pu!
A devil expert was cut in two.
Pu pu pu…
Long Chen’s saber danced, and his attacks were like lightning. In a single breath, he killed seventeen or eighteen experts.
These experts were at the front, and their attacks were the fiercest. However, the backlash they received was even stronger.
Long Chen’s divine dragon tail had been condensed from his full strength. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to break all their attacks.
These people’s qi and blood surged, and they almost vomited blood. Although they couldn’t see anything on the surface, they were still in an extremely weak state.
Long Chen’s combat experience was incomparably rich. With just a single glance, he could tell that many people were unable to catch their breath and directly took their lives.
Pu pu pu…
Long Chen was like a tiger amongst a flock of sheep. Each slash of his saber would bring away a peak expert.
Long Chen’s valiance was unrivaled, and his qi and blood soared. Killing peak experts was like cutting melons and cutting vegetables. The Lingxiao Academy’s experts’ blood boiled.
This was the first time many people had seen Long Chen go all-out. What peak expert? What unrivaled heavenly genius? In front of Long Chen, they had no ability to resist.
“Attack together and kill him! Otherwise, no one will be able to bear his revenge in the future!”
The person who had roared was none other than the Jiang Family’s genius, Jiang Feng.
At this time, he was shocked, infuriated, and afraid. He had finally seen just how terrifying Long Chen was. After fighting for so long, Long Chen didn’t show any signs of weakening. Instead, he was growing stronger.
He regretted it, and he was also afraid. But now, he was already riding a tiger and couldn’t get off. He could only brace himself and charge at Long Chen.
Hearing Jiang Feng’s words, the other experts’ hearts shook. Long Chen was so terrifying. If he only killed the Dragonblood Legion and his soulmates, he would definitely unleash a bloody revenge in the future.
If they couldn’t kill Long Chen while there were so many of them, then once Long Chen escaped, they could only live in terror for as long as they could.
“Kill him!”
The other experts also roared. Their thoughts were the same. They wanted to take advantage of the fact that there were so many people to directly kill Long Chen. Opportunities could never be missed.
BOOM!
A Heaven Devouring Toad opened its mouth and spat out a black mist that enveloped Long Chen.
That black mist corroded the sky, emitting a nauseating aura. That black mist was clearly poisonous. The reason it had spat out that black mist was to force Long Chen away and break his morale.
Hu!
But Long Chen ignored the black mist and directly passed through it. When he was in the black mist, white flames covered his body. With the ice soul protecting him, he had no fear of these poisonous creatures.
The Heaven Devouring Toad hadn’t expected Long Chen to pass right through it. Before it could even close its mouth, a flame lotus shot out of it.
The flame lotus blossomed like a sun. It was condensed from the sun’s flame, and when it entered the Heaven Devouring Toad’s mouth, it exploded.
Pu!
The Heaven Devouring Toad didn’t react. Its body exploded, and black liquid spread in all directions.
“Ah…”
Everything happened too suddenly. That black liquid was the Heaven Devouring Toad’s innate poison. It was incomparably toxic and could even corrode space. Some experts who didn’t have time to dodge were directly drenched.
Their protective divine light was practically useless. As the black poison landed on their bodies, their flesh instantly rotted. One of them was too close, and his face was covered in it. He let out a miserable cry as he was corroded into a pool of rotting water.
Pu pu pu…
Although the other experts weren’t so unlucky, they were still drenched. They wanted to cut off the poisoned flesh, but Long Chen didn’t give them a chance. He slashed out with his saber, killing another dozen experts.
The Heaven Devouring Toad’s explosion immediately disrupted the experts’ rhythm. They fled miserably, dodging the poison.
Jiang Feng was lucky. When he had attacked, there had been a powerful sea demon beside him. That huge figure had become his shield, and he hadn’t been struck by the poison.
As for the sea demon beside him, it fled in pain. When it disappeared, Jiang Feng appeared, trembling. He saw a pair of icy eyes.
Jiang Feng’s scalp turned numb, and he turned to flee.
Pu!
But just as he turned around, he felt a burst of pain from his back. A huge saber had pierced through his body.
At that moment, the Jiang family’s experts’ expressions changed. As for Jiang Fengfei, a helpless expression appeared in her eyes. What she had been worried about had finally happened.
Seeing Jiang Feng’s body pierced by Long Chen’s saber, he didn’t dare to move. It had to be known that Jiang Feng’s life or death was entirely up to Long Chen.
The expressions of Feng Fei and the other members of the Jiang Family changed. The faces of those outside the ring darkened.
Although Jiang Feng refused to listen to Feng Fei and disobeyed the patriarch's orders, he was still a member of the Jiang Family. Furthermore, he was one of the top three prodigies of the younger generation.
Jiang Feng hadn’t even used a single move against Long Chen before being subdued. Jiang Feng was one of the Jiang family’s top three heavenly geniuses, and his strength was even above Feng Fei’s.
In terms of power, although he might not be Long Chen’s match, he wouldn’t be subdued in one move.
Obviously, Jiang Feng had been scared out of his wits and didn’t dare face Long Chen head-on. In his terror, he had made the worst choice.
Even if he wanted to flee, he had to be prepared to receive his opponent’s attack. Furthermore, what made the Jiang family’s experts the most speechless was that Jiang Feng had actually handed his back to someone else. That was equivalent to giving his life away.
They couldn’t understand why the Jiang family’s heavenly genius would act like an idiot and completely humiliate the Jiang family.
“Long Chen, don’t kill me! I’m a member of the Jiang family! Feng Fei is your friend…” Jiang Feng’s face was pale with fright.
Long Chen shook his head. “Feng Fei and I aren’t friends, nor are we enemies. Up until now, I haven’t received any help from her, nor do I owe her anything.
“So if you want me to let you off on her account, don’t even think about it.
“I, Long Chen, have always clearly distinguished between gratitude and enmity. If others respect me, I’ll respect them. If others want to kill me, I won’t hesitate to kill them.
“Didn’t you shout quite loudly just now? Have them kill me together. Otherwise, no one will be able to bear my revenge in the future.
“Since you want to kill me, and you also want to kill me, don’t blame me for being merciless.”
“If you kill me, the Jiang Family won’t let you off.” Jiang Feng’s begging turned into a threat.
“My enemies are all over the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. I’m not lacking a Jiang family.”
Pu!
Long Chen’s arm shook, and Jiang Feng’s body exploded. Even his Yuan Spirit was destroyed.
“Courting death!”
In the end, Long Chen had still killed Jiang Feng. The Jiang family’s experts outside the martial arena were all filled with killing intent.
Killing Jiang Feng was the greatest provocation to the Jiang family. Feng Fei couldn’t help but sigh.
The result she didn’t want to see the most had finally appeared. Jiang Feng had been killed, and the Jiang family definitely wouldn’t let this matter rest. In that case, the Jiang family would become Long Chen’s mortal enemy.
Feng Fei understood Long Chen too well. It was precisely because she understood him that she felt powerless. She had always tried her best to avoid conflict between the Jiang family and Long Chen, but it had still ended up like this.
With Jiang Feng killed, the Jiang family would definitely settle this debt with Long Chen.
Although Long Chen had killed Jiang Feng because Jiang Feng had attacked him first, Long Chen still had a reason to stand.
“But a reason is something that requires strength to rely on. If you have strength, that’s a reason. If you don’t have strength, a reason is meaningless. In the cultivation world, there is no such thing as reason.
Jiang Feng had been killed, and the chaos caused by the Heaven Devouring Toad had quickly died down. But Long Chen’s valiance caused these experts’ hearts to pound.
Although they had many people, they were still deeply afraid of Long Chen. They suddenly felt that killing Long Chen was a bit unrealistic.
“Hu…”
Some experts charged at the Dragonblood Legion. Their confidence in killing Long Chen had clearly been shaken. But they felt that instead of risking their lives to kill Long Chen, it was better to kill the weak.
They had set their sights on the karmic luck runes. As for Long Chen’s future revenge, that was something for the future. They had to obtain the karmic luck runes first.
One person moved, and the others also moved. They split up and charged at the Dragonblood Legion. That way, Long Chen wouldn’t be able to stop them all by himself. As for who Long Chen wanted to stop, that would be up to luck.
BOOM!
A human expert was turned into a bloody mist by Long Chen’s saber. That person was holding a huge shield. It was an immortal weapon, but unfortunately, he was unable to control it. The immortal weapon was fine, but he was destroyed.
However, the immortal weapon had managed to protect his Yuan Spirit. Having lost his physical body, he was fleeing for his life.
Pu!
Long Chen ignored him. The Kun Peng wings on his back flapped, and his speed reached its peak. He caught up to one of the devil race experts and slashed his saber down. That devil race expert tried his best to block, but he was still blown apart by Ming Hong’s saber.
But after killing that person, Long Chen’s heart sank. That was because he saw that a peanut-sized hole had appeared on the blade.
That devil expert was also wielding an immortal weapon. Although he had been killed, Ming Hongdao had also been injured.
Although the Ming Hong Saber had already advanced to the quasi Immortal grade, it wasn’t a true Immortal grade weapon. Furthermore, it seemed to have reached its limit and was unable to advance any further.
Runes revolved around the saber, and Saber Qi soared into the sky. Although there was a hole in it, it seemed to have entered a berserk state.
Long Chen’s heart ached. This divine weapon that had followed him for so long had been constantly breaking through, constantly advancing. But now it had reached its limit and could no longer break through.
For example, when a cultivator cultivated to a certain level, they would find that their talent was limited, and they would be unable to advance any further. That kind of blow was indescribable.
Buzz!
Long Chen’s wings flapped, and he caught up to one of the Blood race experts. This time, he didn’t use the Grand Cry Blade. Instead, he reached out with his left hand.
BOOM!
But what Long Chen hadn’t expected was for the Soaring Dragon Saber to suddenly tremble and slash down on its own.
The Blooddrinker blocked Long Chen’s dragon claw with its blood-colored spear. Long Chen’s dragon claw shattered, and blood flowed out. But he was also shaking intensely, his blood surging.
Pu!
The Brightjade Saber slashed down on the Blood expert’s head, shattering it.
“Ming Hong!”
Seeing this, Long Chen’s heart ached.
Buzz buzz buzz…
The saber was covered in blood. It was rumbling as if it was saying something to Long Chen.
Although there was a hole in the saber, its battle intent soared. It could accept the Fallen Battlefield, but it couldn’t accept being unable to advance.
Looking at the saber, Long Chen immediately thought of the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. Back then, the Dragon Bone Evil Moon had been the same. The saber was unable to break through, and it was begging Long Chen to use its final life to release its most brilliant light.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just at this moment, those experts charged at the Dragonblood Legion. Wilde, who had been fighting Long Aotian, quickly retreated under Guo Ran’s orders. The Dragonblood Legion’s defensive perimeter rapidly shrank. Meng Qi, Chu Yao, Tang Wan-er, Liu Ruyan, and the others all retreated, switching from offense to defense.
At this time, the martial stage was crazily shaking. This signified that the martial stage was about to explode. The battlefield had entered its most critical moment.
Ka ka ka…
Just at this moment, cracks appeared on the martial stage’s barrier. Boundless primal chaos energy poured out of the cracks.
“Hahaha…”
Long Aotian suddenly laughed. “We’ve finally waited. Long Chen, it’s time for the true battle. Today, let’s settle our old enmity.”
BOOM!
Long Aotian seemed to have become a completely different person. The sun and moon revolved behind him, and five-colored divine light instantly merged into one, creating a chaotic scene.
Within the primal chaos, the sun and moon were indistinct. This was an unprecedented manifestation. When this manifestation appeared, a divine pressure caused all life to tremble.
When the primal chaos energy entered the barrier, Long Aotian was like a dragon returning to the sea, a tiger returning to the forest. His aura had changed.
The manifestation was filled with primal chaos. The sun and moon revolved, and endless divine auras erupted. His surroundings shook, and seven-colored ripples continuously washed over heaven and earth.
Long Aotian’s aura had completely changed. At this time, he was like an undefeatable god of war, looking down on the world.
At that moment, everyone was stupefied. Even the Long family’s experts looked at Long Aotian in shock, not knowing what had happened.
Long Aotian’s aura instantly increased by dozens of times. When the primal chaos energy entered his body, he instantly merged with it. If people didn’t know Long Aotian’s background, they would even suspect that he was a heavenly genius sealed in the primordial era.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Seven-colored divine light surged, washing over heaven and earth like a tide. The entire world seemed to be trembling along with the waves.
“Long Chen, do you see this? This is the power of the Seven Colored Sovereign Blood after merging with the primal chaos energy.
The Seven Colored Sovereign Blood was one of the strongest bloodlines in the world. It contained the power of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, light, and darkness.
Unfortunately, the spiritual qi of heaven and earth was lacking, and the primal chaos qi had almost disappeared. That was why the Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood had been unable to activate.
Now that the gate to the other world had been opened, the chaos spiritual energy had surged in, and the Seven-Colored Supreme Blood had finally awakened.
“Now do you understand? It’s not that I’m afraid of you, but that I’ve been waiting for this opportunity. I want to crush you with my greatest power.”
BOOM!
After saying that, Long Aotian shook his sword, and a seven-colored sword qi pierced through the sky. Even the barrier of the martial stage was pierced through by Long Aotian.
In that instant, countless people cried out in shock. Long Aotian actually possessed the power to destroy the arena’s barrier. Just how strong was he?
Long Aotian smiled proudly.
“How is it? Are you filled with unwillingness? Are you filled with anger? This Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood was originally yours. Unfortunately, it’s too wasteful on you. Only in my hands can it release a dazzling light.”
“What?”
Countless experts let out startled cries. They couldn’t believe their ears. They all looked at Long Chen. The original owner of the Seven-colored Sovereign Blood was Long Chen?
Then didn’t that mean Long Aotian had forcibly extracted the seven-colored supreme blood from Long Chen’s body?
At that moment, the experts from the Numinous Sky Academy, as well as those people who were familiar with Long Chen, all looked at him in disbelief.
To the disciples of the Star River Sect, Long Chen was an undefeatable war god.
They hadn’t expected that Long Aotian’s Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood would be taken from Long Chen. They were both shocked and infuriated.
“However, you don’t need to be angry. The Seven-colored Sovereign Blood on you is nothing more than a drop in the ocean.
“So my parents had foresight. When you were born, they dug out your Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone and planted them in my body.
“Now you’ve also seen how smart their actions were. These treasures can only be brought to greater heights by me, Long Aotian,” said Long Aotian indifferently.
At this time, he didn’t seem to be in a rush to kill Long Chen. Instead, he was looking down on him.
“How vicious!”
Even Bai Shishi’s mother couldn’t bear to listen any longer. Long Aotian’s parents were too vicious. How could they attack a newborn? Were they animals?
“Who would have thought that this child, Long Chen, would have such an unfortunate childhood.” Bai Xiaole’s mother couldn’t help but sigh. Looking at Long Chen’s back, she saw that behind Long Chen’s resilience were tears of blood.
He had no choice but to be strong. If he hadn’t been strong enough, he wouldn’t have been able to live to this day. His strength had been forced out of him.
In the face of Long Aotian’s provocation, Long Chen didn’t say anything. He just stared blankly at the Soaring Saber in his hand, as if he couldn’t hear him.
Long Aotian continued, “Do you know how much effort the Long family put in to perfectly activate your Spirit Blood?
“Over half of the Long family’s millions of years of accumulation has been spent on me. Only then did I barely manage to activate my Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone.
This was just an activation. The amount of primal chaos qi needed to awaken them was unimaginable.
“As for the opening of the Gate of the Alternate Realm, that is the power that will allow me, Long Aotian, to rise to prominence. From today onwards, no one in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths will be able to compete with me. All races will submit to me.”
Long Aotian’s voice echoed throughout heaven and earth. His voice was arrogant and domineering, making people uncomfortable. However, the echoes of his voice were endless, and the myriad Daos resonated with him. It was like he was the ruler of this world, and no one could resist him.
“Little brat, you dare to spout such arrogant words? The human race is too arrogant. Have you forgotten that for a long time, the human race will only be reduced to slaves and food?”
Seeing Long Aotian’s arrogant and domineering attitude, as if he wanted to lead all the races, countless people were enraged.
However, that was all he could say. Right now, Long Aotian’s entire body was covered in primal chaos energy. Seven-colored divine light blossomed, and a terrifying aura seeped through the barrier. It was still enough to make people tremble. The current Long Aotian was too powerful.
“Long Chen, you trash, you have such great talent, but you can only waste it. Tell me, how do you want to die? Considering your contributions to me, I can let you choose a way to die.” Long Aotian pointed the Seven Ultimate Sword at Long Chen.
As for Long Aotian, as he was talking to himself, he was looking at the Soaring Blade in his hand. His eyes were filled with unwillingness and grief.
The saber was constantly quivering, emitting a tragic aura. It was bitterly begging Long Chen, while Long Chen’s heart ached like a knife.
“Are you giving up? You really don’t know what’s good for you. Then I’ll spare your life first and kill all your lovers.” A sinister smile appeared on Long Aotian’s face.
Hu!
Seven-colored divine light erupted from his Seven Ultimate Sword. He glared at Meng Qi, his eyes filled with killing intent.
Buzz!
Veins popped out on Long Chen’s forehead. He tightly gripped the hilt of his Soaring Saber, and the sheath on his back exploded.
The sheath exploded, and countless runes poured into it. All the runes on it lit up, and a berserk battle intent erupted.
The Ming Hong Saber’s sheath had always been the foundation for its advancement. Now that it had exploded, the bottleneck that the Ming Hong Saber had been unable to break through was instantly broken.
Rumble…
The saber’s cry shook the heavens, and its immortal aura surged. The Grand Cry Saber had finally advanced to become an immortal weapon. Its aura was berserk and tragic.
Hu!
Long Chen shot forward like lightning, blocking Long Aotian’s path.
Buzz!
Long Chen pointed his saber at the sky, causing heaven and earth to tremble. One person, one saber.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s saber whistled through the air.
The saber slashed down, transforming the complicated into the simple. At that moment, Long Chen felt a connection to the Soaring Blade.
Now that he had advanced to the immortal grade, the berserk dragon energy in his body had finally found an outlet.
“A mantis trying to stop a chariot!”
Long Aotian sneered. Seven-colored divine light surged from his body, and chaotic energy surged. The Seven Ultimate Sword in his hand slashed down with boundless divine light.
BOOM!
Sword Qi and saber-image collided, and a huge explosion rocked the world.
Rumble…
The qi wave crashed into the barrier like a tsunami. The entire martial stage began to change shape. The experts on the martial stage felt like they had been struck by a meteorite. Countless people with weaker cultivations vomited blood.
The two of them had caused a huge impact on the entire battlefield. The powerful impact caused countless people’s bodies to become unsteady and their auras to become unsteady.
Up in the air, Long Chen and Long Aotian looked at each other. Long Chen pointed his saber at Long Aotian, his battle intent soaring. This battle intent wasn’t just Long Chen’s, but also his saber.
The Ming Hong Saber had self-destructed its sheath and successfully advanced to become an Immortal Armament. However, this was a self-harming advancement.
Once its runes were exhausted, it would completely die. There would no longer be a Ming Hong in this world. That was Ming Hongdao’s own choice, and Long Chen was unable to change it.
Ming Hongdao had fought alongside Long Chen all this time. They were his closest companions and also his most trusted comrades.
Ming Hongdao had gone through countless trials and tribulations before finally seeing the truth. That was that a quasi-divine artifact was his limit. He would never be able to advance to become an immortal weapon. That was his destiny.
In the martial arena, Long Chen had always fought empty-handed. That was because he knew that if he used the Weeping Saber to fight against an immortal weapon, the Weeping Saber would be in danger of shattering.
But the grand saber had its own dignity and pride. It couldn’t accept being frozen, and it would rather die on the battlefield.
When it was destroyed, Ming Hongdao finally realized the difference between him and an immortal weapon. But it didn’t feel any fear. Instead, it ignited its battle intent.
It begged Long Chen to let it display its glory one last time and leave with dignity.
Now that it had advanced to become an immortal weapon, Long Chen’s surging dragon energy poured into its body, directly colliding with Long Aotian’s Seven Ultimate Sword.
The saber continuously trembled. It was excited and cheering, its battle intent soaring.
Long Aotian icily looked at Long Chen, a mocking smile appearing on his face. “You’re sacrificing your own saber to increase your power. Long Chen, it seems you really are lacking in skill.”
Buzz!
Long Chen didn’t say anything. He once more raised his saber.
“Hu hu!”
He slashed out three times with his saber. Strangely enough, each time his saber struck empty air, there was no whistling wind or surging waves.
But with each slash of Long Chen’s saber, the aura of the Soaring Dragon Saber was multiplied. Others might find it strange, but Long Aotian’s expression changed.
Buzz!
The primal chaos manifestation behind Long Aotian trembled, and the Seven Ultimate Sword in his hand suddenly began to glow with the light of the sun and moon. A heaven-shaking, earth-shattering boom suddenly rang out.
Chi!
Long Aotian suddenly slashed his Seven Ultimate Sword at Long Chen. He had seen through Long Chen’s intentions. Long Chen was currently using a superposition technique, and each slash contained the power of the previous one. If he allowed this power to continue, who knew what level he would reach?
“Split the Heavens 4!”
Long Aotian was the first to attack, and Long Chen was unable to continue. He slashed out with his saber, and four saber-images appeared in the air.
The four saber-images instantly merged into one. The rumbling of the world instantly disappeared.
“Sovereign Seven Absolutes Slash!”
Long Aotian shouted coldly. The moment he slashed out, the phenomenon behind him suddenly dimmed. The power of the phenomenon seemed to have been sucked dry by this sword.
BOOM!
This was a world-shaking collision. When the two divine weapons collided, the entire world lost its color. Whether it was inside or outside the martial stage, no one could see anything.
Right on the heels of that, a grayish-white world appeared in front of them. In the grayish-white world, a speck of light appeared.
That light was the center of the collision between the two swords. The light rapidly grew, and it pierced through the barrier of the martial stage.
“What?”
People let out startled cries. They hadn’t expected their attacks to extend all the way out of the martial stage. Countless experts blocked them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The experts outside the martial stage were all miserably blocked. As a result, some of the weaker ones were directly killed by that terrifying divine light. The entire scene was chaotic.
BOOM! BOOM!
Two explosive sounds rang out from the martial stage. Long Chen and Long Aotian were both sent flying, smashing into the barrier on both sides of the martial stage.
The barrier behind the two of them trembled and cracked. The martial stage was already riddled with holes, and it seemed like it would explode at any moment.
As for those terrifying light swords, they had flown out of the cracks in the martial stage. Now that the two of them had collided, there were even more cracks.
Hu!
Long Chen and Long Aotian both activated the barrier at the same time. The two of them shot forward like shooting stars.
“Heavens, even after such a terrifying collision, the two of them weren’t injured at all.”
People were horrified. Many people had thought that after this attack, the two of them were essentially half-dead. They hadn’t expected that the two of them would once more charge over as if nothing had happened.
“Die!”
The two of them shouted at the same time, focusing all their energy on the divine weapons in their hands. This was a brute collision without any tricks. It was also the easiest way to determine who was stronger.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two of them crazily slashed out, their figures transforming like ghosts. Sword qi and saber-images crisscrossed, their killing intent soaring to the heavens.
BOOM!
A saber-image shot out, striking the barrier. Through the opening, it shot straight for the human faction, straight for the Xu family.
The Xu family’s expert roared furiously. A Xiantian Heavenly Venerate brandished a divine weapon and slashed it at the saber-image. The Xu family’s Heavenly Venerate vomited blood and was heavily injured.
The spectators were all shocked. Long Aotian had blocked Long Chen’s attack with his saber, and the majority of his power had been lost. But Long Chen was still able to heavily injure a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate. That kind of power was too terrifying.
BOOM!
Another world-shaking collision occurred. Long Aotian and Long Chen were both forced back. Their weapons were pointed at each other, and their gazes were like lightning.
“Their auras have finally begun to drop.”
Long Chen and Long Aotian exchanged over a thousand blows before finally starting to pant.
“No more energy? Isn’t it a bit too early? The battle hasn’t even started yet.”
Long Aotian sneered and suddenly shouted:
“Bloodviolet!”
Following his shout, boundless violet qi soared into the sky. The Xu family’s experts’ eyes almost popped out.
“Impossible!”
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When Long Aotian’s violet qi erupted, the Xu family’s experts’ eyes almost popped out.
Violet qi lingered in the air, and heaven and earth shook. Ten thousand Daos reigned supreme. A noble color and aura appeared, and the entire world trembled because of it. The Heavenly Daos’ laws were prostrating themselves before it.
The instant the violet qi behind Long Aotian surged, the violet divine radiance passed through the barrier and extended outside the Saint Ruler Prefecture. The violet qi was boundless, covering the sky and enveloping the entire Saint Ruler Prefecture.
No one had ever seen such a grand phenomenon. Within the endless violet qi, ten thousand Daos resonated, and ten thousand Daos followed.
“How is this possible? How could he possess the power of violet blood, and it’s so pure?!” cried the Xu family’s patriarch.
Violet Blood was one of the strongest bloodlines in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. It was different from the Seven Colored Sovereign Blood. Violet Blood couldn’t be produced on its own, and it had to be passed down through the bloodline.
In other words, the Seven Colored Sovereign Blood was a kind of Divergent that was randomly created. But the violet blood had its own origin, so it couldn’t randomly appear.
It was precisely because of this that terror appeared in the eyes of the Xu family's patriarch. He had betrayed the Purple Blood lineage. Now that Long Aotian had displayed such terrifying power, how could he not be afraid?
Long Aotian's violet blood fluctuations were incomparably pure. Compared to them, the difference was like heaven and earth. There was simply no comparison between the two.
The Xu family’s experts finally understood why Long Aotian had said that Xu Yifeng didn’t have the qualifications to represent the Purple Bloodline.
Now they finally understood that Long Aotian was an expert of the Purple Blood lineage. That overflowing violet qi covered the sky and also covered the hearts of people. Countless people looked up to that violet qi and were all shocked.
“Long Chen, your aura is starting to decline. It seems I’ve overestimated you. This time, you’ll definitely die.” The primal chaos manifestation behind Long Aotian was still present, but behind it was the boundless violet sea.
When the boundless violet sea appeared, Long Aotian’s aura, which had already begun to decline, instantly became full.
“Do you see? This is the violet qi that has been activated. As long as heaven and earth aren’t destroyed, my power will never cease. I am the heavens, so how can you fight against the heavens?” shouted Long Aotian.
“How do you fight against the heavens?”
“How do you fight against the heavens?”
“How do you fight against the heavens?”
Endless echoes rang out like the decree of a god, spreading to every corner of heaven and earth.
Countless people felt intense pain in their souls. Although it was just a simple shout, it was like a powerful spiritual attack. Those with weaker wills would have their souls crushed.
“So what if it’s the heavens? I, Long Chen, have always defied the heavens. When have I ever been afraid? If you think you’re the heavens, then why are you afraid of me? Even in this intense battle, you’re still holding back. What are you afraid of?” asked Long Chen.
“You think I’d be afraid of you? Bullshit!”
Long Aotian's expression twisted. His previous arrogance and calmness disappeared in an instant, replaced by a sinister expression.
Long Chen’s words had struck the greatest weakness in his heart. He truly was afraid of Long Chen, thinking that he wouldn’t dare to fail again. So even now, he was still extremely careful.
Boundless power didn’t give him a sense of security. Even someone as powerful as him didn’t dare to be careless.
“Whether it’s the seven-colored supreme blood or the violet blood, her master is me, not you.
“Although your parents used despicable methods to take it from me, some things still have to be returned to their original owners.
“I’ll personally take back what belongs to me. I’ll let you experience what it’s like to have your Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone snatched away.” Long Chen pointed his saber at Long Aotian, killing intent surging in his eyes.
“What? This violet blood is also from Long Chen?”
“Just what is Long Chen’s background? How could he possess two such terrifying bloodlines?”
“The most terrifying thing is that even after losing everything, he still possesses such terrifying power. If he can take back what belongs to him…”
All the experts present were stunned.
In this battle, it seemed they had used up all their lifetime’s shock. Today, Long Chen had given them far too many shocks. They were practically numb to it.
“Cut the crap. I’ll let you die here today.”
Long Aotian charged at Long Chen. With each step he took, space rippled beneath his feet.
As he charged forward, the space around him began to change. Endless violet qi surged out of him. It was possible to see thousands of runes rapidly gathering around Long Aotian.
Countless experts were horrified. Long Aotian was right. The current him was the heavens, the ruler of heaven and earth. All Daos had to submit to him. What Long Chen had to endure wasn’t just Long Aotian’s power, but also the endless power of the Heavenly Daos.
Buzz!
Endless stars lit up behind him, and a sea of stars appeared. It was like a universe was supporting him.
“What?”
Seeing that sea of stars, even Xiantian Chosen were shocked. They had never seen such a thing.
Although some people said that when the Galaxy Master Sect’s Firmament Art was cultivated to the highest realm, it could cause strange phenomena in the river of stars, that was only a legend. No one had ever seen it, nor had there been any records of it.
But in truth, Long Chen’s manifestation was like a sea of stars, not a river of stars. But the outside world’s experts were unable to tell the difference. Let alone them, even the Star River Sect’s disciples were unable to tell the difference.
“Star Guide Into the Body!”
Long Chen’s 108,000 dragon scales lit up, and a star appeared on each scale.
At the same time, 108,000 stars in the sea of stars behind Long Chen began to rapidly flicker. Looking from a distance, they formed a strange formation.
Buzz!
Long Chen’s entire body was covered in starlight. It was like he was wearing a suit of armor. The saber in his hand was also covered in stars.
“Die!”
Long Chen and Long Aotian roared at the same time. One of them contained endless Heavenly Dao laws, while the other contained endless star energy.
BOOM!
In front of everyone’s eyes, the two divine weapons collided. Sword Qi and saber-image collided, releasing a heaven-shaking explosion.
The two divine weapons were different from before. The two energies didn’t cancel each other out. Instead, after colliding, they began to slide down. The energy didn’t disperse.
Rumble…
The two divine weapons slashed apart the martial stage’s barrier. Sword Qi and saber-images slashed out, and countless experts fled for their lives.
In front of countless shocked gazes, the divine light of the two divine weapons split the martial stage in two, creating a bottomless chasm outside the stage.
This attack had already surpassed the scope of everyone’s understanding. Even a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate was pale with fright. This attack was unstoppable. Whoever blocked it would die.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, Long Aotian and Long Chen roared and once more slashed their blades at each other.
“Again!”
Someone let out a startled cry. This time, it wasn’t a vertical slash, but a diagonal slash. The berserk energy once more tore apart the martial stage’s barrier and shot toward the buildings outside. One of the Sword Qi directly shot toward the Lingxiao Academy.
Bai Xiaole's mother was just about to form a hand seal when the hall master suddenly struck out with his palm. A heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and Long Aotian's Sword Qi was shattered by the hall master's palm.
Buzz!
As for Long Chen’s saber-image, it shot toward a group of experts. One of them was wearing a yellow robe and a golden crown. He didn’t dodge at all. In front of countless shocked gazes, Long Chen’s saber-image smashed into his head.
BOOM!
In front of countless people’s shocked cries, Long Chen’s saber-image exploded. The yellow-robed elder hadn’t been injured at all. In fact, he hadn’t even blinked.
“What?”
Countless people looked at the yellow-robed elder in shock. It had to be known that Long Chen and Long Aotian’s power was enough to easily kill any Xiantian Heavenly Venerate.
As for this person, he didn’t do anything. He allowed Long Chen’s saber-images to land on his body, but they were able to break apart that terrifying attack.
It had to be known that the fact that the Hall Master had destroyed Long Aotian’s Sword Qi with a single slap had already shocked countless people. But this yellow-robed elder’s actions were even more shocking.
“The King of Great Yan, Yan Wudao!” An older expert recognized the old man.
“Yan Wudao? Yan Wuji? They’re brothers?”
“No, they’re not from the same generation. Yan Wuji is a sealed genius. He belongs to the ancient era.
“As for Yan Wudao, he’s the current emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty. There’s a character ‘No’ between the two of them. That’s because the character ‘No’ only appears once every thirty-six generations.”
“Hall Master, it seems he’s coming for you.” Bai Zhantang looked at Yan Wudao with a serious expression.
The hallmaster’s face was expressionless as he looked over at Yan Wudao.
BOOM!
Just as everyone was shocked by Yan Wudao’s shocking display, another explosion rang out from the martial stage. Long Chen and Long Aotian had exchanged eighteen blows, and the entire martial stage was riddled with holes.
But the barrier around the martial stage didn’t disappear. It was exceptionally strong. As Long Chen and Long Aotian fought, berserk qi waves swept through the martial stage. Countless experts hid in a corner, shivering in fear of being struck by the shockwaves.
As for the Dragonblood Legion’s formation, it had already completely shrunk. Meng Qi, Chu Yao, Tang Wan-er, Ye Zhiqiu, Guo Ran, Xia Chen, Gu Yang, and the others were guarding the outer perimeter.
Lian Wuying, Ye Wuchen, Zhao Xingtian, and the other experts attacked like crazy, but there were too many of them to break through their defenses.
The most terrifying thing was that there was another terrifying giant outside the Dragonblood Legion. That was Wilde. He was wielding a bone club, and he swept through a large group.
As for the sea demons, devil beasts, and even Undead experts, as long as they weren’t human, they would be eaten by him.
After fighting for such a long time, Wilde didn’t show any signs of being powerless. In fact, the more he fought, the more valiant he became. No one was able to stop him, and they could only dodge.
Wilde’s defense was shocking. Even an immortal weapon would only be able to pierce through his skin. Ordinary weapons wouldn’t even be able to tickle him.
As for those magical arts, they were useless against Wilde. With Wilde’s unreasonable attacks, Lian Wuying and the others were unable to focus on attacking.
Sometimes, just as they had created an opening and were preparing to attack, Wilde would charge over and destroy their attack. Lian Wuying and the others were about to go crazy from anger.
Wilde wasn’t that smart. On the battlefield, he didn’t understand any openings. But he had a huge advantage: he was obedient. He would fight wherever Guo Ran pointed.
Wilde roamed the battlefield on his own. Those Undead experts who had been able to obstruct him had all been killed by Long Chen. Right now, there was no one on the battlefield who could suppress him.
Even when it came to Lian Wuying’s attacks, Wilde could tear them apart with his bare hands. In fact, he could even tear off the lotus leaves and wrap them around his flesh to eat. Lian Wuying was about to go crazy from rage.
On the other side, Long Aotian and Long Chen were crazily fighting. The barrier was about to explode at any moment. They didn’t want to waste their precious time on this idiot.
On the other side of the battlefield, the battle was just as intense. Mo Nian was fighting Yan Wuji with his bow, and the two of them were locked in a fierce battle. Compared to Long Aotian and Long Chen’s wide-ranging attacks, their battlefield was extremely narrow. They were competing in movement techniques, techniques, moves, and speed.
The two of them were fighting intensely, but there were thousands of afterimages. It was impossible to see their movements. This kind of intense battle was the most dangerous. Victory and defeat could be decided at any moment.
However, if the two of them were evenly matched in this kind of battle, it would be a drawn-out battle. This kind of intense battle didn’t exhaust too much energy.
BOOM!
Another heaven-shaking explosion rang out. Long Chen and Long Aotian once more exchanged blows, and a berserk qi wave once more swept through the martial stage.
The barrier around the martial stage was like a broken spiderweb. Countless fragments of the barrier were listlessly hanging down, but it refused to break.
Countless experts wanted to flee from the martial stage, but when they tried to force their way through the barrier, they would still be killed by the barrier’s laws. Even the Three Extremities were unable to escape.
Although the barrier looked like it was on the verge of collapsing, it still possessed a terrifying power that was impossible to pass through.
Jiang Fengfei was leading the Jiang family’s experts, bitterly enduring. They had to focus all their attention on Long Chen and Long Aotian’s attacks to make a prediction.
She could easily dodge this shockwave, but not the other Jiang Family disciples. If she escaped, the Jiang Family disciples would be exterminated, and she would have to bear a heavy responsibility.
The Jiang Family disciples no longer complained about Feng Fei, especially those who had the same thoughts as Jiang Feng. Only now did they realize how foolish their thoughts were.
It was Feng Fei who was smart enough to keep the Jiang family’s disciples still. For a terrifying expert like Long Chen, it would be fine if they killed him. But if they couldn’t, then when he grew up in the future, the Jiang family would truly be doomed.
They were rejoicing inside, but at the same time, they were also rejoicing in their misfortune. The Zhao, Ye, and Long families’ experts had all joined the attack on the Dragonblood Legion.
Now, they had suffered countless casualties, but they hadn’t obtained any benefits. Furthermore, they had completely offended Long Chen. It went without saying that in the future, Long Chen and the others would definitely have a good show to watch.
Although the Jiang family’s disciples also didn’t obtain anything, other than Jiang Feng, no one else died. Amongst these powers, they were the luckiest.
However, this kind of luck could disappear at any moment. If they wanted to maintain their luck, they had to make sure everyone was alive.
It could be said that they were the ones watching Long Chen and Long Aotian fight the most. After all, this was a matter of whether or not they could see the sun tomorrow.
Hu!
Suddenly, Long Chen and Long Aotian both retreated at the same time. The two of them icily stared at each other. At that moment, the entire world seemed to become still.
“I know you’re still holding back.” Aotian coldly said.
“I also know you’re holding back,” said Long Chen.
“Are you afraid?” Long Aotian sneered.
“I really am afraid. In such a complicated battlefield with so many enemies, I’m afraid I won’t be able to protect them. So I have to hold back. I can’t waste any of my energy.
“What about you? What are you afraid of? Are you afraid you won’t be able to beat me? So you’re still waiting for an opportunity, waiting for others to come and help you?
It seemed the barrier wouldn’t be broken for a while. Don’t even think about breaking it. If the outside world’s experts swarmed over, you’d be able to take advantage.
“Within the barrier, those fellows will only focus on the karmic luck runes. You can’t count on them,” said Long Chen.
Long Chen and Long Aotian had exchanged blows countless times, and it could be said that the two of them were the most familiar enemies. So it was very difficult for the two of them to use any tricks. If no one else participated, they would have to rely on absolute power to win.
Long Aotian hadn’t revealed his trump card, and so had Long Chen. It was just that their goals were different.
“You’re wrong.” Aotian coldly said.
“What was your mistake?” asked Long Chen.
“You’re wrong because you’re too confident. Did you think I was holding back because I was waiting for an opportunity?
“Let me tell you, the reason I didn’t go all-out was because I was unable to go all-out.
“Don’t you find it strange? I obtained Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone from you, but from the start until now, I’ve only used Spirit Blood?” asked Long Aotian.
“If I’m not wrong, you need to rely on the primal chaos energy in that door to gradually activate them.
“In the beginning, the primal chaos energy was only enough to activate the Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood. So you could only use the Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood, and then you activated the violet blood.
“Now that so much time has passed, the Spirit Root and Spirit Bone should be able to activate after absorbing so much primal chaos energy. Isn’t that what you were waiting for?” asked Long Chen.
“You… you know?” Long Aotian was shocked.
At that moment, Long Ao had a bad feeling that Long Chen had long since seen through everything.
"Impossible! You must be making wild guesses!" Long Aotian roared. He was starting to panic.
“If you think so, then so be it!” said Long Chen indifferently.
“If you really know, then you’ll definitely go all-out and kill me before I activate them,” said Long Aotian.
“If I kill you at that time, my Spirit Root and Spirit Bone won’t be able to awaken. If I snatch them back before they awaken, I’ll only lose their spirituality. I wouldn’t do such a stupid thing,” said Long Chen.
Hearing Long Aotian and Long Chen’s conversation, everyone had been shocked that the two of them still had trump cards at this level.
But now they were even more shocked by Long Chen’s goal. Long Chen was planning on taking back his Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone. He was actually so confident.
“Nonsense! You can’t possibly think that much. You’re just pretending to be calm to conceal your fear.”
Long Aotian roared furiously. Suddenly, he spread his arms, and thunder rang out from his Dantian. His bones began to crack, and a divine light slowly lit up on his chest.
“Heavens, I just remembered that he still isn’t a Three Extreme Sovereign.”
Seeing this scene, some people cried out in shock. They had been shocked by Long Aotian’s strength, but they had forgotten that he had not fused the three extremes.
Rumble…
Long Aotian’s Spirit Root, Spirit Blood, and Spirit Bone instantly merged. The violet qi and primal chaos manifestations behind him twisted, forming a huge rainbow flower.
The flower had three petals, and as they circulated, they were completely silent. But as they circulated, the myriad laws and Daos rumbled. Countless balls of light revolved around Long Aotian, as if they were worshipping him.
“Three flowers reaching the heavens, ten thousand dharma idols bowing to him! He’s a true three extremes supreme existence! If he doesn’t die, he’ll definitely become a human emperor!” cried someone excitedly upon seeing Long Aotian’s manifestation.
None of the Three Extremities had ever been able to form the image of worship when they had fused with the Three Extremities. Long Aotian’s image was the legendary Three Flowers Piercing the Heavens.
The Long family’s experts roared excitedly. This meant that the Long family would have a future Human Emperor. That was a supreme existence. When the Human Emperor arrived, all the races would submit. The Long family would stand above all the races.
The other experts were also filled with envy and killing intent. They definitely wouldn’t allow a human emperor rank genius to appear.
Long Aotian was surrounded by divine radiance, worshiped by the laws, and enveloped by the myriad dao. At this time, he was like an emperor, sacred and inviolable.
Buzz!
Suddenly, Long Aotian’s sword stabbed toward Long Chen. Almost at the same time, a ray of sword light pierced through the sword, sucking away all the Laws.
BOOM!
The sword-light flew past Long Chen’s face, and then people saw a black passageway that stretched out endlessly.
After the sword-light, a thin and long black passageway appeared in the air. Countless runes circulated within it, emitting terrifying fluctuations.
Everyone was shocked by this attack. The power of this attack had already surpassed the comprehension of countless people. This attack couldn’t be described as pure power.
“Do you see? This is my true power. If my sword was half a foot away, you would already be dead.” Long Aotian pointed his sword at Long Chen confidently.
At this time, Long Aotian felt endless energy circulating within his body. He was one with heaven and earth. In that instant, he was no longer afraid, nor was he angry. He was filled with confidence.
A single sword broke through the sky, causing ghosts to weep and gods to cry. This sword shocked everyone.
“If I had shifted half a foot, I would have dodged. You knew you couldn’t lock onto me, so you acted so arrogantly.
“Arrogant. It’s because you aren’t confident enough that you’re acting like this. That can only prove that no matter how strong you are, you can’t erase the terror in your heart,” said Long Chen indifferently.
Only now did people realize why Long Chen hadn’t moved or even blinked. It seemed he had already seen through Long Aotian’s thoughts.
But even so, people were filled with admiration for Long Chen’s courage. Once such an attack landed, even ten thousand lives wouldn’t be enough. Long Chen was too confident.
“Bullshit! You damn bastard!”
Long Chen’s words immediately pulled Long Aotian off his high throne. His face twisted, and the three flower manifestations behind him trembled as he slashed his sword at Long Chen.
“Your mouth is so stinky. Didn’t your parents die a long time ago? Do you not have anyone to discipline you? You stole someone else’s things, but you’re still so arrogant? Today, I’ll make you pay with your blood.”
Long Chen’s eyes were sharp. His black robes fluttered, and a berserk energy surged out.
“Seven Star Battle Armor!”
BOOM!
Violent astral winds erupted from beneath Long Chen’s feet. A pillar of light soared into the sky, and berserk energy spread in all directions.
Ka ka ka ka…
Cracking sounds rang out in the air. Terrifying astral winds cut through space like blades, and a ripple rapidly spread.
“Not good, go all-out!”
Feng Fei cried out in shock. This was an indiscriminate attack and could not be dodged. Under her call, all the top-notch experts of the Jiang Family rushed to the front and formed a huge shield together.
The other experts also did the same, opening their defenses to receive the violent astral winds.
BOOM!
A huge ripple swept across the battlefield, passed through the barrier, crossed the sea, and directly charged towards the Holy King Continent.
Rumble…
When those terrifying ripples struck the buildings, they caused them to collapse. Astral winds blew through the rubble.
“What kind of power is this?!”
There were even Xiantian Heavenly Venerate level experts who tried their best to protect themselves, but they were still suppressed to the point that their qi and blood were surging. It was like they were about to explode.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Wave after wave of qi waves crashed into the martial stage. The barrier had already disappeared, but there was still an invisible law that separated the martial stage from the outside world.
Chi chi…
Long Aotian slashed his sword through the air with his feet, emitting a strange sound. His eyes were filled with fury. He was actually forced back by Long Chen’s qi wave.
When the astral winds stopped and the qi waves calmed down, people saw the seven-colored divine ring on Long Chen’s back circulate, and the sea of stars no longer surged. Within the sea of stars, seven stars lit up like suns.
A sacred light shone on Long Chen’s body. It was like the divine light of seven suns was focused on him.
People couldn’t see Long Chen’s face clearly, because it was too glaring. But just looking at him was enough to cause their souls to tremble.
Long Chen was like a celestial emperor who had descended to the world, looking down on all living things. He stood above the red dust. That kind of peerless beauty was something that couldn’t be described with words.
Buzz!
Long Chen raised the Soaring Saber high into the air. A berserk battle intent soared into the sky, and the Soaring Saber let out an excited cry.
Buzz buzz buzz buzz…
Stars that looked like suns lit up on the blade. Every time one of them lit up, its aura would suddenly soar.
Rumble…
Heaven and earth trembled uneasily. Myriad laws were shaken, and ten thousand Daos were wailing. The entire world seemed to be afraid of this saber.
Long Chen looked at Ming Hongdao with pain and unwillingness. But he knew this was what Ming Hongdao wanted the most.
Seven stars lit up on the saber. The killing intent of heaven and earth was completely absorbed by it.
Long Aotian’s expression changed. With a furious roar, he held his sword with both hands. The three flowers on his back revolved, and endless runes and divine splendor rapidly poured into his sword. The three flowers on his back quickly dimmed.
“Die!”
Long Chen and Long Aotian roared at the same time, their killing intent soaring. This was a predestined battle between the two of them. There was no retreat.
“Wilde, come back!”
Ruyan shouted. Wilde was very obedient and immediately rushed back.
Buzz!
Ruyan opened her body, causing countless branches to surge. At the same time, Chu Yao tightly pressed her hand on Ruyan’s back, and endless wood energy crazily poured into her body.
Countless willow branches intertwined, forming thousands of shields.
“Li Qi, Mingyuan!” shouted Xia Chen.
“Understood.”
Li Qi and Song Mingyuan shouted at the same time, placing their palms together. Countless earthen walls formed around Liu Ruyan’s defenses.
Here, Li Qi and Song Mingyuan were at the greatest disadvantage. The martial stage was suspended in the air, and they had no way to borrow it. They could only use their Life Earth to set up defenses.
Once the two of them finished setting up the formation, Xia Chen clenched his teeth. Hundreds of formation discs lit up, forming a huge shield around Li Qi and Song Mingyuan.
The Dragonblood Legion’s movements were extremely quick, and they cooperated with each other skillfully. When Lian Wuying and the others saw this, their expressions changed.
“Quickly set up your defenses.”
Ye Wuchen and the others cried out in terror. Seeing the Dragonblood Legion’s absolute defense, they immediately realized something was wrong.
BOOM!
Just as they were busy setting up defenses, Long Chen’s Soaring Blade and Long Aotian’s Seven Ultimate Sword collided.
A huge mushroom cloud soared into the sky, and ripples spread in all directions.
Bang!
The entire martial stage exploded. Countless experts, despite having set up their strongest defenses, were instantly blown to bits.
Only a few powerful factions were able to just barely endure this attack. When the martial stage exploded, they were sent tumbling away miserably.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
When that terrifying ripple swept across the entire continent, the heavily damaged continent was instantly flattened. Countless experts fled miserably. In the chaos, it was unknown just how many people were killed by the terrifying astral winds.
Rumble…
In that instant, the formation Xia Chen had set up exploded. A huge force crashed into the earthen wall Li Qi and Song Mingyuan had set up.
Under this pressure, the sphere Ruyan had set up began to rapidly deform. After all, she had to protect too many people. The greater the range, the greater the power. It could be said that they had to endure dozens of times more attacks than others.
Fortunately, Liu Ruyan’s defensive sphere directly rolled away when the barrier shattered. The pressure on it lessened a great deal and her defenses weren’t damaged.
However, as the sphere continued to roll, the people inside were unable to bear it. But no matter what, they were all safe.
BOOM!
When she released her defenses, everyone was stunned. They were unable to recognize where they were.
The martial stage was gone, the sea had disappeared, and all the buildings had been turned to rubble. There was no trace of what had happened before.
If they hadn’t been able to see those endless figures in the sky, they would have thought they had been teleported to an unfamiliar place.
Guo Ran and the others looked toward the center of the battlefield. They cheered because Long Chen was still alive. He was covered in blood, and as he stood in the air, he still looked like an undefeatable god.
Hu!
Long Chen moved. The Kun Peng wings behind him flapped, and he charged at a figure.
“Long Aotian!”
When people saw that figure, they were all shocked. That person was Long Aotian.
Long Aotian was lying on the ground. There were many wounds on his body, and his aura had already weakened. It was clear that his previous attack had exhausted too much of his energy.
Seeing Long Chen charge at him, Long Aotian’s expression twisted. He shot up from the ground and smashed his fist at Long Chen.
Three-colored runes revolved around his fist. When he punched out, heaven and earth rumbled. Even though he was completely spent, his power was still terrifying.
Seven stars revolved around Long Chen’s fist.
BOOM!
Long Aotian’s miserable shriek rang out. One of his arms had been broken by Long Chen.
“Long Aotian has lost.” Someone couldn’t help but sigh.
“Even someone as strong as Long Aotian who has awakened his Three Flowers Manifestation has a chance of reaching the Human Emperor realm, but he still lost?”
“Just what kind of monster is Long Chen?”
Just how terrifying was Long Aotian? He had already surpassed everyone’s imaginations, but he still lost to Long Chen. This kind of defeat was completely genuine and direct. There was no excuse for it.
After that world-shaking attack, the two of them had lost a great deal of energy. But Long Chen’s remaining energy was even greater than Long Aotian’s. The difference between them was too obvious. In other words, Long Chen’s strength was not just a bit greater than Long Aotian’s.
Hu!
After shattering Long Aotian’s arm, Long Chen once more shot forward like a bolt of lightning, his claw slashing toward Long Aotian’s throat.
Buzz!
Suddenly, space trembled, and a spear pierced through the air toward Long Chen’s back. It was both fast and vicious. From that terrifying sound, it was obvious that a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate had gone all-out.
Furthermore, this person’s attacks were extremely experienced. If Long Chen wanted to kill Long Aotian, he would definitely be struck in the vitals.
Bang!
Sparks flew as Long Chen caught the spear.
Long Chen turned to look, and his eyes immediately turned icy. That person was the arrogant Long family’s eighth elder.
Seeing Long Chen look over, the eighth elder’s hair stood on end.
Bang!
Suddenly, he crushed a jade talisman. The jade talisman exploded, and spatial energy enveloped him.
Obviously, this Eighth Elder was extremely crafty. Before he had attacked, he had already thought of a path of retreat. When he felt he wasn’t Long Chen’s match and couldn’t flee, he had used a teleportation talisman to flee.
Pu!
The instant the Eighth Elder was enveloped by spatial energy, Long Chen pushed his spear forward. A huge force pierced through his body.
Hu!
But just as he was about to shatter it, spatial energy shot out, sending him flying.
But just how domineering was Long Chen’s attack? Even if he hadn’t been killed on the spot, his chances of survival weren’t high.
Hu!
The instant the Eighth Elder fled, Long Chen’s spear shot toward Long Aotian.
Long Aotian’s right hand exploded, and a jade tablet appeared in his left hand. It was also a transportation talisman.
Pu!
As a result, before the jade talisman could be crushed, it was also destroyed by the spear. Long Aotian let out a miserable cry and stamped on the ground, fleeing like a shooting star.
“Great Elder, save me!”
Long Aotian cried out in terror as he fled. He no longer had the air of an expert.
Seeing Long Aotian’s terrified expression, countless experts sighed inside. Long Aotian was doomed. This defeat would cause him to lose all confidence. His heart-devil would never be removed. With such talent, his future accomplishments would be extremely limited.
Let alone the Human Sovereign realm, even breaking through to the Heavenly Venerate realm would be extremely difficult. This genius had probably been completely crippled by Long Chen.
Buzz!
Suddenly, Long Chen’s expression changed. He saw the Devil, Blood, Monstrous Beasts, Undying, Darknight, Netherworld, and countless other experts rushing toward the Dragonblood Legion.
At that moment, Long Chen immediately understood that their goal was the experts who had absorbed the runes.
They were unwilling for these karmic luck runes to be taken by the human race. Once they matured, it would completely affect the future. At that time, the other races would be suppressed by the human race.
While Long Chen was chasing after Long Aotian, a heaven-shaking battle had already broken out over there. The experts from the Lingxiao Academy, the Star River Sect, and the Battle God Hall had all taken action.
But there were too many enemies, and they came from all directions. They were clearly taking advantage of the chaos to kill all these heavenly geniuses. They definitely couldn’t give them time to grow.
Long Chen looked at the fleeing Long Aotian, and then at his comrades who were about to be trapped. He was stuck in a difficult situation. If he went to chase after Long Aotian, perhaps the Dragonblood Legion would be able to protect themselves, but the others would all die.
If he gave up on chasing after Long Aotian, he probably wouldn’t have such a good chance in the future. Long Chen had always killed decisively, but now he didn’t know what to do.
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, don’t bother with us. Revenge is more important. Kill that bastard Long Aotian!” Seeing Long Chen suddenly stop chasing Long Aotian, someone saw through some clues and shouted, unwilling to let Long Chen give up his revenge.
The ones shouting were the experts who had come to support Long Chen. After learning of Long Chen’s miserable fate, their fury soared. If it weren’t for their lacking strength, they would definitely have attacked. Even if they had to use their teeth to bite Long Aotian to death.
“Fine, I’ll let you live a bit longer.”
Long Chen clenched his teeth and suddenly turned back. The Kun Peng wings on his back spread, and he charged at the Dragonblood Legion.
Buzz!
Long Chen’s left hand was filled with lightning, while his right hand was covered in flames. Chanting filled the air.
“Lightning Flame Annihilation!”
Long Chen clapped his hands together. Lightning and flame merged, and a lotus containing endless destructive energy smashed down on the experts below.
BOOM!
Thunder and fire intertwined, erupting within the crowd. Countless experts were directly devoured by the thunder and fire, turning to ash. Even Xiantian Heavenly Venerates weren’t spared.
“Kill him! This person cannot be allowed to live!”
Countless experts roared and charged at Long Chen. Although Long Chen’s attack was terrifying, it didn’t possess the same pressure as Long Aotian’s attack. Long Chen’s power was clearly starting to decline.
Once their power began to decline, they would only become weaker. This was the best time to kill Long Chen.
“ROAR!”
Endless lightning and flames raged, transforming into two huge dragons. It was Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two dragons released their breaths, and flames and lightning interweaved. Countless experts were directly blown apart. As for Lei Ling’er, she charged straight at the Heavenly Thunder Lizard.
Flames interweaved around Huo Ling’er as she charged at the experts blocking Long Chen. At this time, they were unleashing their full power, not holding back at all. Large numbers of experts were killed, and the scene was extremely bloody.
BOOM!
Long Chen broke through the encirclement and arrived in front of the Dragonblood Legion.
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, why did you give up on revenge? Why didn’t you kill Long Aotian?!” raged one of the experts.
Long Chen laughed, “Killing him or not doesn’t matter. In my heart, their lives aren’t as important as yours.
“We’re brothers who fought side by side, brothers who have gone through life and death with each other. If you’re willing to sacrifice your lives to help me, then I, Long Chen, will definitely do the same. Who does Long Aotian think he is? Once we break out of this encirclement, I’ll take his life.”
“Big brother Long Chen…”
Some people began to sob. They hadn’t expected that such a small decision would be exchanged for the life of a peak expert like Long Chen.
“Good brother, as I slaughter my way out of this encirclement, each one of you is the future hope of the human race. If you treat me as a brother, then you’ll have to get out alive.”
Long Chen took out a saber. It was a devil weapon, and he didn’t care if it was smooth or not. He led everyone away.
Time waited for no man. Long Chen had to bring everyone out as fast as possible. Once they were surrounded, even if Long Chen had heaven-defying abilities, he wouldn’t be able to protect them.
If they charged out in the direction of the human race, then the people surrounding them would have to circle around them in a larger circle. Only then would they have a chance of escaping with the help of the experts.
Pu pu pu…
Long Chen used his devil saber as a sharp blade and charged out. The devil saber’s stars flashed, and wherever it went, no one could block it. In front of Long Chen, Xiantian Heavenly Venerates were nothing. Each one of them was unstoppable.
Long Chen was at the front, while the Undead were at the back. They charged out as fast as they could, their corpses covering thousands of miles.
“Run!”
Right at this time, the human race’s experts also rushed over. The academy’s experts led by Bai Zhantang immediately arrived.
“We can’t leave. All of you can die!”
A shout rang out, and violet qi soared into the sky. It was the Xu family’s expert.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Boundless violet qi circulated, and a heaven-shaking pressure caused Long Chen and the others to tremble. That berserk pressure caused their qi and blood to freeze.
“A half-step immortal rank expert attacking a group of juniors? At your age, have you lived for nothing?”
Just at this moment, a cold snort rang out. A bone spear pierced through the sky, stabbing toward the Xu family’s master.
Hearing that voice, Xu Zichuan and the Fullmoon experts were delighted. It was their tribe leader.
The bone spear pierced through the air, shattering the sky. The Xu family master’s expression changed, and he slashed his purple blade at the air.
BOOM!
The entire world shook. That berserk energy made countless people feel like they had been stepped on by a huge beast.
“Pfft…”
Many experts vomited blood, horrified. Was this the power of a half-step immortal rank expert?
Ka ka ka…
The ground began to crack, and the crust began to sink. The battle between half-step immortal rank experts directly caused the terrain to change.
“When did the Fullmoon race become a housepet of the human race?!” The Xu family’s master was both shocked and infuriated.
“What a foul mouth.”
Xu Jianxiong coldly snorted. He couldn’t be bothered to waste words with him. His bone spear once more stabbed toward the Xu family master.
“Long Chen, hurry up and leave.”
Bai Xiaole’s mother called out to Long Chen. Originally, she had been preparing to use her eye technique to teleport Long Chen and the others away.
But he was also afraid that there would be a terrifying expert here who would interrupt the transportation. That would be too dangerous for the people inside. They might be crushed by spatial energy.
Furthermore, space was unstable on the battlefield, and using eye arts was extremely dangerous. Now that a half-step immortal rank expert had taken action, the spatial laws were destroyed, and no one could teleport in this region. Even teleportation talismans were ineffective.
With Bai Zhantang and the other experts blocking them, the pressure on Long Chen and the others lessened by a great deal. After all, they hadn’t been completely surrounded yet.
Rumble…
At the back of the group, the two dragons were crazily slaughtering each other. Lei Ling’er’s eyes had already turned red from the slaughter. She would occasionally transform into a lightning dragon, and at other times, she would crazily slaughter the Heavenly Thunder Lizard experts. Each time a Heavenly Thunder Lizard expert was killed, her life scales would be stripped away.
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard’s core scale possessed a heaven-defying ability to absorb heaven and earth’s thunderforce. Having it was equivalent to having a smaller version of a Spirit Gathering Formation.
Once these scales were in Lei Ling’er’s hands, they would explode with power hundreds of times greater than the Heavenly Lightning Lizard. With them helping her absorb thunderforce, her power would be limitless.
In the beginning, the Heavenly Thunder Lizard was still crazily slaughtering. But they were horrified to find that Lei Ling’er’s strength was too terrifying. She was practically immortal.
BOOM!
The Heavenly Lightning Lizard tribe’s leader finally used his immortal weapon to crush Lei Ling’er’s blade.
But in that instant, the Heavenly Lightning Lizard tribe’s leader suddenly realized that he had lost control of the Immortal Lightning Sword in his hand. It had directly broken free of its restrictions and returned to Lei Ling’er’s hand.
Pu!
The Heavenly Thunder Lizard tribe’s leader was still in a daze when he was cut in two by Lei Ling’er.
When Lei Ling’er had fought him, she had used her own soul to communicate with that lightning sword. As a result, the immortal weapon’s soul had been awakened by Lei Ling’er, and it had directly acknowledged her as its master.
With this immortal weapon, the Heavenly Thunder Lizard experts were like cabbages in front of Lei Ling’er.
Seeing that the situation wasn’t looking good, the Heavenly Thunder Lizard race’s powerhouses all fled. On the other side, Huo Ling’er was the same as Lei Ling’er. It was unknown just which Heavenly Venerate powerhouse had managed to obtain a fire-attribute immortal weapon, which was also a longsword.
The two of them were like two gods of death, crazily slaughtering the various races. It was precisely because the two of them were present that the experts didn’t dare to get too close to them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
More and more experts flocked over. Some of them came to help Long Chen and the others escape, while more came to kill them.
The battlefield shifted as Long Chen and the others fled. They quickly left the territory of the Sacred Emperor Prefecture. Long Chen and the others were extremely fast, but they weren’t slow either. The battlefield moved, leaving behind countless corpses.
Buzz!
Suddenly, space trembled, and a figure appeared. Devil qi soared into the sky. That was a terrifying devil race expert. As soon as he appeared, he charged at Long Chen.
Everyone was shocked. That was a terrifying half-step immortal rank expert who was skilled in concealment arts. He was just waiting for Long Chen to charge forward.
Pu!
The devil expert had only just appeared when he was torn in two by a pair of hands.
…
A half-step immortal rank expert had only just appeared when he was torn in two by a pair of hands. Devil blood splashed through the air.
The half-step immortal rank expert’s blood transformed into countless runes, not a single drop falling to the ground.
BOOM!
The half-step immortal rank expert’s physical body was torn apart, but his Yuan Spirit broke free. He roared furiously, but before he could finish, a black claw crushed his Yuan Spirit.
His Yuan Spirit exploded, and runes flew out. A tower-like figure gradually appeared in the air.
“Hall master!”
Long Chen let out a startled cry. That person was the Hall Master.
The Hall Master’s face was dark, but his eyes were filled with excitement.
“It shouldn’t be a problem for me to take action now, right?”
The Hall Master looked at his own hand and muttered to himself. Suddenly, he shouted:
“Those who dare touch my academy’s disciples, die!”
The Hall Master raised his head and let out a long roar. His deep dragon roar transformed into a tsunami of sound. His aura was profound and thick, and endless qi and blood energy surged out.
What delighted Long Chen was that the Hall Master was also a half-step immortal rank expert. Furthermore, he was an extremely terrifying existence amongst half-step immortal ranks.
“Long Chen, hurry up and leave. The Hall Master isn’t reliable. Once he goes crazy, he only cares about himself and no one else.”
Bai Zhantang transmitted his voice to Long Chen. He understood the Hall Master far too well. He was afraid Long Chen would misunderstand and think the Hall Master would protect them.
With Bai Zhantang’s warning, Long Chen continued forward with his devil saber, not daring to stop.
“The Barbarian Dragon race has become the housepets of the human race. What qualifications do they have to be arrogant? Let me test you.”
A Kun Peng spread its wings, covering the sky and shattering the clouds, revealing the stars.
The Kun Peng was a manifestation, and the owner of the manifestation was an elder from the Kun Peng race. He was the current patriarch of the Kun Peng race, a half-step immortal rank expert.
BOOM!
The Kun Peng tribe’s leader flapped his wings and sent out a claw. A huge claw-image tore through the air and reached toward the Hall Master.
The Hall Master snorted and took a step forward. He also sent out a claw. The void exploded, and the huge dragon claw collided with the Kun Peng’s claw.
Rumble…
Space twisted and the ground caved in. A terrifying whirlpool appeared in the air, looking like the mouth of a fiend.
“The Sage Monarch Continent is about to sink!” Someone cried out in horror.
People looked at the ground. It was constantly collapsing. Countless runes were flying in the air, and at that moment, all the laws of heaven and earth became chaotic.
Long Chen and the others were originally flying through the air, but as the laws became chaotic, they lost the ability to control space.
“Run!”
At that moment, other than the half-step immortal rank experts, everyone else had lost the ability to fly. They had no choice but to use their legs to run.
Long Chen had a pair of wings, but he was unable to fly. He could only lead everyone to flee. As for Mo Nian, his speed didn’t change. His boots were extremely strange and weren’t affected at all.
“Long Chen, how much power do you have left?” Mo Nian rushed over to Long Chen.
“Less than thirty percent.”
Long Chen didn’t know what Mo Nian meant by that, but he still obediently replied.
“Damn, that’s too little? You can’t do that. The most important thing for a man is endurance,” said Mo Nian.
Long Chen almost stumbled and fell to the ground. At this time, this fellow was still in the mood to joke.
“How much do you have left?” asked Long Chen.
“There’s still ninety-five percent left,” said Mo Nian proudly.
“If you don’t brag, then we’re still good brothers,” raged Long Chen.
“Why would I lie to you? I might not be able to do anything to that Yan Wuji, but he can’t do anything to me either.
“But in terms of endurance, I can exhaust three of them. Didn’t you see that fellow disappear? That fellow’s strength is less than fifty percent. He’s afraid, afraid that I’ll find an opportunity to kill him,” said Mo Nian proudly.
“Really?”
“Hehe, I thought you would at least be able to hold back fifty percent of your power. You should rest for a bit. I’ll be the vanguard, and you should hold back a bit,” laughed Mo Nian.
Long Chen nodded. The last attack he had exchanged with Long Aotian had been the final wish of the Soaring Dragon Saber. Long Chen had no way to hold back. That attack had exhausted forty percent of its power.
In truth, Long Chen didn’t even need to use that much energy to unleash that attack. That was because the Weeping Soul Saber had already been damaged back then, and it was unable to control such a berserk energy. Most of it had been wasted.
But Long Chen didn’t regret it. He was willing to use his greatest strength to send off this comrade who had fought alongside him. He wouldn’t let him have any regrets.
Buzz!
Long Chen put away the Seven Star Battle Armor, leaving behind only the Dragon King Battle Armor. His aura immediately withered.
Suddenly, Long Chen’s heart shook. He couldn’t help but look around. Long Chen’s expression didn’t change, but a sinister light appeared in his eyes.
“Long Chen can’t hold on any longer! Kill him!”
When Long Chen put away the Seven Star Battle Armor, countless experts roared, especially Lian Wuying, Ye Wuchen, Zhao Xingtian, and the other heavenly geniuses.
They continued to chase, but they were extremely crafty. When they chased, they didn’t attack. Instead, they quietly rested and recovered faster, allowing others to exhaust Long Chen and the others’ power. Now that they saw Long Chen put away the Seven Star Battle Armor, they thought Long Chen had reached the end of his strength and began to fight.
“Storms and arrows.”
Mo Nian stamped on the air. His boots were shining, and he wasn’t affected by the spatial turbulence. Standing at the front of the group, he rapidly drew his bow.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Arrows shot out like a fine drizzle. They tore through the air like lightning.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Lian Wuying and the others were horrified to see that each arrow contained a terrifying aura of death. When the arrow pierced Lian Wuying’s lotus leaf, it immediately withered and rotted.
Pu pu pu…
Countless experts were struck by the arrows, and all of them let out blood-curdling screams. Those who were struck by the arrows didn’t even struggle before turning into corpses.
“Corpse poison?”
Long Chen’s heart shook. He suddenly realized that Mo Nian had been roaming the tombs for a long time, and he had often been infected with all kinds of corpse poison. Long Chen had once used thunderforce to help him expel the poison.
Corpse poison had always been a problem for Mo Nian. When robbing tombs, he would often encounter terrifying corpse poison. Some corpse poison would be extremely difficult to remove.
As for Mo Nian, he had taken a different path to transform corpse poison into a divine ability. This arrow that contained corpse poison wasn’t just Mo Nian’s method to expel it, but it was also a terrifying killing move.
BOOM!
Just as Mo Nian was unleashing his full power, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out in the distance. Long Chen’s heart pounded.
The Hall Master was surrounded by eight half-step immortal rank experts. One of them had his arm torn off.
Pu!
Long Chen let out a startled cry. Just as the Hall Master was about to tear off one of his arms, a longsword silently appeared behind him and pierced his chest.
“Night Assassin!”
Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated. This was a half-step Immortal rank assassin, but the Hall Master had fallen for it. At that moment, Long Chen’s heart almost jumped out of his chest. This change had come too suddenly.
The hall master’s body had been pierced by a sword. He looked down at the sword on his chest and slowly turned to look at the figure behind him. A sinister smile appeared on his face.
The Darknight expert was a shriveled old man. When the Hall Master smiled at him, all his hair stood on end, as if he had been targeted by a devil.
He tried to pull out his sword, but he was horrified to find that it seemed to have taken root in his body. He was unable to pull it out.
“ROAR!”
The Hall Master suddenly let out a furious roar, and a majestic aura erupted. Blood and that sword also spurted out of his body.
Pu!
The Darknight expert’s body exploded.
The Darknight race’s destructive power was extremely high, but their physical bodies were weak. The instant his physical body exploded, his Yuan Spirit transformed into a ray of light that shot away.
Pu!
As a result, as soon as he moved, another half-step immortal rank expert was killed.
Right now, the Hall Master had already killed two half-step immortal rank experts. The Hall Master’s power was truly terrifying.
The wound on the Hall Master’s chest rapidly healed, as if nothing had happened. It had to be known that this injury was caused by a half-step immortal.
Those experts attacking the Hall Master were shocked. They had never seen such a terrifying existence.
“The monastery head doesn’t allow me to fight with others. However, if someone attacks me, I can fight back without fear. Hehe, after all these years, the opportunity has finally come.”
The hall master’s expression was sinister. His smile was cruel, and his eyes were filled with bloodlust.
He was like a devil god that had been sealed. Now that the seal had been torn off, he wanted to slaughter the entire world.
Hu!
The Hall Master attacked. His claw descended, instantly covering all eight half-step immortal rank experts.
BOOM!
Space exploded, and a ripple spread. Countless experts were directly annihilated by the ripple.
When the death ripple spread, its power weakened, turning into terrifying astral winds that blew away countless experts.
The ground was constantly collapsing. Countless experts were unable to fly, and they directly fell into the abyss.
“Quick, run!”
Guo Ran let out a startled cry. Looking in the direction of the collapse, he saw countless experts falling in.
A battle between half-step immortal rank experts was too terrifying. They were like ants, and if they weren’t careful, they would be crushed to death.
Long Chen finally understood why Bai Zhantang had said the hall master was unreliable. This fellow was a battle fanatic. Once they fought, he wouldn’t care about the lives of others.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The palace master had fought one against eight, forcing the eight half-step immortal rank experts to miserably retreat. There was no need to worry about him.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a loud sound rang out, and the entire world descended into darkness. The source of the sound came from the Saint Ruler Plane.
Buzz!
In the endless darkness, a divine light shot out like a shooting star. That divine light stayed in the darkness for a breath’s time, and the runes around it rapidly lit up.
“That’s the Pearl of Karmic Luck.”
Someone cried out in alarm. That bead was the exact same as the one in the martial stage.
“That’s a true pearl of destiny! The Sage Monarch Conference has only just ended, and a new generation of Saint Rulers is about to be born!” someone cried out.
This phenomenon had been recorded in the annals of history. The champion of the Sage Monarch Conference would receive the blessing of the Pearl of Destiny and become a Saint Ruler.
Hu!
Suddenly, the karmic luck bead shot toward Long Chen. Countless experts roared and tried to block it.
But the laws of heaven and earth had already become chaotic, and they were unable to jump. They could only watch as that divine light flew over their heads.
Buzz!
Suddenly, a half-step immortal rank expert attacked. It was a human expert, but he was wearing a mask and concealing his aura. He reached out to grab the karmic luck bead.
Pu!
The instant he grabbed it, one of his arms exploded. That karmic luck bead was unable to resist.
Seeing this, countless experts were horrified. Even half-step immortal rank experts were unable to stop them. A true Saint King was about to be born.
Hu!
The karmic luck bead suddenly stopped above Long Chen’s head and then slowly landed on his body.
Long Chen’s body shook, and a strange energy flowed through his body. At that moment, Long Chen’s divine sense spread, covering the nine heavens, ten earths, and ten thousand worlds.
However, this situation only lasted for a moment. Long Chen felt as if he was in a dream. This kind of dream was similar, but also like he had never seen it before.
Countless runes appeared on Long Chen’s body. They were shining, just like the runes the Dragonblood Legion had received.
“Quick, quickly kill Long Chen! As long as we kill him, we’ll be able to fight over the sacred rune!” shouted Ye Wuchen.
Following Ye Wuchen’s shout, everyone went crazy and charged at Long Chen. Although the martial stage had disappeared, the rules of the martial stage were still in place. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have given Long Chen the pearl.
In other words, Long Chen’s display on the martial stage had gained the approval of the entire martial stage. He was now a Saint Ruler.
As a result, countless geniuses’ eyes turned red with envy. Most importantly, they were still in the strengthening stage. If they could kill Long Chen, the sacred bead would choose a new master. Then they would have a chance.
BOOM!
Suddenly, space exploded in front of Long Chen and the others. A masked elder slashed his immortal saber at Long Chen.
“Bastard who doesn’t dare show his face, if you have the guts, show your butt!” cursed another half-step immortal rank expert.
This person was clearly a human. The fact that a human expert had helped an outsider kill a human Saint Ruler infuriated countless people.
Buzz!
Mo Nian took a step forward, using the bowstring to block the elder’s attack. The bowstring suddenly trembled, and Mo Nian felt a powerful force that felt like his organs were about to explode.
Suddenly, Long Chen placed a hand on his back. That terrifying energy was absorbed by him.
Pu pu
Mo Nian and Long Chen both vomited blood. The two of them had worked together to block a half-step immortal rank expert’s attack, but they had both been injured.
Buzz!
The masked elder didn’t show any mercy. His sword once more slashed down.
Chi!
Suddenly, a ray of Sword Qi shot toward the masked elder. He hastily raised his sword to block.
Bang!
The Sword Qi was destroyed by him, but there was still some leftover Sword Qi that slashed across his face. From his forehead to the corner of his mouth, a bloody cut appeared. His mask fell off, revealing a panicked expression.
“Zifeng!”
Long Chen and the others were delighted. The person who had attacked was Yue Zifeng. At this time, Yue Zifeng had already awoken and returned to his lively state.
Due to his high concentration, even half-step immortal rank experts were unable to completely block his Sword Qi.
“Die!”
The elder was both shocked and infuriated. He didn’t want anyone to recognize him, and as a result, he was exposed. In his fury, he went all-out and slashed his sword at everyone.
“You’re the one who should die!”
Suddenly, a shout rang out, and the space around them twisted. A black dragon claw covered the sky as it clawed at the elder.
He hastily slashed his sword at the dragon claw.
BOOM!
The elder was blown apart by that claw. That immortal weapon stabbed into the ground and disappeared.
It was the Hall Master. Countless people were shocked. The Hall Master was fighting eight half-step immortal rank experts, but he was still able to split his attention to protect them.
But this kind of ‘care’ wasn’t something just anyone could endure. The Hall Master’s claw directly shattered the void, and a berserk astral wind blew Long Chen and the others away.
Fortunately, Ruyan was prepared. She activated her willow branches to lock everyone in place.
However, after the astral winds passed, the willow branches that Liu Ruyan had set up all exploded. Liu Ruyan’s face was also slightly pale. It was obvious that blocking an attack from an undying expert was too much of a burden on her.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, dozens of terrifying auras shot toward the Hall Master. These experts were all half-step immortal ranks.
“Kill those humans! We can’t let them leave alive! We’ll stall him!” One of the devil experts charged at the palace master.
BOOM!
The devil race expert was sent flying by the Hall Master’s fist. But his bone shield was covered in runes, and he once more charged at the Hall Master.
Clearly, this devil expert specialized in defense. He had no intention of defeating the hall master. He only wanted to stall him and give other experts a chance.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Hall Master was surrounded by over thirty half-step immortal rank experts. Ripples came from their immortal weapons, and they were no longer able to see him. At this moment, the entire world was about to explode.
“Kill Long Chen and seize the qualifications to become a Saint Ruler!”
Ye Wuchen roared furiously. He was the first to charge over. At the same time, Lian Wuying, Zhao Xingtian, the Dark Night Race’s princess, the ghost dao creature, and the experts of the various races all charged over.
After being blocked by half-step immortal rank experts, Long Chen and the others were surrounded. They had already lost their chance to escape.
“Brothers, it seems we’re already out of luck today. It is Long Chen’s honor to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with you.
“If you don’t die, we’ll meet again in the martial world. If we all die in battle, we’ll fight again in our next lives. Kill!”
Long Chen roared furiously. At this time, any smarts were useless. Any smarts were just dogshit. He could only fight to the death.
“Die!”
The Dragonblood warriors and the other experts all let out furious roars. They knew that in this kind of situation, it was impossible for them to charge out. Right now, all they could do was wait for their deaths.
Meng Qi, Chu Yao, Tang Wan-er, and the others also didn’t hold back. They all attacked, unleashing their ultimate moves.
Long Chen raised his head and roared. He once more summoned his Seven Star Battle Armor, and a powerful pressure erupted. The devil saber in his hand whistled through the air as he attacked a half-step immortal.
“Die!”
That was a half-step immortal expert from the Blood race. He had only just charged over when Long Chen arrived.
BOOM!
The devil saber in Long Chen’s hand collided with his opponent’s divine weapon. The power of the seven stars poured into the devil saber, causing it to explode.
Long Chen’s qi and blood surged. As for the half-step Immortal expert, he staggered back. He was both shocked and infuriated. Long Chen, a disciple at the Immortal King realm, was actually able to fight him to a draw.
If Long Chen was allowed to grow, he would definitely be a huge disaster. Killing intent erupted from his eyes. Taking advantage of Long Chen’s retreat, he charged forward.
Buzz!
The devil saber in Long Chen’s hand exploded, and he took out another spear. It was also an immortal grade divine weapon, and seven stars revolved around it.
BOOM!
Long Chen ignored the spear’s resistance and smashed it at the half-step immortal rank expert. His spear once more exploded, and the half-step immortal rank expert was forced back three steps.
Long Chen was at a disadvantage because he didn’t have a good weapon. His seven star energy was too domineering, and weapons below the immortal rank were unable to endure it.
As for the devil race’s divine weapons, they had devil runes carved into them. Long Chen’s seven stars energy was pure yang energy. If he used that energy to control the devil race’s divine weapons, they would resist.
Long Chen had used the power of seven stars to suppress the devil race’s divine weapons, forcing them to submit. But the suppressed devil race’s divine weapons would be greatly weakened, and they would immediately explode.
Buzz!
Taking advantage of his retreat, Long Chen smashed his shield at him.
BOOM!
The shield exploded in front of the Blooddrinker. Amidst the fragments, a longsword stabbed into the Blooddrinker’s chest.
Pu!
That huge force directly pierced through the Blood expert’s body. The Blood expert cried out in terror and hastily retreated.
Boom!
Long Chen’s sword trembled as he continued to fight. His energy was rapidly depleting, and his aura was rapidly dropping. If his sword had pierced through that Blood expert’s body, then Long Chen’s power would have erupted and taken his life.
However, he continued to attack. Although his final attack had pierced through the vampire expert’s body, it was no longer able to shatter his body, allowing him to escape.
“Damn humans, die!”
The Blood expert was shocked, infuriated, and terrified. He had almost been killed by Long Chen. He could also see that Long Chen had reached the end of his flight.
Long Chen’s sword suddenly exploded, and he vomited blood, flying back.
“Long Chen!”
Seeing Long Chen injured, Mo Nian was shocked and infuriated. He wanted to rush over to save him, but he was also blocked by a half-step Immortal rank expert.
“Die!”
The Blood expert’s expression was sinister as he chased after Long Chen. His immortal weapon smashed down on Long Chen, not giving anyone a chance to save him.
“Star Soul Shield!”
Suddenly, Meng Qi formed hand seals, and countless stars appeared in her eyes.
Buzz!
A transparent shield appeared in front of Long Chen.
BOOM!
The Blooddrinker’s attack landed on the Starry Sky Shield, causing space to twist. His attack changed directions and missed.
Pop!
That Blood expert’s shield instantly shattered. As for the distant Meng Qi, blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, and her face turned pale.
As for Long Chen, his eyes were closed, as if he had already lost consciousness. Countless experts crazily charged at him.
Hu!
Suddenly, violet qi surged in the air. A ghost-like figure appeared and charged at Long Chen. Seeing that figure, everyone’s eyes almost popped out.
“Long Aotian, you dare?!” roared Mo Nian.
The person who had silently appeared was Long Aotian. It was unknown when he had returned to the battlefield, but he had a sinister smile on his face. His five fingers spread out and reached for Long Chen’s head.
“The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Do you really think I’ve lost to you? Everything you have is mine.” Long Aotian revealed a sinister smile.
“Is that so?”
Long Chen, who had been unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes. When he did, his eyes were filled with endless darkness. Within that darkness were three flowers.
Long Aotian was scared witless, his eyes filled with terror.
Pu!
Long Chen’s golden claw stabbed into Long Aotian’s chest. As for Long Aotian, he was stunned and unable to move. It was like his soul had been sucked out.
“Did you think I didn’t know you were holding back? When I wanted to kill you, you clearly had the power to fight, but you gave up.
“At that time, I knew you were holding back to wait for the best opportunity to attack.
“You aren’t my match, so you can only use others to exhaust my power. When I’m weak, you will give me a fatal blow.
“You want to kill me? This is your only chance. And I’ve been waiting for you.
“In truth, if I had chased after you at that time, with the interference of the Long family’s experts, my chances would have been extremely slim. So I just quietly waited for you to take the bait. And you really didn’t disappoint me.” Long Chen also smiled sinisterly.
Pu!
Suddenly, Long Chen’s hand pulled out of Long Aotian’s chest. In Long Chen’s hand was something else.
It was a bone the size of a finger. It was covered in colorful lines, and when it appeared, the entire world lit up.
“Sovereign bone!”
Someone cried out in alarm. A small bone appeared, and the entire world changed because of it.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the Blood expert once more charged at Long Chen.
“Three Flowers Absolute Kill!”
One of Long Chen’s eyes was closed, while the other was filled with three flowers. A three flower image appeared in the air, enveloping the half-step Immortal rank expert. The three flowers intertwined, and space twisted.
Pu!
Blood splashed. That half-step immortal rank expert was instantly killed by the three flower diagram.
Everyone was shocked. They hadn’t expected Long Chen to possess such a terrifying eye technique that could kill a half-step Immortal rank expert in one blow.
Drip, drip…
Blood dripped from Long Chen’s eyes. The Purgatory Eye’s attack was terrifying, but the backlash was also terrifying.
But Long Chen didn’t care. He looked at Long Aotian with a sinister smile.
“Back in the underground tomb, you suffered from this move. As a result, you still ended up dying to it.
“In terms of strength, you are inferior to me. In terms of intelligence, you are even less of a match. Tell me, what qualifications do you have to take my things?”
Long Aotian was trembling. He was clearly extremely afraid, but he didn’t dare to move. Finally, someone noticed that at some unknown time, a three flower pattern had appeared in his pupils.
Only now did people realize that when Long Aotian had killed Long Chen, he had been struck by Long Chen’s eye technique, causing him to be unable to move.
Long Aotian's chest was bleeding, and his face was filled with terror. He seemed to be struggling with all his might, but his body was no longer under his control.
“Long Chen, release Long Aotian. We’re all members of the Long family. Let’s talk things out.” Finally, the dragon race’s grand elder’s voice rang out.
“Long Chen, release him! Don’t forget that your father is still in our hands! If you kill Ao Tian…” The Eighth Elder appeared and roared at Long Chen.
He hadn’t died, but his face was deathly pale and filled with hatred. Most shocking of all was that his original Xiantian Heavenly Venerate cultivation base had dropped to the Earth Sovereign realm. Long Chen’s attack had caused him to lose a portion of his cultivation base.
Pu!
Long Chen furiously grabbed Long Aotian’s neck and pulled him up.
“You dare use my father to threaten me? If anything happens to my father, I’ll slaughter your entire Long family.”
Buzz!
Suddenly, Long Aotian stiffened. Countless ripples could be seen with the naked eye.
“Long Chen, you’re courting death!” roared the Long family’s eighth elder.
“Long Chen, is there really no room for discussion? Doing this will only make things worse,” advised the Long family’s grand elder.
“There’s no room for negotiation on this matter. Her body, hair, and skin were all injured by her parents, and they didn’t dare to harm her. This is the beginning of filial piety.
“Everything I have is mine. Why can’t I take it back today?” raged Long Chen.
“This…” The Great Elder was speechless.
“Long Chen, you dare kill Long Aotian? Just wait, you’ll regret it!” shouted the Eighth Elder.
“Die!”
Suddenly, Long Chen’s injured eyes opened once more. In that instant, the Grand Elder’s hand shot out.
Pu!
Unfortunately, he was still a step too late. The space where the Eighth Elder was was twisted, and he directly exploded.
At such a distance, killing people without a trace was impossible to guard against. At that moment, the Long family’s experts were all silent. No one dared to make a sound.
When the Grand Elder saw this, he couldn’t help but sigh. In the end, he could only helplessly shut his mouth. He knew that Long Aotian was dead.
Hu!
Suddenly, Long Chen let go of Long Aotian’s hand. Long Aotian fell out of Long Chen’s hand like a dead fish. The three flowers in his eyes were gone, replaced with confusion.
The current him was no longer as arrogant as before. His aura was extremely weak, even weaker than a Divine Flame Realm disciple.
But Long Chen didn’t kill him. He left him with his life.
“I don’t want to kill you, nor do I want to kill you. Right now, you’re already a cripple. I want to see how you survive in the Long household. Without the halo of a peerless heavenly genius, I want to see how those people you bullied will take revenge on you.”
Buzz!
Suddenly, space twisted and Long Aotian disappeared. When he reappeared, he was in front of the Grand Elder.
Long Chen indifferently said, “Take care of your people. Take good care of him and make sure he doesn’t kill himself.”
The Grand Elder received Long Aotian and sighed. Long Aotian’s Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone had all disappeared.
His physical body was withering, and his soul was declining. He was already completely crippled. Even if the Long family possessed heaven-reaching power, they wouldn’t be able to save him.
Most importantly, even if he paid a huge price to save Long Aotian, he would still be a cripple. From now on, Long Aotian would only have a few more months to live.
If Long Chen didn’t kill him, it would be even crueler than killing him. A peerless heavenly genius had fallen from heaven to hell. That kind of difference was worse than death.
“Even if you manage to get back your Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone, so what? They’ve already been separated from you for so many years that you won’t be able to use them. I don’t believe you can superimpose them.”
Lian Wuying stood up and charged at Long Chen. She clearly didn’t believe in heresy. Her manifestation appeared behind her, and she held a multicolored lotus seed head. With a single attack, she split apart ten thousand paths. Divine light revolved around her, and shockingly, it seemed she was still in her peak state.
Hu!
Long Chen opened his hand, and a sword appeared in his hand. It was the Seven Ultimate Sword in Long Aotian’s hand.
Seven-colored divine light lit up behind him, and the sun and moon shone together. His sword rumbled, and Sword Qi soared into the sky.
“Seven Absolutes Slash!”
“What? Didn’t the Seven Ultimate Sword already shatter?”
Someone cried out. But the sword in Long Chen’s hand was the Seven Supreme Swords.
“No, that’s not a weapon. It’s formed from essence blood,” said someone in disbelief.
“How is that possible? If it was formed from essence blood, how could it possess the aura of an immortal weapon?”
Chi!
Long Chen slashed down with his Seven Ultimate Sword. Seven-colored light slashed through the air, and Lian Wuying’s five-colored lotus seedpod was instantly severed. Not only was it severed, but her entire body was also severed.
“What?”
People were horrified. It was an iron law that couldn’t be broken. But today, it had been broken twice.
One time, it had been broken by Yue Zifeng. This time, it was broken by Long Chen. Everyone looked in horror at the seven-colored divine weapon in Long Chen’s hand. Even someone as powerful as Lian Wuying wasn’t a match for a single attack from Long Chen.
“The Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood can only display its greatest power in my hands. Who does Long Aotian think he is? The Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood is only stored with him.”
Long Chen held the Seven Ultimate Sword in his hand. Seven-colored divine light circulated around him, shining on his figure that was like a celestial emperor. He was filled with a domineering air.
Hu!
The Seven Ultimate Sword in Long Chen’s hand suddenly transformed into a rainbow spear. A heaven-shaking, earth-shattering aura erupted.
“Seven Ultimate Spikes!”
The instant the Seven Ultimate Sword transformed into a rainbow spear, countless people cried out in shock. The Seven Ultimate Sword had truly been formed from Long Chen’s seven-colored supreme blood.
As for this rainbow spear, its aura was even more domineering than the Seven Ultimate Sword. As soon as it appeared, its berserk pressure caused the nine heavens to tremble.
Buzz!
The spear left Long Chen’s hand and shot toward Lian Wuying like a shooting star. At this time, Lian Wuying had only just been cut in half by Long Chen’s sword, and his body hadn’t yet recovered.
BOOM!
Long Chen didn’t even give Lian Wuying a chance to heal. The seven-colored spear stabbed into his body, exploding.
The seven-colored spear exploded. It was like an immortal weapon had exploded. The powerful impact caused everything within ten thousand miles to turn to nothingness. Everyone could only watch as Lian Wuying was destroyed.
Hu!
Suddenly, in the endless void, a five-colored lotus seed shot out. People cried out in alarm. Lian Wuying had entered his original state.
In other words, Long Chen’s attack had directly injured her core. All her cultivation base had been erased, turning her into a seed.
This seed was Lian Wuying. At this time, she was still holding onto her final bit of will. Using her final bit of strength, she flew straight toward the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus tribe.
She hadn’t died. That was the terror of the Undead. But from now on, she would have to start from zero. Even her memories would disappear.
Pa!
Long Chen waved his hand and grabbed the lotus seed.
“You want to run? Keep dreaming!”
Long Chen sneered and threw it into the primal chaos space. After dealing with Lian Wuying, Long Chen’s figure flashed, and seven-colored divine light surged out. He appeared beside Mo Nian as if he had teleported.
Buzz!
He opened his hand, and the Seven Ultimate Sword appeared once more, slashing down on the half-step immortal rank expert fighting Mo Nian.
The half-step immortal rank expert was shocked. Ignoring Mo Nian, he slashed his divine weapon at Long Chen.
Hu!
As a result, everyone was shocked to see that this half-step immortal rank expert’s attack had missed. That was just an afterimage of Long Chen.
“Die!”
Suddenly, Mo Nian took advantage of the half-step immortal rank expert’s shock to smash a shovel into his head.
Pu!
“Ah…”
The half-step immortal rank expert let out a miserable shriek. Mo Nian’s shovel had landed solidly on his head.
Although people were used to seeing slaughter, this kind of strange weapon caused countless experts to shiver.
As soon as the shovel entered his head, the half-step immortal rank expert’s head turned black, and then his entire body turned black. That was the sign of the corpse poison invading his body.
Mo Nian’s shovel was often used to hook things that weren’t clean. It was covered in corpse poison and rust. That was his most poisonous weapon.
Normally, Mo Nian would only use it to slap people, and he wouldn’t use it to kill people. That was because he hadn’t encountered anyone worthy of it using its corpse poison. Now he was using it.
Pu!
Just as Mo Nian’s shovel landed on the half-step immortal rank expert, blood splashed in the distance.
Ye Wuchen’s back had been pierced through by the rainbow sword. The person who had attacked was Long Chen.
Only now did people realize that Long Chen’s previous attack on that half-step immortal expert had been a distraction. His target was Ye Wuchen.
It was just that Long Chen had just crippled Long Aotian and Lian Wuying. That terrifying power caused everyone’s hearts to tremble. Long Chen transformed into a phantom to attack the half-step immortal rank expert.
If it had been any other time, that half-step immortal rank expert wouldn’t have fallen for it. But now that he was nervous, he had misjudged. As a result, Long Chen had easily killed him.
As for Mo Nian and Long Chen, their cooperation was practically flawless. Long Chen hadn’t even greeted him, but Mo Nian already had a premonition about what to do.
As a result, when Long Chen’s figure disappeared and Mo Nian’s shovel struck the half-step immortal expert, Ye Wuchen was completely unaware that a death god had arrived in front of him.
“If a tiger doesn’t show its power, do you think I’m a sick cat? I, Mo Nian, have killed at least eight half-step immortal rank experts. If I don’t show some ability, you’ll look down on me,” shouted Mo Nian arrogantly.
Pu!
He pulled the shovel out of the elder's head and turned around, not even sparing him a glance.
“Careful!”
Suddenly, Guo Ran and the others let out startled cries. That half-step immortal rank expert slowly raised his weapon and stabbed it at Mo Nian.
Hu!
Mo Nian didn’t even look back. His hand reached out and grabbed the elder’s immortal weapon. It was like he was receiving a weapon from someone else.
Plop!
Only now did the half-step immortal rank expert collapse to the ground. Seeing this, everyone was shocked by how terrifying Mo Nian’s corpse poison was, but they also admired his courage.
If that half-step immortal rank expert had a secret technique that allowed him to hold on for a bit longer, then wouldn’t he be playing with his life? That was too brazen.
Long Chen had used his eye technique to kill that half-step immortal rank expert, as well as the Long family’s Eighth Elder. Long Aotian and Lian Wuying had been crippled, and now he had killed another half-step immortal rank expert.
Countless experts were all frightened. Their attacks slowed down, and some even began to retreat.
Countless people looked at Long Chen. In that instant, the distant Ye family’s experts’ expressions all changed.
“Long Chen!”
“If you want to plead for leniency or threaten me, don’t say it. I’m sick of hearing it. No one can save the person I want to kill.”
Pu!
Long Chen’s hand shook, and seven-colored divine light erupted. Ye Wuchen didn’t even have a chance to make a sound before he was directly destroyed.
Ye Wuchen was killed. He didn’t even have a chance to resist. A heavenly genius had fallen just like that.
Long Aotian had been crippled, and it was unknown whether or not Lian Wuying was still alive. Now that Ye Wuchen had also been killed in one blow, the peak heavenly geniuses seemed so weak in front of Long Chen.
“Long Chen, my Ye family is absolutely irreconcilable with you.”
The Ye family’s experts roared furiously. They didn’t attack Long Chen, choosing to watch from a distance.
After all, the Ye family was one of the eight great immortal families of the human race. Just like the Long family, they represented the human race. They couldn’t attack Long Chen.
But Long Aotian, Ye Wuchen, and the others were fighting over karmic luck. This was a competition of martial arts. Even if some people felt they had gone too far, they couldn’t blame them.
However, these experts from the older generation were different. If they fought, it wouldn’t be a battle of the martial path, but a battle of the same race. They would be criticized.
That was why when the half-step immortal rank experts had attacked Long Chen, they had to conceal their true faces.
They were far from the battlefield. They didn’t attack Long Chen, nor did they help him. They chose to watch. When Ye Wuchen was in danger, they wouldn’t be able to save him in time.
“Don’t offend me, or I won’t even give you the chance to kneel and beg for mercy.” Long Chen snorted and pointed his Seven Ultimate Sword at the distant Zhao Xingtian.
Zhao Xingtian was scared out of his wits. He no longer cared about his face and hastily fled like a dog that had lost its home.
As Zhao Xingtian fled, the Zhao family’s experts also fled. As a result, the Ye, Long, and other experts from the immortal families all fled.
Long Chen pointed his sword at them. Countless experts fled for their lives. As the human experts fled, the other experts also retreated. They were completely intimidated by Long Chen.
“Long Chen, don’t let them escape. Kill them. Don’t be afraid. Even if you’re exhausted, I can bring you away.
“I can’t guarantee anything else. Even if an immortal rank expert came, they wouldn’t be able to stop me,” said Mo Nian.
“Do you think I don’t want to kill them? I’m already exhausted. Quick, think of a way to escape,” said Long Chen.
In truth, Long Chen was already an arrow at the end of its flight. If Long Aotian hadn’t arrived, he wouldn’t have been able to hold on.
The reason Long Chen had kept the Purgatory Eye’s power was to deal with Long Aotian. After taking back his Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone, Long Chen had been too weak and was only able to merge with the seven-colored supreme blood.
In fact, he didn’t even have the energy to merge with the violet blood. That was because merging with the Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood required a terrifying amount of Spiritual Strength. His Spiritual Strength was only enough to merge with the Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood. Furthermore, he was just barely able to do so.
If it hadn’t been for the fact that the Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood had originally come from him, he wouldn’t have been able to release such power.
But this was already his limit. Killing Ye Wuchen was already his limit. Right now, he had nothing but a frightening empty shell. He was unable to kill anyone.
In fact, due to the terrifying consumption of his soul, even maintaining his current aura was extremely difficult.
“Damn, this can’t be!”
Mo Nian was startled. Even he had been tricked by Long Chen’s powerful aura. He had thought that after Long Chen had taken back his Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone, he had directly merged with them, allowing him to undergo a phoenix’s nirvanic rebirth.
They hadn’t expected Long Chen to be faking it all. It wasn’t just Mo Nian who hadn’t seen through it, but everyone else. They were all frightened by Long Chen, and their eyes were filled with terror.
“To tell you the truth, although I’ve taken back my things, I only have half my power left.
“If you want to kill me, then come at me. I want to see just how many people I can bring down with me before I die.
“For people like Long Aotian, Lian Wuying, and Ye Wuchen, if I could kill over a hundred of them, then I, Long Chen, would be able to leave my fortune here,” said Long Chen icily.
Long Chen’s words shocked countless people. If Long Chen had said that he was at his peak, perhaps many people would have suspected him.
But Long Chen had said that he still had half of his power left. That was completely believable. But even if he only had half his power, with his terrifying destructive power, who knew how many people would be killed by him?
If even a half-step Immortal rank expert was killed, who could stop him? There were millions of experts here. If they all charged at him, they would definitely exhaust him to death.
But even if they managed to kill Long Chen, the majority of the people here would be killed. Everyone wanted to take advantage of the situation, and no one wanted to stand out. That was because whoever stood out would die.
These creatures wanted to kill Long Chen. One reason was because they didn’t want a peak expert to appear in the human race. The other reason was to test their luck and see if they could obtain the karmic luck bead.
Previously, they had rushed over like a swarm of bees, thinking of Long Chen as a fat piece of meat. Now they realized that in front of Long Chen, they were the fat piece of meat.
“Brothers, it’s time to counterattack and avenge our fallen brothers and sisters.”
Seeing those experts retreat to a certain point and then stop, as if hesitating, Mo Nian suddenly raised his bow and charged at his enemies.
The Dragonblood Legion’s experts were startled. Revenge for their fallen brothers and sisters? Up until now, although some of them had been injured, no one had been killed.
But now that Mo Nian had moved, they also roared and charged over with him.
Rumble…
When the Dragonblood Legion attacked with their weapons, those experts’ expressions finally changed and they fled.
“Don’t chase a cornered enemy.”
At this time, Long Chen acted as if he had everything under control, and he stopped everyone’s pursuit.
“Why? Why didn’t you kill them all? We can’t let our brothers and sisters’ blood flow for nothing!” roared Mo Nian.
Long Chen almost laughed. Mo Nian’s acting skills weren’t inferior to his tomb robbing skills.
But Long Chen couldn’t laugh. He acted extremely solemn. “They’re just a bunch of ants. There’s no point in killing them.”
Long Chen waved his hand, and the Dragonblood warriors rushed away. They had to get as far away from the battlefield as possible.
Once they left the battlefield, they would no longer be affected by half-step immortal rank experts. Whether it was Xia Chen or Bai Xiaole, they could use formations or eye techniques to send everyone out.
At that time, he would be like a fish in the sea, a bird in the sky. Long Chen’s heart was in his throat.
He didn’t dare run too fast. That would make others think they were just bluffing. If a half-step immortal rank expert tried to test him, he would be completely exposed.
But what comforted Long Chen was that no experts chased after them. Only then did he relax.
Long Chen felt the world spinning around him. This was a sign that his soul had been overdrafted. But he endured it, not letting himself collapse.
In fact, he couldn’t let Meng Qi help him. That would also expose him. Just as Long Chen was bitterly enduring and was about to reach the edge of the battlefield…
Buzz!
Suddenly, space twisted and three figures appeared. Long Chen sighed inside.
“It’s over.”
Three figures appeared at the same time. That terrifying pressure immediately suppressed Mo Nian and the others.
These three people also had half-step immortal rank auras, but their auras were ten times stronger than ordinary half-step immortal rank experts.
As soon as they appeared, their terrifying auras caused people to feel despair. They were like three huge mountains blocking their path.
“Truly amazing. Your talent is unrivaled, your potential limitless, and yet your intelligence surpasses others. The entire battlefield is in your hands. Long Chen, I really admire you!”
One of them was tall and thin, wearing a black robe and carrying a strange staff on his back.
Perhaps it shouldn’t be called a staff, because it was too thick. It was like a pillar, almost as thick as a person’s thigh.
The black-robed man’s figure was thin, and he was carrying such a thick staff. He looked extremely uncoordinated, and his eyes were as sharp as an eagle’s, as if they could see through anything.
He looked at Long Chen, seeming to be able to see through all of Long Chen’s secrets with a single glance. That was especially true of his two eyes.
“Unfortunately, whether you’re arrogant or domineering, you shouldn’t go against Lord Brahma. If you go against Lord Brahma, the only result will be death,” said the tall man beside the black-robed man.
That person was extremely tall and sturdy. He wore a beast hide vest, and his skin was bronze. Runes covered his skin like scales.
His qi and blood soared into the sky, and his voice was like thunder. Although it was just an ordinary voice, it was still enough to cause people’s eardrums to rumble.
“If I’m not wrong, you should be two of Lord Brahma’s eight great demons!” said Long Chen.
“Hahaha, not bad. I didn’t praise you for nothing. You really are smart. You guessed right. Talking to smart people really saves energy.”
The black-robed man laughed and suddenly turned to the person beside him.
“Brother Yan, what do you mean? Do you want to personally avenge your brother?”
Hu!
That person took a step forward. He was a man wrapped in black flames. He icily looked at Long Chen.
“Hand over the golden lotus seed.”
“I understand. You’re also Yan Xu’s son, Yan Hong’s big brother.” Long Chen looked at that man with icy killing intent.
His enmity with Yan Hong was because Yan Hong wanted to devour Yu Qingxuan. As for the Void Flame, it was an evil flame that wanted to devour all flames.
They possessed a terrifying devouring power, but the golden lotus seed in Long Chen’s primal chaos space seemed to be their only nemesis. That fellow was most likely targeting the golden lotus seed.
Furthermore, even if he obtained the golden lotus seeds, he would still kill him and Yu Qingxuan to snatch their flames.
“I, Yan Chang, don’t like smart people, nor do I like nonsense. Hand over the golden lotus seed, or I’ll kill everyone by your side.”
This person was Yan Xu’s third son, Yan Chang. He icily stared at Long Chen, black flames rising from his back.
“Then try it!”
Long Chen was infuriated. Facing Yan Chang’s threat, his killing intent soared. As his killing intent circulated, a golden divine light gradually appeared around him.
That golden divine light was different from the Dragon King Battle Armor’s divine light. It was very gentle, sacred, and grand, but not overbearing. It didn’t contain any killing intent.
When the golden light appeared, Yanchang's pupils shrank slightly. A cruel smile gradually appeared on his face.
“Good, very good, very good. I didn’t come here for nothing. It’s still with you.
“I want the golden lotus seed in his body. As for the rest, I’ll leave it to you two.”
“That makes things easier.”
The black-robed man laughed mischievously and suddenly extended his hand, grabbing at Long Chen.
Pu!
The instant he attacked, everyone, including Long Chen, vomited a mouthful of blood. A strange energy invaded their bodies, and they were unable to resist.
“Brahma power?”
Long Chen was infuriated. This was Lord Brahma’s divine energy that surpassed all laws. It was impossible to defend against.
Because of Long Chen’s golden divine light, Yan Chang didn’t dare to attack him. Instead, she borrowed the black-robed man’s hand to kill him.
“Die!”
Long Chen clenched his teeth. He couldn’t be bothered to overdraw his Spiritual Strength. His spiritual space trembled, and the cauldron flew out, smashing into the black-robed man.
Rumble…
When the bronze cauldron appeared, the ten thousand Daos collapsed. The divine energy that surpassed the ten thousand Daos was unable to endure a single blow from it.
Pu!
The black-robed man was horrified to see Long Chen smashing the cauldron at him. His arm exploded, and even half his body exploded.
“What?”
The black-robed man cried out in terror and hastily retreated. He vomited blood, and his remaining body began to crack. He had almost been smashed apart.
This sudden change caused countless people on the battlefield to jump in fright. They all looked at the bronze cauldron in Long Chen’s hand with horror.
“Could it be…”
“Could it be that he really has the Heaven and Earth Cauldron?”
Everyone’s jaws dropped, and their eyes almost popped out of their sockets. If it wasn’t the Heaven Earth Cauldron, how could it possess such terrifying power?
“Die!”
Long Chen roared and pushed the cauldron from another direction. The cauldron once more smashed toward the black-robed man. Long Chen clenched his teeth, looking like he wouldn’t stop until he killed him.
The black-robed expert was both shocked and infuriated. Suddenly, the staff on his back lit up, and a beautiful divine light erupted. Boundless divine energy poured out.
This was an immortal weapon and also a sacred item of faith. Its aura was thousands of times stronger than other immortal weapons.
Other people’s immortal weapons might have immortal auras, but cultivators who hadn’t reached the immortal realm didn’t have immortal energy. Without immortal energy, they were unable to bring out the true power of an immortal weapon.
But there was one way to activate an immortal weapon. That was to use the power of faith to cheat and activate all its power.
BOOM!
In front of everyone’s horrified gazes, the bronze cauldron and the immortal staff collided. The bronze cauldron rumbled, and its milky white divine light exploded. The staff was instantly destroyed.
But its power enveloped the entire world. Mo Nian and the others instantly smelled the scent of death.
Hu!
Suddenly, a zither rang out, and a strange ripple spread out. Long Chen and the cauldron disappeared.
That black-robed expert was struck by those ripples and instantly turned to nothingness. As for Yan Chang and the other expert, they were unable to save him in time. The two of them fled as quickly as possible.
“It’s over.”
When Mo Nian and the others saw that terrifying ripple approaching, even the black-robed elder instantly died, let alone them.
Buzz!
Suddenly, space trembled and a barrier appeared in front of the Dragonblood Legion. A beautiful figure appeared in front of them.
“Master!”
Seeing that figure, Tang Wan-er cried out in delight.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
She raised her hand, and terrifying ripples crashed into the barrier. But they were unable to break it.
Tang Wan-er wasn’t the only one excited. All the Wind Sect’s disciples began to cheer.
As soon as she appeared, Yan Chang’s expression changed. Suddenly, he opened his hand, and space twisted. A black hand reached into the Dragonblood Legion and reached for Yu Qingxuan.
The instant Yan Xu attacked, the Dragonblood Legion’s people were unable to move. They could only watch as that huge hand descended.
Pu!
Suddenly, space was severed by a ray of light. That hand exploded, and a ripple appeared in the air. A short-haired woman appeared.
She was wearing black leather armor, and her exquisite curves could be seen at a glance. Her refined short hair complemented her beautiful face, giving off a hair-raising feeling.
She was like a death god. That cold aura completely made people forget her beauty. They could only feel their terror.
“Who are you?”
Yan Xu was both shocked and infuriated. Long Chen had been saved by a mysterious expert, and he had immediately chosen Yu Qingxuan. As a result, his arm had been severed.
“Heartless Moon Breeze!”
“Silent Night, Silent Night!”
The two beauties announced their names at the same time. At that moment, the entire world became silent.
Wind Sect's sect master Feng Xinyue and Shadow Sect's sect master Ye Wu Sheng had appeared at the same time. These two had been famous for countless years, but no one had seen their true faces. Even the half-step immortal rank experts present didn't recognize them.
When the two of them became famous, many of these half-step immortal rank experts were still playing in the mud. Some of them hadn't even been born yet.
However, the two of them had already shaken the nine heavens when they were at the Immortal King realm. After becoming sect leaders, they rarely showed themselves. It was always their disciples who roamed the world.
The two of them had both been unrivaled existences in their own eras. It could be said that they had been the strongest experts of their era. They had been dazzling like comets.
Even though they had retired, there were still endless legends about them in the cultivation world. They didn’t have the heart to enjoy the wind and moon, the night was silent, and the night was silent. Their nicknames represented an era.
The immortal king realm was hidden. Right now, their cultivation realms were unfathomable. Even half-step immortal rank experts were nothing in front of them.
“Savage Dragon Splits the Heavens!”
Just at this moment, a furious roar rang out. The nine heavens split apart, and two Heaven Shrouding Dragon Claws tore apart heaven and earth.
Pu pu pu…
Those experts attacking the Hall Master were instantly torn to pieces. Dozens of half-step immortal rank experts were killed.
“How boring. I don’t even have a decent opponent. Lord Brahma’s dog, come and fight.”
The Hall Master tore apart the sky and walked over. His battle intent soared, and his qi and blood filled the air. With each step he took, the entire world shook as if it would collapse.
“I didn’t expect the Hall Master to make another breakthrough.”
Bai Zhantang was completely shocked.
“It seems the Hall Master has gained some enlightenment in the Numinous Sky Palace, which is why he made another breakthrough,” said Bai Shishi’s mother.
Bai Xiaole's mother smiled slightly, and her entire being relaxed, "So we were worrying for nothing. It seems like everything is under control.”
Bai Zhantang and the others nodded. So the Hall Master had always been hiding his strength. That was something he didn’t understand.
The Hall Master had never been a calm person. But he didn’t know what had happened to make a martial madman endure for so long.
“I, Yan Xu, will remember this. In the future, I’ll definitely settle this debt with you humans,” snorted Yan Chang. Her figure suddenly flickered, and she transformed into black flames that instantly vanished.
“Feng Xinyue, Ye Wuxin, are you trying to go against Lord Brahma?” shouted the tall expert.
Now that he had lost a companion, he was clearly a bit afraid of Feng Xinyue and Ye Wuji. Although his voice was loud, it was filled with lust.
“Let Lord Brahma personally say some things. Or let Luo Tianye say it. As for you, you’re far from qualified.
“Go back and tell Lord Brahma that no matter how meticulous a plan is, there will always be a time when it’s not perfect. Man proposes, but God disposes. In the end, the Portal to the Alternate World still hasn’t opened. Let him properly plan his future plans!” said Night soundlessly.
“We won’t kill you. Scram!” Feng Xinyue said indifferently.
“I won’t kill you, but I heard you have the ability to use a portion of Lord Brahma’s power. How about we exchange some pointers?” The Hall Master walked over.
“Hmph, I’ll pass on your words to Lord Brahma Heaven. Just you wait!”
After saying that, he shot off, disappearing in an instant.
Yan Chang had fled. Of the eight demons, one had died, while the other had fled. The half-step immortal rank experts attacking the palace master had all been killed.
At this time, the experts from the various races all realized that the situation wasn’t looking good. They had long since scattered, leaving behind only these people.
“You really are bored. Why didn’t you just kill them all? Why did so many of them run away?” frowned the Hall Master.
At this time, Feng Xinyue had already arrived in front of Tang Wan-er. She held Tang Wan-er’s hand with a doting expression.
“If you want to blame someone, blame your Principal Bai. He was the one who asked us not to do anything until the critical moment.”
“Master, where’s Long Chen? Did you send him away?” asked Tang Wan-er anxiously.
“I didn’t save him. It was another woman in purple who saved him.” Feng Xinyue shook her head.
“Purple robes? How come we didn’t see anything?” Tang Wan-er was startled. Meng Qi and the others were also filled with disbelief. They hadn’t seen anything.
There was only the sound of a zither and then a ripple before Long Chen disappeared.
“Master, why didn’t you take action earlier? Isn’t it better to capture all those bad people in one go? We were almost scared to death. They’re too fierce,” grumbled one of the Wind Sect’s disciples.
Feng Xinyue didn’t get angry at all. She smiled slightly. “This battle is actually a test for Long Chen.”
“What test?”
“To see if he’s worth risking our lives for,” said Feng Xinyue solemnly.
“How was the trial?” asked Tang Wan-er.
Rumble…
At this moment, a loud sound rang out in the distance. The entire world began to tremble. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound. The sound came from the direction of the Sage Monarch Continent.
“Let’s go take a look.”
Feng Xinyue and the others rushed over to the Sacred Emperor Prefecture. The Dragonblood Legion’s disciples suddenly felt space tremble. Their vision blurred, and they appeared at the core of the continent. This was where the martial stage had once been.
However, the ground had already caved in. Below him was endless darkness. Within that darkness was a huge door that had opened a crack.
Now it was like a terrifying monster was pushing open the door.
“Damn humans! The day the gates open is the day you’ll be turned to ashes!”
Suddenly, a terrifying roar came from the gate.
“Immortal rank expert.”
Previously, a terrifying sound had come from this door, but at that time, everyone’s attention had been focused on the Sacred Emperor Arena. Some people guessed that it was the sound of an immortal rank expert.
Now that they were close to the gate, the sound became even clearer. A large portion of the energy had been neutralized, but it was still able to release a terrifying immortal energy.
“Foolish thing, if you have the guts, come out and fight! Let me see just how strong an undying expert is!” shouted the Hall Master.
The Hall Master was a battle fanatic. He hadn’t used his full strength in this battle, so he was extremely irritated.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The unknown creature on the other side of the gate seemed to have been infuriated. It crazily smashed at the huge gate, but although the gate made a sound, it didn’t budge.
Everyone was horrified. Even immortal rank experts were unable to open this gate. Just what did this gate mean?
“Lord Brahma’s methods really aren’t small. He’s using external power to forcibly open the Sage Monarch Arena. He wants to use the power of karmic luck to open this door.
Regretfully, he hadn’t expected that all his plans would be ruined by Long Chen. The gate had only been slightly opened, and primal chaos energy had poured into the nine heavens. Before the two worlds reached a certain level of balance, the gate wouldn’t open.
Long Chen had bought quite a bit of time for the human race. At the very least, within a year, they could absorb as much primal chaos energy as they wanted.
“With this one year of buffer time, the human race will be able to grow into a group of powerful cultivators. From the looks of it, this is the best result.” Feng Xinyue smiled as she looked at the gate.
“The Chaotic Divine Artifact, the Heavencore Cauldron, and the Tianmo Zither have appeared one after another. Two of the Ten Great Sovereign Divine Artifacts have already appeared. I’m sure that very soon, the other Sovereign Divine Artifacts will also appear. A brand new era is about to arrive.
“The heroes of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths still haven’t recovered, and they’re about to enter the great battle of primal chaos again. I wonder if this time, the Nine Heavens Ten Earths will be destroyed and rebuilt, or will they disappear forever.” At this time, a voice rang out.
“Headmaster!”
The academy’s disciples were both surprised and delighted. The immortal-like Bai Letian had appeared. So he had been here all along.
Feng Xinyue shook her head. "In reality, only the Tianmo Zither has appeared among the ten great chaos divine artifacts. Furthermore, from the looks of it just now, it should have already recognized its master.
“That violet-robed woman should also be one of Long Chen’s lovers. You should know Wan-er, right?”
“Purple-clothed woman? Could it be…”
“Zi Yan!”
Meng Qi, Chu Yao, Tang Wan-er, Ye Zhiqiu, Dong Mingyu, and the others all cried out. Only Zi Yan was wearing violet.
“If it was sister Zi Yan, why wouldn’t she want to see us?” asked Tang Wan-er dejectedly.
“Zi Yan was tricked by the Illusive Music Immortal Palace. She has made enemies of us several times, but perhaps she still can’t open the knot in her heart and doesn’t want to see us,” said Meng Qi.
Everyone nodded inside. In the end, Zi Yan had stood with them and participated in the world-destroying battle of the Martial Heaven Continent.
But everyone could clearly sense that Zi Yan didn’t fit in with them. Her heart was filled with guilt and self-blame. In fact, Meng Qi and the others were worried that she would go crazy.
According to Feng Xinyue, the person who had saved Long Chen was a violet-robed woman. She had disappeared in the blink of an eye, not allowing anyone to see her. That should be Zi Yan.
Hearing that it was Zi Yan who had saved Long Chen, everyone’s worried hearts finally relaxed. Zi Yan would never harm Long Chen.
“If that violet-robed woman is the Zi Yan you’re talking about, then she really is amazing. She has already obtained the approval of the primal chaos divine item, the Tianmo Zither.
Although he had only plucked a single string, that also meant that the Tianmo Zither had already begun to recognize him as its master. The Tianmo Zither had appeared in its complete form, one of the ten supreme divine items.
As for Long Chen’s Heaven Earth Cauldron, it was only half. The Earth Cauldron in his hand wasn’t a divine weapon, so it was unable to use any divine abilities.
“Therefore, the Chaos God Tools that have appeared now are at most one and a half,” Feng Xinyue said.
“Then what is it?” asked Tang Wan-er.
The Wind Faction’s disciples were different from the other disciples. Their relationship with their sect master was extremely harmonious, and they didn’t have any taboos when speaking. They could ask whenever they wanted.
Feng Xinyue looked at Dong Mingyu and didn’t say anything. Dong Mingyu’s heart was beating wildly. She had asked her master before, but he never told her the origin of this strange dagger.
Only now did Dong Mingyu realize that the strange dagger Long Chen had given her was a primal chaos divine item.
However, it should be a fragment of an immortal weapon. It was no wonder it was so indestructible. Thinking of that, a warm and sweet feeling appeared in Dong Mingyu’s eyes. For Long Chen to give her such a treasure was enough to prove her position in his heart.
“Senior, you said that you’ve been watching in secret. What is Long Chen’s trial?” asked Meng Qi.
Feng Xinyue smiled slightly. “You’re all Wan-er’s sisters. We’re all family, so there’s no need to be so formal.
“In truth, it wasn’t really a test. We just wanted to see if Long Chen was worth us risking our lives for.
“Wan-er has long since told me about Long Chen. She praised him to the heavens, saying he’s the most charismatic man in the world…”
“Master!”
Tang Wan-er blushed slightly.
Feng Xinyue smiled. “But after seeing Long Chen, I realized he really is a man with shocking charm. If I were still young, perhaps I would have tried to be sisters with Wan-er.”
“Then I’ll call you big sister in the future!” laughed Tang Wan-er.
Feng Xinyue angrily patted Tang Wan-er’s butt. “You brat, you really don’t know your place. Alright, let’s get back to the main point. Other than testing Long Chen’s talent, talent, and potential, we’re testing his character.
In the long history of the human race, there had never been a lack of talented heavenly geniuses, nor had there ever been a lack of ambitious and ruthless individuals. But other than that person, there had never been anyone else who could unite the entire human race.
“That’s because countless heavenly geniuses lack the charisma to make others willing to die for them. That’s why the human race has always been in a state of disunity. That’s why they’ve been bullied by the other races and are still struggling at death’s door.”
Being patted by her master, Tang Wan-er laughed, “How was the test?”
“Can’t you see for yourself? Even people you don’t know are willing to risk their lives for him. Is there a need to say anything?” asked Feng Xinyue.
“We’re willing to risk our lives for brother Long because he’s also willing to risk his life for us. We’re brothers who share the same heart,” shouted an expert.
Even in front of experts on the level of Feng Xinyue and Ye Wuji, they still dared to shout. Furthermore, their voices were filled with pride.
Today was the most unforgettable day of their lives. Fighting alongside a peak heavenly genius like Long Chen was their greatest honor.
As for Long Chen, he had risked his life for them several times. Even at the final moment, he had still done his best to protect them. They were completely convinced by Long Chen, and they were willing to risk their lives for him.
“Damn humans! Come in and fight if you have the guts!”
The roars of the terrifying creatures once more rang out from within the crack. It was as if their words had disturbed them.
“Noisy!”
Mo Nian snorted and suddenly shot out an arrow.
Mo Nian’s arrow shot through the gap.
Buzz!
Mo Nian’s arrow pierced through the crack in the door and was instantly blown apart by the terrifying astral winds. But the instant the arrow shattered, something that looked like a pine needle shot up against the current and pierced through the crack.
“Ah… damn human brat.”
A furious roar came from behind the gate. It was unknown what technique Mo Nian had used to make that creature so angry.
Although they didn’t know what Mo Nian had done, countless experts were horrified. Mo Nian was actually able to pass through the crack and attack the creatures inside.
“Senior, what do you think of me? Why don’t you test me? I can’t let Long Chen get away with everything!” Mo Nian cupped his fists to Feng Xinyue and laughed mischievously.
Feng Xinyue looked at Mo Nian and shook her head. “You’re too much of a show-off. You’re not steady enough.”
“How could that be? I’m actually quite steady. At the very least, I’m steadier than Long Chen. Look, I’m just a fiancée, and I’ve never been a womanizer.” Mo Nian patted his chest proudly.
“That’s because you don’t have that ability. Only Liu Zongying doesn’t dislike you. Don’t make yourself sound like a saint. In the Martial Heaven Continent, didn’t you go seduce Ye Lingshan?
“Have you forgotten her message? If you’re fine, it’ll be like a bolt from the blue. Don’t you know?” raged Tang Wan-er.
“Fuck, this fellow really is outrageous. He even told you such a thing?” Mo Nian immediately became embarrassed.
“You have that evil heart and guts, but you don’t have the ability to be a thief. You dare say my Long Chen is too evil? I’ll tell Long Chen to cut ties with you,” said Tang Wan-er viciously.
Meng Qi and the others couldn’t help but laugh. They all knew Mo Nian was just joking. He had once had a life and death relationship with Long Chen, but Tang Wan-er had taken him seriously.
Feng Xinyue looked at Mo Nian. “In truth, your talent isn’t inferior to Long Chen’s, and your character isn’t bad either. Unfortunately, you lack Long Chen’s courage to risk your life.
“But that can’t be blamed on you. One is marked by the company one keeps. By following Daoist Que De, you’ve naturally inherited his mantle.
Daoist Que De had never been willing to suffer a loss. In fact, in his opinion, as long as he didn’t gain an advantage, he would suffer a loss.
“Everything depends on profit. It will affect a person’s vision, and it won’t be beneficial to them.”
“Yes, you’re absolutely right. That old man is short-sighted and extremely unscrupulous. He’s just a commoner, a scoundrel.” Mo Nian agreed with Feng Xinyue’s words.
Everyone was stunned. Everyone knew how to respect their master, but this fellow Mo Nian actually dared to say such a thing about his master. Wasn’t that too disgraceful?
“However, you absolutely cannot offend your master. He has many abilities that he hasn’t taught you,” said Feng Xinyue.
“He still has many abilities?” asked Mo Nian.
“Do you think he only knows how to dig up tombs? You really don’t understand your master. His strength is shocking. Learn well.
“I’ve seen your battles and realized that he hasn’t taught you a single one of the Limitless Palace’s absolute arts,” said Feng Xinyue.
Mo Nian raged, “That black-hearted old ghost! I’ve shown him so many treasures, but he refuses to teach me anything!”
Daoist Que De had previously said that Mo Nian had already obtained his full inheritance. His so-called inheritance was to rob tombs and flee for his life.
For Mo Nian to have his current accomplishments, he had relied on himself. Now he could be considered to have left his master’s tutelage. He had to rely on himself. Each time he encountered Daoist Que De, he would be robbed.
Daoist Que De even shamelessly said that this was a tuition fee. He said that this was a tradition of the Limitless Palace, and that they would first board the ship and then make up for it.
Thinking of how he had been robbed so many times and how this old thing hadn’t taught him anything, Mo Nian was infuriated.
“Senior, what is behind this door?” asked Mo Nian.
“Behind this gate is a world. Other than the lack of humans, there are experts from every race,” Feng Xinyue said.
“Why are there no humans? Could it be…”
“That’s right. In that world, the human race has already been completely exterminated by them. By stopping the gate from opening, Long Chen has bought a year for the human race.
In a year or so, once the two worlds reached a balance, the gate would be pushed open.
At that time, the human race would have to face the terrifying experts of the various races. It had to be known that they could always live in a world with abundant primal chaos energy and complete laws.
They had a natural advantage in cultivation. At the same realm, they had an absolute advantage.
“Long Chen has bought us a year’s time. We have to cherish this one year, or when the gates open, the human race will be slaughtered,” said Feng Xinyue solemnly.
“Zhiqiu!”
Just at this moment, a voice rang out. Hearing that voice, everyone felt their souls tremble as if they were about to be frozen.
Ye Zhiqiu’s body shook. She looked at Meng Qi and the others with a trace of unwillingness.
“Master is calling for me.”
“Good sister, go. We’ll meet again soon,” comforted Meng Qi.
Only then did Ye Zhiqiu nod. She waved goodbye to everyone and flew off in a certain direction.
“Xiaoyu!”
Night soundlessly looked at Dongming Yu. Dongming Yu hesitated. She really wanted to stay, but in the end, she could only tearfully bid farewell to Meng Qi and the others.
The Shadow Sect disciples did not say a word. They came to Ye Wu Sheng's side, but they did not see him make any movements. Their figures dimmed, and then they disappeared.
They had only just reunited when they separated. Although they knew Long Chen was fine, they were still filled with sorrow.
“Big sister, we also have to go back. The primal chaos energy is flowing everywhere, and the altar of our Undying Netherworld Willow is about to open. We need to advance to the World King realm there.”
Chu Yao nodded. Meng Qi and Chu Yao hugged each other and wept. They were both filled with helplessness. Long Chen was doing his best to buy time for the human race. He couldn’t waste a single moment.
In the end, Liu Ruyan left with the Undying race’s experts. Meng Qi had no choice but to bid farewell to Tang Wan-er, Bai Shishi, and Yu Qingxuan. She also told Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan to take care of Long Chen before leaving with Cloud.
“Brothers, as long as the green mountains don’t change, the water flows forever. I’ll go find that old fellow and make him hand over his secret arts.
“Just wait. The next time I, Mo Nian, return, a king will definitely return. The four seas will submit to me. I definitely won’t allow Long Chen to be the only one in the limelight.” After saying this, Mo Nian also floated away.
“Wilde, it’s time to go home and eat meat!”
At this moment, a thunderous shout came from the distance.
“No, I’m not going back! I want to be with brother Long!” Wilde immediately shouted.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just at this moment, a group of giants appeared in the distance. As soon as they appeared, their qi and blood surged, causing everyone to be unable to breathe. With each step they took, the world shook.
“Wilde, be good. Once you’re an adult, we’ll get married and have children!”
Just at this moment, a gentle voice rang out. Following that voice, Guo Ran and the others’ jaws dropped.
“Good heavens!”
Amongst the barbarian race experts, a female warrior appeared. Seeing her, Mo Nian and the others were all shocked.
That female warrior was even stronger than Wilde. Her qi and blood were many times stronger than Wilde’s, and her aura wasn’t any weaker than those half-step immortal rank experts.
Although that female warrior was strong, her body was well-proportioned. If she were to shrink her human proportions, she would be a beauty.
However, her qi and blood were soaring, and there seemed to be a huge dragon slumbering within her. She gave off a terrifying feeling that made people not dare approach her.
When Wilde saw that Barbarian woman, a trace of fear appeared on his face. He tried his best to hide behind the Dragonblood Legion.
“I don’t want to go back. I want to be with Brother Long.”
Previously, Wilde had been unrivaled, and a single bone club had caused all races to tremble. But now, he was acting like a child who had cheated.
“Where is your brother Long?”
“My brother Long… my brother Long…” Wilde didn’t know how to reply.
“Wilde, be good. Your brother Long left because he had something to do. When he comes back, let’s go find him together, okay?
“As you can see, with your current strength, you still aren’t able to help your brother Long. You need to eat more meat, sleep more, and grow stronger. Only then will you have the strength to beat the bad guys,” said the female barbarian warrior gently.
At the same time, she gave Guo Ran and the others a look. They immediately understood that Wilde’s status within the barbarian race was special. No one could force him to return.
Long Chen had bought everyone a year’s time. No one could waste it. Only in the barbarian race could Wilde obtain the best cultivation resources.
“Wilde, listen to that big sister. You go back first. Once boss returns, we’ll go find you. You go back first and prepare the best meat. We’ll come quickly,” said Guo Ran.
“Really? You can’t lie to me. They’re always lying to me. They always say they’ll bring me to find brother Long tomorrow, making me wait for a long, long time…” Wilde suddenly began to cry, as if he wanted to vent all his grievances.
Guo Ran and the others immediately felt it was too cruel to trick a kindhearted child like Wilde.
But if they hadn’t lied to Wilde, he wouldn’t have left. Holding back his tears, Guo Ran squeezed out a smile.
“Good brother, why would we lie to you? When you get back, eat a few more meals and sleep a few more times before we come.”
“Alright, then I’ll listen to you. You have to come find me!” Wilde finally agreed.
Only then did the female barbarian warrior walk over and pull Wilde.
“To tell the truth, we hate humans, and we also don’t agree with Wilde interacting with humans. We definitely won’t let our future king follow a human.
“However, Long Chen has changed our opinion of the human race. We are willing to give the human race another chance. We hope the human race won’t disappoint us again.”
Guo Ran was at a loss. He didn’t know what she was talking about, but he puffed out his chest.
“I don’t know what you mean. Boss isn’t here, but I can use his tone to answer some of your questions.
“First of all, Wilde is our brother. As brothers, we can sacrifice our lives for him. We can sacrifice our lives for him.
“Second, the Dragonblood Legion, from boss Long Chen to every single one of us, are all unyielding men. We don’t fear hardships or danger, nor do we fear mountains of corpses and seas of blood. We don’t need anyone’s pity, nor do we need anyone’s help.
“Third, our Dragonblood Legion’s word is worth its weight in gold. We will definitely get revenge for our enmity, and we will definitely repay our debts. We will remember who helped us.
“If you don’t like us, then you don’t need to give Wilde any face. Everyone can go their own way.
“But if Wilde is in trouble in the future, you must notify us. Even if we’re separated by nine days, we’ll still come to save him.
“You have to promise me this. Otherwise, even if boss isn’t here today, even if our Dragonblood Legion is the last one, we won’t allow you to bring Wilde away.”
Guo Ran’s tone was extremely unyielding. That female barbarian warrior’s words made him feel a bit uncomfortable. It was like he was high up in the air, looking down on them. It was like he was looking down on them.
Everyone in the Dragonblood Legion was born with an unyielding character. They were unable to endure such humiliation. If it weren’t for Wilde, they would have long since turned hostile.
Wilde’s expression also changed. Although his intelligence wasn’t high, he was still able to tell what was going on.
“What are you doing? Why did you make them angry?!” Wilde’s fury soared.
The female warrior was stunned. She didn’t know what she had said wrong.
“I’m not going back with you. I don’t want you either. I’m not marrying you. I hate you.”
Wilde furiously shook off her hand. Caught off guard, she stumbled.
“Little friends, please calm down. Young people don’t know how to speak, so this old man will apologize to you.” Just at this moment, a barbarian elder walked over.
Although this barbarian race elder was huge and had shocking blood qi, he had a kind expression and gave off a friendly feeling.
Furthermore, his voice was especially gentle, unlike the other barbarian race experts. His words were like thunder, causing people to feel dizzy.
“Grandfather…”
The female barbarian warrior’s eyes reddened. She felt extremely wronged.
That barbarian race elder was the tribe leader of the Blood Barbarian race, but the Barbarian disciples all called him grandpa instead of tribe leader.
The Blood barbarian tribe’s tribe leader waved his hand at the female barbarian warrior, indicating that she shouldn’t say anything.
He looked at Guo Ran. “You’re all good children. It’s been many years since the human race has had a heavenly genius like you.
“I hope you don’t blame Ah Jiao. Our Blood Barbarian race was once harmed by the humans, and we were deeply injured.
“But these things are already in the past, so don’t bring them up again. Next, you have to properly raise your cultivation bases. Long Chen, don’t waste the time you’ve bought.”
Hearing this, Guo Ran and the others’ hearts shook. This might have something to do with a person’s history. There was no hatred without reason. Perhaps the human race had truly gone too far.
“Yes, senior.” Guo Ran hastily bowed.
“Wilde, quickly say goodbye to your friends!”
Only then did Wilde reluctantly wave to Guo Ran and the others. It seemed Wilde didn’t dare to throw a tantrum at his grandfather. But when Wilde reached out to pull him, Wilde shook him off. Wilde was clearly still angry with him.
Seeing this, the tribe leader could only helplessly shake his head. He waved to Guo Ran and the others, and just like that, he left with his tribe’s experts. However, he didn’t greet Feng Xinyue, the Hall Master, and the others.
“It seems Wilde is the reincarnation of the Barbarian Emperor of the Blood Barbarian race. The Blood Barbarian race is about to regain its former glory.”
Feng Xinyue couldn’t help but sigh emotionally as she watched Wilde and the others leave.
“The Barbarian Emperor’s reincarnation?”
Everyone was shocked.
Feng Xinyue didn’t explain what the Barbarian King’s reincarnation was. Instead, she looked at Tang Wan-er. Tang Wan-er’s expression immediately became bitter. She knew what she had to do.
In the end, Tang Wan-er also left with Feng Xinyue and the others. At this time, the other factions’ experts also walked over.
“Please report this to Long Chen. My Crow Mountain’s Zhang family owes Long Chen a huge favor.
“In the future, as long as Long Chen gives the order, my Crow Mountain will have thirty million experts. If one less person comes, I, Zhang Wan, will strike thunderbolts tomorrow,” said an elder solemnly.
That old man was a Xiantian Heavenly Venerate. He was covered in blood and injured in many places. Obviously, he had been doing his best to protect the Dragonblood Legion.
The Dragonblood Legion had protected over three hundred of their Zhang family’s elite disciples. These disciples had absorbed a great deal of karmic luck runes. Even if they died, they had to protect them.
It could be said that they were filled with gratitude toward Long Chen and the Dragonblood Legion. Even if they had to die for him, they wouldn’t even frown.
These three hundred elite disciples all had limitless futures ahead of them. This favor was too great, and that was why the Zhang family head was so excited.
“Senior’s words are too serious. I am a hero and a hero. Only a hero like senior can raise such a hero.
“If they’re willing to risk their lives for my Dragonblood Legion, how could my Dragonblood Legion not do the same?
“Seniors, please leave. When my boss returns, we’ll definitely have a drink together,” said Guo Ran excitedly.
Without Long Chen, he had become the administrator of the Dragonblood Legion. Seeing so many people’s gazes filled with gratitude and worship, Guo Ran immediately felt that everything was worth it.
“Good, good, good. The human race is extremely fortunate to have heroes like you.
“From now on, my Snowshadow Gate will be at the Dragonblood Legion’s disposal. Although my Snowshadow Gate isn’t a noble family, we have millions of disciples under us. We can fight to the death for the Dragonblood Legion at any time.” Another sect leader stood out.
At the same time, he was covered in blood. One of his arms had already been severed, but his expression didn’t change at all.
“In the future, if Long Chen has any orders, we’ll do anything for him.”
The other factions also shouted. These experts were all participating in helping the Dragonblood Legion break free. They were deeply moved by the Dragonblood Legion’s heroism.
On behalf of the Dragonblood Legion, Guo Ran thanked them. Many of the heavenly geniuses who had come to support Long Chen all hugged the Dragonblood warriors.
They had fought side by side, slaughtering their way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. This was what it meant to appreciate each other. Since ancient times, only heroes valued heroes the most.
Tens of millions of experts left one after another. Their eyes were filled with unwillingness to part. The greatest gain from this time’s Sacred King Assembly wasn’t those karmic luck runes, but their encounter with Long Chen.
Their encounter with Long Chen had allowed them to understand what a true hero was. Long Chen had lit up their path forward, allowing them to feel as if their souls had been refined. They understood the true meaning of cultivation. They knew their future goals, and they would no longer be lost.
In the end, the Star River Sect’s experts also left. They had received a great favor from Long Chen, and they also remembered his words. They worked hard to spread the Heavenly Star Art so that it would take root in the nine heavens and ten earths, letting more people know of its existence.
Everyone left, leaving only the Dragonblood Legion, the disciples from the Battle God Hall, and the others.
“Zifeng, you won’t be leaving this time!” Guo Ran looked at Yue Zifeng.
Yue Zifeng shook his head. “I’m not leaving. From today onwards, I’ll properly lead my fourth army.”
The Dragonblood warriors of the fourth legion cheered excitedly.
“Gu Yang, Mingyuan, Li Qi, you’re not leaving either, right?” asked Guo Ran.
“We’re not leaving. Before we came, we already told them everything we needed to learn. Now, we’ll follow boss and fight the nine heavens.” Gu Yang and the others looked at each other and laughed.
Hearing their reply, all the Dragonblood warriors cheered. The Dragonblood Legion had finally begun to reform.
“Hahaha, then as the commander-in-chief, I, Guo Ran, will have a meteoric rise!” laughed Guo Ran. He was more excited than anyone else.
“Brothers, your weapons and armor are all on Xia Chen and me.”
Guo Ran excitedly shouted, and the Dragonblood warriors cheered. This reunion was too difficult.
“On behalf of the Lingxiao Academy, I welcome all of you to join us. Let’s go. The eighteenth supermonastery has already been activated. You are the first guests of our Lingxiao Academy.” Bai Letian smiled.
Everyone cheered and left with Bai Letian. This time, the Dragonblood Legion, the disciples, and the Battle God Hall’s disciples all returned with great rewards.
When Bai Letian and the others disappeared, a group of people looked in the direction of the Dragonblood Legion. One of them let out a long sigh.
This group of people was precisely the Long family’s expert. That sigh had come from the Grand Elder.
The Grand Elder’s expression was complicated, regretful, and helpless.
“Is everything preordained? The Seven Ultimate Sword is a divine ability of the Sovereign Blood. It was created by Long Chen’s father, Long Zhantian, based on the characteristics of the Seven-colored Sovereign Blood.
However, although Long Aotian possessed the Seven Colored Supreme Blood, he was unable to use the Blood Condensation Sword. He had no choice but to forge a Seven Ultimate Sword for him to use.
As for Long Chen, he had instantly learned how to use it. Not only had he condensed the Seven Ultimate Sword, but he had also condensed the Seven Ultimate Spear.
“Seven Ultimate Spear! Sigh! We can notify the clan’s blacksmiths. There’s no need to waste so much effort.” The Grand Elder sighed helplessly as he looked at Long Aotian, whose Spirit Blood and Spirit Root had been extracted.
“Grand Elder, what about Long Aotian? Do you want to help him extend his life with his blood soul? Only you can save him.” One of the Long Family’s elders asked.
“Long Chen doesn’t even want to give him a quick death. That means he won’t be able to die in a short time. Long Chen wants him to experience all the pain he has to endure in order to resolve the hatred in his heart.
“In truth, Long Chen leaving Long Aotian alive was also a test for the Long family.” The Grand Elder shook his head.
“Test what?”
“Long Chen is both smart and brave. His intelligence isn’t below his combat power. He intentionally left Long Aotian alive because he wanted to torment him, and also to see the Long family’s reaction.
“Long Chen comes from the Long family. If the Long family is smart enough, they should know what to do. Treat Long Zhantian well, and only then will they have a chance to welcome Long Chen’s return. This is the only way for the Long family,” said the Grand Elder.
“But I’m afraid the patriarch won’t be able to accept this method…”
“If that’s the case, then the Long family will be in danger.” The Grand Elder sighed. He took a deep look at the distant spatial gate, shook his head, and left.
As for Long Aotian, he was like a dead dog being carried by someone. The Long family’s experts disappeared into the wilderness.
Peace returned to heaven and earth. Only that terrifying gate stood there, looking like the eyes of a devil. When it fully opened, it would be the day of slaughter.
“Die!”
Long Chen roared and punched out. The world spun around him, and he almost fell to the ground.
Long Chen was shocked. Only now did he realize that the battlefield had already disappeared. He was in a world he had never seen before.
This was a dark world surrounded by endless mountains. There was not a single blade of grass growing here. It was a bleak and desolate world.
All the experts in front of him had disappeared. At that moment, Long Chen was completely stunned. He didn’t know how he had ended up here.
“Long Chen!”
Just at this moment, an emotional cry rang out, causing Long Chen’s body to shake. He slowly turned his head in disbelief.
The first thing he saw was Zi Yan. She was wearing a violet dress, looking like a fairy who had descended to this world. Long Chen was filled with disbelief.
“Zi Yan, you…”
What Long Chen didn’t dare to believe was that Zi Yan’s body was filled with a dense Devil Dao aura. That Devil Dao aura was tens of millions of times stronger than the Devil race experts he had encountered in the Sage Monarch Conference.
At that moment, Long Chen was stupefied. How had Zi Yan become a member of the devil race? Even her bloodline and spiritual fluctuations were emitting a powerful devil race aura.
Seeing Long Chen’s unfamiliar gaze, Zi Yan felt a stabbing pain in her heart. She didn’t dare to look at him.
“Zi Yan, what happened? Did someone threaten you to join the devil race? Tell me, if that’s the case, I, Long Chen, will risk my life to save you!” Long Chen grabbed Zi Yan’s hand, furious.
Zi Yan was clearly a human expert. How could she suddenly transform into a devil? Just what was hidden within?
Seeing Long Chen’s worried expression, Zi Yan’s heart warmed. It seemed she had misunderstood Long Chen.
“Long Chen, if I were to fall into the Devil Dao and become a witch, would you still be willing to be with me?” asked Zi Yan.
“No matter what you become, in my heart, you will always be Zi Yan, my favorite woman!” shouted Long Chen.
He didn’t know what had happened to Zi Yan, but in the beginning, he had been hostile toward her. But later, they had come together, and Long Chen’s heart was completely connected to her.
Other than Meng Qi, only Zi Yan understood his thoughts the most. That was especially true when Zi Yan played the zither. From her music, Long Chen could hear her heart.
Long Chen didn’t understand the Music Dao, but he knew Zi Yan. His feelings for her were different from Tang Wan-er and the others, but he couldn’t tell exactly what was different.
Seeing Long Chen’s firm reply, Zi Yan smiled sweetly. Tears rolled down her face, and her voice choked.
“I knew you wouldn’t despise me. You wouldn’t despise me.”
Zi Yan threw herself into Long Chen’s embrace and buried her face in his chest. Listening to Long Chen’s powerful heartbeat, tears streamed down her face, wetting his clothes.
Long Chen was shocked, infuriated, and also pained. He suppressed his urgency and didn’t directly ask. Instead, he gently wiped away Zi Yan’s tears.
After an unknown amount of time, Zi Yan grew tired of crying and actually fell asleep in Long Chen’s embrace. Long Chen gently hugged her and slowly sat down. Looking at Zi Yan’s delicate face, Long Chen felt extremely uneasy.
“In order to protect you, she chose to become stronger. She endured all kinds of hardships, suffering all kinds of hardships, and then she transformed herself into a devil.
“The difficulty and danger within cannot be described with words, nor can it be imagined by ordinary people.” Just at this moment, a voice rang out.
Long Chen looked in the direction of the voice and saw a figure wrapped in black mist. That figure was graceful and could be vaguely seen. It should be a woman.
However, her words were icy and emotionless, as if they were condensed from the rumbling of laws. It was impossible to tell her gender from her voice.
“Who are you?” asked Long Chen.
“I am Zi Yan’s contractor. I have an agreement with her. She needs power, so she must listen to my orders,” said that person.
“You were the one who caused Zi Yan to transform into a devil?” Long Chen’s expression changed, killing intent surging in his eyes.
“She did it willingly,” said that person icily.
“She is a human, so she should enjoy everything a human has. I hope you can be magnanimous and let me off.
“I can help you repay everything I owe you.” Long Chen looked at that person with a pleading expression.
He didn’t know what relationship Zi Yan had with this person, but he didn’t want to see her demonize. If she did, she would become an oddity. He didn’t want her to suffer such a great sacrifice.
“The contract has been formed. No one can change it,” said that person icily.
Buzz!
Long Chen was infuriated. Suddenly, space shook and the cauldron appeared in his hand. He icily stared at that person.
“Zi Yan is my lover. If senior refuses to be magnanimous, then I can only offend you.”
“It’s useless even if you offend me. The contract has already been formed. Neither Zi Yan nor I can change it.
“Other than that, with your current strength, you’re just an ant trying to shake a tree.
“Once you gather the two cauldrons and activate them, you can compete with me,” said the person in the black mist.
Her tone had always been icy, but when she said these words, there was a kind of innate pride.
“Who are you?” asked Long Chen.
“Who I am isn’t important. What’s important is that you don’t have much time. Think of a way to quickly awaken the Earth Cauldron. That’s what you need to worry about.
“In the Sacred Emperor Prefecture, I saw your display. It was like I saw that person’s shadow.
“He’s also meticulous and impetuous, but he’s also smart and stupid. He’s clearly an idiot, but he’s able to make so many people willing to die for him,” said that person icily. His voice was leisurely, as if he was lost in his memories.
“Who is that?” Long Chen’s heart pounded.
That person didn’t reply. After a while, he said, “Originally, Zi Yan was still in seclusion, and she was in a critical period. But she was worried about you, so she had no choice but to interrupt her seclusion to see you.
“This time, her months of work were wasted. So this meeting ends here. Now, take care of yourselves.”
Hu!
Suddenly, the Zi Yan in Long Chen’s embrace became transparent, and then it strangely disappeared. Long Chen was shocked and hastily shouted:
“Senior, senior, let me say a few more words to Zi Yan.”
He hadn’t even exchanged a few words with Zi Yan. In fact, he hadn’t even asked her what she had experienced during this time. How could Long Chen be at ease?
“There’s no point in talking too much. It’s better to do something meaningful. Your human race doesn’t have much time to waste,” he icily replied.
That person’s figure also began to fade, and then the world began to tremble.
“Hey… wait…”
Long Chen couldn’t help but cry out. He still had many things to ask.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the world collapsed. Long Chen’s vision blurred, and he once more appeared on the battlefield.
“Hmph!”
The battlefield was still the same, but not a single ghost could be seen. However, in the endless battlefield, many of the divine weapons had disappeared. Even the fragments had disappeared.
Obviously, the battlefield had already been cleaned up, and not just once. Even the corpses of many experts had disappeared.
Long Chen stood in the air, looking at the endless battlefield. For some unknown reason, he suddenly felt a sense of loss.
“Could it be that my world really only has slaughter? Why can’t all living things live in peace?” Long Chen couldn’t help but mutter to himself as he looked at the blood-soaked ground.
Killing didn’t bring happiness to people. It only brought endless pain. But in order to live, Long Chen could only kill.
The destruction of the Soaring Saber was its greatest wish. Long Chen had helped it achieve its goal, but Long Chen’s heart was still filled with pain.
Blooddrinker, Dragon Bone Evil Moon, and Soaring Blade were his closest companions, but they hadn’t accompanied him to the end.
Each time he lost them, he would feel a stabbing pain in his heart, as if he had lost his sense of direction.
Hu!
Long Chen was sitting on a mound. A light breeze blew by, and dust flew everywhere. The air was filled with a dense stench of blood. Long Chen felt as if countless vengeful spirits were surrounding him, sobbing and cursing.
But Long Chen didn’t care. He just sat there like a statue. The sun rose and set, and a day passed.
As for Long Chen, he just sat there quietly without moving. During this day and night, he had thought of many things, and his thoughts were extremely chaotic.
Hu!
Long Chen slowly stood up. He was surprised to find that his body had completely recovered. He hadn’t taken the initiative to heal.
He wanted to calmly think about some things in his weakened state. He wanted to view the world from the perspective of a weakling.
But he hadn’t expected that in just one day and one night, his body had already completely recovered. Even his overdrafted soul had been completely filled, and his condition couldn’t be any better.
“What’s going on?” Long Chen looked at his hand with disbelief.
“The Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood has returned. It possesses a powerful recovery ability, and with the power of the five elements and yin and yang, it formed a huge Xiantian formation. Don’t you feel it?” said the dragon expert.
Only then did Long Chen open his inner vision. He saw that his physical body had already undergone a strange transformation. The seven-colored supreme blood was circulating within his body like a group of hardworking craftsmen. Wherever there was something lacking, they would work overtime.
The Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood was like a child who had been reunited with his family. It was excitedly modifying its residence, meticulously decorating everything.
However, there was still a violet energy within Long Chen’s blood. That violet energy came from her mother’s violet blood.
“Wait, where’s my dragon blood?” Long Chen suddenly cried out. The dragon blood had already disappeared.
“Don’t panic. The Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood is your Xiantian essence blood. It has the highest compatibility with your body.
“If you allow the dragon blood to merge with your Seven Colored Sovereign Blood, it will instead offset your divinity. I’ll draw your dragon blood into my tendons,” said the dragon expert.
Only then did Long Chen notice that his tendons had already turned golden, and his dragon energy had changed to a different storage space.
“You should thank Long Aotian. No, you should thank the Long family. In order to activate your Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone, the Long family practically went bankrupt.
“In order to not let your Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone lose even the slightest bit of spirituality, they used the best resources to help you,” laughed the dragon expert.
“Hehe, it’s all thanks to your guidance,” laughed Long Chen.
If it hadn’t been for the dragon race’s experts holding him back, Long Chen would have long since killed Long Aotian. Even if he managed to snatch back his Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone, his losses would have been immense.
Now that his Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone had been raised by others, he didn’t need to worry about taking them back.
Thinking of how the dragon race’s expert had tried to stop him, Long Chen was a bit dissatisfied. In truth, everything the dragon race’s expert had done was for his own good. Thinking of his temper, he felt a bit ashamed.
“Senior, can I absorb the violet blood and the supreme being bone now?” asked Long Chen.
The supreme being bone was already in Long Chen’s body. It was stuck in the hole that had been dug out back then. But at that time, Long Chen had just barely managed to merge with the seven-colored supreme being blood. He no longer had the energy to merge with the violet blood and the supreme being bone.
“That’s what I wanted to warn you about. Don’t be in such a rush to merge. Let me tell you a few things,” said the dragon expert.
“Junior is all ears,” said Long Chen.
The dragon expert said, “There have always been many things that I couldn’t tell you. I was afraid of revealing the secrets of the heavens, causing you to be infected by karma that you couldn’t bear. That would instead harm you.
“But now it’s different. You have the karmic luck of a Saint Ruler, and your bad luck is gradually being offset. You should be able to endure even stronger karma.
“Let me tell you first, in the world behind that gate, other than the human race, there are other races.
“Once the gate is opened, they will slaughter the humans to their heart’s content. At that time, the battle will be even more bloody than the Sage Monarch Conference.”
“Senior, did Lord Brahma personally plan this Sage King Assembly?” asked Long Chen.
“Yes.”
“Since it was Lord Brahma’s plan, he’s also a human, and his followers are all humans. Wouldn’t he be shooting himself in the foot by doing this?” asked Long Chen.
“Child, sometimes you’re smart, sometimes you’re muddle-headed. Are all humans Lord Brahma’s followers?” demanded the dragon expert.
“You mean Lord Brahma wants to use this opportunity to get rid of his enemies? Those who don’t submit to him will all be killed?” Long Chen gasped.
If that really was the case, then Lord Brahma was too vicious. This was a true life and death situation.
“But how can Lord Brahma guarantee that the creatures behind the gate won’t kill his followers?” asked Long Chen.
“Lord Brahma’s strength isn’t something you can imagine. When it comes to enduring, when it comes to disguising himself as a pig to eat a tiger, he’s on the level of a grandmaster.
“His believers spread throughout the nine heavens and ten earths. What you can see is just the tip of the iceberg.
“You don’t know how much faith energy he has accumulated over millions of years, but you can calculate it from Enpuda, Liao Bencang, and the others.
“They’re just small fries under Lord Brahma, but they already have such powerful divine energy. They can easily fight across realms, so it’s not hard to estimate how strong Lord Brahma is,” said the dragon expert.
Long Chen’s heart pounded. Lord Brahma was even more terrifying than he had imagined. In the past, he had always thought that Enpuda and Liao Bencang were Lord Brahma’s right-hand men.
It wasn’t until the eight demons appeared that Long Chen realized the two of them were nothing more than small fries. No one knew whether or not there was an even stronger existence above the eight demons. Lord Brahma’s power was too great to even imagine.
“Because of the power of faith, Lord Brahma’s cultivation base isn’t restricted by the laws of the world.
“As the saying goes, sand gathers into a tower. And Lord Brahma is the person standing at the peak of the tower. He said so much to warn you not to underestimate Lord Brahma.
“Your identity as a nine star descendant was well disguised. Even the eight great demons didn’t suspect anything. You must continue with your disguise.
“Once your identity is exposed, Lord Brahma will personally deal with you. Before you mature, you aren’t on the same level as him. If you fight him head-on, you’ll definitely die,” said the dragon expert.
“Junior understands,” said Long Chen solemnly.
“Let’s not talk about Lord Brahma for now. Let’s talk about the creatures behind those gates. With your strength, you can only be ranked above average amongst those young creatures behind those gates,” said the dragon expert.
“No way!”
Long Chen immediately stood up, filled with disbelief.
Hearing that, Long Chen was completely shocked. When he summoned the Seven Star Battle Armor, it could be said that he could dominate the entire arena.
If it hadn’t been for his misgivings and the fact that he still had to deal with half-step immortal rank experts, Long Chen would have been able to crush the entire martial stage.
Long Chen had always trusted the words of the dragon race’s experts. But these words made him a bit unconvinced.
“I know you aren’t convinced, and you don’t believe me, but that’s the truth. Do you remember what your grandfather told you back then? Although your talent is exceptional, your talent and willpower are the strongest.
“But if you compare yourself to ancient experts, there’s still a large difference. It’s not because you’re not outstanding enough, but because you were born in the wrong era,” said the dragon expert.
“Is it because of the primal chaos energy?” asked Long Chen.
The dragon expert said, “That’s right. Only dense primal chaos energy and complete Heavenly Dao laws can completely awaken a person’s Spirit Root.
“In truth, whether it is in the mortal world or the immortal world, your Spirit Roots are just a reference to your potential.
As for the true use of a Spirit Root, that was not the case. Even the Three Extremities hadn’t truly awakened their Spirit Roots.
The Spirit Root was also known as the Wisdom Root. To put it simply, it was the root of the Spirit Root. It was the root of wisdom for all living things.
The trunk of a tree was tens of thousands of meters long, and its roots extended for thousands of miles. The current human race, beast race, and other races were like rootless duckweed. On the surface, they appeared to be flourishing, but in reality, they hadn’t taken root in the myriad Daos.
“Without the primal chaos qi, the Spirit Root has no place to live. Let alone you, even those experts sealed in the ancient era have their Spirit Roots in slumber.
“But those creatures behind the gate are different. The spiritual qi they use is what you’re looking for, the primal chaos energy you treat as a treasure.
“Their Spirit Roots are rooted in the ten thousand Daos. No matter how strong their spiritual qi is, can it compare to primal chaos qi?”
“Of course not.” Long Chen bitterly smiled.
Spiritual qi could be gathered in a spirit gathering formation and extracted from spirit stones. But there was too little primal chaos qi, and the various powers treasured it like their lives.
“That’s why you’re suffering because you were born in the wrong era. However, you also have a chance to make up for this difference,” said the dragon expert.
“How?”
“That is to use the current chaos energy and World King tribulation to awaken your spiritual roots.
“Once your Spirit Root awakens and takes root within the ten thousand Daos, your primal chaos energy and Laws will become closer to you.
“That way, the difference between you and those creatures will shrink. That is your only option.
If he didn’t awaken his Spirit Root, his manifestation wouldn’t be able to obtain the approval of the primal chaos qi and laws.
If that gate was opened now, then even with the Dragonblood warriors’ power, it would be very difficult for them to defeat ordinary experts.
“It’s like two people fighting. One is holding a green vegetable, while the other is holding a sharp blade. The difference between the two is obvious,” said the dragon expert.
“That exaggerated?” asked Long Chen.
“That’s not an exaggeration at all. Once you see the experts of that world, you’ll understand,” said the dragon expert.
“What should we do?” asked Long Chen.
“Do you need me to teach you that? Have you forgotten that you’re an alchemist?”
“Right.”
Long Chen immediately felt embarrassed. He had forgotten about that.
There were many medicinal pills that could increase a person’s Spirit Root. However, Long Chen didn’t have a Spirit Root, so he never cared about such things.
“But you don’t need to raise your Spirit Root. Let me tell you about your situation. I have an idea. See if you can accept it.”
“Senior, please go ahead.”
“Now that your Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone have returned, and your primal chaos energy has returned, I have a bold idea. I want you to return to the initial stage and temper your body again,” said the dragon expert.
“How?”
“In the mortal world, you once experienced Qi Condensation, Blood Condensation, Tendon Transformation, Bone Forging, and Meridian Opening. Previously, I calculated that your Sovereign blood would condense new blood, Dragon Blood would condense new dragon tendons, and your Sovereign bone would shed its bones. Your violet blood would condense new meridians.
“Because you don’t have a Dantian and are replaced by a sea of stars, your Spirit Root will scatter into the sea of stars, forming 108,000 strands.
This was an extremely crazy idea. If he succeeded, he would possess all the divine powers of the Purple Blood lineage, the Dragon race, the Nine Star lineage, and the human race.
“Furthermore, you can take turns using these kinds of energy. Origin energy is endless. Even if you run into a battle of attrition, you can only use one kind of energy. As for the other two, you can recover them, allowing your combat power to last longer.
“If you encounter an extremely powerful enemy and all their power gathers together, you’ll transform into a terrifying monster. Your combat power will be immeasurable,” said the dragon expert. As he spoke, his voice began to tremble. He was clearly extremely excited.
Furthermore, that last line had said that his combat strength was immeasurable. In other words, even he didn’t know just how terrifying the future Long Chen would be.
“Senior, are you trying to take my life? You know I can’t resist temptation!” Long Chen clenched his fists excitedly.
Long Chen had always been the kind of person who wouldn’t be able to walk away once he saw a treasure. Now that the dragon race’s expert had proposed such a terrifying method, he was instantly moved.
However, Long Chen knew that this was just an idea of the dragon race’s experts. If he wanted to realize it, he didn’t know how many dangers he would have to go through. A single mistake could cost him his life.
Back then, the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art had almost killed him several times. This time, it would definitely be even more dangerous.
“In the past, I wouldn’t have dared to say such a thing. But now that you have the karmic luck of a Saint Ruler, I think it’s worth a try.”
The destiny of a Saint Ruler was not something that could be controlled by others. Although Lord Brahma had the ability to change the flow of time in the arena, he was unable to control it.
With a Saint Ruler’s karmic luck, Long Chen would become a part of the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. He would no longer be that unlucky fellow from before. Luck would also fall on him. That was why the dragon race’s experts only dared to tell Long Chen this thought after careful consideration.
That was because it also knew that Long Chen’s willpower was extremely lacking. Once he was enticed, his heart would grow grass. He definitely had to give it a try.
“Alright, I’ll listen to senior’s arrangements. Fuck, let’s go all-out. No matter how bold a person is, no matter how large the land yields, courage is confidence. Courage is quantity.” Long Chen clenched his teeth and made up his mind. This matter was decided.
“But before that, I need to pay a visit to the Long family. It’s time to settle some debts.” Long Chen hesitated.
“You can go, but you need to bring someone,” said the dragon expert.
“Bring who?”
“That barbarian dragon brat.”
“Hall Master? Why?”
“Don’t ask so many questions. If I tell you to bring it, then bring it,” said the dragon expert impatiently.
Long Chen helplessly looked at the distant gate before disappearing into the void.
The Heavenly God’s faction was an immortal family. They were the supreme authority of the human race. Legend has it that the Heavenly God’s faction had already declined, leaving only the eight great families in the nine heavens and ten earths.
Some time ago, a peerless heavenly genius had appeared in the immortal family’s Long family. He had risen like a shooting star, his fame surpassing all the monsters in the Nirvanic Reincarnation Realm.
He was Long Aotian, the next ascender. However, he possessed the Seven-Colored Supreme Blood and extremely pure Purple Blood.
Although the Long family didn’t publicly announce that they possessed the strongest Sovereign bones and variant Spirit Roots, they didn’t do so.
But just the Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood was enough to shake the entire Nirvana Sky. The Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood was one of the strongest bloodlines, but it had actually appeared in the Long household.
As for those experts who had come because of Long Aotian’s fame, they had all been defeated by him. None of the various heavenly geniuses had been able to last more than ten exchanges with him.
At most, Long Aotian fought for three days and three nights in a row, defeating one hundred and forty-seven of the three Paragons. His name resounded throughout Nirvana.
Back then, many people had been curious as to why the Long family was so high profile. Why hadn’t they hidden such a heavenly genius?
It wasn’t until the Holy King Assembly that people found the answer. This insufferably arrogant Long Aotian had been defeated by Long Chen many times.
The reason he had welcomed the challenges of the various experts was to accumulate confidence. Through victory after victory, he would become even more confident.
Previously, the Long family had been shaken by Long Aotian’s sudden rise. But now, Long Aotian had been defeated by Long Chen, and it was a miserable defeat. That made countless people sigh.
It wasn’t that Long Aotian wasn’t strong enough. It was just that he had encountered a monster that could kill half-step immortal rank experts. It was so strong that it had already surpassed the limits of its realm.
The Long Family had suffered heavy losses during the Sage Monarch Conference. The elites of the Long Family had been completely wiped out. Even Long Aotian had his Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone taken away. He had gone from a peerless genius to a cripple in an instant.
It was said that when Long Aotian had been brought back to the Long family, the Long family’s patriarch had directly vomited blood from anger, threatening to make Long Chen pay in blood.
It had already been seven days since Long Aotian had returned to the Long household. The atmosphere in the Long household had become extremely heavy. Even the disciples guarding the gate were trembling in fear, not daring to slack off.
The Tianlong family’s higher-ups all had long faces. Everyone was extremely careful, afraid of saying the wrong thing and being caught red-handed.
The Long Clan was located in the Nirvana Heavenly Proud Dragon Continent. The entire continent’s capital was the Long Clan’s territory, and the Long Clan was located in the core region of the Proud Dragon Continent.
This place was surrounded by mountains and rivers. The Dragon Vein lay dormant underground. It was a land of treasures.
However, in the past, this place had always been bustling with activity. But today, it was completely deserted. Suddenly, two figures walked toward the Long family’s gate.
“Who… Long… Long… Long Chen!”
The two of them had only just gotten close to the gate when the guard shouted. But when he saw Long Chen’s face, he stuttered.
Those two were precisely Long Chen and the Hall Master. After asking around, Long Chen easily found the Numinous Sky Supermonastery.
Arriving at the supermonastery, Long Chen went to find the Hall Master and explained his intentions. He hadn’t expected him to directly agree. He also said that he had owed Long Chen a favor back in the Lingxiao Pavilion.
With the Hall Master’s support, Long Chen was filled with confidence. Originally, he had wanted to have a battle of wits with the Long family. After all, his father was in their hands, and he didn’t dare to force the Long family too much.
But for the dragon race’s expert to ask Long Chen to help the palace master was already extremely obvious. It hated Long Chen’s method of wasting so much time and energy. It wanted Long Chen to be a bit more direct.
“Report to your family head that Long Chen has arrived,” said Long Chen indifferently.
That disciple immediately fled. When he passed the threshold, he almost tripped. He had clearly been frightened by Long Chen.
But even after waiting for an incense stick’s worth of time, no one came out to greet him.
“What are you doing?!”
BOOM!
The gatehouse of the Long family was smashed apart by Long Chen’s fist. A huge hole appeared in the formation, and the Long family disciples guarding the gate vomited blood.
“Since you refuse to accept my face, then I won’t give you any face. Hand over my father, or don’t blame me for being ruthless today,” shouted Long Chen coldly. He walked into the Long household’s inner courtyard.
After an incense stick’s worth of time, the Long family still didn’t have the slightest reaction. They were clearly trying to intimidate Long Chen. Of course, Long Chen wouldn’t let them have their way.
“Brat, how brazen!”
Long Chen charged into the Long household. A furious roar rang out, and a white-bearded elder charged out. He was a half-step immortal rank expert.
As soon as he appeared, he slashed a claw at Long Chen’s chest.
“Little bastard, this isn’t a place for you to be impudent!”
“Old thing, it seems you’re tired of living,” sneered Long Chen. His five fingers were like hooks as he also clawed at the elder.
That elder hadn’t used his immortal energy, and Long Chen hadn’t summoned his battle armor. He was just relying on his physical body to fight.
Bang!
The two palms collided. Suddenly, a sinister smile appeared on the elder’s face, and a net-like line appeared on his palm.
Buzz!
Those net-like lines were like thousands of poisonous snakes. They rapidly crawled forward, instantly wrapping around Long Chen’s arm. By the time he reacted, the net had already covered half his body.
That elder was extremely sinister. That net was his immortal weapon. Seeing that his opponent hadn’t used his full strength, Long Chen’s casual attack instantly landed.
“What do you mean by killing several half-step immortal rank experts? In my eyes, that’s bullshit. Give up resisting or die!” shouted the elder.
He was extremely confident in his attack. That net had poisonous thorns that would instantly pierce into his body, making him unable to move. His attack had killed countless experts.
He knew Long Chen was powerful, but he had taken advantage of Long Chen’s youthful vigor and arrogance. As a result, he had guessed correctly. As expected, Long Chen was caught.
“Foolish idiot, I’ll remember this in my next life. All schemes are useless in front of absolute power.” Long Chen didn’t panic in the slightest. Instead, disdain appeared in his eyes.
The elder’s expression changed, and the net in his hand suddenly tightened. Half of Long Chen’s clothes were torn, revealing the dragon scale armor beneath. The golden dragon scale had seven-colored divine light within it, and the spikes on the elder’s net were unable to pierce through it.
The elder was horrified. He immediately had a bad feeling.
“Keep your men!” someone shouted.
Pu!
Long Chen’s claw pierced through the elder’s head.
“If you didn’t take action, why didn’t you take action? What were you doing earlier?”
Plop!
The half-step immortal rank elder’s corpse fell to the ground.
…
“Long Chen, what are you doing?”
The Grand Elder appeared, looking at Long Chen with shock and fury. He had been the one who had said he would keep his subordinates.
Regretfully, it was useless even if he shouted. Long Chen had already killed that expert from the Long family. That elder’s seniority was extremely high, and he was the same generation as the patriarch.
“What do I want to do? Don’t you all know? Why ask when you already know the answer?” asked Long Chen.
The Long family’s experts were both shocked and infuriated. They couldn’t believe that Long Chen had killed an expert on the level of the Long family’s Ancestor in front of them.
“As a disciple of the Long family, the blood of the Long family flows in your veins. How could you do something like exterminating your entire family?
“Even if he is in the wrong, he is still your ancestor. How could you kill him? This is disgraceful!” The Great Elder raged.
Even with the Grand Elder’s calmness, he couldn’t help being infuriated. However, his fury wasn’t just directed at Long Chen, but also at that half-step immortal rank expert.
After returning to the Long family, he had strongly advocated giving up on Long Aotian and allowing Long Chen to return in glory. Only then could he ease his relationship with Long Chen.
Long Aotian was a mistake to begin with, and the Long family couldn’t continue making mistakes. Now that there was an opportunity, the Long family had to grasp it.
But what he hadn’t expected was that the entire Long family was against it, thinking Long Chen’s actions were too rough.
Since he had defeated Long Aotian, if he wanted to take back his Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone, he should discuss it with the Long family.
After all, in order to activate Long Aotian’s Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone, the Long family had spent over half their wealth. The Long family had even fallen into poverty because of Long Aotian.
Now that his Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone had been taken away by Long Chen, the entire Long family was infuriated. Many people proposed to kill Long Chen at all costs, and then take back his Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone.
Furthermore, he had to be fast. Otherwise, if his Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone left Long Aotian’s body for too long, it might affect his divinity.
Some people even suggested using Long Zhantian’s life to threaten Long Chen. At that time, they could capture him in one go.
No matter how the Grand Elder tried to dissuade him, there were too many people who opposed Long Chen. They felt that Long Chen was too wild and unbridled, and there was no way for him to work for the Long family. Even though Long Aotian had already been crippled, they still wanted to save him.
The Grand Elder himself was about to go crazy, but even the Ancestor wasn’t optimistic about Long Chen. He had no choice but to constantly argue with the higher-ups.
So during this time, the atmosphere in the Long household was extremely tense. The Grand Elder’s authority was great, but he was unable to control everyone’s thoughts. No one was able to convince him, and so they continued to waste time.
The Grand Elder had personally seen just how terrifying Long Chen was. Furthermore, the Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone had all been Long Chen’s. Long Chen was taking back what had originally belonged to him. That wasn’t stealing.
But sometimes logic didn’t make sense. The Grand Elder was also helpless, but in his heart, he had always hoped that Long Chen would return to the Long family.
When Long Chen arrived, he was in the main hall. Due to Long Chen’s matter, he was still arguing with the higher-ups.
But he had no idea that Long Chen had already charged in. By the time he arrived, he had seen Long Chen kill someone.
When Long Chen had killed that elder, the Grand Elder’s heart had sunk. That was especially true when he saw the Hall Master behind Long Chen. He knew that things were not looking good.
“Long Chen, how brazen! Who gave you the guts to destroy my Long family’s genius and kill my Long family’s elder?!”
Just at this moment, a cold shout rang out, and an imposing white-haired elder walked out.
“Ancestor!”
When that elder appeared, all the Long family disciples bowed. That elder was the current Long family’s patriarch, Long Tianyao.
“I, Long Chen, don’t need anyone to give me my confidence. My strength is right there. I destroyed your Long family’s genius because I wanted to take back what belonged to me. I killed your Long family’s elder because you wanted to die. You can’t blame anyone else,” said Long Chen coldly.
Even in front of the Long family’s patriarch, Long Chen was still icily arrogant. The Long family had left him hanging at the entrance for an incense stick’s worth of time. Long Chen knew that there was no way he could resolve this peacefully today.
So no matter what their identities were, Long Chen didn’t care. Since they had already shed all pretenses of cordiality, there was no need to have any misgivings.
“Long Chen, you are also a member of the Long family. Everything you have is bestowed upon you by the Long family, including your Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone. Without the Long family, how could you exist?
“You actually massacred my race’s Ancestor. That’s a grave crime of cheating your master and exterminating your ancestors. But you don’t have the slightest regret. That’s enough to tell that you’re a cold person.
“It has to be known that everything you have is the Long family’s wealth. When the Long family needs it, you should offer it to them for free.
“We have poured countless resources into Long Aotian. Your Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone can only be used to their greatest effect on him.
“As a member of the Long family, you should bear the responsibility of returning your Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone to Long Aotian.” At this moment, an elder beside the Long family’s patriarch stepped forward and coldly shouted.
Hearing that, the Hall Master’s expression sank. That elder’s words had clearly infuriated him. It was like he had never seen such a shameless person in his life.
“Hahaha…”
Long Chen laughed. “You want to play this game with me? Are you blind? As a member of the Long family, what has your Long family ever given me?
“My body, hair, and skin were all injured by my parents. They didn’t dare to harm me. This is the beginning of filial piety. For me to take back what belongs to me to become a disgrace in your mouth?
“My body, hair, and skin need to be cherished. If someone wants to kill me, if I don’t resist, then after I die, my parents will be heartbroken. Wouldn’t that be even more unfilial?
People were born in the world, and their lives were above all Daos. No one had the qualifications to take the lives of others. Not even their parents could, let alone an old ghost they didn’t know.
“What’s even more laughable is that you said I was a cold person, and now you want me to hand over my Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone. Are there maggots in your head?
They were already so old, but their words didn’t make any sense. They didn’t have the slightest logic, but they still boasted shamelessly, barking like mad dogs.
“Could it be that all your cultivation base in this life has been focused on your face? Other than that, what other abilities do you have?”
“You…”
The elder from the Long family was trembling with rage. His words were full of loopholes and contradictions. In truth, he wasn’t someone who was good at arguing. He was just relying on his seniority to teach his junior a lesson.
It was one thing to teach the Long family’s junior disciples a lesson. They didn’t dare talk back to him, but Long Chen didn’t give in to his bad habits. His words almost killed him.
“Brat, are you not afraid of us killing your father?” raged the elder.
“If my father loses a single strand of hair, I’ll make sure your Long family is completely annihilated.”
When Long Chen was threatened, his eyes immediately darkened, and boundless killing intent surged out of him. He was like a furious god of death, and his fury caused his expression to become sinister.
The Long family’s elder had actually used Long Zhantian to threaten Long Chen. In that instant, Long Chen had gone berserk. Long Chen had fought his entire life, but he had never done anything like exterminating an entire race.
But that elder’s threat caused Long Chen to instantly lose his reasoning. As long as they dared to touch Long Zhantian, he would exterminate the entire Long family.
“What big words. Do you think the Long family is a place for you to be unbridled?” shouted the Long family head.
“Try me?”
Long Chen clenched his teeth.
“Kneel!”
The Long family’s patriarch’s shout caused the entire Long family to shake. The Long family’s buildings lit up, and his aura rapidly climbed.
He was originally a half-step immortal rank expert. With the support of endless divine light, his aura was gradually advancing toward a true immortal rank expert.
Ka ka ka…
The ground beneath Long Chen’s feet cracked, and it was like a world was crushing down on him. At that moment, his bones creaked as if they were about to explode.
But Long Chen didn’t move. He icily stared at the Long family’s patriarch. That terrifying pressure was unable to crush him.
“Even with the support of my ancestors’ power, I’ve only truly stepped into the realm of immortality. How boring.”
Clang!
Suddenly, the hall master snorted and unsheathed his sword. Sword-light soared into the sky, and heaven and earth split apart. The entire Long family and even the entire Proud Dragon Prefecture were cut in two.
Rumble…
Countless buildings of the Long family had been destroyed, and an endless chasm had appeared in the ground. The entire Proud Dragon Prefecture had been split apart by the Hall Master’s sword.
“Numinous Sky Divine Sword!”
The Long family’s ancestor was both shocked and furious. He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, causing the Long family’s experts to cry out in alarm.
“The headmaster overestimated you. He thought that with the support of your ancestral power, you would be able to create a true immortal rank expert in a short time. Let me see just how strong a true immortal rank expert is.
“The result is truly disappointing. Is it really as you said, your resources were wasted by Long Aotian? Did you run out of ancestral energy?” asked the Hall Master.
The Long family’s patriarch was both shocked and infuriated. The truth was just as the hall master had said. In order to activate Long Aotian’s Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone, they had not only exhausted all their resources, but they had also used their ancestral power to awaken Long Aotian’s Seven-colored Sovereign Blood.
Long Aotian was only at the Immortal King realm, and activating the Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood would require a great deal of effort. His ancestral power had been wasted.
It was precisely because of this that the Long Family’s Ancestor was unable to reach his peak state even with the support of his ancestral power.
It could be said that Long Aotian alone had pushed the Long family to the brink of bankruptcy. The Long family had invested too much into Long Aotian, placing all their hopes on him. Thus, they were unwilling.
“What does the Numinous Sky Academy mean? Are they planning on fighting to the death with my Long family? They’re even using the Numinous Sky Divine Sword?!” roared the Long family’s patriarch.
“It’s useless for you to call me that. Long Chen is the supermonastery’s supermonastery head, and I am part of the Battle God Hall. I never interfere with the matters of the academy.
“Because I owe Long Chen a favor, and I also want to experience the power of an immortal rank expert, I want to be his bodyguard.
“In order to repay this favor, I’ll do whatever Long Chen wants me to do, including killing all of you.” The Hall Master suddenly smiled, his white teeth shining with a cold light. He was like a bloodthirsty beast, causing people to shiver.
“I’ll only say it once. Hand over my father, or everyone in the Long family will die,” said Long Chen sinisterly.
His divine sense swept through the entire Long household. He sensed Long Aotian lying like a dead dog in the secret underground room, but he couldn’t sense his father. Either his father wasn’t here, or he had been isolated by the formation.
His seven-colored supreme blood came from his father. This kind of bloodline was extremely strong. Even Long Aotian, who still had his supreme blood aura, could sense it, but he couldn't sense his father. This was definitely abnormal.
Long Chen’s words caused the entire Long family’s expressions to change. Countless people were filled with shock and fury. When had the Long family, an immortal family, been bullied to such an extent?
But Long Chen’s killing intent soared. Thinking of what he had done, he realized that this fellow really dared to do such a thing.
Long Chen stood with his hands clasped behind his back, icily staring at the Long family’s patriarch. He didn’t say anything, just waiting for his reply.
Long Chen’s gaze was icy and firm. Although he came from the Long family, he also hated them. He hated this emotionless family that only cared about profit and didn’t care about justice.
Long Chen knew that this emotionless family had no choice but to compromise when he revealed his fangs.
The air seemed to freeze. The Long family’s experts didn’t dare to make a sound.
“Men, bring Long Zhantian here.” In the end, the Long family’s head compromised. He icily glanced at an elder.
That elder was precisely the one who had said Long Chen was a traitor and wanted him to hand over his Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone.
Long Chen narrowed his eyes. “Why him?”
“Only he can enter that place. Is there a problem?” asked the Long family’s patriarch.
“It’d be best if you didn’t play any tricks. Otherwise, I, Long Chen, have ten thousand ways to make you beg for death.” Long Chen looked from the Long family’s patriarch to the elder.
Who was Long Chen? He immediately saw that something was off. But even if his intelligence reached the heavens, it was useless. His father was in their hands, and there was nothing he could do.
Long Chen could only warn them not to play any tricks. He wasn’t afraid of anything else. He was afraid his father would suffer.
“Don’t use your petty heart to judge a gentleman’s heart. Your father has always been fine in the Long household.” The Long family Elder sneered. He was also a half-step immortal rank expert, but his blood and qi were withered and his strength was far inferior to others.
However, although his strength wasn’t great, his attitude wasn’t small. His tone was even more arrogant, as if he wasn’t afraid of Long Chen.
After the Long Family Elder left, the air once again became stagnant. No one said a word. In fact, no one even dared to move. They were like statues.
An hour later, the Long family Elder returned. He wasn’t alone. Behind him was a group of people. Four of them were carrying a bed, and on that bed was a thin man.
Seeing that person, Long Chen clenched his fists. That person looked haggard, his face pale, and his aura weak. He looked like a beggar on the verge of starving to death.
Most importantly, he was only at the Divine Flame realm. His clothes were very luxurious, but they didn’t fit him. Obviously, he had just put them on. They weren’t his original clothes.
However, when he was brought in front of Long Chen, that feeling of blood connection caused Long Chen’s tears to flow. This person was his own father.
“Alright, Long Zhantian has arrived. You can scram now.”
The Long family’s Elder impatiently ordered him to leave.
Hu!
Suddenly, Long Chen moved. Like a ghost, he appeared in front of the Long family elder. The instant he moved, the Long family’s patriarch shouted and was about to attack.
Hu!
Just as he was about to attack, a sword pointed at him.
“You’re forcing me to start a massacre!”
Pa!
Just at this moment, Long Chen’s slap landed on the Long family elder’s face. The immense force caused him to fall to the ground, and half his face caved in.
“I’ve already warned you not to play any tricks. Since you don’t believe me, I’ll help you.”
Long Chen roared and grabbed the elder’s shoulders.
Pu!
The Long family elder was torn in two by Long Chen. His blood dyed the air red.
Long Chen roared like a wounded beast. His berserk killing intent raged, forcibly tearing apart the half-step immortal rank Elder.
Originally, although the Long family’s half-step immortal rank expert’s qi and blood had been exhausted and his strength was far inferior to the other half-step immortal rank experts, logically speaking, he shouldn’t have been unable to take a single blow from Long Chen.
However, he was used to being arrogant and didn’t place Long Chen in his eyes. He thought that in the Long family’s territory, Long Chen wouldn’t be able to cause much of a disturbance.
But he hadn’t expected Long Chen to see his father in such a state. He almost went crazy and directly killed him.
As for the Long family’s patriarch, he didn’t dare to move. As for the other experts, they were also locked down by the hall master’s spiritual energy. Once they attacked, they would be attacked.
“Soulsearch!”
Long Chen roared and a Yuan Spirit flew out. He grabbed it and pointed it at the old man’s forehead.
Pu!
The elder’s Yuan Spirit exploded, and countless images appeared in Long Chen’s mind.
Although Long Chen couldn’t do the same thing as Meng Qi, he could only use the simplest and most barbaric method to destroy her soul and examine her soul fragments.
Although he wasn’t able to obtain the complete picture, he was able to see what had happened to Long Zhantian.
After Long Zhantian had been brought here, it had been found that he also possessed the Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood. The Long family had actually done something even worse than a beast.
They were constantly extracting Long Zhantian’s blood. That was why his cultivation base had always been stuck at the Divine Flame realm.
Not only did they extract Long Zhantian’s Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood, but they also forced him to hand over his divine ability.
Long Aotian’s Seven Ultimate Sword and Seven Ultimate Spear came from the Seven-Colored Supreme Blood. This was the work of Long Zhantian. The funny thing was that Long Aotian couldn’t use the Blood Condensing Sword to create a Seven Ultimate Sword.
That was also why Long Aotian was unable to condense the Seven Ultimate Sword with the seven-colored supreme blood, while Long Chen could. That was because the seven-colored supreme blood wasn’t his.
From those images, Long Chen saw them use ice-cold needles to pierce his father’s weak body and extract his essence blood. His head buzzed.
“All of your Long Clan, die!”
Long Chen raised his head and roared. The sacred chanting of scriptures suddenly became fierce, like the chanting of a devil. The wind and clouds changed color, and the temperature instantly rose.
Buzz!
A flame lotus appeared, and endless flames soared out of it. Ice Soul Divine Flames, Great Yin Flames, Great Yang Flames, Flame Void Flames, and other flames merged together.
As soon as the flame lotus appeared, it rapidly grew, instantly covering the entirety of Proud Dragon Prefecture. The terrifying heat caused countless buildings to ignite. In that instant, the entire Proud Dragon Prefecture became a burning hell.
Just now, the Proud Dragon Prefecture had been split apart by the Hall Master’s sword. Countless experts didn’t know what had happened, but they all began to draw closer to the Long family.
These people hadn’t even gotten close to the Long household yet, and they were all fleeing for their lives.
That flame was too terrifying. Even half-step immortal rank experts were terrified. If it fell, the entire Proud Dragon Prefecture would disappear. Other than half-step immortal rank experts, everyone else in the continent’s capital would die.
The Long family’s experts shouted in terror. They didn’t listen to their patriarch’s orders and fled.
Pu pu pu pu…
However, those experts seemed to have collided with something, and their bodies exploded, turning into bloody mist.
“Those who flee will die!”
The Hall Master coldly said.
At that moment, the entire Long family was filled with terror. The flame lotus in Long Chen’s hand grew larger, its pressure growing stronger. It seemed Long Chen was planning on destroying the entire Long family.
“Hah…”
Countless buildings of the Long family were burning, and even the grand formation was unable to resist that terrifying heat. The Long family’s patriarch clenched his teeth, but he didn’t dare to move at all.
“Chen’er…”
Right at this moment, a weak yet pleasantly surprised voice rang out. Long Zhantian who was lying on the bed actually slowly sat up.
Long Zhantian was handsome, and although his face was yellow and thin, it was unable to conceal his heroic spirit. He looked at Long Chen, his lifeless eyes filled with disbelief.
“Dad…”
Seeing that his father had awoken, Long Chen was both surprised and delighted. When he called out that name, his voice immediately became choked, and tears flowed out.
This was his biological father. They shared the same bloodline. Seeing his father awaken, Long Chen was extremely excited.
“Good child, I knew we would eventually meet. Hahaha… cough cough…”
Long Zhantian wanted to laugh, but after laughing twice, he began to cough intensely, his body becoming extremely weak.
“Father, the Long family has harmed you. Today, I will avenge you and erase the Long family from this world.”
Seeing Long Zhantian’s appearance, Long Chen was shocked, infuriated, and pained.
Long Zhantian coughed for a while before calming down. “Chen'er, drop your big move.”
“Dad?” Long Chen looked at Long Zhantian in disbelief.
“Put it down, daddy has something to say to you.” Long Zhantian said, and then began to cough intensely again.
Long Chen looked from the Long family’s experts to his coughing father. He had an urge to kill these brutes, but in the end, he put away his flame lotus and walked over to Long Zhantian.
He carefully supported Long Zhantian and took out a medicinal pill. After consuming it, Long Zhantian’s expression became much better, and his coughing stopped.
“Chen’er, daddy misses you so much. Let daddy take a good look at you.”
Long Zhantian stood up and placed his hands on Long Chen’s shoulders. He looked Long Chen up and down, his voice choked with emotion.
Long Chen had been separated from Long Zhantian when he was still an infant. Now that the two of them had gone through all kinds of trials and tribulations, reuniting once more felt like a lifetime had passed.
“Father, please forgive this child for being unfilial and making you suffer…”
Long Chen began to bawl. As a son, he had long since known that his father was in the Long household. But now he had come to save him, causing his father to suffer so much. He hated the Long family’s viciousness, and he hated himself for being useless.
“This bit of pain is nothing. You must have suffered even more than your father. It’s my fault for not protecting you.” Long Zhantian hugged his son tightly. His voice was choked with sobs, and his tears flowed down uncontrollably.
“Good child, today is the day we father and son reunite. We should be happy. Let’s not cry.” Long Zhantian patted Long Chen on the back and squeezed out a smile.
Long Chen nodded and wiped away his tears. Now that he had finally seen his father, it was like he had found a spiritual support.
“Dad, didn’t that old ghost erase your memories? You don’t seem to have been affected.” Long Chen suddenly remembered that from the old ghost’s memories, he had seen him extract Long Zhantian’s essence blood and erase his father’s memories. So when he saw that, he had immediately gone berserk, wanting to exterminate the entire Long family.
Long Zhantian smiled slightly and said, “Although father’s cultivation realm isn’t high, it’s not to the point where you don’t have any means of protecting yourself. Otherwise, how could you wait for father and son to reunite?”
After saying that, Long Zhantian turned to look at the Long family’s patriarch. The smile on his face instantly disappeared and was replaced with iciness.
"Long Tianyao, do you still remember what I told you before?"
The Long Family’s Ancestor’s expression changed, but he didn’t say anything.
Long Zhantian indifferently said, “Back then, I already said that your foolishness would harm yourselves.
“My son Long Chen has already taken back what belongs to him. Then what belongs to me should also be returned!”
“Chen’er, do me a favor.”
Long Zhantian pointed a finger at Long Chen’s forehead, and a faint seven-colored supreme blood aura poured into his mind-sea.
Suddenly, Long Chen sensed something and disappeared.
BOOM!
A huge door to the Long family’s treasure room exploded, and thousands of crystal bottles appeared.
These crystal bottles were filled with seven-colored blood. The seven colors circulated, lighting up the entire Proud Dragon Prefecture.
These were all seven-colored Sovereign’s Blood. They came from Long Zhantian, and each crystal bottle had powerful runes carved into it. They were like a formation, absorbing the primal chaos energy in the air to nourish the essence blood.
The Long family’s patriarch’s eyes were filled with unwillingness and fury as he looked at that drop of blood. It had to be known that the Long family had spent a great deal of effort to create a primal chaos spiritual gathering formation.
Furthermore, he owed quite a few debts. He had gone all-out to gather primal chaos energy to nourish them, allowing them to grow within the bottle and finally form the Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood seed.
Now that these seeds had already been activated, if he transplanted the Seven Colored Sovereign Blood into an outstanding disciple, he would be able to create a genius with the Seven Colored Sovereign Blood.
This Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood Seed would take root and germinate in other people’s bodies, eventually growing to an unimaginable height.
It could be said that the current Long family was just an empty shell. Long Aotian and Long Zhantian had caused the Long family to be filled with debt. In order to raise Long Zhantian’s blood seed, the Long family had paid a great price. It was practically everything they had. After all, this was related to the Long family’s future.
As for grooming Long Aotian, that had caused the Long family to accumulate even more debt. Long Aotian and Long Zhantian’s blood seeds were part of the Long family’s scheme.
When Long Aotian had been crippled, someone from the Long family had suggested taking out a matured blood seed for Long Aotian to absorb.
But there were also people from the Long family who objected. So what if Long Aotian had the Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood? His Spirit Bone and Spirit Root had been dug out, and his future accomplishments would definitely be limited. He wouldn’t be much weaker than ordinary heavenly geniuses.
Furthermore, who knew how many blood seeds he would need to activate Long Aotian’s supreme blood. According to Long Aotian’s previous strength, he would need at least hundreds of blood seeds to fully recover.
Hundreds of blood seeds could create hundreds of peak heavenly geniuses. For Long Aotian, it wasn’t worth the risk.
But the Long family had another problem. They had to give the blood seeds to the Long family’s top, most reliable heavenly geniuses. Only then would they be able to spend their money wisely.
However, the Long family’s top heavenly geniuses had all been killed by Long Chen in the battle of the Sage Monarch Conference. If they used their blood seeds on second-rate experts, that would truly be a waste.
But to wait for the next batch of disciples to grow would require a bit more time. Most importantly, the world’s primal chaos qi was growing denser, and the other powers were rapidly growing. If the Long family waited for the next generation, they would miss out on a generation.
As a result, the Long family’s power would be shaken off by others. For a time, the entire Long family was in a complete mess. They were under great pressure and didn’t know what to do.
But now, Long Chen had come to save Long Zhantian, and he had even taken out his blood seed. The Long family’s meticulous plans had been completely wasted.
Looking at the crystal bottle floating in front of them, the Long family’s experts all had sinister expressions. They were filled with regret and unwillingness. They had an urge to snatch it, but they didn’t dare.
“Thank the Long family for helping me take care of my essence blood.”
Hu!
Long Zhantian waved his hand, and those crystal bottles disappeared. Long Chen was startled. These crystal bottles had formations carved into them. His father was only at the Divine Flame realm, but he could easily take them.
Long Chen was both surprised and delighted. His father was much stronger than he had imagined. Even in an absolute disadvantage, it wasn’t as if he had no ability to resist.
“I came from the Long family, and I almost destroyed it. Chen'er wanted to destroy the Long family, so I stopped him.
“If you carefully calculate it, everything between us can be written off. From now on, we father and son have nothing to do with the Long family.
“In the future, if the Long family offends me and my son again, the Long family will be exterminated,” said Long Zhantian icily.
Only now did Long Chen realize that his father cared more about inheritance than him. The Long family treated him like this, but he refused to directly exterminate them. If it had been his temper, the entire Long family would have long since been exterminated.
The Long family’s patriarch, Long Tianyao, didn’t say a word. The Long family had suffered a crushing defeat, and all their efforts had been for naught. All their illusions had vanished.
Originally, Long Chen had been filled with hatred for the Long family. But now that his father had stopped him, he had no choice but to listen to his father.
Long Chen saw that the essence blood in those crystal bottles had already become extremely powerful after being nourished by primal chaos energy.
If his father absorbed them one by one, then he would be nourished by the primal chaos energy in the Divine Flame realm. His foundation would become unbreakable, and it would be equivalent to the treatment a heavenly genius of the primal chaos era would receive.
Furthermore, with the support of the formation, he had already begun to cultivate. After absorbing it, Long Zhantian’s cultivation base would rapidly rise. As long as he wanted to, he could keep breaking through. As for what realm he would be able to break through to, that was unknown. But a conservative estimate would be that he would reach the Heavenly Venerate realm.
That meant Long Zhantian had formed thousands of doppelgangers to cultivate. Now that thousands of doppelgangers had gathered, it was like he had cultivated for thousands of years.
Thinking of that, Long Chen felt much better. The heavens had finally opened their eyes. His father’s sins hadn’t been in vain.
“Don’t be too pleased with yourselves. The Gate to the Alternate World is about to open. My Long family is an immortal family, the Heavengod bloodline. A starving camel is still bigger than a horse. When the time comes, you won’t need to come to my Long family. Otherwise…” said one of the Long family’s elders.
“Don’t worry, we father and son will never ask your Long family for help in this lifetime. I’ve already said everything I wanted to say today. Everyone, take care. Chen'er, let’s go.”
Long Zhantian patted Long Chen on the shoulder and smiled at him. The two of them laughed and slowly walked out of the Long household.
Only then did the hall master put away the Numinous Sky Divine Sword and leave with Long Chen. The Long household had already been burned into ruins. Everyone in the Long household was silent, all of them with mournful expressions. Some of them had even begun to cry.
“What are you crying for? I’m not dead yet!” cursed the Long family’s patriarch.
“Ancestor, Long Aotian has fainted again. Please save him.” A maid ran over.
“Rescue my ass! Just throw him to the back of the mountain to feed the wild dogs!” cursed the patriarch.
“What?!” The maid was filled with disbelief.
As for the Ancestor and the other experts, they didn’t even bother with her. They all disappeared, leaving behind the maid who stood there helplessly.
“Dad!”
Over five thousand Dragonblood warriors stood together in the Nirvana Residence.
“Good, good. You’re all my sons. I didn’t expect that after being separated from my sons for so many years, I would suddenly have so many sons. This can count as compensation from the heavens,” said Long Zhantian emotionally.
Seeing these good men, his eyes reddened. Long Chen knew that the Dragonblood warriors had evoked his memories.
His father had once formed the Heavenly Dragon Legion, and there had been countless hot-blooded brothers who had fought together against the world. They had also been filled with vigor.
Regretfully, things had already changed. Those who had once been sworn brothers with Long Zhantian had all been killed by the Long family. Long Chen’s heart ached. His father had experienced too much pain. This pain was something he didn’t dare imagine.
If there came a day when he was imprisoned and the Dragonblood Legion was left with him, he didn’t know if he would have the courage to continue living.
“Uncle.”
Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan shyly walked up and bowed. The two of them were a little uneasy. They knew that this person was their future father-in-law, so they immediately felt uneasy.
“Hurry up and get up.”
Long Zhantian hastily helped them up. He smiled, “You two children must have suffered quite a bit following Chen'er. Thank you for your hard work.”
“Uncle, you’re being too serious. Following Long Chen, no matter how bitter it is, we’re willing,” said Yu Qingxuan hastily. Bai Shishi was so nervous that she couldn’t say anything. She could only nod off to the side.
“For my Long family to have such goddess-like daughters-in-law, I really don’t know how many lifetimes of good fortune we’ve accumulated. Furthermore, there are two of them. Good, this is great.” Long Zhantian looked at his two future daughters-in-law, his eyes filled with satisfaction. His son’s eyesight was truly amazing.
“Dad, this is just two of them,” said Long Chen awkwardly.
Long Zhantian was startled, but then he laughed. Long Chen immediately became even more embarrassed and could only laugh foolishly.
After bringing his father to meet with his brothers and sisters, Long Chen saw that Long Zhantian was a bit tired and hastily helped him into the room to rest.
The supermonastery had only just been activated, and many places were still under construction. However, they had first arranged a place for Long Chen for the Dragonblood Legion.
Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan were busy with their work, causing Long Zhantian to feel embarrassed. He gave Long Chen a look.
Long Chen immediately understood and excused himself to heal his father. Only then did Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan leave. Only after they left did they sigh with relief. Previously, the two of them had been so nervous that they hadn’t even dared to breathe. The two of them had felt even more nervous than they had been during the Sacred King Assembly.
“Truly worthy of being my son.” Long Zhantian gave Long Chen a thumbs-up.
Long Chen didn’t know whether his father was praising him because of his close female friends or because his brothers were praising him. He couldn’t help but laugh and scratch his head, not knowing how to reply.
“Dad, how about you rest for a bit? I’ll give you a Spirit Calming Pill so you can sleep more comfortably,” said Long Chen.
Today, Long Zhantian had had his essence blood extracted by the Long family, and he had also suffered a huge setback. His body and mind were exhausted, and even ordinary cultivators wouldn’t be able to endure it, let alone someone as weak as him.
“Father isn’t as weak as you think. Right now, there’s only the two of us left. Tell me, how did you survive all these years?” Long Zhantian looked at Long Chen, his eyes filled with kindness and love. At the same time, he also felt pain and helplessness.
As a father, his greatest regret was not being able to see his child grow up bit by bit. Now that they were reunited, while Long Zhantian was delighted, he also felt a bit lost. There were some things that once you lost them, you would never be able to recover them.
So Long Chen told them about how he had risen up in the Phoenix Cry Empire’s Long family, how he had joined the Xuantian Monastery, how he had joined the Xuantian Dao Sect, how he had fought against the Righteous and Corrupt paths, how he had met his brothers and sisters, how he had gone from the mortal world to the immortal world.
In front of his father, Long Chen didn’t hold back in the slightest. He didn’t even hide his identity as a nine star descendant.
Long Chen knew that his father’s fate was already connected to his own. There was no such thing as karma. If it was karma, it would have long since been.
Long Zhantian was silent. Listening to Long Chen’s explanation, he suddenly asked,
“How is your grandfather?”
Long Chen was startled. He suddenly thought of how he had said too many things that were too random. There was no logic behind it. He had only mentioned his grandfather’s family in passing.
Long Chen immediately realized that even his father was afraid of meeting his future father-in-law.
Long Chen smiled. “Grandpa is very good to me.”
“Really?” Long Zhantian was overjoyed.
Back then, Long Zhantian had learned from Long Chen’s mother that his future father-in-law was an exceptionally domineering and unreasonable monster. He had never known how to face him. He hadn’t expected this matter to be resolved so easily.
Long Chen hastily explained how he had been tested by his grandfather when he had arrived at the Luo family. In the end, he had handed the Luo family over to Long Chen, while he had gone to save the ancestors trapped in the spatial cracks.
When he learned that Luo Ningshuang was related to the Luo Family's future prosperity and decline, Zhantian finally understood why Luo Zichuan was so unreasonable.
“Chen'er, you did extremely well.” Long Chen patted him on the shoulder.
After learning that Long Chen had helped Luo Zichuan open the spatial gate and complete the Luo family’s mission, Luo Ningshuang would no longer be a sinner. The two of them would be able to directly face the Luo family, and the knot in their hearts would be healed.
“This is what a son should do,” said Long Chen. He was extremely happy that his father was happy.
Long Zhantian once more listened to Long Chen explain the situation of the Nine Heavens, the disputes between the various races, and the current state of the human race.
Long Zhantian had been locked up ever since he had come out of the mortal world. He didn’t know anything about the immortal world, but he could use Long Chen to understand it.
Long Chen had fought his way up from the mortal world. He had fought against experts from all kinds of races, and he had read many books about the Nine Heavens. Basically, he could answer anything Long Zhan asked.
Long Zhantian was full of praise for his son’s wealth of knowledge. From time to time, he would praise Long Chen, expressing his admiration for him. With this, he had a rough understanding of the Immortal World.
“Dad, once I advance to the World King realm, let’s go find my mom. I really miss her. I believe she misses me even more.” Long Chen choked up.
“Good child, focus on cultivating. You have more important things to do. Leave the matter of finding your mother to me!” Long Zhantian patted Long Chen on the shoulder.
“Dad, you…”
“What? Are you looking down on your father? Do you think he’s a cripple now?” laughed Long Zhantian.
“I wouldn’t dare…”
Long Zhantian smiled and comforted Long Chen. “I was just joking. You don’t need to be so nervous.”
Long Zhantian suddenly sighed and looked into the distance.
“Chen'er, do you know what the greatest power in this world is?”
Long Chen was startled. “I don’t know.”
Long Chen really didn’t know. That was because the concept of power had always been broken. Sometimes, he thought that this was the strongest power, but in the end, even stronger power would appear. So up until now, he still didn’t know what the strongest power was.
“The strongest power is nirvana.” Long Zhantian said.
“The power of the Phoenix race?” asked Long Chen.
“No, nirvanic rebirth is nirvanic rebirth. It doesn’t belong to any race. In this world, it’s not just phoenixes that can undergo nirvanic rebirth.
“My so-called nirvana is when you don’t bow your head to fate when you’re in trouble. When you’re lost, you don’t deny yourself. When you’re in desperate straits, you don’t give up hope. When you persevere, you welcome your own dawn.”
“In truth, when I was in the Martial Heaven Continent, I encountered the same situation. At that time, I was cursed by the Corrupt Devil Curse and lost all my cultivation base. Every moment was a torment in purgatory.
“At that time, only your mother was by my side. She had always encouraged me and firmly believed that I would be able to endure it.
“At that time, she made me a poem. It was precisely because of that poem that I was able to endure countless days and nights in the Long household.
“When the snow falls, the branches are low. Although they are low, they are not muddy. Once the red sun rises, they will still be like the sky.”
“Once the sun rises, it will still be the same as the sky.”
Long Chen quietly recited this poem. Looking at his father, his heart was filled with admiration. Whether it was his father or his mother, they were both shockingly talented people who looked down on Gan Kun. Otherwise, there was no way they could have written such a bold poem.
“Chen'er, remember your mother’s poem. Life can’t be flat. If there are mountains, there must be valleys.
“When you’re at your lowest point, don’t get lost. Don’t panic. Work hard and wait. The red sun that belongs to you will definitely appear,” said Long Zhantian.
Long Chen nodded. Even if he wanted to forget such a majestic poem, it would be difficult.
“Come, Chen'er, help father protect him,” Long Zhantian said.
Long Chen’s heart pounded. He knew what his father was doing.
The two of them arrived at a desolate mountain valley. This place was still within the supermonastery’s territory, but the supermonastery had yet to be rebuilt.
Pa!
Long Zhantian opened a crystal bottle, and seven-colored blood flowed out. When the seven-colored blood appeared, the entire world trembled.
This seven-colored supreme blood had been nourished by primal chaos energy and contained terrifying energy. Long Chen was filled with worry.
He knew his father was about to take back his essence blood. However, this essence blood had left his body for too long, and it had grown on its own. He was afraid his father wouldn’t be able to control it.
“Chen'er, don’t worry. Everything is under control.” Seeing Long Chen’s nervous expression, Long Zhantian smiled slightly.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood that had been floating in the air broke free from the bottle’s bindings. It suddenly pounced on Long Zhantian, causing his aura to rapidly rise.
BOOM!
An explosive sound came from Long Zhantian’s body, as if something had broken. Then the nine heavens rumbled as tribulation clouds gathered.
“He broke through?”
Long Chen was both surprised and delighted. This bottle of Seven-colored Sovereign Blood had allowed Long Zhantian to directly break through the shackles of his divine flame and summon the tribulation.
The most inconceivable thing to Long Chen was that the berserk Seven-colored Sovereign Blood didn’t resist at all when it returned to Long Zhantian’s body, nor did it cause any damage.
Rumble…
Long Chen was pleasantly surprised to see that Long Zhantian’s tribulation range was even greater than when he had been at the fourth rank.
Buzz!
Suddenly, Long Zhantian opened his hand, and a seven-colored sword appeared. It was the Seven Ultimate Sword. It was the exact same sword as the one Long Chen had condensed before.
BOOM!
The Seven Ultimate Sword in Long Zhantian’s hand released an immortal aura as it slashed down on the tribulation. The tribulation clouds instantly collapsed, transforming into lightning runes.
Buzz!
Suddenly, Long Zhantian formed hand seals, and seven-colored divine light appeared in the sky, enveloping all the lightning. It was like a huge net that caught them all.
The lightning runes poured into Long Zhantian’s body like a torrent. At that moment, Long Zhantian’s frail body suddenly became stronger, and he became heroic.
The lightning was completely absorbed by Long Zhantian, and his cultivation base instantly stabilized. Most importantly, he had just advanced to the four Extremities, but his aura hadn’t leaked out at all. He didn’t look like someone who had just advanced, and his aura was shockingly condensed.
“As expected, father’s essence blood has been nourished by primal chaos energy. Now that he’s taken back his essence blood, it means he’s in the Divine Flame realm and has already begun to use primal chaos energy to cultivate. His foundation is comparable to the experts of the primal chaos era.” Long Chen was incomparably excited.
No wonder Long Zhantian’s heavenly tribulation was so terrifying. It seemed the experts of the primal chaos era were truly as the dragon race had said. Compared to them, Long Chen had been born in the wrong era.
Hu!
Long Zhantian had once more merged with a bottle of Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood. His aura was constantly breaking through.
The first Heavenstage of Four Extremities, the second Heavenstage, the third Heavenstage… they had all broken through to the eighth Heavenstage. Long Zhantian opened another crystal bottle.
BOOM!
Long Zhantian’s aura instantly broke through to the Divine Lord realm. In that moment, heaven and earth trembled as endless tribulation clouds covered the heavens.
Rumble…
As soon as the heavenly tribulation appeared, countless seven-colored lightning swords pierced through the void.
BOOM!
Long Zhantian once more slashed out with the Seven Ultimate Sword. The entire sky was torn apart, and the tribulation clouds once more collapsed. These lightning runes were obediently absorbed by Long Zhantian.
However, after a few breaths, the lightning that filled the sky was completely absorbed by Long Zhantian.
Long Chen was dumbfounded. He was someone who had seen the world, but he had never seen such a tribulation.
Long Zhantian stood there, his eyes closed. He was like a statue, looking down disdainfully on the world.
Hu!
Long Zhantian slowly let out a breath of turbid air. When he opened his eyes again, seven-colored patterns appeared within them. Within the patterns, the sun and moon resonated, as if ten thousand Daos were evolving.
“Sovereign Heavenly Eyes!”
Long Chen couldn’t help but let out a startled cry. His father had actually awakened the legendary divine eyes. The Heavenly Sovereign Pupil was even greater than the Six Heavenly Pupils. Long Chen couldn’t believe his eyes.
“This poem is the same as the sun rising in the sky. This poem is the same as all those who are in adversity and are depressed. Don’t ever give up hope. Everyone has their downfall, but as long as we persevere, our red sun will eventually arrive.
A seven-colored ripple appeared in Long Zhantian’s eyes. It was like a multi-colored whirlpool, beautiful and mysterious.
This was the legendary Sovereign Celestial Pupil. Long Chen had seen it in ancient texts, but today he had personally seen it. Furthermore, it was on his father’s body.
Seven-colored divine light flashed in Long Zhantian’s eyes, seeming to be able to pierce through heaven and earth.
“Chen’er, next is the immortal king tribulation. You and father will undergo tribulation together,” said Long Zhantian.
“Dad…”
“Don’t worry, everything is under control.” Long Zhantian smiled.
“Alright.”
Long Chen walked over to Zhantian’s side. Zhantian patted him on the shoulder, and the two of them smiled.
Long Zhantian continuously absorbed over ten bottles of the Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood. His cultivation base steadily rose, and he almost instantly broke through to the Immortal King realm.
Rumble…
The heavenly tribulation trembled, and the nine heavens changed color. This time, the tribulation clouds in the sky were in a seven-colored state.
From a distance, it looked like a huge whirlpool. This whirlpool was extremely similar to the image in Long Zhantian’s eyes.
“Dad, you actually know what your next heavenly tribulation will be like?” asked Long Chen.
Long Zhantian smiled slightly at Long Chen. “If you can calm down, you can do the same. This is a kind of perception. Although there will be some deviations, the difference won’t be too great.”
Long Chen was flabbergasted. How could he sense heavenly tribulation? That completely toppled his understanding.
“A person only needs to be completely focused and able to sense good fortune and misfortune.
This was a special power that was formed from the existence of the human race. Without this kind of perception, the human race would have long since perished.
However, as the human race grew stronger, their perception also declined.
When many people realized this problem, they began to specialize in sensing arts. All kinds of divination arts, feng shui divination arts, the five elements, and so on were all branches of sensing arts.
“It’s just that the human race’s perception is constantly declining. People can only see and calculate the future,” said Long Zhantian.
“Amazing. Unfortunately, I can only sense a few dangers, and they’re extremely close to me. I can’t sense anything else.” Long Chen bitterly smiled.
“There’s no need to be envious. Don’t force yourself to study. Some things can’t be forced.
“The greatest worry in my heart is you and your mother. Now that you’re by my side, and your mother won’t be in any danger, my heart can calm down.
“But you’re different. You have too many distracting thoughts, and the power you control is too complicated, making it difficult for you to focus on one thing.
“I asked you to undergo tribulation with me because I want to borrow the power of the heavenly tribulation to completely awaken your Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood,” said Long Zhantian.
“My Seven Colored Sovereign Blood hasn’t been awakened yet?” asked Long Chen.
“The entire Long family is just a bunch of idiots. They think that by using primal chaos energy and Heavenly Dao laws to nourish themselves, they can control the Seven-colored Sovereign Blood.
“In truth, the Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood is one of the strongest bloodlines of the human race. It is the envy of the Heavenly Daos, so how could it awaken so easily?” Long Zhantian smiled, a mocking smile on his face. It was clear the Long family didn’t understand true Sovereign Blood.
Rumble…
At this moment, seven-colored lightning whistled down from the nine heavens, transforming into sharp swords that pierced towards the two of them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Seven-colored divine light appeared around Long Zhantian. When those seven-colored lightning struck the divine light, they all exploded, turning into lightning runes.
As for Long Chen, he allowed the seven-colored sword to pierce his body. This sword, which could exterminate a person, was like an itch in front of him.
“Your physical body really is terrifying.” Long Zhantian couldn’t help but sigh when he saw those lightning swords pierce Long Chen’s body.
These seven-colored blades contained a terrifying power of laws. He had to use his Paragon Blood Shield to block them, but Long Chen didn’t care.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As time passed, more seven-colored swords appeared, growing stronger. Their sharpness even tore apart the void.
“In the beginning, the lightning contained a certain amount of impurities. Absorbing it was meaningless. In a bit, the power of the Sword of Lightning will become purer.
“At that time, neither of us will resist. Let the lightning sword stab into our bodies. I’ll use the heavenly tribulation as a medium to transmit all my comprehension of the Seven-colored Sovereign Blood to you.
“Your father has been imprisoned for so many years, and I don’t have time to do anything else. I’ve always been researching the Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood. I don’t have anything I can give you. Consider this my first gift to you!” Long Zhantian smiled.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As time passed, the seven-colored divine sword grew sharper and stronger. Long Zhantian’s shield gradually became unable to bear it. Some of the lightning swords pierced through his shield and into his body.
However, Long Zhantian’s expression didn’t change. His lightning shield was used to test the power of thunderforce. He wanted to observe the flame.
Those lightning swords were able to pierce through Long Zhantian’s shield, but they were unable to harm him. They couldn’t even pierce his skin.
Long Chen didn’t put up any defense, but when these swords collided with his skin, they all shattered, unable to pierce through his skin.
However, Long Chen could already feel a slight pain. It was like a sandstorm had struck his skin. He could feel it, but it was unable to cause any harm.
“Dad…”
Long Chen was a bit embarrassed by Long Zhantian’s gaze. His physical body was too strong, and this kind of powerful lightning was unable to harm him.
Long Zhantian laughed, “Don’t worry, everything is under control.
“However, your physical body has truly surpassed my expectations. In the Long household, I’ve always been thinking of a powerful move, but due to the limitations of my physical body, I feel like there’s no hope of trying it in this lifetime.
“Now I feel like this move of mine was made just for you. Good brat, you really are worthy of being my son, hahaha!”
Long Zhantian’s laughter was like thunder, filled with delight. Long Chen’s physical body was countless times more terrifying than he had expected.
Chi chi…
As the two of them spoke, the tribulation clouds in the sky began to shrink. The seven-colored blade rapidly shrank, and the shrinking blade finally pierced through Long Chen’s body. The seven-colored lightning began to pour into his body.
Buzz!
The instant the seven-colored lightning entered Long Chen’s body, his Seven-colored Sovereign Blood began to boil.
“Chen’er, focus your mind and bring the supreme blood into the spirit platform.”
Just at this moment, Long Zhantian solemnly formed hand seals.
Buzz!
The instant he formed a seal, a seven-colored divine light soared into the sky above Long Zhantian.
Rumble!
Seven-colored divine light soared into the sky above Long Zhantian’s head. That divine light contained endless blood qi.
When the seven-colored divine light enveloped the tribulation clouds, a shocking scene occurred. The entire tribulation trembled as if it was being controlled by some kind of power.
Buzz!
Seven-colored whirlpools revolved in the sky, and a pillar of light shot down, instantly enveloping Long Chen.
If this scene was seen by others, their jaws would definitely drop. That was because the tribulation clouds had been branded with a spiritual mark. That mark was Long Zhantian’s, and he was actually controlling the tribulation.
The instant that seven-colored light enveloped Long Chen, the Seven-colored Sovereign Blood in his body erupted. His entire body was covered in seven-colored divine light, and a berserk aura spread.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen’s Blood Qi exploded. Terrifying ripples spread throughout the sky, and the mountains around him exploded. The seven-colored ripples continued to wash over heaven and earth. At that moment, Long Chen was like a dormant dragon that had awakened.
As for Long Chen, he had his eyes closed the entire time. He had already entered a meditative state, completely unaware of what was happening outside.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Long Zhantian’s seven-colored divine light continued to pour into the tribulation. Through the transformation of the tribulation, it slowly poured into Long Chen’s body.
Seven-colored runes flew out of Long Zhantian’s body and slowly entered Long Chen’s body.
Hu!
Suddenly, Long Zhantian stood up, and Long Chen also stood up. Their movements were the same.
A gratified smile appeared on Long Zhantian’s face. He was connected to Long Chen’s bloodline, and that was the only way he could pass on his runes to Long Chen.
Buzz!
Long Zhantian opened his hand, and a seven-colored divine sword appeared. Following his movements, a seven-colored divine sword also appeared in Long Chen’s hand.
BOOM!
Long Zhantian and Long Chen’s swords slashed down at the same time. Two bottomless gorges appeared in the ground.
But Long Zhantian frowned. The ditch he had cut was as smooth as a mirror, while the ditch Long Chen had cut was uneven.
“Chen’er’s physical body is too strong, causing him to have too little reliance on his bloodline. That’s why controlling it is even more difficult.”
Long Zhantian muttered to himself. Suddenly, the longsword in his hand transformed into a seven-colored spear that pierced through the air. It then transformed into a seven-colored shield.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Zhantian continuously attacked, his blood qi transforming into all kinds of weapons. As for Long Chen, he was like a shadow, doing whatever Long Zhantian did.
“Although I can’t achieve fine control, it’s enough.”
A gratified smile appeared on Long Zhantian’s face. These techniques had been comprehended by him during his imprisonment. Now he had directly imparted them to Long Chen.
Long Zhantian raised his head to look at the heavenly tribulation. He saw that the heavenly tribulation’s energy had already withered, and the tribulation was about to be completed. He suddenly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, seven-colored divine light surged out, and he summoned his Heavenly Sovereign Pupil.
The instant he opened his eyes, Long Chen also opened them. A seven-colored image also appeared in his eyes, but as soon as it appeared, it was drowned out by darkness.
“Ah!”
Long Zhantian let out a startled cry. He felt a sharp pain in his eyes as blood flowed out.
“Dad, what’s wrong?”
Long Chen had already awoken from his meditative state. Seeing his father’s eyes bleeding, he was shocked.
“I’m fine. I’m fine.”
Long Zhantian hastily waved his hand, telling Long Chen not to be nervous. At this time, the tribulation clouds had already disappeared. Long Zhantian’s face was pale, and his aura was weak. However, he was already an Immortal King.
“Chen'er, your father wanted to try imparting the Sovereign Heavenly Pupil to you, but your Purgatory Eye is too domineering and won’t allow me to do so.
“But this also proves that the Purgatory Eye is even more terrifying than the Sovereign Heavenly Pupil. That’s a good thing,” said Long Zhantian.
Long Chen hastily took out a black cloth and covered Zhantian’s eyes. At the same time, he gave him a healing pill.
“Chen'er, your luck is amazing. Your future is limitless. Having a son like you is your father’s greatest pride…” Long Zhantian rubbed Long Chen’s cheek with a smile.
“Dad, you…”
“Dad is extremely happy to reunite with you. But Dad still has important things to do, so I can’t accompany you any longer,” Long Zhantian said.
“Dad, are you leaving just like this?” asked Long Chen.
Long Zhantian nodded and said, “Father misses your mother a lot. I don’t know how she is right now, but Father wants to find her.”
Long Chen nodded. He knew his father had to go find his mother, but he hadn’t expected it to be so soon.
“Dad, you’re injured. How about…” Long Chen tried to persuade his father to stay.
Long Zhantian smiled slightly. “This injury isn’t much. It’s just that I can’t use my Heavenly Sovereign Pupil for now.
“The Sovereign Celestial Pupil has only just awakened, so I still don’t know how to use it. With it, there’s no difference.
“As for the current me, although I’ve just advanced to the Immortal King realm, my power…”
Chi!
Suddenly, Long Zhantian flicked his finger, and a seven-colored divine light shot out. A huge hole appeared in the air. This casual attack was actually able to pierce through the spatial barrier.
Long Chen jumped in shock. Although he could also break through spatial barriers, that was something he could only do when he went all-out.
As for Long Zhantian, he wasn’t even in a battle state. A random attack from him possessed such terrifying power. It was practically the same as Yue Zifeng’s attack. If his father wanted to kill him, he wouldn’t even have a chance to fight back.
“Are you relieved now? Although I don’t have as many trump cards as you do, I still have some confidence in the Seven Colored Sovereign Blood.
“In addition, my seven-colored phenomenon is rooted in the primal chaos. Once I pass the World King Tribulation, it will give birth to a primal chaos phenomenon. In this aspect, I am ahead of you.” Long Zhantian smiled.
“I just feel like it’s better for you to wait until you finish absorbing all the essence blood before leaving. That’ll be safer,” said Long Chen.
Zhantian shook his head. “I don’t want to undergo the World King tribulation with you. It’s very likely that our World King tribulation will be incomparably large. After a person undergoes tribulation, their Heavenly Dao Laws will violently fluctuate, affecting another person.
“Right now, you can already undergo tribulation. Once you’re ready, I advise you to undergo tribulation as soon as possible. Otherwise, too much of the primal chaos energy will be extracted and it will affect you.”
Long Chen nodded, but his eyes were still filled with unwillingness.
Long Zhantian patted Long Chen on the shoulder. “Chen'er, you have many treasures on you right now. It’s just that you still don’t know how to open them. You have gold mines, but you spend all day living a miserable life.
“But I trust you. We’ll quickly find the key to the treasure. I’m leaving. We’re all men, so don’t act like daughters. Once I find your mother, I’ll immediately come to see you.”
Long Chen bit his lip and nodded. Although he was an unrivaled hero in other people’s eyes, the current him was just an ordinary child. Facing his father who had just reunited but had left him, he was extremely sad.
“The branches of snow are low, but they are not muddy. Once the sun rises, it will still be the same as the sky.”
Long Zhantian left without any hesitation. His voice echoed throughout the land.
After Long Zhantian left, Long Chen felt a sense of loss. The two of them hadn’t had a chance to have a proper conversation before parting.
Long Chen was sad, but he knew his father was worried about his mother and had no choice but to leave.
Compared to Long Chen, Long Zhantian was even more worried about his wife. So despite his unwillingness, he still left.
“Do you see? This is the difference between us. Your father has only begun to merge with his primal chaos energy in the Divine Flame realm. He hasn’t truly taken root in his Dao, nor has he condensed his primal chaos manifestation. He’s already so strong. Do you know how strong those creatures behind the gate are?” The dragon expert’s voice rang out in Long Chen’s mind.
Long Chen nodded. “I admit they must be extremely powerful. But I don’t believe those creatures are stronger than my father. My father is the true peerless genius.”
“I have to admit that your father and grandfather are truly vicious people. They have peerless wisdom and know how to endure.
He specialized in one art, using one art to peer into ten thousand arts, using ten thousand arts to peer into heaven and earth. He had long since planned his future path, and he was full of confidence.
“As for you, I’m curious. Why are you so irritable? Your father has been patiently enduring all these years just for a chance. His tolerance is shocking.
“You didn’t inherit anything from your father. If you say your character is inherited from your mother, then your grandfather has painstakingly laid out countless schemes for countless years, devising strategies to determine victory across a thousand miles, and he is also peerlessly wise.
“If you had your father or your grandfather, no, even if it was just one-tenth, it wouldn’t be your current accomplishments,” sighed the dragon expert.
Long Chen bitterly smiled. His grandfather and father were both truly grand figures. Their magnanimity was something he couldn’t compare to.
If he had been in a different place, his wife and children would have been separated, his brothers would have been harmed, and he would have been imprisoned for so long. There would have been no need for anyone to do anything. Long Chen would have been infuriated to death.
“My temper is probably related to the Dragon Blood Body Tempering Art.” Long Chen shrugged.
“Scram. My dragon race’s character is very easygoing. As long as others don’t touch our reverse scale, everything will be fine.
“Other than that, our Dragon race is the ruler of all beasts. Our intelligence is the highest amongst all beasts, and we aren’t inferior to you humans.
“Who’s like you? Once you get angry, it’ll be like your head is eaten by a dog. You’ll do anything stupid,” said the dragon expert. He clearly looked down on Long Chen for slandering the dragon race.
“Senior, should I prepare for my tribulation now? My father told me to hurry,” said Long Chen.
“There’s no rush. The primal chaos energy within the Nirvana Reversal Heaven is still rising, and the laws are still perfect. It’s not the best time to undergo tribulation.
“Your father gave you a huge gift. You have to slowly digest it. Once you digest the gift your father gave you, you’ll directly reach the Blood Condensation realm.
“Previously, I had been thinking about how to completely awaken your Seven-colored Sovereign Blood. But in the end, your father directly helped you, saving us a great deal of effort.
Once Blood Condensation was complete, he would begin to undergo Tendon Transformation, Bone Forging, and Meridian Opening. Once his body reached a certain level, he would be able to undergo tribulation.
“By borrowing the power of the heavenly tribulation, you’ll be able to completely merge the seven-colored supreme blood, the violet blood, the dragon blood supreme bone, and your mutant spirit root.
“So your tribulation this time will be extremely critical. The difficulty will surpass your imagination. You have to be prepared.” The dragon expert’s voice became solemn.
“I understand, but I have confidence.” Long Chen clenched his fists.
Now that his father had returned, his confidence had multiplied. No matter how difficult it was, he wasn’t afraid.
Long Chen returned to the Numinous Sky Academy. Xia Chen was currently training the Dragonblood warriors’ formation coordination. Many of them had just returned, and they needed to rearrange their formations to make proper arrangements.
As for Guo Ran, he had already gone into seclusion. He had promised to make a set of armor and weapons for the Dragonblood Legion.
That was because the Dragonblood warriors could summon the Blood Dragon Body. They weren’t in a rush to fight, but their weapons had to keep up.
However, Guo Ran had also been a bit irritated over the past few days. Ever since he had seen the power of the immortal grade divine weapon, he had felt that the peak realm divine item in his hand no longer smelled good.
But if he wanted to forge an immortal weapon, he first didn’t have the skill, secondly, he didn’t have the strength, and thirdly, he didn’t have the materials. He had already been in seclusion for several days.
Long Chen gathered the Dragonblood warriors and gave each of them a Heavenly Dao Fruit. Each one of them had three lines on it.
In this battle, Long Chen had killed countless Chosen. The Heavenly Dao Fruit Tree was covered in fruits, and a huge pile of them had fallen.
There were tens of thousands of Three Poles Heavenly Dao Fruits. Long Chen directly had the Dragonblood warriors pick them according to their needs.
Different colors represented different innate abilities. Choosing to be compatible with one’s own attributes was extremely important.
Before the Sage Monarch Conference, the majority of the original two thousand Dragonblood warriors had been bipolar. As for the later Dragonblood warriors, many of them hadn’t even awakened to the Chosen realm.
Now that they had obtained the Heavenly Dao Fruits, the Dragonblood warriors were incomparably excited. As for Long Chen, he was even more excited. He knew that a squad of the Dragonblood Legion would soon appear.
Once the Dragonblood warriors received their Heavenly Dao Fruits, they immediately went into seclusion. Even Xia Chen chose a Heavenly Dao Fruit that had a shocking compatibility with him.
As a formation master, Xia Chen’s Spiritual Strength and Spiritual Strength were the most important. When he found that one of the Heavenly Dao Fruits contained shocking power, he was instantly moved and took it.
Other than Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, and Yue Zifeng, all the Dragonblood warriors had obtained their Heavenly Dao Fruits.
Long Chen directly interrupted Guo Ran’s seclusion. Only then did he realize he wasn’t in seclusion at all. Instead, he was drawing a map. This wasn’t a rune, but a map.
With just a glance, Long Chen could tell that this fellow was studying the Violet Flame Heaven’s ore deposits. He was clearly planning on robbing the forging materials.
“Hehe, boss, I don’t have any other intentions. I’m just calculating how much ore they have.
“How many resources do I need to satisfy the needs of my Dragonblood Legion? Let’s see if I have enough money.” Guo Ran immediately smiled embarrassedly.
“Alright, there’s no need to rush. Forging iron requires one’s own strength. I’ll improve myself first. I’ll slowly study the rest.”
Long Chen didn’t expose him. He directly told him to pick one out of tens of thousands of Heavenly Dao Fruits. As a result, this fellow’s eyes lit up, and he immediately picked one.
“What kind of power is this?”
Looking at the strange lines on the Heavenly Dao Fruit, Long Chen was startled. He didn’t know what attribute this was.
“I don’t know, but my feeling tells me that it’s most suitable for me,” said Guo Ran excitedly.
Long Chen nodded and didn’t say anything else. He told Guo Ran to go into seclusion and absorb the Heavenly Dao Fruits. He didn’t disturb him any longer and directly left.
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, someone’s looking for you!”
As soon as Long Chen left Guo Ran’s room, a disciple came to send him a message.
“Uncle Wen.”
Seeing that person, Long Chen was pleasantly surprised. That person was his uncle.
“You still call me uncle? Child, it’s been hard on you to hide this from us.” Luo Changwen bitterly smiled.
“You already know?”
“I know. Dad told us everything. Long Chen, you really are amazing,” praised Luo Changwen.
Obviously, Luo Changwen knew everything. That was why he was full of praise for Long Chen.
In the past, he had thought Long Chen was both smart and brave, and he had liked him a great deal. He hadn’t expected Long Chen to be his own nephew.
“How is grandpa?” asked Long Chen.
Last time, in the three thousand worlds, Long Chen had helped Luo Zichuan open a spatial channel. Because the three thousand worlds were about to close, he had no choice but to leave. He had no idea what had happened afterward.
"Everything is fine for him. Most importantly, our Purple Blood Tribe now has its own territory. The Luo Family is no longer the same as before," Luo Changwen said excitedly.
“Then the Luo family’s disciples…” asked Long Chen.
“The Luo family’s disciples have all been moved away. Because they had to do things in secret, they didn’t inform Luo Bing, Luo Ning, and the other Luo family disciples.
“In order to not make you worry, father sent me to find you, but I didn’t expect you to already be the new Saint Ruler.” Luo Changwen looked at Long Chen with admiration.
As Luo Changwen rushed over, he heard all kinds of discussions about the Sage Monarch Conference. What he heard the most was about Long Chen.
Along the way, countless people had made Long Chen a legend. He had crushed all the heavenly geniuses of all races by himself. He had cut down heavenly geniuses like cutting melons and vegetables. He had used the most domineering and direct method to crush his fated enemies and reclaim his glory.
In any case, as long as there were people discussing the Sacred King Assembly, it would definitely revolve around Long Chen. The current Long Chen had already become the focus of the entire human race.
Luo Changwen was extremely proud to have a nephew like Long Chen. Now that he saw Long Chen, he was extremely excited.
“Where is grandfather now? Eh? Uncle, your cultivation…”
Only then did Long Chen notice that Luo Changwen’s aura was extremely obscure. Only now did he sense that Luo Changwen was already an Heavenly Venerate.
“Right now, we are in the world our ancestors established. There is the totem spirit of the Bloodviolet bloodline there. After our Bloodviolet awakened, our power explosively increased.
“In that world, the patriarchs of my Purple Blood lineage are still alive. Their strength is unrivaled, and they are currently working hard to open up a passageway to Nirvana.
“Father is worried about you. First, he sent me out to see you. He told me to warn you that if you encounter an unrivaled enemy, you should hide first. Once the passageway opens, we’ll settle our debts,” said Luo Changwen.
Hearing Luo Changwen’s words, Long Chen felt warm inside. His grandfather still remembered him.
“It’s great that you’re fine. But I heard you offended countless experts during the Sage Monarch Conference. You should keep a low profile.
“As for the Long family, you can slow down a bit. Once the passageway is broken through and my father personally comes, we’ll go find the Long family to demand an explanation. At the same time, we’ll save my brother-in-law,” said Luo Changwen.
Long Chen smiled. “The matter with the Long family has already been resolved. It’s a pity uncle was a step too late, or you would have been able to see my father.”
“He was saved?” asked Luo Changwen.
Long Chen briefly explained how he had gone to the Long household with the support of the Hall Master, and how he had forced the Long household to release him.
When he learned that Long Zhantian had returned, Luo Changwen slapped his thigh, cursing himself for not being faster and missing out on his brother-in-law.
“Dad is worried about my mother and is in a hurry to find her. I’m sure it won’t be long before we can reunite.” Long Chen smiled.
“That’s right, that’s right. That’s great. Little sister has been all alone for so many years… Ah… whatever, let’s not talk about it. It’s all in the past. It’ll definitely get better in the future,” laughed Luo Changwen.
“Uncle, are you looking for me just for this?” asked Long Chen.
“Yes, father was worried about you. He said you had an impatient temperament. Although you’re both smart and brave, once you touch a reverse scale, you’ll let your emotions affect you’ll easily suffer.
“The Luo family is no longer the same as before. They have enough power to protect you, so there’s no need for you to go all-out. So hurry up and send me over to see if you have any big movements. It’d be best to wait a bit,” said Luo Changwen.
Hearing that, Long Chen felt a bit embarrassed. His grandfather’s eyes were extremely sharp, and he was able to see through his character with just a glance. His evaluation was basically the same as the dragon race’s.
“Does our Luo family have a half-step immortal rank existence?” probed Long Chen.
“Isn’t your grandfather?” Luo Changwen smiled.
“What?!” Long Chen jumped in shock.
But when he thought about how Luo Changwen was able to advance to the Heavenly Venerate realm, his grandfather had to be even stronger.
“If it weren’t for the fact that there isn’t enough primal chaos energy in the minor world, dad would have already begun breaking through to the Undying realm. That’s why opening the channel is so urgent.
“However, before opening the channel, my father was worried about you, so he sent me out to tell you.
Back then, when he had opened the passageway to Minghao Heaven, he had brought the Luo family’s disciples into the Purple Blood World. Because it was a one-way passageway, it had been very simple.
But this was the Nirvana Sky. To open an exit here would require a certain amount of effort.
“It’s a good thing there are many old ancestor level powerhouses in our Purple Blood Tribe. I’m sure it won’t be long before we can open it. At that time, chaos energy will pour into the Purple Blood World. The proud disciples of your generation will be able to directly attack the World King realm,” Luo Changwu said excitedly.
“They still haven’t reached the World King realm?” asked Long Chen.
“No. Father and the patriarchs don’t want them to advance too early. They’ve always been waiting for an opportunity. We old fellows have no restrictions,” said Luo Changwen.
“Excellent!”
“What?” Luo Changwen was stunned.
Hu!
Long Chen directly poured out the countless Heavenly Dao Fruits in the primal chaos space. Luo Changwen was completely dumbfounded.
“This… this…” He stuttered, unable to believe his eyes.
He knew that Long Chen’s Heavenly Dao Fruit was a heaven-defying treasure, and he also knew its attribute. When he saw the three-colored mark on the Heavenly Dao Fruit, he was shocked. He thought of a name: a third Chosen.
“Uncle, I won’t keep you. Take these fruits and hurry back to distribute them to your brothers and sisters.
“If they consume it now, it’ll be just in time for the primal chaos energy to erupt. Their Heavenly Dao laws will also become more complete, and the Luo family’s heavenly geniuses will reach a new level,” said Long Chen excitedly.
Long Chen had absolute trust in the Luo family. Just now, he had been worried about how to handle the remaining Heavenly Dao Fruits. He couldn’t just randomly give away these things that couldn’t be exposed to the light. If he didn’t handle it properly, something big would happen.
However, giving it to the Luo family wasn’t a problem. The Luo family was of the Purple Blood lineage, and with the Purple Blood as the foundation, they could control ten thousand Daos. Consuming the Heavenly Dao Fruit had a hundred advantages and no disadvantages.
“Alright, I’ll return now!”
Luo Changwen knew what these Heavenly Dao Fruits meant. The Luo family’s disciples were about to soar. Just the number of Heavenly Dao Fruits numbered in the tens of thousands, while the number of Dual Poles and ordinary Heavenly Dao Fruits was unknown.
These Heavenly Dao Fruits would completely change the fate of the new generation of Luo family disciples, as well as the fate of the entire Luo family.
Luo Changwen put away the precious Heavenly Dao Fruits. He told Long Chen to be careful and not take any risks. He waited for the Luo family to open the passageway, and only after seeing Long Chen nod did he leave.
After Luo Changwen left, Long Chen also did some calculations. The Heavenly Dao Fruit was a hot potato, and Long Chen also went into seclusion. He was preparing to follow the dragon race’s plan and boldly cultivate.
Buzz!
Within the secret room, Long Chen held a finger-sized divine bone and pressed it against his chest.
Buzz!
Long Chen’s entire body lit up. The supreme being bone entered his body and stopped at its original position. At that moment, all his bones trembled.
Ka ka ka…
That small bone seemed to contain the power of the universe, causing his bones to crack.
Long Chen’s pain was unbearable, but he clenched his teeth and forced himself to stay awake. He carefully examined the changes in his bones.
His father had directly helped him complete the process of condensing his blood. Not only had he helped him completely activate the Sovereign Blood, but he had also imparted all his comprehension of the Sovereign Blood to him.
Long Zhantian’s self-created Seven Colored Sovereign Blood’s divine abilities had all been imprinted into Long Chen’s body in the form of runes. He didn’t hold back at all.
However, as for the supreme being bone, Long Chen had to figure it out on his own. This was a path no one had ever walked before. The dragon race’s experts had only helped him come up with an idea. Whether or not he could walk it would depend on himself.
Ka ka ka…
Long Chen’s bones began to break. The pain caused him to see stars, and he almost fainted. The pain of his bones breaking was indescribable. Even Long Chen felt like he was about to collapse.
“The Long family really is amazing. It seems they spend the most resources on the supreme being bone. They also know how to spend their money wisely,” said the dragon expert.
“How could this supreme being bone possess such terrifying power?” Long Chen clenched his teeth.
“This Sovereign bone isn’t an ordinary one. Otherwise, the two of you wouldn’t have incurred the envy of the heavens, causing your fate to be full of trouble,” sighed the dragon expert.
“Ah…”
Suddenly, Long Chen’s body stiffened, and he couldn’t help but let out a miserable scream. All his bones had been crushed by the supreme being bone, and he collapsed on the ground.
“Don’t move!”
Long Chen was in so much pain that he was trembling. He wanted to roll on the ground, but he still maintained a trace of calm. Hearing this, he clenched his teeth.
“Even if I want to move, I can’t!”
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the supreme being bone in front of Long Chen’s chest began to shine. A milky white thread began to spread out from it. It was like a dam had been opened, and it slowly poured into his limbs.
“Don’t move. The supreme being bone is helping you modify your bones and change your marrow. Right now, you’re in a critical state. Any sudden movements will cause irreparable damage,” warned the dragon expert.
Long Chen’s body was wracked with pain. Just now, his bones had been crushed, and now it felt like lava was flowing through his bones. That kind of feeling was worse than death.
However, Long Chen didn’t dare to move. He acted like he was already dead, allowing the white energy to slowly pierce through his bones.
The pain made Long Chen forget the flow of time. After an unknown amount of time, the white threads finally pierced through his bones.
“Fuck, again!”
Long Chen’s body tensed up once more. Just now, he had been in a state of complete collapse, but now his bones were starting to recover. As for when they recovered, it was also extremely painful.
Long Chen’s broken bones were merging together. There were many cracks on them, and milky white energy was healing them.
Although the cracks had been pieced together, there were still many lines on them. Those lines were like indelible scars that couldn’t be healed.
Once his bones had healed to a certain point, Long Chen finally sighed with relief. The pain had finally disappeared, and he was covered in sweat.
Ka ka ka…
Just at this moment, Long Chen’s supreme being bone lit up, and he once more tensed. Pain once more filled his body.
“Again!”
Long Chen felt like he was about to go crazy. The bones he had just repaired were once more crushed by the power of the Sovereign Bone.
After a total of nine times, Long Chen finally couldn’t endure any longer and fainted.
After an unknown amount of time, Long Chen finally woke up. As soon as he did, he activated his inner vision.
Long Chen was horrified to find that his bones were no longer pure white. There were actually dense lines on them.
Each rune emitted a strange fluctuation that seemed to contain endless energy.
“Bone lines?”
Long Chen was shocked. Bone lines normally only appeared on the bodies of demons, beasts, devils, and other races. Bone lines were a kind of inheritance art. Once you reached a certain realm, you would naturally awaken a divine ability. These races didn’t have words, so they could only rely on such a method to pass down their inheritance.
There were very few people in the human race who had bone runes on their bodies. Even if they did, they would use external forces to carve magical arts and divine abilities onto their bones, allowing them to activate magical arts and Battle Skills faster.
It was a bit similar to Guo Ran’s armor. However, Guo Ran was inscribing runes on the outside, while some people were inscribing runes on the inside.
But the lines on Long Chen’s bones weren’t formations, nor were they runes. Instead, they were all interweaved together in an endless and dense manner. It was like they were in a complete mess, but they also seemed to be arranged in a strange order that no one could understand.
“These lines are all scars from my broken bones. The Lawless Lands seems to contain something, but I don’t feel anything.” Long Chen clenched his fists.
It was as if his strength hadn’t increased, and his blood hadn’t changed at all. As for the supreme being bone that had returned to his chest, it was silent, as if it had fallen asleep again.
“Try cutting off your finger with your saber,” said the dragon expert.
“No, I’m not stupid enough to cut off my fingers to test the strength of my bones!” Long Chen refused on the spot. This joke wasn’t fun at all.
“Idiot, if I tell you to try, just try,” said the dragon expert impatiently.
From the dragon expert’s tone, it didn’t sound like he was joking. Hesitating for a moment, he took out a divine item sword. Hesitating for a moment, he slashed it down on one of his fingers.
Bang!
As a result, Long Chen’s finger shook, but before it could even cut through his skin, his sword was sent flying.
“What are you playing at? Change it to that immortal weapon!”
Long Chen had no choice but to take out an immortal grade battle-ax he had taken from the battlefield. But looking at that sharp battle-ax and then looking at his own finger, his expression became odd.
“The body, the skin, the flesh…”
“Don’t talk nonsense. I didn’t really ask you to cut off your hand. Your bones are a bit strange, and I can’t see through them. If you want to cut off your finger, you can directly cut off your own head,” said the dragon expert.
“Fine, I’ll just cut off my hand!” Long Chen didn’t listen to the dragon expert’s suggestion.
Bang!
The hatchet landed on his finger, and a muffled sound rang out. A half-step Immortal grade weapon was truly sharp. Long Chen’s finger immediately began to bleed.
“Can’t you use a bit more strength? Your tendons are all dragon tendons, and you can’t cut through them with this kind of strength. You didn’t even touch your bones!” cursed the dragon expert.
Being cursed at by the dragon expert, Long Chen’s fury also soared. He once more slashed his battle-ax at his injury.
BOOM!
The instant the axe touched his finger bone, the dense lines on Long Chen’s bones lit up. His hand shook, and the axe flew out of his hand, piercing a large hole in the ceiling.
“Good heavens!”
Long Chen was dumbfounded.
The battle-ax was sent flying, while Long Chen’s finger only left a white mark. As the lines on the bone circulated, they instantly disappeared, as if nothing had happened.
As for Long Chen’s wounds, they quickly healed. Even the seven-colored blood flowed back.
“He’s too strong!”
Long Chen was both surprised and delighted. He was filled with disbelief. His bones were comparable to immortal grade divine items.
“Your bones have been strengthened by the supreme being bone. Those irregular lines are actually a kind of formation.
However, this formation was too complicated, and no one was able to see it clearly. When the ax had struck the bone, it had clearly lit up.
Then, all the bones in my body lit up. I caught a stream of energy flowing along the supreme being bone to your finger.
“However, everything happened too quickly. I wasn’t able to clearly see what path it was going to take, but I’m sure that the power you’re seeing right now is just the tip of the iceberg.” The dragon expert sighed.
Even someone as powerful as him was unable to understand the details of the supreme being bone. His understanding of the supreme being bone couldn’t even be considered superficial.
“Hehe, I’m a heaven-gifted genius. Now that my supreme being bone has returned, I’ll be able to use my bare hands to fight against an immortal weapon. I’ll scare those experts to death,” laughed Long Chen excitedly.
Now that the supreme being bone had returned, Long Chen felt an unprecedented power. Although he still didn’t know how to activate it, just its passive defense was enough for him to be unafraid of any injury.
His bones were comparable to immortal weapons, and with the endless life energy in the primal chaos space supporting him, he was practically immortal.
If he had his current strength during the Saint Ruler Conference, then even if no one helped him, he would still be able to sweep through his enemies. Even if he couldn’t kill them, he could exhaust them to death.
“Alright, don’t be so pleased with yourself. The supreme being bone has only just been activated. We still don’t know how to use it.
“Blood Condensation, Bone Forging, Tendon Transformation, I’ve helped you complete it. All that’s left is Meridian Opening and Qi Condensation,” said the dragon expert.
“Alright, then let’s gather our qi first?” asked Long Chen.
“Yes.”
Long Chen nodded and focused. Within his Dantian was a ball of qi. It was his Spirit Root.
His Spirit Root was like a flame, emitting a strange fluctuation. As it fluctuated, Long Chen seemed to be able to sense the world’s breathing. Its rhythm was the same as the world’s.
It was just that Long Chen didn’t know what mysteries this rhythmic movement contained. If it was someone else with a Spirit Root that had taken root in their Dantian, this ball of qi would be a person’s original qi. It would be related to their talent, and it would be extremely mysterious.
Long Chen had also asked Meng Qi, Chu Yao, and the others, but they were also unable to explain their Spirit Roots. All they knew was that when their Spirit Roots broke through to the next realm and comprehended the Heavenly Daos, they would release strange fluctuations. As for what it would bring them, it was impossible to say.
Spirit Roots were extremely mysterious. People only knew that Spirit Roots were the tentacles that connected a person to the entire world. They were also the foundation of a person’s intelligence. They had a decisive effect on a cultivator’s future.
But even after going through all the ancient tomes, he still hadn’t been able to find the exact answer. So his explanation was extremely vague.
Even some ancient sages had their own theories and insights. So they didn’t have a precise definition of a Spirit Root.
Because Long Chen didn’t have a Dantian, this ball of qi continued to float above his Dantian. Below it was the sea of stars.
Buzz!
With a thought, that ball of qi sank into the sea of stars. Long Chen clenched his teeth and formed hand seals.
Rumble…
The 108,000 stars trembled. Each one of them shot out a ray of divine light that shot straight towards that ball of qi.
Buzz!
His qi suddenly began to rapidly expand, and a flame-like divine light instantly poured into his 108,000 stars.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen’s 108,000 stars’ auras rapidly grew. Each star was ignited.
Ka ka ka…
Cracks suddenly appeared on the 108,000 stars. Both Long Chen and the dragon expert cried out at the same time.
“Not good…”
“Stop!” shouted the dragon expert.
“I can’t stop!” cried Long Chen. He found that he was no longer able to control his qi.
“The stars are about to explode!”
Long Chen cried out in terror. If his 108,000 stars exploded, he would be blown to bits.
Buzz!
Just as Long Chen thought he was doomed, a strange light enveloped him.
“Sacred Emperor’s divine splendor?”
Long Chen was both surprised and delighted. Divine light appeared, and the star that was about to explode was nourished by this strange energy and gradually stabilized.
“Hahaha…”
Following that, a small flame appeared on each star. Seeing that small flame, Long Chen and the dragon expert cheered.
“Success!”
Long Chen’s idea of merging his Spirit Root into the sea of stars was a crazy one. Both he and the dragon race’s experts knew that this would definitely be extremely difficult. A single mistake could cost him his life.
But he hadn’t expected that with the help of the Divine King’s divine light, he would directly succeed. His Spirit Root had taken root on 108,000 stars. In other words, Long Chen would have 108,000 Spirit Roots in the future.
Although his Spirit Roots had been split into so many that he was almost unable to sense them, he knew that as long as he raised them, he would be thousands of times stronger than an ordinary person.
Both Long Chen and the dragon race’s experts were incomparably excited. This was the first time in his life that he had felt what luck was.
Looking at the flame-like Spirit Roots on the stars, Long Chen was filled with anticipation.
“Next is Meridian Opening. I’ll take advantage of my luck to complete it in one go,” said the dragon expert.
Long Chen nodded. Forming hand seals, the violet blood in his body surged into all his meridians.
Buzz!
When his meridians were injected with the violet blood, his meridians didn’t reject it at all. They crazily absorbed the violet blood, and runes condensed within them, forming tenacious meridians.
Long Chen’s meridians hadn’t grown any wider, but their strength and toughness were crazily increasing. If his meridians had been formed from straw before, then they were now formed from Immortal Gold. The difference between the two was like heaven and earth.
“Hahaha, it’s actually so simple. I really am lucky. Hahaha, with such powerful meridians, no matter how powerful a move is, it won’t be able to cause me any trouble.” Long Chen laughed excitedly.
Previously, when he had used such a powerful move, he had first had to consider his meridians’ ability to endure. That was because a single mistake would cause his body to be unable to endure it.
Now that he had reached the Violet Blood Meridian Opening realm, Long Chen felt that even if he concentrated all his energy into one attack, his meridians would still be able to easily endure it. That kind of feeling caused him to excitedly roar.
“Excellent. Now I have another bold idea. How about it? Do you want to give it a try?” Just at this moment, the dragon expert laughed mischievously.
Long Chen was still immersed in the joy of his body’s heaven-toppling transformation when he suddenly heard the dragon expert’s words.
“A bold idea? Good!” Long Chen was both surprised and delighted.
“When the qi spread into the sea of stars, the seven-colored supreme being blood was also activated. The dragon blood entered the tendons, the supreme being tempered the bones, and the Violet Blood Meridian.
“Now that you’ve condensed your qi, blood, Tendon Transformation, Bone Forging, and Meridian Opening, have you noticed anything strange about your body?” asked the dragon expert.
“Strange? It’s just that my body has grown stronger, and I want to fight against peak experts.” Long Chen sensed his body was full of energy, but he also felt an intense thirst.
“You’re wrong. That thirst isn’t for battle, but for nourishment,” said the dragon expert.
“Wanting nourishment?” Long Chen was stunned.
“Right now, your qi, blood, tendons, bones, and meridians have all been awakened. Although you can’t be said to have undergone a complete transformation, you’ve undergone a huge transformation.
“As for you, the stronger the body, the greater the energy required to support it. That’s also why Wilde constantly eats flesh while fighting.
If his flesh broke, he would lose his energy supply, and his body would become powerless. Once his energy was exhausted to a certain point, he would fall unconscious to reduce his energy consumption.
“You’re the same now. I’m sure you can also sense endless blood energy flowing through your body. Your entire body is filled with energy!”
“Yes, I’m full of energy. I really want to find someone to fight,” said Long Chen.
“You aren’t in a battle state right now, but you still possess such terrifying power. However, this kind of state consumes a great deal of your energy.
“Your body is like a reservoir. In the past, your mouth was only as thick as a finger, but it was as thick as an arm.
“That’s why your strength is always full. But now, it’s different. Your mouth is as thick as a water jar.
“Even if you don’t fight, even if you lie down and sleep, you’ll still exhaust yourself. In less than half a month, you won’t be able to make ends meet, and your core energy will begin to dry up.
“At that time, the qi, blood, tendons, bones, and meridians you awaken will once more fall into slumber to protect yourself. As for you, you’ll be beaten back to your original form,” said the dragon expert.
“What?!”
“That’s a very serious question. I’m not joking with you. Your body is like a country that originally raised a hundred thousand troops.
“But now you’ve raised an army of ten million without increasing your rations. How long do you think you can raise them?
There was no lack of peerless heavenly geniuses amongst the current generation’s experts, but why was it that very few could surpass the ancient people?
“It’s not that they aren’t strong enough. It’s just that they’re too strong, and their energy consumption is too great. They can’t support themselves, so they either starve to death or give up some of their energy to survive,” said the dragon expert.
Long Chen’s jaw dropped. “But the primal chaos energy has already entered the Nirvana Heavenly Laws, and the Heavenly Daos are gradually becoming more complete. Can’t I live?”
“If you only possess one or two kinds of power, it won’t be a problem. But you possess the Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood, the Purple Blood, and the Dragon Blood. Those three supreme bloodlines are extremely taxing.
“At the same time, there’s also the mysterious supreme being bone and 108,000 Spirit Roots. Do you think the Heavenly Daos will only raise you and let others starve to death?
“Fortunately, you have the karmic luck of a Saint Ruler, and the Heavenly Dao energy is pouring into you. Otherwise, with your current consumption, you wouldn’t even be able to last half a month. In three days at most, you’ll have to lie down,” said the dragon expert.
Long Chen couldn’t help but ask, “Then why didn’t senior tell me earlier?”
“I also didn’t expect your energy consumption to be so terrifying after activating it. Furthermore, even if I told you earlier, what use would it be?
If you didn’t activate them at the Immortal King realm and waited until you reached the World King realm, the amount of energy you would need to activate them would be unimaginable.
“Furthermore, once you activate it, your energy will rapidly decline. Even if I beat you to death, you wouldn’t make such a choice,” said the dragon expert.
“That’s true. Senior, didn’t you say you had a bold idea? Is it related to my exhaustion?” asked Long Chen.
“Of course. What I’m thinking is, do you dare to take the risk of passing through that gate and going to the inner world?” asked the dragon expert.
“You can maintain balance there?” asked Long Chen.
“That place is filled with primal chaos energy. Once you get there, you won’t feel any burden. But that’s not my true goal.
“After all, you can’t undergo tribulation there. Once your identity is exposed, you’ll definitely die.
“What I’m saying is that the human race has long since disappeared from that world. So there must be quite a few spirit stone mines underground. Hehe, you understand.”
“I have plenty of spirit stones!” Long Chen was startled.
“Idiot, those spirit stones of yours will basically be trash in the future. I’m talking about chaos spirit stones that contain primal chaos energy,” cursed the dragon expert.
“What? There’s such a thing?” Long Chen jumped in shock.
“Of course. These things can only be used by humans. To other races, they are trash.
“That’s why I’m sure there’s a Chaotic Spirit Stone mine underground. There should also be some scattered human ruins.
“As long as you can gather enough spirit stones, you’ll be able to absorb the primal chaos energy within them to help you cultivate and maintain your body’s needs. Otherwise, you’ll only starve to death. How about it? Are you interested?” asked the dragon expert.
“I’m interested. Of course I’m interested. Fuck, to me, this is a savage world, filled with treasures!”
Long Chen’s eyes lit up. It was like he could see countless spirit stones shining with an enticing light. In fact, he even heard some kind of summoning.
“The creatures inside that spatial gate can also come out. But they don’t understand formations, so they can’t come out.
If the human race wanted to go over, they would have to endure the primal chaos qi flow. Ordinary people wouldn’t be able to endure such a terrifying pressure.
Moreover, the higher one’s boundary was, the greater the pressure they would have to bear. If an Heavenly Venerate level powerhouse wanted to rush in, that was simply courting death. Even if a World King level powerhouse tried, the chances were slim.
“Only the immortal king realm has a slight chance of passing. But to pass through it, you not only need a powerful physical body, but you also need to understand how to set up formations according to the laws of space. You have an array master by your side, so it shouldn’t be difficult for him,” said the dragon expert.
“Alright!”
Long Chen was already itching to go find Xia Chen and Guo Ran. As a result, the two of them were even more excited than Long Chen.
“Let’s go!”
The three of them immediately left without another word.
“Damn, there are quite a few people here.”
When the three of them stealthily arrived at the Sacred Emperor Prefecture, they saw that quite a few experts had already gathered here.
The three of them noticed that there were quite a few experts here. Some of them were sitting in the air, meditating.
“So they’re here to comprehend intent.” Long Chen and the others came to a sudden comprehension.
This place had just experienced a world-shaking battle, and there were some places where the void was still twisting. Those places still contained the battle intent of experts. They were able to recover a portion of the scene from the broken laws.
Many experts were using the will of the experts to temper their own will. That was equivalent to them participating in that battle, but there was no danger.
When the three of them arrived at the Sacred Emperor Prefecture, countless experts cried out, and many of the foreign experts fled.
However, there were also many foreign experts who didn’t run. They just quietly watched Long Chen. They were smart enough to know that with Long Chen’s status, he wouldn’t bother killing them. If he wanted to kill them, he wouldn’t be able to.
“Senior Long Chen!”
When Long Chen arrived, countless human experts cheered, their voices filled with worship and respect.
In the battle of the Sacred Emperor Prefecture, Long Chen had suppressed all the geniuses. He had swept through the various heavenly geniuses, bringing glory to the human race.
Currently, Long Chen’s fame was unrivaled within the human race. In fact, there weren’t even any heavenly geniuses on the same level as him. His rise caused countless heavenly geniuses to pale in comparison. It wasn’t that they weren’t outstanding enough, but that Long Chen was too strong.
No matter how strong a star’s light was, it was unable to compare to the light of the moon. So when Long Chen arrived, the human race’s experts immediately erupted.
Long Chen nodded to them as a greeting. As for the other experts, they all retreated, opening a path for Long Chen.
The other experts looked at Long Chen with reverence. Although they were enemies of the human race, they didn’t feel any hatred for Long Chen. That was because their fear had surpassed their hatred.
When they entered the Sacred Emperor Prefecture, more experts came from the various races. However, the strange thing was that although the experts from the various races hated each other, they didn’t interfere with each other. No one attacked each other.
“There are some people who have just advanced to the World King realm. Can’t wait any longer?” Guo Ran saw quite a few World King experts, but their auras were fluctuating. It was obvious they had just advanced.
“Not everyone can control their realm. Those without a solid foundation have weak auras, and after being stimulated by the primal chaos energy, they directly break through.”
The stronger a person was, the more accurate their realm control would be. But many people were unable to precisely control their realm.
However, breaking through at this time was extremely disadvantageous. That was because the primal chaos energy was rapidly rising, and every day that dragged on was an extra day.
That was why the Immortal Kings who could suppress their cultivation bases were doing their best to suppress it. The super experts were waiting for the primal chaos energy to slow down before advancing.
Under the gazes of countless experts, the three of them walked into the Sage Monarch Continent and arrived at the arena.
However, the Sage Monarch Arena had already disappeared. Below the arena was a huge door, and endless primal chaos energy was pouring out.
The primal chaos qi here was the densest, but it was impossible to directly absorb it here. The flowing primal chaos qi contained the power of laws, and directly absorbing it was extremely harmful.
Only when he was far away from the Gate of the alternate realms would he be able to calmly absorb the primal chaos energy. It could be said that the primal chaos energy here could only be seen.
“Everyone else, scram. Those who approach the gate will be killed without exception.” Just as Long Chen arrived and caused a disturbance, a cold shout rang out from near the gate.
“It’s the demons. What are they doing?”
Guo Ran and the others were startled. They saw a large group of devil race experts surrounding the gate, not allowing anyone to approach.
“Reporting to senior Long Chen, the devil race’s experts are communicating with the devil race experts in the sect. It seems they’ve been passing on their techniques for several days now, and they aren’t letting anyone get close,” said a human expert.
“Impartation?”
“It should be. We can hear devil voices from far away. Hundreds of thousands of devil race’s supreme geniuses are quietly listening.
“How many people did you bring this time?” asked the human expert.
“Just the three of us,” said Long Chen.
“Three?”
That person was startled. “Senior Long Chen, you should run. The devil race has over ten half-step immortal rank experts guarding them. Don’t let them find you.”
“A dozen half-step immortal rank experts?”
Guo Ran and Xia Chen jumped in shock. What was going on? What did the devil race want?
Rumble…
Just at this moment, a terrifying devil qi sealed heaven and earth. That human expert turned to flee, but he was pulled back by Guo Ran.
“There’s no need to run. You’ve already been sealed. If you leave, you’ll die,” said Guo Ran. Following his words, a Devil Dao barrier appeared in the air, sealing the space for tens of thousands of miles.
“Hahaha, you refuse to walk the path to heaven, but you refuse to walk the path to hell. Long Chen, you really are brazen. Now let’s see where you can run.” Devil experts appeared one by one, their terrifying auras sweeping through the air.
Sixteen half-step immortal rank experts surrounded Long Chen and the others. One of the devil race’s elders sinisterly looked at Long Chen, his eyes filled with icy killing intent.
“What a joke. Even the last time, you were the ones who fled!”
A ridiculing smile appeared on Long Chen’s face. Suddenly, he looked at the elder in shock and pointed at him.
“Eh? You look so familiar. I think I know you.”
“Of course you recognize me. You bastard, trash, swindler, return my treasures.” The devil expert’s expression became sinister.
Long Chen suddenly realized that this person was the devil race expert he had conned when he had auctioned off the cauldron.
Back then, the devil race expert had offered fifty-eight immortal corpses and seven immortal weapons in order to obtain the Heaven Earth Cauldron. Three of them had come from the human race, but in the end, they had obtained a counterfeit.
Later, during the Sage Monarch Conference, he had hidden himself, hoping to find a suitable opportunity to kill Long Chen with a single blow. But in the end, he hadn’t had the chance. In the end, he could only endure.
Now that he saw Long Chen’s group of three swaggering over, his fury soared. He summoned all the devil race experts and surrounded Long Chen.
Buzz!
The elder didn’t waste any more words. He slashed his sword at Long Chen. Devil qi filled the air, and his half-step immortal rank aura erupted.
“It seems you have quite a bit of resentment. How about I let you slash me once?”
Long Chen smiled slightly. Facing this attack, he tilted his head slightly, allowing it to land on his shoulder.
BOOM!
Countless experts looked at Long Chen with terror.
“How… how is this possible?”
Other than Long Chen, everyone else was stunned. That included the armored Guo Ran and the talisman-wielding Xia Chen.
The devil race expert’s sword ruthlessly stabbed into Long Chen’s shoulder, cutting through his skin. But there was no blood. The devil race expert was horrified.
Devil qi surged out of his body. Although this attack wasn’t his full strength, it still contained eighty percent of his strength.
He had only been forcing Long Chen to change his attack. His trump card was his true killing move. He hadn’t expected Long Chen to not dodge, but instead receive his attack head-on.
It was like his sword had struck a star, causing his qi and blood to surge and his arm to turn numb.
Drip, drip…
People were horrified to see blood dripping. That wasn’t Long Chen’s blood, but the devil blood from the devil race expert’s hand.
“I gave you a chance to kill me. Unfortunately, you’re useless!” Long Chen looked at the injury on his shoulder and smiled.
Long Chen didn’t use any defense, because this attack wasn’t his own. His essence blood would automatically form a defense, but it was only able to block a portion of the power.
The devil sword slashed onto Long Chen’s bones. In that instant, all the lines on his bones lit up. That devil race expert’s attack hadn’t even been able to leave a mark on his bones.
“You…”
The devil race expert was horrified and immediately realized something was wrong. He hastily retreated.
Pu!
Long Chen flicked his finger, and a seven-colored divine light shot out, instantly piercing his head.
Hu!
The devil race expert’s corpse fell from the sky, while his immortal weapon remained on Long Chen’s shoulder. That scene was extremely bizarre.
“Fuck!”
Xia Chen and Guo Ran looked excitedly at Long Chen. It had only been such a short time, but their boss had already become so powerful that he could even ignore an immortal weapon.
Buzz!
Suddenly, a lotus appeared in Long Chen’s hand, covering an area of ten thousand miles. All the half-step immortal rank experts’ expressions changed.
“Run!”
They shouted at the demon elites.
Buzz!
The flame lotus in Long Chen’s hand released an icy divine light as it shot toward the gate.
The devil race’s heavenly geniuses were sitting cross-legged in front of the gate, seeming to be undergoing some kind of baptism. By the time they realized the flame lotus had descended, it was too late.
BOOM!
Huge flames erupted, and the devil race’s heavenly geniuses were instantly devoured.
Pu pu pu…
Countless demon elites didn’t even have time to resist before they were devoured by the white flames, turning into ice fragments.
Long Chen’s attack was too fast. There was no warning at all. From condensing the flame lotus to activating it, it was done in the blink of an eye. Even the half-step immortal rank experts didn’t have time to stop it.
“Hehe, now that I’ve reached the Meridian Opening realm, I can use practically all my divine abilities and magical arts instantly. Fuck, I’ve finally done something amazing.” Long Chen’s expression was cold, but he was shouting inside.
In the past, if he wanted to release this kind of attack, he would first have to activate his meridians and prepare them. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to endure such a huge impact. Then he would activate his Heavenly Dao energy to merge it with his flame energy. Only then would he be able to control it with his Spiritual Strength.
Now it was different. Now that he had powerful meridians, there was no need for it to be so complicated. He could directly draw Heavenly Dao energy into his body, merging it with his flame energy.
Long Chen treated his body as a bow, and the merged flame energy as an arrow. As for his meridians, they were the bowstring. As long as he pulled the bowstring, he would be able to release the arrow. So this attack of his was able to destroy the World Extinguishing Flame Lotus in the blink of an eye.
“Ah…”
As the white flames raged, only a few dozen of the devil race’s experts managed to escape. Even if they managed to escape, their bodies were still infected by the white flames. They were burned to the point that smoke was rising from their bodies, and they continuously screamed.
“Damn humans, how dare they ruin our plans!”
Just at this moment, a furious roar came from the gate. The experts behind the gate had clearly learned of the situation outside.
“You want to ruin my plans? I’ll kill all your devil bastards in front of you! Do you have the ability to walk through the door?!”
Long Chen sneered. Suddenly, the Seven Ultimate Sword appeared in his hand. Those devil race experts’ expressions changed.
Hu!
Even half-step immortal rank experts fled.
“This…”
The human expert who had been talking to Long Chen had already lost all hope after being surrounded by so many experts. In the blink of an eye, even half-step immortal rank experts had fled.
The experts from the other races were also shocked. Long Chen clearly had three people, but he had forced back over ten half-step immortal rank experts. He didn’t even bother taking revenge for those dead heavenly geniuses.
“Damn, so gutless?”
Guo Ran and Xia Chen were also stupefied. They had just wanted to see Long Chen show off his divine might and fight against over ten half-step immortal rank experts. But in the end, he had directly fled without the slightest hesitation.
But thinking about it, it made sense. They weren’t facing a single person, but a monster that could use its physical body to block immortal weapons. They were also afraid of death, so they could only flee.
All the surviving devil experts had fled. The main gate was empty, and there were still white ice fragments burning outside. That was the power of the Icy Soul. Icy Souls were so domineering that they wouldn’t be extinguished until they were completely burned.
Long Chen’s group of three arrived in front of the huge gate. The primal chaos energy within the gate whistled over, causing their hair and robes to flutter.
“Damn humans, you won’t be able to be arrogant for much longer. Once the gate opens, just wait for death!”
Long Chen suddenly closed one of his eyes. The image of three flowers appeared in his eyes, and he looked through the crack.
“One, two, three. Hehe, five Heavenly Venerates, thirty-five World Kings. Alright, get ready!” Long Chen smiled mischievously.
“Alright!”
Xia Chen directly took out thirty-six formation discs and placed them in the air. After an incense stick’s worth of time, everything was set up. Xia Chen nodded to Long Chen, indicating everything was ready.
At this time, there were still occasional curses coming from the door. However, they were unable to pass through the door and could only use this method to vent.
When Long Chen’s group of three set up their formation, the experts from the other races were all dumbfounded. They didn’t know what they were doing.
Buzz!
Suddenly, Xia Chen crushed a talisman. Divine light enveloped him, and Guo Ran also summoned his golden armor.
“Go!”
Suddenly, the formation discs Xia Chen had set up exploded. A ray of divine light enveloped the three of them, and just like that, they charged through the gate.
“What?”
“Could it be them?”
Just as everyone was in a state of shock, they suddenly heard the cry of a living being coming from within the door, followed by the sound of a sharp blade cutting through flesh.
Pu pu pu…
Long Chen used the Seven Ultimate Sword to kill the devil race’s Heavenly Venerates. It was incomparably sharp and could easily cut apart their bodies.
But when Guo Ran and Xia Chen were fighting against a Heavenly Venerate, something unexpected happened. Guo Ran was horrified to find that his saber had been broken by the devil expert’s claws.
It had to be known that his saber was a supreme grade divine item. How could he not be shocked when he couldn’t even break through his opponent’s defense?
As for Xia Chen, he immediately trapped a devil race Heavenly Venerate. But that devil race Heavenly Venerate let out a furious roar and instantly destroyed his runic lock.
Back then, Xia Chen had used a single move to trap a half-step immortal rank expert for half a breath’s time. But this devil race expert had directly collapsed.
Pu!
Pu!
Long Chen slashed out with the Seven Ultimate Sword, cutting the two of them in two.
“Kill!”
But what surprised the three of them was that the remaining devil race experts were only at the World King realm. They didn’t flee, but instead charged at the three of them.
Pu pu pu…
The three of them attacked at the same time, instantly killing all the devil race experts. What shocked the three of them was that none of them managed to escape.
“Have they gone crazy? They don’t have the slightest bit of fear?” asked Xia Chen.
“These devil race experts’ intelligence is extremely low, and their reactions are also slow. They should have eaten too much peace, and their instincts have already degenerated.
“In this world, the human race is extinct. There’s no need to interact with the human race. Most likely, even their heads have become stupid,” said Long Chen.
These devil race experts were all extremely powerful. Those five Heavenly Venerates were equivalent to half-step immortal rank existences.
But when they exchanged blows, their reactions were clearly a bit slower. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been so easy for the three of them to kill them.
“How are the devil race experts here so terrifying?” Guo Ran was shocked, infuriated, and distressed. His saber had been crippled.
“The lifeforms here have been nourished by primal chaos energy for a long time, and they’re countless times stronger than us in all aspects. We have to be careful. We have to hurry up and disguise ourselves as them,” said Long Chen.
“Will that work?” asked Guo Ran.
“These fellows’ intelligence is limited, and they should be able to muddle through for a while. Xia Chen, set up a formation to isolate all sound from the outside world. Don’t let them communicate with the outside world.
“Don’t worry about the formation being destroyed. The humans here have already been exterminated. These creatures don’t even recognize the formation. Just set it up!” said Long Chen.
“Alright!”
Hearing that, Xia Chen and Guo Ran immediately realized what was going on. The three of them began to work, throwing the corpses through the cracks in the door. Those corpses were instantly crushed by the terrifying pressure, turning into blood mist that scattered around the door.
Xia Chen began to set up a formation. After setting up a sound-proof barrier, the three of them once more erased their scent. Only then did they leave.
The three of them left the gate and found a suitable place. Xia Chen took out a formation plate and set up a coordinate. This way, they wouldn’t get lost, but it was also equivalent to setting up a teleportation formation.
After the teleportation formation was set up, there was also an illusion formation outside. Let alone foreign experts, even human experts wouldn’t be able to notice anything out of the ordinary unless they had a formation grandmaster.
“Let’s go!”
Once everything was set up, the three of them flew over. As they flew, they found that the vegetation here was much more luxuriant than the Nirvana Firmament. The same tree could only grow to a few meters in the outside world, but here, it was over a hundred miles tall, almost unrecognizable.
“Damn, is this the world of the Immemorial Era? No wonder those devil race monsters were so strong.” Guo Ran couldn’t help but sigh.
The primal chaos qi here was extremely dense. With just a wave of their hands, they could sense their fluctuations. There was no need to intentionally absorb it. The primal chaos qi would automatically enter their bodies.
At this time, Long Chen finally understood what the dragon expert was talking about. Only here could his core energy maintain its balance.
Previously, Long Chen hadn’t been able to sense it. But now that he was here, he could clearly sense that his energy was constantly replenishing, while the Nirvana Empyrean was being consumed.
Rumble…
Just as the three of them were fleeing, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out in the distance. Long Chen’s expression suddenly changed, and he grabbed the two of them, dodging.
BOOM!
A divine light over ten thousand miles wide flashed past the three of them. Countless trees and mountains were instantly pierced. The ground began to decay, and black smoke appeared in the air.
At that moment, even Long Chen was covered in cold sweat. This attack had already surpassed his expectations. If he hadn’t retreated fast enough, the three of them would have already been turned into nothingness.
“We’ve been found?” Guo Ran turned pale.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just at this moment, rumbling came from the distance. The heavens trembled, and divine light shot out, piercing through the sky.
There were clearly terrifying experts fighting, and they weren’t targeting them. That attack just now had just been a shockwave.
“What level of expert is he?!” Xia Chen was shocked.
“Even the void has been corroded, and the laws of heaven and earth have been disturbed. Perhaps only true immortal rank experts can do this. Let’s go take a look,” said Long Chen.
Immortal rank experts? Guo Ran and Xia Chen felt a chill, but they could only brace themselves and follow Long Chen.
The three of them carefully made their way over to the battlefield. During this time, two divine lights brushed past them. One divine light directly cut a bottomless ditch in the ground.
Guo Ran’s forehead was covered in sweat. There were several times he wanted to say he shouldn’t look, but in the end, he forced himself to follow.
After two hours, the three of them finally stealthily reached a mountain. This mountain had just formed, and it was covered in mud.
The three of them followed the mountain and looked into the distance. They finally saw two huge creatures.
It was a huge winged devil with golden wings. Its wings seemed to be made of gold, and there were countless barbs growing on the edges of its wings. Its sharp aura caused people to shiver. Its eyes shone with golden light, and when it opened and closed, lightning appeared. Long Chen had never seen such a winged devil before.
Opposite the Golden Winged Devil was a huge black tortoise. Its shell was multi-colored, and it was lying on the ground, staring at the Golden Winged Devil.
The battle between the winged devils and the Xuan Turtle caused the surrounding earth to change shape. From their auras, it seemed they were evenly matched, and neither of them was able to gain an advantage.
“What a terrifying pressure!”
Xia Chen was already having difficulty breathing. His face was as pale as paper, but he didn’t dare to use talismans to resist.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, two huge figures smashed into each other.
“Not good!”
Long Chen was startled. These two terrifying existences seemed to have already unleashed their core energy.
Long Chen pulled the two of them back, using his body to block in front of them.
Suddenly, Long Chen’s body trembled as if he had been struck by a shooting star. The immense force caused his qi and blood to roil, and he almost vomited blood.
BOOM!
A ripple of death descended, directly flattening the ground. Heaven and earth lost all color. Long Chen and the others felt dizzy, and then they fell into darkness.
When Long Chen carefully crawled out of the ground, he was horrified to find that the entire world had become barren. Cracks covered the sky, and lightning flashed. It was like hell.
Looking at the center of the battlefield, he saw a huge figure swaying. It was the Golden Winged Devil. Its golden light had dimmed, and its aura was extremely weak.
“ROAR!”
The Golden Winged Devil let out a furious roar at the rainbow tortoise, and then it transformed into a ray of light and disappeared. It was obvious that it had lost and had no choice but to leave.
“Damn, even at this distance, the shockwaves almost crushed us. Immortal rank experts are too terrifying!” Xia Chen was shocked.
It had to be known that they were extremely far from those two terrifying existences. But the shockwaves were still so terrifying. If it weren’t for Long Chen blocking them, they would have been directly crushed.
“These two shouldn’t be terrifying existences here.” Long Chen shook his head.
“Why?”
“Think about it. These two are fighting, and there’s not a single living being beside them. They don’t have any fellow race members to help them,” said Long Chen.
“Boss, you mean they’re all independent cultivators?” asked Guo Ran.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just at this moment, the seven-colored tortoise took a step forward. The ground trembled, and it also left.
“Let’s go,” said Long Chen.
“Boss, what are you doing?” asked Guo Ran.
“Hehe, this Xuan Turtle is heavily injured. It should be returning to its nest to heal. Let’s see if we can take advantage of it,” laughed Long Chen.
Taking advantage of an immortal rank expert? Guo Ran and Xia Chen both shivered. Long Chen really was brazen.
Long Chen brought the two of them to retract their auras and chased after the Xuan Turtle’s aura. As expected, it didn’t take long for them to see a barren land.
That was a huge valley. Seeing that valley, Long Chen’s group’s hearts pounded. There were many ruins of buildings in the valley. It seemed this place had once been the territory of the human race.
However, the buildings in the valley had already collapsed and were covered in vegetation. From some unremarkable marks, it was possible to tell that someone had once lived here.
“This old tortoise actually treats the human race’s habitat as its own nest,” said Xia Chen hatefully.
Looking at those human buildings, Xia Chen couldn’t imagine how miserable and helpless the human race had been.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, the Xuan Turtle dragged its huge body to the center of the valley. There was a huge crater there that was just large enough to fit its body.
“Wait, there’s something strange about that crater. It seems there’s a formation supporting it,” said Xia Chen suddenly.
“Are you sure?”
“I’m sure. There really are formation fluctuations, and there’s energy surging underground. This isn’t natural energy,” said Xia Chen.
“Boss, can the three of us kill this old tortoise?” asked Guo Ran.
“Probably not. This is an immortal rank expert who grew up in a place filled with primal chaos energy. His physical body can coexist with heaven and earth.
“The Turtle race specializes in defense. My Seven Absolutes Sword might not be able to break its defense. Even if I can break its defense, it might not be able to cause any fatal damage.” Long Chen shook his head. He wasn’t confident.
After all, he didn’t understand the creatures here. He didn’t dare to act rashly. If he angered the Xuan Turtle, they wouldn’t even have a chance to flee.
“What about using poison? If it doesn’t work, you can also use poison,” suggested Guo Ran.
“But we don’t have any supreme poisons. What kind of medicine can poison such a terrifying fellow?” Xia Chen refused before Long Chen could reply.
Long Chen nodded. The poison in their hands all came from the Nirvanic Resurgence Heaven. To poison such a terrifying existence was practically impossible.
If it was poison, then there was no need to even think about it. The Xuan Turtle’s body was like a mountain. How many medicines would they need to poison it?
Furthermore, there had to be a catalyst for the black tortoise to consume it. What could they use as a catalyst?
Even if this world’s creatures had extremely low intelligence and were willing to consume their medicinal ingredients, such a terrifying monster wouldn’t necessarily be able to be killed by ordinary poison.
For a moment, Long Chen was in a difficult position. The multi-colored divine light on the Xuan Turtle’s body had dimmed, and it was clear it had been heavily injured. But even if it was heavily injured, it wasn’t something they could handle.
“Could it be that I have to use the Heaven Earth Cauldron?”
Long Chen’s heart shook, but then he shook his head. The Heaven Earth Cauldron wasn’t a killing weapon. He was just afraid that if he couldn’t kill it with a single blow, it would be troublesome. He didn’t dare take the risk.
“Let’s observe it and see if there are any wounds on its body or if there are any places that can kill it in one blow. Even if we can’t kill it in one blow, we should be able to heavily injure it,” said Long Chen.
The three of them slowly approached the mountain valley. Suddenly, Long Chen grabbed Xia Chen and Guo Ran, gesturing for them to be quiet. Guo Ran and Xia Chen jumped, not daring to move.
But after a while, the two of them saw that there was no reaction from the Xuan Turtle. They couldn’t help but look at Long Chen. He pointed into the distance.
The two of them slowly turned to look into the distance. Suddenly, their scalps turned numb, and their hair almost stood on end.
Not far from them, a huge figure was stealthily approaching. It was the Golden Winged Devil that had been defeated.
When they saw the Golden Winged Devil, the three of them didn’t dare to move. They didn’t even dare to send a spiritual message, afraid that their spiritual fluctuations would be sensed.
It was obvious that the Golden Winged Devil was extremely crafty. It had pretended to leave before stealthily returning. It was trying to sneak up on him while the Xuan Turtle was healing.
But would such a trick really work? The three of them couldn’t help being puzzled. This scheme was too childish. Would the Xuan Turtle fall for it?
The three of them didn’t dare to move. The Golden Winged Devil silently approached the valley. It slowly extended its head and opened its mouth.
Buzz!
Suddenly, a ray of golden light shot out of its mouth and shot toward the tortoise’s head.
“How stupid.”
Seeing that attack, Long Chen almost cursed.
BOOM!
Just as Long Chen had expected, the Xuan Turtle’s head instantly shrank back into its shell, and its sneak attack missed. Even people who weren’t from the Turtle race knew that turtles were the fastest to shrink back. For this fellow to directly attack its head, there was no one else capable of such a sneak attack.
Buzz!
The black tortoise’s huge body lit up, and it shot forward like a shooting star.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out. Long Chen couldn’t be bothered to hide his power. He shouted,
“Seven Ultimate Shield!”
Buzz!
The seven-colored divine light formed a shield that protected the three of them.
BOOM!
The Seven Ultimate Shield instantly exploded, and the three of them tumbled back.
The golden winged devil’s bones were broken, and it vomited blood. Its aura instantly withered.
“In for a penny, in for a pound. Kill them.”
A pair of Kun Peng wings appeared on Long Chen’s back, and he shot toward the Xuan Turtle’s head.
“Seven Supreme God Stab!”
Long Chen’s spear began to shine with divine light as he stabbed it at the Xuan Turtle.
When the Xuan Turtle crashed into the Goldwing Devil, it was sent flying by the backlash. Long Chen took advantage of this opportunity to stab the Xuan Turtle in the eye.
Pu!
The huge spear stabbed into the Xuan Turtle’s eye, straight into its head.
BOOM!
A berserk energy exploded from the Xuan Turtle’s head. With a muffled bang, flesh and blood flew out of its eyes, nose, and mouth.
Long Chen’s face was as pale as paper. He had used his full strength in this attack, not holding back at all. He had killed the Xuan Turtle in one blow, but he had also been instantly emptied.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The huge Xuan Turtle died, but the Golden Winged Devil was still struggling as if it wanted to flee.
“Stop it!”
BOOM!
Guo Ran also stabbed his saber at the winged devil’s eye. As a result, the winged devil shook its head, and Guo Ran’s saber slashed into its eye.
Crack!
Guo Ran’s golden saber was directly broken. The backlash almost caused him to vomit blood.
“Yin Yang Heaven Locking Formation!”
Thousands of talismans flew out of Xia Chen’s hand, forming chains that locked down the Golden Winged Devil.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The golden winged devil roared and struggled. As it struggled, the chains broke one by one.
Xia Chen was horrified. The Golden Winged Devil was already heavily injured and on the verge of death, but it was still able to break his runic chains. This power had already surpassed his imagination.
“Guo Ran, quick -”
Xia Chen shouted.
Just as Guo Ran’s saber was about to shatter, he heard Xia Chen’s shout and immediately took out his golden crossbow.
“Exploding Arrow!”
Guo Ran shot out a golden arrow.
Pu!
The golden arrow accurately pierced the Golden Winged Devil’s mouth.
Bang!
With a muffled sound, the Golden Winged Devil began to smoke from its seven orifices. Its body suddenly trembled, and it collapsed to the ground, never to move again.
The death of the Golden Winged Devil caused the three of them to wipe away their cold sweat. Immortal rank monsters were too terrifying. Even in death, they possessed terrifying power.
Dang dang dang…
When Guo Ran knocked on the Golden Winged Devil’s wings, a metallic sound rang out. Its wings were on the level of immortal weapons.
“Don’t just stand there. Hurry up and gather the immortal blood. If you’re late, you’ll lose your divinity!” shouted Xia Chen upon seeing Guo Ran still studying the Golden Winged Devil’s corpse.
At this time, Xia Chen had already run over to the five-colored Xuan Turtle. He took out a tool to gather its essence blood.
To Xia Chen, whether it was devil blood or demon beast blood, they were the best materials. As for immortal rank demon beast essence blood, it was a priceless treasure. Whether it was condensing an immortal rank talisman or forging an immortal weapon, it was essential.
Xia Chen had never imagined that he would be able to gather the essence blood of a fresh immortal being. This kind of essence blood was the purest essence blood.
Xia Chen had previously gathered the essence blood of half-step immortal rank experts. However, this essence blood had been sealed for countless years, and most of its divinity had disappeared. Even so, Xia Chen still treated it as a treasure.
During the Sage Monarch Conference, Xia Chen had secretly collected the essence blood of quite a few half-step immortal rank experts. Xia Chen was wild with joy.
Now that he had gathered immortal rank experts’ essence blood, the divine essence within it was ten thousand times greater than half-step immortal rank experts. Xia Chen was about to go crazy, afraid he was dreaming.
The two of them crazily gathered immortal essence blood, while Long Chen summoned his divine ring manifestation. His two blood energies erupted, quickly healing his body.
Long Chen was pleasantly surprised to find that there was plenty of primal chaos energy here. He recovered extremely quickly. In just an incense stick’s worth of time, he had recovered eighty percent of his power.
Long Chen knew that this kind of rapid recovery speed was partly because of the environment here, but also because his Violet Blood and Seven Colored Sovereign Blood had powerful recovery abilities.
At this time, Xia Chen and Guo Ran had also finished gathering their essence blood. Guo Ran and Xia Chen were working together to tear apart the tortoise’s shell, but their weapons were unable to cut through its flesh.
Guo Ran immediately took a fancy to this tortoise shell. This was a ready-made immortal weapon. Using it as a shield was practically unrivaled.
“Let’s not waste time. Let’s see what’s going on underground.”
Long Chen stopped the two of them. Unless they had the Eastern Sea Jade’s dagger, even using an immortal weapon to cut open the Xuan Turtle’s flesh would require a great deal of effort. They didn’t have the time to do that right now.
Long Chen directly placed the Xuan Turtle and the winged devil’s corpses into the primal chaos space. However, he didn’t throw them into the black soil. These were true undying experts, and their bones were treasures. The bone runes on them were extremely valuable, and it would be too wasteful to just directly throw them into the primal chaos space.
The three of them arrived at the Xuan Turtle’s nest. Xia Chen squatted down to examine it and said, “That’s right, there really is a formation operating below. Let me connect to it.”
Xia Chen took out a dozen formation discs. After working for a while, he constructed a small transportation formation.
Buzz!
The three of them stepped onto the transportation formation. Space suddenly twisted, and their vision blurred. They instantly arrived in a dark and empty space.
This was the underground world. It was like an underground palace, but the majority of the palace had already collapsed. Countless runes had been destroyed, and they were in a corner of the palace.
“This place really was once the human race’s territory,” said Guo Ran.
“This formation should be a healing and replenishing formation. Due to the pressure from outside, it happened to activate.
“The Xuan Turtle treated this place as a place for it to recover, so it took it for itself. But over the years, how did it maintain the formation?” Xia Chen muttered to himself.
Xia Chen took out a formation disc and carefully walked around, looking for something. Long Chen and Guo Ran didn’t understand anything, so they could only follow behind Xia Chen.
The palace was covered in dust. It was several inches thick, and it looked ancient and desolate.
“It should be here. Guo Ran, help.” Xia Chen suddenly pointed to a wall.
Guo Ran hastily took out a broom and carefully swept away the dust on the wall. This was clearly not his first time doing something like this.
Furthermore, his movements were extremely gentle. Dust fell from the ceiling layer by layer. After dozens of floors, countless runes gradually appeared on the walls, and a large door appeared in front of them.
Xia Chen examined the runes and took out two formation discs. He placed them on the door and formed a hand seal.
Buzz!
Suddenly, two formation discs lit up, and the door slowly opened. The three of them were completely dumbfounded.
When the door opened, the first thing he saw was a mountain of crystals. Seeing those crystals, Long Chen let out a startled cry.
“Primal chaos spirit stones!”
Xia Chen and Guo Ran excitedly shouted when they heard that it was a chaos spirit stone. But when they arrived in front of it, the flames in their hearts were instantly extinguished.
“How could this be?”
Long Chen picked up a crystal and saw that its insides had already split open. This was a sign that its energy had been exhausted.
Although there was still some powerful primal chaos spiritual qi remaining on the crystal, it was already an empty shell. There was no way to extract primal chaos spiritual qi from it. In other words, the primal chaos spirit stones were already useless.
“Fuck, we were a step too late. The primal chaos spirit stones here have all been wasted.” Xia Chen clenched his teeth.
“I’m afraid it’s not just one step late. It’s probably ten thousand steps late. The reason why the Xuan Turtle is so powerful is likely because it accidentally activated the formation here. That’s why it’s releasing the power of these spirit stones,” sighed Long Chen.
This was the spirit stone treasury, and all their spirit stones had been used up. They had been happy for nothing.
“What are you doing?” asked Long Chen.
“Even if you’re trash, you should at least get a few pieces to commemorate,” said Guo Ran hatefully.
Long Chen was speechless. “Don’t be so useless. Our main goal in coming here is the primal chaos spirit stones.
“Xia Chen, hurry up and take a look. There should be other treasuries. Hurry up and clean them. If there’s nothing valuable, then hurry up and leave.”
Xia Chen hastily continued to investigate. They quickly found an armory, but all its weapons had been taken away. The remaining weapons were all broken and rusted.
However, Xia Chen found another treasure room. From the remnants of the treasure room, it seemed to be the place where the medicinal ingredients had once been piled up. However, countless medicinal ingredients had already turned to ash, and it was impossible to tell what they looked like.
Finally, Xia Chen found a treasure. Opening a pile of rubble, Guo Ran cheered. There were quite a few precious ores here.
Although Guo Ran didn’t recognize them, with his many years of experience in forging, he was sure that the Immortal Gold within these ores was used to forge immortal weapons.
Guo Ran was still unable to refine this kind of ore, but that didn’t affect his delight at all. He directly collected all the ore in this region.
“There are ores, but there are no immortal materials. Obviously, this faction doesn’t have the ability to refine immortal materials and forge divine weapons.
“That’s a good start for us. As long as we find more ruins, we’ll be able to obtain even more treasures,” laughed Long Chen.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran were delighted. They directly used the primal chaos spirit stone’s fluctuations to create a formation disc to probe the human buildings.
Once the three of them were done, Xia Chen set up an illusory formation. Only then did the three of them leave.
Even though the three of them were skilled and bold, they still had to be careful here, not daring to be the slightest bit careless.
It had to be known that the Golden Winged Devil and the Xuan Turtle were just loose cultivators. They didn’t have any power behind them, but they were able to grow to the immortal realm.
Those factions with powerful backgrounds had to be even stronger. If they alarmed such existences, the three of them would have to pay with their lives.
Two days later, Xia Chen’s formation disc finally reacted, and the reaction was extremely intense. The three of them finally found a human ruin.
When they saw the ruins, the three of them couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath of air. This place was a ruined wall, but from the huge gatehouse, they could tell that the human race here had definitely been extremely glorious in the past.
In a corner of the gatehouse, even though it had collapsed, it still towered into the clouds. Who knew just how grand it had been when it had stood there all those years ago?
Crack!
Stepping over the gatehouse, Xia Chen heard a strange sound. It was actually a piece of bone. The bone had already been eroded. After Xia Chen stepped on it, it immediately turned into ashes that scattered with the wind. There seemed to be runes flickering within the ashes.
“A piece of bone can resist the corrosion of time. If it’s preserved until now, it should be at least a half immortal rank expert.
“Even half-step immortal rank experts don’t have complete corpses. Just what kind of battle did they undergo?” Long Chen was shocked.
The three of them went around the corner of the gatehouse, but they didn’t see any more corpses. They guessed that they had already been turned to ashes by the river of time.
“Primal chaos spirit stones.”
Suddenly, Xia Chen let out a startled cry. Amongst the scattered stones, he found a fist-sized sparkling and translucent spirit stone. It was a chaos spirit stone. The primal chaos energy within it was misty, and it was clear that not a single bit of it had been lost.
“There’s more here…”
Guo Ran also let out a startled cry. Not far away, he also saw a chaos spirit stone. Then he saw that there were dozens of them scattered around.
“What’s going on? These are chaos spirit stones! Is there some kind of plot behind them?” Guo Ran’s expression suddenly changed.
“There’s no scheme. These were scattered by accident during the battle. Chaos spirit stones are priceless treasures to humans, but to other races, they’re just ordinary stones. They’re completely useless,” sighed Long Chen.
“Perhaps only they know what happened back then. Unfortunately, they can’t tell us.”
Spirit stones were true immortal items. If you didn’t extract their essence, they would exist forever. But they weren’t photographic jades, so they couldn’t record everything that had happened in the past.
Only then did Guo Ran relax and continue searching. But he was quickly disappointed. Other than these dozens of chaos spirit stones, there was nothing else.
But these dozens of chaos spirit stones were enough to satisfy them. They were definitely treasures. If they released the primal chaos energy within the spirit stones, it would cause the primal chaos energy within a certain range to reach an unimaginable level.
If they used it as energy to support the flying boat, who knew what would happen? The two of them couldn’t wait to try it.
The three of them carefully explored the depths of the ruins. Xia Chen quickly sensed the fluctuations of a formation underground. He immediately tried to connect to it, but he was unable to do so.
“Forget it, let’s not waste time. Let me do it!”
As he spoke, Guo Ran took out a strange object. It looked like a steel pangolin with dozens of shovels.
“What is this thing?” Long Chen couldn’t help but ask. But as soon as he asked, he suddenly realized:
“Did you use this when you were with Mo Nian?”
Rumble…
Long Chen’s guess was correct. This thing was used to dig underground, and it was extremely fast. In less than an hour, the three of them had reached the bottom.
BOOM!
Suddenly, their eyes brightened. Following that, the three of them let out startled cries. They saw a monster covered in armor. It had a large mouth and fangs. It was glaring at them.
Being stared at by that monster, the three of them cried out in terror. Long Chen instinctively slashed his sword at it.
BOOM!
As a result, Long Chen’s Seven Ultimate Sword smashed into the monster’s head. Sparks flew, and Long Chen’s qi and blood roiled as he miserably retreated.
Only then did he realize that this monster was just a corpse.
“Fuck, I was scared to death!” Guo Ran was covered in sweat.
No matter how brazen they were, being stared at by those terrifying monsters made them panic.
This was the corpse of an undying being, but he couldn’t recognize its species. It was like some type of rat, but its entire body was covered in scales, extremely strange.
Its body was pierced through by a huge spear, and it was nailed to the ground. However, that spear was only half-destroyed. It was clearly a broken weapon, and someone had probably thrown it out to kill it.
The three of them didn’t dare to move. Looking around, they saw that this was an underground palace. Many places had collapsed, and in many places, huge corpses could be seen.
However, some of these corpses had already been buried. He couldn’t see their full appearance. He didn’t know what kind of corpses they were, but he was sure they didn’t belong to the human race.
“This place was originally a palace. It was the thick soil from the outside world that buried this place, and that’s why it looks like this.” Xia Chen looked at the surrounding pillars.
As a formation master, he had a certain level of understanding of buildings. With just a glance, he could tell that this place had been buried. It was different from the underground palace.
“Unfortunately, it’s been dead for too long. Although its physical body is still intact, its essence blood has already lost its vitality in order to maintain its body.” Xia Chen examined the monster’s corpse and sighed regretfully.
BOOM!
Long Chen directly put the monster’s corpse into the primal chaos space and threw it into the black soil. It was useless to Xia Chen, but to Long Chen, it was a treasure.
“Boss, you should split up and search for the treasure. I’ll see if I can activate a portion of the formation here. If I can activate it, I’ll be able to restore the entire formation. Then we won’t need to search around,” said Xia Chen.
Long Chen nodded. This was a good idea. If Xia Chen could activate the formation, they would be able to accurately determine the distribution of this faction. It was better than three people randomly searching.
Long Chen and Guo Ran split up and went to the two sides of the collapsed palace. Long Chen quickly encountered a mouse-like creature. He pulled it out of the rubble and threw it into the primal chaos space.
However, this monster’s corpse was different. He had only obtained half its body, and the other half had disappeared.
What shocked Long Chen was that this monster had been cut off by a sharp blade. The cut on its bones was as smooth as a mirror. Obviously, the weapon that had cut it was incomparably sharp.
Long Chen couldn’t help being horrified. This was an undying being, and its bones were comparable to immortal weapons. He was unable to imagine just how sharp that weapon was.
Long Chen continued forward. There were many craters in front of him, and he had no choice but to go around them. But after going around a few times, he returned to his original location. Guo Ran was the same. Obviously, this place was very small, and if he wanted to explore other regions, he would have to continue digging.
“Boss, let’s go!” Xia Chen suddenly shouted.
“What is it?” asked Long Chen.
“I’ve found the location of the formation’s main core. We’ll head over now.”
The three of them got onto the strange machine and dug. Two hours later, they once more appeared in a large palace.
This palace was extremely large. It was tens of thousands of miles wide, and it was perfectly preserved. Endless runes could be seen.
Xia Chen arrived at the center of the palace. There was a three-hundred-meter floating platform, and it was filled with all kinds of formation discs.
Long Chen was both surprised and delighted to see these formation discs. “These are ancient formation discs. They’re thousands of times more refined than the current ones.”
“Let’s not talk about useless things. We don’t have much time to study these things. Let’s see if we can activate the formation first. If we can’t, we’ll see how much we can take away!” said Guo Ran.
Xia Chen hastily searched through the formation discs. He quickly placed a finger on one of them.
Buzz!
With a light sound, a three-dimensional diagram appeared in front of the three of them. It was an extremely grand building complex.
When they saw the towering gatehouse, the three of them let out a startled cry. It seemed that this three-dimensional image was what the sect looked like before it was destroyed.
“Heaven War God Sect, what a domineering name!”
When he saw the plaque on the gatehouse, Long Chen couldn’t help but blurt out that these four words were written in the first generation’s immortal characters. As for Long Chen, he didn’t know much about the first generation’s immortal characters, but he did recognize some of them.
“This scale is too large. The palaces stretch for millions of miles. It’s hard to imagine just how powerful they were before they were destroyed.
“Regretfully, no matter how strong you are, you won’t be able to escape the fate of destruction,” sighed Guo Ran.
Xia Chen wasn’t attracted by the image. Instead, he was looking at the formation plate on the platform, constantly calculating. Suddenly, he activated a formation plate.
Rumble…
Suddenly, the entire palace shook, and the walls split apart. Several large doors appeared.
“Hahaha, the treasury has been completely opened. Let’s go take a look.”
Xia Chen was delighted, and Guo Ran was even more excited. He asked which direction to go.
“There’s no need to leave. We’ll directly teleport over.”
As he spoke, Xia Chen took out a formation disc from the platform. The formation disc lit up and the three of them disappeared.
Buzz!
When the three of them reappeared, they were in front of a large door. Xia Chen took out a formation plate and placed it on the door.
Buzz buzz buzz…
The gate trembled. Countless runes lit up, but the gate never opened.
Seeing Long Chen and Guo Ran’s confusion, Xia Chen explained, “In the past, if you wanted to open this gate, you would need several people with keys to confirm it.
“Now that the person holding the key is dead, the gate will summon them. But once a certain amount of time passes and no one reacts, the gate will automatically open.”
However, the time they had to wait was a bit long. Six hours had passed, but the gate was still constantly flickering. There was no sign of it opening.
At this time, Xia Chen was also a bit anxious. He didn’t know how long this gate had been set up. If it was too long, they wouldn’t be able to afford it.
Ka ka ka…
Fortunately, he didn’t have to wait too long. The runes on the gate suddenly dimmed, and then the gate slowly opened.
When the door opened, the three of them were delighted. Guo Ran was just about to rush in when Xia Chen pulled him back.
“We can’t randomly charge in. If we activate the mechanisms, we’ll be doomed.”
Xia Chen took the formation plate from the door and placed it in the groove on the ground.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the formation plate lit up, and rays of divine light appeared on the ground.
Xia Chen indicated that they were completely safe. Only then did the three of them enter the depths of the treasury. After opening nine doors, the three of them finally arrived at the real treasury.
“We’re rich!”
The first thing he saw were the mountain-like crystals. They were all primal chaos crystals, and their divine light was blinding.
The fist-sized pile of chaos spirit stones had become a three-hundred-meter mountain. Guo Ran excitedly charged into the mountain of spirit stones, rolling back and forth as if he were in a dream.
Long Chen and Xia Chen were also incredibly excited. They couldn’t believe their eyes. There were so many chaos spirit stones here, and they were all good without the slightest consumption.
Let alone Guo Ran, even Long Chen wanted to pinch himself to see if he was dreaming. It seemed he had never had such good luck in his life.
These primal chaos spirit stones numbered in the hundreds of millions. Long Chen was like a poor beggar who had suddenly obtained a mountain of gold. He felt like everything was just an illusion.
“We’re rich! We’re rich!” Xia Chen shouted in delight. He grabbed a bunch of spirit stones and raised them into the sky as if he had gone crazy.
“No, this is just one of the treasuries.” Xia Chen suddenly looked at the wall.
“There’s a treasure room?” Guo Ran crawled out of the pile of spirit stones, his eyes shining.
Hu!
Long Chen directly placed all the primal chaos spirit stones into the primal chaos space. At this time, Xia Chen had already arrived in front of the wall. Taking out a formation disc, he placed it on the wall and began to decipher the runes.
Ka ka ka…
Suddenly, the walls shrank to the sides, revealing a treasure room. There were also primal chaos spirit stones inside.
But when they saw these primal chaos spirit stones, their hearts stopped beating. They were also primal chaos spirit stones, but their auras were completely different. When the treasure room’s door opened, boundless primal chaos energy surged out.
The three of them arrived in front of the pile of primal chaos spirit stones. Long Chen picked up one. It was the same size as the previous ones, but the mist it contained was different.
Previously, the mist within the spirit stones hadn’t been this dense. Furthermore, the mist within the spirit stones was slowly flowing. The two of them gave off a completely different feeling.
The latter seemed to contain some kind of strange law, and it was even more spiritual. It was like it had its own life, and it could sense a strange rhythm.
“Looks like chaos spirit stones are also split into low grade. This should be a high grade chaos spirit stone. I’ve really struck gold this time,” said Long Chen.
The number of chaos spirit stones here was much less than the ones outside. However, there were still millions of them. But their value was probably no less than low grade chaos spirit stones.
Ka ka ka…
Long Chen had only just put away these high grade chaos spirit stones when Xia Chen opened another door. Inside was another pile of spirit stones.
BOOM!
The instant the door opened, a terrifying qi current surged out, causing the three of them to stagger and almost fly out.
“Damn, what level is this chaos spirit stone?!”
Guo Ran was shocked. This pile of spirit stones was only the height of a person. There were only several hundred of them.
The energy within the spirit stone was no longer mist-like, but flowing like water. Its fluctuations were many times stronger than the so-called high grade chaos spirit stone.
“I was wrong. The ones before were low grade and middle grade. This should be the high grade.” Long Chen’s heart pounded.
This chaos spirit stone contained a terrifying power. It was like the core of a star. If it was directly released, it would probably destroy an entire world.
“I’ve really struck gold this time. This high grade chaos spirit stone contains a complete set of the laws of heaven and earth. It’s like a miniature version of heaven and earth. If I use it to help my brothers, I’ll definitely be able to activate the primal chaos manifestation and take root in the ten thousand Daos,” said Long Chen excitedly.
Long Chen was naturally excited. He hadn’t expected that he would also have such a lucky moment in his life. It seemed the destiny of a Saint Ruler really was extraordinary. His bad luck had finally been shaken off.
Guo Ran and Xia Chen were also incredibly excited, but Long Chen was the first to maintain his calm.
“We have to clean up this place as soon as possible. We have to take everything we can. If the creatures here sense us, we’ll be in trouble.”
Xia Chen nodded. Now wasn’t the time to be happy. It wouldn’t be too late to be excited after bringing the treasure back to Nirvana Sky.
Xia Chen used the formation plate to continuously open the treasury. Unfortunately, the armory was the same as one of the ruins, and almost all of it had been emptied.
According to Long Chen’s guess, when the final battle arrived, the Heaven Splitting Divine Sect definitely wouldn’t hold anything back. They would bring out all their divine weapons to fight.
However, what excited Xia Chen and Guo Ran the most was that there were many highly purified divine materials in the storehouse. Many of them were immortal gold and divine iron used to forge immortal weapons. The two of them were delighted, and they quickly gathered all the materials.
Regretfully, many of those treasures had been destroyed in battle. Long Chen hadn’t found any cultivation techniques or Battle Skills, nor had he found any medicinal pills or medicines. That made him a bit disappointed.
After all, many of the medicinal ingredients here were from the ancient era, and the outside world had practically cut them off. If he could obtain the medicinal ingredients here, he would be able to refine even more powerful medicinal pills.
“What is this?”
Suddenly, the three of them saw countless strange armored monsters. They were of different sizes and shapes, and they had strange runes on them.
“I know. They’re puppets, but they aren’t battle puppets. They seem to be mining puppets.” Xia Chen was pleasantly surprised to see these puppets.
Ka ka ka…
Opening the other treasury, they saw strange armored figures appear. Each one of them was holding a sharp weapon, their killing intent surging.
“These are definitely battle puppets. Wow, their runes are so refined.” Guo Ran’s heart pounded. Perhaps he could use their armor to learn from them.
However, there seemed to be something wrong with these battle puppets. The ones piled up here should be some defective items. The other treasures were all empty. Clearly, the powerful battle puppets had all gone out to fight.
But even so, Guo Ran and Xia Chen still carefully put them away. They had a thought: if they could create powerful puppets, wouldn’t they be able to dominate the world?
When they had collected the puppets, they had found that these puppets were all driven by chaos spirit stones. In other words, as long as they had chaos spirit stones, they would be able to raise a powerful army of puppets.
After looting all the treasures, the three of them returned to the palace. Xia Chen didn’t stand on courtesy and directly took away all the formation discs on the floating platform. He needed to go back and study these formation discs properly. He was sure he would obtain a great harvest.
BOOM!
The three of them were just about to leave when the ground began to shake. A terrifying aura soared, and Long Chen’s expression changed.
“Not good. We seem to have been exposed.”
“It might be the fluctuations of the formation that alerted them. What should we do? Should we hide below?” asked Xia Chen.
“We can’t hide. They’ll definitely sense something strange. We have to immediately flee. Prepare yourselves. We can’t teleport. I’ll bring you away.” Long Chen’s expression was solemn. He felt a terrifying threat.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the ground exploded, and the Kun Peng wings on Long Chen’s back shook. The instant he crawled out, he saw countless devil race experts patrolling his surroundings.
The instant Long Chen flew out, these devil race experts roared and charged at him.
“Damn humans, I hate your auras.”
A half-step immortal devil expert stepped through the air, his claw covering the sky as it slashed down on Long Chen’s group of three. The power of his claw caused heaven and earth to tremble, and space instantly solidified.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran’s expressions changed. This half-step immortal rank expert’s pressure was similar to the immortal Xuan Turtle they had encountered before. A powerful killing intent locked onto them, and they immediately felt their bodies go stiff.
The two of them were horrified. This half-step Immortal expert’s strength was probably not below the Immortal Black Tortoise.
Buzz!
A pair of Kun Peng wings appeared on Long Chen’s back. Grabbing Xia Chen and Guo Ran, he shot off like a shooting star.
BOOM!
The devil expert’s claw pierced through Long Chen’s location, causing rubble to fly everywhere.
The half-step immortal rank expert was infuriated. Long Chen wasn’t affected by his pressure and immediately chased after him.
Rumble…
Countless devil race experts roared and chased after Long Chen. Of the hundreds of experts, there were dozens of Heavenly Venerate level existences, while the rest were all World Kings.
However, although the devil race’s experts were strong, they weren’t Long Chen’s match in terms of speed. The further they chased, the further Long Chen disappeared.
The devil race experts roared furiously, but there was nothing they could do. They could only watch as the three of them fled.
Hu!
Long Chen grabbed Xia Chen and Guo Ran and flew for over an hour before finding a remote place to rest.
“Damn, luckily we ran fast, or we’d be done for,” said Guo Ran.
“How is that devil expert so terrifying? Once his aura locked onto me, I couldn’t move,” said Xia Chen.
“Fortunately, boss isn’t afraid of being locked down by it. Otherwise, we really would have died. Fuck, we just made a huge profit. If we just died like this, I really wouldn’t be able to accept it,” said Guo Ran hatefully.
Long Chen let out a long sigh of relief. He had also been given a fright. That half-step immortal rank expert’s spiritual pressure was actually so terrifying. Fortunately, his soul was strong and his will was firm, so he wasn’t affected. Otherwise, if he had been a step too late, he really would have died.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran were both locked down and unable to move. This was the absolute suppression of the difference in cultivation realms. They had never encountered such a situation in the Nirvana Heavens, but here, the absolute suppression had appeared.
Absolute suppression was nearly impossible to break apart. The only way to do so was to close the gap between their cultivation realms. For instance, if the two of them were to become World Kings, this sort of absolute suppression would cancel out a great deal.
Although they would still be suppressed, they wouldn’t be so terrifying. At the very least, they could still flee. But now, they didn’t even have the qualifications to flee. The experts here were too terrifying.
This was still a half-step immortal rank expert. If it was an immortal rank expert, Long Chen didn’t know whether or not he would still be unaffected.
Previously, Long Chen had said that the Golden Winged Devil and the Five-Colored Mystic Turtle were loose cultivators. Even if they were undying experts, they were the weaker ones. As a result, Long Chen had guessed correctly. True experts, even half-step undying experts, were not people they could handle.
“What should we do now? Should we flee?” asked Xia Chen.
Now that they had been discovered, they might face a large-scale search. If they fled now, it might be too late.
Long Chen shook his head. “It’s probably too late to run now. Running directly is no different from walking right into a trap. They’ll definitely seal the gate as quickly as possible.”
Xia Chen and Guo Ran were silent. If they were the devil race’s experts, they would definitely guard the exit before coming to capture them.
Most importantly, they were afraid of destroying the spatial laws. At that time, they wouldn’t even be able to use the transportation formation. At that time, they really would have no way out.
“Then what should we do now?” asked Xia Chen.
“Don’t worry about them. We’ll continue according to our original plan. They won’t be able to catch up to my speed. As long as they don’t surround us, they won’t be able to do anything to us.
“Since we’ve already entered, we can’t come for nothing. We have to bring more treasures out, and at the same time, think of a way to deal with them,” said Long Chen.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran nodded. Long Chen’s speed was unrivaled. As long as they were careful, looking for them was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
“Alright, I’ll set up a few more transportation points. At that time, we’ll have more places to hide and it’ll be easier to escape,” said Xia Chen.
As he spoke, Xia Chen directly chose a secret location and set up a transportation formation. He also added an illusory formation. If this place was discovered or destroyed, he would be the first to notice.
The three of them continued searching the ruins. They had set up dozens of teleportation formations along the way. The more teleportation formations there were, the safer they would be.
Half a day later, the three of them found another human ruin. This place had been completely destroyed, and they hadn’t managed to gather any resources. However, they found a broken stone tablet.
There was a map carved on the stone tablet, and the three of them cheered when they saw it. This map was too old, and there were many areas that were unclear. However, they were still able to roughly distinguish the terrain.
Very quickly, they found their own location and the location of the Heaven-Battling Divine Sect. This made it much easier to read the map.
“The Heaven Splitting Divine Sect is a super large sect, so they use this large diagram to represent it. As for this sect, it’s a small one. The diagram is only the size of a soybean.” There were no words on the map, only some strange diagrams. Furthermore, they were already unclear, but the three of them were still able to see some clues.
The Heaven War God Sect’s insignia was the size of a fist. It seemed that the power here was determined by the size of the map.
“Boss, there’s another place the same size as the Heaven Battle Sect over there. Let’s go take a look!” Guo Ran pointed to a corner of the map.
Long Chen looked at the map. It was extremely far. He shook his head. “There’s no need to go directly. Let’s plan our route and try not to miss out on any factions.
“The larger sects will definitely be heavily attacked, and they might not be able to preserve as many things as they want. The smaller sects might not be able to keep as few things as they want. Since we’ve already come, we should clean up the place and try to return everything to the granary,” said Long Chen.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran nodded, feeling that Long Chen’s words made sense. They immediately began to move. But as soon as they arrived at the first ruin, the jade plate on Xia Chen’s waist suddenly lit up.
“Boss, this is interesting.” Xia Chen looked at the jade plate on his waist and smiled.
“What is it?” asked Long Chen.
“The formation I set up is sending images. Look…” Xia Chen summoned a light barrier.
A group of figures appeared on the light barrier. He couldn’t sense their auras, but from their figures, they should be from the sea demons.
“They’re all Immortal Kings?” asked Guo Ran.
Although he couldn’t sense their auras, he could see the divine light behind their heads. That meant they were all Immortal Kings.
Buzz!
The scene changed, and another group of people appeared. They were a group of experts with soaring blood qi. They were surrounded by a bloody light, and their power was shocking. Even through the light barrier, one could sense their power.
Then the scene changed again. A group of experts wrapped in black qi appeared. They looked a bit like Underworld race experts, but what they saw was just an image. They couldn’t see their true bodies, so it was impossible to determine their identities.
“This time it really is interesting. They’re all Immortal Kings. They’re using us as targets to temper themselves.” Long Chen smiled.
Xia Chen had set up these formation discs in different places on his way here. He had used them to investigate his surroundings, but he hadn’t expected that the experts here would only send Immortal Kings to deal with them.
“Boss, let’s go meet them,” said Guo Ran eagerly. He wanted to see just how strong the experts who had grown up here were.
“There’s no need. Let’s continue searching for treasures. If we run into them, we’ll try. If we don’t run into them, we won’t waste time looking for them.” Long Chen shook his head.
The two of them nodded. Although they really wanted to compete with the experts here, thinking about it, getting rich was more important.
The three of them began to explore the human race’s ruins. This ruin was just a small sect. They had only collected a few low grade spirit stones, a few bone books, and some medicinal pills.
Although they hadn’t gained much, they had seen hope. They could study those bone books.
The three of them went to the next location. As a result, they ran into a group of hunters halfway.
Seeing Long Chen’s group of three, their eyes brightened and they directly attacked.
BOOM!
Guo Ran met one of the leaders head-on and smashed his fist down. As a result, that person’s fist caused his qi and blood to surge, and he tumbled several times.
The armor on Guo Ran’s fist had been deformed. That person’s physical body was even stronger than his armor.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
On the other side, Xia Chen formed hand seals, and talismans flew out. When they collided with those experts, they exploded, and a wave of qi swept out.
Xia Chen’s talisman was extremely powerful. If an ordinary Heavenly Venerate were to take one, they would either die or be heavily injured.
As for the experts in front of them, although they were battered and exhausted, they were unable to cause any fatal injuries.
“Fuck, what race are you from? How are you so strong?”
Guo Ran was fighting intensely with that leader. His armor was in a mess, and it was on the verge of shattering.
“Idiot, my Heavenly Bone Mammoth race slaughtered your entire human race in that battle.
“Your immortal expert’s skull is still hanging in front of the totem pole. You actually don’t recognize us?” sneered the sea demon.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sea demon expert’s fists danced, forcing Guo Ran back. Guo Ran was infuriated. This fellow was too strong. He wasn’t his match.
“Are you the strongest person in this world?” shouted Guo Ran as he dodged.
“Only an idiot would say such an idiotic thing. I’m ranked seventh amongst our Heavenly Bone Mammoth Kings.
“I don’t know how many existences are stronger than me in the no man’s world. You are simply frogs in a well.” The Heavenly Bone Mammoth expert sneered.
The Mammoth race? No wonder. Long Chen’s heart shook. The Mammoth race specialized in power. No wonder they were so powerful.
“To be able to meet you all is truly luck. The various races have already announced that whoever kills the three of you will obtain the qualifications to undergo the baptism of the Eye of Chaos. Haha, I didn’t expect it to be so easy.” The Heavenly Bone Mammoth expert laughed.
“Don’t get entangled. Finish the battle as soon as possible to avoid others taking advantage of you.” The Heavenly Bone Mammoth expert shouted.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Following his shout, over ten Heavenly Bone Mammoth Race experts roared furiously. A strange image appeared behind them. It was the image of a huge mammoth.
These people’s auras erupted like a volcano, instantly multiplying by dozens of times.
“Die!”
The leader of the Heavenly Bone Mammoth Race also summoned a manifestation and smashed a fist at Guo Ran. The entire space around him twisted.
Pa!
Just at this moment, a hand covered in golden dragon scales grabbed his fist. It was Long Chen.
Long Chen’s entire body was covered in golden dragon scales. Vast qi and blood energy surged out like the tide of the sea. He tightly grabbed his opponent’s fist and looked at him with a mocking smile.
“You dare to spout such arrogant words with just this bit of power?”
“You…”
The Heavenly Bone Mammoth expert was both shocked and infuriated. Runes lit up all over his body, and his arm instantly grew a size larger. Power surged out like a tsunami.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The ground beneath their feet exploded like a volcano. A berserk qi current swept through the heavens.
But no matter how hard he tried, his fist was still caught by Long Chen. At this time, his expression changed.
“What mammoth? In front of a dragon, it’s just an ant.”
Long Chen snorted and his hand trembled.
Pu!
The Heavenly Bone Mammoth expert let out a miserable cry as his arm was torn off by Long Chen.
Pu!
Long Chen pointed a finger, and the Heavenly Bone Mammoth expert’s forehead was pierced by the seven-colored divine light. His corpse fell to the ground, instantly transforming into a huge mammoth.
“Dragon blood transforms into tendons, and my dragon energy becomes even more condensed. My Dragon God Body Refining Art has advanced a step further. I wonder if there’s anyone in the same realm who can beat me in terms of physical strength.” Long Chen was filled with delight as he sensed the powerful dragon energy circulating around him.
Pu pu pu…
Holding the Seven Ultimate Sword, Long Chen charged at the other Heavenly Bone Mammoth experts. In just a moment, he had killed everyone.
Hu!
Long Chen waved his hand, gathering all the corpses into the primal chaos space and tossing them into the black soil.
“Someone’s coming. Let’s go.”
Xia Chen hastily took out a formation disc. After a breath, the space around them calmed slightly. Xia Chen’s formation disc lit up, and the three of them disappeared.
In less than a breath’s time, countless figures charged over from all directions. But they were a step too late. Other than endless blood, there was nothing on the ground.
“How can they be so strong?!” Xia Chen and Guo Ran were horrified.
After fleeing, the three of them found a secluded place to rest. Guo Ran’s armor had been completely destroyed.
“If we were born here, we would only be stronger than them. But that’s fine. The difference between Xiantian can be made up in the future,” comforted Long Chen.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran were absolute experts in Nirvana Sky, but here, they were completely defeated by a group of experts on the same level. They felt like they had been sent from heaven to hell. That kind of difference was hard for them to accept.
This was also the first time Long Chen had exchanged blows with these heavenly geniuses. Now he finally believed the words of the dragon race’s experts. Amongst the human race’s heavenly geniuses, he was one of the peak experts, but here, he was no longer one.
The expert from the Heavenly Bone Mammoth Race wouldn’t lie to him. He said that he was ranked seventh amongst his generation, but that was only in the Immortal King Realm. There might be even more terrifying existences in other realms.
As for the Heavenly Bone Mammoth race, they were only one of the many races in this world. Counting them like this, there were probably as many heavenly geniuses as him amongst the younger generation.
Although the heavenly geniuses of the Heavenly Bone Mammoth race couldn’t compare to Long Aotian or Lian Wuying, their strength was completely on the same level as Ye Wuchen, Zhao Xingtian, and the others. It had to be known that Ye Wuchen and Zhao Xingtian had both come from an immortal family and had gathered countless resources to create them.
And such experts were extremely rare in this world. How could they not be shocked?
This was just the beginning. Who knew what kind of terrifying existences they would encounter in the future? The experts of this world were truly too powerful. They weren’t even on the same level as the Nirvana Expanse.
“The Heavenly Bone Mammoth race’s experts said that this place is a no man’s land. They probably named it after killing all the humans here. Now that we’ve appeared, they’re starting to hunt us. Fuck, just thinking about it makes me furious. Once we get stronger, will we also be able to kill all the other races?” said Guo Ran hatefully as he mended his armor.
Guo Ran’s armor could only be repaired a bit. That way, he would be able to maintain a certain level of power. Otherwise, if he encountered another powerful creature like this, he would have no choice but to flee.
“That’s good. When boss turns them into prey, we’ll see just how shameless they are,” laughed Xia Chen.
“Don’t just laugh. You’ve gathered so many formation discs, but you still haven’t figured out how to use them? Use chaos spirit stones to smash them to death,” said Guo Ran.
“I’ve already researched a bit. However, many formation discs are one-time-use items, and once you use them, they’re gone.
“I can’t use it unless it’s absolutely necessary. Furthermore, I don’t have time to draw talismans right now. The talismans I brought won’t be able to obtain the approval of the heavens here, and their power will be greatly reduced. There’s nothing I can do,” said Xia Chen helplessly.
“Aren’t they too cowardly? Are we supposed to be chased by them like rabbits?” Guo Ran was a bit irritated.
“What’s so stupid about that? If you’re not as strong as them, you should know how to avoid their sharpness. Alright, stop complaining. Next time we run into enemies, let’s soulsearch them and see how they’re doing,” said Long Chen.
Just now, he had been testing the strength of the experts here. Although he had killed them, he hadn’t had the time to soulsearch them. There were many things he needed to figure out before coming up with a plan.
Due to being blocked, the three of them changed directions and went in a different direction. They went through three ruins in a day, and one of them was a sect with a certain scale. Their treasury was intact, and the depressed Xia Chen and Guo Ran immediately felt much better.
That was especially true when they found a complete map of the uninhabited world. This place had once been called the Ten Thousand Spirit World, and it had been named after the meaning of all living things.
However, the ancient tomes here didn’t say anything about the extermination of their race. There were three treasuries, and two of them had been turned to ashes because they hadn’t been supported by formations.
There was only one treasure room. Because the formation had always been activated, it had protected the ancient tomes from the corrosion of time.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran found secret tomes related to forging, formations, and inscriptions. They were ecstatic.
The method of forging and inscriptions here was very different from what they had learned. There was an introduction to forging immortal weapons.
Although it was just an introduction, to the two of them, it was like they had obtained a treasure. It was like a new door had opened.
Other than these ancient tomes, there were also some cultivation techniques. Because they were pressed for time, the three of them didn’t have time to read through them and directly put them away.
Other than those ancient tomes, there were also quite a few chaos spirit stones and immortal gold and divine iron. The thing that delighted Guo Ran the most was that he had found two sabers in the treasury.
However, although these two sabers were inscribed with Immortal Runes, they weren’t Immortal grade weapons. That was because they were still incomplete.
Guo Ran’s two sabers had been crippled. Although they were only half-completed, they were enough for him.
Most importantly, this semi-finished product was extremely valuable. He could use it as a reference to forge his own immortal weapon.
Other than the Heaven Splitting Divine Sect, this was the place with the most bountiful harvests. Xia Chen and Guo Ran were both excitedly smiling. Their gloomy mood from being chased was completely swept away.
“How’s the situation?” asked Long Chen.
“They’re still running around like headless flies, unable to determine our direction. Furthermore, the hundreds of formation discs I set up are all completely undamaged. Not a single one of them was found,” said Xia Chen.
The formation discs Xia Chen had set up along the way were equivalent to hundreds of eyes, helping him monitor his surroundings. Each formation disc was covered by an illusory formation. Many of the foreign experts were unable to notice them even when they walked around.
In fact, Xia Chen had even set up some low-level formations that would easily be discovered by others. But without exception, none of them were able to see anything.
This meant that the experts here didn’t understand formations at all. That made Xia Chen completely at ease.
“Boss, we have a group of Kun Peng experts nearby.” Suddenly, Xia Chen’s expression changed.
Xia Chen summoned an image. There was nothing in the image, but golden light flew over. When Xia Chen stopped the image, he could see a blurry figure. Although it was indistinct, he could still see that it was the Kun Peng race.
“They’re so fast that even the formation can’t capture them. They’re coming for boss,” gasped Guo Ran.
Long Chen’s speed was their strongest trump card. Now that the Kun Peng race had appeared, Long Chen’s advantage would be gone.
Hu!
Just at this moment, the sound of air being torn apart rang out from above. Golden light whistled over, disappearing in the blink of an eye. It was so fast that even Long Chen jumped in fright.
BOOM!
Those ten or so golden lights had only just flown past when they suddenly exploded in the air. Those golden lights instantly returned.
“Damn human, hand over your life!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a golden claw covered the sky as it clawed at the three of them. Its ferocious aura caused Xia Chen and Guo Ran to be unable to breathe properly. This expert was even stronger than the Heavenly Bone Mammoth.
BOOM!
In the face of the Kun Peng race’s expert’s attack, Long Chen didn’t dare to be negligent. He summoned the Dragon King Battle Armor and clawed at him.
The dragon claw collided with the Kun Peng’s claw, causing a huge shockwave. Long Chen’s entire body shook, and the Kun Peng expert was sent flying.
Long Chen was startled. This Kun Peng expert’s speed was truly terrifying. This sudden burst of speed caused his chest to ache.
Rumble…
The Kun Peng expert was forced back by Long Chen, and he directly summoned his Kun Peng manifestation. When that manifestation appeared, primal chaos qi circulated, and rumbling filled the air.
Buzz!
With the support of the manifestation, the Kun Peng expert spread his wings. They were like golden blades cutting apart the sky as one wing slashed down at Long Chen.
The Kun Peng expert summoned his true form, and his attacks were as fast as lightning. Long Chen instinctively dodged.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Kun Peng’s wings were like huge blades that slashed down on the ground, creating an endless chasm.
The bottomless ditch was still shining with golden light. This attack was absolutely shocking. Even Long Chen jumped in shock.
Buzz!
The Kun Peng expert’s attack missed. His other wing trembled, and divine splendor surged as it swept over. The speed at which he changed his attack was incomparable.
BOOM!
Long Chen slashed his Seven Ultimate Sword at the golden wings. Two immense forces caused the world to shake and sand to soar into the sky.
The Kun Peng expert was sent flying by Long Chen’s sword. As for Long Chen, his qi and blood surged, and he was forced back several steps. With each step, cracks appeared on the ground.
“What a powerful divine ability!”
Long Chen was startled. His Seven Ultimate Sword was condensed from the seven-colored supreme blood, and its hardness was comparable to an immortal weapon. But when it collided with the Kun Peng expert’s wings, it was unable to sever them.
The Kun Peng expert’s golden wings were shining as if they were made of gold. Divine light circulated around them, emitting endless pressure that caused Gan Kun to resonate.
“So the golden-winged roc of the Kun Peng race possesses such terrifying power.” Long Chen’s eyes brightened.
In the past, he had also encountered the Golden-Winged Peng race. However, these Golden-Winged Peng were just a branch of the Kun Peng race. They weren’t very powerful.
But this Golden-Winged Roc possessed the aura of a Kun Peng. Its bloodline was pure, and its wings were indestructible.
“Damn human, you do have some skill. However, you’re still not enough. You don’t have the qualifications to comment on my Kun Peng race.”
The Kun Peng expert was unable to restrain his fury after being sent flying by Long Chen. With a furious roar, he spread his wings and suddenly opened his mouth.
Buzz!
Without any warning, a golden light shot toward Long Chen. Everything happened too quickly. By the time Long Chen reacted, the divine light was already right in front of him. It was too late to dodge.
“Seven Ultimate Shield!”
Without even thinking about it, seven-colored divine light appeared in Long Chen’s left hand, forming a seven-colored shield in front of him.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s seven-colored shield exploded, and his left hand was covered in blood.
Obviously, the divine light that the Kun Peng expert had spat out was his strongest killing move. Even the Seven Ultimate Shield was unable to block it.
“Die!”
The Kun Peng expert’s wings flapped, and he shot toward Long Chen like a bolt of golden lightning. Long Chen’s left hand was numb, and half his body was unable to move. If he took this attack head-on, he would definitely be at a disadvantage.
“You dare bring out such insignificant skills to embarrass yourself?”
The Kun Peng expert sneered and suddenly flapped his wings. Golden light erupted and he appeared in front of Long Chen.
Even Long Chen hadn’t been able to clearly see how he had attacked. He was shocked. He had never seen such speed.
BOOM!
The Seven Ultimate Sword in Long Chen’s hand slashed down, and Long Chen and the Kun Peng expert both retreated.
Hu!
As he retreated, his wings suddenly lit up and he disappeared.
Long Chen immediately had a bad feeling. The Kun Peng wings on his back trembled, and he switched positions eight times.
BOOM!
But despite that, Long Chen was still caught up. He slashed out with the Seven Ultimate Sword, but because he wasn’t as fast as the Kun Peng expert, he was sent flying.
“Boss!”
Xia Chen and Guo Ran cried out. Their boss was actually at a disadvantage.
“Kill those two minions.”
The Kun Peng expert gave the order to the dozen Kun Peng experts that had come with him.
Those experts immediately charged at Xia Chen and Guo Ran.
“Minion? You’re the minion. Your entire family is minion. Don’t treat a pie like it’s nothing.”
Xia Chen furiously took out a huge formation plate. Countless runes lit up on it, and a destructive aura soared.
“Retreat!”
The Kun Peng expert hastily gave the order, but it was too late. Under Xia Chen’s control, the formation disc shot out like a shooting star.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the formation plate exploded, and a ripple of death spread out. The Kun Peng race’s experts were instantly blown back.
“Fuck, come! Continue being arrogant!” Xia Chen shouted at the heavily injured Kun Peng experts.
Guo Ran was stunned. He hadn’t expected Xia Chen to have such a terrifying technique.
“Three thousand chaos spirit stones for one attack! Come, I have plenty of spirit stones!” shouted Xia Chen.
The reason he was clenching his teeth was because of his heartache. He had obtained quite a few treasures from the ruins. There were some formation discs that could be used as attack formation discs, but they could only be activated with chaos spirit stones. Furthermore, the consumption was shocking.
Xia Chen didn’t want to use it recklessly, but after being completely infuriated by the Kun Peng race’s experts, he directly unleashed his killing move.
“Courting death!”
Seeing his master on the verge of death, the Kun Peng expert was both shocked and infuriated. He spread his wings, and a terrifying divine might soared.
“Where are you looking?”
Just at this moment, Long Chen smashed a bronze cauldron at the Kun Peng expert.
BOOM!
The Kun Peng expert’s attention was drawn over by Xia Chen and Guo Ran. He hadn’t expected Long Chen to suddenly launch an attack, and the cauldron smashed into his back.
Pu!
The Kun Peng expert vomited blood. No matter how strong he was, he was unable to endure the impact of the cauldron.
“Despicable human, if you have the guts… then fight fair and square… pfft…” The Kun Peng expert was heavily injured and crazily roared.
“Idiot, if I didn’t want your complete wings, do you think I would have stayed with you for so long? Go in peace. I’ll kindly accept your wings.”
Pu!
The Kun Peng expert’s head was instantly severed.
Pu pu pu…
Long Chen’s Seven Absolutes Sword stabbed out, killing all the Kun Peng experts and quickly absorbing their corpses into the primal chaos space.
“Qi Ke, let’s go!”
Xia Chen took out his formation plate. Divine light enveloped them, and the three of them disappeared.
BOOM!
The three of them had only just disappeared when a sharp claw pierced through the sky. The place where the three of them had been instantly transformed into nothingness.
“Damned human, you dare to kill my Kun Peng’s son? I will exterminate the entire human race!”
Terrifying roars rang out. The person who had attacked was an undying expert. He had come to save the Kun Peng race expert, but Long Chen had attacked too quickly.
Too late.
Buzz!
The void trembled, and endless golden divine splendor surged. A chaotic aura circulated, and a pair of golden wings tore through the sky.
“Damn, so cool!”
Guo Ran and Xia Chen looked at the pair of new golden wings on Long Chen’s back. They were so envious that they almost drooled.
“No, I’ll definitely make a pair of wings like this in the future. It’s too flashy.” Guo Ran clenched his fists excitedly.
Under their protection, Long Chen only used two hours to refine the Kun Peng wings.
BOOM!
Suddenly, Long Chen’s wings trembled and he disappeared.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Long Chen left behind countless figures in the air. It was like tens of thousands of Long Chens were running back and forth, their speed reaching their peak.
Hu!
Suddenly, the sky filled with people disappeared. Long Chen returned to his original position. Looking at the Kun Peng wings he had just obtained, he couldn’t help being shocked.
“This pair of wings has already been nourished by the Primal Chaos Qi when it was still in the womb and has already begun to awaken. This person’s identity is definitely not ordinary!”
Long Chen refined the wings. When he used them, he was rejected by the will of the wings.
Long Chen had used his own will to suppress it before subduing it. After subduing it, the memories of its growth were gradually carved into his mind.
This pair of wings had been meticulously groomed. It was like a divine weapon, and its power had already surpassed the Kun Peng race’s experts. That was also why Long Chen’s Seven Ultimate Sword had been unable to injure it in the slightest.
Although Long Chen didn’t have the Kun Peng’s power, he had the Seven Colored Sovereign Blood, Violet Blood, and Dragon Blood. He could use these wings to their greatest effect.
So when Long Chen controlled these wings, they were even faster and stronger than the Kun Peng.
“Boss, if we gather more wings, can we equip all our warriors with wings?” asked Xia Chen expectantly.
Long Chen shook his head. “That’s impossible. If you want to subdue the Kun Peng’s wings, you’ll need a stronger physical body. More importantly, you’ll need a stronger will than the Kun Peng. Otherwise, there’s no way to subdue it.”
The will of a Kun Peng was a will that didn’t want to be bound by the heavens and earth. It wanted to defy the heavens and change fate, to overturn the will of the Heavenly Daos.
Although the Dragonblood warriors were all strong-willed, it was practically impossible for them to subdue the Kun Peng’s will. Furthermore, the process of subduing it was extremely dangerous. It wasn’t worth it to risk their lives for such an opportunity.
Hearing that, Xia Chen felt like cold water had been poured over his head. He could only dispel that thought.
“There are too many people here. Let’s go somewhere else and try not to be surrounded by too many people.”
Long Chen brought the two of them away. His golden wings flapped, and he disappeared.
In the next few days, the experts from the various races didn’t know that Long Chen had already left. They foolishly formed a circle and began to search.
As for Long Chen’s group of three, they had long since explored over thirty ancient ruins in another direction. They had obtained three immortal weapons, as well as various cultivation techniques, secret tomes, spirit stones, and divine materials.
Seeing that there had been no activity for the past few days, the three of them decided to go to a nearby super sect.
That was because after the Heaven Splitting Divine Sect had been exposed, Long Chen had been worried that these people would learn of their goal and start waiting.
But when the three of them approached that sect, they realized their worries were unnecessary. The creatures here clearly didn’t have that kind of intelligence.
This was a sect comparable to the Heaven Splitting Divine Sect. But when the three of them had been filled with delight, thinking that they would be able to make a fortune, they had realized that all the treasures here had long since been looted.
“How could this be?!” Xia Chen and Guo Ran’s expressions changed.
According to reason, that shouldn’t be the case. The lifeforms here wouldn’t touch the human race’s things. The human race’s things were useless to them.
“Looking at the marks here, it seems the treasure room has long since been emptied. It should have been done by people from that era,” said Long Chen.
“Did someone take advantage of the situation?” Guo Ran was shocked.
“There are words here. Boss, do you recognize them?” Just as the three of them were about to leave in disappointment, Xia Chen suddenly saw some words on the wall.
In front of the words was a pile of ashes and a completely rotten dagger.
“Traitor!”
Long Chen looked at the words on the wall. They were rather illegible, and the walls were a bit rotten. It took him a long time to recognize them.
“Traitor? Could it be that all the treasures in this sect have been stolen?” asked Xia Chen.
“But what’s the point of stealing it? How could there be a complete egg when the nest is gone?” asked Guo Ran.
The three of them looked at the pile of dirt in front of the wall. That should be the dust left behind by that person’s decayed body.
Although the words were illegible, it was possible to see that this person was filled with resentment and unwillingness before his death.
Long Chen looked at those two words for a long time before shaking his head. “Enemies aren’t frightening. What’s frightening are those invisible enemies and those who harbor evil intentions.”
“Damn it, where did these traitors hide their treasures?” Xia Chen clenched his teeth.
Long Chen suddenly smiled. “That might not be a bad thing.”
“What?”
“Think about it, all the humans here have been exterminated, and these traitors have all died.
“But during the battle, they must have gathered countless treasures. As long as…”
“As long as we find their treasure location, we’ll be rich!” cried Guo Ran and Xia Chen excitedly.
“But how do we find the treasure?”
Xia Chen and Guo Ran were once more discouraged. The uninhabited world was so huge. Trying to find such a large group of hidden treasures was like searching for a needle in a haystack.
“That shouldn’t be too difficult. As long as you activate your sensing formation disc and focus on sensing the fluctuations of the primal chaos spirit stones, you’ll definitely be able to find them,” said Long Chen.
“But if it’s too large of a range, it’ll draw the attention of the enemy, and it’ll consume a shocking amount of chaos spirit stones. If we can’t find it…” Xia Chen hesitated.
“If you can’t bear to part with a child, you won’t be able to catch the wolf. Don’t worry about the primal chaos spirit stones. Once you find the treasure location, you’ll have everything,” laughed Long Chen.
Buzz!
Thus, Xia Chen clenched his teeth and set up an extremely large sensing formation disc. A pile of chaos spirit stones lit up, and the chaos spirit stones split apart one by one, turning into trash.
In just an incense stick’s worth of time, over a million chaos spirit stones had been consumed. That pained the three of them, but they could only clench their teeth and continue pouring more chaos spirit stones into the formation disc.
Countless bright spots appeared on Xia Chen’s formation plate. They were like a sea of stars, and each one of them was the fluctuation of spirit stones. Some of them were bright, some were dark, and some were dark. The dark spots indicated that there were fewer spirit stones, while the bright spots indicated that there were more.
Buzz!
Suddenly, a certain spot on the formation disc lit up like the sun. The three of them shouted at the same time:
“Found it!”
Hu!
Long Chen flew with the two of them for an entire day and night. This uninhabited world was too large. With Long Chen’s speed, it was unknown just how much distance he would have to cover in one day.
“We’re almost there. Let’s rest for a bit. The more time passes, the more we have to keep our cool,” said Long Chen.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran nodded. The two of them were incomparably excited, wanting nothing more than to immediately dig for treasures. Even their hearts were beating faster. They needed to calm down.
Xia Chen began to set up a formation. After setting it up, he rested for two hours. After a day and night of travel, Long Chen was extremely tired and needed to rest.
Once Long Chen had rested enough, the three of them carefully moved toward their target. Their target was an unremarkable valley that was completely ruined. It should be the ruins of a sect.
Xia Chen used the formation to observe for an incense stick’s worth of time. When he didn’t find anything strange, he began to investigate the ground.
As expected, there were some fluctuations coming from the ground. There was a formation supporting the ground, and to be on the safe side, the three of them continued to observe for a while before diving down.
As the three of them descended, they paid attention to any movements outside. If there was the slightest disturbance, they had to leave immediately.
It wasn’t until they were thousands of miles underground that they arrived at an underground tomb. This place wasn’t a ruin, but a tomb.
With Xia Chen present, the three of them easily entered the tomb.
“This isn’t a true tomb. The layout of the tomb isn’t like this,” said Guo Ran.
After all, he and Xia Chen had spent some time with Mo Nian and had a certain understanding of the underground tomb. The feng shui layout was completely different.
“The grand formation here isn’t a defensive formation. It’s just an ordinary formation to resist the corrosion of time. Furthermore, the way it was set up was extremely crude,” said Xia Chen curiously.
But even so, the three of them didn’t dare to be careless. They slowly walked deeper into the tomb, and soon, another formation gate appeared in front of them.
Even with Long Chen’s calmness, he still gulped.
The entire palace was covered in chaos spirit stones. At that moment, Long Chen’s head buzzed and went blank.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran weren’t much better off. Xia Chen almost dropped his formation plate.
“Am I dreaming?!” Guo Ran couldn’t help but pinch his own face. As a result, his face turned black. He was sure he wasn’t dreaming.
Primal chaos spirit stones had piled up into mountains. However, they were extremely chaotic. High grade, middle grade, and low grade were all mixed together.
“Damn, there’s more behind.” Xia Chen struggled to shift his gaze away from the pile of chaos spiritual stones. Behind the mountain, there was a large hall that was flickering with divine light.
The three of them came to another hall and found that this hall was practically filled with divine materials.
“Heavens, I’ve struck gold! I’ve struck gold!” Guo Ran’s voice was practically on the verge of tears.
The divine materials here had all been purified. Compared to them, the divine materials in his hands were trash. He didn’t even need to refine them to forge a divine weapon.
“Also…”
The three of them passed through a crack in the divine material. There was a large hall in front of them. There were all kinds of messy balls of light that were around a foot in size.
The sphere was covered in white bones. The white bones were filled with words. They were all bone books. Even without looking, he knew they were precious secret tomes.
That bone book was carved from the bones of undying beings. In order to maintain its divinity, it was sealed with divine stones.
Although Long Chen had obtained some secret tomes and bone books, he had never seen a divine stone that could seal a bone book.
There were thousands of divine stones in total. They were like miniature moons, quietly lying there.
“There’s someone!”
Suddenly, Long Chen’s expression changed. The Seven Ultimate Sword appeared in his hand, and he stabbed it toward a distant figure.
That figure was extremely stealthy, and there was no aura coming from it. If Long Chen hadn’t seen a corner of his robes, he wouldn’t have been able to sense it.
Hu!
Long Chen’s sword slashed toward that figure. Suddenly, Long Chen was startled and hastily pulled back his power. The qi wave blew away the divine stones, revealing the figure of an elder.
It was a human expert. He wore green robes, and his eyes were lifeless. His face seemed to be filled with regret and unwillingness. He didn’t move at all. He was actually a corpse.
“Dead?”
Xia Chen and Guo Ran were also given a fright. They walked over to him, bewildered.
“This is an undying expert who died countless years ago,” said Long Chen.
“But he’s not injured at all,” said Xia Chen.
“He killed himself,” said Long Chen.
“Kill yourself?”
Long Chen slowly extended his hand toward the corpse. It was sitting on the ground, holding a white bone.
Hu!
Long Chen grabbed it and pulled it out of the elder’s hand. There were words carved on it:
“They’re all dead. The evils we brought on ourselves are the hardest to bear. In the end, the human race died by our own hands. Greed is the greatest weakness of the human race. In the end, it was all for nothing. How pitiful, lamentable, and laughable.”
When Long Chen translated the words, Xia Chen and Guo Ran were dumbfounded. “Who is this person?”
“It’s very likely that they’re one of the traitors. The reason they’ve betrayed the human race is because of the things in this treasure room.
They had helped the foreign races kill their own kind, so they must have had some kind of agreement with the other races. As a result, the other races didn’t comply with the agreement. Their goal was to exterminate the human race. By changing the name of this place to the uninhabited world, it could be seen how much they hated the human race.
“Pitiful, lamentable, laughable. This evaluation should be a kind of self-mockery. Because of their greed, they ended up destroying themselves,” sighed Long Chen.
“Are they that stupid? Why would they cooperate with the other races?” asked Xia Chen.
“As the saying goes, when a wall breaks, a wall breaks. We can make a bold hypothesis. During that era, the Ten Thousand Spirit World’s human race reigned supreme, and all the races submitted to them. They could only breathe at the feet of the human race. What would the human race do then?” asked Long Chen.
“Internal strife!”
Xia Chen said without hesitation.
“Inner strife is split into two factions. If the two factions are evenly matched, then whoever roped in the foreign races will have the absolute advantage.
After that, the human race’s internal strife had taken a huge toll on the human race. The Outsiders had risen to power, annihilating the human race and dominating the world.
As for the specifics, no one knew. But from the current situation, although it was not accurate, it should not be far off!
“Two factions, one faction destroyed. For this person to be able to gather so many treasures, he must be an existence that has betrayed the human race and colluded with the other races. The human race is playing with fire and burning themselves. This last sentence is truly the most realistic.” Long Chen sighed.
“This person should have fled here. He didn’t dare to leave and was filled with remorse. That’s why he killed himself. Sigh! How sad, how regretful!” Xia Chen couldn’t help but sigh when he saw that person’s corpse.
“It’s not that bad. At the very least, I’ll be able to keep a pile of treasures.” Guo Ran curled his lips. He didn’t have that many emotions. All he cared about were those treasures.
The three of them once more examined this place. Other than this corpse, there was nothing else out of the ordinary. The three of them directly plundered all the treasures. Xia Chen immediately activated the formation disc and left.
“We’re rich! We’re rich!”
After the three of them teleported, they arrived at an extremely hidden place. There was a huge formation around them, and this place was absolutely safe. The three of them were finally unable to suppress their delight and began to shout.
“Fuck, with these primal chaos spirit stones, even if I run into an immortal rank expert, I’ll have the confidence to fight. Isn’t it just throwing money? I really do have money!” shouted Xia Chen.
“I still can’t make it. I need to make a new set of armor. Once I advance to the World King realm, I’ll definitely have the power to challenge an undying expert,” said Guo Ran confidently.
All the immortal gold and divine materials were with Guo Ran. There were tens of thousands of them, and there were even some that Guo Ran couldn’t name.
Let alone forging a set of armor, even forging a million sets would be more than enough. More importantly, Xia Chen still didn't have the ability to create an immortal rank armor.
The three of them split the Chaos Immortal Crystals evenly, each of them obtaining a huge amount of spirit stones just in case.
“Take a look at these bone books and see if there’s anything you can use right now,” said Long Chen.
Now that they were in an absolutely safe state, the three of them finally had time to count their gains. They took out those bone books.
“Heaven Battle God Manual!”
Long Chen’s heart pounded. The first ancient book he had taken out was a secret tome from the Heaven Battle Sect. Just from its name, he could tell it was the core cultivation technique of the Heaven Battle Sect.
“Gale Triple-Layered Slash. Yes, this is a Battle Skill.” Xia Chen examined an ancient book and shook his head. He wasn’t interested in such things.
Each bone book was wrapped in a ball of light. As long as you sent your divine sense into the ball of light, you would know its name. But if you wanted to cultivate, you had to send your soul into the bone book.
This was an extremely ancient inheritance method, but it was extremely efficient. However, it also had a fatal flaw. If a person’s Spiritual Strength was lacking, they wouldn’t be able to endure the pressure of the ancient book, and their soul would become chaotic and they would die.
“The Divine Refining Sect’s Forging Spirit Rune Chapter! Damn, this is the treasure we want!” Guo Ran jumped up.
Xia Chen was also incredibly excited. Hearing this name, he knew this was the treasure he needed.
“Give it to me, give it to me…” Xia Chen was incredibly excited.
“Don’t be in a rush to cultivate. The Spiritual Strength in the bone book is too powerful, and I’m afraid you won’t be able to endure it. First, tidy up your things. When the time comes, I’ll protect you,” said Long Chen.
Only then did Xia Chen and Guo Ran suppress their excitement and continue reading the other bone books. They found that these bone books were all precious secret tomes. There were all kinds of cultivation techniques, Battle Skills, divine abilities, alchemy, forging, inscription, formations, and even strange books on Feng Shui, divination, and astrology.
Over seventy percent of these bone books were related to cultivation techniques, Battle Skills, and divine abilities. There were hundreds of branches of martial arts within them.
There were even dozens of recordings of undying experts that recorded how they had broken through step by step to become undying. These recordings were incomparably precious and priceless.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran had compiled a total of forty-seven bone books. These bone books were all related to their professions. They included forging, inscriptions, formations, runes, mechanisms, hidden weapons, puppets, warships, and so on.
Long Chen was afraid that Xia Chen and Guo Ran’s Spiritual Strength wouldn’t be enough to endure the impact of the bone book, so he used his own Spiritual Strength to resist the impact. The three of them began to study the bone book.
Buzz!
The bone book lit up, and divine light surged out. Long Chen immediately felt a stabbing pain in his soul. Obviously, this bone book’s energy was even greater than he had imagined.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran were terrified. If Long Chen hadn’t blocked the first wave, they wouldn’t have been able to endure such a powerful attack.
A steady stream of energy poured into the three of them. Then Long Chen saw countless images. There were countless runes circulating within the images. There were also figures holding hammers, striking their weapons, carving runes onto their weapons.
The scene was extremely chaotic. Long Chen felt dizzy just looking at it.
But Xia Chen and Guo Ran were trembling with excitement. Long Chen didn’t understand, but they were constantly studying, firmly engraving this scene into their memories.
Three days passed. Long Chen’s face was pale as paper. He had exhausted a great deal of Spiritual Strength, but he had finally finished reading all the bone books.
He had only seen it for himself, but that didn’t matter. Xia Chen and Guo Ran had already memorized it.
“Boss, you’ve worked hard.”
Seeing Long Chen’s pale face, Guo Ran knew that Long Chen had been enduring a spiritual attack for them. The two of them were just sitting and enjoying the fruits of his labor.
“Don’t say such corny words. It gives me goosebumps.” Long Chen was speechless.
Long Chen took out a medicinal pill that could recover Spiritual Strength and swallowed it. Only then did his expression become slightly better. “How was it? How was your harvest?”
“Great harvest.”
“It’s unimaginably big.”
The two of them exclaimed excitedly.
Guo Ran interjected, “Boss, once we reach Nirvana Day, I’ll forge a set of half-step immortal grade weapons for each of us.
“Hehe, at that time, our Dragonblood Legion will truly be able to dominate the world.”
“You can’t forge an immortal weapon?” asked Long Chen.
“There are a few ways to infuse an immortal weapon’s spirit, but the forger has to at least reach the half-step immortal rank.
Even after crossing tribulation, I was still only at the World King realm. I was far too far away from becoming a half-step Immortal.
“But boss, you don’t need to worry. The weapon I’m preparing to forge is an advanced divine weapon. As long as our brothers are strong enough, we can use our souls to nourish the divine weapon, allowing it to give birth to its own soul.
Divine weapons could grow on their own. When they reached a certain level of compatibility with their masters, they would give birth to an item-spirit. In the future, they could also grow into immortal weapons.
“Furthermore, this kind of immortal weapon that grows on its own has a shocking compatibility with its master. It can unleash the power of a divine weapon even more,” said Guo Ran confidently.
Long Chen nodded. Looking at Guo Ran’s confident expression, he knew he had absolute confidence.
“Xia Chen, how are your gains?” asked Long Chen.
“I won’t say anything. Hehe, when the time comes, I’ll give boss a surprise,” laughed Xia Chen.
“Brat, you really know how to act profound,” scolded Long Chen.
However, that was Xia Chen’s character. He didn’t say much, but he did a lot. Most of the time, he would give Long Chen some surprises.
“Boss, are we leaving now? Or should we play with the heavenly geniuses here?” asked Guo Ran.
“We’re not leaving. We don’t have time, and there’s no need to play with them. We’re going to an important place,” said Long Chen.
“Where?”
“We’re going to the place the Kun Peng race expert mentioned: the Eye of Chaos.”
The Eye of Primal Chaos was a sacred ground of the uninhabited world. When the uninhabited world was still the Ten Thousand Spirit World, it had always been possessed by all living beings, but it was guarded by the human race.
The eye of primal chaos was a spring, and all the immortal pools in the area were filled with the purest primal chaos spirit springs.
Spirit springs possessed immense power. No matter what kind of creature it was, after undergoing the baptism of the Spirit Pool, they would be reborn.
The reason why the human race was so strong was because they were guarding the spirit spring. As the saying goes, the pavilion closest to the water enjoys the moonlight first. Because of the spirit spring, the human race became tyrannical, becoming the supreme ruler of all living beings.
It was just that the spirit spring’s energy wasn’t limitless. If you used up too much of its energy, you would fall into a peaceful state, unable to undergo a baptism.
That was why the Eye of Chaos would only open once every hundred years. Each time, there would only be ten spots for the strongest Immortal King baptism.
That was because the best time to undergo the baptism of the spirit spring was in the Immortal King realm. Even if it was too early, it wouldn’t have the best effect.
As for this year’s baptism, it was currently in full swing. All the experts from the various races were fighting over these ten spots. This grand event was not inferior to the one Long Chen had participated in.
However, there had been an accident during this baptism. After several months of competition, twenty supreme experts had been selected.
According to the previous rules, when twenty experts fought, the winner would obtain the qualifications to undergo the spiritual spring’s baptism. But this year, two experts had gone all-out, and one of them had lost. He was unwilling to accept this, and he had chosen to die with his opponent.
This way, there would be one less spot. Countless powers didn’t know what to do.
Whoever this spot was given to would be the subject of controversy. If another competition was held, it would take too long, and the others wouldn’t be able to wait.
Just as the experts here didn’t know what to do, Long Chen opened the gate to this world, drawing their attention.
When Long Chen had appeared in the uninhabited world, the experts there had immediately thought of a way. Whoever killed these three invaders would obtain the qualifications to undergo a baptism.
As a result, other than the nine victors, all the other experts’ eyes turned red. Those nine losers were crazily searching for Long Chen’s group of three.
The creatures of the uninhabited world were crazily searching for Long Chen, but they didn’t know that the three of them had already stealthily found the primal chaos eye.
In order to draw their attention, Xia Chen had detonated a portion of the formation discs, misleading them into thinking that Long Chen and the others were nearby. That way, they could move with ease.
“This is troublesome. There are too many guards here.”
As they approached the eye of primal chaos, their hearts pounded. They saw countless experts gathered together, as if they were talking.
The eye of primal chaos was surrounded by the creatures of various races. Although they were extremely far away, they could still sense that stifling pressure.
“There are at least ten immortal rank experts.” Long Chen felt a chill just by looking at them.
“Xia Chen, think of a way to investigate the situation without alerting them,” said Long Chen.
“Let me try.”
Xia Chen clenched his teeth and took out a formation disc and some spirit stones. He carefully set up a spying formation.
“Hmph.”
The three of them had only just finished setting up the formation when they heard a cold snort. “What a bunch of trash. How many days has it been? We still can’t kill the three invaders. They haven’t heard from us in a hundred years. Are we supposed to wait here for a hundred years?”
Once Xia Chen finished setting up the formation, he would be able to observe the Eye of Chaos from a distance.
The person who had spoken was a young man with eagle eyes and a gloomy expression. His qi and blood soared, and his pressure was terrifying. Looking at him, Guo Ran immediately felt a chill run down his spine. This person was an extremely terrifying existence.
“The nine of us have already obtained the qualifications to undergo the baptism. Why don’t we first undergo the baptism? Who knows how long we’ll have to wait?” said another person.
That person was covered in red flames, and Long Chen couldn’t see his face. When he saw that person, he jumped in shock.
That red color wasn’t a flame, but a barrier formed from his Blood Qi pressure. That was a Blood expert who had already released his Blood Qi to form a domain. Long Chen had never seen such a terrifying existence.
“That’s right. Continuing like this isn’t a solution at all. If we can’t even handle three filthy humans, then the tenth spot will be invalid.”
At this time, a huge monster with two heads followed.
When his two heads spoke at the same time, it was like there was an echo. That sound pierced straight into their souls, making them feel extremely uncomfortable.
Long Chen’s heart shook. This monster’s body was huge, and its power was definitely shocking. But he hadn’t expected it to possess such terrifying Spiritual Strength. This was a monster that possessed two different kinds of power. Furthermore, it was a monster that had broken the rules of cultivation.
“I also don’t want to wait any longer. Everyone, are you still planning on waiting?” An expert stood up.
Long Chen immediately recognized him. He was from the Kun Peng race. He also had golden wings on his back, but his aura was countless times stronger than the one he had killed before. The two of them were on completely different levels.
“Hahaha…”
Just at this moment, the eagle-eyed expert, the two-headed monster, and the two-headed monster stood up. A total of nine experts stood up.
When those nine experts stood up, Xia Chen and Guo Ran’s expressions changed. Each one of them was unimaginably powerful.
In front of them, Long Aotian, Lian Wuying, and the others were nothing. This was the first time they felt fear. They had never seen such a terrifying existence in the same realm.
They didn’t release their auras, nor did they summon any manifestations. But Guo Ran and Xia Chen couldn’t help but tremble. This wasn’t fear, but instinct telling them that these people were extremely dangerous and that they had to flee.
“Boss, let’s go. Let’s not talk about those undying experts. We can’t even handle these monsters,” said Guo Ran.
If it was a one on one battle, they had confidence in Long Chen. But there were actually nine such terrifying existences. No matter how much confidence they had in him, it wouldn’t be enough.
“We can’t leave. Those fellows are so strong, and they care so much about the primal chaos eye. We definitely can’t miss it.” Long Chen shook his head.
“But we don’t even have a chance!” said Guo Ran.
There were tens of thousands of experts surrounding the Eye of Chaos. Let alone them, even a mosquito wouldn’t be able to fly in. Even if it did, how would it be able to get out?
“Let me tell you, the primal chaos divine pool has strange laws. If I’m not wrong, once we enter, those immortal rank experts won’t be able to attack us,” said Long Chen.
“But how are we supposed to leave?” asked Xia Chen.
“I have a premonition that we’ll be able to leave this place alive. Listen to me, Xia Chen. Prepare to teleport us to the center of the spiritual spring.” Long Chen saw that the nine of them were already itching to go, while the older generation experts were still discussing amongst themselves. They didn’t seem to be able to make up their minds, so he hastily told Xia Chen.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran’s scalps turned numb. But since Long Chen had already decided, they could only brace themselves and follow.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the transportation formation activated, and the three of them disappeared. When they reappeared, they were right in the center of the divine pool.
The instant the three of them appeared, those experts who were still discussing cried out in alarm. They had never dreamed that someone would dare to barge in here.
Plop!
The three of them charged into the pool and disappeared.
“Courting death!”
The nine experts were both shocked and infuriated. They no longer bothered with the elders’ obstruction and directly charged into the Spirit Pool.
“Hah…”
As soon as the three of them entered the spiritual pool, they rushed down like fish.
The bottom of the Spirit Pool was bottomless, and the three of them didn’t care about anything else. They continued to charge downwards, and they quickly sensed the fluctuations behind them. Obviously, those nine peerless geniuses from the uninhabited world had already caught up.
The spiritual pool was filled with dense primal chaos energy that had already condensed into liquid. The further down they went, the greater the pressure became. Endless primal chaos energy was cleansing their bodies.
But Long Chen’s group of three didn’t have the time to feel that. They swam down as fast as they could. Behind Long Chen was a long, illusory figure. It was like a dragon’s tail that was pulling them down. Those creatures were left far behind.
Within the spiritual spring, he could hear furious roars coming from behind him. But he was too far away to hear them.
“Boss, look down!” Xia Chen suddenly shouted.
Light appeared in the depths of the spiritual spring. As the three of them rapidly approached, they saw a circular gate hundreds of miles wide.
That circular gate was like a full moon, emitting a sacred light. There were ten depressions around it, and there were thrones in the depressions. They emitted a sacred divine light, as if they were waiting for their master.
“One for each person. Hurry up and take your spots,” said Long Chen.
“Boss, so you already knew about the situation below?” Guo Ran was both surprised and delighted.
“Previously, I took a risk and used my eye technique to see what’s going on here. According to the laws here, at least we won’t be in any danger,” laughed Long Chen.
“There are a total of ten spots. We can only occupy three. What about the others?” asked Guo Ran.
“What, you want to smash everything else? You won’t leave any for them?” Long Chen laughed.
“The main thing is that they’re enemies. Once they get stronger, we’ll all suffer. At that time, the gates will open and a huge battle will break out. Who knows how many brothers will die to their hands?” said Guo Ran hatefully.
Long Chen nodded. “You really are far-sighted. Do you know why the nine of them have already obtained their spots and are waiting for the last person?”
Xia Chen and Guo Ran shook their heads. Long Chen continued forward as he said, “If my guess is correct, that’s because only when ten Thrones open at the same time will the energy here be evenly split.
If they only opened nine, it would be equivalent to nine people sharing ten people’s energy. That was why they had been waiting for the tenth person. Otherwise, they would have lost a spot for no reason.
“The three of us will immediately occupy the throne. Remember my words. As long as you don’t die, absorb as much as you can.
“The more we absorb, the less energy we’ll give them. On the contrary, the energy we can’t absorb will be left to them.”
“Fuck, I’d rather die than leave it for them,” said Guo Ran.
“Ready.”
They had already reached the bottom. Long Chen pushed out with both hands, and Xia Chen and Guo Ran shot toward the two thrones. As for Long Chen, he went to the center of the thrones. Their thrones were connected, and Xia Chen and Guo Ran were on his left and right.
Buzz!
The three of them entered the throne almost at the same time. The instant they did, the divine runes on the throne lit up, and the water in the spirit spring began to boil.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The three of them sat on their thrones. They immediately felt intense pain, as if millions of needles were stabbing into their bodies. Endless energy crazily poured into their bodies.
“Ah…”
Guo Ran let out a miserable shriek, and Xia Chen’s eyes almost popped out of his head. The primal chaos energy had invaded their bodies in the most barbaric and violent manner. At that moment, they felt like they were about to die.
However, they still remembered Long Chen’s words. They didn’t resist this energy at all. In fact, they even went all-out to absorb it into their bodies. This was a typical example of walking the path of others.
Long Chen didn’t feel much pain. After all, he had just experienced the pain of Meridian Opening and Bone Forging. This pain was nothing.
When endless primal chaos energy poured into Long Chen’s body, it was like a sleeping dragon had been awakened, crazily devouring this energy.
Long Chen’s qi, blood, tendons, meridians, bones, and the 108,000 stars in his Dantian were all like hungry wolves, crazily absorbing this energy.
Only now did Long Chen understand why the dragon race’s expert had said his body was in an extremely thirsty state. Normally, he wouldn’t be able to sense it, but now his body was like a desert thirsting for rain, greedily absorbing the primal chaos energy.
As for Long Chen, he felt his body constantly changing. His body was truly awakening.
“Damn it, damnable human…”
Just as the three of them entered the throne, the nine experts also charged over. But surprisingly, they didn’t attack the three of them. Instead, they charged at the other thrones.
Of the ten thrones, three had been taken by Long Chen’s group of three, while the remaining seven had been taken by nine people. As a result, two of them hadn’t managed to snatch any.
“Die!”
The two experts roared and charged crazily at the three of them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
They did their best to attack the throne, but once there was someone inside, a seal would form, protecting the people inside. No matter how they attacked, they were unable to break the seal. At most, they would be able to affect the people inside.
Seeing that the two of them were still unable to break the seal, the three of them relaxed. As for Guo Ran, he was even in the mood to curse at the person who was attacking them.
“You piece of trash, if you have the guts, then come in. I can make you trip with a fart and dance with your butt naked. Are you trying to show off to me?”
Guo Ran had originally been in immense pain, but as soon as he opened his mouth to curse, he had an outlet to vent. The pain seemed to lessen quite a bit, and with this discovery, Guo Ran’s cursing became even more intense.
That person attacked the seal, but he was unable to break it. Hearing Guo Ran’s provocation, he was so infuriated that smoke came out of his seven orifices.
The more that person smashed, the more Guo Ran cursed. One smashed, while the other cursed.
Originally, Long Chen had been focused on absorbing the primal chaos energy. But now that the other thrones had been activated, he saw that a portion of it had been taken away.
“Damn humans, you won’t be able to escape today. Hurry up and come out of the barrier. We can still spare your lives,” shouted another creature that hadn’t managed to snatch the throne.
“Idiot, do you think we’ll believe you?” This time, it was Xia Chen who answered.
Just like Guo Ran, he was doing his best to absorb as much primal chaos energy as possible.
“The two of you, continue to disturb them. Don’t let them absorb in peace. We’ll help you once we’re full,” shouted the Blood expert on the throne.
“Chaotic Force is saturated?”
Long Chen was startled. A thought suddenly occurred to him, and he formed hand seals.
“Divine ring!”
Buzz!
A seven-colored divine ring appeared behind Long Chen, and the throne he was on began to shake. A huge whirlpool appeared, and endless primal chaos energy crazily poured into the throne.
When Long Chen summoned his divine ring, the throne trembled, and a berserk suction force caused the spiritual spring’s energy to pour toward him at a speed visible to the naked eye.
That huge whirlpool was like the mouth of a monster, greedily devouring all the energy within the spiritual spring.
Long Chen had already begun to test the strength of his primal chaos energy. Since his body could endure it, he began to absorb it with his full strength.
As Long Chen absorbed it, Guo Ran and Xia Chen clearly felt the pressure on them lessen. They even felt a portion of their energy being sucked away.
The two of them were delighted. Originally, they had been trying their best to absorb it, but their bodies had been unable to bear it. They had felt like they were about to explode. But now that Long Chen had released his full power, the pressure on them lessened.
Although they were happy, the other Kings were also shocked and infuriated. They all cursed and began to absorb it.
But they clearly didn’t know how to absorb the energy faster. No matter how hard they tried, they could only watch as Long Chen absorbed the energy. They roared furiously, but there was nothing they could do.
As it turned out, they only knew how to properly absorb energy within the throne. They didn’t know how to absorb it faster, nor did they have the ability to control the energy here.
“A group of idiots. These thrones were all built by the human race and are supported by formations. You exterminated the human race here, but you don’t know how to control them. You really are an incurable bunch of idiots.” Long Chen crazily absorbed the primal chaos energy here, not forgetting to ridicule them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Outside Long Chen’s throne, two foreign experts were crazily attacking his seal, trying to disturb him.
Unfortunately, they weren’t able to disturb Long Chen. Even that huge whirlpool wasn’t affected.
Rumble…
As more primal chaos energy poured into Long Chen’s body, rumbling came from his body. His qi and blood surged like a tsunami, and scales began to appear on his tendons. Each scale contained an egg-shaped rune.
As for those egg-shaped runes, they had been awakened by the primal chaos energy, and they were doing their best to undergo some kind of transformation. Each one of them contained boundless power.
Strange energy was flowing through the chaotic lines on Long Chen’s bones. They were like cracks in the ground that were rapidly absorbing primal chaos energy to heal.
Ka ka ka…
Long Chen’s bones were cracking, and the hundred thousand stars in his Dantian were crazily flickering. Each star had a violet flame flickering on it. They were also crazily absorbing the primal chaos energy.
Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, Spirit Bone, and Dragon Tendon were like a pack of hungry wolves that were crazily fighting over the chaos energy that was pouring in. Such a huge amount of chaos energy was quickly being split up by them. They were so fierce that they were afraid they would eat too little.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As Long Chen crazily absorbed the spiritual spring, the originally boiling spiritual spring began to emit intense rumbling. Cracks appeared on the edge of the spiritual spring.
Countless experts surrounded the primal chaos eye. However, they were all shocked.
The ground around the Spirit Spring had already begun to crack. They had never encountered such a situation.
Originally, the spiritual spring had only been boiling. But now, it was like an earthquake was occurring. The ground was shaking, and the entire world seemed to be affected.
Under the water, Long Chen’s divine ring trembled as he did his best to absorb the primal chaos energy. Two hours had passed, but his body was still absorbing as much as possible. He didn’t show the slightest sign of being full.
As for Xia Chen and Guo Ran, the seal in front of them had already begun to loosen. Their expressions changed. The loosening of the seal meant that their bodies had reached a saturation point, and they were no longer able to absorb any more primal chaos energy.
Once they lost the ability to absorb the primal chaos energy, the seal would be broken. At this time, the two experts who hadn’t managed to obtain the throne stared at them with icy killing intent.
“Boss, don’t worry about us. I can protect myself,” shouted Xia Chen.
He could see that Long Chen was still crazily advancing. He definitely couldn’t interrupt him. If Long Chen came out in advance to save them, then he wouldn’t have another chance.
Buzz!
Suddenly, a talisman appeared in Xia Chen’s hand and he pressed it against the seal. That seal suddenly disappeared. He had actually unsealed it in advance.
“Die!”
The instant Xia Chen released his seal, the two of them charged at him.
Buzz!
The formation plate in Xia Chen’s hand spread out like a huge net. Because they were in the water, it was difficult for them to move.
Chi!
However, the ancient formation disc’s runic net was instantly torn apart by the two of them. Their power was too terrifying, and the net was unable to do anything to them.
But in that instant, Xia Chen had already arrived in front of Guo Ran’s throne. At the same time, the seal in front of Guo Ran disappeared. Xia Chen and Guo Ran were squeezed into the same throne.
Buzz!
Xia Chen immediately took out thirty-six formation discs. They were sealed around the throne. The formation discs lit up and crisscrossed, forming a defensive formation.
BOOM!
A creature suddenly attacked the defensive formation, causing the entire spring to tremble. That creature’s attack was extremely terrifying. Although the defensive formation didn’t explode, its divine light had already dimmed.
“Damn, this attack can kill half-step immortal rank experts.” Xia Chen jumped in shock. This fellow had used up most of the power of his formation.
The power of this attack was enough to kill half-step immortal rank experts during the Sage Monarch Conference. These fellows were too terrifying.
“Let’s see how long you can hide.”
Another creature charged over and punched the barrier Xia Chen had set up. However, before he could do anything, something that looked like a wooden barrel appeared beneath Xia Chen’s feet.
The wooden barrel was filled with chaos spirit stones. The spirit stones within the barrel lit up, and the dim barrier once more lit up.
BOOM!
The creature’s fist smashed into the barrier, causing it to dim once more. As for the chaos spirit stones in Xia Chen’s wooden barrel, they were completely destroyed.
Hu!
Xia Chen once more took out a barrel of chaos spirit stones. Runes revolved around the barrel, and the spirit stones burned. The dim formation was once more repaired.
Obviously, this wooden barrel was used to provide fuel to the formation. As long as the fuel wasn’t enough, the formation wouldn’t be destroyed.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two of them took turns attacking the barrier. Xia Chen constantly changed the barrels, tossing them one by one. But Xia Chen’s expression didn’t change. With his wealth, he could easily last a hundred years.
The two creatures continued to attack, but they were unable to do anything to Xia Chen and Guo Ran.
At this time, they noticed that the primal chaos spiritual spring’s energy was clearly starting to lessen. They panicked. The primal chaos spiritual spring was no longer enough for them.
Other than Xia Chen and Guo Ran, the others had yet to reach their peak. At this time, one of the two attacking Xia Chen suddenly charged toward his throne.
“How could this be?”
But when he charged into the throne, he was horrified to find that there was no reaction from the throne. In other words, the primal chaos energy within the eye of primal chaos was no longer enough to activate the throne.
It had to be known that the amount of primal chaos energy Xia Chen and Guo Ran had absorbed was extremely small. When the two of them combined, they hadn’t even absorbed half of an ordinary expert’s energy. But now, the amount of energy within the primal chaos eye was clearly lacking.
Ka ka ka…
But just at this moment, countless cracks appeared on the core of the spring.
BOOM!
Everyone was horrified to see the core of the primal chaos spiritual spring explode.
When the moon exploded, everyone saw that it was a huge jade. Countless runes were flowing within it.
“So the Eye of Primal Chaos wasn’t formed naturally, but man-made.” Xia Chen exclaimed when he saw the lines.
“Because it hasn’t been repaired for so long, no one has been able to protect it. The eye of primal chaos is on the verge of shattering, and under boss’s forceful extraction, all the hidden primal chaos energy is drawn out.
“That way, it would lose its support, and its runes would lose balance. That’s why it exploded,” said Guo Ran.
“Hehe, boss really is boss. After this, there won’t be any more Primal Chaos Eyes,” laughed Xia Chen.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The broken pieces of jade exploded into dust and scattered throughout the divine pool. The entire pool became incomparably turbid.
Once the jade shattered, endless primal chaos energy poured out of it. Long Chen was wringing out every last bit of it like he was wringing clothes.
BOOM!
It was like a volcano had erupted within Long Chen. He had finally reached his limit and was unable to absorb any more primal chaos energy.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the seal in front of Long Chen disappeared. Two figures charged at him.
“Boss, be careful!”
Xia Chen shouted. Right now, the divine pool was in complete chaos. He couldn’t see anything, but he could sense his surroundings through the formation.
BOOM! BOOM!
Suddenly, two bangs rang out, followed by two muffled groans. The two foreign experts who had been charging at Long Chen were sent flying, smashing into a wall. The entire spring trembled, and large pieces of rock fell to the ground.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Just at this moment, the other Kings released their seals and charged at Long Chen.
Their killing intent soared into the sky. Their seals had been undone. It wasn’t that their bodies had reached a saturation point, but that the spiritual spring no longer had any more primal chaos energy to absorb.
Currently, they were only half full. The rest of their energy had been snatched away by Long Chen. How could they not be angry?
The core of the Eye of Chaos had been destroyed. From now on, the Eye of Chaos would no longer exist. In other words, they were the last batch of baptists.
“Die!”
Suddenly, a golden light shot over, ignoring the spring water. It was incredibly fast, and it arrived in front of Long Chen almost as soon as it appeared.
Hu!
Long Chen’s heart shook. This was a divine ability of the Kun Peng race. He didn’t dare take it head-on. Instead, he dodged to the side.
BOOM!
The divine light was like a sword as it pierced through the rock wall, emerging from the ground and piercing straight into the nine heavens.
“What a terrifying divine ability.”
Long Chen jumped in shock. The power of this attack was unimaginable. If he was struck by it, then even the current him would be in trouble.
Suddenly, an ear-piercing shriek rang out. At that moment, Long Chen’s soul felt like it was being stabbed by needles. As for Xia Chen and Guo Ran, they both let out miserable cries, covering their ears with their hands. Blood poured out of their eyes, noses, and ears.
The two-headed monster had unleashed a spiritual attack, and Long Chen was shocked. This attack was all-pervasive, unavoidable, and unblockable. Xia Chen and Guo Ran wouldn’t be able to last much longer before their souls were torn apart.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, a blood-colored flame shot toward Long Chen. It was that Blooddrinker Chosen.
“Let’s go all-out!”
Clenching his teeth, Long Chen spun to the side, and the image of a huge dragon appeared behind him. With a dragon roar, he kicked out.
“Divine Dragon Tail!”
BOOM!
A golden dragon tail lashed out like a god’s whip, slamming into the Blood expert’s body.
A huge vacuum appeared beneath the water, and terrifying ripples spread out. Rocks crumbled, and huge waves soared into the sky. That Blood expert was sent flying like a shooting star.
“It’s coming! Suppress!”
The instant he charged out of the water, over ten immortal experts attacked at the same time. Blood Qi interweaved in the air, covering the entire world.
BOOM!
The Blood expert crashed into the barrier formed by the immortal experts. His protective barrier was instantly shattered, and he vomited blood.
“No, it’s one of us!” exclaimed one of the experts.
Originally, they had thought that the three of them wouldn’t continue fighting after being surrounded by so many experts and would immediately flee. Now they had set up an inescapable net, just waiting for Long Chen to enter.
They hadn’t expected that the first to come up would be the Blooddrinker’s Chosen. Fortunately, they hadn’t tried to kill him. Otherwise, he would have been directly killed.
BOOM!
Just as they were surprised by the Blood Tribe’s geniuses, the spring water exploded, and a bronze cauldron whistled over, smashing into their barrier.
Originally, this barrier had been unbreakable, but due to the Blooddrinker’s attack, the immortal experts had withdrawn a portion of their power to avoid accidentally killing their own people.
As a result, the cauldron smashed into the barrier they had set up. A huge hole appeared in the barrier they had set up.
“What?”
The immortal experts who had set up the barrier felt their blood and qi roil. That bronze cauldron’s divine might caused their souls to tremble.
“Not good! Stop them!”
The instant the cauldron broke the barrier, Long Chen grabbed Xia Chen and Guo Ran and flew through the hole.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
These experts all attacked, but unfortunately, they were still a step too slow. Long Chen passed through the barrier and put away the cauldron. At the same time, the golden wings on his back lit up and he disappeared.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The ground exploded, and one figure after another flew out of the water. They were covered in mud, appearing extremely miserable. They were actually eight heavenly geniuses from the uninhabited world.
“Chase!”
Seeing Long Chen flee, the experts here were infuriated and chased after him.
BOOM!
A Kun Peng revealed its true form and spread its wings, releasing endless golden divine light. It instantly disappeared. It was the peerless genius of the Kun Peng race.
Then one figure after another began to fly in the direction Long Chen had left.
Rumble…
Long Chen was flying at the front, and the space behind him was constantly collapsing. Countless experts were chasing him with their full strength, causing immense pressure on heaven and earth.
“Damn, this is too terrifying.” Guo Ran turned back to look.
Countless experts crazily chased after them. There were even many immortal rank experts amongst them, forming a huge shockwave that caused the space behind them to constantly explode. It was like a vicious dragon was crazily biting at their backs. Once they were caught, they would be torn to pieces.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran had fought alongside Long Chen for so many years, and they had seen many grand scenes. But this was the first time they had seen something like this. Even with their courage and insight, they were already scared stiff.
“Not good! Boss, someone’s catching up!” Suddenly, Guo Ran let out a startled cry. They were horrified to see a golden Kunpeng gradually getting closer to them.
“It’s that fellow underwater.”
Guo Ran recognized that person. The first one to catch up to them wasn’t one of the immortal realm experts, but a heavenly genius of the Kun Peng race.
In the beginning, the Kun Peng had been on the same level as everyone else. But now, it was gradually losing everyone and getting closer to Long Chen.
“Boss, this won’t do! He’ll catch up to us soon!” cried Guo Ran.
“It was the two of us who slowed down boss.” Xia Chen’s expression also changed.
With Long Chen bringing the two of them, their speed would definitely be affected a bit. And with just this little bit of influence, they would definitely be caught.
“Boss, put me down. I’ll use the formation disc to block them for a bit before using the formation to teleport away,” said Xia Chen.
“Don’t talk about such useless things. If you go down, don’t even think about leaving alive. The spatial laws have been disturbed by them, so how are you supposed to teleport?” said Long Chen.
He knew Xia Chen was taking a risk to stop them. As long as they could slow down a bit, Long Chen could bring Guo Ran away. But if that happened, he would definitely die.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the Kun Peng behind him grew closer. Xia Chen couldn’t help but panic.
“Boss, we’re about to enter his attack range. His fur is shining, and he’s about to release a powerful attack.”
At this time, the Kun Peng behind them was covered in runes, and its speed was even faster than before, as if it would attack them at any moment.
“Don’t worry, he won’t rashly attack. That’s because he only has one chance. If we dodge, his speed will drop, and he won’t have another chance to chase us,” said Long Chen.
Long Chen’s speed had reached its peak, and heaven and earth were constantly twisting. It was like he had entered a space-time tunnel, and he was unable to see what was happening outside.
Other than the Kun Peng race’s heavenly genius, the other experts were rapidly being shaken off. They were almost out of sight. In other words, once they shook off this Kun Peng race expert, they would have a chance to escape. So Long Chen was sure that this Kun Peng race expert wouldn’t rashly attack unless he had absolute confidence.
“Boss, did you slow down? He’s getting closer!” cried Guo Ran.
“My speed hasn’t decreased. He’s using my airflow to reduce the resistance, so it looks like his speed has increased.
“If he was in front, I could chase after him, and I could also catch up to him. There’s no way around it. Whoever is in front will suffer,” said Long Chen.
“Then what should I do? Should I throw something at him?” asked Guo Ran.
At this time, Guo Ran and Xia Chen were being pulled by Long Chen’s arms. Their bodies were extremely uncomfortable. If it weren’t for the spiritual pool’s baptism, such a terrifying pressure would have torn them apart.
But at this time, they were extremely uncomfortable. They were unable to use their full strength to attack, let alone form a formation.
“There’s no need. Right now, the distance is still a bit far. He can avoid it. In a bit, once he’s close enough, it will use its divine ability to attack.
“At that time, you can throw out some useless immortal weapons. With its speed, it’ll be enough to make him suffer,” said Long Chen.
Long Chen flew as fast as he could. The Kun Peng expert was getting closer. Even Xia Chen and Long Chen could see the runes in his eyes.
The two of them were completely focused on his eyes. Suddenly, the runes in his eyes ignited, and Xia Chen and Guo Ran felt their souls quiver. They knew they had been locked onto.
“Hahaha…”
Without another word, the two of them threw out all the divine weapons they had used to research. There were a total of sixteen divine weapons, including sabers, spears, swords, halberds, axes, hooks, tridents, etc.
These divine weapons were either from the Demon race, the Ghost Dao, or the Netherworld. They were only used for research and were not used normally.
These divine weapons were randomly tossed out in different directions. They were thrown in different directions, and as soon as they were thrown out, they were left behind.
As for the Kun Peng expert, he opened his mouth, and a terrifying divine light flashed out. But before he could spit it out, he suddenly saw a divine weapon flying over.
Its wings suddenly trembled, and afterimages filled the air, it actually dodged seven divine weapons.
Pu!
As a result, he was still stabbed in the chest by a devil spear. Although that spear had been thrown out by Xia Chen, the Kun Peng expert’s speed was too terrifying. That spear exploded.
As for the Kun Peng expert, his chest was blown back, and blood splashed. A large hole had appeared in his chest.
His big move was interrupted. His huge body tumbled through the air, and his speed dropped.
The instant he slowed down, the three of them disappeared from his sight.
“Done!”
Xia Chen and Guo Ran cheered. They hadn’t expected that they would be able to get rid of the Kun Peng expert so easily.
Previously, their hearts had almost jumped out of their throats. The experts here were too terrifying. In fact, they even felt like they might die here today.
“Xia Chen, prepare the formation plate. Once we reach the transportation formation, we’ll start the transportation. I’m going to slow down,” said Long Chen.
Long Chen’s speed was too fast. If he just rushed to the transportation point like that, space would be thrown into disorder because of him. Only when space was relatively calm could he teleport.
As soon as he slowed down, the experts behind him would immediately charge over. If they weren’t able to teleport away before those experts arrived, they would have to flee again.
Furthermore, the Kun Peng race expert had suffered a huge loss, and he definitely wouldn’t suffer a second loss. If he followed closely behind them, he wouldn’t even need to attack them. All he needed to do was leave behind his aura for others to chase after him. At that time, the entire uninhabited world would have shrunk and they would be dead.
Hu!
Finally, Long Chen landed in a mountain valley. Xia Chen immediately activated the formation disc. Xia Chen’s hands were trembling. After all, this was a matter of their lives. It would be a lie to say he wasn’t nervous.
“Hurry, hurry, hurry…”
As Xia Chen activated the formation disc, he anxiously prayed. In the past, this bit of time would have been nothing. But now, a blink of an eye was as long as two hours.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Xia Chen had only just activated the formation plate when the void in the distance began to collapse. The people from the uninhabited world had already caught up. At that moment, Long Chen had caught Xia Chen and Guo Ran. If he didn’t have time to teleport, he would have to flee again.
“Die!”
Just at this moment, the distant experts noticed the three of them. They roared and charged over, their runes flickering as they prepared their powerful moves.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Divine light tore apart heaven and earth.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The three of them were instantly blown apart, forming a terrifying black hole.
Regretfully, the instant those attacks landed, the three of them disappeared.
“Hahaha…”
Once the first teleportation was complete, the three of them began to use the formation discs Xia Chen had set up.
No matter how fast Long Chen was, he wasn’t as fast as the transportation formation. There were only three of them, and their energy consumption was low.
After seven teleportations, they were getting closer to the exit. But the three of them were getting more nervous.
“Boss, are we really going to force our way in?” asked Xia Chen.
It had to be known that the experts of the uninhabited world weren’t idiots. They would definitely seal off the exit before starting the hunt.
There had to be countless experts guarding the exit, and they were all from the older generation. That was because the new generation’s experts had all participated in the hunt.
There were definitely immortal rank experts amongst the older generation, and there were probably more than just one or two of them. It was too dangerous to charge in like this.
“There’s no way around it. We have to charge. If we stayed here, we wouldn’t dare undergo tribulation, wasting our precious time.
“Furthermore, even if the gate is opened and the Unmanned World and Nirvana Empyrean connect, they might not be able to come in to help us. After all, there are too many experts in the Unmanned World,” said Long Chen.
Long Chen knew what Guo Ran was thinking. He wanted to hide here. In any case, with Xia Chen’s formation, as long as they were willing to hide, no one would be able to find them.
But if that was the case, what was he supposed to do? Was he supposed to keep suppressing his cultivation and not undergo tribulation?
If he underwent tribulation, he would definitely be completely exhausted. In fact, he might even be heavily injured. At that time, he would be at their mercy.
Now that the cultivation world had changed, everyone was doing their best to improve themselves. They didn’t dare to fall behind even for a day.
If Long Chen’s group of three were to hide here while everyone else underwent tribulation and advanced to the World King realm, then they really would be doomed.
Putting everything else aside, even the peak existences in the uninhabited world could be compared to Long Chen. But if they advanced to the World King realm while he was still at the Immortal King realm, they would definitely die.
The dragon race’s expert had once said that Long Chen wasn’t a match for the peak experts here. At first, Long Chen hadn’t been convinced, but now he knew he was speaking the truth.
The reason Long Chen had the qualifications to challenge them was because he had received the baptism of the spiritual spring. His body had undergone a heaven-toppling transformation.
At the bottom of the spiritual spring, Long Chen hadn’t held back at all. He had thought that even if he didn’t kick his opponent to death, he would still be able to heavily injure him.
However, his attack had only just barely broken the Blooddrinker’s blood shield. As for the Blooddrinker, it had only vomited a few mouthfuls of blood. Although it was injured, it wasn’t fatal.
If Long Chen had encountered such an expert as soon as he had entered, then his chances of victory would have been extremely slim. That was the difference between the two of them. The difference in their growth environment was like a huge chasm.
Such a terrifying expert was rapidly growing every day. If Long Chen lost his chance to undergo tribulation because he was hiding, then once he was thrown off, it would be even harder to catch up.
Furthermore, his opponents wouldn’t give him a chance to chase after him. They would directly kill him in the cradle. So Long Chen had to return to the Nirvana Empyrean. Only in the Nirvana Empyrean could he not delay his cultivation.
“Once we get to the exit, I’ll pour all my energy into the Gankun Cauldron.
“But I don’t have any confidence in being able to win. However, we still have a chance.
“At that time, if we can leave together, we can leave together. If we can’t, then whoever has the chance will leave first,” said Long Chen.
“Boss…”
Xia Chen and Guo Ran were startled. If that was the case, then Long Chen’s chances of leaving were the lowest.
Furthermore, at that time, Long Chen had exhausted all his energy. Facing so many terrifying experts, would he even have a chance to live?
“Then it’s decided. If I can’t leave, you can leave first. Once you return to the Nirvana Heavenly Layer, you have to quickly undergo tribulation to increase your strength. Then you can come back to save me.
“Don’t worry about me. I’ll be even faster on my own. They won’t be able to catch me,” said Long Chen.
“But…”
“No buts. Sometimes you don’t have that many choices,” said Long Chen solemnly.
Long Chen had been holding onto the two of them when he suddenly let go of them. The two of them were left behind. At this time, the huge gate in front of them had already appeared.
Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength erupted and poured into the cauldron. The cauldron was nourished by Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength, and it immediately began to shine like the sun.
The Kunpeng Cauldron lit up the entire world, as well as the gate. It also illuminated the dense mass of figures in front of the gate.
Seeing those figures, Long Chen’s heart pounded. From those figures, he saw eight terrifying existences.
There were eight of them. Obviously, Long Chen’s luck wasn’t so good this time. Originally, he had thought that just having two or three of them was enough.
He hadn’t expected eight undying experts to be guarding this place. These experts didn’t have any transportation formations or communication methods. In other words, they didn’t know about the Primal Chaos Eye, but eight of them had sealed this place. They clearly hadn’t allowed the three of them to leave the uninhabited world alive.
“Damn human, you want to run? Keep dreaming!”
As soon as Long Chen appeared, those creatures’spirits were raised. One of them roared and charged at Long Chen. A huge tiger claw smashed toward Long Chen.
“Crap, I met an idiot.”
Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated. This immortal expert was actually so stupid that he couldn’t sense the Gan Kun Cauldron’s pressure. He had charged forward on his own.
This was completely different from what Long Chen had expected. He had thought that the undying experts were all people who knew what was good. Even if they didn’t, they had sharp senses. Once they sensed how terrifying the Gankun Cauldron was, they should work together to seal the gate.
As a result, Long Chen had miscalculated. Although the undying experts here were powerful, they had lived too long in peace, and their sense of danger was lacking.
But even if his sense of danger wasn’t sharp enough, he could still sense the terrifying aura of the Gankun Cauldron. But Long Chen’s luck was extremely bad.
The other seven undying experts all sensed a great danger. They didn’t rashly attack, choosing to defend instead.
However, there was one impetuous youth who charged over when he saw Long Chen. He immediately unleashed his strongest attack, wanting to kill Long Chen on the spot.
Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated, but he had no choice but to release this arrow. There was no room to retreat or change his attack.
“Idiot, die!”
Long Chen clenched his teeth. The cauldron’s momentum didn’t change. With his Spiritual Strength supporting it, countless runes lit up on it, and a divine aura caused heaven and earth to tremble.
Long Chen was unable to control the cauldron to fight, but he could only use alchemy to activate as many runes as possible.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out as the Heaven Earth Cauldron smashed into the claw. The claw exploded upon contact.
The immortal expert’s body shook, and Long Chen’s cauldron smashed into his head. His head exploded, and blood dyed the air red.
“Die!”
Long Chen roared and smashed apart the immortal expert. Pushing the cauldron, he charged forward.
The seven undying experts were both shocked and infuriated. They attacked together to block Long Chen’s cauldron.
BOOM!
Ten thousand Daos exploded. Long Chen coughed up a mouthful of blood. His attack had been blocked by that immortal expert, and in the end, he hadn’t been able to break through.
“It’s over.”
Long Chen’s heart sank. His plan had failed.
Long Chen vomited blood, and the seven undying experts were also forced back several steps by the divine light.
The cauldron in Long Chen’s hand was the Earth Cauldron, and it wasn’t a killing weapon. But even so, if an undying expert fought it head-on, they would suffer a great loss.
Long Chen waved his hand and put away the cauldron. He knew he only had one chance. Now that he had lost it, he had to immediately leave, or he would definitely die.
Just as Long Chen was preparing to take advantage of these experts’shock, he was about to bring Xia Chen and Guo Ran away.
“Cloud Dragon Claw!”
At this moment, the dragon expert’s voice rang out.
“What?!”
At this critical moment, the dragon expert actually told him to continue attacking. Long Chen clenched his teeth. Due to his trust in the dragon expert, golden dragon scales covered his body, and a loud dragon roar rang out.
Behind Long Chen, the image of a huge dragon appeared. But this time, it was different from before. It was like a huge dragon had truly descended.
Buzz!
Long Chen’s entire body shook. In that instant, when his divine sense entered the cosmos, he felt like he was looking at a huge dragon floating above millions of stars.
“This is the second time I’m lending you my power. We’ll be separated for a while. You’ll have to walk your own path in the future,” said the dragon expert.
“Senior!” Long Chen’s heart pounded. He had a bad feeling.
“Attack!” shouted the dragon expert.
Long Chen clenched his teeth. He couldn’t care less.
“Cloud Dragon Claw!”
Buzz!
A dragon claw appeared from the illusory figure behind Long Chen. That dragon claw covered the sky, and as soon as it appeared, thousands of cracks appeared in the sky. It was like the entire world was about to be destroyed.
“Run!”
Seeing Long Chen’s claw, those immortal rank experts’ expressions changed and they fled like startled rabbits.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out as the dragon claw landed on the ground. The space within a million miles was instantly destroyed. Those seven undying experts were covered in terrifying ripples, and they all screamed miserably as they turned into bloody mist.
Even the undying experts were unable to escape this claw. The other experts instantly disappeared.
Long Chen himself was shocked. He had borrowed the power of the dragon race’s experts to kill so many undying experts.
But he didn’t have time to celebrate. He felt the dragon expert’s aura disappear, and his spiritual connection with him was severed.
In the past, Long Chen had always had a feeling that the dragon race’s experts were always watching him. But now, they seemed to be unable to see him.
“Senior, senior -” shouted Long Chen. But the dragon expert didn’t reply. It was like he had disappeared forever.
Hu!
Just at this moment, Xia Chen and Guo Ran flew over. They were shocked by Long Chen’s attack.
“Boss…”
Suddenly, the two of them saw Long Chen’s body sway and collapse. They hastily supported him.
The two of them examined Long Chen’s body and were horrified. Long Chen’s qi was extremely weak, and all his spiritual qi, qi, and spirit had been exhausted. He was in a heavily overdrafted state.
“Run!”
Xia Chen and Guo Ran didn’t dare to stay. They helped Long Chen to the gate. Xia Chen activated the formation, and the three of them disappeared.
Within the boundless universe, above the sea of stars, a pair of huge eyes that had been flickering with divine light suddenly dimmed.
“What a worried idiot. But I like this character. Since he placed his bet on you, I’ll also take a gamble.” The dragon expert’s voice echoed throughout the universe.
Its body suddenly trembled, and the entire sea of stars trembled.
When his line of sight was pulled away, he could see countless chains binding it. Each chain was binding a star.
And above its head was a huge chain that went straight into its head. That chain went straight into the center of the universe.
It was completely dark, and he couldn’t see anything. It was like a mouth that had devoured everything.
“This brat really is not bad. Originally, I thought he would only be able to use his power to beat back those fellows. I didn’t expect him to directly kill them. That proves his potential is shocking.
However, if he lent me a portion of his power, I would have to pay ten thousand. These damn vampires are still constantly drawing out my power. I’m going to sleep for a while.
“I hope that when I wake up, this foolish boy will truly grow up…”
Those huge eyes slowly closed, and the entire universe fell into a deathly silence. Only the darkest part of the universe seemed to have a strange energy flowing within it, as if it was nurturing something terrifying.
…
Hu!
Xia Chen and Guo Ran rushed through the gate and arrived at the arena. Countless experts from various races were gathered there, and when they saw the unconscious Long Chen, their expressions immediately changed. Killing intent surged out of their hearts.
When Long Chen had invaded the uninhabited world, he had been noticed by the experts of the uninhabited world, and they had started to seal the gates.
As the gates were sealed, immortal experts shouted at the Sage Monarch Continent. The formation Xia Chen had set up was directly destroyed.
The crack in the door was a bit wider than when Long Chen had entered. The creatures from the Sacred Emperor Prefecture were just barely able to converse with them.
As a result, the experts of the uninhabited world began to understand the situation of the Nirvanic Reincarnation Heavens through these creatures.
Some of the Devil, Blood, and Monstrous Beast races had learned that the experts in the uninhabited world were of the same race as them. They had an urge to directly open the door and welcome them in.
At the same time, these experts also submitted to the factions of the uninhabited world. Once the gate opened, they were willing to become the people of the uninhabited world.
These experts were very good at boot-licking. They made the experts from the uninhabited world feel great. Sometimes, they would pass on some superficial divine abilities through the gate.
These divine abilities had long since been lost to the outside world. But to the experts of the uninhabited world, they were superficial. But to the experts of the outside world, they were peerless secret tomes.
The experts of the various races gathered together, waiting for the experts inside to give them pointers. More and more people gathered, and even half-step immortal rank experts came.
Now that the three of them had appeared, these experts were all stunned. They had never dreamed that the three of them would be able to escape.
“Kill them!”
Seeing that only Xia Chen and Guo Ran were left, these experts immediately unleashed their killing intent. Those half-step immortal rank experts directly attacked.
“If you don’t want to walk the path to heaven, then come to hell. I’ll help you.”
Xia Chen’s expression sank. An ancient formation disc appeared in his hand, and a terrifying killing intent spread.
“Explode!”
The formation plate in Xia Chen’s hand shot out like lightning, smashing into the crowd and exploding.
The formation disc exploded, and runes shot out. The three half-step immortal rank experts were directly blown apart.
As for the other half-step immortal rank experts, because they were a bit slower, they didn’t enter the formation disc’s core. Some had their bodies pierced by the runic swords, while others had their flesh cut off, but they weren’t fatal.
But even so, these experts were all stunned and hastily retreated. As for the experts from the other races, their faces were pale. They had never seen such a terrifying attack.
“I have no interest in wasting time with you. If you want to die, I don’t mind fulfilling your dreams. I’m leaving now. If you want to die, try blocking one of them,” sneered Xia Chen. Just like that, he and Guo Ran helped Long Chen leave.
Their speed wasn’t fast, and they did their best to give others time to attack. But Xia Chen’s attack had directly killed three half-step immortal rank experts, shocking everyone. How could they dare to attack?
In truth, Xia Chen really wanted to kill all of them in one go, but he was unwilling to part with the formation disc.
The number of formation discs he had obtained from the uninhabited world was limited. If he used one, he would have one less. Before he had the ability to forge them, Xia Chen didn’t want to use them.
Furthermore, although the formation disc was only the size of a palm, it had its own space. There were hundreds of chaos spirit stones embedded within it. That was also why these formation discs possessed such terrifying destructive power.
Although Xia Chen had plenty of chaos spirit stones, they were extremely precious in Nirvana Sky. In Xia Chen’s eyes, these half-step immortal rank experts weren’t worth that much. He didn’t want to waste them.
In front of countless horrified gazes, Xia Chen and Guo Ran supported Long Chen as they left. Not a single person dared make a sound.
The three of them had only just left when an unwilling roar rang out from the gate. Obviously, those experts chasing Long Chen had charged over.
Regretfully, they were a step too late. Long Chen had already fled back to the Nirvana Sky, and they could only watch as the gate opened.
But after venting for a while, they realized something was wrong. The spatial laws around them had already been destroyed, and they had also found some broken limbs.
…
“Long Chen, great nine star descendant, can you hear me?” That ancient voice once more rang out from the darkness.
“Why are you only communicating with me when I’m at my weakest?” muttered Long Chen.
“That’s because I can only sense your existence when you’re weak. Only then will you be able to hear me.”
“Now I can hear your voice clearly. Is it because my realm is higher, or is it because we’re closer?” asked Long Chen.
“It’s because we’re getting closer. I can already sense that you’ve entered the Nine Heavens passageway. Our distance has increased,” said the elder excitedly.
“The Nine Heavens passageway? The world I entered was the Nine Heavens passageway?” Long Chen was startled.
“I don’t know what no man’s world is, but I can sense that you’ve entered the Nine Heavens Gate.
“Right now, you’re in the ninth heaven’s ninth heaven. You’ve just left the passageway. In truth, if you pass through that passageway, you’ll be able to enter the ninth heaven,” said the elder.
Long Chen’s heart shook. The Nine Heavens Ten Earths referred to nine worlds. There was a barrier between worlds that separated the Nine Heavens.
As for the nine heavens, there were also different levels. From the Netherworld Heaven to the Violet Blaze Heaven to the Nirvana Heaven, Long Chen had always been advancing to a higher realm.
Previously, Long Chen had thought that the Nirvanic Resurrection Heaven was the highest world in the nine heavens. He hadn’t expected it to only be the eighth day. The ninth day was the highest world.
According to what the elder had said, the uninhabited world was not a complete world. It was the link between the Nirvana Heavens and the Ninth Heaven. However, he had not found the entrance to the Ninth Heaven in the uninhabited world. Had he missed something?
“Great nine star inheritor, I can sense the changes in the world. Countless nine star successors are rising like comets. Our time for revenge is about to come.” The elder’s voice suddenly became a bit excited.
“Revenge? What revenge?” asked Long Chen.
“That’s a blood feud between the nine star lineages. At the same time, it’s an opportunity for the human race to once more rise. Long Chen, the grand successor of the nine star lineages, have you not noticed your mission?” asked the elder.
“Mission?”
Long Chen was silent for a moment before saying, “I really didn’t sense it. It’s like fate has been playing a trick on me. The guillotine of fate is randomly slashing behind me, forcing me to run as fast as I can.”
“That shouldn’t be. Each nine star descendant will condense their own Life Star when their five star battle armor awakens, and they’ll obtain…” The elder’s voice was a bit hesitant.
“Life Star? What is that? What will you obtain?” asked Long Chen.
The elder didn’t reply. Instead, he muttered to himself, “How could this be? It shouldn’t be like this!”
“Senior, please answer me directly.” Long Chen’s voice became solemn. He wanted to know just what secrets were hidden within.
“In truth, once a nine star disciple reaches a certain realm, they will awaken their mission.
“Because your missions are different, I also don’t know how to reply to you.”
“Then who are you? Can you tell me?” asked Long Chen.
“I’m the one who awakens the nine star successors. I’m specialized in awakening the nine star successors,” said the elder.
“Then let me ask you, do you know the complete Nine Star Hegemon Body Art?” asked Long Chen.
“The Nine Star Hegemon Body Art is something you’re born with. It’s something you awaken step by step as your strength increases. Are you not?” asked the elder in shock.
Long Chen’s heart shook. He suddenly had a strange feeling. He didn’t directly reply, instead asking,
“Senior, can you tell me what the mission of a nine star descendant is?”
“I’m sorry, but I’m just a nine star descendant. I don’t have the authority to guide you. All of this requires you to awaken it yourself,” apologized the elder.
“I can only warn you that a huge crisis is descending. The Nine Heavens Ten Earths are about to be destroyed. You are the world’s final hope.
“You don’t have much time left. If you don’t accelerate your growth, it really will be too late,” said the elder.
If it was in the past, Long Chen would feel anxious and uneasy upon hearing this elder’s words. But for some unknown reason, the current him was much calmer than before.
Long Chen didn’t say anything. In the endless darkness, it seemed he could make his thoughts much clearer. He was also much calmer and wiser.
“Please answer my question. Who is the Pill Emperor?” asked Long Chen suddenly.
“You… how do you know about the Pill Sovereign?” Long Chen’s question seemed to have shocked the elder. Even his voice was quivering.
“Please answer me!” shouted Long Chen.
Hu!
Suddenly, the endless darkness disappeared and Long Chen woke up. He heard Yu Qingxuan and Bai Shishi’s delighted cries.
“Long Chen, you scared us to death!”
Yu Qingxuan and Bai Shishi’s eyes were completely red. They had clearly just cried. Seeing Long Chen wake up, they were both surprised and delighted.
“I was just unconscious.” Long Chen smiled.
“In a coma? Do you know that just now, your aura and spiritual fluctuations were about to disappear?” Yu Qingxuan’s voice was choked with fear.
“Just now?”
Long Chen was startled. Could it be that he had been talking to the mysterious elder? He sensed his current state and was horrified to find that his aura was extremely weak. His spiritual fluctuations were extremely weak, and he didn’t have the slightest energy. It was like he really was about to die.
But the strange thing was that his mental state was very good. That extremely weak state quickly recovered as he woke up.
After a few breaths, his soul fluctuations grew stronger and his strength gradually recovered.
“Did talking to that person consume too much of my energy?” Long Chen guessed, but he wasn’t sure.
Seeing Yu Qingxuan and Bai Shishi’s red eyes, Long Chen held their hands and apologized.
“Sorry for making you worry.”
Long Chen’s actions immediately caused Yu Qingxuan and Bai Shishi to blush. Although Long Chen had always held their hands in private, he had never been so intimate in front of others. The two of them immediately became bashful.
Seeing that they were even more beautiful than flowers, Long Chen’s heart almost melted. He reached out to grab their waists, but the two of them instinctively dodged.
Bai Shishi blushed. "I… I'll go tell my parents that you've woken up so they won't worry."
With that, Bai Shishi fled, her face as red as an apple.
“Qingxuan…”
Long Chen reached out to pull Yu Qingxuan. Yu Qingxuan’s face was also red as she held Long Chen’s hand.
“Alright, you just woke up. Your Yuan Spirit is still in a weak state. Eat some medicine and sleep a bit more.”
Yu Qingxuan extended her hand, bringing the medicinal pill to Long Chen’s mouth. Long Chen opened his mouth and swallowed it. However, his mouth was wide open, and he playfully bit her hand, causing her to hastily withdraw her hand.
“You’re already so old, but you’re still as naughty as a child.” Yu Qingxuan rolled her eyes at Long Chen, but there was no reproach in her eyes.
“Qingxuan, can you stay by my side? I’ll sleep more comfortably if you stay by my side.” Long Chen had only just consumed the medicinal pill when he felt a wave of sleepiness wash over him. Yu Qingxuan’s medicinal pill was even more effective than his.
“Alright, just lie down. I’ll go find Shishi. We’ll stay by your side.” Yu Qingxuan gently smiled and helped him lie down.
Long Chen nodded and watched Yu Qingxuan leave. He wanted to see Bai Shishi enter, but he quickly fell asleep. In his daze, he seemed to hear the two of them whispering to each other. That voice was like the sound of nature, calming his heart and making him feel warm.
Long Chen fell into a deep sleep, sleeping extremely soundly. It was like when he was young, he would cry in his mother’s embrace until he was tired and fell asleep. He was filled with a sense of security.
Long Chen slept for three days and three nights. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in Bai Shishi’s embrace. His head was resting on her legs, and his face was pressed against her stomach. His nose was filled with her scent.
It was no wonder he was able to sleep so comfortably when he was young. Long Chen wanted to hug her, but he was afraid she would push him away.
Although Long Chen had woken up, he still didn’t move. Pretending he was still sleeping, he heard Bai Shishi’s teasing voice.
“Not shy.”
Hu!
Long Chen immediately understood and flew into a rage out of humiliation. He suddenly opened his arms and hugged her.
Bai Shishi let out a startled cry. She hadn’t expected Long Chen to be so wild. Being hugged by him, she immediately felt her body heat up.
“Stop messing around. Let go of me.”
“I’m no longer shy, so why should I let go?” Long Chen hugged Bai Shishi. Seeing her panicked and helpless expression, he laughed mischievously.
“Stop messing around. Sister Qingxuan is going to get you some water to wash your face. She’ll be back soon. It’s not good for her to see you like this.” Bai Shishi struggled as she said this.
Long Chen knew that Bai Shishi’s face was too thin, so he didn’t dare to tease her too much. Only then did he slowly release her. Although he had released her, she was still as red as a ripe apple.
“What are you looking at? I’m perfectly fine sitting next to you. You’re the one who crawled into my embrace,” said Bai Shishi, both embarrassed and angry.
Long Chen knew that if this continued, Bai Shishi really would panic. He hastily put away his smile and sincerely said,
“Thank you for worrying me.”
Seeing Long Chen become serious, Bai Shishi’s expression became a bit better. She rolled her eyes at him.
“You still know we’re worried about you? Why didn’t you discuss something as important as going to the uninhabited world with us? Do you still have us in your heart…?”
At this point, Bai Shishi's eyes turned red again as if she had been wronged. Although she tried her best not to cry, her tears still flowed uncontrollably.
“Sorry, it’s my fault. I should have discussed it with you. I promise I’ll definitely discuss it with you next time,” said Long Chen.
In truth, Long Chen didn’t dare to discuss this with them. He knew that once he did, he had to bring the two of them along. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for them to agree to him taking this risk.
Going to the uninhabited world was filled with danger, and it was extremely dangerous. Long Chen naturally wouldn’t let them take such a risk. The reason he had brought Xia Chen and Guo Ran was because he couldn’t do it without them.
However, Long Chen was a smart person. He didn’t emphasize the reason. After being interrogated by Bai Shishi, he directly admitted his mistake. First, he had to appease them. As for whether or not he would bring them next time, that could only be decided next time.
Seeing Long Chen directly admit his mistake, Bai Shishi immediately felt much better. She understood Long Chen’s temperament. It was extremely difficult to make him admit his mistake.
Regretfully, Bai Shishi still didn’t understand Long Chen well enough. Long Chen definitely wouldn’t give in to outsiders. But when it came to his own people, especially the women he loved, apologizing was like eating. He had long since gotten used to it.
Long Chen reached out to wipe away her tears, but she pushed his hand away.
“You’ve made me cry. What’s the point of helping me wipe my tears?”
“A person should have a beginning and an end. Since you’ve provoked him, you should be responsible, right?” laughed Long Chen.
Long Chen’s words had a double meaning. Bai Shishi blushed slightly. Just at this moment, footsteps came from outside. She hastily wiped away her tears, acting as if nothing had happened.
"Big sister, is boss awake?” Bai Xiaole's voice came from far away.
"Not yet. What's the matter?" Bai Shishi asked lightly.
Long Chen was startled. Now that he was awake, he saw Bai Shishi glaring at him. He didn’t dare to say anything.
"Ah? He still hasn't woken up? Then what should we do? Someone's come to challenge us.” Bai Xiaole was a bit disappointed.
“Ouch.”
Suddenly, he felt a burst of pain from his waist and couldn’t help but cry out. It was Bai Shishi who had pinched him.
“You…”
"What about you? You're already awake, but you're still pretending to be asleep. Hurry and get up," Bai Shishi said.
Long Chen looked at her in disbelief. “What?!”
“If you want to go, then hurry up. Don’t dilly-dally.” Bai Shishi looked at Long Chen’s speechless expression and couldn’t help but purse her lips.
“You win.”
Long Chen finally understood that this petty woman was taking revenge on him for going to the uninhabited world without even discussing it with them. This girl’s vengeful heart was too strong.
Long Chen pushed open the door and said to Bai Xiaole,
“Let’s go. Bring me to see who it is that’s so blind as to come to my territory to challenge me. If I don’t beat the crap out of him today, I’ll count it as the quality of his steel door.”
Long Chen followed Bai Xiaole to the Lingxiao Academy’s guest hall. This hall had just been built, and although it was grand and imposing, it was a bit simple and crude. There were many details that hadn’t been decorated yet.
Hundreds of experts had already gathered in the palace. A dozen of them were peak Immortal Kings, while the rest were half-step Immortal Kings.
These experts were all standing in the main hall. There were experts from the Lingxiao Academy accompanying them. However, all the experts from the Lingxiao Academy were at the Heavenly Venerate realm. There were no heavyweights like Bai Zhantang.
On the way here, Bai Xiaole had told Long Chen that these people had come in a fierce and arrogant manner. They said they had brought their disciples to ask Long Chen for a few pointers, but in truth, they had come to challenge him.
As for the higher-ups, they didn’t pay any attention to these people. They only sent a few Elders to brush them off. They said that everything here was decided by Long Chen, and that he was sleeping. They had to wait until he woke up.
As for these people, they waited for three days. They didn’t even have a seat in the palace. They were all waiting so hard that their heads were about to burst into flames.
After all, these people were all reputable figures from the various large factions. Half-step immortal rank experts were always welcomed wherever they went. But here, they were ignored, unable to even sit on the cold bench.
These people were constantly berating the Elders in charge of receiving them. The Elders in charge of receiving them were also helpless. They could only tell them to wait a bit longer. They didn’t know what the higher-ups were trying to do by leaving these terrifying existences here.
“The headmaster has arrived.”
Seeing Long Chen walk into the palace, those Elders all felt like they had seen their savior. They looked forward to seeing the stars and the moon.
Long Chen and Bai Xiaole walked side by side into the main hall. They nodded to the Elders and greeted them. They walked straight to the only chair in front of the main hall. As for those experts, Long Chen acted like he didn’t see them.
When Long Chen sat down, Bai Xiaole stood beside him. The two of them didn’t say anything, just quietly watching these experts.
These experts were already filled with fury. Now that Long Chen had appeared in such a manner, their fury immediately soared.
“What do you mean? I’ve waited three days for you to come, but you didn’t even say anything. You didn’t even apologize?
“The grand Lingxiao Academy, known as the number one academy in the Nine Heavens, doesn’t even know how to treat guests. It really is surprising.” At this time, an elder couldn’t help but sneer.
“Guests? You’re also guests?” Long Chen sneered.
“We came from far away to pay a visit. We came with sincerity and reverence for the number one academy in the Nine Heavens. Are you saying we can’t be guests? If we can’t be guests, then what about the esteemed Long Chen?” said the elder icily. Although his tone was courteous, it was overbearing.
“There are also many kinds of guests. The most irritating kind is called evil guests. They are people who come with ill intentions.
The way to treat a guest varied from person to person. How to treat a guest depended on how the guest was treated.
“When you came to my Lingxiao Academy, you didn’t first hand over your guest documents, you didn’t pay respects to the academy gate, and you didn’t even bring a gift. On the way, you used your two big noses to look at people. You call that a guest?
“You’re already so old, but you don’t even know the rules. What, you’re all so old that you’re like dogs? You don’t know how to be a guest, but you’re pointing out that others don’t know how to treat guests. Although your strength is ordinary, your skin is thick enough,” snorted Long Chen.
Long Chen’s words caused the Elders to almost clap their hands in praise. In the past three days, they had been ridiculed quite a few times. This group of people was extremely arrogant, and they had long since found them irritating. But they could only endure.
Long Chen’s retort left them completely speechless. It was like he had given them a resounding slap in the face.
“You…”
The elder was infuriated, but he didn’t know how to retort. After all, what Long Chen had said was the truth. They hadn’t come to pay him a visit according to the rules.
Originally, Long Chen had suffered a loss from Bai Shishi. He had been filled with fury, so how could he give them face?
“Good morning, Dean Long Chen. This old man…”
Just at this moment, a monkey-faced elder with three long whiskers walked out. He had a shrewd expression, and it was obvious he wasn’t a good person.
This person was at the level of a think tank. Although his strength was ordinary, from his position, it was obvious he was one of the leaders.
“You have a problem with your words.”
Long Chen directly interrupted him.
“Oh? What kind of problem? I’d like to hear more about it.” The elder smiled slightly, not getting angry.
“Are you saying that I’m only good in the morning, but I’m not good in the afternoon, and I’m not good at night? I can only be good in the morning. Are you cursing me?” asked Long Chen icily.
“You…”
The other Elders were speechless. This was too unreasonable. He was clearly trying to pick a bone from an egg.
On the other hand, the monkey-faced elder didn’t care. Instead, he laughed.
“Hahaha, Principal Long Chen’s teachings are correct. It’s my fault for not being careful with my words. Then I’ll start over. Hello, Principal Long Chen, I’m from…”
“What do you mean you’re good? It means I’m good alone, but you’re not. They’re not good. Other than me, everyone else is bad!” Long Chen once more interrupted him.
At this time, the elder’s expression changed slightly. No matter how good his temper was, he wouldn’t be able to endure this. As the saying goes, don’t slap a smiling face. But to be slapped in the face was the most humiliating thing.
“Dean Long Chen, aren’t you being a bit too unreasonable?!” raged the elder.
“What’s wrong with your words? What do you mean by ‘somewhat’? I’m clearly trying to extort you. Are you using the words ‘somewhat’ because I’m not sure enough?” asked Long Chen.
Pu!
One of the Lingxiao Elders couldn’t help but laugh. He immediately covered his mouth, but in the end, he still coughed.
The other Elders were biting their lips, doing their best to hold back their laughter. But their bodies were trembling.
Having lived for so long, they could count as having seen the world. But they had never seen such a scene before. Seeing these fierce experts being choked by Long Chen, they almost coughed up blood.
They finally understood why the higher-ups hadn’t shown themselves and had insisted on waiting for Long Chen to wake up to deal with them. As expected, evil people would be tormented by evil people. Only Long Chen could handle such people.
“Principal Long Chen, you -”
“Shut up!”
Long Chen’s roar was like a dragon’s roar, causing the entire palace to shake. Even the half-step immortal rank experts were stunned.
They were all given a fright. They hadn’t expected Long Chen to suddenly turn hostile. He had completely changed from his previous frivolous attitude. His expression was dark, and killing intent surged out of his eyes.
“Speak, who sent you here? What benefits did they give you?”
“You… what did you say?”
The monkey-faced elder’s expression completely changed.
Long Chen icily said, “Don’t play such useless tricks with me. In terms of tactics, you fellows aren’t even fit to carry my shoes.
“I came out of the uninhabited world, and so many people saw me. You came to test me? How brazen!”
“You…”
“Shut up! I don’t have time to waste words with you. I’m using the excuse of sparring to test whether or not I’m already heavily injured or dead. If I didn’t have the status of the Lingxiao Academy’s headmaster, none of you idiots would have been able to leave alive!” shouted Long Chen.
Although he hadn’t said much to them, Long Chen could guess their general goal from their words and actions. He had seen this kind of thing many times.
“What an arrogant tone. I, Jiang Song, am unconvinced. Do you dare to come out and fight?” An Immortal King stood out from the crowd and sneered.
When this Immortal King expert stood out, Bai Xiaole was shocked. This person actually had chaotic energy circulating around him, and his aura was extremely shocking.
"You… you colluded with the outer realm experts, right? Otherwise, how could you have such powerful Chaotic Qi?” Bai Xiaole was shocked and furious.
“Cut the crap. Do you dare fight?” shouted Jiang Song.
“After absorbing just a few chaos spirit stones, you don’t even know your own worth?” snorted Long Chen.
He could tell that this Jiang Song had just absorbed the energy from the chaos spirit stones. He hadn’t even fully merged with his body yet.
He had also absorbed the primal chaos energy, but Long Chen was different. The energy he had absorbed from the eye of primal chaos had completely merged into his body.
When Long Chen had fallen unconscious, his body hadn’t been able to receive any nourishment. Instead, he had entered a slumbering state. That way, his exhaustion would lessen.
That was why no one else could sense his primal chaos energy. Jiang Song immediately became arrogant.
After absorbing the primal chaos energy, he felt like he had undergone a heaven-toppling transformation. It was like he had merged with heaven and earth, and the entire world was under his control.
It wasn’t just him. The ten immortal kings were all the same. Their auras were incomparably powerful, and their primal chaos energy made them feel like they had been reborn. That was why they had the qualifications to challenge Long Chen.
“Long Chen, are you afraid? A grand Saint Ruler dares not fight against me? Hahaha, if news of this gets out, I’m afraid your reputation will plummet.” Jiang Song laughed arrogantly.
Bai Xiaole was infuriated. This person was simply courting death. Although he hadn’t absorbed any primal chaos energy, he thought he could defeat this person. Just as he was about to teach him a lesson, he was stopped by Long Chen.
“All of you have photographic jades on you, and they’ve all been activated. Speak, who are you showing these photographic jades to?” demanded Long Chen.
“We activated the photographic jades just to witness Principal Long Chen’s glory. What? Is there a problem with that?” asked an immortal king.
Hu!
Suddenly, Long Chen appeared in front of the Immortal King. The Immortal King let out a startled cry, but it was too late for him to pull out his weapon. His fist smashed toward Long Chen’s face.
Pu!
However, the instant he attacked, Long Chen’s finger pierced through his head, shattering his soul. Within his soul fragments, Long Chen saw some scenes.
“A hidden arrow hurts someone, die!”
Long Chen’s sudden attack infuriated these experts. Jiang Song was the closest to Long Chen, and his sword flew out of its sheath, slashing at Long Chen’s neck.
“Impudent!”
The Elders were both shocked and infuriated. They were just about to attack when a shocking scene occurred.
Crack!
Jiang Song’s sword slashed down on Long Chen’s neck. As a result, Long Chen’s neck was fine, while his sword was broken in two.
Although his sword wasn’t an immortal weapon, it was still famous for its sharpness. Even if he encountered an immortal weapon, he would still be able to fight back.
At that moment, Jiang Song’s expression was one of terror. He hadn’t held back at all when he had used his full strength. As a result, Long Chen hadn’t even bothered to block. His sword had been broken just like that.
“Isn’t living a good thing? Why do you have to die?” Long Chen shook his head and sighed.
Hu!
Jiang Song suddenly stabbed his broken sword at Long Chen’s eyes. At the same time, he shot back like a bolt of lightning.
Pa!
Long Chen grabbed his sword with his left hand, and with a flick of his right hand, a seven-colored divine light shot out. Jiang Song’s body trembled and he fell to the ground.
“People need to have reverence in order to live longer, don’t you think?” Long Chen looked at the monkey-faced half-step Immortal rank expert.
“Right, right, right. Headmaster Long Chen is right. Headmaster Long Chen’s divine abilities are unrivaled, a blessing to the human race. We…” That person hastily nodded and bowed, no longer possessing his previous arrogance.
Pu!
Just as he was speaking, Long Chen’s broken sword flew over, and the elder’s head flew off, blood spraying out of it.
“Where did all this nonsense come from? It’s annoying,” said Long Chen indifferently.
Plop!
Just as he finished speaking, the elder’s head fell to the ground. Then, his body also collapsed.
What shocked everyone was that when that elder’s head fell to the ground, his spiritual flame had already been extinguished. Long Chen’s sword hadn’t just severed his neck, but it had also destroyed his Yuan Spirit.
It had to be known that even if a half-step immortal rank’s head was severed, it would only be a light injury. It wouldn’t be fatal at all. But he had died without the slightest ability to resist.
“Long Chen, what are you doing? We’re just witnesses. Why are you killing people?” shouted one of the half-step immortal rank experts.
They were truly panicking now. They were horrified to find that Long Chen was even more terrifying than he had been during the Saint Ruler Conference. Although he was still at the Immortal King realm, the instant he attacked, the pressure he gave them caused their souls to tremble. The threat of death was straight to their hearts.
That meant Long Chen could easily kill them. That was something they hadn’t expected before coming.
“Why did you kill people? Then why did you provoke me? Why did you betray the human race and collude with the creatures of the uninhabited world?” Long Chen’s expression sank, and killing intent surged out of him.
From that person’s soul fragment, he had learned the whole story. The experts of the uninhabited world had begun to entice the human race to help them. They had sent out primal chaos spirit stones through the cracks in the door, and they had promised that once the door opened, they would be willing to share all the treasures in the uninhabited world with the human race.
There was no one who could resist the temptation of the primal chaos spirit stones. With such a great reward, there would definitely be brave men. Thus, a group of brave men brought photographic jades to the academy. They were planning on returning with photographic jades to show their loyalty and exchange for more treasures.
The reason Long Chen’s killing intent surged was because he thought of how the human race had been exterminated in the uninhabited world. Traitors were the people he hated the most. Originally, he had only wanted to teach them a lesson, but now he had changed his mind.
“Do you want me to personally kill you?”
Long Chen’s icy voice rang out like a death god’s decree. At that moment, terror appeared on their faces. They could see that Long Chen wanted to kill them all.
BOOM!
The palace exploded, and hundreds of figures flew out.
Amidst the dust, Long Chen’s figure slowly appeared. His golden divine light slowly dimmed, and his shocking blood also calmed.
“How vicious…”
A half-step immortal rank expert crawled up from the ground and pointed at Long Chen, his eyes filled with terror and unwillingness.
Plop!
The half-step immortal rank expert collapsed, no longer breathing.
Bai Xiaole was stunned as she stood behind Long Chen. She hadn’t expected Long Chen to suddenly use such a vicious move. That instant had come so quickly that she hadn’t even had time to react before everything had ended.
In that instant, Long Chen was like a furious god. These half-step immortal rank experts were like ants in front of him.
“Has Principal Long Chen thought of the consequences?” Just at this moment, a voice rang out, and Bai Letian’s figure silently appeared.
“Grandfather…”
Bai Xiaole didn't think that Bai Letian would also be in the supermonastery.
Long Chen turned to Bai Letian and shook his head. “How could I possibly think of any consequences? It seems I’m still too childish. In truth, I’m not suited to be a principal.”
What shocked Long Chen was that even with his primal chaos energy, he was still unable to sense Bai Letian’s cultivation base.
“No, you’re very suitable. If I were the one to handle it, I wouldn’t be able to do it. Whether it’s in consideration of the academy or personal feelings, I have no way of killing them.” Bai Letian walked up to Long Chen and smiled.
“So you want me to be a bad person? Although I’ve never been a good person.” Long Chen bitterly smiled.
"Grandfather, you're making my boss the scapegoat. This isn't right,” said Bai Xiaole with dissatisfaction.
“If Long Chen doesn’t take the blame, do you want an old man like me to take the blame?” laughed Bai Letian.
Bai Letian turned to Long Chen. “How did you suddenly change your mind and decide to kill them? I was a bit surprised. I thought you would teach them a lesson before telling them to scram.”
Long Chen put away his smile and said solemnly, “I truly disdain killing them. In the beginning, I didn’t want to kill them.
“But through their soul fragments, I know they were bought over by the creatures of the uninhabited world. At that moment, I had to kill them.
“If they can be bought over once, they can be bought over a second time. Perhaps they won’t dare to do anything to me, but they will definitely turn to the others.
“A leopard never changes its spots. Even if I release them, they won’t be grateful to me. Even if they are grateful for a moment, they won’t be grateful for a lifetime.
“If I let them go now, when I’m in trouble, they might not let me go.
“The most important thing is that if I let them go, I’ll gain the reputation of being magnanimous. But that will definitely cause a disaster. In the future, who knows how many innocent people will die at their hands.
“So, when I thought of that, I changed my mind. That’s a bit like not teaching them a lesson and getting cursed. But I don’t care.”
Bai Letian smiled and nodded.
“With the opening of the no man’s world and the pouring of primal chaos energy, the laws of all worlds are changing.
A few worlds similar to the uninhabited world also began to appear. Although they appeared peaceful on the surface, there were many hidden dangers that were quietly descending.
“But the most dangerous ones are us humans. And many people are short-sighted. They can only see the benefits in front of them, but they can’t see the killing intent behind them.
“Right now, the human race is already in grave danger, and these people are being bought over by the outsiders. They deserve to die.”
“Headmaster, you’re saying that a world similar to the uninhabited world has also begun to appear?” asked Long Chen.
Bai Letian nodded. “I’ve just received news that two mysterious gates have appeared in the southeast and northwest of the Nirvana Empyrean. Primal chaos energy is beginning to pour into them.
“As for Zi Yantian and Minghao Tian, they’ve also sent news that an ancient ruin has collapsed and primal chaos energy is pouring in. They suspect it’s a portal to another world.”
“If that’s the case, then the opening of the uninhabited world isn’t the final goal of the Holy King Assembly, but…” Long Chen’s heart pounded.
“The uninhabited world is nothing more than a spark within a prairie fire. Once that spark is ignited, it will spread throughout the world. This is a huge game of chess.
“Fortunately, you stopped the gate from opening. We still have time,” said Bai Letian.
Long Chen’s heart shook. Lord Brahma had truly gone too far. Just what was he planning?
“Also, Principal Long Chen, if you don’t need anything, it’d be best for you not to leave the academy,” said Bai Letian solemnly.
"Why?” Bai Xiaole didn't understand.
“According to the information we have, Nirvana Remote Heaven, Violet Blaze Heaven, and Deep Heaven have opened many world gates.
“As for what we don’t know, we don’t know. Other than that, there are also countless gates to other worlds.
“It’s rumored that experts from other worlds have already entered the nine heavens, causing countless bloody crimes. Everyone is panicked,” said Bai Letian.
"Then wouldn't that be the best time for us to make a name for ourselves and exterminate the foreign tribes?” Bai Xiaole said without even thinking.
Long Chen shook his head. “You’re thinking too simply. True experts won’t take the risk to come to our world. They’re waiting for the laws of the various worlds to be balanced so they can immediately advance to the World King realm.
That was the only way for everyone’s manifestations to connect to the nine heavens and not be restricted by the laws of the various worlds.
“So these people are just here to cause trouble. Even if we kill them, it’ll be meaningless. It’ll affect our speed.
“In fact, there might even be some assassins amongst them. They’re specifically targeting the heavenly geniuses of our world. If you aren’t careful, you’ll end up failing miserably. The headmaster is afraid I’ll be targeted by them.”
A smile appeared on Bai Letian’s face. He admired Long Chen’s intelligence. After all, Long Chen was still so young, yet he was able to see so far.
After Bai Letian left, the academy’s experts came to clean up the battlefield. They dragged the corpses away, and the collapsed palace could only be rebuilt.
Long Chen had killed so many experts from the human race. That would definitely cause a huge uproar. He was sure that these people had come to the Numinous Sky Academy to be watched by countless people.
By killing these people, Long Chen would at least be able to intimidate them. He wanted them to know that being a traitor required a painful price.
If Long Chen allowed them to leave, that would only increase some people’s arrogance. To think that being a traitor wasn’t a big deal.
“Let’s go see how Xia Chen’s chaos formation is doing.”
Long Chen and Bai Xiaole went straight to the back mountain of the academy. When they arrived, the valley was filled with primal chaos energy. Long Chen smiled.
“The Dragonblood Legion really is about to rise. Are you prepared, creatures from this world?”
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Buzz buzz buzz…
When Long Chen entered the valley, he sensed a dense primal chaos aura. Although it wasn’t as dense as the spiritual qi in the primal chaos eye, it was several times denser than the spiritual qi in the uninhabited world.
With the support of the dense primal chaos energy, the Dragonblood warriors were crazily absorbing it, entering a meditative state.
“Boss…”
When Long Chen arrived, Xia Chen and Guo Ran immediately put down their work and ran over.
“How is it?” asked Long Chen.
“It’s pretty good. It’s better than we expected. Brothers, you didn’t feel any discomfort when you hastily absorbed such a huge amount of primal chaos energy. We’re strengthening the formation to the limit of their physical bodies,” said Guo Ran.
“What a pity. If only Gu Yang, Li Qi, and the others had followed boss into the eye of the primal chaos. The two of us would have wasted a heavenly treasure.” Xia Chen couldn’t help but sigh.
Any Dragonblood warrior’s physical body was much stronger than theirs, let alone Gu Yang and the others. The two of them had wasted their spot in the primal chaos eye.
Long Chen smiled slightly. There were some things that couldn’t be forced. The three of them had entered the uninhabited world, and there was no way for them to bring anyone with them. Only the three of them could work together seamlessly. With one more person, whether or not they could return alive was a problem.
“According to your calculations, how long will it take for us brothers to reach a saturation point?” asked Long Chen.
“If it’s fast, it’ll take half a month. If it’s slow, it won’t take more than a month,” said Xia Chen.
Long Chen nodded. This was already very fast. This way, his cultivation speed wouldn’t fall behind others.
Now that the Gate of the World had opened one after another, the laws of the world were almost balanced.
In just a few days, experts would come out to undergo tribulation like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. And as the tribulation began, it would stimulate the opening of the world gate.
That was why it was extremely important for them to undergo tribulation before the World Gate opened. According to the Dragonblood Legion’s speed, it should be no problem.
“But boss, we have another question,” said Guo Ran.
“What question?”
“That is, there are many brothers who have never entered the three thousand worlds. Without the nourishment of dragon blood, the Dragon Blood Body Tempering Art’s power is extremely weak.
“Xia Chen and I secretly gathered some dragon blood, but the power of the dragon blood isn’t ideal.
“The Dragonblood Body Tempering Art is the foundation for the resonance of our cultivation techniques. If we can’t get a good understanding of it, then in the future, setting up formations will be a huge problem,” said Guo Ran worriedly.
This question had troubled him for a very long time. When the Saint Ruler Conference ended, he and Xia Chen had always been thinking of ways to obtain powerful dragon blood.
The Huayun Trading Company also gave them their full support. They had obtained quite a bit of dragon blood, but compared to the dragon blood they had absorbed from the three thousand worlds, it was still lacking.
More importantly, these dragons only had a small amount of blood, enough for dozens of people to absorb. If they all absorbed a different amount of essence blood, it would be a complete mess.
Just yesterday, they had received news from the Huayun Trading Company that there was no true dragon essence blood in the storehouse. If they wanted to gather it, they would need to buy it on a large scale.
But buying things on a large scale was extremely time-consuming and time-consuming. So Guo Ran told him his worries.
Originally, this kind of matter should have been handled by them. They couldn’t let Long Chen worry about everything. But they really had no choice.
“Dragon blood!”
Long Chen also began to worry. At this time, where was he supposed to get dragon blood? Right now, obtaining dragon blood was the best. Because he was about to undergo tribulation, he could borrow the power of the heavenly tribulation to merge the dragon blood into his body, merging it with the primal chaos energy.
Suddenly, Long Chen’s eyes brightened and he clenched his teeth.
“You guys continue. I’ll be right back.”
Long Chen left. When he reappeared, he was in front of the Hall Master.
“You want my essence blood?”
When Long Chen saw the hall master, he jumped in shock. The hall master’s aura was fluctuating like a tide. Standing in front of him, Long Chen felt uncomfortable from his aura.
“Hall master, you… you’re already an undying expert?” cried Long Chen. He was shocked to find that the hall master had already advanced.
“Originally, I was just a step away from becoming an undying existence. But once the primal chaos energy poured in, I directly advanced.
“However, my advancement is a secret of the academy. Don’t mention it to anyone. I’m waiting for those idiots to send themselves to me,” said the Hall Master.
Long Chen’s heart pounded. The Hall Master had only just advanced to the immortal rank, but his aura was even more terrifying than those old undying experts from the uninhabited world.
Originally, Long Chen had been a bit worried, but seeing the hall master, he immediately realized he had been worrying over nothing. Even if all the experts from the uninhabited world came to attack the Lingxiao Academy, there was nothing to be afraid of.
“Hall Master, my brothers cultivate the Dragon Blood Body Tempering Art. Right now, their cultivation bases are lacking.
“I want to ask the hall master for a few drops of essence blood. With your essence blood as a guide, I’ll once more consolidate their Dragon Blood Body Tempering Art. Is it convenient for you?” asked Long Chen nervously.
The Hall Master wasn’t a petty person, but he was still a member of the dragon race. The dragon race was extremely prideful, and they viewed their own bloodline as extremely important. So Long Chen really didn’t have the slightest assurance in being able to obtain it.
“You can have some of my essence blood, but because I’ve just advanced to the immortal rank, my essence blood is extremely berserk. Are you sure they can absorb it? If you don’t handle it properly, you’ll end up in big trouble,” warned the Hall Master.
Hearing that the hall master didn’t refuse, Long Chen was delighted and hastily said, “Don’t worry hall master, I know alchemy arts. I can remove the berserk energy and leave behind the essence.”
Hearing Long Chen’s words, the Hall Master extended his hand.
Buzz!
Blood-colored lightning filled the air, and a small drop of blood appeared. That drop of blood was only the size of a grain of rice. But the instant it appeared, the palace they were in began to rumble. It was like this small drop of blood could destroy a world.
The blood bead gradually grew larger, constantly expanding from a grain of rice. When it grew to the size of an egg, space began to twist around it. It was like a compressed star. Once it released its power, this world would explode into nothingness.
“It’s enough, it’s enough!” said Long Chen. This was essence blood, and it was incomparably precious. Originally, he had only needed a few drops. He had used these few drops of essence blood to raise the Dragonblood Legion’s Dragon Blood Body Tempering Art to its peak.
Long Chen didn’t dare to think about increasing his power. That would consume too much essence blood. He didn’t dare to say anything about such precious essence blood.
He hadn’t expected the hall master to condense hundreds of drops of essence blood. Long Chen panicked.
“My dragon race isn’t so petty. Back then, you helped me out a bit, so I’ll return you a favor.”
Buzz!
Finally, a fist-sized ball of blood appeared in front of Long Chen. Looking at it, Long Chen was so moved he couldn’t say anything.
“Many thanks, Hall Master!”
Long Chen bowed deeply to the hall master. He owed him too much. Forcing out this much essence blood caused his aura to rapidly decline.
He had only just advanced to the Undying realm, so it was very easy for him to fall. That made Long Chen feel both grateful and guilty.
“Go. Absorb as much as they can. If it’s not enough, come find me. If it’s too much, remember to return it to me.” The hall master’s voice was a bit hoarse. Forcing out this much essence blood had exhausted him greatly.
Long Chen nodded and carefully placed the essence blood into the cauldron. He didn’t even dare to touch this essence blood. The energy within it was too berserk, and if he didn’t handle it properly, it might kill him.
After obtaining the essence blood, Long Chen immediately left. He knew the hall master needed to rest, and he didn’t want to disturb his rest. Long Chen deeply remembered this favor.
Carrying his essence blood, Long Chen returned to his residence and began to refine it. The Hall Master’s essence blood was too berserk, and he was unable to absorb it.
Furthermore, the Hall Master was an undying expert, and his essence blood contained undying energy. Let alone the Dragonblood warriors, even if Long Chen absorbed a drop, his body would explode.
After all, there was no way to cross the barrier between realms. Otherwise, once the Dragonblood warriors merged with their immortal essence blood, they would become undying experts, and the Heavenly Daos would become chaotic.
So the first thing Long Chen did after obtaining the essence blood was to refine the berserk energy and immortal energy. But that was an extremely difficult task. Fortunately, he had the Heaven Earth Cauldron, or he wouldn’t have gone to borrow the hall master’s essence blood.
Not only did Long Chen have the Kunpeng Cauldron, but he also had Huo Ling’er to help him. Huo Ling’er’s ice energy was becoming purer, and she also possessed the power of the yin and yang flames. Her refining speed was extremely shocking.
Originally, Long Chen had thought it would take at least seven days, but in just three days, he had finished refining it. The amount of essence blood he had refined was much greater than before.
Originally, it was only the size of a fist, but now it was three feet wide. There was no way around it. Long Chen didn’t dare let the Dragonblood warriors directly absorb the palace master’s essence blood.
Although the essence blood no longer had any immortal energy or berserk energy, it still contained the Barbarian Dragon race’s power and will. Long Chen had to dilute it to around one percent before he could allow the Dragonblood warriors to absorb it.
On this day, Long Chen gathered all the Dragonblood warriors and told them about the origin of the essence blood. When he learned that the hall master had taken the risk of his realm falling to give them the essence blood, he was filled with gratitude.
Buzz!
When Long Chen took out the ball of essence blood, the Dragonblood warriors’ bodies began to rumble. Their dragon blood’s power was being summoned, and it was rapidly flowing. That was worshiping the dragon blood.
“Are you ready?” shouted Long Chen.
“I’m ready.”
The Dragonblood warriors roared, their voices shaking the heavens. Their eyes were filled with desire. They wanted to become stronger.
Buzz!
Long Chen formed hand seals, and suddenly, a hand pressed down on the blood sphere. The blood sphere trembled, and blood-colored needles stabbed toward the Dragonblood warriors’ chests.
Pu pu pu…
The blood needle accurately pierced through the Dragonblood warriors’ chests. Their bodies trembled, and they felt a torrent of lava pouring into their bodies.
At that moment, the dragon blood in their bodies was rapidly burning, and they were forced out of their bodies by the new dragon blood. The new dragon blood poured into their bodies, violently transforming their bloodlines.
“Ah…”
The instant the blood entered his body, a miserable shriek rang out. That person was Guo Ran.
Xia Chen was also stabbed. His physical body was also weaker than Guo Ran’s, and he had to endure more pain than Guo Ran. But before he could even cry out, Guo Ran had already cried out.
“Shut up! What qualifications do you have to shout?!” Xia Chen kicked Guo Ran’s butt. Guo Ran immediately fell to the ground, rolling around.
Xia Chen had been in unbearable pain, but Guo Ran’s actions almost made him laugh. This fellow really didn’t care about face at all.
The other Dragonblood warriors had long since grown accustomed to it. They had always known that Guo Ran was the most afraid of pain. He was even weaker than the female healing warriors.
“Xia Chen.”
Seeing this, Long Chen almost coughed up blood. Was it really worth it?
Bang!
Xia Chen’s palm landed on the back of Guo Ran’s neck. Guo Ran immediately fainted, and his screams came to an abrupt stop. The entire world became silent.
“I’m also convinced. How shameless.” Long Chen was speechless.
He knew that this was what Guo Ran wanted. He wanted to change his blood while unconscious so he wouldn’t have to endure the pain.
However, changing a person’s blood while unconscious would definitely have some flaws. But this fellow would rather have some flaws than endure that kind of pain.
He was intentionally making Long Chen lose his patience and knock him out. This was a typical case of a dead pig not being afraid of boiling water. In any case, he didn’t rely on his physical body to eat. If he could slack off, then so be it.
After an incense stick’s worth of time, Long Chen saw that the majority of the Dragonblood warriors had already gotten used to it. However, there were still quite a few who were still bitterly enduring with pained expressions.
Because these Dragonblood warriors had mediocre opportunities and were weak, their foundations were very weak. So it took them longer to adapt than others.
But that didn’t matter. They had already consumed the Three Polarity Heavenly Dao Fruits, and with the support of primal chaos energy, they would be able to quickly catch up. It was just that it was much harder for them to catch up.
After another incense stick’s worth of time, all the Dragonblood warriors had gotten used to it. New dragon blood circulated within their bodies, and their auras had completely changed.
“Alright, now it’s time to absorb dragon blood according to my own power.
“This dragon blood contains endless energy. It’s already not bad that you were able to absorb half of it.
“So don’t worry about not having enough essence blood. Absorb as much as you can until you reach your limit. This kind of opportunity only comes once. Don’t miss it.
“This is especially true for the brothers who will return later. This is your only chance to make up for the difference. You have to go all-out,” said Long Chen.
“Yes.”
The Dragonblood warriors all formed hand seals, circulating the Dragon Blood Body Tempering Art to absorb the essence blood.
Blood-colored threads lit up, and the energy within the sphere slowly poured into the Dragonblood warriors. As they rapidly absorbed it, the sphere began to shrink.
Each one of the Dragonblood warriors was doing their best to absorb the dragon blood. Long Chen was guarding them. As time passed, the Dragonblood warriors’ auras grew stronger.
Furthermore, as they absorbed the essence blood, they formed dragon-shaped phantoms around them. They didn’t summon any manifestations, but the manifestations automatically appeared.
These phenomena were connected to each other and resonated with each other, forming a strange position. Furthermore, the phenomena seemed to have a life of their own, emitting a strange rhythm.
One day, two days… On the seventh day, the blood-colored thread in front of Gu Yang’s chest shattered. He had finally reached his limit and was unable to absorb any more energy.
“Hahahaha…”
Gu Yang raised his head and laughed. His laughter actually contained a dragon’s roar, and his Blood Qi soared into the sky.
“Boss, I feel like my entire body is full of energy!” cried Gu Yang excitedly. Looking at his own body, he felt the surging energy within him. He wished he could find a powerful expert from another world to fight.
Long Chen examined Gu Yang’s body and couldn’t help being shocked. The Hall Master’s essence blood was too powerful. Gu Yang’s flesh had already undergone a heaven-toppling transformation. His skin was like a dragon’s skin. Although it might not necessarily be able to block an immortal weapon, ordinary divine items were unable to cut through his skin.
His body’s defense and power complemented each other. From his defense, Long Chen could tell just how strong Gu Yang was.
Then Li Qi and Song Mingyuan also reached their limits. They felt like if they absorbed just a bit more dragon blood, their bodies would explode.
At the same time, their physical strength had reached an unprecedented level. Although they didn’t rely on their physical strength to fight, their powerful physical bodies allowed them to use their ultimate moves without any worries.
The Dragonblood warriors had also reached their limits. They all stood up, their eyes filled with excitement.
Xia Chen was the second to reach a saturation point. Due to his weak physical body, his absorption speed was extremely slow, and he had to be extremely careful.
As for Guo Ran, he was still unconscious on the ground. His body hadn’t reached a saturation point yet, and in his unconscious state, he was absorbing even slower.
The Dragonblood warriors were constantly punching and kicking. Each punch was accompanied by whistling winds. Ripples appeared in the air.
Only an hour later did Guo Ran slowly wake up. His body was finally saturated, and he stood up. Feeling the change in his body, he couldn’t help but laugh. At that moment, it was like he was unrivaled under the heavens.
“What are you laughing about? Do you think you can just pass like this? There are no shortcuts on the path of cultivation.
“Right now, you’ve used some trickery to get past this. But when the heavenly tribulation descends, I want to see just how you’ll use it,” said Long Chen.
This brat liked to think himself to be smart. Because he had absorbed the dragon blood after losing consciousness, this kind of trick would bring a certain flaw to the merging of the dragon blood.
Furthermore, during the tribulation, the heavenly tribulation’s energy would be like a furnace, refining the flaws. At that time, the pain Guo Ran would have to endure would multiply.
Most importantly, no one could cheat in the heavenly tribulation. To put it bluntly, if you came out, you would have to pay back what you owed sooner or later.
“Hehe, let’s get drunk today. We’ll talk about tomorrow.”
Guo Ran didn’t care at all. He was still incomparably excited. Looking at his arrogant manner, Long Chen was speechless. At that time, he would definitely cry.
After absorbing the dragon blood, there was only a fist-sized piece of essence blood left. Long Chen immediately returned it to the hall master.
But as soon as Long Chen arrived outside, the essence blood in his hand trembled and disappeared.
Long Chen knew that it was the Hall Master who had taken back his remaining essence blood. He bowed and didn’t enter.
Long Chen returned to his residence to find Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan. He was told that they were in seclusion, so he didn’t see them.
The academy was still undergoing construction, but the number of people in the academy had clearly decreased. After asking around, they learned that the disciples of the academy had already begun their tribulation. The academy’s experts were afraid of accidents, so they had all moved out to guard the surroundings, afraid of being ambushed by otherworldly experts.
Among them were Bai Zhantang, Bai Xiaole's mother, Bai Shishi's mother, and other experts. They were all protecting their disciples from their tribulations, so none of them were in the academy.
As for the older generation experts, some of them had been stuck at a bottleneck for many years. Now that the primal chaos qi had descended, it stimulated their bodies, and their bottlenecks began to loosen.
No matter how old an expert was, as long as their qi and blood didn’t wither, they would have a chance to break through their bottlenecks. It could be said that the primal chaos qi gave countless people new hope.
Within the academy, the auras of many experts fluctuated indeterminately. This was all because they had just broken through a few days ago and were unable to control their own power.
After asking around, Long Chen flew to the southwest of the academy. The golden Kun Peng wings on his back flapped, and after an incense stick’s worth of time, he arrived at a barren land.
There were four transportation formations here, but they were temporarily unusable. There were people constantly undergoing tribulation here, causing the space here to be extremely unstable. They could only walk here.
In ancient times, this place had been the exclusive place for the disciples of the Nirvana Academy to undergo their tribulation. Due to the terrain, the spiritual qi of heaven and earth was abundant, and the laws were relatively complete and gentle. It was one of the nine best holy lands for undergoing tribulation in the Nirvana Inferno Heaven.
But it was precisely because of this that countless experts had come here to undergo tribulation. This place was under the jurisdiction of the Numinous Sky Academy.
But because this place had been abandoned for too long, it had long since become an ownerless land. Even though the Lingxiao Academy had just taken back its territory, this tribulation transcendence land was still an ownerless land.
However, the human experts could undergo tribulation here as they pleased, but the other human experts couldn’t. The Numinous Sky Academy had said that other than the Spirit race, no other race could undergo tribulation here.
The current Lingxiao Academy was no longer the old Lingxiao Academy. Amongst the younger generation, there was Long Chen who could dominate all those in the same realm. Amongst the older generation, there was the domineering Hall Master. The current Lingxiao Academy’s fame was unrivaled, and no one dared to provoke it.
So up until now, no foreign expert had dared to come here to undergo tribulation. However, there had been experts from other worlds who had ambushed the heavenly geniuses.
Moreover, this wasn’t the first time. These powerhouses had originally been at the Immortal King realm. After entering the Nirvana Heavenly Layer, they had crossed tribulation to become World Kings.
It was said that it was extremely difficult for a World King powerhouse to pass through the Gate to the Alternate World, but it was much easier for an Immortal King. Thus, they chose to undergo tribulation here.
These experts came and went like ghosts. They were extremely powerful, and they had charged into the heavenly tribulation several times to kill the human race’s heavenly geniuses. That made the human race’s experts panic, not daring to undergo tribulation in peace.
That was why the disciples of the various factions had to be protected by their race’s experts. Otherwise, it would be extremely dangerous.
There were even some factions that had formed an alliance to protect the disciples undergoing tribulation. Dozens of factions’ experts had come together to protect their disciples.
But even so, they had still been sneak-attacked by this world’s creatures. They had suffered heavy casualties, and the human race’s experts were clenching their teeth in hatred. But these creatures were extremely crafty. Once they finished their sneak-attacks, they would flee. There was no way to catch up.
Sometimes there would be dozens of sneak attack squads, and dozens of people would flee in different directions. If they split up to chase after them, it was possible that they would be defeated one by one. It had to be known that some of these World Kings were extremely powerful, comparable to half-step Immortal realm experts. A single mistake and they would be killed.
So when the human race’s heavenly geniuses underwent tribulation, they were all filled with terror. With this kind of mentality, the chances of them failing rapidly increased. But the human race had no way to do anything.
“Damn bastard, stop if you have the guts!”
Long Chen had only just arrived at the tribulation region when he heard a furious roar from the distance. A winged creature flew toward him.
This was a creature from another world. Its blood energy soared into the sky, and its pressure was shocking. It had just advanced to the World King realm, but its aura was as vast as a half-step Immortal rank expert.
It had just charged to the edge of the heavenly tribulation to launch a sneak attack on a heavenly genius. Fortunately, it had been discovered early and its attack had been blocked. Otherwise, that heavenly genius would have definitely died.
Seeing a single living being dare to come here and cause trouble, the human experts were infuriated and chased after him.
But this creature was extremely fast. Even half-step immortal rank experts were unable to catch up to it. Seeing it fly further away, they all clenched their teeth in anger, but there was nothing they could do.
Pu!
Suddenly, a seven-colored divine light pierced through that creature’s body, causing the human experts to cheer excitedly.
Following that, they saw a golden figure rush in front of that creature and smash its head.
“It’s Long Chen!”
Some people cried out in shock as they recognized the person who had attacked. It was the new generation Saint Ruler, Long Chen. When Long Chen appeared, they became even more excited.
But when he saw that Long Chen’s cultivation base was still at the Immortal King realm, he couldn’t help being shocked. Long Chen hadn’t broken through, but his strength was no longer the same as before.
When it had launched its sneak attack, the seven half-step immortal rank experts had blocked it at the same time, but they were still shaken by its attack. They almost coughed up blood.
But even such a terrifying expert didn’t have the slightest ability to fight back against an Immortal King like Long Chen.
They could also tell that Long Chen could kill him in one blow. The reason he had attacked twice was to search his soul.
Buzz!
Long Chen’s hand had destroyed its head, destroyed its soul, and examined its soul fragments. He found that this creature hadn’t come from the uninhabited world, but from a place called the Grand Desolate World.
The Great Wasteland World was different from the uninhabited world. The Great Wasteland World still had humans. However, the humans there were the lowest level of lifeforms in the Great Wasteland World. Their cultivation bases were restricted, and they were raised like slaves.
The human race was controlled by them. They mined, built palaces, and forged weapons for them. In the Great Desolate World, human lives were lower than ants. They killed and plundered the human race. The human race lived an extremely miserable life.
“Courting death!”
Seeing those memories, Long Chen’s killing intent soared. These creatures were even more hateful than the creatures from the uninhabited world.
“Principal Long Chen, why have you come?”
An expert from the Lingxiao Academy appeared and hastily bowed. Although he was a half-step immortal rank expert, he still had to bow to Long Chen.
“I came to take a look.” Long Chen’s expression was gloomy. He still hadn’t recovered from his fury.
“Dean Long Chen, you really are amazing. I admire you. What did you see in his soul?” asked a half-step immortal rank elder.
They had worked together, but they hadn’t been able to stop it. As for Long Chen, he had killed it with a wave of his hand. The difference in power was too great. Since ancient times, experts had always been respected by others, so he had used the word ‘you’.
Long Chen told everyone what he had seen. Everyone’s expressions changed.
“Fuck, these bastards are going too far!” cursed an elder with a bad temper.
When they learned that their own race’s people had been raised as slaves and were shackled to work, living a life worse than death, they were all infuriated.
“Damn it! If I don’t get my revenge, I won’t be a human!”
“As long as this old man still has a breath of life left, I will fight to the death with them.”
The older generation’s experts clenched their teeth, unable to accept this news.
“Headmaster Long Chen, the vice hall master is right in front. You should come over and chat with him!” said the Elder from the Lingxiao Academy.
Long Chen nodded and followed them deeper into the tribulation region. They quickly saw endless lightning. There were hundreds of experts undergoing tribulation here.
As for the outer region of the tribulation transcendence region, the various powers’ experts had surrounded it. They didn’t dare to relax in the slightest, afraid of being ambushed by the foreign experts.
Long Chen’s arrival caused a huge uproar. This person who had the most limelight amongst the younger generation clearly had a supreme position in the hearts of the older generation.
They all knew that with Long Chen’s strength, once he advanced to the World King realm, half-step immortal rank experts were like ants in front of him.
Long Chen saw hundreds of thousands of disciples waiting. They were clearly waiting in line for their tribulation.
“Only a few hundred people undergo tribulation at a time? How long will it take?” Long Chen couldn’t help but frown. If that was the case, then once the gate opened, the young experts undergoing Nirvana would be unable to complete their tribulation.
“There’s no way around it. If there are too many people undergoing tribulation, we won’t be able to take care of them. That’s our limit.” A half-step immortal rank expert sighed helplessly.
“Long Chen, why are you here?”
When Long Chen arrived, Bai Zhantang was a bit surprised. Long Chen looked at the immortal aura coming from Bai Zhantang. He was clearly a half-step immortal.
The older generation of the Lingxiao Academy had hidden themselves too deeply. Their cultivation bases had always been a mystery.
Long Chen hadn’t even said anything when he saw a creature lying on the ground. He hadn’t expected it to be from the Darknight race.
However, it was already on the verge of death. There were no wounds on its body, but its soul flame was about to be extinguished.
“Senior is amazing!”
Long Chen looked at Bai Xiaolei’s mother behind Bai Zhantang and couldn’t help but give her a thumbs-up. The only one capable of killing people without leaving a trace was probably this eye technique expert.
Bai Xiaole's mother smiled slightly, but Bai Zhantang was a bit unhappy, "I'm asking you a question. Don't be in a hurry to suck up.”
Bai Xiaole's mother immediately rolled her eyes at Bai Zhantang. This guy really didn't know how to talk.
Long Chen smiled. “My brothers are also about to undergo tribulation. Let me step on a plate first.”
“You’ve already stepped on the plate. Do you think you’re trying to steal something?” Bai Zhantang was a bit speechless. Stepping on the plate was an insult. Before the thief attacked, he had to first observe the target’s terrain. That was something he understood.
Long Chen didn’t mind. “How is the situation here?”
“What else can they do? As you can see, these fellows are as irritating as flies. They sneak attacked and fled, making it impossible to guard against them.
“When these children undergo tribulation, they can’t be affected by other people’s tribulations. Our absolute control can only allow a few hundred people to undergo tribulation at the same time. Tell me, how much pain is that?” said Bai Zhantang. He was filled with fury at the mention of these sneak attackers.
So as soon as he caught these attackers, he would definitely flay them alive. Otherwise, he would have long since been angered to death.
However, they were in an extremely passive position. To be able to catch two or three out of ten sneak attacks was already not bad. Seeing the troublemaker escape right under their noses, Bai Zhantang’s fiery temper almost exploded.
"Pay attention to your image. Don't spout nonsense," Bai Shishi's mother could not help but say.
Long Chen smiled. “It’s fine. I came here to resolve this problem. Leave it to me!”
“Hand it over to you?” Bai Zhantang glared.
“Yes, leave it to me. I guarantee that no one who dares to sneak attack will be able to escape.”
Long Chen smiled, but his eyes were filled with icy killing intent. The creatures of the Wasteland World had completely infuriated him.
“Ten thousand people undergoing tribulation at the same time? Is that even possible?”
When they heard this news, Bai Zhantang and the others jumped in shock. They almost couldn’t believe their ears.
Furthermore, for ten thousand people to undergo tribulation at the same time instead of in different regions, that was crazy.
That was a World King tribulation! A single mistake could cost someone their life. If several people underwent tribulation together, it would affect each other and increase the power of the heavenly tribulation. If they didn’t handle it well, they would all be exterminated. And if ten thousand people underwent tribulation at the same time, they wouldn’t even dare to think about it. That was no joke.
“Alright, leave it to me!”
Seeing how shocked Bai Zhantang and the others were, Long Chen didn’t bother explaining.
“Brothers, do you trust me?”
“Of course.”
These disciples had once fought against the various heavenly geniuses on the martial stage with Long Chen. At that time, they had long since forgotten about life and death.
It could be said that their lives had been saved, and they were filled with worship and trust for Long Chen. Hearing Long Chen’s words, they immediately replied with their most resolute tone.
“Alright, then don’t say anything. First, ten thousand brothers, listen to my orders.”
Following Long Chen’s order, the disciples quickly gathered. Almost all the disciples rushed forward, but many of them were too slow and didn’t manage to get in.
As for those disciples who had been the first to arrive, they were all incredibly excited. Bai Shishi’s mother and the others all sighed inside. Long Chen’s charisma was truly amazing.
These disciples didn’t even know how dangerous it was to undergo tribulation together. That was an extremely ridiculous thought.
But these disciples didn’t care. Even if Long Chen told them to go to the battlefield right now and fight with their lives on the line, they wouldn’t hesitate. Their trust in Long Chen had already surpassed the scope of ordinary people’s understanding.
“Lei Ling’er!”
Following Long Chen’s call, Lei Ling’er transformed into a beautiful maiden. However, her current expression was cold and arrogant, a bit different from her usual self.
This was what Long Chen had taught her to do. She had to act aloof and unwilling.
“Then I’ll have to trouble you to look after these brothers.” Long Chen cupped his fists.
“Don’t worry, big brother Long Chen.” Lei Ling’er solemnly nodded, but her eyes were already full of smiles. Obviously, acting wasn’t her forte.
“Let’s begin!”
Under everyone’s gazes, the ten thousand disciples arrived at the core region of the tribulation region. The other disciples all retreated to watch.
Rumble…
Following Long Chen’s order, the ten thousand disciples all released their auras to break through their bottlenecks. Following that, the tribulation clouds descended with berserk auras.
At that moment, everyone’s hearts tightened. Ten thousand disciples were undergoing tribulation together. The pressure of the tribulation instantly multiplied, and its range was incomparably large. It covered hundreds of thousands of miles.
As a result, the defensive perimeter had no choice but to move outwards. That caused some people to be filled with worry. Once the defensive perimeter expanded, their defenses would weaken. If they were attacked now, it would be very difficult for them to react.
“There’s no need to be afraid. They might not dare approach such a large-scale heavenly tribulation. Once they’re caught by it, they’ll definitely die. We just need to guard against their long-range attacks.
Even long-range attacks would be blocked by the heavenly tribulation once they entered it, and their power would be reduced. In fact, it was possible that they would be drowned by the heavenly tribulation before they could even attack them.
“Right now, what we need to worry about is whether or not these children will be able to endure. This kind of tribulation will go against the will of the Heavenly Daos,” said one of them.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, the tribulation clouds trembled. Endless lightning arrows rained down.
The older generation’s experts’ hearts pounded. The first wave of tribulation for ordinary disciples was a fine drizzle, followed by a torrential downpour, followed by lightning arrows. This was a process of adaptation.
But now, the heavenly tribulation had skipped their warm-up and was directly taking action, not giving the disciples any chance to adapt.
Pu pu pu…
It was just the first wave of heavenly tribulation, but there were already quite a few disciples who were unable to endure it. The lightning arrows had pierced through their bodies, and they could only do their best to block. They had to protect their vitals first. As for other things, they couldn’t care about them anymore.
It was like a bucket of cold water had been poured over their hot blood. They finally felt fear.
“Principal Long Chen, this won’t do…”
Seeing this, an Elder couldn’t help but cry out. He was starting to panic. If this continued, these ten thousand disciples would be killed by the heavenly tribulation.
“I can also tell that it won’t work. But… there’s nothing I can do. I can’t stop the heavenly tribulation.” Long Chen shrugged helplessly.
“You…!”
“Elder Xu Feng, don’t worry. Long Chen is just joking with you. He knows what he’s doing.” Bai Shishi’s mother hastily smiled.
Seeing that the elder really was getting impatient, Long Chen also smiled. “I was just joking with you. Please don’t take it too seriously. I apologize.”
That Elder was speechless. Long Chen was the supermonastery’s supermonastery head. How could he make such a joke? It was too childish.
However, although he was a half-step immortal rank expert, Long Chen was the supermonastery’s supermonastery head. He had no right to criticize him.
As for Bai Shishi’s mother, she understood Long Chen quite well. She knew that although he was young, he was always calm and steady. He wouldn’t do something he wasn’t confident in, nor would he joke around with the lives of the disciples.
“Don’t just stand there obediently. Just taking a beating without retaliating? How long will that heavenly tribulation last?
“Attack the heavenly tribulation. Hurry up and finish your tribulation. Start the next wave. The brothers behind are all waiting for you. Don’t waste any time,” shouted Long Chen.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, countless people cried out. The heavenly tribulation trembled, and a ray of divine light shot toward Long Chen. Long Chen’s words had clearly disturbed the heavenly tribulation, and it had noticed him.
When the heavenly tribulation attacked Long Chen, everyone jumped in fright. Bai Zhantang and the others hastily retreated, afraid of being affected by it. They weren’t afraid of being injured, but they were afraid of provoking the heavenly tribulation. If the heavenly tribulation became an Heavenly Venerate tribulation, then those ten thousand disciples would probably be turned to dust in an instant.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s palm smashed apart that bolt of lightning. This kind of heavenly tribulation was nothing to him.
“Hurry up and act like a man! Don’t hesitate!” shouted Long Chen.
As a result, the heavenly tribulation trembled and a huge lightning spear condensed. This attack was a hundred times stronger than the previous one.
That previous attack had been a warning, but this one was to kill Long Chen.
Bang!
The lightning spear was destroyed by a single slap from Long Chen. Long Chen’s two consecutive attacks against the heavenly tribulation had given those warriors a great deal of confidence.
“Fuck, I’ll go all-out!”
One of the disciples clenched his teeth and roared. In front of countless people’s shocked gazes, he actually charged against the tribulation clouds, taking the initiative to attack the tribulation.
“Kill…”
With someone taking the lead, the other disciples also crazily charged at the tribulation clouds.
“They’re all crazy.”
The experts present all felt a chill. These fellows actually trusted Long Chen so much.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As these disciples faced the heavenly tribulation, they seemed to instantly become enraged. The tribulation clouds were like a pot being opened, and the lightning arrows turned into lightning spears that stabbed down.
Pu pu pu…
Even though some disciples had managed to block the spears, they were still blown back, vomiting blood. There were even some whose bodies had been pierced through by the spears. Berserk thunderforce enveloped them, and some of their bodies even began to turn charred.
But even so, these disciples still remembered Long Chen’s words. They charged forward with all their might. Dozens of three Paragon experts charged into the tribulation clouds.
“ROAR!”
Lightning monsters appeared within the tribulation clouds, forcing them back. However, these warriors continued to charge forward.
Pu!
Suddenly, a Triple Sovereign expert’s chest was pierced by a fierce beast. The lightning beast was about to be torn apart.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a black lightning arrow shot out, directly shattering the lightning beast and saving that person. A petite figure appeared. It was Lei Ling’er.
Lei Ling’er was bathed in heavenly tribulation. This lightning was extremely nourishing to her, so she naturally wouldn’t let it go.
However, now wasn’t the time to absorb as much as she wanted. Only when everyone was unable to bear it would she be able to enjoy it.
The weaker disciples had already reached their limit. The lightning dragons wrapped around them, absorbing all the lightning that was attacking them.
Lei Ling’er’s appearance raised their spirits. They finally understood why Long Chen had told them to attack the heavenly tribulation.
By constantly releasing their energy, they would be able to rapidly exhaust their own energy. That way, they wouldn’t instinctively defend against the thunderforce and would be able to better absorb the heavenly tribulation.
On the other hand, there was only so much heavenly tribulation energy. If they continued to attack it, it would quickly exhaust the energy in the sky, reducing the time it took to undergo tribulation.
Finally, the three supreme experts also reached their limit. However, they were all strong enough and didn’t need Huo Ling’er’s protection. Once their bodies were saturated, the heavenly tribulation would exhaust all its energy and scatter.
In less than an hour, 10,000 people had completed their tribulation. Moreover, because of Huo Ling’er’s protection, they didn’t need to hold back. They could safely undergo the baptism of heavenly tribulation, and the effects of their advancement were extremely good. After advancing to the World King realm, their auras would become extremely condensed. Before long, they would be able to directly step into the first level World King realm.
Seeing this effect, everyone was stunned. Even the disciples undergoing tribulation didn’t dare to believe it. It was like they were in a dream.
“Next!”
Long Chen indifferently said.
With the example of success, everyone was much more at ease. This time, the experts from the other powers also ran over, discussing how terrifying it was for their disciples to join.
Previously, they had just been watching. If Long Chen had let them go, they definitely wouldn’t have agreed to let their disciples take the risk. But now it was different.
This time, Long Chen increased the number to thirty thousand. That was because Lei Ling’er had complained that although the heavenly tribulation was powerful, it didn’t have much essence. The amount of energy she could absorb was extremely limited. She needed even more thunderforce essence. Obviously, ordinary thunderforce was nothing to her.
The second wave of thirty thousand people undergoing tribulation. Although many people were nervous, they didn’t dare to raise any questions.
This time, half of the people from the Numinous Sky Academy came, while the other half came from the various large factions. After gathering enough people, they directly began to undergo tribulation.
This time, it was the same as before. Although the scope of the tribulation had increased, with Lei Ling’er’s protection, everything was easy.
The number of people in the third wave increased to fifty thousand, and the fourth wave increased to eighty thousand. By the time the fifth wave reached a hundred thousand, Long Chen realized that he could no longer summon heavenly tribulation.
“What’s going on?”
The hundred thousand disciples stood there, dumbfounded. Even the experts from the previous generation were stunned. They had never seen such a thing.
Bai Xiaole's mother opened her Three Flower Pupils and said, "There are too many people undergoing tribulation here, causing the Heavenly Daos to run out of Heavenly Daos and unable to form Heavenly Tribulations. I'm afraid the Heavenly Daos will need time to recover.”
In her eyes, the world in front of her had formed a huge hole, and the surrounding Heavenly Dao energy was surging over.
However, it would take at least a few hours to make up for the deficit.
Today’s situation had completely toppled everyone’s understanding. No one had ever thought of this kind of practically cheating tribulation.
“Lei Ling’er, how is it?” asked Long Chen.
“Hehe, I feel so good right now. My whole body is full of energy, and my body is starting to transform.” Lei Ling’er’s previous solemn expression was replaced with a smile.
Long Chen could also see that Lei Ling’er was starting to have the aura of a World King. Her thunderforce had also undergone a qualitative change.
“Regretfully, their thunderforce is still too weak. I really am looking forward to big brother Long Chen’s heavenly tribulation.” Lei Ling’er was filled with anticipation, as if she was a glutton waiting for a feast.
“My meal definitely won’t be able to escape. However, you have to quickly improve yourself, or else the food will be too hard to bite.” Long Chen smiled.
Whether it was the dragon race’s experts or his own father, they had all said that his World King tribulation would definitely be terrifyingly powerful. And this was the first time Long Chen had felt such a powerful pressure from this heavenly tribulation.
This was something he had never experienced before. He had a premonition that many of his karma would be settled in this heavenly tribulation. He was afraid he really would die.
So first, he had to make Lei Ling’er stronger. Only then would she be able to help him during his tribulation.
Several hours later, the Heavenly Daos finally recovered. At this time, the various powers’ experts had all come to ask Long Chen for help.
The news that Long Chen could help others undergo tribulation had spread like wildfire. Countless experts had come to ask for help.
There were even some powers who expressed that if Long Chen was willing to help, they would be willing to sign a soul contract. In the future, no matter what difficulties the Lingxiao Academy faced, they would definitely do their best to help.
“Headmaster Long Chen, these creatures are causing trouble everywhere. The human race is in trouble. You have to take us in.”
“That’s right. We’re all humans, so we have to help each other. Otherwise, how are we supposed to fight the other races?”
Countless sects’representatives came out to ask Long Chen for help. Long Chen looked at them with a mocking expression.
“Have you forgotten what you did in the Sage Monarch Conference when I was being hunted down by the various races?”
“This…”
At this time, these experts’ expressions became ugly.
Long Chen’s words caused these experts to feel a bit ashamed. That was because when Long Chen had been chased down during the Sage Monarch Conference, they had chosen to watch from the sidelines.
Long Chen naturally wouldn’t refuse those people who had helped him before. Furthermore, those powers had immediately contacted the Numinous Sky Academy, and the academy had promised them that they could undergo tribulation here.
As for the factions that had rushed over after hearing the news, they were different. In the Sage Monarch Conference, they had chosen to put their own safety first, but now they shamelessly came to ask for help. Long Chen’s words caused them to feel ashamed.
“Dean Long Chen, you’re a magnanimous person, so don’t bother with us over such things. Furthermore, at this time, we should unite and focus on the bigger picture,” said an elder.
“What a thing to say. To be united is to look at the big picture. Back when my brothers and I were surrounded by countless Xiantian experts, why didn’t you think of being united and looking at the big picture?
“What a good double standard. You can just stand by and watch, but I have to look at the bigger picture? Let me ask you, why should I?” sneered Long Chen.
“That’s right. Why is it that senior apprentice-brother Long Chen is doing his best to protect us in the martial arena? Outside the martial arena, senior apprentice-brother Long Chen is leading us all the way, never leaving anyone behind.
“As for you? If there’s danger, just hide. If there’s any benefit, just attack. It really is like drawing a nose on a piece of paper. What a face,” sneered a disciple.
“You’re still united? Have you ever been united? Have you ever considered yourself a member of the human race?”
“That’s right. Who knows, when the gate opens, you fence-sitters will be the first to attack your own kind.”
On Long Chen’s side, the disciples who had already completed their tribulations were still standing guard. They were all filled with righteous indignation and cursing.
The majority of the experts who had come here were experts who had fought their way out of the martial arena with Long Chen. They came from humble origins, and their families didn’t even have half-step immortal rank experts.
But the Lingxiao Academy had never refused them. As long as they could come, they would be welcomed. Even if they could only protect a hundred people during their tribulation, they would never give up on them.
That made them extremely moved. That was also why they would have tens of thousands of people undergoing tribulation under Long Chen’s orders. That was because they had absolute trust in Long Chen.
Now that these fellows had appeared, they shamelessly begged to join the tribulation transcendence squad. Even they couldn’t bear to watch.
The elder immediately turned red, not daring to retort.
“Headmaster Long Chen, we know this matter was our fault. If you’re still angry, then as old bones, even if we kneel and kowtow to you, it’s nothing.
“But we disciples are innocent. You can’t take your anger out on us just because of our foolish decisions.
“They’re still young, and they still have a bright future ahead of them. If their bright future is ruined because of old fools like us, then even if we die ten thousand times, we won’t be able to escape the blame!” An elder stood up, grief written all over his face. He actually knelt down to Long Chen.
Hu!
Long Chen waved his hand, and the elder’s body shook intensely. He took several steps back, unable to kneel.
“Principal Long Chen, are you really not willing to forgive us muddle-headed old fellows?” The elder was filled with despair, and two streams of turbid tears even flowed out.
“Shut up!”
Long Chen sneered, “A leopard can’t change its spots. It’s because you want something from me that you’re acting so subservient. Who are you trying to show to?
“Virtue kidnapping? I’ve seen this kind of method too many times. It’s meaningless. I, Long Chen, am never a gentleman. As long as I don’t have any morals, no one can kidnap me.”
Bai Shishi’s mother pursed her lips and looked at Bai Xiaole’s mother. The two of them looked at each other and smiled. Long Chen’s mouth really was amazing. Neither soft nor hard tactics worked on him.
Hearing that, the old man could only shake his head and sigh. He had a helpless expression, but a trace of resentment could be seen in his eyes. However, he didn’t dare to express it.
“There’s no meaning in begging me like this. Didn’t I tell you not to let them undergo tribulation?” asked Long Chen indifferently.
“What?”
Those people had already been preparing to leave, but hearing Long Chen’s words, they couldn’t believe their ears.
“Lingxiao Academy is the academy of the world. All of its ancient records are treasures of the entire human race. The academy is just a substitute administrator.
“Similarly, the academy’s holy land for tribulation transcendence is open to the entire human race. Anyone can undergo tribulation here,” said Long Chen.
“Does that mean you’ve agreed to let our disciples undergo tribulation here?” asked an elder.
“Of course. Anytime.” Long Chen shrugged.
“May I ask, when our disciples undergo tribulation, will they be able to receive your protection?” asked one of the smarter elders.
What was the point of coming here to undergo tribulation? Without Long Chen’s help, there was no point. If others tried to sneak attack him, he wouldn’t care. If he was struck by lightning, he wouldn’t care. If he didn’t care, then undergoing tribulation here would be useless.
“You want to undergo tribulation with us?” asked Long Chen.
This group of disciples immediately became silent. None of them dared to make a sound. They were too ashamed to reply.
“If you can’t even fart, why bother cultivating? You might as well dig a hole and bury yourself,” sneered Long Chen.
“Yes, we want to undergo tribulation under your protection.” Finally, one of the young disciples couldn’t hold back and stepped forward.
“Then let me ask you, if I protect you, in the future when I’m in trouble, will you add insult to injury, stab me in the back, and stab humans in the back?” asked Long Chen solemnly.
“No, definitely not! I can swear on my soul that I’ll be loyal to senior apprentice-brother Long Chen forever!” shouted the disciple.
“Then what if one day I become a bad person and start slaughtering humans, stabbing my own kind?” asked Long Chen.
“This…” The disciple didn’t know how to reply.
The others were also startled. They didn’t know what Long Chen was asking, but these words were a bit frightening.
“I can protect you from your tribulations, and I don’t need anyone to swear loyalty to me. But I need you to swear an oath to your hearts that you will always be righteous and loyal to the human race. You will never be controlled by profit or oppressed by threats. You will never do anything against your conscience,” shouted Long Chen.
“I swear that I will always be righteous and loyal to the human race. I will never be driven by profit or oppressed by threats. I will never do anything against my conscience.”
Countless disciples stood up, raising their hands to the heavens.
Seeing this oath, Long Chen smiled. This way, even if the older generation betrayed the human race, the new generation wouldn’t be led astray by them.
Bai Shishi’s mother, Bai Xiaole’s mother, and Bai Zhantang all nodded. They had all seen through Long Chen’s intentions. It went without saying that Long Chen’s methods were extremely brilliant.
This kind of oath to the heavens, especially in front of an expert like Long Chen, was extremely intimidating. If they dared to betray this oath, as long as Long Chen was still alive, it would cause a huge psychological barrier for them. It would form a heart-devil that they wouldn’t dare to break through to the Hierarch realm.
“Those who swore an oath, come and line up. The first wave of one hundred thousand disciples, gather.”
When the hundred thousand people were gathered, Long Chen’s heart blossomed with joy.
“With so many people undergoing tribulation, I’ll definitely make Lei Ling’er an existence comparable to an immortal rank expert.”
News of Long Chen helping people undergo tribulation spread. As long as it was a human or a race that had good relations with the human race, they could come.
All the human experts needed to do was swear an oath never to betray the human race. They would always be righteous, and they would be able to join the tribulation squad.
That way, even the factions that had enmity with Long Chen could have their disciples undergo tribulation together. Long Chen’s actions caused countless experts to be moved.
Countless heavenly geniuses flocked over. Long Chen didn’t care where these disciples came from, what their talent was, or what background they had. As long as they came, he could swear an oath to wait in line for his tribulation.
There were too many people undergoing tribulation. Just the sacred land of the Lingxiao Academy was too busy. Each hundred thousand people would need to rest for two hours before undergoing their next tribulation.
Long Chen felt that this speed was too slow. Under normal circumstances, he could undergo four tribulations in two hours. So, he had someone set up a super long-distance transportation formation.
After overcoming his tribulation, Long Chen directly teleported to another location. After all, there were quite a few tribulation sacred lands in the Nirvana Sky.
After a Holy Land’s tribulation ended, Long Chen went to the next one. As soon as he arrived, he immediately underwent his tribulation.
The Heavenly Daos needed to rest, but Long Chen didn’t. The four tribulation transcendence sacred lands took turns, and after working around them for a while, the sacred lands could once more undergo tribulation.
Long Chen had protected the human race’s disciples from their tribulations. Those foreign invaders hadn’t even been able to approach the tribulation before being killed by Lei Ling’er.
Each time Lei Ling’er underwent her tribulation, she would grow stronger. Her power was rapidly increasing, and she was gradually becoming stronger.
As for those who wanted to flee, they didn’t have a chance. In front of Long Chen’s speed, they could only wait for death.
Long Chen was busy the entire day. Countless experts were grateful, but they also worshipped him. Some of them urged him to rest. After all, he also had to break through to the World King realm. He couldn’t delay his cultivation.
These kind words were all declined by Long Chen. He continued to protect these disciples day and night. Countless people were moved, but Long Chen was also overjoyed.
That was because Lei Ling’er was getting stronger. She was so strong that even he felt his scalp turn numb. Fortunately, she wasn’t his housepet, but his family. If she was his housepet, then once she tried to devour him, he would definitely die.
Lei Ling’er was growing stronger, but Long Chen didn’t dare to expose her. But he also had no choice. Lei Ling’er’s aura was gradually becoming impossible to conceal.
So Long Chen thought of a way for Lei Ling’er to condense nine clones and divide their power into nine portions. The other clones would rest, and only one of them would work. That way, their auras wouldn’t change.
In just a few days, Lei Ling’er’s tens of thousands of clones had appeared in the primal chaos space. Each one of them possessed a terrifying aura.
As for Long Chen, he was crazily helping the human race undergo tribulation. The four sacred lands took turns, and each day, tens of millions of heavenly geniuses succeeded. Not a single one died.
As time passed, fewer people came to undergo tribulation. Gradually, there was no need for four sacred lands. Four sacred lands became three, three became two, and twenty days later, only the Numinous Sky Academy remained.
Although the human race had many heavenly geniuses, they weren’t able to endure this kind of tribulation. In the end, even gathering a hundred thousand people required several hours. The number of people undergoing tribulation lessened.
Lei Ling’er’s clones numbered in the millions. Even so, each of these clones possessed a terrifying aura. Lei Ling’er didn’t dare to merge with them.
That was because once they merged, her body would undergo a qualitative change. Once they merged, it would be useless to transform into a million clones, because her aura would be completely different.
Another two days passed, and only seventy thousand people underwent tribulation at the same time.
“That’s it?”
Lei Ling’er was a bit disappointed. Obviously, she still had room to advance, but no one was undergoing tribulation.
“Lei Ling’er, let’s find a place for you to merge with your clone. Let’s see what level you’ve reached,” said Long Chen.
“Yay!”
Lei Ling’er had long since wanted to merge with it. Now that Long Chen had brought it up, she immediately became impatient.
“Principal Long Chen, thank you so much.”
Tens of thousands of half-step immortal rank experts cupped their fists toward Long Chen.
Many of these old fellows were like living fossils. Originally, they had already reached the end of their lifespans. The reason they were still alive was to intimidate their old enemies.
Now that the primal chaos energy had entered their bodies, although they were unable to advance, their lifespans had increased by quite a bit. At the very least, they wouldn’t die for a few hundred years.
In order to give their disciples a chance and to express their sincerity, they personally sent their disciples to undergo tribulation.
After the disciples underwent their tribulation, they didn’t leave. Instead, they stayed with the others to protect the holy land.
Now that no one was undergoing tribulation, seeing that Long Chen was about to leave, they all stood out to thank him.
“Everyone, there’s no need to be so courteous. Helping others is helping yourself. However, I have another matter that I would like everyone to help with,” said Long Chen.
“There’s no harm in saying it. As long as we can do it, even if we have to go through fire and water, even if we have to sacrifice our lives, we won’t hesitate,” said an elder emotionally.
Amongst his disciples were three extremely talented disciples. During their tribulation, a trace of primal chaos energy had appeared. This was a sign that they had taken root in the primal chaos. It also meant that these disciples had hopes of ascending to immortality. At that time, he had been so excited that tears had streamed down his face.
That was because his sect had already declined. If he hadn’t been able to hold on to his last breath and intimidate some small fries, his sect would have long since been destroyed.
Now that the sect had a successor, there was no longer a need for him, an old man on the verge of death. His gratitude to Long Chen was indescribable.
“Senior, it’s too serious. I have some matters to attend to, so I’ll have to trouble everyone to stay here for a few more days. If anyone comes, I’d like to ask everyone to help protect me. Don’t get ambushed by the other world’s trash.” Long Chen smiled.
“Don’t worry, Headmaster Long Chen. If we can’t handle such a small matter, we won’t have the face to see you again. We might as well dig a hole and bury ourselves here so we don’t embarrass ourselves,” laughed an elder.
The other experts also laughed. Long Chen nodded and waved goodbye to them. Looking at their gazes, a warm feeling rose in his heart.
Humans were complicated and ever-changing, but the shining side of human nature was always the most moving. That kind of sincere gaze was the purest emotion. If only human hearts were simpler!
Long Chen’s golden wings flapped, and he fled into the distance. An hour later, he arrived in a barren land.
BOOM!
Millions of Lei Ling’er appeared.
“Wait!” Long Chen suddenly cried out.
BOOM!
But he was too late. Millions of Lei Ling’er merged, and in that instant, heaven and earth lost all sound. A berserk aura surged out like a tsunami.
Rumble…
The ground exploded, and space split apart. Long Chen was sent flying like a shooting star, vomiting blood.
“You foolish child, I told you to wait.”
Rumble…
Terrifying lightning exploded, and Long Chen was sent flying. He hadn’t even had a chance to activate his defenses when his internal organs shook and he saw stars. He tumbled through the mountains.
After flying for an unknown distance, Long Chen finally stopped. At this time, a bolt of lightning shot toward him.
“Big brother Long Chen…”
“Don’t come over…”
Long Chen immediately summoned the Dragon King Battle Armor.
BOOM!
Lei Ling’er charged over, bringing with her a huge shockwave. Before she could even get close to Long Chen, the shockwave sent him flying once more.
But fortunately, Long Chen had activated his defenses this time. He was only sent flying, and he wasn’t injured.
“I’m sorry, big brother Long Chen. I didn’t know this would happen.” Seeing Long Chen in such a sorry state with blood on the corner of his mouth, Lei Ling’er immediately cried.
“Foolish girl, I’m fine. Big brother is very happy that you’ve become stronger,” comforted Long Chen. His heart was filled with warmth. No matter how strong Lei Ling’er was, her heart never changed.
Long Chen went to comfort her, but he found that she had a powerful barrier around her. That was because her power was too great, and she was unable to control it.
Seeing Long Chen’s comforting smile, Lei Ling’er’s tears turned into laughter. Lightning surged around her, and the space around her became a sea of lightning. A berserk aura filled the air, as if heavenly tribulation had descended.
Lei Ling’er’s thunderforce continuously washed over heaven and earth, erupting with explosive sounds. That kind of rhythm was like Lei Ling’er’s breathing, affecting the circulation of the Heavenly Daos.
Long Chen was delighted. Lei Ling’er’s power was greater than he had imagined. Even if he encountered an immortal rank expert, even if he couldn’t defeat them, he would still have a chance. This time, Lei Ling’er had truly erupted.
Long Chen had Lei Ling’er start to learn how to control this kind of power. However, her Spiritual Strength was lacking, and she needed to borrow Long Chen’s power.
However, the current Lei Ling’er was unable to enter the primal chaos space. She was unable to control her power, and that would harm the Grand Yin Wood and Grand Yang Wood. That was also why Long Chen had allowed her to merge with the outside world.
Long Chen refined this thunderforce with Lei Ling’er, allowing her to gradually control it. A day later, the sea of lightning around Lei Ling’er shrank to only a hundred miles. Only then did Long Chen store it into the primal chaos space.
Once they entered the primal chaos space, Lei Ling’er would be able to slowly digest and absorb it. Long Chen immediately returned to the academy.
Once he returned to the academy, Long Chen also entered seclusion. He needed to adjust his essence, qi, and spirit to their peak states.
At the same time, he also had to adjust his own thoughts. He had to enter a state where he could forget himself and abandon all his thoughts. Only then would he be able to reach his strongest state during his tribulation.
Seven days later, Long Chen came out of seclusion. As for the Dragonblood warriors, they had already gathered. What shocked Long Chen was that they were all wearing new armor and carrying new weapons.
Seeing Long Chen’s shocked expression, Guo Ran proudly said, “Boss, how is it? Xia Chen and I worked day and night to make this.”
“Isn’t this a bit too fast? What level is this battle armor?” asked Long Chen.
“These armors and weapons don’t have any ranks. The materials are all made from the best Immortal Gold Divine Metal. They’re all used to forge immortal weapons.
“But Xia Chen and I have done some research. With our power, if we want to forge an immortal weapon, we’ll need to advance to the Paragon realm.
“We won’t be able to wait that long. So, we’ll take a different path and forge armor and weapons that can grow.
“We plan on using the power of the tribulation and our brothers’ blood to enchant these armor and weapons.
“I’ve already calculated with Xia Chen that the success rate is extremely high. Of course, the prerequisite is that the heavenly tribulation must be strong enough,” said Guo Ran confidently.
Seeing Guo Ran’s confidence, Long Chen nodded. In other aspects, Guo Ran was unreliable, but in terms of forging, he wasn’t the slightest bit lacking.
“Will this armor affect our Dragon Blood Body?” asked Long Chen.
“Of course not. Once this armor is enchanted, it will merge into my body and be summoned along with my will.
“Only when the Dragon Blood Battle Armor is unable to endure it will you use it. Furthermore, the armor I forged with Xia Chen is a fully charged armor.
The armor had space within it, and there were chaos spirit stones within it. It was a set with their weapons. They could attack, retreat, or defend.
“Once the dragon blood’s energy is used up, the power of this armor and weapon will be enough for us brothers to break through. This is a life-saving trump card,” laughed Guo Ran.
“Amazing!”
Hearing Guo Ran’s explanation, Long Chen couldn’t help but give him a thumbs-up. Guo Ran and Xia Chen’s ideas were truly amazing.
“Let’s go. It’s our turn to undergo tribulation.”
Hearing that they could finally cross tribulation, everyone was incomparably excited. Once they crossed tribulation, they would become World King powerhouses.
Their dragon blood needed to undergo the baptism of heavenly tribulation before it would truly awaken. They didn’t even know what kind of advancement they would receive after undergoing tribulation.
However, they had a premonition that after undergoing the tribulation, they would be completely reborn. They would no longer be the same as before.
“Notify the other brothers to gather,” said Long Chen.
“Hehe, there’s no need to notify me. Everyone has already gathered three days ago.
“The Battle God Hall, the academy’s strongest elites, and the Star River Sect’s seven million disciples are all here. They’re just waiting for you to come out,” laughed Guo Ran.
“Good. Let’s go.”
When Long Chen arrived at the entrance of the academy, it was just as Guo Ran had said. The three supreme experts and the Star River Sect’s disciples had all expired.
During the last Sage Monarch Conference, there had been over eight million experts from the Galaxy Master Sect, including over seven million Immortal King Realm disciples.
Long Chen had long since released the news that the Star River branch’s disciples shouldn’t undergo tribulation. They were all waiting for his news.
Seeing Long Chen again, the Star River Sect’s disciples’ eyes burned with passion. They didn’t conceal their worship at all.
It could be said that Long Chen had changed their fates. Through their comprehension in the ruins of the Stellar River, they had finally stepped onto the true path of cultivation. They no longer had to walk in circles.
“Dean Long Chen, you absolutely cannot undergo tribulation.”
Just at this moment, a group of elders rushed over. They were all half-step immortal rank experts, and they were all panicked.
“What?”
“We’ve just received news that there’s a traitor at the entrance of the uninhabited world who’s providing them with transportation. A large group of the unmanned world’s heavenly geniuses have entered the Nirvana Sky. They’re most likely coming for you,” said an elder.
When they had heard the news, they had immediately come to report it. When Xia Chen and the others heard this news, they were both shocked and infuriated. In the end, a traitor had appeared in the human race.
“Boss, this isn’t good. If one of those nine monsters comes…”
Xia Chen couldn’t help but say. Those nine people were far too terrifying. If they had already reached the World King realm and had taken advantage of their tribulation to launch a sneak attack, then they really might have been completely annihilated.
“Tch, so what if all nine of them come? We’ll still beat their heads into dogs. Let’s go see if they have the guts to cause trouble.”
Long Chen’s heroism soared to the heavens. He disdainfully said, “Come try my heavenly tribulation. Let me see if you’re tired of living.”
Long Chen thanked those experts for their kind intentions and led his group to the tribulation sacred land.
“Boss, will it really work?”
Guo Ran secretly asked Long Chen.
“Don’t worry, in my heavenly tribulation, whoever comes will die. Even if all the experts from the uninhabited world descend, it’ll be useless,” said Long Chen.
Long Chen wasn’t confident in himself, but in how terrifying his heavenly tribulation was.
“Then why didn’t we choose to undergo tribulation in the uninhabited world?” asked Guo Ran.
“Are you an idiot? Even if I’m undergoing tribulation in the uninhabited world, these fellows still want to charge into it even if they know they’ll die?” said Long Chen. Other than forging weapons, he was like an idiot in every other aspect.
“Oh, right!” Guo Ran slapped his forehead.
They could just wait for Long Chen to undergo tribulation and then deal with him in his weak state. At that time, Long Chen wouldn’t have any ability to resist.
“Don’t think too much about it. If they really dare to charge into the heavenly tribulation to cause trouble, they’ll just be sending themselves to their deaths.
“If they attack, they will definitely choose to attack the instant the tribulation ends. You have to be prepared.
“However, you don’t need to worry too much. We’ll undergo tribulation together, and I’ll definitely be the last to complete it. Once your bodies are full, you can leave the scope of the tribulation. Once my tribulation is complete, you’ll naturally advance. We’ll do things the same way,” said Long Chen.
In the past, when Long Chen had undergone tribulation with everyone, it had been because they had all undergone tribulation together. Only once the tribulation ended would they be able to advance.
But each time the heavenly tribulation ended, Long Chen would be the only one enduring it. The others would have time to revise. After the heavenly tribulation ended, they would advance to the World King realm. Their bodies would still be in their peak states.
The place Long Chen had chosen to undergo tribulation wasn’t the Numinous Sky Academy’s holy land, but a barren land.
There were too many of them, and they were about to undergo tribulation. Their auras weren’t stable, so they couldn’t use the transportation formation.
It took them six hours to reach this barren land. By the time Long Chen and the others arrived, this place was already packed with people.
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, we’ll protect you. Don’t worry about your tribulations. As long as we’re alive, we won’t allow anyone to cause trouble.”
When Long Chen arrived, furious roars shook the heavens. Millions of human experts roared in unison.
Amongst these people were disciples who had just undergone their tribulation, as well as experts from the older generation. They all took the initiative to protect Long Chen.
That was because they had also heard that otherworldly experts were coming to cause trouble. They didn’t care about anything else and rushed over from every corner of the Nirvana Heavens. Even some of the disciples in seclusion had given up.
Seeing so many people cheering for Long Chen, even Long Chen felt his blood boiling. He even had an urge to cry.
With so many people’s support, it was enough to prove their approval of him. Although Long Chen never asked for anything in return, he was still extremely moved by such passion.
Long Chen cupped his fists toward these experts to express his thanks. At the same time, he became even more confident in this heavenly tribulation. A formless energy suddenly appeared in his heart.
As for the lotus seed in the primal chaos space, it had already begun to shine like a rising sun. Golden divine light poured into every corner of the primal chaos space.
Amidst the cheering, Long Chen and the others entered the core region of the tribulation sacred land. The human experts had set up a human wall around them.
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, you have to be careful. A traitor has appeared in our human race. Perhaps one of us is a traitor, and it’s very likely that he’ll sneak attack you,” shouted someone.
“That’s right. I heard that someone helped the foreign races disguise them as humans. There’s no way to tell them apart,” shouted another expert.
Long Chen smiled slightly and waved his hand, indicating for them to be quiet.
“Don’t worry, within my heavenly tribulation, I am the ruler. Let alone them, even their undying experts will die.
“I, Long Chen, am extremely grateful that you were able to come here. Please help me by continuing to retreat. The scope of our heavenly tribulation might be a bit… large!”
Hearing Long Chen’s domineering words, everyone cheered. Hearing Long Chen tell them to retreat, they all hastily retreated.
“Let’s begin!”
Following Long Chen’s order, over seven million experts released their auras and released their seals to break through their bottlenecks.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just as they released their auras, the originally bright sun suddenly dimmed, and the world around them was instantly covered by tribulation clouds.
“Heavens, it’s so big…”
Originally, they had thought they had retreated far enough, but seeing this terrifying range, they continued to retreat. If they were drawn into the heavenly tribulation, that would be terrible.
“But if we retreat any further, we won’t be able to form a protective circle,” shouted someone.
“From the looks of it, it’s hard to say who’ll protect who. Hurry up and run. Don’t waste words. If you can’t help, you’ll only cause more trouble,” shouted an elder.
The reason these older generation experts had come was partly because of etiquette. After all, Long Chen had helped them a great deal, so they had to come. Even if they weren’t needed, they had to come.
On the other hand, if an expert were to sneak attack them, they would definitely be stronger than the newly ascended World Kings. After all, they wanted to help Long Chen. They hoped that in their lifetime, they would be able to repay him.
But looking at that boundless heavenly tribulation, even half-step immortal rank experts felt a chill and ordered their disciples to retreat.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, a torrent of lightning poured down from the core of the heavenly tribulation.
“It’s starting…”
Everyone’s hearts clenched. This was the first time they had seen such a large-scale heavenly tribulation. And the first wave of heavenly tribulation was like a flood breaking a dam, seeming to want to crush them.
“Die!”
The instant the heavenly tribulation descended, Gu Yang charged forward, his spear in hand.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Just as everyone was shocked by Gu Yang’s actions, sword-light slashed down. The tribulation clouds were instantly cut into pieces.
“What?”
Someone cried out in alarm. They immediately saw that the one who severed the tribulation clouds was Yue Zifeng, the peerless sword cultivator who had severed the Sage Monarch Ring.
“Heavens, these are all monsters!”
The tribulation clouds were cut apart. Through the cracks, people were unable to see the thickness of the tribulation clouds. Yue Zifeng’s Sword Qi could even cut apart heavenly tribulation.
Just at this moment, the Dragonblood warriors were like a torrent charging up into the sky. Divine light erupted as they crazily attacked the tribulation clouds.
As the Dragonblood Legion erupted, the War God Hall, the Star River Sect, and the other disciples also charged forward. Only Long Chen stood on the ground.
“What’s going on? Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen hasn’t undergone tribulation!” cried someone. Only now did they notice that Long Chen’s aura was still at the Immortal King realm.
“ROAR!”
Just at this moment, furious roars shook the heavens. Countless lightning beasts appeared in the sky, instantly surrounding everyone.
Rumble…
The Dragonblood warriors were like bandits entering a market. They charged into the tribulation clouds, crazily slaughtering those lightning beasts.
In the past, people would passively face heavenly tribulation, but the Dragonblood Legion took the initiative to attack. They didn’t have the slightest fear of heavenly tribulation.
Due to the Dragonblood Legion’s influence, the disciples from the Star River Sect, the Battle God Hall, and the Star River Sect all charged at the lightning beasts.
Those lightning beasts’ auras were shocking. Their roars caused even half-step Deathless experts to shiver.
These thunder beasts possessed the strength of Heavenly Venerate level powerhouses. Moreover, their numbers were endless, without end.
As for the Dragonblood warriors, they didn’t show the slightest mercy in the face of the endless lightning beasts. They rampaged through the heavenly tribulation, slaughtering wherever there were more lightning beasts.
Gu Yang, Li Qi, and Song Mingyuan were fighting their own battles against the heavenly tribulation. Those terrifying lightning beasts were like paper in front of them. They couldn’t even take a single blow.
The most terrifying one was Yue Zifeng. His sword slashed down, and the tribulation clouds were torn apart. Countless lightning beasts were instantly blown apart, turning into runes.
At this time, they were like hungry wolves trying to devour the fat in front of them. That kind of thirst and craziness made people’s scalps turn numb.
“This lightning beast is the last wave of our tribulation. It’s also the strongest wave, but in front of them, it’s nothing.” One of them gulped.
They knew just how terrifying those thunder beasts were. Each one of them was comparable to an Heavenly Venerate. In a one on one battle, they weren’t afraid. In fact, they weren’t even afraid of one against ten.
But in the heavenly tribulation, they had to face hundreds of lightning beasts by themselves. Although they knew they wouldn’t die with Long Chen’s protection, they still had to fight bitterly.
As for these terrifying lightning beasts, in front of the Dragonblood Legion, they were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. Even the most ordinary Dragonblood warriors could charge back and forth in the sea of lightning beasts. Each time they attacked, the lightning beasts would explode.
In truth, there was no way for the Dragonblood warriors to risk their lives like this. They were afraid that the heavenly tribulation wouldn’t be strong enough to completely refine their armor and weapons. They were also afraid that the manifestation wouldn’t be able to take root in the primal chaos.
This tribulation’s thunderforce was something they couldn’t waste. As they killed more lightning beasts, their pure thunderforce was absorbed by the armor.
Strange lines appeared on their armor and weapons. Those were the divine runes that Xia Chen and Guo Ran had specially forged. When those divine runes lit up, it proved that their weapons were resonating with their bodies.
As long as the thunderforce continued to pour into their bodies, their divine weapons and armor would be fully activated. Only then would their weapons be able to completely merge with them.
Now, their weapons and armor were resonating with each other, stimulating them to crazily slaughter the lightning beasts. That was because they could sense that they were gradually growing stronger, and they felt like they were connected to each other.
“Die!”
Even Guo Ran had gone crazy. He was wearing golden armor and had golden wings on his back. He held a golden saber in his hand, looking like a god of war. Runes revolved around him as he crazily slaughtered.
Guo Ran’s armor was different from others. It was made of three hundred and sixty parts, and each part was supported by a separate formation.
He was even crazier than the others. If he wanted his armor to reach the large success stage, he would need hundreds of times the energy of others.
Other than Yue Zifeng, his killing power was the most terrifying. Furthermore, as he fought, the more lightning runes he absorbed, the stronger his armor became.
Rumble…
The lightning beasts only appeared for an incense stick’s worth of time before disappearing. Strange lifeforms appeared within the heavenly tribulation. The tribulation clouds in the sky began to rapidly shrink. They were like cages that enveloped the Dragonblood warriors.
“This…”
Seeing the change in the heavenly tribulation, everyone was horrified.
“Isn’t this the arena for the Sage Monarch Conference?”
However, this was a scene created by the heavenly tribulation. The ground didn’t change, but countless figures appeared in the air.
Those creatures filled the sky. Seeing those figures, everyone’s jaws dropped.
BOOM!
A huge lotus appeared, and a figure shot over like lightning.
“Undying race’s Lian Wuying!”
That person was none other than Lian Wuying. At this time, she had appeared within the heavenly tribulation. Her aura was berserk, and she was actually a World King powerhouse.
BOOM!
Gu Yang’s spear collided with Lian Wuying’s attack. With a muffled groan, he shot back like a shooting star.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, a sword tore through the air, coming from an extremely strange angle.
“It’s Ye Wuchen!”
Someone exclaimed. They all recognized this person. It was Ye Wuchen.
“There’s also Zhao Xingtian! Aren’t they all dead?!”
“They’re dead,” one of the older experts said. “But they were captured by the heavenly tribulation and absorbed. Everyone here has participated in the Sage Monarch Conference, and has been infected by karma.”
“I’m afraid it’ll be troublesome. It’s said that when the heavenly tribulation doesn’t want people to undergo it, it will summon a powerful existence within karma to kill them. This kind of heavenly tribulation can’t be called heavenly tribulation, but heavenly punishment,” said another elder gravely.
“Could it be that they crazily attacked the heavenly tribulation, infuriating it and causing heavenly punishment?” asked someone.
“No one knows. After all, heavenly punishment only exists in legends. No one knows the specifics.
“However, it’s definitely not good for those who died in the Sage Monarch Arena to appear in the heavenly tribulation,” sighed the elder.
He really wanted to say that no matter how strong a person was, how could they surpass the heavens? Long Chen’s tribulation method was too crazy. As the saying went, if the heavens were crazy, there would be rain. If a person was crazy, there would be disaster. But he had no way of saying that.
In the distance, there was a group of people with extremely grave expressions. They were all experts from the Numinous Sky Academy.
“Don’t worry, Long Chen hasn’t even released his aura yet. Everything is under control,” laughed Bai Xiaole’s mother. She felt like the Elders in the academy were worrying over nothing.
BOOM!
Everyone let out startled cries. Lian Wuying had been killed by Yue Zifeng’s sword. Even the powerful Lian Wuying was not enough in front of Yue Zifeng.
“Zifeng!”
“Die!” Guo Ran roared and shot forward like a bolt of lightning.
Yue Zifeng understood. With a flash, Guo Ran appeared in front of him. Guo Ran’s body lit up, and he became a huge whirlpool that crazily devoured Lian Wuying’s lightning runes.
At this time, Gu Yang had also killed Ye Wuchen. When Ye Wuchen exploded, the runes’ essence was absorbed by Gu Yang.
The Dragonblood warriors showed no fear in the face of the crowd. They continued to attack like ravenous wolves. After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the number of creatures dwindled.
Ka ka ka…
Just at this moment, a huge gate appeared in the sky. All the experts’ expressions changed, filled with disbelief.
“Isn’t that the entrance to the uninhabited world?”
Someone exclaimed.
Ka ka ka…
The gate slowly opened, and everyone saw a group of people. Even Yue Zifeng and the others were stunned.
“No, that’s not a door! That’s a mirror!” someone cried out.
That was because a world identical to the outside world had appeared within the gate. Yue Zifeng, Gu Yang, and the other Dragonblood warriors, as well as the other experts undergoing tribulation, were all present.
“No, that’s not a mirror! That’s a copy of the Heavenly Daos! It’s their heavenly tribulation!” cried an elder.
“Die!”
Suddenly, Gu Yang and the others let out a furious roar. Killing intent soared into the sky, and they charged through the gate.
The disciples of the Battle God Hall, the Academy, and the Galaxy Master Sect had never seen such a scene. They were all stupefied as they watched him charge over.
“It’s just a copy of the Heavenly Daos. Let’s fight.”
Gu Yang led his people out to face his other self. This wasn’t the first time the Dragonblood Legion had experienced such a thing. They didn’t feel any fear.
“Die!”
The two of them roared at the same time. Their moves were the same, and their weapons were the same. It was like they were fighting in a mirror.
BOOM!
A huge black hole appeared in the sky. It was like the mouth of a monster that wanted to devour the world.
As for Gu Yang, his arms were numb and his hand was bleeding. The other Gu Yang wasn’t weaker than him.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the nine heavens split apart, and everyone’s souls felt a burst of pain. Sword Qi tore through the void, enveloping everyone.
Clang!
Yue Zifeng once more unsheathed his sword, and his Sword Qi slashed out like lightning. The two Sword Qi collided, and the tribulation clouds in the sky were blown apart before slowly recovering.
“Find your own opponents. Don’t get it wrong.”
Just at this moment, the disciples of the academy, the Battle God Hall, and the Galaxy Master Sect were in chaos. They had never encountered such a heavenly tribulation before, and they didn’t know how to deal with it. As soon as they saw people charging at them, they began to wildly attack.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, multicolored light blossomed in the air. Terrifying flames instantly filled the air.
“It’s the Heavenly Rainbow Flame!”
Someone cried out in alarm as another Yu Qingxuan formed hand seals. Colorful divine light surged, igniting the entire world.
“Heavenly Rainbow Slash!”
Yu Qingxuan was startled. This was a Divine Ability that she had just comprehended. She had never used it before, but she had never imagined that it would be copied by the Heavenly Daos. If she were to use it, the consequences would be unimaginable.
BOOM!
A rainbow shot out from Yu Qingxuan’s hand. Taking advantage of the fact that the rainbow divine light hadn’t even formed yet, she pierced through it. A loud explosion rang out as the rainbow divine light scattered. It was as beautiful as fireworks as it exploded in the air.
“Don’t get hit by the sparks,” warned Yu Qingxuan.
Hearing Yu Qingxuan’s warning, the other experts all dodged. When those sparks landed on the ground, a bottomless hole appeared in the ground. The hole was blazing with flames, and the ground within a million miles was turned into a beehive.
Rumble…
Suddenly, the beehive-like ground exploded. Two earth giants seemed to have been infuriated by the sparks and crawled out of the ground. Their bodies soared into the clouds, covering the sky.
“Crap!”
Seeing those two earth giants, Li Qi and Song Mingyuan’s expressions changed. Their opponents had taken the initiative to attack, and they had immediately used up all their earth energy.
They had never dreamed that the heavenly tribulation would duplicate all their moves. Furthermore, it hadn’t held back at all, directly using its strongest move.
“The power of metal, the peak of the heavens, the earth, Rui Jin…”
At this moment, two cold voices were chanting at the same time. It was two Bai Shishi, and they were rapidly forming hand seals.
“… Golden lotuses bury the dead.”
The two of them shouted at the same time. When the final word left their mouths, the ground exploded, and two sacred golden lotus platforms appeared.
The golden lotus was incomparably huge. When it broke out of the ground, rumbling filled the air, causing heaven and earth to shake.
Rumble…
Two huge lotus platforms shot out like shooting stars.
Seeing those two huge Lotus Platforms, countless people were horrified. Even half-step immortal rank experts felt the threat of death. They were unable to receive such a thing.
When two Bai Shishi formed hand seals at the same time, it was equivalent to splitting the metal energy of this world into two. If even two halves contained such terrifying power, then what would happen if they merged into one?
BOOM!
In front of everyone’s shocked gazes, the two golden lotus platforms smashed into each other. A golden light erupted, lighting up the sky. Even the stars were trembling.
In that instant, everyone lost their vision. Terrifying qi waves erupted, and the two Earth Giants were on the verge of exploding.
A huge force smashed apart half of their bodies. Endless dirt flew out, but it instantly transformed into lightning runes.
“Many thanks.”
Li Qi and Song Mingyuan were both delighted and charged at the lightning runes. When they got close to them, they instantly absorbed them, and their auras sharply increased.
BOOM!
An earth giant smashed a huge pillar at the two of them. The two of them worked together to block, but they were still sent flying.
Two figures had merged into the earth giant’s head. They were the two people the Heavenly Daos had copied. They had already merged with the earth giant and were attacking the two of them.
Li Qi and Song Mingyuan had lost the initiative, and they were unable to summon the earth giant. They could only rely on their divine weapons and powerful physical bodies to fight.
The two earth giants were incredibly fierce, and the two of them were forced back step by step. There were several dangerous situations where they were almost smashed into pulp.
As for the other experts, they weren’t much better off. Guo Ran was miserably fleeing from an armored monster, not daring to fight head-on.
However, Guo Ran had his own advantage. Each time they collided, the armored monster would drop a few lightning runes, which he would immediately absorb. Guo Ran’s armor was constantly growing stronger, so he would definitely win.
On the other hand, Xia Chen had it the hardest. With a wave of his opponent’s hand, talismans filled the air. Each one of them was capable of tearing apart space. He didn’t dare to receive them, so he could only use talismans against them.
The most hateful thing was that his opponent’s talismans were endless. As for his talismans, each one he used was one less. That was especially true of the talismans he had just researched. He had been unwilling to use them, but now he was forced to throw them all out. His heart was bleeding. Even if he succeeded in his tribulation this time, he would have used up all his wealth.
Just at this moment, the Dragonblood Legion entered a bitter battle. The other experts were in a dangerous situation. Facing their strongest state, they were all panicked. This copy of themselves had endless power, and if they continued like this, they would definitely die.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, a furious roar came from the distance. A disturbance broke out in the crowd. A group of creatures had broken through the blockade and charged in.
“Finally.” Long Chen smiled coldly.
“Bastard!”
Some people roared, and those thousands of creatures easily broke through the blockade.
Even if the heavenly tribulation’s scope was extremely large, it wouldn’t have allowed these people to break through the blockade so silently. It was obvious that there were spies waiting for them.
It had to be known that these people were all Immortal Kings. There were only a few thousand of them. If someone had warned them in advance, they would have been able to stop them.
This group of people had charged into the heavenly tribulation at this time because they had seen that everyone was in danger. Their arrival would instantly break the balance of the battlefield, and the Dragonblood warriors, academies, Battle God Hall, and Star River Sect’s disciples would suffer heavy casualties. In fact, they might even instantly collapse and be completely annihilated.
By the time everyone reacted, those creatures had already charged into the heavenly tribulation. It was too late for them to stop them. They were both shocked and infuriated.
Rumble…
As these creatures charged into the heavenly tribulation, the heavenly tribulation trembled. Sword after sword of lightning rained down on them.
These creatures also participated in the tribulation. The power of the heavenly tribulation increased a bit, but it didn’t copy their figures.
It was obvious that the heavenly tribulation would take some time to copy them.
“Long Chen, you damnable thing, do you recognize me?”
The two voices shook heaven and earth. Even the sound of heavenly tribulation couldn’t conceal that terrifying echo.
People were horrified to see that it was a two-headed creature. Black and white merged behind it, forming a yin yang face that looked like the mask of a devil.
When they saw that two-headed creature, Xia Chen and Guo Ran’s hearts shook. This was one of the nine peak heavenly geniuses who had obtained the baptism qualification in the uninhabited world.
Although he hadn’t undergone the baptism of the Chaotic Spirit Pool, his manifestation showed signs of taking root in the primal chaos.
“So what if you stole our energy? We still obtained enough chaos energy. I’ve already said that I want you to pay a terrifying price.”
The two-headed creature’s face was malevolent, and the fiendish face within the strange image behind it was even more terrifying.
“Even if you obtain enough primal chaos energy, so what? You want me to pay a price? With just you? Where are the others?” Long Chen sneered at the two-headed creature. Looking into the distance, he didn’t see any other figures.
Long Chen was enlightened. “So that’s how it is. Back then, the three of us barged into the uninhabited world by ourselves, causing you to lose face.
“Now you’ve brought thousands of people to cause trouble in my heavenly tribulation. Are you trying to get revenge?”
“Hmph, the others have already finished their tribulations. As for me, I’ve never been able to swallow this anger. After thinking about it, I have to make an understanding with you,” said the creature.
The two-headed creature was clearly extremely arrogant and conceited. Back then, Long Chen and the others had not only snatched away their opportunities, but they had also caused the entire world to lose face.
This two-headed creature had the most explosive temper. Others had already begun to undergo tribulation, but he had been waiting for an opportunity. He had to get revenge.
Finally, a human traitor couldn’t resist the temptation and took the risk to set up a formation to secretly draw them over.
The level of these traitors’ formations definitely couldn’t compare to Xia Chen’s. In truth, they had sent over a hundred thousand people, but because their formations were flawed, they had to endure a terrifying pressure as they passed through the gate, causing many of them to be squeezed to death.
As for the two-headed creature, it had brought the survivors here, and they had also been heavily injured. While they were recovering in secret, they were also waiting for an opportunity.
With the traitors’ betrayal, they had controlled Long Chen’s every move. But in truth, Long Chen didn’t bother hiding anything.
Long Chen and the others were undergoing tribulation. They had always been using the traitors to spy on the grand formation. Now that the time was ripe, they immediately charged over.
“Warriors of the uninhabited world, it’s time to take revenge! Kill them!” roared the creature.
“Die!”
Those creatures also roared, and they all erupted with power. Blood Qi soared into the sky, and they all summoned their true bodies to charge over.
“You really don’t have enough intelligence to use your life to make up for it. Why don’t you ask around and see if you can charge through my heavenly tribulation?” sneered Long Chen.
“ROAR!”
Suddenly, a heaven-shaking dragon roar rang out. A huge lightning dragon appeared, and it clawed at the two-headed creature.
The dragon claw covered the sky, instantly enveloping them. The two-headed creature was horrified. Heaven and earth twisted, and thunder rumbled. A terrifying lightning domain appeared.
Buzz!
The two-headed creature roared and transformed into a black python. Its true form was a two-headed black python. It opened its mouth, and two rays of divine light shot out, one black and one white.
BOOM!
The two heads of the black python controlled two different laws. They were incomparably sharp, and even ten thousand Daos were torn apart. But when they collided with Lei Ling’er’s dragon claws, they still exploded.
“What?!”
The black python was horrified. That was his innate divine ability, but it was unable to shake Lei Ling’er’s dragon claw.
Buzz!
Under the pressure of the dragon claw, thousands of living beings, including the two-headed black python, were compressed into a sphere.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two-headed python and the other creatures crazily attacked the lightning domain, but it was completely suppressed by the dragon claw.
That black python’s huge body wasn’t even worth mentioning in front of Lei Ling’er’s lightning dragon. It was as small as a loach.
“Heavens, what is that?!” Seeing Lei Ling’er transform into a huge dragon, everyone was stunned.
“That seems to be senior apprentice-brother Long Chen’s lightning divine beast.”
“Heavens, this is too terrifying! Those two-headed monsters were suppressed with a wave of their hands!”
At first, they had been worried about Long Chen and the others. But now it seemed their worries were completely unnecessary. No, they weren’t completely unnecessary. They were just worried about the wrong people. It seemed they should be more worried about these creatures.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two-headed monster and the other creatures crazily attacked the enchantment that Lei Ling’er had laid down. But at this time, Lei Ling’er’s strength was comparable to an immortal powerhouse. Moreover, she was in the midst of heavenly tribulation, and her strength was limitless. The two-headed monster hadn’t even broken through to the World King realm, so it was impossible for it to break through.
“What a pity. I thought you would send a bunch of people, but you only sent so few. Are you looking down on me? I’ll give you one last thing: nothing!” Long Chen curled his lips in disappointment.
Originally, he had hoped that the nine great experts would all come and settle their grudges in the heavenly tribulation. But in the end, this one had come. It wasn’t even enough for Lei Ling’er to use a single hand.
The two-headed python cursed furiously and crazily attacked Lei Ling’er’s barrier. But Lei Ling’er’s thunderforce had trapped them, isolating their auras. The heavenly tribulation had lost its target and returned to its original state.
Without the baptism of the heavenly tribulation, the two-headed black python and the other lifeforms wouldn’t be able to increase their power.
Long Chen ignored it. Instead, he looked at the experts crazily fighting against him in the heavenly tribulation. Many of them were already exhausted, gasping for breath, and even despairing.
“On the path of cultivation, there is no retreat. The greatest challenge we face is ourselves.
“In the past, you all hated yourself for being weak, hated yourself for being useless. But now? Are you going to lose to your weak and powerless self?”
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, this isn’t fair! Our physical strength is declining, but their physical strength is endless!” cried one of the disciples. His body was covered in blood, and he couldn’t hold on any longer.
Long Chen shouted, “Fairness? What a joke! When has this world ever been fair? You only see your unfairness, not their unfairness.
“They are copies of you by the Heavenly Daos. They represent you when you undergo your tribulation. Although their power is limitless, there is a limit to their power.
“As for you? It’s already been an incense stick’s worth of time. After such a long battle, haven’t you noticed your own changes? Their power is constant, while yours is constantly increasing.
“Cultivation requires you to constantly advance and constantly grow stronger. You have to be stronger than an incense stick’s worth of time, stronger than you were before you took a breath, and even stronger than you were in the blink of an eye.
“They are just your past. If you can’t even defeat your past, what qualifications do you have to face an even stronger future?”
Long Chen’s voice grew louder, louder, overshadowing the rumbling of the heavenly tribulation. It was like it had traveled through time, and the entire world was trembling.
Even the spectators felt their blood boiling when they heard Long Chen’s shout. They wanted nothing more than to charge into the heavenly tribulation as well.
“Boss is right. As a cultivator, I have to go against the heavens and fight against immortals. Only by letting the past come can the future come. How can I lose to the past me?”
Yue Zifeng was fighting intensely with his other self. His face was pale, and he had clearly exhausted a great deal of energy. But now, he suddenly sheathed his sword.
As for the other Yue Zifeng, he seemed to sense something and involuntarily paused for a moment. Then he sheathed his sword.
“Goodbye, my past. I will miss you, but I definitely won’t let you become a stumbling block in my path.”
As he spoke, Yue Zifeng suddenly closed his eyes. There was no expression on his face. In that instant, it was like he had merged with heaven and earth.
Clang!
Suddenly, two swords came out of their sheaths at the same time. Two rays of sword-light tore apart heaven and earth, slashing apart the tribulation clouds.
Rumble…
When the two shocking Sword Qi collided, one of them instantly collapsed. Yue Zifeng, who had been copied by the Heavenly Daos, was cut in two.
Clang!
His sword sheathed, Yue Zifeng smiled and waved his hand.
“I’ll miss you.”
BOOM!
That figure exploded, transforming into runes that merged into Yue Zifeng’s body. In that instant, Yue Zifeng’s aura rapidly soared. A divine light flashed behind his head, and a trace of a World King’s aura appeared on his body.
“Kill…”
When Yue Zifeng killed his past, everyone went crazy and attacked their other self.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Dragonblood Legion’s first reaction was to counterattack. Each one of their attacks was vicious, using their lives to fight for their lives. Those Heavenly Daos’ images were all destroyed.
When those figures were destroyed, pure thunderforce poured into their bodies. Strange divine light appeared behind their heads.
“The divine splendor of a World King has appeared! They are about to step into the World King realm!” Someone cheered.
In the face of such a terrifying heavenly tribulation, the Dragonblood Legion still succeeded. The Dragonblood warriors were too powerful.
“Come help me.”
Xia Chen shouted. His situation was different from others. His opponents had endless talismans, and he was unable to defeat them. Without anyone to help him, once his talismans were exhausted, he would definitely die.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Gu Yang, Li Qi, and Song Mingyuan attacked at the same time. As a result, Xia Chen shook his hand, and millions of talismans appeared.
“Fuck.”
Gu Yang, Li Qi, and Song Mingyuan hastily retreated. In that instant, millions of talismans exploded, and the powerful impact caused them to vomit blood.
“Where did he get so many talismans?!” The three of them cried out. If they hadn’t retreated fast enough, those talismans would have killed them.
Chi!
Just as the talismans exploded, a ray of Sword Qi slashed down. The Xia Chen that the Heavenly Daos had copied was destroyed by Yue Zifeng.
Hu!
Xia Chen thanked Yue Zifeng and took advantage of this opportunity to absorb all the thunder runes. When the runes were absorbed, divine light also circulated behind his head. He had also stepped into the World King realm.
“Everyone, don’t just stand there! Help the others!” shouted Gu Yang. He could tell that there were many experts who were unable to kill him even if they went all-out.
Xia Chen’s situation had occurred in other places as well. He needed someone else’s help.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, a group of figures charged over from the nine heavens. They were the creatures from the uninhabited world. Their figures had been copied by the Heavenly Daos, and behind them were endless lightning monsters.
“Boss, our armor needs more thunderforce!” cried Guo Ran.
He knew that their tribulation had already been completed. Although they had already become World Kings, the artifact spirits of their armor and divine weapons had yet to fully awaken.
“The Dragonblood warriors stay behind. Everyone else, withdraw from the heavenly tribulation,” ordered Long Chen.
Receiving Long Chen’s order, all the disciples, Battle God Hall disciples, and Star River Sect’s experts retreated.
They had already completed their tribulation and stepped into the World King realm. Now, all they lacked was the final step to ignite their World King divine splendor.
However, in order to ignite a World King’s divine splendor, the heavenly tribulation had to end completely. That was because with the addition of the uninhabited world’s creatures, their heavenly tribulation had been extended.
“Die!”
When the two-headed python attacked, Gu Yang and the others immediately charged over, unleashing their strongest attacks.
As for the two-headed black python that was trapped by Lei Ling’er, it panicked. If they were killed by these thunder creatures and their runes were absorbed by others, they would be doomed. They would never be able to advance to the World King realm in their lives.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two-headed black python crazily attacked Lei Ling’er’s barrier, but it was still unable to shake it in the slightest.
“Bastard, if you have the guts, let us out and fight!” roared the black python.
Pu pu pu…
The Dragonblood warriors continuously killed the lightning monsters and the creatures from the uninhabited world. After absorbing their thunderforce essence, they were delighted to find that this thunderforce contained a large amount of primal chaos laws. Their armor and weapons were rapidly lighting up.
Buzz buzz buzz…
One by one, the Dragonblood warriors’swords began to shine. Life energy appeared within them. They had finally awakened their item-spirits and become true immortal weapons.
Seeing this, the Dragonblood warriors cheered. As for Xia Chen and Guo Ran, they were so excited that they almost cried.
Although he felt that this path was definitely feasible, he had always been nervous. Now, under the effect of the heavenly tribulation, the power of the heavenly tribulation had allowed the divine weapon to gain sentience and give birth to an item-spirit. He had truly taken this crazy step.
Buzz buzz buzz buzz…
The Dragonblood warriors’ armor and weapons began to crazily shine. That was the sign that their weapons had awakened. Once their armor awakened, it disappeared into their bodies.
However, although their item-spirits had awakened, they weren’t truly divine weapons. They needed the Dragonblood warriors to continue nourishing them with their souls.
After all, an item-spirit had just been born, and it was still very immature. It needed to be carefully protected. It was like a small flame that would eventually grow into an immortal weapon.
The Dragonblood warriors’ armor and divine weapons awakened one after another. In the end, only Guo Ran’s armor remained. He didn’t just have one, but three hundred and sixty sets.
Fortunately, there were many of them. Gu Yang and the others no longer needed thunderforce. They helped Guo Ran kill them, while he continued to absorb the thunderforce.
His armor constantly flickered as he absorbed the lightning. When Gu Yang’s spear pierced through the black python’s body, lightning runes exploded, and Guo Ran’s golden armor suddenly lit up.
“Success! Success!”
Guo Ran excitedly shouted. The two-headed black python he had copied from the Heavenly Daos had been killed. Guo Ran’s armor was instantly saturated, and all the parts on his armor were activated. His item-spirit was awakened.
At that moment, the armor was like a part of Guo Ran’s body. The feeling of having the same bloodline made him feel exceptionally close.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, the gate in the sky suddenly collapsed, and the world returned to its original state.
“The heavenly tribulation has ended!”
Everyone cried out in alarm. The terrifying heavenly tribulation had finally ended.
“Wait, senior apprentice-brother Long Chen hasn’t undergone tribulation yet?” cried someone.
“Their Kai’s divine light hasn’t lit up either.” The others also noticed that something was wrong.
If the heavenly tribulation ended, the divine light behind the Dragonblood warriors’ heads would light up. That was the mark of obtaining the approval of the Heavenly Daos and truly advancing to the World King realm.
But now that the heavenly tribulation had dissipated, there was still no reaction from everyone’s World King divine splendor. For a time, everyone was dumbfounded. What was going on?
Rumble…
Just at this moment, the ground began to shake. Everyone’s expressions changed.
This time, the ground wasn’t shaking. The entire world was shaking.
“Heavens, what is that?” someone cried out.
When they looked at the horizon, they saw endless darkness. Those were pitch-black tribulation clouds that were surging over from all directions.
After the tribulation clouds passed, the entire world turned dark, as if doomsday had arrived.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Just at this moment, countless people’s badges lit up. They took out their badges, and everyone’s expressions changed.
They received an urgent message from their sects. The various sects were all enveloped by a terrifying tribulation cloud. A berserk pressure directly destroyed the formation, and it was suspected that they had been attacked.
These experts watched as the tribulation clouds gradually devoured the light. They knew that this so-called unknown attack came from the tribulation clouds.
“Gulp.”
People swallowed with difficulty. Sweat silently dripped from their foreheads.
“This heavenly tribulation has already covered the entire Nirvana Sky.” At this time, a voice rang out, startling Bai Zhantang and the others.
“Hall master, why have you come?”
They hadn’t expected the Hall Master to personally come.
The Hall Master didn’t reply. His eyes were focused on the tribulation clouds.
“This is a world-destroying tribulation. Long Chen is in danger.”
“Hall master, didn’t you say you wouldn’t show yourself?” asked Bai Zhantang.
“Originally, I didn’t plan on coming. But Long Chen’s tribulation is too large, and all the laws in the Nirvana Sky are chaotic.
The gates of the uninhabited world and the Grand Desolate Plane were both affected by the heavenly tribulation. It was very likely that otherworldly experts would come to kill them.
“Originally, we had agreed that Long Chen would be the bait to attract as many people as possible. But now the situation has changed. I’m afraid the bait will be eaten,” said the Hall Master.
“Are you afraid that the other world’s immortal experts will also come?” asked Bai Shishi’s mother.
The hall master nodded. “There are some old fellows in the human race who have already used their foundation to stealthily advance.
“Originally, my target was them. But looking at the scale of the tribulation, the powerful suction force is very likely to completely open the gate. In a bit, there will be a bloody battle.”
Rumble…
Just as they were talking, tribulation clouds filled the sky. The world gradually descended into darkness.
The sky was like a closed eye. As it shrank, everyone felt a terrifying chill. A dense aura of death enveloped them.
“Long Chen…”
Seeing that terrifying tribulation cloud cover the entire world, Yu Qingxuan and Bai Shishi were filled with worry. That tribulation was too terrifying.
“I’m fine. You two can leave first!” Long Chen smiled at the two of them, gesturing for them to leave.
Long Chen hadn’t released his aura this entire time, but when the Dragonblood warriors were undergoing tribulation, he had sensed that the heavenly tribulation had already captured his aura.
The reason it had only descended for so long was because it was accumulating energy, gathering all the energy of the Nirvana Sky.
Looking at this boundless heavenly tribulation, Long Chen finally understood why his father had to undergo tribulation separately from him. This kind of heavenly tribulation would exhaust the energy of an entire world. Perhaps two people’s tribulations wouldn’t be enough.
Although the Dragonblood warriors had undergone heavenly tribulation with Long Chen so many times, they had never seen such a terrifying one. They were filled with worry for him.
But they didn’t want to show it. They retreated with the others to avoid being pulled in by Long Chen’s heavenly tribulation.
Thump, thump…
Quite a few of the surrounding experts were pale as paper, their bodies quivering. They involuntarily knelt.
In the face of this heavenly might, they could only submit. They didn’t dare to resist in the slightest. The divine might of the Heavenly Daos was suppressing them.
Those experts under Long Chen’s protection were also in awe of heaven and earth, but in the face of this pressure, they were just barely able to endure.
After all, while undergoing tribulation, Long Chen had been in a hurry, and he had ordered them to attack the heavenly tribulation. They had a certain level of resistance to its pressure.
BOOM!
The tribulation clouds finally closed, and the last ray of light disappeared. The world sank into darkness. That kind of darkness made people feel despair. It was like the end of the world had arrived.
Ka ka ka…
Within the tribulation clouds, lightning appeared. It was like hundreds of rivers were gathering above Long Chen’s head.
Within the black tribulation clouds, lightning dragons could be vaguely seen. One lightning dragon after another… thousands of them surged into the tribulation clouds above Long Chen before disappearing.
The lightning dragon was like a mountain, endless. It swam over from all directions. At that moment, the ground trembled and collapsed, cracking and exploding.
The ground beneath their feet was sinking, and they had no choice but to continue retreating. Some people were affected by the heavenly might, and their bodies were numb. They could only ask others for help to drag them away.
Buzz!
It was unknown just how many lightning dragons were pouring into the tribulation clouds above Long Chen. Two hours later, the tribulation clouds above Long Chen’s head began to tremble, forming a whirlpool.
That whirlpool gradually grew larger, and a terrifying suction force caused the world to twist and warp.
When the tribulation clouds appeared, a whirlpool also appeared on the ground. The ground began to collapse, gradually forming a bottomless whirlpool. As for Long Chen, he stood at the center of the two whirlpools, appearing so small and helpless.
As for Long Chen, his expression was still calm. He was calmly looking at the tribulation clouds above him. But the experts trapped within the lightning barrier were unable to remain calm.
They looked at the tribulation clouds in horror, their eyes almost popping out of their heads. The arrogant, domineering, and indignant black python no longer attacked the barrier. It was just like a fool, staring blankly at the tribulation.
“Let us out! We want to go home!” Suddenly, the black python roared like a frightened child.
“Is there something wrong with this fellow’s head?!”
Guo Ran and the others were all stunned. That was especially true of Xia Chen and Guo Ran. They had personally seen just how terrifying they were. For this fellow to say such a brainless thing, was he scared witless?
They had launched a sneak attack on Long Chen, wanting to kill everyone here, and now they wanted Long Chen to release them. They couldn’t believe their ears.
“Release you? Go home?”
Long Chen withdrew his gaze from the heavenly tribulation and looked at the two-headed python. A cold smile appeared on his face.
“You still know how to go home? What about the humans you exterminated in the uninhabited world? When did you ever let them go? When did you ever think about how much they wanted to go home?”
BOOM!
Suddenly, the whirlpools stopped spinning. A terrifying sensation of death enveloped Long Chen.
Long Chen jumped in fright. Without even thinking about it, the Kun Peng wings behind him flapped, and he disappeared. The instant he disappeared, Lei Ling’er also disappeared, and so did the barrier around the uninhabited world.
Before any of them could react, a huge pillar of lightning shot down and enveloped them.
“A joint attack…”
Seeing that it was too late to dodge, the black python let out a furious roar. Its scales exploded, and blood splashed. He had used self-mutilation in exchange for his greatest strength. The other creatures of the uninhabited world also erupted with their full strength.
BOOM!
The two-headed black python’s attack and all the experts from the uninhabited world unleashed their full power, but they were all drowned by the pillar of light. They didn’t even manage to raise a ripple. They were instantly killed.
Buzz!
When the pillar of light pierced into the ground, it pierced through the ground. Then, pillars of light soared into the sky, piercing straight into the heavenly tribulation. The space of millions of miles instantly became a birdcage.
Seeing this scene, Long Chen’s expression completely changed. This heavenly tribulation was different from all the previous ones. It was the strongest attack.
Hu!
As soon as the huge lightning bird cage appeared, it rapidly shrank. The space within millions of miles was forcibly squeezed to death.
“Seven Star Battle Armor!”
Long Chen immediately took out his strongest state and pushed out with his palms.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out. The space within millions of miles was compressed to just a few feet, and Long Chen was trapped within it. This sudden change startled everyone.
Ka ka ka…
The seven stars on Long Chen’s back circulated, and in the nick of time, they blocked the cage. But that immense power caused his bones to crack.
“Break!”
Long Chen roared furiously, veins bulging on his forehead as he pushed his arms out.
The seven stars behind Long Chen shook, and a berserk energy soared into the sky.
BOOM!
The lightning dragon exploded, and Lei Ling’er appeared. Forming hand seals, those lightning runes transformed into sharp swords that stabbed toward Long Chen.
Pu pu pu…
Countless lightning swords stabbed into Long Chen’s body. Everyone jumped in shock. Why would Lei Ling’er attack Long Chen?
BOOM!
Before anyone could figure out what was going on, a lightning saber slashed down from the sky. This saber tore apart ten thousand paths. The whistling wind caused all the experts present to feel a stabbing pain in their souls, as if their heads were about to be torn apart.
“It’s the Soaring Saber!”
Guo Ran let out a startled cry. That saber that had cut apart heaven and earth was the same saber Long Chen had used before. Now it had been drawn out by the heavenly tribulation to slash at Long Chen.
This saber was incomparably huge, and its blade was even longer than a prefecture. It was like an invisible hand was slashing down on Long Chen. This saber sealed heaven and earth, making it impossible to dodge.
Let alone blocking this attack, just looking at it would cause a person’s will to collapse. No one had expected that Long Chen’s heavenly tribulation wouldn’t go from weak to strong. It would directly take a person’s life.
“Seven Absolutes Slash!”
Long Chen roared and the Seven Ultimate Sword appeared in his hand. Facing the lightning saber, he didn’t retreat. Instead, he took the initiative to attack.
BOOM!
Divine light exploded, and Long Chen’s Seven Ultimate Sword exploded. The lightning saber slashed onto his body, causing him to vomit blood. He was instantly injured.
“How could this be?”
Seeing this, Yu Qingxuan and Bai Shishi turned pale. This was just the beginning, but Long Chen was already injured. How were they supposed to endure this?
As for the Dragonblood warriors, they clenched their fists nervously. They had undergone tribulations with Long Chen many times, but they had never seen this kind of heavenly tribulation. It was completely different from the norm.
BOOM!
However, the lightning saber had also broken apart after heavily injuring Long Chen.
The instant it exploded, Lei Ling’er formed hand seals, and endless lightning once more transformed into sharp swords that stabbed toward Long Chen.
Pu pu pu…
The lightning sword pierced through Long Chen’s body and disappeared. This time, people finally understood that Lei Ling’er was helping him.
“The heavenly tribulation won’t give Long Chen a chance to advance. If you want to kill him in the simplest and crudest way, Long Chen can only fight for a chance to advance. Shishi, don’t worry. Long Chen still has a chance,” comforted Bai Shishi’s mother.
Although she could comfort her daughter, she also felt that her words were a bit too weak.
She had never seen or even heard of such a heavenly tribulation. In fact, this was no longer a tribulation, but a heavenly tribulation trying to kill Long Chen. This was a battle between humans and the heavens.
Buzz buzz buzz buzz…
Above the tribulation clouds, whirlpools appeared. Within those whirlpools, figures appeared, but it was impossible to tell what they were.
These whirlpools seemed to be brewing something, but they didn’t give Long Chen any time to catch his breath. Spears, halberds, immortal swords, and blades stabbed toward him.
Each attack was no weaker than the one from the Soaring Blade. Furthermore, their auras were growing stronger. Long Chen did his best to block, but he was still constantly vomiting blood. Cracks even appeared on his body, as if he would explode at any moment.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
It was like the heavenly tribulation was hiding a universe giant. Each divine weapon was thrown at Long Chen.
Even though they weren’t in the midst of a heavenly tribulation, the experts present still found it difficult to breathe. Their bodies trembled, and each attack contained a terrifying heavenly might.
Countless disciples couldn’t help but tremble. If they were in the midst of heavenly tribulation, they wouldn’t even have the slightest will to resist. They could only allow the heavenly tribulation to destroy them.
Long Chen was unable to fight back against those terrifying lightning weapons. Each time he fought them head-on, his injuries would only increase.
It wasn’t that Long Chen wasn’t strong enough, but that the heavenly tribulation didn’t give him time to grow. It directly used its greatest power to kill him.
Countless people’s hearts were in their throats. Each time they saw Long Chen vomiting blood from his injuries, looking at the countless wounds on his body, they were afraid he would explode.
There were even some female cultivators who closed their eyes, not daring to continue watching. They were afraid of seeing Long Chen killed by the heavenly tribulation.
“We can’t continue like this. The heavenly tribulation is endless, and Long Chen has no chance to breathe. If this continues, he’ll definitely die.” Bai Zhantang clenched his teeth. He was also nervous, but there was nothing he could do.
"Pah, pah, pah, don't talk nonsense.” Seeing Bai Zhantang say that he would definitely die, Bai Xiaole's mother immediately scolded him.
In his panic, Bai Zhantang didn’t care about the details.
“Hall master, is there any way to save Long Chen?!”
“No.”
The Hall Master directly replied.
Everyone’s expressions became ugly. Even the Hall Master was unable to help. Was Long Chen really going to die in the heavenly tribulation?
"Shishi…"
Suddenly, Bai Shishi's mother let out a cry of surprise. Because of Bai Shishi's swaying body, she almost fell down. Everyone was so frightened that they quickly supported her.
When Bai Shishi was undergoing her heavenly tribulation, she had once fought against her other self. Because she was a metal controller, her metal energy was focused on brute force. It was easy to break when it was hard, but it was hard to break when it came to brute force. Although she had won, she had also suffered heavy injuries.
She didn’t have time to heal. All her attention was focused on Long Chen. Now that he was in danger, and with the palace master’s words, her will was almost destroyed.
Originally, Bai Shishi's willpower was extremely strong. However, once a woman developed feelings for someone, she would have a fatal weakness and would almost collapse on the spot.
“Now is not the time to worry.” The Hall Master shook his head.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a loud explosion rang out, followed by a burst of cheers. Bai Shishi hastily looked toward the heavenly tribulation.
They just happened to see Long Chen’s Seven Ultimate Sword slash into a lightning weapon. The two weapons exploded at the same time.
Seeing this, Bai Shishi was both shocked and delighted. Long Chen had miraculously recovered from his disadvantage and was able to block a Heavenly Dao weapon.
“Previously, Long Chen was always at a disadvantage. But after absorbing the power of dozens of lightning weapons, he gradually gained the ability to resist the heavenly tribulation. Now that he’s passed the most difficult stage, it’ll be easier for him in the future,” said Bai Shishi’s mother.
In truth, Bai Shishi’s mother had been very accurate. In the beginning, Long Chen really had been at a disadvantage, but it hadn’t been fatal. Long Chen hadn’t asked Lei Ling’er to help him. He wanted to use his own strength to make a breakthrough under the pressure of his life.
When his life was in danger, it would stimulate his life force to become stronger. That way, he could absorb the thunderforce faster, allowing his body to become stronger faster.
And all of this was just as he had expected. After absorbing the thunderforce, his body rapidly spread throughout his body. His qi, blood, tendons, bones, meridians, soul, will, and will were all awakened, and he entered his strongest state.
“There’s something wrong with this tribulation. I can’t just sit here and wait for death. I have to take the initiative.”
Long Chen took a deep breath. His gaze became sharp, and the golden wings on his back suddenly trembled. In front of countless people’s cries, he shot forward like a bolt of lightning.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Long Chen’s divine ring trembled, and his blood and qi were ignited. He was like an undefeatable god of war. Each time he slashed down, the Seven Ultimate Sword and the Heavenly Lightning Divine Weapon would explode at the same time.
“As expected of boss, too fierce!”
Guo Ran clenched his fists in worship. Long Chen had only just recovered from his disadvantage when he charged straight into the heavens. That kind of fearless will infected everyone.
There was no one who didn’t fear fighting against the Heavenly Daos. But once you stepped onto the path of cultivation, there was no turning back. The Dragonblood Legion was forcing you to advance.
As for Long Chen, he was constantly forcing himself into a desperate situation. He couldn’t take a single step back, because if he did, he would be doomed.
The tribulation clouds in the sky trembled, forming a whirlpool that covered the entire Nirvana Sky. In front of the tribulation, Long Chen seemed so small.
But Long Chen’s will to soar into the heavens shook everyone. Even in the face of the world’s suppression, Long Chen’s battle intent still soared. He didn’t show the slightest sign of being discouraged.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen advanced heaven-defyingly. His Seven Ultimate Sword danced in the air, and lightning flashed on his sword. The more he fought, the stronger he became.
Lei Ling’er continued to follow behind Long Chen. She poured the lightning runes into his body, using her core energy to help him refine and absorb them.
Right now, Lei Ling’er couldn’t steal thunderforce. She needed to help Long Chen get stronger as quickly as possible. It was all thanks to her that Long Chen had almost died to that berserk heavenly tribulation.
Heavenly tribulation energy poured into Long Chen’s body, and his Spirit Blood began to boil. His body grew stronger.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In front of countless people’s shocked gazes, Long Chen’s wings flapped, and he shot forward like a bolt of lightning. He destroyed all the Heavenly Dao weapons and charged into the lightning vortex.
As soon as Long Chen entered the lightning whirlpool, he saw many small whirlpools within it.
Seeing one of them, Long Chen’s expression changed.
“Dad?”
Long Chen saw a figure standing in one of the whirlpools. Although he couldn’t see his face, he could sense a familiar aura. He immediately recognized it to be his father, Long Zhantian.
He had never imagined that Long Zhantian would be copied by the heavenly tribulation. Furthermore, that whirlpool was constantly absorbing the heavenly tribulation’s energy into his body.
Seeing this, Long Chen’s back turned cold. This heavenly tribulation was truly different. It only had one wave, and all its energy was focused on this one wave.
At this time, Long Zhantian’s aura was exceptionally terrifying. Furthermore, as the heavenly tribulation’s energy poured into his body, his power grew stronger.
In that instant, Long Chen seemed to understand that Long Zhantian’s cultivation base had been suppressed for too long because his essence blood had been extracted. It was very likely that he had already advanced to the Heavenly Venerate realm, or perhaps even the Undying realm.
As a result, he had already undergone several heavenly tribulations. The heavenly tribulation had copied him down. It was using Long Zhantian to kill Long Chen. At that moment, Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated. This heavenly tribulation was too vicious.
“No, I have to interrupt the accumulation of the heavenly tribulation, or I really might die to father.” Long Chen felt a chill.
Although Long Chen had experienced countless experts in his life, amongst all the people he had encountered, only his father could compare to five Grand Emperors.
All of his father’s cultivation techniques were self-created. They were shockingly brilliant and incomparable. He didn’t want to fight with his father.
Most importantly, if the Heavenly Daos managed to copy the Heavenly Venerate level, or even Immortal level Long Zhantian, he would definitely die.
Just as Long Chen was about to destroy the lightning whirlpool Long Zhantian was in, he glanced at the other whirlpools. His head buzzed.
“Gan Kun Cauldron!”
Long Chen saw that in another whirlpool, a bronze cauldron was quivering. Endless thunderforce poured into it. That was the Gan Kun Cauldron.
“The heavenly tribulation has even drawn out the Gankun Cauldron! It really is trying to kill me!” Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated. If the heavenly tribulation was able to copy the Gankun Cauldron at its peak, no, even if it was only able to copy a ten-thousandth of its peak, he would still be instantly killed.
After all, his Gan Kun Cauldron was still in a state of cultivation. He was unable to use its true divine ability.
When Long Chen looked at the other whirlpool, he saw a pitch-black dagger. At that moment, Long Chen’s body turned cold. That dagger was the unknown dagger he had given Dong Mingyu. It had also been copied.
Long Chen looked at the other whirlpools. Then he saw a tall figure with three heads.
“Big brother Wutian, oh my god…”
Long Chen clenched his teeth. That person was Wu Tian. He was holding a spear with his eyes closed, looking like a statue. But his icy aura caused Long Chen’s scalp to turn numb.
Wu Tian had also been copied by the Heavenly Daos. As the overlord of the Netherworld, he had been imprisoned for countless years. Long Chen had accidentally released him in the Netherworld. Later, when Long Chen had returned to the Netherworld, Wu Tian had recognized him as a brother and sent him back to the Netherworld.
But he hadn’t expected that he would also be infected by karma. Wu Tian’s body had been copied by the heavenly tribulation. That didn’t give Long Chen any way out.
When Long Chen looked at the other whirlpool, he suddenly sensed something. The divine ring behind him trembled as if it had been summoned.
“Nine Star successor!”
Long Chen’s heart pounded. He suddenly recognized that person. That person seemed to be the nine star expert from the last heavenly tribulation. If he hadn’t gone easy on him, he would have already died.
He hadn’t expected that he would also appear. Last time, he had gone easy on the heavenly tribulation, but today, he had also been copied. This karma had arisen because of the heavenly tribulation. Was it also going to end with the heavenly tribulation?
When Long Chen saw the last whirlpool, he almost fainted. There was no one in that whirlpool, only a claw.
When he saw that claw, Long Chen immediately recognized its aura. That was the aura of a dragon expert. He had never seen such a dragon expert before, but he had been copied by the Heavenly Daos.
However, the heavenly tribulation seemed to be unable to copy its entire body, only a single claw.
But just this claw contained a heaven-destroying, earth-destroying power. The whirlpool it was in was several times larger than the other whirlpools, and the amount of thunderforce it absorbed was countless times greater.
“Senior is senior. You are the greatest threat. I’m sorry.”
Originally, Long Chen had been planning on destroying his father’s whirlpool. But after seeing the dragon claw, he immediately changed his mind.
The Seven Extinction Sword in his hand stabbed towards the vortex.
BOOM!
The Seven Ultimate Sword exploded like tofu, unable to shake the whirlpool in the slightest. Long Chen was dumbfounded.
“Big brother Long Chen, its power is too condensed. Brute force can’t break it. Let’s switch methods,” shouted Lei Ling’er. She transformed into a pair of ten-thousand-mile wings and attached herself to Long Chen’s back. Endless lightning descended, protecting him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The heavenly tribulation was still attacking Long Chen, but with Lei Ling’er’s protection, those lightning weapons were all repelled.
Long Chen didn’t condense the Seven Ultimate Sword. Instead, he pressed his hands against the whirlpool.
Buzz!
When Long Chen placed his hands on the center of the whirlpool, the dragon claw suddenly trembled.
Pu!
Blood splashed as Long Chen’s body was pierced by the dragon claw.
This sudden turn of events was too sudden. Bai Shishi and the others cried out in alarm. Divine light circulated on the dragon claw, erupting with a divine might. The divine pressure caused Gan Kun’s expression to change.
Buzz buzz buzz…
That dragon claw pierced through Long Chen’s body. His entire body lit up, and golden lines appeared beneath his skin. Those were his tendons, the tendons condensed from dragon energy.
The instant the dragon claw pierced through his body, his tendons exploded, crazily absorbing the dragon claw’s energy. But the power of the dragon claw was too great, causing his tendons to crack and show signs of exploding.
But with the dragon tendon’s defense, the berserk energy was reduced by over half. The remaining energy was unable to cause any fatal damage to Long Chen.
The dragon claw pierced through Long Chen’s body, and berserk energy surged out. Long Chen’s body was about to explode.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a dragon image lit up on Long Chen’s divine ring. A sacred dragon cry rang out, and Long Chen summoned the Dragon King Battle Armor.
Long Chen had no choice but to summon it. That dragon claw contained a terrifying dragon might. Only by drawing it into the manifestation could he resolve this crisis.
Buzz!
A huge dragon roared behind Long Chen. Its runes lit up, and a heaven-shaking pressure descended. The huge dragon was also crazily absorbing thunderforce.
“Lei Ling’er, quickly absorb it with me! I can’t hold on much longer!” shouted Long Chen.
The power of this whirlpool was too great. Long Chen felt like his body was about to explode. Even the manifestation was about to collapse.
However, he had to do his best to absorb the dragon claw’s energy. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to endure another attack.
Lei Ling’er’s lightning wings lit up like a blazing sun, lighting up the entire world.
The endless darkness was dispelled. People could see further, but the further they could see, the more terrified they became.
Lei Ling’er’s lightning wings pierced through the tribulation clouds.
The tribulation clouds weren’t just limitless in size, but they were also unimaginably thick. Even after millions of miles, they were still unable to see the end of the tribulation clouds.
Within the sea of tribulation clouds, endless lightning was constantly pouring into those whirlpools. That scene was absolutely terrifying.
Buzz buzz buzz…
With Lei Ling’er’s help, the pressure on Long Chen lessened. But even so, as more thunderforce poured into his body, it became extremely difficult for him to absorb.
At this time, Lei Ling’er was helping him share his thunderforce, so there was no way for her to help him break down and digest that energy. This energy rarely contained the berserk will of the Heavenly Daos. Previously, when Lei Ling’er had helped him remove it, he had been able to directly absorb it. Now he needed to break it down himself.
Lei Ling’er crazily absorbed more than eighty percent of the energy. Her lightning wings grew larger, covering the sky and entering the heavenly tribulation.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As Long Chen absorbed the thunderforce, the heavenly tribulation’s divine weapons never stopped attacking. However, they were all blocked by Lei Ling’er, unable to harm him.
Long Chen was absorbing the thunderforce, and his physical body was rapidly strengthening. His Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone were all rapidly awakening and merging.
It could be said that Long Chen’s aura was crazily soaring, and his power was rapidly increasing. But Long Chen wasn’t the slightest bit happy.
As time passed, the heavenly tribulation’s energy was rapidly pouring into those whirlpools. Long Chen was growing stronger, but he could clearly sense that his father, the Gankun Cauldron, the mysterious dagger, the nine star descendant, and Wu Tian’s auras were also crazily soaring.
As soon as he saw them, Long Chen understood that the heavenly tribulation was supporting them. It was pouring all its energy into their bodies to kill them.
The heavenly tribulation had changed, and so had the Heavenly Daos. Long Chen didn’t know whether it was because the Gate to the Alternate World had opened or because he had obtained the qualifications to become a Saint Ruler.
He could clearly sense that this heaven and earth was supporting him and destroying him.
The Heavenly Daos seemed to have two kinds of emotions. Long Chen couldn’t tell which one was real. But within the heavenly tribulation, he couldn’t sense the affinity between heaven and earth, nor could he sense the blessing of karmic luck. This place could only be destroyed.
“Lei Ling’er, can you absorb the power of the other whirlpools?” asked Long Chen.
“Big brother Long Chen, I’m already at my limit. I can’t absorb any more energy.
“If you absorb the energy from the other whirlpools, the pressure on your side will increase. I’m afraid you won’t be able to bear it.” Lei Ling’er’s voice was a bit anxious. She had also seen through the problem.
“I need time, but the heavenly tribulation saw through my weak point and won’t give me time. Ah, whatever, I’ll just focus on absorbing this. I’ll get rid of the greatest threat first,” said Long Chen.
Of these whirlpools, this dragon claw was the most terrifying. Long Chen could only choose it. As for the others, he had no time to think about them.
In the distance, everyone had been terrified to see Long Chen’s body pierced by the dragon claw. They had thought Long Chen had been killed by the heavenly tribulation.
But seeing that the dragon claw was still on Long Chen’s chest and his aura was rapidly rising, people finally relaxed.
Rumble…
Rumbling came from Long Chen’s body, and as thunderforce poured into him, his body began to merge. His Sovereign Blood, Violet Blood, Spirit Bone, Spirit Root Qi, Dragon Strength, Star Strength, and Spiritual Strength all began to interact with each other.
As they interacted, Long Chen’s aura grew stronger, as if it would never end.
Long Chen’s body was like a furnace that was trying to refine all the energy. If he could merge all the energy together, he would reach a completely new level.
But the current Long Chen couldn’t get excited. The speed at which he absorbed thunderforce was limited, and the heavenly tribulation seemed to have predicted this, not giving him a chance to reach his peak.
“What should we do? What should we do?”
This was Long Chen’s first time feeling anxious, and his mind immediately became chaotic. The heavenly tribulation’s energy was crazily pouring into the whirlpools, and he was only able to absorb one. After two hours, the entire world began to light up.
That was because the heavenly tribulation’s power was weakening, and the tribulation clouds were weakening. If it was anyone else, they would be delighted, because the tribulation was about to end.
As for Long Chen, he knew that once the Heavenly Tribulation’s energy was exhausted, it would be a life and death battle. But he was still far from reaching his limit.
Long Chen was shocked, infuriated, and unwilling. This was clearly cheating. Even the Heavenly Daos were cheating. How was this fair?
BOOM!
Suddenly, the whirlpool Long Chen had absorbed exploded, and all his thunderforce merged into his body. As for the nine heavens above, there was no longer a single tribulation cloud.
Ka ka ka…
Just at this moment, a terrifying scene occurred. The other whirlpools split apart, and with an explosive sound, the whirlpools exploded. One figure after another charged at Long Chen.
“The Heavenly Daos are unfair. I’ll go against the heavens!”
Long Chen’s sword-like eyebrows stood on end, and his killing intent soared. He raised the Seven Ultimate Sword to meet the first figure.
P.S. I’ve got a card today. Only one chapter.
BOOM!
Long Chen had only just charged out when he saw a spear-image shooting toward him. The Seven Ultimate Sword instantly exploded.
Pu!
Long Chen was sent flying, vomiting blood. Cracks appeared on his forehead, and he almost exploded.
It was Wu Tian. As soon as he attacked, he unleashed his most powerful attack. Long Chen was unable to block his endless thunderforce.
The most terrifying thing was that Wu Tian’s energy was extremely condensed. There was no way for Long Chen to absorb his thunderforce.
Pu!
Just as Long Chen was sent flying by Wu Tianyi’s attack, a black ray of light pierced his chest, bringing with it a rain of blood.
It was that mysterious dagger. It was incomparably sharp, and even Long Chen’s powerful physical body was like paper in front of it.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, a huge hand descended on Long Chen. It was the nine star disciple. Seven stars revolved around his hand, and the power of his palm broke apart the laws of the world.
Long Chen roared and sent out a claw, directly using his strongest move, the Cloud Dragon Claw.
BOOM!
The dragon claw exploded, and the nine star descendant was forced back. Long Chen saw stars and almost coughed up blood.
Buzz!
A seven-colored sword slashed down on Long Chen. He instinctively dodged.
In that instant, Long Chen’s heart pounded. His father had attacked, but he was different from Wu Tian and the nine star descendant. His attacks were extremely rigid, and there was no pressure locking him down. It was extremely easy to dodge.
“Could it be that father…”
Rumble…
A bronze cauldron filled with boundless divine might smashed toward Long Chen. In that instant, a terrifying sensation of death enveloped Long Chen.
Buzz!
Long Chen clenched his teeth and directly took out the cauldron.
The two cauldrons collided, and heaven and earth lost their original color. A ripple of death spread. Wu Tian, the nine star descendant, Long Zhantian, and the black dagger were all sent flying.
A corner of the cauldron that had been copied by the Heavenly Daos was broken by the true cauldron, and lightning runes exploded.
“Big brother Long Chen…”
As for Long Chen, he had lost consciousness from that heaven-shaking collision. Lei Ling’er’s panicked shout rang out in his ears. Although her voice was right next to him, it sounded like it was coming from the horizon.
At that moment, Long Chen’s consciousness seemed to have come to a standstill, and his thoughts stopped circulating. He felt as if he had already died. No matter how Lei Ling’er called out to him, he became lazy and gave up resisting.
A scene appeared in front of him. He saw a ruined world, blood dyeing the ground red. All he could see were corpses.
Within those corpses were familiar figures. He saw the Dragonblood warriors lying in pools of blood.
He saw Xia Chen’s corpse, pinned to the wall by a sharp blade. He saw Guo Ran’s blood-stained armor scattered everywhere, but he couldn’t see his corpse.
At that moment, Long Chen’s blood surged, and his killing intent soared. He no longer dared to look. He raised his head and roared.
BOOM!
The scene in front of him disappeared, and his mind returned to reality. At this time, Long Chen saw Lei Ling’er’s lightning dragon form being pierced by Wu Tian’s spear. Lei Ling’er’s aura was rapidly declining.
Just now, when Long Chen had been unconscious, Lei Ling’er had gone all-out to block their attacks for him. Wu Tian and the others’ attacks had been too powerful. They had been able to harm Lei Ling’er’s core, and they had even had a chance of killing her.
Lei Ling’er had gone all-out to protect Long Chen. Even Huo Ling’er had appeared, but her flames were unable to block the thunderforce. She had a body full of power, but she was unable to use it. Seeing Lei Ling’er’s aura growing weaker, she was worried.
Buzz!
Wu Tian’s spear broke apart Lei Ling’er’s body. The spear pierced through Huo Ling’er’s defenses and shot toward Long Chen.
Pa!
Long Chen grabbed the tip of the spear. Berserk thunderforce surged out of the spear.
Long Chen’s arm shook intensely, and his flesh exploded. The flesh on his arm became indistinct, revealing his bones and tendons.
“I won’t die, and I can’t die. No one in this world can kill me, not even the heavens.”
Holding the spear, Long Chen’s gaze became even fiercer. His will surpassed the Heavenly Daos, making him seem like a god of war.
“Boss is back.”
Seeing Long Chen’s attitude, Guo Ran, Xia Chen, and the others who were familiar with him cheered.
That confident Long Chen had once more returned. This was their strongest boss.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, a black divine light shot toward Long Chen. It was the mysterious dagger.
Long Chen didn’t let go of Wu Tian’s spear. Instead, he pushed with his hand, using Wu Tian’s spear to block the black dagger.
BOOM!
The black dagger slashed into the spear, cutting it in two.
Long Chen was holding a half spear, while Wu Tian was holding a half staff. That scene was extremely bizarre, and the half spear exploded.
Lei Ling’er suddenly appeared, forming hand seals. The lightning from her spear was directly sent into Long Chen’s body.
Long Chen’s body shook intensely. That spear’s thunderforce was incomparably powerful. The instant it entered his body, a vast energy crazily nourished his body.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Wu Tian, Long Zhantian, the nine star descendant, the Gan Kun Cauldron, and the black dagger all attacked Long Chen. Long Chen did his best to block, but he was still miserably beaten. Blood splashed everywhere.
However, Long Chen had finally found a pattern. The Kun Cauldron was the strongest here, and he had to avoid it. He couldn’t fight it head-on, or he would suffer a huge loss.
Long Chen found that although his father had been copied by the Heavenly Daos, he was the one who posed the least threat to him. His attacks were rigid, and his movements were extremely odd.
“Could it be that dad knows he’s been copied?” Long Chen’s heart shook. He suddenly saw his father’s sword stabbing toward him. He leaned to the side, drawing his father’s sword toward the cauldron.
BOOM!
Long Zhantian’s Seven Ultimate Sword exploded. Although Long Zhantian’s moves were rigid, his power was shocking.
Lei Ling’er hastily withdrew her sword and poured it into Long Chen’s body.
“I understand. Dad must have sensed something and set up this move. As long as I use it properly, I’ll be able to break through.”
Long Chen found that the Heavenly Daos’ copy of Long Zhantian was easily drawn over by his Seven-colored Sovereign Blood.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the nine star descendant charged over. Long Chen summoned Long Zhantian and slashed out with his sword. At the same time, Long Chen slashed out with the Seven Ultimate Sword.
Bang!
Long Chen’s sword slashed down on the nine star disciple’s neck, causing his head to fly into the air.
He had vomited and had diarrhea yesterday. He had thought that he wouldn’t be able to hold on much longer. Today, he had recovered a bit, but he was still extremely weak.
Long Chen’s sword slashed down, and the nine star disciple’s head flew into the air.
But what shocked Long Chen was that despite losing his head and his aura weakening, he still didn’t die. He smashed his fist at Long Chen.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s kick struck the nine star disciple’s fist. Long Chen was sent flying, while the nine star disciple was sent flying.
“His strength is weakening, while mine is growing stronger. There’s always a chance.” Long Chen’s confidence soared.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the cauldron once more smashed down. Long Chen didn’t dare to draw his father to attack it. The cauldron was too powerful, and his father’s power would rapidly decline.
BOOM!
He did his best to dodge. If he really couldn’t dodge, he would use the cauldron to block. But each time, Long Chen would see stars, hear drums, and his mind would go blank.
But this time, Long Chen had learned his lesson. Even if it was just a head-on collision, he would still take a defensive posture. That way he would be less injured.
Each time they collided, Long Chen’s cauldron would be fine, but the Heaven Calamity Cauldron would release many lightning runes. Those lightning runes were extremely powerful. After absorbing them several times, his Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, Spirit Bone, Dragon Tendon, Bloodline, and Spirit all began to show signs of boiling.
His body was like a furnace. He had to heat it up to a certain level before he could merge them together.
And this thunderforce was the source of the heat. Only by absorbing enough heat could Long Chen completely merge with it. Only by merging with it could he truly become stronger.
As time passed, Long Chen constantly used his father to attack Wu Tian and the nine star descendant. When he worked together with them, the nine star descendant was the first to be unable to endure and was destroyed by Long Chen.
At that moment, Yu Qingxuan, Bai Shishi, and the others let out cries of joy. The two of them covered their cherry lips as tears streamed down their faces.
Their hearts were tightly clenched. They were afraid that if Long Chen wasn’t careful, he would die to the heavenly tribulation. That kind of anxious feeling of not being able to use any power made them wish they were dead.
Now that Long Chen had broken through to the ninth star disciple, he had a breakthrough. When he absorbed his thunderforce, a seven-colored flame appeared on his body, dyeing the entire world. Blood Qi soared into the sky.
Long Chen’s seven-colored supreme blood began to boil. It was the first to reach its boiling point, and it began to burn. Boundless energy surged within him.
At that moment, Long Chen was fearless. It was like everything in this world was under his control.
Buzz!
Long Chen once more condensed the Seven Ultimate Sword. This time, blood-like energy flowed within it.
Clang!
Long Chen’s Seven Ultimate Sword smashed into Wu Tian’s spear. This time, Long Chen’s sword didn’t shatter.
A delighted expression appeared on Long Chen’s face. This was the true Seven Absolutes Sword. In the past, his Seven Absolutes Sword only had its shape, not its essence.
Looking at his rigid father in the heavenly tribulation, Long Chen felt a warm feeling in his heart.
“Dad really is a heaven-gifted genius. He even calculated this step. The heavenly tribulation wanted to use Dad, but I never thought it would be used by Dad. Without Dad’s help, I really would have died.”
It was Long Zhantian who had bought him the most crucial time. If it hadn’t been for Long Zhantian, he wouldn’t have had the chance to absorb thunderforce to grow. He really would have died here today.
“Last time, there was a nine star descendant who intentionally went easy on me. This time, there’s a father who intentionally helped. Then what about next time?
“Am I supposed to keep relying on others to save my life? No, I need to get stronger, so strong that I don’t need anyone’s help.” Long Chen’s heart suddenly shook.
This heavenly tribulation had already given him a narrow escape. In the future, he would be infected by more karma, and the heavenly tribulation would only become more terrifying. He had to become stronger.
Last time, the nine star disciple had helped him. This time, it was his father who had helped him. The two times he had helped him had deeply stimulated Long Chen’s pride.
He had gone all the way from the Martial Heaven Continent to his current position. When he had been so weak, he had never asked anyone for help.
But today, as he grew stronger, he needed the help of others to survive. That was something that deeply pierced Long Chen’s heart.
“Dad, thank you. But your son hopes that I can continue down this path on my own. No matter how difficult it is, I will continue down this path. Please trust me, because I am Long Zhantian’s son.”
BOOM!
Long Chen’s Seven Absolutes Sword slashed down on Long Zhantian’s body. That was a weakness Long Zhantian had intentionally left for him. Originally, Long Chen could have had Long Zhantian protect him, but he refused.
Long Zhantian’s body exploded, but before it exploded, the corner of his mouth curled up slightly. It was like a smile had appeared on his face before transforming into runes.
“Dad, your child has grown up. Please forgive my rudeness.” Long Chen respectfully bowed to Long Zhantian’s figure.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, Wu Tian charged over, his spear striking out. Within the heavenly tribulation, Wu Tian repeatedly used this move, never using a second move.
Long Chen knew that when he had been in the Netherworld, Wu Tian had used this move to pierce through the heavens and send him back to the mortal world. This move had been copied by the Heavenly Daos, so Wu Tian only knew this move.
Back then, Long Chen hadn’t known what realm Wu Tian had reached. He had thought he was at the World King realm or Heavenly Venerate realm. Now he understood that Wu Tian’s power couldn’t be determined by realm.
Even immortal rank experts were unable to break through the barrier and send people into other worlds.
As for the Heavenly Daos’ attack, it was at most eighty percent of Wu Tian’s power. The heavenly tribulation could imitate the destructive power of Wu Tian’s attack, but it was unable to imitate his core energy.
“Big brother Wutian, wait for me. I’ll definitely go find you. At that time, we brothers won’t leave until we’re drunk.”
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen slashed out seven times with the Seven Ultimate Sword. In the end, Wu Tian’s body was unable to bear it and exploded.
Wu Tian was powerful, but he had been schemed against by Long Chen several times. He had blocked several of the black dagger’s attacks for Long Chen, and he had exhausted a great deal of energy. In the end, he had been destroyed by Long Chen.
Once Wu Tian’s lightning runes were absorbed by Long Chen, Long Chen’s aura once more soared. Rumbling filled his body, and a huge dragon’s roar rang out.
“Just a bit more.”
Long Chen looked at the black dagger and the Heaven Earth Cauldron. Next was the final battle.
Buzz!
Long Chen took the initiative to attack the black dagger. After all, its aura was a bit weaker than the Heaven Earth Cauldron. Long Chen had set his sights on it, but the instant he had attacked it, a shocking scene occurred.
BOOM!
The black dagger exploded. The runes that had exploded didn’t flow toward Long Chen. Instead, they flowed toward the cauldron.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the cauldron rapidly grew larger, enveloping heaven and earth. Long Chen felt space twist around him, and he found himself inside.
Rumble…
Suddenly, the ground exploded, and flames began to revolve around the cauldron. Seeing those flames, everyone was stunned.
“No, that’s not right. Someone seems to be controlling this tribulation.”
Long Chen suddenly realized something was wrong.
Rumble…
The huge cauldron was trembling, and endless flames surged out from the ground. Great yin flames, great yang flames, heavenly rainbow flames, Icy Soul Divine Flames, and countless other heavenly flames surged out, surrounding the cauldron.
“Is the Heavenly Daos trying to refine boss?”
Guo Ran and the others were all startled. Even though they didn’t know how to refine pills, they could tell that heaven and earth had sealed Long Chen in order to refine him alive.
“Break!”
Long Chen roared furiously. He had been confident in being able to handle the heavenly tribulation. But now, it seemed there was another kind of power interfering with the heavenly tribulation. A powerful sensation of death instantly enveloped him.
Long Chen immediately took out the Heaven Earth Cauldron and smashed it at the lightning cauldron.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Long Chen’s full strength erupted. With each smash, heaven and earth would shake. The world would flicker between light and dark, and a loud sound would shake the stars.
But it was different from before. The Heaven Dao’s Heaven Earth Cauldron had merged with the mysterious dagger, and now it was incredibly tough.
However, after Long Chen smashed it several times, it also began to crack. Seeing those cracks, Long Chen immediately became excited. That meant it could still be broken.
Buzz!
Just as Long Chen was filled with hope, a huge hand reached out from the heavens and pressed down on the Heaven Calamity Cauldron.
The moment that large hand pressed down on the cauldron, the entire world fell silent. Even the Hall Master’s pupils shrank. Bai Shishi’s mother’s face was filled with terror.
“The sixth is Gan Kun? That’s the Hand of the Heavens?”
It was said that in the primal chaos era, there were Divergents that disturbed the Heavenly Daos. They were killed by heavenly tribulation.
If the heavenly tribulation couldn’t kill it, it would send down the Hand of the Heavens to destroy it. The Hand of the Heavens was something that only existed in ancient legends.
According to the legends, the Hand of the Heavens had six fingers. Each finger represented a kind of Dao, the Six Dao Reincarnations. It could exterminate any living being within the Six Dao Reincarnations.
This ancient legend was something only the knowledgeable experts of the older generation had heard of. But even if they had heard of the Hand of the Heavens, many people would only listen to it as a story.
But now, when that huge hand descended, all the experts who had heard of the Hand of the Heavens were horrified.
Rumble…
When that hand landed on the Heaven Calamity Cauldron, it rapidly shrank.
As it shrank, Long Chen, who was trapped within the cauldron, felt an immense pressure. Even his cauldron was unable to break free.
“I knew someone was playing tricks.” Long Chen was shocked and infuriated.
He also recognized the Hand of the Heavens, but whether or not he recognized it was meaningless. The Hand of the Heavens was here to kill him.
Ka ka ka ka…
As the cauldron continued to shrink, Long Chen felt his entire body being compressed. It was like millions of stars were crushing him at the same time. Six berserk energies came from that hand, seeming to want to crush him.
“What Hand of the Heavens? It’s just that you don’t like me. Once I get stronger, I’ll break your dog legs,” roared Long Chen.
He struggled with all his might, but he was horrified to find that his Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, Spirit Bone, and Spiritual Strength were all suppressed. He was unable to use even the slightest bit of strength.
At that moment, Long Chen clenched his teeth. He had all his power, but he was unable to use it. It was like he had been sealed.
Buzz!
But at this critical moment, the cauldron suddenly disappeared, entering Long Chen’s spiritual space.
At that moment, Long Chen almost cursed out loud. He hadn’t expected the Gankun Cauldron to be so disloyal. Not only was it not helping him, but it was also hiding in his mind-sea.
Suddenly, Long Chen noticed that he had lost contact with the cauldron. Even the spiritual connection between Huo Ling’er and Lei Ling’er had been severed.
At that moment, Long Chen had lost all his power. It was like he had been sent back to his original form. He had returned to the Martial Heaven Empire, allowing others to bully and humiliate him.
Ka ka ka…
Long Chen’s body was suppressed by the power of the six paths. Blood flowed out of his skin, but he didn’t feel the slightest pain. It was like his sense of pain had been stripped away.
At first, Long Chen had felt a terrifying flame roasting his body, wanting to turn him to ash. But now, he couldn’t feel any pain.
Gradually, he even lost his vision. He couldn’t even see the Hand of Heaven. The world in front of him was completely gray, and it was like time had stopped.
His body couldn’t move, his mouth couldn’t speak, and his eyes couldn’t see. But Long Chen was filled with endless fury and unwillingness. He was unwilling to just die like this. He refused to accept this. He wanted to fight the unfair heavens to the end.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, a golden light appeared in the white world, lighting it up.
Golden light scattered the white light, and golden lotuses appeared. Long Chen appeared in a world of lotuses. He was immediately stunned. He was extremely familiar with this world.
A beautiful woman appeared in front of him. She looked at Long Chen with concern and love.
“Child, why are you so angry?”
“Aunt Gong, why have you come?” Long Chen was both surprised and delighted, looking at this beautiful woman in disbelief.
“Answer Aunt Gong first,” said Aunt Gong.
“I hate! I hate this world for being unfair! I hate the ten thousand Daos for being heartless! I hate all living things for being stupid!” Long Chen clenched his teeth.
“Since you hate him, why didn’t you take the initiative to resist? Why didn’t you just counterattack? Why didn’t you cut the weeds and eliminate the roots?” asked Aunt Gong.
“I…”
“Is it because you’re worried? Are you afraid of being infamous?” asked Aunt Gong.
“Of course not. I never cared about reputation.” Long Chen shook his head.
“Then what are you afraid of?” asked Aunt Gong gently.
“I… I…”
Long Chen’s voice trembled slightly. “I’m afraid if I do something wrong, I’ll be doomed.”
Aunt Gong smiled and rubbed Long Chen’s cheek. A holy light appeared on her face, and she was as kind as a mother.
“Foolish child, did you forget what aunt Gong said? I’ll entrust it to you, and it will guide you.
Don’t question yourself. Don’t deny yourself. Everything you do is right.
“Only by believing in yourself can you be the strongest. Long Chen, stand up. This world needs giants.”
Hu!
Suddenly, the golden lotus world disappeared. But the golden light didn’t disappear. A golden lotus seed appeared above Long Chen’s head, its golden light spreading to every corner of the world.
When the golden lotus seed appeared, Long Chen was bathed in golden light. The power that had been suppressed by the Hand of the Heavens instantly returned.
That wasn’t all. Endless flame and thunderforce merged into Long Chen’s body. A divine light appeared behind his head, and he instantly became a World King.
“Damn Heaven’s Hand, open!”
Long Chen roared furiously. Having advanced to the World King realm, he smashed the golden lotus seed at the huge hand.
BOOM!
In front of everyone’s shocked gazes, the huge hand was crushed by the golden lotus seed. A ripple spread out, and everything returned to nothingness.
Buzz buzz buzz…
At this time, the Dragonblood warriors, the disciples of the Institution, the disciples of the Battle God Hall, and the disciples of the Galaxy Master Sect all began to shine. They had all become World Kings.
“Success!”
Guo Ran and the others excitedly shouted. This soul-stirring heavenly tribulation had finally passed.
Buzz!
Just as everyone was celebrating, a huge hand shot toward Long Chen.
“What?”
Everyone was horrified. Had the Hand of Heaven descended once more?
“There really are people who don’t know the meaning of death.”
The Hall Master smiled and suddenly disappeared.
“An undying expert!”
Some experts cried out. That attack contained immortal energy. It wasn’t that it didn’t contain the aura of heavenly tribulation. The tribulation had already ended. Someone had taken advantage of the moment the tribulation ended to attack Long Chen.
“Crap, Long Chen’s aura…”
Just how domineering had Long Chen’s aura been when he had destroyed the Hand of the Heavens? But now, his aura was rapidly weakening.
At this time, Long Chen was holding a golden sphere. It wasn’t large, but it was filled with lightning and flames. At the same time, six different kinds of energy were rapidly revolving around it.
Within that sphere was a lotus seed. It was the lotus seed Aunt Gong had given Long Chen. It contained divine energy, and it was the hand of the heavens that had been unable to suppress Long Chen. It was the hand of the heavens that had helped him defeat the heavenly tribulation.
At the same time, Long Chen used the golden lotus seed’s energy to seal the thunderforce and flame energy. At the same time, he absorbed a portion of the Hand of the Heavens’ energy.
This energy was like a wild horse that had escaped its reins. It crazily struggled, wanting to return to heaven and earth. But Long Chen had almost died to their hands, so how could he let them go?
If it hadn’t been for his lack of power, Long Chen might have even wanted to leave behind the Hand of the Heavens. That energy had been sealed, and he was doing his best to drag it into the primal chaos space.
However, what Long Chen hadn’t expected was that the Hand of the Heaven’s Hand’s power was incomparably terrifying. Draining this power caused his energy to rapidly deplete. In just a few breaths, it was about to completely absorb his energy.
But Long Chen didn’t care about that. As for people attacking him, he didn’t even look at them. He knew there would definitely be people protecting him. His mission was to devour that energy.
Buzz!
Just as that hand was about to reach Long Chen, a black sword shot out.
BOOM!
The hand was destroyed by the black sword. Black qi coiled around it, and the Hall Master appeared.
Buzz buzz buzz…
At this moment, several attacks came from all directions. Terrifying whistling sounds pierced their eardrums.
The attack came from a distant place. The attacker hadn’t revealed himself, but the power of the attack was enough to crush the world. These attacks were incomparably sharp, and their power was gathered without dissipating. They were even more terrifying than heavenly tribulations.
“A bunch of cowards who only dare to shoot arrows in the back,” sneered the hall master. He flicked his finger, and black swords shot out like black lightning.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Those attacks caused space to twist, and a huge hole appeared in the sky. The other experts hastily fled.
If they were sucked into this space, even half-step immortal rank experts would be instantly crushed.
Rumble…
Suddenly, the void exploded, and a figure appeared. It was a Kun Peng. Its body was golden, and its qi and blood soared.
“It’s an undying expert from the uninhabited world! The gate has been opened!” someone cried out in alarm. The Kun Peng’s wings blotted out the sky, and its body was surrounded by endless chaotic energy. It charged over with the aura of the uninhabited world.
BOOM!
As soon as the Kun Peng appeared, its sharp claws pierced through the air, slashing down on the Hall Master. An ear-piercing sound rang out, and it was like someone’s soul was about to be torn apart.
When the undying experts from the uninhabited world arrived, they immediately erupted with their full strength. Everyone was stupefied. Countless people couldn’t be bothered to watch the fun and fled.
Now that the Kun Peng of the uninhabited world had appeared, the other experts would definitely arrive soon. A great world destroying battle was about to erupt. If he didn’t flee now, he might never be able to escape again.
“The ones I hate the most are you feathered animals.”
Seeing the Kun Peng expert appear, a sinister smile appeared on the Hall Master’s dark face. He suddenly pressed his palms together.
Buzz!
The void behind him exploded, and a black vortex appeared. Within the black vortex, two sharp claws covered in black dragon scales stretched out.
BOOM!
In front of everyone’s shocked gazes, the Kun Peng’s claw and the dragon’s claw collided, releasing a torrent of blood.
The dragon race and the Kun Peng race were mortal enemies. The hatred between the two was carved into the blood, bones, and even the depths of the soul.
The two ancient races’strongest powers collided, and the two strongest bloodlines clashed. At the same time, endless primal chaos energy coiled around them. The sky split apart like a spider’s web, and the ground split apart. The land became a land of death.
The Kun Peng expert and the Hall Master were both undying experts. Their undying power instantly surpassed the limits of this world, and the Heavenly Daos’ laws collapsed.
Even after hundreds of millions of years, this place might not be able to recover. This was the power of an undying expert. It could cause irreversible damage to a world.
Fortunately, this was a desolate land. If it had been a spiritual mountain or immortal pool, it would have been completely destroyed.
Space-time fragments filled the air. The earth was collapsing, and the natural laws were being destroyed. That scene was like the end of the world. Everyone was stupefied. This was the first time they saw the true strength of an undying expert.
Ka ka ka…
Their power continued to increase, but this world was unable to bear it.
“Damn dragon race! The great Kun Peng race has come! You’ll definitely become our food!” The Kun Peng race expert’s wings trembled, and endless primal chaos qi circulated, suppressing the Hall Master.
Within the whirlpool behind the Hall Master, the two dragon claws were as hard as boulders. Under the pressure of the Kun Peng race expert, they didn’t move.
Facing the Kun Peng expert’s voice, the smile on his face gradually faded. The veins on his forehead bulged, and his icy killing intent was ignited.
“You shouldn’t have provoked me. If you did, you’d have ruined my plans. You stupid, feathered brute!” The Hall Master’s voice came out through clenched teeth.
Ka ka ka…
Just at this moment, the manifestation behind the Hall Master’s back began to tremble. The whirlpool rapidly grew, and the two claws within the manifestation grew darker. Black qi gradually appeared, and the dragon claws seemed to be on fire.
The Kun Peng’s feathers suddenly exploded, and an intense sensation of death filled his heart. He suddenly roared and flapped his wings, wanting to flee.
Pu!
Suddenly, the hall master’s claws split apart. The Kun Peng expert’s body was torn in two.
“Ah…”
The Kun Peng expert let out a miserable shriek. The immortal rain of blood dyed half the sky red. The Hall Master was like a devil god, looking down on the world.
“Die!”
The hall master suddenly roared. The dragon claw disappeared, and a huge dragon head appeared.
Buzz!
The dragon opened its mouth, and black flames soared into the sky.
Where the black flames had shot out, several figures had flown over. When they were struck by the dragon breath, miserable screams rang out.
The black dragon breath was like a flame that instantly incinerated those charging experts.
Everyone was stupefied. These figures came from the uninhabited world, and they were clearly on the same side as the Kun Peng race’s experts. However, their speed was clearly not as fast as the Kun Peng, so they were a step too late.
When they had seen the Kun Peng expert being torn in two, they had immediately realized something was wrong. They had wanted to flee, but the Hall Master hadn’t given them that chance.
That dragon breath had been condensed from the Hall Master’s essence blood. It wasn’t a flame, but it contained a power that was even more terrifying than flames. Even though they were all undying experts, they were unable to block such an attack.
“Raging Dragon Splits the Heavens!”
Suddenly, the void was torn apart by his claws. A spatial tear rapidly spread towards those creatures.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
When the cracks reached them, a berserk energy was transmitted into their bodies, causing them to explode.
Seven immortal rank experts had been killed just like that. Even their Yuan Spirits had been destroyed.
Immortal blood scattered between heaven and earth, dyeing the entire world red. A bloody aura surged out, making one shiver all over.
After killing those undying experts, the Hall Master roared, his roar shaking the heavens.
This roar contained the aura of a ruler. It suppressed all Daos, causing all races to submit.
Ripples appeared in the distance. Those were all terrifying lifeforms. They all possessed a terrifying immortal aura.
But the instant the hall master’s dragon roar rang out, they fled like frightened rabbits, disappearing without a trace. The only thing left behind were the ripples from their escape.
People didn’t see those figures clearly, but they did see hundreds of ripples. That meant that just now, hundreds of immortal rank experts had charged over, but they had been scared off by the palace master.
“Hahaha…”
Hundreds of talismans appeared on the battlefield, crazily absorbing the immortal essence blood. They were Xia Chen’s work.
These people were true immortal experts. If the Hall Master killed them, their purest essence blood would be exposed to the world. Xia Chen naturally wouldn’t waste it.
Most importantly, an undying expert’s physical body was powerful enough to survive for ten thousand years without dying. But their essence blood was different. Once their master died, their essence blood and soul would scatter into the world and be absorbed by it.
If their corpses were completely preserved, their essence blood and souls would scatter slower. This process could last for hundreds of millions of years.
But once a corpse exploded, the essence blood and soul would be quickly absorbed by the Heavenly Daos. Xia Chen’s first reaction was to fight with the Heavenly Daos. That way, he could absorb the purest immortal essence blood.
Hu!
The Hall Master threw the two Kun Peng corpses to the ground and viciously spat:
“Tch, those damn feathered animals ruined my plans. Otherwise, they wouldn’t even have a chance to escape.”
Hearing that, everyone was horrified. It seemed the Hall Master was planning on killing everyone.
Some people came to a sudden realization. Previously, the Hall Master hadn’t revealed his strength. In truth, he had been playing the pig to eat the tiger.
Unfortunately, the Kun Peng race’s experts were mortal enemies with the Dragon race. His words had infuriated the Hall Master, causing his fury to soar. He had no choice but to use his full strength to kill him.
That was equivalent to exposing his strength. Although those seven undying experts had immediately sensed something was wrong and wanted to flee, they had already been killed by the Hall Master.
But this was already the Hall Master’s limit. He was unable to attack the third wave of experts. Seeing them flee, he directly used his dragon roar to vent his fury.
Looking at the palace master’s huge body, everyone felt their scalps turn numb. This palace master was incredibly powerful. Even the supreme experts of the uninhabited world were unable to compare to him.
In the previous Sage Monarch Conference, the hall master had been extremely dissatisfied because he hadn’t been able to fight to his heart’s content.
Now, because of the Kun Peng race’s provocation, he was unable to control his temper and once more lost the chance to fight with his full strength. His fury soared.
The Hall Master was too powerful, so powerful that it terrified people. But fortunately, he was the Hall Master of the Battle God Hall, and he stood with the human race. If he stood with the sea demons, the human race would be doomed.
If it had been an enemy, the Hall Master would have made the human race feel terror. But if he stood on the human side, countless people would feel safe.
“The previous generation’s experts have the Hall Master, and this generation’s experts have Principal Long Chen. We don’t need to be afraid of other creatures challenging us,” shouted an elder.
Just as he had said, the Hall Master could suppress the undying experts of other races. That would allow the human race to have no fear.
As the leader of the new generation, Long Chen had displayed his unrivaled talent. His future was limitless. At the very least, the human race wouldn’t be suppressed by this world’s creatures.
Even if it was a war between thousands of races, the human race wouldn’t be so pessimistic. At the very least, they would have a chance. At most, they would fight to the death.
Ever since the Sage Monarch Conference, the gates to the Alternate World had appeared one after another. Countless pessimists had already begun to believe that the human race no longer had any hope. They had all begun to side with the foreign races, working like oxen or horses for them, allowing them to do as they pleased.
That infuriated countless people, but it also made them anxious. They didn’t want to be enslaved, but they also didn’t want to lose their lives. They spent each day in a state of worry and unease.
Today, Long Chen’s tribulation and the Hall Master’s attack had allowed them to see hope. Their confidence had once more returned.
“Long Chen!”
Suddenly, Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan let out startled cries. Everyone else’s attention had been drawn to the Hall Master. Only the two of them hadn’t taken their eyes off Long Chen.
At this time, Long Chen suddenly collapsed. The two of them immediately rushed over to him. They were horrified to find that he had already fainted.
As for the golden lotus seed in Long Chen’s hand, it disappeared. A whirlpool appeared on his arms, legs, chest, and abdomen.
“It’s the power of the six paths.”
Bai Xiaole's mother had also rushed over. When she saw the six whirlpools, her expression changed slightly.
“Long Chen is unable to subdue the power of the six paths. We need to help him.” Bai Xiaole’s mother reached out to help Long Chen, but she was stopped by the hall master.
“Long Chen doesn’t want to let go of the power of the six paths. He used his own body to trap them in order to absorb them. If you let them go, Long Chen’s efforts will be wasted,” said the Hall Master.
“Long Chen, he… he’s too reckless!” Bai Xiaole’s mother was shocked. Long Chen wanted to devour the power of six paths?
“If I didn’t act recklessly, how would I end up attracting the Heaven’s Hand? Don’t worry, he won’t die.
“Let’s go. These fellows are probably too scared to come again.” The Hall Master looked in the direction of the uninhabited world and curled his lips in disdain.
In the end, they carefully carried Long Chen away from this ruined holy land.
Hu!
Within a silent palace, Long Chen jumped up from the ground and looked around vigilantly.
“Don’t worry, this is my War God Hall.” At this moment, the hall master’s voice rang out.
As it turned out, Long Chen had been brought back to the Numinous Sky Academy and directly brought to the Hall Master. The Hall Master would personally protect him.
“Many thanks, palace master.” Long Chen cupped his fists.
“How do you feel?” asked the Hall Master.
Long Chen sensed his body. Following his will, his essence, qi, and spirit merged into one. His Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone had all merged into one. His body was like a furnace, merging all his energy.
The current Long Chen could use a single kind of energy, or he could merge all his energy together. Long Chen didn’t dare to imagine what kind of destructive power would erupt when all his energy merged together.
“It feels very good,” said Long Chen excitedly.
“Brat, you’re too greedy. Your future will be extremely difficult,” said the Hall Master solemnly.
“What?”
“You control too much power, and that’s enough to make the heavens jealous. That’s why the Hand of the Heavens will descend. The next heavenly tribulation will definitely be even more terrifying.
“Furthermore, controlling this much power will greatly slow down your cultivation progress. You’ll need too much energy,” said the Hall Master.
“Ah, that’s fine. I’m an alchemist, so I can support myself.” Long Chen smiled.
The Hall Master shook his head. “Under the Heavenly Daos, it’s like raising a whale in the depths of the sea. Have you ever seen a whale bigger than the sea?”
“This…” Long Chen was stunned.
“The current you doesn’t have any restrictions. But once you step into the Undying realm, this world might not be able to support you.
“If you want to continue cultivating on this path, you’ll have to make preparations as soon as possible. It’s better to be prepared than to dig a well when you’re thirsty,” said the Hall Master.
“Junior understands!”
Long Chen knew that the hall master was warning him that this path might be a dead end. Even if the heavenly tribulation didn’t kill him, sooner or later, this world would no longer be able to contain him. He had to think of a way as soon as possible.
Coming out from the palace master’s room, Long Chen saw Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan. The two of them had been worried this entire time and had been guarding the entrance. When Long Chen walked out, the two of them immediately turned red.
Long Chen hastily comforted them. Thinking of how worried the two of them had been, his heart ached. Pulling them to a secluded place, he asked them about the current situation.
“Right now, the human race is extremely chaotic. Many humans have sided with the foreign races. Countless humans have entered the Great Desolate World and the uninhabited world. Some factions have even moved their sects there.” Bai Shishi’s face was filled with anger as she spoke. It was obvious that this group of people were beyond stupid.
Long Chen held her hand and smiled. “Don’t be angry. This is human nature. There’s no way around it.”
If they were somewhere else, Bai Shishi would definitely be extremely embarrassed to be held by Long Chen like this. But there were only three of them here, and she only blushed slightly. Hearing Long Chen’s comforting words, her fury also lessened.
“Did the foreign races promise them something to help with mining, alchemy, and formations?” laughed Long Chen.
"How did you guess that?" Bai Shishi was shocked.
Long Chen shrugged. “To put it bluntly, those fellows’ methods haven’t changed in hundreds of millions of years. They’re just a bunch of trash.
Whether it was the uninhabited world or the Wasteland World, there were countless resources inside. But to them, they were nothing more than trash.
But they could work together with the human race and turn trash into treasures. On one hand, they could use the human race’s power to arm themselves. On the other hand, they could bribe a portion of the human race to divide the human race, causing internal conflict within the human race.
Some of those who had sided with the foreign races were idiots who had been blinded by profit, while others were idiots who thought themselves smart.
Those idiots couldn’t see that far. They only cared about the benefits in front of them. As for those idiots, they were a bit petty. They wanted to use the power of the other races to strengthen themselves. Once they were strong enough, they would be able to escape the control of the other races.
What they didn’t know was that the outsiders’ goal was to throw the human race into chaos. If they wanted benefits, they had to show their loyalty. If they wanted to show their loyalty, they had to do it.
Once they took action, it didn’t matter if they were blinded by profit or if they thought they were smart, there was no turning back. In the end, they would have to submit to the outsiders.
In the war between the humans and the outsiders, they were the vanguard, the guests, and the dog-headed army.
“What we don’t know is that whether the humans win or the outsiders win, what awaits them is only death.”
Long Chen sighed helplessly. There were some things in this world that no matter how powerful you were, there was nothing you could do.
“Right, while you were in seclusion, the eight Kings of the uninhabited world, as well as the six Great Wasteland World’s World Nobles, were all extremely arrogant. There were always people shouting for you to come out and fight,” said Yu Qingxuan.
“Eight Kings? Six World Nobles?”
Hearing this explanation, Long Chen couldn’t help but laugh. The eight Kings were the nine heavenly geniuses of the uninhabited world. After the two-headed monster had been killed by Long Chen, there were only eight left. They were known as the eight Kings of the uninhabited world.
As for the six World Nobles, they were publicly acknowledged as the six strongest existences amongst the new World Kings of the Great Desolate World. Each one of them was synonymous with invincibility.
When the two gates opened and the world connected, they all knew Long Chen’s name. They all began to clamor for him to come out and fight.
But when Long Chen returned to the monastery, he had spent an entire month absorbing all their energy. He hadn’t replied to them.
As for the Dragonblood Legion’s warriors, they were all in seclusion and had no time to bother with them. As a result, they thought Long Chen and the others were afraid and became even more arrogant and domineering.
There were even immortal rank experts who had come to the academy to issue a challenge. Their words were extremely arrogant, and as a result, they had infuriated the Hall Master and been killed with a single slap.
As a result, countless experts in the outside world began to criticize the Lingxiao Academy. There were even some traitors who began to smear the reputation of the Lingxiao Academy.
Currently, the outside world was extremely chaotic. Although there was no large-scale battle, some sects felt like they had grown wings after joining the foreign races, and they began to provoke those powers with enmity.
The current Nirvana Day was a sign that chaos was about to break out. Although the Hall Master’s battle had shaken everyone, there had been no response from the various factions. That made people worry.
At the same time, there was also no news from Long Chen. Furthermore, there were some rumors flying around. At this critical moment, there was no news from the Hall Master or Long Chen. The human race was starting to become unstable.
“Long Chen, what are your plans?” asked Bai Shishi.
“Let’s go!”
Long Chen stood up.
“What are you doing?” The two of them didn’t understand, but they still stood up.
“I’m going to see just what kind of background these so-called eight Kings and six World Nobles have. Fuck, there’s no tiger in the mountains, so how can a monkey be king?
“Gather the Dragonblood Legion. It’s time for this world to once more recognize us.”
Long Chen stretched lazily and brought them to the Dragonblood Legion’s seclusion.
The Nirvana Heavenly Transformation had not only changed the Heavenly Daos’ laws, but it had also changed the cultivation environment. It had changed the hearts of people.
Although the human heart had always been changing, this time it had changed completely. The ugliness of human nature had been exposed.
Countless people and factions had sided with the foreign races, but some had sided with them, while others had sided with them.
There were also many powers that were still watching. After all, this kind of lineup was related to their future, and they didn’t dare to rashly make a decision.
However, the majority of the human race’s experts were firm in their standpoints. The reason they were so firm was because their disciples had undergone tribulation under Long Chen’s protection.
And when they underwent tribulation, they had sworn to their own hearts that they would never betray their hearts or their justice.
Although they could find countless excuses to defect to the other races, and they could even say that they were spies who were loyal to the human race, they could deceive others, but they couldn’t deceive themselves.
So if they wanted to have a future, they had to stay true to their hearts. Furthermore, they had undergone tribulation under Long Chen’s protection. They had personally witnessed Long Chen’s power.
They firmly believed that Long Chen would lead the human race to glory. While Long Chen was in seclusion, rumors had spread, but they were unable to shake their confidence in him.
But there were some factions that had undergone their tribulations relatively early. They hadn’t undergone their tribulations with Long Chen’s help, and they hadn’t taken any oaths.
Although they knew it was shameful to be a traitor, they had given themselves a reason to keep up with the times. They had also found an excuse that a wise man submits to circumstances and began to interact with the other races.
They had benefited from the outsiders, and now that they had tasted the benefits, they began to work hard to curry favor with the outsiders, helping them come up with ideas to deal with the humans.
Only the human race understood the human race the best, and they also knew where their greatest weakness lay. Therefore, under their instigation and collusion, more people began to defect to the other races.
As for some powers, they even revealed their fangs and began to use the power of the foreign races to eliminate their former enemies.
Although Long Chen had slept for over half a month, during that time, the entire Nirvana Sky had become chaotic. It wasn’t just the Nirvana Sky, but the entire world had become chaotic.
Within the Nirvana Heavens, conflicts were occurring at every moment. Behind these conflicts were the shadows of the foreign races.
However, these conflicts were all far from the Numinous Sky Academy. Ever since the foreign immortal experts had been killed by the Hall Master, no one had dared to approach the academy.
However, the conflicts in many places were becoming more concentrated, and their scale was also growing. The Galaxy Master Sect was one of them.
The Galaxy Master Sect was located in the northwest of Nirvana Sky. It was a sect that had been rebuilt on its original site, and its scale was enormous.
Because there were too many disciples in the Galaxy Master Sect, the reconstruction of the Galaxy Master Sect had to be done on the largest scale.
However, such a large scale would require at least a hundred years of work, or even a thousand years of work. The current Galaxy Master Sect had only just established a foundation, but they were forced to stop working.
That was because as the gates of the uninhabited world and the Great Wasteland opened, countless powers had their eyes on the newly risen Galaxy Master Sect.
Originally, the construction of a sect would cause countless powers to obstruct it. That would break the balance of a world.
Although the Galaxy Master Sect was built on the ruins of the Galaxy Master Sect, there were many factions around that were extremely displeased. And these factions had basically all joined the foreign tribes.
With the support of the foreign tribes, these factions came to cause trouble every few days, obstructing the construction of the Galaxy Master Sect. As a result, they angered the disciples of the Galaxy Master Sect and directly attacked them.
This fight didn’t matter, but experts from the uninhabited world and the Great Wasteland world had appeared. In the name of ‘justice’, they began to target the Galaxy Master Sect.
They took the stage and announced that as long as the Galaxy Master Sect accepted the challenge and won five out of the nine rounds, they would not interfere with the rebuilding of the sect.
Although the Galaxy Master Sect’s experts knew that there was something fishy going on, they had already asked the Transcendent Firmament Academy for help, but there was no reply. They could only brace themselves and accept.
And today was the day of the martial stage competition. Countless experts had already surrounded the Galaxy Master Sect, and there were hundreds of millions of spectators.
Countless human experts had arrived. Their goal wasn’t to watch the battle, but to see if Long Chen was still indifferent to the other world’s challenges.
Was it really as the rumors said? Long Chen had been injured by the Grand Dao, and in the end, he had died. There was no Long Chen in this world.
They all knew that the other world’s experts were forcing the Galaxy Master Sect to declare their position. If the Lingxiao Academy still refused to come out, then that meant Long Chen really was dead.
After all, everyone knew the relationship between the Star River Sect and Long Chen. If others bullied the Star River Sect, as long as Long Chen didn’t die, they definitely wouldn’t just watch.
That was why countless people had come to see whether or not Long Chen would appear. After all, the rumors had been spreading far too quickly.
Only Long Chen’s appearance would be able to break the rumors and restore the human race’s confidence. The human experts present were all extremely nervous.
“I wonder if Principal Long Chen will appear. I really am worried to death,” said a female cultivator.
“Don’t worry, senior apprentice-brother Long Chen will definitely come. Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen’s divine abilities are unrivaled, so he’ll definitely be fine,” comforted a new World King. However, he didn’t have the slightest assurance.
“What use is unrivaled divine arts? No one has ever been able to survive being attacked by the Hand of the Heavens. Who does Long Chen think he is?” A mocking voice rang out.
“You… you’re a human, but you’re a dog of the foreign races. What kind of conscience do you have to run here and make such sarcastic remarks?!” raged the female disciple.
The person who had spoken was a fair-faced man. He was wearing a long robe with the image of an eagle on his chest. That eagle image proved that he had already become a subordinate of a certain sea demon.
In truth, many of the people present had special marks on their bodies that represented the factions they were loyal to.
That was the label of a traitor, but these people weren’t ashamed of it. Instead, they were proud of it. As they walked, they stuck out their chests and stomachs, as if they were afraid others wouldn’t see their mark. That kind of appearance made people’s teeth itch.
“You little girl, watch your mouth. If you don’t understand the times, you won’t have a good ending. You’re about to die, but you still don’t know it. How stupid.” That person sneered.
“We still don’t know who’s about to die! Once Principal Long Chen appears, you traitors won’t even get the chance to kneel and beg for mercy!” shouted the woman.
“Courting death!”
That man furiously opened his mouth, and a blood-colored arrow shot toward her.
No one had expected him to suddenly attack. By the time she reacted, the arrow had already reached her forehead. It was too late to dodge.
Just as she closed her eyes and was about to die, the blood arrow stabbed into her forehead. But what shocked everyone was that the blood arrow exploded, but she was completely unharmed.
“You’re the one courting death, poor child!”
At this moment, a cold voice rang out.
An icy voice rang out, and a white-robed man wearing a scholar’s veil walked out.
That white-robed man was handsome and refined. He didn’t seem like a cultivator, but more like a scholar.
But when people saw this man, they couldn’t help but let out a startled cry. They recognized him. At this time, the character behind her slowly dimmed.
The people behind her all saw that at this critical moment, a character appeared behind her. It was the character ‘Yu’. It was that character that had saved her life.
“A disciple of one of the four ancient sects, the Calligraphy Sect!”
Only the book sect’s disciples had such a refined temperament. Only they could control words, use words to enter the Dao, and use words as a technique to save that woman’s life at a critical moment.
“Many thanks for saving my life, senior brother.”
Only now did she realize that the person who had saved her was this scholar. She hastily bowed.
The scholar smiled slightly and returned the bow. “Young lady, you have a heart of justice. You don’t submit to obscenity, don’t submit to filth, and you dare to speak out of righteousness. You’re not inferior to men. This junior admires you.”
That woman immediately became embarrassed, not knowing what to say.
“Hey, your four ancient sects have always ignored the disputes of the world. What’s the meaning of coming out now? Are you done being a coward and want to take action?” sneered someone.
That was a powerful foreign expert. His voice shook everyone’s eardrums. His body was covered in scales, and his qi and blood soared.
The most terrifying thing was that he had primal chaos qi wrapped around him. That meant he was an expert who had taken root in primal chaos and would have a chance to reach the undying realm in the future.
Taking root in the primal chaos meant that cultivators had obtained the approval of the primal chaos’s Heavenly Daos. That was similar to an exam permit. Only by taking it could they participate in the immortal realm.
If it was in the past, people wouldn’t even dare to imagine taking root in the primal chaos. Without even primal chaos qi, how could they take root in the primal chaos?
Now that the World Gate had opened and primal chaos energy poured in, people had a chance to take root in the primal chaos. However, opportunities weren’t always present. Only extremely talented geniuses had a chance to take root in the World King realm.
It was said that the chances of a World King taking root in a phenomenon and advancing to the Eternal realm were one in a thousand. If a World King didn’t take root in a phenomenon, then even if they did take root in the Paragon realm, the chances of them advancing to the Eternal realm were less than one in a million.
Although there were many heavenly geniuses in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths, experts who could take root in the primal chaos were still extremely rare. Those who could take root in the primal chaos were all elites amongst elites.
As for this person covered in scales, he was an expert who had taken root in the primal chaos. His aura was shocking, and his tone was overbearing. For him to say such humiliating words like a coward, it was clear he didn’t even place the four ancient sects in his eyes.
The scholar’s expression didn’t change in the slightest.
“My sect has always been aloof from worldly affairs, and we have no intention of forming enmity with anyone. But in the end, we are still a human faction, so we naturally won’t watch as the human race’s righteous warriors are killed.
“As for standing up for the humans, there’s no need to say that. How can standing up for the humans be considered standing up for them?”
“Cut the crap. Are you here to help the Star River Sect?” demanded the scale-covered expert.
“I’m not here to help. I’m here to watch the fun. When I was in the Calligraphy Sect, I heard senior apprentice-brother Li Chenggang say that in the current era, the hero should be Long Chen.
“I have a great deal of respect for Senior Brother Li Chenggang. I have traveled here today to see the heroic bearing that Senior Brother Li Chenggang speaks of.” The scholar said.
“So it’s Long Chen’s group. Then cut the crap and hand over your life!”
The scale-covered expert suddenly charged at the scholar.
BOOM!
That scale-covered expert’s claws tore through the air, and primal chaos energy coiled around him. He attacked with his full strength, leaving no room for retreat.
Countless people were shocked by how brazen this foreign expert was. Although the four ancient sects were aloof from worldly affairs, their strength was unfathomable. This fellow wanted a life as soon as he attacked. Wasn’t he afraid of infuriating the book sect?
The disciple was both shocked and infuriated. He hadn’t expected this scale-covered expert to want his life.
“Do you think my sect’s disciples are afraid of you?”
Buzz!
The scholar formed a seal with one hand, and a ‘shield’ character appeared on his palm. His hands suddenly clasped together, and when they separated again, a ‘shield’ character appeared in each of his hands.
When the word ‘shield’ appeared, a divine shield appeared in each of the scholar’s hands. The shield wasn’t large, only a foot long, and immortal characters circulated on it.
BOOM!
The scale-covered expert’s claw struck the shield, causing it to explode. As for him, his arm was numb from the impact.
Bang!
The instant the shield exploded, the scholar’s other shield left his hand and smashed into the scale-covered expert’s chest.
BOOM!
The scale-covered expert vomited a mouthful of blood. He had been caught off guard and heavily injured by the scholar.
“What?”
Someone cried out in alarm. This Book Faction disciple was too strong!
However, there were some experts who saw that it wasn’t that the disciple was strong, but that the scale-covered expert had been too careless. He had thought that he would be able to subdue that weak disciple in one move, but he had been heavily injured.
“The victor has already been decided. You’ve already lost. There’s no point in continuing this fight. I’m not here to fight. I’m here to wait for someone,” said the scholar indifferently.
The scale-covered expert was struck in the chest by the shield, causing him to see stars and vomit blood. Only after a long time did he recover.
“You’re the one who lost! You damned human, die!”
The scale-covered expert roared, and a manifestation appeared behind him. A Heaven-shrouding Blood Alligator appeared, its berserk qi and blood crushing half the sky.
Buzz!
He opened his mouth, and a blood-colored divine light shot out. Like a dragon rising from the sea, it shot towards the scholar.
“Courting death!”
The scholar was infuriated. Not only was the scaled expert not grateful for his mercy, but he had even directly used his life’s killing move.
“Inverted!”
The scholar shouted and took out a scroll filled with immortal runes. The scholar placed his hands on the scroll and it trembled. Countless immortal runes lit up, forming a water-like barrier.
Buzz!
When that blood-colored divine light collided with the scroll, a shocking scene occurred. That divine light instantly rebounded and shot toward the scale-covered expert.
Pu!
That scale-covered expert was killed by his own attack and turned into a bloody mist.
As for the scholar, after blocking this attack, his face was as pale as paper. He had clearly paid a heavy price to block this attack.
“Damn human, pay with your life!”
The instant the scholar put away the scroll, a furious roar rang out. A huge hand covered the sky and slammed towards the scholar. At that moment, heaven and earth condensed and time stopped. A terrifying pressure made it so he couldn’t move.
The scale-covered man’s father didn’t have time to save his son. Enraged, he attacked the scholar.
BOOM!
Just as everyone thought the scholar was about to die, a large hand appeared in front of him, blocking the claw.
When they saw who had attacked, countless people’s blood began to boil, and their cheers were like a tsunami.
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen!”
“Principal Long Chen!”
When they saw that figure, cheers erupted. Long Chen was still alive. Not only was he alive, but he was also alive and well.
Although people knew that saying Long Chen had died was just a rumor, once the rumors spread, the fake ones would slowly become the real ones.
Now Long Chen was standing in the air, his hand reaching out to block the huge hand. He was incomparably graceful and domineering.
Long Chen’s black robes and long hair fluttered in the wind. His hand covered the sky, fully displaying his King’s aura. Most exciting of all was that Long Chen didn’t release any manifestations, nor did he release any Blood Qi. He simply used his physical body to block this attack.
It had to be known that this was an attack from an undying expert. It contained an undying energy that could destroy the heavens and exterminate the earth. But Long Chen had silently received it.
“As long as I, Long Chen, am still alive, you won’t have the chance to be arrogant in human territory.”
Long Chen snorted and his hand suddenly shook. Seven-colored divine light erupted, and the huge hand in front of him collapsed.
In that instant, Long Chen disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already in front of an elder.
That elder was the one who had attacked from a distance. Long Chen’s attack had destroyed his divine ability, causing his qi and blood to surge. He was forced back several steps.
When Long Chen charged at him, he roared furiously and transformed into a blood alligator, sweeping his tail at Long Chen.
The scales on its tail began to shine, and countless runes lit up. It was like the whip of a god, and ten thousand laws collapsed.
This was one of the Blood Alligator race’s strongest divine abilities. Furthermore, it was used by an undying expert. Its power was even more shocking.
In the face of the Blood Alligator expert’s change of attack, Long Chen’s attack didn’t change. He continued to smash his fist into its tail.
BOOM!
An ear-piercing sound rang out, and the Blood Alligator expert let out a muffled groan. His huge body spun several times in the air before stabilizing.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen was struck by his tail and sent flying like a shooting star. He smashed through countless mountains and instantly disappeared.
“Hahaha…”
The Blood Alligator elder raised his head and laughed. He had thought that with this attack, Long Chen would be heavily injured even if he didn’t die. But he only laughed halfway, as if someone had cut him in half. He couldn’t laugh any longer.
Within the dust, a pair of golden wings appeared, and Long Chen once more appeared.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
Long Chen gently patted the dust off his body as if nothing had happened. As he patted, he walked over as if nothing had happened.
“This…”
The Bloodcroc expert’s expression completely changed. He couldn’t believe his eyes. Long Chen was completely unharmed despite enduring such a powerful attack.
“As expected, the heavens didn’t strike me for nothing!” Long Chen muttered to himself as he patted the dust off his body.
The Blood Alligator expert’s full-strength attack had only caused Long Chen’s qi and blood to shake. He hadn’t even been injured.
It had to be known that the current Long Chen wasn’t in a battle state. He just wanted to test how strong he was.
The instant he was struck, a huge amount of energy poured into his body. His seven-colored supreme blood, violet blood, Spirit Root, Spirit Bone, Dragon Tendon, and Spirit all surged out at the same time. He didn’t need to defend himself. They instantly merged together, forming a huge formation that protected him.
Now, after undergoing the baptism of the heavenly tribulation, all of Long Chen’s energy had completely merged into one. They were no longer fighting on their own.
It was just like five fingers. They had a limited ability to fight on their own, but when clenched into a fist, their power would multiply.
However, he didn’t know whether this merger was due to the heavenly tribulation or the Hand of the Heavens.
But no matter who it was, Long Chen’s physical body had already reached an inconceivable level. That heavenly tribulation had definitely not been for nothing.
Ta! Ta! Ta!
Long Chen walked through the air toward the Blood Alligator expert. That voice was like the prelude to death, causing countless people’s souls to tremble.
“ROAR!”
The Blood Crocodile roared, and its huge body trembled. From head to toe, countless blood-colored lines appeared.
Blood-colored energy flowed from his tail to his mouth. At the same time, a blood-colored sphere rapidly appeared in his mouth.
Rumble…
The blood-colored sphere lit up like a blood-colored sun. At that moment, heaven and earth changed color. The Blood Alligator expert no longer held back. He directly unleashed his strongest move.
“Headmaster Long Chen, don’t go all-out! They still have other undying experts!” shouted an elder.
They were afraid Long Chen would fight head-on with the Bloodcroc expert. At that time, even if he won, he would definitely be injured, and the other experts would take the opportunity to kill him.
“Die!”
The Blood Alligator expert roared, and the blood-colored sun in his mouth rapidly lit up. But just as he was about to spit it out, Long Chen raised his hand, and a huge dragon claw appeared, grabbing his mouth and closing it.
“What?”
BOOM!
With a muffled sound, the Thousand Mile Blood Crocodile’s body suddenly trembled, and its eyes flew out of its eye sockets. Blood mixed with its teeth flew out from its mouth, and the Thousand Mile Blood Crocodile’s body stiffened for a moment before turning limp.
In that instant, both friend and foe were dumbfounded. The Blood Alligator expert hadn’t even had a chance to use his ultimate move before he was pressed down by Long Chen and exploded in his mouth, killing himself.
“You really are an idiot. Have you eaten too much peace rice? Do you think others will just obediently wait for you to unleash your ultimate move?” Long Chen sneered.
Hu!
With a wave of his hand, the huge corpse flew back to the Dragonblood Legion. Xia Chen had long since been prepared. He collected the corpse and the scattered immortal essence blood.
To Xia Chen, there was nothing more precious than a fresh corpse. With fresh immortal essence blood, he could draw the highest quality talismans.
As for undying experts, their cores and spirit bones were the best offensive formation materials. They could directly activate runes to simulate the corpse’s master’s divine abilities.
Once Xia Chen used up all his energy, the rest would still be priceless. The Blood Crocodile’s skin had been forged into leather armor. That was definitely a treasure that would make people’s eyes turn red. Even half-step immortal experts might not be able to break its defense.
“Attack together! Kill him!”
At the same time, eight figures appeared in the air, sealing off all paths of escape. They clearly didn’t care about face and were preparing to attack Long Chen together.
“Shameless! As undying experts, how can you be so despicable?!” shouted the scholar.
Long Chen turned back and smiled at the scholar. “You really are interesting. What’s the point of talking to a bunch of animals? Is this any different from playing the zither to a cow?
“You are Li Chenggang’s junior brother. Do you know what I like the most about your Senior Brother Li Chenggang?”
“What is it?”
“Reading books is for you to reason with others. Cultivating is for others to reason with you,” laughed Long Chen.
After saying that, Long Chen’s smile disappeared, replaced by icy killing intent.
“Human warriors, it’s time to counterattack. When has the human race ever allowed others to strut around our territory?
“Dragonblood Legion, lock down this place. Kill all the outsiders and all traitors. We want to announce to the world that the human race isn’t as weak as you think.”
“Die!”
The Dragonblood warriors unsheathed their swords. A cold killing intent erupted, causing the sky to change color.
At the same time, the other human experts also took out their weapons, their eyes red. Some of them directly slashed at the traitors wearing the robes of the other races.
As for the Galaxy Master Sect, they had sent out their full force. Battle cries shook the heavens. The eight undying experts all attacked Long Chen.
Hu!
Just at this moment, a figure carrying a sword appeared, blocking an undying expert.
“Boss, give me one!”
Yue Zifeng appeared, blocking a red-furred monster with horns on its head. That was a powerful undying expert.
“I want one too!”
Guo Ran’s golden armor shone like a golden sun as he also blocked an immortal.
“Me too!”
Xia Chen also took action. In the face of an immortal expert, he immediately activated his manifestation. A dragon roar rang out, and a seven-colored dragon appeared.
Looking closely, he saw that the dragon’s scales were made of all kinds of runes, and its aura was shocking.
“I…”
“I…”
“I…”
At this time, Gu Yang, Li Qi, and Song Mingyuan also stood out, each of them stopping an immortal.
“I also want to test the strength of an undying expert.” Bai Shishi also stood out. The instant she appeared, a golden lotus bloomed beneath her feet. Behind her, a golden goddess appeared. The entire world was enveloped in golden light.
Yue Zifeng, Guo Ran, Xia Chen, Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, and Bai Shishi each blocked one immortal expert. There were only eight of them, and now there was only one left.
Bai Xiaole was stunned. She looked at Yu Qingxuan and pitifully said, "Sister Qingxuan…”
Yu Qingxuan smiled. “I’ll hold the fort for you guys.”
“Many thanks, sister Qingxuan. You’re my sister. No, you’re even closer than that.”
Seeing that Yu Qingxuan wasn't going to fight with him, Bai Xiaole couldn't help but shout excitedly. The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox on his shoulder jumped around in excitement, and the two of them charged towards the last Immortal expert.
“Get lost.”
The Immortal expert Bai Xiaole was facing was right beside Bai Shishi. Facing Bai Xiaole, Bai Shishi coldly shouted.
"What's going on? Did you take the wrong medicine?” Bai Xiaole was dumbfounded by Bai Shishi's sudden change in attitude.
"Shh, you idiot, don't you know that women are all petty? You just said that you were closer to her than your own sister, and you offended her.” The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox whispered into Bai Xiaole's ear, one of its paws covering half of its mouth.
Although it spoke softly, everyone present could hear it, especially Bai Shishi.
“Aiyo…”
Suddenly, the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox let out a startled cry and jumped up from Bai Xiaole's shoulder. Its small claws reached behind its butt, and a golden needle appeared on its claw.
The nine-tailed violet-eyed fox was infuriated. “You bitch, how can you be so unreasonable? Why did you stab me in the butt?”
"You talk too much!" Bai Shishi said coldly.
"You… Bai Xiaole, are you an idiot? Aren't you going to start eating?” The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox cursed at Bai Xiaole, its anger directed at her.
"I… Fine, I'll fight her today.” Bai Xiaole clenched her teeth and charged at Bai Shishi.
"Idiot, our opponent is that horned stupid cow!” cried the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. This stupid child Bai Xiaole actually thought it was going to fight Bai Shishi.
Although it was cursing, it was actually a bit moved. At the very least, Bai Xiaole dared to fight with its sister for it.
“Oh…”
Only then did Bai Xiaole understand that the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox was venting its anger on her opponent. This way, Bai Xiaole immediately became spirited.
Buzz!
Bai Xiaole clasped her hands together, and three flowers appeared in her pupils. A three flower pattern also appeared in her pupils.
BOOM!
The air exploded, and the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox revealed its enormous body, instantly merging with Bai Xiaole. After merging, the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's demonic aura soared into the sky, and a huge eye appeared behind it. It was like the eye of the heavens, peering into this world, demonic and mysterious.
“ROAR!”
The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox’s roar shook the heavens. Demonic qi soared into the sky. It no longer had its previous obedient appearance. It was now berserk and bloodthirsty, its killing intent soaring.
Buzz!
The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox’s four legs pushed off the ground. Like a bolt of purple lightning, it instantly arrived in front of the horned immortal expert.
That was an Immemorial Horned Python Bull. Its body flowed with the blood essence of a bull and an immemorial golden python. Because it had been nourished by primal chaos energy for a long time, countless divine abilities had been preserved. It was extremely powerful.
Originally, when he had been stopped by Bai Xiaole, he had sneered in his heart. He had thought that Bai Xiaole was just a mantis trying to stop a chariot, and that he could kill her in one blow. He hadn’t placed Bai Xiaole in his eyes at all, and his attention had always been on Long Chen.
However, what it didn’t expect was that the seemingly harmless and cute little fox on Bai Xiaole’s shoulder was the famous ancient vicious beast, the Purple-eyed Nine-Tailed Fox.
When the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox released its aura and merged with Bai Xiaole, the immortal expert from the Primordial Horned Python Bull instantly felt his hair stand on end.
“ROAR!”
With a furious roar, he directly revealed his true form. His mountain-like body pressed down on the thousands of Daos, and his immortal aura soared into the sky. The horn on his head went straight for the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox.
BOOM!
The Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox’s sharp claws smashed into its head. The Immemorial Horned Python Bull was smashed to the ground, and a huge crater appeared.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox shot forward like a shooting star, appearing in front of the ancient horned python. It opened its mouth and bit down on its front leg.
Crack!
The sound of bones breaking rang out. The Primordial Horned Python Bull let out a miserable shriek as one of its legs was bitten off by the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox.
Chi!
Blood splashed. Just as the Ancient Horned Python Ox was struggling, the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox’s sharp claws cut a large hole in its stomach. Blood flew everywhere, and one could vaguely see its internal organs wriggling.
“I can finally activate the Nine-Tailed Clan’s divine ability. It’s time for the Nine-Tailed Clan to hold their heads high.”
The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox looked at the bloodstains on its claws. It opened its mouth, revealing a row of sharp teeth. Its eyes were filled with malevolence and bloodthirsty killing intent.
BOOM!
Suddenly, space exploded, and the bull fled for its life. No one had expected it to flee.
Seeing the terrifying immortal expert flee, everyone was stunned. Looking at the bloodthirsty Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox, they felt terror in their souls.
This legendary vicious beast seemed to have begun to reveal its true nature. It was just unknown whether or not it would one day be unable to differentiate between friend and foe.
“You want to run? Leave your life behind!”
The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox let out a cold laugh. It spread its four legs in the air and chased after the Primordial Horned Python Bull like a bolt of purple lightning.
BOOM!
Just as the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox was about to chase after the Primordial Horned Python Bull, the other experts also attacked. One of them punched Guo Ran in the chest.
But what shocked everyone was that Guo Ran’s body trembled slightly. That world-shaking attack had been blocked just like that.
“Have you not eaten?”
Guo Ran looked down at his armor. His voice was filled with excitement and ridicule, as well as confidence.
“What? He blocked an attack from an undying expert?”
“How is this possible? Even if his armor is an Immortal grade divine tool, it’s still not enough!”
“The immortal grade divine item might be fine, but he’ll definitely be killed inside.”
Seeing Guo Ran receive an attack from an undying expert without any defense, everyone was stunned.
No matter how powerful a battle armor was, it was unable to completely block the power of another person’s attack. A single attack from an undying expert was enough to kill a person.
But Guo Ran didn’t seem the slightest bit injured. Furthermore, his voice was full of ridicule and disdain, as if he didn’t even place an undying expert in his eyes.
“Courting death!”
The undying expert roared, and a manifestation appeared. It was a huge diamond ape, and it reached out toward Guo Ran.
Guo Ran’s body seemed so small in front of that huge hand. Veins popped out of the undying expert’s fist.
Ka ka ka…
The immortal expert wanted to crush Guo Ran to pieces. All the spectators’ hearts jumped to their throats. Guo Ran was too arrogant. He didn’t even dodge.
Seeing this, Long Chen sneered. This Giant Adamantine Ape’s head wasn’t very good. With its huge body, its power had increased, but what use was it?
He could crush an egg with his hand, but could he crush a sesame seed? He couldn’t use any strength.
Ka ka ka…
The Giant Adamantine Ape crazily clenched its fists so hard that cracking sounds could be heard. It was as if all of its strength was focused on its fists.
Pu!
Suddenly, a golden light pierced through its hand, and a golden figure shot out.
“Ah…”
The Giant Adamantine Ape cried out in pain, and golden light shot out like a bolt of lightning.
The golden lightning was so fast that the Giant Adamantine Ape didn’t even have time to react before it was struck.
BOOM!
The Giant Adamantine Ape was knocked back. Only now did people see that the golden light was Guo Ran.
However, it was different from before. A pair of golden wings had appeared on Guo Ran’s back. Those wings were seventy percent similar to Long Chen’s Kun Peng wings. They had been made by Guo Ran according to Long Chen’s wings.
In terms of speed, these wings were slightly inferior to Long Chen’s. But Guo Ran had added in other runes. These wings not only possessed terrifying speed, but they could also release powerful killing blows.
“What undying experts? They’re nothing more than this!” Guo Ran stood in the air, his armor shining.
“You… die!”
The Giant Adamantine Ape was seeing stars from Guo Ran’s collision. A small mountain of blood appeared on its head, and it was fuming. It roared and sent a kick at Guo Ran.
Hu!
The Giant Adamantine Ape’s kick whistled through the air. It was extremely powerful, but unfortunately, it didn’t land on Guo Ran. Guo Ran dodged, and it was the one who staggered.
Buzz!
Guo Ran’s wings trembled, and his body shot through the air in a beautiful golden arc. He smashed into the Giant Adamantine Ape’s head, accurately striking that blood bump.
Bang!
With an explosive sound, the Giant Adamantine Ape was sent tumbling back. But before it could fall, another golden light shot out from behind it and struck the back of its head.
Bang!
The Giant Adamantine Ape stumbled, and a bloody bump appeared on the back of its head.
“ROAR!”
The Giant Adamantine Ape roared and crazily waved its hands to grab Guo Ran.
But Guo Ran was too fast. He was like a golden shooting star, flying back and forth. His target was extremely clear: either his head or his head.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
No matter how the Giant Adamantine Ape dodged or blocked, it was unable to block Guo Ran’s attack. Two horns quickly appeared on its head.
Other people’s horns were on both sides, but their horns were on the front and back. It looked strange and funny.
People could already tell that the Giant Adamantine Ape wasn’t Guo Ran’s match. Guo Ran had intentionally only attacked its head to play with it. If he had wanted to kill it, it would have long since died.
Just Guo Ran’s terrifying speed was enough to make the undying expert helpless, especially when he summoned his true body. Although his power had increased, his speed had dropped, and his movements had become clumsy. No matter how strong he was, it would be useless if he couldn’t hit him.
The Giant Adamantine Ape also quickly realized that something was wrong. It shrank back into its human form and fought with Guo Ran. As a result, it was forced to flee.
Guo Ran’s fists danced in the air. His entire body was covered in weapons, and they were all immortal grade weapons. Their cooperation was seamless, and this set of armor was a formation. The more he fought, the more valiant he became. It was rare for him to have a suitable opponent, so he began to use this fellow as practice to get used to his new armor.
On this side, Guo Ran was only able to block the immortal expert’s attacks without being able to retaliate. In other places, Gu Yang was constantly forcing his opponent back with his spear. That immortal expert already had dozens of wounds, but he was still suppressed by Gu Yang.
Li Qi and Song Mingyuan controlled the earth giant to fight intensely against their opponents. The two of them didn’t use any techniques, only using earth energy to fight against the immortal energy. The earth giant was beaten into a mess, while their opponents were also beaten until they bled.
Amongst the many battles, Li Qi and Song Mingyuan’s battle was a classic example of one man defeating ten men. There were no techniques, just fighting. It was extremely satisfying.
As for Bai Shishi, she was wielding a golden sword and standing atop a golden lotus. All the metal energy in the world was gathered within her sword. From the very start, her opponent had been beaten into a miserable state. He had been passively defending and hadn’t even had a chance to counterattack.
Over at Xia Chen’s side, countless talismans were flying. Occasionally, a furious roar would ring out. However, those talismans blocked everyone’s vision, making it so they couldn’t see what was going on inside. But just from that roar, they could tell that Xia Chen had the advantage.
When they looked over to Yue Zifeng, a heaven-shaking scream rang out.
The creature’s wings had been cut off, and the instant Yue Zifeng sheathed his sword, its body split in two.
Yue Zifeng’s name had already spread throughout the world during the Sage Monarch Conference, and he was acclaimed as the strongest sword cultivator of the younger generation. Now that he had killed his opponent’s strongest wing with just two strikes, that shocking scene was still unbelievable.
Yue Zifeng was too powerful. He had clearly severed his opponent’s wings, and so he had lost all desire to fight. He had directly ended this meaningless battle.
Everyone looked at Yue Zifeng, who had returned his sword to its sheath, and then at the calm Long Chen. They all thought to themselves that perhaps only a monster like Long Chen could make a peak heavenly genius like Yue Zifeng follow him.
“After watching for so long, you still haven’t made a move. What? Did you piss your pants?”
Long Chen suddenly looked into the distance.
Chen stared into the distance, his gaze seeming to pierce through space. His face was filled with ridicule and disdain.
Long Chen didn’t see anyone. What he saw was a mirror in the void. That mirror reflected the scene of heaven and earth, making it so no one could see it.
That was a grand formation. Although Long Chen didn’t understand formations, after advancing to the World King realm, his spiritual perception had reached an unprecedented peak.
Looking at that formation, Long Chen knew that there were experts hiding in the dark, watching every move.
The martial stage in front of the Galaxy Master Sect was just a test for them. They wanted to see if Long Chen would really appear.
As for these undying experts, they were nothing more than foot soldiers. They were the weakest of them all.
It was precisely because they were weak that they were so unbridled. They could see the Hall Master’s arrogance. He disdained killing weaklings.
If it hadn’t been for the fact that someone had bullied the Numinous Sky Academy, the Hall Master wouldn’t have bothered to do anything. It was also because of this that they had dared to swagger their way to the Galaxy Master Sect.
However, they were only testing him on the brink of death. They didn’t dare to rashly attack. They were also afraid of the Hall Master attacking them, and so they had always been watching the battle.
As a result, they had paid a huge price to watch the show. Long Chen’s domineering return had caused them to be slaughtered. From the start, there had been several deaths, and they hadn’t even had a chance to flee.
“Eight Kings? Six World Nobles? Bullshit!” Long Chen sneered.
That formation had been set up by a traitor of the human race. It was to let the two worlds know what was happening here. They were hiding in their own worlds, watching everything. They clearly didn’t have the guts to directly face Long Chen.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the space in the distance twisted, and that hidden mirror appeared in the air. A huge figure appeared. It was an extremely muscular bald man.
“Lowly human, how dare you speak so arrogantly?” shouted the bald man.
His voice wasn’t loud, but from the dragon in the mirror, he could faintly hear the cries of dragons and elephants.
“So it’s the Dragon Elephant race.” Long Chen smiled as he looked at the figure in the mirror.
“Dragon Elephant Clan?”
Some people cried out in alarm. The dragon-elephant race was an extremely ancient variant. Their history could be traced back to the Primal Chaos Era. Even in the Primal Chaos Era, they were extremely famous.
The dragon-elephant race was a race born from the merging of the True Dragon race and the Heavenly River Barbaric Elephant race. They were also the first race to be born after the Dragon race had merged with their race. The dragon-elephant race possessed unparalleled power.
It had inherited the most powerful divine abilities of the dragon race and the elephant race. It had inherited all the strengths of the two races. After the dragon race had combined with the other races, they had become a near perfect species.
There were even people who said that the dragon-elephant race had already embarked on an unprecedented path of evolution. In the future, they might even surpass the dragon race.
However, the Dragon Elephant race had always been a legendary existence. There were only legends of them in the nine heavens, but no traces of them could be seen. Many people believed that they had already gone extinct during the chaotic battle.
Now that Long Chen had called out the Dragon Elephant race’s name, countless people were shocked. This legendary variant had also appeared.
“Interesting. But I really want to know, when did the grand dragon elephant race become a coward?
“Since you want to challenge me, you should do it openly. Using such despicable methods, aren’t you afraid of damaging your ancestor’s prestige?” Long Chen stood with his hands clasped behind his back.
“Despicable? Hmph, well said. This despicable idea came from you humans.
“They say that your human race is full of tricks and doesn’t keep their promises. If our six World Nobles head to the Nirvana Empyrean, your Barbarian Dragon race expert will kill us at any cost.
“That’s why they came up with such a despicable idea. They told us to wait and see.”
Hearing that, all the human experts were infuriated. These traitors were truly shameless. They had actually helped the foreign races to scheme against their own people.
“If the human race is despicable, and you listen to the orders of the human race, then what are you? Are you despicable?”
Just at this moment, Bai Xiaole's voice rang out. Following an explosive sound, a huge bull corpse fell from the sky, heavily smashing into the ground.
Bai Xiaole had returned. Not only had he returned, but the fleeing Ancient Horned Python Bull had also been killed.
The head of the Ancient Horned Python Bull had been torn apart, and its crystal core had been dug out. It had died a miserable death.
When the corpse of the Primordial Horned Python Bull was thrown out, countless people cried out in shock. They looked at Bai Xiaole, who was walking through the air. At this moment, the violent Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox was already obediently sitting on Bai Xiaole's shoulder. It looked so obedient and harmless. No one dared to imagine just how savage this cute little fellow had been.
Bai Xiaole returned victorious. Although she pretended to be calm, the excitement in her eyes couldn't be concealed.
Obviously, he wanted to keep a low profile, but at the same time, he was afraid that others would think he was. That appearance of his was extremely laughable.
However, Bai Xiaole's performance today was extremely shocking. The power that erupted from her merging with the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was too terrifying. In front of them, the Primordial Horned Python Ox was unable to fight back.
“Violet-eyed nine-tailed race? Hmph, in front of my dragon elephant race, you don’t have the qualifications to be arrogant.” The dragon elephant race expert sneered.
“Then don’t be a coward. Come out and fight!”
This time, it wasn't Bai Xiaole who spoke, but the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox on its shoulder. Its purple eyes were filled with savagery, and it was clear that it wasn't convinced by the Dragon Elephant Clan.
Outsiders didn’t know that the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox and the Dragon Elephant race were both famous vicious beasts. However, the Dragon Elephant race was a bit older, but the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox race had surpassed the Dragon Elephant race.
In the long river of history, the Dragon Elephant race had once fought with the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed race. They were different from the human race. The hatred of the sea demons wasn’t recorded in words, but in their blood and souls.
That was why it was extremely simple for a sea demon to seek revenge. As long as they didn’t like others, there would definitely be enmity between them. So when the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox saw the Dragon Elephant race’s expert, it immediately ignited its hatred.
“Hmph, if you really have the guts, then come to my Grand Desolate Plateau to fight,” sneered the Dragon Elephant expert.
Bai Xiaole sneered. After entering your territory, wouldn’t everything be under your control? He was just about to retort when Long Chen said,
“Hurry up and end this battle. The next battle is the Great Desolate World!”
“What?”
All the experts present were shocked!
Pu!
Following Long Chen’s order, Gu Yang immediately went all-out. His spear stabbed out, killing the undying expert. In the end, his spear pierced through his head.
Immortal blood splashed, dyeing the sky red. Gu Yang stood in front of the huge corpse, his aura completely berserk. He was even fiercer than a wild beast.
Previously, Gu Yang hadn’t used his full strength when fighting against the immortal expert. After all, he had only just advanced to the World King realm and was still adapting to his own strength.
In addition, an opponent like an undying expert was extremely rare. He treasured it greatly, wishing to squeeze out all of its fighting value.
But when he heard that there was still another battle, Gu Yang immediately lost interest in the prey in front of him. He had already seen through his opponent’s tricks and killed him in just a few moves.
“ROAR!”
A furious roar rang out from the distance. Ten thousand swords flew out, and a huge head soared into the sky. It was Bai Shishi who had killed her opponent.
Following him were Xia Chen, Guo Ran, Li Qi, and Song Mingyuan. Those terrifying immortal experts were killed one by one.
All the experts were stunned. That was an undying expert! How had he been killed?
As for the Dragonblood Legion, they had long since returned. Their opponents were the foreign race’s heavenly geniuses. In front of them, these heavenly geniuses were nothing more than cabbages.
As for the other experts, they had also killed all of them.
Towards traitors, they hated them the most. That was especially true of traitors who brazenly came out to flaunt their power. No one could endure that. No matter how they begged, it was useless. They were all cut down.
After the battle ended, Xia Chen put away all the corpses. He needed to extract their essence blood and crystal cores. Only after taking what he wanted would he give the corpses to Long Chen.
“Warriors of the human race, you’ve all seen that the foreign races are unwilling to give up on our human race. In times of internal and external danger, we have to retaliate with lightning speed. We can’t let them have their way.
“Today, I’m going to meet the six Great Wasteland’s World Nobles. I want to see if they have three heads and six arms. If you want to come with me, then come with me!” shouted Long Chen. Just like that, he led the way.
As soon as Long Chen moved, Bai Shishi, Yu Qingxuan, Guo Ran, Xia Chen, Yue Zifeng, Bai Xiaole, and the others immediately followed.
The Dragonblood Legion had only just killed a few immortal experts. Their morale was soaring, and their killing intent soared. They were like unstoppable heavenly soldiers.
As soon as the Dragonblood Legion moved, the Star River Sect’s experts came out in full force. They didn’t even want half the bases they had built. They were all warriors, and none of them stayed behind.
They weren’t afraid of people destroying the base, nor were they afraid of people stealing the materials. They knew that no one would dare to do such a thing, unless they didn’t want to live.
With the addition of tens of millions of experts from the Galaxy Master Sect, the experts from the other factions also rushed out.
The news that Long Chen had led his people to attack the Wasteland World spread like wildfire. Countless experts who had received the news also rushed over.
However, some of these people were just here to watch the show, while others were here to help. They knew that if this continued, the human race and the other races would sooner or later have a huge battle. Long Chen taking the lead to attack the Wasteland World was a historical moment for the human race, and it was very likely to affect the future. They wanted to be the witnesses of this era.
“Headmaster Long Chen, we’ve arrived.”
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, we’ve arrived.”
Countless people were incredibly excited to hear this news. That was especially true of those experts who had once fought alongside Long Chen, as well as those who had undergone tribulation under his protection.
Rumble…
Countless sects and factions received this news, and experts began to attack. There were even some sects that had sent out their full strength.
Some factions had already been bullied to the brink of death. If they didn’t retaliate now, they really would be forced to scatter. Unable to bear it any longer, they took advantage of this opportunity to fight to the death with their enemies.
Whether it was the uninhabited world or the Grand Desolate Plane, they were all infiltrating the human race. Countless people had joined them and obtained their support. They were borrowing their power to eliminate their enemies.
Now that Long Chen had declared war on the Wasteland World, countless powers were in agreement. They had already been forced into a dead end by the Wasteland World and had no choice but to fight back.
Other than a few factions that had been forced into a dead end, there were also many other righteous powers that had acted upon hearing the news. It was all for the sake of fighting alongside Long Chen.
For a time, the experts of the various large factions were like a hundred rivers converging into a sea. They all flew in the direction of the Great Wasteland.
Even the conservative factions began to move out. They weren’t participating in the battle, but to witness it.
“Boss, why aren’t you taking the transportation formation?” asked Guo Ran.
Because Long Chen wasn’t in the transportation formation, and he wasn’t fast, Guo Ran was a bit worried.
“To give them enough time to gather their people,” said Long Chen.
“Boss, are you really going all-out?” asked Xia Chen excitedly.
He understood Long Chen too well. From his posture, it seemed Long Chen wasn’t just going to kill a few people.
“Today, it will be my Dragonblood Legion’s grand battle. I will make the Dragonblood Legion’s name resound throughout the nine heavens and ten earths. Even the gods and devils’ expressions will change.” Determination appeared in Long Chen’s eyes, and battle intent surged out of him.
“Boss, you’ve changed.”
Xia Chen said excitedly.
“What?”
“I feel like that fearless boss of the Martial Heaven Continent has returned.” Xia Chen clenched his fists excitedly.
Long Chen narrowed his eyes and smiled. “Yes, I’ve returned.
“This heavenly tribulation allowed me to regain my confidence. Since everything was right, I shouldn’t have doubted myself.
“With the golden lotus seed by my side, it proves that everything I do is correct. From today onwards, I will do whatever I want. I will be absolutely unrestrained. I will sweep through the heavens, killing gods and devils.”
Long Chen’s voice was filled with arrogance and domineeringness. It seemed a bit frivolous, but it gave off a familiar feeling.
Yes, that was the style Long Chen had displayed back in the Martial Heaven Continent.
Previously, when Long Chen had been targeted by the Heavenly Daos, he had always had a certain thought: had he really done something wrong? So no matter what he did, he had to be extremely careful, as if he was treading on thin ice.
When the heavenly tribulation had tried to kill him, the golden lotus seed had saved him. At that moment, Long Chen suddenly realized that he hadn’t been wrong, but this world.
The golden lotus seed’s power was limitless, and it even surpassed the Heavenly Daos. At the same time, Long Chen remembered aunt Gong’s words, and from now on, he trusted her completely. He no longer denied himself and acted according to his heart.
Rumble…
BOOM! A huge spatial gate appeared in front of them. That was the entrance to the Grand Desolate World. Countless creatures were gathering within it, and an invisible killing intent filled the air.
“Brothers, it’s time to make a name for ourselves. Today, our Dragonblood Legion will become synonymous with terror!”
Long Chen smiled sinisterly at the creatures inside. His lightning wings flapped, and he brazenly charged forward.
BOOM!
When Long Chen passed through the spatial gate, the entire world trembled. A vast pressure descended on him.
In that instant, Long Chen realized that even if the two worlds were completely connected, the original laws of the two worlds wouldn’t completely change.
Long Chen could unleash his full power in the Nirvana Heavenly Layer, but he would still be suppressed here. Although the suppression wasn’t strong, it would still affect his power.
That was also why the eight Kings and six World Nobles rarely appeared in the Nirvana Empyrean.
That was because they would be suppressed in the Nirvana Sky. Although they were the strongest experts of their generation, Long Chen wasn’t someone to be trifled with. In a situation where they were at a disadvantage, they didn’t have the confidence to defeat him.
At the same time, they were also afraid of being targeted by the Hall Master. If they were to face the Hall Master personally in the Nirvana Heavenly Ranking, they wouldn’t even have a chance to flee.
That was why they had been shouting at their subordinates to cause trouble everywhere in the Nirvana Heavenly Rampart, forcing Long Chen to appear.
Long Chen passed through the portal. Guo Ran, Xia Chen, Yue Zifeng, Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, Bai Shishi, Yu Qingxuan, and Bai Xiaole also rushed over. They were the same as Long Chen, and they immediately sensed something was wrong.
However, they didn’t panic. Instead, they sneered.
“Long Chen, you coward, you’re finally willing to come out?”
Long Chen had only just passed through the spatial gate when he was surrounded by countless experts. Amongst them were the Devil race, the Beast race, the Blood race, and even the Ghost Dao. However, there was one race that shouldn’t have appeared: the human race.
All of the experts present were World Kings. Their auras soared into the sky, and their blood energy filled the air. Each one of them was a true expert. The line of people had already reached the end of their line of sight.
There were countless human experts amongst them. These experts were all wearing special robes with strange symbols on them. Some of them even had strange tattoos on their foreheads.
Those robes, insignias, and diagrams all represented the factions they were loyal to. When these people saw Long Chen, they immediately became arrogant. One of them was wearing a white robe with an image of an elephant tusk on his chest. He was icily looking at Long Chen. Those provocative words had come from his mouth.
This person’s aura was extremely powerful. He was a powerful expert at the three extremes. But the most shocking thing was that this person actually had the faint aura of a demonic beast.
Seeing that someone was provoking Long Chen, Guo Ran pointed a finger at that person. Xia Chen was also holding a talisman. Yue Zifeng’s hand was already slowly reaching for his sword hilt.
Long Chen waved his hand, indicating they shouldn’t attack. He icily said,
“I really don’t understand. If you don’t want to be a good person, why must you be a dog for others?
“You sold out your ancestors, you sold out your soul, and you still dare to spout nonsense here? What gave you such courage?”
Long Chen looked at those human experts mixed in with the sea demons. His voice was filled with fury and confusion. He had never imagined that there would be millions of human experts amongst them.
Were they idiots? Did they not know that both the uninhabited world and the Wasteland World had once massacred the human race, exterminating their entire race? They even had to cooperate with the other races? Long Chen really wanted to know what they were thinking.
At this time, countless human experts walked through the portal behind Long Chen. They were filled with passion, but when they saw the size of their enemies, they couldn’t help but gasp.
They had gathered hundreds of millions of experts, but compared to the experts of the Wasteland World, they were less than a tenth of their number.
This was the first time many people had entered the Wasteland World. When they sensed the suppression of the laws of the Wasteland World, they immediately began to panic. The hot blood they had felt from Long Chen also turned cold.
Seeing Long Chen look at those people, they all stood behind him. They wanted to know whether or not Long Chen still wanted to fight in such a disadvantageous situation.
That person suddenly laughed, “Hahaha, Long Chen, don’t try that. What do you mean by betraying your ancestors and soul?
This world was a world where all living things were born. All living things were the rulers of this world, while humans were just one of them.
A world should be ruled by all living things, not by a single race. Only peaceful coexistence could bring about a peaceful world.
“Long Chen, you wantonly provoked a war, causing countless lives to be lost. You committed countless sins and provoked countless karma. Even the heavens want to kill you. What qualifications do you have to criticize others?”
That person’s words were sharp and aggressive, slandering Long Chen. That infuriated the Dragonblood Legion.
“What? Are you unconvinced? Everyone can see the Hand of the Heavens from the heavenly tribulation. If you weren’t an heinous criminal, why would the Heavenly Daos want to kill you?” sneered that person.
“You’ve all been tricked. Long Chen is just a big liar. He used your kindness and your ignorance.
“He intentionally provoked a war and destroyed the world’s peace. He has committed countless crimes, and his heart is punishable by death. I advise you to quickly wake up and not be deceived by him again.”
“Bullshit! My boss never likes to lie. If it weren’t for him, who knows how many people would have been killed by these brutes? You don’t have any other abilities, but your ability to spout nonsense is truly amazing!” raged Guo Ran.
“The Barren World and the Unmanned World’s gates were clearly opened by the will of the heavens, but Long Chen went against heaven’s will to prevent them from opening.
“Furthermore, he went into the uninhabited world to kill innocents and wantonly snatch their treasures. Originally, there was no enmity between the uninhabited world and the human race. Long Chen is intentionally drawing the hatred onto the entire human race. It can be said that the people of the two worlds are the victims, and Long Chen is the main culprit. The current chaotic situation was all caused by him,” shouted that person.
“You… are you an idiot? The uninhabited world has no enmity with the human race? Then how did the name ‘uninhabited world’ come about?” Guo Ran clenched his teeth.
Everyone knew that whether it was the uninhabited world or the Great Wasteland World, they were both worlds where the human race and the myriad races lived together. They were the ones who had exterminated the human race, but this person was still speaking up for them. He was simply reprehensible.
“That’s… that’s history. I’m talking about the present. In the history of the human race, we’ve made many mistakes. We have to learn to accept those mistakes and work hard to correct them,” said that person.
“You…”
Guo Ran’s lungs were about to explode from anger. He had an urge to charge over and crush this scoundrel.
“You can never wake someone who’s pretending to be asleep, but you can make him sleep forever!” said Long Chen to Guo Ran. He then turned to the other human experts.
“The reason I didn’t immediately attack was to see what your brains were thinking. Now that I know the answer, there’s no need to waste any more words.
“Martial strength isn’t the best way to solve a problem, but if you can’t solve it, you can only use martial strength to solve it. Today’s right and wrong will be judged by history!”
“Seven Star Battle Armor!”
His divine ring appeared behind him, and seven sun-like stars lit up.
Seven stars lit up, and heaven and earth shook. A pillar of light pierced through the clouds.
The clouds exploded, and the stars in the sky began to sway. At that moment, heaven and earth changed. Even in the day, the stars were still shining.
Starlight poured down, enveloping Long Chen. His hair was dyed silver, and seven stars revolved in his eyes.
Rumble…
The sky was shaking, and the ground was cracking. Rocks and ores seemed to have lost their gravitational pull and broke out of the ground, floating in the air.
Pa! Pa!
When they reached a certain height, they exploded like fireworks. But the fragments didn’t fall. They just floated in the air.
At this moment, it was like heaven and earth had been flipped upside down. The world had lost its gravity. People looked at Long Chen, who was wrapped in the silver river of stars. He was like a god that ruled over this world, one that could not be blasphemed or resisted.
Stars revolved behind Long Chen, and the seven stars trembled. His voice was icy and emotionless.
“Most of the time, logic isn’t something that can be explained, but something that can be learned through killing. For those people who know how to play dumb, killing is the only way out.
“Since you’ve chosen your own path, then even if you have tears in your eyes, you still have to walk it. Since you’ve chosen to betray us, you can use the human race’s benefits to curry favor with others. You can use the human race’s blood and lives to exchange for benefits.
“Then I will not reason with you. We will only talk about killing, barbarism, and violence. We will settle our grudges in the most primitive way.”
Long Chen’s voice wasn’t loud, but it caused thousands of Daos to tremble. His voice spread throughout the entire Wasteland World. It was like the entire world was terrified of him, and they had no choice but to transmit his voice to every corner of the world.
Long Chen’s words were like a god’s decree. His words were law, and all Daos respected him.
“You’re putting on airs. You dare to be so arrogant in the Wasteland World? Today, I’ll let you have a taste of defeat. Human race’s heavenly geniuses are all trash in front of my Dragon Elephant race.”
Finally, one of the foreign experts couldn’t help but step forward. It was a muscular man who looked like an iron tower. As soon as he appeared, his torrential blood qi caused the sky to change color.
The dragon-elephant race’s expert had finally appeared. As soon as he appeared, a manifestation appeared behind him. A resonant dragon roar and elephant cry rang out, causing countless people’s eardrums to ache. A divine pressure came from him.
An ancient dragon elephant appeared behind him. It was covered in golden scales as if it was made of gold.
Primal chaos qi circulated around the dragon elephant’s body. It was like a primal chaos era’s dragon elephant had come back to life. It possessed a supreme divine might.
“Since ancient times, you humans have been slaves, food for blood. It was our kindness that allowed you to survive.
“Now you want to climb over our heads? Keep dreaming!” The Dragon Elephant expert’s expression was sinister, and his killing intent soared.
BOOM!
Following his furious roar, the manifestation behind him grew larger, and the dragon elephant’s roar once more rang out.
Countless people’s expressions changed. This Dragon Elephant expert’s aura was even more terrifying than an immortal expert’s.
“Die!”
The Dragon Elephant expert soared through the air. The shockwave from his attack actually enveloped everyone on Long Chen’s side.
That terrifying pressure made it so that no one could breathe. Everyone knew that this was the divine pressure of a Primordial Divine Beast. This Dragon Elephant expert had already taken root in the primordial chaos and inherited his ancestor’s will. He was even more terrifying than an immortal expert.
Buzz!
The Dragon Elephant expert’s fist smashed toward Long Chen. Golden scales appeared on his fist, and his fist caused space to collapse.
“You’re kindhearted? Hahaha…”
Long Chen raised his head to the sky and laughed. He suddenly clapped his hand, and seven stars revolved around his palm. Just like that, he struck the dragon elephant race expert’s fist.
BOOM!
A semi-circular ripple appeared in the air. Ten thousand Daos collapsed, and the Dao runes shattered. This was a world-shaking collision.
But what shocked everyone was that Long Chen’s casual attack had managed to block the dragon elephant race expert’s fist.
At that moment, the Dragon Elephant expert’s expression changed. That fist could destroy the heavens and exterminate the earth, but when it landed on Long Chen’s hand, its power rapidly leaked out. It was unknown just where it had gone.
It was like a river had silently poured into the sea, unable to cause any waves. He had never encountered such a situation.
Long Chen grabbed the Dragon Elephant expert’s fist and sneered.
“Are you trying to make me laugh to death? You’re kind? Your Dragon Elephant race is born to rebel. You destroyed the Celestial Phenomenon race, and you want to exterminate the true dragon race?
As a result, they were slaughtered by the true dragon race. There were countless savage races in the world, but the number of races that could devour their ancestors could be counted on one hand.
“You want to kill your own ancestors, and you dare call yourself kind? I’ve seen shameless people, but I’ve never seen someone as shameless as you.”
Perhaps others didn’t know about the Dragon Elephant race’s origins, but Long Chen had read about them in the Numinous Sky Academy.
It could be said that the Dragon Elephant race’s birth had been a mistake. They were powerful, savage, and possessed extreme ideologies.
They felt that the dragon-elephant race was the most perfect race in the world. They felt that whether it was the Heavenly Phenomenon race or the Dragon race, they all had great flaws. They didn’t want to admit that they came from either race.
As the dragon-elephant race grew stronger, the first thing they did was exterminate their mother race’s Celestial Phenomenon race. Their second target was the true dragon race.
As long as the Celestial Phenomenon and True Dragon races were exterminated, the Dragon Elephant race would be erased, becoming a unique species in this world.
As a result, the dragon-elephant race was too arrogant. They had no idea how terrifying the true dragon race was. Fighting against the true dragon race was like using an egg to smash a rock.
The dragon-elephant race had been hunted down by the dragon race for tens of millions of years.
No matter how strong the dragon-elephant race was, they were unable to fight against the true dragon race. With a single order from the true dragon race, all the races that had some relation to the dragon race would join the battle.
The Dragon Elephant race had almost been completely exterminated. If they hadn’t been hiding in the other world, struggling at death’s door to recover, they really would have become legends.
But even so, everyone knew just how powerful the Dragon Elephant race was. But when he said he was kind, Long Chen almost coughed up blood.
“Bullshit!”
Hearing Long Chen’s words, the Dragon Elephant expert’s expression twisted, and killing intent soared. Even he didn’t know what Long Chen was saying. He thought Long Chen was intentionally humiliating him.
The pride of the Dragon Elephant race caused him to instantly go berserk. With a furious roar, all his scales lit up, and he sent a kick at Long Chen.
Hu!
Long Chen also sent out a kick. The two of them were in the same position, and the instant their feet collided, the sea of stars behind Long Chen trembled.
BOOM!
The Dragon Elephant expert let out a muffled groan and was sent flying by Long Chen’s kick. He shot toward the foreign expert like a shooting star, causing countless experts to cry out and dodge.
Just as they dodged, Long Chen caught up to the dragon elephant race expert like a bolt of lightning and sent another kick.
The Kun Peng wings on Long Chen’s back flapped, and his speed reached its peak. Just as the Dragon Elephant expert was retreating, Long Chen arrived in front of him and sent another kick.
This kick was aimed directly at the Dragon Elephant expert’s face. This kick was ordinary and had no technique to speak of. But Long Chen’s foot was covered in astral light that contained terrifying star energy.
Seeing Long Chen’s kick, the Dragon Elephant expert was both shocked and infuriated. Long Chen’s kick had completely humiliated him.
BOOM!
The Dragon Elephant expert only had time to cross his arms in front of him. Long Chen’s foot landed on his arms, and the Dragon Elephant expert’s entire body shook. He was unable to block Long Chen’s attack.
Long Chen’s foot smashed into Long Chen’s head through his arms. The huge force caused space to explode, and the Dragon Elephant expert vomited blood, flying back even faster.
Rumble…
The dragon-elephant race’s experts were forced back. The huge force caused space to constantly collapse. Countless Xeno-race experts were sucked into the whirlpool and directly destroyed.
Pu pu pu…
Blood splattered as countless living beings were devoured by the spatial rifts. The scene was absolutely horrifying.
Buzz!
The Kun Peng wings on Long Chen’s back flapped, and he once more chased after them. The current Long Chen was like a nightmare, entangling the Dragon Elephant race’s experts. It seemed space was no longer able to restrain him.
“Dragon Elephant Heaven Raising!”
The elephant race expert was both shocked and infuriated. He suddenly roared, and the primal chaos qi circulating around the elephant appeared behind him. Its four legs were like pillars that supported the heavens.
The Dragon Elephant expert’s retreat came to a sudden stop. At the same time, he formed a strange hand seal.
Buzz!
From the manifestation behind him, a pair of golden tusks pierced through the sky, stabbing toward Long Chen.
Facing that pair of tusks, Long Chen snorted and punched out. Seven stars revolved around his fist as he violently smashed it.
BOOM!
The fist struck the elephant tusk, and a metallic sound rang out. Starlight and golden light circulated, and the ground suddenly sank. A deafening sound spread throughout the world.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Dragon Elephant race’s experts all took nine steps back. With each step, the ground beneath their feet caved in. By the time they took nine steps back, they were already ten thousand miles away.
Pu!
The Dragon Elephant race finally stabilized, but they suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood. He had clearly received Long Chen’s fist, but he was still injured.
When people looked at Long Chen, they saw that he was still standing in his original position, not moving at all. He was still in the same posture as before.
His long hair fluttered in the wind, and his black robes fluttered in the wind. Starlight wrapped around his fist, and the sea of stars behind him surged. At this time, he was like a god of war controlling the starry sky, unrivaled under the heavens.
“Dragon Elephant race? That’s all you’ve got. Is this what you get for provoking the human race?” Long Chen slowly pulled back his fist.
At this time, Long Chen was standing in the midst of hundreds of millions of Xiantian experts, looking down disdainfully on the world. Countless Xiantian experts were intimidated by his aura and didn’t dare to move.
They were all frightened. The Dragon Elephant race’s powerhouses were the leaders of the Great Desolate World’s six ‘World Nobles’. They were the World Nobles themselves, meaning that they were supreme existences amongst World Kings.
As for this Dragon Elephant race expert, he was one of the best amongst the six World Nobles. His strength was slightly stronger than the other World Nobles.
Within the Wasteland World, everyone knew how strong he was. It was precisely because they knew that he was so powerful that they were shocked. Even someone as powerful as him was unable to defeat Long Chen. He was suppressed as soon as he attacked. The difference was too great!
“Damn human, you never know what true power is.”
The Dragon Elephant expert’s expression twisted. He hadn’t expected to be forced into such a miserable state by a human.
Buzz!
His arms lit up, and a golden dragon appeared on one arm, while a golden elephant appeared on the other. When the two totems appeared, the manifestation behind him trembled, and primal chaos energy surged into his body.
Ka ka ka…
As he released his aura, the void began to crack. Primal chaos energy surged into his body, and his aura instantly multiplied.
“Die, lowly human!”
The dragon elephant race expert roared and smashed his fists at Long Chen.
Rumble…
At this time, the Dragon Elephant expert had completely entered a berserk state. Each and every one of his movements contained the laws of the Grand Dao. The power of his fists could shatter the heavens.
BOOM!
The Dragon Elephant expert’s fists smashed down. Long Chen blocked with a single hand, and two unstoppable waves of energy surged out.
Space trembled, and the grand dao rumbled. Long Chen blocked the dragon elephant race expert’s fists, and strands of qi shot out in all directions.
“This is your so-called power?” Long Chen blocked with one hand. Looking at the Dragon Elephant expert’s twisted face, his eyes were filled with contempt.
The dragon elephant race expert roared furiously. The totems on his arms grew brighter, and his aura grew stronger. What shocked everyone was that his power was still increasing.
But what was even more shocking was that seven stars revolved around Long Chen’s hand. The divine ring behind him had a river of stars circulating within it. No matter how the Dragon Elephant race’s experts tried to suppress him, Long Chen was still as immovable as a boulder.
At that moment, Long Chen was like the ruler of a river of stars. No power could shake him.
“Damn human, what are you being so arrogant for!?”
The dragon elephant race expert roared furiously. Veins bulged on his forehead, and he became even more sinister. His aura was still crazily rising. His aura had already surpassed the immortal realm.
The Grand Desolate World’s experts were all forced back by the terrifying qi waves. As for the experts from the Nirvanic Resurrection Heaven’s side, they were standing at the entrance, quietly watching.
The battle between Long Chen and the dragon elephant race’s experts might seem like a battle between two heavenly geniuses, but in truth, it was also a battle between the representatives of the two worlds.
Their victory and defeat would affect the morale of the two worlds. So up until now, no one had interfered with their battle. That was because whoever attacked first would prove they had lost. That was a huge blow to their morale.
Long Chen and the Dragon Elephant race’s experts represented the strongest heavenly geniuses of their two worlds. This battle was extremely important, and both sides’ experts’ hearts were in their throats.
However, the Wasteland World’s side was even more nervous. Long Chen was too powerful, and the Dragon Elephant race’s experts were constantly being suppressed.
As for the humans, although they were excited, they didn’t dare to be careless. After all, this was the Wasteland World. The old monsters of the Wasteland World could come out at any time. They couldn’t be the slightest bit careless.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out. The dragon elephant race expert’s aura had reached its peak. The manifestation behind him only had four legs and a pair of tusks. Now that the manifestation was broken, a complete dragon elephant appeared.
This dragon elephant was no longer illusory. Instead, it had a physical body. Its aura erupted like a volcano, causing space to explode. Long Chen and the dragon elephant race expert both retreated.
Seeing the huge dragon and elephant behind the dragon elephant race expert, the experts of the Great Wasteland erupted into cheers.
“The Primordial Dragon Elephant’s undying spirit has been summoned. Long Chen, you’re dead.”
The dragon elephant’s body was half submerged in the clouds, and the stars seemed to be on its back. That terrifying pressure caused people’s souls to tremble.
“Do you see that? Lowly human, what are you going to use to fight me?” The dragon elephant race expert stood in front of the huge elephant. His voice echoed throughout the universe. That voice came from the huge elephant.
Everyone was shocked. That elephant was like a divine beast from the primal chaos era. Its aura terrified everyone.
“Nothing more than this.”
Long Chen shook his head.
“You still dare to be so stubborn when you’re about to die? Die!”
The Dragon Elephant expert shouted and punched out. The instant he did, the huge elephant behind him moved.
The elephant soared into the sky, its golden tusks slashing down on Long Chen.
“It seems you know nothing about true power.”
Seven stars revolved in Long Chen’s eyes. The river of stars behind him suddenly lit up, and a power that caused Gan Kun to tremble rose.
“In this world, the most powerful force is enough to make even you feel fear. It is precisely because of that fear that you understand fear.
Only those who understood reverence would understand gratitude. Only those who understood reverence and gratitude could truly understand the true meaning of power.
“You are just a stupid elephant, yet you dare to boast about your power? Don’t you know that insects cannot speak of ice, frogs cannot speak of the sea?”
Stars revolved behind Long Chen, and the sea of stars in the sky trembled. In that instant, the entire world was enveloped by starlight.
Within the starry sky, the seven stars lit up like blazing suns. Two triangles overlapped, and at the center of them, violet qi rose from the Violet Fault Star.
Violet qi condensed into an ocean on the Purple Pylon Star. The 108,000 stars in Long Chen’s Dantian trembled. That was his spiritual root’s qi.
This was Long Chen’s first time using the power of his Spirit Root. The instant his Spirit Root flame ignited, he felt as if he had taken root in ten thousand Daos.
In the past, Long Chen had been like a rootless duckweed. But now, he had finally stabilized his footing. At the same time, he also understood the true meaning of martial arts.
Now that Long Chen had taken back his Spirit Root, his comprehension of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art had reached a new level. He finally understood how important this ‘root’ was to him.
“The ignorant ones are you humans. A puny human dares to talk about power? What a joke.”
Rumble…
The dragon-elephant expert’s fist merged with the elephant tusk, smashing mercilessly at Long Chen.
At that moment, people finally realized that the manifestation summoned by the Dragon Elephant race was similar to the ancestral power. The merging of the two powers was a merging of time and space. This kind of power was impossible to resist.
In the beginning, the human experts had been full of confidence in Long Chen. But seeing this scene, their hearts clenched.
That power didn’t come from the Dragon Elephant race’s expert. That was practically cheating.
“Power that humans aren’t qualified to talk about? It seems you know nothing about true power. Today, I’ll let you understand what true power is.”
Buzz!
The seven-pointed star diagram behind Long Chen rapidly grew, and the stars in the sky began to tremble. The Violet Fault Star at the center of the seven-pointed star released a violet light, causing heaven and earth to lose their original color.
BOOM!
No one saw Long Chen attack. All they saw was violet light. Then they saw the huge elephant explode.
“What?”
Amidst everyone’s cries, a huge figure was sent flying. It was a dragon-elephant, and as it tumbled through the air, it created huge craters in the ground.
People were horrified. The Dragon Elephant race’s experts couldn’t even maintain their human form. At this critical moment, they had used their Dragon Elephant Body to resist Long Chen’s attack.
In his human form, his body was more nimble, but his defense was far inferior to his dragon elephant form.
But even so, those with sharp eyes saw that one of the dragon elephant’s front legs had disappeared.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the ground exploded, and dust filled the air. The Dragon Elephant expert once more took human form. His body was covered in blood, and one of his arms had disappeared from his shoulder. He had actually been blown apart by Long Chen’s fist.
“This… how is this possible?”
The Grand Desolate World’s experts were filled with disbelief. They all knew that this attack was his ultimate killing move. Up until now, no one had been able to survive it.
But such a terrifying attack had been destroyed by a single punch from Long Chen. His manifestation had been destroyed, and his arm had been destroyed. They couldn’t believe their eyes.
A huge seven-pointed star appeared behind Long Chen. The seven-pointed star’s core was different from the other six-pointed stars. It pointed directly at Long Chen’s back, sending all its energy into his body.
If it was in the past, such concentrated energy would have instantly caused Long Chen to explode. But now that he had taken back his Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone, after undergoing the baptism of the heavenly tribulation, he was completely capable of withstanding that terrifying impact.
Long Chen stood in the air, still maintaining his punching posture. His eyes were filled with fervor.
“This is the true power of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. In the past, I hadn’t even learned the slightest thing.”
Long Chen had always felt that there was something wrong with his Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. Perhaps he had walked down the wrong path. He had always felt that the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art was stronger, and the power he could use was just the tip of the iceberg.
And now, his thoughts were confirmed. The power he controlled was truly just the tip of the iceberg. However, he hadn’t gone astray, and his cultivation path was also correct.
The reason he was only able to use a small portion of his power was because he was too weak. He was protected by his life’s instincts, so he was unable to use the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art’s greater power.
Because his body wasn’t strong, the more power he used, the more dangerous it would be for him. No matter how strong Long Chen was, he was unable to change his life’s instincts. Unless he wanted to commit suicide, the power he used would definitely be within his control.
It wasn’t that the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art wasn’t strong enough, nor was it that his cultivation path was wrong. It was just that he wasn’t strong enough.
Now that his body was strong enough, his instincts no longer prevented him from using even more power. He could unlock more of the secrets of the nine stars and increase his comprehension.
This fist not only destroyed the Dragon Elephant race’s manifestation, but it also broke through the shackles of Long Chen’s comprehension. Long Chen felt as if he had been enlightened, and his mind became incomparably clear. Those principles he had been unable to understand in the past were instantly understood.
Long Chen maintained his punching posture. He wasn’t showing off, but carefully savoring the power of that punch. That kind of wonderful feeling was something he would never forget. He was still immersed in his excitement, and he didn’t dare to move, afraid that if he did, that feeling would disappear.
That feeling of having everything under his control and all the Daos of heaven and earth in his hands was something Long Chen had never felt before. This fist allowed him to clearly see just how terrifying the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art was.
“Boss is mighty and domineering!”
Only after a long time did Guo Ran and the others recover from their shock. Guo Ran excitedly shouted, “Boss is so strong! In the future, he can do whatever he wants! Before, he was bullied, but now he can bully others as much as he wants!”
Guo Ran’s shout startled countless people. Only now did they confirm that this wasn’t an illusion. They looked at Long Chen, and then at the Longxiang expert who had lost an arm. They finally accepted this fact.
The human race’s side erupted into heaven-shaking cheers. In this battle between the two world’s strongest heavenly geniuses, Long Chen had crushed them. The Dragon Elephant race’s experts were not his match.
“Damnable thing, I won’t lose.”
The dragon elephant race expert roared furiously. Suddenly, he waved his hand, and a golden spear appeared in his hand.
That spear was covered in strange lines. It was a special immortal weapon forged from the dragon-elephant tusks of the ancient era. It was a weapon exclusive to the dragon-elephant race. As soon as it appeared, its fierce aura locked onto Long Chen.
“Die!”
The dragon-elephant expert roared and stabbed forward with his spear. The instant his spear pierced out, his powerful body withered and his blood essence was sucked dry.
BOOM!
Even Long Chen hadn’t expected this sudden change. By the time he reacted, the spear had already reached him.
Pa!
Long Chen grabbed the spear tip. In that instant, the spear’s power surged out.
Rumble…
Space exploded beneath Long Chen’s feet, and he was forced back repeatedly. This was the first time he had been forced back since the start of the battle.
The dragon elephant race expert roared and stabbed at Long Chen with all his strength. The tip of the spear was only half an inch from Long Chen’s forehead, but he was unable to break through.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, space twisted behind Long Chen. A figure silently appeared, a bone blade stabbing toward the back of his head.
“Careful!”
Guo Ran and the others’ expressions changed. That figure had appeared too suddenly, and no one had noticed it.
“Despicable and shameless!”
People were infuriated. This was a Grand Desolate World expert who had shamelessly launched a sneak attack at this time.
Originally, the battle between Long Chen and the Dragon Elephant race’s experts had been an open and aboveboard one. That was why no one from the Dragonblood Legion had taken action.
But at this time, a peak expert had launched a sneak attack, infuriating the Dragonblood Legion.
“Since they’re so shameless, then don’t give them any face. Brothers, attack together and kill all the living creatures in this world,” ordered Guo Ran.
“Die!”
The Dragonblood warriors took out their divine weapons and charged forward like hungry wolves.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out from Long Chen’s side. That expert’s bone blade stabbed into Long Chen’s back.
However, a seven-colored shield appeared behind Long Chen, blocking this attack.
The void trembled as that figure appeared. Countless people cried out when they saw that figure.
“Darknight Tribe!”
That was an expert from the Darknight race. No wonder he had such a terrifying concealment ability. No one had noticed him.
The Darknight expert hadn’t expected Long Chen to see through his attack and set up a defense in advance. Most shocking of all was that while Long Chen was blocking the Dragon Elephant race’s spear, he was actually able to divert his attention to block his killing blow.
Although his attack was silent, it contained all his power. It was unable to pierce through Long Chen’s shield. At that moment, he had a bad feeling.
Buzz!
His body shook, merging into the void like water. If he couldn’t land a single blow, then he would flee a thousand miles away. That suited an assassin’s character.
“World Extinguishing Flame Lotus!”
But he had only just merged with the void when a delicate cry rang out. A white flame lotus appeared in one of her hands, and it exploded.
This flame lotus was tens of thousands of miles wide, and it was only the size of a fist. It was beautiful and exquisite.
However, this exquisite flame lotus was extremely fatal. This was the newest move Huo Ling’er had comprehended after the heavenly tribulation.
Back then, the Ten Thousand Dao Flames had incinerated the Heaven Earth Cauldron to refine Long Chen. Now that Huo Ling’er had absorbed its energy, not only had her power increased, but she had also gained countless new insights.
Ten thousand flames covered all the flames in the world. Although some flames only had a trace of power, when they refined Long Chen, they instantly merged into one.
Huo Ling’er had received endless enlightenment, and she had begun to create her own flame technique. This miniature version of the World Extinguishing Flame Lotus was a technique she had improved on Long Chen’s foundation.
This fist-sized flame lotus was actually condensed from a ten-thousand-mile lotus. Its energy was more concentrated and condensed. When this fist-sized flame lotus was released, the entire world was covered in terrifying white flames.
“Ah…”
A figure let out a miserable shriek and miserably flew out of the sea of flames. It was the fleeing Darknight expert.
Even someone as powerful as him was in a sorry state in front of Huo Ling’er’s attack. Terrifying flames enveloped him, and he did his best to extinguish the flames, crazily slapping his body.
Bang!
Suddenly, a shocking scene occurred. That expert’s hand had been slapped too hard, and it exploded.
The shattered arm was split into dozens of pieces of ice that scattered throughout heaven and earth. Those pieces of ice were still burning.
The creature from the Darknight race cried out in terror. It no longer dared to attack. It allowed the white flames to burn as it fled into the depths of the Great Wasteland.
“Raging Flame Dragon Prison!”
The creature had only just fled when Huo Ling’er formed a hand seal. White flame pillars appeared in the air, forming a huge cage around it.
“Flame Deathblow!”
Huo Ling’er’s hand seal changed, and the Raging Flame Prison rapidly shrank. The Darknight expert cried out in terror. He activated his manifestation and crazily struggled.
But no matter how he struggled, the Dragon Enslavement was still shrinking. The terrifying pressure was trying to crush him.
“Save me!”
The Darknight expert struggled as he desperately shouted.
Buzz buzz buzz buzz.
Suddenly, the void trembled. Four figures charged at Huo Ling’er at the same time. Their auras were extremely terrifying. They were actually on par with the elephant race expert and the Darknight expert.
In truth, these six people were the six Great World Nobles of the Great Desolate World, the strongest of the Great Desolate World’s younger generation.
However, the strongest member of the Dragon Elephant race was suppressed by Long Chen. As for the Darknight expert, he was directly trapped by Huo Ling’er. With his life on the line, the four of them couldn’t sit still any longer and attacked Huo Ling’er.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, an explosive sound rang out. The four of them turned to look, their hair standing on end.
Long Chen was holding the tip of the spear with one hand, and he was repeatedly pushed back by the Dragon Elephant race expert. Right now, Long Chen was holding the tip of the spear with both hands, and the end of the spear stabbed into the Dragon Elephant race expert’s chest.
“The Dragon Elephant race is nothing more than this. In your next life, if you don’t have the power, don’t say such big words,” said Long Chen icily. At the same time, his hands suddenly shook.
“Stop!”
Just at this moment, the distant roar of an undying expert rang out. A terrifying aura locked Long Chen in place.
But it was still too late. Even though Long Chen had been locked down, he still didn’t hesitate. The Dragon Elephant expert’s body exploded into a rain of blood.
“Damn humans, I will make you pay with blood!”
Suddenly, the void exploded, and an old man with an immortal aura and blood qi soared into the sky. He stabbed a golden spear at Long Chen.
“A debt of blood? Fine, then let’s settle it with blood!”
Long Chen’s gaze was like lightning. Seven stars revolved in his eyes. The instant he raised his spear, the river of stars behind him began to revolve. Countless star designs appeared on his spear.
“He can actually control the divine weapons of the Dragon Elephant race? How is that possible?” The experts of the Wasteland World cried out in shock. They were unable to believe their eyes.
The divine weapons of the dragon-elephant race could only be activated by the dragon-elephant race’s bloodline. As a human, it was impossible for Long Chen to use them.
But the spear in Long Chen’s hand grew brighter, its aura growing more terrifying. Suddenly, the spear seemed to be unable to endure that terrifying power and began to crack.
Buzz!
Long Chen suddenly stabbed his spear at the Dragon Elephant expert.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s spear exploded before it could even touch him. In the end, it was unable to endure Long Chen’s power. But the instant it exploded, a river of stars shot out at the Dragon Elephant expert.
The golden tusk spear exploded, but the Starry Sky Spear that replaced it brought with it a destructive aura.
BOOM!
When the spear collided with the immortal expert’s spear, it instantly shattered. The power of the stars erupted, and the immortal expert was instantly turned into nothingness.
In the starlight that filled the sky, the undying expert disappeared just like that. Not even his flesh was left behind.
“How is that possible? That’s an undying expert! Even if his physical body is destroyed, even if it’s just a piece of bone, he’ll be able to live through the ages without dying!”
Long Chen’s attack not only terrified his enemies, but even the human experts were shocked.
This attack had already surpassed everyone’s comprehension. Just how powerful was an undying expert’s physical body? Even if it was just a drop of essence blood scattered on the ground, it would still be intact after tens of thousands of years.
But after Long Chen’s attack, the Dragon Elephant race’s immortal expert hadn’t even had a single bone remaining. If they hadn’t seen him explode with their own eyes, they might even suspect he had been teleported away.
Bang!
At the same time as Long Chen killed the undying expert, Huo Ling’er’s Raging Flame Prison shrank to its limit. The Darknight expert finally couldn’t hold on any longer and was forcibly crushed.
As for the four people who had attacked Huo Ling’er to save the Darknight expert, they hadn’t even managed to reach her before being stopped by Bai Shishi, Gu Yang, Xia Chen, and Guo Ran.
“Dragonblood Cross Slash!”
Guo Ran was the fastest. He saw an opponent and raised his blades, his armor shining. At the same time, the Blood Qi of the Dragonblood warriors behind him surged, and dragon roars rang out.
The person Guo Ran was targeting was a greater demon. His demonic qi soared, and his qi and blood surged. Seeing Guo Ran charging at him, he opened his mouth, and an arrow of blood shot out.
This move was simple, but it was the accumulation of its life’s energy. This move didn’t leave any room for retreat. As a peerless heavenly genius of the Great Desolate World, he also had his own dignity and his own anger.
Two of the six World Nobles had been killed as soon as they had come into contact. If they didn’t counterattack, the Wasteland World would become a joke. He would kill Guo Ran in one blow to get back at them.
Although he knew Guo Ran was just Long Chen’s subordinate, he still went all-out. This was his only chance to gain face.
He knew that the undying experts of the Great Wasteland had already arrived. As long as he could kill one of them, then he would be the strongest heavenly genius of the Great Wasteland.
BOOM!
The cross and blood arrow collided. But what no one had expected was that the blood arrow instantly turned to dust. It was like tofu smashing into a hammer, unable to even block the most basic attack.
“How is this possible…”
Pu!
Just as the greater demon was horrified, the Dragonblood Cross Slash destroyed his attack and ruthlessly slashed onto his body. His body also instantly turned to nothingness.
Rumble…
The word ‘ten’didn’t weaken in the slightest. It surged out, piercing through the void and leaving behind a huge ‘ten’.
“Ten!” Flames erupted from the brush. Those were the laws of the Grand Dao. Countless people, including Guo Ran, were stunned.
But Guo Ran quickly reacted. He rested his two sabers on his shoulders, his voice filled with icy arrogance.
“What six World Nobles? They really can’t even take a single blow from me, Guo Ran. How dare they be so arrogant?”
Guo Ran’s voice resounded throughout heaven and earth. In front of him was the Heaven Connecting Ten character. His armor was shining brightly, making him look like an armored god of war. With such a background, he seemed so powerful and proud.
The Dragonblood warriors were speechless. That attack had clearly been because they had lent their power to Guo Ran, allowing him to kill his opponent in one blow. But now it had become his credit.
However, they were already used to Guo Ran’s thick skin. If he didn’t properly show off at such a good time, then he wouldn’t be Guo Ran.
The Dragonblood warriors were well aware of this, but the others didn’t. They had thought that Guo Ran would be able to kill his opponent with a wave of his hand. The power he had displayed wasn’t any weaker than Long Chen’s.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After Guo Ran killed his opponent in one blow, Xia Chen, Gu Yang, and Bai Shishi began to fight with the other three experts.
Gu Yang and Bai Shishi unleashed their full power. They were facing the strongest expert of the Wasteland World’s younger generation, so they naturally wouldn’t hold back. As soon as they attacked, they used their strongest killing moves.
As for Xia Chen, he was even more ruthless. With a wave of his hand, tens of thousands of talismans flew out. Each one of them was life-threatening talismans. All kinds of energy gathered. Some talismans would turn into prisons, some would turn into ferocious beasts, and some would even turn into human forms. They would pounce on their opponents and self-destruct.
Although they were all experts from the Wasteland World, they had never come into contact with such an opponent. As soon as they began fighting, they were repeatedly forced back by the three of them. Their formation was in chaos, and they could only block without being able to fight back.
“Die!”
Pu pu pu…
At this time, the Dragonblood warriors arrived. Each one of them held an immortal weapon and began to crazily slaughter. With each slash of their swords, one of the Grand Desolate World’s experts would be killed.
Those who could come here were all elites amongst the younger generation of the Wasteland World, elites amongst elites. But even if they were all Three Extremities, in front of the Dragonblood warriors, they were nothing.
The Dragonblood warriors were incomparably savage. Each one of them was fighting with their lives on the line, as if they wanted to die with their enemies.
Ever since the Wasteland World had exterminated the human race, there had never been a large-scale war. Let alone the younger generation, even the older generation experts had never seen such a savage enemy.
As soon as the two sides collided, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and limbs flew everywhere. The experts of the Wasteland World immediately collapsed. Fear filled their hearts, and they all retreated.
As a result, their retreat caused their morale to drop even further. The Dragonblood warriors became even easier to kill, and they began to swing their swords as if they were cutting vegetables.
The number of experts in the Wasteland World was over ten times that of the human race. But as soon as the Dragonblood Legion charged forward, they were completely defeated.
It had to be known that even before the other experts had arrived, just over five thousand Dragonblood warriors were enough to frighten them.
As for the Star River warriors and large numbers of human experts behind the Dragonblood Legion, the entire battlefield became a land of slaughter. The ground was dyed red with blood.
“Damn it, don’t retreat! Attack together and cut off their retreat! Kill everyone!”
Just at this moment, a furious roar rang out. Endless devil qi circulated, and a devil expert charged over with a devil blade.
When that immortal expert appeared, his immortal aura continued to rise, and the immortal experts of the Wasteland World also appeared.
“Brothers of the Dragonblood Legion, ever since we started cultivating, from the mortal world to the immortal world, we’ve never gone extinct.
“But today, the foreign races have slaughtered our fellow race members, exterminating our race.
“Today, we’ll go all-out and start a slaughter. We’ll kill all the creatures of the Great Wasteland and take revenge for our fallen clansmen. We’ll let those fellows who harbor ill intentions toward the human race know what respect is.
“Beat him up with a single fist so that he doesn’t get a hundred punches. Today, we’ll kill him until his blood flows like a river and his bones turn into mountains.”
Seeing more immortal experts appear, Long Chen roared.
Killing intent surged out of his eyes, and his battle intent soared. In that instant, a seed of slaughter began to quietly release its seal in the depths of his soul. A power that had been sealed for a long time was slowly awakening…
Buzz!
Long Chen’s golden wings flapped as he crossed the battlefield to face the distant devil race experts. He opened his hand, and the Seven Absolutes Sword appeared in his hand. He slashed it down.
BOOM!
The devil expert blocked with his devil blade. When the two weapons collided, Long Chen’s sword exploded.
The Seven Ultimate Sword was Long Chen’s bloodline divine ability. Although it could normally block immortal weapons, once they reached the hands of an immortal, they would release their greatest power. After all, Long Chen’s Seven Ultimate Sword wasn’t a true immortal weapon.
But when the Seven Ultimate Sword exploded, the devil race’s immortal expert also felt his arm turn numb from the force of Long Chen’s attack. He staggered back.
Buzz!
Long Chen’s Seven Ultimate Sword exploded, and a rainbow spear appeared in his left hand. He stabbed it at the immortal expert.
“What?”
The immortal expert was horrified. He hadn’t expected Long Chen to unleash such a terrifying attack. He hadn’t even needed to adjust before unleashing a second attack. Such a powerful attack didn’t require any accumulation.
What he didn’t know was that even Long Chen didn’t know how strong his physical body had become.
Previously, he had thought that his physical body wasn’t compatible with his physical body. Each time he attacked, he had to calculate how much his physical body could bear.
But now it was different. His physical body was able to control all his power, and he was able to unleash all his ultimate moves.
Pu!
The immortal expert didn’t even have time to block before Long Chen’s spear stabbed into his chest. His chest exploded, forming a huge hole.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, a huge claw descended on Long Chen. It was also an attack from an undying expert. Before it landed, the Heavenly Daos began to collapse.
“Split the Heavens 1!”
Long Chen had no time to kill that undying devil expert. Seven-colored divine light once more condensed into the Seven Ultimate Sword.
BOOM!
The Seven Ultimate Sword in Long Chen’s hand exploded, and his claw was also injured.
Long Chen forced back the claw. He was just about to kill the injured undying devil expert when he fled.
“You want to run? You’re thinking too much.”
Pu!
Just at this moment, Guo Ran held a golden crossbow that was even larger than his body. Long Chen caught a faint ray of divine light, and the devil race expert’s head exploded.
“Boss has already said that he wants to destroy the entire Wasteland World. Where can you run to?” Guo Ran’s cold voice rang out throughout the battlefield.
The sound of metal scraping against metal rang out without the slightest emotion. It was absolutely terrifying. Guo Ran had killed an undying expert with a single arrow.
It went without saying that Guo Ran was extremely proficient in controlling the flame. When the undying expert was heavily injured, his spiritual perception had sharply dropped, and he had been focused on escaping. That was why he had been killed so easily.
But outsiders didn’t understand. Previously, when Guo Ran had killed an undying expert in one blow, people had already placed him on the same level as Long Chen. So this arrow, at the very least, was Guo Ran’s true strength.
“Die!”
A pair of Kun Peng wings appeared on Long Chen’s back, and he shot into the clouds. The Seven Ultimate Spear pierced through the clouds, and a miserable cry rang out. A rain of blood splashed as a devil bird appeared.
That was the immortal expert attacking Long Chen. Long Chen’s spear had pierced through his body. Divine feathers fell, and his immortal blood poured out.
“Fight it out with them!”
The undying experts of the Great Wasteland World roared. They were truly furious. Just how powerful had the human race been back then? They had been completely annihilated.
Now, hundreds of millions of years had passed. A group of immature human brats had actually slaughtered their way into the Great Wasteland, declaring that they would kill them all. This was an absolute humiliation.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Countless undying experts charged at Long Chen. They clearly understood the principle of capturing the leader before capturing the leader. As long as they killed Long Chen, the human race’s morale would immediately decline.
Long Chen held the Seven Ultimate Spear in his left hand and the Seven Ultimate Sword in his right. Surrounded by immortal experts, he charged left and right, not giving them any chance to surround him.
Although Long Chen was conceited, if he was surrounded by hundreds of immortal experts, then no matter how strong he was, he would definitely die.
But Long Chen wasn’t afraid. From the mortal world to the immortal world, the thing he wasn’t afraid of the most was group battles. Although these undying experts were powerful, they didn’t know how to work together. Their combat experience was also extremely ordinary.
“Pfft…”
Long Chen dodged one of the devil race experts’ attacks. As a result, the devil race expert’s attack collided with the other expert’s attack. The two of them blocked each other’s attacks, and Long Chen’s Seven Ultimate Spear and Seven Ultimate Sword both pierced through their bodies.
“Explode!”
Two of Long Chen’s weapons exploded in his body, and the two undying experts vomited blood. Half their bodies were blown apart. Although they didn’t immediately die, they were still heavily injured.
Buzz buzz!
Long Chen opened his hand, and the Seven Ultimate Spear and Seven Ultimate Sword appeared once more. This was a divine ability comparable to an immortal weapon. As long as he didn’t use up all his seven-colored supreme being blood, he would never be able to use it all.
Long Chen’s valiance was unrivaled. Under the encirclement of so many immortal experts, he crazily attacked. Occasionally, one of them would be heavily injured.
But there were too many undying experts surrounding Long Chen, and they had sealed off the entire area. The ones he had heavily injured didn’t have time to attack.
Pu!
Just at this moment, a ray of Sword Qi pierced through the air. One of the undying experts wasn’t able to dodge in time, and his head was pierced. His body trembled and he collapsed.
“It’s that sword cultivator! Let’s kill him together!”
“A sword cultivator’s attack power is strong, but his defense is weak. As long as he gets hit, he’ll definitely die!” shouted one of the experts.
There was no one who didn’t know how powerful a sword cultivator was. But there was also no one who didn’t know about a sword cultivator’s weak point. Yue Zifeng’s destructive power was unrivaled, but once he was struck by an attack, even just an ordinary attack would be fatal.
As soon as Yue Zifeng appeared, a small portion of the experts surrounding Long Chen charged at him. They didn’t give him a chance to display his power.
“Thick Earth Spirit, rise!”
Just as those undying experts were about to charge at Yue Zifeng, the entire Wasteland World began to shake. The ground began to bulge, and two giants broke out of the ground, blocking their path.
Li Qi and Song Mingyuan appeared on the foreheads of the two Earth Giants. They formed hand seals, and the two Earth Giants also formed hand seals. Suddenly, they raised their hands and slammed them into the ground.
Rumble…
Suddenly, a ten-thousand-mile wall appeared on the ground. Countless runes revolved around it, and metallic lines appeared on the wall.
The earthen wall appeared extremely suddenly. Those experts charging at Yue Zifeng were extremely fast, and by the time they saw it, it was already too late.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The huge wall was pierced through, but those undying experts were in an extremely sorry state. Quite a few of them were bleeding from their heads. Li Qi and Song Mingyuan’s earthen wall was too hard. There were even some undying experts who just foolishly stood there, seeing stars.
“There’s such a good thing? Kill…”
Seeing this, Guo Ran excitedly took out his crossbow and shot out a string of arrows.
Pu pu pu…
Guo Ran shot out nine arrows, and six of them landed on the immortal expert’s head. These arrows were made of top grade materials, and their sharpness was not inferior to immortal weapons.
There was also a formation carved into it. The instant it pierced the flesh, the arrowhead would automatically explode. What was even more sinister was that amongst the exploding fragments, there was rarely any metal, wood, water, fire, earth, or other energy that would cause such a huge destruction.
Most importantly, there were some fragments that had been tempered with poison. Even Xia Chen felt it was too sinister, but Guo Ran didn’t think so.
According to Guo Ran, as long as they were forced to attack, they would definitely be enemies. Since they were enemies, they should take his life. What damage? That was nonsense. Only those who could survive were heroes.
That was why these arrows were the most terrifying killing weapons. Even if they didn’t hit their vitals, it would still be troublesome. But if they did, even an undying expert would die.
After nine arrows, seven of them were killed. The other two managed to dodge at the critical moment, but they were killed by Gu Yang and Bai Shishi.
The other experts that had passed through the wall were all injured. Li Qi and Song Mingyuan’s high walls had shocking defensive power, but it had appeared too suddenly. They hadn’t been prepared at all and had almost died from the impact.
Pu pu pu…
Sword Qi filled the air, and huge heads soared into the sky. It was Yue Zifeng. That sharp Sword Qi was even more terrifying than an immortal weapon. In front of Yue Zifeng, that immortal expert’s physical body seemed so weak.
“Brothers, kill!”
Guo Ran put away his crossbow and switched to his saber. The golden wings on his back flapped, and he shot forward like a bolt of lightning.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Guo Ran was covered in armor, and he was unstoppable. He didn’t care about the attacks of the undying experts. He allowed them to land on him, while he counterattacked without the slightest hesitation.
“What the hell is that?!”
One of the Wasteland World’s undying experts roared furiously. His claw had reached Guo Ran’s neck, but Guo Ran hadn’t been injured at all. As for his sharp nails, they had been shattered, causing blood to flow.
The experts of the Great Desolate World had not interacted with humans for countless years. When had they ever seen such armor?
Let alone them, Guo Ran’s armor was made of hundreds of pieces. Each piece was an immortal weapon.
The runes on his armor were thousands of times more complicated than some sects’defensive formations. It could be said that he wasn’t even a person right now, but a killing formation.
Even if those undying experts went all-out, they wouldn’t be able to injure Guo Ran. But if Guo Ran gave them a random attack, they would either die or be injured.
At this time, Guo Ran was unrivaled. Although his killing power wasn’t as great as Long Chen’s, when it came to defense, he was like an iron turtle. Anyone who bit him would have their teeth broken.
Pu pu pu…
On the other side, Long Chen had also gone all-out fighting. He exchanged injuries for injuries. Each time he fought, he would kill an undying expert.
As for Long Chen, he was constantly being injured. However, his physical body was too terrifying, and these injuries weren’t fatal. The thing that caused the experts of the Wasteland World to feel despair was that Long Chen’s wounds healed as soon as they appeared. Most of the time, he didn’t even bleed before recovering.
“Stop! Stop!”
An undying expert from the Great Wasteland shouted.
“We need to get along peacefully. Killing won’t solve anything…”
The Grand Desolate World’s experts all panicked. Long Chen and the others were too violent, too bloody. Each one of them was like a fiend that killed without batting an eye, crazily reaping their lives.
“This world does need peace, but not now. But don’t worry, your deaths will bring peace to this world.”
Long Chen sneered and ignored him. He continued to crazily slaughter. If there was peace, what was there to do?
Long Chen continued his bloody slaughter. His attacks were even more vicious than before. His power seemed endless, and each one of his attacks caused heaven and earth to crumble. The ground sank, and the void was pierced. Huge holes appeared in the ground, and the entire world was riddled with holes.
Long Chen’s power of the seven stars was able to destroy laws and suppress ten thousand Daos, creating a terrifying destructive power. With each attack, heaven and earth would leave behind shocking wounds that wouldn’t heal for a long time.
Long Chen was like the reincarnation of a devil god. His entire body was covered in blood, and it was like he was wearing a blood-colored armor. Most of that blood was the immortal blood of those experts.
“Stop, or we’ll all die together!” roared an undying expert.
Pu!
As a result, that immortal expert was killed by Long Chen’s Split the Heavens. His corpse fell to the ground.
“Who are you trying to scare? If you have any ability, then use it!”
Long Chen snorted and the river of stars behind him revolved. The Seven Ultimate Sword pointed at the sky, its eyes filled with icy killing intent.
Long Chen didn’t know how many undying experts he had killed. He was completely focused on the power of the seven stars. Only now did he realize that the true power of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art was still a mystery.
His control over the Seven Star Battle Armor had completely changed. As he continued to slaughter, he could sense that the Seven Star Battle Armor’s suppression of the laws was growing stronger.
In the beginning, he had been in his peak state. Although the laws of heaven and earth had been suppressed, there was no sign of them collapsing.
But now, he had already used up quite a bit of his energy. According to reason, he should be in a weakened state very soon, but the destruction of his laws was growing stronger. That was why the world was riddled with holes.
The Seven Star Battle Armor didn’t just give him power. It also gave him something else that he couldn’t explain. And this thing seemed to have gradually grown stronger from the moment he had killed the immortal experts.
“Could it be that the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art was created to kill?” A strange thought suddenly occurred to Long Chen.
“Damn humans, since you want to die, then let’s all die together!”
One of the undying experts suddenly roared. He transformed into a divine bird, his wings covering the sky. His qi and blood were ignited, and he summoned a blazing flame.
The other undying experts clenched their teeth and summoned their true bodies, retreating.
Buzz!
Over eighty undying experts of the Great Wasteland World were surrounded by flames. They all began to burn their essence blood, their immortal energy absorbed by the divine birds in the sky. A terrifying aura instantly swept through the heavens.
“Not good! It seems they’re about to release a powerful attack.” Xia Chen and the others’ expressions changed.
Originally, there had been over two hundred undying experts in the Great Wasteland, but now there were only over eighty left. They had no choice but to go all-out, because if they didn’t, they would all die.
“Retreat!”
Some distant experts cried out in terror. They immediately retreated from the spatial gate.
In truth, these experts hadn’t participated in the battle. They had been watching from the edge of the spatial gate the entire time. Now that the situation was bad, they immediately fled.
As for those experts who had participated in the battle, even if they wanted to flee, it was too late. In the end, they chose to stand behind the Dragonblood Legion, ignoring life and death.
Although they were also afraid, when they saw Long Chen’s calm expression, their confidence multiplied.
Rumble…
Rumbling filled the air, and the entire Wasteland World shook. The qi and blood of over eighty immortal experts had gathered together. That power was unimaginable.
Long Chen put away the Seven Ultimate Sword and stood at the front of the group. He icily looked at these undying experts, a mocking smile appearing on his face.
“Who are you trying to scare?”
In the face of over eighty undying experts, Long Chen’s expression didn’t change. He just stood in front of them, icily staring at them.
Countless experts were startled. What was going on? Was he just trying to scare them? It didn’t seem like it.
Rumble…
The undying experts of the Wasteland World were all trembling. Their qi and blood surged like torrents toward the immortal birds in the sky. A destructive aura was constantly rising.
“Idiot, you’re about to die, but you still dare to be so stubborn. No one in this world can block our combined attack. All of you must die!” roared an undying expert.
“If you scram now, you’ll still have a chance to live.”
Just as everyone was shocked, the undying expert said something else, causing them to be stunned.
What was going on? They had gathered such a terrifying attack, and now they wanted them to leave? Would the experts of the Wasteland World be so kind?
“Back when you exterminated the human race, did you ever think of giving them a chance to live?
“I’ve already said that today, we’ll settle old debts. I’ll take back everything you owe the human race with interest. Blood debts have to be repaid with blood. Don’t even think about it.
“When my Dragonblood Legion comes here, either you all die, or we all die. There’s no third option,” shouted Long Chen.
“Stubborn fool, since you want to die, we’ll help you!” raged the undying expert.
Buzz!
All the undying experts of the Great Wasteland released a pillar of light that connected to the immortal divine birds in the sky. In that instant, the pillar of light became a bridge that connected their power.
“I understand. They used the Heavenly Dao Laws here to merge all their power into one.
“Only Heavenly Dao energy can cross the barrier between races,” said Xia Chen gravely.
"Could it be that they've already taken control of this world? Otherwise, how could Heavenly Energy be controlled by them?” Bai Xiaole couldn't help but ask.
“That’s impossible,” said Bai Shishi. “If they can dominate this world, we won’t be able to resist them.”
No matter how strong a person was, how could they resist the entire world? And these undying experts were unable to control the power of this world.
Although they could cross the barrier between races and merge their powers, Bai Shishi refused to believe that they could control the Great Wasteland.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just at this moment, more energy poured into its body. Its pressure became more terrifying, and the entire world changed color. Even the Dragonblood warriors felt their scalps turn numb. They had never seen such terrifying power.
“Fools, do you really want to die that badly?” Just at this moment, the undying expert cursed.
“I understand. This move of yours is a self-mutilating killing move. Once it’s over, all of you will die!” Guo Ran suddenly understood.
The others also understood. It was no wonder these undying experts had been accumulating power, but they refused to attack. They were trying to use their auras to scare them away.
They didn’t dare to release this attack, as it would bring them an unbearable consequence. They wanted to scare Long Chen away.
But Long Chen had long since seen through their trick. According to his calculations, once this attack landed, the Immortal Divine Bird would definitely die. As for the others, even if they didn’t die, their vitality would be greatly damaged, and they wouldn’t be able to fight. They could only wait to be slaughtered.
At that time, even if Long Chen and the others died, just some random people from Nirvana Sky would be able to kill them. At that time, the Wasteland World would still have to change owners.
“Bastard, then die!”
The bird’s wings suddenly trembled, and the air exploded. It opened its mouth, and a sun-like ball of light blossomed.
Buzz!
At that moment, everyone on Long Chen’s side felt their hair stand on end. An intense sensation of death enveloped them.
Countless human experts were terrified. They instinctively wanted to flee, but seeing that Long Chen and the others weren’t moving, they clenched their teeth and forced themselves to stay.
“Since you don’t want to fight, then we won’t be courteous. Guo Ran, begin your performance.”
Long Chen looked at Guo Ran. Guo Ran immediately understood. His armor lit up, and he crossed his blades in front of his chest.
“Will it work?” asked Long Chen.
“Absolutely,” said Guo Ran confidently.
Hearing that, Long Chen placed his hand on Guo Ran’s armor. A loud dragon roar resounded throughout heaven and earth. Long Chen put away the star sea manifestation and summoned the Dragon Blood Body.
Buzz!
When Long Chen summoned the Dragon Blood Body, berserk energy poured into Guo Ran’s body. His armor shone with divine light, and millions of runes lit up.
At the same time, the five thousand Dragonblood warriors also unleashed their dragon blood. When all their dragon blood poured into Guo Ran’s armor, it began to rumble, and each rune seemed to come to life.
Ka ka ka…
Guo Ran felt endless energy pouring into his body. He was incomparably excited, but his expression quickly changed. Some parts of his armor had reached its limit, and he was unable to bear any more energy.
Previously, he had tested it with the Dragonblood warriors. With everyone’s power added in, they could at most reach sixty percent of the armor’s capacity. There was no need to worry about the armor’s endurance.
But when Long Chen joined in, a berserk energy crazily poured into his armor, pushing it to its limit.
“Dragonblood Cross Slash!”
Guo Ran immediately used a powerful move. If he had been a moment later, his armor would have exploded.
BOOM!
A huge cross shot out of Guo Ran’s blades, slashing down on the divine bird.
The Grand Desolate World’s experts didn’t want to fight Long Chen and the others head-on. They didn’t want both sides to be heavily injured. They just wanted to scare them away.
In fact, they had already decided that as long as they could intimidate the other side, they would send people out to negotiate. Even giving Long Chen and the others some sky-high compensation wouldn’t be a problem.
But Long Chen didn’t fall for it. He actually took the initiative to attack. Now the experts of the Wasteland World were completely dumbfounded. They were riding a tiger and couldn’t get off.
“Fight it out with them!”
The undying experts of the wasteland world roared. They had no way out. They could only fight to the death.
Buzz!
All the immortal experts’ energy was instantly sucked dry. The divine bird’s body exploded, and in that instant, the ‘sun’shot out.
One was the word ‘sun’, while the other was the word ‘ten’. On one side was the desperate attack of over eighty undying experts, while on the other was the merging of over five thousand geniuses. This was a world-shaking collision.
BOOM!
The two ultimate moves collided.
BOOM!
Space exploded, and thousands of mournful cries rang out. Heaven and earth exploded like a mirror, forming a huge hole.
Countless spatial blades surged out of the black hole.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Heaven and earth rumbled, and Gan Kun trembled. That black tide was a spatial tide that contained endless destructive power.
In the past, the spatial cracks would be like a mouth devouring heaven and earth. But this time was different. The spatial blades poured in, destroying everything here.
“Sky Rainbow Barrier!”
“Sharp Golden Shield!”
“Thick Earth Divine Seal!”
Xia Chen, Yu Qingxuan, Bai Shishi, Li Qi, and Song Mingyuan had long since made their preparations.
Rumble…
Xia Chen had set up a grand formation at the outermost layer to weaken the current. Then Yu Qingxuan’s flame barrier, Bai Shishi’s golden shield, and Li Qi and Song Mingyuan’s earth seal were all set up.
BOOM!
They had only just finished setting up their formations when a terrifying torrent of energy shot out. The runic formation, flame barrier, and golden shield all exploded. Only the thick earth barrier had managed to survive, but it was already riddled with holes.
Fortunately, the experts in the formation were safe and sound. By the time the earth seal was removed, the lively world had already become a barren land.
There was a huge hole in the sky. From that hole, it was possible to see terrifying spatial blades flowing within the darkness.
Hu!
Suddenly, a spatial blade tens of thousands of miles long flew out of the cave, cutting the ground in two. Its destructive power was something not even the Heavenly Daos could recover from.
“This attack might even be able to kill an entire group of undying experts!” Everyone was in high spirits. Even undying experts could be killed. Although they didn’t dare say they were unrivaled under the heavens, at the very least, it was difficult to find an opponent.
But when that spatial blade flew out of the flood, the power it displayed caused everyone’s hearts to shake.
Rumble…
Black energy flowed within the cave. People felt like they were looking at a rapidly flowing river. Spatial blades would occasionally shoot out from the river, causing people’s hearts to pound.
Fortunately, although this hole was large, it had only been “leaking” for a moment. Now, only spatial blades would occasionally shoot out. It wouldn’t cause too much damage to the Great Desolate World.
When Long Chen and the others turned their gazes from the cave to the undying experts, they saw that they had all returned to their original forms. They were lying in the distance, not moving at all.
They hadn’t died, but that attack had exhausted all their immortal energy, causing them to enter an extremely weak state.
And further behind them were countless experts from the Wasteland World. They looked at the scene in front of them with despair. They couldn’t believe what they were seeing.
“No… no, this definitely isn’t real. This must be a nightmare. Hurry up and wake up…”
One of the Grand Wasteland’s experts cried out in terror, crazily slapping himself in the face. His face was completely broken, and blood splashed everywhere. Unfortunately, this wasn’t a dream.
“In the end, the debt of blood still has to be repaid. If you had known this would happen, you wouldn’t have acted in the first place. If you had left a path for the human race, even if you had only left one alive, I wouldn’t have exterminated them.
“It was you who blocked your own path. If you didn’t leave a path for others, others wouldn’t have left a path for you either.” Long Chen’s expression was icy, without the slightest sympathy.
“Then if you kill us now, won’t you also be exterminated? In the future, there will also be people who will kill you!” roared one of the experts from the Wasteland World.
“I’m different from you. I, Long Chen, never kill people for no reason. Killing you has two goals. One is to take revenge for the humans who died in the Wasteland World.
His other goal was to make an example out of them. He wanted to warn those fellows who were eyeing the human race that the human race wasn’t easy to bully.
“Let’s not waste any more words. The truth will never be understood. Xia Chen, seal off the exit. Everyone else, attack together. You’ll treat them the same way they treated the human race,” said Long Chen coldly.
Once Xia Chen received the order, he immediately used a formation to seal the gate behind him. That way, the people outside wouldn’t be able to enter, and the people inside wouldn’t be able to leave.
“Die!”
Hearing Long Chen’s order, countless human experts’ killing intent soared.
“You damn bastards, return my family’s life!”
“Damn it! My little brother was killed by you! Today, I’ll return it a thousand times over!”
“You brutes, you keep saying you’re upholding justice for others, ruthlessly exterminating my Fair Wind Gate. Now that I’m the only one left in the sect, even if I have to die, I’ll get justice for the Fair Wind Gate’s eight hundred thousand lives.”
The Great Wasteland World had used traitors to infiltrate the human race, using the excuse of ‘upholding justice’to wantonly bully and humiliate others. Many of these people were absolutely irreconcilable with the experts of the Great Wasteland World.
Now that they had finally found an opportunity, they clenched their teeth and charged forward with their weapons.
The Dragonblood warriors were the first to attack. They directly killed the stronger creatures here, leaving the ones that posed no threat to the others.
This slaughter continued for seven days and seven nights. However, the Dragonblood warriors didn’t attack during that time. They split up to protect the human experts.
As for Long Chen and the others, they stayed in the core region of the Wasteland World. Long Chen didn’t want to take action, and he disdained to do so.
Long Chen didn’t have any direct enmity with the Grand Desolate World’s experts. So he would leave his revenge to those who did.
With a probing expert like Xia Chen present, any concealment was useless. Most importantly, after seven days and seven nights, the battle would end. Other than the human race, there were no other races in the Great Wasteland.
Thump, thump…
When everyone gathered, millions of experts knelt in front of Long Chen. Long Chen was startled and hastily helped them up.
“What are you doing?”
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, you don’t know this, but my parents and wife were all killed by them. If it weren’t for you, I would never have been able to get my revenge.
“So, even though I know I’m weak, I still came. After coming here, I didn’t plan on returning alive. Even if I could kill one of them, I’d still have the face to go to the Yellow Springs to see my family…” That person’s voice became choked, and he was unable to say anything.
“Us too! We’ve come for revenge! We’ll never forget senior apprentice-brother’s kindness!” shouted the others.
There were many people here who didn’t understand justice or emotions. They had come to get revenge, and other than that, there was nothing else in their heads. Now that they had gotten their revenge, it was enough to comfort the undead. Their gratitude to Long Chen was indescribable.
Long Chen comforted them. Once they calmed down, he said,
“Now that the battle is over, let’s start cleaning up the battlefield. Everyone will get a share of the spoils.”
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, you can’t do this!”
“Being able to get revenge is already a huge favor. If we continue to be greedy for benefits, are we still human?”
“That’s right. We’ve already taken our revenge and are satisfied. Let’s leave the treasures to our senior-apprentice brothers and sisters!”
When Long Chen said he would clean up the battlefield, the majority of the experts present declined. They all knew that their contributions in this battle were nothing.
They were also people with dignity, and they refused to thicken their faces to get any benefits. They didn’t want others to look down on them.
“Then it’s settled. There are countless resources here. If we don’t split them, are we supposed to leave them to those fellows who only know how to protect themselves and watch the flames from the shore?
“Although we have more people, this place is too large. Wanting to clean it is extremely taxing. Everyone, hurry up.
“Since you’re all so shy, then fine. Hand over all the treasures you’ve gathered to me. Once it’s over, I’ll distribute them,” said Long Chen.
Now that Long Chen said that, they didn’t delay any longer. Xia Chen had already drawn a map and split up the work according to the area and number of people. They began a carpet search, leaving no blind spots.
While everyone was busy, the Dragonblood Legion had gathered. They had just gone through a huge battle against an immortal. That had greatly increased their comprehension, and now was the best time to go into seclusion.
According to the normal procedure, the Dragonblood Legion should have been split up into smaller groups to avoid people taking advantage of them. After all, the treasures here were extremely shocking. If a person had too many treasures, it would be hard to avoid them.
But Long Chen didn’t care. Even if he had to give them all the wealth here, his heart wouldn’t ache.
If they were willing to risk their lives to come and help, they were all righteous people. Even if they were willing to take advantage of their own resources, it was still to strengthen the human race. Furthermore, the ones who were able to grow were mostly righteous people, forming a virtuous cycle.
Long Chen’s actions moved all the experts present. They finally understood why peak heavenly geniuses like Yue Zifeng, Xia Chen, Guo Ran, Gu Yang, Li Qi, and Song Mingyuan were willing to follow Long Chen.
Long Chen’s magnanimity and charisma was something they couldn’t even imagine. Just this action of his caused them to feel what it meant to trust him. Even if they had to die for him, they would be willing.
Days passed. Cleaning up the battlefield was far more time-consuming than fighting. Although Xia Chen had created a formation disc, it still took them an entire month to clean up the battlefield.
When they saw the mountain of spirit stones, immortal materials, and divine weapons, even Long Chen jumped. There were even more treasures here than he had expected.
Long Chen didn’t ask for anything else. He tossed all the corpses into the primal chaos space. Those undying experts’ corpses had all been handled by Xia Chen and Guo Ran, so he could absorb them without worry.
As for the other treasures, Xia Chen and Guo Ran took some precious immortal material divine iron. Those were things they didn’t have. As for the ones they had, they didn’t take too many.
As for the rest, they were all given to the experts present. The ones who had contributed the most were the trash corpses, while the ones who had contributed the least were given ninety-nine percent of the treasures.
But in the end, under Long Chen’s orders, they split the treasures evenly. Each person received a few treasures. As for the bone books and tomes, they were all taken by Long Chen.
Long Chen had said that these ancient tomes would be stored in a separate scripture pavilion within the Numinous Sky Academy. The experts present could enter the pavilion at any time.
After dividing the spoils, Long Chen had Xia Chen open the portal. At this time, countless experts had already gathered outside.
Seeing Long Chen and the others walk out, countless experts couldn’t help but say:
“Principal Long Chen, what do you mean? Why are you blocking the gate and not letting us in?”
“That’s right. As fellow humans, we also want to do our part for the human race. Isn’t this a bit too domineering?”
“What? Are you just going to kick us out now that you’ve obtained the benefits? You should know that without us, the experts of the Wasteland World would never compromise.”
Countless human experts surrounded Long Chen and the others. Quite a few of them were the ones who had entered the Wasteland World with him.
These experts all had different cultivation bases. There were old and young ones. Other than them, there were also experts from the various powers in the Nirvana Sky. Long Chen even saw experts from the immortal families.
“Shameless. When you were fighting with your lives on the line, you ran. Now that it’s over, you’ve come to reap some benefits. How could the human race have a group of shameless fellows like you?” Before Long Chen could say anything, the experts fighting alongside him couldn’t bear it any longer.
They had seen shameless people, but they had never seen someone as shameless as him. They had always been hot-blooded and impetuous. Now that they had exterminated the Wasteland World with Long Chen, how could they endure such humiliation? They directly began to curse him.
“Shut up! Who do you think you are? Is there a place for you to talk here?” shouted a half-step undying old man.
Seeing that the person cursing was just a youth with an ordinary cultivation base, he was infuriated.
Pa!
What no one had expected was that this little fellow was actually quite unyielding. He reached out and slapped the elder’s face.
“You old bastard, when I was fighting to the death on the battlefield, didn’t you know which tortoise nest you were hiding in? Who do you think you are? Does this place even have a place for you?” cursed the youth.
His entire family had been killed because his enemies had seduced the experts of the Great Wasteland. Now that he had gotten his revenge and his wish had been fulfilled, he didn’t fear death at all. His courage was also great, and he had an attitude of ‘if you have the guts, you’ll kill me.’
“You’re courting death!”
The elder was infuriated and was just about to attack when the experts behind Long Chen roared, “You dare touch him?!”
These disciples had just experienced a slaughter, and their powerful killing intent caused the elder’s expression to change. He couldn’t help but tremble, and then an unpleasant smell came from them.
“Trash, you think you can bully an honest person? Scram, don’t dirty senior apprentice-brother Long Chen’s eyes.”
Seeing this sanctimonious old man piss his pants in fear, the young man kicked him away with a disdainful expression.
No one had expected this elder to be the sect leader of a middle level sect. He had a high position and authority, but he was just an idiot. He didn’t have any true ability, so he was only capable of scaring people.
“The Wasteland World has changed hands. He is now the territory of the human race,” announced Guo Ran.
“What?”
All the experts present were filled with disbelief.
“Let’s go. Let’s see if the eight Kings are stronger than the six World Nobles.”
Long Chen waved his hand, and everyone rushed out of the crowd.
Long Chen and the others left grandly in the direction of the uninhabited world. Everyone was dumbfounded.
Some people were the first to react and charge into the Wasteland World. As a result, when they saw the shocking battlefield, as well as the huge hole that was constantly shooting out spatial blades, they were all stunned.
“Could it be…”
People’s hearts began to pound. Some people immediately went around the battlefield and flew into the depths of the Wasteland World. As a result, countless shocking news spread.
The entire world’s creatures had been killed. Not a single one of them had survived. The entire world was covered in blood.
When this news spread, it shook the entire Nirvana Sky. Back then, Long Chen had sealed the gates, and the outside world hadn’t known what was happening inside.
But everyone could see that the gate was sealed with a formation. It was obvious that this was the work of the human race, so they didn’t dare attack. With Long Chen’s domineering character, anyone who dared to attack him would be courting death.
According to their thoughts, Long Chen would definitely have to negotiate with the Grand Desolate World’s experts. Although he was powerful, the Grand Desolate World definitely had its own trump cards.
As long as they didn’t want to die together, they would definitely stop. In the end, they would have to settle the matter on the negotiation table. After some haggling, once both sides could accept it, they would shake hands.
But they had never dreamed that Long Chen would be so domineering. He had directly killed all the creatures in the Wasteland World. They were all terrified. That was too vicious.
“Hurry up and take a look at the uninhabited world! There will definitely be an even greater show to watch!”
Some people immediately left the Great Wasteland, rushing to the uninhabited world as fast as possible. They had already missed a great battle, so they definitely couldn’t miss another.
“Die!”
By the time these people arrived at the uninhabited world, the battle had already begun. Countless experts were guarding the entrance, and Long Chen was leading the Dragonblood Legion to fight.
“World Extinguishing Flame Lotus!”
A flame lotus shot out, instantly covering half the battlefield.
BOOM!
The flame lotus blossomed, and countless experts instantly turned to nothingness. A terrifying heat swept through the heavens.
“World Destruction Lightning!”
Long Chen had only just released the World Extinguishing Flame Lotus when a ball of lightning shot out.
“Courting death!”
Long Chen’s two moves had instantly exterminated countless people from the uninhabited world.
Following that, a golden figure shot over like a bolt of lightning. It was one of the eight Kings of the uninhabited world, the golden-winged roc that had once seen Long Chen.
This time, Long Chen had come because he was afraid someone would notify the uninhabited world and have Xia Chen directly use the transportation formation.
As a result, only the Dragonblood Legion was the first to arrive. Because there were too many people, the others could only follow.
Everything was as Long Chen had expected. When Long Chen had killed his way into the Wasteland World, they had been on guard. But the Wasteland World had been sealed for over a month, and countless people thought Long Chen was negotiating with the experts of the Wasteland World. As time passed, the people on the uninhabited world’s side began to relax.
All the experts returned to seclusion, especially the eight Kings. In order to face Long Chen, they had all gone all-out to increase their strength.
Long Chen’s sudden attack had come without the slightest warning, catching them off guard. Before they could even understand what was going on, they were killed by Long Chen, Yue Zifeng, and Guo Ran.
Although there were tens of millions of them, they were unable to resist the Dragonblood Legion.
Furthermore, three undying experts had been killed. Without a leader, they were a complete mess.
The uninhabited world’s experts immediately charged over. When the Golden Winged Roc World King saw Long Chen, his eyes turned red.
BOOM!
His golden wings spread, and a golden divine light shot toward Long Chen.
Rumble…
The void was pierced through by the golden divine light, and thousands of ripples spread out. Within the divine light, chaotic qi circulated. This meant that it had long since taken root in the primal chaos, and its attacks rarely contained terrifying primal chaos energy.
In the face of this peerless attack, Long Chen knew this was its strongest divine ability. He opened his hand, and a seven-pointed star appeared in his palm.
BOOM!
When the golden light collided with Long Chen’s hand, it was like a river of light crashing into a rock. The golden light scattered into the air, lighting up the sky.
“The power of the seven stars has grown stronger again. It seems it really is as I thought. The Nine Star Hegemon Body Art is a cultivation technique that specializes in slaughter. The more you kill, the more solid your power becomes.
“If I wanted to receive this attack before entering the Grand Desolate Plane, I would have had to pay a certain price. But now, this attack is nothing.” Long Chen was filled with excitement.
“In the past, I hated killing. I was afraid of killing. I was afraid of becoming an ice-cold killing machine.
It was aunt Gong who had enlightened me that this world needed the power to kill. My self-denial had also gone against the original intention of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art.
“Fortunately, I’ve realized that killing isn’t that terrifying. All I need to know is why I want to kill!” Long Chen’s eyes blazed as he sensed the endless energy coming from his hand.
BOOM!
Suddenly, Long Chen shouted, and the Kun Peng wings on his back shook. His hand pushed forward against the current, and the golden light collapsed. Long Chen’s hand pushed toward the golden-winged roc’s head.
The Golden-Winged Roc’s expert immediately sensed something was wrong. His wings flapped, and his huge body nimbly flipped over, dodging Long Chen’s palm.
BOOM!
Space exploded, leaving behind a huge hole.
Looking at the giant hole above him, the Golden-winged Roc World King’s proud son of heaven broke out in a cold sweat. If he hadn’t fled fast enough, then even if he didn’t die he would have been severely wounded.
Hu!
Long Chen’s palm missed, and he kicked down. Astral winds raged, and the Golden-Winged Roc’s King was sent flying.
Bang!
With an explosive sound, golden feathers danced in the air. The Golden-winged Great Peng Race’s World King proud son of heaven gave a stuffy cough and his wings were nearly broken.
The Golden-Winged Peng Race’s World King was both shocked and infuriated. He was from the Kun Peng race, so how terrifying was his physical body? Furthermore, he was a variant of the Kun Peng race, the Golden-Winged Race. His wings were his strongest point, but he was unable to endure Long Chen’s kick?
“Kun Peng Splits the Heavens!”
The Golden-winged Great Peng Race’s World King roared. He suddenly raised his claws, grabbed the void, and fiercely tore.
Chi!
The sky was torn apart like paper, and a crack shot toward Long Chen.
This was also the strongest divine ability of the Kun Peng race. Once one was affected by the crack, let alone a human, even an immortal weapon would be torn apart.
“Kun Peng Split the Heavens? Then I’ll use Long Chen to nourish the heavens!”
Long Chen sneered. When the crack in the sky appeared in front of him, he grabbed the two sides of the sky and slammed them together.
BOOM!
The Golden-winged Roc’s World King level talent’s divine ability was interrupted. His entire body shook and he wildly vomited a mouthful of blood.
“Split the Heavens 1!”
“Die!” Long Chen shouted, and the Seven Ultimate Sword appeared in his hand. He slashed it at the Golden-Winged Roc World King.
Pu!
A huge head was severed, and blood splashed into the sky.
The Golden-winged Great Peng Race’s World King level talent had been killed. He had rushed forward quickly, but he had also died quickly. He hadn’t even waited for the experts behind him to arrive before being killed.
“No…”
A heart-rending roar rang out from the distance. A huge Kun Peng roared as it charged over. That was his father. Seeing his son killed, his killing intent soared.
“Die!”
The golden-winged roc’s qi and blood were instantly ignited. It went berserk and directly ignited its essence blood in exchange for even stronger immortal energy.
BOOM!
One of its golden wings was like a heavenly blade slashing down. Immortal qi coiled around it, and the stars in the sky trembled. It slashed down on Long Chen, looking like it would die if it didn’t succeed.
“Do you feel pain? That’s right. Only when you feel pain will you understand reverence.
“Only those who understand reverence will respect life. They won’t rely on their power to randomly kill life. They won’t easily exterminate it.” Long Chen stood in the air, icily looking at the golden-winged roc. His voice was like the voice of a god, shaking heaven and earth.
“Die, you damned human!”
The Golden-winged Pengornis’ immortal expert’s fury was ignited, and his killing intent soared. Seeing that Long Chen was still talking, he roared and slashed his golden wings at him.
BOOM!
Long Chen didn’t dodge. Stars revolved around his hand, and the seven-pointed star trembled.
Long Chen’s arm shook intensely, and blood flowed out of his hand. The power of the wings was terrifying, forcing him back several steps. With each step, the space behind him collapsed.
When Long Chen took his seventh step, he finally stabilized himself. He forcibly blocked the Heaven Shrouding Wings.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The golden-winged Pengornis’ immortal expert roared furiously. Its golden wings trembled, and divine light circulated. It wanted to crush Long Chen.
But no matter how hard it tried, Long Chen only took seven steps back at the start. Then he was like a boulder, completely immovable.
Long Chen looked at the wound on his hand. As soon as it appeared, it quickly healed. He turned to the golden-winged roc and icily said,
“When you exterminated the human race, did you ever think about their fury, pain, and unwillingness?
“Did you ever pay any attention to their cries and pleas? Did you feel any pity for them?”
“You humans are nothing more than lowly creatures. How can you be compared to us?!” roared the golden-winged roc.
“Despicable?”
Hearing those two words, Long Chen’s eyes turned icy, and killing intent erupted. The temperature of the world rapidly dropped, and the sky darkened.
“Fine. In your eyes, the strong are noble, the weak are lowly, and the weak have no right to live. Then today, I’ll let you see what is noble and what is despicable!”
Long Chen’s eyebrows shot up. His fury was instantly ignited. Suddenly, a star sea appeared behind him, and the seven stars lit up. The starry sky seemed to cover the entire world. Long Chen suddenly reached out and pulled.
Chi!
The golden-winged roc’s wings were torn off by Long Chen.
The intense pain caused the golden-winged Pengornis’ immortal expert to awaken from his fury. One of its wings suddenly trembled, and it was about to retreat.
Buzz!
In that instant, Long Chen also moved. Grabbing its other wing, he pulled.
Chi!
The golden-winged roc’s other wing was also torn off by Long Chen. He was too fast for it to dodge.
It had to be known that Long Chen’s wings came from the golden-winged roc race’s top heavenly geniuses. Their other talents were ordinary, and their greatest talent was speed. As Long Chen’s strength increased, he activated the strongest divine ability of these wings. His speed far surpassed the golden-winged rocs.
Buzz!
Long Chen tore off two of its wings and tossed them into the primal chaos space. Suddenly, his hands became claws, and he reached out to grab the golden-winged roc’s claws.
“The human race is lowly, but your Kun Peng race is noble? Then let me see if your noble body can block my lowly power!” roared Long Chen.
The Golden-winged Pengornis expert let out a terrified cry and struggled with all its might. But its claws were firmly caught, and it was like a rooster whose legs had been caught.
Pu!
Long Chen pulled with both hands, and in front of countless shocked gazes, the golden-winged roc expert was torn in two.
Golden immortal essence blood scattered across the sky, covering the ground with a layer of golden powder. That scene was absolutely terrifying.
The entrance to the uninhabited world was already packed with people. They had all heard the news and had immediately taken the transportation formation. Some of them had just arrived when they saw the scene of Long Chen holding the Golden-Winged Roc expert. They were all stunned.
Long Chen stood arrogantly in the air, bathed in the immortal blood. He was like the reincarnation of a god of death. His killing intent caused the world to tremble.
“Kill him!”
Only now did a large group of people from the uninhabited world arrive. They saw the scene of Long Chen tearing apart the Golden-winged Pengornis. In their fury, hundreds of immortal experts and millions of heavenly geniuses charged over.
“Die!”
Seeing these people charging at him, Long Chen’s eyes turned red. The killing intent he had just felt from the golden-winged roc’s immortal expert was ignited once more. He was like a shooting star, taking the initiative to charge at the army of millions.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen charged into the midst of the Undying experts. As soon as he attacked, he unleashed his strongest attack, smashing apart one of them.
As for the back of his hand, it was pierced by a sharp blade. That was the Horned Bone Devil. Its horn was even sharper than an immortal weapon, and it actually broke through Long Chen’s defense.
“I’ve got him under control! Kill him!”
The Horned Bone Devil let out a loud cry, thinking that after piercing through Long Chen, its devil qi would instantly corrode Long Chen’s body, making it so he couldn’t move.
Crack!
But what no one had expected was that after being pierced through, Long Chen suddenly turned around. The Bone Devil’s thin and long horn was broken by Long Chen.
Bang!
Long Chen’s fist smashed into the Horned Bone Devil’s head, and it instantly exploded.
“He’s hurt. Hurry.”
The other undying experts from the uninhabited world roared and charged at Long Chen.
Pu!
Long Chen pulled out the horn on his chest. That black horn was still shining with a cold light, stained with his blood.
“The feeling of being injured is actually so wonderful!”
Long Chen looked at the horn in his hand. Seeing the blood on it, his voice became sinister, and a black aura gradually appeared in his eyes.
“Kill!”
Long Chen’s roar was like a thunderclap that resounded throughout the world. Star spots appeared on his horn as he stabbed forward.
BOOM!
The horn that was sharper than an immortal weapon flew into the crowd and exploded. In the end, it was unable to endure the power of the stars.
The instant it exploded, a terrifying star energy swept over the surrounding undying experts, directly blowing them to bits.
Pu pu pu…
Long Chen slashed out with the Seven Ultimate Sword. His star energy circulated without any obstructions, and he released it to his heart’s content, slaughtering as much as he could. Each one of his attacks was full of life and death.
Long Chen’s physical body was extremely powerful. As long as it wasn’t a fatal attack, he wouldn’t even bother dodging. Hundreds of wounds quickly appeared on his body, but Long Chen didn’t care. Within the primal chaos space, the Moonwood and Ancient Fusang Wood possessed endless life energy. These injuries would heal in an instant.
And these hundreds of wounds had cost the lives of dozens of undying experts. Long Chen’s suicidal fighting style terrified them. They had never seen such a terrifying human. He was even more terrifying than a devil.
More and more experts arrived at the entrance to the uninhabited world. Seeing this bloody battle, even the older generation’s experts felt their scalps turn numb.
That was an undying expert! If nothing unexpected happened, he would be able to live until the end of time to witness the changes of time.
But here, Long Chen was slaughtering them like they were livestock. The corpses of the undying experts continued to fall from the sky. That scene was too bloody and terrifying.
Long Chen seemed to have gone crazy. He didn’t block many of his enemies’ attacks. Instead, he took advantage of the moment others attacked him to give them a fatal blow. That kind of valiant and fearless attitude was something anyone would be afraid of.
It wasn’t just Long Chen. On the Dragonblood Legion’s side, Yue Zifeng, Guo Ran, Xia Chen, Gu Yang, Li Qi, and Song Mingyuan were also crazily fighting immortal experts. Each one of them had several lives.
Other than them, Bai Shishi, Yu Qingxuan, and Bai Xiaole were also in a fierce battle. This was especially true for Bai Xiaole. After merging with the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, this little fellow had gone completely crazy. Its entire body was covered in blood, and the purple color of its eyes was becoming more demonic. Every single tail, every single claw, including its teeth, could release a terrifying killing blow.
Up until now, it had already killed over ten immortal experts. After Long Chen, it had killed the most.
Most terrifying of all, its target was selected. Each time it killed its target, its tail would pierce through its crystal core, as if it was absorbing some energy.
“Wait, what about the eight Kings of the uninhabited world?” asked one of the spectators.
It had to be known that the eight Kings of the uninhabited world were all extremely famous. Back then, they had said that any one of them would be able to defeat Long Chen. But after such a long time, why hadn’t he seen any of them?
“You were a step too late, so you didn’t see the Kun Peng King. As soon as he came out, he was directly killed by Long Chen. In the end, three Kings appeared,” said someone.
“And?”
“Two of them were killed by the Dragonblood Legion’s legion commander. As for who killed them, I didn’t pay too much attention. It was a bit chaotic back then.”
“What about the other one?”
“The other one is unlucky. He thought himself to be smart and led a group of people into the Dragonblood Legion to launch a sneak attack.
As a result, as soon as he charged in, he was cut down. He didn’t even see how he died. All he saw was blood and flesh flying everywhere. It was unknown who had killed him.
“The Dragonblood warriors probably don’t even know that the one they killed was one of the eight Kings.”
“That works too?”
That person was stupefied. These were the so-called eight Kings? To be treated like a random passerby and be hacked to death? That was too stupid.
“In any case, the four people I saw were all killed as soon as they appeared. As for the other four, I didn’t see them. The battlefield is too chaotic, so I’m mainly looking at senior apprentice-brother Long Chen,” said another person.
“Could it be that those four people were also killed as passersby?!” interjected someone. The others looked at each other. This seemed a bit ridiculous, but it also seemed possible.
For such a large scale battle, as the strongest experts of the current generation, it was impossible for them to be cowardly turtles. Otherwise, how would they survive in the future?
But if he did, wouldn’t he be able to cause a ripple? Then would he still be one of the eight Kings?
But looking at how the Dragonblood Legion was like wolves and tigers, and how some of them were even able to receive an attack from an undying expert, he felt that this possibility was a bit high.
Long Chen was at the front, followed by Yue Zifeng, Guo Ran, Xia Chen, Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, Bai Shishi, Bai Xiaole, and Yu Qingxuan.
The five thousand Dragonblood warriors behind them formed a killing formation and began to fight back and forth. They were like meat grinders. Even if an undying expert entered, once they were surrounded by the formation, they wouldn’t even be able to take a breath.
That was also why those people who had been planning on sneak attacking the Dragonblood Legion had ended up worse off.
They had always thought that the Dragonblood Legion was the weakest, but they hadn’t known that each one of the Dragonblood Legion’s warriors was a powerful three-pole Chosen. They possessed immortal armor and immortal weapons, and they also knew how to work together. At critical moments, their manifestations would connect, merge, and support each other.
Even without Guo Ran, dozens of them could merge their power into one, allowing them to fight against an undying expert. If hundreds of them merged their power, even an undying expert would die.
That was also why many people didn’t see those four Kings. They all thought that they had already died in the chaos.
Behind the Dragonblood Legion were millions of Galaxy Master Sect’s disciples. They were also valiant, and their manifestations were all the same. When they fought together, they would support each other, and when their power gathered together, it was also shocking.
Unless an undying expert came, they wouldn’t be afraid of anyone. As for the other undying experts on the battlefield, they were all suppressed by Long Chen and the others. Even if there were some that managed to slip through the net, there would be the Dragonblood Legion to support them.
Behind the Galaxy Master Sect’s disciples were the experts who had come with Long Chen to fight the Grand Desolate Plane. They could only pick up the remaining enemies of the Galaxy Master Sect’s disciples. When it came to them, there was no one left. Even if there were, many of them were already half-dead, lacking limbs.
What they needed to do was to clean up the battlefield. Only the stronger cultivators would merge with the Galaxy Master Sect disciples to help.
Those weaker disciples also knew their own limits. Since they couldn’t help, they wouldn’t cause any trouble.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a shocking change occurred on the battlefield. Countless uninhabited experts suddenly gave up on fighting and fled for their lives.
“What happened?”
“No way! They can’t hold on! They’re starting to run!”
“The undying experts have also begun to withdraw.”
Rumble…
Countless experts from the uninhabited world finally couldn’t hold on any longer and began to flee into the depths of the uninhabited world. Looking at those miserable figures fleeing, their jaws dropped in disbelief.
“The experts from the uninhabited world actually fled.”
Everyone’s jaws were about to drop. Back when the great gates had opened, just how powerful was the Great Wasteland World? It had declared that it would flatten the entire Nirvana Sky.
If it hadn’t been for the Hall Master’s intimidation, they would have long since taken action. But now, Long Chen had led his people here, and without the support of an undying expert, they were able to defeat the Unmanned World.
“Heavens, are my eyes blind? What did I just see?” Many people still couldn’t believe it.
The people of the uninhabited world were completely defeated. It was like monkeys would scatter when a tree fell, and the Dragonblood Legion was crazily slaughtering them.
“Headmaster Long Chen, don’t chase a cornered enemy. Don’t let them get away!” shouted an experienced elder.
“They’re not poor. They’re filthy rich.”
Long Chen didn’t reply, but Guo Ran answered for him. In their eyes, this wasn’t an ordinary battle. It wasn’t for profit, but for revenge. To get revenge, you had to pay any price.
Seeing that Long Chen wasn’t going to listen to their advice, some people panicked and hastily sent a message to the Numinous Sky Academy, hoping the palace master would stop them.
That was because the experts from the uninhabited world had said that they had their own trump cards. That was also why even someone as powerful as the Hall Master wouldn’t dare to come to the uninhabited world.
Right now, Long Chen was acting like he wanted to exterminate them all. If he really did force the uninhabited world into a corner, it was very likely that a life and death struggle would occur.
It had to be known that Long Chen and the others were the treasures of the human race, the hope of nirvana. If something happened to Long Chen, it would be a heavy blow to the human race. That kind of blow was something the human race couldn’t bear.
Although many people didn’t necessarily care about the bigger picture, whether it was the bigger picture or the smaller picture, even if it was for themselves, they couldn’t let Long Chen die. If Long Chen died, they would also be doomed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen’s speed was extremely fast, and he crazily slaughtered them. Those undying experts became live targets. Long Chen killed seven of them, while the others were still fleeing for their lives.
“Boss, something seems off!”
Guo Ran was by Long Chen’s side. Guo Ran also had a pair of Kun Peng wings on his back. Although they were fake, they were only slightly slower than Long Chen’s.
Long Chen wasn’t flying at full speed, and he had to fight at the same time. That was why Guo Ran was able to keep up with him. But seeing the other undying experts fleeing for their lives, Guo Ran also sensed something strange.
“It’s definitely not right. But who cares if it’s right or wrong? Just kill them. The old man said that in front of absolute power, any schemes are useless.
“Our absolute power surpasses theirs. All their schemes are useless. If their absolute power surpasses ours, then we won’t need to waste time thinking about it. I can tell that the easier the cultivation path, the better.
“They definitely still have some tricks up their sleeves. Otherwise, they would have long since fought to the death with us. In any case, we also have our own trump cards. Let’s see who’s stronger. What, do you not have confidence in your armor?” asked Long Chen.
“Of course I’m confident. After what happened last time, I adjusted my armor’s runes to increase my limit.
“However, we’ve already fought for such a long time. I’m afraid we’ll exhaust too much of our energy.
“The people from the uninhabited world are clearly stronger than the people from the Grand Desolate Plane. Killing them is a bit difficult,” said Guo Ran.
The uninhabited world’s experts were clearly on a higher level. With the same cultivation base and realm, the creatures here were even stronger. Such a terrifying battle would exhaust a great deal of people. Guo Ran was still a bit worried. After all, he was the commander-in-chief, and he had to constantly calculate their power. He couldn’t let them be in danger.
“Don’t worry, I’m here. This battle is inevitable. The uninhabited world is different from the Great Desolate World. It has its own secrets, and we have to investigate them.”
Long Chen chased after him, but in the end, he was still left behind. It wasn’t that he couldn’t keep up, but that he didn’t dare to follow too closely. If he did, he would be completely cut off from the Dragonblood Legion.
If the uninhabited world’s experts had a terrifying killing move that wasn’t used against him, but against the Dragonblood Legion, he wouldn’t be able to protect them.
After all, the speed of an undying expert was shocking. Even if the Dragonblood warriors were to go all-out, they wouldn’t be able to catch up.
“Boss, isn’t this the direction of the Eye of Chaos?” asked Guo Ran.
Guo Ran took out the map, and Long Chen glanced at it. Just as Guo Ran had said, they were flying in the direction of the primal chaos eye.
“It seems the secret is with the primal chaos eye. Tell our brothers not to run too fast. Try to adjust your state. There might be a fierce battle later,” warned Long Chen.
Back in the primal chaos eye, Long Chen had sensed that something was off. Although he hadn’t stayed in the uninhabited world for long, he had carefully examined this world.
He had a feeling that this world’s primal chaos era was scattered, but it was useless. He had a feeling that this world hadn’t formed its own primal chaos era.
As for the primal chaos eye, Long Chen had always thought that it was the source of all the primal chaos energy in this world. But now that the core had exploded, he realized it wasn’t.
That puzzled Long Chen. This question had always bothered him. Now that he saw them retreat to the Eye of Chaos, he immediately felt that the secret of the uninhabited world should be with the Eye of Chaos.
Soon, the primal chaos eye appeared in front of him. Long Chen immediately focused his attention and was the first to charge over. Here, he saw the experts from the uninhabited world gathering, as if they wanted to fight to the death.
“Die!”
As soon as he arrived, a group of devil qi experts charged over. What surprised Long Chen was that these experts were only Heavenly Venerates. Although their auras were powerful, they were unable to pose any threat to him.
Something was definitely off. Long Chen sensed something was wrong. With a flick of his finger, a mini flame lotus shot out.
BOOM!
The flame lotus was only the size of a finger, but the instant it exploded amongst the crowd, it devoured everything in its path.
Those hundreds of devil race experts were instantly devoured by the flames and turned to ash. They didn’t even have a chance to resist.
Guo Ran and the others were all stupefied. What was going on? Why was he intentionally sending people to their deaths? There had to be a reason why things were so abnormal. They didn’t think this was some senseless game of the uninhabited world’s experts.
Rumble…
Just as Long Chen was about to kill them, the ground suddenly began to bulge. Devil qi surged out of the cracks in the ground.
“Hahaha, you’re dead for sure. Now that the Devil Saint has appeared, you humans can just quietly wait for death!”
When the experts from the uninhabited world saw this, they all crazily laughed, their expressions sinister.
“You dare to massacre my clansmen? This Saint will exterminate your entire clan!”
Suddenly, a furious roar came from the ground. The ground exploded, and a figure wrapped in devil qi charged out.
It was a creature with two horns, long red hair, and a thin face. His body was slender, and his arms were as thin as bones. It was like a gust of wind could blow him away.
His eyes were scarlet, his fangs were bared, and his face was as sinister as a ghost. Just looking at him made him feel like his soul was about to collapse.
That was an undying expert who was emitting a terrifying immortal aura. However, his aura was countless times stronger than ordinary undying experts. They were on completely different levels.
As soon as he appeared, his killing intent soared. He immediately saw Long Chen, as well as the charred remains.
“Die!”
The red-haired monster roared and its withered hand grabbed at Long Chen. The space around him collapsed.
Buzz!
Ever since that red-haired monster had appeared, Long Chen had been prepared to fight. He slashed out with the Seven Ultimate Sword.
BOOM!
But what shocked Long Chen was that before the Seven Ultimate Sword could reach his opponent’s hand, it was shattered by a strange energy.
Long Chen was startled and his sword exploded. Astral energy circulated in his left hand, and he punched his opponent’s hand.
Bang!
Long Chen’s fist shook intensely, and blood splashed. The scales on his fist exploded, and he felt like he had been struck by a shooting star. He smashed through a mountain behind him and miserably tumbled back.
“How is that possible?”
The red-haired creature’s claw descended. He had thought Long Chen would be blown to smithereens, but he hadn’t expected Long Chen to only have his hand injured. He was filled with disbelief.
“Devil Saint, he’s not a pure human. He has true dragon essence blood flowing through his body,” warned an undying expert from the uninhabited world.
“So that’s how it is. No wonder you dared to kill my people. So what if you’re from the Dragon race? Today, you’ll all die.”
The red-haired monster let out a long, ear-piercing cry. It was like a scorpion’s tail was stabbing into people’s eardrums.
“Ah…”
Even someone as powerful as the Dragonblood warriors couldn’t help but let out a miserable cry. Their souls felt a burst of pain, as if something had exploded in their heads. Blood flowed out of their ears, and in that instant, they couldn’t hear anything. They even lost their senses.
Behind the Dragonblood warriors were the Galaxy Master Sect’s disciples. The Dragonblood warriors weren’t able to bear it, but they were in an even worse situation. Over ninety percent of the disciples fainted.
“It’s a spiritual attack!”
Bai Shishi’s expression completely changed. This devil expert had only let out a single roar, but it had almost shattered her soul.
It was fortunate that the Star River Sect’s disciples had strong wills. Otherwise, this roar would have been enough to completely annihilate them. She had never seen such a terrifying expert.
“Retreat!”
Long Chen decisively shouted, and the Kun Peng wings behind him flapped as he charged at the red-haired monster.
“A lowly human dares to be so arrogant? Who gave you the courage?”
Blood-red light circulated in the monster’s eyes. It was like a bloodthirsty beast staring at its prey.
Seeing Long Chen charging at him, a sinister smile appeared on his face. He formed a strange hand seal, and devil qi surged out of him. Heaven and earth changed color, and countless runes flew out, forming a huge shield in front of him.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s fist smashed into the huge shield, causing heaven and earth to shake. Wind whistled, and the huge shield began to crack.
Long Chen’s expression changed. This was his strongest punch, but it was unable to break through the red-haired monster’s magical art. That meant he wasn’t on the same level as it.
He could easily kill other undying experts, but he was still far from being able to handle this red-haired monster. Long Chen was startled. Just what level was this fellow at?
As for the red-haired monster, its sinister smile instantly disappeared, and its eyes narrowed. Long Chen’s power had far surpassed its expectations.
According to reason, no matter how strong Long Chen was, he was just a World King. In front of this shield, he was like an ant. There was no way to shake him.
But the power of Long Chen’s punch had surpassed his imagination. Killing intent erupted from his eyes. He definitely couldn’t let this person live.
Buzz!
The red-haired monster suddenly formed hand seals, and the shield in front of it spun back, forming a sphere around Long Chen.
Even Long Chen hadn’t been able to react to this sudden change. This move was too strange, completely overturning his understanding of magical arts.
“Soul Devouring Devil Sound!”
The red-haired monster suddenly stuck its head into the sphere and opened its mouth, letting out an ear-piercing shriek.
That scream was like a pig being butchered, like a hanging iron. It was as unpleasant as it could be. Even through the barrier, people felt their hair stand on end. Their souls felt like they were being bitten by ants. It was so uncomfortable that they wanted to kill themselves.
It could be imagined just how terrifying it was outside the barrier. But inside the barrier, Long Chen was directly facing the red-haired monster’s devil voice. The damage he had to endure was hundreds of times greater than others.
Within the barrier, Long Chen’s expression didn’t change. Forming hand seals, a divine gate appeared on his forehead, and divine light enveloped him.
That gate was the Divine Gate in his mind-sea, and it was also where the Divine Gate Star was located. Long Chen didn’t know how to use the Divine Gate Star to attack, but he could use it to defend.
When the sword-like sound waves struck Long Chen’s body, they were blocked by the divine light and turned to dust. The red-haired monster’s devil voice was unable to attack him.
At this moment, Bai Xiaole and the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox fused together, carrying all the unconscious Galaxy Master Sect warriors and fleeing.
Previously, the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox had been domineering. But when it saw that red-haired monster, its expression changed. Hearing Long Chen tell it to retreat, it was the first to flee.
It had clearly seen how terrifying this red-haired monster was. It didn’t dare fight against such a monster.
Because they were afraid of being attacked, they didn't dare to use spatial teleportation. If they did, they would be easily interrupted, and if they were interrupted, they would very likely be sucked into the spatial turbulence, and then they would be doomed.
Bai Xiaole led all the disciples of the Galaxy Master Sect to retreat. She called out to the other experts that were still rushing over, telling them not to come. They were too fast, and many of them couldn't keep up.
However, if they couldn’t keep up, there were also advantages of not being able to keep up. If they all came, the red-haired monster’s devil voice would be a terrifying area attack. Those weaker ones would be instantly killed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Within the barrier, the red-haired monster’s devil cry rang out. It was like millions of sharp blades were revolving around him, wanting to grind him to dust.
As for the outside world, even the experts from the uninhabited world were unable to endure it. Many people fled. Only the undying experts were unaffected.
Long Chen opened the divine gate to block the red-haired monster’s devil voice. At the same time, a lightning ball appeared in his left hand and right hand.
After several breaths of time, the red-haired monster’s roar finally stopped. It was unknown whether it was because it had used up all its energy or because it felt it couldn’t harm Long Chen.
“Here’s my chance.”
The instant it stopped roaring, Long Chen pushed his hands forward. A lotus and a lightning ball rapidly merged, smashing into it.
“Lightning Flame Annihilation!”
The red-furred monster was just about to pull its head out of the barrier when the lightning and flame attack collided.
BOOM!
It was unknown whether it was because it had been in seclusion for too long that its reactions had become sluggish, or if it was just too arrogant to think that Long Chen would be able to counterattack.
With an explosive sound, the red-furred monster’s entire face became a bloody mess. It was completely unrecognizable, and it let out a heaven-shaking roar.
Just how terrifying was Long Chen’s lightning flame attack? If it had been any other immortal expert, they would have long since died.
However, this red-furred monster’s face was only smashed, and it wasn’t life-threatening. However, after receiving such a heavy blow, its mind was immediately scattered.
BOOM!
Long Chen took advantage of this opportunity to smash his fist into the barrier. The barrier exploded, allowing him to escape.
“Die!”
The red-furred monster roared furiously. Its face was like a persimmon that had been smashed by a brick, and it was no longer possible to see. Its hands were clasped in front of its chest, and its chest shone. Long Chen’s scalp instantly exploded. He had been locked down.
Buzz!
As the red-furred monster roared, all the devil qi in the air was sucked into its body. The front of its robes exploded, revealing its bony frame. There was a protrusion on its chest that looked like a horn. That horn was shining at Long Chen.
“Guo Ran!”
Guo Ran had long since been prepared. He crossed his saber in front of him and stood in front of him. At the same time, all the Dragonblood warriors summoned their manifestations.
A loud dragon roar resounded through the air. Long Chen also summoned his Dragon Blood Body. Placing his hand on Guo Ran’s back, his dragon blood poured into Guo Ran’s body.
“Yama Devil Piercing Sky!”
A ray of divine light shot out from its horn, bringing with it a destructive pressure.
This attack caused heaven and earth to become deathly silent. There was not the slightest sound, and the smell of death filled his nose.
“Dragonblood Cross Slash!”
Guo Ran also roared furiously. His armor absorbed the power of Long Chen and the five thousand Dragonblood warriors, condensing into a single attack.
BOOM!
The instant the two attacks collided, heaven and earth sank into darkness. A speck of light the size of a sesame seed appeared in the darkness. That speck of light rapidly grew larger, instantly covering the entire world.
Rumble…
The ground was torn apart, and space was split in two. Long Chen and the others felt an unstoppable force crush them. Long Chen even heard the sound of his bones breaking.
Guo Ran and the others were sent tumbling into the distance. Even Xia Chen, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, Yu Qingxuan, and Bai Shishi’s defenses were as weak as paper.
In that instant, they saw a figure standing there like a boulder, not moving at all.
Rumble…
A pair of heaven-encompassing wings appeared on Long Chen’s back. These wings weren’t Kun Peng wings, but flame wings and lightning wings.
They were the manifestations of Huo Ling’er and Lei Ling’er. Only by working together would they be able to help Long Chen stabilize his body and endure even more power.
Long Chen couldn’t retreat. He had to endure the majority of the pressure by himself. Only then could the Dragonblood warriors safely retreat.
That red-furred monster’s attack was too terrifying, unimaginably terrifying. But when Long Chen and the others joined hands, their attacks were also incomparably sharp. They were evenly matched against the red-furred monster.
The red-furred monster was also knocked back by that terrifying force, vomiting blood. Long Chen and the others’ combined attack had also caused some damage.
Buzz!
Before he could recover from his shock, a bronze cauldron whistled through the air and smashed into his head.
Pu!
The red-furred monster’s head was smashed to smithereens by the cauldron. Seeing this, the experts from the uninhabited world were terrified.
Long Chen was holding the cauldron, his face pale. The lightning and flame wings on his back had disappeared. This attack had exhausted all of Huo Ling’er’s energy. However, he resisted the terrifying pressure and took advantage of it to smash the red-furred monster’s head.
However, Long Chen wasn’t the slightest bit excited. Instead, his expression completely changed, and he shouted for everyone to flee.
Just as Guo Ran and the others were about to cheer, they thought they had finally won. Hearing Long Chen’s order, they were stunned for a moment before rushing out.
“Damn human brat, where do you think you’re going?!”
The red-furred monster’s head was gone, but it still didn’t die. In fact, its aura didn’t even change. Its voice came from within its body, filled with killing intent as it chased after Long Chen and the others.
“Is this a monster?”
Guo Ran cried out in terror. Without a head, it didn’t affect the battle at all. What was this?
Buzz!
Suddenly, the cauldron in Long Chen’s hand lit up, and a ray of divine light shot toward the red-furred monster.
Hu!
The red-furred monster hastily dodged.
Bang!
As a result, when that divine light struck the ground, it only caused a cloud of dust. It didn’t have much power.
Of course, it had no power. Long Chen was unable to use it to attack. He could only use it as a hammer.
That attack was just a manifestation of Long Chen. It didn’t have the slightest power. However, the red-furred monster had just suffered a huge loss, and it hastily dodged.
As for Long Chen and the others, they took advantage of this opportunity to flee into the distance. The red-furred monster was infuriated and knew it had been tricked. It once more chased after them.
The red-furred monster’s speed was extremely fast, as if it had teleported between heaven and earth. In just a few breaths of time, it had caught up.
Buzz!
Long Chen once more shot out a golden light. The red-furred monster once more dodged, but this time, it was once more tricked. That attack was still fake.
“Idiot, what are you hiding for? You really have no guts,” cursed Long Chen as he fled.
The red-furred monster was both shocked and infuriated. At the same time, it became suspicious. It felt like Long Chen had an even stronger trump card.
The first two times had been to test him. If he hadn’t dodged, Long Chen really might have used his ultimate move. Otherwise, Long Chen wouldn’t have been so flustered.
The red-furred monster closed in several times, but each time it retreated, it would be mocked by Long Chen.
However, after several tries, the red-furred monster finally began to suspect: was he just bluffing?
Hu!
This time, the red-furred monster didn’t dodge. Instead, it charged forward.
As a result, Long Chen’s divine light once more appeared.
“Cunning humans, die!”
The red-furred monster’s claw blotted out the sky.
Pu!
Suddenly, a ray of Sword Qi shot out, piercing his palm and interrupting his attack. It was Yue Zifeng.
“Well done, Zifeng.”
Long Chen excitedly shouted. Yue Zifeng’s attack had come just in time.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, the gate appeared in front of them. They charged through it and arrived in the Nirvana Sky.
“Damn thing, do you think you can escape?!”
The red-furred monster also charged out of the gate, smashing its fist at Long Chen and the others. It seemed it wouldn’t rest until it killed them.
BOOM!
In that instant, a black dragon claw pierced through the sky and smashed into his fist.
“Nirvana Heavens is not a place for you to act wildly.”
His domineering voice rang out.
BOOM!
The dragon claw struck the red-furred monster’s fist. An explosive sound rang out, and a divine light even brighter than the sun shot out.
Astral winds raged, and Long Chen and the others were sent flying into the distance. But Long Chen and the others were both surprised and delighted. They finally relaxed.
“Who do you think you are? You haven’t even reached the Saint level, yet you dare challenge me?”
Seeing that it was blocked, the red-furred monster was infuriated. Its claws slashed out, and in a flash, it charged at the Hall Master.
The Hall Master sneered, “Your head has already been blown off, and you’re still so arrogant? Who do you think you are?”
BOOM!
Facing the red-furred monster’s attack, the Hall Master blocked with his fists and claws. Space exploded, and he was forced back several steps.
“Die!”
The Hall Master’s words had clearly struck the red-furred monster’s weak point. It immediately became infuriated, and its devil qi was ignited.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The red-furred monster continued to attack, and the Hall Master retreated. At that moment, everyone was nervous. This was a battle between the strongest experts of the two worlds. Their victory and defeat would decide the rise and fall of the two worlds.
“The Hall Master won’t lose, right?!”
Guo Ran was nervous. He wasn’t the only one. Everyone was nervous. That red-furred monster was too terrifying. It was definitely an existence above the immortal realm.
“Xia Chen, seal the entrance to the uninhabited world. That’s right, if you do this…”
Long Chen transmitted his voice to Xia Chen.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out. The Hall Master, who had been constantly retreating, let out a sudden shout and slashed out with his claw. Behind him, the manifestation of a Heaven-shrouding Dragon Claw merged into one, colliding with the red-furred monster. This time, the red-furred monster was forced back.
“So what if my physical body is immortal and my soul is sage? I’m a sage.”
The hall master’s aura erupted. It was like he had become a completely different person. His blood and qi soared, igniting the entire world.
Guo Ran and the others cried out excitedly. It seemed the Hall Master had been intentionally acting weak before, and now he was truly bringing out his strength.
“Ignorant fool, a Saint’s soul can cross class barriers and control ten thousand Daos. Strength is not something you can imagine!” roared the red-furred monster.
“I don’t dare to imagine that a Saint’s head would be blown apart by a World King brat,” sneered the Hall Master.
“You… die!” The red-furred monster’s face twisted. It opened its hand, and thousands of runes merged, forming a spear that stabbed at the Hall Master.
“I didn’t have my head blown off. Why should I die?”
BOOM!
The hall master sneered and smashed his fist onto the spear. The spear exploded, and a ripple spread, causing heaven and earth to crumble. The others hastily fled.
“Shut up!”
The red-furred monster went berserk and formed hand seals. Heaven and earth trembled, and devil qi surged out. A winged monster with red fur appeared.
As soon as that monster appeared, the red-furred monster disappeared, turning into a human-shaped rune that landed on its forehead.
BOOM!
That roar shook the world, and terrifying cracks appeared in the air. The entire world almost collapsed because of it.
That monster was incomparably huge. Its four limbs were spread out, and its stomach was above the clouds. That terrifying pressure caused even Long Chen’s soul to ache, and he had no choice but to retreat.
"He also knows the fusion technique?” Bai Xiaole's eyes were filled with shock. The red-furred monster's technique was exactly the same as his fusion technique with the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox.
“That’s the Scarlet Heavenly Roar, a Magical Beast from the primal chaos era. It’s a mortal enemy of my Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox race.
“No wonder when I first saw it, I felt my scalp turn numb. Its contract beast is my mortal enemy. Fuck, if I wasn’t unable to beat it, I definitely wouldn’t have let it off.” The violet-eyed nine-tailed fox waved its claws, its face filled with hatred.
“Old friend, why did you disturb my seclusion? Don’t you know I’ve reached a critical moment?!” roared the red-furred monster.
“I know, but you won’t suffer any losses. Do you see that brat up ahead?”
The red-furred heavenly roar looked down at the ground. When it saw the Hall Master, its eyes brightened, and its voice trembled.
“A pure-blooded Black Barbaric Dragon? How did you find it?”
“It doesn’t matter how I found him. Eating him is better than you being in seclusion for a million years. If I hadn’t been injured, I would have swallowed him myself. Now, you’ve benefited.” The red-furred monster clenched its teeth.
He was a member of the Red Fiend race and had an extremely deep relationship with the Red Haired Sky Roar race. It was said that they came from the same source, so they would seal the contract and use a merging technique.
The Red Devil race and the Red-Headed Heavenly Roar race both had a powerful and sinister divine ability. That was to devour experts to strengthen themselves.
This was also why he had been able to become a Saint in the uninhabited world. It was because he had devoured countless experts to break through. It could be said that he was the king of the uninhabited world.
Before he went into seclusion, the majority of the undying experts in the uninhabited world had been devoured by it. Only after he went into seclusion did the uninhabited world begin to recover. Many people didn’t dare break through to the undying realm because they were afraid of being devoured.
Only after he went into seclusion did these creatures dare to break through, because the red-furred monster went into seclusion. The uninhabited world welcomed a powerful era.
The red-furred monster’s descendants had always been the leaders of the uninhabited world. But even the red-furred monster’s descendants didn’t dare disturb the red-furred monster in seclusion.
They only dared to borrow Long Chen’s hand to kill their own clansmen, using the resentment they had formed from their deaths to draw the red-furred monster’s attention.
This was equivalent to the red-furred monster voluntarily coming out of seclusion. No one else could be blamed, or no one would be able to bear its fury.
Due to his carelessness, the red demon’s head had been smashed by Long Chen’s Divine Heaven Cauldron. Although it wouldn’t die, its power had dropped greatly, and it was unable to release its full power. It had no choice but to summon its own contract Magical Beast.
In truth, he also couldn’t bear to part with the Hall Master’s shocking flesh. But there was no way around it. His head had been blown off, and his power had been greatly reduced. He was unable to do anything to the Hall Master, so he could only treat it as a favor to the red-haired Heavenly Roar.
“Hahaha, good. If that’s the case, then I won’t blame you. This Barbaric Dragon brat can save a million years.” The red-furred dragon roared and laughed, his voice echoing throughout the universe.
“Fools who don’t know life from death, if I don’t smash your heads today, you’ll never know what kind of existence the great dragon race is.”
The Hall Master’s voice was sinister and icy. It came from the gaps between his teeth. Their conversation had completely infuriated him.
“The Barbaric Dragon has appeared!”
Suddenly, he disappeared. The nine heavens exploded, and the world turned dark. A black dragon soared into the sky, its berserk qi and blood drowning the sea of stars.
The Hall Master furiously summoned his true form. He was a Black Dragon, and he possessed the most powerful and mysterious dark energy.
However, the Hall Master’s origins were mysterious. Very few people knew what his true body was. For people like Bai Zhantang and the others who were close to the Hall Master, even if they knew his true body, they had never seen him reveal it.
Now, a black dragon had covered the entire sky, its dark energy spreading throughout the world. At that moment, everyone finally saw the mysterious hall master’s true face.
The Barbaric Dragon covered the sky. Its head could be seen, but its tail couldn’t be seen. It was too large, so large that its entire appearance couldn’t be seen. That red hair heavenly roar was already large enough, but in front of the Hall Master, it seemed so small. It was like a rabbit facing a barbarian elephant.
“The Nirvana Heavens isn’t something you can do as you please. The mighty dragon race is not something you can blaspheme.”
His huge body trembled, and the entire world shook. Within the endless darkness, his figure became indistinct and mysterious. He was arrogant and berserk.
BOOM!
Within the endless darkness, a dragon claw reached out from the nine heavens. That claw was three times larger than the Scarlet Heavenly Roar.
“What’s the point? Are you trying to scare me? Watch as my divine ability breaks.”
The golden-furred Heavenly Roar was fearless. It spread its wings, and its body began to shine. It opened its mouth, and a red divine light shot out.
The instant that red light shot out, people realized that this attack also contained the red-furred monster’s power.
BOOM!
The red-furred heavenly roar spat out a ray of divine light that was crushed by the dragon claw. The red-furred heavenly roar was smashed into the ground by the hall master’s claw, causing a huge wave of earth.
“Damn, does this fellow only know how to brag?” shouted Guo Ran.
Previously, they had all thought that this attack would be a battle of absolute power. As a result, they had been smashed into the ground by the Hall Master. They hadn’t even been able to receive a single blow.
BOOM!
He raised his dragon claw, and a miserable figure was forcibly pulled out of the ground. It was the red-haired Heavenly Roar.
At this time, his entire body was covered in dirt, and his hair had turned to dust. But what was shocking was that despite enduring such a terrifying attack, he didn’t show the slightest sign of injury. His physical body was too terrifying.
Buzz!
The Hall Master slammed his claw into the ground and then pulled it out. Following that, rumbling came from the darkness. Darkness energy surged, and then people saw a black dragon tail sweeping over.
“Red Devil Blood Shield!”
“Heavenly Roar Divine Seal!”
When they saw this attack, the two of them let out startled cries. They had clearly sensed a great threat, and they both activated their defenses.
Buzz!
A blood-colored barrier and a divine light shield appeared around the red-haired Heavenly Roar. The barrier rapidly merged with the light shield. Obviously, this was their strongest defense after merging.
BOOM!
They had only just finished setting up their shields when they were struck by the Heaven Shrouding Dragon Tail.
That barrier and shield didn’t seem to have any effect at all. They directly exploded, and the red-furred monster let out a miserable cry.
BOOM! BOOM!
Two figures shot out, smashing into the ground and creating two large craters.
"Under the combined attack, it was forcibly dispersed,” exclaimed the Nine-Tailed Purple-eyed Demon Fox on Bai Xiaole's shoulder.
It had to be known that the two of them were one, and their souls were connected. The Hall Master’s attack seemed like a brute force attack, but it definitely contained the power of laws. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been able to break apart their fusion.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the red-haired beast let out a roar and shot out of the ground like a bolt of lightning. It didn’t even care about the red-haired beast. It only cared about fleeing.
Buzz!
He had just reached the gate, thinking that he could enter the uninhabited world. However, the gate suddenly trembled, and his body took a step back.
Hu!
Just at this moment, a dragon claw whistled over. The red-haired Heavenly Roar instinctively dodged, but it was still a step too late. The dragon claw was a fingernail, and it slashed across his head.
Pu!
A huge force directly smashed apart its head, and its body tumbled out. At that moment, everyone was stunned. How had the red-furred heavenly roar suddenly weakened?
It didn’t take long for people to realize that the red-haired Heavenly Roar had already been injured. Furthermore, his fusion technique had been broken, and his power was unable to be superimposed. That was why his head had been broken.
BOOM!
At this time, the red-furred monster had appeared out of the ground at some unknown time. It slammed its palm against the gate, and the formation Xia Chen had set up exploded.
“Go!”
The red-furred monster grabbed the red-furred heavenly roar’s tail and dragged it into the uninhabited world.
Seeing two headless monsters disappear into the world of the living, people were shocked, amused, and shocked.
Buzz!
At this time, a Heaven-shrouding Dragon Claw appeared in front of the entrance to the uninhabited world. The Hall Master’s attack had been a step too late, or both of them would have died.
Countless experts had already gathered outside the entrance to the uninhabited world. Seeing the Hall Master personally take action and kill his enemies, they were all horrified. The Hall Master had hidden himself too deeply.
His strength was like a bottomless pit. The stronger his enemies were, the stronger he would be. It was like there was no limit.
“The red-furred monster’s head was broken by Principal Long Chen, while the red-furred heavenly roar was broken by the Hall Master. Is this a tradition of the Numinous Sky Academy?”
This was a joke, but no one found it funny. They all knew that this was a joke to express their shock.
Just how terrifying were the two of them? They had both had their heads broken.
If it was said that the Hall Master was terrifying, then with his cultivation base and the fact that his true body was the legendary Black Barbaric Dragon, it would be reasonable.
As for Long Chen, he was just a brat who had just reached the World King realm. For him to be able to smash apart the head of such a terrifying monster was too abnormal.
“You fellows from Nirvana Heavens, just you wait! This Saint will definitely take revenge!” The red-furred monster’s cursing came from the uninhabited world.
It was obvious that this red-furred monster was extremely unwilling to accept this. After saying such vicious words, it seemed it would have to fight the Hall Master again.
However, they weren’t afraid. The fact that the Hall Master had defeated them wasn’t a coincidence. It was an absolute suppression of power. The difference between the two of them wasn’t just a bit. Anyone could tell that the Hall Master was beating them like he was beating a child. This kind of threat was meaningless.
“Thank you, little brother. I almost broke its head. I didn’t expect this fellow to be so gutless and flee so quickly.”
The black qi covering the sky disappeared, and the world returned to its sunny state. The Hall Master stood in front of Long Chen and the others.
If it hadn’t been for Xia Chen’s formation blocking it, the red-furred Heavenly Roar would have been the first to flee, and the Hall Master wouldn’t have had a chance to knock it on the head.
“Lord Hall Master, why are you holding back?”
Long Chen looked at the Hall Master and couldn’t help but ask. His question caused everyone to be dumbfounded.
“Have mercy?”
Everyone jumped in shock. The Hall Master had actually held back? How could they not see that?
“An unfair victory.”
The Hall Master shook his head and disappeared, leaving behind the other experts.
“What’s so unfair about that? That fellow wants to flatten our Nirvana Heavenly Palace. How could the palace master let him off so easily?”
They hadn’t seen him holding back, but since he had personally admitted it, it meant he had a chance to kill the red-furred monster and the red-furred Heavenly Roar.
The human experts didn’t understand. They were clearly enemies. Why would they release him?
“Perhaps the palace master has his own pride. That red-haired creature’s head is gone, and its strength has been greatly reduced. The palace master probably doesn’t want to kill it!” Someone explained.
“But this isn’t a proper martial competition. It’s related to the future of the human race. When that red-furred monster enters the Nirvana Rings, who else but the palace master can stop it?
“If the Hall Master hadn’t acted in time, who knows how many people would have died to him? He really is too irresponsible!” grumbled someone.
Quite a few people also nodded. The Hall Master really had been too childish. He had clearly had a chance to kill his opponent, but he had given up. That was equivalent to placing the human race in danger.
If that red-furred monster managed to perfectly merge with the red-furred heavenly roar and defeat the Hall Master, then the entire human race would suffer a calamity. At that time, not just one or two people would die, but countless humans.
More and more people began to complain. Everyone felt that the Hall Master had gone too far. How could he put the entire human race in danger for his own reputation?
“Everyone, if you have the time to complain, why don’t you work hard on cultivating? If you have the ability, then go deal with the red-furred monster on your own. It’s not a moral kidnapping,” shouted Long Chen.
Hearing these people’s complaints, Long Chen couldn’t bear it any longer. His expression also sank.
“Headmaster Long Chen, aren’t your words a bit ugly? What, now that you have power, the human race has become your word? Do others not even have the authority to speak?” asked a half-step immortal rank expert.
Long Chen’s words were sharp to begin with, and those grumbling people felt like they had been slapped in the face.
Now that someone stood out to criticize Long Chen, someone also stood out. “Right, let’s just discuss the matter as it is. What? You don’t even allow others to talk reason?”
“The stronger you are, the greater the responsibility. Hall Master, you should take responsibility for your own actions. How can we be so moral?”
“Hmph, what fellow sect member? That’s all nonsense. In this world, strength is king. Whoever has the greatest fist is the ancestor.
“But there are some people who haven’t even become emperors, but they’re already acting like emperors. They don’t even allow others to speak?”
“You…”
Guo Ran and the others were infuriated. These people didn’t have any power, but their mouths were vicious. Their ability to fan the flames wasn’t weak.
“What? Do you still want to kill us? Without you, we wouldn’t have been able to survive.
“In this world, the strong are respected. We respect you, but we also respect the experts of other races. Who do you want to hang out with?” sneered an elder.
“You… you’re shameless! You’ve even thrown away the dignity of your ancestors!” Xia Chen’s face was ashen. He had an urge to slap this old fellow to death with a talisman.
For him to say such words without any backbone, it went without saying that he would definitely be the first to betray the human race.
“So what if I’m shameless? You don’t even let us talk, and you don’t let us talk reason. Then what’s the difference between us and slaves?
“We can submit to you, but we can also submit to others. Whoever gives us benefits, whoever gives us dignity, we’ll follow. This is our freedom, so what do you care?” sneered the elder.
“Don’t think that just because you destroyed the Wasteland World, your accomplishments are greater than the heavens. Let me tell you, your extermination has offended them.
“In the future, when they take revenge, it will all be because of you. In the future, every person who dies will be your sin,” sneered one of them.
Buzz!
Suddenly, Long Chen opened his hand, and the dozens of Elders involuntarily floated toward him.
“What are you doing?! Are you trying to silence us?!”
“Look! Long Chen wants to be a tyrant! Anyone who dares to go against him will die! Everyone, look at his face!” roared a half-step immortal.
Pu!
Long Chen’s finger shot out, piercing through his head. His screams came to a sudden stop.
Buzz!
The instant that elder’s head exploded, countless images appeared in the air. Those images were scenes of him conspiring with the creatures of the uninhabited world.
Originally, he had been in charge of encouraging people in Nirvana Day, saying bad things about Long Chen behind his back, saying good things about the no man’s world, encouraging even more factions to join the no man’s world. To put it bluntly, he was just a burden to the no man’s world.
There were some scenes of him receiving benefits, kneeling in front of the experts from the uninhabited world, kowtowing as if he was crushing garlic. When they saw those scenes, countless experts’ fury soared. It seemed this fellow was a truly evil bastard. Many people had been incited by him.
When that elder was killed, the other dozens of Elders’ expressions all changed, filled with terror. Long Chen sneered at them.
“You want to play moral kidnapping with me? As long as I have no morals, you can’t kidnap me.
“I, Long Chen, am never restricted by fame or profit. Your tricks are useless against me. Do you think that just because I want to build a good reputation, I can’t do anything to you?
“You’re wrong. I, Long Chen, always act according to my heart. I do whatever I want.”
Pu!
Long Chen’s finger pierced through another elder’s head. His head exploded, and his Spiritual Strength erupted. Countless images appeared.
He was the same as the old man from before. He had also obtained countless benefits to help the foreign races. But the difference was that he was helping the Wasteland World.
The Great Wasteland World had been destroyed. He had been terrified, afraid that he would be punished in the future. Now that he had jumped out, he was doing the exact opposite. He wanted to intentionally muddy the waters in order to protect himself.
Unfortunately, he had run into Long Chen. Long Chen wouldn’t change his principles just because of the pressure of public opinion. He would directly kill him and search his soul.
These half-step undying experts were all high level figures. Although their cultivation bases were high, their true strength wasn’t worth a single sneer. They relied on their old faces to make a living.
In front of Long Chen, their spiritual defenses were nothing more than a joke. They could directly search their souls, and as a result, all their identities were exposed.
“Headmaster Long Chen, don’t kill me! We were forced to do this! My family has elders and children…” Some experts knelt on the ground, weeping.
Pu pu pu pu…
Long Chen snorted and waved his hand. Dozens of experts were killed. Countless images appeared in the air. They were all traitors who had been bribed.
When Long Chen’s sharp gaze landed on the other experts, their nerves immediately tensed, and cold sweat drenched their clothes.
Long Chen’s gaze was as sharp as a blade. When it swept over the crowd, quite a few people felt guilty and didn’t dare to look him in the eye.
Countless people were horrified that Long Chen had killed these experts. That was especially true of those people who had thought that Long Chen wouldn’t dare to do anything to them under the pressure of public opinion.
Long Chen icily said, “I know that many of you have been bribed to help the foreign races.
That’s right, everyone had the freedom to choose their own lifestyle, and they also had the right to pursue a better life.
“But there is a prerequisite. Your freedom and power cannot be built on other people’s pain.
“You sold others as bargaining chips in exchange for profit, causing others to go bankrupt and their families to be destroyed. Do you really think you can be lawless just because you’ve joined the outsiders?
“Keep dreaming. If you want to do something so stupid, then do it. But if you want to do something so immoral, let me tell you, you’ll have to pay a bloody price.”
Long Chen’s words were cold and emotionless, like a judgment of justice. Those experts who had secretly colluded with the foreign races felt their bodies turn cold.
“Those who use the outsiders to harm their own kind will be punished.
Lingxiao Academy’s Law Enforcement Hall would join hands with the various large sects to organize an alliance to clean up the traitors. They would settle accounts with those traitors.
“Everyone, keep an eye on each other. I trust that traitors are in the minority. If anyone dares to flee, we’ll attack them together and kill them without mercy,” shouted Long Chen.
Countless experts cheered.
It had to be known that traitors were the most hateful. When their enemies were powerful, they would be arrogant and domineering, persecuting their own kind, spreading rumors and shaking the hearts of others.
But no one dared to offend them, because no one knew what the fate of the world would be in the future. They didn’t dare to rashly stand on their side. Now that they had been dealt with, countless people stood out to beat them.
Some people directly pointed at them, calling them traitors and dogs. Some people even had an urge to kill them.
However, Long Chen had already said that these people had to go through a trial, and they couldn’t randomly take revenge. He was afraid that some people would use public office to take revenge, wrongly accusing good people, and create injustice.
Those who had been pointed out were all dejected, not daring to make a sound. They immediately gave up resisting and knelt on the ground, looking like they were repenting.
However, no one pitied them. That was because they were arrogant and despotic. When they harmed others, they had never pitied anyone.
At the same time, the various factions spread the news as fast as possible, ordering their factions to mobilize. They were to keep an eye on the traitors and not let them escape.
Traitors had a very low proportion of people. Of the hundred sects, there were only two or three factions. The majority of the factions were extremely principled, and there were even a few factions that were just watching. Only a group of brainless fellows would rashly take sides in a situation where they couldn’t even tell what was going on.
Traitors were one in a hundred. Ninety-nine factions were targeting one faction. If they wanted to flee, that was simply a fool’s dream.
Dealing with traitors was a long and complicated process. Long Chen wouldn’t participate. He trusted that the Lingxiao Academy would handle it well.
Long Chen waited for the chaos to calm down before saying, “I have a few things to say about the hall master showing mercy.”
Everyone immediately became silent. They also wanted to hear Long Chen’s opinion.
Long Chen said, “Previously, there were people who said that the stronger you are, the greater your responsibility. I really hate that phrase. It’s purely a moral kidnapping.
If the Hall Master himself had said this, it wouldn’t have been a problem. But if someone else said it, the flavor would change.
“First, the Hall Master fought against the red-furred monster. He had the power to kill him, and he also had the power to release him. We had no reason or qualifications to criticize him.
“His strength was obtained through his own hard work, not by us. What right do we have to demand that he do as we wish?”
“This…”
The experts were speechless. But no matter what, they still felt extremely uncomfortable that the Hall Master had gone easy on them.
“Secondly, the Hall Master isn’t a human. Don’t try to guess his thoughts from a human’s point of view.
“In truth, to the prideful dragon race, our human race is no different from the other races. In fact, we’re even weaker than the other races. At the very least, the other races are united at critical moments. As for us…” Long Chen looked at those dejected traitors with a mocking smile.
Now that Long Chen said this, people realized the Hall Master wasn’t a human. Why would he care about the human race?
When they saw those traitors, they all felt extremely ashamed. Yes, perhaps in the Hall Master’s eyes, the human race was what he hated the most.
They were doing him a favor, and not doing anything was their duty. Previously, when they had questioned the Hall Master, it had truly been a moral kidnapping. They hadn’t known how to be grateful, and instead, they had been filled with resentment. Now that they thought about it, they really were ashamed.
Through Long Chen’s words, everyone’s resentment toward the Hall Master had completely disappeared. Instead, they were filled with self-blame, feeling like they really shouldn’t have complained.
“Principal Long Chen, we were too foolish and ignorant, offending the hall master. Please help us apologize to the hall master,” said an elder.
Long Chen shook his head. “There’s no need for an apology. I’m sure the hall master has already seen through this. That’s also why he didn’t explain anything when he left, nor did he have any emotional fluctuations.”
The experts present were even more ashamed now. They didn’t know what to say.
“It seems the uninhabited world can temporarily calm down. Everyone can focus on cultivating. Let’s first get rid of the traitors.
“It can also count as killing the chicken to warn the monkeys. Let some people know what they can do and what they can’t do. They know what a person’s bottom line is. There are some things that absolutely cannot be touched.” Long Chen left with the others.
Long Chen didn’t need to worry about those traitors. There would naturally be people who would send them to the Numinous Sky Academy. Furthermore, the ones to judge them weren’t the Numinous Sky Academy. Instead, it was the various large powers who had elected them.
Long Chen and the others had experienced an intense battle, and they had exhausted a great deal of energy. That was especially true when they had faced the red-furred monster. Their souls had been injured, and they had to quickly recover, or they might end up with irreversible injuries.
When they returned to the Numinous Sky Academy, they were all exhausted and no longer as excited as before. The Dragonblood Legion’s morale had been completely suppressed by the red-furred monster.
Long Chen and the others had only just returned when someone came to report.
“Headmaster Long Chen, I just received news that you need to hurry back to the Central Plains.”
“What happened in the monastery?” Long Chen was startled.
“Hall master!”
When Long Chen arrived in front of the hall master, he saw that the hall master was packing up the things he had used to cultivate. When he arrived, the entire hall was practically empty.
“You’ve returned. I thought you would be entangled with those senseless fellows for a long time. That’s good. There’s no need for me to rush you. Hurry up and get ready. We’re leaving. You don’t have time to heal.” The Hall Master nodded.
“What happened in the monastery? Why are you in such a hurry to send us back?” asked Long Chen.
“I’m not too sure. It seems it has something to do with your generation. I heard there are a total of eighteen world gates in the monastery. The situation is much more chaotic than here,” said the Hall Master as he packed up.
“Eighteen world gates?” Long Chen jumped in shock. Ever since leaving Minghao Heavenly Empress, he hadn’t cared about the supermonastery.
He had never imagined that there would only be two World Gates in the Nirvana Empyrean, and that there would be eighteen in the Dark Sky. Just how chaotic was the Dark Sky?
At the same time, Long Chen’s heart shook. From the Deep Heaven to the Violet Blaze Heaven, and then to the Nirvana Heaven, these worlds were growing stronger. In the past, Long Chen hadn’t understood why the Lingxiao Academy’s headquarters was in the Deep Heaven and not the Nirvana Heaven. But now he seemed to understand something.
Long Chen had always thought that the Nirvanic Resurrection Heaven was the core of this world. It seemed his thinking had been too simple. Some things weren’t as simple as they seemed.
“Hall master, if you leave, what will happen to the red-furred monster? If it comes out to take revenge, no one in the academy will be able to stop it,” said Long Chen.
“Don’t worry, both its head and that golden retriever’s roar have been broken. Without three to five years, it won’t recover.
“Furthermore, we left in secret. It doesn’t know anything. Furthermore, even if it does, it doesn’t matter. I’m not the only one in the academy who can take its life.” The Hall Master smiled.
Long Chen was startled. From the Hall Master’s tone, it seemed there were even more terrifying experts within the academy. Even he didn’t know about them. They were too well hidden.
“Hurry up and pack your things. We’ll be setting off soon. This time, it was the monastery head who personally gave the order. Don’t delay,” warned the hall master.
From the Hall Master’s tone, he seemed to be extremely respectful of this mysterious sweeping elder. The Hall Master, who had never placed anyone in his eyes, didn’t dare to show the slightest disrespect to him.
Hearing that everything was arranged here, Long Chen was relieved. He didn’t ask any more questions and directly returned to his residence.
Within the academy, each Dragonblood warrior had their own monastery. Their courtyard had their own cultivation resources, and they all needed to tidy up.
That was especially true of Guo Ran and Xia Chen. The two of them had the most things, and it was the most cumbersome. Furthermore, they couldn’t let others help them, or they would go crazy if they messed up some things.
Fortunately, once Long Chen received the news, he had everyone start preparing. By the time he returned from the palace master’s place, he saw that everyone was almost ready.
By the time the hall master arrived, the Dragonblood Legion had already gathered. Looking at the Dragonblood warriors, he was filled with praise.
He wasn’t praising the Dragonblood Legion’s efficiency, nor was he praising them for their unified movements. Instead, he was praising them for having just experienced a life and death battle. They were exhausted, and quite a few of them were injured. But their eyes were still sharp.
Even in their weakened state, their will to fight didn’t weaken in the slightest. It was like their fighting instincts had been carved into their souls. As long as they didn’t die, they would never give up.
Following the Hall Master, they arrived at a secret passageway. There was a transportation formation here.
This grand formation was built on the foundation stones. Everyone stood on top of it. The Hall Master activated the formation, and the foundation stones slowly lit up. But after a long time, they still didn’t feel anything. They all looked at each other.
“There’s no need to be confused. This is a transcendent teleportation, and it requires a certain amount of time. At the very least, it will take around two hours before there’s a response. Just wait quietly,” said the Hall Master.
Only then did everyone relax. Hearing that they wouldn’t be able to teleport for a while, they directly began to heal.
“Hall master, what is the consumption of this Heaven Crossing Teleportation?” Xia Chen couldn’t help but ask. He was extremely curious. He currently didn’t have the qualifications to come into contact with the Heaven Crossing Grand Formation.
“It consumes karmic luck,” replied the hall master.
Everyone’s hearts shook. This was their first time hearing that karmic luck could be used as energy.
“Hall master, let me ask you something. Don’t be angry,” said Long Chen suddenly.
The Hall Master was startled. “Speak.”
Long Chen smiled. “It’s said that you’re a man of few words and don’t like to talk. But after interacting with you, it seems to be different from the rumors.”
Hearing Long Chen suddenly ask such a question, Bai Shishi continuously winked at him. How could someone as solemn as the Hall Master joke around?
But Long Chen acted as if he didn’t see Bai Shishi’s gaze and still finished his words, infuriating her.
The Hall Master couldn’t help but laugh. “Who told you I’m a man of few words? Oh, I remember now. It must be that idiot Bai Zhantang.”
Hearing the hall master call Bai Zhantang an idiot, Bai Shishi and Bai Xiaole immediately felt awkward, but they didn’t dare retort. After all, their father was the vice hall master, so the hall master had the right to say that.
“This fellow is talking to him like he’s playing the lute to a cow. So I can’t be bothered to talk to him.
“Perhaps as time passed, he began to think that I was a person of few words. Other than that, I don’t like to talk. That’s because no one can understand what I’m saying. What’s there to talk about?
“However, you’re different. From you, I can see the shadow of my youth. I can see the image of my hot-blooded brothers. I think of the times we fought together,” sighed the Hall Master.
“Then what about your brothers?” Guo Ran directly asked. As soon as he opened his mouth, Long Chen had a bad feeling. But this fellow had spoken too quickly, and he hadn’t had time to stop him.
As expected, a trace of pain appeared in the hall master’s eyes. “Dead. They’re all dead. I’m the only one left. If it weren’t for you, I would have long since died.”
From Guo Ran’s words, Long Chen knew the result. With the hall master’s antisocial character, he was able to calculate his experiences.
However, what Long Chen hadn’t expected was that the Hall Master’s life had been saved by him. It was no wonder the Hall Master respected him so much.
The hall master’s reply caused the atmosphere to turn heavy. Guo Ran immediately became a bit embarrassed, cursing himself for not thinking clearly.
Long Chen hastily changed the subject.
“Hall Master, is that red-furred monster an immortal expert or above?”
Hearing this, everyone immediately perked up and listened.
The Dragonblood warriors had participated in the battle against the red-furred monster. Previously, the Dragonblood Legion had swept through the Great Wasteland.
Now that the veil of mystery had been lifted, the Dragonblood warriors realized that the so-called immortal experts were nothing more than this.
With dozens of ordinary Dragonblood warriors working together, they would be able to block an attack from an undying expert. With over a hundred people working together, they would have a chance of killing an undying expert.
As for Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, and Yue Zifeng, the four commanders, as well as Guo Ran and Xia Chen, they were all capable of killing immortal experts.
It had to be known that they had all just reached the World King realm, and yet they were able to kill an undying expert. This battle had truly boosted the morale of the Dragonblood warriors.
But when the red-furred monster appeared, everyone’s inflated hearts exploded. They finally understood that within the immortal realm, there were still existences they couldn’t match.
But that red-furred monster’s aura was clearly that of an immortal expert. How could it be so abnormally powerful? In front of them, ordinary immortal experts were no different from ants. The difference was too great.
So when Long Chen asked this question, everyone listened attentively. They also wanted to know just what kind of existence this was.
The Hall Master pondered for a moment before saying, “Your question stumped me. In truth, I don’t know much about realms.
“Furthermore, my dragon race’s cultivation realm is different from other races’. I can’t explain it with my own understanding.
But according to the human race’s realms, the Undying realm was the same as the Paragon realm. It was also split into three parts.
The Paragon realm was divided into human, Earth Sovereign, and Heavenly Venerate. As for the immortal realm, it was a bit vague. The first realm of the three realms was called the immortal realm, but the immortal realm only referred to the physical body.
His physical body resonated with the Heavenly Daos. If he didn’t encounter any external damage, he could theoretically live as long as heaven and earth. Heaven and earth were immortal, and his physical body was indestructible.
“Undying means undying. That’s not what you understand. The physical body is unrivaled and undying.
Once a person’s physical body was destroyed, their Undying Laws would also be destroyed. They would also be corroded by time, and they would also rot. The only difference was that they would be preserved for a bit longer.
The first realm of the Undying realm was normally called the Undying realm. Undying energy was focused on the physical body.
“As for the second realm of the Undying realm, that is to use the physical body to reach a certain level. Using the physical body as the foundation, you can extract all the undying energy from your physical body and ignite your spiritual flame, allowing your spiritual flame to exist forever. Such a person is called a Saint.”
Hearing that, Long Chen and the others came to a sudden understanding. No wonder that red-furred monster had always called himself a true Saint. So he was at the second realm of the Undying realm.
“That red-furred monster has just broken through to the second realm. The immortal energy in its physical body has been given to its soul, so when you look at its body, it looks like a corpse.
An undying physical body was the first step, and also the first step. If you wanted to reach the second step, you had to sacrifice the first step.
“However, its immortal energy can be recovered. It’s just that it was still in seclusion when you woke it up.
“It’s precisely because of this that you were able to easily blow off its head. If its physical body recovers, its head won’t be so easily blown off.”
“It was all luck.” Long Chen felt some lingering fear.
He hadn’t expected such a terrifying existence to be hidden within the uninhabited world. He had thought that the uninhabited world was the same as the Wasteland World. They could completely dominate it.
“It has just advanced to the Saint realm, and its physical body has yet to recover. It can’t use its physical strength, so it can only use Spiritual Strength.
That was also why he had formed hand seals just like the humans and used magical arts to attack.
Magical arts weren’t his forte. His forte was the devil race’s divine abilities, but his physical body was too weak to use them.
“That’s why the sage we encountered was only a dabbler. Even though it was a fusion, it still wasn’t able to display its full power. So, I was too lazy to kill it.
“Originally, I wanted to raise it for a while. I’ll personally go to the uninhabited world to meet it. At that time, it won’t be suppressed by Zi Yantian, and we’ll have a fair fight to make it pay the price of desecrating the dragon race.
“Unfortunately, when the letter came, I didn’t dare to tarry. I had no choice but to leave. To tell you the truth, I feel a bit regretful. Back then, I could have just slapped them to death. Now that I’ve left, I wonder if I’ll have the chance to teach them a lesson,” said the Hall Master regretfully.
At this time, the Hall Master didn’t have the slightest airs of a Hall Master. He was just like a big brother complaining.
Everyone laughed, but they were also shocked. From the Hall Master’s tone, even if he was in his peak state, he was confident in defeating them. The Hall Master was too powerful. It was like he had no bottom line.
“Hall Master, are you saying that even if he is a Saint, he is the weakest amongst the Saints?” asked Xia Chen.
“It should be. After all, it has just used up all its immortal energy to ignite its immortal flame.
“I don’t have time to consolidate my realm, nor do I have time to recover my physical body. Otherwise, you won’t be able to escape the no man’s world in time. I’ll have to enter the no man’s world to save you,” said the Hall Master.
Everyone was incomparably moved by the Hall Master’s words. It was obvious that Long Chen’s every move was within his control. He had always been secretly protecting them.
“So, the next time we encounter a Saint-level existence, we should run as far as possible. After all, the difference in cultivation realms is too great. It’s not embarrassing.”
The Hall Master solemnly said, “Once a Saint ignites their immortal flame, they will possess powerful Spiritual Strength. As you can see, the devil race originally didn’t specialize in magical arts, but they were able to condense such a powerful attack.
“If its physical body hadn’t been damaged and it had used its most powerful devil race divine ability with its undying Spiritual Strength, then even if you worked together, you wouldn’t have been able to block that destructive attack.
Most importantly, once the immortal flame in his soul was ignited, he would become a Saint. Saints had almost no fatal weaknesses.
Even if his physical body was completely destroyed, because his soul was undying, whether it was possession or rebirth, he could quickly reach his peak state.
“Sometimes, because their bodies are limited, they will take the initiative to search for a body to possess. As for you, Long Chen, in their eyes, you are the most alluring piece of meat. You must be careful,” warned the Hall Master.
Long Chen’s heart shook. No wonder the red-furred monster’s head had been blown apart, but it hadn’t been affected in the slightest. After becoming a sage, their physical bodies were unable to cause any fatal injuries to them.
“Then how can we handle them?” asked Long Chen.
The Hall Master shook his head. “I also don’t understand. In any case, if I want to kill a Saint, I can only use my dark divine ability. But I’m confident in defeating it. But whether or not I can kill it is still unknown.”
Long Chen hesitated for a moment. He was just about to ask what the third realm of the Undying realm, which was above the Saint realm, was.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the formation lit up. Everyone hastily gathered their thoughts and didn’t say another word. A vast spatial energy enveloped everyone, causing space to twist and distort.
Buzz!
Long Chen and the others felt a wave of dizziness wash over them, and then they fell into a deep sleep. After an unknown amount of time, that feeling of drowsiness suddenly disappeared, and Long Chen was the first to wake up.
Following that, the others also woke up. They looked around blankly. That feeling was too strange.
When they woke up, they found that their injuries had recovered quite a bit.
“Hall master, how long have we been asleep?”
“Three days. Due to the urgency of the situation, I adjusted the half month’s teleportation time to three days. That’s why you fell asleep.
“However, if you weren’t injured, we could have used half a day to complete the transportation.
“Alright, we’ve already arrived at the Vast Sky Institute. Let’s get some exercise and get used to the transportation formation,” said the Hall Master.
Everyone hastily stood up. When they began to stretch their muscles, they felt like they were in water. Their bodies were numb. The spatial energy within the transportation formation hadn’t completely dissipated.
After a while, their bodies returned to normal. Under the hall master’s lead, they left the formation.
Ka ka ka…
Suddenly, a large door opened and three middle-aged men appeared in front of them.
“Greetings, sect leader.” The three of them bowed.
What shocked Long Chen and the others was that these three were wearing the Battle God Hall’s robes. They were immortal rank experts.
It had to be known that the Hall Master had only stepped into the Undying realm because the gate to this world had opened. But these three men had also stepped into the Undying realm.
The Hall Master nodded. “Where is the Headmaster?”
“Headmaster, we’ve long since been waiting for you and Long Chen. Please!” said a middle-aged man.
As they spoke, the three of them led the way, with everyone following behind them. Guo Ran’s eyes rolled back and forth as he looked at the three of them. He gave Long Chen several looks, and Long Chen glared at him.
Long Chen had long since noticed that these three were also from the dragon race. However, they weren’t from the dark race.
Guo Ran couldn’t keep any secrets. He wanted to send a spiritual message to Long Chen, but there were four immortal rank existences in front of him. With Guo Ran’s little Spiritual Strength, his spiritual message would be heard by others. Talking about others behind their backs was very rude.
They passed through three thick stone doors before they saw light. When they walked out, they saw the world in front of them.
The world in front of him was completely desolate. Broken walls and ruins littered the ground, and an aura of decay filled the air. That aura was like poison gas that invaded people’s bodies.
The Dragonblood warriors couldn’t help but shiver. This environment was extremely uncomfortable.
“You’re all injured. Under this kind of poison, you’ll feel even worse. But don’t worry, it won’t be fatal.
“Before the Primal Chaos Gate opens, this is another path to advancing to the immortal realm. Although it’s difficult to walk, it’s not much worse than an ordinary path,” explained the Hall Master.
“Use decay to activate immortality?” asked Long Chen.
The three middle-aged men’s expressions changed. One of them praised,
“No wonder you were able to become the supermonastery’s supermonastery’s supermonastery head at such a young age. Your comprehension ability is admirable. Please don’t take offense at my previous rudeness.”
That person cupped his fists toward Long Chen. So these three were all experts from the Battle God Hall. From the Battle God Hall’s Hall Master to the Hall Master, all the disciples had odd tempers. They were all extremely arrogant.
The three of them were immortal experts, so they naturally didn’t place a World King brat like Long Chen in their eyes. Although they had heard of Long Chen’s name, they had a feeling that Long Chen had only managed to reach this position because of luck.
That was why they had only greeted the Hall Master when they had arrived. They hadn’t even looked at Long Chen and the others.
“It’s not that they look down on Long Chen, but that the Battle God Hall’s goal is to respect strength. If you want me to respect you, then you need to have something worthy of my respect. Otherwise, just the position of a principal is far from enough.
They had bitterly endured hundreds of years here before comprehending the laws of this place. They had used the power of decay to corrode their physical bodies, activating their life’s instincts to resist it. As a result, they had obtained the power of immortality.
As for Long Chen, he hadn’t even reached that level yet, let alone come into contact with that kind of comprehension. But with just a single sentence, he had pointed out the essence of the Heavenly Daos here, shocking the three of them. They immediately stopped looking down on Long Chen, apologizing for their previous rudeness.
Long Chen hastily cupped his fists in return. He could see that the three of them were extremely arrogant, but they had the qualifications to be arrogant. Long Chen had never been looked down upon by others.
After all, those with powerful hearts never cared about what others thought. Only those with weak hearts would always need others’ praise. After being looked down upon by others, they wouldn’t be able to sense their existence and would instead feel anger.
“You’ve stayed in the academy for too long. Your bodies are starting to rust, and even your senses have become numb.
“Principal Long Chen’s strength isn’t below yours. If you have the chance, you can exchange pointers,” said the Hall Master.
The three of them looked at Long Chen in disbelief. They trusted that the Hall Master wouldn’t joke around, but they also couldn’t believe that Long Chen had the power to fight them.
Then he said to Long Chen, “The three of them are experts from my dragon race. They’re similar to you in that they all have bitter lives.
Their lives came from mountains of corpses and seas of blood. They were true experts.
“It’s just that you’ve eaten too many peaceful meals in the Lingxiao Institution, and your spiritual perception has declined. That’s why I’m confused by your appearance and can’t see through you.
“However, their instincts haven’t disappeared. They’re just sleeping. After a few battles and seeing blood, their instincts will awaken. At that time, hehe…”
The Hall Master merely laughed and didn’t say anything. He was clearly a battle fanatic, and he was extremely thirsty for battle.
Seeing how passionate the hall master was toward Long Chen, it was clear he viewed him in a new light. Having followed the hall master for so many years, this was the first time they had seen him speak so much to someone.
“Principal Long Chen, you really have misjudged me. If there’s a chance, I’ll definitely experience your amazing techniques. Please be generous and teach me.”
One of them said this to Long Chen. Although his voice was respectful, his eyes were filled with battle intent. It was obvious that the Battle God Hall was filled with battle fanatics.
Long Chen didn’t want to exchange pointers with others. To tell the truth, he hated sparring, especially when it came to sparring. That would go against his instinct to attack. If he exchanged too many pointers, it might affect his own condition.
Long Chen wouldn’t easily take action. As soon as he did, it meant this was a life and death battle. His goal wasn’t to defeat his opponent, but to use the simplest and fastest method to kill him.
Long Chen was just about to decline when a broken palace appeared in front of him. Passing through the broken door, he saw hundreds of people waiting for them.
Seeing these hundreds of people, even Long Chen sucked in a cold breath.
“My goodness.”
What shocked Long Chen and the others was that these hundreds of people were all undying experts. Furthermore, these undying experts all looked to be middle-aged. Their blood and qi were full, and there was no sign of them declining.
They were different from the undying experts of the Wasteland World and the uninhabited world. They were all old men, and the immortal experts present were all in their prime.
As soon as Long Chen and the others had entered, they had felt a terrifying pressure from their qi and blood. If it weren’t for the fact that they had already fought against immortal experts before, such a terrifying pressure would have made them unable to move.
What shocked Long Chen was that when had the Lingxiao Academy possessed such terrifying power and so many undying experts?
It had to be known that when Long Chen had first arrived, he had said that the strongest person in the Lingxiao Academy was their principal, Bai Letian. He was only an Immortal King.
At that time, Long Chen had always found it strange. The Lingxiao Academy had already decayed, and its talent had withered. It had been provoked by all kinds of small fries, but there hadn’t been any powerful experts coming to challenge it.
Only now did Long Chen realize that only powerful factions knew how terrifying the Lingxiao Academy was. They were too lazy to warn those fellows who didn’t know the difference between life and death.
“Long time no see, Principal Long Chen. Your cultivation base has advanced, and your strength has soared. Congratulations!”
Long Chen had only just entered when he was given a fright by the scene in front of him. He actually forgot his etiquette. Instead, it was Bai Letian who greeted Long Chen first.
“Greetings, dean. Seeing all the seniors here, I was so frightened that I forgot what to say. Please don’t take offense.” Long Chen smiled.
As soon as Long Chen said that, the solemn expressions on the experts’ faces faded.
Although everyone present was an undying expert and Long Chen was just a World King brat, Long Chen’s status was special. He held the position of principal, and his status was extremely high. According to reason, when these undying experts saw Long Chen in public, they would have to greet him respectfully.
As for Long Chen, he had immediately admitted that he was a junior, and his tone was humble and courteous. He had also given everyone a small boot-licking, lowering his attitude.
These were all undying experts who had seen countless heavenly geniuses. But this was the first time they had seen someone like Long Chen who possessed such power and was able to keep such a low profile.
Although some of the heavenly geniuses were extremely respectful in front of them, the arrogance in their eyes was impossible to conceal.
But Long Chen was different. He was neither servile nor overbearing, neither arrogant nor dejected. His attitude was very low, but no one dared to look down on him just because of his attitude. Instead, it made people feel his power from the bottom of their hearts.
“Everyone, take a seat. There’s no need to stand on ceremony.”
Bai Letian gestured for everyone to take a seat. Although the palace was broken, it was still large enough. Even with over five thousand Dragonblood warriors present, it didn’t seem crowded.
Bai Letian's eyes swept over Bai Shishi and Bai Xiaole, and a hint of admiration appeared in his eyes. He could clearly see that the two of them had become stronger, especially Bai Xiaole. He could finally see the sharpness in her eyes. That was the confidence of the strong. Bai Xiaole had finally grown.
Bai Letian had originally wanted to praise the two of them, but this kind of occasion wasn’t suitable. He could only endure it. At this time, the Hall Master sat beside him.
“Lord Hall Master, how is the situation on Nirvana Sky’s side?”
After all, the distance between the two was too great, and the news spread extremely slowly. The most recent news they had received was news of Long Chen and the others undergoing tribulation.
“The Grand Desolate Plane has already been destroyed by Long Chen and the Dragonblood Legion. The majority of the uninhabited world has also been destroyed by him. Their vitality is greatly damaged, and they won’t be able to accomplish much,” said the Hall Master.
The Hall Master’s words caused all the experts present to be moved. When they once more looked at Long Chen and the others, they had a whole new level of respect for them.
An undying expert nodded. “As expected, Principal Long Chen is powerful. There are quite a few undying experts in both worlds who are fighting against undying experts. It’s no wonder he suffered such heavy internal injuries.”
They could all see that Long Chen and the others were lacking in qi, blood, and spiritual fluctuations. They were clearly heavily injured.
“You’re wrong. Their injuries weren’t caused by those immortal experts. Those immortal experts were unable to injure them.” The Hall Master shook his head.
“Oh? Not an undying expert?”
Everyone was once more shocked.
“When they destroyed the Great Wasteland, everything went smoothly. But when they attacked the uninhabited world, their luck was extremely bad. A fellow who had just become a Saint appeared,” said the Hall Master.
“Saint?”
The immortal experts all jumped in shock. Even Bai Letian was shocked.
“Isn’t the Nirvana Empyrean a dead end? If the primal chaos qi can’t circulate, how could it give birth to a Saint?” asked an undying expert.
“That fellow is from the Red Fiends,” said the Hall Master.
Hearing that, all the experts came to a sudden comprehension. They all knew the innate divine ability of the Red Devils.
The hall master gave them a brief summary of how Long Chen and the others had fought against the red-furred monster. When they heard that the Dragonblood Legion could block a single attack from a Saint, they were filled with disbelief.
Furthermore, when they heard that Long Chen had blown the red-furred monster’s head off, the expressions on the experts’ faces were absolutely marvelous. If it weren’t for the fact that they knew the hall master never exaggerated, they would have thought he was telling a story.
When they looked at Long Chen again, it was like they were looking at a monster.
“It’s just luck.” Long Chen smiled.
The hall master gave a simple explanation of how Long Chen had handled the traitors of the human race. All the experts nodded, feeling that Long Chen had handled this matter very well.
Bai Letian laughed, “Principal Long Chen has always been modest and courteous. Amongst the younger generation, that is truly rare.
“However, we also have to be modest and courteous. This time, we urgently invited Principal Long Chen back to find a powerful representative.
In the entire Lingxiao Academy and the Battle God Hall, there was no one more suitable than Long Chen.
“We hope that Principal Long Chen can put away his humble attitude and be a bit more berserk to the outside world, a bit more rude, a bit more domineering…”
Long Chen and the others were startled, especially the Dragonblood warriors. It seemed they felt their boss was already domineering enough. How were they supposed to be domineering?
One of the experts sitting beside the Hall Master wanted to say something several times, but he finally couldn’t hold back.
“Headmaster, I’m sorry to interrupt you. How about I explain?”
“Alright, then let Vice Hall Master Lei speak.” Bai Letian didn’t get angry. Instead, he smiled and gestured for him to speak.
Vice Hall Master Lei looked at Long Chen and said, “I’ll make it simple, but you should make it simple. In the past, we tried to reason with others, but now it’s too late. In the future, we’ll only talk about fists.”
Long Chen was stunned. He still didn’t understand.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, a huge mirror appeared in the palace, and a scene appeared in the mirror. When they saw that scene, Long Chen and the others felt their heads buzz, and the flames on their heads almost ignited.
Within that image was an ancient city. It was bustling with activity.
But what infuriated Long Chen and the others was that there were countless humans on the streets. They were like livestock with collars around their necks and chains around their bodies.
There were even some people who were like dogs, being led around by others. There were even cages in the market, and within those cages were some young human men and women who were openly selling.
The human race had actually been treated as slaves and beasts. Seeing this, Long Chen’s killing intent soared. This was the greatest humiliation to the human race.
“Where is this place?” Long Chen’s expression sank.
“This is the Yu Yang World. It’s one of the worlds opened by the Netherworld Sky this time,” replied an immortal expert.
“They dare to humiliate the human race like this? They’re too much. Once we recover, we’ll go see them,” said Guo Ran. No one could bear seeing this.
“Humiliate the human race? No, no, no. They’re just asking to be humiliated. They can’t blame anyone.” An undying expert shook his head.
“What?!”
The undying expert said, “They really are asking to be humiliated. No one forced them to enter the Yu Yang World. They went willingly.”
"How is that possible?" Bai Shishi was in disbelief.
The immortal expert said, “That’s true. That’s because the Yuyang World’s primal chaos energy is extremely dense. Furthermore, its Heavenly Dao Laws are most suitable for humans to cultivate.
The Yu Yang world had its own Heavenly Dao laws. Cultivating there would not only increase one’s cultivation speed, but it would also increase one’s comprehension of the Heavenly Dao.
That was why it had attracted countless human experts. The Yuyang World had its own aboriginals, and most of them had powerful bloodlines.
Although they didn’t hate the human race, they weren’t allowed to like the human race. Or perhaps they were looking down on them.
In order to enter the Yuyang Realm to cultivate, the human race was even willing to do anything for the other races. They would sell their bodies, their souls, and become their slaves.
“Even if you have extraordinary abilities, what can you do? Go save them?”
“How could this be?”
Guo Ran and the others clenched their teeth. They didn’t know where their fury was coming from. In the beginning, they had thought these people had been forced to become slaves. But they hadn’t expected that they would be so thick-skinned as to beg others.
“Also…”
As Vice-Leader Lei spoke, the scene changed. Countless human disciples were kneeling on the ground, worshiping a strange totem. After worshiping it, they dripped a drop of their blood onto it.
Then their bodies began to shine, and their auras crazily soared. These people broke through one realm after another.
“As expected, as long as you worship a god and offer up your essence blood, you’ll be able to increase your realm.”
Guo Ran and the others were horrified. There was such a cheating cultivation method in this world? That was impossible!
But the images were recorded with photographic jades, and they couldn’t be faked. Those people had all broken through.
At that moment, even Long Chen was dumbfounded. If that was true, then what was the point of bitterly cultivating? Everyone should just worship the gods.
Seeing those people excitedly shouting, Long Chen could understand their emotions. Let alone them, even if it was anyone else, they would also be incomparably excited.
Buzz!
Then the scene changed. Those people and totems were gone, replaced by a barren land. Within that barren land were corpses.
Looking at those people’s robes, they were the disciples who had been excitedly shouting as they advanced. Seeing this scene, everyone was dumbfounded. What was going on?
“As expected, once you forcibly increase your cultivation base, you will stimulate your potential. When your potential is exhausted, you will directly absorb all their energy and take back everything you gave them. You will also take away their cultivation base and life.” Long Chen’s gaze became even icier.
“This is a group of extremely sinister fellows. The previous scene was a promotional video of them trying to attract more people to join them.
They would also invite people to try it for free, using the so-called divine energy to help them advance.
In truth, once they advanced a single time, they wouldn’t be able to stop. Their souls had already been controlled by an invisible energy, and they would fall into the abyss step by step until everything was devoured.
“Countless people have already fallen for it. This scene was secretly gathered by us, and we’ve already announced it. But there are still people who have fallen for it. They would rather believe that god than us,” said vice hall master Lei helplessly.
“A drop of essence blood? Help me raise my cultivation base? A corpse? A totem? Wait, senior, can you replay that scene? I want to see that totem again.” Long Chen suddenly thought of something.
Vice Hall Master Lei replayed the first scene. When he saw the totem pole, Guo Ran and the others had to carefully examine it, but they were unable to see any clues.
The totem pole was extremely chaotic, and there seemed to be no pattern to it. However, there was a faint image of a sun and a moon on the totem pole, and nothing else.
Seeing Long Chen staring fixedly at the totem pole, the others also closely examined it. But the scene was a bit blurry, and they were unable to see anything.
“We’ve already seen it many times. All the drawings on the totem pole are lies. It’s just a trap to draw people in. There’s no way to see through its mysteries. The academy has long since researched it…”
“It’s the Ghost Bat from the primal chaos era. That day and month were its eyes,” said Long Chen.
When they heard the word ‘Ghost Bat’, those undying experts were all shocked.
“Principal Long Chen, are you sure? The Ghost Bat race was exterminated several times during the primal chaos era. They’ve already been completely exterminated,” said an undying expert.
Guo Ran and the others didn’t know, but these undying experts had lived for countless years and knew many secrets. But even they were shocked when they heard the word Ghost Bat.
“Around seventy to eighty percent,” said Long Chen confidently.
Seventy to eighty percent was practically set in stone. If Long Chen didn’t have a certain assurance, he wouldn’t use such a tone.
“If it really is the Ghost Bat race that has come back to life, I’m afraid the world will be thrown into chaos.” Vice Hall Master Lei’s expression changed.
Seeing everyone’s expressions change, Guo Ran and the others were confused. They had never heard of the Ghost Bat race, so they had no idea why everyone’s expressions had become so solemn.
"Is the Ghost Bat tribe really that powerful?” Bai Xiaole couldn't help but interject.
Bai Letian also solemnly said, “I can’t say it’s powerful, but if it’s terrifying, then if it really is as Principal Long Chen said, then it really will be troublesome.
“Although we can’t be sure, we have to prepare for the worst. Immediately send people to keep an eye on them. If necessary, we have to do everything we can to kill them.”
The word ‘Ghost Bat tribe’ caused the atmosphere to become heavy. After a moment of silence, Vice Hall Master Lei spoke.
“Leave the matter of the Ghost Bat race to us. Principal Long Chen, we have an important mission for you.”
“Senior, please go ahead.”
Long Chen knew that since the academy was in such a hurry to transfer him back, they definitely had an important mission for him.
“We don’t have much time. Sorry for being rude,” said vice hall master Lei.
Long Chen immediately understood that vice hall master Lei was using his Spiritual Strength to send a message. That was because the amount of information was too great. If he used photographic jades to send a message, who knew how much time would be wasted.
However, this kind of message was extremely rude. If Long Chen was an ordinary disciple, vice hall master Lei naturally wouldn’t have any misgivings.
But Long Chen was the supermonastery’s supermonastery’s supermonastery head, and his status was extremely high. Using such a method wasn’t very suitable, so he only did one thing.
Long Chen nodded and approached. He had vice hall master Lei place a finger on his forehead, and then countless information poured into his mind.
Those messages were all important events that had occurred after the eighteen world gates had been opened. They included the various races, their strengths, their attitude towards the human race, as well as their performance in the Dark Sky.
Of the eighteen worlds, seventeen were hostile to the human race. They were like water and fire. Only the Yu Yang world had no hostility towards the human race. Some were discriminating.
It could be said that none of the eighteen worlds were friendly to the human race. Other than the Yuyang Realm, the other worlds were no different from the Great Desolate Realm and the uninhabited realm.
However, each of these eighteen worlds was vast, far greater than the uninhabited world or the Great Desolate World.
It was said that these eighteen worlds were connected to the outer realms. The Primal Chaos Qi came from there, so the experts of these eighteen worlds were even more terrifying.
The thing that shocked Long Chen the most was that there were saints in all eighteen worlds, and each world had more than one.
These Saints weren’t dabbler Saints like the red-furred monster. They were true Saints who had already been promoted to Saints for countless years. They were the true powerhouses of this world.
However, these Saints and Almighties wouldn't easily leave their own worlds. Therefore, as long as they didn't enter their worlds, there was basically no need to worry about encountering them.
The opening of the eighteen worlds caused chaos in the Netherworld. The humans here were even worse off than the Nirvana Continent. The instant the gates opened, countless humans took the initiative to defect to these powers. Their devout expressions made it seem like they were afraid that if they were late, others would snatch them away.
Some factions would even directly invite Xiantian experts to guard their homes. They wished they could hand over their factions and families to express their sincerity.
In the Nirvana Heavens, because of Long Chen, the majority of the humans were able to maintain their rationality. There were only a few traitors.
But it was different in Minghao Tian. Once the World Gate opened, countless people would rush to the various worlds in search of the best cultivation environment and resources. For that, there was nothing they couldn’t sell.
As a result, as soon as the battle began, countless people had sided with the foreign races. And when the majority of them did so, people naturally accepted this method. They didn’t feel ashamed, and they all followed suit.
The current Ming Haotian had become a classic example of someone who laughed at poverty but didn’t laugh at prostitution. Even the people who were slaves to the foreign races often looked down on the ordinary humans. They felt like they were superior to others.
That wasn’t all. Even the experts from the other heavens didn’t hesitate to risk their lives to cross the sky upon hearing about Minghao’s situation. Some of them even went bankrupt. If they didn’t have enough, they would rob others, and once they had enough money, they would come.
Originally, the cost of traveling through the sky was already extremely high. But because of the influx of experts from the various worlds, the cost of traveling was shockingly high. But that still didn’t stop people from yearning for Minghao Tian.
In any case, the current Minghao Tian was in complete chaos. As long as he walked out of the academy, he would see countless living beings he had never seen before. They were unbridled, as if they were walking in their own backyard.
As for the human race, if they wanted to enter other worlds, that would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens. If they didn’t have a powerful guarantee, they would have to place a spiritual imprint on them and become slaves.
But even so, there was still an endless stream of experts waiting to enter the other worlds. For a spot to become a slave, countless people fought until their heads bled, and they even lost their lives.
Previously, when Long Chen had seen those people who had been treated like livestock, his fury had soared. But now his fury had been extinguished by a basin of cold water.
That was a kind of despairing iciness. Long Chen had a belly full of fury, but he didn’t know who to vent it on. Looking at those people who had been bullied and crushed, he could only lament their misfortune and be angry at them for not fighting.
“Headmaster Long Chen, this is the situation in Minghao Tian back then. It can be said to be extremely chaotic. However, these fellows are extremely crafty. They’re not the same as those idiots from the uninhabited world or the Wasteland World.
“Right now, they’re intentionally messing up the human race’s structure to confuse people’s thoughts. Soon, they’ll use these people to probe my Lingxiao Academy.
Right now, their morale was extremely high. Since ancient times, the cultivation world had always worshiped experts. As for the human race’s experts, they were suppressed by the elites of this world, making it so they couldn’t even breathe. That increased their arrogance.
The heavenly geniuses of these worlds were establishing their prestige in the Netherworld Heaven, and they were recruiting followers. Quite a few of the human race’s heavenly geniuses were either worshipping power or thirsting for resources. They all joined them.
“If this continues, it won’t be long before all the human experts, other than Lord Brahma’s followers, become their slaves,” said vice hall master Lei.
“Lord Brahma’s believers? The people of these worlds don’t dare to touch Lord Brahma’s believers?” Long Chen was startled.
“That’s true. These factions and Lord Brahma’s followers mind their own business without any conflicts.
“There were even some of Lord Brahma’s believers who, because their faith wasn’t firm enough, decided to join the other world’s experts. As a result, they were directly killed.”
A cold smile appeared on Long Chen’s face. “Interesting. This time, the Sage Monarch Conference is a huge scheme.
“It was Lord Brahma who used us to open the gate to the world. Right now, the experts of these worlds don’t even bother with Lord Brahma’s antics!”
Hearing Long Chen’s words, the immortal experts were silent. There were many things that they were well aware of, but there were some things that couldn’t be randomly said. In their opinion, it was best not to let the youngsters know about these things. They didn’t want the youngsters to feel so much pressure.
“Vice hall master Lei, tell me what you want me to do!” Long Chen’s expression was dark. He took a deep breath to calm himself down.
“It’s very simple. Once you’ve recovered, go out and walk around. Tell them who the king of this world is.”
Vice-Leader Lei said with a smile.
Within the palace, the Dragonblood Legion’s people had all left. Only Bai Letian, the palace master, and hundreds of immortal experts remained.
“Headmaster, I feel like Headmaster Long Chen knows too much. The pressure is too great. It’s not a good thing for him,” said an undying expert worriedly.
“That’s right. According to age, they’re still children. According to reason, they should be high-spirited and arrogant.
“But whether it’s Long Chen or those Dragonblood warriors, they’re all too mature for their age,” sighed another immortal expert.
The dean shook his head. “There’s no way around it. They truly grew up through suffering.
Whether it was Long Chen or the Dragonblood warriors, they had no one to rely on. The path of cultivation was full of thorns, and each step was extremely dangerous. They had to be extremely careful, as if they were treading on thin ice.
When Shishi and Xiao Le were together, they were like two immature children. This was the difference between them.
“There is no one to hold an umbrella for a child. They can only run in the rain. If they run, they live. If they don’t run, they die. Cultivation is cruel, and there is nothing they can do.”
He was clearer than anyone else about what had happened to Long Chen. Behind Long Chen’s power was unimaginable pain and suffering. The people of the world could only see his well-dressed side, but they couldn’t see the mountains of corpses and seas of blood behind him.
“That’s why I’m worried Principal Long Chen won’t be able to achieve the effect we want. Unfortunately, we have too many arrogant and domineering people, but our strength isn’t enough to support their arrogance.
“Principal Long Chen is powerful, but he’s too mature. It seems he’s already past the age of being arrogant and domineering. I wonder if he…” said an undying expert worriedly.
“Right now, the human race lacks confidence in their eyes, and their hearts are in chaos. If we don’t create a hero of the human race, the will of the human race will sooner or later be destroyed by this chaos.
“The various worlds are eyeing our Numinous Sky Academy covetously, and Lord Brahma is hiding in the dark. Our Numinous Sky Academy can no longer remain silent.
In the face of danger, many human powers were secretly accumulating their strength and holding back.
“That’s because they know that the first goal of these worlds is our Lingxiao Academy. As long as the Lingxiao Academy doesn’t collapse, they won’t have to worry.
“They can calmly develop, but we can’t. We have to counterattack in order to win more initiative.
“The reason why so many of us came here is to give Long Chen confidence. He doesn’t need to be so overcautious and worry about personal gains and losses. He’ll just make a fuss and do his best.
“However, the way Principal Long Chen looked when he left was truly incomprehensible. I wonder if he’ll be able to do anything,” said vice hall master Lei helplessly.
“You’re worrying for nothing.”
Just at this moment, the Hall Master spoke. Everyone looked at him.
“None of you understand him. In truth, Long Chen doesn’t like to use his brain. He prefers simple and violent things.
Only when he wasn’t strong enough would he have to calculate how many steps he had to take to analyze the situation between the enemy and himself. He would pay the smallest price to obtain the greatest profit.
Because Long Chen had always been in a dangerous situation, he had no choice but to carefully calculate things. Otherwise, he would have long since died.
“Now that we’re supporting him, he knows better than anyone what we want. You’re worried that he won’t make a big enough fuss, but I’m the opposite. I’m afraid that if he makes a big fuss, we won’t be able to suppress it.”
“This…”
The immortal experts all looked at each other, speechless.
…
Three days later, Long Chen was the first to come out of seclusion. His injuries had completely recovered. Although his injuries were the heaviest, with the support of the primal chaos space’s life energy, his recovery was extremely quick.
According to Long Chen’s estimates, the reason he had taken so long to recover was because of the sacred energy.
If he hadn’t fought with the red-furred monster, then those undying experts wouldn’t have caused him any harm.
But this also gave Long Chen a warning. In the future, when he encountered a Saint, he definitely couldn’t be careless. If he didn’t handle it properly, he really might end up dying in their hands.
At this time, Long Chen’s strength had completely recovered. Furthermore, after fighting so many battles, his life energy had been greatly strengthened. His realm had advanced from the initial realm king realm to the first Heavenstage.
“What a pity. I’ve been too busy recently and didn’t have enough medicinal pills. Otherwise, with the assistance of medicinal pills and the stimulation from the battle, I might have been able to break through to the third or even fourth Heavenstage,” said Long Chen.
Long Chen had consumed too many medicinal pills, which had resulted in a huge resistance. Only under the stimulation of a life and death battle would he be able to better activate the medicinal energy within his body. He had wasted this opportunity to rapidly advance.
But Long Chen also had his own helplessness. Although he didn’t need to worry about refining pills, all he needed was Huo Ling’er and the Gan Kun Cauldron.
However, Huo Ling’er was one of his life-saving trump cards. She had to maintain her strongest state to deal with unpredictable dangers.
In this kind of situation, refining pills would affect Huo Ling’er’s condition. Although refining pills was important, it was even more important than the battle between the Great Desolate World and the uninhabited world. Therefore, Huo Ling’er had never refined pills.
Once he came out of seclusion, Long Chen immediately sank his mind into the primal chaos space and began to refine the World King Pill with Huo Ling’er.
Buzz!
The cauldron trembled, and countless runes lit up on its surface. Divine light circulated, making it seem sacred and solemn. Long Chen was speechless.
“I’ll let you help me fight. Just pretend to be asleep. As soon as you start refining pills, you’ll be refreshed.”
Most of the time, the rune on the cauldron would ignore Long Chen. Only when Long Chen was refining pills would it be willing to communicate with him. Other than refining pills, it didn’t want to communicate with him.
“Heavenly realm grass!”
“Myriad Tribulations Root!”
“Three Flowers!”
“Undeserved Water Lotus!”
“That’s right, the Undeserved Water Lotus can be replaced with the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus. The effect is even better.”
When he counted the medicinal ingredients, he suddenly remembered that this main ingredient could be replaced with a seventh rank Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus. A seventh rank Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus was equivalent to an Heavenly Venerate Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus.
Speaking of the Honesty Water Lotus, Long Chen suddenly thought of Lian Wuying. Back when he had defeated Lian Wuying in the Battle Arena, she had turned into a lotus seed and been absorbed into the primal chaos space.
Later, Long Chen had even forgotten about that. After advancing to the World King realm, the primal chaos space had grown dozens of times larger. It was no longer the same as before. The three thousand Grand Yin Wood and Ancient Fusang Wood seemed to have their own lives as they began to occupy their bases.
They each looked for their own positions and maintained a certain distance from the other trees. It was as if they were arranging themselves according to some kind of formation.
As for the spot where Long Chen had planted the seed, it had been occupied by a Fusang Ancient Tree. The original lotus pond had also disappeared.
This time, he thought of them and began to search. Later, in a dark corner of the primal chaos world, he saw a black divine pool.
There were already tens of thousands of devil lotuses in the divine pool. Each one of them was tens of thousands of miles tall, but in front of the Grand Yin Wood, they were still unremarkable. If Long Chen hadn’t intentionally gone to find them, he wouldn’t have known they were secretly growing in a corner.
“Damn, they’re all seventh grade Demon Eyes Sleeping Lotuses. Hehe, I’m going to refine a top grade World King Pill.”
Long Chen was delighted. He plucked all the lotus seeds in one go and began to refine them.
This time, Long Chen was refining pills in the outside world. When his Pill Flame soared, the Heaven Earth Cauldron’s aura circulated, and all the primal chaos energy in the world was crazily sucked into it.
Long Chen was completely focused. This was his first time refining pills in this kind of environment. He wanted to see how the primal chaos energy would affect the pill.
After all, although there were countless pill formulas in his Pill Sovereign memories, just having pill formulas was far from enough. The flame control had to change according to the changes in the outside world.
Furthermore, Long Chen needed to quickly figure out the best refining method and then teach it to Huo Ling’er.
However, Long Chen quickly realized that he had been overthinking things. Countless runes revolved around the cauldron, and the Dao runes were changing on their own. Long Chen frowned several times. The cauldron was refining pills on its own.
“What are you doing? This isn’t right.” Long Chen had tried to change the flame several times, but the cauldron had always interfered.
“Big brother Long Chen, the Gan Kun Cauldron hopes I can refine pills according to its method,” said Huo Ling’er.
“You can communicate with it?”
“I can barely understand its emotions.” Huo Ling’er said.
“Then let it be!”
Hearing Huo Ling’er say this, Long Chen could only give up. He had no way to refine the Gan Kun Cauldron this way, but he knew that it definitely wouldn’t work.
Buzz!
The Dry Kun Cauldron trembled. The lid of the cauldron opened, and nine medicinal pills flew out. Nine middle grade World King Pills. If an ordinary alchemist were to successfully refine a middle grade World King Pill on their first attempt, and nine at that, they would definitely be wild with joy.
But to Long Chen, this was completely unacceptable. What kind of thing was this? Could such a medicinal pill be eaten?
Let alone middle grade medicinal pills, even high grade medicinal pills wouldn’t have any effect.
“I told you, you can’t do this…”
Long Chen finally couldn’t hold back his complaints. But halfway through, he shut his mouth. He saw that quite a few copper fragments had fallen off the cauldron.
At that moment, Long Chen realized that the reason the cauldron had refined pills wasn’t to eat, but to help him.
“Alright, I understand. Continue!”
Since that was the case, Long Chen didn’t force it. He had Huo Ling’er and the Gan Kun Cauldron refine pills here. That was beneficial to the Gan Kun Cauldron’s recovery.
As long as the cauldron recovered a bit of its power, it would be of great help to Long Chen.
Long Chen left behind the cauldron and Huo Ling’er, leaving behind enough precious medicines for them to refine their own pills.
As for himself, he left. In any case, the Gan Kun Cauldron had his spiritual imprint. It would be extremely easy for the Gan Kun Cauldron to find him. As for Huo Ling’er, there was no need to mention her. As long as they were within the range of their senses, their souls were connected.
That was because the cauldron required a huge amount of primal chaos spiritual qi to refine. Although Long Chen’s primal chaos space also had a huge amount of primal chaos spiritual qi, that spiritual qi came from the corpses and chaos spirit stones he had gathered.
The primal chaos spiritual qi in the primal chaos space was limited. Each time he used it, it would be less. Furthermore, the amount of primal chaos spiritual qi in the world was unlimited, and it was free. Long Chen naturally wouldn’t waste it.
Long Chen left by himself and rushed to the Elder Hall. The place he had been at was the territory of the Battle God Hall. The Battle God Hall was a hidden world that was hidden behind the Numinous Sky Academy.
The location of the War God Hall was a secret of the Numinous Sky Academy. Very few people in the academy knew about this secret. It could be said that the War God Hall was the secret weapon of the Numinous Sky Academy.
Once Long Chen left the Battle God Hall’s portal, he had to go through two teleportations before arriving at the secret transportation formation.
When the Elder guarding the transportation formation saw Long Chen, he jumped in shock. He almost couldn’t believe his eyes. Obviously, they didn’t know Long Chen had already returned to the Numinous Sky Academy.
“Greetings, principal Long Chen.”
The four Elders hastily bowed toward Long Chen.
“Elders, I’ve just returned. This is classified information, so please help me keep it a secret,” said Long Chen.
“Don’t worry, we understand.”
Hearing that, Long Chen turned and left. In order to make things easier, he made himself a violet mask.
That mask was condensed from violet blood runes. It could transform into any shape, making it so others couldn’t see Long Chen’s face or sense his aura.
That made it much easier for Long Chen to walk. The Kun Peng wings appeared on his back, and he shot out like a shooting star.
After passing through a peaceful forest, Long Chen slowed down and looked around. But even after a long time, he didn’t see what he wanted to see.
“Big brother Long Chen, are you looking for me?”
Just at this moment, a pleasant voice filled with delight rang out. Auspicious clouds soared into the sky, and a beautiful crane flew over with seven-colored divine light.
As soon as it appeared, a seven-colored light enveloped the entire world. The tranquil forest was enveloped by the rainbow clouds, making it seem like a fairyland.
“Little crane, you’re not sleeping?” Long Chen was both surprised and delighted. He had come to see her with hopes of getting lucky.
For some unknown reason, when he returned to the academy, Long Chen urgently wanted to see Little Crane. Perhaps in his heart, he had already treated him as his own sister. After all, Long Chen had spent the longest time with Long Xiaoyu, and she was the same age as him.
Seeing Little Crane was like seeing his own sister. Even Long Chen’s nose turned slightly sour. He knew that after all these years, Xiao Yu had already grown up. But in his memories, she was still that little girl.
“Big brother Long Chen!”
Little crane flew over to Long Chen, transforming into a beautiful little girl. It jumped into Long Chen’s embrace, its beautiful eyes filled with excitement and delight.
“Big brother Long Chen, you really are the best. I was just dreaming that you had returned when I sensed your aura. So the dream wasn’t a lie. You really came to find me.”
Little crane’s black and white eyes were like the purest and most beautiful gem in the world. Looking at her made one feel as if their soul had been purified, making them forget all the pain and sorrow in this world.
“Big brother has always missed you. Now that the world is in chaos, big brother is afraid you’ll be bullied by bad people, so I immediately came to see you. Seeing that you’re fine, big brother is relieved.” Long Chen smiled.
Long Chen truly was a bit worried about this little sister. Although he knew the Rainbow Immortal Crane race was an auspicious beast of the Heavenly Daos, no other race dared to bully them.
But now it was different. All kinds of monsters had appeared out of nowhere, and no one was forever unrivaled. The Rainbow Immortal Crane race might not have no nemesis, so Long Chen immediately came to see Little Crane.
“Big brother Long Chen is so nice, hehe!” Little He’s excited.
“Right, brother, can you bring me out to play? I’ve always wanted to see the outside world,” said little crane.
“The outside world is full of bad people. Are you not afraid?” asked Long Chen.
“I’m not afraid. I know big brother will protect me,” laughed little crane.
“That’s true. But big brother might kill people at any time. I don’t want your pure eyes to be corrupted by slaughter,” said Long Chen. He didn’t want little crane to see the cruelty of this world.
“My mother said that the Rainbow Immortal Crane race also has their own mission. She agreed to let me see the outside world,” said little crane.
Seeing how serious little crane was, he knew it wouldn’t lie.
“Alright, then I’ll bring you out to play for a few days.”
Long Chen laughed and placed little crane on his back. As she laughed, the Kun Peng’s wings soared into the sky. Long Chen smiled.
“Master Long San has returned. Minghao Tian’s fellows, you can all tremble as much as you want.”
“Big brother Long Chen, you look so good in your new robes. Can I comb your hair for you?” Little crane saw Long Chen take off his old robes and change into a new one. He looked valiant and handsome, and its eyes were filled with delight.
Long Chen’s robes were personally made by his lovers, and he cherished them greatly. Normally, when he fought, as long as he could make it in time, he would change his robes.
But sometimes, battles came too suddenly, and there was no time to change. There were quite a few torn spots on his clothes, and as time passed, they became a bit old.
This time, Long Chen had changed into a new set of clothes to change his mood. Returning to the Numinous Sky Academy could count as returning home in glory. He had to tidy up.
“You know how to comb hair?” asked Long Chen.
“Of course I will! Come, let me give you a try.” Little crane laughed and told Long Chen to sit. It took off Long Chen’s headband and began to carefully comb his hair.
“Big brother Long Chen, let me tell you. When I was a bit younger, I could just transform into a human. My mother would often comb my hair, and I’ve learned everything,” said Little Crane confidently.
“This…”
Hearing that, Long Chen’s heart turned cold. An extremely bad premonition arose in his heart.
But seeing how excited she was, Long Chen couldn’t refuse. In the end, he clenched his teeth and closed his eyes.
“Alright.”
Little crane excitedly clapped and ran in front of Long Chen. Looking at its ‘art’, its eyes were filled with pride.
Long Chen looked into the mirror and almost cried. His long black hair had been braided.
If it was just a bunch of thin braids, then it would be fine. But on the head, there were two pigtails. That was something only girls would use, and they were only suitable for short hair.
But Long Chen’s hair was thick and hard. His two pigtails were like two sheep’s horns. Looking at himself in the mirror, Long Chen almost burst into tears. Was he supposed to go out and meet people? Wouldn’t he be laughed to death?
“What? Big brother Long Chen, you don’t like it?” Seeing Long Chen’s expression change, Little Crane’s excited smile gradually disappeared. It was at a loss.
Seeing Little Crane like this, Long Chen forced out a smile. That smile was even uglier than crying.
“Not bad, not bad. When I was very young, I also took care of my hair like this. This hairstyle makes me want to go back to my childhood.”
What else could he say? Long Chen felt bitter inside, but he also didn’t want to disappoint little crane. He could only brace himself and accept.
Little crane was naive and thought Long Chen was telling the truth. It laughed, pleased with its craftsmanship.
Long Chen had no choice but to force a smile and pull little crane away. He was just lucky to have gotten out of the Numinous Sky Academy. Otherwise, he really wouldn’t have had the courage to come out.
“Big brother Long Chen, your braid is so mighty. You’ve grown so much taller,” said little crane enviously.
Long Chen was speechless. If he didn’t know how naive she was, he would definitely think she was laughing at him.
“Then how about I help you braid it?” An evil thought appeared in Long Chen’s mind.
“Then that’s great. Thank you, big brother Long Chen. Our hair must be the same.” Little crane sat on Long Chen’s lap, allowing him to braid her hair.
At that moment, Long Chen felt some regret. He felt like he shouldn’t have treated little crane like this. But he also couldn’t tell little crane that such a braid wasn’t good. That would be a huge blow to her.
In the end, Long Chen could only brace himself and help little crane braid her hair. As a man, Long Chen really was inferior to little crane in this kind of meticulous work. He had to work for a long time before he was able to do anything.
But little crane took the mirror and looked at its smiling face, its eyes filled with satisfaction.
Only then did Long Chen realize that beautiful things were essentially beautiful. No matter how he tried, he was unable to change their beauty.
With this kind of hairstyle, Little Crane seemed even more lively and beautiful. It was calm and charming, and when it smiled at Long Chen, Long Chen felt his heart melt.
Little crane moved closer to Long Chen. Looking at the mirror, it saw a large head and a small head. The two of them suddenly looked at each other and laughed.
At that moment, Long Chen no longer felt that his hair was ugly. Instead, he felt it was extremely interesting. After changing his hair, it was like his mood had changed. It was like he had once more become that carefree, carefree youth.
“Big brother Long Chen, let’s go!”
The little fellow held Long Chen’s hand excitedly. She couldn’t wait any longer.
“Let’s go. I’ll let the people of this world experience Master Long San’s unrivaled hair.” Long Chen laughed. With two pigtails, he pulled Little He’er toward the ancient city.
As they approached the ancient city, the two of them saw creatures wearing all kinds of robes and strange hairstyles.
They had already left the territory of the Numinous Sky Academy. Outsider experts were not allowed to get close, but once they left, even Long Chen was dazzled.
Long Chen saw that some people were emaciated, but they had a huge head that was even larger than their bodies. Some people had long hair, but they had a snake-like tail.
There was a beautiful woman with four arms. She also saw a ball rolling by her side. Long Chen was surprised to see that the ball was actually a living creature’s armor. There were tentacles on the armor that slowly pushed the ball forward.
“Wow, this is so fun!”
Little crane’s eyes widened when it saw that spherical creature.
Buzz!
That sphere had only just rolled past the two of them when it heard Little Crane’s cry. Runes suddenly appeared on the sphere, revealing two fierce eyes. Little Crane jumped in fright and hid behind Long Chen.
She hadn’t expected this cute little ball to be so fierce. Its gaze was extremely frightening.
“Lowly humans, shut your mouths. Your mouths are the same as your character. It’s disgusting,” shouted the creature.
Long Chen frowned. These creatures were so arrogant in the human race’s territory, publicly insulting the human race. Just who had spoiled them?
“Come over here!”
Long Chen beckoned with his finger.
“Brat, are you looking to die?”
In the face of Long Chen’s provocation, the creature’s voice turned cold. At the same time, it released a berserk aura. It was actually a Heavenly Venerate.
Hu!
The instant he released his aura, he charged at Long Chen and Little Crane.
BOOM!
The spherical creature let out a miserable cry.
“What are you doing? Let me go!”
The spherical creature cried out in terror. Its body was being trampled by Long Chen, and as Long Chen’s foot continued to crush it, its body began to change shape, as if it would explode at any moment.
“A puny Heavenly Venerate dares to be so arrogant in front of you? Who gave you such courage?”
Long Chen stepped on that sphere, constantly crushing it. Although it had a cultivation base, in front of Long Chen’s absolute power, it was unable to use it.
“Don’t step on it, grandpa Long San. I’m convinced. Spare me. You’re my grandpa, alright? Don’t step on it. If you step on it again, it’ll explode,” begged the ball.
“You scared my sister. Apologize to her,” said Long Chen icily.
“Little sister, I’m sorry. It’s my fault for scaring you. I was ignorant, and I deserve to die. I apologize to you, please forgive me!” begged the ball creature.
Never in its wildest dreams would it have imagined that this little brat, who was only at the first layer of the World King realm, would actually possess such terrifying strength. He could only be suppressed.
If it had known this would happen, it wouldn’t have dared to provoke him even if it was beaten to death. But now, its life was in the hands of others. No matter what it said, it wouldn’t respond.
Most terrifying of all, he was all alone. He didn’t even have his clansmen by his side. He didn’t even have a person to ask for help from.
“I don’t accept your apology. You’re so cute, but you’re so fierce. Using words to hurt big brother Long Chen is something I can’t accept.” Little crane pouted, clearly still angry.
She wasn’t angry because that spherical creature had cursed her, but because it had insulted the human race. Little crane wasn’t a human, but that was equivalent to cursing Long Chen. That was something she couldn’t accept.
“Ancestors, I was wrong. I was blind and shouldn’t have offended you. Please don’t kill me. I’ll do anything you want me to do,” begged the spherical creature.
It was truly afraid. Long Chen’s power was so terrifying it was unimaginable. It had thought of countless ways to counterattack, but none of them had any chance of succeeding.
“I’ll give you a chance. As long as you can make my sister happy, I won’t kill you. But if you can’t, then you can just peacefully reincarnate!” Long Chen pulled his foot back from the sphere.
The spherical creature was delighted and was just about to flee when it let out a miserable cry.
“You really are an idiot. If you still want to run, then you can die!” sneered Long Chen.
That spherical creature was horrified to find that Long Chen had silently branded it with a spiritual imprint. No matter what it thought, it was unable to escape Long Chen’s senses. With just a thought, it would die.
That way, the ball-shaped creature immediately became obedient. It rolled all the way to little crane and made all kinds of expressions to please it.
Little crane wasn’t very experienced and was amused by the spherical creature’s actions. It let out a long sigh of relief and tried even harder to curry favor with it.
Amidst little crane's bell-like laughter, the spherical creature actually pushed little crane up. As little crane cried out, the spherical creature rolled around, bringing little crane back and forth. It was extremely fast, but it was steady.
Little crane cried out in delight. It rolled around with it for a long time before returning. Then it looked pitifully at Long Chen. Was it satisfied?
“Alright, your life is saved. After playing with my sister for a few days, I’ll let you go.” How could Long Chen not understand his meaning?
“Many thanks, many thanks!” The spherical creature was immediately overjoyed. His life was saved, and it was better than anything else.
“Big brother Long Chen, why don’t you release it? I won’t be angry with it.” Seeing that the ball-shaped creature was a bit pitiful, the little fellow’s kindness overflowed and it forgot its hateful side.
“Thank you, thank you, thank you so much…”
The spherical creature immediately thanked little crane profusely.
“Yes?”
Long Chen intentionally nodded.
The spherical creature shivered, but it reacted quickly.
“… I really am grateful. But to be able to play with you is my honor, my blessing, and the heavens’ grace.
“I sincerely ask you not to let me leave you so early. If you do, I’ll be sad and regretful…”
“Alright, that’s enough!”
Long Chen hastily interrupted it. Hearing this, he felt goosebumps.
That spherical creature’s words could only be used to trick the pure little crane. Little crane actually took it seriously and was extremely happy. That spherical creature just rolled around with her, having a great time.
As long as he could see that little crane was happy, Long Chen was at ease. As the two of them got closer to the city, more lifeforms appeared. On the other hand, there were very few humans.
The entire ancient city had practically become the world of the foreign races. Many of the humans here had to bow and scrape to these foreign races. They were extremely respectful, and if they were warmly summoned, they would be mercilessly cursed.
However, these people didn’t care. They called for other foreign experts. These humans were either selling some of the human race’s specialties to them, or begging them to take them in and take them away. There were also some who shamelessly begged and entangled with them, sometimes even getting beaten up.
Seeing this, Long Chen couldn’t help but shake his head. Although this city hadn’t been very prosperous in the past, it had been close to the Lingxiao Academy. It could be considered a medium-sized city with a deep history.
Long Chen had come here before. At that time, the city and the city had been bustling with activity. The streets were filled with shops and experts.
But now, there were foreign experts everywhere. It was like the entire city had changed hands. That feeling of unfamiliarity and loss was something Long Chen couldn’t accept. He felt like the world had changed.
Little crane had been laughing happily, but when it saw Long Chen’s expression, it stopped smiling. Holding Long Chen’s hand, it gently said,
“Big brother Long Chen, what’s wrong? Are you unhappy?”
“No, it’s just that I haven’t come out to play in a long time. I’m not used to it.” Long Chen shook his head. Taking a deep breath, he sent out his complicated emotions and pulled Little Crane into the city center.
When they arrived at the main road in the center of the city, the number of human experts gradually increased. The shops along the street were all run by humans, and there was an endless stream of sales.
There were many Xiantian experts here, and they were very interested in some of the human race’s things. The scene was extremely lively, and there were many things that little crane had never seen before. Everything was new to it, so it pulled Long Chen into the crowd.
As a result, they had only just entered a shop when a burst of wind blew past them, followed by a furious roar.
“Damn human, you dare offend the great Feather race?”
“Hu!”
A figure shot out like a shooting star, smashing into Long Chen and Little Crane.
Hu!
Little crane let out a startled cry as it rapidly retreated. That wasn’t because it was actually retreating, but because the ball-shaped creature beneath it was bringing it back to avoid being injured.
At first, that spherical creature was extremely disgusted with being someone else’s housepet. But he quickly realized that there was a strange aura coming from little crane that could make its bottleneck loosen.
It was smart enough to realize that whenever little crane was happy, it would emit a multicolored immortal mist that would speed up its bottleneck.
At that moment, he no longer felt any disgust. Instead, he was pleasantly surprised and did his best to make little crane happy.
So when people flew over, it was the first to retreat to protect Little Crane. It could already tell that Little Crane didn’t possess any killing power. As for Long Chen, it didn’t care.
Hu!
In front of countless people’s shocked cries, that figure charged at Long Chen with a whistling wind. Everyone thought Long Chen would be smashed to pieces, or perhaps even killed.
Long Chen easily caught that person. That person was also an early World King. His face was pale.
Within the shop were a few muscular experts with wings on their backs. These people had powerful qi and blood, and it was obvious they came from the sea demons.
“Many thanks for saving my life.” Only now did that person react and hastily thanked Long Chen.
“Brat, are you trying to meddle in other people’s business?” shouted one of the Feather race experts icily.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. It was all a misunderstanding. Please calm down. This old man will apologize to you.
“He’s new and doesn’t know the rules. Please forgive him for offending you. Zhang Chao, hurry up and apologize. If it weren’t for them holding back, you would have died.” At this time, a half-step immortal rank expert walked out of the shop and apologized to the Feather race experts.
In the past, it would have been extremely shocking for a half-step immortal rank expert to appear in the Heaven Earth Void. But now, with the primal chaos energy surging over, countless people had an opportunity. Many of the old monsters that had hidden themselves had managed to advance to half-step immortal.
However, even in the Nirvana Sky, half-step immortal experts were nothing. Now that the eighteen worlds had opened, there were countless half-step immortal experts.
That was why this elder didn’t dare to look down on others just because of his cultivation base. He had always been bowing in front of the Feather race’s World Kings. Now he was glaring at Zhang Chao.
Obviously, this old man was very tactful. He didn’t want to provoke these Feather race experts. At the same time, he also knew that Zhang Chao had been wronged, but he hoped he could swallow his anger and let this matter pass. After all, there were many creatures that they couldn’t provoke.
That man called Zhang Chao seemed extremely immature, and he didn’t understand the elder’s gaze. Hearing him apologize, he immediately began to tremble.
“They’re just being shameless. Who would buy a medicinal pill first? Now that they’ve eaten the medicinal pill, it’s fine if they don’t pay, but they even say we’re selling fake medicinal pills and want to apologize to them. They’ve gone too far. Even if I, Zhang Chao, die, I won’t apologize to these bastards.”
Zhang Chao’s voice was choked with tears. He had clearly been wronged, and now he finally exploded. As for the boss, his expression changed. The beast Zhang Chao was talking about had broken a taboo.
“Bastard, you dare talk back?! Watch how I teach you a lesson!”
The half-step Immortal expert furiously charged at Zhang Chao. But just as he was about to attack, the Feather race expert attacked first.
“You don’t need to teach me a lesson. Let me.”
The Feather race expert snorted, and his wings suddenly flapped. His sharp claws slashed through the air, aiming for Zhang Chao’s throat. As soon as he attacked, his powerful qi and blood erupted, and his killing intent soared. He was clearly planning on killing Zhang Chao in one blow.
That Feather race expert was extremely powerful, while Zhang Chao was just a shop assistant. Although his cultivation base had reached the World King realm, he had only managed to catch up to a good era. His strength was extremely ordinary.
The instant the Feather race expert attacked, he was horrified to find that he had been locked down. Then he was unable to move.
Bang!
Just as everyone thought Zhang Chao was about to die, a large hand grabbed the Feather race expert’s claw. The terrifying aura coming from his claw instantly vanished.
At that moment, everyone was shocked. They looked at this black-robed youth with a strange hairstyle. They hadn’t expected him to be such a hidden expert.
“Brat, you’re courting death…”
The Feather race expert was both shocked and infuriated. His claws hurt from Long Chen’s claws. He tried to shake off Long Chen’s hands several times, but he was unable to.
Crack…
Long Chen twisted his hand, and a miserable cry rang out. The Feather race expert’s claw was broken by Long Chen.
“Bastard…”
The other Feather race experts roared and charged over.
“There’s no need to use a butcher’s knife to kill a chicken. Master, why don’t you let me do it?!” The spherical creature actually took the initiative to fight.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Just at this moment, the sound of bones breaking rang out. People didn’t even see what Long Chen was doing. Several of the Feather race experts had their arms and legs broken by Long Chen, and miserable screams rang out.
“It’s over, it’s over…”
The boss of the shop, the half-step immortal expert, was pale. This matter had happened in his shop. It seemed it had something to do with him.
“Pack up and disperse!”
The half-step immortal expert sighed and left. As for the workers in the other shops, they were all terrified. Looking at the Feather race experts who were screaming on the ground, they didn’t know what to do.
“You really are vicious. If you have the guts, then just kill us. Otherwise, even if the Feather race reaches the ends of the earth, they’ll exterminate all your sects and families. Not a single one will be left,” said the leader of the Feather race.
“Killing you is too boring. If we want to play, let’s play it big. Go back and gather your people. I’ll wait for you here,” said Long Chen indifferently. In the face of their threats, he didn’t even feel any anger.
Being threatened by a monkey might make you angry, but who would be serious with an ant?
“Do you dare let us go?” snorted a Feather race expert.
“You want to goad me? How stupid. Originally, I was planning on letting you go like this. Since you’re so smart, I’ll give you some rewards.”
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Amidst everyone’s cries and the miserable screams of the Feather race experts, Long Chen tore off their wings. Blood dyed the entire shop red.
“Go back and gather your people. I’ll give you two hours. If you don’t come, don’t blame me for not giving you a chance. Scram!”
With that, Long Chen sent those Feather race experts flying with a kick. Those Feather race experts were filled with resentment. Losing their wings was equivalent to crippling their cultivation bases. That was an absolute humiliation, and they vanished.
Once they disappeared, countless shops on the street closed their doors. At that moment, the entire city descended into panic.
“Damn human, how dare you bully my Feather race!”
Long Chen had only just pulled Little Crane out of the shop when experts charged over. A shooting star-like figure charged at Long Chen.
“It’s a Twin Polar Supreme World King powerhouse.”
Someone cried out. From that person’s aura, they could sense how powerful he was. The previous Feather race experts were all ordinary Chosen, but this person was much stronger than them.
Furthermore, this person was extremely confident. As soon as he heard the news, he charged at Long Chen.
Crack…
“Ah…”
Just as people thought the two of them were about to fight, their vision blurred, and they heard the Feather race expert’s miserable cry. His arms and legs had all been broken.
Chi! Chi!
Blood splashed. The Feather race expert’s wings were torn off, and he was sent flying.
When they recovered, Long Chen was holding a pair of bloody wings. He icily looked at the Feather race expert.
“Scram. Go find your race’s strongest fellow.”
Hu!
A flame appeared in Long Chen’s hand, and his wings were instantly ignited, turning into dust.
“How vicious!”
Some people cried out inside. The Feather race’s wings weren’t just a symbol of their status, but also a symbol of their lifetime’s power. Long Chen had torn off their wings and destroyed them. That was equivalent to half-destroying this Dual Polarity Sovereign. The damage was immense, and the humiliation was even greater.
“Just you wait.”
The Feather race expert was filled with grief. He had never suffered such humiliation in his entire life.
“Little crane, did I scare you?!”
Long Chen looked at Little Crane and gently said. He did his best to use his body to block Little Crane’s line of sight so that she wouldn’t see that bloody scene. But he still felt a bit guilty. Fighting in front of Little Crane was always a bad thing.
“No, they’re all bad people. Little crane doesn’t like them. If they get too close to me, I’ll feel uncomfortable.” Little crane shook its head.
Little crane was an auspicious beast. It didn’t like killing and didn’t like disputes. In the air that was filled with filth, her divine rainbow light had disappeared.
In truth, the divine light hadn’t disappeared. It was hidden within little crane’s body. She didn’t want to use her own power to cleanse this filthy world.
She also knew that with her own strength, she wouldn’t be able to purify this world. So, she didn’t do anything and just quietly watched.
Long Chen looked at Little He’s clear eyes and couldn’t help but say, “We’ve had enough fun today. Let’s go back.”
Long Chen really couldn’t bear to let little He-er’s eyes be dyed red. That would make him feel extremely guilty.
“No, mom told me to look at this world more. Only then will I know what’s right and wrong, what’s good and evil.
“Mom also said that only by using your own eyes can you determine whether this world is beautiful or ugly,” said Little Crane.
Hearing that, Long Chen’s heart shook. That was definitely not something Little Crane could say. Could it be that Little Crane’s parents had intentionally let him bring Little Crane out?
But looking at her innocent face, Long Chen hoped that all she could see were beautiful things.
“Big brother Long Chen, I’m begging you, please don’t chase me away. Little crane, be good and listen to me,” begged little crane.
She had thought that she had done something wrong that had made Long Chen angry. That obedient manner of hers made her heart ache.
Long Chen hugged little crane and gently kissed her forehead.
“Why would I chase you away? As long as you don’t want to leave me, I’ll always be by your side.”
“Big brother Long Chen, you really are good.”
Seeing that Long Chen wasn’t sending her back, Little He’er was delighted. She wrapped her arms around Long Chen’s neck and kissed him on the cheek, causing him to laugh.
“You don’t even know you’re about to die. How stupid. Hand over that little girl. In any case, you’re going to die, so don’t implicate her.” Suddenly, someone sneered from the distance.
Following him was a group of seven people. Their leader was an expert whose entire body was covered in scales and whose tail was dragging behind him.
These people’s qi and blood soared into the sky, and devil qi surged around them. They should be Magical Beasts.
Within the nine heavens, Magical Beasts had always been low level creatures. Even Heavenly Venerate level Magical Beasts were unable to transform.
But that didn’t mean Magical Beasts were truly low level creatures. When the World Gate opened, powerful Magical Beasts descended from the nine heavens. People finally realized that it wasn’t that Magical Beasts weren’t strong, but that they hadn’t encountered Magical Beasts with pure bloodlines.
Magical Beasts with pure bloodlines were the same as other sea demons. They possessed terrifying strength and inheritances. As for Magical Beasts, they were even more violent and would go all-out for no reason. So very few people were willing to provoke them.
“Three Paragons!”
Some people recognized the leader of the Magical Beasts. He was a powerful Three Extremities expert. No wonder he dared to provoke Long Chen.
The Magical Beast race’s Three Extremities were even stronger than the human race’s Three Extremities. They had grown up in a place filled with primal chaos energy, and they had a natural advantage in cultivation.
As soon as he appeared, his terrifying aura caused countless experts to stop breathing.
“You’re the one who’s going to die. My brother Long Chen will never die.”
Seeing people say Long Chen was about to die, she became unhappy and made a funny face at them.
Hearing that he would never die, Long Chen immediately laughed. This little fellow really was cute.
The three Chosen smiled sinisterly.
“Little girl, although I don’t know your origins, I know that eating you will give me immense benefits.”
As the Magical Beast expert spoke, two rows of sharp teeth appeared in his mouth. They were extremely terrifying, and his sinister appearance caused little crane to immediately hide behind Long Chen.
“Your teeth aren’t bad.” Long Chen nodded.
The Magical Beast expert didn’t know what Long Chen’s nod meant. He thought Long Chen was afraid of him, so he intentionally praised him.
As a result, the smile on his face became even more disdainful. He waved his hand, signalling for his subordinates to come and snatch him.
Hu!
His subordinates were all bipolar sovereigns, and their qi and blood were shocking. The instant they attacked, a manifestation appeared behind them, and a blood-colored alligator appeared.
These two Paragons knew how powerful Long Chen was. They immediately summoned their manifestations, and the six of them attacked at the same time, not giving Long Chen any chance to counterattack. They wanted to kill Long Chen in one blow and snatch Little He’er. They wanted to attack before the Feather race’s experts arrived.
Buzz!
Long Chen opened his hand, and a seven-colored divine shield appeared in front of him. When the attacks from the two Paragons collided with the seven-colored divine shield,
Pu pu pu…
Those six figures exploded. They didn’t even have a chance to grunt before being killed.
The Magical Beast expert’s expression completely changed. He suddenly turned, wanting to flee. But at this time, Long Chen grabbed his tail and flung him to the ground.
“I already said that your teeth are not bad.”
BOOM!
The Magical Beast expert was smashed to the ground.
Long Chen grabbed the Magical Beast expert and threw him to the ground.
A lightning platform appeared on the ground, protecting the land. The Magical Beasts’three Paragons smashed into it.
Pa!
A crisp sound rang out, and the Magical Beast expert’s body became flattened.
He was no longer able to maintain his human form. He transformed into a three-meter-long blood-colored crocodile. Long Chen’s fall caused its scales to explode, and it fainted.
Everyone was stunned. That Magical Beast race’s three Paragon experts were still not enough in front of Long Chen.
Long Chen looked at Little He’s eyes. He saw that she didn’t have any unwillingness in her eyes. Instead, she was excited. That made him feel at ease.
He took out a pair of pliers, opened the alligator’s mouth, and pulled out one of its teeth.
Chi!
A crocodile tooth fell, followed by a miserable shriek from the unconscious expert.
“Shut up!”
Long Chen slapped its head, and it once more fainted.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Long Chen’s hands moved skillfully, and he quickly pulled out all seventy-two of the crocodile’s teeth. The alligator twitched in pain, but it was unable to make a sound.
Now that he had seventy-two teeth, he was surprised to see that although the alligator looked sinister and ugly, its teeth were triangular and sparkling like jade. Runes flowed within them, making it look like they were flowing with color.
Long Chen took out a needle and began to puncture these teeth. He shrunk them to the size of a fingernail and made them into a necklace.
“Wow, it’s so beautiful!” Seeing this necklace, little crane couldn’t help being excited.
“Little crane, this is made of its teeth. Are you afraid?” asked Long Chen.
“Don’t be afraid. If you give this tooth to it, who knows how many people it’ll hurt? If you leave it with me, it won’t be able to bite others.
“But big brother Long Chen, do you really want to give me such a beautiful necklace?” asked little crane nervously.
Seeing that Little Crane didn’t mind, Long Chen laughed and hung the necklace around its neck.
When the necklace hung around little crane’s neck, a faint divine light circulated around it, lighting up her beautiful face. She was like a fairy from a dream world. Her long eyelashes trembled, and her clear eyes were filled with joy and excitement.
“Little crane really is beautiful. When you grow up, you’ll definitely be incomparably beautiful.” Long Chen looked at her dotingly.
“When I grow up, I’ll marry big brother Long Chen,” laughed little crane.
“With your lifespan, once you grow up, I wonder if big brother Long Chen will already be buried.
But a child’s words had no harm. Perhaps in little crane’s heart, it had no idea what marriage meant.
Seeing Long Chen and Little Crane laughing beside the alligator as if they didn’t place anyone in their eyes, all the experts felt their scalps turn numb.
The human race had actually produced such a terrifying and domineering existence. They didn’t even place anyone in their eyes. Previously, they had broken the Feather race expert’s limbs, forcibly tearing off his wings, and now they had beaten the Magical Beast race’s three peak Chosen half to death. They had even pulled out their teeth and turned them into necklaces. That was definitely a vicious person.
There were countless Xeno-race experts in this city. Seeing how arrogant Long Chen was, quite a few of them were eager to give it a try. But when they saw that the Magical Beast race’s three peak Chosen had been captured by Long Chen, their expressions changed, and their hearts pounded.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, heaven and earth trembled, and qi waves surged. A terrifying pressure rapidly spread throughout the entire ancient city. Countless figures whistled over.
“The Harpies’ experts have arrived.”
“Heavens, there are so many Three Extremities!”
“It’s not just the three extremes. There’s also a half-step immortal expert. No, that’s not a half-step immortal, but a true immortal expert.”
When those figures appeared, all the experts present, whether they were humans or outsiders, were shocked.
There were tens of thousands of Feather race powerhouses, and most of them were World King powerhouses. All of them had powerful auras and were elites amongst World Kings.
There were over ten of them, and dozens of them were half-step experts. One of them was an elder who was surrounded by primal chaos runes.
“The Feather race’s power is truly terrifying. They were able to gather so many experts so quickly. No wonder the other races aren’t willing to provoke them.”
The Feather race was famous for being unreasonable, arrogant, and domineering. One reason was because they were powerful, and the other reason was because they had too many people. Their people were everywhere, and a single order from them could summon tens of thousands of troops.
When the Feather race army arrived, all the experts in the city fled. The city became empty, and everyone was afraid of being affected.
“Hahaha, the human race’s brat is done for!” Countless experts began to laugh at his misfortune.
“It’s probably not just that brat who’s doomed. The Feather race’s fury will implicate the other races.
“Killing just one person isn’t enough to appease their fury. Hehe, interesting.” Some of the foreign experts smiled sinisterly at the horrified human experts.
Some of the human experts sensed that something was wrong and wanted to stealthily flee. But suddenly, countless foreign experts blocked their path.
“Just watch. All of you have to bear the consequences of your actions,” sneered a foreign expert.
“You…”
The human experts were both shocked and infuriated. Was he trying to implicate all nine races? But there were too many of them, and they didn’t dare resist.
“Are you afraid?” asked Long Chen.
“I’m a bit afraid, but I know big brother Long Chen will definitely protect me. He’ll beat all the bad guys away.” Little crane was clearly a bit nervous, but it still spoke with a firm tone.
“If I kill them, will you not like big brother Long Chen?” probed Long Chen.
“Of course not. I know big brother Long Chen only kills bad people. Only by killing bad people can you not harm good people,” said little crane.
Long Chen was startled. It seemed little He-er knew much more than he had expected. Had her parents taught her all this?
“Qiuqiu.” The name Qiuqiu was given to it by Little Crane.
“I’m here, master!”
“In a bit, protect my sister,” said Long Chen.
“Don’t worry, master. Even if I die, I’ll protect you,” swore the spherical creature.
Just at this moment, the Feather race experts surrounded the entire city. The leading immortal expert looked at Long Chen and asked the people beside him,
“That’s him?”
Those people were none other than the Feather race’s heavenly geniuses whose wings had been torn off by Long Chen. They nodded, their eyes filled with hatred.
“Yufeng, go kill him. Don’t injure that little girl. She’s a bit strange, and she might be useful,” said the immortal expert to an arrogant Feather race expert.
Buzz!
The feather race expert called Yu Feng suddenly disappeared. Space twisted in front of Long Chen, and a sharp claw shot out.
“Spatial power?”
When that expert called Yu Feng attacked, everyone was horrified. Yu Feng was actually able to control spatial energy.
A ripple appeared in front of Long Chen, and a sharp claw shot toward his throat. It was incomparably fast, and as soon as it appeared, it reached his throat.
But what shocked everyone was that Long Chen didn’t even care about that claw. His hand suddenly reached behind him.
BOOM!
Space exploded, and the ripples in front of Long Chen disappeared. Long Chen’s hand grabbed a claw from behind him.
“What?”
Everyone was shocked. It seemed that their previous attack had just been a trick. The true killing blow had been behind Long Chen, but Long Chen had seen through it.
“Come out!”
Long Chen forcibly pulled Yu Feng out of the void.
Yu Feng snorted and opened his mouth. A blood-colored blade shot toward Long Chen’s forehead. That blade wasn’t a divine ability, but a real blade.
Long Chen tilted his head, avoiding this attack by a hair’s breadth. That blood-colored blade pierced through the air, directly piercing a large hole in the wall.
Everyone was horrified. Yu Feng’s attacks were strange and unfathomable, while Long Chen’s dodging was also extremely precise. At such a close distance, no one could react so quickly. It was completely instinctual.
When Yu Feng’s attack missed, his wings flapped, and like two blades joining together, they smashed toward Long Chen’s head.
“My turn.”
Long Chen snorted and suddenly exerted strength with one hand. Yu Feng was pulled back by a powerful force and smashed into the ground.
Buzz!
The lightning platform once more appeared on the ground. Countless feathers danced in the air as Long Chen smashed them into the ground. This attack caused the entire ancient city to shake and countless buildings to crack. This attack was ten times more powerful than the previous one.
Yu Feng, who had been high-spirited just now, vomited blood. His wings fell off, making him look like a featherless chicken.
However, Yu Feng really was strong. He didn’t faint after being struck by Long Chen. Suddenly, his body began to glow and rapidly expand.
“No…”
Just at this moment, the Feather race’s immortal expert charged at Long Chen.
Hu!
Long Chen snorted and suddenly flung his hand. Yu Feng shot out like a shooting star.
BOOM!
Just as the immortal expert was about to catch him, Yu Feng’s body exploded, and his terrifying qi and blood caused space to collapse.
Everyone was dumbfounded. Yu Feng was actually so unyielding. He wasn’t a match for Long Chen, but he had self-detonated and wanted to drag him down with him.
However, he was still too immature. His self-detonation hadn’t harmed Long Chen at all. Instead, it had caused the Feather race’s immortal to be covered in blood. Looking at the collapsed space, his eyes were filled with icy killing intent.
Yu Feng was his most outstanding descendant, someone who had never tasted defeat in his entire life. He was proud and arrogant, but in front of Long Chen, he had suffered consecutive setbacks. In his fury, he had lost his reasoning and wanted to die with Long Chen.
Although the Feather race’s immortal expert had immediately attacked, he hadn’t been able to save his life. He was so angry that his entire body was trembling.
“Damn humans, I want your entire city to pay with your lives.”
The Feather race’s immortal expert’s furious roar shook the heavens. A terrifying pressure enveloped the entire city, causing everyone to shiver. They had never seen an undying expert before, and they were unable to resist that pressure.
“How interesting. Who does he think he is that he needs others to pay with their lives? The humans really have spoiled you rotten.
“You think you’re a high and mighty god who can easily decide the life and death of others. Regretfully, Master Long San doesn’t like your bad habit.”
Ta! Ta! Ta!
As he spoke, Long Chen walked through the air toward the Feather race’s immortal.
It had to be known that the entire city was enveloped by the pressure of an undying expert. The others were all bitterly enduring, but Long Chen wasn’t the slightest bit affected. He simply walked forward step by step.
“Who are you?”
Seeing Long Chen ignore his pressure and go against the flow, the Feather race’s immortal expert suddenly felt a burst of terror.
“I can’t be bothered to waste words with a dying person like you. All you need to know is that sometimes, you need to feel reverence for the human race. Otherwise, you won’t be far from death.” Long Chen disdainfully walked toward the Feather race’s immortal expert.
As Long Chen got closer, the Feather race’s immortal expert’s terror grew. Gradually, he felt his soul trembling, as if he was facing a death god.
“Damn human, you’re putting on airs! Attack together and tear him to pieces!” roared the undying expert.
Tens of thousands of Feather race experts charged at Long Chen.
“How sinister. First, let a group of cannon fodder probe my secrets?”
Buzz!
Long Chen sneered. He opened his hand, and a snow-white lotus appeared. The lotus was as pure as snow and as cold as ice. As soon as it appeared, the temperature of heaven and earth rapidly dropped.
But the flame on the lotus caused heaven and earth to twist. When people saw that flame lotus, their souls shook.
“World Extinguishing Flame Lotus!”
Buzz!
Long Chen’s flame lotus rapidly blossomed, instantly devouring all the Feather race experts charging at him.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Tens of thousands of experts were devoured by the flames and turned to dust. The ashes scattered, and those people were no longer present.
Tens of thousands of experts instantly disappeared. Everyone felt like they were in a dream. Everything seemed so unreal.
“What are you looking at? If you still don’t attack, you won’t even have a chance to attack.” Long Chen walked step by step toward the Feather race’s immortal expert.
From start to finish, Long Chen hadn’t stopped. Killing those Feather race experts in one blow was like chasing away a group of annoying flies. His footsteps hadn’t changed.
At that moment, the Feather race’s undying expert was infuriated. He finally realized that this fellow was definitely a trap, a trap specifically for the Feather race.
“I’ll fight you to the death?”
The Feather race expert roared, and a manifestation appeared behind him. Immortal energy erupted, and an immortal spear stabbed toward Long Chen.
As soon as he attacked, he went all-out, taking out his divine weapon. Obviously, this immortal was going all-out.
Pa!
A shocking scene occurred. Long Chen’s hand actually grabbed the tip of the spear. The Feather race expert’s full-strength attack was blocked just like that. At that moment, the world was deathly silent.
“You are the weakest undying I have ever seen.”
Long Chen shook his head and suddenly pushed forward.
Pu!
The spear pierced through the Harpy expert’s chest. Immortal blood splattered through the air. All the creatures in the ancient city watched with their mouths wide open.
“He defeated an undying expert in one blow?”
Everyone’s jaws dropped.
That was a true immortal expert. In front of Long Chen, he was unable to even take a single blow. Everyone looked at Long Chen with terror.
They were shocked. In truth, Long Chen had also been a bit surprised. He had sensed that this person was very weak. In the beginning, Long Chen had thought he was playing the pig to eat the tiger.
It wasn’t until he attacked that Long Chen realized he wasn’t a pig. He really was a pig.
This person had the aura of an undying expert, but his aura was too weak to condense. According to Long Chen’s guess, he had definitely used some kind of trick to break through to the immortal realm.
Although this person was an immortal expert, in terms of true combat strength, he was equivalent to the half-step immortal rank experts of the Great Desolate World or the uninhabited world. There were even some half-step immortal rank experts who were slightly stronger than him.
This was just a paper tiger. It looked quite frightening, but as soon as he attacked, he exposed himself. No wonder he had only been releasing his aura. He had been trying to scare Long Chen away.
If it had been anyone else, he really would have succeeded. But Long Chen didn’t buy that. Let alone a dabbler immortal expert, even a true immortal expert wasn’t worthy of his attention.
“Don’t, don’t kill me, or the Feather race won’t let you off. The Feather race has three Great Saints and tens of thousands of undying experts…”
The Feather race expert’s chest had been pierced through by the spear, but the power of the spear hadn’t been released. That gave him a chance to survive.
“Tens of thousands? If they’re all just dabblers like you, what use are they?” said Long Chen disdainfully.
“No, no, no, it’s not like that. It’s because my talent is limited and I’m unable to break through to the Undying realm. That’s why I asked a Saint to forcibly raise my cultivation base. That’s why I don’t have the power of an Undying.
“But the others are different. They are all true immortal experts, and each one of them is a hundred times stronger than me.
“Right now, we haven’t reached the point where we won’t rest until we’re dead. As long as you let me go, this matter will be over. The Feather race will let bygones be bygones, and we can still be friends,” said the Feather race’s immortal.
As he spoke, he seemed to grow more confident. His previous terror also faded away, replaced by calmness, as if everything was within his control.
Hearing the Feather race expert’s explanation, everyone came to a sudden understanding. No wonder Long Chen was able to defeat an undying expert. It seemed this undying expert was just a fake.
“Friends? Do you think your Feather race is worthy? Let me ask you, are there any other experts rushing over?” asked Long Chen.
“Yes, there are many more…” The Feather race’s immortal expert didn’t even hesitate.
“Fine. You’re useless.”
Long Chen’s spear suddenly trembled.
“No…”
The Feather race’s undying expert let out a panicked cry. He gathered all his strength and tried to struggle.
Pu!
The Feather race’s immortal expert exploded.
The Feather race expert had never dreamed that his words would cause him to immediately lose his life.
Long Chen’s original intention was that if there was no one else around, he would use a secret art to ask his fellow clansmen for help.
As for the Feather race’s immortal expert, he directly said that there were still many people rushing over. There was no need for Long Chen to keep him.
The Feather race’s undying expert had been killed. Although everyone knew he was just a dabbler, seeing him killed still shocked them.
As for Long Chen, the instant his spear shook, his Blood Qi erupted, raising a storm of wind. A powerful force blew through his hair, causing it to fall.
“He…”
Countless human experts excitedly looked at Long Chen.
“He is…”
“He’s Lingxiao Academy’s Long Chen.”
“Heavens, he’s back!”
“No wonder he’s so powerful. He’s actually the youngest principal in the history of the Lingxiao Academy!”
Countless human experts cried out. They finally recognized Long Chen.
Previously, Long Chen’s hair had been braided, and he had even had two horns on his head. That kind of appearance wasn’t the style of a human. Quite a few people thought Long Chen looked familiar, and for a moment, no one recognized him.
But when Long Chen’s hair returned to normal, people immediately called out his name. It had to be known that when Long Chen had left the Netherworld Heaven, his fame had spread far and wide.
Later, Long Chen had left Minghao Heaven. The various heavenly geniuses had gradually begun to stand out, and people had gradually forgotten about him. After all, the nine heavens were too large. If someone rose like a shooting star, they would also fall like a shooting star.
But there were still many people who recognized Long Chen. In that instant, the human race’s experts erupted into an uproar.
“Huo Ling’er, do you remember those people who blocked the humans from leaving?” asked Long Chen.
Buzz!
The flames around Long Chen trembled, and Huo Ling’er appeared. She smiled slightly.
“It’s all locked.”
“You know what to do.” Long Chen smiled slightly.
Huo Ling’er also smiled slightly. Forming hand seals, the expressions of countless experts outside the city changed. Long Chen was planning on settling the debt with them.
“Hahaha…”
Countless experts flew in all directions.
“Ah…”
As soon as they moved, flames enveloped them. In an instant, countless people were engulfed in flames. Miserable screams rang out. No matter how they struggled, it was useless.
Even a three extreme Chosen would only be able to last a few breaths before being burned to ashes.
During this time, there were people kneeling on the ground begging for mercy. But Long Chen’s expression was still cold, not even looking at them.
“When you stop others from fleeing, you’re extremely arrogant.
“When you seal off other people’s paths of life, you also seal off your own paths. Your lives aren’t any more precious than anyone else’s. If you can smile and watch others die in pain, then you should also smile and face your own death.”
Long Chen’s voice echoed throughout heaven and earth. His voice was icy, without the slightest emotion or pity. That was because when they had bullied and slaughtered humans, they had never felt the slightest bit of pity.
The hundreds of thousands of experts who had participated in stopping the human race had all been secretly remembered by Huo Ling’er. She had secretly locked onto them, and not a single one of them had been wrongly accused. Soon, these hundreds of thousands of experts were all burned alive.
The world returned to silence, but countless people’s miserable screams still rang out in their ears. They were all trembling, their faces pale with terror.
Vicious, truly vicious. They had never seen such a vicious human expert.
After killing these people, Long Chen stood in the air for a full two hours before finally cursing.
“The old turtle lied to me. There’s no one else here. He’s wasting my time.”
Long Chen walked over to Little Crane and held its hand. Qiuqiu hastily followed them into the transportation formation, and the three of them disappeared.
Long Chen’s group of three left through the transportation formation. The experts in the city still didn’t dare to move. That was especially true of the foreign experts. Many of them were already covered in sweat, and there were even some who were emitting an unpleasant smell. It was obvious that something bad was about to happen.
As for the human experts, they were incomparably excited. This place was close to the Numinous Sky Academy. Otherworldly experts didn’t dare to go too far, but they often bullied the humans here.
Today, Long Chen had come to continuously kill experts. His methods were ruthless, and his attitude was domineering. Was this the Lingxiao Academy’s attitude?
If that was the case, then Minghao Tian would probably be in a huge uproar. Long Chen’s return might also mean something.
The foreign experts all fled in terror. Some of them didn’t even dare to use the transportation formation, afraid that it would reach Long Chen.
“Headmaster Long Chen has returned. Minghao Tian really is about to change.” One of the human experts laughed mischievously. Let’s see just how long you fellows can be arrogant for.
Although Long Chen had left Minghao Tian for a few years, and Minghao Tian had also produced countless heavenly geniuses, the difference between these heavenly geniuses and Long Chen was still too great.
When Long Chen had risen to power, his generation’s heavenly geniuses had been like fireflies competing with the bright moon. His own light had caused all the heavenly geniuses to pale in comparison.
As for those foreign experts, after finding out Long Chen’s name and background, they all left. They were the first to report what had happened here to their seniors.
Buzz!
The transportation formation lit up, and Long Chen held little He-er’s hand as they walked out. Qiuqiu followed behind them.
The place Long Chen had come from was called Silver Moon City. It was an extremely famous large city in Minghao Tian, and it was also the place where the Nine Continents Assembly had been held.
Back in the Nine Provinces Conference, there had been nothing left. The Silvermoon City’s city lord had been killed, and now it had changed hands several times. Now that the Alternate World Gate had opened, this place had become a fat piece of meat in the eyes of the various worlds.
Within Silvermoon City, there were immortal experts from various large worlds stationed here. Many factions had established their own bases here.
Right now, Silver Moon City was extremely complicated and chaotic. All the major powers were secretly competing with each other, testing each other out, and restraining each other. They were all fighting for greater benefits, and conflicts occurred every now and then.
Silver Moon City was a hundred times larger than the last time Long Chen had come. It had become a busy trading center.
The experts of the various worlds would all occupy their own territories here. They would use their own world’s special items to exchange for what they needed.
However, when it came to trading, it was very easy for accidents to happen without a common currency.
The human race’s currency was spirit stones. In the past, they were just ordinary spirit stones, but now they were primal chaos spirit stones. Sometimes, they could also use medicinal pills as currency.
But to the otherworld’s experts, some creatures didn’t need spirit stones or medicinal pills. The things they needed were also extremely strange.
As a result, it was easy for a trade to go awry. Some people would feel like they had suffered a great loss, and they would go back on their word and attack.
There were also some creatures who tried to snatch the treasures they had failed. In short, Silver Moon City was extremely chaotic right now. They weren’t strong, and having treasures on them was no different from sending themselves to their deaths.
“Master, you have to be careful. This place is extremely chaotic, and experts are as common as the clouds. As a human, you’ll probably be maliciously attacked,” warned Qiuqiu.
Qiuqiu had always taken care of little crane, constantly teasing her and making her happy. It was as if it truly treated itself as a servant, doing its duty.
“Make things difficult for me? Then that’s good. That way I won’t make things difficult for you.” Long Chen smiled.
“There are so many bad people here. There are even more bad people than in the city just now,” said little crane with a frown.
Little crane was the embodiment of auspiciousness. Coming here gave her a foul feeling, making her feel a bit uncomfortable.
“Big brother Long Chen, mom said that there are three kinds of people in this world,” said Little Crane.
Long Chen was startled. It seemed little crane was going to give him a lesson. He smiled and squatted down, looking into her eyes.
“Which three types? Tell me about them and let me learn from them.”
“My mother said that the three types of people are good people, evil people, and people who mix good and evil,” said little crane.
“That makes sense.” Long Chen nodded.
“Good people and evil people are one in a million. As for the people who mix good and evil, there are 9998 of them.
The character of good people and evil people was constant. No matter what happened, good people would never become bad, and evil people would never become good.
“A good person might have been hurt countless times, but she is still kindhearted. As for a wicked person, even if everyone treats him well, it still won’t change the evil in his bones,” replied little crane.
Hearing this, Long Chen’s heart shook. What was going on? Was Little Crane’s mother trying to send him something through Little Crane?
It had to be known that such words were definitely not something Little Crane could say. There seemed to be a deeper meaning behind them. Long Chen continued to listen attentively, ignoring the people around him.
Little crane continued, “And these people who mix good and evil are very easily affected. When they are with good people, they become kind. When they are with evil people, they become evil.
“But my mother said that the influence of kindness is far less than that of evil. Only by being kind to others ten times can you awaken a person’s conscience.
But if you did evil to others once, it would plant a seed of evil in their hearts. That seed could affect their entire lives.
“I also asked my mother, is our Seven-colored Immortal Crane race good or evil? My mother said that our Seven-colored Immortal Crane race is neither good nor evil.
“Our mission is to bring an auspicious sign to those who can change the world. As for those who can change the world, if they are good, then we are good. If they are evil, then we are evil.”
Long Chen’s heart pounded. Little crane’s words seemed both unintentional and deliberate. Was it giving him pointers?
“Big brother Long Chen, do you think you’re good or evil?” Little Crane suddenly laughed.
“It should be evil!” Long Chen bitterly smiled.
“Hehe, then I’ll also do evil with big brother Long Chen. Even if I have to go to hell, I’ll go with big brother Long Chen and never regret it,” laughed little crane.
Her smile was extremely bright and innocent. She was a kindhearted little girl that made his heart ache. For some unknown reason, hearing her say that she would never regret it made his heart ache.
“Even if you go to hell, big brother will always protect you. Big brother will always make your eyes shine with a pure light,” said Long Chen solemnly as he gently rubbed Little He’s face.
Little crane giggled. Just as it was about to speak, a gust of wind blew over, accompanied by an angry shout:
“Human race, die!”
Long Chen and Little Crane walked out of the transportation formation and stood at the edge. They didn’t stop others from passing.
But there were some people who didn’t like Long Chen, so they intentionally picked on him. Seeing Long Chen squatting and talking to little crane, they kicked him.
Pa!
Long Chen was infuriated. He didn’t like being disturbed while talking to little crane. Without even turning back, he grabbed that person’s leg and kicked him in the crotch.
Chi…
Blood splashed. That person let out a miserable cry as one of his legs was torn off by Long Chen.
“Are you afraid?” asked Long Chen gently.
“I’m not afraid. I know big brother Long Chen will protect me.” Little crane shook its head.
“Then do you feel it’s pitiful?” asked Long Chen.
“No, they’re bad people. They’re filled with viciousness and tyranny. They’ll only make those who mix good and evil even more evil.” Little crane shook its head.
Long Chen immediately smiled and kissed her on the forehead. He gently said, “Your mother is right. In this world, there are pure good people. No matter how others harm them, they can’t change their kind nature.
“I’ve seen them before. I like them, so I feel like I should protect the good and not let them get hurt.
“But if I want to protect them, I can’t be kind. I’d rather become a dark demon. As long as I can protect them, I’m willing to bear all the infamy.”
“Hehe, if big brother Long Chen is willing, then I’m also willing. I like big brother Long Chen. Whether big brother Long Chen is good or evil, I’m willing to follow big brother Long Chen.”
“Damned human, you’re courting death!”
Just at this moment, a furious roar rang out, and a sharp sword slashed down on Long Chen. It was the person Long Chen had sent flying.
This time, Long Chen moved. He turned, throwing away his leg and grabbing that person’s sword.
Dang!
When Long Chen grabbed the sword, a metallic ringing rang out. Only then did he carefully examine this expert.
“So you’re a vampire. Enemies really do cross paths.”
Long Chen immediately recognized him. He was a member of the Blood race, and he was a Three Paragon.
But when the sword slashed into Long Chen’s hand, it caused his arm to turn numb, and half his body refused to listen to his orders. He tried to snatch the sword back, but it was like the sword had grown roots in Long Chen’s hand, and he was unable to move it.
This disturbance immediately drew the attention of countless experts. The crowd immediately surrounded them. They were all here to watch.
Silver Moon City was now Chaos City. This kind of chaotic battle was common, and people didn’t find it strange. So once someone attacked, countless people would immediately come to watch.
“Hahaha, it’s actually a human brat. Interesting. Hey, Blood race fellow, don’t tell me you can’t even handle a lowly human?”
“That’s right. If you can’t even handle a human, then you might as well kill yourself. Your Blood race can’t afford to lose face like this.”
The majority of the people surrounding them were Xeno-race experts. When they saw that a human dared to resist a Xeno-race expert, they immediately became excited and sneered.
“Human brat, don’t listen to them. I have faith in you. Work harder and get rid of this brat. Once you get rid of him, I’ll make an exception and make you my battle pet.” There were also people cheering for Long Chen.
However, his tone contained a great deal of humiliation, causing Long Chen’s expression to become even icier.
Originally, Long Chen had been in a good mood after saying these things to Little Crane. But someone had intentionally ruined his good mood.
It was like Long Chen wanted to eat, and someone had intentionally put snot on his food to disgust him.
BOOM!
That Blood expert was both shocked and infuriated. He finally couldn’t endure it any longer and activated his manifestation.
Originally, Long Chen hadn’t activated his manifestation. If he did, it would mean he had already lost. But now he couldn’t care about that.
Crack!
Just as everyone thought he was about to be suppressed, the Blooddrinker’s weapon broke.
Pu!
The broken sword in Long Chen’s hand slashed through the air, causing the sky to split open. That Blood expert instantly stiffened.
The vampire expert’s forehead, nose, mouth, throat, chest, and abdomen gradually split open.
Then his body was dislocated, and the manifestation behind him was also dislocated. In that instant, countless people were horrified. Long Chen had actually split the Blooddrinker into two.
Plop!
The Blood expert’s manifestation exploded, and his two corpses collapsed to the ground. Blood dyed the ground red.
At that moment, those experts who had been just watching were all dumbfounded. Long Chen’s sword had completely stunned them.
“Are you the one who said you’d take me in as a battle pet?” Long Chen looked at one of the foreign experts.
The foreign expert trembled in fear. His body suddenly shook and he fled.
Pu!
The broken sword in Long Chen’s hand shot out like a shooting star, piercing through the back of his head. The foreign expert didn’t even get a chance to grunt before collapsing to the ground.
“You say that the human race is inferior?”
Pu!
Long Chen’s seven-colored sword appeared in his hand and slashed down. The person who had spoken was cut into a bloody mist.
“You’re making sarcastic remarks?”
Pu!
Long Chen once more slashed out with his sword. One of the foreign experts took out a shield in an attempt to block Long Chen’s attack, but as a result, both he and the shield exploded.
His shield was just a divine weapon. How could it block Long Chen’s attack?
Saying such sarcastic words didn’t require much strength, nor did it require any qualifications. All you needed was a mouth.
Furthermore, these people’s true strength was far inferior to that Blood expert’s. They weren’t even worthy of carrying his shoes.
But such people liked to make sarcastic remarks to show off their strength. As a result, they used their own powerful ‘strength’to allow people to have a deeper understanding of what it meant to cause trouble.
Pu pu pu…
Long Chen waved his hand, and divine light shot out. Dozens of foreign experts fell to the ground, their foreheads bleeding.
“Hu…”
As a result, the spectators all fled in all directions. They had also come to watch. They didn’t know whether or not Long Chen would also settle things with them.
“Master is mighty!”
Qiuqiu followed behind Long Chen. A large face appeared on its body. It looked like it was made of flesh, but this face was filled with worship.
Only now did it realize just how terrifying an existence it had provoked. The only reason it was still alive was because of the heavens.
“A puny human dares to cause trouble here? Let me see just how many heads you have…” Just at this moment, an expert’s furious roar rang out from the distance.
Pu!
As a result, before people could even see what it looked like, Long Chen’s seven-colored sword shot out. Space exploded, and a bloody mist filled the air.
Buzz!
Long Chen’s seven-colored sword once more appeared in his hand. He slowly walked over to Silver Moon City.
“A puny human? Lowly human? Who gave you the guts to call yourselves humans?”
Long Chen walked over to Silver Moon City. His black robes and long hair fluttered in the wind, making him look like a god of death. His footsteps were like the prelude to a slaughter.
Long Chen pointed the Seven Ultimate Sword at the ground. The tip of the sword cut through the ground like tofu.
Little crane stood on top of the ball, closely following behind Long Chen. It didn’t seem the slightest bit afraid. Instead, it was excited.
As for the spherical creature, it was following behind Long Chen, its scales shining with a golden light. It was doing this on purpose, using the golden light to show off its noble status.
Previously, when it had been suppressed by Long Chen, it had been filled with fury. But now it was different. It finally understood just how powerful these two were.
“This is the demon race’s territory. Human, scram!”
As soon as Long Chen stepped through the city gates, a furious shout rang out. There was a region in front of him with the Devil race’s banner. Silver Moon City had long since been divided into different regions by the various powers. They minded their own business.
“Devil race territory? What a joke. Silver Moon City has always been the territory of the human race. When did it become the territory of the devil race?” sneered Long Chen.
“Those who approach will die.” Another expert warned.
Long Chen ignored him and continued walking forward.
Buzz!
Suddenly, a devil qi expert slashed his sword at Long Chen.
Pu!
A ray of divine light shot out of Long Chen’s Seven Ultimate Sword. The devil expert was blown apart, and the divine light continued onwards.
“Courting death!”
Suddenly, a furious roar rang out, followed by a terrifying immortal aura. Long Chen’s Sword Qi was destroyed by a single punch.
A sinister-looking devil race elder appeared. As soon as he appeared, he appeared in front of Long Chen and clawed at him.
Boundless immortal qi filled the air, causing Silver Moon City to tremble. All the experts within the city were horrified. Silver Moon City probably wouldn’t be able to endure such power.
Bang!
In the face of an undying devil expert’s claw, Long Chen also sent out a claw. When the claw and devil claw collided, a heaven-shaking explosion erupted.
What shocked everyone was that this black-robed World King boy was actually able to block the attack of an immortal demon.
Pu!
Long Chen blocked with his left hand and slashed out with the Seven Ultimate Sword. One of the devil race expert’s arms was severed.
“What?”
Countless experts in Silver Moon City cried out.
“How kind of you to know how to hold back. Are you afraid of ruining your own businesses?” Long Chen waved his hand, and that arm was sucked into the primal chaos space.
This was a true undying expert’s physical body that possessed undying power. It was the best fertilizer, and it couldn’t be wasted.
Long Chen couldn’t help but sneer. This devil race’s undying expert hadn’t even used his full strength when fighting against him, and he had even retracted a portion of his power. That was practically courting death.
“Bastard, die!”
The undying expert was shocked and infuriated. He finally understood that he had underestimated this fellow. With a furious roar, he no longer held back.
Rumble…
Endless devil qi erupted, and terrifying ripples spread throughout Silver Moon City. Countless buildings collapsed, and countless experts were blown away by the astral winds.
Buzz!
The immortal expert took out an immortal weapon and smashed it at Long Chen.
The immortal expert panicked. He couldn’t care about that anymore. All he wanted was to kill this human brat with a single blow.
At that moment, countless people fled in terror. They were afraid of being affected by the undying power of the devil race’s experts. If that happened, they wouldn’t even have a corpse left.
In the face of an immortal expert’s attack, Long Chen didn’t panic. He didn’t dodge. He spread his left hand, and seven-colored divine light surged out, forming a barrier dozens of meters wide.
BOOM!
When the devil expert’s attack landed on Long Chen’s seven-colored shield, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out. Terrifying devil qi exploded, and Silvermoon instantly collapsed.
The entire world was being torn apart, but Long Chen was still as steady as a boulder. A shield enveloped him, Little Crane, and Qiuqiu. That immortal devil qi that could tear apart heaven and earth was unable to harm him in the slightest.
“How is this possible?”
The devil race expert’s eyes almost popped out of his head. He looked at Long Chen in disbelief.
“You can’t even handle a puny human. It seems I’ll have to help you.”
Buzz buzz!
Suddenly, space twisted and two figures appeared at the same time. They were also immortal experts, and they both possessed powerful devil qi.
However, the two of them had two horns on their heads. Although they were from the devil race, they were clearly not the same race as this devil race expert.
The two of them attacked at the same time, pressing against the back of the club-wielding immortal. In that instant, terrifying immortal energy poured into his body.
Rumble…
Their power rapidly increased, causing the void to rumble. Devil qi surged out, and the world seemed to sink into the devil world.
However, an unbelievable scene occurred. No matter how much immortal energy the three of them released, they were unable to shake Long Chen’s seven-colored shield.
Long Chen was shocked. He had only advanced to the first Heavenstage. Without summoning the Seven Star Battle Armor, he didn’t even need to summon the Dragon King Battle Armor or his divine ring to block the combined attack of three undying experts.
It had to be known that when he had fought in the Wasteland World and the uninhabited world, Long Chen hadn’t been able to do this with just the power of the seven-colored supreme blood. But today, he had done it.
Long Chen had never imagined that the first Heavenstage of the World King realm would bring him such a huge change.
This first Heavenstage wasn’t just an increase in cultivation base. It was more like he had gained a deeper understanding of power.
“He withstood it?”
When the countless living beings saw this, they were all dumbfounded, their eyes filled with shock. A World King brat was actually able to resist the power of three Immortal powerhouses. Just what kind of monster was this fellow?
“We can’t let this human brat live. Let’s kill him together. He might very well be a future Heavenly Fate Master.”
It was unknown who shouted this, but dozens of undying experts flew out from all directions. They no longer watched the battle, instead charging over.
“Destiny Decree!”
This was a name that countless people had never heard of. But from the immortal expert’s words, they could hear the nervousness and even terror in his voice.
Rumble…
Dozens of undying experts attacked at the same time. They didn’t test him, immediately summoning their manifestations. All their auras erupted, not holding anything back.
At this time, they no longer cared about fighting one on one. They didn’t care about bullying the weak, nor did they care about face. They all took out their divine weapons and attacked Long Chen.
At that moment, the three undying experts facing Long Chen roared with unwillingness. These people’s attacks had even enveloped them. They were trying to kill Long Chen together with them.
“Seven Star Battle Armor!”
In that instant, Long Chen’s divine ring appeared behind him, and a sea of stars appeared.
“Die!” Long Chen’s attack was like a bolt of lightning. The three of them were blown back.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Space was torn apart. The sharp Seven Ultimate Sword seemed to be able to cut through space and time. Ten thousand black lines appeared in the air, and it was like the world was shattering.
Pu pu pu…
The Seven Ultimate Sword Art erupted, instantly covering heaven and earth. Although those immortal experts had fled at the first possible moment, they hadn’t been able to escape the range of the Seven Ultimate Sword Art. After this wave of indiscriminate attacks, those immortal experts were all pierced through.
At that moment, the Seven Ultimate Sword disappeared, and the spatial cracks slowly healed. The thirty-plus immortal experts that had been alive and kicking had all become corpses.
Their bodies slowly floated down, and time seemed to slow down. Everyone looked at this scene in horror, as if they were in a nightmare.
Long Chen’s attack didn’t give anyone any time to react. Everything had happened too quickly. It felt like it had ended before it even began.
“Dad really is a heavenly genius. To be able to create such a move, I really am an idiot compared to you.” Long Chen slowly released his hands, worship filling his eyes.
This move was one of the ultimate moves Long Zhantian had taught him. It could directly detonate all the power of the Seven Colored Sovereign Blood. This move allowed Long Chen to be unafraid of a group battle. Even in a dangerous situation, he would be able to escape.
That was because the Seven Colored Sovereign Blood was Long Chen’s core energy, and it could be directly detonated. However, it also had a flaw. Such a terrifying explosion would cause a huge impact to the body.
So unless it was absolutely necessary, Long Chen wouldn’t use it. Even now, he had never used it.
However, in this battle with these undying experts, Long Chen found that after advancing to the first Heaven King realm, his control over his power had increased. That was why he wanted to try this move.
As a result, this move’s power was even greater than he had imagined. Such a terrifying move was almost instantaneous.
Its destructive power was even greater than the World Destroying Flame Lotus. If Long Chen and Huo Ling’er had used their full power, its power would definitely have been greater. But that was because the Nirvana Scripture had to be used in order to reach its peak.
That gave his opponent time to prepare. As for this move, it only needed to ignite his supreme being blood to activate. Before anyone could react, they would be struck.
The most destructive move was usually a surprise attack. But this move had managed to do that.
When Long Zhantian had taught Long Chen this move, he had repeatedly warned him not to force himself, or he would be injured.
That was because Zhantian’s method of igniting his own blood was different from other people’s. Other people would slowly ignite their blood, but Zhantian’s self-created technique was Ignition.
That was to instantly ignite all their energy, not giving their enemies any time to react. In truth, it also didn’t give them any time to react.
The more dangerous this move was to his enemies, the more dangerous it was to himself. With just this one attack, Long Chen’s Seven Colored Sovereign Blood was almost completely exhausted. If he wanted to use it again, he would need at least a day to recover.
After using this move, other than feeling as if his body was being burned by flames, and feeling a few uncomfortable breaths, he didn’t feel anything.
“This means my body still hasn’t reached its limit. Next time, I’ll try an even stronger Burst.” Long Chen clenched his fists excitedly. His physical body was even stronger than he had imagined.
Long Zhantian’s self-created Blood Ignition Art was extremely domineering. What Long Chen had used was the lowest level, the entry level.
After using it this time, Long Chen had a certain level of confidence. In the future, as his cultivation base advanced, the limit of the Ignition Burst would also rise, and the power of his attacks would also increase.
“Hahaha…”
Long Chen opened his hand, and countless corpses were thrown into the primal chaos space.
Silver Moon City had disappeared. The ground had sunk, and the crust had completely deformed. There were still many terrifying cracks in the air. The lively city had instantly turned into hell.
“Master is mighty!”
At this time, Qiuqiu arrived with little He-er. Qiuqiu had a fawning expression on its face. Although it knew Long Chen was definitely very strong, it hadn’t expected him to be this strong.
In the cultivation world, powerful strength was the greatest charm. This kind of charisma didn’t differentiate between races. Experts would always be revered by others.
Originally, it had been filled with humiliation after having its spiritual imprint placed on it. But now, it felt that this was a kind of supreme glory.
In fact, it even felt that becoming Long Chen’s slave was its greatest luck in its life. Standing by Long Chen’s side, it felt like it had never felt so glorious.
Hu!
The divine ring on Long Chen’s back disappeared, and the sea of stars disappeared. His hair and clothes returned to their original state.
Long Chen’s killing intent disappeared. Looking at little crane, he smiled warmly and held her hand.
“Sorry, there are always bad people causing trouble. Let’s go somewhere else.”
“Hehe, don’t be afraid. Watching big brother Long Chen punish bad people is also fun.
Once they disappeared, many good people would no longer be persecuted. This world would also become much more peaceful.
“This world has become peaceful. When little crane comes out to play, it won’t be as uncomfortable as it is now,” laughed little crane.
Seeing that little crane wasn’t afraid or had any intention of criticizing him, Long Chen relaxed.
However, seeing that little crane’s seven-colored auspicious qi had already been suppressed within her body and couldn’t be released from her body, Long Chen could understand why she was so uncomfortable.
She needed to use the seven-colored auspicious qi to resist the impurities of the outside world and maintain her purity.
However, this world was filled with savagery and slaughter. It was filled with dirt and mud. How could there be a world suitable for little crane to live in? Could it be that she could only live in the back mountains of the academy for her entire life?
“No, there are still many pure places in this world. Perhaps I can create a pure land for her.” Long Chen’s heart shook. Looking into little crane’s tired eyes, he had a thought.
“Big brother Long Chen, I’m a bit tired.” Little crane suddenly let out a long yawn.
Long Chen knew that after killing so many undying experts, the terror and resentment they had released before their deaths would heavily affect little crane’s condition.
He gently carried little crane on his back. With a sweet smile, it slept on Long Chen’s back.
Long Chen’s gaze swept over the battlefield. Countless people felt their souls tremble.
“Go back and tell your seniors that Master Long San has come. Minghao Tian is no longer the old Minghao Tian.
“If you don’t want to die, then take it easy. Don’t get yourself killed. Once Master Long San attacks, he won’t even give you a chance to kneel and beg for mercy.”
Long Chen left with little He-er on his back. Qiuqiu followed closely behind him. Their figures disappeared, leaving behind the ruins of Silver Moon City. The experts present watched as Long Chen left. Following that, Master Long San’s name spread throughout the entire Netherworld.
Buzz!
Long Chen left the battlefield with Little Crane on his back. When there was no one else around, seven-colored divine light slowly flowed out of Little Crane’s body, enveloping the space around her.
“Little master is actually…”
When the seven-colored divine light enveloped him, he could vaguely see a crane dancing within it.
Previously, it had guessed little crane’s identity, but it had never guessed it. Only when little crane fell asleep and no longer had the fierce aura suppressing it did its seven-colored divine splendor appear. It finally recognized little crane’s identity.
Qiuqiu was filled with disbelief. It had never imagined that it would encounter a legendary auspicious divine beast. No wonder it could bring it such a huge change.
“Do you know why I didn’t kill you?” asked Long Chen.
Hearing that, Qiuqiu was startled and hastily said, “That’s because master is kindhearted and doesn’t bother with me.”
Qiuqiu didn’t dare to say that it was because little crane liked it. If it did, it would very likely cause Long Chen to dislike it. It would give him a feeling of arrogance.
“You’re wrong. The reason I haven’t killed you is because you haven’t killed a single human so far,” said Long Chen indifferently.
Qiuqiu immediately sighed with relief. Although it hated humans, it had never killed human experts.
However, he was also glad that he hadn’t killed anyone. That was equivalent to saving his life. Previously, he had beaten two of the humans who had looked at him a few times, but he had only taught them a lesson. He hadn’t taken their lives. Thinking of that now, he couldn’t help but feel a burst of fear.
“Many thanks for master’s magnanimity,” said Qiuqiu hastily.
“The human race also has its good and bad. Killing the human race has nothing to do with me. However, that gives me a reason to kill you in peace.
“You also know that little crane’s true form is a seven-colored crane. It’s an auspicious sign. Since it doesn’t hate you and is willing to play with you, that means your nature is still kind.
“You don’t need to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank the kindness in your heart. It was it that saved you,” said Long Chen.
Qiuqiu was startled. It hadn’t expected that the reason Long Chen hadn’t killed it was because of a kind thought in its heart.
Previously, because Little Crane had given it a few extra glances, it had wanted to teach them a lesson. According to reason, an expert like Long Chen didn’t need to waste words with it. He could directly kill it with a wave of his hand.
It had to be known that its previous words had been extremely excessive. If it had switched places with Long Chen, it definitely wouldn’t have allowed anyone to provoke it like this.
“Thank you, master.”
Qiuqiu respectfully bowed to Long Chen. It wanted to bow to him like a human, but its body was just a ball, and it was unable to do so.
“I’ve already said you don’t need to thank me. That trace of kindness in your heart saved your life. But one day, if you run into different people, they might kill you.
In this world, good and evil were mixed together. No one knew what was right.
“This is an unreasonable world, so I won’t reason with this world in the future.
“You can leave. I’ve already taken back my spiritual imprint. You’re free,” said Long Chen indifferently.
Qiuqiu’s body trembled. It stood in its original spot, feeling its spiritual imprint disappear. Not only was it not happy, but it was also extremely disappointed.
At this time, Long Chen had already carried little crane away. Qiuqiu let out a startled cry.
“Master, wait for me.”
“I’ve already returned your freedom. Why are you still following us?” Long Chen frowned.
“No, no, master, you can’t abandon me. Although I’m not strong, I have other uses. I know many things, and I can help you do many things. Furthermore, if little master wakes up and doesn’t see me, she’ll be sad,” said Qiuqiu sincerely.
“But if you follow me, you might lose your life at any moment. During a huge battle, I might not be able to protect you,” said Long Chen.
“No need, no need. I really don’t need it. Although I can’t fight, I’m very good at escaping. If you don’t believe me, you can look.”
Hu!
Qiuqiu’s body shook, and eight identical bodies appeared. Long Chen was surprised to see that these bodies were all true bodies. Furthermore, their auras didn’t lessen after the clones. That was extremely rare.
“Master, you also saw that when I was subdued by you, I had a chance to escape.
“My eight clones all possess spatial abilities. Even if seven of them were destroyed, as long as one of them managed to escape, I wouldn’t die.
“If I encounter an irresistible enemy, I can protect little master from harm, and you can fight without worry,” said Qiuqiu proudly.
“He can even split his spiritual flame into eight. How amazing.” Long Chen nodded. This was his first time seeing such a move.
Of the eight clones, seven could be destroyed at any time. This divine ability was extremely rare.
“Master overpraises me. It’s just that if I use this move, my cultivation base might drop. This is a life-saving measure, and I wouldn’t dare use it unless I had no other choice.
“However, for little master’s sake, I definitely won’t back down at a critical moment. I can swear on the Earth Spirit race’s name,” said Qiuqiu solemnly.
“Earth Spirit race? You’re a branch of the Spirit race?” asked Long Chen.
“Yes, we were once Astrals, but…”
Qiuqiu said sadly, “But later on, we participated in a bloody revenge and were infected by the curse of demons. From then on, we were unable to return to the Spirit race.
“But we don’t regret it. Why can others kill us, but we can’t get revenge?”
Qiuqiu gnashed its teeth in hatred.
“No wonder you have an evil aura, but you still have a trace of goodwill. The evil aura is a curse. That trace of goodwill is your true heart,” said Long Chen.
“Master, although our Earth Spirit race is cursed by demons, please trust me. Our Earth Spirit race has our own pride. I definitely won’t betray you and little master,” said Qiuqiu solemnly.
Long Chen nodded. “Where did you come from?”
“Reporting to master, I came from the Xuan Spirit World. That is a chaotic world, and slaughter is occurring every moment. Only by constantly killing can you survive.
“Our Earth Spirit race is one of the three strongest powers in the Xuan Spirit World. As for the three great powers, they are like fire and water. They fight each other, and they are all mortal enemies.
“Our tribe leader is a great saint. He is the guardian god of our Earth Spirit tribe.
“With her here, we’ll be safe. But recently, those two powers colluded with the saints of other worlds to attack our tribe leader, causing him to be heavily injured.
“The tribe leader protected us as we fled from the Xuan Spirit World. In the face of our enemies, we fled in batches. In the end, I was separated from my people. I was searching for my people when I encountered my master.
“Master, I know you and little master are kindhearted people. Can I beg you to save our Earth Spirit race?”
Qiuqiu’s voice was pleading. Suddenly, its body collapsed to the ground. This was the highest form of etiquette in their race. It was like a human kneeling.
“Your Saints have arrived in the Netherworld?” asked Long Chen. Didn’t they say that Saints were unable to leave their own world?
“Saints can leave their own world, but because of the world’s rejection, their realm will be weakened.
In other words, once a Saint left their world, their cultivation would be suppressed from the Saint realm to the Sempiternal realm.
However, this kind of suppression was only temporary. Once he returned to his own world, the suppression would disappear. Perhaps one day, when the two worlds’ laws completely merged, the suppression would also disappear.
“However, suppressing our cultivation bases is extremely dangerous for our Saint. Furthermore, our enemies have bribed countless human experts to search for him.
If his cultivation base was suppressed and he was surrounded by a group of undying experts, there was a chance he would die.
“Most importantly, our Saint is still injured. He doesn’t have time to properly heal. Our Earth Spirit race’s elites are protecting him as he escapes.
“As for us, our combat power is ordinary, but we have the ability to flee. We’ll just wander around, drawing the attention of others so that the Saint can heal.
“Because the human race being bribed is extremely unfavorable to us, I also have a stomach full of fury toward the human race.
“That’s also why I get so irritated when you and little master stare at me,” Qiuqiu said helplessly.
Long Chen hadn’t expected such a thing to happen. It seemed the various worlds weren’t all peaceful.
“Master, you were able to easily defeat an undying expert. I implore you to help protect our Saint and help our Earth Spirit race survive this crisis. Our Earth Spirit race will forever remember your kindness.” Qiuqiu once more bowed to Long Chen.
“Are you not afraid that I’ll harm your Earth Spirit race?” asked Long Chen.
"No, I believe in you. Anyone who can catch the fancy of the Seven Colored Immortal Crane Clan is definitely a kind person. You definitely won't harm us," Qiuqiu said confidently.
He didn’t trust his own vision, but the seven-colored crane. It was precisely because it had recognized little crane that it had dared to ask Long Chen for help.
“You came from the Spirit race. Why didn’t you ask the Spirit race for help?” asked Long Chen.
“Master, there’s something you don’t know. Because of our revenge, we were infected by the devil blood and cursed. Our auras couldn’t be purified, and we were no longer able to live with the Spirit race.
“The curse and evil aura on our bodies will contaminate other Astrals. We would rather die than implicate the Astrals.” Qiuqiu shook his head.
Long Chen couldn’t help but feel a bit of respect for Qiuqiu. He trusted Qiuqiu’s words. In front of him, Qiuqiu didn’t have the ability to lie. The Earth Spirit race would rather exterminate their own race than ask the Spirit race for help. That kind of spirit was admirable.
“I have an extremely deep relationship with the Spirit race. I’ve received the favor of the Spirit race several times, and I’ve also received their favor.
“I agree. Bring me to see your Saint,” said Long Chen.
After all, the Earth Spirit race belonged to the Spirit race. If the Spirit race was in trouble, Long Chen wouldn’t hesitate to help.
Although the Earth Spirit race had already left the Spirit race, their original nature hadn’t changed. Long Chen could still treat them as the Spirit race. If the Spirit race was in trouble, he naturally wouldn’t just watch.
Seeing Long Chen agree, Qiuqiu was incomparably excited. He repeatedly bowed to Long Chen, his words of gratitude becoming incoherent.
“Saving people is like saving a fire. It’s better to do it sooner rather than later. Do you know where your Saint is?” asked Long Chen.
“I don’t know the exact location, but I can use my clansmen’s auras to determine the general location.
“Once we find the other tribe members, it’ll be easier to determine the Saint’s location. That’s because the Saint is injured. Her whereabouts are a secret to us. We can’t let too many people know.
“If an expert tries to forcibly search our souls, then we won’t be able to know the Saint’s location. Only then can we guarantee his safety,” said the ball.
Long Chen nodded. That was correct.
“Let’s go.”
Hu!
Long Chen summoned his Kun Peng wings and prepared to leave.
“Should we wait for little master to wake up?” Qiuqiu asked.
“I don’t know when she’ll wake up. Maybe three to five years, maybe three to five hundred years. Can she afford to wait?” laughed Long Chen.
“I really can’t wait.”
Hu!
Qiuqiu’s body was only the size of a fist. It apologized to Long Chen before landing on Long Chen’s shoulder. A tentacle extended from its scales and firmly latched onto Long Chen’s shoulder.
Buzz!
The Kun Peng wings on Long Chen’s back shook, and space twisted. He shot forward like a shooting star.
Qiuqiu let out a startled cry. It had never seen such a terrifying speed before. The scenery it could see was already twisted and deformed, and it was impossible to tell which direction it was going. It could only rely on Spiritual Strength to sense.
Fortunately, Long Chen’s body was covered in a powerful violet divine light that enveloped it and Little Crane. Despite flying so quickly, they didn’t feel any pressure. They couldn’t even hear the whistling of the wind.
“Master, why don’t you fly a bit slower and maintain your physical strength so you don’t exhaust yourself?” asked Qiuqiu worriedly.
Long Chen had just experienced a huge battle, and flying at such a high speed was also exhausting. It was afraid that if Long Chen encountered an expert, he wouldn’t have the energy to fight.
“No need. This kind of speed has no effect on my power,” said Long Chen.
This speed was only seventy percent of Long Chen’s fastest speed. It wouldn’t cause him any trouble, nor would it exhaust him.
In the previous battle, Long Chen had used up all the power of the Seven-colored Sovereign Blood. Without a day or two, he wouldn’t be able to recover.
But that didn’t matter. Long Chen still had his violet blood, dragon blood, and star energy. Taking ten thousand steps back, he still had Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er. Their current strength was enough to handle that kind of battle.
In other words, as long as he didn’t encounter a Saint, Long Chen wouldn’t fear anyone. Even if he wasn’t at his peak, he still had enough confidence.
Qiuqiu was both shocked and excited. Long Chen’s power had surpassed its imagination.
He had never dreamed that his luck would be so good. The heavens had actually given the Earth Spirit race such a powerful helper. Now, the Earth Spirit race was saved.
“Don’t let your thoughts run wild. Calm your mind and sense it,” said Long Chen.
Hearing that, Qiuqiu hastily calmed down. Only after releasing its perception did it realize that Long Chen was too fast. He had only just sensed a few of his tribesmen when he quickly disappeared.
“Master, there’s a large group of my people on the left. Slow down!” Qiuqiu suddenly shouted.
Long Chen immediately retracted his speed and flew in the direction Qiuqiu had told him to go. Soon, divine light filled the sky and dust flew everywhere.
“Not good! My clansmen have been attacked!” Qiuqiu cried out.
Rumble…
On the battlefield, there were hundreds of human-shaped experts with black wings and longbows. They all possessed the aura of the land, and they were currently fighting.
Amongst them, there were men and women, young and old. The three undying experts led everyone as they fled, doing their best not to let the enemies surround them.
But there were too many enemies, and they would quickly form an encirclement. Once they did, it would be impossible for them to escape.
“I’ll use my Earth Spirit Blood Ignition divine ability to entangle them. Hurry up and run!” shouted an undying elder.
“No, let me handle it. I’ll keep them busy. Only you can lead everyone out.” The other two experts panicked.
“Don’t mess around. At this time, it’s not the time to be loyal. Only I can stall them. You can’t.
“Quick, don’t hesitate! Hurry up and retreat, or we’ll all die!” roared the undying expert. The ground beneath his feet turned yellow, and his aura doubled.
Seeing his determination, the other two experts were filled with grief and unwillingness. They knew that once they used this divine ability, although they would be able to give him a great deal of power in a short time, once their core energy was exhausted, they would definitely die.
The other bow-wielding creatures were furious, their eyes filled with hatred. But there were too many enemies, and they were unable to kill their way out.
“Go!”
When the other two Immortal experts saw this, they roared and split the group into two.
“You want to leave? Keep dreaming. Tell me where Ye Ling is and I’ll spare your lives. Otherwise, I’ll make it so you can’t even beg for death.”
Just at this moment, the void exploded. Dozens of undying experts appeared, sealing off their only escape route.
Rumble…
With those dozens of experts and the nine undying experts chasing them, as well as the army of tens of thousands, they had completely surrounded them.
“It’s over.”
The immortal expert immediately turned pale and stopped burning his essence blood.
By igniting his essence blood, his combat strength would instantly double. He would be able to stall those nine undying experts for a short time, giving them time to flee.
But now, in the blink of an eye, dozens of undying experts had appeared. At that moment, he had given up all hope and gave up struggling.
“Speak of Ye Ling’s whereabouts and I’ll spare your lives.”
A tall undying being with golden horns on his head held a huge war hammer.
“You want us to betray the Saint? Keep dreaming. There will never be traitors in the Earth Spirit Tribe.” The undying expert put away his bow. Suddenly, his aura became chaotic.
“Not good! They’re going to self-detonate!”
That golden horned undying being was shocked and furious. He wanted to take action, but he didn’t dare.
That was because the Earth Spirit race’s three undying experts were planning on self-detonating at the same time. They would rather die than submit. If they attacked now, not only would they not be able to stop their self-detonation, but they might even be injured by their self-detonation.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Suddenly, space trembled and three rays of seven-colored divine light shot out, piercing through their chests. At that moment, the three of them were like deflated balloons, their self-detonation interrupted.
The golden horned immortal was delighted. Someone had interrupted their self-destruction. As for the three Earth Spirit experts, their expressions completely changed.
They didn’t even have time to think about why this person had interrupted their self-detonation. Instead of inflicting any real damage, he suddenly pointed his bow at his own people.
Their self-destruction had been interrupted, but if they wanted to kill themselves, it would be as easy as turning over their hands. But these weaker members of their race would probably be captured alive. If that happened, their secret would be exposed.
“Patriarch Haofeng, don’t be rash. The Diqiu Clan has come to reinforce us!”
Just at this moment, an excited voice rang out. Following that, astral winds blew, causing sand and dust to fly into the air. A black-robed man appeared.
As soon as the black-robed man appeared, a spherical creature jumped off his shoulder. Its body shook, revealing a three-foot-wide sphere.
That black-robed man was none other than Long Chen. When he had rushed over, he had used the Seven Supreme Swords to interrupt their self-destruction, but he hadn’t injured them.
“Earth Hill Race, what are you doing here? Hurry up and run!”
The elder who Qiuqiu had referred to as the leader of Hao Feng was first startled when he saw Qiuqiu, but he quickly became flustered.
The Earth Qiu race’s combat strength wasn’t strong, but their ability to flee was impressive. If he fled now, he might still be able to make it. But now that he had come here, was it any different from sending himself to his death?
“Patriarch Haofeng, there’s no need to be afraid. My Earthqiu race has invited experts to protect everyone.” Qiuqiu’s voice was filled with confidence.
“Who are you?”
When Long Chen arrived, all the experts were startled. Although Long Chen hadn’t released any of his aura, and his cultivation base was only at the World King realm, the way he had appeared was shocking and unfathomable.
Pu!
Long Chen waved his hand, and a seven-colored divine sword shot out. It pierced through a thousand miles of space, piercing that person’s forehead.
That person was an undying expert. He hadn’t expected Long Chen to suddenly attack without any warning. By the time he reacted, he had already been killed.
Although he couldn’t use the Blood Ignition Art for now, it was enough for a surprise attack.
“Shh.”
Long Chen put a finger to his lips and made a silent gesture.
“My little sister has fallen asleep. Keep your voices down and don’t disturb her. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless and killing all of you.”
“Courting death!”
Seeing that Long Chen was still acting as if nothing had happened after killing them, and even asking them to talk quietly, they were completely infuriated.
Rumble…
Dozens of undying experts charged at Long Chen under the lead of the golden horned creature. It seemed they wanted to crush Long Chen.
“It’s beyond stupid.”
Buzz!
Long Chen held little He-er with his left hand, doing his best not to disturb her. A snow-white flame lotus appeared in his right hand.
“World Extinguishing Flame Lotus!”
BOOM!
A flame lotus shot out, blooming amongst the crowd. The icy flames devoured everyone.
Other than the undying experts, everyone else instantly turned to nothingness. Even the undying experts were covered in ice. That ice was still burning, causing them to let out ear-piercing screams.
“Good opportunity!”
The elder known as Haofeng shot out an arrow with his bow. The immortal creature that had been struggling to break free from the flames let out a miserable scream.
Pu pu pu…
The other Earth Spirit experts saw an opportunity and drew their bows. Arrows rained down on the immortal experts.
The Undying experts all fled for their lives. Other than the three of them, the Earth Spirit experts’ arrows were unable to cause any fatal damage.
Only a dozen people were killed, while the rest fled like stray dogs.
Seeing those people flee, Hao Feng didn’t chase after them. He arrived in front of Long Chen and bowed deeply.
“Thank you for saving our lives. Our Earth Spirit race will never forget this.”
“Get up! My relationship with the Spirit race is extremely deep. Helping you is part of my duty,” said Long Chen.
“Patriarch Haofeng, how are things on our side? Are there any losses?” Qiuqiu asked.
“Sigh, we were continuously ambushed. When we were separated from the Saint, we still had over forty thousand people. Now…” Patriarch Haofeng’s face was filled with grief.
There were over forty thousand people, but only a few remained. It could be seen just how miserable this escape was.
“Oh, that’s right. How did you get to know this hero?” asked the Grand Peak Master.
Qiuqiu immediately became embarrassed, but Qiuqiu didn’t hide anything. He told him everything that had happened after he had provoked Long Chen.
The Haofeng family head was speechless. This opportunity was truly unexpected.
“Patriarch Haofeng, master has agreed to help us. Please bring him to see the Saint,” said Qiuqiu.
“This…”
Hearing Qiuqiu’s words, the Hao Feng tribe leader hesitated. The whereabouts of the Saint couldn’t be easily known by outsiders. If Long Chen had any ill intentions towards the Saint, that would be troublesome.
At this time, Qiuqiu’s spiritual fluctuations became more frequent. It was clearly using a secret technique to communicate with tribe leader Hao Feng. The tribe leader looked at the sleeping little crane behind Long Chen in shock.
“I’m sorry, I’ve judged a gentleman with my own narrow-mindedness.”
Long Chen smiled slightly without the slightest displeasure. “Being careful is extremely important. It’s only right to be cautious.”
“Many thanks for your understanding. I’ll bring you to see the Saint right now,” said the Hao Feng tribe leader.
Previously, he had been a bit hesitant, but when Qiuqiu had revealed little He-er’s identity, he had immediately lowered his guard.
“Should we get some rest? After all, we’ve just experienced a huge battle, and we need to recover our strength. Quite a few people need to heal,” suggested an undying expert.
Having just gone through a huge battle, many people had been heavily injured. Now that the battle was over, many people needed to heal. Even the undying experts needed to heal.
“Everyone, endure for a moment. On the battlefield, the situation is constantly changing. No one knows what will happen.
“The sooner we find him, the sooner we can be at ease,” suggested Long Chen.
Haofeng nodded. That was what he was thinking. As a result, the injured could only endure the pain.
Long Chen summoned Qiuqiu to the side and gave it some healing pills. He also gave some medicinal pills to the injured. Once they took those pills, their expressions changed.
“Senior Long Chen is also an alchemist?” asked the Grand Peak leader as he led them forward.
“Senior, you can just call me Long Chen. I don’t dare call myself an expert when it comes to alchemy. I only know a bit,” said Long Chen.
Patriarch Hao Feng was already so old, and calling Long Chen senior made him feel uneasy.
What Long Chen didn’t know was that these Earth Spirit experts had only just arrived in the human race, so they didn’t know much about the human race. They only knew that most of the people here called them seniors.
“Patriarch Haofeng, if everyone’s bodies are fine, then let’s speed up! I have a bad feeling about this,” said Long Chen.
“Alright.”
The Haofeng tribe leader was also extremely worried about the Saint. After all, when they had split up, they had only drawn away a small portion of their experts. They hadn’t succeeded in drawing them away. He didn’t know how the Saint was doing.
Patriarch Haofeng continued to lead his people forward, stopping every now and then to take out a drop of blood.
After four or five pauses, the arrow formed from his essence blood pointed in a certain direction and began to tremble.
“Not good! Lord Saint has been heavily injured and is on the verge of death!”
"I'll leave with Qiuqiu first."
Buzz!
A pair of Kun Peng wings appeared on Long Chen’s back, and Qiu Qiu immediately jumped onto Long Chen’s shoulder. Space rumbled, and Long Chen disappeared.
“Quick, quick! Full speed ahead! Save the Saint!”
He roared, and everyone erupted with their full power, charging forward.
Rumble…
Long Chen’s wings tore through the air like lightning. His divine sense spread to the limit.
Without Hao Feng’s guidance, he only knew the general direction. But the Saint’s direction was constantly changing. Perhaps he would miss it.
Long Chen was rapidly flying, and heaven and earth were constantly twisting. His speed had reached its peak, but Qiuqiu was extremely nervous. It wanted nothing more than for Long Chen to immediately reach the Saint’s side.
“Found it.”
After traveling for an incense stick’s worth of time, Long Chen suddenly sensed a faint fluctuation. That was the aftermath of a battle.
As Long Chen approached the battlefield, he quickly sensed the auras of experts. Then he saw divine light filling the air.
Rumble…
Long Chen tore through the air, passing through the battlefield. Countless experts were crazily fighting. The ground had already sunk, and the void had been pierced. Corpses were everywhere.
When Long Chen flew through the air, terrifying astral winds blew across the ground. Countless experts were sent flying.
“It’s the Saint’s aura! It’s right in front!” Qiuqiu shouted.
There was no need for Qiuqiu to shout. Long Chen could sense a Saint-level expert’s aura. But unlike the red-furred monster, this Saint-level expert’s aura seemed to be suppressed by some kind of energy, making it seem weak and powerless.
BOOM!
Hundreds of undying experts were sent flying, and the battlefield became empty. Long Chen saw a woman holding a rainbow bow with a violet gem on her forehead.
That woman looked to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. She was wearing a green dress, and her arms were bare. There were seven or eight shocking wounds on her skin that dyed half her dress red.
The bow in his hand released a blinding light. It was unknown what divine ability he had used, but it instantly sent hundreds of undying experts flying.
Pu!
But after this attack, her expression rapidly dimmed. Her smooth skin seemed to have been corroded by some kind of energy, and her entire body lost its light.
“Sacred master!”
Qiuqiu let out a hysterical roar. That woman was their Earth Spirit tribe’s protector.
“What bullshit saint! I, Zhao Qingyu, will slaughter a saint today!”
At this moment, an arrogant voice rang out. Before anyone could see him, they first heard him. Then, a large hand that contained a torrential blood qi slammed towards the woman.
Long Chen jumped in fright. Up until now, he had never seen such a terrifying Blood Qi. Compared to this Blood Qi, that immortal energy was nothing.
“You want to slaughter a saint? Then I’ll bring you along.”
Clenching her teeth, she extended a hand and pressed it against the gem on her forehead.
“Not good…”
Qiuqiu cried out in alarm. It knew that if she used the power of the gem, she would also die.
“Your esteemed self has a body of ten thousand gold coins. You’re looking down on him too much. Let me test him.”
Buzz!
Just at this moment, Long Chen appeared. A golden dragon scale covered his hand as it met that huge hand.
BOOM!
The two hands collided in the air like meteors. The entire world shook.
Berserk qi and blood erupted, and the two of them retreated at the same time. Long Chen felt his qi and blood surging, and he was sent flying into the distance.
“The aura of a dragon. Are you a dragon?”
A cold shout came from the other side. Long Chen’s appearance had clearly shocked him.
“No, you’re not a dragon. You’re a human.”
A wave of qi surged out. When the void stopped twisting, a figure appeared. It was a black-robed creature with two horns on its head and scales all over its body.
His figure was tall, blood energy surging into the heavens. As his eyes opened and closed, lightning swirled about, divine light intimidating.
Long Chen was sent flying hundreds of miles, while he was only forced back three steps. He clearly had the absolute advantage in this exchange.
“A puny human dares to meddle in other people’s business? Do you think you’re unrivaled just because you absorbed the dragon race’s essence blood?
“What I didn’t know was that your little dragon energy is nothing in my eyes. It seems you’re tired of living.” The horned expert’s eyes were icy.
Long Chen’s sudden attack blocked the twin-horned expert’s attack. The other undying experts’ pupils shrank.
They had never imagined that a human brat would be able to block that twin-horned expert’s attack. Others might not know, but they all knew just how terrifying that creature was.
“Aren’t you being too confident?”
Long Chen shook his hand, a strange smile appearing on his face.
“Never would I have imagined that I would encounter someone from the Dark Black Dragon Clan here. It’s no wonder they possess such powerful strength.”
He truly hadn’t expected that this expert with two horns would have two dragon horns on his head. That was a symbol of supreme authority.
However, although this expert was from the Dark Dragon race, he wasn’t a Dark Evil Dragon, nor was he a Dark Barbaric Dragon. His aura was completely different from the Hall Master’s, but his aura was shockingly powerful.
For some unknown reason, after exchanging a single blow with him, Long Chen’s Dragon Tendon began to tighten, and a large amount of dragon blood began to pour out.
At that moment, Long Chen understood that the dragon race was a proud race. Long Chen’s dragon blood had come from that mysterious dragon expert. This person in front of him had stimulated the dragon might within his dragon blood.
“It’s the true dragon race’s essence blood? Interesting. Absorbing your essence blood should be very beneficial to me. It really is a case of heaven having a path for you, but you don’t walk it. Hell has no door for you.” The creature with the dragon horn smiled, revealing a row of sinister teeth.
“Human friend, you aren’t his match. Leave! You and I don’t know each other, so there’s no need for you to throw your life away here for nothing,” said the woman behind Long Chen.
Although she was facing death, her voice was still calm without the slightest fear.
She knew just how powerful this expert with dragon horns was. In the entire battlefield, he was the strongest, and he was the only one who had the ability to kill her.
If she had been in the Xuantian Spirit World, she could have easily killed him. But here, her cultivation base had been cut in half by the Heavenly Daos, and she had fallen from the Saint realm to the Undying realm. During this time, she had fought hundreds of battles, and her vitality had been greatly damaged.
Now that such a terrifying fellow had appeared, she no longer held any hope. All she wanted was to bring this peerless genius along with her.
“Saint, master is very powerful. He will definitely be able to help us escape danger.”
Just at this moment, Qiuqiu rushed over to the Saint and stood in front of her, looking like he would protect her with his life.
“Senior, leave this fellow to me. Can you handle the rest?” asked Long Chen without turning back.
“You have to know, he’s…”
“What he is doesn’t matter. As long as he’s in the World King realm, no matter what level of genius he is, he can only be defeated by me,” said Long Chen indifferently.
That woman’s pupils shrank slightly. Long Chen’s voice was filled with confidence, making it so others had no choice but to believe him.
“Was it because my injuries were too severe that I sensed something wrong?”
But hearing Long Chen’s words, her dead heart gradually warmed. For some unknown reason, this handsome man in front of her seemed to give her endless hope. Her fighting spirit also began to burn.
“Alright, I, Ye Ling, am willing to fight you again.”
The woman took a deep breath. The gem on her forehead suddenly lit up, and her exhausted aura rapidly recovered.
Originally, she had been planning on detonating that gem and bringing the dragon race’s man with her. Once that gem exploded, it would bring her terrifying power.
But now, she had used a gentle method to draw out the power of the gem. She had clearly decided to place all her hopes on Long Chen.
If Long Chen failed and her power was exhausted, then she might not even have a chance to kill herself. But for some unknown reason, she was willing to gamble with Long Chen.
“Hahaha…”
That dragon-horned expert laughed as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
“You think you can stop me? Someone who can’t even receive a single blow from me wants to fight me?
“Foolish woman from the Earth Spirit race, you still believe in you? Hahaha, has the world gone mad?” The dragon-horned expert laughed, but his laughter was filled with fury.
Long Chen’s words had clearly infuriated him. As his laughter rang out, black qi filled the air behind him, and the entire world darkened.
“No, I’m not trying to stop you. I’m trying to kill you.”
Long Chen’s hand moved a few times in the air, and the numbness gradually faded.
“Or perhaps the one who wants to kill you isn’t me, but the Dragonblood will within me. I’m sorry, but I won’t be able to let you leave alive today.”
“Hahaha, are you trying to make me laugh to death?” The dragon-horned expert laughed. Perhaps he had never imagined that someone would dare say such a thing to him.
“If you die laughing, that’s not bad. At the very least, you won’t have to endure pain or fear. That can count as a kind of release!” said Long Chen solemnly.
Originally, he had only wanted to stop this person, not kill him. After all, Long Chen didn’t know much about the Earth Spirit race. He didn’t want to kill too many people for the Earth Spirit race.
But when the dragon blood in his body began to burn and the will in the depths of his soul began to affect him, Long Chen knew that this dragon expert had a great enmity with the true dragon race.
He had inherited the will of a dragon expert, and he had also inherited this hatred. The will of a dragon soul represented the will of a dragon expert.
The dragon race’s experts had shown Long Chen immense kindness. They had saved his life several times, and they had also saved the entire Martial Heaven Continent. Long Chen definitely wouldn’t go against their will.
So Long Chen really did want to kill this expert. However, this killing intent wasn’t his original intent, but a kind of mission.
“Foolish human, you’ll pay the price for your ignorance and stupidity. Once I kill you, I’ll slaughter your sect and family, exterminating them all!” raged the horned expert.
“It’s not like you have that chance,” said Long Chen indifferently.
“Die!”
The dragon-horned expert roared and was just about to attack.
“Wait!” shouted Long Chen.
“What? It’s too late to regret now.” The dragon-horned expert sneered, but he still stopped.
“Qiuqiu, help me look after my sister.”
Long Chen carefully handed the sleeping little crane to Qiuqiu.
“Master, don’t worry. I guarantee that no one will be able to harm little master.” Qiuqiu received little crane and retreated.
“Come, let me see if your hand is harder than your mouth.”
After sending off Little Crane, Long Chen looked at the expert with the dragon horn on his head. His gaze instantly became sharp.
“A puny human dares to spout such arrogant words? Today, I’ll crush you and then slaughter your entire race.
“I want to see just what kind of family will be able to raise someone as arrogant as you,” said the dragon-horned expert. He punched out.
Buzz!
When he attacked, he was thousands of miles away from Long Chen. But the instant his fist landed, he appeared in front of Long Chen and smashed his fist at his face.
His fist was like black metal, covered in black scales. The sound of it piercing through the air was ear-piercing. This fist was completely relying on the power of his physical body, but it was even more terrifying than magical arts and divine abilities. Even the Heavenly Daos were about to collapse.
“Let me see just what kind of person you are. How dare you be so arrogant in front of Master Long San?” Long Chen snorted and smashed his golden fist forward.
BOOM!
The golden fist collided with the black fist. Long Chen and the horned expert both took a step back.
Rumble…
Ripples erupted as their fists collided. The ripples slowly spread, and the ten thousand Daos were pushed aside. The two of them stood in the center of the ripples, appearing extremely wild and domineering.
“What power.”
When she saw that Long Chen’s attack was actually on the same level as the one with the dragon horn, a trace of emotion appeared on her face.
It was just as she had imagined. Because her cultivation base had been weakened and she was in a weakened state, she was unable to accurately assess Long Chen’s strength.
“You actually dared to hold back before?”
The horned expert looked at Long Chen furiously. The current Long Chen was much stronger than before. Obviously, he hadn’t used his full strength.
“That can’t count as holding back. I just didn’t dare to go all-out because I was afraid of waking up my sister.
“Your power contains the aura of the Netherworld. I know your true form is the Black Underworld Dragon.
“It’s no wonder you’re so displeasing to the eye. So you’ve abandoned your dragon race’s noble bloodline and become infected with the Netherworld’s laws. To put it bluntly, your race is a traitor to the dragon race,” said Long Chen.
Just now, Long Chen had felt a familiar aura. That was the aura of the Netherworld.
If it had been anyone else, even someone as powerful as the Hall Master wouldn’t have been able to tell. But Long Chen was different. Ming Cangyue and Leng Yueyan had fused with him, and they were both Netherworld Gods. Long Chen was too sensitive to the Netherworld’s aura.
“Ignorant fool, do you think you are worthy of evaluating the Netherwyrm race?”
BOOM!
The horned expert was infuriated. Dark qi erupted from his back, dyeing the entire sky. A huge dragon’s roar rang out, and then a black dragon with primal chaos qi appeared.
As soon as it appeared, a berserk dragon might swept through the world. Lightning flashed, thunder rumbled, and the wind was like blades. The entire world seemed to have turned into hell.
Within the black qi, the dragon-horned expert was like the ruler of this world. A single thought of his could decide the life and death of all life.
Long Chen’s heart pounded. This fellow’s power seemed to have already surpassed the limit of the Three Poles. It had reached a level he had never encountered before.
“Ignorant human, you will pay the price for your shamelessness and stupidity. The dignity of the Abyssal Dragon race is not something you can offend.”
The dragon-horned expert’s cold shout filled the air. It was like the Heavenly Daos’ laws were transmitting his will.
“You’ve already surpassed the Three Extremities?” asked Long Chen.
“Three Sovereigns? Hahaha, what a childish title. Three Sovereigns are trash in front of me.
“Remember my name: Underworld Dragon Tianye. A name that will cause the entire world to tremble. As for you, your life will be ended by the master of this name,” said the dragon-horned expert.
What Long Chen hadn’t expected was that the dragon race’s experts usually only had names and not surnames. If they had a surname, they would definitely add a dragon’s name.
The dragon race didn’t limit their names. Some names were very long, so long that it took them half a day to give their names. Some names were so short that they only had one word.
But no matter what their names were, they wouldn’t add a surname other than Long. That was because adding a surname other than Long meant betrayal.
As for the Netherwyrm Heavenwyrm, not only had it added an extra surname, “Nether”, but it had also placed the word“ Nether” in front of it. This also meant that the Netherwyrm race had completely betrayed the dragon race from the depths of their souls.
“Dragon form nine revolutions.”
Buzz!
Suddenly, Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s figure disappeared. The instant he disappeared, Long Chen instinctively let out a shout and slashed his claw behind him.
BOOM!
Space exploded, and a black dragon claw smashed into Long Chen’s hand. Long Chen let out a muffled groan as pain wracked his hand.
Hu!
Suddenly, the space in front of Long Chen twisted. Long Chen kicked out, and a dragon claw appeared. But the dragon claw was too powerful, and Long Chen was once more sent flying.
Chi!
Suddenly, space twisted again, and Long Chen dodged. He narrowly dodged the throat-sealing attack, but three cuts appeared on his neck. If he had been a step slower, his neck would have been broken.
“What speed.”
Long Chen narrowed his eyes. Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s speed was too fast. He was unable to see his figure, nor could he see his attack trajectory. The only reason Long Chen was able to dodge was because of his perception of danger. That was something he had tempered through countless life and death battles.
Hu!
Space twisted, and Underworld Dragon Tianye slowly appeared. He looked at Long Chen with shock.
“I didn’t expect your reaction to be so fast. Interesting. More and more interesting. Killing you is even more interesting than I imagined.”
“Hiss!”
As he spoke, he placed his bloodstained finger on his tongue and licked it.
“I didn’t expect your dragon blood to be so pure. It seems your dragon blood has a great origin. Brat, just who did your dragon blood come from? Speak obediently, and I’ll leave your corpse intact.”
“Human friend, let’s work together to deal with him. He’s a Quasi-Heavenly Fate user. Only by working together can we defeat him.”
At this moment, Ye Ling’s voice rang out. She was currently leading the Earth Spirit Clan’s experts to fight against the Immortal experts.
Although her cultivation base had been cut off, she was still very powerful. Furthermore, the Earth Spirit race also had close to a hundred undying experts fighting with their lives on the line. For a time, the battle was in a stalemate.
Although Ye Ling was fighting, most of her attention was focused on Long Chen. Long Chen’s victory was the key to this battle.
“Hahaha, so what if the two of you attack together? When have I, the Nether Dragon Tianye, ever been afraid of anyone?”
Underworld Dragon Tianye raised his head to the sky and laughed. His body suddenly shook, and he once more disappeared. Although he had said that he didn’t fear the two of them attacking together, he had taken the initiative to attack. He clearly didn’t dare to let them join hands.
“Dragon King Battle Armor!”
Long Chen’s roar shook the heavens, and a divine dragon might descended. Golden dragon scales covered Long Chen’s body, and in that instant, his dragon blood was completely ignited.
“Senior, you think too highly of him. Let me see just how strong a quasi Heaven’s Mandate is.”
Long Chen’s dragon claws smashed into each other, unleashing huge waves.
“Get out here!”
Following Long Chen’s shout, Underworld Dragon Tianye’s body was forcibly pulled out of the void.
Long Chen raised his left hand and slapped him across the face.
“Who told you to be so arrogant!”
Pa!
Long Chen’s slap landed squarely on Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s face. Although Netherworld Dragon Tianye was a peak heavenly genius and had plenty of experience fighting enemies, he had never encountered such a move.
Long Chen’s movements were as fast as lightning, and his movements were like flowing water. Netherworld Dragon Tianye didn’t even have time to react before he was slapped in the face.
This move of Long Chen’s was something no one could dodge as long as they were close. It had nothing to do with cultivation base, talent, or battle experience.
Even he didn’t know when Long Chen’s attack had advanced to such a level.
Because it didn’t contain any killing intent, it didn’t have any life force suppression. It was impossible for an opponent to sense it, let alone use their instincts to block it. Long Chen’s move could be said to be the most shameless move in the cultivation world.
A typical example of this was that it didn’t have much lethality and was extremely insulting. To those people with noble statuses and arrogant eyes, this slap was practically fatal.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s slap was completely unexpected, and it sent the Netherworld Dragon Tianye spinning like a top. It smashed through several mountains, causing dust to fly everywhere.
Seeing this, all the experts, whether they were enemies or friends, were stunned. Long Chen was actually giving the Netherworld Dragon Tianye a slap in the face.
“Die!”
A heaven-shaking roar rang out, and the ground exploded. Within the black qi, a heaven-shrouding dragon claw reached out. Death qi circulated, and it was like a ghost hand reaching for Long Chen.
“Nether Dragon Ghost Claw!”
The Netherworld Dragon Tianye was infuriated. Previously, he had just been testing Long Chen and hadn’t wanted to use his full strength. He had only wanted to humiliate Long Chen, wanting him to die in despair.
But Long Chen’s slap had completely ignited his fury. As soon as he attacked, he unleashed his strongest attack.
“Cloud Dragon Claw!”
Long Chen also let out a loud dragon roar. A dragon claw appeared behind him.
BOOM!
The collision of the two Sky Dragon Claws caused the world to lose its sound. A loud explosion followed, and the world lost its original luster.
Ka ka ka…
The ground split apart, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared in the sky.
“Die!”
After that world-shaking collision, astral winds roared, and the Netherworld Dragon Tianye smashed his fist at Long Chen. His fist was still in front of him, but when it landed, he was already behind him.
BOOM!
Long Chen didn’t even turn his head. His fist slammed into his back, and Long Chen’s body shook. Borrowing the rebound force, he kicked out.
BOOM!
Space twisted and collapsed under Long Chen’s kick. But Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s body was just a phantom. Long Chen’s kick landed on his afterimage.
“Damnable thing, how dare you offend the noble Netherwyrm race! I won’t kill you! I’ll make you live a life worse than death!” roared Netherwyrm Tianye. He slashed out with his dragon claws, and in that instant, the world was filled with his figure. Long Chen felt like he was surrounded by millions of Netherwyrms.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen’s blood and qi soared, and sacred dragon roars rang out. The two of them fought with speed, using brute force to suppress brute force. When their fists collided, lightning exploded in the air. A berserk aura caused even the undying experts to shiver.
The two of them caused heaven and earth to resonate. The surrounding immortal experts were horrified to find that the amount of Heavenly Dao energy they could circulate was growing smaller. It was being absorbed by the two of them.
The two of them crazily attacked, not letting up in the slightest. People thought that their qi and blood would quickly decline, but after an incense stick’s worth of time, their auras grew stronger.
The more he fought, the more valiant he became. The light in his eyes grew fiercer, and his battle intent soared. He had finally encountered a true opponent.
Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s power was unimaginably great. This was Long Chen’s first time encountering an opponent that could allow him to fully activate his Dragon King Battle Armor.
It had been many years since Long Chen had seen such a bloody battle of pure strength. This kind of fighting style allowed him to gradually release his breath. His power grew, and his attacks became sharper.
An expert needed a whetstone, and an expert’s whetstone had to be strong enough. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have any effect.
An expert capable of posing a fatal threat to him was the best whetstone for him to sharpen his blade. As for the Netherworld Dragon in front of him, Long Chen felt a powerful pressure. Under this pressure, his dragon blood was awakening once more, and his techniques were becoming more refined.
In the past, when it came to the Dragon Blood Body Tempering Art, Long Chen had always explored it himself. He had always lacked a true opponent.
As for the dragon race’s experts, they only taught Long Chen the most basic things. Everything else had to be comprehended by themselves. According to the dragon race’s experts, the more they taught, the less Long Chen would obtain.
There were many things that could only be comprehended by oneself. Only then would one be able to draw inferences from one’s own comprehension. Now, this opponent had appeared. He was also a dragon expert, and he was fighting against him. Long Chen’s dragon blood was evolving on its own.
Rumble…
Long Chen’s attacks were as fast as lightning. In the beginning, he had been a bit flustered by Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s attacks, but now he was able to gradually stabilize his power. He was able to rely on his attacks to fight evenly.
The two of them attacked. Astral winds howled and sand flew everywhere. No one could approach them.
“I didn’t expect you to have such skill. However, it’s still not enough. You’re just struggling on your deathbed. You’ll immediately -” sneered Netherworld Dragon Tianye. He hadn’t expected Long Chen to be able to block his attack, but he still didn’t care.
Pa!
Just as Netherworld Dragon Tianye was sneering, Long Chen suddenly shot out like lightning and slapped him across the face, cutting him off.
“Who told you to talk so much?” Long Chen sneered.
Long Chen’s head-on collision was a battle of power. He was using brute force, but that didn’t mean he didn’t have a chance to heavily injure him. The reason he was using brute force was to allow his dragon blood’s power to reach a new level.
As for this fellow, he actually thought he had already taken control of the situation and had seen through Long Chen’s secrets. He even dared to split his attention to mock him. That infuriated Long Chen.
“I @ # ￥…”
Long Chen’s slap once more ignited Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s fury. His expression was sinister, and a fierce light shone in his eyes.
BOOM!
The manifestation behind him let out an explosive sound. The Netherworld Dragon suddenly opened its mouth, and a black bead shot toward Long Chen.
“Intrinsic Dragon Pill?”
Long Chen jumped in shock. The dragon race actually had a Neidan? How come he had never heard of such a thing? Wasn’t it said that only sea demons had Neidans?
Buzz!
As soon as the Dragon Core appeared, Long Chen felt space freeze. He had been locked down. The Dragon Core appeared in front of him.
Long Chen only had time to use his arms to block. He felt like he had been struck by a star, and his arms exploded.
BOOM!
A huge hole appeared in the ground, and Long Chen disappeared.
“This is the price for being arrogant. Damned human, the great Netherwyrm race is not something you can blaspheme.”
Underworld Dragon Tianye raised his head and roared. It was like killing Long Chen in one blow was unable to extinguish his fury.
This attack was earth-shattering and caused the ground to change shape. Underworld Dragon Tianye roared at the huge hole, which was filled with his echoes.
At that moment, everyone in the distance was stunned. It had ended just like that?
Ta! Ta! Ta!
At this moment, the sound of footsteps rang out. The furious Netherwyrm Tianye’s pupils shrank as he saw a figure slowly walk out of the cave.
It was Long Chen. However, his clothes were in tatters, and countless wounds were dripping with blood. He looked extremely miserable.
But Long Chen’s expression was still as cold as ever. His eyes were still as calm as ever, as if nothing had happened.
“Now I know why I want to kill you. Although you have the form of a dragon, you’ve already changed your cultivation path.
Dragons wouldn’t form their cores. This was the fundamental difference between the dragon race and the other beast races. A proud dragon wouldn’t imitate a hundred beasts.
“As for you, you call yourself a noble Netherwyrm, but you ended up forming an Neidan. What a joke,” sneered Long Chen.
As Long Chen walked out, his wounds healed at a visible rate. By the time he finished speaking, his wounds had already completely disappeared.
Originally, Netherworld Dragon Tianye had been shocked by Long Chen’s recovery ability. But hearing Long Chen’s ridicule, his eyes turned icy.
“The great Nether Dragon race is not something an ant like you can comment on.”
Buzz!
Underworld Dragon Tianye’s body moved. The instant he moved, the manifestation behind him also moved. A claw smashed toward Long Chen.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s claw slashed out to receive this attack. But at this moment, Netherworld Dragon Tianye appeared beside Long Chen, his claw slashing toward Long Chen’s ribs. He was attacking his opponent’s vital points.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s dragon claw was the first to collide with the Netherworld Dragon Heaven-Devil’s claw. He borrowed the force of the collision to retreat. In that critical moment, he dodged the claw.
“You’re just a dabbler yourself, and yet you want to learn how to split your attention? How stupid,” sneered Long Chen. He immediately saw through Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s attack.
He really was very strong. He could split his attention to control the manifestation of the Netherworld Dragon while using his own strange identity. According to reason, in this kind of pincer attack, Long Chen would definitely be flustered.
However, he had overlooked one thing. Long Chen’s combat experience was immense, and he had never been afraid of a group battle. Netherworld Dragon Tianye was multitasking, but his true body and manifestation’s attack speed had clearly dropped. Furthermore, their cooperation was clearly flawed.
If he was dealing with someone else, he might be able to give them a great deal of pressure, allowing them to be killed in their panic.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen blocked two attacks in a row. Suddenly, a palm shot out and slapped across his face, sending him flying.
In the distance, Ye Ling, who was leading the Earth Spirit tribe’s experts to fight against the enemy, was both shocked and amused. She had been paying attention to Long Chen’s movements.
She had long since made up her mind. If Long Chen really was in trouble, then even if she had to die, she would give him a chance to escape. Even if the Earth Spirit race was exterminated, she wouldn’t owe him this favor.
But up until now, it had clearly been a shocking battle. Long Chen had been at a disadvantage several times, but each time, he had managed to escape. Counting this time, this was his third time slapping Long Tianye in the face.
Such a move was so sudden and comical in such a tense battle.
"I @ # $%…"
Once more being slapped in the face, Netherworld Dragon Tianye cursed. Suddenly, his body disappeared, and the manifestation of the Netherworld Dragon let out a heaven-shaking roar. Netherworld Dragon Tianye appeared in the center of the Netherworld Dragon’s forehead, forming hand seals.
“Careful, he’s about to use the power of the Heavenly Fate!” Ye Ling suddenly shouted.
Buzz!
Suddenly, a ring of light tens of thousands of miles wide appeared above his head. That ring of light rapidly shrank.
The instant it shrank, Long Chen felt a chill. A terrifying sensation of death enveloped him.
“Compress your Heavenly Dao energy. This attack is equivalent to half the power of a Saint. Run!” shouted Ye Ling, urging Long Chen to flee.
“Heavenly Fate energy? In other words, what he’s using now isn’t dragon blood energy? Then that’s easy.”
Hearing Ye Ling’s shout, Long Chen relaxed. Previously, he had been using the power of his dragon blood to fight against the Netherworld Dragon.
That was because this battle was a bit special. He was cleaning up the dragon race’s experts. Although they didn’t have the title of master and disciple, they did have a master-disciple relationship. Cleaning up the dragon race’s experts was Long Chen’s responsibility.
Since he was cleaning up the mess, Long Chen could only use the dragon blood’s power and the dragon race’s divine abilities. But the Heavenly Fate power wasn’t the dragon race’s divine ability. He could also use other powers.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, a saber appeared in Long Chen’s hand. Countless runes revolved around it, and a heaven-shaking saber cry rang out.
“Hu hu!”
Long Chen slashed his saber three times. With each slash, heaven and earth were torn apart. Three saber-images soared into the sky. When the fourth saber-image appeared, three saber-images merged into the fourth.
“Unfortunately, I hesitated just now. If I hadn’t been warned, I could have added another slash. But that should have been enough.”
Divine light circulated in Long Chen’s eyes, and his battle intent soared. His saber pointed at the sky, and thousands of mournful wails rang out. The current Long Chen was like a god of war that wanted to split apart heaven and earth.
Buzz buzz buzz…
The saber roared, and the countless runes on the blade gradually became transparent. Countless stars could be seen within the transparent runes.
Within the endless sea of stars, there were seven stars that were exceptionally bright. They were like blazing suns, and the saber’s aura was still crazily increasing.
Ka ka ka…
Cracks began to appear on his saber. Long Chen sighed inside.
“In the end, it’s still not enough. The immortal weapon Guo Ran made for me still can’t endure all the star energy.
“When will I be able to obtain a true divine weapon that will allow me to release my full power?”
This saber had been specially made for Long Chen by Guo Ran. It didn’t need to be sharp, nor did it require any attribute. It only needed to be able to bear more power.
Regretfully, Long Chen’s star energy was too strong. This divine item quickly reached its limit, and Long Chen was unable to add more power to it.
“Netherworld Dragon Slash!”
Just at this moment, Netherworld Dragon Tianye let out a furious roar. His voice was hoarse, and his originally full blood energy became extremely weak. It was like his energy had been instantly sucked dry.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the Abyss Dragon opened its mouth, and a pitch-black sword mercilessly stabbed toward Long Chen.
“Victory in one blow, Split the Heavens 4!”
Long Chen’s saber slashed down. In that instant, the stars trembled, and the saber and the sword collided in front of countless horrified gazes.
A huge sword and a saber were like weapons wielded by a god. They tore apart the clouds in the sky.
BOOM!
When the two divine weapons collided, they exploded at the same time. Dazzling divine light erupted, and no one was able to open their eyes.
Rumble…
When their vision was cut off, a berserk qi wave crashed down like a tsunami. Even the distant undying experts felt like their bodies were about to be torn apart, and they fled.
BOOM!
But before they could get far, they were sent flying by a terrifying qi wave. They were like ants in the tide, like duckweed in the waves.
When the light dimmed and the world returned to silence, everyone’s vision returned. They saw a bottomless abyss.
In the abyss, Long Chen was gasping for breath. There were many wounds on his body, but his eyes were still calm.
In front of Long Chen, the huge dragon beneath Ming Long Tianye’s body had disappeared. His shocking blood Qi had also disappeared, and his huge body had withered a great deal.
He looked at Long Chen with terror. He clearly hadn’t expected Long Chen to block his attack.
“This is a Heavenly Fate’s attack? It really is a bit powerful.” Long Chen nodded.
This attack was truly powerful, but it wasn’t to the point of being ridiculous. If it weren’t for the fact that he didn’t have a suitable weapon, he wouldn’t have been injured.
Although Long Chen was injured, Netherworld Dragon Tianye had also paid a terrifying price to use this move in his fury. He had used up most of his essence blood, and even his vision had disappeared.
Long Chen looked at the Netherworld Dragon Heaven-Devil. “The so-called Heaven’s Will gathers the energy of heaven and earth, replacing the control of the Heavenly Daos. Merging with heaven and earth, controlling the myriad of laws.
That was similar to a Saint’s power. No wonder senior Ye Ling had said that a full-strength attack was equivalent to half a Saint’s power.
This power didn’t just refer to destructive power, but also the pressure of laws, the restrictions of the Heavenly Daos, and the lock of time and space.
“No wonder you were able to lock onto me when you attacked. The power of the Heavenly Fate is truly something. Ever since I started cultivating, this is the first time I’ve been locked onto by someone on the same realm.”
This was truly Long Chen’s first time. Normally, even people stronger than him wouldn’t be able to lock onto him. That was because his soul and will were too powerful.
But just now, Long Chen had been completely locked down. He was unable to dodge, and so he could only block it head-on. Netherworld Dragon Tianye didn’t give him a chance to use any tricks, but even if he didn’t, Long Chen wouldn’t be afraid of him.
However, this gave Long Chen a warning. The Hall Master had said that if he encountered a true Saint, he should run as far as possible.
It seemed he was referring to this kind of lock-on. Long Chen wasn’t afraid of fighting head-on, but if he was locked down by a Saint, he would definitely suffer.
“Damn human, what are you being so arrogant for? I’m not a true Heaven’s Chosen, but a quasi Heaven’s Chosen.
“Once I truly awaken my Heavenly Fate Divine Seal and become a Heavenly Fate Master, you’ll only be worthy of kneeling at my feet and begging for mercy.” Underworld Dragon Tianye clenched his teeth, his eyes filled with hatred.
“What a pity, what a pity. My time is very precious. I can’t wait until then.” Long Chen shook his head and sighed.
“What do you mean?” asked Netherdragon Tianye coldly.
“Do you even need to ask? Is your head full of crap?” asked Long Chen.
Long Chen was also a bit curious. Even after being defeated, he still had that fearless expression. Was he really not afraid of death?
“You dare kill me?” Underworld Dragon Tianye suddenly thought of something and laughed.
Pa!
Long Chen suddenly moved and slapped him across the face, turning half his face into a bloody mess.
“Is there anything in this world that I don’t dare to do?”
Hu!
Long Chen’s lightning wings flapped, and he caught up to Ming Long and once more slapped him across the face.
Pa!
“Didn’t you want to exterminate my entire race?”
Pa!
“Didn’t you want to destroy my sect?”
Pa!
“Didn’t you say I was stupid?”
Pa!
“Didn’t you say I was ignorant?”
Clap clap clap clap…
The Kun Peng wings on Long Chen’s back flapped, and he shot forward like a bolt of lightning. With a single wave of his hand, he slapped Underworld Dragon Tianye thirty-six times in the face.
“You betrayed me!”
“How arrogant!”
“Arrogant!”
"…"
Long Chen’s hand slapped across Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s face, causing him to roar repeatedly, but he didn’t have the power to fight back.
At this time, he had just used his ultimate move, and he was in an extremely weak state. His blood was completely exhausted. As for Long Chen’s slaps, although they came from crafty angles and were impossible to defend against, their killing power was just average. So many slaps didn’t make Netherworld Dragon Tianye faint.
“Damn human, how dare you…”
Pa!
“Just you wait…”
Pa!
Suddenly, Long Chen stopped slapping him. His hand reached out and grabbed Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s throat, lifting him up. The current Netherworld Dragon Tianye was no longer as arrogant and domineering as before.
At that moment, the experts fighting the Earth Spirit race suddenly stopped fighting and retreated. They looked at Long Chen with terror, but strangely, not a single person came to help.
When they looked at Long Chen, they were filled with terror. Netherworld Dragon Tianye had been defeated, and it was a complete defeat. Netherworld Dragon Tianye had already exhausted all his energy, but Long Chen still possessed immense power. That was the difference.
In other words, after Long Chen had killed Netherworld Dragon Tianye, he could still fight. But once he joined the Earth Spirit race, their battle would definitely be lost. In fact, quite a few people would even lose their lives. So they stopped fighting.
As soon as they stopped, the Earth Spirit tribe also stopped. They had no choice but to stop. After so many days of fighting, they had long since become exhausted.
In the face of this endless chase, seeing the people around them constantly die, if it weren’t for their powerful wills, they wouldn’t have been able to continue.
“If you have the guts… then kill me…” Underworld Dragon Tianye clenched his teeth. At this time, his tone was still unyielding.
Chi!
Long Chen’s finger was like a hook that stabbed into Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s chest. Netherworld Dragon Tianye let out a miserable cry as a palm-sized dragon scale was forcibly removed by Long Chen. That was his reverse scale.
“You want to play this trick with me? When your life is in danger, you’ll activate the reverse scale’s power to kill me? Good plan.
“Regretfully, you’ve forgotten that although I’m not a member of the dragon race, I have a dragon race inheritance. Furthermore, it’s the most orthodox dragon race inheritance. Do you think I can’t see through your scheme?” sneered Long Chen.
As he spoke, he tossed the reverse scale into the primal chaos space. Runes rapidly lit up on the reverse scale, and a terrifying aura surged out. But after entering the primal chaos space, the reverse scale immediately became silent.
“You…”
At that moment, fear finally appeared in Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s eyes.
“Plotting with me? You’re still too inexperienced, child!”
Pu!
Long Chen suddenly clenched his hand, and blood splashed. Underworld Dragon Tianye’s neck was broken.
“Don’t… don’t kill me…” Netherdragon Tianye finally gave in. In the face of death, he was finally afraid.
BOOM!
Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s head was in Long Chen’s hand, and half of his body turned into a headless dragon. As soon as he appeared, he was sucked into the primal chaos space.
This Netherworld Dragon was different from ordinary dragons. It had already reached the Core Formation realm, and this pill was incomparably precious. Although Long Chen didn’t know what use this pill had, he knew it was definitely a treasure.
When Long Chen crushed Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s neck, his forehead suddenly began to shine, and a huge hole appeared on his back. It was like the eye of a fiend.
“I knew you had something else on you.” Long Chen smiled upon seeing that hole.
“Who dares bully my son? Tell me your name!”
Just at this moment, a cold shout rang out from that huge hole. That cold shout was extremely domineering, shaking heaven and earth. It was like a heavenly emperor’s decree, causing people’s souls to tremble.
That was a terrifying existence. Long Chen had crushed Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s throat and taken away his body, causing his life to be in danger. That had activated the restrictions on his body.
“Master Long San!”
“You’re a human? No, that’s not right. Do you have dragon blood or true dragon blood? Who are you?” Shocked voices came from the other side of the hole.
“Are your ears not good? I already said that Master Long San is the same,” sneered Long Chen.
Long Chen knew that the other side of the hole was an extremely terrifying existence. From its tone, it seemed to be the Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s father. It should be a true Saint.
“I don’t care who you are. Release my son and let bygones be bygones. Otherwise, I’ll make you beg for death. It won’t just be you, but your family, your sect, your -”
“Ah…”
Suddenly, a white flame appeared in Long Chen’s hand, lighting up Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s head.
“What did you say? I didn’t hear you clearly. Please straighten your tongue and say one word at a time. Only then will I be able to hear you clearly.” Long Chen placed a hand on his ear as if he was listening.
“You…”
That voice immediately became furious, but it didn’t know what to say. After all, his son was in Long Chen’s hands. If he said anything more, his son would suffer.
“This is just a misunderstanding. The Nether Dragon race has no direct enmity with the Earth Spirit race. My son Tianye only did such a foolish thing because he was provoked. I apologize to the Earth Spirit race.
“After this, my Nether Dragon race will prepare generous gifts and come to apologize to the Earth Spirit race. How about we let this matter rest?” The voice turned to Ye Ling.
Obviously, the Nether Dragon expert thought that Long Chen was in cahoots with the Earth Spirit Tribe. He also sensed that Long Chen was extremely difficult to handle, and so he switched to communicating with Ye Ling.
Ye Ling was stunned. She didn’t know how to reply.
“Old fellow, you don’t need to be tempted. The reason I didn’t directly kill your son and draw you out was to tell you something?”
“What do you want?”
In that instant, that voice became icy. Although it was a message, that terrifying killing intent caused the world to darken.
Long Chen wasn’t the slightest bit affected by his killing intent. He indifferently said, “I want to tell you that in this world, there is a person called Master Long San who wishes to exterminate your Netherworld Dragon race. Prepare yourself.”
“Courting death!”
A furious roar came from the hole, shaking all the creatures present. Some of the weaker ones directly fainted.
“You can say whatever you want. Your son’s life is my sacrifice to declare war on the Nether Dragon race!”
Buzz!
Suddenly, white flames erupted from Long Chen’s hand. Netherworld Dragon Tianye let out a horrified cry.
“Stop!”
Just at this moment, a furious roar came from within the hole. A huge claw reached out, but as soon as that claw appeared, the hole exploded.
Pu!
The head of the Netherwyrm Heaven-Devil in Long Chen’s hand also exploded. This Netherwyrm Chosen had died just like that.
Following the disappearance of the Netherworld Dragon Heavens' head and the huge hole, the world gradually returned to its original state. The terrifying pressure of a Saint also vanished.
Rumble…
At this time, the experts attacking the Earth Spirit race fled. They were afraid Long Chen would come to kill them. Even an undying expert wouldn’t have the courage to face such a terrifying existence.
The enemy retreated like the tide. Some of the Earth Spirit Tribe’s experts wanted to chase after them to avenge their fallen comrades, but they were stopped by Ye Ling.
This was a truly desperate situation. The Earth Spirit race had already experienced many battles and were exhausted. They were on the verge of collapse.
If they split up now, it would be easy for them to counterattack. That wouldn’t be worth it, and the fruits of their victory would be lost.
“Respected human hero, you’ve offended an extremely terrifying person. This matter was caused by my Earth Spirit race. My Earth Spirit race will accompany you in a bloody battle to the end.” Ye Ling walked over to Long Chen’s side. She placed her left hand on her chest in an ancient etiquette.
Long Chen returned the bow and smiled slightly. “Senior is too courteous. I possess dragon blood, so I naturally have the responsibility to clean up the sect.
"The Abyss Dragons are destined to be my enemies. This has nothing to do with the Earth Spirit Tribe, senior…"
Long Chen suddenly let out a startled cry. At this time, Ye Ling suddenly collapsed. Long Chen hastily supported her. At this time, the other Earth Spirit experts rushed over.
“Crap, the Saint has used too much of his life energy. His realm has been weakened, and he’s unable to replenish it. If this continues…” cried an elder.
“What will happen?” asked Long Chen.
“The Saint’s realm will be forever weakened,” said the undying expert.
Long Chen was startled. If she was permanently weakened, that meant that even if she returned to the Xuan Spirit World, she wouldn’t be a Saint. If she wanted to break through to the Saint realm, she would have to cultivate again.
“What should we do?” Everyone became ants on a hot pan.
“What will happen if you send him back to the Xuan Spirit World?” asked Long Chen.
“On one hand, if we go back, we’ll be sending ourselves to our deaths. On the other hand, we won’t have enough time.
“In just a few hours, the Saint’s Life God Stone will degenerate. It’s all our fault for being useless… sigh…” These experts were extremely worried, but they didn’t know what to do.
“Don’t worry, I can save this big sister.”
At some unknown time, little crane had already woken up. She arrived in front of everyone. Seeing her, Long Chen was both surprised and delighted.
“Courting death!”
A heaven-shaking roar shook the world.
Within a world, an elder was sitting in the middle of a palace. That furious roar caused the palace to turn into nothingness.
Outside the palace was an endless mountain range. Within the mountain range, black qi coiled around it. Within the countless ravines, huge eyes opened because of this roar.
Those were huge dragons that were hiding in the darkness. They were originally cultivating, but they were awakened by this furious roar.
Rumble…
Huge dragons flew over from all directions. Their bodies blotted out the sun, and their auras were immense.
“Lord Clan Chief, what happened?”
These huge dragons charged over from all directions. They were all undying experts. Most importantly, their auras were dozens of times stronger than ordinary immortal experts.
“Damnit, a human brat killed my son Tianye!” roared the elder.
“What?”
The dragons were shocked and furious.
“How is that possible? Doesn’t young master Tianye have your soul restriction on him? When he faces death, he will automatically activate his divine ability. That attack definitely has half of your power.
"Even a human Saint might not be able to withstand it, let alone a human brat," a Dark Nether Dragon couldn't help but say.
“This human brat possesses the divine abilities of the true dragon race. He has a certain understanding of our race.
He actually tore off Tianye’s reverse scale without triggering the reverse scale’s perception. This way, I wouldn’t be able to release my attack. Damn it!
Damn the human race. They had to pay the price for their foolishness. They had to make the human race pay with their blood.
“Gather all the experts and immediately move out. Eliminate his sect and kill everyone in his family!” shouted the Netherwyrm tribe’s leader.
“Please calm down, tribe leader. We naturally have to get revenge for young master Tianye. But first, let’s investigate the background of the person who killed young master,” said an undying expert from the Nether Dragon race.
“Bastard, I don’t care who he is or what power he has behind him. I want his entire sect and race to be buried with my son!” raged the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader.
“Patriarch, you’ve misunderstood. When has my Nether Dragon race ever been afraid of anyone? If they dare to kill young master, they’ll definitely die without a grave.
“My intention is to first investigate his background, as well as all the sects, relatives, and friends related to him. We’ll kill them all.
Before we move, we need to know where they are. If these people are scattered, we need to consider multitask.
“Otherwise, if we only exterminate his family and sect, and those who have anything to do with him flee, we’ll be looking for a needle in a haystack.”
Hearing that, the Nether Dragon tribe leader’s anger faded a bit and he nodded.
“You really are calm. You’re right, we can’t let them get away. Isn’t there a saying amongst the human race that all nine races are implicated? Hmph, I’ll kill everyone who has anything to do with him.
“A lowly human dares to kill my race’s genius? I will let the entire world know what fear is.”
“We pay our respects to Lord Clan Chief.”
Not long after, two old men wearing black robes with the image of a dragon’s head on their chests walked in and knelt in front of the Nether Dragon tribe leader.
These two were guest elders of the Nether Dragon tribe. To put it bluntly, they were the Nether Dragon tribe’s dogs. They were in charge of contacting all matters regarding Minghao Tian.
As a Saint, the chief of the Nether Dragon Tribe didn't dare to leave his world. Therefore, he needed to understand the situation of the outside world through the human race.
As a result, countless humans were lining up outside. As for these two old men, their cultivation bases had reached the Deathless realm. They were quick-witted and knew how to read people’s expressions. As a result, they were favored by the Dragonfolk and became dogs wearing dragon hides.
“Let me ask you, is there anyone in the human race called Master Long San?” demanded the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader.
“Master Long San? I’ve never heard of him!”
“If you haven’t even heard of this, what use do I have for you?!” raged the Netherwyrm tribe’s leader.
Pu!
The Netherwyrm Tribe’s leader didn’t even have a chance to resist. His body exploded, and blood splashed all over the elder.
The old man beside him was scared witless. The Netherwyrm race was too cruel. They killed people just like that. No matter what, the two of them were loyal to the Netherwyrm race. They hadn’t expected death to come so suddenly.
“Let me ask you, do you know that the human race has a young man called Third Master Long? Don’t tell me you don’t know,” said the Nether Dragon tribe leader sinisterly.
The elder trembled in fear. He knew that if he didn’t reply, he would immediately reincarnate with his companions.
“Master Long San, Master Long San, young man…”
The Netherwyrm Tribe leader’s face was filled with impatience. He suddenly raised his hand, and the old man screamed in fear.
“I know, I know who he is…”
“Who is it? Speak!” shouted the Netherwyrm Tribe Patriarch.
“He’s… he’s… an extremely powerful youth…” In truth, the elder hadn’t even realized who it was. He was still trying to stall for time.
“You dare to patronize me?! You’re courting death!” The Netherwyrm Tribe’s leader was infuriated, and his hand shot out to grab the elder.
“I know! His name is Long Chen!” cried the elder.
Hu!
Just at this moment, the Nether Dragon tribe leader’s claws stopped. Just a bit more and that elder would have been turned into a pile of minced meat.
“Bastard, he clearly calls himself Master Long San! You dare to trick me?!” shouted the Nether Dragon tribe leader.
“No, no, no…”
The elder hastily waved his hand, but he didn’t have time to explain.
“Master Long San is his nickname. His real name is Long Chen. I can guarantee it with my head,” said the elder hastily.
His forehead was already covered in sweat. He didn’t even recognize Long Chen. When Long Chen had become famous, he had still been sealed.
Fortunately, he had joined the Netherwyrm race. In order to be a better dog, he had gathered a great deal of information about Ming Haotian. Perhaps this was also a kind of knowledge that changed his fate.
“Which family and sect did he come from?” asked the Netherwyrm Tribe’s Patriarch.
“He’s the next ascender. He doesn’t have a family, but he does have a sect.”
“Which sect?”
“Lingxiao Academy.”
Hearing the words ‘Numinous Sky Academy’, the Nether Dragon experts instantly became silent.
When the elder said the words “Numinous Sky Academy”, the air froze. For several breaths, no one said anything. The entire scene was deathly silent.
“What nonsense! Didn’t you investigate the Numinous Sky Academy? There’s no Long Chen amongst all the heavenly geniuses present. Could it be that your information was wrong?” shouted an undying expert from the Nether Dragon race.
The elder cried out in terror, “Reporting to lord, we’re counting the experts currently in the Numinous Sky Academy.
“As for Long Chen, he has long since left the Numinous Sky Academy. No one knows when he returned. Even our spies didn’t send any news.”
“What’s going on with Long Chen?” shouted the Nether Dragon tribe leader.
“This Long Chen is a peak heavenly genius that has only appeared in the Lingxiao Academy recently. As soon as he entered the academy, he rose like a shooting star.
At such a young age, he had become the supermonastery’s supermonastery head, becoming the youngest supermonastery head in history.
“According to our information, he has control over the power of the dragon blood. His combat strength is heaven-defying, and his talent surpasses others. He forcibly merged the Heavenly Star Art and the Seven Ultimate Mysterious Yang Art, and he embarked on his own path of cultivation…”
The elder hastily explained everything that Long Chen had done in Minghao Tian. Fortunately, this fellow’s memory wasn’t bad. He had seen Long Chen’s information and remembered it.
“When Long Chen was in the Netherworld Heaven, he didn’t have any amazing display. How could he have defeated young master Tianye? There’s definitely something fishy about this,” said one of the Netherworld Dragons.
“I also think so. Perhaps it was someone else who killed young master Tianye, or perhaps it was someone else. Do they have any terrifying weapons?
“Otherwise, with just his true strength, I don’t believe a puny human like him can defeat young master Tianye,” said another immortal expert.
They all understood Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s strength. They were unable to believe that a human brat could defeat a peerless genius of the Netherworld Dragon race, a quasi Heaven’s Mandate.
According to the elder’s information, back then, Long Chen hadn’t even been a Chosen. They didn’t believe that a dabbler Dragonblood inheritance and his own merged cultivation technique would be able to defeat Netherworld Dragon Tianye.
“Who cares? Gather all the elites of the Netherwyrm race and raze the Numinous Sky Academy,” said one of the newly arrived experts.
This was clearly an extremely young undying expert. He didn’t know anything about the outside world, nor did he see the grave expressions of the people who had heard about the Lingxiao Academy.
“What do you know? Shut up!” shouted an old expert.
The new immortal expert’s eyes widened. He didn’t know what he had said wrong.
“Patriarch, I’m afraid we can’t be impetuous about this matter. The Lingxiao Academy has already been targeted by the various worlds, but none of them are the first to challenge it.
“Obviously, the waters of the Numinous Sky Academy are extremely deep. If we rashly start a war with the Numinous Sky Academy, we’ll probably end up as a test for others,” said the elder.
The Nether Dragon Tribe leader's expression darkened as he remained silent. The Ling Xiao Academy was a mysterious and terrifying existence.
Its existence had always intimidated the people of this world. Although it was said that the Ling Xiao Academy had long since declined, they still couldn’t believe it.
Before their world was sealed, Lingxiao Academy was still the strongest academy in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. No one dared to challenge its position.
Now that the various worlds had reopened, they only dared to probe the declined Lingxiao Academy. No one dared to directly declare war.
As the saying went, no matter how old a tiger was, it wasn’t something a rabbit could bully. Unless this tiger was unable to move, even if it was only breathing, it could easily crush them.
The Netherwyrm patriarch was both shocked and infuriated. He had never imagined that the person who had killed his son was actually someone from the Numinous Sky Academy. The vicious words he had said before, exterminating his family, exterminating his family, and exterminating his seed were nothing more than a joke.
“Patriarch, how about this? I’ll bring a few half-step saints to kill Long Chen and bring back his head,” said one of the Netherworld Dragons.
The chief of the Netherwyrm Tribe remained silent. After a long while, he shook his head.
“If we only kill him, we won’t be able to display the prestige of our Netherworld Dragon race. We’ll feel like the thunder is loud and the rain is small. We’ll just be a joke to the experts of the other worlds.”
The Nether Dragon experts were silent. Killing Long Chen was clearly unable to bring back the Nether Dragon race’s prestige, and it was even more impossible to appease their fury.
But what should they do now? Everyone was in a difficult position. They really didn’t dare attack the Lingxiao Academy.
Not to mention that the Saints were unable to leave their own worlds. Even if one day the laws of the two worlds were completely fused and the Saints could leave their own worlds, the Nether Dragon race might not really dare to challenge the Numinous Sky Academy alone.
If the Lingxiao Academy was truly as the rumors said, completely decayed, then why didn’t any of the great worlds dare to move?
“How long until Amaterasu comes out?”
The Nether Dragon tribe leader suddenly asked.
“Reporting to lord tribe leader, he should be able to come out in a month or so. When young master Tianzhao comes out, he will be a true Heaven’s Chosen. At that time, he will be able to dominate the world.” The old man’s eyes were filled with excitement.
“It’s a pity that our Netherwyrm race’s dragon pool can only allow one person to undergo the baptism of the Heavenly Fate at a time. Otherwise, young master Tianye wouldn’t have…” sighed the other immortal expert.
It turned out that the Nether Dragon race had two quasi-Divine Favored. The World Gate had opened, and the laws of the two worlds had fused together. The Nether Dragon race’s dragon pool had been activated, and it could allow a quasi-Divine Favored to undergo a baptism, becoming a true Heaven’s Mandate.
The Nether Dragon tribe’s leader had two outstanding sons. One was Nether Dragon Tianye, and the other was his older brother, Nether Dragon Heavenlight.
It had already been two months since the Dark Dragon Amaterasu had entered the Holy Land of the Dragon Pond. He would be out of seclusion in another month.
Originally, he had been waiting for the Nether Dragon Amaterasu to finish its baptism before entering the divine altar. During this time, he would have to stay within the tribe and wait for orders.
But this fellow was used to being arrogant. His big brother had taken the lead in the dragon pool, and the best resources had been absorbed by his big brother. He could only pick up the rest. He was extremely irritated.
Within the tribe, he had injured quite a few geniuses from the same race as him, and he had even beaten experts from the older generation. Seeing that he was in a bad mood, the tribe leader knew he was in the wrong, so he had him go out for a stroll. He told him to kill people to relax. When the time came, he would come back for a baptism.
Unexpectedly, after Netherworld Dragon Tianye had left, he had received news of Ye Ling and immediately charged over, wanting to complete the feat of slaughtering a saint to prove that he was stronger than his brother. However, he had never imagined that he would lose his life.
“Then let that brat live for a month. His life will be taken by the divine light!
“At that time, have Heavenlight challenge the younger generation of the Lingxiao Academy. I want to see if the Lingxiao Academy really can’t make it.”
A sinister light shone in the Nether Dragon tribe leader's eyes, like a man-eating beast.
Surrounded by everyone, little crane transformed into a seven-colored crane. It flapped its wings, and multi-colored divine light swirled around Ye Ling.
As little crane danced, sacred light shone from its beautiful shadow. Originally, this place had just undergone a slaughter, and the air was still filled with the scent of blood.
But with little crane’s dance, the tyrannical aura faded, replaced by a peaceful aura. The bloody battlefield had become a place where sacred auras gathered.
This was the third time Long Chen had seen Little Crane’s dance. But each time he saw it, he would be drawn in by her dance. That kind of natural beauty made him forget all his worries.
As for the Earth Spirit tribe’s experts, they were so engrossed that they forgot that little crane was dancing to heal their Saint.
Buzz!
As little crane danced, the auspicious qi of heaven and earth gathered. The gem on Ye Ling’s forehead began to slowly light up.
A blush gradually appeared on Ye Ling’s pale face as her aura slowly recovered.
Seeing this, the Earth Spirit race experts were all extremely excited. This proved that their Saint was saved. If they weren’t afraid of disturbing little crane, they would have already begun to cheer.
As little crane danced, more auspicious qi gathered. Ye Ling’s eyelids twitched and she slowly opened her eyes.
The instant she opened her eyes, Long Chen felt a vast sea of energy. Not only had Little Crane healed Ye Ling’s injuries, but it had also greatly recovered her strength.
Hu!
Little crane stopped dancing and transformed into a little girl. Her forehead was covered in sweat. She had clearly used a great deal of effort.
Long Chen’s heart ached, and he hastily took out a handkerchief to gently wipe away her sweat. Ye Ling hastily stood up and respectfully bowed.
“Thank you, mighty rainbow crane. The Earth Spirit Tribe will never forget your kindness.”
“Sister, you don’t need to thank me. I haven’t grown up yet, and my strength is still too weak. Otherwise, I could help you remove the Heavenly Daos’restrictions. I really am sorry,” apologized little crane.
Hearing that, Long Chen and Ye Ling were both startled. Remove the Heavenly Daos’restrictions? What kind of heaven-defying power was that?
Removing the restrictions of the Heavenly Daos would mean that Ye Ling would no longer be suppressed by the Heavenly Daos. In this world, she could also use her sacred energy?
Although Long Chen had interacted with little crane for such a long time, he didn’t know much about the Rainbow Immortal Crane race’s abilities. Hearing that they had such abilities, he jumped in shock.
“Could it be that the Numinous Sky Academy has as many experts as the clouds, and it’s also related to the Rainbow Immortal Crane race?” This thought suddenly appeared in Long Chen’s mind.
“No, no, no! You healed my injuries and even allowed me to recover my strength. I can’t thank you enough!” Ye Ling hastily bowed once more.
Long Chen wiped off some sweat for little crane. Seeing that it was still very energetic and didn’t have any intention of sleeping, he relaxed.
The fact that little crane didn’t immediately go to sleep meant that healing Ye Ling wasn’t too much of a burden for her. She didn’t need to rest.
Long Chen had Qiuqiu play with Little Crane. Immediately, many Earth Spirit experts came out to play with Little Crane. Little Crane had never come into contact with these creatures before, so it was extremely happy.
Seeing that little crane was having fun, Long Chen smiled. He felt that as long as little crane was happy, there would be nothing to worry about in this world.
Little crane’s dance had attracted auspicious qi. Although she no longer danced, that auspicious qi didn’t spread. The Earth Spirit race’s experts were all absorbing that auspicious qi to heal.
Long Chen took out some medicinal pills and had the Earth Spirit race’s experts distribute them to those who were heavily injured. Long Chen’s medicinal pills were all top grade, and they were extremely effective.
As for the Earth Spirit race’s experts, they had never taken any medicinal pills before. There wasn’t the slightest bit of resistance in their bodies, and the effect was several times greater than an ordinary person’s. Many of them had clearly been heavily injured, but after taking the medicinal pills, they had only taken a few breaths to recover. That made them both surprised and delighted.
“As the saying goes, great kindness can’t be thanked with words. However, I still have to thank you, hero of the human race.” Ye Ling once more thanked Long Chen sincerely after seeing his medicinal pills allow her people to quickly recover.
“I’m Long Chen. You can call me Long Chen in a bit. I’ll call you clan leader Ye Ling. That’ll be much more convenient.
“Don’t be too courteous. Otherwise, if you keep bowing, I’ll keep returning the greeting. We haven’t even said anything, but my waist can’t take it,” said Long Chen.
The Spirit race was a race that abided by etiquette, and the Earth Spirit race was the same. Long Chen didn’t reject such etiquette, but since they were all acquaintances, there was no need to be so courteous.
Seeing Ye Ling nod with a smile, Long Chen asked, “Leader Ye Ling, what are your plans?”
Ye Ling’s expression immediately became a bit grave. She looked around and saw that everyone knew Long Chen had something important to discuss with her, and they were all healing in the distance.
“To tell you the truth, I don’t know what to do either.” Ye Ling sighed, grief appearing in her eyes.
“I feel like I’ve failed as the tribe leader. I have no way of protecting them. I failed to live up to the previous tribe leader’s expectations and everyone’s trust in me.
“Under my leadership, the Earth Spirit Tribe is gradually declining. As for me, I can only watch my people die under the sharp blades of my enemies…”
At this point, Ye Ling couldn’t hold back any longer. Tears streamed down her face. Long Chen flicked his finger, and violet qi soared, forming a small barrier. He didn’t want the Earth Spirit Tribe to know of Ye Ling’s situation.
As the founder of the Dragonblood Legion, Long Chen could clearly feel Ye Ling’s helplessness. Ye Ling wanted to protect her entire race, but she couldn’t. That kind of feeling was worse than death.
“Thank you.”
Ye Ling hastily wiped away her tears. As the tribe leader, she had to maintain her calm.
However, after being chased for so long and seeing so many familiar tribesmen die, her mental state was starting to crumble, and she began to lose control of her emotions.
“Are you really not going to ask the Spirit race for help? If they find out, they’ll definitely come to save you,” asked Long Chen.
“No, don’t! We have the curse of a fiend on our bodies. If we touch the Spirit race, it will contaminate their pure souls!” Ye Ling’s expression completely changed.
As Qiuqiu had said, the Earth Spirit Tribe would rather be exterminated than implicate the Spirit Tribe.
“Leader Ye Ling, I want to know what the devil curse on your bodies is.”
“It’s a long story. If we want to start from the beginning, we’ll have to start from one of you humans,” said Ye Ling.
“Who?”
Ye Ling spat out three words:
“Lord Brahma!”
“Lord Brahma? How is that possible?”
This time, it was Long Chen’s turn to be shocked. He was unable to believe that Ye Ling would say such a name.
It had to be known that the Profound Spirit World Ye Ling resided in had been sealed for countless years. The Earth Spirit Tribe had been cursed by demons, and before that, just what era was Lord Brahma?
“I don’t know the exact details. Our Earth Spirit race’s history is passed down from generation to generation. It can’t be wrong. Our Earth Spirit race was cursed because of Lord Brahma,” said Ye Ling.
“Countless years ago, when the Spirit race was in danger and the Earth Spirit race went to help, Lord Brahma brought our seniors into the Sea of Devils.
“Our seniors of the Earth Spirit Tribe were unknowingly infected by the devil qi. They passed through the Sea of Devils and arrived at the battlefield. Only then did they realize that something was wrong.
“When our Earth Spirit race’s seniors kill their enemies, their bodies will ignite with a strange flame. At that time, we’ll realize that there’s something wrong with the sea we passed through.
“At that moment, we finally realized that Lord Brahma had betrayed us,” said Ye Ling.
“Wait a moment, was Lord Brahma once an ally of the Earth Spirit race?” asked Long Chen curiously. If he wasn’t an ally, how could he betray them?
“At that time, the human race was very close to the Spirit race. They helped each other, and everyone stood on the same side to fight against the enemies.
Back then, the human race had an unrivaled commander who had led the various races to fight against the otherworldly demons.
Furthermore, the human race also had a supreme expert. Her alchemy arts were unrivaled, and she was known as an alchemy emperor. She possessed a great deal of prestige within the human race.
“As for Lord Brahma, he is the Pill Emperor’s disciple. We are filled with reverence and gratitude toward him, so we naturally trust him.
“We didn’t expect him to betray us. At that time, we didn’t expect him to betray us. We thought he didn’t know that there was something wrong with that sea.
“At that time, we had two choices. One was to immediately leave the battlefield, stop the slaughter, and find a place to expel the curse of the Sea of Devils.
“Without the aura of death and resentment, our Earth Spirit race still has ways to slowly expel the curse.
“But if we leave the battlefield, those trapped Astrals will be mercilessly slaughtered.
“In the end, we made our second choice. We would rather be cursed to protect them.
“In the end, we won, but we also lost. We won that battle, but it wasn’t just our Earth Spirit race. Dozens of other races were cursed.
“After that, we immediately left the battlefield and stopped interacting with the Spirit Race. We didn’t want them to be infected.
“Originally, I thought that even if I was cursed, I wouldn’t be afraid. After all, the kindness in the hearts of us Spirit race members never changes. After a few generations, the curse will fade and eventually disappear.
“But we’re thinking too simply. Although that curse can’t change the nature of our kindness, it can make our temper more explosive. We won’t be as peaceful as before.
“That is especially true when you are bullied and humiliated. That curse will affect your mind, and when you are angry, you will release a powerful killing intent.
“At that time, once you kill someone, you’ll be infected by their resentment. The curse you suppress will revive, forever binding you.
“Only then did we realize just how terrifying this curse was. At the same time, we learned that Lord Brahma had betrayed the Pill Sovereign.
“Only now do we realize that this is a sinister plan. It’s to use the curse poison to exterminate the entire Spirit race.
“If the Spirit race’s holy heart is infected, then although the Spirit race won’t die, there will no longer be a Spirit race in this world,” said Ye Ling.
Long Chen understood what she meant. If the Spirit race was no longer kindhearted, then they wouldn’t be the Spirit race.
The Spirit race was synonymous with kindness and glory. Long Chen had come into contact with the Spirit race, and he truly loved them. In fact, for their sake, he had even risked his life to protect them.
Although the Earth Spirit race was still the Spirit race, and their hearts were still kind, their kindness was no longer as clear as before. Instead, it had become a bit turbid.
This turbidness was the curse of a demon. It could change a person’s nature. That was too vicious.
“What cultivation base did Lord Brahma have back then?” asked Long Chen.
Ye Ling shook her head. “No one knows his cultivation, since no one has seen him fight before.”
“Now that the World Gate has opened, I’ve killed a few human experts. From their souls, I learned of the current Lord Brahma.
“People call him the Brahma Heavenly God. Your human race also has a Paragon realm expert. Thus, many people believe that he is only at the Exalted realm.
But that wasn’t right. A venerable was a venerable, and a Supreme Divinity was a Supreme Divinity, meaning a Supreme Divinity.
“Even in that era, experts who were able to become paragons were extremely rare. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have become the Pill Emperor’s most outstanding disciple,” said Ye Ling.
“But in our world, there are people who have interacted with Lord Brahma. It seems he isn’t as powerful as you say!” asked Long Chen.
“The Lord Brahma that that person saw definitely wasn’t Lord Brahma. Because Lord Brahma betrayed the Pill Emperor, the Pill Emperor destroyed his body, burned his soul, and severed his soul.
Back then, the Pill Emperor had been heavily injured and hadn’t been able to completely exterminate him. Only a wisp of his remnant soul had survived.
That was also why Lord Brahma had accepted disciples to condense his divine energy. Once his divine energy reached a certain level, he could condense a clone.
“As for this clone, it has to reach the Heavenly Venerate realm before it can be absorbed by the remnant soul. The stronger the clone is, the more helpful it will be to the remnant soul,” said Ye Ling.
Long Chen’s heart pounded crazily. Only today did he realize the true face of Lord Brahma. The Lord Brahma that people saw wasn’t the true Lord Brahma, including Ye Wuqin and Feng Xinyue.
“So many years have passed. Has Lord Brahma’s remnant soul recovered?” asked Long Chen.
Ye Ling shook her head. “I don’t know. Back then, the world seal had something to do with him. Now that the heavens have opened, it’s also because of him. Perhaps it has something to do with him recovering himself.
“If it really is as I said, he probably hasn’t recovered yet. After all, Pill Emperors have no god. Her attack power is not something ants like us can imagine.”
Even a Saint’s eyes were filled with reverence and gratitude when she said the word ‘Pill Emperor’. To use the word ‘ant’to describe herself was enough to show just how high the Pill Emperor’s position was in her heart.
However, what she didn’t know was that the person before her was the successor of the supreme person in her heart.
Long Chen hadn’t expected his Pill Sovereign memories to have such a terrifying background. Why would the Pill Sovereign memories awaken in his body? Was there such a coincidence in this world?
“Leader Ye Ling, I have a suggestion. How about you come with me to the Lingxiao Academy?” asked Long Chen.
“How… how can I do that? My opponents won’t let this matter rest. Furthermore, the Numinous Sky Academy is the goal of the various worlds. If I go, they’ll have an excuse to attack the academy,” said Ye Ling.
Lingxiao Academy had already stood at the peak of the world even before the Profound Spirit World had been sealed. Being able to obtain the protection of Lingxiao Academy was naturally something she couldn’t ask for.
However, it was said that the current Lingxiao Academy was no longer the same as before. She had completely declined. This place, which had once been the beacon of humanity, had lost its splendor.
The races of the various worlds all wanted to exterminate the human race’s oldest academy. That was the same as destroying the human race’s hope. It was the greatest blow to the human race.
However, right now, the various great races didn’t know about the Lingxiao Academy’s background, so they didn’t dare act rashly.
But if the Earth Spirit race sought the protection of the Numinous Sky Academy, then the two great powers of the Xuan Spirit World would have an excuse to send troops to investigate the situation.
At that time, the various large factions would covet it. Once they confirmed that the Lingxiao Academy had truly declined, they would surround it like hyenas and tear it to pieces.
Although the Earth Spirit Tribe was in danger of being exterminated, Ye Ling was unable to accept her transferring this danger to the Numinous Sky Academy. The Earth Spirit Tribe had their own backbone and would rather die than do such a thing.
Long Chen smiled slightly. “Attacking the Numinous Sky Academy? That’s exactly what I wanted.”
Long Chen’s smile stunned Ye Ling. She didn’t understand what he meant.
Long Chen said, “Patriarch Ye Ling, since I dared to send you an invitation, I have my own assurance. Don’t worry.”
Ye Ling’s heart began to pound. “But as a disciple of the academy, this matter is too important. You should discuss it with the higher-ups. Otherwise, it might be awkward.”
Seeing how young Long Chen was, Ye Ling thought that he was just a disciple of the Lingxiao Academy. Even if he was the top genius of the academy, his authority wasn’t that great.
She was afraid that if she brought her people there, they would be refused. Although the Earth Spirit race had declined, they still had their backbone. They definitely wouldn’t wag their tails at others.
That was one of the reasons. What Ye Ling was even more afraid of was that the higher-ups of the academy wouldn’t give Long Chen any face and make things difficult for him. If he ended up causing trouble in his fury, she would feel too bad.
Although she had only just met Long Chen, she could tell that he was a man of his word. If he was slapped in the face, he would very likely do something extreme.
Little crane, who was playing outside, seemed to be tired of playing. It ran over and heard their conversation. Little crane laughed.
“Big sister, big brother Long Chen isn’t a disciple of the supermonastery. He’s the youngest supermonastery head in all of history.”
Little crane was extremely happy. When she announced Long Chen’s identity, her face was full of pride.
“You… you’re the supermonastery’s supermonastery head?!”
“I’m ashamed. It’s just temporary.” Long Chen smiled slightly.
“Then senior can rest assured. Without absolute assurance, I wouldn’t dare to rashly invite the Earth Spirit Tribe.
“Although I’m young, there are many things that I’ve considered carefully. I’ve also considered what you’re worried about, so you don’t need to have any worries.”
Ye Ling was filled with gratitude. Long Chen’s assistance was extremely important to the Earth Spirit race.
Ye Ling was just about to thank him when she realized that she had thanked him too many times today. Let alone someone like Long Chen who didn’t like red tape and formalities, even she felt herself to be a bit wishy-washy.
Since she had decided to take refuge in the Numinous Sky Academy, she gathered all the Earth Spirit experts and told them her decision.
When they heard that Long Chen was the supermonastery’s supermonastery head, they were both surprised and delighted. The supermonastery had extended a helping hand to them, and they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
When little crane learned that everyone was going to the Lingxiao Academy, she was overjoyed. That way, she would have a lot of playmates.
However, before going to the Numinous Sky Academy, he had to gather the scattered Earth Spirit Tribe experts.
Back when they had fled in different directions, they had had no choice. That way, they would be easily defeated one by one. Now that the danger was temporarily gone, they needed to gather them as soon as possible.
Fortunately, as the tribe leader, Ye Ling possessed a special ability that allowed her to summon her tribesmen.
Soon, more Earth Spirit experts arrived. Long Chen saw that the Earth Spirit race was an extremely large race. They all had one thing in common, and that was that their true bodies grew out of the ground.
Ye Ling's true form was a Nine-leaf Immortal Ganoderma that belonged to the Immortal Grass Spirit Race. Qiu Qiu was from the Earth Mound Race, and according to the human race, they were a bunch of potatoes.
No one knew the exact origins of the Spirit race, but it was said that in the primal chaos era, the Heavenly Daos had gathered all kinds of kindness into one, sowing the seed of kindness.
As long as there was a pure and kind root of wisdom in one’s heart, it would give birth to intelligence, break free from the shackles of one’s body, and gather spirit to be born. It would gather good and grow, transform into a human, cultivate the Heaven Dao, comprehend all techniques, escape the pain of being eaten, and ascend into the ranks of all spirits.
That was why the Spirit race was an extremely special race. They covered the majority of the Nine Heavens Ten Earths, but they had the most spirit plants.
As for spiritual plants, the good were the spirits, while the evil were the demons. Many tree demons and flower demons were even more savage than Magical Beasts.
In short, the greatest symbol of the Astrals was their kindness, not their bloodlines.
So now that the local Spirit race’s experts had arrived, Long Chen’s horizons were broadened. All kinds of strange creatures had appeared. Qiuqiu’s figure was nothing.
Amongst these living beings were many living beings. Although their cultivation bases weren’t low, their strengths weren’t high, and their combat strength was extremely weak.
An Earth Spirit like Qiuqiu only had a Heavenly Venerate cultivation base, but it didn’t have much offensive power. Its only ability was to flee.
As more Earth Spirit experts arrived, more women appeared. They were all flower-attribute creatures, and their combat power wasn’t very high. However, they all possessed decent healing abilities. Once they arrived, they began to help a few people recover their physical strength.
In the blink of an eye, seven days had passed. Millions of Earth Spirit experts had gathered, but Ye Ling’s expression was growing increasingly heavy.
“What happened to leader Ye Ling?” asked Long Chen.
“There’s no news of my only disciple. I’m worried something might have happened to her.” Anxiety appeared in Ye Ling’s eyes.
“I thought I was doomed this time. If I let her leave me, the Earth Spirit Tribe could still leave behind a seed. But now…”
Long Chen was speechless. Ye Lingzun was the leader of a race, so why hadn’t she told him about this before? According to her, her disciples were powerful, and logically speaking, they should be the first to be summoned.
It had already been seven days since he had told them about this matter. Just how many things had been wasted? But complaining was useless.
“Do you have any secret techniques that can determine her general location?”
“Yes, but it has to be within a certain range,” said Ye Ling.
“He hasn’t returned in such a long time. Something must have happened. Saving a life is like saving a fire. Clan Head Ye Ling, come with me.”
Hu!
A lightning maiden and a flame maiden appeared. They were Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er.
“You two help me take care of everyone. If anyone dares to approach the Earth Spirit Tribe, kill them without mercy.”
“Don’t worry, big brother Long Chen. Leave this place to us,” said Huo Ling’er.
Long Chen consoled Little Crane and told her to obediently wait here. Long Chen spread his Kun Peng wings and brought Ye Ling away.
Arriving at an ancient city, Long Chen kicked away the Xiantian expert guarding the transportation formation.
After teleporting seventeen to eighteen times, Ye Ling suddenly exclaimed, “I can sense Ye Xue’s location!”
Once Ye Ling pointed out a direction, Long Chen flew over to a flourishing building. Countless buildings were new, and Long Chen was startled. He was actually very familiar with this place.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s kick shattered the gatehouse, and the experts guarding it were sent tumbling into the distance.
“Idiots from the Long family, hand over Ye Xue. Otherwise, I’ll slaughter all of you today.”
Long Chen’s shout was like a clap of thunder that resounded throughout every corner of the Long household.
Thunder rumbled, and countless newly constructed buildings were instantly destroyed.
Long Chen hadn’t expected that the region Ye Ling had locked onto would be the Long family of the immortal family.
Seeing the Long family, Long Chen thought of what had happened to his father. His fury immediately erupted.
Most of the Long household’s buildings had already been destroyed. After such a long time, the entire Long household had completely changed.
Perhaps because it had just been renovated, Long Chen hadn’t even had time to set up the grand formation yet. With a single kick, he destroyed the gatehouse without activating the formation’s defenses. Then with a furious roar, Long Chen turned the newly built Long family into ruins.
Long Chen’s fury soared. If his father hadn’t forbidden him from attacking last time, he would have long since exterminated the Long family.
“Courting death!”
Just at this moment, countless terrifying auras erupted. Hundreds of undying auras erupted, and hundreds of them erupted from the ground.
When those undying experts appeared, Ye Ling jumped in fright. That was because the instant those people broke out of the ground, there seemed to be a strange energy beneath the ground that caused her heart to tremble.
“Long Chen, I can’t sense Ye Ling’s aura. I’m only sure it’s in this region, but I can’t be sure it’s here.” Ye Ling immediately saw that the Long family’s foundation was extremely shocking.
If her senses were wrong and she wrongly accused such a terrifying family, the consequences would be extremely terrifying.
“As long as they disappear here, as long as they don’t hand over their people, I’ll kill them,” said Long Chen through clenched teeth.
Long Chen had long since hated the Long family to the bone. It was because of his father that he hadn’t taken revenge on the Long family. Ye Xue’s aura had disappeared around here.
As for this region, it was ruled by the Long family. Even if it wasn’t done by the Long family, they definitely knew who had done it. Long Chen couldn’t wrong them.
“Long Chen… you damnable bastard, you still dare to come?!” At this time, a furious roar rang out. It was the Long family’s patriarch.
At this time, the Long family’s patriarch was already an undying expert. Furthermore, his aura was extremely condensed. Long Chen had underestimated the foundation of the Heavengod race.
It seemed that the Deity race had been lying dormant all this time, waiting for an opportunity to rise. Hundreds of undying experts had suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Their strength was extremely terrifying.
As the saying went, when enemies met, their eyes would turn red. Long Chen and the Long family’s patriarch were also filled with killing intent, wanting to bite each other to death.
“Hand over the Earth Spirit Tribe’s Ye Xue, or the Long family will disappear from the Nine Heavens Ten Earths,” shouted Long Chen.
Long Chen’s words infuriated all the Long family’s experts, especially those undying experts. Although they had never seen Long Chen before, they had already heard of him. He was the number one enemy of the Long family.
“You refuse to walk the path to heaven, but you refuse to walk the path to hell. Now that you’ve come, don’t even think about leaving.” One of the Long family’s experts charged at Long Chen.
“No!”
The Long Family’s Ancestor was shocked, but that person had already taken action.
Pu!
Long Chen punched out. Starlight surged out of his fist, and he blew apart the undying expert. He didn’t even give him a chance to use his undying energy.
The current Long Chen was no longer the same Long Chen from before. He could freely circulate his star energy, and his heart could move with his thoughts. Even without the support of the manifestation, this punch could release seventy percent of his full power.
This seventy percent power wasn’t something an ordinary immortal expert could block. Furthermore, that immortal expert hadn’t been able to summon his full power in time to launch a sneak attack. That was why he had been blown apart by Long Chen.
Long Chen’s attack shook heaven and earth. The Long family’s experts’ expressions all changed. The Long family’s patriarch knew how terrifying Long Chen was, and he also knew that it was very likely that the undying expert wasn’t Long Chen’s match. But he hadn’t expected Long Chen to be so terrifying that he could kill him with a wave of his hand.
“I’ll say it one more time. Hand over the Earth Spirit Tribe’s Ye Xue, or the Long family will disappear.” Long Chen’s fist blew apart the immortal expert.
“Bastard, our Long family has no enmity with the Earth Spirit race. We don’t even know who Ye Xue is. You’re just slandering us!” raged the Long family’s patriarch.
“Long Chen, give me some time. I’ll sense it again…” To be safe, Ye Ling told Long Chen.
“I can’t be bothered to waste words with you. I just want to exterminate your Long family. Last time, because of my father, I let you off, but that doesn’t mean I, Long Chen, have forgotten this enmity.
“Now you’ve given me a reason. If I don’t catch you, I won’t be Long Chen.
“I’ll count to three. If you don’t hand over Ye Xue, I guarantee that no one in the Long family will be able to leave alive.”
“Three.” Long Chen didn’t hesitate.
“You’re doing this on purpose!” roared the Long family’s patriarch.
“Two.”
Long Chen ignored him and directly shouted out the second number.
Rumble…
After shouting the second number, Long Chen’s divine ring shook, and the sea of stars erupted. Seven stars revolved, and a ray of divine light shot into the sky with Long Chen at the center. All the worlds trembled because of his aura.
Boundless killing intent instantly enveloped the entire Long family. Everyone in the Long family felt their souls quiver. Long Chen’s killing intent had locked onto everyone in the Long family.
At that moment, everyone from the Long family realized that Long Chen wasn’t joking. He really was going to kill everyone from the Long family to avenge his father.
At the peak of Long Chen’s power accumulation, the immortal experts were horrified to find that the power they had been so proud of seemed so insignificant in front of Long Chen. If Long Chen attacked, none of them would be able to survive.
Long Chen snorted and was about to shout, “One!”
“You win. Someone, please send out Miss Ye Xue.”
Hearing that, Ye Ling was both surprised and delighted. She hadn’t expected Ye Xue to really be in the Long household.
As for Long Chen, he was a bit disappointed. The humiliation and pain his father had suffered was something he would never be able to heal. He wasn’t a magnanimous person. If he didn’t get revenge, he wouldn’t be able to eat or sleep in peace.
But his father’s orders were difficult to carry out. He could only endure it. He had been waiting for an opportunity, but now that it had come, his opponent had admitted defeat. That made it so Long Chen couldn’t do anything, or it would be equivalent to disobeying his father’s orders.
“If Miss Ye Xue loses even a hair, I’ll kill an undying expert like you.
“If sister Ye Xue is injured, I’ll kill all of you undying experts,” said Long Chen.
Long Chen’s words caused the Long family’s patriarch’s expression to change. He angrily said, “We just happened to run into sister Ye Xue. At that time, she was already injured, and it was us who saved her. How can you repay kindness with enmity?”
“Cut the crap. I don’t believe a single word you say. If Ye Xue really was injured before meeting you…” Long Chen smiled sinisterly.
“Then what?”
“Then you can only blame your bad luck. The heavens want to use me to kill you,” laughed Long Chen.
“You… you’re completely unreasonable!” The Long family’s expert was shocked and infuriated.
“There’s no need to reason with unreasonable people. Let me put it this way. The Long family’s life and death will depend on your performance,” said Long Chen icily.
Seeing that Long Chen had forced the Long family into a dead end, Ye Ling was worried. She was afraid that if the Long family fought to the death, Ye Xue would definitely die.
But what she couldn’t believe was that the Long family’s experts quickly brought out a beautiful maiden.
“Ye Xue!”
Ye Ling cried out and rushed over.
That woman was wearing white, and her hair was also snow-white. But that kind of white wasn’t the color of old age, but like jade.
The woman’s eyes were tightly shut, as if she had already fallen asleep. However, the rhythm of her breathing was extremely chaotic, and her spiritual fluctuations were also abnormal.
Ye Ling rushed over to the girl and pointed at the girl’s forehead. The girl immediately woke up and jumped up in panic, trying to form hand seals.
“Ye Xue!”
Her call caused the girl called Ye Xue to become absent-minded. The light in her eyes turned from dim to bright.
“Master!”
When she saw Ye Ling, she cried out in delight and wanted to charge at her. But suddenly, a bewildered expression appeared on her face. She wanted to approach Ye Ling, but she didn’t dare.
“The illusion is gone. Everything is over,” said Long Chen.
“Ye Xue, don’t be afraid. Master is here.” At this moment, Ye Ling walked over and pulled the bewildered Ye Xue along as she consoled her gently.
"Master, I thought I would never see you again." Ye Xue suddenly burst into tears.
“There are bad people everywhere. They’re so fierce, and they keep chasing me.”
“Alright, everything’s over.” Ye Ling hugged Ye Xue and patted her back.
Ye Xue was like a child who had been wronged. Her tears kept falling as she sobbed and pointed at the group of people.
“They’re so evil. A group of people attacked me, and they even said master was in their hands. They even took out a fake person.
“Back then, I was so shocked that my mind revealed a flaw, and so I planted their technique. Master, I’m so afraid. In the illusion world, if you die, I’m so afraid…”
Ye Ling continuously comforted Ye Xue. Ye Xue tightly hugged Ye Ling as tears rolled down her face. Her tears fell onto the ground, bringing with them a strong medicinal fragrance.
Long Chen suddenly realized something. Looking at the Long family’s patriarch, he sneered.
“Your Long family really is scheming. From the start, you were just a spectator. Your target wasn’t the Earth Spirit race, but Ye Xue.
“You want to use Ye Xue as a medicinal ingredient? What a vicious heart. However, this is also in line with your Long family’s style.”
“Don’t forget, your surname is Long, and you’re also from the Long family!” roared the Long family’s Ancestor.
Everything was as Long Chen had expected. Ye Xue was a flower spirit. If she was a demon, then she was a flower demon. Her true form was a primordial species: the Thousand Leaves Sacred Light Snow Lotus.
She possessed a powerful divine energy and an inconceivable cohesion of the Heavenly Daos. When she cried, the medicinal fragrance from her tears affected the Heavenly Daos. That kind of feeling was similar to when Long Chen had fought against the Netherworld Dragon Tianye.
Long Chen immediately understood that this Ye Xue was also a quasi Heavenly Fate. In fact, she might even be a true one.
However, Ye Xue didn’t seem to be a battle-type Spirit race expert, and she didn’t possess any powerful killing power. That was why she had been targeted by the Long family and ended up in their hands.
Ye Ling had led the Earth Spirit race out of the Xuan Spirit World. The Xuan Spirit World had released news that they were offering a huge reward for the Earth Spirit race’s heads. The Long family had immediately set out upon receiving the news.
The Long family had also been lucky. They had only just set out when they had encountered a huge encirclement. Ye Xue had fled, and they had just happened to set their sights on her. In order to capture her, the Long family had even killed all the experts who had been chasing her.
They wanted to capture Ye Xue, but they didn’t want her to be injured. They didn’t want to affect the medicinal effect, so they surrounded her instead of attacking.
In the end, they could tell that Ye Xue was innocent and had no battle experience. They felt that the best way was to use illusions to subdue her.
As a result, they really had succeeded. Just as they were delighted and had stealthily brought Ye Xue back to the Ye family, before they had even thought of how to refine her, Long Chen had arrived.
Long Chen’s arrival immediately threw the Long family into chaos. They were definitely unwilling to hand over the Ye Xue they had painstakingly captured, but they also couldn’t afford to provoke Long Chen. That was especially true after Long Chen had killed an undying expert with a single punch. The Long family was completely terrified.
However, they still didn’t give up. Someone suggested that they extract a portion of Ye Xue’s essence blood and cut off an arm and a leg. When the time came, they could say that when they met Ye Xue, she was already like this. Then Long Chen wouldn’t be able to blame them.
But Long Chen had said that as long as Ye Xue lost her hair, he would take the life of an undying expert from the Long family. There was no need to reason with them.
In the end, the Long family had no choice but to hand over the complete Ye Xue. They looked at Long Chen, wanting to bite him to death.
“The moment you extracted my father’s essence blood, we were no longer members of the Long family.
“It really is a pity that Ye Xue was completely fine. The heavens really were blind to let you off again,” said Long Chen sinisterly.
Currently, there wasn’t a single good person in the Long family. It could be said that the Long family was smart. Otherwise, Long Chen would definitely slaughter their entire family today.
“Leave. The Long family doesn’t welcome you,” said the Long family’s patriarch icily.
“You’re in such a hurry to let me go. Are you afraid I’ll see through more of your secrets?” Long Chen’s gaze swept over everyone, stopping on the huge hole in the rubble.
There was another palace beneath the Long household. From the entrance, you could see the tip of the iceberg. Through the entrance, you could sense a terrifying aura.
When Long Chen saw that hole, the Long family’s patriarch and the other experts all became nervous.
Long Chen sneered, “I know that the Celestial race and the immortal families definitely have their own foundation.
“I also know that the experts you’re grooming aren’t just these immortal experts. There will definitely be a new generation of geniuses like Long Aotian.
“I also know that you definitely won’t be able to swallow this anger. Sooner or later, you’ll find me for revenge.
“At the same time, I am also unable to swallow this anger. The enmity of insulting my father is absolutely irreconcilable. I will wait for you to seek revenge against me.”
Long Chen nodded to Ye Ling. Ye Ling pulled Ye Xue, and the three of them left the Long household.
When the three of them left, one of the Long family’s immortal experts clenched his teeth. “They really are intolerable bullies. This Long Chen should be hacked to pieces. We’ve worked so hard for so many days and killed so many people, only to have this woman be taken away by her.”
“Damnit, with that woman and the baptism of the ancestral inheritance, we’ll have at least three Heavenly Fate Masters.
“Now, we’ve returned to the past. Our Heavenly Divine Brilliance is at most enough to create a Heaven’s Chosen.” The other undying old man clenched his teeth so hard that they almost broke. His voice came from the cracks between his teeth. The entire Long family had been happy for nothing.
“What a pity, Aotian. Back then, we were too stupid. We should have hidden Long Aotian. If Aotian had lived until now, how could Long Chen have dared to be so arrogant?” sighed an elder.
“It’s fine. Without Proud Heaven, we still have Jadefall. As long as she awakens her Heavenly Fate, her Heavenly God bloodline will definitely be activated.
“Originally, we were planning on letting Proud Heaven and Bi Luo merge to give birth to a peerless genius with both the Sovereign Blood and Heavenly God Blood. Unfortunately, all of that was ruined by Long Chen.
“But that’s fine. Our Long family’s Heavenly God bloodline is also unrivaled. Let’s just quietly wait for Bi Luo to come out and cut off Long Chen’s head!”
The Long family’s patriarch looked underground. There was a divine altar beneath the palace. In the center of that altar was a woman. She was sitting cross-legged at the center of the altar, and endless divine light poured down on her.
Her face was hidden in the shadows, looking mysterious and strange.
Because they were worried about the Earth Spirit race’s experts, Long Chen and Ye Ling had rushed back as quickly as possible after saving Ye Xue.
Just as Long Chen had expected, there were still quite a few experts who didn’t give up on the Earth Spirit Tribe. After secretly observing them for a while, they once more attacked them.
However, with Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er here, after dozens of undying experts were killed, these people immediately scattered.
Right now, Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er’s strength was extremely terrifying. When the two of them joined hands, ordinary Undying experts wouldn’t even be able to block a single blow.
By the time Long Chen and the others returned, the ground was already charred black. There were also dozens of charred corpses. Those were the corpses of undying experts. As for the other enemies, not even their corpses remained. They had all been burned to ashes by Huo Ling’er.
“Big brother Long Chen!”
When Long Chen returned, Little Crane immediately charged over. Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er also finished their missions and returned to the primal chaos space. Although they had experienced a huge battle, it seemed they hadn’t used up much of their energy.
It could be seen that the current Huo Ling’er and Lei Ling’er were already experts capable of holding their own.
That was especially true of Huo Ling’er. Her main body was split into two. The stronger part was refining pills with the Gan Kun Cauldron, while the weaker part followed Long Chen.
However, the primal chaos space was constantly filled with the corpses of undying experts. After the black soil broke down, it transformed into a powerful life energy that allowed the Ancient Fusang Trees and Great Yin Trees to grow.
As they grew, they released a vast amount of extreme yin and extreme yang flames. During this time, Huo Ling’er absorbed their power and rapidly grew. Even though her true body had split into two, her strength was still formidable.
If the two clones merged into one, then Huo Ling’er’s power would be even more terrifying. It could be said that with the Grand Yin Wood and Grand Yang Wood, Huo Ling’er’s room for growth would be limitless.
Although Lei Ling’er was also powerful, she didn’t have Huo Ling’er’s advantage. Each time, she had to wait for Long Chen’s tribulation before she could eat.
As for Huo Ling’er, she constantly ate ‘snacks’ every day, becoming stronger every day. Her strength was naturally astonishing.
But this time, Lei Ling’er had helped the heavenly geniuses undergo tribulation. She had absorbed endless thunderforce, and it was impossible for her to digest it all in a short time.
Long Chen picked up the corpses on the ground and threw them into the primal chaos space. After advancing to the World King realm, his primal chaos space had grown even larger. There was nothing around him, but he didn’t know what to plant.
With the Great Yin Wood and Ancient Fusang Wood, they gave him an endless supply of life energy. They were practically inexhaustible, and he no longer cared about other trees.
He would rather have a large piece of empty land for nothing than to bring in some inhumane species.
After confirming that no one else was injured but Huo Ling’er and Lei Ling’er, Long Chen brought everyone to the Numinous Sky Academy.
A few days later, when everyone returned to the Lingxiao Academy, Principal Bai Letian personally came out to welcome them, making Ye Ling extremely moved.
Before she had come, she had been filled with worry. After all, the Earth Spirit race had come to take refuge. She had been a bit resistant, afraid of being looked down upon.
After all, the Earth Spirit race had extremely high self-esteem. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been willing to die to ask the Spirit race for help.
But as the saying went, the dragon swims in the shallows, the prawns play with them. When a tiger falls, the sun falls, the dogs bully it. When a race fell, it would definitely cause people to roll their eyes at them. Countless bad thoughts appeared in Ye Ling’s mind. She didn’t know if she could summon up the courage to endure people rolling their eyes at her and find a safe place for her people.
She had thought of countless possibilities, but she had never imagined that the headmaster of the Lingxiao Academy would personally come to greet them. That made her eyes turn red.
“Esteemed patriarch Ye Ling, you’ve suffered too much and made too many sacrifices. Each one of the Earth Spirit race’s people is a warrior, and they are worthy of respect.
“On behalf of everyone in the Lingxiao Academy, I welcome your arrival. From today onwards, the Lingxiao Academy will be your home.” Bai Letian smiled.
Bai Letian’s benevolent expression and sincere tone allowed everyone to relax.
Previously, when they had approached the Numinous Sky Academy, everyone had been nervous. Now, many of them were moved to tears. They no longer had to flee.
Long Chen smiled slightly. Previously, he had already sent the news back. The Numinous Sky Academy definitely wouldn’t refuse the Earth Spirit Tribe. Since the Numinous Sky Academy wanted to rise in power, they had to do something responsible.
Helping the Earth Spirit race was also a declaration of war against a few factions. If they wanted to come, they would have to go all-out.
Bai Letian was in charge of welcoming them, and the specific arrangements were handed over to Long Chen. The Earth Spirit race was part of the Spirit race, and they were close to the mountains and rivers. Long Chen directly placed them in the back mountain of the Numinous Sky Academy.
This was a quiet place. Normally, very few disciples would enter, so there was no need to worry about anyone disturbing them.
Most importantly, sometimes there would be seven-colored cranes soaring through the air. Heaven and earth were filled with auspicious qi, and the Earth Spirit experts would fall in love with this place as soon as they arrived.
They began to build their homes. They had a special ability that allowed them to control the vegetation here, allowing them to grow extremely tall. They were able to form residences without destroying the ecology.
The trees were rapidly growing. Due to the arrival of the Earth Spirit race, this place was full of life. Huge trees soared into the sky, and countless Earth Spirit experts were dancing gracefully in the forest, singing beautiful songs.
As they sang and danced, the land seemed to awaken. At that moment, Long Chen felt as if he could hear the heartbeat of the land, and he could sense the blessing of the land.
At that moment, Long Chen finally understood why they were called the Earth Spirit race. Their belief was the land, and the land selflessly provided them with it. They also had to place all their trust and reverence in the land.
Seeing the Earth Spirit race’s experts singing and dancing to their heart’s content, Long Chen smiled. He couldn’t help but sigh inside. If the world didn’t have war, how great would it be to live like this all day?
“Principal Long Chen, this time… I really have to thank you.” Seeing the Earth Spirit experts’smiles, Ye Ling’s voice became a bit choked.
“There’s no need to be courteous. In truth, I really like the Earth Spirit race. The reason I saved you isn’t entirely because of the Spirit race,” said Long Chen.
“What?” Ye Ling was taken aback.
“In order to protect the Spirit race, you were infected by the curse. I am the same. In order to protect the people I love, I don’t fear transforming into a fiend.
“If I really do become a devil one day, that’s fine. At the very least, no one will dare harm the people I love,” laughed Long Chen.
Long Chen smiled happily. Looking at the Earth Spirit race, he suddenly had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.
In the past, he had always been afraid that he would become a fiend. But now that he saw the Spirit race, he suddenly felt like he had been overthinking things. Being a fiend didn’t seem too bad.
Buzz!
Suddenly, space twisted and a bronze cauldron appeared in front of Long Chen. It was the Gan Kun Cauldron. Seeing it again, Long Chen jumped in shock.
At this time, there were spiritual fluctuations coming from the cauldron. Although it was just a trace of spiritual fluctuations, that vast pressure caused Long Chen’s soul to tremble.
In front of this spiritual pressure, Long Chen felt himself to be so miniscule. He didn’t even have that feeling when facing a Saint.
Buzz!
This time, the cauldron didn’t enter Long Chen’s spiritual space by itself, but by itself. It could freely enter his spiritual space.
“Thank you for everything you’ve done for me. Your efforts will be rewarded.” What Long Chen hadn’t expected was for the cauldron to speak.
Its voice was neither male nor female. It was like the profound sound of the Great Dao. Each syllable was like a bell ringing in the evening. It was like listening to its voice was enough to probe the mysteries of the universe.
“Senior, you’re too courteous. It can be said that we were brought together by fate. I still have to thank you for helping me with the fake thing last time,” said Long Chen.
Long Chen was both surprised and delighted. This was a divine item from the primal chaos era. If he could obtain its help, he really wouldn’t need to fear anything.
“That’s because I also need the power of those corpses to help me recover.
“The reason I helped you transform into the Kun Cauldron was to see if you could be infected by its karma and help me find the other half.”
“Senior, do you know where the Earth Cauldron is? Can we go find it now?” asked Long Chen.
If he combined the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, even a Saint would probably be killed in one blow!
“The karma hasn’t arrived yet, so we won’t be able to find it. However, I have a feeling that it’ll appear soon. At that time, we can go find it.
“This time, with the nourishment of your medicinal pills and Huo Ling’er’s help, I’ve finally recovered a bit of my Spiritual Strength. I can talk to you now. I have something I need your help with,” said Gan Kun.
“Senior, please go ahead.”
“That girl called Ye Xue is the Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus. What’s rare is that she has the purest Spirit Root.
“You should discuss with her whether or not you can lend her a holy light stamen and move it into the primal chaos space. It can be used to nourish the Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus. It is an extremely precious divine medicine.
“With the Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus as the main ingredient, a medicinal pill that contains powerful divine energy is something you and I urgently need.”
“This… this isn’t a good time!”
Long Chen immediately felt a bit awkward. Although he didn’t know what a holy light stamen was, it was something that could be used as a seed to reproduce. It was definitely the foundation of life.
This sacred light stamen was definitely extremely important to Ye Xue. Normally, Long Chen would have just forced himself to beg.
But in this current situation, he had only just given a favor to someone, and he was asking for a favor. That wasn’t what a gentleman should do. How could Long Chen ask for such a thing?
“It really is a bit difficult to say. But the Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus is extremely important to us,” sighed Gan Kuntian.
It also knew that speaking at this time was a bit inappropriate, but there was no way around it. The Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus was too precious. Otherwise, the Long family wouldn’t have spent so much effort to obtain it.
“Long Chen, did you run into something?” At this time, Ye Ling looked at Long Chen and saw that his expression was a bit strange. He seemed to want to say something, but then hesitated several times, looking conflicted.
“How about this? It’s actually pretty hard to say.” Long Chen looked at Ye Ling and Ye Xue, his expression as uncomfortable as it could be. He had never felt so awkward in his life.
“Big brother Long Chen, do you want Xue-er to help you? If you want, just say it. Xue-er won’t refuse you,” said Ye Xue.
Long Chen was startled and couldn’t help but ask, “Senior, you…”
“I didn’t say anything. She’s the Thousand Leaves Sacred Light Snow Lotus. She possesses divine energy and is sensitive to emotions.”
“Tch, you might as well say it. In the end, I still had to force myself to open my mouth.” Long Chen helplessly clenched his teeth.
“Actually… actually…”
But at this critical moment, Long Chen was unable to open his mouth. He had never asked anyone for anything in his life. This was the first time in his life that he had unconsciously started to sweat.
Ye Xue seemed to have seen through Long Chen’s thoughts. A gentle smile appeared on her face.
“Big brother Long Chen, you want my Sacred Light Stamen to increase my talent and awaken my Heavenly Fate?
“It doesn’t matter. I have three Sacred Light Stamen, so I’ll give you two. It doesn’t matter whether or not I’ve awakened my Heavenly Fate. In any case, I don’t have much combat power. It’s best if I can help you.”
“No, no, no, I only need one. It won’t be long before I return it to you,” said Long Chen.
Ye Xue only had three Holy Light Stamen, but she wanted to give Long Chen two. From her tone, if she gave him two, she would never awaken her Heavenly Fate again.
But even so, there wasn’t the slightest unwillingness in her voice. That made Long Chen so ashamed that he wanted to bury himself in the ground.
“You really only want one?” Ye Xue asked.
“Just one.” Long Chen hastily nodded.
“Then that’s great. If that’s the case, I still have a chance to awaken my Heaven’s Will.” Ye Xue smiled and extended her hand. A foot-long, pure-white pistil appeared in her hand.
As soon as the flower pistil appeared, a divine light enveloped the entire world. Immortal qi began to rise from the ground.
A single pistil possessed the power to change the world. As for Ye Xue, her expression immediately dimmed. Although she was still smiling and trying her best to act like nothing had happened, her weakened state was impossible to conceal.
Seeing Ye Xue’s eyes instantly dim, Long Chen’s heart ached. His hands trembled as he received the holy light stamen.
“I, Long Chen, will remember this favor.”
“Big brother Long Chen is too courteous. The debt our Earth Spirit race owes you will never be repaid.” Ye Xue smiled.
“Principal Long Chen, helping each other is something we should do. There’s no need to be so courteous.” Seeing Ye Xue’s current state, Ye Ling suppressed her heartache.
Long Chen nodded and bowed to Ye Ling and Ye Xue. He felt like he couldn’t bear it any longer. Looking at their sincere gazes, he felt like he had let them down.
Returning to his residence, Long Chen let out a long sigh of relief. Looking at the Sacred Light Stamen in his hand, he didn’t feel any joy. Instead, he felt a bit uncomfortable. The feeling of receiving favors from others was truly unbearable.
“Don’t waste time. Hurry up and transplant it into the Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus. Refine the Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill within three days and Ye Xue’s Sacred Light Stamen will regrow,” said Gan Kun.
“Really? There’s such a thing?”
Long Chen jumped up. Without saying anything, he directly sent the holy light stamen into the primal chaos space.
Long Chen sent the Sacred Light Stamen into the primal chaos space. He wanted to find a suitable place for it in the medicinal field.
The cauldron said, “It can’t be planted here. The Thousand Leaves Sacred Light Snow Lotus is a frost-attribute seed, and it’s surrounded by flames. It’s not conducive to its growth, so plant it at the edge.”
Long Chen thought about it and realized it made sense. Right now, the primal chaos space was vast and boundless. The core regions were the towering Ancient Fusang Trees and Great Yin Trees.
The space around him was completely empty. At the edge of the primal chaos space, Long Chen carefully planted the Holy Light Stamen in the ground.
When the Stamen of Sacred Light was planted into the ground, its bottom immediately grew roots that were as thin as a cow’s hair. When those roots appeared, frost condensed on the ground.
It didn’t take long for the frost to cover an area of tens of thousands of miles. Furthermore, it was still spreading. At the same time, a stamen began to grow leaves like a seed.
Snow lotus wasn’t a lotus. Its leaves were hexagonal, and its tender leaves gradually formed veins. Those veins contained a powerful divine aura.
When the first leaf appeared, Long Chen was horrified to see the sacred light stamen rapidly wither. At that moment, he panicked. Could it be that it couldn’t grow here?
“Don’t worry, this is the Thousand Leaves Sacred Light Snow Lotus’ characteristic,” said the cauldron. It was as if it had known this would happen.
The Holy Light Stamen withered, and the finger-sized hexagonal leaf slowly fell. When it landed on the ground, the withered roots in the soil were once more awakened and connected to the hexagonal leaf.
The hexagonal leaves were nourished by the roots, and they began to grow brighter. The two uppermost corners of the leaves began to sprout small branches that quickly became two other hexagonal leaves.
So, one was two, two was four, four was eight, eight was sixteen… Long Chen found it strange that the Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus didn’t have a stem. It was completely covered in leaves.
The hexagonal leaf was sparkling and translucent. Divine light circulated around it like glass. Pure and holy light shone on its face. Its beauty could make people forget all their troubles.
“Throw those corpses into the black soil. Don’t keep them,” said Gan Kun.
Only then did Long Chen return to his senses. Previously, he had stored many corpses of undying experts. That was because there were many corpses with Neidans and crystal cores. These things were priceless treasures to Xia Chen and Guo Ran. If they were directly broken down, it would be a waste.
Long Chen quickly cleaned up the corpses. He took out the crystal core and Neidan and threw them into the black soil. As the corpses were thrown into the black soil, the black soil devoured them, releasing boundless life energy.
The Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus was nourished and began to rapidly grow. But when it grew 128 leaves at the same time, its growth slowed down.
The Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus didn’t grow directly upwards. Its leaves spread in all directions. It was like a holy ice spirit vase.
“Keep it up! The Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus can only grow a thousand and twenty-four leaves at the same time. Only then will it give birth to a holy light stamen. Only then will it be able to refine the Sacred Light Blood Lotus Pill.”
Long Chen clenched his teeth. He didn’t bother with the undying experts’ Neidans and crystal cores. Instead, he tossed all their corpses into the black soil.
“Senior, have you seen enough? If it’s not enough, I’ll go out and find some fertilizer.” Long Chen was determined. If it wasn’t enough, he would go hunting in the various worlds.
“It should be enough.”
Very quickly, 512 leaves appeared on the Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus. Soon after, the next batch of leaves also quickly grew. When this batch of leaves appeared, the Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus was already as tall as a person.
Its form was constantly changing. It was like a beautiful maiden was dancing. Holy light curled around it, and snowflakes danced. A world of ice and snow had formed around it.
However, this world of ice and snow didn’t make people feel cold. Instead, they felt a holy light washing over their souls.
Finally, after 1024 leaves were born, the Thousand Leaves Sacred Light Snow Lotus finally showed the appearance of a Snow Lotus.
A snow-white flower appeared. When the nine petals bloomed, three tender pistils appeared. Three pillars of sacred light shot into the sky.
At this time, all the corpses Long Chen had accumulated had been destroyed. The huge Fusang Ancient Tree and Moonwood had grown even taller.
But Long Chen was a bit surprised to see that the flames on the Ancient Fusang Tree and the Ancient Yin Yang Tree had actually weakened a bit. Its power had actually begun to retract.
Each leaf contained powerful flame runes. If a single leaf was taken out and detonated, it would be enough to kill an ordinary World King powerhouse.
The Ancient Fusang Wood and Great Yin Wood were growing stronger. However, judging from their current state, they had yet to fully mature. They were still far from the legendary Ancient Fusang Wood and Great Yin Wood.
Long Chen didn’t pay too much attention to them. Instead, he looked at the Thousand Leaves Sacred Light Snow Lotus in front of him and carefully picked up the three holy light stamens.
Hu!
When the three holy light pistils were plucked, the entire Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus instantly exploded, turning into ice fragments. Long Chen was startled.
“It’s fine. Here, even if it loses all its sacred light stamens, it won’t die.
“However, if you want to be reborn, you’ll need a certain amount of time. Don’t worry about it for now. You come out and we’ll refine the Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill together.”
By the time Long Chen left the primal chaos space, he had already taken out three Holy Light Stamen.
Buzz!
When the cauldron appeared in front of Long Chen, he didn’t even need to say anything. Huo Ling’er already appeared and began to warm the cauldron.
“My Spiritual Strength is lacking, and it’s difficult to replenish. I need to rely on your Spiritual Strength to refine pills.”
“No problem. I have plenty of Spiritual Strength,” said Long Chen. He had absolute confidence in his Spiritual Strength.
“But this time is different. We’re refining sacred pills. Do you understand what sacred pills mean?” asked the cauldron.
“Could it be…” Long Chen was startled.
“Yes, it’s a medicinal pill used by a Saint. Although your Spiritual Strength is powerful, it’s not enough to refine a Saint Pill.
“So during this time, you need to use Soul Recovery Pills to replenish your Spiritual Strength. I’ll be in charge of controlling the tempo and helping you recover your Spiritual Strength.
“However, time is of the essence, and the tempo is also very fast. You don’t have much time. If you drag it out, the medicinal pill’s spirituality will rapidly decline. At that time, the quality of the medicinal pills you refine will be too low, and it will be a waste,” said the cauldron solemnly.
Long Chen’s heart shook. To refine a medicinal pill specifically for Saints to consume? This difficulty was definitely heaven-defying. He didn’t dare to be careless. He hastily calmed himself down and adjusted himself to his peak state.
“It’s starting.”
Golden flames soared out of the cauldron, and the three holy sparks flew into it.
Buzz!
When the three Holy Stamen entered the cauldron, countless runes lit up, and divine light poured out. Eighteen light barriers appeared around the cauldron.
“I’m too weak right now. If I want to completely lock onto the sacred attribute of the Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill, I’ll need external help. Are you alright?” asked Gan Kun.
“No problem.”
Long Chen nodded. This was a spiritual barrier the Gan Kun Cauldron had used his Spiritual Strength to seal the Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill.
The Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill’s divine energy was extremely precious. Even the Dry Kun Cauldron had to be extremely careful. Even the place to refine it was located in a remote area far from the academy.
As Huo Ling’er’s flame soared, Long Chen saw the three holy light stamens in the pill furnace begin to melt. What was different from other medicinal ingredients was that they didn’t turn into powder, but ice crystals.
When the Holy Light Stamen became fist-sized ice crystals, the majority of the ice crystals disappeared, leaving behind a thumb-sized ice crystal.
Buzz!
Following that, all kinds of medicinal ingredients flew into the cauldron. Long Chen didn’t need to do anything. All he needed to do was watch.
Rumble…
Heaven and earth shook, and undercurrents surged over. These undercurrents couldn’t be seen or touched. Only when they passed through Long Chen’s spiritual barrier did Long Chen realize that the Heaven Earth Cauldron was drawing out the energy of ten thousand Daos.
“Damn, with so much natural energy, an ordinary pill furnace would have long since exploded.”
Boundless natural energy poured into the cauldron, causing Long Chen’s heart to pound. When he had refined pills in the past, he had also extracted a bit of natural energy, but he had only extracted a bit. He was afraid that if he extracted too much, he would lose control of the cauldron and explode.
But when it came to refining pills, it was like a whale absorbing water. Even Long Chen was shocked.
“It really is worthy of being a sacred pill. Just looking at it is enough to scare people to death.” Long Chen was speechless.
Buzz!
Suddenly, Long Chen felt a burst of pain in his soul. A vast amount of Spiritual Strength poured into the cauldron, and Huo Ling’er’s flame instantly reached its peak. Astral winds raged within the cauldron, lightning flashed, and thunder rumbled.
It was as if there were millions upon millions of ferocious beasts fighting within the cauldron. They fought back and forth, slaughtering each other.
With his Pill Sovereign memories, Long Chen knew far too much about alchemy. But this was his first time seeing such a scene.
This was the first time he had used the alchemy furnace’s point of view to see what was going on inside the pill furnace. That was because he didn’t need to do anything. He was no longer the controller, but a spectator.
Tens of thousands of different types of energy were fighting intensely within the cauldron. They were rejecting each other and also merging with each other. They would even form groups and attack each other.
In a fierce battle, they would erupt with endless power. If they won, they would devour their opponents. If they lost, they would be devoured.
There was just too much energy, and the battle was extremely fierce. As they fought, Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength was rapidly depleting.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the cauldron trembled slightly, and Long Chen felt his soul relax. He let out a long sigh. At this time, his Spiritual Strength was less than thirty percent.
Without needing the cauldron’s reminder, Long Chen immediately swallowed a Soul Nurturing Pill to quickly recover his Spiritual Strength.
Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength hadn’t even recovered to eighty percent of its peak state when the energy controlled by the Gankun Cauldron once more lost control.
Long Chen had no choice but to stop and use his Spiritual Strength to help the cauldron control this energy.
These energies were devouring each other and merging. Their numbers were decreasing, but their power was growing.
The stronger they were, the greater the consumption of Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength. For the first time in his life, Long Chen felt that his Spiritual Strength was severely lacking.
Fortunately, each time Long Chen was about to collapse, the cauldron would control the tempo, giving him time to breathe.
There were several times when Long Chen’s head felt like it was about to split apart and he saw stars. But he managed to endure.
When those two energies merged together, they fought intensely. Countless times, they were scattered and then merged together. In the end, the two energies merged together.
Seeing them merge together, Long Chen finally relaxed.
“You don’t have much time to rest. I’ll stall for time to form the pill. You have to recover to your peak state as quickly as possible,” said Gan Kun.
Long Chen took a deep breath and hastily swallowed the Soul Nurturing Pill to quickly recover his Spiritual Strength. Now that the pill was about to form, it was also the most difficult step. Success or failure depended on this.
Six hours later, a loud explosion shook Long Chen awake. Looking up at the sky, he was horrified to see that the entire world had turned black.
Tribulation clouds filled the sky, and lightning interweaved. A destructive aura caused Long Chen’s hair to stand on end. This tribulation was countless times stronger than his World King tribulation.
“What kind of tribulation is this?” asked Long Chen.
“This is a peerless heavenly tribulation.”
“Peerless grade heavenly tribulation? Could this be…” Long Chen looked inside the pill furnace. Nine medicinal pills were rapidly revolving. Each one of them was covered in profound diagrams that looked like nine stars. They contained endless energy.
“How is this possible? Isn’t there only one pinnacle pill in this world?” cried Long Chen.
As the name implied, there would only be one pinnacle pill in this world. There would definitely not be two.
For example, if someone possessed a peak grade Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill, then no one in this world would be able to refine a second peak grade Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill.
If the second person possessed heaven-defying power and managed to refine a second peak grade Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill, then the first one would automatically disintegrate.
That was why Supreme Grade Pills only existed in legends. Few people had ever seen them before. However, not many people didn’t know about the legends of Supreme Grade Pills.
Within the Heaven Earth Cauldron were nine medicinal pills. Although they hadn’t fully formed, the vast fluctuations they emitted had long since surpassed the scope of a peak grade Golden Core. There was a qualitative difference between the two.
Long Chen had seen Yu Qingxuan refine supreme grade pills before, so he could tell with a single glance that these nine pills were all at the peak grade. So he was dumbfounded. This completely toppled his understanding of medicinal pills.
“Divine lightning has appeared in the heavens. It wants to destroy these nine Holy Light Snow Lotus Pills. Let Lei Ling’er come out to receive her baptism.
“Other than that, make your preparations. You’re about to begin your spirit awakening. I need all your Spiritual Strength. Success or failure will depend on this.”
Hu!
Long Chen summoned Lei Ling’er. Just at this moment, the cauldron began to tremble slightly. Long Chen placed his hands on it and poured all his Spiritual Strength into it.
Buzz!
Nine rapidly revolving Holy Light Snow Lotus Pills suddenly lit up, as if they had been given life. At this moment, a bolt of lightning descended from the heavens.
BOOM!
Lei Ling’er met the lightning head-on, and a shocking scene occurred. Lei Ling’er was blown apart by the lightning.
Long Chen was horrified. How powerful was Lei Ling’er? But in front of that heavenly lightning, she was blown apart.
Buzz!
Lei Ling’er’s figure once more appeared, but she was once more cut apart.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Lei Ling’er condensed nine times in a row, but all of them were shattered by the lightning. By the time she condensed her ninth body, her body was already translucent, and her aura was exceptionally weak.
Long Chen was horrified. If this continued, Lei Ling’er would die. Even with her Lightning Spirit Body, she wouldn’t be able to endure such an attack.
Just as Long Chen was about to dissuade her, Lei Ling’er’s body suddenly disappeared, and she was sucked into the cauldron.
Buzz!
The instant Lei Ling’er was taken away by the Heaven Splitting Cauldron, the tribulation seemed to lose its target. Long Chen’s hair stood on end.
With the threat of death looming over him, Long Chen instinctively summoned the manifestation of the sea of stars, pushing his power to its peak.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s scales exploded, and blood splashed. The divine ring on his back was directly destroyed, and he was instantly turned into a pile of mud.
In that instant, Long Chen lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground. His hair was completely charred, and smoke was coming out of his mouth, nose, and ears. He had already fainted.
Long Chen had fought with heavenly tribulation for so many years, but he hadn’t expected that he would almost be killed by it. Before he fainted, he had been wondering what this heavenly tribulation was.
Buzz!
Divine light descended from the cauldron, enveloping Long Chen. The heavenly tribulation seemed to have lost its target. It trembled a few times before slowly dissipating. Heaven and earth returned to their original calm.
Long Chen quietly lay on the ground. His entire body was covered in blood. Although he was unconscious, his body was still recovering. In just an incense stick’s worth of time, a thick layer of scabs had formed on his body.
The scab grew thicker, eventually forming a huge cocoon around Long Chen. Within the cocoon, Long Chen was enduring a terrifying torment.
A terrifying bolt of lightning crashed through his body. This was the power of heavenly tribulation. It was like a fish that had entered a net, wanting to break out of Long Chen’s body.
But Long Chen’s body had already bound it tightly. It began to go berserk, wantonly destroying his body.
However, Long Chen’s regenerative ability was extremely terrifying. The places it had just torn apart quickly healed. As it continued to tear apart Long Chen’s body, its energy flowed into his body.
It crazily tossed and turned, causing Long Chen’s body to constantly be torn apart. But its power also weakened as it struggled.
After a day, it was finally unable to move. It suddenly spread throughout Long Chen’s body, and its energy was completely locked within his body.
Three days later, that huge, scab-like cocoon slowly split open. When Long Chen pushed it open and saw his baby-like skin, he was completely stunned.
“This is a peak grade pill tribulation. Because it’s a sacred pill, the intensity of the tribulation is decided by a saint.
“The heavenly tribulation contains powerful undying energy, and your physical body is also strong enough to just barely endure its attack.
“Although you are still at the World King realm, your mortal body has already stepped into the realm of immortality.
“That’s not the most important thing. The most important thing is to sense your Spiritual Strength.”
“Heavens!”
Long Chen was filled with disbelief. His Spiritual Strength was several times stronger than before. This change stunned him.
“The Saint Heavenly Tribulation contains the power to destroy souls. This power contains strange laws. If it can’t destroy your soul, it will become nourishment for it.
“That way, it will be much easier for us to refine the Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill next time,” said the cauldron.
Sensing the changes in his body, Long Chen was filled with excitement. His physical body had already been strong enough, but now it had reached a new level. This heavenly tribulation attack had brought him a great harvest.
“Many thanks, senior.”
Long Chen excitedly said.
“There’s no need to be so courteous. Refining the Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill will allow me to recover faster. We’re just helping each other.
“Hurry up and give this Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill to that kind little girl. Have her consume it immediately.”
Buzz!
A white jade-like medicinal pill appeared in Long Chen’s hand. As soon as it appeared, the entire world was lit up by a holy light. It was like he was in a fairyland.
Long Chen didn’t have time to carefully examine it. He summoned his Kun Peng wings and rushed back to the academy as fast as possible. When he found Ye Xue, he saw that her expression was dim and her eyes were listless. The damage from losing the sacred light stamen was even greater than she had imagined.
“Big brother Long Chen…”
When Long Chen arrived, Ye Xue hastily stood up, acting as if nothing had happened. That obedient manner of hers made her heart ache.
“Come, open your mouth!”
Long Chen placed the Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill into Ye Xue’s mouth. Ye Xue didn’t know what Long Chen was feeding her. As long as Long Chen said it, she would do it.
“This is…”
As soon as she swallowed the medicinal pill, the manifestation behind her opened, and a snow lotus appeared.
Originally, there were only two stamens in the Snow Lotus Flower. But as the divine light circulated, the third stamen quickly grew.
As for Ye Xue, her face was no longer gloomy. A divine light also appeared in her eyes, and she instantly became radiant.
“Big brother Long Chen…”
Ye Xue looked at Long Chen in disbelief. Ye Ling had also come. She was also stunned by this scene. Ye Xue’s holy light stamen had returned. Not only that, but the three holy light stamens were merging together, showing signs of merging.
Long Chen smiled slightly at Ye Xue. “I still like your current appearance.”
“Ye Xue, how do you feel?” Ye Ling hastily asked.
“Master, I think… I think I’m about to awaken my Heaven’s Will.” Ye Xue’s voice trembled.
“Since you have a premonition, hurry up and go into seclusion.”
Ye Ling excitedly said. She quickly gathered her people to prepare a place for Ye Xue to enter seclusion. At the same time, all the Earth Spirit experts gathered around her. They were all chanting beautiful songs, most likely to bless Ye Xue.
Long Chen didn’t understand this, but he knew that the Earth Spirit Tribe was pouring all their power into helping Ye Xue awaken her Heavenly Fate.
Long Chen stealthily retreated. Since he wasn’t able to help, it was best not to cause trouble.
Long Chen once more arrived at the pill refinement area. “Senior, what use does this Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill have for us?”
“For me, when refining it, I can extract the purest divine energy to nourish my body and help me recover.
“As for you, the Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill is an all-purpose medicinal pill. Using it as a healing pill can allow you to instantly recover from any injuries.
“Healing, qi recovery, grand soul, raising your realm, nourishing your mind, breaking through your shackles, increasing your comprehension. It has almost all the abilities you can think of.”
“Damn, it’s that amazing?!” This was the first time Long Chen had heard of an all-powerful medicinal pill. This Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill was a priceless treasure that could save lives at critical moments.
“Senior, just what is a Heaven’s Chosen?”
Long Chen had always been curious about this answer. He felt that the Gan Kun cauldron definitely knew.
“Those who receive the will of the heavens are all pampered by the Heavenly Daos. Those who receive the will of the heavens are all existences that are born according to their destiny.
Each Heaven’s Chosen was blessed by the heavens. Whether it was in terms of strength, comprehension, or talent, they were all at the peak.
"However, this kind of top-notch… many of them don't rely on themselves to rush up." For some reason, the Gankun Cauldron paused for a moment.
“Not by myself? Then what?”
“He relied on the accumulation of his ancestors, or perhaps he relied on the favor of the Heavenly Daos. His luck exploded, and he was chosen.
For example, that maiden from the Earth Spirit race. The blessings the Earth Spirit race had accumulated over hundreds of millions of years had all been used on her. Only then would she have a chance to awaken her Heavenly Fate.
“Without the accumulation of the Earth Spirit Tribe, it would be useless no matter how talented she is. The Heavenly Daos don’t have such a thing as fairness,” said Gan Kun.
Long Chen was startled. The Gankun Cauldron’s words contained a deeper meaning. In other words, if you wanted to become a Heavenly Fate, you had to go with it?
Fuck, then I’ll never become a Chosen. The heavens have always been targeting me.
“I want to ask, if a Heavenly Fate can represent the Heavenly Daos, does that mean that the entire world’s path forward is led by them?” asked Long Chen.
“In theory, yes.”
“The Heavenly Daos circulate endlessly. It should revolve on its own. If someone needs to guide it, is the Heavenly Daos still the Heavenly Daos?” asked Long Chen.
“Good question,” praised the cauldron.
But after the praise, Long Chen waited for a long time without saying anything. That made him a bit speechless. He was just about to continue asking when Gan Kun said,
“Whether or not the Heavenly Daos are the Heavenly Daos isn’t important. What’s important is that you know the essence of the Heavenly Daos.”
“You mean the Heavenly Daos have already changed?”
“I didn’t say anything.”
Long Chen’s heart pounded. The cauldron’s words were extremely vague, as if it was trying to lead him to something. He seemed to have thought of something, but he also didn’t seem to have thought of anything.
The cauldron didn’t continue. Long Chen knew that it was afraid of him being infected by karma. The karma he had been infected by during the last heavenly tribulation had already been settled. If it spoke too much, the karma he would be infected with would be even greater. At that time, who knew what kind of terrifying scene would occur in the heavenly tribulation.
Thinking of how he had narrowly escaped death from the heavenly tribulation, Long Chen didn’t dare to continue asking. There were some things that he had to rely on himself to comprehend.
“Alright, there’s no need to let your thoughts run wild. There’s always a path in front of a mountain. We’ll cross that bridge when we get there. Let’s continue refining.
“The Sacred Light Stamen are enough for us to refine nine batches of Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pills. These Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pills are extremely important to you and me. Hurry up.”
Long Chen nodded and continued to refine the Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill. With his experience from last time, it was much easier this time. Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength had multiplied, and he no longer needed the Soul Restoring Pill.
Furthermore, after refining it all in one go, the disturbance caused by this furnace of pills was much greater than last time. The Gankun Cauldron explained that the last time it had paused for too long, it had affected the pill’s spirituality.
But this time, Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength was full, and he didn’t pause for long. Most of his spirituality was locked, so the medicinal energy was a bit stronger.
Once the pill refinement was complete, the heavenly tribulation appeared once more. It was the same as last time. Lei Ling’er had endured nine heavenly tribulations before reaching her limit.
Long Chen almost died from that attack. His thunderforce was locked within his body, and it underwent another transformation.
This process continued for nine times. At the start, Lei Ling’er could only endure nine attacks, but in the end, she could endure eighteen.
But Long Chen hadn’t improved in the slightest. As long as he was struck by this attack, he would definitely faint. He wouldn’t be able to endure a second attack.
However, Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength had multiplied. Right now, his Spiritual Strength was extremely abundant, and refining the Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill was no longer difficult.
After refining the nine batches of Holy Light Snow Lotus Pills, the Dry Kun Cauldron’s aura grew even stronger. Refining the Holy Light Snow Lotus Pills was clearly the best thing for it.
As for Long Chen, he had eighty Holy Light Snow Lotus Pills. But according to the Gankun Cauldron, these pills could only be used once. He couldn’t take out two at the same time.
Once two of them appeared in this world at the same time, even in a spatial ring or another world, one of them would definitely disappear.
In this world, two peak grade pills couldn’t appear at the same time. But this law didn’t affect his primal chaos space.
But once they left the primal chaos space, they would be restricted by this law. So these eighty peak grade pills could only be stored in the primal chaos space.
Refining these Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pills had taken Long Chen an entire month. But in this month, his gains had been immense.
“I’m sorry, but from today onwards, I can’t refine any more ordinary medicinal pills for you. That will exhaust my energy. In the future, I can only help you refine Saint level medicinal pills,” apologized the cauldron.
To put it bluntly, once the Gankun Cauldron recovered to a certain level, refining lower tier medicinal pills would no longer be beneficial to it. It would even affect its recovery.
“Senior, there’s no need to be so courteous. Ordinary medicinal pills don’t need your help,” said Long Chen.
Ordinary medicinal pills didn’t even need Long Chen to refine them. Yu Qingxuan had refined more than enough.
However, during this period of time, he hadn’t awakened any eight star pill formulas, nor had he received any information about the eighth star. Thus, he had been searching for the reason why he hadn’t advanced his cultivation base quickly.
However, after such a long time, Long Chen still hadn’t found any reason. Now he didn’t want to waste any more time, and he was prepared to go all-out.
The Dragonblood Legion had already reached the sixth Heavenstage of World King. Even ordinary Dragonblood warriors had reached the fifth Heavenstage.
Now that the world had changed, there was plenty of primal chaos energy. Everyone’s cultivation speed had increased, and the difficulty of their cultivation had dropped. With medicinal pills, their cultivation speed was shocking.
However, because they wanted to solidify their foundations, they could only be considered above average amongst many cultivators.
Now that the Alternate World Gate had opened, the new generation of World King powerhouses had reached the great circle of the World King realm. They could attack the Supreme realm at any time.
Once the cauldron returned to Long Chen’s spiritual space, Long Chen examined the primal chaos space. He found that the Thousand Leaves Sacred Light Snow Lotus had already grown once more. However, without the addition of those corpses, its growth rate had clearly slowed down. It had only grown sixty-four leaves, and it still needed a long time before it could grow again.
“Try one first.”
Long Chen took out a Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill and swallowed it. The medicinal pill dissolved as soon as it entered his stomach. The energy contained within this small medicinal pill was like a vast ocean that instantly swept through his limbs.
Blood, meridians, tendons, bones, soul, and every part of his body was nourished. At the same time, a vast energy surged through his body and gathered at his chest. An uncontrollable energy broke through his bottleneck.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Three loud bangs rang out. Long Chen was completely stunned.
Rumble…
With Long Chen at the center, a berserk aura swept out, piercing through the clouds.
“Three levels in a row!”
Feeling the surging energy within his body, Long Chen couldn’t believe it. It was like he was in a dream.
After continuous breakthroughs, the energy in his body was still surging crazily, as if it was still attacking.
Long Chen had continuously broken through. He was now at the fourth Heavenstage of World King, advancing from the early stage to the middle stage. This advancement speed was too terrifying.
A single medicinal pill’s energy was so terrifying. Other than continuous breakthroughs, Long Chen felt his blood, meridians, tendons, bones, soul, and other energies all increasing.
It really was as the Gankun Cauldron had said. The Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill was truly an all-powerful medicinal pill. Not only did it increase one’s cultivation base, but it also increased all other aspects of energy.
“I finally don’t need to painlessly drink medicine anymore.” At that moment, Long Chen was so emotional that he was about to cry.
For a long time, if Long Chen wanted to increase his cultivation base, he would have to crazily devour medicinal pills. Others would eat them one by one, but Long Chen would drink them one by one, making him doubt himself countless times.
Eating pills wasn’t a comfortable thing, especially when it came to raising one’s cultivation base. The medicinal effect was domineering, and the taste was unbearable. Long Chen almost vomited, but he still forced himself to eat it.
Now, a single Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill had allowed him to understand what happiness was. In the future, he wouldn’t have to eat so much.
However, the medicinal effect of the Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill was too strong. As soon as he consumed it, the powerful medicinal effect immediately caused him to advance three levels. However, there was still a great deal of hidden energy circulating. In other words, the medicinal effect of the Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill hadn’t passed yet, so he couldn’t consume a second one.
The power of the Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill was much greater than he had imagined. Furthermore, its medicinal energy would last for a long time. Long Chen had to wait until the medicinal energy had completely passed before he could eat a second one. Otherwise, it would be a waste.
BOOM!
Long Chen suddenly waved his hand, and rumbling filled the air. His aura flowed smoothly.
The current Long Chen didn’t look like he had just advanced three levels in a row. It was like he had already been stuck at this realm for a long time. His foundation was incomparably solid, and his explosive power could be used with ease.
“Truly worthy of being a sacred pill. It’s so strong that it’s a mess. No wonder Gan Kun couldn’t refine any more pills after refining the Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill.
“After eating the Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill, I also don’t want to eat other medicinal pills. It’s easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but it’s hard to go from extravagant to frugal.” Long Chen couldn’t help sighing emotionally. The Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill was too powerful.
“Where can I get some fertilizer?”
Long Chen suddenly began to worry. Right now, he was even more worried than the Heaven Earth Cauldron. This Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill was too powerful, and he wanted to refine even more.
Buzz buzz buzz buzz…
Just at this moment, the badge on Long Chen’s waist lit up.
“The academy is busy.”
Long Chen was startled. This was an urgent call. He immediately summoned his Kun Peng wings and rushed back to the Numinous Sky Academy.
As soon as he arrived at the Numinous Sky Academy, he saw countless figures outside the gate.
“What’s going on? Is he planning on attacking the Lingxiao Academy?”
But now that he was closer, Long Chen saw that there were countless experts outside the gate, but they were all just watching the fun. There was no hostility.
“Where is Long Chen? Come out and meet me. Could it be that the famous Headmaster Long Chen is nothing more than a coward?” Just at this moment, an arrogant voice rang out from the entrance of the academy.
However, this was the outer sect, and there was a grand formation protecting it. No matter how loud that person’s voice was, it wouldn’t be able to reach them. Obviously, he was intentionally saying this to the people outside.
“I’ve already said that Principal Long Chen isn’t in the academy right now. If you want to issue a challenge, you’ll have to wait until he returns,” said one of the outer sect administrators.
This outer sect administrator was just an Earth Sovereign expert, and he wasn’t young anymore. Facing that person’s pressure, he clearly felt it was extremely taxing. However, he still did his best to keep his voice calm in case it weakened the academy’s aura.
Opposite him was an expert from the sea demon race. He had two horns on his head, and his qi and blood soared into the sky. What shocked Long Chen was that this person’s aura was extremely similar to the one he had killed, Netherworld Dragon Tianye. He was also a Quasi-Heavenly Fate expert.
In that instant, Long Chen realized that this person was also a member of the Netherworld Dragon race. And behind him were hundreds of World King experts. Each one of them had powerful auras, and they were basically all three Paragons.
Behind these World Kings were over a dozen undying experts. What startled Long Chen was that their auras were many times stronger than ordinary undying experts. Their auras were second only to the sages he had seen.
“Hmph, Long Chen killed one of my Nether Dragon race’s heavenly geniuses. My Nether Dragon race is courteous first before resorting to force, so here’s a challenge.
“Long Chen is hiding like a turtle, and the Numinous Sky Academy doesn’t dare to come out. What is the meaning of this? Could it be that the grandest academy in the world doesn’t even dare to accept a challenge?” sneered the Infernal Dragon.
“That’s right, what is the meaning of the Numinous Sky Academy? A life for a life. If you don’t even dare to accept a challenge from others, what face do you have to stand within the nine heavens?”
“What number one academy in the world? It’s just an empty title. If you don’t dare accept the challenge, you might as well change your name to Turtle Academy.”
“How about this? Why don’t we all attack together and directly tear down the academy’s gates? We’ll see if the Lingxiao Academy continues to be a coward.”
Countless experts cheered. They clearly weren’t just here to watch.
The majority of these people came from the various worlds. They had learned that the Netherworld Dragon race was going to challenge the Numinous Sky Academy’s Long Chen, and so they had all rushed over.
The various worlds were all extremely afraid of the Numinous Sky Academy. They wanted to see the attitude of the Numinous Sky Academy through the Nether Dragon race's letter of challenge. They wanted to see if the Numinous Sky Academy had truly declined as everyone said.
The old attendant’s expression changed. Just as he didn’t know what to do, a cold voice rang out.
“You want to tear down my Lingxiao Academy’s gates? Fine, we welcome you at any time. If you want to tear down my gates, I’ll knock your heads off.”
Long Chen’s voice immediately suppressed all the noise. Everyone’s gazes turned to the sky.
Everyone’s hearts shook. At some unknown time, a black-robed man had appeared above them. None of the experts present had noticed when he had arrived.
The other undying experts’ pupils also shrank. Previously, they had gathered information on Long Chen, and they also knew that Long Chen had killed a quasi-Heavenly Mandate expert. But they hadn’t expected him to be so terrifying.
He had come here without drawing anyone’s attention. That meant he had the power to catch everyone off guard and kill them.
“Principal Long Chen!”
When the overseer saw Long Chen, he felt like he had seen his savior.
Long Chen nodded to the overseer, indicating that he didn’t need to be nervous. He looked around, finally looking at this person with a cold smile.
“What letter of challenge? There’s no time like the present. How about we start now? One on one? Or perhaps all of you can come at me together.”
Long Chen stood in front of the gates of the Numinous Sky Academy. Facing millions of experts, he didn’t retreat in the slightest. Instead, he was filled with battle intent.
His arrogant and domineering voice rang out in everyone’s ears. His tone was filled with contempt, as if he didn’t place anyone in his eyes.
Amongst the experts present were the current generation’s heavenly geniuses, the senior generation’s experts, the terrifying quasi-Heavenly Fate experts, and the unfathomable undying experts. But Long Chen was standing right in front of them, challenging them all.
One against one, or perhaps together? How arrogant was that? The disciples’ blood began to boil when they heard Long Chen’s words. As for the experts from the various powers, their fury soared. Long Chen simply didn’t place them in his eyes.
“What big words. Today, I’ll…”
That person was infuriated and was just about to accept the challenge. Although he was a quasi Heavenly Fate, he had never encountered an opponent in his life. Seeing that Long Chen was only at the mid World King realm, he was completely unafraid.
Suddenly, an undying expert from the Nether Dragon Tribe spoke.
“Wait, we’re here to issue a challenge. We’re here to issue a challenge for our young master, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu. If you accept, you’ll be blamed by the young master.”
That person’s expression sank. He didn’t dare to go against the Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s orders.
“Brat, you can be as arrogant as you want! Lord Netherwyrm Heavenlight will quickly take off your head…”
Pa!
Long Chen slapped him across the face. The two of them were very close, and at this distance, no one could dodge his attack.
A crisp sound rang out as that person was slapped across the face. Long Chen’s slap wasn’t very powerful, and it didn’t even injure him. But everyone was stunned.
Half of the Quasi-Divine Favored’s face was burning, especially with the countless shocked gazes of the surrounding people. He was stunned for a moment before he suddenly roared:
“I’ll kill you…”
That Quasi-Heavenly Fate expert was just about to attack when he was caught by the undying experts behind him.
Long Chen didn’t even glance at him. He icily said one word to everyone:
“Scram!”
The experts present were infuriated, but seeing Long Chen’s icy gaze, for some unknown reason, they felt a chill in their souls. The intense sensation of death caused a cold wind to blow behind their necks.
In the end, these people didn’t say anything. When the Nether Dragon expert left with the Quasi-Divine Chosen, the others also left.
Seeing Long Chen’s arrival, those arrogant and domineering experts all left with their tails between their legs. The Lingxiao Academy’s experts all felt their blood boiling. They looked at Long Chen with reverence and worship.
Just a single sentence from him was enough to make millions of experts not even dare to fart. How domineering was that?
“You really have no guts. Just because I told you to scram, you want to scram? Why don’t you stay behind and have a fight with me?!” Even Long Chen himself was a bit stunned.
Originally, when Long Chen had told them to scram, he had thought that there would definitely be some people who wouldn’t accept it. As long as they dared to stand out and talk to Long Chen, he could directly kill them and bring them into the primal chaos space.
But Long Chen had never imagined that with so many people, there wouldn’t even be a single person with a backbone. That made him feel even more disappointed.
Buzz!
Suddenly, space trembled, and a golden light shot toward Long Chen. Long Chen waved his hand and caught it.
That golden light was actually a golden envelope. It was made of Immortal Gold, and its weight was shocking.
“Likely, this is their challenge.”
That old overseer looked at the golden envelope in shock. This envelope was actually made of supreme immortal gold, and it was incomparably precious.
“Step back a bit,” said Long Chen.
The others didn’t understand Long Chen’s meaning, but they still retreated. When Long Chen opened the letter, there was a golden page inside.
Four large words were carved on the golden paper: Dark Dragon Amaterasu.
When those words appeared in front of Long Chen, they suddenly lit up, and a terrifying aura swept out.
BOOM!
The golden page exploded, and a berserk energy swept out. Countless cracks appeared in the world. At that moment, the old administrator and the other disciples were all stunned.
Drip, drip…
The scales on Long Chen’s hand split open, and his entire arm was covered in blood.
“Headmaster…”
Everyone was startled by this sudden change.
“Heavenly Fate? Hehe, you really are worthy of being a person with the Heavenly Fate. Just by writing down a name, you can still command the ten thousand Daos. Interesting, interesting.” Long Chen looked at his bleeding hand and smiled.
Heaven’s Mandate, a true Heaven’s Mandate. Long Chen finally sensed the true power of a Heaven’s Mandate.
This was a true challenge. If Long Chen hadn’t been strong enough, he would have long since died from the explosion. He wouldn’t have had the qualifications to fight against a Heavenly Fate.
The instant Long Chen touched the letter, he understood what it meant. This was the feeling between experts. This letter contained thirty percent of the Nether Dragon’s Heavenlight’s power.
As for Long Chen, he also used thirty percent of his power to block it. As a result, when those four words exploded, heaven and earth’s energy was instantly gathered. It was like the entire world’s energy had exploded.
And it was precisely because of that that the power of those four words was even greater than he had expected. Long Chen’s hand was smashed apart, and blood flowed out.
But Long Chen didn’t feel any anger. Instead, his blood began to boil. He had finally encountered a true opponent. Heavenly Fate experts were much stronger than he had imagined.
The stronger an opponent was, the more his battle intent would surge. It had been a long time since he had encountered such a powerful opponent.
“Principal, are you alright?” Everyone gathered around him.
“I’m fine. As expected, Heavenly Fate Masters live up to their reputations.” Long Chen smiled slightly. At this time, his arm had long since recovered without the slightest injury.
Long Chen didn’t use the primal chaos space’s life energy. He wanted to let his wounds heal for a bit longer so he could study the power of a Heavenly Fate.
But he still had the power of the Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill. As soon as his injury appeared, it immediately began to heal. Long Chen couldn’t stop it even if he wanted to.
Heavenly Evil Province, Life Extermination Mountain, Absolute Dragon Ridge.
This place was located in a remote area to the southwest of the Heaven Splitting Mountain Range. It was a desolate land with few people.
It was said that during the primal chaos era, a world-destroying battle had occurred here, burying countless sinister devils.
Due to the corrupting of the Nefarious Devil corpses, that place had become a barren land that was not suitable for cultivation.
This place that had almost been forgotten by everyone was being paid attention to because of a letter of challenge.
Netherwyrm Amaterasu, the strongest heavenly talent of the Netherwyrm race, had already awakened the Heavenly Fate. It was the number one person in this era who had awakened the Heavenly Fate.
Although it was rumored that there were quasi-Heavenly Mandate cultivators in each world trying to break through to the Heaven’s Mandate realm, up until now, other than the Nether Dragon Illumination, no one had announced that they had awakened.
Heaven’s Mandates represented the will of the Heavenly Daos. They were the supreme existences of this world, their futures limitless.
Although countless powers had already heard of how terrifying Heavenly Fate Masters were, none of them had ever seen one. They all wanted to see the legendary Heavenly Fate Masters.
As the first person to awaken his Heavenly Fate, the Netherwyrm Heavenlight caused a huge uproar. However, many people also felt that this was a bit strange. A Heavenly Fate expert was actually challenging Long Chen, who wasn’t even a quasi Heavenly Fate.
Curiously, people began to gather information about Long Chen. And at this time, news from the outside world finally arrived. This news came from the Nirvana Heavenly World.
“Saint Ruler? Long Chen is the current Saint Ruler?”
Only then did people realize why the Netherwyrm Heavenlight would challenge Long Chen.
A Saint Ruler represented the strongest heavenly genius of this world. Even if Long Chen hadn’t killed the Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s little brother, it would still challenge him.
The two of them were the strongest heavenly geniuses of their respective worlds. As long as they encountered each other, a fierce battle would definitely erupt. This was no longer a battle between individuals, but a battle between races.
At the same time, news of what Long Chen had done in the Nirvana Sky spread. When they learned that Long Chen had directly led his people to destroy the Grand Desolate Plane, and that he had fought a fierce battle with a Saint in the uninhabited world, they were all shocked.
Although that red-furred monster had only just advanced to the Saint realm, its power hadn’t been suppressed in its own world, but its head had been blown apart by Long Chen.
Originally, people had thought that the Netherworld Dragon divine light’s challenge to Long Chen was just an excuse to probe the Numinous Sky Academy. There was no way Long Chen was his match.
But now everyone seemed to understand that Long Chen was also a terrifying monster. The battle between the two of them was full of unknowns.
Once Long Chen accepted the challenge and announced the time and location of the final battle, countless experts immediately set off for the Heavenly Evil Province, Life Extinguishing Mountain, and Death Dragon Ridge.
To countless people, seven days was nothing more than the snap of a finger. They were afraid that they would miss out on this great battle. There were even some factions that came out in full force just to watch the battle between the Heaven's Chosen and the Saint Ruler.
This was a battle that drew the attention of the entire world. Everyone wanted to know just who was stronger between the current generation’s Saint Ruler and Heaven’s Chosen. They wanted to know whether or not Long Chen represented humanity’s greatest strength.
Just as the outside world was abuzz, Lingxiao Academy was completely calm. Everyone from the Dragonblood Legion was in seclusion, doing their best to advance.
Long Chen was also constantly absorbing the medicinal energy to keep himself in peak condition. Time passed bit by bit, and seven days later, he exited seclusion.
By the time Long Chen came out of seclusion, his cultivation base had once more broken through to the fifth Heavenstage of World King. Only now did he fully absorb the medicinal energy of the Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill.
Although this seclusion was extremely short, it was enough for Long Chen. The Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill’s medicinal energy didn’t have any side effects, and his realm was extremely stable.
After coming out of seclusion, Long Chen felt refreshed. He felt unprecedentedly powerful, and he was completely confident.
“Boss!”
When Long Chen left seclusion, the Dragonblood Legion had already been waiting for him. Yu Qingxuan, Bai Shishi, Bai Xiaole, and the others were also there.
“Wow, your speed is a bit frightening!” Long Chen saw that Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, Yue Zifeng, Guo Ran, Xia Chen, Bai Shishi, Bai Xiaolei, and the others were all at the seventh Heavenstage of World King.
“This is all thanks to sister Qingxuan’s spirit pills. It’s even easier for her to advance to the World King realm than the Immortal King realm,” said Bai Shishi. She stood beside Yu Qingxuan, her eyes filled with excitement.
The medicinal pills Yu Qingxuan had refined were all top grade pills with powerful medicinal effects. Furthermore, with the eruption of primal chaos energy, the speed of people’s breakthroughs rapidly increased. This was an era of heavenly geniuses.
So it wasn’t just the Dragonblood Legion’s cultivation speed that had increased. In this kind of environment, all the cultivators’ cultivation speed had increased, and the difficulty of raising it had dropped.
“Hahaha, boss, what do you think of my new armor?” asked Guo Ran excitedly.
“These words are…”
Long Chen suddenly saw several immortal characters appear on Guo Ran’s armor. Those immortal characters were shining with divine light and gave off a powerful pressure. Long Chen immediately recognized them as the Nine Li Immortal Rune.
Long Chen had seen the second generation’s Nine Li Immortal Runes, but the second generation’s Nine Li Immortal Runes didn’t possess such a terrifying pressure. Long Chen suspected that this was the first generation’s Nine Li Immortal Runes. But when had Guo Ran been able to draw the first generation’s Nine Li Immortal Runes?
“Hehe, this is the first generation of the Nine Li Immortal Rune. Speaking of which, I’ve benefited from boss.
“I was looking for Li Cheng through a book sect disciple. Li Chenggang was quite generous. He directly gave me seven first-generation Nine Li Immortal Runes that he had deciphered.
“I’ll place these Nine Li Immortal Runes on my armor. Right now, my armor is like a tiger that has grown wings. I don’t fear anyone,” said Guo Ran arrogantly.
Obviously, not only had he strengthened his armor, but he had also merged the first generation Nine Li Immortal Rune with it. He was completely confident in himself.
“Boss, how about you let me fight in your place? I’ll handle that Netherwyrm Heavenlight.” Guo Ran patted himself on the chest.
“You really are strong, but you’re still a bit lacking when facing the Nether Dragon’s Heavenlight.
“Even I don’t have complete confidence in facing the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight.” Long Chen shook his head.
“It can’t be. Boss, you’re not confident?”
Guo Ran was startled. In his heart, his boss was undefeatable. At least within the same realm.
Long Chen smiled slightly and didn’t reply. Instead, he looked at everyone.
“My battle with the Netherwyrm Heavenlight might very well cause a chaotic battle. Let me warn you.
“Once someone interferes in our battle, remember, kill them. Choose the strongest person to kill. It’d be best if you could leave behind an intact corpse for me.”
The Dragonblood warriors all laughed. They all understood Long Chen’s meaning.
Long Chen was just about to leave when several figures appeared.
“Tribe leader Ye Ling, little crane, why have you come?” Long Chen was surprised to see Ye Ling holding little crane’s hand.
Following them were a few beautiful maidens. These maidens were all wearing white robes, but their bodies were covered in multicolored divine light. Their eyes were bright, and as they flowed, they were like flowing springs that cleansed the soul.
“Big brother Long Chen, these are my three aunts!” Little crane ran over and excitedly introduced them to Long Chen.
Long Chen immediately became embarrassed. These three women looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old, but he could only force himself to bow.
“Hello, aunties.”
There was no way around it. Little He’d called him big brother, but he couldn’t call Little He’s aunt big sister. This seniority was a mess.
Little Crane’s aunt looked young, but she had lived for countless years. Calling her aunt wasn’t a loss, but Long Chen still felt a bit awkward.
As for the three beauties, they seemed to be extremely bashful. They all blushed and bowed to Long Chen, but they didn’t dare to look at him or speak.
“Big brother Long Chen, are you going to fight with bad people? I’m also going to cheer for big brother Long Chen.” Little crane was filled with excitement. This little fellow seemed to have become a bit violent.
“I’m not the only one cheering for big brother Long Chen. I’ve also brought three of my aunts to cheer for you,” laughed little crane.
Long Chen was speechless, but he couldn’t refuse. He could only nod and ask Ye Ling, “Leader Ye Ling, how is Ye Xue?”
“She’s doing very well. She’s at the most critical stage, so she can’t come out to cheer for you. Please don’t take offense,” said Ye Ling apologetically.
“Senior, what are you saying? It’s just a competition, not cheering.” Long Chen smiled.
“You can’t say that. The enmity between you and the Nether Dragon is entirely caused by my Earth Spirit Clan. My Earth Spirit Clan must stand up for you,” said Ye Ling.
Long Chen suddenly realized that Ye Ling cheering for him was also a form of intimidation to his enemies. There were definitely experts from the Xuan Spirit World amongst the spectators, and it was even possible for enemies to appear.
If Ye Ling didn’t appear, it would only increase the enemy’s arrogance. So at the critical moment, she still had to come out and cheer for Long Chen.
“Then let’s go!”
Long Chen nodded.
“The supermonastery head and the others aren’t sending you off?” Ye Ling looked around and saw that other than the Dragonblood Legion, no one else was sending her off.
“Why would you send me? It’s just a small matter. There’s no need to gather so many people,” laughed Long Chen.
Not a single person from the Numinous Sky Academy came to send Long Chen off. Long Chen was well aware that everything he was doing now was just representing himself. It had nothing to do with the Numinous Sky Academy.
That way, Long Chen wouldn’t be restricted by the Lingxiao Academy and would be able to do whatever he wanted. Although that was a bit like deceiving himself, sometimes dealing with shameless people was a very good method.
Rumble…
Everyone stepped onto the transportation formation. Once it activated, everyone disappeared. When Long Chen disappeared, several figures gradually appeared around the transportation formation.
One of them was the headmaster of the Numinous Sky Academy, Bai Letian. Beside him was the palace master, and behind them were the higher-ups of the Numinous Sky Academy.
Seeing Long Chen and the others leave, the Hall Master couldn’t help but ask, “Are we really not going?”
Bai Letian smiled slightly. “Sometimes, we have to learn to let go. Since we’ve handed it over to Long Chen, let him handle it. Now isn’t the time to expose the academy’s power.
“Let’s wait until Long Chen can’t hold on any longer before cleaning up this mess!”
…
Buzz!
After a dozen teleportations, Guo Ran summoned a huge flying boat. They all flew into it.
Long Chen and the others had borrowed the transportation formations of the various prefectures. Each time they arrived, countless experts would cry out. They had long since been waiting around the transportation formations to see Long Chen.
These people were all people with weaker cultivation bases. They couldn’t go to the Heavenly Evil Province, so they could only come here to send Long Chen off.
Each time Long Chen and the others arrived, they would cause heaven-shaking cheers. Although they could only stay in one transportation formation for a few breaths, to the countless spectators, they were already extremely satisfied.
It had to be known that this battle between Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenwild was extremely important. That was a battle between the human race’s Saint Ruler and the beast race’s Heaven’s Chosen. The difference between the two of them was immense.
Once everyone boarded the flying boat, Little Crane was still incomparably excited. When it looked at Long Chen, its eyes were filled with worship.
Seeing so many people cheer for Long Chen, shouting his name, cheering for him, Little Crane felt an unprecedented excitement.
“Big brother Long Chen, you’re the hero of the human race now. You’re too amazing.”
Little crane looked outside the flying boat and saw that the city was getting smaller. The tsunami-like cheers continued to echo in its ears.
“The human race definitely has heroes, but they aren’t your big brother Long Chen.” Long Chen smiled.
“Why? I feel like big brother Long Chen is a great hero.” Little crane turned to him, puzzled.
“It’s too tiring to be a hero. Your big brother Long Chen can’t do that. Your big brother Long Chen likes to be free and unrestrained, living his life as he pleases,” laughed Yu Qingxuan.
Yu Qingxuan looked at little crane with a doting expression. It wasn’t just her. Almost everyone’s gazes were focused on her.
Each and every one of her actions affected everyone’s hearts. This little fellow truly made people like her from the bottom of their hearts. They cared about her, and they wouldn’t allow anyone to harm her.
“Sister Qingxuan, why can’t you do as you please after becoming a hero?”
Little crane ran over to Yu Qingxuan. It looked at her with its large eyes, its long eyelashes quivering.
Yu Qingxuan stretched out her hand and hugged little crane intimately. Looking into little crane’s big eyes, she smiled.
“There are some things that you’ll understand once you grow up. But big sister hopes you’ll never understand.”
"Why?"
“Because you don’t know anything. Big brother Long Chen will like you even more!” laughed Yu Qingxuan.
“So it’s like that! Hehe, then I don’t want to understand. I want big brother Long Chen to always like me. That way, when I grow up, I’ll be able to marry big brother Long Chen,” laughed little crane.
Everyone laughed. Long Chen immediately felt awkward. This little girl really was too naive.
“Little Crane, how old is your aunt?” asked Guo Ran.
“I don’t know. From the moment they were born until now, eleven of your academy’s principals have already left,” said little crane.
Everyone sucked in a cold breath of air. The lifespan of the Seven Colored Immortal Crane race was too frightening. If they waited for little crane to grow up, they would probably be long gone.
“We’ve arrived at the Heavenly Evil Province.”
Suddenly, the flying boat began to slow down. Everyone’s blood began to heat up.
The Heavenly Evil Prefecture was originally a desolate land. This place was filled with a rotten aura. Just breathing in the air here was enough to make a person age.
This place wasn’t suitable for cultivation. Strange auras still lingered in the air. Whether it was humans or other races, none of them would choose to live here.
There were only a few low grade insects growing underground. Other than them, this place was like a land of death.
But when Long Chen and the others arrived, this place was extremely lively. Formations lit up on the mountains, gathering a great deal of spiritual qi.
The spiritual qi here was thin, but in order to get used to this place, many people didn’t hesitate to use formations to release the primal chaos spiritual qi from their chaos spirit stones.
Other than that, there was also a Heaven-Piercing Formation on those mountains. Many people wouldn’t go to Life Extinguishing Mountain or Dragon Extinction Mountain. That was because if they got too close to a battle of that level, they might lose their lives.
If they were too far away and couldn’t see clearly, they might as well just stand here and watch the battle through a formation. It would be safer, faster, and painless.
When Guo Ran’s flying boat flew through the air and saw the endless formations and the countless figures within them, Guo Ran and the others’ blood began to flow faster.
The more the flying boat advanced, the denser the formations became. A black mountain range appeared in front of them.
The mountain range was pitch-black like ink, not a single blade of grass growing on it. Its life force had long since disappeared. This was Life-Extermination Mountain.
At the center of Life Extinguishing Mountain was a huge mountain range. It was like a huge dragon was meandering through the mountain range, splitting it in two.
The area near the dragon’s head was severed by a heavenly chasm. From the sky, it looked like a dragon’s head had been severed, so this place was called the Dragon End Ridge.
There had once been many legends about this place. However, it had been so long that it was impossible to investigate.
People only knew that a world-destroying battle had once occurred here. That world had been completely destroyed.
Countless experts had already formed a huge encirclement around Life Extinguishing Mountain.
These were all spectators. Those who dared to watch were either peerless heavenly geniuses or immortal rank experts. They were extremely confident in their own strength, and they disdained to watch from within the formation.
After all, the scene inside the formation was flat. Not only was it not three-dimensional, but it also lacked that berserk pressure. Without that kind of feeling, the experience would definitely be much worse.
Today was the day of the great battle. The surroundings of Absolute Dragon Ridge were already packed with people. The various geniuses of the various races were gathered here. They had all come from various worlds just to witness this peerless battle.
When Guo Ran’s flying boat arrived, it immediately drew everyone’s attention. The people who had been discussing it all stopped, and the noisy scene became silent.
Buzz!
When the flying boat came to a stop, Long Chen pulled Little Crane down from it. At that moment, countless gazes were focused on Long Chen. It was like millions of sharp swords were pointed at him.
Obviously, ninety-nine percent of these gazes had ill intentions. There was doubt, contempt, provocation, and even killing intent in their gazes.
In front of those countless sharp gazes, any other expert would have long since been suppressed to the point of being unable to breathe. But Long Chen continued to stroll forward without the slightest emotion.
Long Chen had fought countless battles in his life. What kind of battle had he not seen? He had seen this kind of battle many times.
As for little crane, it was clearly a bit unnatural to be stared at by so many people. She pulled on Long Chen’s hand a bit, clearly nervous.
“What a dense evil aura.”
Little crane could not help but ask.
The evil tendencies were naturally heavy. Those who could come here were all true experts. As for true experts, they were definitely not taught, but killed.
Each expert had experienced countless bloody battles. They had charged out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. When they revealed their hostility, that terrifying aura would make their souls tremble.
Let alone little crane, even Ye Ling, a Saint, couldn’t help but frown. Being stared at by so many people made her feel extremely uncomfortable.
On the other hand, the Dragonblood warriors were extremely calm, not the slightest bit affected by their gazes. They calmly followed behind Long Chen.
Of the Dragonblood warriors, only Guo Ran was looking around excitedly.
“Damn, there are so many of them. If they all attack me at the same time, I wonder if my armor will be able to handle it,” laughed Guo Ran.
His words contained a trace of worry, but his smile was so irritating. He was clearly trying to keep a low profile.
“Long Chen, long time no see. I really miss you.”
Long Chen and the others had only just gotten off the flying boat when a burst of fragrance blew over. Feng Fei, who was wearing a palace dress, walked over with a warm smile.
In truth, Feng Fei didn’t have much of a relationship with Long Chen. The two of them didn’t have much of a relationship, but Feng Fei’s natural enthusiasm didn’t disgust him.
“It truly has been a long time. How have you been?” Long Chen also greeted Feng Fei. But after greeting her, he was startled to sense a strange aura coming from her.
That aura was actually somewhat similar to Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s.
“Amazing? You can even tell? However, with the help of my family, I’ve only just begun to awaken a strand of Heaven’s Will energy. Right now, I’m not even a quasi Heaven’s Will expert.”
Feng Fei looked behind Long Chen and smiled slightly. “Right, that jealous beauty isn’t here, right? Can I take a step forward?”
The woman she was talking about was Tang Wan-er. Last time, Tang Wan-er had displayed a great deal of hostility toward her, and that had left a deep impression on her. So now she was intentionally maintaining a certain distance from Long Chen.
Long Chen was speechless. If Tang Wan-er hadn’t come down from the flying boat, or if she was already amongst the crowd, he would have poked a hornet’s nest.
“When you’re bored, think about your own life. Don’t talk about people’s faults afterward. Isn’t it inappropriate for you to talk about others behind their backs?” said Bai Shishi icily.
Long Chen was startled. Bai Shishi was actually speaking up for Tang Wan-er. His heart warmed. It seemed Bai Shishi had already treated Tang Wan-er as one of her own. She didn’t have Yu Qingxuan’s magnanimity. If others said Tang Wan-er, she naturally wouldn’t be happy.
"Sorry, sorry, it was my fault. I was just joking, please don't blame me."
Bai Shishi's words were sharp, and her mouth seemed like it was about to bite off a piece of flesh. Feng Fei, on the other hand, didn't seem to mind at all. She smiled and apologized, which surprised everyone.
One had to know that Feng Fei was a proud son of heaven from the Jiang Family of the Deity race. She had a faint tendency to lead the younger generation. He did not expect her temper to be so good.
“Miss Feng Fei, do you have anything to say?” Long Chen didn’t want to waste time on such a scene, so he asked.
"I'm here to introduce you to a few friends.” As she spoke, Feng Fei waved her hand, and a group of people walked over from behind her.
Seeing those people behind her, Long Chen’s pupils shrank slightly.
What shocked Long Chen was that three of those people possessed the auras of Heavenly Fate experts. Two of their auras were similar to Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s, while the one in the middle was a clean-looking man with faint divine light flowing behind his head. His aura was many times stronger than Netherworld Dragon Tianye’s.
As soon as he appeared, Long Chen and the others could clearly sense that the Heavenly Daos had changed. He was like a huge tree that reached into the heavens. When he appeared in front of them, he was like a tree crown blocking the sunlight. Standing in front of him gave them an immense pressure.
“Wenyu, let me introduce you. This is the Long Chen I told you about. Long Chen, this is our Jiang family’s number one junior generation expert, Jiang Wenyu.” Feng Fei pulled over the man and introduced him to Long Chen.
“I’ve long since heard of brother Long’s grand name. Seeing you today, you really are extraordinary.” Jiang Wenyu cupped his fists toward Long Chen.
Jiang Wenyu's actions were natural. Even if it was just a simple cupped fist, it was in accordance with the Heavenly Dao and looked pleasing to the eye.
“Brother Wenyu is too courteous. It seems brother Wenyu is about to awaken his Heavenly Fate. I’ll congratulate you in advance,” said Long Chen.
“These two are also geniuses of my Jiang family…” Feng Fei introduced the other two to Long Chen.
However, before Feng Fei could say their names, the two of them cupped their hands at Long Chen and turned their faces away. This immediately caused Feng Fei to feel extremely embarrassed. Seeing the fury in Feng Fei’s eyes, Long Chen smiled slightly.
"The Jiang family is full of talents. Congratulations."
“Brother Long, today I wish you success. I won’t disturb you any longer.” Jiang Wenyu cupped his fists toward Long Chen and left.
At this time, the others also left with Jiang Wenyu. Although Jiang Wenyu came to greet them, he was obviously not sincere. He was just here to deal with them.
“Sorry, I’m…” Seeing everyone leave, Jiang Fengfei sighed.
“Are you tired?” asked Long Chen.
Feng Fei was startled. Looking into Long Chen’s eyes, she suddenly realized that the person who understood her the most in this world was Long Chen.
"I'm tired, but what can I do?” Feng Fei smiled bitterly.
She realized that she really was very tired. Most importantly, no one approved of her hard work and effort. Sometimes, she felt very pitiful.
But there was no way around it. She was a member of the Jiang family, so she had to think for the Jiang family. She tried her best to pull closer to the Jiang family, but within the family, there were too many people who looked down on her.
This was especially true for the younger generation. Many people felt that she was too weak and couldn't convince the masses. Especially when Jiang Wenyu and the others appeared, Feng Fei's status rapidly dropped.
If not for the Jiang Family's patriarch supporting Feng Fei, no one would even be willing to bother with her. Feng Fei felt very bitter.
But Long Chen’s words almost caused Feng Fei to cry. Only Long Chen understood her pain.
“Do you still not understand? No matter how strong a person is, they can only control themselves and help those they trust.
“A family has its own rise and fall. If a family is destined to decline, it will be very difficult for you to stop it,” said Long Chen.
“Difficult is not impossible. Difficult is precious. In this world, there is a kind of responsibility that cannot be refused.
“Since I am a child of the Jiang family, the Jiang family has treated me with great kindness. Even if I die, I will protect the Jiang family.
“Sorry, today was a bit awkward. I hope you don’t mind.” Feng Fei smiled at Long Chen, but her smile was forced. Her smile was just to conceal her tears.
After saying that, Jiang Fengfei waved her hand at the others and left.
Looking at Feng Fei’s back, Yu Qingxuan said, “She’s a strong and visionary person.”
“Sometimes, having foresight isn’t necessarily a good thing. You clearly saw the result, but you were powerless to change it. That kind of pain is indescribable.” Long Chen shook his head.
In truth, Feng Fei had put in a great deal of effort. She wanted the Jiang family to form a good relationship with Long Chen. Even if they weren’t friends, they shouldn’t be enemies.
Feng Fei had personally seen Long Chen grow step by step. She had a kind of confidence in Long Chen’s judgment. She had thought that Long Chen would definitely reach the peak of this world.
Anyone who dared to block his path would be violently pushed away by him. She didn’t want the Jiang family to become an obstacle to Long Chen’s destruction. However, it seemed only Long Chen understood her good intentions.
As for Long Chen, he was the kind of person who could clearly distinguish between gratitude and enmity. He repaid kindness with kindness, and he took revenge with enmity. Feng Fei had asked the higher-ups to help Long Chen several times. That way, she could owe him a favor.
But the higher-ups turned a blind eye to her requests. As for Long Chen, he had encountered many difficulties, but he had always managed to avoid them. Sometimes, even without the Jiang family doing anything, as long as he stood out, he could get a favor. But the Jiang family refused to listen.
Although Feng Fei had the support of the Jiang Family's patriarch, many of the Jiang Family's important decisions had to be approved by the council. If the approval was not passed, no matter how hard Feng Fei tried, it would be in vain.
This time, pulling Jiang Wenyu to meet with Long Chen had been a very good opportunity. But Jiang Wenyu had given her face, while the other two quasi-Heavenly Mandates had intentionally embarrassed her. That made Feng Fei feel extremely wronged.
This also proved that the larger a family was, the more complicated their internal structure would be. They would fight openly and covertly, and undercurrents would surge. No family or power could escape this rule.
“Long Chen, did you come so early to survey the terrain and make preparations? Does that mean you don’t have any confidence in winning this battle?” Just at this moment, someone from the distance spoke.
The Dragonblood warriors were infuriated. They weren’t angry because of that person’s tone, but because of his status.
That was a human expert. It was unknown which faction he came from, but his aura was extremely powerful. He was a quasi Heaven’s Mandate expert, so he definitely wasn’t a nobody.
As a fellow human, he had intentionally provoked Long Chen to disturb him. This person’s intentions were extremely vicious.
Guo Ran was about to curse when Long Chen stopped him.
“He’s brainless, but you can’t be brainless. If you argue with him, you’ll just become a joke to the experts of the various worlds.”
If Guo Ran fought with that person, not to mention whether or not he could win, even if he won, he would become the laughingstock of the various worlds. They would think the human race was a dog-eat-dog.
Guo Ran clearly hadn’t thought about that. But after Long Chen’s reminder, he became even more infuriated. If others cursed at him, he wouldn’t be able to retort. That was too sullen.
Long Chen and the others ignored him, but he didn’t stop. Instead, he once more said:
“What? Are you mute? You’re the youngest headmaster of the Lingxiao Academy, the Saint Ruler of the Sage Monarch Conference. Don’t tell me you don’t deserve your reputation? Why don’t you let me test you and see if you have the qualifications to represent the human race?”
“If you can’t even defeat me, then you might as well scram. Otherwise, you’ll lose all face for the human race.”
This time, that person’s words were even more excessive. He actually wanted to fight Long Chen. Just what was he trying to do?
“Courting death!”
Guo Ran and the others were infuriated. This person really didn’t know what death was.
“Either you don’t attack, or you must die,” said Long Chen indifferently.
Guo Ran and the others’ eyes brightened. Bai Xiaole suddenly formed hand seals, and three flowers appeared in her eyes.
“What? You don’t dare? Then… you’re courting death!”
Seeing that Long Chen didn’t move, that person wanted to continue provoking him. Suddenly, space surged around him, and he was sucked into a spatial whirlpool.
BOOM!
With a furious roar, he destroyed the spatial whirlpool. But he found that he was no longer there. He had teleported to the Dragonblood Legion.
“Kill him!”
Bai Xiaole formed a hand seal, and the purple-eyed nine-tailed fox on her shoulder also had a three flower pattern in its eyes. It was exactly the same as the one in Bai Xiaole's eyes.
They worked together to launch a sneak attack on him. Although he had broken free from the spatial bindings, he was pulled to the front of the Dragonblood Legion.
The Dragonblood warriors had already hated him to the core. Now that he had appeared in front of them, how could they endure it?
Buzz!
Guo Ran was the first to attack. A golden saber appeared beneath his armor, and he slashed it down on that person.
The Quasi Heaven’s Mandate expert was both shocked and infuriated. He hadn’t expected the Dragonblood Legion to plot against him. Seeing Guo Ran charging at him, he roared and erupted with power. Divine light shone, and a sword appeared in his hand. He slashed it at Guo Ran.
BOOM!
Divine light filled the air. The two of them were forced back, and the void began to flicker.
Countless people were shocked. They looked in disbelief at the armored Guo Ran.
They hadn’t expected that even without Long Chen personally taking action, one of Long Chen’s subordinates would be able to fight on an even level with a quasi Heavenly Fate.
The quasi Heaven’s Mandate expert was infuriated. He had originally been planning on challenging Long Chen, but he hadn’t expected Long Chen to send out a subordinate to handle him. That was an absolute humiliation.
“Die!”
Rumble…
The quasi Heaven’s Mandate expert roared, and ten thousand explosions rang out. Heaven and earth trembled as his aura erupted. A vast heavenly might appeared behind him.
The Quasi-Diviner raised his sword with both hands, and the immortal weapon exploded. Everyone was shocked. This Quasi-Diviner had actually activated the power of the immortal weapon.
It had to be known that he was only a World King. He was still far from becoming an immortal. He didn’t have any immortal energy.
If he used his own Heavenly Fate energy to replace the immortal energy, he really would be able to activate the immortal weapon. But such an attack would exhaust him greatly. At most, he would be able to unleash two attacks.
In other words, this quasi Heaven’s Mandate was actually going to fight against one of Long Chen’s subordinates. His temper really was explosive.
“If an idiot like you is still alive, why should I die?”
Guo Ran didn’t retreat in the slightest in the face of a quasi Heaven’s Mandate expert’s attack. He charged forward with his saber in both hands.
At the same time, a pair of Kun Peng wings appeared behind him. Long Chen saw a pair of immortal characters on his wings, but he didn’t recognize them.
BOOM!
In front of everyone’s eyes, that quasi Heaven’s Mandate expert’s full-strength attack landed on Guo Ran’s saber. Countless people thought that Guo Ran would definitely be destroyed by that immortal weapon.
Chi! Chi!
A divine light shot out of Guo Ran’s wings. They were like two sharp swords that pierced through the sky.
“This…”
Everyone was stunned. Even the Dragonblood warriors who were familiar with Guo Ran had never seen this move.
“He actually managed to disperse his opponent’s power.”
Seeing the divine light shooting out of Guo Ran’s wings and the pierced sky, one of the Jiang family’s World King experts was shocked.
From a distance, it looked like Guo Ran had split a quasi Heavenly Fate expert’s power into two. Two huge holes appeared in the air, and the insides of the holes were pitch-black. Spatial blades appeared, looking like the eyes of a fiend.
That World King powerhouse was none other than one of the two quasi-Heaven’s of the Jiang Family. At this time, the arrogance on his face disappeared and was replaced with shock.
“Long Chen actually has such a terrifying subordinate? What’s his name?” asked another of the Jiang family’s quasi Heavenly Fate experts.
Obviously, he was asking Feng Fei, but Feng Fei’s expression was cold. She didn’t even look at them. Feng Fei was a normal woman. How could she not be angry after being slapped in the face?
Previously, the two of them had been arrogant and disdainful, but now they were shocked by Guo Ran’s actions. Only then did they start asking her questions. Feng Fei sneered inside, ‘I was just warning you out of goodwill, but you’re acting like a cold ass. Now you know how terrifying the Dragonblood Legion is?’
“Feng Fei, you…” Seeing Feng Fei ignore them, the Quasi-Divine Chosen was immediately infuriated.
“Forget it, just watch!”
Jiang Wenyu interrupted the quasi-Heaven's words. He didn't want the Jiang family to get into a conflict and be laughed at by others.
Although Feng Fei wasn’t a quasi-Heaven’s Mandate, her status was special and she had the support of the ancestors. Even he didn’t dare to be too rude to her.
The reason he had called out to Long Chen was because he had no choice. The patriarch had once warned him not to become enemies with Long Chen.
He was a peerless genius sealed by the ancient Jiang Family. In his era, he was an invincible existence.
The patriarch had told him not to provoke a single person, so he was naturally a bit displeased. But although he was displeased, he didn’t dare to go against the patriarch’s orders.
If he wanted to inherit the position of patriarch in the future, not only would he need the support of the council, but he would also need the approval of the patriarch. As a result, even he dared not disobey the patriarch.
Not only were the Jiang family’s people shocked, but everyone who saw this scene was also shocked. Although Guo Ran’s actions had been a trick to weaken a quasi Heaven’s Mandate cultivator’s power, it was impossible for him to resist.
But for a quasi-Heavenly Fate user to use the power of their Heavenly Fate to activate an immortal weapon, that wasn’t something just anyone could do. There were no coincidences between experts.
Buzz!
The Quasi Heaven’s Mandate expert was horrified. His power poured out like a wild horse, but he was unable to cause any damage to Guo Ran. In his fury, he suddenly pulled back his power to reduce his exhaustion.
“Fool!”
The instant that Quasi-Heavenly Fate retracted his power, countless people cursed. This person’s combat experience was too weak.
As expected, as soon as he did, the divine light from Guo Ran’s wings disappeared. At the same time, runes lit up on his body, and he pushed his saber forward. A tsunami of energy surged toward the Celestial.
Pu!
He vomited a mouthful of blood and tumbled back like a kite with its string cut.
“What an idiot. This defeat is too stupid.” Countless experts cursed.
A grand Quasi-Heavenly Mandate had actually made such a low-level mistake. He had been completely defeated, and Guo Ran’s counterattack had heavily injured him.
“Damn bastard, you’re just using a tortoise shell to trick me. Just you wait. Next time, I’ll directly smash apart your tortoise shell!” cursed the quasi Heaven’s Mandate expert.
He had truly lost miserably. He was unwilling to accept this defeat, but it was useless. He had used the power of his Heaven’s Will to activate the Immortal Armament. He had used up a great deal of energy, and his combat strength had been greatly reduced. He was no longer able to fight.
Hu!
Seeing Mo Nian charging at him, the Quasi-Divine Chosen snorted and his Heavenly Dao energy trembled. Divine light danced, and his body instantly became illusory.
Chi!
In that instant, a ray of light slashed down, cutting apart the divine light.
The divine light that filled the sky was severed, and heaven and earth split apart. A figure also split apart. Blood splashed out, and his already ethereal body gradually solidified.
“What?”
Everyone was stunned.
The Quasi-Heavenly Mandate quietly stood in the air, his body stiff and unmoving. He slowly looked at his own body, and then saw it slowly split open.
“You’re not fit to use a sword.”
A cold snort sounded.
Clang!
Immediately after, the sound of a sword being sheathed resounded throughout the world. That sound resounded throughout the heavens and earth, piercing straight into one’s soul.
All of a sudden, the light in the Quasi-Divine Chosen’s eyes dimmed, and his spiritual flame extinguished along with his voice.
Splash! Splash!
The sound of the two pieces falling to the ground was like a hammer smashing into their hearts. Countless experts were horrified.
When they looked from the corpse to a white-robed man with a sword on his back, everyone’s expressions changed.
They didn’t know who Yue Zifeng was, although his name had spread to Minghao Tian along with the news of Long Chen becoming a Saint King.
But everyone’s gazes were focused on Long Chen. As for Guo Ran, Yue Zifeng, and the others, they all thought they were Long Chen’s subordinates.
However, Guo Ran had directly defeated a quasi Heavenly Fate. That was already shocking enough, but Yue Zifeng had directly killed him without even giving him a chance to escape. Just how terrifying was that?
None of the current elites were truly destined. Even Jiang Wenyu, the genius of the Jiang Family, was only a step away from being destined. However, this step was sometimes an insurmountable gap.
Even someone as powerful as him was still a quasi Heaven’s Mandate. Everyone was shocked to see a quasi Heaven’s Mandate being killed.
“You… you… you dare kill my family’s young master?! We’ll fight you to the death!”
That Quasi-Heavenly Mandate had been killed. The dozens of immortal experts that had come with him were both shocked and furious.
They had never imagined that their young master, a grand Quasi-Divine Chosen, would be killed.
Furthermore, from the moment he had attacked to the moment he had been killed, he hadn’t given them any chance to save him. By the time they reacted, their young master had already died. To them, this was like a nightmare.
“To the death? Then let’s fight to the death!” said Long Chen icily.
Hu!
Suddenly, the Dragonblood Legion vanished.
When they reappeared, they had already surrounded the dozen-odd undying experts and hundreds of experts wearing the same robes as them.
Pu pu pu…
Blood splattered as the sword intent pierced through Gan Kun.
Hu!
In less than a breath’s time, the Dragonblood Legion returned to their original location. When they once more looked at those people, they were horrified to find that they had already disappeared. The ground was covered in blood, and not even corpses were left behind.
“Since we won’t rest until one of us is dead, there’s nothing else to say. We’re both humans, and we only know how to be unreasonable. I hate this kind of person the most.
“Anyone else who wants to fight to the death with us can come out. As the commander of the Dragonblood Legion, I’ll fulfill your dream,” said Guo Ran coldly.
The Dragonblood Legion’s sudden attack shocked everyone. Before they could even react, everything had ended.
Over ten undying experts and hundreds of heavenly geniuses were instantly killed. They didn’t even have a chance to scream before being killed.
The Dragonblood Legion’s domineering suppression ended the battle in an instant. Their terrifying destructive power terrified countless people.
Originally, countless experts had wanted to ridicule Long Chen to test him, but now they didn’t dare.
As for the Jiang family’s experts, especially the two quasi Heavenly Fate realm experts, they were completely stunned. Just now, they hadn’t even bothered to greet Long Chen. As for the others, they didn’t even have the desire to look him in the eye.
However, it was precisely these ‘minions’they looked down on that displayed a power that terrified them. At that moment, their hearts involuntarily pounded.
Most terrifying of all was that the Dragonblood Legion was completely calm, as if nothing had happened.
Even an ordinary Dragonblood warrior who had just killed an undying expert didn’t have the slightest emotion in his eyes. It was like he had just done something insignificant.
That kind of calmness, that kind of ruthlessness, even those who had experienced hundreds of battles felt a chill run down their spines. The Dragonblood warriors were like a group of reapers from hell. Their eyes were so cold and merciless.
“No wonder he had to bring his subordinates here when he fought alone. It seems he has these powerful subordinates. That’s why he’s so fearless.” One of the Jiang Family’s quasi-Heaven’s members sneered.
“If you don’t speak, no one will think you’re mute!”
Once he said that, Feng Fei finally couldn’t help but coldly say, “If Long Chen didn’t have absolute power, who would be willing to follow him? Have you ever seen a little brother who is stronger than boss but is willing to be a little brother? Do you think everyone else is as brainless as you?”
“You…”
“What about you? If you aren’t convinced, why don’t you directly challenge Long Chen?
“It’s fine. I can beg Long Chen not to kill you. Of course, the precondition is that you have the guts,” said Feng Fei icily.
“You…”
The quasi Heaven’s Mandate expert was infuriated, but he didn’t dare challenge Long Chen. After all, he hadn’t lived long enough.
The only reason he had said those words before was because he was jealous and didn’t want to admit that Long Chen was powerful.
Now, he almost choked to death from Feng Fei’s words. He was filled with fury, but he couldn’t release it. He glared at Feng Fei. If it weren’t for the patriarch’s support, he would have long since taught this arrogant woman a lesson.
"Forget it. Let's all say one less thing so that others won't laugh at us. But Shaoyun, your words are indeed a bit childish. In the future, don't say such things. People will look down on you," Jiang Wenyu said.
Although that person called Shaoyun had a good relationship with him, he really was stupid. There was no way he could protect him.
At the same time, the Dragonblood Legion’s actions had also alerted him. He no longer dared to look down on them. Feng Fei was right. There were no weak soldiers under a strong general. If their troops were already so strong, then there was no need to mention Long Chen.
He finally understood why the first person to awaken his Heavenly Fate, the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, would directly challenge Long Chen.
“It’s time. Why isn’t the Nether Dragon Amaterasu here yet?”
Suddenly, someone cried out. According to the time they had agreed on, they had already arrived. However, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu had yet to appear.
“Don’t tell me he doesn’t dare to come!”
Rumble…
Just at this moment, a rumbling sound came from the distance. The void shattered, and a huge monster appeared in front of them.
Rumble…
Space exploded like a mirror, and a huge object appeared in the air. It was like a mountain, but there was a beehive-like hole on it.
“Myriad Dragon Nest!”
Countless people let out startled cries when they saw that huge monster.
This was the lair of a dragon. It was a lair that countless dragons had used their lives to build over the hundreds of millions of years.
This kind of nest was formed by merging the corpses of generations of dragon race experts. It contained the corpses and blood of countless dragon race experts. It was a nest formed by piling up lives.
The Myriad Dragon Nest was not only a nest, but it was also a breeding ground for future generations. Its power could destroy the world.
The Myriad Dragon Nest’s appearance caused the heavens to tremble. Even the undying experts didn’t dare to move.
Black qi coiled around the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest, and rumbling filled the air. A terrifying aura made even heaven and earth submit.
No one had expected the Nether Dragon race to send out the Myriad Dragon Nest. That was the Nether Dragon race’s strongest treasure. What was going on? All the experts of the various worlds were stunned.
“Hehe, are they trying to scare us? How laughable. My boss isn’t someone who’s easily frightened,” sneered Guo Ran.
Although he sneered, he was filled with shock inside. This Myriad Dragon Nest was a divine weapon. The Netherworld Dragon race’s foundation was too terrifying.
It was just a competition, but the Netherworld Dragon race had come out in full force.
Although it felt a bit childish, the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest was truly too terrifying. The Nether Dragon race had achieved their goal.
“I’m afraid it’s not as simple as just scaring people. The Nether Dragon race wants to use this battle to display their strength and determination. They want to recruit followers for the Nether Dragon Amaterasu.” Ye Ling’s expression became serious as she watched the Myriad Dragon Nest slowly approaching.
“Recruit followers? What is that?”
“Those who awaken their Heavenly Fate will possess a complete Heavenly Fate Divine Brilliance and Heavenly Fate Divine Seal. If the Heavenly Fate Realm is willing to part with a portion of their Heavenly Fate Divine Brilliance and Divine Seal’s power, they can help those who have reached the Heavenly Fate realm with a high chance of awakening their Heavenly Fate.
However, the Heavenly Fate Divine Brilliance and Heavenly Fate Divine Seal were both core energy. Helping others increase their power consumed a great deal of energy, and it was also dangerous.
“That’s why Destiny Decrees don’t easily help others increase their strength. Unless they are willing to have a slave mark planted in them and become their battle servants, Destiny Decrees won’t help others increase their strength, not even their own blood relatives,” said Ye Ling.
“So that’s how it is. It seems the Nether Dragon race wants to use this battle to show off the Nether Dragon’s divine reflection and the Nether Dragon race’s power. They want to draw the quasi Heaven’s Mandate experts to join them.” Long Chen suddenly realized that the Nether Dragon race’s scheme was very good.
“As the first person to awaken his Heaven’s Will in the nine heavens and ten earths, he must maintain this advantage. Otherwise, once everyone else awakens their Heaven’s Wills, his advantage will disappear.
“That’s also why he couldn’t wait to fight you right after awakening his Heaven’s Will. In reality, even if you didn’t kill Netherworld Dragon Tianye, he would still have chosen a suitable target to challenge. With the Sacred Emperor Halo, you would still be targeted by him,” said Ye Ling.
On the surface, the Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s challenge to Long Chen was to get revenge for its brother. But the main reason was because of their strategy. The Netherwyrm race wanted to use this battle to become famous throughout the world.
So this time, the Nether Dragon race had even brought out the Myriad Dragon Nest in order to display the Nether Dragon race’s power. They had spread the news to all the quasi-Heavenly Celestials that opportunities couldn’t be missed, and opportunities would never come again.
However, just having the Myriad Dragon Nest wasn’t enough. There was another crucial condition, and that was for the Netherwyrm Amaterasu to kill or defeat a human Saint Ruler like Long Chen. In that case, there would definitely be countless quasi-Heavenly Mandates that would defect to the Netherwyrm race.
That was especially true of those geniuses who were extremely talented but didn’t have a powerful background. They would definitely flock over, and the Nether Dragon’s Heavenlight would gather countless battle servants. At that time, the Nether Dragon race’s strength would reach an unprecedented level.
“You really think too far ahead. Is the Nether Dragon race that confident? Do you think the Nether Dragon’s Heavenly Reflection will definitely win?” Long Chen sneered.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, the huge Myriad Dragon Nest landed on the ground. Black qi filled the air as if a world had descended. That kind of shock was indescribable.
Buzz!
In the center of the Myriad Dragon Nest, a huge door opened. Black qi filled the air as figures appeared. The person in the lead was an old man wearing a yellow robe with a golden crown on his head and a golden belt around his waist.
As soon as that elder appeared, Long Chen’s pupils shrank. That elder also looked at him. Long Chen felt a burst of pain in his soul, as if his soul had been grabbed by an invisible hand.
“Saint!”
Long Chen sucked in a cold breath. This Saint wasn’t the red-furred monster he had encountered in Nirvana Sky. He was a true Saint.
“With the support of the Myriad Dragon Nest, he won’t be affected by the Heavenly Daos. Long Chen, you have to be careful.” Ye Ling’s expression changed.
As a fellow Saint, her cultivation base had been suppressed, but this elder wasn’t the slightest bit affected. With the Myriad Dragon Nest, he was unrivaled. With a single thought, he could exterminate all life. No one could defeat him.
Even with her cultivation base weakened, she was unable to fight back against a true Saint. So she immediately became a bit anxious.
Behind that old man was another man wearing a golden crown and a yellow robe. He looked a bit similar to the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
When people saw him, they couldn’t help but cry out in surprise. That was especially true of those Quasi-Divine Fates. Their eyes were filled with fervor and envy.
Behind the head of the Nether Dragon Amaterasu was a golden sun. And people’s fervor and envy were not towards the Nether Dragon Amaterasu itself, but towards that golden sun.
The golden sun shot out tens of thousands of rays of light that illuminated heaven and earth. As the rays of light circulated, people could see transparent balls of light covering the entire world. Those balls of light were worshiping the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
That translucent ball of light was originally invisible. It would only appear when the golden sun behind the Nether Dragon Amaterasu shone.
“Is this the essence of the Heavenly Daos? The Heavenly Daos are worshipping the Netherwyrm’s divine reflection. The Netherwyrm’s divine reflection has descended. He is the god of this world!”
“Is this what a true Chosen is like? They don’t release any aura, but it’s enough to make your heart tremble. There’s no way to resist.”
“The true Heaven’s mandate has appeared. The most powerful heavenly genius of this era has appeared. The Netherwyrm Heavenlight will definitely sweep through the world. No one can stop it.”
When the Nether Dragon Amaterasu appeared, countless people were incomparably excited. They saw a true Heaven’s Mandate. Those quasi Heaven’s Mandates seemed to see their own future, and their eyes were filled with fervor.
“You are Long Chen?”
Right at this moment, the old man wearing the golden crown spoke.
The old man from the Nether Dragon tribe was the current tribe leader of the Nether Dragon tribe. He was also the strongest person in the Nether Dragon tribe. He was the highest authority in the Nether Dragon tribe.
His voice was filled with dignity and couldn’t be refused. His voice resounded throughout heaven and earth, causing countless experts’ hearts to shake. Their heads sank, and they involuntarily wanted to worship him.
That was the pressure unique to experts. It was the feeling of submission born from the difference in power.
Even an undying expert would be affected by this pressure. His voice rang out in their heads, and reverence rose from the depths of their souls.
Facing such a terrifying existence, Long Chen sneered. What was the point of asking when you already knew the answer?
“I killed your son. How could you not recognize me?” But Long Chen shook his head.
“I’m not Long Chen. I’m your father.”
Long Chen’s sudden words stunned everyone. What an arrogant tone.
Facing a terrifying Saint, he still dared to be so arrogant. Did he not want his life? As long as the Nether Dragon tribe leader attacked, Long Chen would instantly be turned to dust.
Originally, the atmosphere had been extremely solemn, but now that Long Chen said he was his father, the atmosphere became strange.
Countless experts were shocked and amused, but no one dared to laugh. They could see that the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader’s face had already darkened.
“Ignorant brat, do you know who you’re talking to? Even if your Numinous Sky Academy’s headmaster came, he wouldn’t dare speak to this holy one like this.” The Netherwyrm clan’s chief angrily shouted.
“I am the headmaster of Lingxiao Academy. What’s wrong with talking to you like this? What’s wrong?
“This decisive battle is between me and the Netherwyrm Amaterasu. What do you mean by coming here? Your family’s goal is that this little one can’t beat me?
“If you can knock down the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, what about me? What about your father?” asked Long Chen.
“Shut up, you ignorant fool!” roared the Nether Dragon tribe leader.
Rumble…
Space exploded, and countless spatial fragments flew out. Long Chen was the first to be crushed by a terrifying sound wave.
Long Chen’s hair and clothes fluttered in the wind, but he didn’t move. He allowed the sound waves to pass him. In fact, he didn’t even bat an eye as he icily stared at the Netherworld Dragon race’s leader.
As for Guo Ran and the others behind Long Chen, their eardrums were ringing from the sound waves. The sound invaded their minds, and they felt a sharp pain in their souls. A berserk pressure was corroding their wills, forcing them to submit.
However, each of the Dragonblood Legion’s warriors had shocking willpower. They weren’t suppressed by the will within that voice.
This roar didn’t contain a physical attack, but a kind of will storm. Those with weak wills would be directly destroyed, and those with weak wills would submit to it. This was the power of a Saint.
A Saint’s will was formless and tangible. It could cause the Heavenly Daos to collapse, but it was unable to shake Long Chen’s will.
When the sound wave spread, countless experts covered their ears, pained expressions appearing on their faces.
Thump, thump…
Some of the weaker experts couldn’t help but kneel. Only when they knelt did the pain on their faces disappear. Submitting meant giving up on resisting. If they gave up on resisting, they wouldn’t be invaded by the Nether Dragon tribe’s will.
These kneeling experts numbered in the tens of thousands. They were all well-known figures amongst the younger generation, and their strength was great. Unfortunately, although their talent was great, they hadn’t experienced many setbacks in their lives. Their willpower was too weak, and they were unable to bear the divine might of a Saint.
When the sound wave passed, those experts all felt like they had lost all face. They wanted nothing more than to find a hole to hide in. The Netherworld Dragon race’s leader let out a furious roar, causing them to reveal their true forms. They felt like they had no face to continue staying here, and so they immediately turned and fled.
The Nether Dragon tribe leader’s furious roar shook heaven and earth. Everyone looked at the calm Long Chen with shock.
The Netherworld Dragon tribe’s leader was targeting Long Chen. Long Chen had to endure the majority of the sacred pressure, and his calm appearance was unbelievable.
It had to be known that when the Nether Dragon tribe leader’s sacred might had spread to the surroundings, it had already weakened a great deal. However, it still caused the quasi-Heavenly Mandates to feel a splitting headache and their wills to waver.
Calculating like this, Long Chen’s willpower was truly terrifying. It wasn’t just him. When they looked at the Dragonblood Legion, they were also filled with fear.
Within the Dragonblood Legion, the only one affected was little crane. She was nervous, but other than being nervous, she wasn’t affected.
As for the three girls, they weren’t affected in the slightest by the Netherworld Dragon Clan’s Patriarch. They just quietly stood at the back and watched.
“The truth is that shouting is useless. Otherwise, donkeys would have long since ruled the world.” Long Chen shrugged.
“You…”
The Nether Dragon tribe leader almost coughed up blood. His furious roar hadn’t been able to suppress this brat, and he had even been ridiculed.
Killing intent erupted from the Nether Dragon Amaterasu behind the Nether Dragon tribe leader. It was about to charge forward, but its father stopped it.
The Nether Dragon tribe leader took a deep breath and suppressed his fury.
“Brat, the reason I’m so courteous to you is because of your talent and intelligence. Your cultivation base isn’t easy, so I’ve taken a liking to you.
“Although you accidentally killed my son, if you can turn over a new leaf and sincerely join my Netherworld Dragon race, I’m willing to give you a chance to turn over a new leaf.”
Countless people were shocked. When had the Nether Dragon race become so easy to talk to? Their leader’s son had been killed, and they could let bygones be bygones?
“What do you mean by turning over a new leaf? I didn’t do anything wrong, so why should I change? Furthermore, I didn’t kill Underworld Dragon Tianye by accident. My goal was to kill him.
“Furthermore, not only will I kill him, but I’ll also kill your entire Netherworld Dragon race. So you don’t need to waste your breath,” said Long Chen.
Everyone sucked in a cold breath. Was Long Chen crazy?
He had said that he would kill the entire Netherworld Dragon race. Let alone him, even the Numinous Sky Academy wouldn’t dare say such a thing. This fellow was too arrogant.
How powerful was the Netherwyrm race? The fact that the Netherwyrm Amaterasu was the first to awaken the Heaven’s Will meant that the Netherwyrm race’s karmic luck had already awakened. In the future, they would be powerful and unstoppable.
As for a World King like Long Chen, he actually dared to challenge such a power. Although Long Chen was surrounded by countless halos, he still gave people the feeling that he was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, overestimating his own abilities.
“Since you didn’t cherish this opportunity, I have a question for you. Where did you get that dragon blood?”
The Nether Dragon tribe leader’s expression gradually became sinister.
For some unknown reason, Long Chen’s heart tightened. He had a bad feeling.
He had a feeling that this problem would involve that mysterious dragon expert.
Long Chen didn’t understand that mysterious dragon expert who had helped him countless times. But he trusted him wholeheartedly.
Long Chen wanted to obtain some information about the dragon race’s experts from the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader, but he didn’t dare. He had a feeling that the karma of this matter was even more terrifying than he had imagined. He couldn’t rashly provoke them.
“Call me dad, and I’ll tell you.” Long Chen laughed mischievously.
“Courting death!”
The Netherworld Dragon race’s leader was infuriated. Long Chen was unmoved by force or persuasion, and he was unable to find anything from his mouth.
“Father, leave it to me. When dealing with humans, only by using absolute power can we force him to submit will he be obedient.” The Netherwyrm Heavenlight couldn’t help but say.
In truth, he had already endured for half a day. He was on the verge of going berserk. The Nether Dragon race was incredibly powerful, and today, they had come out in full force to display their power.
As for Long Chen, he had repeatedly humiliated the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader, not placing them in his eyes at all. That made all the Nether Dragon experts’ killing intent soar.
“If you can keep him alive, try to keep him alive. Although his dragon blood aura is weak, his divine energy is incredibly pure.
“This divine power is similar to the legendary Chaotic Dragon Emperor. If we can obtain the secrets of the Chaotic Dragon Emperor from him, then our Nether Dragon Clan will truly rise to prominence.” The Nether Dragon Clan’s Patriarch sent a sound transmission to the Nether Dragon’s divine reflection.
“I understand.” Netherwyrm Heavenlight nodded.
Rumble…
Right at this moment, the Myriad Dragon Nest began to slowly move back, leaving behind only the Nether Dragon Amaterasu.
When the Myriad Dragon Nest moved to the edge of the battlefield, countless figures walked out of the dragon caves. What was shocking was that there were tens of thousands of immortal experts.
Amongst the younger generation, there were over ten Quasi-Heavenly Mandates. As for the three Paragons, it was impossible to calculate them.
They walked out of the Myriad Dragon Nest and quietly stood behind the Nether Dragon tribe leader. They didn’t say a word as they watched the battlefield. Although they knew that the Nether Dragon tribe was intentionally displaying their strength, they were still shocked.
The Nether Dragon race was too powerful. Other than the dozen or so Quasi-Divine Favored, the rest were all members of the Nether Dragon race.
At this time, the entire battlefield was silent. Everyone’s gazes were focused on Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
As for the Dragonblood warriors, they also retreated to the edge of the battlefield.
For a moment, the entire world was silent. People looked at the two of them. One was a Saint Ruler, while the other was a peerless genius who had awakened his Heaven’s Will in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. Today, the two of them were about to fight to the death. Even as spectators, they were so nervous that they couldn’t breathe. They could only hear their own heartbeats.
Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light were less than ten meters apart. Their gazes were like four sharp blades cutting at each other, and invisible killing intent began to rise.
“You shouldn’t have humiliated the great Netherwyrm race. That way, I won’t be able to leave you an intact corpse. Do you have any last words?” asked the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
His voice was ice-cold, without the slightest emotion. His previous anger seemed to have completely disappeared. The current him was in a state of absolute calm.
“I have many last words, but there’s no need to say them here. As for you, you fought me and even brought your family with you. What? Do you think they can save your life at a critical moment?” asked Long Chen indifferently.
“You worry too much. You aren’t my match. In this world, within the same realm, no one is my match,” said the Netherwyrm Heavenlight confidently.
“What a coincidence. That’s what I thought as well. I’ve killed my way from the mortal world to the immortal world. I’ve fought countless battles, and I’ve never encountered an opponent in the same realm as me.
“My opponents are either a revolving battle, a group battle, or a cross-level battle. No one has ever been able to defeat me in the same realm.
“So in my eyes, you will definitely lose. The reason you brought so many people here is to wait for you to lose and hope they can save your life,” said Long Chen.
“Are you intentionally trying to infuriate me? Long Chen, you really disappoint me. You’re too immature,” said the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection.
“Enrage you? No, no, I, Long Chen, have always believed that in the face of absolute power, any schemes are useless.
“I’m not saying this to make you promise anything. I’m saying this to everyone here. How about this, when you lose, I’ll see whether your Netherworld Dragon race feels that face is more important, or whether your life is more important.” Long Chen shrugged.
The surrounding experts’ hearts shook. The two of them had absolute confidence in themselves, but in this battle, one of them would definitely be defeated or even killed.
If Long Chen lost, he wouldn’t have anyone to rely on. Losing meant death. As for the Nether Dragon divine reflection, it was different. His father had the Myriad Dragon Nest and the entire Nether Dragon race’s experts. Even if he lost, he wouldn’t die.
For a moment, everyone’s gazes toward the Netherworld Dragon Heaven Field and Myriad Dragon Nest changed. Was it really as Long Chen had said, that the Netherworld Dragon race didn’t have absolute confidence in winning?
“What a woman’s opinion. When has my proud Netherwyrm race ever broken their promises?
“Winner takes all. If the Netherwyrm Heavenlight loses to you, then he’s not fit to be my son. I’ll personally kill him.” The Netherwyrm tribe’s leader sneered.
“Did you hear that? There’s no need to argue. That little thought of yours really is laughable,” sneered the Nether Dragon.
“No, no, no. This isn’t a battle of tongues. Some things should be said first. Only then can the face-slapping be more resounding.” Long Chen smiled slightly.
“Are you done?”
“You can attack at any time,” said Long Chen indifferently.
After the two of them finished speaking, the world returned to deathly silence. At that moment, the entire world lost all sound. The spectators couldn’t even hear their own breathing or heartbeats.
Hu!
Suddenly, their hair and clothes began to flutter, and their expressions became solemn. They were like cheetahs staring at their prey.
Suddenly, a loud dragon roar rang out, and a golden light and a black divine light soared.
BOOM!
The two of them crashed into each other like a golden and black star. At that moment, the sky changed color.
“ROAR!”
The huge dragon’s furious roar caused Gan Kun to tremble. When Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight attacked, two huge dragons appeared in the sky.
Two huge dragons, one black and one gold, stood in the sky, their vast dragon might radiating throughout the world.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out as Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight collided. Qi waves crashed into each other, and heaven and earth were dyed black and gold.
The golden world collided with the black world. Rumbling filled the air, and a berserk qi wave blew apart the clouds. The spectators involuntarily retreated.
“Are these two monsters?”
The Jiang family’s quasi-Heavenly Fate Master cried out in shock.
Although they all knew how powerful Heavenly Fate experts were, they had never imagined that the two of them could summon manifestations that didn’t rely on Heavenly Dao energy, but just their physical bodies.
Everyone was stunned. Those who could stand here weren’t weak. They could all tell that the two of them were using the purest physical strength.
As for physical strength, it had already suppressed the Heavenly Daos and destroyed the laws. That had already surpassed the scope of people’s understanding of physical strength.
Everyone knew that Heaven’s Mandates were powerful, but their strength came from their Heaven’s Mandate, not their own power.
But the Netherwyrm Heavenlight hadn’t used the power of the Heavenly Fate, and Long Chen had also used his physical body.
The two of them fought with their strongest physical bodies. Two ten-thousand-mile domains appeared. One was a golden domain, while the other was a black domain.
People could clearly see that within the black domain, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu was covered in black dragon scales.
Within the golden domain, Long Chen’s battle intent soared.
Rumble…
Their domains collided, and their qi and blood rapidly soared. Their berserk qi and blood energies burned bit by bit, growing stronger.
Loud dragon roars continuously rang out. As for Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon divine light, they stood with their hands clasped behind their backs, directly using their dragon blood domains to fight.
“You’re just a slut who absorbed a trace of dragon blood, not a noble Netherwyrm Heaven’s Chosen. You’re overestimating yourself by using the Dragonblood domain to fight,” said Netherwyrm Tianzhao coldly.
As soon as the Nether Dragon Amaterasu opened its mouth, all the experts present were shocked. The Nether Dragon Amaterasu was able to open its mouth despite its terrifying domain. Furthermore, its tone was calm and its Spiritual Strength was stable. That meant it hadn’t used its full strength.
It had to be known that even an undying expert had to be completely focused when using such a terrifying domain. They didn’t dare to be distracted, let alone speak.
As for the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, it was completely calm and composed. People could clearly sense how terrifying it was.
“Noble? Are you trying to make me laugh to death? If the Netherworld Dragon race was truly noble, how could they possibly surrender to the Netherworld? If they didn’t want to be a proper dragon, how could they become dogs for the Netherworld?” snorted Long Chen.
Long Chen was unafraid of the pressure of the Netherworld Dragon Heavenlight’s dragon blood domain. Under the pressure of the Netherworld Dragon Heavenlight, he found that the dragon blood in his body was changing.
Back when that mysterious dragon expert had taught him the Dragon God Body Tempering Art, the dragon blood in his body had begun to show signs of turning into an egg.
Those eggs were dragon-shaped runes. But once they formed an embryonic form, they stopped advancing and no longer changed.
Later, after the dragon race’s experts had helped Long Chen and disappeared, he had lost the Dragon God Body Tempering Art’s next step. The Dragon God Body Tempering Art had also been stuck at a standstill.
Now, facing the pressure of the dragon blood domain, those dragon-shaped runes seemed to have received some kind of stimulation and began to grow again.
Currently, Long Chen had already completed the Dragon Blood Tendon Transformation, and the dragon blood was stored within his tendon. The small dragon images on his tendon were gradually becoming clearer under the pressure of the Netherworld Dragon Heavenlight.
As the dragon-shaped rune became clearer, Long Chen’s dragon blood’s energy became purer and stronger. His Dragon Blood Domain also became stronger.
Long Chen’s dragon blood seemed to have entered a kind of limitless state. So in front of the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection, Long Chen was just as relaxed. In the face of its ridicule, he directly retorted.
However, Long Chen’s ridicule was much sharper than the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection. It was like a poisonous arrow that directly pierced their hearts and souls.
Long Chen’s words not only infuriated the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light, but they also ignited the entire race’s killing intent. From top to bottom, everyone’s eyes were blazing with flames. If looks could kill, Long Chen would have long since died.
Many people knew about the Nether Dragon race. They were traitors of the Dragon race and had fallen to the Netherworld. But no one knew the exact details.
However, even if people knew about it, they wouldn’t mention it. They were afraid of provoking a calamity of extermination because that was a taboo of the Nether Dragon race.
As for Long Chen, he had said this in front of countless people. This was no longer a slap in the face to the Netherworld Dragon race, but a merciless slap in the face.
“Lowly human, what kind of nonsense are you spouting?” The Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s expression turned harsh, and its eyes turned cold.
“Lowly Netherwyrms, why do you need to be so ignorant? Since you were able to betray the dragon race, there’s no need to be afraid of others poking your backbone,” said Long Chen indifferently.
BOOM!
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight roared furiously. Its hair danced in the wind, and its gaze was terrifying. Its vast blood began to burn, and black flames appeared within its Dragonblood domain.
Rumble…
Black flames appeared within his domain, and his domain rapidly grew. Originally, their domains were the same size, but when he erupted, his domain instantly grew ten times larger. His black domain devoured Long Chen’s golden domain.
Ka ka ka…
His domain expanded, and his dragon might soared. A berserk aura swept through the heavens like millions of invisible black dragons dancing in the air. His powerful aura spread in all directions, and the spectators were pushed back by his terrifying aura.
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight was infuriated. It seemed it had lost its patience. It no longer wanted to play cat and mouse games. It wanted to crush Long Chen.
“Damned human, do you know what price you’ll have to pay for desecrating the great Netherwyrm race?”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight roared at the sky. Rumbling filled heaven and earth, and a berserk sound wave swept out like a tsunami.
At that moment, everyone finally saw the terrifying side of a Heavenly Fate.
“What kind of price?”
“What kind of price?”
“What kind of price?”
…
The voice of the Nether Dragon’s divine reflection reverberated throughout heaven and earth, as if the world was conveying its will.
That voice not only resounded throughout heaven and earth, but it also resounded in their minds.
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s fury was contained and released by the Heavenly Daos, and it was transmitted to everyone. This was the terror of a Heavenly Fate.
The Heavenly Daos were his tools, and the Heavenly Daos were his to control. As long as he was alive, the Heavenly Daos would belong to him, and everything would be under his control.
Previously, the Netherwyrm Heavenlight had been using the Netherwyrm race’s power. That was because Long Chen also possessed the power of a dragon. If he wanted to use the power of a dragon to suppress him, there was a special meaning to it.
But Long Chen was too good at pissing people off. Each of his words accurately struck the Netherworld Dragon race’s vitals. Just a few words were enough to make the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light go crazy. In its fury, it roared with the power of the Heavenly Fate.
And although this roar didn’t cause any harm to anyone, it did cause a huge shock. It also displayed the true terror of a Heavenly Fate.
Rumble…
Following the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight’s furious roar, his Dragonblood domain crazily surged, wanting to crush Long Chen’s golden domain.
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s domain was ten times larger than Long Chen’s, and it began to crazily crush his golden domain.
Under the pressure of the Netherworld Dragon Heavenlight, Long Chen’s golden domain began to change shape. It seemed it might explode at any moment, but it didn’t.
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight knew that Long Chen still had other tricks up his sleeve. Even if it crushed his domain, it wouldn’t be able to kill him.
But as long as he could crush Long Chen’s golden domain, it meant the Nether Dragon’s power had surpassed the true dragon’s. That was a special meaning. This wasn’t a competition between the two of them, but a competition between the Nether Dragon race and the True Dragon race.
At that moment, the Dragonblood Legion’s Bai Shishi, Yu Qingxuan, Bai Xiaole, and the others all clenched their fists nervously, their palms covered in sweat.
As for little crane, it hid in its aunt’s embrace and covered its eyes, not daring to look. But from time to time, it would sneak a peek through its fingers.
On the other hand, Guo Ran, Xia Chen, and the others from the Dragonblood Legion weren’t the slightest bit nervous. Their confidence in Long Chen was practically blind. After following him for so many years, no matter what kind of monster it was, as long as they were in the same realm, Long Chen wouldn’t lose.
This had become an iron law in their hearts, so they were calmer than anyone else in this situation.
Crack crack crack…
Long Chen’s Golden Dragon Blood Barrier was constantly changing shape, emitting strange sounds. It seemed it was just a bit away from exploding, but it didn’t.
As for Long Chen, he was no longer in the mood to bicker with the Netherwyrm Heavenlight. He found that under the pressure of the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, the dragon blood runes in his dragon tendon were rapidly hatching.
The dragon-shaped eggs gradually grew larger. In the beginning, they were just like tiny tadpoles. It was impossible to see the shape of a dragon. But when they curled up, you could see strange runes.
But with the stimulation of the Nether Dragon Heavenlight’s power, they began to hatch. Their curled up bodies began to gradually stretch out, and the strange runes disappeared.
After stretching out, they still didn’t look like dragons, but rather like earthworms. However, when they looked like earthworms, the tendons in their bodies suddenly tightened and they couldn’t help but contract.
In that instant, a vast and berserk energy surged throughout his body. The dragon blood energy instantly filled every inch of his body, as if he had been struck by lightning. As for Long Chen’s dragon blood, it entered a completely different state.
This kind of state wasn’t a change in quantity, but a qualitative increase. At that moment, Long Chen was ecstatic. He hadn’t expected that he would be able to find another way to use the Dragon God Body Refining Art.
Originally, the reason Long Chen had used his dragon blood’s energy to fight against the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection was because he was trying to force a duck to rise to the top.
After all, Long Chen wasn’t a member of the dragon race. He didn’t have such a huge body that could store so much energy.
Compared to the pure-blooded Nether Dragon Amaterasu, he was using his own weakness to attack his opponent’s strength. That was extremely irrational and foolish.
But there was no way around it. After all, Long Chen had inherited the mantle of the dragon race’s expert, so he had to clean up the traitors.
Long Chen had first used the dragon race’s divine abilities to fight against the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection. Even if he lost, it could count as giving the dragon race an explanation.
If Long Chen didn’t dare use his dragon race’s divine ability to fight against the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection because he knew he would definitely lose, that mysterious and arrogant dragon expert would definitely be disappointed in him. So Long Chen could only clench his teeth and fight.
However, what Long Chen hadn’t expected was that he would have some unexpected gains. The Dragonblood Divine Talisman in his body had actually begun to advance.
The excited Long Chen hastily calmed himself down and shouted to the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection, “Hey, hey, hey, you’re quite capable, aren’t you? Let me tell you, shouting is useless. Otherwise, donkeys would have long since ruled the world.
“This is your so-called Nether Dragon race’s divine ability? Nether Dragon race’s pride? Is this all you have? Foolish Nether Dragon race.”
Countless people’s jaws dropped. They had thought Long Chen would be suppressed to the point where he couldn’t speak. They hadn’t expected him to be so relaxed and have the time to humiliate his opponent.
“In the face of your domain, I can only defend and not attack. You can’t do anything to me. It seems the Netherworld Dragons are nothing in front of the true dragons.
“I am a human, and I only control a trace of true dragon blood. As for you, you are a purebred Netherworld Dragon…”
Long Chen suddenly looked at the Netherwyrm tribe’s leader through the barrier and then at the Netherwyrm Heavenlight. He looked back and forth several times before suddenly covering his mouth in shock.
“Could it be that you’re not a purebred, but a hybrid?”
“Pfft…”
Long Chen’s words caused countless people to burst into laughter. In this tense moment, Long Chen had suddenly said such a thing.
Countless people turned to look at the Nether Dragon tribe leader. As for the Nether Dragon tribe leader, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and his teeth were about to break from clenching them.
If it hadn’t been for the two of them fighting fairly, he would have definitely killed this bastard. This fellow’s mouth was too vicious. He had lived for countless years, but he had never encountered such a person.
“You damn bastard, you’ve gone too far.”
The Nether Dragon Amaterasu roared, its long hair standing on end. Its expression was malevolent, and its eyes looked like they were about to spit fire. It suddenly clasped its hands together.
BOOM!
His domain erupted, forming a black ring of light that instantly covered millions of miles. It reached the edge of the battlefield, almost enveloping the spectators.
The Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s domain instantly expanded a thousand times. This sudden change shocked everyone.
Buzz!
When that domain reached its peak, the Nether Dragon Heavenlight suddenly formed hand seals. That huge domain instantly shrank, and a berserk energy crushed heaven and earth.
Ka ka ka…
His Dragonblood domain instantly shrank to a million miles. Cracking sounds rang out as if it was about to explode.
The world outside the domain was wildly twisting. The naked eye could no longer see what was happening inside. People could only rely on their perception to see what was happening inside.
“He’s trying to crush Long Chen to death!”
“What a terrifying domain. Even an undying expert would be unable to move.”
When people saw this, they were horrified. The shrinking of the domain signified that the space within had been compressed. Looking at that terrifying pressure, ordinary experts would be instantly crushed to dust.
The most terrifying thing was that under the Netherworld Dragon Heavenlight’s control, his domain was still rapidly shrinking. At this time, Long Chen’s domain was like a bubble in a raging sea, about to explode at any moment.
“Amaterasu, remember to keep him alive.”
The Netherwyrm tribe’s leader shouted. He was afraid that the Netherwyrm Heavenlight would kill him in one blow.
Compared to Long Chen’s life, he wanted to know where Long Chen’s true dragon essence blood had come from and whether it had anything to do with the legendary Chaos Dragon Emperor.
“Leave him alive? With just this little power, are you joking?” sneered Long Chen.
Even in the face of this terrifying pressure, his golden realm was constantly changing. He was on the verge of collapse, but Long Chen’s expression was still calm.
At this time, Long Chen was still acting so arrogantly. Countless people were guessing whether or not he was acting calm, but in truth, he was already panicking inside.
That was because no matter who it was, being surrounded by such a terrifying domain and already being at an absolute disadvantage, they would feel terror.
But Long Chen’s disdainful expression made people feel like his expression was fake. In truth, he was already bitterly enduring.
“I want to see just how long you can keep your mouth shut,” said the Nether Dragon. Obviously, he had the same thoughts as the others.
Rumble…
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s domain was still growing stronger. His essence blood was still burning, and the world was filled with black flame dragons. The terrifying heat was roasting heaven and earth. This was his core flame that could ignite all things.
“You still refuse to accept that you’re a bastard? Although the amount of dragon blood in my body isn’t much, it’s incomparably pure.
“In comparison, your power is like a grass rope, while my power is like a steel wire. No matter how thick the grass rope is, it’s only frightening on the surface.
“As for the steel wire, no matter how thin it is, its strength is still there. Although it is lacking in quantity, your quantity seems to be lacking.
“Although I only have a trace of dragon blood, as you can see, no matter how much strength you use, you won’t be able to break my barrier. This is the difference,” said Long Chen indifferently.
Although his expression was calm, he was actually laughing inside. The stronger the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, the greater the stimulation the Dragonblood Divine Talisman would receive, and the faster it would grow.
Those earthworm-like runes were extremely weak at first, and they were a bit indistinct. But as the pressure increased, their bodies began to solidify.
These ‘earthworms’ all contained terrifying energy. They swam through Long Chen’s body like millions of moving volcanoes. Once they exploded, they would bring with them a destructive power.
Previously, when he had cultivated the Dragon God Body Tempering Art, it had been extremely difficult for him. Even if he had succeeded in condensing the Dragonblood Divine Talisman, advancing to the next level would have been as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
But today, Long Chen had discovered this secret. He could use his enemies’ power to stimulate the growth of the Dragonblood Divine Talisman. He didn’t even need to spend the slightest bit of effort to quickly grow. How could he not be delighted? How could he let go of such a good opportunity?
Long Chen continuously provoked the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight with his words. He even pointed out that this was a competition between dragon blood and dragon blood. He firmly locked down the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight, forcing it to go all-out against him.
“Bullshit! What’s so amazing about the true dragon race? They’re just a bunch of immature idiots.
“My Netherwyrm race left the dragon race and formed our own line. Our strength is no longer inferior to the true dragon race. Today, I’ll show you that the true dragon race’s so-called bloodline is nothing more than a joke,” roared the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
“Alright, then I’ll just quietly watch.” Long Chen shrugged. That disdainful expression was infuriating.
Seeing that the Netherwyrm Heavenlight had said it was dead, Long Chen immediately felt much more at ease. Originally, he had been worried that the Netherwyrm Heavenlight would become impatient and change its technique. That way, his ‘opportunity’ would be gone.
Long Chen had used his words to force back the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight. This way, the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight would have no way to stop. It had no choice but to clench its teeth and fight with Long Chen over the dragon blood domain.
For the sake of the Nether Dragon race, he couldn’t give up. He had to fight to the end. Furthermore, he had the absolute advantage.
Rumble…
The Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s domain continued to shrink. When it shrank to a size of several hundred thousand miles, the entire earth was trembling. The earth’s crust was unable to bear such a great power and began to deform.
Obviously, the smaller the size of the dragon blood domain, the stronger it would be.
But at the same time, the smaller the domain, the greater the amount of dragon blood it would consume.
On the other hand, Long Chen’s Dragon Blood Barrier was constantly being suppressed. It was like a bubble in the wind, constantly changing shape as if it would explode at any moment. But after such a long time, it still didn’t explode.
Within the golden barrier, Long Chen’s expression was calm the entire time. From time to time, he would ridicule the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, causing it to fly into a rage.
In terms of ability to infuriate others, Long Chen’s combat ability wasn’t inferior to his. Each of his words stabbed into the Netherworld Dragon race’s greatest pain. The entire race’s experts almost coughed up blood.
Time passed bit by bit. The dragon blood domain had already been compressed to thousands of miles. At this time, the pressure within the domain had reached its peak. Even a quasi-Heavenly Fate would explode.
But Long Chen’s Dragon Blood Barrier was still the same. It looked like it might explode at any moment, but it didn’t.
At this time, everyone sensed that something was off. It wasn’t just them. Even the Nether Dragon race’s experts became suspicious. They could faintly smell a conspiracy.
Long Chen had only been defending and not attacking. It seemed he was intentionally exhausting the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light. Was there some kind of scheme?
“It’s better to forget about the Nether Dragon Heavenlight. Your bloodline energy is too impure, and it’s not pure at all. It can’t do anything to me.
“How about this: I’ll take back what I said before. I won’t say that you’re a bastard. I’ll admit that you’re your father’s son, and no one will help you.
“Let’s stop this senseless battle of attrition. Let’s fight with our true abilities,” said Long Chen solemnly.
“In your dreams!”
As a result, Long Chen’s words caused the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight to become suspicious. It angrily roared, and its hand seals changed. Its Dragonblood domain once more shrank.
Originally, the Netherwyrm Heavenlight had already been suspicious, thinking that Long Chen was planning something. But now that Long Chen had spoken, its suspicions immediately disappeared.
Long Chen’s calm appearance further confirmed that he had already reached his limit and was about to reach his limit.
The Netherworld Dragon’s divine light erupted with its full power, accelerating the compression of its domain.
As long as Long Chen’s domain exploded, it would be a huge boost to the Nether Dragon race.
“You really are an idiot. Do you think I’m afraid of you? I’m just advising you because I feel like this kind of battle is too boring.
“Come, come, let’s use our domains to fight. Whoever withdraws their domains first will be a grandson,” cursed Long Chen.
As a result, Long Chen’s cursing and his panicked expression caused countless people to think that Long Chen was already weak on the outside. His domain wouldn’t be able to last much longer.
Rumble…
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight continuously formed hand seals, causing its domain to shrink. But Long Chen was delighted.
The Dragonblood Divine Talisman in Long Chen’s body began to crazily transform. Originally, it was like an earthworm, and its head and tail were indistinguishable. But with the suppression of the Netherworld Dragon Heavenlight’s domain, these earthworms began to transform. Their bodies grew longer, and they gradually began to take the form of serpents.
Ka ka ka…
As the Dragonblood Divine Talisman transformed, Long Chen’s bones began to emit cracking sounds. Because his bones were connected to the dragon tendons, the energy from the dragon tendons began to seep into his bones. Even his flesh began to quietly transform.
In order to avoid being noticed, Long Chen did his best to maintain his bloodline fluctuations so others couldn’t see any flaws.
Time slowly passed. One incense stick, two incense sticks… Two hours passed. The Nether Dragon Amaterasu finally couldn’t hold on any longer.
Activating the Dragonblood Spirit Formation like this was extremely taxing on him. But Long Chen’s Spirit Formation was still half-dead and on the verge of shattering.
Right now, he was a bit regretful. When Long Chen had said he wouldn’t fight for the domain realm, he should have stopped while he was ahead. But now, he had already said his big words, and it was impossible to stop halfway.
As for the spectators, they were incomparably excited at first, but now they were all stunned. This was clearly a battle between peerless geniuses.
As soon as they attacked, it became a deadlock. This was completely different from what they had imagined. This kind of battle was too boring.
If it had been anyone else doing this, they would have long since left. Who would want to watch such a boring battle? But they were also looking forward to the next battle, so they had no choice but to wait patiently.
“I said you can’t do it, but you just won’t believe me. The true dragon is the true dragon lord of the dragon race. You traitors who betrayed your master, how could you use your bloodline to suppress your master?” Long Chen saw that the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light was about to give up.
Long Chen’s words were extremely sinister. The Netherwyrm Heavenlight couldn’t do anything to Long Chen’s domain, but it also couldn’t switch to another attack. If it did, it would be admitting that its domain had lost to Long Chen’s domain.
It had to be known that Long Chen was a human. He only possessed a trace of the true dragon’s bloodline, while he was a grand genius of the Netherworld Dragon race. Even with the power he was most proficient in, he was unable to suppress Long Chen. Even if he won this battle, it would leave behind a stain on his reputation.
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight was both furious and hateful, but it didn’t know how to get out of its current predicament.
“How long are you going to continue this senseless battle of domains? The true struggle between experts isn’t a battle of domains or bloodlines. It’s a battle of life and death. Did we come all the way here just to watch you spout nonsense?”
Just at this moment, someone in the distance finally couldn’t help but roar.
“Hurry up and attack! What are you playing at? This is a battle between a Saint Ruler and the number one Chosen? Are you trying to make everyone laugh to death?”
“Don’t waste time. Hurry up and use your true power. If the Netherwyrm race wants to establish their power, then bring out your absolute power.”
“That’s right. If the Nether Dragon Amaterasu is strong enough, and the Nether Dragon race is absolutely sincere, we don’t mind joining the Nether Dragon race.”
One person shouted, and the others also cried out. They really were unable to endure this kind of battle.
The main thing was that their statuses were too special. They were extremely focused, afraid that they would miss a moment of excitement. But as time passed, they were unable to endure it.
Buzz!
The Nether Dragon Amaterasu suddenly retreated and retracted its dragon blood domain.
“Fine. For you, I don’t mind ending this battle. Although I’ve already gained the upper hand and am about to crush him.”
“Will you die if you don’t brag? In a battle of domains, even if you had ten thousand years, you still wouldn’t be a match for me.” Seeing the Netherworld Dragon divine light withdraw its domain, Long Chen also did the same.
Although the Netherworld Dragon divine light had retracted its domain, Long Chen was already satisfied. The Netherworld Dragon divine light’s domain was no longer able to stimulate the Dragonblood Divine Talisman.
Right now, the Dragonblood Divine Talisman in Long Chen’s body was gradually taking the form of a snake. Although it was just a small change, it had caused the quality of his dragon blood to change.
“You might be arrogant and despicable, but I’m still willing to give you a chance.
“As long as you swear loyalty to me, I can still give you a chance to change your fate.”
“Hahaha…”
Long Chen raised his head and laughed, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
“In this world, there’s no one worthy of my loyalty. Who do you think you are? To dare say such big words, aren’t you afraid of not being able to take it back later and slapping yourself in the face?” sneered Long Chen.
“Looks like you’re hopeless. I gave you one last chance, but you didn’t want it. Then don’t blame me for being ruthless.” The voice of the Nether Dragon’s Amaterasu gradually became low, and a cold killing intent instantly blossomed in its eyes.
Buzz!
The world behind the Netherwyrm Heavenlight suddenly darkened. But this time, he didn’t use his domain. Two huge eyes appeared in the endless darkness.
When that huge eye appeared, a layer of black divine light covered the body of the Nether Dragon Amaterasu. As his long hair danced, a pair of black dragon horns appeared.
When that black dragon horn appeared, the Nether Dragon Heavenlight’s aura erupted like a volcano. A black pillar of light soared into the sky.
The Nether Dragon Amaterasu released its true divine might. The huge eyes behind it were the eyes of a dragon.
But that dragon was too large. It was so large that it seemed the entire world couldn’t contain it. The manifestation behind the Nether Dragon Heavenlight was only enough for it to reveal two eyes.
Chi!
Suddenly, the Nether Dragon Heaven Illumination pointed at Long Chen, and a black bolt of lightning shot out.
BOOM!
A black bolt of lightning shot through the air, only two inches from Long Chen’s ear.
That black bolt of lightning pierced through the void, but it didn’t scatter. From a distance, it looked like a finger-thick black channel that extended from the tip of the Nether Dragon divine light to the horizon.
The flick of a finger pierced through the void without the slightest warning. Looking at the black passageway, everyone jumped in shock. This move had come too suddenly.
Everyone’s expressions changed, especially the quasi-Heavenly Fate experts. If this attack had been used on them, they would have long since died.
However, this attack was not aimed at Long Chen’s head, but at his ear.
As for Long Chen, he didn’t move at all in the face of such a terrifying attack. He allowed the black lightning to fly past him. The astral winds caused by the black lightning caused Long Chen’s hair to flutter, but his eyes were calm. In fact, he didn’t even bat an eye.
For a moment, everyone was horrified. Although Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light hadn’t displayed their true power yet, just from their domains, it was possible to see how terrifying they were.
With Long Chen’s strength, no matter how fast the Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s attack was, he should have reacted. He shouldn’t have been so slow to dodge.
Whether or not he could dodge was one thing, but whether or not he could dodge was another. Dodging was a kind of instinct, but not dodging was a bit terrifying.
It was precisely because they saw how terrifying it was that they were so shocked. Could it be that Long Chen had already seen through the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection and was too lazy to dodge?
“Are you trying to make me dodge? The Nether Dragon race is too immature,” said Long Chen indifferently.
Long Chen’s expression was calm, but his heart was surging. Originally, he had instinctively wanted to dodge this attack.
But just as he was about to dodge, the dragon blood in his body began to tremble. At that moment, it was like he had predicted the movements of the Nether Dragon’s divine reflection, as well as its attack path.
That was an extremely mysterious feeling. But when that black bolt of lightning brushed past his ear, he instantly understood.
The true dragon blood in his body was awakening. The true dragon race was the supreme existence of the dragon race. All the divine abilities of the dragon race were derived from the divine abilities of the true dragon race.
Now that the Dragonblood Divine Talisman had awakened, the Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s attack could be easily predicted by Long Chen. This kind of prediction was a kind of profound perception that was carved into the talisman.
It was precisely because of this perception that Long Chen dared to be so unbridled. He didn’t dodge, allowing the attack to pass by his ear.
Although everyone had long since expected this, they were still shocked.
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s attack was as quick as a ghost and impossible to dodge. But Long Chen had seen through it the instant it had appeared. Not only did it require courage, but it also required him to be extremely confident in his own strength.
It had to be known that if Long Chen’s prediction had been wrong, that attack would have gone straight for his forehead. At this time, he was already a corpse.
“The childish one is you. This is my final chance for you. I’ll give you two choices. Either submit to me, or die,” said Netherworld Dragon Heaven icily.
Although Long Chen’s display had shocked him, he had absolute confidence in himself and didn’t place it in his heart.
He still remembered his father’s words. He would do his best to keep Long Chen alive, because Long Chen’s secrets were more important than his life.
“Even now, you’re still talking in your sleep. The Nether Dragon race really is hopeless. I feel like you should worry about yourself!” Long Chen shook his head.
Buzz!
Suddenly, a seven-colored divine ring appeared behind Long Chen, and a divine dragon roar rang out. Seven-colored auspicious clouds soared out of the huge divine ring.
Within the auspicious clouds, huge scales were sliding. At the same time, heaven and earth trembled. Dragon might surged, and golden divine light surged.
“The Dragonblood Divine Seal is awakening. Even the manifestation of the Dragonblood Battle Armor has changed. The rainbow clouds have appeared.” Long Chen was both surprised and delighted.
This was his first time seeing such a scene. Within his divine ring, golden scales were sliding. Those were golden dragon scales.
However, the golden dragon was too large. In front of it, the ten thousand mile divine ring seemed so miniscule. It was like a glimpse of a leopard in a tube. It was impossible to see its entire body.
Furthermore, such a huge divine ring could only see the scales sliding about. In fact, he couldn’t even see the entire dragon scale.
Buzz buzz buzz…
When Long Chen summoned the manifestation of dragon blood, the golden dragon scales on his body began to form dragon blood seals.
That was the Dragon Blood Divine Seal within Long Chen’s Dragon Tendon. As it shone on the dragon scale, his bones began to emit crackling sounds. Ripples spread out from him.
Rumble…
Those ripples caused space to tremble. Even a Quasi-Heavenly Fate expert felt a chill.
When the Nether Dragon Amaterasu and the Nether Dragon tribe leader saw those ripples, their pupils shrank.
“Such a powerful divine aura definitely doesn’t belong to an ordinary True Dragon. It’s very likely that he really is related to the Chaotic Dragon Emperor. At the very least, he has the Chaotic Dragon Emperor’s inheritance.
“Tian Zhao, you must leave him alive. This Long Chen is a priceless treasure to my Nether Dragon race,” said the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader. His voice was trembling.
The Chaotic Dragon Emperor was the supreme existence of the dragon race. The reason why the Nether Dragon race dared to betray the dragon race was because the Chaotic Dragon Emperor had disappeared.
After the Chaotic Dragon Emperor disappeared, its inheritance also disappeared. For countless years, even if true dragon experts appeared, they no longer possessed the Chaotic Dragon Emperor's inheritance.
As for the primal chaos Dragon Emperor’s inheritance, its greatest feature was its divine energy. Long Chen only had a trace of dragon blood, but the divine energy he released was even stronger than the Netherworld Dragon Clan’s leader. That made them certain that Long Chen was definitely related to the primal chaos Dragon Emperor.
If Long Chen could obtain the primal chaos Dragon Emperor’s inheritance, then by excavating all of it, the Netherworld Dragon race would be able to rise. They could even call themselves the descendants of the primal chaos Dragon Emperor, and from there, they would be able to command the entire dragon race.
“Don’t worry father, I know what to do.” Netherworld Dragon Heaven looked at the divine energy around Long Chen with greed and envy.
If this divine energy was used on him, he would be like a tiger that had grown wings, and his combat power would multiply. But when it came to Long Chen, it was a complete waste.
“Are you ready? I’m going to attack.” The Nether Dragon’s battle intent soared.
Buzz!
The Netherworld Dragon didn’t wait for Long Chen’s reply. It shot toward him.
The Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection was as fast as lightning. It had only just moved when it arrived in front of Long Chen, its claw reaching for his throat.
This move didn’t have any variables, nor was there any technique to speak of. It relied on speed and strength.
The instant he attacked, because he was too fast, a black path appeared in the path he had taken.
Long Chen didn’t dodge. In the instant he attacked, the Dragonblood Divine Talisman and the Dragonblood Divine Talisman on his scales lit up, and a mountain-toppling power surged out.
BOOM!
The two of them exchanged blows, and the air trembled. Wild gales shot out like sharp blades.
The ground split open, and huge cracks rapidly spread.
The surrounding experts hastily dodged. The wind blew past them, and they felt a sharp pain on their faces.
At that moment, countless people’s expressions changed. Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light’s power had gathered together. Even from such a distance, if they were struck by the wind, they might lose their lives.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just as everyone was shocked by their power, Long Chen had already exchanged dozens of blows with the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
The two of them attacked with their bare hands. Fists came and went, and they crazily attacked each other. Each time they collided, a thunderous explosion rang out, and qi waves surged. Rocks flew through the air.
“That black fellow is so fierce. Big brother Long Chen won’t lose, right?!”
Little crane covered its eyes and looked out through the gaps between its fingers. Its voice was filled with worry and nervousness.
The black fellow he was talking about was the Dark Dragon Amaterasu that was covered in black dragon scales. At this time, the Dark Dragon Amaterasu was crazily attacking. Its aura was heaven-reaching and incomparably fierce.
“Those who can fight against boss Long Chen in close combat aren’t even born yet. Don’t worry!” Guo Ran laughed.
All the Dragonblood warriors laughed. They understood Long Chen far too well. His close-range combat arts were something he had learned from actual combat.
After experiencing countless bloody battles and life and death trials, they had gradually formed their own fighting style. They had absolute confidence in Long Chen.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The battle between Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon divine light grew fiercer. They fought faster, and their power grew greater. Their qi and blood gradually began to burn. Golden and black divine light crazily collided, shaking heaven and earth.
The entire world was filled with the roars of dragons. Their intense battle was like two huge dragons fighting. From time to time, the roars of dragons would come from their manifestations, as if they were cheering them on.
“What terrifying power, and it’s the purest physical strength. The dragon race’s physical body is too terrifying.”
Although he was just watching, he could tell how strong the two of them were from the changes in the Heavenly Dao Laws.
Long Chen exchanged blows with the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight Fist. Each move was simple, but it was also extremely marvelous.
Whether it was Long Chen or the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, they were both close-range experts. Their movements and techniques were flawless.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them had exchanged hundreds of blows, but the millions of experts present were unable to find any openings in their attacks.
“We didn’t come for nothing. This world-shaking battle was too marvelous. They are all true experts,” sighed someone.
Although it had been boring for them to fight with their domains, now they felt like it was all worth it.
They looked at Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight attacks. At the same time, they were fantasizing about how they would be able to resolve this kind of attack. That would be extremely helpful to them.
This was a true battle, and they couldn’t be the slightest bit careless. This was different from their usual sparring. There were many things they could use as reference. That was also why many third rank Chosen had risked their lives to watch this battle. This kind of opportunity was too rare.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
The two of them quickly slowed down, but their attacks became more powerful. Each time they collided, heaven and earth would shake. The spectators were unable to endure their power.
Each time they collided, their chests would feel stifled, as if their hearts were about to explode. That kind of strange energy was something they couldn’t block.
Just at this moment, a few undying experts began to shout at their young disciples to retreat. Many of them were unable to bear this pressure.
This kind of thing couldn’t be forced. The older generation’s experts shouted at the disciples to leave, but some of them refused to accept it. They felt like they could still hold on. They wanted to watch for a bit longer and absorb more experience. They didn’t want to go somewhere else and watch through the formation. That way, they wouldn’t feel like they were in the same realm.
At this time, the older generation of the Jiang Family also began to order their disciples to leave. The Jiang Family had their own grand array in other prefectures and could also see the situation here.
“Hurry up and leave. Don’t try to be brave. If you don’t, you might lose your lives. Right now, they’re still in the warm-up stage. Once a true battle starts, even the ancestors might not be able to protect you.”
Seeing that some disciples were still staring fixedly at the battlefield, looking as if they wanted to leave, Feng Fei couldn’t help but advise them.
“What?”
“Warm up?”
“Sister Feng Fei, don’t lie to us!” cried a disciple.
Such a terrifying battle was just a warm-up. What would a true battle be like?
“I don’t understand the Nether Dragon Amaterasu, but I understand Long Chen. It can be said that I watched him grow step by step. I understand his battle style too well.
They were definitely just warming up. They hadn’t truly entered a battle state, because their power was too great. If they directly entered a battle state, their bodies would be injured.
“You don’t need to feel regretful. Perhaps I will also have to leave in a bit to watch this battle with you all.” Feng Fei smiled.
When Feng Fei said this, while the Jiang Family disciples were shocked, they accepted the patriarch's suggestion and started to retreat.
Feng Fei was extremely influential in the Jiang Family, especially amongst the younger generation. Although she was not the strongest, the elites of the younger generation were all willing to listen to her and trusted her.
Very quickly, over half of the spectators had disappeared. There were true experts amongst them, and many of them were undying experts who had lived for countless years. They naturally could tell what was going on, and so some of the weaker disciples had been expelled.
On one hand, they were afraid of these disciples dying from the shockwaves. On the other hand, they also wanted to properly watch this battle. They were too lazy to split their attention to protect them.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, the void exploded. A heaven-shrouding dragon claw shot out of the darkness at Long Chen.
At that moment, the world was filled with the aura of death. Everyone’s hearts shook: the true battle had begun.
The Heaven Covering Dragon Claw shot out from the manifestation behind the Netherworld Dragon Celestial Light and smashed toward Long Chen.
BOOM!
The huge dragon claw pierced through the ground, and the Kun Peng wings on Long Chen’s back trembled. They shot out like lightning from between the dragon claw’s fingers.
“Warm up is over. Long Chen, prepare to die!”
The Netherworld Dragon’s divine light roared, and its long hair danced in the air as it charged at Long Chen. It seemed it had already calculated Long Chen’s dodging path, and it smashed its fist at him.
At the same time, black scales appeared all over his body. Astral qi surged out, and a berserk energy caused heaven and earth to resonate.
“The warm-up is over. However, the one to die is you.”
Long Chen snorted and stepped into the air. With his left foot as the center, his right foot drew a profound arc of light, and he kicked out.
BOOM!
As their fists and feet collided, a dragon’s roar rang out. Black and golden divine light intertwined, and the void was destroyed. The terrifying power caused heaven and earth to lose their original color.
Pu pu pu…
Countless spectators vomited blood, their internal organs exploding.
“Retreat!”
At that moment, all the experts of the older generation were horrified. Although they had seen that the two of them were holding back, they hadn’t expected their full power to cause such a terrifying destructive power.
The astral winds hadn’t reached them yet, but their bodies felt like they had been struck by a hammer. Countless people felt dizzy, and the weaker ones vomited blood.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection once more collided with Long Chen. The two of them smashed their four hands together.
“Die!”
Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight roared at the same time, their blood exploding.
Rumble…
The two of them clashed, and the manifestation behind them also smashed into each other. Heaven and earth split apart, and space fragments flew everywhere. It was like a world was about to explode.
Buzz buzz buzz…
The undying experts hastily formed shields to protect their disciples.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As a result, those undying experts’shields were blown apart by that terrifying force. They were forced to miserably retreat.
BOOM!
Another heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and the battlefield exploded. Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light were both forced back tens of thousands of miles. The two of them once more charged forward.
BOOM!
Space twisted as Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light intertwined. As the two of them crazily attacked each other, cracks appeared in the air.
“Nether Dragon Splits the Heavens!”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight roared and clawed at the air. The sky was like a painting as it was torn apart by it, and a spatial tear shot toward Long Chen.
This was the first time the Nether Dragon Amaterasu had used a divine ability. Seeing this scene, all the spectators were horrified. The power of the Nether Dragon Amaterasu had already surpassed the limit of their understanding.
They finally understood just how terrifying the first person to awaken their Heavenly Fate was.
Battle intent soared out of Long Chen’s eyes. Back then, Underworld Dragon Tianye had also used this move. But this move was many times stronger than the Netherworld Dragon Heavenlight.
This was an unresolvable attack. He could only block it, but he couldn’t retreat. Golden light erupted from his body, and 108,000 dragon scales poured into his fist.
BOOM!
Before the Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s attack arrived, a fist pierced through the void, forming a huge hole.
Chi!
Just at this moment, the spatial crack arrived. When it reached Long Chen’s spatial crack, it exploded.
Even in its wildest dreams, it had never imagined that Long Chen would be able to break this move so easily. It was just like a person tearing apart a piece of paper with a tear. A piece of paper could be easily torn in half, and the tear would be neat and tidy.
However, there was a hole where the paper had been torn. When the paper tore through the hole, the power would dissipate, and it would be unable to follow its original path.
His ultimate move had been so easily broken. Before it could recover from its shock, Long Chen shot toward it like a bolt of lightning, kicking it in the face.
Hu!
The Nether Dragon Heaven Splitting Heavens hadn’t been completely unleashed yet, but it had already lost its target. Seeing Long Chen’s kick, it hastily blocked.
Bang!
He managed to block it, but in his haste to change his attack, his power was clearly lacking. Long Chen’s foot landed on his palm, and his palm smashed into his face, sending him flying.
People cried out in alarm. This was the first time the two of them had displayed such an obvious advantage in an intense battle.
Long Chen sent the Netherwyrm Heavenlight flying with a kick. The Kun Peng wings behind him flapped, and he disappeared. When he reappeared, he was behind the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
“So fast!”
Everyone was horrified. Previously, the two of them had been fast enough, but now Long Chen’s speed had increased by who knew how many times. It was impossible to see his tracks with the naked eye.
Buzz!
Long Chen was the first to block the Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s path. He reached out with his claw, aiming for the back of the Netherwyrm Heavenlight. His speed was incomparable, and he didn’t give it any time to react.
Hu!
In front of everyone’s shocked cries, Long Chen’s dragon claw pierced through the Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s body. Black qi exploded, and the Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s body instantly exploded.
People were horrified. The Nether Dragon Heavenlight had been killed in one blow by Long Chen? That was too sudden. They were unable to believe it.
When Long Chen’s claw pierced through its body, Long Chen’s expression changed slightly. He suddenly disappeared.
BOOM!
Long Chen had only just disappeared when a black sword shot out.
“No…”
That black sword didn’t kill Long Chen. Instead, it pierced through the battlefield. One of the undying experts was unable to dodge in time and was pierced through.
BOOM!
The immortal expert’s body exploded, turning into dust. His flesh didn’t even fall to the ground.
Everyone was terrified. Even if an undying expert died, their flesh would still be preserved.
But this attack from the Nether Dragon divine light had directly destroyed the Immortal expert’s physical body. That meant that this attack contained supreme power. It had destroyed the Immortal Law within the Immortal expert’s body, and his immortal body was about to decay.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu appeared in the air. Its long hair danced in the wind as it glared at Long Chen.
“Your reaction speed isn’t bad. Otherwise, you’d already be a dead man. However, I want to see just what you’ll use to block my Underworld Dragon Blood Sword.”
Buzz!
As soon as the Netherwyrm Heavenlight finished speaking, pitch-black swords appeared behind him.
These swords were as black as ink. They were three feet long and covered in strange dragon runes. Their sharpness made people’s souls tremble.
This sword was the one that had killed an immortal. Originally, people had thought it was a divine weapon.
But now, people were horrified to find that this sword was formed from the Nether Dragon Heavenlight’s essence blood. It was like it was made from the teeth of a poisonous dragon.
At this moment, everyone was filled with shock. A single sword could kill an undying expert, but there were tens of millions of such swords in the air. Their sharp tips were pointed at Long Chen.
Even without being pointed at, people still felt their scalps turn numb. This divine ability of the Nether Dragon’s Heavenly Reflection was too terrifying. In front of it, undying experts would be slaughtered without the slightest ability to resist.
As for those quasi-Heavenly Fate users, this was their first time experiencing the true power of the Netherwyrm Heavenlight. Countless people were moved.
Not only did the Nether Dragon Amaterasu have a powerful background, but it was also very powerful. If he followed such a person, his future would definitely be limitless. Furthermore, he could help others awaken their Heavenly Fate.
“So that’s how it is. When you fought, you used your dragon blood’s power to control the entire battlefield.
“On the battlefield, there are countless invisible coordinates. If you run into danger, you can use those coordinates to teleport. High, truly high.”
Long Chen wasn’t the slightest bit shocked. Instead, he suddenly realized how the Nether Dragon divine reflection had managed to dodge his attack and immediately counterattack.
Long Chen had never come into contact with such a divine ability, but his Dragon Blood Divine Seal had already begun to awaken. He had a feeling of familiarity with the dragon race’s divine abilities.
Long Chen knew that this should be the dragon blood’s bloodline memories. Since all divine abilities were evolved from the true dragon race’s divine abilities, their essence wouldn’t change.
Although Long Chen didn’t know many dragon race divine abilities, the dragon blood in his body had memories. When he saw the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight, he immediately thought of the crux of the matter.
It had truly been dangerous just now. With his experience, there was no way for him to dodge the Nether Dragon Amaterasu. He would have to fight it head-on. In this kind of situation, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu would definitely suffer a huge loss.
But Long Chen hadn’t expected that the Netherwyrm Heavenlight would be able to teleport in such an undercurrent. That was practically against common sense.
But he quickly figured it out. Ordinary people needed to teleport. For example, Xia Chen needed to use a formation in a relatively calm space.
Teleportation had the same meaning as teleportation. The difference was the distance and the time to prepare. Teleportation was instant teleportation, and it didn’t require any time to prepare. It was just that the distance to teleport was very short.
The distance between teleportation points had to be fixed, and the space between them had to be relatively calm.
In a battlefield where the undercurrents were surging and the Heavenly Daos were chaotic, Xia Chen was unable to teleport. But the Nether Dragon Heaven Reflection was different.
His bloodline imprint floated in the air, allowing him to travel freely without being restricted by space. Even in a chaotic battlefield, he could teleport.
This was an extremely terrifying ability. Otherwise, with Long Chen’s experience as a veteran of hundreds of battles, he would have almost lost. If he had reacted just a bit slower, he would have been struck by that sword.
Long Chen’s ability to see through the core of a magical art shocked Heavenlight. It had to be known that this move was one of the Nether Dragon race’s core techniques. Within the family, there were very few people who knew about this move, and the number of people who could use it was less than one hand.
This move was a secret technique of the Nether Dragon race, but Long Chen was able to see through its essence in just one move. This caused the Nether Dragon divine light to be filled with disbelief, but it still sneered.
“You’re very smart. Unfortunately, in front of absolute power, all struggles are futile.”
“That’s right. But do you have absolute power?” asked Long Chen.
“Whether or not you have absolute power is not something that can be said with words.”
Buzz!
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight snorted and formed hand seals. Millions of sharp swords shot at Long Chen like lightning.
This kind of indiscriminate attack was unavoidable. It was a terrifying move that made people despair.
“If it was before, I really wouldn’t know how to receive this move of yours. But now…”
Long Chen smiled slightly as he looked at the flying swords. He pressed his palms together, connecting his thumb and forefinger. He slowly pushed them forward, and the instant he did, two golden suns appeared in his palms.
Endless runes erupted from the golden sun. Millions of golden threads shot out, forming a golden shield in front of Long Chen.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
When that golden shield appeared, a black sword viciously stabbed into it.
Countless people had thought that Long Chen’s shield would be pierced through like paper. They hadn’t expected that when those sharp swords stabbed into the shield, they would all explode.
“What?”
Everyone was shocked. That was a sharp sword that could even kill an undying expert in one blow. It had destroyed the undying laws, but it had exploded just like that?
Boom! Boom! Boom!
When those sharp swords collided with the golden shield, they exploded like dirt.
The Nether Dragon race’s experts were all stunned. As for the Nether Dragon tribe leader, his eyes were wide with delight.
“Long Chen’s dragon blood must have something to do with the primal chaos dragon emperor. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have created such a powerful pressure that caused the Heavenlight’s blood seal to fail.”
Other people wouldn’t be able to see any clues. They would think this was a head-on battle. The Infernal Dragon’s Heavenlight Sword was unable to defeat Long Chen’s golden shield.
However, no one saw that just as the Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s sword was about to pierce the shield, a divine light erupted from the shield, causing the runes on the sword to rapidly dim.
When the sword stabbed into the shield, it was already on the verge of breaking apart. So when it struck the golden shield, it was unable to cause any damage.
At that moment, it wasn’t just the Netherworld Dragon race’s leader who was shocked. Even Long Chen was shocked. The shield he had formed was something he had randomly thought of. He was using the method of controlling the seven-colored supreme blood to control the dragon blood.
However, he hadn’t expected that after condensing the shield, it would bring with it a divine light. Under that light, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s attack instantly disintegrated.
In other words, with that divine light, even if Long Chen didn’t use a shield, those sharp swords wouldn’t be able to cause any harm to him.
This was a divine light that Long Chen had unintentionally activated. He didn’t even know how he had done it, but he was sure of one thing: his dragon blood was definitely enough to suppress the Netherworld Dragon race’s bloodline power.
When it saw that the divine ability it was so proud of had been suppressed, it was both shocked and infuriated. It was no longer able to remain calm. Forming hand seals, the manifestation behind it suddenly exploded.
BOOM!
A Heaven-Shrouding Dragon Claw appeared from the manifestation. It was like a devil claw from hell, and as soon as it appeared, death energy filled the air.
“Prepare to die! Netherworld Soul Extinguishing Claw!” The Nether Dragon Amaterasu roared.
A huge dragon claw shot out from the manifestation behind the Nether Dragon Amaterasu. The instant it appeared, the entire world was sucked into a death vortex.
This was the Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s ultimate killing move. However, this move no longer contained the pure power of dragon blood. It also contained the laws of the Netherworld.
This was the dragon race’s divine ability that had merged with the Netherworld’s laws. It shot out from the manifestation, and the aura of death instantly locked onto Long Chen.
“Hmph, is this the reason you rebelled against the dragon race and joined the Netherworld? A bunch of idiots who have lost their watermelon to pick up sesame seeds. When the dragon race’s divine abilities are cultivated to their peak, their power is not something you idiots can imagine,” snorted Long Chen.
Seeing this move, Long Chen immediately understood that the Nether Dragon race was a darkness attribute race. If they joined the Netherworld to obtain the support of the Netherworld’s Death Qi, the Nether Dragon race’s divine abilities would receive an almost unlimited support.
Although that black dragon claw was just an illusion, it had reached an inconceivable level. It was like a real dragon claw. Even the scales on its claws were so lifelike. Most importantly, it contained endless dragon blood.
“What do you know, you frog at the bottom of a well? Our Nether Dragon race has already walked a path that belongs to us. The true dragon race is stubborn and obstinate. Sooner or later, they’ll be replaced by my Nether Dragon race,” roared the Nether Dragon Amaterasu.
Buzz!
His qi and blood surged, and his hands rapidly formed hand seals. As he did, the dragon claw’s aura crazily soared.
“Die, you ignorant fool.”
Rumble…
The dragon claw blotted out the sky as it descended.
“The ignorant one is you, you idiot.”
“Cloud Dragon Claw!”
Long Chen also roared. Right now, he wasn’t fighting against the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection as a human, but as a member of the dragon race.
Buzz!
A dragon claw appeared from Long Chen’s seven-colored divine ring. Golden light shone, and a divine pressure descended.
The dragon claw summoned by the Netherworld Dragon divine light was terrifying, but the dragon claw Long Chen summoned was awe-inspiring.
The two of them roared at the same time. Their two dragon claws represented two peerless geniuses, but they also represented two different races.
BOOM!
The golden light collided with the black divine light, forming a hurricane. A huge whirlpool soared into the sky. Millions of explosions rang out, and huge boulders were crushed into powder. Great Dao runes were also crushed.
This was a world-destroying attack. The roars of dragons filled the air, shaking people’s souls. Even the immortal experts felt dizzy and were about to faint.
These were two dragon claws. Not only did they represent two different kinds of power, but they also represented two different wills. Even an undying expert wouldn’t be able to endure such a collision.
Rumble…
Hurricanes raged, and heaven and earth were thrown into chaos. The Netherwyrm Heavenlight formed hand seals, and as it did, Long Chen took a deep breath.
Seeing this, Guo Ran and the others’ expressions changed.
“Cover your ears! Boss is about to release his sound attack!”
Seeing Long Chen’s actions, the Dragonblood warriors immediately knew what was about to happen. They covered their ears and shut off their senses.
“Nether Dragon Heavenly Roar!”
“Dragon Howl of the Nine Heavens!”
The Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection and Long Chen’s roar rang out at the same time.
Their roars complemented the dragon roar behind them, forming a terrifying sound wave.
The reason Guo Ran and the others had made their preparations was because of Long Chen’s roar. That scene of millions of experts being annihilated was still fresh in their minds.
Rumble…
It was like two ripples colliding in a lake. In the beginning, these ripples were unremarkable, but when they collided, space exploded.
A huge hole appeared in the space between the two of them. Terrifying ripples spread out, covering the entire world.
The sky darkened, and the ground began to sink. The world was about to be destroyed. The spectators had long since fled into the distance.
When they saw that their original location had been destroyed, they were filled with terror. If they hadn’t retreated quickly enough, then if they had been enveloped by that sound wave, they probably wouldn’t even have a corpse left.
The experts present were all shocked. The two of them had completely surpassed their imaginations. Before the shockwaves from the dragon claw attack had even ended, they had already unleashed a dragon roar.
At this time, the world was in chaos. The Dragon Mountain Range had long since disappeared, and Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection had also disappeared. People could only sense that they were still in the center of the battlefield, but they couldn’t see them.
Buzz!
At this moment, the battlefield suddenly shook. Everyone was shocked. They still wanted to continue fighting?
Such a terrifying move could be used consecutively? Were they all monsters?
Ka ka ka…
Just at this moment, within the primal chaos, people could vaguely see a black and golden dragon tail sweeping over.
“Nether Dragon Crushing God!”
“Divine Dragon Tail!”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight and Long Chen’s furious roars rang out at the same time. The two dragon tails that were tens of thousands of miles long struck each other like divine whips.
BOOM!
The space between the two of them had already been pierced through. Now that the two dragon tails slammed into each other, the huge hole was blown apart, forming an even larger hole. That hole almost reached the nine heavens.
However, this huge hole didn’t release any qi waves. It was like a huge mouth that was devouring everything in its path.
The power that had erupted from Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon divine light, as well as the flying sand and rocks in the air, had been completely devoured by the huge hole. The chaotic world instantly became clear.
“Not good!”
People cried out in alarm. They were horrified to find that the powerful suction force had already reached them, and their bodies were involuntarily pulled toward the huge hole.
Only now did people realize that there were countless spatial blades in the cave. They were like the teeth of a huge beast, and they were just about to crush the people they sucked in.
Many people had seen spatial blades before. Ordinary spatial blades were nothing to them, but the spatial blades in this black hole were enough to make their souls tremble.
This meant the spatial blades could easily kill them. The space that Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon divine light had broken through was no longer the space they were used to. If they were sucked in, they would definitely die.
“Run!”
People cried out in alarm and began to flee. But they were horrified to find that it was like there was a rope tied to their backs, making it impossible for them to run fast.
But fortunately, although they couldn’t run fast, they could still run. As long as they could get out of the cave’s suction force, it would be fine.
“Die!”
Just at this moment, Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight roared at the same time. They ignored the huge hole and charged at each other.
“What?”
Countless people were horrified. Were the two of them crazy? They had actually charged into the black hole to fight? Weren’t they afraid of being torn to pieces?
Even if those spatial blades couldn’t do anything to them, once they were pulled into the black hole and the black hole healed, they would never be able to come out.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In front of their disbelieving gazes, Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight charged into the black hole and continued fighting.
Pu pu pu…
The two of them had only just charged into the black hole when endless spatial blades tore through their bodies.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
But the two of them weren’t afraid. They continued to fight intensely, each one of their attacks fatal. That was because all the dust in the world had been sucked away by the black hole. It was like the world had been washed clean.
Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light were fighting intensely within the black hole. Each of their attacks was extremely clear, and the blood from the spatial blades was also clearly visible.
“You’re just a small human. Did you really think you were a dragon just because you absorbed a bit of dragon blood?
“Let me tell you, you’ll definitely die today. No one can be arrogant in front of the arrogant Netherwyrm race.”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight roared. Its attacks were incomparably sharp, and it rapidly attacked. In the time it took to say a single word, it had attacked over thirty times.
“I only have a trace of true dragon essence blood, but I’m far stronger than you, a half-dead dragon. Is there any point in slapping yourself in the face?” Long Chen didn’t want to be outdone.
At this time, the two of them not only had to face each other’s attacks, but they also had to avoid being struck by the spatial blades. At the same time, they had to resist the black hole’s terrifying suction force.
Fighting in this kind of harsh environment was a competition of true martial arts. There were no shortcuts.
Long Chen’s words were like poisonous arrows stabbing into the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection’s heart. Each time he cursed at Long Chen, he would definitely suffer a great loss. But if he didn’t say anything, he would feel extremely stifled.
In the eyes of the Nether Dragon race, the human race had always been an inferior existence, an ant-like existence. However, the human they looked down on had actually been unable to be killed after such a long time. This made him even more furious.
The two of them roared furiously. Their claws were like blades, exchanging injuries for lives. The two of them were covered in blood, but they continued fighting.
At this time, the two of them were in an extremely dangerous situation. At any moment, they could die to their opponents, or they could die to the spatial blades, or they could be devoured by the black hole and disappear forever.
When the distant spectators broke away from the black hole and looked at the two of them, they were all terrified. Not only were the two of them powerful, but they were also incomparably vicious. If an ordinary person was in their situation, they would have long since collapsed.
The experts of the Jiang Family looked at the battlefield and occasionally looked at the calm Feng Fei. They finally understood how farsighted Feng Fei was.
At this time, the Jiang family’s two quasi Heaven’s Mandates didn’t even dare to make a sound. Previously, they had looked down on Long Chen, but now they realized just how childish and laughable their actions were.
Jiang Wenyu was also filled with shock and regret. Long Chen’s strength was not something he could imagine.
Right now, he was still far from awakening his Heavenly Fate. Even if he did, he wouldn’t have the qualifications to look down on Long Chen.
Previously, if he had been enticed by Feng Fei, he would have been able to lower himself and sincerely become friends with Long Chen. Although the two of them wouldn’t become true friends, their relationship would at least have been good.
But before this, he had treated Long Chen indifferently. Needless to say, Long Chen wouldn’t bother with them in the future. At most, he would just deal with them.
Back then, the Jiang Family Patriarch had said that the future Family Head of the Jiang Family would choose between him and Feng Fei. The Jiang Family Patriarch had also seriously reminded him that as the Family Head, strength was secondary and vision was the most important.
Now, Feng Fei had used her strength to prove that she was a farsighted person. Unfortunately, they didn’t understand at all and even deliberately fought with Feng Fei. Now that they thought about it, they really were too childish.
“Sorry.”
Jiang Wenyu looked at Feng Fei and said helplessly.
Feng Fei was slightly stunned, but she quickly understood Jiang Wenyu's meaning. She sighed and said,
“Perhaps many things are just as Long Chen said. At most, I can change my own fate, but I can’t change the fate of others.”
Feng Fei had always understood Long Chen’s character. She had always wanted to pull him closer to the Jiang family.
However, wanting to get closer to Long Chen wasn’t easy at all. Long Chen wouldn’t care about such superfluous help.
As for helping someone in their time of need, that was practically impossible for the calculative Jiang family. So despite Feng Fei’s efforts, Long Chen’s relationship with the Jiang family was still indifferent. They weren’t enemies, nor were they friends.
As for the Immortal experts of the Jiang Family, they sighed in their hearts. Feng Fei's vision was really not something that some people in the family could compare to. It was a pity that this family did not belong to her.
“Lord tribe leader, Tian Zhao…”
On the distant Myriad Dragon Nest, the Nether Dragon race’s experts were nervously watching. One of them couldn’t help but say that he was a bit worried.
“Don’t worry too much. Heavenlight won’t be defeated. The stronger Long Chen is, the happier we should be,” said the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader confidently.
He had absolute confidence in the Netherwyrm Heavenlight. Others were worried about it, but he was filled with excitement.
The Netherworld Dragon’s divine light had already erupted with its full power, but it was still unable to suppress that trace of dragon blood. The stronger Long Chen became, the more it proved his guess.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The intense battle continued. After an incense stick’s worth of time, the black hole had shrunk from hundreds of thousands of miles to tens of thousands of miles.
The smaller the black hole, the stronger the suction force. The spatial blades became more chaotic.
Their bodies were riddled with holes, but their combat power was still the same. They were still crazily fighting without the slightest sign of exhaustion.
People couldn’t help being horrified. Whether it was the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenly Reflection or Long Chen’s Heavenly Reflection, they were both absolute experts. For one to be the first to awaken their Heavenly Fate, and for the other to become a human race’s Saint Ruler, it wasn’t a coincidence. It was all obtained through true strength.
There were many quasi Heaven’s Mandates here, but many of them had never experienced such a dangerous battle.
That was because it was the future hope of the family. From the moment they were born, they had always been protected by the entire family. Even the so-called ‘danger’ was within their control.
It could be said that many of them had never experienced true life-threatening danger. Furthermore, their families didn’t dare to let them experience true life and death experiences.
Now that they saw Long Chen fighting against the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light, not caring about his life or death at all, each one of his attacks was extremely vicious. Each one of his attacks was full of life and death. This battle style allowed them to completely understand the difference between them and true experts.
“The cave is about to disappear. Are they still not coming out?”
At this moment, someone couldn’t help but cry out in alarm. The cave had shrunk to less than a hundred miles.
As the hole shrank, the suction range became smaller, but the suction force became even more shocking.
This was like a river dike. The mouth of the flood was huge, and it looked like a torrential flood.
But in truth, the smaller the hole, the more concentrated the energy would be, and the more destructive it would be.
Most importantly, not only was the suction force shocking, but the spatial blades were also growing denser. In the beginning, there was only one spatial blade in a three-hundred-meter radius.
Currently, there were thousands of spatial blades in this space. Those spatial blades were as sharp as immortal weapons. Even Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s physical bodies were gradually unable to endure it. They were covered in wounds, and if they were struck, there was a risk of being killed.
But even so, the two of them still fought without giving up. Despite being covered in blood, their attacks were still vicious and sharp.
“Are they planning on perishing together?” The Jiang family’s quasi-fate was shocked.
“Why aren’t they fighting? If this continues, both of them will die.” Another quasi-Heavenly Mandate from the Jiang Family also said.
As they spoke, both of them looked at Jiang Wenyu, hoping that he would give them an answer. However, Jiang Wenyu could only look at Feng Fei.
At this time, Feng Fei couldn’t be bothered to argue with them. She sighed, “This is the difference between you and them. They are true Kings.”
Hearing Feng Fei’s words, the two quasi Heaven’s Chosen’s expressions became ugly. This was no different from cursing them.
Of course, the two of them were not convinced. They were about to retort when Jiang Wenyu stopped them with a look. He looked at Feng Fei and quietly waited for her to continue. At this time, the Immortal experts of the Jiang Family also listened carefully.
It was not just the Jiang Family experts. Even the experts from other places looked at Feng Fei. They watched the battle while listening attentively to what Feng Fei said.
Many people had heard that Feng Fei and Long Chen had ascended from the same world. Only Feng Fei understood Long Chen the best.
“Long Chen is the same as the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection. They are both born with pride. They have both experienced the baptism of true blood and fire, and that’s why they’ve come so far.
The two of them weren’t just clashing in terms of power, but also in terms of will, will, arrogance, courage, and courage.
They were all unrivaled existences in the same realm, and they had absolute confidence in themselves. They didn’t believe that there was anyone in the same realm who could defeat them.
"They intentionally pulled their opponents into a desperate situation. If either of them were to escape from the black hole because they were afraid, then that would mean that the battle would end prematurely.” Feng Fei said.
“How is that possible? He’s clearly stronger than his opponent, but because he couldn’t use his full strength in the black hole, he found a suitable place to fight and lost? What kind of logic is that?” The Jiang family’s quasi-Heaven’s Chosen couldn’t help but retort.
Feng Fei looked at him coldly and said, "A frog in a well cannot live by the sea. How can a summer insect talk about ice? How can a sparrow know the ambitions of a swan?”
“You…!” Facing Feng Fei’s ridicule, the Quasi-Divine Chosen was immediately infuriated.
"Do you know what the true path of cultivation is?” asked Feng Fei.
“What?”
"It's to not argue with stupid people about right and wrong.” Feng Fei said.
“I don’t think you’re right.”
“Then you’re right,” Feng Fei said indifferently.
When that person saw Feng Fei suddenly admit that she was right, he was stunned. He hadn't expected Feng Fei to admit defeat so quickly.
However, when he saw the people around him looking at him strangely, he immediately understood that Feng Fei was indirectly calling him stupid. He was immediately infuriated.
After Feng Fei finished speaking, she ignored him. Facing such a fool, she really had no way of communicating with him.
Fortunately, there were only one or two such fools in the younger generation of the Jiang Family. Otherwise, the Jiang Family would be completely finished.
He didn’t understand Feng Fei’s words, but all the experts present understood her meaning.
Obviously, Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon were both arrogant. Their arrogance didn’t allow them to lower their heads.
The black hole was like a fair arena. Whoever left first would lose.
That kind of thinking was something the Jiang family’s quasi-Heaven Fate Master was unable to comprehend. After all, his pride was just pride. As for Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, their pride was pride.
Those with pride would be obedient after a beating, while those with pride wouldn’t change even if their bones were broken.
This was also why Feng Fei was described as a frog in a well and a summer insect. Although he was a quasi-Heaven's Mandate, he was still far from being a true expert.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The battle within the black hole continued. The black hole had already shrunk to five miles… nine miles… eight miles…
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The smaller the black hole, the more intense their battle became. Blood flew everywhere, and spatial blades filled the air. But they were still unable to stop their crazy attacks.
That scene caused everyone’s scalps to turn numb. This was their first time seeing such a fierce battle.
The cave continued to shrink from a hundred meters to a few meters. At that moment, everyone’s hearts were in their throats.
They still hadn’t come out? If they still didn’t come out, then they wouldn’t be able to come out? At that moment, everyone could only hear their own heartbeats.
The battle between the two also confirmed Feng Fei's words. Neither of them was willing to leave the black hole first. Neither of them was willing to admit defeat.
Buzz!
Finally, the black hole disappeared and the world returned to calm. At that moment, everyone’s hearts sank.
“It’s over. Both of them are dead.”
BOOM!
Just as everyone thought the two of them had been completely devoured and disappeared forever, space exploded like a mirror. Two figures appeared in front of them.
At that moment, heaven and earth became silent. Everyone looked at the two of them. They were covered in blood and covered in wounds. It was like they had just experienced a thousand cuts.
When Yu Qingxuan saw this, she covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face. Seeing Long Chen’s current state made her heart ache.
Bai Shishi's face was a little pale. She clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms. Blood seeped out, but she still did not feel it.
In truth, even the Dragonblood warriors had been nervous just now. If Long Chen really had been devoured by the black hole, he really might not have been able to return.
Drip, drip…
Long Chen and Netherwyrm Tianzhao stood in the air. Black and golden blood slowly dripped down. Before the blood even landed, it exploded in the air, turning into black qi and golden light that returned to their bodies.
“Too powerful! He’s simply a monster!”
A quasi-Heaven’s voice trembled. This was the difference.
The two of them had fought to this point, but they were still able to shatter the void and escape from the black hole.
“Is this the strongest power amongst the younger generation? It’s so strong that it makes people despair!”
As for the two of them, they icily stared at each other, their faces expressionless. The air seemed to have frozen.
“The power of the dragon blood. We fought to a draw, but you will still lose,” said the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
“Is that so?” asked Long Chen indifferently.
“That’s because just now, I was using the power of the dragon blood. But now…”
Rumble…
Suddenly, rumbling filled the air. A huge whirlpool appeared in the air, and at the center of it was the Nether Dragon Heavenlight.
“… This is the true decisive battle.” Underworld Dragon Amaterasu coldly shouted. Suddenly, a shocking scene appeared.
Rumble…
The millions of miles of whirlpool seemed to suck away all the laws in the world. A sacred rune appeared on the forehead of the Nether Dragon Amaterasu.
As soon as those divine runes appeared, the wounds on his body began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just the blink of an eye, all his injuries were healed.
“This…”
Everyone was stunned. The injury the Nether Dragon Heaven had received was no ordinary injury. A portion of it came from Long Chen’s attack, and it contained a terrifying will. It was extremely difficult to recover.
As for the other portion, it came from the spatial blades. The spatial blades themselves were extremely destructive attacks that contained terrifying Laws. Up until now, no one had been able to explain these Laws clearly.
Once a person’s body was cut by a spatial blade, it would be very difficult to recover. Sometimes, even if they recovered, it would leave behind a permanent scar.
As for the runes on the dragon’s forehead, they immediately healed, shocking the quasi Heavenly Fate Realm experts.
Although each expert had a powerful self-healing ability, they would still need time to heal from their attacks and terrifying laws.
As for the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection, it instantly recovered. In other words, all his previous efforts had been wasted.
Ka ka ka…
The Heavenly Dao vortex revolved above the Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s head. The sacred rune on its forehead grew brighter, making it so that it was inviolable.
“Do you see it? This is the Divine Fate Seal. Only true Heavenly Fate possesses it.
“When I activate it, this world will be under my control. The life and death of all living things will be decided by a single thought of mine,” said Netherworld Dragon Heaven.
Ka ka ka…
Endless lightning raged within the whirlpool above the Nether Dragon divine light. At the same time, all kinds of Heavenly Dao runes intertwined. At this time, he was like a celestial emperor descending to the world.
This sudden change in style caught countless people off-guard. Only then did those Quasi-Heavenly Fate experts realize what had happened.
“So it turns out that the Nether Dragon Amaterasu has never used the power of a Heaven’s Chosen before.” Someone exclaimed.
“So he didn’t use his full strength?”
Even in such a terrifying battle, he hadn’t used his full strength. Just how powerful was a true Heavenly Fate?
“Long Chen’s finished. He went all-out, but he was only able to force out the Netherwyrm Heavenlight at its peak. The battle is over.” Seeing Long Chen covered in blood, someone concluded.
People began to discuss amongst themselves. Now that a Heavenly Fate manifestation had appeared, what could Long Chen use to fight against them? In the end, a Saint Ruler was unable to resist the Heavenly Fate.
However, many people still had hope for Long Chen. They felt that even if he couldn’t defeat the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection, he wouldn’t obediently accept his fate. He would definitely fight to the death.
As a result, the battle was still worth watching. The main reason they had come here was to see just how strong the legendary Chosen were.
“How is it? Do you feel despair? Have you given up? I’ve already said that in front of absolute power, you have no chance.” The Netherwyrm Heavenlight icily stared at Long Chen.
He wasn’t in a rush to attack. He was like a cheetah staring at its prey, but he wasn’t in a rush to eat it. He wanted to humiliate his prey to his heart’s content.
Long Chen smiled and looked down at his wounds. “I also said that you don’t have absolute power.
“Now, speak like a victor. I really feel ashamed for you.”
“Ashamed?”
“Yes, or perhaps you should say it’s embarrassing. In the first battle, you bragged so much that it shook the heavens. But in the end, you used all your strength, but you were unable to do anything to me.
“In the second battle, the Dragon race’s power and divine abilities fought to a draw. You have to know that you’re a member of the Dragon race, while I’m a member of the human race. Fighting me in terms of power and divine abilities is already very embarrassing.
“If I were you, I would have long since found a hole to bury myself in. In truth, I quite admire you. Just what is supporting you? To be able to boast so brazenly in front of so many people,” said Long Chen disdainfully.
“You…”
Originally, the Nether Dragon’s divine light had been like an emperor looking down on the world. But a single sentence had forced him back to his original state.
The experts present had also recovered from the shock of the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection. It seemed Long Chen was right.
In terms of the dragon blood domain, Long Chen only defended and didn’t attack. The Netherworld Dragon Heavenlight was unable to do anything to him. In terms of the dragon race’s power and divine abilities, it was the Netherworld Dragon Heavenlight’s forte.
As a dragon race expert, competing with humans in terms of dragon race domains, strength, and divine abilities was already an advantage. If they fought to a draw, it would be equivalent to him losing. It seemed he really had no reason to be so arrogant.
Long Chen’s words stunned all the experts present. That was right, Long Chen was using the dragon race’s divine abilities, and he was using power that he wasn’t familiar with.
“Could it be that Long Chen is still holding back?” asked the Jiang family’s quasi Heavenly Fate.
"How funny.” Feng Fei scoffed.
“What do you mean?!”
But Feng Fei couldn’t be bothered with this idiot. After mocking him, she continued looking at the battlefield.
At this time, the spectators all let out startled cries. They were horrified to see that Long Chen’s wounds were also rapidly healing.
Long Chen’s recovery speed wasn’t slower than the Netherworld Dragon Illumination. Most shocking of all was that he didn’t summon any manifestations, nor did he use the energy of heaven and earth. He also didn’t use his bloodline power. His wounds healed as easily as breathing.
“I really didn’t feed you all for nothing. At this critical moment, you really are awesome!”
He instantly healed his wounds. Long Chen couldn’t help but sigh emotionally. During this time, he had lost count of how many corpses he had thrown into the primal chaos space.
The Grand Yin Ancient Wood and Ancient Fusang Wood were both growing crazily. Not only were their vitality increasing, but their quality was also constantly changing. The healing of his injuries was completed in an instant, and it could be considered to have completely won him face.
Was a Heaven’s Chosen really that amazing? If you used Heavenly Dao energy to recover, then I would be able to recover on my own. That was especially true when he saw the Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s shocked expression.
Hu!
Long Chen threw away his tattered black robes and put on a new set of robes. When he put on a new set of robes, Long Chen’s essence, qi, and spirit instantly reached their peak.
The current Long Chen didn’t look like he had just experienced a huge battle. He didn’t look the slightest bit tired. Instead, his battle intent soared.
“Come, let me see if Heavenly Fate Masters are as strong as the legends say.” Long Chen’s rainbow divine ring disappeared.
BOOM!
When the seven-colored clouds disappeared, countless stars appeared. When the sea of stars appeared, the nine heavens trembled, and the stars appeared.
Up in the sky, a huge vortex enveloped the entire world. Countless stars revolved above the vortex. At that moment, everyone felt as if they were in a dream-like world.
The stars in the sky were projected into the sea of stars behind Long Chen. The stars in Long Chen’s divine ring shone, and starlight appeared on his body.
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight had summoned its Heavenly Fate runes, causing heaven and earth manifestations to appear. But when Long Chen summoned his Heavenly Fate manifestation, its pressure was no weaker than the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
At that moment, everyone’s jaws almost dropped to the ground. The two of them were monsters. The power of the dragon blood was just a part of their power. Once they finished fighting, they would fight with another kind of power.
“Retreat!”
At this moment, Feng Fei said to the Jiang Family.
“Why did you retreat?” The Jiang Family’s quasi-fate asked.
“Are you an idiot? Can’t you see that the Dragonblood Legion has retreated?” Feng Fei couldn’t endure it any longer. Her fury was ignited, and she began to curse at that person.
This fellow had gone against her time again. No matter what Feng Fei said, he would retort.
Feng Fei was also a person with a temper. After enduring for a while, she finally couldn't endure it anymore. She disregarded her status and directly cursed. This also proved that she was about to go crazy from anger. If it wasn't because he was a prodigy of the Jiang Family, Feng Fei would have wanted to kill this idiot.
When Feng Fei cursed, her eyes were filled with killing intent. The Quasi-Divine Fated One shivered in fear. This time, Feng Fei was truly enraged. This was also the first time she wanted to kill a Quasi-Divine Fated One.
Feng Fei's patience had reached its limit. She felt that if she didn't kill this idiot, she would die of anger sooner or later.
When Long Chen summoned his star manifestation, the Dragonblood Legion had already begun to retreat. This idiot was still foolishly asking why. Was his head full of crap?
“Don’t waste words. If I tell you to retreat, then retreat.” At this time, Jiang Wenyu’s expression also became gloomy, and he shouted at the Quasi Heaven’s Mandate cultivator.
Seeing that Jiang Wenyu wasn’t even on his side, the Quasi-Divine Fated One immediately became like a deflated eggplant. He didn’t even dare to let out a fart and continued to retreat with the others.
However, many people’s gazes were focused on Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light. They didn’t notice that the Dragonblood Legion and the Jiang family were slowly retreating. They were still shocked by the two manifestations.
“I heard you’ve cultivated the Heavenly Star Art? With the Seven Ultimate Mysterious Yang Art, you’ve even made up for the missing parts, allowing you to walk your own path. You really do have some skill. However, do you think you’ll be able to resist a grand Heavenly Fate?” said the Netherworld Dragon Heaven indifferently.
Obviously, the Netherworld Dragon race had investigated Long Chen in detail, and that meant they viewed him with great importance. It wasn’t strange for them to know about the Heavenly Star Art, but knowing the Seven Ultimate Mysterious Yang Art wasn’t simple.
This meant that the nether dragon race’s intelligence gathering ability was extremely strong. Or perhaps it could be said that there were quite a few humans who had secretly joined the nether dragon race.
“I have more than two skills,” said Long Chen indifferently.
“The Firmament Galaxy Art uses the power of the nine stars. But if my Heavenly Fate manifestation can cover the nine heavens, how will you use the power of the stars?” asked the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
Everyone was startled. That was right, the Heavenly Dao whirlpool of the Nether Dragon Heavenlight had blocked the light of the stars. Long Chen’s source of power had been severed.
That was equivalent to the manifestation of the Netherwyrm Heavenlight. It perfectly suppressed Long Chen’s cultivation technique.
Currently, the disciples of the Galaxy Master Sect were spread throughout the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. Furthermore, the Heavenly Star Art wasn’t a secret. Anyone could come to the Galaxy Master Sect to learn it. That was the mission Long Chen had given to the disciples of the Galaxy Master Sect.
Therefore, when the Galaxy Master Sect flourished, countless people began to study the Heavenly Star Art. Many people knew a thing or two about it.
“Call me dad. I’ll tell you,” said Long Chen.
“You…”
The originally calm Netherwyrm Heavenlight was immediately infuriated by Long Chen. Long Chen was practically a scoundrel who would say anything.
“You idiot, do you really think you can fight against me? I’ve always been giving you a chance to live, but you foolishly didn’t know how to cherish it. Instead, you’ve repeatedly humiliated me,” roared the Nether Dragon.
His roar came from the whirlpool in the sky. His roar was like the roar of this world, causing people’s souls to tremble.
Long Chen snorted, “You want to keep me alive? Is that because you’re kind? Is it because you’re magnanimous? No, that’s because you want to know how the dragon blood in my body came about.
“So don’t make yourself seem so noble. Don’t make greed sound so sacred. That will make me look down on you even more.
“I’ve already said that I have the true dragon race’s divine blood flowing through my veins. I have a duty, and also an obligation to clean up the true dragon race.
“Your Netherwyrm race is a traitor to the dragon race. Between you and me, only one side can live in this world.
“That’s not the first time I’ve expressed it, but you’re still fantasizing. Is your head full of shit? Do you still not understand?”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s expression became even darker. It was infuriated. Long Chen’s words had completely interrupted its thoughts, as well as its plans.
It was impossible to obtain any secrets from Long Chen. His only thought was to kill Long Chen.
But even if he killed Long Chen, there was no way he could soulsearch him. Long Chen had seen through the Netherworld Dragon race’s intentions. Before dying, he would definitely destroy his own soul and memories so that the Netherworld Dragon race wouldn’t obtain anything.
Facing someone like Long Chen who refused to be cowed by force or persuasion, the Netherwyrm Heavenlight was helpless. Its fury soared, and its killing intent soared.
Rumble…
Following his fury, the whirlpool in the sky began to rapidly revolve. Black qi filled the air, and the entire world turned black. The starlight in the sky disappeared.
“Damn human, you’re stubborn and obstinate. Since you want to die, I’ll help you.”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s voice was like a malicious spirit demanding lives. Endless echoes reverberated throughout the nine heavens.
“Die!”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight roared, and the whirlpool in the sky suddenly shook. It shot toward Long Chen like black lightning.
The instant the Nether Dragon Amaterasu appeared, the originally dark world suddenly lit up. Within the whirlpool, specks of starlight began to shine.
“This?”
Everyone was shocked. The Heavenly Fate manifestation of the Nether Dragon Amaterasu was unable to completely block the starlight. That meant…
BOOM!
Just at this moment, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out. People saw two figures smashing their pitch-black fists against the stars.
“Not good! Retreat!”
At this moment, the surrounding experts exclaimed.
Crack!
Heaven and earth were like ice that had suddenly shattered. Endless Dao runes exploded, spreading out in an instant.
Everything happened too quickly. These people had only just wanted to retreat when they were struck by the terrifying runic fragments.
Pu pu pu…
The Grand Dao rune fragments pierced through their bodies like sharp blades, bringing with them a rain of blood. Some people were unlucky and were directly pierced into sieves.
At this time, the Jiang family’s people were outside the attack range. Looking at those experts with their bodies pierced, they sucked in a cold breath.
Fortunately, they had retreated early, or they would have been in the same miserable state as them. There were some undying experts who had fled miserably, their bodies covered in bloody holes.
Some of the experts glared at the Jiang family. The Jiang family had fled, but they hadn’t called anyone else. Seeing them make a fool of themselves made them furious.
However, the Jiang family ignored them. At the same time, they were filled with admiration for Feng Fei. As for the person who was scolded by Feng Fei, he didn't dare to make a sound.
Ka ka ka…
If they were too far away, their vision would be blocked, and they wouldn’t dare to use their Spiritual Strength to examine it. Otherwise, it would be no different from courting death.
At this time, the battlefield was already a blur. Only a Quasi-Heavenly Mandate could see what was happening.
That was because their Heavenly Fate auras allowed them to see even further through their Heavenly Fate energy. Right now, their vision was similar to Heavenly Eyes.
Some undying experts couldn’t see the situation clearly, so they asked the quasi-Heavenly Mandates to share their vision. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to see anything clearly.
As for the Dragonblood Legion, Xia Chen had long since set up a formation so they could watch the battle through it.
Furthermore, Xia Chen’s formation was no ordinary grand formation. Everyone could clearly see everything within the battlefield. It was like they were standing at the center of the battlefield.
Long Chen’s battle was the Dragonblood Legion’s most marvelous display of combat. The Dragonblood Legion had been brought up by him.
Although Long Chen had never personally taught them anything, the Dragonblood Legion’s fighting style had his own shadow.
Each person used their own advantage to absorb what they needed from Long Chen. It could be said that other than Yue Zifeng, everyone else’s fighting style was seventy to eighty percent similar to Long Chen’s.
So each battle of Long Chen’s was an opportunity for the Dragonblood Legion to advance. They would never miss a single detail.
On the battlefield, Long Chen was standing in the air, maintaining a punching posture. His fist collided with the Netherworld Dragon divine light’s fist, and the two of them maintained the same posture. Their power was crazily surging.
Buzz buzz buzz…
The two of them had transparent ripples on their fists that were constantly flickering, forming a sphere of light.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the sphere of light seemed to reach its limit and exploded. Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight were both forced back.
After retreating, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu shouted:
“The will of the heavens, the support of all things.”
BOOM!
As the Nether Dragon Amaterasu shouted, the millions of miles vortex above its head began to rapidly revolve. Countless phenomena appeared within the vortex: wind, rain, lightning, spring, summer, autumn, winter, and so on.
The manifestation above his head made it seem like the entire world was changing. At that moment, he was like a god who controlled the laws of the world. If he wanted wind, he could get wind. If he wanted rain, he could get rain. If he wanted to, he could destroy all things.
Rumble…
Black qi began to revolve around the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection. It was like millions of black dragons had entered its body. Countless runes appeared in its eyes as it attacked Long Chen.
At this time, his power had once more multiplied. The spectators were all shocked. He had already reached such a powerful level, but he was still able to increase his power. This power was enough to destroy heaven and earth.
“Seven Star Battle Armor!”
The seven stars in his divine ring lit up like suns, and a majestic aura soared into the sky. His body was covered in stars, and he was like a god of war as he charged at the Netherworld Dragon Heavenlight.
“Monster!”
People cried out in alarm, feeling their scalps go numb.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two of them fought. Fist and foot met, and each collision caused heaven and earth to tremble.
Waves of qi surged out, and a heaven-destroying aura filled the air.
“Heavens, the Heavenly Evil Province is sinking!” someone exclaimed.
People were horrified to see that the laws here had already collapsed. The entire Heavenly Evil Province began to sink, and the earth’s crust was greatly affected. The surrounding prefectures were also affected.
“Just how terrifying is this power?”
Everyone looked around in horror. Was this really the power of a Chosen?
Even the Quasi-Divine Favored began to doubt life. After advancing to the Heavenly Fate realm, did they really possess this kind of power to sink an entire continent? They felt that this was unrealistic.
As for the undying experts, they were even more shocked. As undying experts, they were at the peak of this world. Other than the saints, this world was under their control.
Although they knew this era didn’t belong to them, they knew that they could still be arrogant for a while.
But when they saw this battle, they were horrified to find that they had only just appeared and had yet to enjoy the arrogance of the current generation’s experts. They were about to be eliminated.
The power of Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light was enough to exterminate a large number of undying experts. That made them both shocked and disappointed. That kind of feeling made them feel incomparably uncomfortable, as if they had been mercilessly abandoned by time.
“Die!”
“Die!”
The two of them roared furiously. The power of their wills and stars grew stronger. The battlefield had become a land of death. No expert could approach it.
The entire Heavenly Evil Prefecture collapsed, completely disappearing. All that was left was a bottomless pit.
As for the battle between Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, it had reached its climax. One was the ruler of all Daos, while the other was a supreme Saint Ruler who controlled the power of the starry sky. They were crazily attacking each other.
“This Nether Dragon Amaterasu is so strong. In all these years, this is the first time someone has managed to make boss go all-out, but he still can’t get the upper hand.” Yue Zifeng clenched his fists, his eyes filled with a fierce battle intent.
The Netherworld Dragon divine light was too powerful. They could all see that Long Chen was already going all-out. Neither of them could suppress the other. This was the first time they had seen such a thing in all their years of following Long Chen.
That was especially true of the two of them. They had always been fighting in close-quarters combat. This was Long Chen’s strongest point. It could be seen just how terrifying the Netherworld Dragon divine light was.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out. This time, the shockwave was even greater than before. Even the Dragonblood warriors felt as if their hearts had been squeezed by an invisible hand.
“The victor is about to be decided.”
Everyone’s hearts tightened.
Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight collided. This time, it was a world-shaking collision, and it was even fiercer than any previous collision.
BOOM!
Following that was another loud explosion. This time, it was even more terrifying than the last. The entire world became twisted.
The stars and the Heavenly Dao whirlpools became chaotic, and everyone lost their vision. Everyone present was an expert, and they knew that Long Chen was about to fight against the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light.
The two of them had tested each other countless times, but they had found that they were unable to rely on their techniques and combat experience to defeat their opponents. They had both lost their patience and felt that they should directly use their greatest strength.
This was a battle without any technique. It was a battle of pure strength.
BOOM!
With another heaven-shaking explosion, a figure flew out from the center of the battlefield.
“It’s the Nether Dragon Amaterasu!” Someone exclaimed as they recognized the figure.
“The Netherwyrm Heavenlight can’t defeat Long Chen?”
Buzz!
Just at this moment, Long Chen charged out from the core of the battlefield, chasing after the Netherworld Dragon divine light. Obviously, in the third exchange, the Netherworld Dragon divine light had been sent flying by Long Chen. That proved that in terms of absolute power, it was slightly inferior.
Seeing this result, everyone was stunned. Although they all knew that the two of them would definitely win today, the majority of them thought that the Nether Dragon Heaven would win.
But now, the Netherworld Dragon divine light had lost. Even after using the power of the Heavenly Fate, it was still forced back. That meant that in terms of absolute power, it was inferior to Long Chen.
Seeing Long Chen charge at the Netherworld Dragon Heavenlight, the Dragonblood Legion erupted into cheers. If Long Chen won, then he would definitely win this battle. Their boss would forever be unrivaled.
“Not good!”
Suddenly, Ye Ling cried out.
Pu!
Just as people thought that Long Chen wouldn’t give the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight a chance and would suppress it until it was completely defeated, a shocking change occurred. Blood splashed.
Long Chen, who had been charging at the Netherworld Dragon divine light, suddenly retreated. Golden blood splashed into the air.
When Long Chen retreated, a foot-long cut appeared on his chest.
When he looked at the Nether Dragon Amaterasu again, he saw a strange spear in its hand. The spearhead was huge and took up half its length.
Countless dragon runes lit up on the black spear. As soon as it appeared, a fierce aura erupted, and the temperature of heaven and earth dropped.
This was a terrifying divine weapon that was like a bloodthirsty beast. It possessed an endless desire to kill, causing people to shiver.
“If you had reacted a bit slower, you would have been cut in two.” The Netherwyrm Heavenlight held its spear, its eyes filled with icy killing intent.
He was furious. He was truly furious. He had fought his entire life and had left the Nether Dragon race’s protection countless times. He had gone through a true life and death experience alone.
It could be said that the majority of his current accomplishments were due to him risking his life. That was also why the Nether Dragon race valued him more amongst the two brothers. That was because he was a true expert, not a greenhouse flower that grew under the protection of his family.
In his entire life, he had never been defeated. Whether it was fighting across realms or taking turns, no matter what kind of situation he was in, he had never been defeated.
But today, he had been defeated three times in a row. The first time, he had lost. The second time, he had lost. The third time, he had lost without any restrictions. In terms of absolute power, he had still lost.
This was a merciless blow to him. He was unable to accept this. Just now, if he hadn’t used the Netherworld Dragon race’s divine weapon, Long Chen wouldn’t have given him any chance. With a storm of attacks, he would definitely have died.
Other people were barehanded, but he had to rely on the power of his ancestral weapon to survive. That was an unacceptable humiliation to someone as arrogant as him.
“What kind of weapon is that?” cried Guo Ran. This weapon’s viciousness was too terrifying. It was definitely not an ordinary weapon.
“That’s a Saint Weapon that has fused with a Saint Soul. It’s capable of unleashing a Saint-level attack. In this state, Long Chen will definitely lose. Hurry up and let him escape!” Ye Ling looked at the weapon in shock.
Sacred Weapons, as the name implied, were weapons that only Saints could use.
As for the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, it was a divine weapon that had fused with a sacred soul. Even if the Netherwyrm Heavenlight wasn’t a saint, as long as it contained a sacred soul, it could still unleash a full-strength attack. That attack was practically equivalent to a saint’s attack. No matter how strong Long Chen was, he would still be killed in one blow.
She knew Long Chen was an unrivaled expert, and she also knew his arrogance. She couldn’t directly force him to retreat, so she wanted to send a message to him through everyone. She wanted him to know that this was an unfair battle. Even if he fled, it wouldn’t affect his prestige.
“Die! You damn human ant, what qualifications do you have to be compared to me!?”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight roared furiously. Its face was twisted, and its eyes were filled with killing intent. It was unable to accept its defeat, and it went crazy.
“Nether Dragon Heaven’s Fury!”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight roared and raised its spear, slashing down on Long Chen. The instant it did, a black dragon phantom appeared behind it.
As soon as that figure appeared, it was sucked into the spear. A roar came from the ancient era, and the dragon runes on the spear seemed to come to life. The spear emitted a bloodthirsty aura as it slashed down.
At that moment, heaven and earth became silent. It was like this spear was the only thing in this world. It was the most supreme existence in this world. At that moment, all the experts were horrified to find that they were unable to move. They didn’t even have the ability to think.
Although they didn’t know what level this weapon was, they knew that no one could block it.
The ancestor of the Nether Dragon Tribe couldn’t help but sigh. He didn’t expect things to reach this point.
Long Chen was too strong. Although he was a bit unwilling, he had no choice but to have the Netherworld Dragon divine light kill him. He would rather not keep any of Long Chen’s secrets than to maintain the sharpness of the Netherworld Dragon divine light. If he couldn’t kill Long Chen on the spot, then the Netherworld Dragon divine light’s pride would suffer a setback.
“Everyone saw that he was the one who attacked first. Then I won’t be courteous.”
In the face of that terrifying spear, Long Chen didn’t feel the slightest bit of fear. Instead, he was excited. In front of countless shocked gazes, he took out a bronze cauldron.
Following that, everyone saw the long spear viciously smash into the bronze cauldron.
Dang!
In front of everyone’s shocked gazes, that undefeatable sacred weapon exploded.
“What?”
The Nether Dragon experts’ eyes almost flew out.
The Nether Dragon tribe leader was completely stunned. He couldn’t believe his eyes.
The spear in the Nether Dragon Amaterasu's hand was an ancestral treasure of the Nether Dragon race. It had fused with the sacred soul of an ancestor of the Nether Dragon race, so its power was boundless.
That was also why he had never been worried about the Netherworld Dragon Heaven Thrust dying to Long Chen. He was full of confidence in this battle.
But now, when this Saint Weapon struck the cauldron, it instantly exploded.
“Could it be…”
“The rumors are true?”
“Does Long Chen really have a primal chaos divine item?”
Looking at that bronze cauldron, no one dared to believe their eyes. Although Long Chen had once said that he had the Heaven Earth Cauldron in his hands and had even auctioned it, he had never said anything about it.
Later, everyone had learned that it had been a scam, and Long Chen had been given the title of a great swindler.
Later, Long Chen had also said that the Gankun Cauldron really was in his hands. If anyone was willing to offer a suitable price, they could come and discuss it at any time.
But the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s loss was something everyone knew. Who would be so stupid as to fall for it again?
Furthermore, which idiot would announce it after obtaining the Gankun Cauldron? Was there something wrong with his head?
Although the Nether Dragon race had also heard about the Heaven Earth Cauldron, they were the same as everyone else. They all thought it was just a scam.
But now, when the Netherwyrm Tribe's Saint Weapon struck the bronze cauldron, the terrifying Saint Weapon shattered. As for the bronze cauldron, not a single hair was left behind. Everyone was dumbfounded.
“Is that really the Gankun Cauldron?”
People looked at the cauldron, their hearts pounding. If it wasn’t, how could it have destroyed such a terrifying divine weapon without being injured?
BOOM!
Just as everyone was shocked by the cauldron, Long Chen shot forward like a bolt of lightning and kicked the Netherworld Dragon divine light in the chest.
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s reaction was also extremely fast. It dodged to the side, stepping into the air as it retreated.
Hu!
As a result, as soon as he dodged, Long Chen’s figure flashed, and he pulled back his foot. The Netherworld Dragon divine light immediately sensed that something was wrong. This attack was just a feint.
At this time, he was rapidly retreating. When he saw a figure appear, his mind buzzed. Long Chen had actually predicted his movements and was waiting for him on the path he was retreating.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s fist went straight for the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light. As for the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light, it was forced back, and it slammed into Long Chen’s fist.
Pu!
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight vomited a mouthful of blood. Its spine was broken by Long Chen’s punch, and it almost broke into two.
BOOM!
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s spine was shattered by Long Chen’s fist, and it transformed into a huge Netherwyrm. Half of its body was unable to move, and its head suddenly turned. Opening its mouth, a black sphere shot out at Long Chen.
Buzz!
Long Chen didn’t dodge. With a wave of his hand, he directly caught the sphere.
“You already don’t have the power of the dragon blood, but you’re still using the dragon race’s divine abilities. Have you run out of skills?”
Hu!
Long Chen suddenly pushed the black sphere away. It was like a shooting star that shot into the Nether Dragon divine light’s mouth.
BOOM!
An explosive sound rang out as the black ball of light exploded in the mouth of the Nether Dragon Amaterasu.
Previously, when he had fought with Long Chen in terms of the dragon race’s divine abilities, his dragon blood had been exhausted. That was why he had used the power of the Heavenly Fate.
Now that his dragon blood hadn’t recovered, not only had his dragon race’s divine abilities weakened, but they had also escaped his control. Originally, the sphere would have exploded in front of Long Chen.
But when Long Chen had grabbed it, he had directly erased its weak Spiritual Strength and injected his own Spiritual Strength into it. He had pushed it into the Netherworld Dragon divine light’s mouth, causing it to explode. This was a classic example of returning a favor.
Being injured by its own attack was extremely painful. That pain didn’t just come from its physical body, but also from its mental humiliation.
Buzz!
The Kun Peng wings on Long Chen’s back shook, and he shot toward the Netherwyrm Heavenlight like a bolt of lightning. Suddenly, a warning came to him, and he didn’t have time to think. The Kun Peng wings instantly changed directions.
Chi!
Just at this moment, a ray of divine light pierced through the air. If Long Chen had rushed over, he would have been struck by it.
“Truly shameless. You said you wouldn’t attack, but in the end, you still did. Is this the grand Netherwyrm race? Hahaha, how grand,” sneered Long Chen.
As expected, at this critical moment, the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader finally took action. There was no way around it. He couldn’t watch his son be killed.
Previously, he hadn’t attacked. He had thought that the Nether Dragon Amaterasu still had a chance, but now that it had been repeatedly struck, it was powerless to fight back. He had no choice but to attack.
But Long Chen’s words were like poison arrows stabbing into his ears. The word ‘grand’ was especially ear-piercing. It was no different from slapping him.
Previously, the Netherworld Dragon race had made a grand entrance, and Long Chen had repeatedly asked them whether they had beaten the young one or the old one. Back then, the Netherworld Dragon race’s reply had been very resounding.
Now, he had been completely slapped in the face. But there was no way around it. The Nether Dragon race’s face was more important than the Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s life.
“Damn human, you’ve humiliated my Netherwyrm race multiple times. Do you really think I can’t kill you?!” roared the Netherwyrm tribe’s leader. He decided to go all-out and charged over.
The Nether Dragon tribe’s leader personally took action, shocking all the experts present. It was understandable for the Nether Dragon tribe to save the Nether Dragon Amaterasu.
But the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader was a grand sage realm expert, a supreme expert of the current era. To deal with a World King brat like Long Chen was too shameless. Did the Nether Dragon race really not care about face?
“I knew your Netherwyrm race wasn’t worth anything. You traitors don’t know how to keep your word.”
Although Long Chen knew the Netherwyrm race wasn’t anything special, he had thought they would at most save the Netherwyrm Heavenlight and not attack him.
Even if the Nether Dragon race wanted to kill him, they wouldn’t kill him so brazenly. Then how would the Nether Dragon race survive in the future?
It seemed Long Chen had underestimated the Nether Dragon race’s shamelessness. The Nether Dragon race’s leader didn’t even need to hide his shamelessness and directly attacked him.
Facing a powerful Saint, let alone someone who had been fighting for so long and didn’t have much energy left, even in his peak state, he wouldn’t dare to fight a Saint head-on. Long Chen clenched his teeth and prepared to flee. He would settle the debt with them later.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, sacred light appeared in the air. A jade hand pressed down, and a white snow shield appeared in front of the Nether Dragon tribe leader.
“Clan Head Ye Ling?”
Seeing that figure, Long Chen was pleasantly surprised.
What Long Chen hadn’t expected was for Ye Ling to appear. Furthermore, her aura was completely different from before. She was covered in divine light, and her aura wasn’t any weaker than the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader.
Ye Ling had actually recovered her sacred energy? How was that possible? Long Chen turned to look into the distance.
On the Dragonblood Legion’s side, Little Crane was dancing. Her three aunts were surrounding her, their hands clasped together as if they were praying.
At that moment, Long Chen understood that it was them who had activated the Seven-colored Immortal Crane race’s mysterious blessing, allowing Ye Ling’s power to temporarily not be suppressed by the Heavenly Daos.
BOOM!
The Nether Dragon tribe leader crashed into the white snow shield. With an explosive sound, the white snow shield exploded, and the Nether Dragon tribe leader’s advance was instantly blocked.
“You dare stop me? You’re courting death!”
The Nether Dragon tribe leader was infuriated. He wanted to save his son, and no one could stop him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Ye Ling had long since known that the Snow Shield wouldn’t be able to stop him. Forming hand seals, a sky-encompassing leaf appeared in the air and rapidly wrapped around the Nether Dragon tribe leader.
A single leaf could cover the sky. Dozens of leaves appeared, instantly enveloping the Nether Dragon tribe leader.
The nether dragon tribe’s leader was wrapped up like a dumpling.
“Earth Spirit, pray to the heavens. Sacred Spirit, manifest. All Daos return to dust. All Daos nourish all living things. I pray to the heavens to send down a supreme divine power: Earth Spirit Divine Seal!” Ye Ling chanted in a low voice, her face full of devotion.
Buzz!
As Ye Ling prayed, millions of figures appeared behind her, all of them looking like Ye Ling.
However, they weren’t real. They were illusory. They were just like Ye Ling, quietly chanting. The world was filled with sacred prayers.
“You’re courting death! Let me out, or I’ll exterminate your entire race!” The Netherwyrm tribe’s leader’s furious roar rang out from within the endless green leaves.
However, that voice seemed to come from a distant world. That voice had already become indistinct.
Ka ka ka…
Right at this moment, cracks began to appear on Ye Ling’s leaves. It was clear that the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader was frantically breaking through, and these leaves were unable to hold on for long.
But Ye Ling didn’t panic. She continued to chant, and divine light descended from the sky. When the divine light landed on the leaves, runes appeared on them.
As soon as those runes appeared, they seemed to come to life. They joined together to form chains.
The runic chains followed a strange path as they passed through the leaves, forming a seal.
At that moment, divine energy circulated throughout heaven and earth. In front of that vast divine energy, everyone felt an unprecedented shock.
Previously, Long Chen’s battle with the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection had already been shocking enough. But compared to the sacred energy, it was like the difference between a stream and an ocean.
After sealing the Nether Dragon tribe leader, Ye Ling didn’t dare to be negligent. She continued to chant in a low voice to strengthen the seals.
That was because those seals were constantly breaking. Without even thinking about it, it was obvious that the Nether Dragon tribe leader was crazily struggling within them.
However, Ye Ling had taken the initiative, and the Nether Dragon tribe leader had suffered a great loss. He was unable to break through Ye Ling’s blockade.
“Damn it, save the clan chief!”
The Netherworld Dragon race’s experts were both shocked and infuriated. They had never dreamed that their tribe leader would be trapped so quickly.
They hadn’t expected that Ye Ling, who had clearly been weakened by the Heavenly Daos, would suddenly recover her sacred energy.
“Only the tribe leader can activate the Myriad Dragon Nest. We can’t defeat a saint,” said an undying expert.
The Myriad Dragon Nest was the Netherwyrm Tribe’s trump card, and only the tribe leader could control it. Now that the tribe leader was trapped, the Myriad Dragon Nest had become nothing more than a decoration.
“Let’s ignore the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest for now. Let’s attack that woman together. Don’t fight her head-on. As long as we draw her attention and distract her, the tribe leader will naturally be able to escape,” suggested one of the Nether Dragon experts.
“I think we should send a few people to sneak attack those dancing women. It’s obvious that the Earth Spirit tribe’s female saint was able to recover her power because of them. Taking drastic measures is the way,” suggested another person.
“I don’t think so. Those women are from the Rainbow Immortal Crane race. If we kill them, we’ll infuriate the Heavenly Daos. If things go wrong, our race’s karmic luck will be cut, and we’ll be doomed,” retorted someone.
“We just need to interrupt their prayers. There’s no need to kill them. Is there something wrong with your head?” raged the person who had suggested it.
“You old bastards, at this time, you’re still researching countermeasures. If you don’t act now, young master Tian Zhao will be killed.”
Just at this moment, someone cursed. The person cursing was an expert from the Nether Dragon race’s younger generation. After cursing, he ignored them and charged straight into the battlefield.
“Ah…”
At this time, the Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s miserable shriek rang out from the battlefield. Previously, Long Chen had lost an opportunity to dodge the Netherwyrm tribe’s leader’s attack. Now that Ye Ling had trapped the Netherwyrm tribe’s leader, Long Chen once more attacked the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, smashing apart its claw.
At this time, the Nether Dragon experts panicked. In the end, they clenched their teeth and charged at Long Chen.
They knew the tribe leader wouldn’t be in any danger. But if Long Chen killed the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection, the tribe leader would go crazy. They didn’t want to bear his fury.
“Die!”
The Nether Dragon race’s experts charged over. They were as fast as lightning. Long Chen punched out at the head of the Nether Dragon Amaterasu. If he was struck, then with the Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s current state, his head would explode.
BOOM!
As a result, Long Chen’s fist didn’t land on the Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s head. Instead, it landed on a black barrier.
The barrier exploded, and dozens of Nether Dragon experts vomited blood.
They had used the power of their dragon blood to block Long Chen’s fist.
But now that Long Chen was in his Seven Star Battle Armor state, the power of his fist was incredibly fierce. Those people immediately vomited blood. They finally realized just how terrifying Long Chen was.
As a result, the Netherworld Dragon shook its tail and was about to flee.
“You still want to run?”
Hu!
Long Chen’s five fingers were like hooks as he grabbed the tail of the Nether Dragon Heavenlight. Astral energy circulated around his arm, and he directly grabbed it back.
At this time, the Netherworld Dragon race’s experts flew over. Long Chen roared, and with a powerful swing of his right hand, the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection was sent flying.
“Dodge!”
The Nether Dragon race’s experts were all horrified. Long Chen was using the Nether Dragon Heavenlight as a whip. They didn’t dare to fight head-on, afraid of injuring it.
Long Chen flung out the Nether Dragon Heavenlight, frightening the Nether Dragon experts into fleeing.
Hu!
Long Chen suddenly pulled the Nether Dragon Heavenlight back, and when it did, he punched it.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s fist was extremely sturdy. Originally, he had thought he would be able to break the head of the Netherwyrm Heavenlight with a single punch. He hadn’t expected the Heavenly Fate rune on the forehead of the Netherwyrm Heavenlight to suddenly light up. Long Chen’s arm turned numb, and the dragon scales on his fist exploded.
At the same time, the terrifying will of the Heavenly Daos invaded Long Chen’s mind. At that moment, he felt as if heaven and earth couldn’t bear it.
“Scram!”
Long Chen’s forehead lit up, and an invisible sword flew out, piercing through space.
What shot out of Long Chen’s forehead was the will of the Heavenly Daos. That was because Long Chen had wanted to kill the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, and the will of the Heavenly Daos had actually helped it kill him.
However, Long Chen’s will was extremely powerful. As soon as it entered his soul, it was forced out.
Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated. The instant the Heavenly Daos’ will invaded his soul, he smelled the scent of death. If he had reacted a step slower, he would have been killed by the Heavenly Daos’ will.
At that moment, Long Chen’s fury soared, and his killing intent soared. It was like two people had fought a fair battle, but the referee had launched a sneak attack on Long Chen at the critical moment. That kind of injustice and fury couldn’t be described with words.
“In the end, I, a so-called Saint King, am nothing. What Heavenly Dao affinity? What Heavenly Fate? Fuck you.
“From today onwards, I, Long Chen, will defy the heavens. If gods block me, I will kill gods; if immortals block me, I will kill immortals!” Long Chen roared and once more attacked the Netherworld Dragon divine light.
At this time, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu had already been scared out of its wits. Even it hadn’t expected that at this critical moment, its divine runes would save its life.
But the Heavenly Fate Divine Crest could save him once, but it couldn’t save him a second time. That was because once the Heavenly Fate Divine Crest released its divine might, it immediately dimmed.
“Quick, save me!”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight cried out in terror. It had just escaped from Long Chen’s devil claw due to the divine runic attack. Now that Long Chen was attacking it again, it fled for its life.
“We’ll protect you with our lives!”
The Nether Dragon experts shouted. They took advantage of this opportunity to form a human wall in front of the Nether Dragon divine light, protecting it behind them.
“Warriors of the various races, are you just going to watch this lowly human act so arrogantly?
“As the Nether Dragon tribe’s vice tribe leader, I implore everyone to attack together to kill Long Chen. We definitely can’t let the human race ride on our heads.
“As long as you help, my Nether Dragon race will remember this favor. In the future, we will definitely repay you!” shouted one of the Nether Dragon race’s elders.
“Quasi-Heavenly Mandates, this is the best time to win the friendship of my Netherwyrm race. Your actions won’t just get the support of the Netherwyrm race, but also the chance for the young master to help you awaken your Heaven’s Mandates!” shouted the other Netherwyrm experts.
Although they had over ten thousand undying experts, in front of the berserk Long Chen, they still didn’t have absolute confidence in inciting others.
Countless experts were moved. Eighty percent of the experts present were from the various worlds. They didn’t have a good impression of the human race. In fact, it could even be said that they were enemies.
Now that he had killed a human genius, not only would he be able to eliminate his future threat, but he would also be able to obtain the friendship of the Netherwyrm race. It could be said to be killing two birds with one stone.
“Correct. Long Chen is already at the end of his rope. He won’t be able to last much longer.
“As long as we kill Long Chen, that treasure that looks like the Heaven Earth Cauldron will be yours!” shouted another expert from the Netherworld Dragon race. Countless people’s eyes filled with greed.
The Gankun Cauldron was one of the top ten divine items of the primal chaos era. It was a supreme divine item. Whoever controlled it would be the future ruler of this world.
Although people suspected that the bronze cauldron in Long Chen’s hand wasn’t the Gan Kun Cauldron, for it to be able to destroy a Netherwyrm’s sacred weapon with its sacred soul in one blow, it was definitely not an ordinary person. Perhaps it really was the Gan Kun Cauldron.
"To kill a Saint Ruler who is about to run out of energy is an unfair victory. Why don't you let me experience the methods of other human elites?”
Just at this moment, a Quasi-Heavenly Fate expert snorted and charged at the distant Dragonblood Legion.
Countless quasi-Heavenly Fate experts also charged at the Dragonblood Legion.
“Those two beauties are mine. If anyone tries to snatch them from me, don’t blame me for being rude.”
Hearing those words, Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan were enraged, especially Bai Shishi, whose eyes were filled with icy killing intent.
“Fuck! Brothers, kill!”
Guo Ran was infuriated. These fellows actually treated them as soft persimmons and wanted to snatch Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan. That was the greatest humiliation to them.
“Die!”
The Dragonblood Legion was infuriated, and their battle cries shook the heavens. Guo Ran was the first to charge out, his armor shining and his saber whistling.
BOOM!
BOOM! The first person to charge forward was sent flying.
“If you have guts, then let’s fight to the death! Whoever escapes is a bastard!” Guo Ran’s aura soared as he sent the quasi Heavenly Fate expert flying. With a furious roar, he actually broke away from the formation and charged into the group of quasi Heavenly Fate experts.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Those quasi Heaven’s Mandate experts were infuriated. Guo Ran had actually come by himself. He didn’t place them in his eyes at all. Over ten quasi Heaven’s Mandate experts charged at Guo Ran at the same time.
But what shocked them was that when their attacks landed on Guo Ran, an immortal character appeared on his chest and back.
As soon as that immortal character appeared, all their attacks landed on Guo Ran, but they were all absorbed at the same time. That character lit up like a sun.
“Die!”
Guo Ran raised his saber, and the instant he did, the character ‘Yu’ instantly dimmed. With a furious roar, he slashed out.
BOOM!
One of the Quasi-Divine Favored had a bad feeling and was about to flee, but he was horrified to find that he had already been locked down. He could only roar and block. As a result, Guo Ran’s saber slashed down, cutting him into nothingness.
Rumble…
Most terrifying of all was that Guo Ran’s saber didn’t weaken in the slightest. That terrifying saber wind caused the quasi Celestial in front of him to be sent flying.
At that moment, those quasi Heavenly Fate Realm experts were horrified to see that Long Chen’s subordinates weren’t as easy to bully as they had thought.
“Who dares to fight against me?!”
Guo Ran raised his head and roared. His armor lit up, and with a furious roar, he charged forward like an undefeatable god of war.
“Die!”
Guo Ran was like an undefeatable god of war as he charged at the quasi Heaven’s Mandates. Currently, runes revolved around his armor, and the Nine Li Immortal Rune changed. He forced back a group of quasi Heaven’s Mandates.
“His armor is strange. It can absorb other people’s energy to attack others. Don’t waste time with him. Go kill the others and interrupt that girl’s dance…”
Pu!
One of the Quasi-Divine Favored shouted and moved around Guo Ran, wanting to sneak attack Little Crane. But as soon as he moved, a ray of light slashed down, cutting him in two.
It was Yue Zifeng. With a single attack, he killed a quasi-Heavenly Mandate cultivator. Yue Zifeng’s sword suddenly trembled, and thousands of waves surged out of it. Specks of divine light shot out.
Pu pu pu…
Countless people who wanted to charge at little crane were forced back by Yue Zifeng’s sword. Hundreds of them were covered in blood, their bodies riddled with holes. Some had seven or eight, while others had dozens.
Their expressions were filled with terror. Yue Zifeng’s Sword Qi had ignored their Heavenly Dao defenses. A shield condensed from Heavenly Dao energy could block a divine weapon, but in front of Yue Zifeng’s Sword Qi, it was like paper.
Rumble…
Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, Xia Chen, Bai Shishi, and Yu Qingxuan also attacked. Thousands of quasi-Heavenly Mandates surged over, but they were all blocked.
Thousands of quasi-Heaven’s advance was forcibly interrupted. The scene of the Dragonblood Legion being destroyed in one blow didn’t occur.
Hu!
Suddenly, a fish that had slipped through the net approached little crane. At this time, little crane was dancing in her rainbow robes, while her three aunts surrounded her in a triangular formation. The three of them were whispering to each other as they prayed for blessings.
That Quasi-Divine Favored was delighted and was just about to charge over to interrupt their prayers. Although he didn’t dare to kill the Seven-Colored Immortal Crane, as long as he did, Ye Ling’s cultivation base would be weakened by the Heavenly Daos, and the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader would be released.
Buzz!
But just as he was a hundred miles away from Little Crane, a barrier appeared in the air, and a huge eye appeared in front of him. He let out a startled cry and was involuntarily teleported away.
“Big brother Guo Ran!”
At this moment, Bai Xiaole shouted.
Hearing Bai Xiaole’s shout, Guo Ran didn’t even turn his head. He stabbed his saber behind him.
Pu!
Guo Ran’s saber paused in the air. He had clearly missed, but a shocking scene occurred. His saber had strangely pierced through the body of a quasi Heavenly Fate.
Everyone was given a fright by this strange scene. In reality, only Guo Ran and Bai Xiaole knew that this was a plan they had long since come up with.
Bai Xiaole had the Three Flower Pupils, and once her domain was activated, she could teleport people away at will. This kind of teleportation was actually a kind of defense, and didn't have any killing power.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran had both seen through this, so after discussing it with Bai Xiaole, they came up with a coordinated strategy.
Bai Xiaole was in charge of teleportation, while Guo Ran was in charge of killing. With the two of them working together, anyone who wasn’t on guard would definitely die.
Ever since the Dragonblood Legion had reunited, Bai Xiaole was no longer Long Chen’s personal attendant. Instead, she spent all day with Guo Ran and Xia Chen.
Guo Ran never thought about cultivating. All he thought about was some cheap tricks. He always felt that tricking people was more satisfying.
As for Bai Xiaole, with her childish nature, she was immediately drawn in by Guo Ran. She felt it was both fun and exciting. Most importantly, this was a move they had created themselves, and using it gave them a greater sense of accomplishment.
The two of them had secretly rehearsed this move countless times. This move was already seamless.
In fact, from the angle of Guo Ran’s saber, how he stood, how beautiful, how domineering, everything was perfect.
Now, the heavens had finally given him a chance. Guo Ran didn’t even turn his head. His confident attack truly shocked everyone.
Pu!
Guo Ran’s attack pierced through the quasi Heavenly Fate Realm expert’s body. The runes on Guo Ran’s saber lit up, and the energy he had been accumulating for a long time erupted. The quasi Heavenly Fate Realm expert was blown into a bloody mist.
That quasi Heaven’s Mandate had been killed without even knowing what had happened.
Everything had happened too quickly. Bai Xiaole's divine ability had been unleashed so quickly that many people hadn't even seen the barrier.
They had thought that he had used a stealth technique to get close to Guo Ran, wanting to sneak attack him, but Guo Ran had seen through it and killed him in one blow.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
However, these quasi Heaven’s Mandate cultivators were also extremely brave. They didn’t retreat in fear. Instead, a bloodthirsty killing intent erupted from them.
They were both shocked and infuriated. They were all quasi Heaven’s Mandates, but they were unable to capture Long Chen’s subordinates. Then what face did they have to continue living in this world?
Furthermore, the human race had always been enemies with them. When they fought the Dragonblood Legion, they weren’t just helping the Netherworld Dragons, but also helping themselves.
“Die!”
Those quasi-Heavenly Mandates were still crazily charging forward. The Dragonblood Legion was also crazily slaughtering. Everyone was fighting with their lives on the line. It was time to see who would be the first to fall.
However, what shocked everyone wasn’t Guo Ran, Yue Zifeng, or any of the other heavenly geniuses. What was inconceivable was that the dozens of ordinary Dragonblood warriors were able to block the attacks of several quasi Heavenly Fate experts.
Not only could they block, but they could also attack and defend at the same time. Once their opponents revealed an opening, they would unleash a terrifying attack. One of the Quasi-Divine Hall’s disciples looked down on the Dragonblood warriors and charged too close. As a result, as soon as they met, they were cut into pieces.
There were over five thousand Dragonblood warriors fighting against almost all their quasi Heavenly Fate warriors, but they weren’t at a disadvantage. That scene was absolutely shocking.
On the other side, even more shocking explosions rang out. Tens of thousands of undying experts and countless quasi Heaven’s Mandates charged at Long Chen.
Those quasi Heaven’s Mandate experts were all extremely conceited. They disdained killing Long Chen’s subordinates. They wanted to personally defeat the human race’s Saint Ruler.
Even though Long Chen had displayed terrifying power, they were still unafraid. The temptation of killing a human Saint Ruler was too great.
At the same time, whoever could kill Long Chen would be able to obtain the Heaven Earth Cauldron. That kind of enticement was enough to make people go crazy.
That was especially true now that Long Chen had already experienced so many battles. He was already an arrow at the end of its flight. If he didn’t take advantage of this, then he really would be an idiot.
BOOM!
Long Chen chased after the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, but it was blocked by the Undying experts of the Netherwyrm race. He was blown back, vomiting blood.
After all, Long Chen’s body was made of flesh and blood. After such a terrifying consumption, his combat power had sharply dropped. He was unable to block so many attacks.
Seeing the Netherworld Dragon race’s experts surround him and protect him, as well as the other races’ experts charging at him, Long Chen’s fury soared.
“Since you’re courting death, I’ll help you.”
Long Chen took out a medicinal pill and swallowed it.
Buzz!
Long Chen’s aura once more became berserk.
BOOM!
The medicinal pill he had swallowed was the Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill. As soon as it entered his stomach, a powerful medicinal energy spread, and his aura instantly soared.
Rumble…
Long Chen’s realm had instantly risen from the fifth Heavenstage to the sixth Heavenstage. As for Long Chen’s energy, which had been on the verge of running out, it had instantly reached its peak.
The Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill’s medicinal effect was shocking. At this time, not only had Long Chen completely recovered, but his cultivation base had also advanced by a level.
Long Chen was truly infuriated. The Heavenly Daos were unfair. He, a Saint Ruler, was just a decoration. But the Heavenly Daos wanted to help the Netherworld Dragon divine light kill him. That caused him to go completely crazy. The Heavenly Daos were unfair. What was fair in this world?
Long Chen’s killing intent soared, and his blood boiled. His eyes were scarlet, and black spots appeared in the depths of his eyes.
Long Chen didn’t know that those black spots had appeared. All he knew was that he was about to unleash a slaughter.
“Die!”
Long Chen’s roar was like thunder. He held the flame lotus in his left hand and the lightning ball in his right.
Rumble…
Heaven and earth rumbled, ten thousand Daos collapsed, the nine heavens changing color.
Boom!
Long Chen placed his hands together, and the lightning ball merged with the flame lotus. In that instant, heaven and earth lost all color.
“Lightning Flame Annihilation!”
Long Chen’s roar was like the roar of a devil from hell. Lightning and flame merged, and he charged at the tide of experts.
BOOM!
The void exploded, and the stars in the sky shook. Lightning and flame intertwined with divine light, piercing through the world.
Pu pu pu…
Countless experts were directly blown to smithereens in the core region. The flesh of immortal and quasi-Heavenly Mandate experts filled the sky.
Thousands of experts were turned to nothing. Countless experts vomited blood from the impact and miserably flew back.
Countless people were horrified as they looked at Long Chen. It was like they were looking at a berserk devil god that had charged out of hell.
Hualala…
Just at this moment, rain began to fall from the sky. But what shocked everyone was that the rain was red.
“The heavens are crying blood?!”
It was rumored that when a calamity descended, heavenly geniuses would fall, and the heavens would weep tears of blood.
“You still have the face to cry? Fake compassion, fake benevolence, fake justice, you’re an extremely hypocritical person. Since you want to cry, I’ll make you cry until your eyes go blind.”
Long Chen roared at the sky.
He never provoked anyone, but he was constantly met with calamities. He never bullied others, but he was always maliciously troubled by others. It was the Nether Dragon Amaterasu that wanted to kill him, but the Heavenly Daos wanted to help him.
Now, a large group of people who wanted to kill him had been killed by him. The heavens were crying blood for them. It was like they were all heroes, while Long Chen was the villain.
At that moment, Long Chen’s blood began to boil. He formed hand seals, and seven-colored divine light soared into the sky. Blood Qi dyed the entire world.
Buzz!
Blood-colored divine light appeared, and the world began to burn. Raging flames devoured the sky.
“Boss is really angry.”
In the distance, Guo Ran and the others were startled. The entire world was lit up by seven-colored divine light, and a berserk killing intent enveloped heaven and earth.
“Paragon Igniting Blood, Ten Thousand Swords Flying in unison!”
Long Chen roared, and his hand seals changed. Billions of Seven Ultimate Swords formed a sea of swords around him.
“Not good!”
“Attack together!”
“Run!”
When they saw the sea of swords, those experts all cried out in terror. Some cried out in alarm, some found people to work together to block, and some fled. The scene instantly became chaotic.
Long Chen’s movements were too fast. Because he was strong enough, he wasn’t afraid of the backlash. This kind of terrifying move didn’t have any time to be used, and it was no different from an instantaneous attack. He didn’t give others any time to think. When the sea of swords enveloped the crowd, countless people let out cries of despair. The sound of their bodies being pierced rang out.
Pu pu pu…
Countless people fell to the ground. The ground was covered in corpses and broken limbs.
“Divine Dragon Tail!”
A dragon’s roar resounded throughout the sky. A golden dragon’s tail swept across the heavens.
The Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill had not only increased his cultivation base, but it had also healed his internal injuries and nourished his soul. It had also replenished his dragon blood.
In his fury, Long Chen threw out his ultimate move as if it didn’t cost him anything. At this time, he was in a berserk state. Only by killing could he release his fury, or he would suffocate to death.
Long Chen had only just released the Boundless Sea of Swords, and it was unknown just how many people had died to this attack. But there were still experts who had worked together to block this wave of attacks. As a result, before he could rejoice, Long Chen once more swept out.
The Netherworld Dragon race’s experts saw that the situation wasn’t looking good. Long Chen was unstoppable. The other race’s experts were all scared out of their wits. A small portion of them had already died to Long Chen’s powerful move, and they no longer had the heart to fight.
If this continued, the Netherworld Dragon race would have to face Long Chen alone. Without these people’s help, they didn’t know how long they could last. If they couldn’t hold on until the tribe leader escaped, they would all be killed by Long Chen.
“Attack together!”
The Nether Dragon experts roared furiously. Tens of thousands of them attacked at the same time. No matter what level they were at, they all summoned their Nether Dragon energy to form a shield to block Long Chen’s attack.
They had to stabilize this wave and let everyone see hope. Otherwise, these people would all be terrified of Long Chen. Once they fled, they wouldn’t be able to summon them again.
The Nether Dragon race also had no choice. Saving these people was also saving themselves. When the Nether Dragon race’s tens of thousands of experts formed a huge dragon shield, it was instantly struck by Long Chen’s divine dragon tail.
BOOM!
The two attacks exploded at the same time. The Nether Dragon experts vomited blood, pleasantly surprised. They had worked together to block Long Chen’s attack.
“Quick, this is a great opportunity! Attack together!” shouted the Nether Dragon experts.
As for those experts who had escaped death, they also seemed to understand that this was an opportunity. They roared and once more charged at Long Chen. But as soon as they turned, they regretted it.
“Cloud Dragon Claw!”
Long Chen roared furiously, and a Heaven Shrouding Dragon Claw appeared behind him.
“How is that possible?”
After unleashing such a terrifying divine ability, at the very least, Long Chen wouldn’t be able to use any more powerful moves for a while.
BOOM!
Just as the Netherwyrm experts were horrified, the Heaven-shrouding Dragon Claw descended. Countless experts were killed.
Buzz!
As the dragon claw descended, the shockwaves created huge waves. Although some experts weren’t struck, they were knocked unconscious.
After this attack, the Nether Dragon race had suffered heavy losses. Of the tens of thousands of experts, less than a tenth had survived. Even if they had managed to survive, they were already half-dead and unable to continue fighting.
At that moment, everyone was terrified. Long Chen was not a human, but a devil. His power was limitless.
“The will of the heavens? I want to see just who can stop me!” roared Long Chen.
The Kun Peng wings on his back trembled, and like a bolt of lightning, he rushed towards the Nether Dragon Amaterasu.
The Nether Dragon divine light was being protected by the Nether Dragon expert, so he didn’t immediately flee. He was doing his best to recover. Deep in his heart, he still longed to kill Long Chen.
He knew he had lost, but as long as he could kill Long Chen, it wouldn’t count as a loss. After all, victory and defeat depended on who lived.
He had hoped everyone would be able to stop Long Chen and buy him more time to recover. He was a Chosen, and as long as they gave him some time, he would be able to recover most of his power.
As long as he could recover sixty to seventy percent of his power, he could launch a sneak attack on Long Chen. He was confident he could kill him in one blow.
But never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that Long Chen’s recovery would be completed in an instant. A medicinal pill had brought him back to his peak.
So many experts had been killed by him. As for the Nether Dragon race’s experts, they had also been killed by Long Chen. The ground was covered in corpses.
The instant it was targeted by Long Chen, its hair stood on end, as if it had been targeted by a death god.
Buzz!
Long Chen shot through the air like a bolt of lightning toward the Netherwyrm Heavenlight. At this time, the Netherwyrm experts were no longer able to protect him. As for his father, he was still bound by Ye Ling. No one could save him.
A ruthless light appeared in the eyes of the Nether Dragon Amaterasu. Suddenly, it pointed a finger at its forehead.
Pu!
No one had expected that the Nether Dragon Amaterasu would harm itself. A bloody hole had appeared in the middle of its forehead.
Blood essence poured out from the space between his eyebrows. The Dark Dragon Amaterasu suddenly put its palms together and muttered an incantation. Then, the entire body of the Dark Dragon Amaterasu was covered in black qi.
“Long Chen, be careful! That’s the Netherworld King’s aura! He’s the Netherworld King’s son!” shouted Yu Qingxuan.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s fist smashed into the Netherworld Dragon Heavenlight. But what was shocking was that Long Chen’s full-strength punch wasn’t able to break through the black qi. Instead, he was blown back.
Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated. This wasn’t the first time he had encountered that black aura. Back when he had saved Yu Qingxuan, he had also encountered it.
“He’s the Netherworld King’s son? He offered himself to the Netherworld King?”
Countless people were shocked to hear that the Netherworld King’s son, the Netherworld King’s daughter, was a seed left behind by the Netherworld King.
When this seed grew to a certain level, it would be taken back by the Netherworld Emperor. However, some of the Netherworld Emperor's sons would appear passively, while others would appear voluntarily.
There were even some people who took the initiative to sacrifice their children to become the children of the Hell-Emperor, hoping to obtain the destiny of the Hell-Emperor and change the fate of their clans.
These were the children of the Hell-Emperor who had taken the initiative to obtain the Hell-Emperor's sealing mark. They were all devout followers of the Hell-Emperor, and would not allow the Hell-Emperor to withdraw his power.
But if he took the initiative to seek protection from the Netherworld King and used the Netherworld King’s Gravity to protect himself, that would be the same as directly sacrificing himself to the Netherworld King.
“Damn you, Long Chen, just wait! I’ll return! When I return, I’ll use the Netherworld King’s power to slaughter your entire family!”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight clenched its teeth, looking at Long Chen as if it wanted to bite him to death.
At this time, even the Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s voice had changed. Its voice was like a primordial devil, filled with endless curses and resentment.
As the black qi wrapped around him, the aura of the Netherwyrm Heavenlight completely changed. Its aura became profound, ancient, and grand. His body was being infused with another kind of energy.
That kind of power caused people to feel fear from the depths of their souls. All the experts present were trembling from that power.
The Netherworld King was the ruler of the Netherworld during the Primal Chaos Era, the ruler of the order of the Netherworld. He was a supreme existence in this world, and no one dared to oppose him.
The Nether Dragon divine reflection had sacrificed itself to obtain the Netherworld Emperor’s power. Let alone Long Chen, even a Saint wouldn’t dare to touch it.
However, the Dark Dragon Amaterasu's body was slowly fading away. Clearly, it had sacrificed itself to the Dark Emperor and was about to disappear. As for where it would go, whether it would live or die, no one knew.
The Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s hatred soared to the sky. As the son of the Netherworld Emperor, he was different from Yu Qingxuan. When he advanced to immortality, he would be able to inherit the Deity Position of the Netherworld Emperor and become a god under the Netherworld Emperor.
But there was a prerequisite, and that was that he had to reach the Undying realm. But now, he had yet to mature. In order to seek the Netherworld King’s protection, he had sacrificed himself.
If the Netherworld Emperor had taken a fancy to his potential, he would have inherited the position of a god in the future. But if he felt he was too weak, it was very likely that he would directly absorb him. Then, he would disappear forever.
That was why he was filled with hatred for Long Chen. Originally, he had been ninety percent sure that this matter would be resolved because of Long Chen. He had bragged about it, but whether or not he could survive, he didn’t have the slightest assurance.
Right now, he could only entrust his hopes to the Netherworld Dragon race. He had done so many things for the Netherworld, and even if he didn't make any contributions, he had still worked hard. He hoped that the Netherworld Emperor would give him a chance.
When the Netherworld King’s power appeared, everyone was so terrified that they didn’t dare to move. Even Ye Ling and the trapped Nether Dragon tribe leader stopped moving.
“Netherworld King? Do you think you’re so amazing? If I want to kill someone, don’t even think about stopping me,” shouted Long Chen. He directly charged at the Netherworld Dragon divine mirror.
“Long Chen, don’t…”
Yu Qingxuan let out a startled cry. She was once the Netherworld King’s daughter. Only she knew how terrifying the power of the Nether Dragon divine reflection was. Let alone Long Chen, even a Saint would be killed.
“Hahaha, stupid human, I’m right here! Come kill me!”
The Netherworld Dragon divine light hadn’t expected that Long Chen would dare to charge at it. It laughed arrogantly, intentionally provoking Long Chen.
He knew that as long as Long Chen dared to come over, he wouldn’t be sent flying. Right now, the Netherworld King’s power was growing stronger. If Long Chen attacked again, he would definitely be killed.
The Netherworld King’s power wasn’t his. He was just a sacrifice and couldn’t use it. But how he wished he could see Long Chen killed by that power.
Seeing Long Chen charge toward the Netherworld Dragon Heavenlight without hesitation, the Dragonblood warriors felt their hearts rise to their throats.
However, they didn’t dare to call out to Long Chen. They knew that even if they did, it would be useless. Once Long Chen decided on something, no one could stop him. Shouting would only distract him.
Yu Qingxuan covered her mouth as tears streamed down her face. She was both angry and panicked, but she was unable to stop Long Chen.
As for the others, they were all stunned by this scene. Long Chen’s courage was absolutely terrifying. For him to dare to attack a supreme existence from the Primal Chaos Era, it didn’t just require guts.
When Long Chen arrived in front of it, a golden lotus seed suddenly appeared above his head.
Hu!
A terrifying scene occurred. Long Chen’s golden arm pierced through the black barrier and grabbed the Nether Dragon divine light’s shoulder.
“What?”
The Nether Dragon Amaterasu's eyes almost popped out.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
When Long Chen’s hand passed through the black qi, the divine light on his hand collided with it, emitting a flame-like light.
Long Chen grabbed the Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s shoulder and pulled. The Netherwyrm Heavenlight let out a terrified cry. As an offering, other than speaking, it was unable to move.
He had never dreamed that Long Chen would have such a trump card to resist the Netherworld King’s power. Everyone was stunned.
Long Chen was too fierce. He was as strong as a monster. He didn’t even care about the Netherworld King’s power, and yet he dared to snatch someone from within the Netherworld King’s barrier.
Rumble…
Long Chen grabbed the Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s shoulder and pulled it out. The black qi barrier rumbled, and a supreme divine might surged out. It was like a celestial emperor had descended to the mortal world.
Thump, thump…
In the face of that supreme divine might, countless people knelt on the ground. This wasn’t them taking the initiative to kneel, but the terrifying will.
Obviously, Long Chen’s actions had infuriated the Netherworld King’s will. At that moment, all the experts’souls trembled, and their bodies trembled.
Whether it was an undying expert or a Quasi-Heavenly Mandate expert, they were like ants in front of this terrifying will. They could only crawl on the ground, not daring to raise their heads.
Buzz…
Just at this moment, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s body began to turn transparent, and the golden lotus seed above Long Chen’s head also began to dim.
The golden lotus seed was clearly not strong enough to resist the Netherworld King’s power. It could only temporarily help Long Chen resist its corrosion.
The Dark Emperor's power was irresistible. The Dark Dragon Amaterasu's body was about to be transported to another world.
“Long Chen, in the end, you won’t be able to kill me. Just wait. When I return, I’ll definitely kill your entire family and exterminate your entire race.” The Netherworld Dragon divine light also saw through some clues. It was no longer afraid and began to act arrogantly.
“Get out here!”
Long Chen roared and pulled.
Chi!
Blood splashed, and Long Chen suddenly flew back.
BOOM!
The black qi faded, and the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection also disappeared. Long Chen stood in the air, holding an arm. It was the arm of the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection.
Long Chen’s expression was dark, and killing intent surged out of him. In the end, he still hadn’t managed to kill it.
The heavens didn’t allow him to kill the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight, and the Netherworld Emperor didn’t allow him to kill the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight. Long Chen’s fury raged. He had such power, but he couldn’t even kill a traitor of the dragon race.
Long Chen looked at the spot where the Netherworld Dragon Heavenlight had disappeared. Blood Qi circulated around him, and his killing intent soared. Looking at his back, everyone felt a chill.
This fellow even dared to resist the Netherworld King. Was there anything in this world that he didn’t dare to do?
The domineering and fierce display Long Chen had displayed in this battle had completely terrified them. They had never seen such a terrifying figure.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, an explosion rang out in the air. Ye Ling’s expression changed. Looking at her seal, she saw that countless cracks had appeared, and her divine runes had also split open.
“Long Chen, he’s about to come out. I can’t trap him anymore. Hurry up and leave,” said Ye Ling.
Once the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader appeared, it would be too late for them to leave. Although they had trapped him, that didn’t mean she was on the same level as him.
She was able to trap the Nether Dragon tribe leader because he had been too careless in the beginning. Now that he had broken out of his seal, Ye Ling was unable to stop him.
Most importantly, in his fury, he had activated the Myriad Dragon Nest. Everyone present had to die.
When Ye Ling looked at the Myriad Dragon Nest, Long Chen also looked at it. A ruthless light suddenly appeared in his eyes.
“If you run away from the Nether Dragon Amaterasu, then I’ll leave behind your Myriad Dragon Nest to repay your debt.”
Hu!
Long Chen’s wings flapped, and in front of countless people’s shocked gazes, he charged directly at the distant Myriad Dragon Nest.
“What is he doing?!”
“Could he be…”
“How is this possible?”
“That’s the Nether Dragon Clan’s most precious treasure. Other than the Patriarch, no one else can use it.”
When Long Chen stood on top of the Myriad Dragon Nest, everyone was stunned. They seemed to understand what Long Chen was doing. It was precisely because they understood that they didn’t dare to believe it.
“Is he crazy?”
At this moment, even the Netherworld Dragon race’s experts were shocked. Long Chen actually had designs on the Myriad Dragon Nest?
It had to be known that this Myriad Dragon Nest was formed from the merging of countless dragon corpses. Furthermore, the weakest of these dragon corpses was an immortal rank expert.
There were even some undying rank experts who didn’t even have the qualifications to merge with it. Only powerful Netherworld Dragons could merge their corpses into the nest.
The reason the Myriad Dragon Nest was so terrifying was because it had merged with countless dragon corpses. Furthermore, each dragon corpse contained a terrifying amount of dragon energy.
When the power of these dragon corpses merged together, it was equivalent to the combined attack of millions of Netherworld Dragons. And amongst these millions of experts, there were countless Saint-level Netherworld Dragons.
It could be said that the strength of the Nether Dragon race was formed through the accumulation of generations. Furthermore, the past Patriarchs of the Nether Dragon race would give up their lives when they were at their prime, merging their bodies into the Myriad Dragon Nest, using their lives to make up for their race.
In truth, this method wasn’t limited to just the Netherwyrm race. Other than the true dragon race, all other dragons had done this.
They had used their lives to accumulate power. It was like rolling snowballs, making their race stronger.
The reason why the Nether Dragon Amaterasu was the first to awaken the Heaven’s Will was partly because of its innate talent, and partly because of the Nether Dragon’s millions of years of accumulation.
The Myriad Dragon Nest could be said to be the home of the Netherworld Dragon race. But now Long Chen actually had designs on it. That made the Netherworld Dragon expert look at Long Chen like he was an idiot.
Let alone Long Chen, even the Nether Dragon tribe’s vice tribe leader didn’t have the ability to activate the Myriad Dragon Nest. Only the tribe leader could do it.
Pa!
Suddenly, Long Chen’s arm exploded, and black blood splashed onto the nest.
Long Chen pressed down on the nest, and golden dragon blood began to spread along the Infernal Dragon’s Heavenlight.
“Not good! He’s using young master Tian Zhao’s essence blood to invade the nest!” Suddenly, one of the Netherwyrm experts’ expressions changed.
The only one who could control the Myriad Dragon Nest was the tribe leader. As for the Nether Dragon Amaterasu, it was the tribe leader’s son. Its essence blood came from the same source as the tribe leader’s essence blood. Perhaps it really could control the Myriad Dragon Nest.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, a golden rune pierced through the Netherworld Dragon divine light’s essence blood and into the nest.
Rumble…
Right at this moment, the Myriad Dragon Nest began to tremble in front of the Netherwyrm experts.
“Stop him!”
The Netherworld Dragon race’s experts all cried out in terror. The Myriad Dragon Nest was moving. Although Long Chen might not necessarily be able to use it, they were terrified.
Buzz!
Just as they were about to charge at Long Chen, the air trembled and the Dragonblood Legion arrived.
“Die!”
The Dragonblood warriors’ furious roars shook the heavens. Sword Qi soared, instantly devouring heaven and earth.
Under Bai Xiaole's teleportation, the Dragonblood Legion appeared in the Ten Thousand Dragons Lair. Bai Xiaole's eye technique was becoming more refined, and even in such a complicated environment, she was still able to easily send them over.
Back then, the Heaveneye tribe’s elder had passed on his inheritance to Long Chen, and Long Chen had passed it on to Bai Xiaole without holding back.
In truth, Bai Xiaole's talent was truly high, but she had a fatal weakness: she was lazy, playful, and couldn't bear hardships.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have agreed with Guo Ran so easily. Fortunately, the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox was watching him. Because their souls were connected, the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox was clearly much stronger than Bai Xiaole.
However, because Bai Xiaole wasn't strong enough, her strength was limited, and she couldn't use her full strength. As a result, under the supervision of the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, Bai Xiaole sometimes had no choice but to go all out.
Bai Xiaole's current strength was mostly due to the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox. It could be said that when Bai Xiaole fought alone, she was on a completely different level than when she merged with the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox.
The Dragonblood warriors had only just arrived in front of Long Chen when they were faced with this berserk Netherwyrm expert.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Dragonblood warriors were like divine weapons that had descended from the heavens, blocking the Netherworld Dragon race’s path. They continued to charge forward, but they were all blocked. They were unable to break through the Dragonblood Legion’s blockade. Dozens of undying experts were directly killed.
This time, the Dragonblood Legion didn’t take the initiative to attack. They simply stood there. They didn’t need to kill their enemies. All they needed to do was not disturb Long Chen.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, the Myriad Dragon Nest began to tremble. Countless people were horrified. Long Chen was actually able to control the nest?
If Long Chen really did succeed, then the Nether Dragon race would be in danger. Even the Nether Dragon race’s leader might not be able to block the attack from the Myriad Dragon Nest.
Many people sensed something was wrong and fled. That was the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest. If Long Chen really could activate its power, then this world would be turned into nothingness. If they didn’t run now, when would they run?
“You idiot, you won’t be able to activate the Myriad Dragon Nest!” roared the elder.
As for the Nether Dragon tribe’s vice tribe leader, he said, “Don’t worry about him. Let him waste his energy. Once he’s exhausted, we’ll kill him.”
As it turned out, the Netherworld Dragon race’s experts had all seen that even with the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection’s essence blood, Long Chen was unable to control the nest.
Although the Myriad Dragon Nest was moving, its nine core runes were deathly silent. If you couldn’t activate all nine runes at the same time, you wouldn’t be able to unlock the nest. That was common knowledge.
That was why the Nether Dragon tribe’s vice tribe leader didn’t want others to warn Long Chen.
Ka ka ka…
Long Chen grabbed the Myriad Dragon Nest. Countless runic chains appeared on his arm, firmly binding it. As he pulled, the Myriad Dragon Nest began to move. Heaven and earth rumbled, and countless cracks appeared in the air.
“What terrifying power!”
Someone cried out. Long Chen was actually using brute force to move such a huge nest.
As for the Nether Dragon race’s experts, they sneered. Although they were shocked by Long Chen’s physical strength, just relying on brute force was unable to control the Myriad Dragon Nest. It would just be a waste of energy.
“Step back a bit and help me hold the line,” said Long Chen.
Guo Ran and the others nodded and began to slowly disperse. But they still formed a protective circle around Long Chen. If anyone dared to sneak attack him, they would immediately help.
Rumble…
In front of countless people’s shocked gazes, the huge Myriad Dragon Nest was slowly moving. However, it wasn’t moving parallel to the ground, but with Long Chen at the center.
The Myriad Dragon Nest was huge. It was like a world. Originally, it had been beneath Long Chen’s feet, but as it moved, it began to slowly move toward his head.
“What is he doing? Is he planning on using the Myriad Dragon Nest to smash people?” cried people. They could tell that Long Chen was trying to raise the nest.
At this time, Long Chen had already switched from one arm to the other. Veins bulged on his forehead, and his qi and blood surged. He had clearly used his full strength.
The space beneath Long Chen’s feet constantly exploded, as if it couldn’t bear the weight of the Myriad Dragon Nest. But at this time, the Myriad Dragon Nest was truly raised by Long Chen.
The Myriad Dragon Nest was huge, and half of it had already reached the nine heavens. It was like it was about to touch the stars in the sky. An ant-like figure was raising the Myriad Dragon Nest. That scene was absolutely shocking, and it was something that people would never forget.
“Idiot, if he wanted to use the Myriad Dragon Nest to smash us, that would be a huge joke.
“He placed the Myriad Dragon Nest in reverse, enduring an endless amount of energy. Once it leaves his hands, the nest will automatically return to its original position and continue floating on the ground.” The Netherworld Dragon tribe’s vice tribe leader sneered inside. He was very happy to see Long Chen waste his energy.
Don’t look at how the Myriad Dragon Nest was floating on the ground. It might seem light, but once it was reversed, its power was comparable to a world. If it had been anyone else, they would have long since exploded.
As for Long Chen, his power was shocking. He was actually able to raise the Myriad Dragon Nest in reverse. In other words, he was the only one enduring all of its power.
Originally, this was the best time to launch a sneak attack on Long Chen. If he released his power, he would be crushed to death by the Myriad Dragon Nest.
But no one dared to sneak attack him. If Long Chen threw away the nest and they were struck by it, even ten thousand lives wouldn’t be enough.
Ka ka ka…
Space rumbled, and heaven and earth shook. No one knew what Long Chen was doing, but at this time, large cracks began to appear on Ye Ling’s seal. The Nether Dragon tribe’s leader was about to break free.
Although she didn’t know what Long Chen was doing, she could only clench her teeth and endure. A strange flame had already appeared above her head, and her face was growing paler.
In order to control the seal, she had already begun to burn her core energy to buy more time for Long Chen.
In the distance, little crane was still dancing to her heart’s content. However, the seven-colored auspicious light around her was no longer as dense as before and was starting to thin.
At this time, her three aunts were also sweating. It was obvious that they were also trying their best to hold on, but it seemed they wouldn’t be able to hold on for much longer.
For a moment, everyone’s gazes were focused on Long Chen. No one knew what he was doing. The entire world became tense.
BOOM!
Suddenly, Long Chen’s eyebrows shot up. The space beneath his feet exploded, and the huge Myriad Dragon Nest was pushed back several feet.
“Collect!”
Long Chen roared furiously, and a huge black hole appeared behind him. It was like a mouth that was slowly devouring the nest.
“What?”
At that moment, countless people’s eyes nearly popped out.
A huge black hole appeared in the sky, aiming at the Myriad Dragon Nest. As soon as it appeared, a portion of the nest had already entered the black hole.
“He wants to put away the Myriad Dragon Nest?”
Someone cried out in alarm. This was an incomparably crazy move that no one had expected.
If you wanted to put something into a certain space, you had to first have the power to lift it.
At this time, everyone finally understood that Long Chen hadn’t spent so much energy just to use it to smash people. He was just trying to take it away.
Everyone was stunned. Even a Saint wouldn’t be able to put away the Myriad Dragon Nest. Whether it was the astral space, the spiritual space, or any other space, they would all be blown apart by the Myriad Dragon Nest.
When the majority of the nest was devoured by the black hole, people finally believed that Long Chen really was planning on taking it.
“Kill him!”
At this time, the Nether Dragon race’s experts all went crazy. Their previous sneers turned to terror. If the Myriad Dragon Nest was taken away by Long Chen, then the Nether Dragon race would be doomed. The Nether Dragon race that had lost their nest would have their cultivation bases crippled. They would have to start all over again.
The Nether Dragon race’s experts roared furiously. They charged at Long Chen, but as soon as they attacked, the Dragonblood warriors moved.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Dragonblood warriors formed a steel wall to block the Netherworld Dragons’ attacks. When the Dragonblood warriors took defensive positions, the Netherworld Dragons were unable to shake their defenses.
Right now, the Nether Dragon race’s experts were less than a tenth of their original strength. In front of the Dragonblood Legion, they were powerless. They could only watch as the Myriad Dragon Nest was devoured.
“Ancestor, hurry up and come out! If you don’t, the Nether Dragon race will be finished!” cried one of the Nether Dragon experts.
“Friends from the various worlds, please help our Nether Dragon race. We will definitely remember your great kindness.” The Nether Dragon tribe’s vice tribe leader cried to the experts from the various worlds.
Regretfully, this time, no one helped him. The main reason they had taken action was because they had an advantage. On one hand, they wanted a favor from the Netherworld Dragon race. On the other hand, they wanted to take Long Chen’s treasures. On the other hand, they wanted to kill the human race’s peak heavenly geniuses to avoid future troubles.
But now Long Chen’s display of power terrified them. When they had attacked, it was unknown just how many people had died to Long Chen’s hands and the Dragonblood Legion’s attacks.
Although there were still quite a few of them, the majority of the strongest ones had already been killed by Long Chen. For them to attack again was too risky.
Now, the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader was trapped. The Heaven’s Mandate awakened expert, the Nether Dragon divine reflection, had been beaten into a dog by Long Chen. It was unknown whether he was still alive.
The Nether Dragon race’s elites had all been killed. Now, even the Myriad Dragon Nest that the Nether Dragon race relied on to survive had been taken away by Long Chen. The Nether Dragon race was no longer on the same level as the Nether Dragon race.
Right now, the Nether Dragon race’s promise was worthless. No one was willing to risk their lives for their friendship.
Buzz buzz buzz…
The Myriad Dragon Nest was constantly being devoured. It was constantly shining as if it was struggling, but without the Nether Dragon tribe leader’s key, it was unable to use its own power.
The Myriad Dragon Nest was like a fierce beast trapped in a cage. It had heaven-shaking power, but it was unable to use it. It could only watch as it was devoured.
“No…”
The Nether Dragon race’s experts began to bawl. That was the foundation of the Nether Dragon race, their future hope. Without the Myriad Dragon Nest, the Nether Dragon race would truly be doomed.
BOOM! BOOM!
Suddenly, two explosions rang out at the same time. Ye Ling’s seal finally broke. As for Long Chen, he had only just taken the Myriad Dragon Nest when the space behind him closed.
“Hand over the Myriad Dragon Nest!”
The Nether Dragon tribe leader broke the seal and roared. Although he was trapped in the barrier, he could clearly see everything around him. He was in a berserk state.
It was unknown whether his son was still alive or not. His people had been slaughtered, and even the Nether Dragon race’s foundation, the Myriad Dragon Nest, had been taken away. He had completely gone mad.
“Guo Ran!”
Long Chen didn’t dodge.
Guo Ran immediately understood Long Chen’s meaning. He arrived in front of Long Chen.
Pa!
Long Chen placed his hand on Guo Ran’s back. Following him were Gu Yang, Xia Chen, Li Qi, and Song Mingyuan. Other than Yue Zifeng, all the Dragonblood warriors placed their hands on the back of the first person.
Buzz!
Long Chen’s dragon blood surged out like a tsunami. At the same time, all the Dragonblood warriors unreservedly gathered their power and poured it into Guo Ran. Guo Ran’s armor instantly began to shine like the sun.
All of Guo Ran’s runes and the Nine Li Immortal Runes lit up. Two sabers crossed in front of him, and he pointed them at the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader.
“Dragonblood Cross Slash!”
BOOM!
The cross flew out. This attack contained all the Dragonblood Legion’s power.
“Die!”
The Netherwyrm Tribe leader roared and punched out. The divine might of a Saint radiated throughout the world.
BOOM!
Long Chen and the others were sent flying. Even with their combined strength, they were still unable to block a Saint’s attack.
However, one of the Nether Dragon tribe leader’s arms had been blown to bits, and he had also suffered a great loss. One of his arms had already lost feeling, and he was unable to raise it.
Everyone was horrified. Long Chen and the others actually had the power to injure a Saint? That was unimaginable.
“Hand over the Myriad Dragon Nest!”
The Nether Dragon tribe leader roared crazily. His right hand refused to listen to his orders, and his left claw tore through the air.
When the Nether Dragon tribe leader approached, the Dragonblood warriors were horrified to find that they were unable to move due to the pressure of a Saint.
Long Chen was shocked and infuriated. He hadn’t expected a true Saint to be even more terrifying than he had imagined. Even with everyone’s power, they were unable to heavily injure him.
He was the only one here who wasn’t affected by the sacred pressure. He was about to take out the cauldron.
However, the cauldron could only defend passively. Long Chen wasn’t afraid of weapons colliding, but he was afraid of divine abilities. Even if the cauldron could block a Saint’s attack, he would still be killed.
But since things had already reached this point, he could only take it head-on. Just as he was about to take out the cauldron, a figure descended from the sky and blocked his path.
Seeing that tower-like figure, Long Chen was pleasantly surprised.
“Hall master!”
Long Chen hadn’t expected the Hall Master to attack at this critical moment.
BOOM!
As soon as the Hall Master had arrived, he had also struck out with his claw. His movements were the same as the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader.
BOOM!
BOOM! Before Long Chen and the others could even see what was happening, they were sent flying by the terrifying astral winds.
The Hall Master stood in the air, his qi and blood soaring into the sky. A boundless divine might descended.
Behind him was a huge black dragon.
The hall master’s palm slammed down, and the Nether Dragon tribe leader was forced back. With each step he took, the space beneath his feet exploded, and he was forced back seven steps before stabilizing.
“You…”
When the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader saw him, he was both shocked and infuriated. The Hall Master was clearly only at the immortal realm, but his qi and blood were heaven-shaking.
“Scram!”
The Hall Master had forced the Netherworld Dragon tribe’s leader back with a single palm, but he didn’t take advantage of this opportunity to attack.
“You traitor of the dragon race, I should have torn you to pieces and turned your bones to dust.
“But you’ve already lost the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest, and you’ve also exhausted most of your energy. You’re no longer in your peak state. Killing you now will damage the Barbarian Dragon race’s reputation.
“The arrogant Barbarian Dragon race disdains taking advantage of others. Scram!”
The Hall Master stood in the air, his berserk Blood Qi dyeing the heavens. He was clearly an immortal expert, but his power wasn’t any weaker than the Netherwyrm Tribe’s leader.
The Hall Master’s appearance shook everyone. Although countless people had heard of how terrifying the Hall Master was, an undying expert wasn’t worthy of their attention.
After all, in this era where heavenly geniuses were everywhere, an undying expert was too unremarkable.
But the Hall Master was actually able to fight head-on with the Nether Dragon tribe leader, a terrifying Saint, and even force him back. That was terrifying.
Furthermore, from the Hall Master’s tone, it seemed he didn’t care about killing the Netherworld Dragon race’s leader. Looking at his boundless divine might, people finally realized that although the Numinous Sky Academy had declined, its foundation was still shocking.
Although the Nether Dragon race was powerful, they were still far from being able to compare to the Numinous Sky Academy. Just Long Chen and the Dragonblood Legion had wiped them out.
Now that the Hall Master had appeared and forced back the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader, the Numinous Sky Academy’s power had only displayed the tip of the iceberg.
“Hand over the Myriad Dragon Nest, or else…” roared the Netherworld Dragon tribe leader. How could he be willing to have the Myriad Dragon Nest in Long Chen’s hands?
It was unknown whether his son was dead or alive. The Myriad Dragon Nest had also been taken away. This way, the Nether Dragon race would completely decline. This was something the Nether Dragon race could not bear.
“Either scram or die. Choose your own path. If you can give me a reason why I have no choice but to kill you, I’ll be very happy,” said the Hall Master icily.
The hall master’s tone was domineering, directly cutting off the Nether Dragon tribe leader’s words. The Nether Dragon tribe leader was so angry that his entire body was trembling.
He looked at the distant Ye Ling, then at Long Chen and the others, and finally at the Hall Master. At that moment, he was filled with regret.
The reason he had allowed the Nether Dragon Amaterasu to challenge Long Chen was to make a name for itself and maintain its advantage as the first person to awaken their Heavenly Fate.
As long as the Netherwyrm Heavenlight could defeat Long Chen, even if it didn’t kill him, it would immediately raise the Netherwyrm race’s reputation. As the first faction to challenge the Numinous Sky Academy, that was a display of absolute power.
At that time, countless powers in the world would pledge their allegiance to the Nether Dragon race. At that time, the Nether Dragon's Amaterasu would gather all the quasi-Heaven's Chosen Ones in the world to form an army of them. At that time, who would be able to compete with the Nether Dragon race?
Unfortunately, his wishful thinking was unable to continue with Long Chen. Originally, he had thought that he would be able to eat a mouthful of fat, but in the end, his fat had turned to stone. He hadn’t been able to get anything, and instead, he had lost all his teeth.
Previously, the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader had exhausted a great deal of his core energy in order to break free from Ye Ling’s seal. Right now, his combat strength was less than seventy percent.
Just now, he had been shocked to find that the Barbarian Dragon race’s undying expert’s strength was actually so terrifying. Although they had only exchanged a few blows, his senses told him that this Barbarian Dragon was extremely powerful.
Even at his peak, he might not be able to defeat him. Now, he had no chance at all.
If he went all-out, not only would he not be able to take back the Myriad Dragon Nest, but he would also lose his life.
If he died, the Nether Dragon race would be doomed. Those enemies would no longer have any misgivings and directly uproot the Nether Dragon race.
“Good, good, good.”
The Netherwyrm Tribe Leader gritted his teeth and said, "Alright."
“This time, my Netherworld Dragon Clan admits defeat. Let’s go.”
The Netherwyrm Tribe’s Patriarch’s words shocked everyone. The Netherwyrm Tribe had admitted defeat?
As for Long Chen and the hall master, they were a bit startled. Their son’s life and death was unknown, and the Myriad Dragon Nest had been taken. According to reason, the Netherworld Dragon race’s leader would definitely go all-out to fight.
As for the Netherworld Dragon race’s leader, he directly admitted defeat. That was out of Long Chen’s expectations. At the same time, it also gave him a reminder. The Netherworld Dragon race’s leader was a vicious character. Not just anyone could be so decisive.
To be able to remain calm in this kind of situation, and to weigh the pros and cons, it meant that this Netherwyrm tribe’s leader was quite a character.
“Lord tribe leader, we can’t…”
An undying expert cried out, clearly unwilling to lose the Myriad Dragon Nest.
“Shut up!”
The Nether Dragon tribe leader furiously waved his hand, causing the experts of the Nether Dragon tribe to shiver in fear.
Then the Nether Dragon tribe leader turned to look at Long Chen and the hall master.
“My Nether Dragon Clan will definitely take revenge for this.”
Long Chen nodded. “You’re right. The debt between us hasn’t been settled yet. This time, I’ll take your nest. Next time, I’ll take your corpse.
“I will let all the traitors know that betraying your own race will not end well.”
Back then, the Nether Dragon race had surrendered to the Netherworld and betrayed the dragon race. In order to surrender, who knew how many of the dragon race had been betrayed by the Nether Dragon race, causing their entire race to be exterminated.
That was also why the Nether Dragon race hated him so much. That was why the hatred between him and the Nether Dragon race could only end when one side was completely exterminated.
“Just wait and see!”
The Nether Dragon tribe leader coldly snorted and turned to leave. The other Nether Dragon tribe experts followed behind him with sullen expressions.
When they had first arrived, the Nether Dragon tribe had been like a ten thousand dragon nest. They had been extremely arrogant, and their formation had been flourishing. Of the millions of elites of the Nether Dragon tribe, only a tenth remained. That miserable appearance was truly shocking.
Because of a single decision, the powerful Netherwyrm race had wanted to become the most powerful race in the world. But now, they were covered in dust, and they had declined just like that. This was something no one could imagine.
However, in less than a day, a domineering, flourishing race had declined. The shock it brought was unable to subside.
When people once more looked at Long Chen, their eyes were filled with reverence. When the Nether Dragon race began to retreat, countless experts from the various worlds were just about to take action.
“If anyone dares to touch a single corpse on the battlefield, I’ll kill them right now!” shouted Long Chen.
The Nether Dragon experts began to retreat. The higher-ups of the Nether Dragon race left first, leaving behind a group of people to collect their corpses.
It wasn’t just the Netherworld Dragon race. The other races’ experts all had to collect their corpses. Although some of their corpses had been turned into mincemeat, they were still recognizable. Corpses had to be collected, and they couldn’t allow their tribesmen’s corpses to be exposed in the wilderness.
But Long Chen’s words both startled and infuriated them. Long Chen actually didn’t allow them to take their clansmen’s corpses.
“What do you mean?”
At this time, the Nether Dragon tribe’s higher-ups hadn’t gone far. The Nether Dragon tribe’s leader roared.
“The meaning is clear. The entire battlefield is my spoils of war. Since you want my life, you’ll have to pay the price,” said Long Chen.
“We definitely won’t allow others to humiliate our ancestors. A warrior can be killed but not humiliated…”
An alien expert roared.
Pu!
But halfway through his roar, an arrow pierced through his forehead, instantly killing him.
Guo Ran sneered, “A group of ignorant fools. Since you’ve chosen to attack us, you should know the consequences.
“You can’t be humiliated? Then fine, who can’t be humiliated? Step forward. My Dragonblood Legion will only kill you, not humiliate you. We’ll let you die with dignity.”
Guo Ran and the others had ridiculing expressions on their faces. These foreign races from the various great worlds were all cowards who bullied the weak and feared the strong. They didn’t care about prestige, and speaking reason to them was like playing the zither to a cow.
Guo Ran’s words caused countless experts’ expressions to change. They didn’t dare to challenge the Dragonblood Legion. Although the Dragonblood Legion was also at the end of its flight, the Dragonblood Legion still had the terrifying Hall Master supporting them.
These factions were both shocked and infuriated. They all looked at the Nether Dragon race. Of all the experts present, the Nether Dragon race had lost the most. They wanted to see just what kind of attitude the Nether Dragon race had.
“Long Chen, don’t go too far!” roared the Nether Dragon tribe leader.
He didn’t know that Long Chen really did need these corpses. Instead, he thought Long Chen was intentionally humiliating them to make the Nether Dragon race look bad.
“If you’re going too far, then what about you?” Long Chen couldn’t be bothered to waste words.
The Nether Dragon tribe leader was so angry that his hair stood on end. He turned to look at the Hall Master.
“We’re all part of the dragon race. Are you just going to let him do whatever he wants?”
The Hall Master curled his lips.
“You traitor, you dare to call yourself a dragon? It’s fine if you don’t mention the dragon race, but if you do, I want to kill you all. Before I change my mind, hurry up and scram!”
The Nether Dragon tribe leader was so angry that his body was trembling. He clenched his teeth and turned to leave. The other Nether Dragon tribe experts could only leave with hatred in their eyes.
Not even accepting a corpse was a great humiliation to the Netherworld Dragon race. But since they were inferior, they had no choice but to swallow their anger.
The Netherworld Dragons had left their corpses behind, and the other races could only swallow their anger. They didn’t dare to clean up the battlefield. In fact, they didn’t even dare to collect some of their race’s divine weapons that were scattered all over the battlefield. That feeling made them feel extremely tormented.
“Time to clean up the battlefield. Hehehe, I’m rich!”
The enemies hadn’t even left when Guo Ran and Xia Chen excitedly shouted. The two of them immediately rushed over to the battlefield. The other Dragonblood warriors also began to help clean up the battlefield.
Obviously, Xia Chen and Guo Ran were intentionally trying to infuriate these people. Some of them were crying from anger, but they had no choice but to leave this place.
“Should we go greet them?”
In the distance, Jiang Wenyu probed.
“If you go at this time, you’ll just be giving me a cold shoulder. Since you don’t have the courage to help me in my hour of need, then don’t be an unscrupulous villain who only knows how to add flowers to the brocade. Not only will others look down on you, but you will also look down on yourself in the future.” Feng Fei shook her head.
“Now you want to suck up to me? What were you doing so long ago? Back then, all of you acted like you were the bosses, so what’s the point of acting weak now? Other than losing face, what else can you bring?
Feng Fei understood Long Chen too well. If she maintained a certain distance from him, perhaps he would still have a good impression of her. If she went over now, that good impression would disappear.
“Let’s go!”
Feng Fei gathered all the members of the Jiang Family. No matter what, this trip had not been in vain. Watching a world-shaking battle was extremely beneficial to all of them.
Originally, the Jiang Family's elites were all arrogant. Although Jiang Wenyu kept a low profile on the surface, that was just an act. In order to obtain the position of the family head, he had deliberately restrained himself in order to obtain the support of the older generation.
In reality, he was no different from the other two quasi-fate cultivators. The only good thing about Jiang Wenyu was that he knew how to restrain himself.
Now that they were watching the battle between Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light, those arrogant fellows were like withered eggplants.
The world-shaking battle between Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight had completely shattered their confidence. They had also seen the difference in power between them.
Most shocking of all was that they couldn’t compare to Long Chen. They couldn’t compare to Guo Ran, Xia Chen, Yue Zifeng, and the others. They couldn’t even compare to ordinary Dragonblood warriors. They felt like they were frogs in a well that had never seen the world.
As for the older generation of the Long family, their emotions were also extremely complicated. They were also filled with regret. If the Jiang family had been able to help Long Chen when he was weaker, their relationship would have been solid.
Regretfully, now that Long Chen had reached this level, even if the Jiang family tried their best to curry favor with him, they probably wouldn’t have a chance. Once they missed some things, there was no way to fix them.
Just as Feng Fei was leaving with her people, she suddenly sensed something and turned to look at Long Chen. Seeing Long Chen looking at her, he nodded slightly.
Feng Fei’s eyes reddened and she almost burst into tears. Suppressing her tears, she did her best to remain calm. Nodding to Long Chen, she turned and left with her people.
Seeing Long Chen and Feng Fei nod, the Jiang family’s disciples immediately became excited.
“Sister Feng Fei, how about you invite senior apprentice-brother Long Chen to our Jiang family as a guest?”
“Scram!”
Feng Fei shouted angrily. No one had expected Feng Fei to suddenly become so angry. That disciple was so frightened that he shrank his neck and didn't dare to say another word.
Feng Fei felt bitter inside. Long Chen’s feelings for her were actually a kind of pity. She understood Long Chen, and Long Chen understood her even more. It was precisely because he understood her that he treated her a bit better.
This kind of kindness made her feel both happy and sad. She was also a proud person, and she didn’t want others to pity her. That kind of kindness was a kind of charity.
The bitterness in her heart was something only Long Chen knew. And these disciples had thought that Long Chen might like Feng Fei, and they had even invited him to be a guest. Feng Fei was so angry she almost cried.
When Feng Fei left with the Jiang family, everyone else also left.
Only when there were only his own people left on the battlefield did Long Chen sink his consciousness into the primal chaos space to carefully appreciate his spoils.
The huge Myriad Dragon Nest floated in the primal chaos space. In the outside world, the Myriad Dragon Nest was a heaven-destroying weapon, but here, it didn’t dare to move.
“What are you planning to do with it?”
The cauldron appeared in front of Long Chen. It was the only existence that could freely enter and exit his primal chaos space.
“Does senior have any instructions?” asked Long Chen.
"You have two choices regarding the Myriad Dragon Nest. The first is that you can use the power here to suppress it and force it to submit. With it, you will have the power to challenge a Saint,” said Gan Kunde.
“The power to challenge a Saint? In other words, if I encounter a Saint, I can’t say I’ll definitely win?” asked Long Chen.
The cauldron said, “The Myriad Dragon Nest possesses the will of countless Netherwyrm experts. It won’t submit so easily. Even if it’s under the pressure of the chaos space and is controlled by you, it won’t wholeheartedly serve you.
“If you want to use it, you’ll need its power. That will exhaust your core energy.
“You aren’t a Saint. At most, you can only use a tenth of its power. Furthermore, if it doesn’t cooperate, this tenth of its power is only a conservative estimate. It’s very likely to be even less.
“When facing an ordinary Saint, you can protect yourself. But to defeat a Saint is a certain level of difficulty. To kill one is even more impossible.”
Long Chen nodded. That was pretty much what he had expected. The Nether Dragon race’s Ten Thousand Dragon Nest required the Nether Dragon race’s bloodline to activate.
He had the true dragon essence blood. If it had been any other Myriad Dragon Nest, he would have been able to use it. But the Netherworld Dragon race had already betrayed the dragon race, and they wouldn’t acknowledge his bloodline power. Otherwise, Long Chen wouldn’t have needed to use the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight essence blood to absorb it.
“Then I’ll choose the second one,” said Long Chen.
The cauldron seemed to be stunned. After a while, it asked, “I didn’t say what the second option is.”
Long Chen smiled slightly. “The second option is to directly throw it into the black soil to absorb it.
The Myriad Dragon Nest was formed from countless dragon corpses. Once it was broken down, it would release unimaginable life energy.
“At that time, I’ll be able to create even more Thousand Leaves Sacred Light Snow Lotuses, and I’ll be able to refine even more Sacred Light Snow Lotuses. Whether it’s for senior or myself, it’ll be a huge benefit.”
After a moment of silence, Gan Kun said, “In truth, the second method is the most helpful to me. But to you, it’s not as helpful.
“Because of my attribute, I can’t give you much help. Most of the time, I can only passively help you block a few attacks.
“If that spear hadn’t directly stabbed into my body, but used a divine ability to attack from a distance, I wouldn’t have been able to break it.
“Although the Myriad Dragon Nest won’t be of much help to you, having it will give you another life-saving trump card.”
Long Chen had always called it the Heaven Earth Cauldron, but in truth, it was just one of the two cauldrons. The earth was water, and water was water. That was something it couldn’t change. It was an alchemy divine item, but not a slaughter divine item.
Slaughter was contrary to its nature, so it wasn’t very helpful to Long Chen. Although it wanted to refine even more Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pills, it couldn’t be too selfish.
Long Chen smiled slightly. “In this world, what kind of absolute life-saving trump card is there?
“Don’t believe in life-saving trump cards. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have beaten the Nether Dragon God into a dog.
“If he hadn’t sacrificed himself at the critical moment, no matter how many lives he had, he would have died to my hands.
“Any life-saving trump card is better than raising your own strength. The Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill increases the foundation of both senior and me. The two of us cannot be compared.”
“You should consider this matter carefully. After all, the help I can give you is limited.”
It was also afraid that if Long Chen was in danger in the future, it wouldn’t be able to use its full strength and would instead end up complaining. It was one of the ten great primal chaos divine items, and it had its own pride. It wouldn’t trick Long Chen for its own sake.
“I’ve long since thought it through. All the runes in the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest are for the Netherworld Dragons to cultivate.
“My brothers have trained in the Dragon Blood Body Tempering Art. It is a divine ability of the true dragon race. They disdain absorbing the essence blood of the Myriad Dragon Nest to strengthen themselves.
“As for me, I am the true dragon race’s inheritor. Although I am a human, I have to inherit the dragon race’s pride. I won’t use traitors.” Long Chen shook his head.
Although Long Chen knew that the Myriad Dragon Nest was extremely terrifying, and that it could extract Saint essence blood, if the Dragonblood warriors absorbed it, their power would immediately soar to a shocking level.
But the Dragon Blood Body Tempering Art came from the true dragon race. How could Long Chen use a traitor’s essence blood to increase his strength? How was that any different from betraying the dragon race?
Hearing that, Gan Kun said, “Then I’m relieved. I don’t want your judgment to be affected because of me.”
“Senior, don’t worry. It was fate that brought us together. You’ve helped me several times, and I can’t thank you enough.
“If one day I die in defeat, I definitely won’t have any complaints about you,” said Long Chen.
At that moment, the cauldron suddenly became silent. Long Chen’s mind had already left the cauldron.
Within the primal chaos space, the Gankun Cauldron was trembling, and countless runes revolved around it. As for the golden lotus seed in the sky, it was shining like a sun, seeming to be communicating with the Gankun Cauldron.
In the end, the cauldron sighed. “I still don’t understand what is right and what is wrong.
“It’s fine. I’ll just wait for the Earth Cauldron to return. My brain is extremely stupid, and it’s the one with the most ideas.”
The cauldron sighed and returned to Long Chen’s spiritual space to rest.
“Boss, don’t worry. These corpses are too precious. We’ll have to slowly handle them before handing them to you,” said Guo Ran.
There were just too many corpses here. The crystal cores and Neidans were all priceless treasures. Some of the corpses had to be personally handled by Xia Chen and Guo Ran, so the battlefield was a bit slow.
It took three whole days to clean up the battlefield. During this time, the palace master had already escorted the sleeping little crane back to the academy.
This time, in order to help Ye Ling block the Heavenly Dao energy, she had temporarily recovered her Saint power. That was extremely taxing on Long Chen and the others. It could be said that without Little Crane, they wouldn’t have won this battle.
Three days later, the battlefield was finally cleaned up. The Dragonblood warriors excitedly left, leaving behind only the heavily damaged Heavenly Evil Province.
The news of the Heavenly Evil Province’s battle spread, shaking the entire Nine Heavens Ten Earths. The battle between the Saint Ruler and the number one Life Chosen was reputed to be the strongest battle of the younger generation.
As for Long Chen’s name, it was like rolling thunder, spreading throughout every corner of the world.
However, many people hadn’t personally seen that battle. They had only heard it from others, and they felt it was a bit exaggerated. They didn’t believe that Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight were really that strong. The reason the rumors were called rumors was because they were exaggerated.
But there was no way around it. The battle between Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight contained the secrets of the Heavenly Daos. He could only watch it, but he couldn’t use it to record it.
The photographic jades were unable to record this scene. That was something the Heavenly Daos didn’t allow. Furthermore, many people could only watch the battle through the grand formation. They were unable to sense the terrifying power within it.
But from that scene of heaven and earth collapsing and thousands of Daos being torn apart, they began to visualize it. Then adding on their own understanding, they began to vividly describe how marvelous that battle had been. That feeling was as if he had been there as the referee.
After all, just being able to see such a terrifying battle was enough to show off to others. In any case, others hadn’t seen it yet, so there was no point in bragging about it.
As a result, Long Chen became a monster with three heads and six arms.
Although there were hundreds and thousands of versions, the fact that Long Chen had defeated the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight hadn’t changed.
The human race’s Saint Ruler had defeated the first Fated One. This was an indisputable fact, and this fact caused countless quasi-Fated Ones to feel mixed emotions.
Their goal had been to awaken their Heavenly Fate. They had thought that by awakening their Heavenly Fate, they would be unrivaled under the heavens. As a result, the Netherwyrm Heavenlight had been the first to awaken their Heavenly Fate, but it had been defeated by Long Chen. That had been a huge blow to them.
“Hmph, the Netherwyrm Heavenlight is arrogant, but in truth, it’s just dogshit. Once I awaken my Heavenly Fate and take Long Chen’s head, I’ll show the entire world what a dogshit Saint King is. In front of a Heavenly Fate Master, he’s nothing more than an ant.”
Some people refused to accept this and began to spout arrogant words. But after that, they disappeared.
It was unknown whether he really had gone into seclusion to awaken his Heavenly Fate, or whether he was afraid of being caught by Long Chen.
When Long Chen fought against the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection, the spectators were all experts from the Netherworld Heaven. The other Celestials didn’t even know about it. So when this news spread, it shook countless worlds.
When they heard that someone in Minghao Tian had awakened their Heaven’s Will, they were incomparably shocked.
Furthermore, not long after they had received the news that someone had awakened their Heavenly Fate, they had also received the news that someone had been defeated. People were even more stunned.
Some were shocked, some were awed, and some were unconvinced. Whether it was the human race or the foreign experts, they all doubted the authenticity of this battle.
However, right now, the heavenly geniuses were all doing their best to awaken their Heavenly Fate, and they had no time to investigate. But this battle had pushed Long Chen to the peak of the storm.
As the first person to awaken his Heavenly Fate, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu was already at the top of the divine altar. As soon as it did, it was kicked down by Long Chen.
Right now, there was only Long Chen on the altar. As the saying went, there was no number one scholar, nor was there a number two martial artist. This position would definitely become the target of countless experts, and it would become a bloody slaughterhouse.
Long Chen didn’t care about that. In fact, he didn’t even think about how this battle would affect him. Right now, his cultivation attitude had completely changed. He no longer had to think about the long term.
When Long Chen brought the Dragonblood Legion back to the Numinous Sky Academy, it was still as calm as ever.
However, on the second day, the Lingxiao Academy exploded. Only now did they realize that while they were cultivating in seclusion, Long Chen had already defeated the first terrifying existence to awaken his Heavenly Fate.
It had to be known that during this time, the Numinous Sky Academy had been targeted by various large factions. The disciples of the academy rarely went out, so many news was transmitted very slowly.
But when this explosive news spread, the entire Lingxiao Academy erupted. A few days ago, the Dragonblood Legion had set out, and quite a few disciples had been quietly discussing what they were going to do.
Now that the news had spread, they learned that the Dragonblood Legion had stealthily done something huge, and then returned. That was too low-key.
The higher-ups of the Lingxiao Academy didn’t say anything about this matter. As for the outer disciples, although they knew about the challenge, the higher-ups had asked them to keep it a secret, so they didn’t say anything.
When someone sent back a detailed report that Long Chen had not only defeated the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, but he had also taken away the Netherwyrm race’s lifeblood, the Myriad Dragon Nest, as well as countless undying experts and quasi Heaven’s Mandate experts, as well as their corpses, the disciples all roared with excitement.
Ever since the various worlds had opened, countless heavenly geniuses had targeted the disciples of the various academies. The disciples of the various academies had often been provoked and attacked, and they had suffered endless humiliation.
Currently, they could only cower in the academy, not even daring to go out. Let alone being sullen, Long Chen’s fierce counterattack had given them a taste of their own medicine.
When the disciples tried to leave, they found that those clamoring creatures had long since disappeared. They had clearly run away.
Long Chen was like a god in the hearts of the disciples. Their admiration and worship for him was indescribable.
Sha sha sha…
The broom swept across the ground. The ground was already very clean, but as the broom moved, some dust was still swept out.
The broom was held by a pair of withered bamboo hands. The person sweeping the floor was an old man in ragged clothes. Although his clothes were tattered and he was doing dirty work, his clothes were spotless.
“Hall Master Jing, when are you going to let me do this? You’re always cleaning up my mess. I’m about to go crazy from holding back.” Beside the sweeping elder was the iron tower-like Hall Master.
At this time, the Hall Master no longer had the slightest bit of his usual pressure. He was like a little wife who had been angered.
The sweeping elder continued to sweep the floor and indifferently said, “It’s not enough. Continue holding it in!”
“This…”
The hall master scratched his head. “Hall Master Jing, if this continues, my body will rust.”
Finally, the old man stopped sweeping and looked at the hall master with his turbid eyes. The hall master immediately stood up straight and respectfully waited for the old man to speak.
“Your chance has come.” The old man smiled.
The hall master was startled. He quickly sensed someone walking over.
“Hall master, you’re also here?”
What Long Chen hadn’t expected was that the Hall Master was also here.
“Cough, I’m just passing by. I’m here to greet you,” said the Hall Master. Of course, he couldn’t say he had come here to feel wronged.
“Greetings, Elder Jing.” Long Chen hastily bowed to the elder.
The Elder of the Clear Courtyard smiled slightly. “I’ve seen the battle against the Netherwyrm Heavenlight. It was extremely marvelous.”
“You flatter me,” said Long Chen humbly.
When Long Chen arrived, the sweeping elder placed the broom on the stairs and sat down on a flower bed.
“It just so happens you’re here. I have something to tell you.”
“I’m all ears.”
Long Chen hastily sat on the ground. The Hall Master also sat on the ground. Even though he was a Hall Master, he could only sit as a disciple. He couldn’t sit as high as the elder sweeping the floor.
“This matter is related to the Underworld Emperor. You have to be careful,” said the sweeping elder.
“Isn’t the Netherworld Emperor undergoing nirvana? Long Chen shouldn’t have drawn its attention, right?!”
The Hall Master’s expression turned cold. He knew more about the Netherworld Emperor than Long Chen.
“Originally, with Long Chen’s cultivation base and strength, it shouldn’t have been enough to alarm the Netherworld King. But Long Chen’s karma with the Netherworld King is too much.
“His beauty was the Netherworld King’s daughter. Long Chen forcibly erased the Netherworld King’s mark, and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight was the Netherworld King’s son. It was almost killed by Long Chen, so it had no choice but to sacrifice itself,” said the old man.
“With just these two kinds of karma, it’s not very likely to draw the attention of the Netherworld Emperor,” said the Hall Master.
“There are more than just these two kinds of karma. Long Chen, did you make friends with someone in the Netherworld?” asked the sweeping elder.
Long Chen was startled. The first thing he thought of was Leng Yueyan and Ming Cangyue. But then a figure appeared in his mind.
“You mean big brother Wu Tian?” Long Chen’s heart jumped.
“Did he say anything about his background?” asked the sweeping elder.
“I only know that his true form is the Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beast, the Netherworld race’s imperial family… Wait, the Netherworld race’s imperial family, the Netherworld King…” Long Chen’s expression changed. If big brother Wu Tian was a descendant of the Netherworld King, then wouldn’t the two of them have to fight on the battlefield?
Thinking of how Wu Tian had treated him as a brother, Long Chen’s heart became chaotic.
Seeing Long Chen’s expression change, the old man shook his head. “You don’t need to worry. The Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beasts are truly from the Netherworld’s imperial family. However, the Netherworld’s imperial family isn’t just one race.
As for the Netherworld Emperor who had undergone nirvanic rebirth, he had been a mortal enemy of the Three Tongs Heaven Devouring Beasts. Back then, he had also colluded with the Fiends, using despicable methods to overturn the Three Tongs Heaven Devouring Beasts’throne. To put it bluntly, he had been conspiring against them.
"If you are on good terms with Wu Tian, you will naturally be infected by his karma. Therefore, it is very easy to attract the attention of the Hell-Emperor."
Hearing that the Netherworld Emperor and Wu Tian were enemies, Long Chen’s tense heart relaxed. In his heart, Wu Tian was like a big brother who cared deeply for him. The two of them had talked about everything, and it was regretful that they hadn’t met sooner. If he were to meet the Black Heaven Saber, Long Chen would be heartbroken.
“But the Netherworld Emperor is undergoing nirvana. Unless I have no other choice, I won’t use my divine will to transmit a decree. That would be extremely disadvantageous to him. Is it really worth it for him to do this?” asked the Hall Master.
“You have to understand who killed the Underworld Emperor back then, and that was why he entered nirvana,” said the sweeping elder.
The hall master’s jaw dropped. He looked at Long Chen in shock.
The old man continued, “Long Chen, you don’t need to worry about the Netherworld Emperor personally dealing with you. But you have to be careful of that Netherwyrm Heavenlight.”
“Be careful of him?”
“Yes, it’s very likely that he’ll return with the will of the Netherworld Emperor and reveal himself as the true son of the Netherworld Emperor. At that time, he won’t be the current Netherwyrm Heavenlight. You have to be mentally prepared, so don’t be careless,” said the old man.
Long Chen smiled slightly. “As long as the Netherworld King doesn’t personally come, I’m not afraid. The next time I see him, I’ll definitely rip off his head and make him pay the price for betraying the dragon race.”
When he heard that the Netherworld Emperor and Wu Tian weren’t together, Long Chen’s confidence completely returned. As for anything else, he had never been afraid.
So what if it was the Netherworld King’s power? He had the mysterious golden lotus seed that aunt Gong had given him. It could resist the Netherworld King’s power, and when the time came, he could rely on his own power to fight. Long Chen didn’t fear anyone.
“Hahaha, good job. I like your attitude.”
Seeing how confident Long Chen was and how he had declared that he would kill the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection and clean up the dragon race’s rebellion, the hall master was especially pleased. He patted Long Chen on the shoulder, expressing his praise.
The old man continued. "Also, let me tell you something. The Nether Dragon Amaterasu is not the first person to awaken the Heaven’s Will.”
“I understand.” Long Chen nodded.
The sweeping old man was slightly moved. “You actually know?”
Long Chen smiled. “That’s just a guess. But I feel like it’s very likely.”
“You’ve surprised me.” The old man smiled.
Long Chen smiled. “It’s very simple. None of my female friends have appeared, especially that fellow who likes to join in on the fun. I knew that the Netherwyrm Heavenlight wasn’t the first person to awaken his Heavenly Fate.
The reason why the Nether Dragon race had spread the news immediately after the Nether Dragon Amaterasu had awakened its Heavenly Fate was because they were not confident.
They were gathering more quasi-Heaven’s Chosen to strengthen the Netherworld Dragon race. As for those truly arrogant races, they disdained to draw in outsiders.
The reason why the Nether Dragon race had spread the news so widely was to reveal their weakness to the public. That was because the Nether Dragon race had too few quasi-Heaven’s Chosen, so they needed to rope in other races’ quasi-Heaven’s Chosen.
“If the Netherwyrm race had tens of thousands of quasi-Heaven’s Chosen, they definitely wouldn’t have released the news. Instead, they would have used the Netherwyrm Heavenlight to help more people awaken their Heaven’s Chosen.”
The sweeping elder nodded. “Not bad. It’s rare for you to have such wisdom at such a young age.”
Long Chen said, “In truth, it’s not that big of a deal. Right now, the truly powerful haven’t surfaced.
Only those fellows who didn’t have a full bottle would jump out like clowns.
“When I fought against the Netherwyrm Amaterasu, none of my friends came. Obviously, they were at a critical moment, so they didn’t come.
“If one or two of them didn’t come, that’s nothing. But not a single one came. That means countless true heavenly geniuses are in seclusion.”
“The human race’s schemes are truly terrifying. I didn’t think this far.” The Hall Master shrugged.
“Right, Long Chen, what business do you have with the monastery head?” asked the Hall Master.
It went without saying that although the Hall Master’s cultivation base was high, his emotional intelligence wasn’t very high. If Long Chen had some secrets he wanted to discuss with the monastery head, wouldn’t that be awkward?
Long Chen solemnly said,
“The Headmaster isn’t here, so I can only ask him. I want to take down the Xuan Spirit World.”
“Since you want to, then go!”
Hearing that Long Chen wanted to attack the Xuan Spirit World, the old man smiled slightly, as if he had long since expected it.
“But with just my Dragonblood Legion’s power, it’s not very reliable. I need the academy’s support,” said Long Chen awkwardly.
“That’s easy. I’ll help you.”
Before the sweeping elder could reply, the hall master hastily patted his chest.
The old man glanced at the Hall Master. The Hall Master didn’t dare to look him in the eye. He had intentionally said it so that the old man wouldn’t refuse him.
The sweeping elder slowly stood up and took the broom in his hand. The two of them hastily stood up.
Sha sha sha…
The sweeping elder continued to sweep the floor. As he swept, he said, “There are always endless obstacles in this world. Once they’re swept clean, they appear again. Sigh, there’s no way around it!”
The hall master was at a loss. He didn’t know whether or not he had provoked the monastery head. From his tone, it was impossible to tell whether he agreed or not.
“Many thanks, Lady Clearwater.”
Long Chen was delighted to hear this. He bowed to the hall master and left.
After leaving, the Hall Master couldn’t help but ask, “What did you mean just now?”
Long Chen smiled. “What I’m saying is that this world’s trash can’t be completely cleaned out. If you remove one batch, another batch will grow.”
“Then wouldn’t it be useless? Does that mean you don’t agree to your actions? You don’t want us to waste our energy?” asked the Hall Master.
“No, no, no. Your understanding is wrong. If the dust is endless and the cycle is endless, then why would you want to clean up the academy every day?” asked Long Chen.
“This…” The hall master was stunned, not knowing how to reply.
“There are countless trash and countless obstacles. There’s no way around that. But in this world, there are always people who have to sweep the floor.
It might seem useless, but as long as the person sweeping the floor was present, the world would remain relatively clean.
“This broom of yours purifies the academy, but it also purifies the heart and soul. I don’t have such a profound realm. All I can do is violently remove it.
“So, when you sweep the floor, you’re hinting that we should do what we need to do. There’s no need to explain,” laughed Long Chen.
“Damn, it’s just a simple matter. Why is it so complicated?” The hall master was speechless.
This was the difference between the dragon race and the human race. Or perhaps it could be said to be the difference between the human race and the other races. No matter how you beat around the bush, you still had to figure out your intentions.
The Hall Master’s status was extremely high. Anyone who spoke to him would be direct. If anyone dared to speak to him like this, he would immediately turn hostile. But he had no way to deal with Elder Jing Yuan.
“The Clear Sky Courtyard’s words have profound meanings. They are in accordance with the Heavenly Daos, and there are many levels of meaning to them. His words can be applied to the way he conducts himself, to the way he cultivates the martial path, or to the way he measures myriad laws and ten thousand Daos. If you comprehend them, you’ll benefit greatly.
“Unfortunately, I’m too slow-witted and can only comprehend the most superficial meaning. Hehe, no matter what, it’s a good thing that he agreed,” laughed Long Chen.
“Your human race is too complicated. Our dragon race is the best. Power can defeat ten. What comprehension is useless in front of absolute power.” The hall master shook his head.
“I agree.” Long Chen nodded.
Compared to the Dragon race’s cultivation method, the human race’s cultivation method was too complicated and profound. The most difficult thing was that the more profound a principle was, the more unclear it was.
But the Dragon race was different. All their divine abilities were passed down from their ancestors, and they could learn them themselves.
But the human race was different. Bloodlines could be inherited, but magical arts could not be inherited. They had to cultivate painstakingly and gain enlightenment. Both were indispensable.
If a person’s bloodline and comprehension ability were lacking, they wouldn’t be able to inherit their ancestors’ magical arts. If they were just a bit lazy, they would be doomed.
That was why the human race’s inheritance was countless times more difficult than other races’. However, the human race’s inheritance also had its own merits. That was that many magical arts could be passed down through secret tomes.
Furthermore, the requirements for bloodlines weren’t high. There were even some divine abilities that could be used between different bloodlines.
Even if some magical arts had a generation gap, as long as the secret tomes were still there, future generations would have a chance to continue them. That was something other bloodline inheritances were unable to replace.
In short, their existence was reasonable. No matter what race they were, for them to be able to survive through hundreds of millions of years, they all possessed astonishing vitality. Otherwise, they would have long since been obliterated by the river of time.
The dragon race had the advantage of the dragon race, while the human race had the advantage. There was no such thing as superiority or inferiority.
“Are you ready?”
When the Hall Master and Long Chen arrived at the Dragonblood Legion’s camp, they saw that over five thousand Dragonblood warriors had already gathered. At the same time, the millions of Earth Spirit army had been prepared under Bai Ling’s lead.
What shocked the hall master the most was that Ye Xue was standing beside Ye Ling. Divine light circulated around her, and Heavenly Dao runes revolved around her. It was like she was worshipping her. She had already awakened her Heavenly Fate, becoming a true Heavenly Fate.
“No wonder you attacked the Xuan Spirit World so quickly. It seems you already have a Heaven’s Chosen,” said the Hall Master.
Ye Ling said, “In truth, our attack on the Profound Spirit World is a bit hasty. But Principal Long Chen said that the sooner the better.”
Long Chen nodded. “We have to help the Earth Spirit Tribe take back the Xuan Spirit World. Furthermore, I trust that those fellows from the Xuan Spirit World also know that we’ll definitely attack them, so they’ve begun to make preparations.
“We’ve made ample preparations, and they’ve also made ample preparations. We might as well strike while the iron is still hot. We’ll take advantage of the remaining heat from killing the Netherwyrm Heavenlight to directly attack the Profound Spirit World.
However, according to Ye Ling, there were two Saints in the Xuan Spirit World, and they had even colluded with a Saint to expel the Earth Spirit World.
“This time, we’ll have to face at least three Saints in order to recover our lost territory. So, to be safe, we’ll need your help.”
“Three Saints? I can finally stretch my muscles.”
Hearing that there were three Saints, the Hall Master’s eyes brightened.
“Don’t worry, I’ll handle it.” The Hall Master patted his chest.
Ye Ling and the other Earth Spirit experts were delighted. With the support of the Hall Master, everything would be much easier. The hatred of the Earth Spirit race could finally be repaid with blood.
“Let’s go!”
Millions of troops charged out of Numinous Sky Academy, heading straight for the Xuan Spirit World.
This time, Long Chen didn’t hide his tracks. He just swaggered his way into the Xuan Spirit World. When they saw the Dragonblood Legion move out, countless experts on the way reported to their factions.
“We’ve arrived.”
When they arrived in front of the gate, the Xuan Spirit World’s experts’ expressions changed. That was because the gate was sealed.
“They knew we were coming, so they sealed the Profound Spirit World first. They used the power of the Profound Spirit World to create a barrier.
“Unless we open it from the inside, even if four Saints attack at the same time, they won’t be able to destroy the barrier.” Ye Ling’s expression changed when she saw the barrier appear on the spatial gate.
Ye Ling wasn’t the only one whose expression changed. All the Earth Spirit experts’ expressions changed. To forcibly open the barrier from the outside world was equivalent to resisting the laws of the entire Xuan Spirit World. That was impossible.
“What do you mean, Xia Chen?” asked Long Chen.
Xia Chen had already carefully examined the barrier. He smiled and said,
“The construction of the barrier is simple and crude. It has no technique to speak of. To me, it’s a piece of cake.”
Xia Chen began to take out formation discs. Guo Ran hastily helped him, and thousands of formation discs were quickly set up.
These array discs were arranged in a certain order around the enchantment. They looked chaotic, but they contained profound mysteries.
Two hours later, runes began to light up on the formation disc. A rhythmic beat followed.
This rhythm was like a tide that washed over the barrier. Soon, the barrier also began to move. In the beginning, the rhythm of the barrier and the rhythm of the formation disc were completely different.
However, it didn’t take long for resonance to appear. The two kinds of fluctuations gradually merged into one.
Buzz buzz buzz…
The barrier began to tremble, and it began to twist.
“The human race’s formations really are amazing. They use external power to control a power millions of times greater than their own. That’s very amazing.”
The Hall Master sighed. Although he didn’t understand formations, he could tell that Xia Chen was using the formation discs to use Minghao Tian’s laws to break through the barrier.
Xia Chen wasn’t very strong, but he was able to use a formation to shake the barrier that even Saints could only sigh at. He couldn’t help but sigh at the wisdom of the human race.
The Earth Spirit race’s experts were also incomparably excited. Previously, they had seen Xia Chen unleash a flurry of talismans, causing all the Quasi-Heaven Masters to retreat in defeat.
But they hadn’t expected that not only was Xia Chen powerful, but he was also able to activate this terrifying barrier. For a moment, their admiration for the Dragonblood Legion grew.
Hu!
Suddenly, Xia Chen waved his hand and took back thousands of formation discs. Everyone was startled. What was going on? The barrier hadn’t been broken yet?
Currently, there was no sign of the barrier breaking.
“Boss, what do you mean?” asked Xia Chen.
“Keep the formation. We’re going to catch a turtle in a jar,” said Long Chen.
“Alright!”
Xia Chen immediately took out a dozen new formation discs and placed them on the constantly fluctuating barrier.
Originally, Xia Chen had been planning on directly destroying the barrier. That would have been a bit easier. But now, if he wanted to destroy his enemies, he would have to spend a great deal of manpower to guard the entrance.
If Long Chen wanted to keep the barrier intact, Xia Chen would have to use an ingenious formation to stealthily open a hole in the barrier. Furthermore, he wouldn’t be able to destroy it. At the same time, he would have to change the way the barrier was unsealed.
To put it bluntly, this barrier had been set up by the people inside. It was equivalent to adding a lock to the door. As for Xia Chen, not only did he have to open the door, but he also had to change the original lock, making it so their keys were useless.
Buzz!
Two hours later, a whirlpool appeared on the barrier. That was the entrance to the Xuan Spirit World. However, this was just a single entrance. Once you entered, you wouldn’t be able to leave for now.
“I’ll go first.”
With a flash, the Hall Master directly entered the whirlpool and disappeared.
But once the Hall Master entered, Long Chen didn’t move. Ye Ling was startled.
“Are we not going in?”
“We’ll have to wait a bit. When Xia Chen opened the gate, it was impossible for the people inside not to know. They’ve already set up a trap for us.
“Once the hall master enters, he’ll disrupt their plans and give us a safe environment to pass through. But that should take some time,” said Long Chen.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Just at this moment, the barrier lit up, and a berserk pressure came through.
“There really was a saint ambushing us.” Ye Ling’s expression changed.
That aura was extremely familiar to her. It was her old enemy. What shocked her was that other than her two old enemies, there were two other Saint auras. Furthermore, their auras were extremely unfamiliar.
In other words, once the Hall Master had entered, he had been attacked by four Saints. At that moment, Ye Ling’s heart had risen to her throat.
“Don’t worry. The sacred lord’s power surpasses our imaginations,” said Long Chen. He had absolute confidence in the sacred lord.
Although the Holy Master was only an undying expert, Long Chen still firmly believed in his strength. Some people’s strength couldn’t be judged by their realm. The Hall Master was like this, and so was Long Chen.
The barrier trembled intensely and quickly calmed down.
“Enter!”
Hu!
Long Chen immediately activated his divine ring, and golden dragon scales covered his entire body. At the same time, a flame lotus blossomed in his hand. The instant he passed through the whirlpool, he pushed the flame lotus out without even looking.
“Explode!”
Long Chen passed through the barrier and immediately detonated the flame lotus. With a heaven-shaking roar, the flame exploded, forming a torrent that surged out in all directions.
Within the flames, Long Chen saw countless figures and countless weapons being sent flying by the flame lotus. At the same time, he heard countless furious roars.
Just as Long Chen had expected, although the Hall Master had charged out, there were still countless experts guarding the entrance, wanting to give him a fatal blow. As for Long Chen, he took the initiative to attack first. Whether or not he attacked, he would first use a powerful move to protect himself.
As a result, this move of his didn’t have the slightest warning. His opponent’s ultimate move was still charging up, but it was directly interrupted by Long Chen, and he was sent flying.
Within the roiling flames, Long Chen sensed tens of thousands of terrifying auras. He was startled. Other than the five Saint auras, there were also seven Heavenly Fate Awakened ones and over ten thousand quasi Heavenly Fate experts.
“Die!”
Just at this moment, a furious roar rang out. Long Chen hadn’t even seen his enemy yet. Wind qi broke through the sky and shot toward him.
BOOM!
Stars revolved around Long Chen’s fist as he smashed it at that attack. That attack was instantly destroyed.
Long Chen hadn’t expected a wooden thorn to attack him.
“Wood attribute cultivator?”
Hu!
The instant Long Chen’s fist destroyed the wood attribute Heavenly Fate’s attack, several vines silently wrapped around his leg.
That vine’s attack was completely silent. When Long Chen’s attention was completely focused on that wooden thorn, it successfully wrapped around his leg.
“Not good!”
Long Chen was startled. Before he could react, the vine suddenly pulled. He instinctively wanted to break it, but he hadn’t expected that the vine would be so tough that it couldn’t break free.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, a warhammer smashed down on Long Chen. It was another terrifying Heavenly Fate expert. Most terrifying of all, their cooperation was flawless.
Chi!
Just as the hammer was about to fall, a ray of Sword Qi cut through the vines beneath Long Chen’s feet. It was Yue Zifeng.
Long Chen was delighted. With his freedom, he smashed the cauldron at the hammer.
Long Chen’s previous attack had caught him off-guard. He hadn’t expected that the other side’s experts had also made their preparations, and their cooperation was extremely exquisite.
Fortunately, Yue Zifeng had rushed over at the critical moment to help Long Chen. Otherwise, if he had been entangled by those vines, he wouldn’t have been able to use his full strength.
Now that he had escaped from the vine’s entanglement, Long Chen smashed his cauldron at the war hammer. What he wasn’t afraid of the most was this kind of attack.
BOOM!
When the cauldron collided with the warhammer, it instantly turned to dust. That was an extremely terrifying Saint Weapon, but in front of the cauldron, it was nothing.
The warhammer smashed apart a huge creature, and it vomited a mouthful of blood. Its body was pierced through by the warhammer’s fragments, almost turning into a sieve.
Pu!
Just at this moment, a golden saber slashed down on that creature’s head.
“With Guo Ran here, who dares to fight?” That saber was Guo Ran’s.
He had been very lucky. As soon as he had charged in, he had received a wave of benefits. That Heaven’s Chosen had only just been heavily injured by the Gankun Cauldron when his head had been severed by Guo Ran.
After killing a Heavenly Fate Realm expert, blood-red rain began to fall from the sky, and the sky once more began to bleed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just at this moment, Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, Xia Chen, Bai Xiaole, Bai Shishi, Yu Qingxuan, Ye Ling, Ye Xue, and the Dragonblood Legion all rushed in.
As soon as Gu Yang and the others charged in, their eyes turned red. They roared and charged at the Heavenly Fate Realm experts. This time, they finally had a chance to fight against them, and none of them were willing to let it go.
As for Guo Ran, after killing a Heavenly Fate expert, he was tactful enough to not fight with others. Instead, he led the Dragonblood warriors to kill other experts.
Guo Ran had killed one of the seven quasi Heavenly Fate Realm experts. The other six were surrounded by Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, Yue Zifeng, Xia Chen, Bai Shishi, Bai Xiaole, and Yu Qingxuan.
In a situation where there were too many wolves and too little meat, other than Yu Qingxuan who was in charge of holding the fort and testing the waters, the rest of the people were all crazily erupting.
After all, they were Heaven’s Chosen, the strongest heavenly geniuses in this world. To be able to defeat them was a kind of assurance to him.
Yue Zifeng was fighting alone against that monster covered in vines. His Sword Qi soared into the sky, and those terrifying vines covered heaven and earth. But in front of Yue Zifeng’s Sword Qi, they were cut apart like vegetables, forcing the monster to retreat.
A golden light erupted from Bai Shishi’s body, and the statue of the goddess behind her began to emit boundless divine light. The golden sword in her hand slashed through the air, causing the wind and clouds to change color.
Bai Shishi was extremely powerful and valiant. Each one of her attacks was a fatal one. Each one of her attacks was extremely vicious, and she didn’t seem to be at a disadvantage against a Heavenly Fate expert.
On the other side, Bai Xiaole and the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox fused together, and the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox revealed its true form. Its nine tails trembled, and its sharp claws tore through the sky, forcing one of the Heavenly Fate Realm experts to roar in fury, displaying a terrifying battle prowess.
At this time, the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox had revealed the true face of a prehistoric beast. Its terrifying killing intent was chilling.
Gu Yang fought alone. Li Qi and Song Mingyuan worked together to fight a Heavenly Fate expert. With the two of them working together, the earth giant exploded, killing the Heavenly Fate expert until he could only block.
Xia Chen continuously formed hand seals, and talismans danced in the air as he fought against a Heavenly Fate. Xia Chen’s talismans were inexhaustible, and in terms of fighting, he was the most beautiful one.
Each one of the talismans exploded like fireworks, transforming into thousands of divine abilities. His opponent roared, but he was unable to break through the seal of the talismans.
As soon as the Dragonblood Legion arrived, Long Chen controlled the situation and didn’t continue attacking. At this time, the Earth Spirit elites also arrived, using the Dragonblood Legion as a sharp blade.
Divine light erupted from Ye Xue’s body, and rays of divine light descended on the Earth Spirit race experts. Divine light shone from their bodies, and it was like they had been injected with chicken blood and had endless energy.
Only at that moment did Long Chen realize that Ye Xue’s ability wasn’t an offensive one, but an auxiliary. She could distribute the energy the Heavenly Daos gave her to her clansmen, greatly increasing their power.
The battlefield was extremely chaotic. There were countless experts and all kinds of creatures that he had never seen before. There were even some terrifying tree demons that would occasionally pop out of the ground to launch sneak attacks.
However, the Dragonblood Legion had experienced hundreds of battles, so they didn’t care about such minor obstructions. They fought in a roundabout manner, causing rivers of blood to flow through the battlefield.
Long Chen stood in the air, watching the entire battlefield. Although the enemies were powerful and there were countless undying experts, everything was within his control. Victory was only a matter of time.
In the beginning, Long Chen had been worried that they wouldn’t be able to stop these Heaven’s Chosen. But he quickly realized that these Heaven’s Chosen were much weaker than the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
Long Chen didn’t know why there was such a huge difference between Heaven’s Mandates. Whether it was their manifestations, auras, or power, they were clearly a level lower than the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight.
Long Chen wasn’t the only one to see through it. The others also saw through it. It was precisely because they saw the difference in power that they went all-out. If they couldn’t even handle these people, how could they have the face to follow Long Chen?
“Long Chen, let’s go help the Hall Master!”
In the beginning, Ye Ling had also participated in the battle. She had only just returned to the Xuan Spirit World, and her power was gradually recovering from the Undying realm to the Saint realm. Although she hadn’t recovered to her peak state, seeing that the battle had stabilized, she had gone to help the Hall Master.
After all, the Hall Master was fighting one against five. If anything happened to him, then this battle would end in failure. That was something no one could bear.
“Alright.”
Long Chen was also a bit worried about the hall master. Ye Ling had once said that her enemies had two Saints. Originally, she had been supported by the Earth Spirit race’s karmic luck, and she had fought one against two, only defending and not attacking. Her enemies hadn’t been able to do anything to her.
Later, they had invited a foreign ally, and the three of them had worked together to break through her defenses. The Earth Spirit race had no choice but to flee.
According to reason, there should have been three Saints in the Earth Spirit World. But she hadn’t expected there to be two more. That made her uneasy, and after recovering a bit, she immediately rushed off with Long Chen.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions rang out in the distance. Wherever Long Chen went, mountains would break, and the ground would sink. Magma filled the air.
Heaven and earth were covered in dust, and undercurrents surged. Long Chen and Ye Ling followed the tracks and sounds. They quickly saw figures that covered the sky.
When she saw who it was, Ye Ling was both shocked and furious.
“Corrupt Blood Treant!”
Two huge trees appeared in the air. Endless evil qi descended from the sky, dyeing the world.
Those two trees weren’t real, but manifestations. They supported the two of them, and the two of them were attacking the Hall Master with their green staffs.
When she saw those two elders, Ye Ling was both shocked and infuriated. Her entire body was trembling as if she had seen her father’s murderer.
“They actually colluded with the Corrupt Blood Treant. They want to completely destroy the foundation of my Earth Spirit race. No wonder I wasn’t able to sense my ancestor’s blessing when I returned.” Ye Ling clenched her teeth. This was the first time Long Chen had seen her so angry.
As it turned out, the Corrupt Blood Treants were a kind of creature that all spirits hated. Their nature was evil, and they liked to destroy. They especially liked to turn their sacred land into a filthy place, turning their divine energy into a filthy fertilizer to nourish themselves.
Their appearance gave Ye Ling a bad premonition. The ancestral land of the Earth Spirit race was blessed by their ancestors, and it was extremely difficult to destroy. Even if they lost it for a while, they wouldn’t be afraid.
But the Corrupt Blood Treants were able to destroy the foundation of the Earth Spirit race’s ancestral land. That was something the Earth Spirit race was unable to endure. So when she saw those two Corrupt Blood Treants, her fury immediately ignited.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Other than those two, there were also three terrifying sages and five experts attacking the Hall Master.
The manifestation of a Barbaric Dragon appeared behind the Hall Master. Its claws tore through the sky, and its feet stamped on the ground. Each punch and kick contained the power of dragon blood. It was one against five, but it wasn’t at all inferior.
At this time, the Hall Master had finally revealed how terrifying he was. The Barbaric Dragon behind him was constantly twisting and turning, causing heaven and earth to tremble. It was like he had endless energy, and he was locked in a fierce battle with the five Undying experts.
“Hahaha…”
The two sky-reaching tree demons trembled, and black liquid shot out of them toward the hall master’s manifestation.
His manifestation’s divine light blocked the black liquid, but Long Chen found that it was extremely corrosive. Black spots appeared around his manifestation.
“Even manifestations can corrode it?” Long Chen was startled.
“That’s a divine ability unique to Corrupt Blood Treants. It’s extremely disgusting and can corrode all energy in the world, whether it’s tangible or invisible,” said Ye Ling.
“Scram!”
Suddenly, the hall master let out a furious roar and smashed his fist into a Corrupt Blood Treant.
The Hall Master was also infuriated. These Corrupt Blood Treants’divine abilities were too disgusting. They were constantly corroding his manifestations, weakening them.
In less than an incense stick’s worth of time, the edges of his manifestation had corroded into countless spots. His power had clearly weakened, and he could only use ninety percent of his full power.
Right now, he was feeling a bit regretful. He should have killed these two hateful fellows as soon as he had entered. As long as they died, he would be able to rely on his own ability to kill the other Saints.
Buzz!
When the Hall Master punched out, the Evil Blood Treant suddenly formed hand seals, forming a water shield in front of him. In a single breath, eighteen shields appeared.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The eighteen shields were instantly destroyed. Withered branches and rotten leaves mixed in with the filthy water. The stench was nauseating.
The corrupted water exploded, corroding the sky. As for the Blood Treant Saint, he was sent flying by the Hall Master’s punch, but he was completely fine with his shield.
“The Barbarian Dragon race is nothing more than this. Today, I’ll corrode you into a pile of bones. I want your flesh, hahaha!” The Evil Blood Treant laughed arrogantly.
“Long Chen, what should we do? That Evil Blood Treant can suppress my power. We only have one chance to sneak attack it,” said Ye Ling.
Ye Ling belonged to the Spirit race and also possessed a pure aura. If she was corroded by the Corrupt Blood Treant’s core energy, her power would drop even faster.
The Hall Master was a Barbaric Black Dragon. His body contained a dark aura, but it was still corroded. As for Ye Ling, she was completely suppressed.
Right now, she had only just recovered her sacred qi and hadn’t reached her peak. If she was corroded, her realm would immediately drop to the level of a Saint. So she only had one chance to attack.
Long Chen understood what Ye Ling was saying. The two of them were the most disgusting existences. If the hall master didn’t use his full strength, then even if it was one against five, the hall master would still be able to beat them until their teeth were all over the ground.
“You don’t need to do anything. Help me hold the line. If I can’t hold on, remember to come save me,” said Long Chen.
“You…”
Ye Ling was startled. She didn’t know what Long Chen was planning on doing, but at this moment, a pair of Kun Peng wings appeared on Long Chen’s back. He charged at one of the tree demon saints.
Buzz!
The instant Long Chen charged onto the battlefield, a terrifying pressure enveloped him, and he was almost sent flying.
That was the aura of a Saint. If you weren’t a Saint, you wouldn’t have the ability to charge in. The instant Long Chen charged in, he felt like a mortal falling into water. That huge impact almost shattered his bones.
Only now did Long Chen realize just how terrifying a Saint was. There was a dimensional difference between him and a Saint.
“Seven Star Battle Armor!”
At this time, Long Chen had no time to conceal himself. He directly activated the Seven Star Battle Armor. If he didn’t go all-out, it would be extremely difficult to advance in this kind of battlefield. His sneak attack plan would instantly fail.
“Where did this ant come from? Scram!”
When Long Chen had charged over, the Evil Blood Treant had been focused on dealing with the Hall Master and hadn’t noticed him. But when Long Chen had summoned the Seven Star Battle Armor, he had immediately noticed him.
Hu!
A wooden spear shot toward Long Chen like a bolt of lightning. A berserk killing intent locked Long Chen in place.
Chi!
A seven-colored sword shot out, smashing into the wooden stakes. Long Chen’s Seven Ultimate Sword exploded. In front of the wooden stakes, the Seven Ultimate Sword was unable to withstand a single blow.
But that was all within Long Chen’s expectations. The moment he had stepped onto the battlefield, he had realized the difference between himself and a Saint. He didn’t dare to arrogantly think that he could block a Saint’s attack.
Hu!
However, the instant the Seven Ultimate Sword Slash landed, the wooden stakes deviated, flying past Long Chen and missing him.
“Eh?”
He was startled. He hadn’t expected Long Chen to be able to dodge his attack.
Most importantly, that attack had already locked Long Chen in place. Furthermore, Long Chen’s timing and angle of attack had been perfect, causing his lock to temporarily lose effect. And in that instant, he had dodged it.
Just as he was shocked, Long Chen suddenly moved. The Kun Peng wings on his back lit up, and he shot forward like a bolt of lightning.
Hu!
Long Chen kicked the elder in the face.
“Brat, you’re courting death!”
The Evil Blood Treant Saint’s five fingers were like hooks, shining with a cold light as he grabbed at Long Chen’s ankle.
Hu!
But what he hadn’t expected was that Long Chen’s kick was just a feint. As soon as his hand missed, a large hand smashed into his face from an unexpected angle.
Pa!
Long Chen’s palm landed squarely on the Ghost General’s face. In that instant, even the distant Ye Ling was shocked.
The instant Long Chen dodged the wooden stakes, he switched to seven different movement techniques. The sky was filled with his figure. It was a dazzling sight, making it impossible to determine his path.
But what she couldn’t understand was that Long Chen had gone so far just to give him a slap in the face?
BOOM!
But then a shocking scene occurred. Black soil poured out of Long Chen’s hand, instantly burying the tree demon.
“Ah…”
The Evil Blood Treant suddenly let out a miserable shriek. The black soil had infected his body, and it was like boiling water had been poured onto a pile of snow. Huge holes had appeared in his body.
BOOM!
The Evil Blood Treant roared and blew away the black soil. A figure shot back like a shooting star.
The black soil was blown away, but the Evil Blood Treant Saint’s face had already caved in. Only half his head was left, making him look like a sinister ghost.
As he sent the black soil flying, endless black soil filled the air, blocking everyone’s line of sight. The Evil Blood Treant Saint was also shocked to see his companion like this.
“What are you looking at?”
Pa!
At that moment, a large hand slammed into the back of his head.
Bang!
Black soil once more poured out of him, drowning him.
The person who had attacked was Long Chen. After his first attack, he had known that this fellow would be able to send the black soil flying.
As for Long Chen, he had condensed a fake body to intentionally send the Evil Blood Treant Saint flying, making others think he was no longer on the battlefield.
Taking advantage of the fact that everyone’s attention was focused on the Evil Blood Treant Saint, he used the cover of the black soil to stealthily sneak behind the other Saint and slap him.
“Die!”
The Evil Blood Treant roared furiously. The instant it was struck, the wooden staff in its hand flashed like lightning and struck behind it.
Dang!
The staff smashed into the bronze cauldron, and the tree demon’s entire arm exploded. It vomited blood.
Long Chen had long since predicted the Evil Blood Treant Saint’s counterattack. He had long since been waiting for him to take the bait.
But Long Chen hadn’t expected this attack to be so terrifying. Although the cauldron had managed to block eighty to ninety percent of its power, its remaining power was still enough to cause his internal organs to move. He vomited blood and was sent flying.
“Die!”
At this moment, the hall master charged over and smashed his fist down. The head of the Evil Blood Treant who had just had his arm broken by the cauldron exploded.
This sudden change occurred too quickly. The five saints never imagined that a little World King brat would instantly break the balance of the battlefield.
The instant his head exploded, a ray of divine light shot out of his body. That was his soul, his Yuan Spirit.
Even if a Saint’s physical body was destroyed, as long as his soul wasn’t destroyed, the power of his Yuan Spirit couldn’t be underestimated. Once the Evil Blood Treant Saint’s Yuan Spirit rushed out of his body, it would merge with the manifestation. That way, he could continue fighting.
Hu!
But just as his Yuan Spirit moved, a huge mouth appeared and devoured it.
“No…”
The Evil Blood Treant screamed in terror as it was devoured by a black dragon.
The hall master transformed into a black dragon and swallowed the Evil Blood Treant Saint’s primordial spirit. At that moment, his aura suddenly soared.
“Die!”
The Hall Master roared and his dragon claw descended. The other Corrupt Tree Demon Saint wanted to flee, but he was too shocked to move.
The other three Saints were also horrified to see that after the Hall Master had devoured the Evil Blood Treant Saint’s Yuan Spirit, his aura had risen explosively. He had gone from the immortal realm to the half-step Saint realm.
Pu!
The head of the Evil Blood Treant Saint exploded, and the hall master opened his mouth wide. Without waiting for the Evil Blood Treant Saint’s primordial spirit to fly out, he sucked it into his mouth.
Rumble…
After absorbing two of their Yuan Spirits, rumbling came from his body. Black qi filled his scales, and his aura became even more terrifying. He seemed to have entered some kind of transformation.
The other three Saints were horrified when they saw this. The Hall Master was about to break through, and he was an unrivaled existence. They weren’t his match.
“Run!”
One of the saints shouted and fled. But as soon as he moved, he was caught by a sharp claw.
BOOM!
The Saint’s head exploded, and his Yuan Spirit was violently sucked out. His body was instantly thrown out.
The other two Saints cried out in terror. They split up and fled in two different directions. The Hall Master’s huge dragon body disappeared.
“No…”
“Please… ah…”
Two miserable screams rang out, and then the Saint’s aura disappeared. Long Chen was completely stunned.
The Hall Master could directly devour other people’s Yuan Spirits to advance? What kind of heaven-defying ability was that?
“Long Chen, I’m on the verge of breaking through. I need to immediately return to the academy. This time, I owe you another favor,” said the Hall Master.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out from the entrance to the Xuan Spirit World. When Long Chen and Ye Ling rushed back, they found that the sealed entrance had already been pierced through. The Hall Master had already left.
Ye Ling was filled with shock. This entrance was formed from the power of the Xuan Spirit World. Even if over ten Saints joined hands, they still wouldn’t be able to destroy it. But the Hall Master had managed to pierce through it with a single blow. Just how powerful was the current Hall Master?
Now that the five saints’ auras had disappeared, five of the seven Heaven’s Mandates had died, and countless quasi Heaven’s Mandates had died. The Xuan Spirit World’s experts instantly collapsed. Seeing that the entrance had been opened, they all charged out, wanting to flee.
Pu pu pu…
Guo Ran had long since expected them to flee, and he had long since set up a killing formation. Those Xiantian experts were like moths to a flame. No matter how many came, they would die.
Seeing that they were unable to charge out, countless people began to kneel and beg for mercy. Seeing them begging for mercy, the Earth Spirit experts roared,
“When you slaughtered our fellow Earth Spirit race members, you gave them a chance to beg for mercy. Blood must be repaid with blood. All of you can die!”
The experts here were all elites of the Earth Spirit race. They had personally seen their loved ones die by their side, and the longing in their eyes before their deaths was something they would never forget.
Right now, they only had hatred and no pity. They roared and brandished their butcher’s knives. The only thing that could erase their hatred was blood.
The battle was still going on, but Long Chen was no longer in the mood to watch. He began to clean up his spoils.
“Damn, a Saint’s corpse. That’s a good thing!”
When he arrived at the battlefield of the Saints, Long Chen immediately became excited.
There had been countless corpses in the battle at the Heavenly Evil Prefecture. But Xia Chen and Guo Ran had to repair the Dragonblood warriors’ armor and weapons, and they also had to prepare for the battle at the Profound Spirit World. They didn’t have much time to deal with those corpses.
So up until now, those corpses hadn’t been finished. They had been left in the hands of Xia Chen and Guo Ran.
Now that another battle had begun, Long Chen directly obtained five saint corpses. He carefully put them away, but he didn’t dare to directly throw them into the black soil. He was afraid Xia Chen and Guo Ran would bite him to death.
The corpses of undying experts were priceless treasures to them. A Saint’s corpse was definitely enough to make them go crazy.
That was especially true of Xia Chen. A Saint’s essence blood could even allow him to study a Saint-level talisman and imitate a Saint-level attack.
Long Chen first put away the Saint’s corpse. After all, only by putting it into the primal chaos space would he be at ease.
The battle was coming to an end. The Dragonblood Legion was in charge of blocking the entrance. The other Earth Spirit experts followed Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, and the others.
However, it would take some time to find a fish that had escaped the net. But they weren’t in a hurry. Xia Chen had already activated the formation to repair the barrier. Once it was complete, the Profound Spirit World would once more be isolated from Minghao Tian.
This battle no longer required that many experts. Long Chen, Yu Qingxuan, and Bai Shishi had already followed Ye Ling and Ye Xue to the Earth Spirit tribe’s ancestral land.
When Ye Ling and Ye Xue saw that the picturesque landscape had been turned into ruins, with dirty water flowing everywhere and the corpses of countless birds and beasts floating in the sewage water, a stench filled the air. Ye Ling and Ye Xue’s hearts ached so much that they started tearing up.
The Earth Spirit race was the same as the Spirit race. No matter where they went, they would always build beautiful homes. They loved cleanliness, and the back mountains of the Numinous Sky Academy had almost been transformed into a paradise on earth.
But this place, where the Earth Spirit race had lived for countless years, had suddenly become like this. Even outsiders like Long Chen were infuriated.
All of this had been done by the Corrupt Blood Treants. They were the only ones who had the ability to infect a place so quickly, turning it into a land of death.
Ye Ling and Ye Xue continued forward with tears in their eyes. Soon, a tall mountain appeared in front of them. On the mountain was a large tree. The tree wasn’t particularly tall, but its crown covered a large area. It was like a huge mushroom had covered the entire mountain.
This tree was larger than any tree Long Chen had ever seen. It was practically comparable to a prefecture. However, this tree’s leaves were withered and yellow, lacking life energy. It was like it would die at any moment.
When they saw this tree, Ye Ling and Ye Xue couldn’t help but cry. This was their Earth Spirit race’s sacred tree. It was born from the Earth Spirit race’s divine energy.
Because of the protection of this sacred tree, the Earth Spirit Tribe was able to defend against the invasion of enemies countless times. That was how Ye Ling was able to protect her people against the attacks of two saints.
Last time, two of their old enemies had colluded with foreign enemies, and the three of them had attacked at the same time. Although they had the protection of the sacred tree, they were able to keep the Earth Spirit Tribe safe for now.
But that would exhaust the sacred tree’s core energy. Once it was exhausted, the sacred tree would die, and the Earth Spirit race would also be slaughtered.
That was why Ye Ling had decisively brought her people out of the Xuan Spirit World. As for the sacred tree, it didn’t need to protect them. That would save them precious energy, and those three saints wouldn’t be able to do anything to it for now.
This was a perfect plan. However, Ye Ling hadn’t expected that they would collude with the Corrupt Blood Treants to contaminate the sacred land and destroy its core.
Fortunately, they had returned early. If they had returned a few days later, not only would the sacred land have been destroyed, but even the sacred tree would have died.
When Ye Ling and Ye Xue returned, divine light shone from the sacred tree. It was like a hand was caressing their cheeks, as if comforting them.
That made Ye Ling and Ye Xue cry even harder. Ye Xue suddenly formed hand seals, and her forehead began to shine. Her Heavenly Fate aura erupted, and she used her core energy to heal the sacred tree.
Hu!
Suddenly, two rays of divine light descended. Ye Xue’s hands were separated, and her movements were interrupted by the sacred tree.
“It’s useless. The sacred tree’s essence has already been corroded. We’re still too late.” Ye Ling sobbed.
Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan’s eyes turned red. They also felt extremely sad. The Corrupt Blood Demon Tree was too hateful. How could there be such a disgusting creature in this world?
“Long Chen, what are you doing?!”
Suddenly, Bai Shishi saw that Long Chen had already left. He had run to the back of the mountain. There was a bottomless pit there, and black liquid was constantly pouring out of it.
“Healing!”
Long Chen smiled slightly. After saying that, a white flame circulated in his hand, and his other hand reached into the black hole.
Ka ka ka…
The black water in the black hole was instantly ignited. As it was ignited, it also froze. Huge blocks of ice flew out of the hole.
Seeing this, Ye Ling and Ye Xue were both startled and delighted. They were already panicking, but Long Chen said he could heal the sacred tree. They immediately saw hope.
Ye Xue wanted to heal the sacred tree, but she was stopped by it. The sacred tree didn’t want her to waste her energy. Ye Xue was a Chosen, but just because she believed she couldn’t do it didn’t mean Long Chen couldn’t. She had absolute confidence in Long Chen.
Ever since Long Chen had taken her Sacred Light Stamen, he had given her a Snow Lotus Pill, directly allowing her to awaken her Heavenly Fate. She had trusted him completely.
BOOM!
Suddenly, an explosive sound came from the bottom of the pit, as if something was roaring.
“Damn it! It’s the holy seal of the Evil Blood Treant!”
When Long Chen turned the black water into ice and threw it out, he found that the main root of the sacred tree was within the pit.
A black diagram had been carved into the main root. That diagram was emitting an evil aura, and it was currently corroding the main root of the sacred tree. That black liquid was the result of it corroding the main root.
Seeing that diagram, Long Chen’s expression changed. That was a kind of seal that was like a maggot attached to the bone. If it was forcibly destroyed, it would destroy the sacred tree’s core energy, and it might even cause its death.
Fortunately, the Dragonblood Legion still had Xia Chen. At this time, Xia Chen was busy with the matter of the seal and couldn’t be urgently transferred over. After seeing the seal, Xia Chen had used several methods to break it.
At that moment, countless Earth Spirit experts had gathered around him. They excitedly shouted and bowed to Xia Chen. In their hearts, Xia Chen was like a god. That made Xia Chen very proud.
The seal was undone. Long Chen formed hand seals, and the space behind him split open. Thick earth energy erupted, bringing with it dense primal chaos energy.
Buzz!
When the mysterious dust fell into the pit, the sacred tree’s body suddenly trembled. Then, a shocking scene occurred.
The withered holy tree shook violently as dirt was poured into it. Immediately after, its withered leaves began to slowly turn green, shining with vitality.
“This…”
Ye Ling, Ye Xue, and the other Earth Spirit experts were all shocked. Then they began to weep tears of joy. Their sacred tree was saved.
This sacred tree was the faith of the entire Earth Spirit race. If the sacred tree died, they would become children who had lost their mothers. That kind of grief was indescribable.
They looked at Long Chen gratefully. Even if they had to die for him, they were willing. In their hearts, Long Chen was like a god.
Buzz buzz buzz…
As time passed, the withered sacred tree once more began to shine with life. Divine light descended, and the black water on the ground began to be purified.
All the filth in the world slowly faded away, and the land returned to life. Countless seeds began to sprout in the soil, trying their best to stick their heads out and enjoy the sunlight and rain.
Originally, Long Chen had thought that this place was already a land of death. It would probably take tens of thousands of years to recover.
But Long Chen hadn’t expected that there would be countless seeds hidden within the contaminated land. In order to resist the contamination, some plants had entered a dormant state. That way, they would be able to live for a long time.
When the opportunity came, they would germinate once more. The land of death that had been hundreds of millions of miles long began to shine with the light of the sacred tree.
The stench disappeared, replaced by the fragrance of flowers. The purgatory of the human world once more became a paradise.
The transformation happened in an instant. The sacred tree was like a great magician. If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have believed it.
Seeing this shocking scene, Long Chen’s heart surged. Those life seeds reminded him of humans.
The human race had also experienced countless tribulations. As the saying goes, a wildfire can never be extinguished. When a disaster came, the human race chose to hibernate. When the rain fell, it would quickly grow again.
This tenacious life force displayed its unyieldingness and persistence. No matter how many calamities the human race faced, they would still live tenaciously, silently struggling against fate.
Seeing those seeds germinate gave Long Chen endless motivation and new inspiration.
“Principal Long Chen, thank you for your kindness. My Earth Spirit race will forever be grateful for your kindness.”
Suddenly, Ye Ling led the Earth Spirit race experts to prostrate themselves toward Long Chen.
“Senior, you can’t do that. It’s just a slight effort.” Long Chen reached out to pull her back.
As a result, Ye Ling only stood up after bowing.
“Lord Sacred Tree said that you are the savior of our Spirit race. Our Earth Spirit race will forever follow your footsteps until death.”
Ye Ling’s expression was solemn, and she had used the words “Spirit race” and“ Earth Spirit race”. But Long Chen hadn’t noticed this detail.
“You don’t need to be so courteous. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have gained so much. We’re mutually benefiting,” said Long Chen.
In truth, Long Chen disliked this kind of kowtowing. Other than his parents, he didn’t think anyone else could do such a thing.
If he was truly grateful, then he would remember this gratitude in his heart. There were some things that were more meaningful to him than words.
Long Chen was like this. He rarely thanked anyone who had helped him. When others needed help, he would definitely do his best. Even if he had to climb a mountain of blades or climb a pot of boiling oil, he wouldn’t even frown.
Although Long Chen knew that the Earth Spirit race was simple and unified on the surface, and that they placed great importance on etiquette, such etiquette made him feel a bit uneasy.
The sacred tree was rapidly recovering. As for the entrance, Xia Chen had already finished repairing it. The enemies had also pretty much been cleared out. Perhaps there were still some fish that had escaped the net and were hiding in the dark.
However, Xia Chen had already distributed the formation discs to the Earth Spirit race experts. They would quickly exterminate all the remaining survivors.
The Dragonblood Legion naturally didn’t need to do anything to those remnants. The Dragonblood Legion had no interest in killing weak creatures.
But it was different for the Earth Spirit race. These creatures were their mortal enemies, and they had to be cleaned up. So the cleanup was left to the Earth Spirit race.
As for the Dragonblood Legion, they had experienced two intense battles in a row, and they hadn’t had any time to rest. They finally had time to calmly adjust.
Previously, the battle at the Heavenly Evil Prefecture had been extremely stimulating to them. Many of them were already on the verge of breaking through, but in order to not affect the recovery battle of the Profound Spirit World, they had suppressed their cultivation bases. Now, they had all gone into seclusion.
Only Xia Chen and Guo Ran didn’t go into seclusion. They found a barren land in the Xuan Spirit World and began to clean up the corpses.
As for Long Chen, he also helped. Xia Chen and Guo Ran’s corpses were all taken into the primal chaos space and thrown into the black soil.
Previously, when Long Chen had thrown the Myriad Dragon Nest into the black soil, he had found that after a few days, there were no signs of it breaking apart.
The Gankun Cauldron told him that this black soil had a mysterious power. However, it was also a growth type. The more corpses it decomposed, the greater its power.
Now, using its power to break down the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest was equivalent to biting a hard bone. If its teeth weren’t sharp enough, it would slow down.
It was better to first break down the easier corpses. The more corpses there were, the stronger the black soil.
Only after being reminded by the cauldron did Long Chen come to a sudden realization. At the same time, he cursed himself for being stupid and not realizing this detail.
In the past, it had taken a very long time for the black soil to break apart an Immortal King’s corpse. But now it was able to instantly melt. Long Chen had always thought that the black soil’s strength was related to his cultivation base and the size of the primal chaos space.
So that wasn’t the case. The black soil was actually operating independently. The more corpses it absorbed, the stronger it would become.
This reminder excited Long Chen. If the black soil was strong enough, then when he encountered a Saint like the Corrupt Blood Treant, as long as the black soil touched its body, he could directly take its life?
Even if he didn’t take its life, he would still be able to heavily injure it. Then Long Chen would have the ability to slaughter a saint on his own.
The black soil possessed a terrifying destructive power to plant lifeforms. In the future, if they encountered such experts, wouldn’t they be able to harvest the black soil?
Thinking of that, Long Chen was filled with energy. Xia Chen and Guo Ran continuously removed the crystal cores, Neidans, and essence blood from the corpses before throwing them into the primal chaos space for the black soil to absorb.
As he tossed and turned, Long Chen suddenly noticed that there was something strange about the Heavenly Dao Tree in the core region.
“This…”
Seeing the seven shining fruits on the Heavenly Dao Tree, Long Chen’s heart pounded.
“Damn, the Heavenly Fate Fruit?”
When Long Chen saw those seven shining fruits, he almost stopped breathing.
Long Chen had once killed a Quasi-Divine Fruit user, Netherworld Dragon Tianye. At that time, he had been filled with anticipation to see if a Heavenly Fate rank Heavenly Dao Fruit would appear. But what disappointed him was that the Heavenly Dao Tree hadn’t produced any new fruit.
Later, when he had fought against the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, he had been completely focused on killing it. He wanted to see if the Heavenly Dao Tree could once more defy the heavens and bear the Heavenly Fate Fruit.
But in that battle, Long Chen hadn’t been able to kill the Netherwyrm Heavenlight. Although countless Quasi-Heavenly Fate experts had died on the battlefield, the Heavenly Dao Tree still hadn’t reacted.
At that moment, Long Chen had thought that the three Paragons were the Heavenly Dao Tree’s limit. The Heavenly Daos were unable to absorb them.
Later, Long Chen hadn’t thought about that matter. But now that he had accidentally noticed it, he almost jumped.
“Heaven-defying! Truly heaven-defying!”
Long Chen roared inside. The Heavenly Dao Tree was too heaven-defying. It had condensed a Heavenly Dao Fruit. That meant he could create a Heavenly Fate being.
In other words, in the future, the Dragonblood Legion would become a Heavenly Fate Army. At that time, Long Chen’s blood would boil.
Hu!
Taking one of the Heavenly Dao Fruits and sensing the Heavenly Dao energy within it, Long Chen suddenly became lost in thought.
“No, that’s not right. The Heavenly Daos’ auras are a bit different from those Chosen.”
Long Chen sensed that something was off. The auras of those Heaven’s Mandates disgusted him, but the aura coming from the fruit made him feel closer.
“Could it be that the Heavenly Dao Fruits transformed by the Heavenly Dao Tree are two different existences?”
Long Chen looked at the Heavenly Fate Fruit, his eyes full of doubt. This discovery left him puzzled.
“Eh?”
Long Chen suddenly noticed that within the Heavenly Dao Fruit, there seemed to be a constant core.
As for the fruit core, it was in the shape of a five-pointed star. Although it was irregular, it looked extremely profound.
“One star Heavenly Fate Fruit?”
Long Chen blurted out.
At that moment, Long Chen suddenly thought of the Netherwyrm Heavenlight. A bolt of lightning flashed through his mind, and he vaguely guessed why there was such a huge difference in power between Heaven’s Mandates and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
“A one-star Heaven’s Mandate is the weakest one, but the Nether Dragon Amaterasu is definitely not a one-star Heaven’s Mandate.”
Long Chen was extremely confident. Although this was just his guess, he had a feeling that this guess was most likely true.
“Hehe, this is great. We’ll be able to create our own Dragonblood Legion.” Long Chen laughed mischievously. With the addition of the power of the Heavenly Fate, the Dragonblood Legion would undergo a heaven-toppling transformation.
However, Long Chen still hadn’t completely researched these Heavenly Fate Fruits. He still needed to observe them for a while. He couldn’t rashly use them.
If a Dragonblood warrior could only consume one Heavenly Fate Fruit, then wouldn’t his talent forever be fixed at one star? What if there were even stronger Heavenly Fate Fruits in the future? Wouldn’t that be impossible to change?
Long Chen didn’t dare to use these Heavenly Fate Fruits for now. He would have to wait until an even stronger one appeared to test it out.
Feeling excited, Long Chen continued to work. He threw Xia Chen and Guo Ran’s corpses into the black soil.
Xia Chen and Guo Ran didn’t want ordinary corpses. They had long since been thrown into the black soil. The black soil’s ability to decompose corpses was extremely shocking. A quasi-Heavenly Fate corpse would be completely devoured in just an incense stick’s worth of time.
As for an undying expert’s corpse, it had only taken two hours to completely decompose.
When those powerful corpses were broken down, the life energy they released caused all the vegetation in the primal chaos space to grow.
The Thousand Leaves Sacred Light Snow Lotus once more bloomed. Long Chen picked up all three holy light stamens and planted them into the ground.
Due to its immense life energy, the moment the holy light stamen touched the ground, it began to sprout and rapidly grow.
One stalk gave birth to three stalks, three stalks gave birth to nine. Because the corpses were continuously thrown into the black soil, the Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus was rapidly growing.
In that instant, even the Gankun Cauldron couldn’t help but run over. It continuously circled around the Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus. This Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus was extremely important to it. Even someone as calm as it became a bit excited.
As the corpses were thrown in, the Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus grew crazily. There were also countless vegetation. The ones that had changed the most were the Ancient Fusang Trees and Great Yin Trees.
Their leaves were covered in blazing flames, but their power was condensed and didn’t dissipate. Each leaf had countless flame runes growing on it.
Long Chen finally shifted his gaze away from the Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus. Arriving at the Ancient Fusang Wood, he waved his hand, and a sky-encompassing leaf slowly fell from the tree.
When those leaves landed in Long Chen’s hands, they were only the size of a palm. They looked like they were made of gold, and their weight was also shocking. It was like they were made of cash.
There were even sawtooth-like lines growing on the edges of the leaves, looking exceptionally sharp.
Dang!
Long Chen took out a sword and slashed it at the leaf. A metallic ringing rang out, and sparks flew. Not only was the sword unable to cut through the leaf, but a small hole appeared on the blade.
“Incredible. Not even a divine artifact can damage it.”
Hu!
Long Chen shook his hand, and that leaf shot out.
BOOM!
The leaf exploded in the air, releasing golden flames that covered tens of thousands of miles. A small leaf actually possessed such terrifying destructive power.
“This is practically a natural flame talisman. Hahaha, I’ll have another big move in the future,” laughed Long Chen.
Although this leaf’s power was shocking, Long Chen still didn’t need it. That was because it wasn’t enough to threaten an undying expert or a quasi Heaven’s Mandate expert.
But as the corpse continued to disintegrate, the Ancient Fusang Wood and Moon Wood grew stronger. Runes continuously grew out of its leaves. They would definitely grow into terrifying weapons in the future.
Even the leaves were already so powerful, while the branches were even more shocking. But Long Chen still hadn’t figured out how to use them.
The Ancient Fusang Wood and Great Yin Wood were crazily growing. The one who was the happiest was naturally Huo Ling’er. She was like a greedy cat, guarding her own fish pond, eating until she was full every day.
As the corpse continued to disintegrate, the primal chaos space continued to change. Countless laws were brought into the primal chaos space.
Within the primal chaos space, it was like heaven and earth were automatically transforming. Up in the sky, Lei Ling’er had transformed into a huge lightning dragon and was swimming back and forth between the clouds. That was because there was endless lightning circulating there.
This thunderforce had come from deconstructing corpses. In the beginning, Long Chen hadn’t understood why these corpses would release thunderforce. He had even asked the Gankun Cauldron.
But the cauldron’s answer was very simple: heavenly tribulation. In that instant, Long Chen realized that heavenly tribulation had given them power, and when the corpses were broken down, it was absorbed by the primal chaos space.
The current Lei Ling’er was no longer the same as before. Only when Long Chen was undergoing tribulation would she be able to eat her fill. That was because once those terrifying experts were broken down, they would release powerful thunderforce that gathered in the nine heavens. Lei Ling’er finally had a place to cultivate.
Time passed quickly. After half a month, Xia Chen and Guo Ran finally finished handling the corpses. At this time, Ye Ling and Ye Xue arrived.
“We’ve opened the Mystic Spirit Eyes.”
Hearing that, Long Chen’s spirits immediately rose.
The Xuanling’s Eye was another channel to the Xuan Spirit World. The Xuan Spirit World was not an independent world, and it had two openings.
One was connected to the Netherworld Vast Sky, while the other was connected to the mysterious world. The Xuanling World’s endless chaos spiritual qi came from that mysterious world.
Back in the uninhabited world, Long Chen had also encountered such a place. But the difference between the two was that the passageway to the Xuan Spirit World was directly connected to the mysterious world.
As for the mysterious spring in the no man’s world, it could only sense the flow of primal chaos energy.
The reason Long Chen had been in such a rush to help the Earth Spirit Tribe take back the Xuan Spirit World was also because of his own selfish motives. When he had heard of the Xuan Spirit Eye, he had wanted to know what kind of world it connected to.
While the three of them were busy, the Earth Spirit Tribe’s experts began to search for the Xuanling’s Eye. They finally found it in the Evil Demons’ lair.
The Evil Demons were one of the old enemies of the Earth Spirit Tribe. They occupied a powerful terrain and wanted to seal the Eye of the Mystic Spirit and enjoy the Chaos Qi brought by it alone.
But the primal chaos energy couldn’t be sealed. The evil demons had forcibly sealed it, and as a result, the seal had exploded, almost exterminating them.
At that moment, the evil demons understood a principle. At most, they could only enjoy the convenience brought to them by the Mystic Spirit Eye, but they could not enjoy it alone.
However, they had also come up with quite a few ideas. They wanted the purest primal chaos energy to stay in their territory as much as possible. That would be more beneficial to their cultivation.
The Earth Spirit race’s experts didn’t care about that. The world’s primal chaos energy was inexhaustible. The movements of the Corrupt path didn’t affect their cultivation.
However, the Evil Demons were unaware of this. In order to prevent the Earth Spirit Tribe from competing for the Eye of the Mystic Spirit one day, they had set up countless mechanisms to conceal the aura of the Eye of the Mystic Spirit. The Earth Spirit Tribe only knew the arrival of the Chaos Qi, but did not know where it came from.
But this time, the entire tribe had been slaughtered. The higher-ups who knew about this secret had long since been killed by the Dragonblood Legion.
The remaining small fries didn’t even know about this secret. The Earth Spirit Tribe had spent a great deal of effort to find the entrance to the Xuanling’s Eye.
Long Chen was delighted to hear this news. He immediately had Guo Ran and Xia Chen pack up and go take a look.
Originally, Guo Ran and Xia Chen hadn’t wanted to look at the Xuanling’s Eye, because they had just finished disassembling the saint’s corpse. Xia Chen had taken out the saint’s crystal core and essence blood, so he wanted to start researching and creating a super talisman.
As for Guo Ran, he also wanted to see if he could inscribe saint runes on his armor to further increase its power. It could be said that the two of them were impatient.
But since their boss had ordered them to go, the two of them had no choice but to follow. When the three of them arrived at the ancestral land, they saw that it was already in ruins. Most of the buildings had been destroyed, and countless green plants had appeared, as if they were purifying the land.
When he arrived at the core region of the building, he saw that it had already been cleared out. Long Chen finally saw the Xuanling’s Eye.
The Xuanling’s Eye was a lake that was as long and narrow as an eye. The surface of the lake was as smooth as a mirror, and endless primal chaos was rising.
“What pure primal chaos energy. It’s like a top grade chaos spirit stone has been turned into mist.” Xia Chen’s heart pounded.
This mist was comparable to the Spirit Gathering Formation he had condensed from top grade chaos spirit stones. Xia Chen didn’t have many top grade chaos spirit stones, and each one of them was treated as a treasure. They were basically all used for him and Guo Ran’s forging and inscriptions.
As for the primal chaos energy on the lake, it was extremely dense. It was practically a natural top grade Spirit Gathering Formation. The Dragonblood Legion’s cultivation here would be twice as fast with half the effort. To them, it was like a fairyland.
“Compared to this spring, the difference is like heaven and earth,” sighed Guo Ran.
They had rushed into the uninhabited world with Long Chen to compete with the local heavenly geniuses for the primal chaos energy. Back then, they had felt that the spring was an incomparably precious existence. But compared to this place, it was nothing.
“Have you gone down to take a look?” asked Long Chen.
Ye Ling shook her head. “The sacred tree doesn’t allow us to go down. It said that it’s afraid that we’ll be affected by karma, so we came to inform you immediately.”
Karma? I don’t have anything to be afraid of. Long Chen smiled slightly. It was obvious that the sacred tree could see even further. It didn’t allow Ye Ling and the others to get involved, but it sent Long Chen a message. That meant it also knew Long Chen wasn’t afraid of karma.
Long Chen nodded. He had Ye Ling and Ye Xue help guard this place. If anything unexpected happened, it would be easier to help.
Long Chen brought Xia Chen and Guo Ran into the Xuanling Eye. Once they entered, Long Chen’s heart shook.
What Long Chen hadn’t expected was that this seemingly ordinary Xuanling’s Eye was actually bone-chilling. As for Guo Ran, he immediately summoned his armor to protect himself. Xia Chen also condensed a talisman barrier to protect himself.
The Xuanling’s Eye was a straight tunnel. The further down he went, the colder it became. A layer of frost quickly covered Guo Ran’s armor, but the strange thing was that the water in the eye didn’t freeze.
Although the water here was bone-chilling, Long Chen’s powerful physical body didn’t care. As for Xia Chen’s shield, it was a kind of barrier that could completely isolate the temperature. There was no need to worry about it. The three of them rapidly descended.
“One hundred miles… two hundred miles… three hundred miles…”
The further down he went, the greater the pressure. That terrifying cold energy wasn’t just targeting his physical body, but his soul. At that moment, Guo Ran almost couldn’t bear it.
“Boss, I think…”
“Alright, you can go back now!” Long Chen knew what kind of crap he was about to take.
Although Guo Ran was powerful enough to fight Heavenly Fate Masters, his power came from his armor.
And here, his armor’s defensive ability seemed to be greatly restricted. When the cold invaded his soul, he began to retreat.
Long Chen didn’t force him. He continued down with Xia Chen. Xia Chen’s Spiritual Strength was extremely powerful, or he wouldn’t be able to control millions of runes in one go.
The Xuanling’s Eye was bottomless. The further down he went, the greater the pressure. Fortunately, Xia Chen wasn’t Guo Ran. His combat ability, willpower, and Spiritual Strength were all extremely powerful, and he was always closely following Long Chen.
“Boss, we’re almost at the end.”
Suddenly, Xia Chen let out a cry of delight. It was no longer pitch-black, but light.
The two of them immediately charged toward the light. But when they were still hundreds of miles away, Long Chen and Xia Chen suddenly felt a powerful force stopping them. They were unable to advance any further.
“There’s a barrier!”
Xia Chen's expression changed.
When they were still hundreds of miles away from the exit, the powerful pressure became tangible. Long Chen and Xia Chen were blocked, unable to advance.
Long Chen stretched out his hand. It was soft and elastic. Gently touching it, it slowly shrank back. But with each inch it shrank, its strength increased by tens of thousands of pounds.
If he tried to push it, the elasticity would disappear, and it would be like a star was blocking his path.
Long Chen tried to push it away, but he felt a burst of pain in his chest. This barrier was too terrifying.
While Long Chen was still in shock, Xia Chen had already begun to study this barrier. But the more he studied it, the more serious his expression became.
“How is it? Can it be broken?” asked Long Chen.
“There’s no way to break it. This is an unbreakable barrier. It’s not something a human can break.” Xia Chen’s expression was grave. He had never seen such a thorny barrier. There was not the slightest opening.
Xia Chen was also helpless in the face of it. He was unable to find a way to break it. This was a barrier created by the two worlds.
If you wanted to break it, you had to understand all the laws of the two worlds. Putting aside the mysterious world, just the laws of the Xuan Spirit World were something that could not be researched for millions of years.
That was because the laws of a world weren’t unchanging. It was also evolving and advancing, and under the influence of the outside world, it would change.
That was why Xia Chen had directly used the word ‘unresolvable’. In other words, it wasn’t just him. Any formation master would be useless.
Unless there was someone whose power surpassed the sum of the two worlds and broke them apart with brute force, was there really such a person in the world?
Hearing that, Long Chen’s heart sank. He was extremely familiar with Xia Chen’s strength. In other words, he had been happy for nothing. They couldn’t possibly go through the passageway to see the other side.
“But I have a way to get us closer to that cave. Boss, wait a moment. Let me try,” said Xia Chen.
As he spoke, Xia Chen took out formation discs and placed them around him. Sometimes he took out hundreds, sometimes tens of thousands. When the dense formation discs were placed around him, Long Chen could clearly sense that the obstruction in front of him had lessened.
An hour later, millions of formation discs floated in the air. Xia Chen’s forehead was covered in sweat.
“When did you become so rich?”
Seeing so many formation discs, Long Chen jumped in fright. These formation discs required a great deal of time and effort.
“Hehe, with sister Qingxuan’s medicinal pills, I’ll be able to save time for cultivation. I’ll spend all my time drawing formation discs and talismans.
“That’s all I have. Boss, let’s slowly advance. Once we reach our limit, we won’t be able to advance any further. Otherwise, the barrier will expel us, and all my wealth will disappear,” said Xia Chen.
This was already Xia Chen’s limit. He was unable to break through the barrier, but he could get as close to the entrance as possible within the scope of the barrier. That was on the premise that he couldn’t trigger the barrier’s expulsion.
Long Chen nodded, and the two of them carefully advanced. They had no choice but to admire Xia Chen’s formation. The two of them walked dozens of meters away from the entrance.
There seemed to be a huge mirror at the entrance. When they got close to it, Long Chen and Xia Chen both stopped. That was their limit. If they took a step forward, they would activate the barrier, and Xia Chen’s formation discs would instantly shatter. As for Long Chen and Xia Chen, they would be in danger of dying or being injured.
But now that they were here, they were able to see what was happening outside. In the beginning, the barrier had been unstable, and the outside world had become indistinct. But as the two of them stopped moving, the mirror in front of them gradually became transparent, and the scenery became clearer.
When they saw what was happening, Long Chen and Xia Chen’s hearts pounded. Xia Chen’s eyes almost popped out of his head, and he stuttered:
“That’s… that’s…”
In front of him was a mountain range. There were countless peaks, but there were no trees.
However, the bare mountain was covered in specks of golden light. Seeing those specks of golden light, Xia Chen pointed at them, unable to say anything.
Although Long Chen didn’t know much about Immortal Gold, just looking at the lines on it, he knew it was definitely extraordinary.
“Boss, that should be a saint grade divine material. Furthermore, it’s a raw stone divine material with an extremely powerful divinity. If you use it to make an arrow, you’ll be able to kill a saint!” cried Xia Chen excitedly.
“What’s the point of knowing it? It’s not like we can get it.”
Long Chen was also infuriated. Originally, he had already been trying his best to calm himself down, telling himself not to be moved by something he couldn’t obtain. But Xia Chen was still shouting.
There were countless fist-sized lumps of gold on the mountain in front of him. They looked like they could be touched, but the distance between them made him feel helpless.
“There’s more over there…”
Xia Chen pointed to a nearby mountain peak and cried out in shock. On the other mountain peak, black things appeared. Long Chen didn’t recognize them, but Xia Chen knew that they were also saint grade divine materials.
Long Chen’s heart almost couldn’t bear it. He looked at the treasure, but he couldn’t touch it. That kind of feeling was even worse than torture.
Long Chen looked into the distance and saw a verdant forest in the distance. The sky was exceptionally blue, and the stars seemed to be right above his head. The entire world gave off a primal feeling, as if this was the most primitive of primal worlds.
The entire world was silent, as if it didn’t have any life. But this world was like an undeveloped treasure trove. Just looking at it made one’s heart pound.
“That’s definitely the legendary Divine Wind Iron. If it’s combined with the wind copper to supplement its softness, and then it’s branded with a blood drinking rune, then it’ll explode within my body. Fuck, its power is unimaginable…”
“As for that silver thing, although I can’t see it clearly, the lines definitely aren’t wrong. That’s the Heavenly Star Brilliant Silver, a divine material that Guo Ran dreamed of obtaining. It’s a good thing he didn’t come, or he’d cry…” Xia Chen’s usual calmness was gone. Long Chen ignored him, and he began to mutter to himself.
It was one thing for Xia Chen to be talking to himself, but Long Chen’s heart was burning with impatience. If Xia Chen hadn’t said anything, he could have acted like he didn’t recognize these things. But Xia Chen had said everything, as if he was afraid Long Chen wouldn’t know their value.
Ka ka…
Just as the two of them were observing, one of the ‘rocks’ on the mountain began to move. Seeing that rock, Long Chen excitedly cried out.
That rock wasn’t a rock. Instead, it was a creature with lines on its body. Because its body was the same as the surrounding rocks, Long Chen and Xia Chen hadn’t noticed it.
The instant it moved, Long Chen immediately became excited. That was a stone spirit that was dozens of meters tall. It should be resting here, and it should be awake now.
“Hey, hey…”
When Long Chen saw it, he immediately waved at it. But it couldn’t hear him, nor did it look in his direction.
After moving a bit, it didn’t immediately take the next step. It once again rested on the stone head, not moving at all.
The instant it stopped moving, Long Chen and Xia Chen lost their target. It was like its body had become one with the mountain.
At that moment, both Long Chen and Xia Chen jumped in fright. Previously, they hadn’t seen it because they hadn’t been careful enough.
Seeing it ‘disappear’ was a bit shocking. Its disguise was too powerful.
“It seems this mysterious world is filled with countless dangers!” said Long Chen.
Xia Chen nodded. For that stone creature to possess such a powerful disguise, it was definitely because of a terrifying threat.
However, through the barrier, they were unable to sense its aura. They had no idea what level it was at.
After a while, the stone creature moved again. After moving a bit, it stopped again, as if testing something.
That stone creature was extremely careful, and it only relaxed after repeatedly moving several times. It began to slowly move, climbing to the peak of the mountain and looking around.
As it gradually shed its disguise, Long Chen noticed that it was a bit similar to a lizard. It had a long tail behind it, and its entire body was covered in stone scales.
As for its scales, they were constantly merging with the surrounding stone lines, making it very difficult for others to notice them.
Once it reached the top of the mountain, it began to look around. At this time, Long Chen once more waved his hand, and an idea suddenly occurred to him. He took out a colorful flag and waved it around, attracting its attention.
“It saw us!” cried Xia Chen excitedly.
Long Chen’s heart was also pounding. He continued to wave the flag, looking into the stone creature’s eyes.
That stone creature’s eyes were dark red like red gems. Most of the time, it would close its eyes, but when it looked at Long Chen, it would reveal its eyes.
“It’s the Stone Spirit race! Haha, there’s hope!” Long Chen was delighted to see its eyes. It was one of the Spirit race’s kind spirits.
The stone creature saw Long Chen waving the flag, but it didn’t move. It also closed its eyes, ignoring the two of them.
Long Chen and Xia Chen immediately felt disappointed. They hadn’t even bothered with them. Long Chen was first startled, and then he closed his eyes, quietly sensing everything around him. At the same time, he used his own perception to sense the outside world.
As expected, Long Chen had sensed a spiritual fluctuation. However, due to the barrier, that feeling was extremely indistinct.
Hu!
Just at this moment, the stone creature finally moved. It arrived in front of the barrier and looked at Long Chen and Xia Chen.
Long Chen and Xia Chen were delighted. Before Long Chen could think of a way to communicate with it, Xia Chen had already begun gesturing. He pointed to the Immortal Gold Divine Metal on the distant mountain, and then pointed to himself. Then he clasped his hands and bowed.
The stone creature looked from Long Chen to Xia Chen, seeming to not understand his gesture.
At this time, Long Chen wanted to use his perception to communicate with the stone creature. But that barrier was too powerful, and he could only sense it. He was unable to transmit any emotions.
Long Chen continuously tried to communicate with him, but he failed. As for Xia Chen, he repeatedly tried to communicate with him.
That stone lifeform seemed to have never interacted with humans before, so it didn’t understand what Xia Chen was saying. But in the end, it finally moved. It ran to the piece of Immortal Gold Xia Chen was pointing at and plucked it off.
At that moment, Xia Chen excitedly shouted. The stone creature finally understood his meaning.
Waving its hand, it slowly brought the Immortal Gold closer to the barrier. After looking at it for a while, the stone creature seemed to understand Xia Chen’s intentions. It arrived in front of the barrier and slowly brought the foot-wide Immortal Gold closer.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the barrier trembled. The Immortal Gold sphere slowly sank into the water-like barrier and began to fly toward Long Chen.
Seeing this, Long Chen and Xia Chen excitedly shouted. They had an urge to hug this stone creature and kiss it. It was truly amazing.
Long Chen excitedly waved his hand at the stone creature, expressing his thanks. This time, the stone creature seemed to understand Long Chen’s meaning and opened its mouth, appearing extremely happy.
Long Chen had a favorable impression of the Spirit race. He also had countless blessings from the Spirit race on him. So whenever he saw a Spirit race creature, he would be extremely excited. He knew that creature would definitely help him.
It was like no matter when the Astrals asked him for help, he would never decline.
Hu!
That piece of Immortal Gold slowly floated in front of Long Chen and Xia Chen. It easily passed through the barrier. Xia Chen excitedly shouted and reached out to receive it, but Long Chen pushed him away.
Buzz!
Long Chen caught it with both hands. Veins popped out on his arms. The weight of this Immortal Gold was shocking. If Xia Chen tried to take it, his arms would instantly explode.
Xia Chen felt a wave of lingering fear. He had been too excited just now and had forgotten how shockingly heavy this Saint level Immortal Gold was. It might seem light inside the barrier, but it was actually comparable to a star.
The two of them carefully examined the lines on the Immortal Gold, and their hearts couldn’t help but beat wildly. Xia Chen cried out:
“The purity is unimaginably high. This doesn’t look like ore at all, but refined Immortal Gold!”
Only when he personally touched this piece of Immortal Gold and sensed its terrifying aura did he realize just how shocking it was.
“Hahaha…”
Seeing that the two of them were so excited that they were dancing with joy, the stone creature was extremely smart. It immediately grabbed another one and threw it in.
“Be gentle…”
Xia Chen jumped in fright, shouting loudly. The stone creature actually didn’t release it lightly, but directly threw in an Immortal Gold.
Hu!
Immortal gold was thrown in piece by piece. This time, Xia Chen’s face was no longer filled with pleasant surprise, but instead became pale with fright.
As for the stone creature, it excitedly tossed in one piece of Immortal Gold after another. Suddenly, it noticed an Immortal Gold that was the same size as its body. It bent down and forcibly raised an Immortal Gold that was several zhang tall.
Hu!
When he threw the huge piece of Immortal Gold into the barrier, it suddenly trembled, forming a huge vortex.
BOOM!
The barrier suddenly turned black. The transparent barrier in front of them became a huge black hole, and Long Chen and Xia Chen disappeared.
The stone lifeform quietly stood in front of the barrier. Looking at the pitch-black barrier, it rubbed its head, not knowing what was happening.
“Retreat!”
Long Chen and Xia Chen shouted at the same time. The two of them didn’t bother collecting the Immortal Gold and quickly retreated. Once they were out of the barrier’s range, Xia Chen immediately put away the formation disc.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and a terrifying undercurrent came from within the barrier. Long Chen and Xia Chen were forced to flee.
“Hahaha…”
Xia Chen continuously took out talismans to strengthen his defenses. He felt like he was about to be crushed.
The two of them were pushed through by the terrifying undercurrents. Suddenly, a loud sound rang out as Ye Ling and Ye Xue’s cries rang out.
Ye Ling and Ye Xue had been guarding the Xuanling’s Eye the entire time, but they hadn’t seen any movements. Suddenly, the water level of the Xuanling’s Eye rapidly dropped, and then it rapidly spurted out. Long Chen and Xia Chen flew out.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Then, one stone after another was spat out and smashed into the ground.
“Heavens, what is this?!”
In front of Ye Ling and Ye Xue’s shocked gazes, Guo Ran’s eyes almost popped out of his head.
When Guo Ran saw this natural Immortal Gold, he immediately began to shout. As for Long Chen, he immediately ran to the Xuanling’s Eye.
At this time, the Xuanling’s Eye once more returned to its mirror-like state. But when Long Chen stood on it, he saw that the water was already half frozen, and he was unable to enter.
Not only that, but the primal chaos energy that had been pouring out of the Xuanling Eye also disappeared. Long Chen jumped in shock.
If the Xuanling’s Eye was closed, then the Xuan Spirit World would be doomed. For a few pieces of Immortal Gold, the Xuan Spirit World would no longer have any more Primal Chaos Qi. That would be a disaster for the Earth Spirit Tribe.
At this time, Ye Ling and Ye Xue’s expressions also changed. They had also arrived at the Mystic Spirit Eyes, and it was like they were standing on ice.
Fortunately, after a while, the water surface of the Eye of the Mystic Spirit began to soften again. His hand could already reach a few inches into it, and the Chaos Qi began to rise again.
Only then did Long Chen relax. That meant the Xuanling’s Eye hadn’t been destroyed by them.
Long Chen began to sweat. If the Xuanling Eye was destroyed, he would never be at ease.
After two hours, the Eye of the Mystic Spirit was able to dive down again. However, it was only a few meters away. It would probably take an unknown amount of time to reach the bottom again.
Thinking of how the stone being was still waiting for them in the world opposite the Eye of the Mystic Spirit, that stone being was probably also dumbfounded and had no idea what had just happened.
The next time he went over, he didn’t know if it would still be there. Long Chen sighed inside and returned to the Xuanling Eye with complicated emotions.
As soon as he arrived, Long Chen saw Guo Ran talking to himself while holding the Immortal Gold. As for Xia Chen, he covered the ground with countless formation discs, examining them to see if they were damaged.
It was a good thing he had collected them quickly at that time. He had only lost a few hundred formation discs, and the rest of the Xun was still intact. If he had been a bit slower, all of the formation discs would have been destroyed, and he would have cried.
“Boss, let me forge a weapon for you!” Just at this moment, Guo Ran ran over excitedly.
Hearing Guo Ran’s words, Long Chen’s heart began to pound. Ever since the Soaring Saber had exploded, he had never had a suitable weapon.
In fact, he hadn’t even studied the nine forms of the Split the Heavens. Ordinary weapons were unable to bear such terrifying star energy.
If he had a suitable divine weapon, his combat power would definitely rise to another level. Back when he had fought against the Nether Dragon Heavenlight, if he had a powerful divine weapon, his victory would have been much easier.
When he heard that Guo Ran was going to forge a divine weapon, Long Chen immediately thought of an inky-black divine weapon that was incredibly fierce.
He sighed and said, “If I can refine this Immortal Gold, I’ll arm my brothers first. I don’t need any weapons right now.”
“Alright, I’ll study it first. I’ll be able to make new blades for my brothers’ weapons.” Guo Ran laughed mischievously. This big fellow didn’t notice any change in Long Chen’s mood.
After obtaining the cash, Guo Ran directly pulled Xia Chen away. The two of them went to figure out how to refine this saint grade immortal gold.
Now, the two of them had just obtained a large amount of experts’ essence blood, as well as a Saint’s essence blood and runes. Now that they had a Saint-level immortal material, the two of them had a huge room for growth.
As for Ye Xue and Ye Ling, they also returned to the tribe and began to order their people to excavate the spirit stones. They knew Long Chen needed them, and they didn’t have anything to give him. They could only use this method to express their gratitude to Long Chen and the others.
Long Chen guarded the Xuanling’s Eye for a day and a night. In the end, the Xuanling’s Eye was only able to go down a few dozen meters. Long Chen had completely given up. According to this speed, he probably wouldn’t be able to reach the other side in the next few months.
The matter with the Xuanling’s Eye could only be put aside for now. Long Chen returned to the Earth Spirit Tribe’s ancestral land. Immortal qi was already rising, and immortal light was pouring down from the sacred tree. The Dragonblood warriors were currently cultivating with their eyes closed.
When he saw the Dragonblood warriors’ cultivation bases, Long Chen jumped in shock. It had only been a few days since they had last seen each other, but the majority of them had already reached the ninth Heavenstage of World King. Only a few were still at the eighth Heavenstage.
Divine light circulated around Bai Shishi, Yu Qingxuan, and the others. Divine aura soared, and the ten thousand Daos in the world began to move rhythmically. It was actually the same rhythm as everyone’s breathing. Everyone had entered a state of one with the world.
Long Chen instantly understood why their cultivation bases had advanced so quickly. It was because of the sacred tree’s help. Otherwise, even with medicinal pills, they wouldn’t have advanced so quickly.
“It’s rare that I don’t have anything to do. This is the best time to raise my cultivation base.”
Long Chen had been busy with all kinds of things, and it had been a long time since he had quietly cultivated. It was rare for no one to disturb him, so he took out a Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill and swallowed it.
BOOM!
The Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill’s medicinal energy exploded within Long Chen’s body. In that instant, Long Chen’s body suddenly shook, and a gentle energy lifted him into the air.
It was the sacred tree that had brought him to the top of the tree. There, Long Chen saw the stars in the sky. Immortal spiritual qi was rising from the tree, pouring into him.
“Many thanks.”
Long Chen hastily thanked the sacred tree. It was helping him cultivate. While absorbing medicinal pills, he also needed to absorb heaven and earth’s spiritual qi. Normally, he would need to summon his divine ring, but with the sacred tree’s help, he didn’t need it.
These leaves were like spirit gathering formations. Without the interference of the enemy, they could draw out the entire Xuan Spirit World’s energy to support Long Chen.
Buzz!
Billions of divine light enveloped Long Chen. When that endless spiritual qi entered his body, it merged with the medicinal energy of the Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill, crazily increasing his aura. As soon as it entered his body, the Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill’s energy was released.
Long Chen was both surprised and delighted. With the sacred tree’s help, absorbing the medicinal energy was much easier. However, this medicinal pill’s medicinal energy didn’t send him to the seventh Heavenstage.
Obviously, advancing to the late World King realm had exhausted a terrifying amount of medicinal energy. Long Chen clenched his teeth.
Hu!
In one breath, he swallowed the remaining Holy Light Snow Lotus Pills one by one.
As soon as the medicinal pill entered his body, its medicinal energy surged into his limbs and bones. But his bottleneck at the seventh Heavenstage was exceptionally firm.
Finally, when the final Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill’s energy was released, Long Chen’s shackles were broken. A heaven-shaking explosion erupted from his body, and a berserk energy soared into the sky.
After reaching the seventh Heavenstage, Long Chen could clearly sense that his body had once more become much stronger. Furthermore, his affinity with the stars had also increased. The seventh Heavenstage was a dividing line from the middle to the late World King realm.
“Senior, are you free? We should start refining pills.”
Long Chen called out to the cauldron. This time, he wanted to reach the peak of the World King realm.
Rumble…
As the tribulation clouds gathered, Lei Ling’er transformed into a lightning dragon, crazily absorbing the tribulation energy.
Under the nine heavens, a bronze cauldron trembled, and endless divine light circulated. Even in the face of heavenly might, it still seemed sacred.
As it revolved, the divine thunder seemed to be extremely afraid of it. The divine runes on the bronze cauldron began to revolve, merging with the ten thousand Daos, triggering endless heavenly tribulation.
This was Lei Ling’er’s thirty-sixth tribulation. In the beginning, it had been unable to endure such a terrifying tribulation.
But now, she could just barely endure several attacks. Each time she endured an attack, she would absorb even more heavenly tribulation, and her aura would explosively increase.
The current Lei Ling’er was even more terrifying than Huo Ling’er. That was because the aura of a Saint had already appeared on her body. This was the power bestowed upon her by the sacred pill tribulation.
BOOM!
Finally, Lei Ling’er couldn’t bear it any longer and exploded into countless lightning runes. They locked down the thunderforce that had invaded her body, bringing it into the primal chaos space and slowly absorbing it.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the Gankun Cauldron lit up, and the tribulation clouds in the sky exploded. The tribulation ended. The Gankun Cauldron’s divine might was boundless, and the lightning in the sky was nothing more than a tool for it to refine pills.
The Heaven Earth Cauldron entered the primal chaos space, and nine peak grade Saint Pills appeared in front of Long Chen’s eyes. This was already the thirty-sixth furnace of the Holy Light Snow Lotus Pill. After refining this furnace of pills, Long Chen’s Holy Light Stamen were temporarily exhausted.
But that didn’t matter. Long Chen still had quite a few corpses, especially those five saint corpses that hadn’t been refined yet. Furthermore, he still had a huge Myriad Dragon Nest that he hadn’t absorbed yet. It wouldn’t be long before he could once more gather a large batch of holy light stamens.
“Senior has worked hard.”
Looking at the huge pile of Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pills, there were over three hundred of them.
“You’re the one who worked hard. I’ve awakened seven of my core runes to refine these Holy Light Snow Lotus Pills. I really must thank you,” said Gan Kun.
After continuously refining thirty-six batches of Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pills, Long Chen hadn’t rested at all. He was constantly using medicinal pills, and his Spiritual Strength was exhausted.
Through this pill refinement, the Gankun Cauldron’s voice had become more resounding. Its power was growing stronger, and it seemed to possess the power to control heaven and earth. The might of the ten great divine items of primal chaos had finally reached the tip of the iceberg.
Let alone anything else, just that terrifying Holy Pill Tribulation was like an obedient rabbit in front of it.
Most importantly, this was just the tip of the iceberg. If it fully recovered, no one would know just how terrifying its power was.
With such a terrifying weapon, Long Chen immediately felt a sense of security. Refining the Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill was a great thing for both him and the Gankun Cauldron.
As for Lei Ling’er, she had become a fatty in a single bite. Now that she had control over her Saint Lightning, her power caused even Long Chen’s heart to pound.
After refining the pill, the second wave of Sacred Light Stamen had yet to grow. The cauldron returned to Long Chen’s spiritual space to digest its gains.
As for Long Chen, he continued to increase his cultivation base. Half a month later, he had consumed over three hundred Holy Light Snow Lotus Pills, and his cultivation base had directly broken through to the peak of the ninth Heavenstage.
According to this cultivation speed, Long Chen was just one step away from advancing to the Paragon realm. But he cultivated the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, and he still had to break through to the third Heavenstage.
As for the third Heavenstage, that was the most difficult and also the most exhausting. According to Long Chen’s estimates, to reach the peak of the twelfth Heavenstage, he would need at least thirty thousand Holy Light Snow Lotus Pills.
But that was already very good. If he hadn’t had the Heaven Earth Cauldron, he would have had to consume hundreds of millions of World King Pills to advance. That would have been enough to form a mountain, and he would have vomited blood.
After breaking through to the ninth Heavenstage, Long Chen was a bit disappointed that he still hadn’t awakened his eighth star pill formula. He began to feel a bit uneasy. He didn’t know whether it was because he had changed the path of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art that he was unable to awaken his pill formula.
Long Chen could only comfort himself. Perhaps once he broke through to the Paragon realm, he would be able to awaken the pill formula.
After consuming the medicinal pills, Long Chen directly left seclusion. At this time, the Dragonblood warriors had long since left seclusion.
They were the same as Long Chen. They had all broken through to the ninth Heavenstage of World King. But because they had advanced so quickly, their auras had become a bit unsteady. They needed some time to stabilize themselves. In this kind of state, it was impossible for them to break through the barrier, or it would be extremely dangerous during the heavenly tribulation.
It was rare for them to relax for a few days. Other than Xia Chen and Guo Ran who were busy, the rest of the Dragonblood warriors had already scattered to the Xuan Spirit World.
After being transformed by the sacred tree, the entire Mystic Spirit World had become a land of immortals. Without any enemies, this place was a pure land. This place was even more relaxing and safe than the Numinous Sky Academy.
It was rare for Long Chen to have time to play with Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan. The two of them were smiling like flowers, enjoying this rare moment of leisure.
“It’s so nice to have a peaceful life. If only I could live like this every day.”
In front of a waterfall, the waterfall brought with it a mist that filled the sky. Under the light of the sun, it reflected a rainbow that stretched across two mountains. Yu Qingxuan looked at the beautiful rainbow with happiness in her eyes.
She was a woman who was easily satisfied. She didn’t like fighting and didn’t like complicated matters of the world. She liked to live a simple and peaceful life.
The three of them sat before the waterfall, admiring the beautiful scenery. Hearing Yu Qingxuan’s words, Bai Shishi shook her head.
“We can’t covet such a day. This world isn’t that beautiful. The reason we can see such a beautiful world is because someone used their body to block the darkness behind them, leaving light behind for us.”
Long Chen’s heart pounded. He looked at Bai Shishi with shock. He hadn’t expected her to say such profound and philosophical words.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” raged Bai Shishi.
“You’ve grown up,” said Long Chen.
“Scram!”
Bai Shishi blushed and raged. Originally, it had just been a compliment, but Long Chen’s expression had been serious enough. But now that his gaze was on her chest, his words immediately changed.
“Stop messing around. Long Chen, let me tell you something important. These past two days, I’ve been a bit terrified. I think I can sense it…” Yu Qingxuan’s expression became a bit solemn, and a trace of terror appeared in her eyes.
“Who?”
Long Chen was startled.
“Netherworld King!”
When Yu Qingxuan said that, Long Chen’s expression also changed. He immediately stood up.
“You sensed him again?” Long Chen’s expression changed.
Last time, Long Chen had clearly severed the Netherworld King’s daughter’s restrictions on Yu Qingxuan, but now she was bringing it up again.
“I seem to have been targeted by it. It’s like it’s everywhere, and my every move can’t escape its eyes.
“It’s like a demon hiding in the darkness, constantly staring at me. In the past few days, that feeling of unease has only grown stronger,” said Yu Qingxuan.
Ever since she had learned that she was the daughter of the Netherworld Emperor and that she would one day be devoured by him, she had already accepted her fate.
But ever since she had met Long Chen, she had become unwilling. She didn’t want to die. She wanted to be with Long Chen forever. That was because she was afraid of losing him.
“Big sister, don’t be afraid. We will fight against the Netherworld King with you.” Seeing Yu Qingxuan’s terrified expression, Bai Shishi held her hand and comforted her.
Long Chen’s expression also became grave. He transmitted his voice to the cauldron. “Senior, how can I cut off the Netherworld Emperor’s spiritual connection with Qingxuan?”
“The Netherworld Emperor’s daughter and the Netherworld Emperor’s Seed are both Seeds of Resurrection that the Netherworld Emperor scattered down. Unless you can kill it, this sort of mental connection will always exist,” said Gan Kungding.
Long Chen’s heart sank. The cauldron’s meaning was clear. This kind of spiritual connection couldn’t be severed. The Netherworld Emperor could find her at any time.
Hearing that, Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated. Qingxuan’s terror made his heart ache, but there was nothing he could do.
“That golden lotus seed of yours is extremely miraculous. Its blessing can temporarily block the Netherworld Emperor’s consciousness.
“However, the blockade has a time limit. Once she senses the will of the Netherworld Emperor, she can once more give her blessings,” said Gan Kun.
Hearing the cauldron say that the golden lotus seed was amazing, Long Chen was both surprised and delighted.
The Gankun Cauldron was one of the top ten Chaos God Tools. For it to use the word ‘extremely miraculous’to describe the golden lotus seed meant that the origin of this golden lotus seed was definitely extremely shocking.
Long Chen hadn’t expected that the lotus seed the mysterious aunt Gong had given him in the Heaven Flame World would be a supreme treasure.
“Can I give the golden lotus seed to Qingxuan?” asked Long Chen.
“This golden lotus seed isn’t something that just anyone can possess. It has to be… forget it. There are some things that cannot be said. All you need to know is that in this world, you are the only one worthy of possessing it.”
Hearing that, Long Chen’s heart shook once more. It seemed that this mysterious aunt Gong had given him a golden lotus seed with extraordinary meaning.
Long Chen hastily had Yu Qingxuan sit on the ground. At the same time, he circulated his spiritual energy to connect to the golden lotus seed. The golden lotus seed slowly appeared above her head.
When the golden light enveloped Yu Qingxuan, her body trembled and the fear on her face instantly disappeared.
As the golden light continued to fall, a golden image appeared on Yu Qingxuan’s forehead. It was the image of the golden lotus seed.
A relaxed smile appeared on Yu Qingxuan’s face. At that moment, she was no longer able to sense the Netherworld King’s will. She was like a bird that had broken free from its cage.
Hu!
The golden lotus seed automatically returned to the primal chaos space to bless Yu Qingxuan. It didn’t seem to consume much energy, which made Long Chen feel much more at ease.
“Long Chen, I’m free! I can’t sense the Netherworld King’s will!” Yu Qingxuan jumped up excitedly.
“The golden lotus seed’s blessing can temporarily block the Netherworld Emperor’s perception of you. At the very least, it won’t affect you for several months.
“Next time you sense it, tell me, and I’ll use the golden lotus seed to bless you. At the same time, I’ll be able to confirm the exact timing of the blessing block,” said Long Chen.
A few months was what the Gankun Cauldron had said. But as for the exact time, it couldn’t guarantee it, so it still needed to confirm it.
Yu Qingxuan obediently nodded her head. Without the Netherworld Emperor’s will monitoring her, Yu Qingxuan felt much more relaxed. She began to talk and laugh, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed.
As the three of them chatted, night unknowingly fell. The three of them lay on the ground, Yu Qingxuan on Long Chen’s left, and Bai Shishi on his right.
Lying flat on the ground, Long Chen raised his head to look at the starry sky. His mind was completely immersed in the stars. He heard Yu Qingxuan and Bai Shishi’s private words, as well as the insects singing around him. At that moment, Long Chen felt an unprecedented calm.
Suddenly, Yu Qingxuan raised her head. Placing her head on Long Chen’s shoulder, she smiled brightly and winked at Bai Shishi.
Bai Shishi immediately blushed. Yu Qingxuan wanted her to rest on Long Chen’s other shoulder, but Bai Shishi was too shy to do such a thing.
Suddenly, a powerful hand pulled her over. Bai Shishi blushed and struggled, but Long Chen ignored her struggles and pressed her head against his shoulder.
Yu Qingxuan was both embarrassed and angry. However, after struggling a few times, she no longer struggled. Bai Shishi’s face was red and her heart was pounding. Her conversation with Yu Qingxuan was interrupted.
In just a moment, the entire world became silent. The two of them rested on Long Chen’s shoulders, listening to each other’s breathing and heartbeats. At that moment, it was like time had stopped.
Long Chen stealthily patted Bai Shishi on the shoulder. She suddenly bit her lip, tears almost falling.
At this time, she could completely understand Long Chen’s emotions. Although he had only lightly patted her shoulder, she could still sense the emotions he was expressing.
Long Chen liked her, but Bai Shishi was a prideful person. Long Chen didn’t know how to interact with her. He was afraid of accidentally saying the wrong thing and making her angry.
As for Bai Shishi, she clearly knew Long Chen had so many lovers, but she was still willing to be with him. The grievances she felt were something only she knew.
She had sacrificed a great deal for Long Chen, and Long Chen knew that. It was just that the two of them had spent far too little time alone, and they didn’t have time to express their feelings for each other. It took time for them to understand each other.
As for Long Chen, he gave them far too little time. Although it was just a pat on the shoulder, Bai Shishi could sense the tender feelings Long Chen had for her.
At that moment, she felt like all the grievances she had suffered were worth it. At the very least, Long Chen had always thought of her, cared about her, and carefully protected her feelings.
Just like that, the three of them listened to each other’s breathing and heartbeats. Unknowingly, the three of them had fallen asleep. When the rising sun began to warm the earth, the distant sound of breaking air woke them up.
“Big brother Long Chen, the academy has sent an emergency summons.” Ye Xue’s voice came from far away.
BOOM!
The gates to the Xuan Spirit World were once more opened. Countless experts had gathered outside.
It was precisely because they had worked together to send this information to the Xuan Spirit World that Long Chen and the others had been able to remove the formation. The two worlds were once more connected.
When they opened the gate, they sensed Minghao Tian’s aura. At that moment, Long Chen and the others immediately sensed that something was wrong. They also understood why the academy had summoned them.
“Minghao Tian is no longer the original Minghao Tian.”
Sensing Minghao Tian’s aura, Long Chen’s heart shook. The sky was still the same sky, but it was no longer so pure. It was like it had become filthy and tyrannical. The air was filled with the aura of slaughter. In this place, it was like people would become even more violent and bloodthirsty.
Heaven and earth were filled with an aura that Long Chen hated. Standing in this region, Long Chen immediately felt like he was being targeted. When he raised his head to look at the sky, the originally sunny sky immediately became covered in dark clouds. The entire world became gloomy.
“They’re all the auras of Heaven’s Mandates.” Long Chen’s expression was dark. That irritating aura was the aura of Heaven’s Mandates.
Guo Ran and the others also sensed the change in the Heavenly Daos, but they weren’t as sensitive as Long Chen. They jumped in shock.
“Lord tribe leader, Principal Long Chen.”
The Earth Spirit race experts hastily bowed.
“We’ve come under the orders of the Numinous Sky Academy’s headmaster, Bai Letian.”
Long Chen nodded. In truth, he didn’t need them to tell him why Bai Letian had called him back.
“Big brother Long Chen, I’ll go with you,” said Ye Xue.
These days, Ye Xue was especially happy to interact with the Dragonblood warriors. Normally, she would use her holy light to help them cultivate.
“You have an even more important mission. The Earth Spirit race has many outstanding geniuses. You have to help them awaken their Heavenly Fate. Only by making the Earth Spirit race stronger will you be able to protect your people. Don’t worry about growing stronger. We’ll handle the matters of the academy,” said Long Chen.
During this time, Ye Xue had been helping the Dragonblood warriors, and she had even delayed the cultivation of her own people. How could Long Chen have the nerve to keep using her?
Only then did Ye Xue agree. Long Chen bid farewell to her and boarded the flying boat.
The current Xuan Spirit World had already been unified by the Earth Spirit race. Not only had the sacred tree recovered its power, but because of Long Chen’s divine soil, it had become even stronger. Its power had already spread throughout the entire Xuan Spirit World, enough to protect the Earth Spirit race.
The Dragonblood Legion’s return this time was like a triumphant return. Everyone’s strength had greatly increased. At the same time, with the help of the Profound Spirit World’s sacred tree and Ye Xue, their foundations were extremely solid.
Furthermore, in the Xuan Spirit World, everyone’s moods were much more relaxed. It could be said that after all these years, this was a rare vacation. Everyone’s mental states had reached an unprecedented peak.
Other than not being able to directly break through to the Hierarch realm, there were no other taboos. The Dragonblood warriors were all full of energy, howling like wild wolves.
BOOM!
The flying boat continued to fly. Suddenly, a huge monster shot through the sky, almost colliding with Xia Chen’s flying boat. Terrifying astral winds blew around the flying boat.
“What’s that?”
Bai Shishi and the others cried out in alarm. They only saw a silver wing flying through the air, but they didn’t see its full appearance.
"Little Nine said that it was a Gold-Eyed Silver-Winged Sky-Splitting Falcon. It was also a vicious beast from the primeval era, and was one of the overlords of the same era as Little Nine's family,” said Bai Xiaole.
Everyone was startled. He was an overlord of the same generation as the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox.
"Eh? Why hasn't Little 9th said anything?" Bai Shishi couldn't help but ask.
In the past, the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox had been very talkative. Although it wasn’t a chatterbox, when there were many people, it would often jump out and say a few words.
However, recently, this fellow had become much quieter. It had recognized the Gold-Eyed Silver-Winged Sky-Splitting Falcon, but had asked Bai Xiaole to tell it.
Bai Xiaole said, "Little Nine can't speak right now. He's also awakening his Heavenly Fate Divine Talisman. If he speaks, it'll distract him and affect the condensation of his divine talisman.”
Everyone nodded. As expected of the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox race. Without anyone’s help, they could rely on themselves to awaken their Heavenly Fate.
Most importantly, before awakening the Heaven’s Will, its power was already close to that of a Heaven’s Mandate. If it did, its power would be even more terrifying.
Bai Xiaole had such a terrifying contract divine beast. In reality, many people were envious of her. In the past, Bai Xiaole had been famous for being weak, but ever since she had signed the contract with the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox, it was as if she had been cheated. She was so strong that it was a bit abnormal.
“The Golden-Eyed Silver-Winged Sky-Splitting Falcon really is arrogant. If it collides with my flying boat, I guarantee it’ll be my mount in the future.” Xia Chen slowly adjusted the flying boat and continued forward.
The Golden-Eyed Silver-Winged Sky-Splitting Falcon’s flying speed was extremely fast. It should have been able to see the flying boat, and it knew that its flying would affect the flying boat. It might even crash into the flying boat. But it didn’t care.
Although the astral winds had only blown it a bit, the flying boat wasn’t damaged. Although he was irritated, he couldn’t cause trouble for it just because of that. After all, the Dragonblood Legion wasn’t the kind of people who would take revenge for the smallest grievance.
The Golden-Eyed Silver-Winged Sky-Splitting Falcon was too fast. If Long Chen had chased after it, he would have been able to catch up to it. But now that he was chasing it, he had no idea where it had gone. This matter could only be dropped. However, everyone was a bit irritated.
“That Golden-Eyed Silver-Winged Skysplitter Falcon’s aura isn’t much weaker than the Netherwyrm Heavenlight. It’s a tough nut to crack,” said Long Chen.
Everyone was startled. Because it had been too fast just now, they hadn’t even been able to clearly see the Golden-Eyed Silver-Winged Sky-Splitting Falcon’s figure. So they hadn’t had a chance to sense its aura. They hadn’t expected it to be on the same level as the Nether Dragon Amaterasu.
“Regretfully, he left too quickly. Otherwise, I would have had a taste of the Golden-Eyed Silver-Winged Heavenly Falcon race’s absolute arts.” Guo Ran slapped his thigh.
At this time, Guo Ran’s cultivation base was only at the seventh Heavenstage of World King. He and Xia Chen had the lowest cultivation bases in the Dragonblood Legion. That was because the two of them had been secretly researching things, which had delayed their cultivation.
But delaying his cultivation didn’t mean his faction’s advancement would be delayed. Guo Ran’s armor had once more been upgraded, and a portion of his saint rank divine materials had been added to it.
As for Xia Chen, he had also carved out new talismans. Many of these talismans came from the corpses of saints, and they were also made from sacred blood. Even Long Chen was unable to estimate their current strength.
The Dragonblood Legion felt regretful that they had missed out on a Heaven’s Chosen on the same level as the Netherwyrm Heavenlight. They wanted to find an expert to use as a reference and see just how much they had advanced.
As the flying boat advanced, the Dragonblood warriors all stood up.
“I won’t miss this opportunity.”
There was a sea of people in front of Lingxiao Academy. There were countless tents everywhere. These people had clearly already treated this place as their temporary home.
Apart from the open space in front of Ling Xiao Academy’s main entrance, the other areas were already occupied by all types of creatures.
Ever since Long Chen had defeated the Netherwyrm Heavenlight that was known as the number one Life Fate, this explosive news had spread throughout the world. Long Chen’s name had also resounded throughout heaven and earth.
Countless people were unable to accept that a Heaven’s Chosen wasn’t a match for a new Saint Ruler. And with some people adding fuel to the fire, Long Chen secretly said that all Heaven’s Chosen were trash in front of him.
As a result, Long Chen was pushed to the peak of the storm. He didn’t even know that he had been targeted by all the Heavenly Fate Masters, including the human ones.
For Long Chen to defeat the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, the number one Chosen, was equivalent to slapping all the Heavenly Fate Masters in the face. In that case, whoever could defeat a Saint King like Long Chen would have a meteoric rise in status and reputation.
Reputation and profit were the things that moved people the most. Cultivators might not care much about profit, but for fame, they could fight to the point of bleeding their heads and even losing their lives.
As the saying goes, when a man passes by, he leaves his name behind. In the long river of history, every heavenly genius was nothing more than a grain of sand. But everyone hoped to leave behind their most beautiful memories.
When Long Chen had led his army to attack the Xuan Spirit World, there had already been people guarding the Numinous Sky Academy. And just as they had expected, terrifying experts had appeared one after another. When they heard Long Chen’s news, they had immediately come to challenge him.
At that time, Long Chen had still been in seclusion in the Xuan Spirit World. Naturally, no one had bothered with him.
As a result, more people gathered. The terrifying heavenly geniuses were like ants, surrounding the gates of the Lingxiao Academy. If Long Chen didn’t fight, they wouldn’t leave.
But Long Chen was in the Profound Spirit World, so he didn’t know what was happening here. As time passed, the situation in front of the Lingxiao School became even more chaotic.
Due to the gathering of the various heavenly geniuses, there were all kinds of people. Many heavenly geniuses had their eyes set on the top of their heads and didn’t like anyone.
As a result, conflicts often broke out between the challengers. There were several intense battles between Heaven’s Mandates every day, and some of them were even killed on the spot.
As a result, it became even more lively. The disciples of the Lingxiao Academy were sitting in the academy, watching the duel between the Heavenly Fate Masters.
As for the outside world’s experts, they also came to watch for free. There were even some experts from the older generation who came to watch the battle, taking advantage of this opportunity to criticize their juniors.
Currently, the gates of the Lingxiao Academy had become a battlefield for the various heavenly geniuses. As long as they didn’t get close to the gates, the academy wouldn’t bother with them, allowing them to fight.
However, the strength of these Heaven’s Mandates was clearly far inferior to the Netherwyrm Heavenlight. Even if the academy didn’t activate the formation, they wouldn’t be able to pose a threat to the academy.
As time passed, people began to feel that it was meaningless. As the saying went, a full bottle wouldn’t make a sound. Those arrogant fellows were all second-rate. They were all children who had never suffered a loss or been spoiled.
These people had always been bragging about themselves. They thought they were tigers, but when they really fought, they realized they were nothing more than little cats.
In the end, under the lead of a few true experts, those who had treated this place as a martial stage and wanted to show off were all expelled. Everyone’s attention was focused on the Lingxiao Academy.
Each day, there would be people taking turns to challenge them. Their challenge was extremely coarse and provocative. The voice of the Chosen was accompanied by the echo of the Heavenly Daos. Each word was transmitted into the academy, and even the grand formation was unable to stop them.
It went without saying that this kind of cursing could easily infuriate people. Not only were the disciples unable to endure it, but even the older generation’s experts were infuriated.
That was because these people’s curses were too ugly. Other than Long Chen, they didn’t even let go of the guards and chefs of the Numinous Sky Academy. Their curses were so vicious that it made people furious.
There were three people who had been cursed the most. One was Long Chen, one was Dean Bai Letian, and the other was the Hall Master.
Fortunately, the Hall Master was in seclusion, and he couldn’t hear their cursing. Otherwise, he would have long since charged out.
As for Bai Letian, he didn’t care about these curses. He didn’t care about this level of humiliation at all.
But he didn’t care. It was impossible for others to not care about him. Humiliating the headmaster was equivalent to humiliating the entire Lingxiao Academy.
The older generation disciples had repeatedly asked Bai Letian to either tell Long Chen to come back or allow them to teach these arrogant fellows a lesson.
In the end, under everyone’s pressure, Bai Letian had no choice but to go notify Long Chen. When Long Chen and the others returned from the flying boat, the five Heavenly Fate Realm experts were standing in front of the gates of the Lingxiao Academy, cursing and swearing.
As they cursed Long Chen for being a coward, as well as for how the Lingxiao Academy had already declined and had to disband as soon as possible, they also insulted the academy’s experts. If they wanted to live, they would kowtow to them, crawl under their legs, and so on. In short, their curses were extremely vicious.
When Long Chen and the others had first arrived, they had thought it was just a simple provocation. But when they heard their cursing, their killing intent soared.
“Long Chen, I heard you have quite a few beautiful women. Hand over your women. Since you’re about to die, why don’t you leave them for us to enjoy? Hahaha…”
One of them laughed lecherously.
“He’s mine.”
Bai Shishi’s face turned pale with fury. Killing intent surged out of her eyes as she rushed out of the flying boat.
Hu!
The instant Bai Shishi charged out of the flying boat, the space around her twisted and she disappeared.
Within the flying boat was Bai Xiaole. Within her eyes, three flowers were revolving. This was the combination of his eye technique and Bai Shishi's.
The monkey-faced Destiny Decree Master was in the midst of cursing, immersed in the pleasure of fantasizing. He didn’t even hear the distant cries.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the void behind him trembled, and golden divine light lit up the world. A statue of a goddess appeared in the sky, and a golden lotus throne covered the land. The entire world became a golden world.
The instant the goddess statue appeared, the monkey-faced Chosen’s expression changed. He reacted quickly, and before he could summon his manifestation, a huge shield appeared in his hand.
Runes revolved around the shield, and an ancient aura came from it. That divine pressure caused people’s hearts to tremble. That was a powerful immortal shield.
BOOM!
The instant he took out his shield, a golden sword stabbed into it. The powerful shield exploded.
Pu!
One of the Heaven’s Chosen’s arms exploded, and he let out a terrified cry as he retreated.
“Golden Soul Refining!”
Buzz!
Bai Shishi formed hand seals, and a golden pool appeared in the air. As soon as it appeared, a terrifying heat twisted heaven and earth.
As for the monkey-faced Heavenly Fate, as soon as he entered the pool, he let out a miserable shriek.
Within the golden pool was boiling golden liquid. Once it touched him, the monkey-faced Heavenly Fate would be completely enveloped. The terrifying heat directly burned him.
BOOM!
The monkey-faced Heavenly Fate was finally able to activate his manifestation. However, the shocking thing was that the golden liquid also melted his manifestation. He was unable to use his Heavenly Fate power for a while.
“Ah…”
The monkey-faced Heaven’s Chosen struggled, trying to break free from the golden liquid. But the golden liquid stuck to his body, constantly burning his body and soul.
Bai Shishi was filled with killing intent. This person’s mouth was too vicious and hateful. She had originally had a chance to kill him in one blow.
However, Bai Shishi refused to do so. The golden divine elixir was her core energy, and it could transform into all kinds of forms. This form was not the strongest, but it was the cruelest.
This was a kind of torture. The golden liquid would slowly burn away all the energy of the monkey-faced Destiny Decree Master, stripping away his life bit by bit. Each moment was filled with unimaginable pain.
This was Bai Shishi's first time using such a method, as she hated people with such vicious mouths.
Rumble…
The Dragonblood Legion descended. Eighteen Dragonblood warriors formed a group and charged at one Heavenly Fate. Four groups attacked at the same time, and the four Heavenly Fate warriors were instantly sent into a panic and repeatedly retreated.
Pu pu pu pu…
The sharp swords slashed across his body, bringing with them a rain of blood and eighteen sharp blades.
The blades of these longswords were plated with special materials. These materials were all saint grade immortal materials from the mysterious world, greatly increasing the sharpness and attack speed of these swords.
Although these swords were still Immortal grade weapons, because of the addition of these immortal materials, they were already top grade Immortal grade weapons. A Heavenly Fate expert’s Immortal grade staff had been cut in two by a Dragonblood warrior. The two were on completely different levels.
The Dragonblood warriors’ attacks looked extremely chaotic, completely different from before. But their destructive power was even greater.
The eighteen swords came from eighteen different angles, attacking at different times. They blocked one, but they couldn’t block the other. The undying experts crazily defended, but they were still covered in blood.
But the Dragonblood warriors weren’t in a hurry to kill them. Their swords danced in the air, and bits of flesh filled the air. The eighteen swords had become eighteen bone-piercing blades. In just a few breaths, the four Heavenly Fate Realm experts had all been cut off.
“Save me…”
One of them cried out in terror, wanting to ask the alliance for help. Unfortunately, no one bothered with them.
Pu pu pu pu…
When their combat power rapidly dropped, the Dragonblood Legion didn’t waste any more time. They tightened their swords and directly destroyed the ribs. Four Heavenly Fate Realm experts were instantly killed, and even their Yuan Spirits were destroyed.
“No…”
Just at this moment, a terrified and unwilling roar rang out from within the divine pool. The monkey-faced Heavenly Fate let out a final roar before being submerged within the golden divine pool. He turned into a ball of smoke, his soul destroyed.
Five Heaven’s Chosen had been instantly killed, and not a single one of them had been a Heaven’s Chosen. In fact, there were even some who had been quasi Heaven’s Chosen.
People looked at the flying boat and saw Long Chen coldly looking at the battlefield. When they saw him again, their hearts shook. Long Chen’s aura was even more terrifying than when he had fought against the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
“A group of idiots who don’t know the meaning of death or respect. If you want to die, can’t you just hang yourself? At the very least, you can leave your corpse intact. Why must you destroy your soul?” Standing beside Long Chen, Guo Ran sneered at the dumbfounded experts.
“You can’t say that. People come and go naked. When they come, they don’t bring anything with them, and when they die, they shouldn’t bring anything with them. I think it’s good that they’re like this, so they don’t stink when they die,” said Xia Chen.
The two of them complemented each other, shocking and infuriating all the experts present. The Dragonblood Legion didn’t place any of the Heaven’s Chosen in their eyes. It was like they were looking down on ants.
“Damn humans, what qualifications do you have to be so arrogant? Long Chen, I want to challenge you. Do you dare accept?”
Just at this moment, a furious roar came from the distance. A muscular man with two huge axes on his back walked out.
This person’s qi and blood were soaring into the sky, and strange lines covered his body. He was like a small snake, and his pressure was shocking. He was much stronger than the Heaven’s Chosen who had been killed.
As soon as that person appeared, Long Chen’s eyes brightened. And it wasn’t just him. Guo Ran, Xia Chen, Gu Yang, Yue Zifeng, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, and Bai Xiaole’s eyes also brightened.
This was a powerful Heaven’s Chosen. From the looks of it, even if he wasn’t as strong as the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, he wouldn’t be much weaker. At that moment, they were all moved.
“Boss… you wouldn’t…” Xia Chen couldn’t help but ask.
Long Chen was speechless. When had Xia Chen become so sinister?
“You can come. Just remember not to leave anyone alive,” said Long Chen helplessly.
Since he was the boss, he had to act like one. He couldn’t fight with his brothers for resources.
Hearing that Long Chen had forfeited, everyone was delighted. Seeing that everyone was eager to try, Guo Ran suggested:
“To be fair, scissors, stone, cloth.”
“How depressing.”
As a result, Guo Ran was the first one to be eliminated. His expression immediately changed as he squatted to the side, drawing circles with his back to everyone.
In the end, Xia Chen became the final victor. The others could only accept their loss and look at Xia Chen enviously.
“There’s no need to be envious of me. Every dog has its day. Who doesn’t eat dumplings during the new year?” said Xia Chen proudly.
The Dragonblood Legion’s actions stunned everyone. That large man with the huge hatchet was one of the main forces of the alliance. He was extremely powerful, but the Dragonblood Legion was treating him like this.
Not only did Long Chen not attack, but even his subordinates were using this kind of method to decide who would fight. They didn’t even place that large man with the hatchet in their eyes.
When the large man saw this, smoke came out of his seven orifices, and his eyes were filled with killing intent. If looks could kill, Long Chen and the others would have long since been killed countless times.
“Remember, don’t let him escape. His life is useful to me,” said Long Chen.
Xia Chen nodded and walked over to the large man with the huge hatchet on his back. The two of them formed a sharp contrast. One was strong, while the other was weak. Xia Chen’s aura wasn’t strong, and it seemed he wasn’t strong enough for the large man to crush him.
“Since you want to die, I’ll help you.”
The large man roared and summoned his Heavenly Dao manifestation. A huge monster appeared within the manifestation. It was no wonder he had such powerful qi and blood.
Buzz!
The instant he summoned the manifestation, the huge axe appeared in his hands, and the power of destiny erupted. Countless runes lit up on the huge axe, and it slashed down at Xia Chen. This attack could destroy heaven and earth.
Xia Chen slowly extended a hand toward the huge axe.
“What?”
At that moment, everyone was shocked.
“Receive an Immortal Armament bare-handed?”
Let alone them, even Long Chen was given a fright when he saw this. Xia Chen was too careless. He might even lose his life.
Bang!
Just at this moment, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out. The huge axe-wielding man slashed down on Xia Chen’s hand. A berserk energy caused the world to shake.
But what shocked everyone was that Xia Chen’s hand was completely undamaged. There was a talisman on his hand, and a sacred aura circulated from it.
“Saint aura?”
Long Chen was startled. He suddenly realized that the talisman Xia Chen was talking about had to have been carved with the blood of a Saint. It was no wonder he had dared to act so arrogantly.
The large man’s body shook intensely, and he suddenly vomited blood.
He had never dreamed that Xia Chen would possess such terrifying power. The backlash almost blew him away. Even so, his arms were still numb and his organs were displaced.
The large man with the huge hatchet vomited blood. At that moment, everyone was shocked. They were unable to believe their eyes.
“Help me? With what? Let me help you!”
Xia Chen slowly opened his left hand, and a talisman appeared in his palm. He pressed it against the large man’s chest.
Buzz!
Suddenly, Xia Chen’s left hand lit up, and a divine light arrogantly pierced through the large man.
Pu!
That large man’s body was instantly pierced by the divine light. Not only did the divine light pierce through his body, but it also pierced a huge hole in the air.
Rumble…
The spatial blades in the cave were like the mouths of monsters that wanted to devour heaven and earth.
Xia Chen’s attack was too terrifying. In front of him, the large man with the hatchet had no chance to resist. Xia Chen had only used two moves to kill him.
“Damnit, I was tricked by him. This brat told me he finished two saint rank talismans the day before yesterday, and he wants to test its power.” Seeing Xia Chen steal the limelight, Guo Ran felt a bit uncomfortable.
“Xia Chen really is a genius. He managed to develop a Saint-level talisman so quickly. Although there’s still a certain difference in power between a true Saint and a true one, no one below a Saint can resist him,” sighed Long Chen.
Xia Chen really was too smart. This sacred talisman was something he had deduced from the runes on the corpse of a Saint. No one had taught him to use his own intelligence to figure it out. This fellow’s talent in this aspect was extremely monstrous.
Hu!
Xia Chen put away the large man’s corpse as well as his battle-ax. He returned to his group and quietly stood behind Long Chen. That calm expression was like nothing had happened.
“Hey, there’s definitely someone who’s unconvinced, right? There’s definitely someone who’ll challenge you, right?
“Come, bravely stand out. I’m the weakest here. Hurry up and challenge me. We’re just passing by, so don’t miss…” After Xia Chen finished his grand display, Guo Ran was a bit unwilling.
But Guo Ran’s provocation didn’t cause anyone to challenge him. The experts present were still immersed in Xia Chen’s terrifying attack.
With just a single attack, he had killed the large man with the huge hatchet. They didn’t know that Xia Chen only had two Saint runes. They only knew that if Xia Chen wanted to kill them, it would be as easy as blowing off dust. They were all terrified.
As for Xia Chen, although he appeared indifferent, he was actually roaring with excitement inside. These two sacred-level talismans were just the embryonic form of his research. He wasn’t even sure how powerful they were.
The main purpose of this battle was to test whether or not these two talismans were truly useful. He hadn’t expected that just an embryonic form would possess such terrifying power. He was itching to find a place to continue perfecting these talismans.
“Hey, hey, what are you doing? Where’s your arrogance? Where’s your pride? Hurry up and come out!
“Are you afraid? If you really can’t handle it, then I’ll just tie up one of my arms to fight with you. If you can’t handle it, then you can take turns to fight, no matter how many people you send…” Guo Ran was still haggling with them, constantly encouraging them.
This group of people’s faces turned green with fury, but the scene of Xia Chen killing the large man with the huge hatchet terrified them. They didn’t dare to fight.
As for Guo Ran, he was constantly encouraging them. This kind of encouragement was even more humiliating than insults. He had a vague feeling that he was challenging everyone here. This kind of arrogance was a bit too much.
“Hmph, what are you being so arrogant for? Once my race’s number one heavenly genius comes out of seclusion, you’ll only be able to flee.”
“That’s right. Long Chen, just wait! People will come looking for you soon. At that time, don’t be a coward.”
In an instant, countless people began to shout out their names. However, they were all names that they had never heard before.
Seeing that this group of people could only use such a method to vent, Long Chen and the others knew that they were afraid and didn’t dare to challenge him.
Long Chen coldly shouted, “The Numinous Sky Academy is a peaceful place. I don’t like visitors disturbing me. I’ll count to three. If you don’t scram, don’t blame me for being ruthless. One!”
BOOM!
As a result, as soon as Long Chen shouted “one”, countless experts scattered. Some of the heavenly geniuses didn’t even have time to tidy up their tents. Before Long Chen could say“ two”, everyone had already fled.
They knew Long Chen was a ruthless person. If they didn’t run and gave him a reason to kill them, none of them would be able to live.
“A bunch of cowards who bully the weak and fear the strong. Such fellows should be taught a lesson.” The Dragonblood warriors couldn’t help but sneer.
“Long Chen, what are you laughing about? Why are you laughing so happily?” Bai Shishi suddenly realized Long Chen was laughing.
“Hehe, it’s nothing.” Long Chen laughed mischievously.
“You’re being so mysterious. If you don’t want to say it, then fine.” Bai Shishi rolled her eyes at Long Chen.
Long Chen smiled because just now, a fruit had appeared on the Heavenly Dao Tree. That was a Heavenly Fate Fruit, and it was different from the previous one. There were two stars on it.
That meant Long Chen’s guess had been correct. There was a difference between Heaven’s Mandates.
That large man with the hatchet was a very powerful Heavenly Fate being. There was a huge difference between him and ordinary Heavenly Fate beings. That was also why Long Chen had told Xia Chen to kill him and not let him escape.
As for Xia Chen, in order to complete his mission, he didn’t probe him too much. He directly killed him with two sacred talismans, allowing Long Chen to obtain this two star Heavenly Fate Fruit.
Long Chen couldn’t share the matter of the Heavenly Fate Fruit with anyone. This matter involved too many people. If one more person knew about it, the Heavenly Daos would settle the debt. He had always been the one to bear it.
Once they returned to the academy, the disciples immediately erupted into loud cheers, welcoming the heroes back. They had all seen Xia Chen and the others’display just now.
When they returned to the Numinous Sky Academy, Long Chen and the others were surprised to see that powerful Heavenly Fate Realm disciples had also appeared. There were also quite a few who were quasi Heavenly Fate Realm cultivators.
Long Chen nodded inside. It seemed the academy’s foundation was also shocking. The academy also had the ability to create its own Chosen.
After returning to their own residence, Bai Shishi and Bai Xiaole went to see Bai Letian. One reason was to greet their grandfather, while the other reason was that they had been sent by Long Chen to see if Bai Letian had any new instructions.
Originally, Long Chen should have gone to see Bai Letian himself, but he had other important things to do. He returned to his private room and waited for a while before someone knocked on his door.
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, you were looking for me?” Mu Qingyun opened the door.
Mu Qingyun, Luo Bing, Luo Ning, Zhong Ling, Zhong Xiu, and the others also returned to the academy. Long Chen called Mu Qingyun over.
“Yes, there’s something important I need you to do today. Don’t tell anyone,” said Long Chen solemnly.
Mu Qingyun hastily nodded. She had absolute trust in Long Chen. No matter what Long Chen asked her to do, she wouldn’t refuse.
Next, Long Chen gave the one star Heavenly Fate Fruit to Mu Qingyun. Long Chen had been watching from the side the entire time. Now that Mu Qingyun had eaten it, his aura began to rapidly change.
Three days later, Mu Qingyun was horrified to find that he had awakened his Heavenly Fate. At that moment, she felt as if the entire world was hers.
“One more.”
Long Chen handed the two star Heavenly Fate Fruit to Mu Qingyun. At that moment, he was filled with anticipation.
Buzz!
After swallowing the second Heavenly Fate Fruit, Mu Qingyun’s Dao runes began to circulate around him. Even though he was in a secret room, he could still sense Heavenly Dao energy pouring into her body. It was impossible to stop it.
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen…”
Mu Qingyun was stunned. As someone who had just advanced to the Heavenly Fate realm, she couldn’t believe that she had advanced to the Heavenly Fate realm. She could only vaguely guess.
But now, the power of her Heavenly Fate was drilling into her body. Her perception instantly broke through the restrictions of the secret room and extended endlessly. At that moment, she felt like she was in a dream.
“Good, very good, very good.” Seeing Mu Qingyun’s Heavenly Fate power soar once more, Long Chen also became excited.
Mu Qingyun was already a two-star Heaven’s Mandate cultivator. In other words, a powerful Heaven’s Mandate Fruit could cover the original level.
Most importantly, after Mu Qingyun had become a Heaven’s Chosen, he hadn’t possessed any of Long Chen’s detestable auras. A Heaven’s Chosen who had awakened after consuming the Heavenly Fate Fruit was different from others.
“The heavens have no eyes. I’ll go snatch it myself.” Long Chen clenched his teeth. The heavens were no longer the same as before. If the heavens were unfair, then he would snatch it himself.
The Heavenly Dao Tree was too heaven-defying. In this way, the Dragonblood Legion would become the Heaven’s Will Dragonblood Legion.
“Qingyun, I’ll have to trouble you for a few days. Don’t go out. Just focus on secluding yourself for a while,” said Long Chen.
Mu Qingyun understood Long Chen’s meaning. The fruit Long Chen had given her was too heaven-defying. Once this matter was exposed, it would be too dangerous. She needed to go into seclusion for a while. Once the number of Heaven’s Chosen in the academy increased, she wouldn’t draw too much attention.
She also needed to adapt to the awakening of her Heavenly Fate energy. She obediently nodded. “As long as you don’t tell me, I’ll continue to seclude myself. Even if it’s ten years or a hundred years, I’ll be fine.”
Long Chen laughed, “It’s not that exaggerated. You can just go into seclusion for two months. Once you come out, just restrain your aura a bit.”
Long Chen immediately called over a few of the Dragonblood Legion’s squad leaders and distributed the remaining Heavenly Fate Fruits to them. As for Guo Ran and the others, they weren’t in a rush to awaken them.
They were already strong enough, and they were still in the process of rapidly increasing their strength. Giving them the Heavenly Fate Fruits didn’t mean much. It was better to equip the Dragonblood warriors first.
After distributing the Heavenly Fate Fruits, they only needed to wait for the Dragonblood warriors to change. At this time, Bai Shishi and Bai Xiaole returned.
After the two of them returned, their expressions became serious. Bai Xiaole said, "Boss, according to the academy's intelligence, there are many terrifying existences in the various worlds of Minghao Heaven.”
“Oh? How terrifying is it?” asked Long Chen.
"Boss, have you heard of the Fated Kin?” asked Bai Xiaole.
“The Lifehunter race? A peerless assassin from the ancient era? A mysterious race that can use their Life Matrices to kill people across space? Weren’t they extinct long ago?” Long Chen’s expression changed.
The Lifehunter race was known as the first ancestor of assassins. Their history could be traced back to the Primal Chaos Era. They gathered witchcraft, techniques, formations, stealth, divination, bloodline curses, and other techniques. They were the oldest and most terrifying peerless assassins in this world.
Although this race was terrifying, in the long river of history, they only appeared for a short time. Although they had flourished for a time in the Immemorial Era, they were quickly drowned in the river of history.
The current cultivators, whether it was the younger generation or the older generation, practically didn’t know anything about the Lifehunter race.
As for Long Chen, he had read a great deal about the Lifehunter race, but he had always felt that their introduction was too profound to believe.
This was especially true when it came to killing people with their lives. That was to use the enemy’s blood, flesh, tendons, bones, and even hair as a medium to carry out a sacrificial judgment.
This so-called adjudication was even more mysterious. It was said that there was a god of destiny in the world, and it could determine the importance of a life’s destiny.
It was like a gambler using his own Life Matrix to gamble with his enemy’s Life Matrix. Once the sacrificial ruling was carried out, those with more Life Matrices would live, and those with less Life Matrices would die. If two people had the same Life Matrices, both would die.
Back then, when Long Chen had seen this legend, he had almost laughed out loud. He had thought that whoever had thought of such a thing was too comical. How could they believe such a thing?
Originally, Long Chen had only treated such a legend as a joke. The reason he remembered the Fated Kin was because the Fated Kin had been exterminated. According to the legends, it was because they had fought to the death with the Violet Blood Tribe.
As for how he had fought to the death back then, the book didn’t mention it. But because it was related to the Violet Bloodline, Long Chen remembered it.
Now that he heard about the Lifehunter race again, his heart pounded. There really was a Lifehunter race in this world.
“Boss really is boss. He even knows this.”
Hearing that Long Chen actually knew about the Fated Kin, Bai Xiaole couldn’t help but praise him. She continued:
“The headmaster said that the Lifehunter race has appeared, and they’ve recovered their destroyed organization’s name: Heavenly Province.
The Heavenly Mansion had once been the hall of faith for the Fated Kin. According to reason, once their faith was severed, the name of the Heavenly Mansion could no longer be used.
“As for the Fated Kin restoring their name to the Heavenly Mansion, that means they haven’t lost their inheritance. Instead, they’ve been secretly recovering.”
Long Chen sucked in a cold breath of air. “If the Heavenly Mansion had always kept a low profile since the ancient era, then the amount of power they had accumulated over such a long time would be shocking.”
"That's right, that's right. The dean said the same thing. He also said that the Divine Territory has endured for countless years. Now that they've restored the name of the Divine Territory in such a high profile manner, they're probably here for the Purple Bloodline,” said Bai Xiaole.
“Is this a declaration of war against the Violet Bloodline?” Long Chen sneered.
The Purple Blood lineage was one of the strongest bloodlines of the human race. From the Chaotic Era until now, they had always been famous. Even now, the true Purple Blood lineage rarely appeared in the world, but his position was still unshakeable.
As for the Lifehunter race’s Heavenly Mansion, it had only appeared briefly in history. In other words, it was just a wave in the river. How many people remembered it?
However, although Long Chen’s expression was disdainful, he was already on guard inside. An existence that dared challenge the Violet Bloodline definitely couldn’t be underestimated.
He had endured for so long and had so openly restored the name of the Sky Mansion. He had definitely come prepared. He could not be careless.
"Legend has it that a peerless prodigy has appeared in the Divine Territory. His name is Ying Tian, and he's known as the Killing God without any weaknesses. The dean has warned you to be careful of him. He also said that he's countless times more terrifying than the Nether Dragon Amaterasu, and will be one of your strongest opponents,” said Bai Xiaole.
Long Chen’s heart shook. It was countless times stronger than the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight, and it was also his strongest opponent. Long Chen understood the headmaster well. He wasn’t someone who would easily judge others. Since he said that, it meant Ying Tian was definitely a terrifying character.
“Are there any other powers?” asked Long Chen.
Bai Xiaole said, "And…”
Suddenly, Long Chen’s expression changed, and he shot forward like a bolt of lightning. Bai Shishi and Bai Xiaole were also startled, and they hastily followed.
“Boss, what’s wrong?”
Bai Xiaole chased after him, only to find that Long Chen had already transformed into a golden figure and was charging toward the inner court. His speed was extremely fast.
“Don’t ask. Hurry over.”
Seeing Long Chen’s expression change, Bai Shishi knew that the situation wasn’t good. She and Bai Xiaole immediately rushed out.
The Kun Peng wings on Long Chen’s back lit up, and his speed reached its peak. He didn’t even have time to reply to Bai Xiaole. He shot into the inner court like a ray of light. The disciples were all stunned, not knowing what was happening.
Long Chen went straight to a building in the inner court. That was where the core disciples lived. The ones living there were the top geniuses of the inner court.
“Luo Ning, be careful.”
Long Chen’s shout was like a clap of thunder that caused heaven and earth to change color. At this moment, violet divine light erupted from the building, and that building instantly exploded. Countless miserable cries rang out.
Hu!
At this time, Long Chen charged into the dust. Luo Ning’s figure appeared in front of him. However, her chest had been pierced through by a sharp blade, and her violet blood had almost been sucked dry. Her soul flame was rapidly dimming, and she was about to die.
Long Chen was both startled and infuriated. He reached out to grab Luo Ning, but at this moment, a thin and long blade silently stabbed toward his right ribs.
When Long Chen’s right hand reached out to grab Luo Ning, a weak point appeared on his right rib. The instant that thin and long blade stabbed out, he felt a burst of pain in his ribs, and half his body became numb.
Long Chen was shocked. That sharp blade hadn’t pierced him, but it felt like it had. That pain was so real.
It seemed like an illusion, but ordinary illusions were unable to confuse Long Chen’s mind. That feeling was like a prelude, and he instinctively wanted to retreat.
Buzz!
A dragon scale appeared on Long Chen’s right rib. At the same time, it became a shield of stars. Long Chen continued to grab Luo Ning.
Pa!
Chi!
The instant Long Chen’s hand grabbed Luo Ning’s wrist, that thin and long blade cut through his shield and dragon scale defenses.
A large cut appeared on Long Chen’s right rib. The instant that cut, the violet blood in his body was crazily absorbed by a mysterious energy.
Long Chen was shocked. He finally understood why the violet blood in Luo Ning’s body had suddenly disappeared. It was because of this evil blade. It was actually made for the violet blood. It was a Bloodsucking Evil Armament.
“Eh?”
Suddenly, a startled sound rang out from within the dust. It seemed this attack had clearly broken through Long Chen’s defense, but it was unable to absorb any more of the violet blood.
“Divine Dragon Tail!”
With a furious roar, Long Chen sent out a kick. A berserk energy surged out, and a heaven-shaking explosion rang out.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
A sharp blade slashed through the air, leaving behind several large holes. A translucent figure was shuttling back and forth through those holes, escaping the range of Long Chen’s kick.
At this moment, Bai Shishi and Bai Xiaole rushed over. As soon as they saw that transparent figure, Bai Shishi immediately summoned her phenomenon, and her golden sword slashed through the air towards that figure.
“Come back!”
Long Chen grabbed Luo Ning’s wrist. Violet blood flowed down his finger and into her arm.
Dang!
Just at this moment, Luo Bing’s sword landed on that thin and long blade. Sparks flew as people finally saw that strange blade.
It was a sword. It was four feet long, but it was only a finger wide. It was covered in barbs, and there were even small holes on the barbs. When the sword swung, it looked like a poisonous snake.
“Little Le, switch positions.”
Long Chen shouted.
Right at this moment, Bai Shishi's sword slashed down on the sword. She had thought that she would be able to sever her opponent's sword. Even if she couldn't, she would be able to force her opponent back.
But what she hadn’t expected was that after blocking her attack, the sword was like a poisonous snake. It coiled around her sword for a moment before shooting toward her.
In that instant, Bai Shishi felt a stabbing pain in her soul. Her entire body stiffened as she watched the sharp blade pierce through her forehead.
Hu!
Suddenly, space twisted and Bai Shishi disappeared. That sharp blade pierced through space, but it didn’t harm her in the slightest.
At that critical moment, Bai Xiaole used her eye technique to shift Bai Shishi away. In that instant, Bai Shishi and Bai Xiaole's faces turned pale with fright.
No one had expected her opponent to be so terrifying. A single move was enough to decide life and death. If Bai Xiaole hadn’t listened to Long Chen and used her eye technique, she would have already died.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, Long Chen charged over, his seven-colored sword slashing down on that translucent figure.
Dang dang dang…
The two swords slashed out hundreds of times in an instant. When the two of them separated, Bai Shishi and Bai Xiaole’s expressions completely changed. Long Chen’s shoulder was covered in blood as he was once more struck by that person.
“So you’re Long Chen, right?”
Just at this moment, that translucent figure didn’t take advantage of this opportunity to attack. Instead, it retreated some distance and pointed its sword at Long Chen.
That was a man’s voice. It was extremely strange, and the pitch was completely different from a human’s voice. It seemed he wasn’t a human.
His voice was just like his strange sword, causing people’s souls to turn cold. When his voice entered their ears, it was like he had been poisoned.
“Who are you?” asked Long Chen.
“It seems you really are Long Chen. I really am disappointed that lord Ying Tian would view someone like you as an opponent.” That translucent figure shook his head, his voice filled with contempt.
“You’re from the Sky Mansion.”
Bai Shishi and Bai Xiaole were both shocked. They hadn’t expected that the headmaster had just warned Long Chen that the people from the Heavenly Province had already arrived at the Numinous Sky Academy.
Not only had they killed their way to the academy, but they had also reached the inner court. The Lingxiao Academy's grand formation had become nothing more than a decoration. Bai Shishi and Bai Xiaole immediately felt their scalps turn numb. The Fated Kin were even more terrifying than they had imagined.
“In truth, with your strength, you aren’t worthy of being Lord Ying Tian’s opponent. Even I can easily kill you. Unfortunately, without his orders, I can’t kill you,” said that person.
As soon as he said this, the distant disciples were all stupefied. What was going on with this world? How did such a terrifying existence suddenly appear?
From his tone, it seemed he was just an underling called Ying Tian. But he had the power to injure Long Chen, and he even said he could easily kill him.
“Luo Ning!”
Just at this moment, a cry rang out from the crowd. It was Luo Bing. Seeing her sister unconscious, she hastily rushed over.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, that translucent figure disappeared. Long Chen also moved.
Luo Bing awoke from her seclusion and immediately sensed her bloodline. At that moment, she was terrified. She sensed that Luo Ning’s spiritual flame was about to extinguish.
When she had rushed out of seclusion, the first thing she had seen was Luo Ning in Long Chen’s embrace, her head drooping as if she might die at any moment. At that moment, she had been scared witless, and her mind had gone completely blank.
The instant she rushed out, that mysterious translucent person disappeared. Suddenly, Luo Bing felt her soul tremble, and she was horrified to find that she was unable to move.
That mysterious blade was like the teeth of a devil reaping lives. It stabbed straight at Luo Bing’s chest.
Buzz!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and thunderforce erupted. A lightning spear shot out, piercing toward the translucent figure.
When the lightning spear had first shot out, it hadn’t been aimed at the translucent figure, but at Luo Bing.
But as the lightning spear reached Luo Bing, that mysterious figure was exposed to the lightning spear. It was like he had come for her.
“Yes?”
That mysterious figure seemed to be a bit surprised. Long Chen had actually predicted his movements. If he wanted to kill Luo Bing, he would have to endure that lightning spear.
He sensed a huge threat from the lightning spear. The tip of his sword suddenly twisted, and the tip of his sword touched Long Chen’s lightning spear.
BOOM!
The translucent figure’s body shook and flew back. Long Chen appeared in front of Luo Bing with Luo Ning in his arms. Only when he appeared did Luo Bing regain her senses.
“Use your bloodline power to activate Luo Ning’s blood soul. Quick!” Long Chen handed Luo Ning to Luo Bing.
Previously, Long Chen had been willing to take a blow from the mysterious translucent person in order to snatch Luo Ning. That was because Luo Ning’s blood soul energy was about to be extinguished. If he didn’t use the violet blood to extend her life, she would definitely die.
But Long Chen’s violet blood was too powerful, and he was unable to directly absorb it. If he forcibly absorbed it, it would destroy Luo Ning’s meridians. Even if he saved her, it would cause irreversible damage.
Long Chen could only use his own violet blood to keep her alive so she wouldn’t die. Now that Luo Bing had come, there was no need to be afraid.
Luo Bing hastily received her sister and slowly poured her own Violet Blood into her body. At that moment, Luo Ning’s Blood Soul energy began to reactivate, and her spiritual flame began to ignite once more.
Seeing this, Long Chen let out a sigh of relief. Luo Ning’s life was no longer in danger. Holding his lightning spear, he icily glared at the mysterious translucent person, killing intent surging out of him.
“Do you know that you’re doing something stupid?” Long Chen’s expression was sinister, and each and every one of his words was dripping with blood.
“Foolish? No, the foolish thing is you humans. Your bloodlines have already declined, but you still don’t realize it. Do you think you’re once part of the Purple Blood lineage?” sneered the mysterious translucent person.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
He flicked his finger a few times. Previously, when he had blocked Long Chen’s lightning spear, he had attached several lightning divine runes to his body. These lightning divine runes were unable to invade his body, and they could only adhere to the surface.
Bai Shishi, Bai Xiaole, and the others were all shocked. They all knew that Long Chen’s thunderforce came from heavenly tribulation. It was extremely powerful, but it was unable to enter his body. Instead, it was easily neutralized.
Most importantly, from his tone, he wasn’t the strongest person in the Sky Mansion. His name was Yingtian. In other words, he was at most one of Yingtian’s subordinates.
The mysterious, transparent man looked around and said indifferently, "The return of my Sky Mansion is a declaration of war against the Purple Blood lineage.
“The reason I went to the Lingxiao Academy was because of the Purple Blood Tribe’s prey. At the same time, I came to issue a challenge for Lord Ying Tian.
“It’s just that I never expected you to also be a member of the Purple Blood lineage. I’m currently hesitating whether or not I should take the risk of being punished by Lord Ying Tian to kill you. Your blood… is extremely important to me.”
The mysterious translucent person’s sword was constantly twisting like a viper. The tip of the sword was always pointed at Long Chen, constantly checking his weak points.
“Hahaha…”
Just at this moment, the Dragonblood Legion rushed over. When they saw that mysterious translucent person, their pupils shrank. They immediately sensed how terrifying this transparent person was.
“Yes?”
When the Dragonblood Legion arrived, that mysterious translucent person looked at Yue Zifeng. His eyes had turned dark red, and his pupils had shrunk to the size of needles.
As for Yue Zifeng, when he looked at that transparent figure, his expression was solemn, and he clenched his sword.
“Boss, leave this person to me!”
Yue Zifeng’s senses were extremely sharp. Amongst the experts present, only he and Long Chen were able to accurately assess the true strength of that mysterious transparent person.
As a sword cultivator, Yue Zifeng specialized in using speed to fight, while using ruthlessness to fight. Most assassination arts were just a joke to sword cultivators. It could be said that sword cultivators specialized in subduing assassins. In this aspect, he had an advantage over Long Chen.
Yue Zifeng was extremely confident in his Sword Dao. But facing this mysterious, transparent person, he felt an immense pressure. He posed an endless threat to Yue Zifeng’s life.
But it was precisely this kind of death threat that deeply provoked Yue Zifeng. A true sword cultivator would grow under the threat of death.
Yue Zifeng had fought alongside Long Chen all this time, but there weren’t many people who could truly threaten his life. That was especially true in the same realm. Up until now, only this mysterious, transparent person could truly make him smell the scent of death.
“Sorry brother, it’s not just a simple battle between us. It’s a grudge between our races. I have to personally fight this battle.” Long Chen’s killing intent grew stronger.
Long Chen possessed the violet blood. He was also of the violet blood, but he didn’t feel any hatred toward the Lifehunter race. It wasn’t just him, but Luo Bing and Luo Ning as well. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been continuously struck.
The reason Long Chen sensed danger was because of Luo Ning’s violet blood fluctuations. She didn’t sense it, but Long Chen could sense danger from her violet blood fluctuations.
Long Chen didn’t know if it was because his violet blood energy had degenerated and he was unable to sense this kind of hatred, or if it was because the Fated Kin of the past were unable to leave behind any memories of hatred within the violet blood.
But when he saw Luo Ning’s ice-cold body being pierced through by a sword, he thought of how the normally lively Luo Ning was now motionless as if she had died. She had been viewed as prey by others. At that moment, Long Chen’s killing intent soared.
“Hehe, very good. You can take the initiative to attack, and I’ll be forced to retaliate. Then Lord Ying Tian can’t blame me!”
That mysterious person laughed mischievously and pointed his blade at Long Chen. It seemed he didn’t even place Long Chen in his eyes.
“Then let me see just what qualifications the Life Hunting Clan has to challenge my Purple Blood Tribe.”
Long Chen suddenly moved. In that instant, he activated the Dragon Blood Body and Seven Star Battle Armor, raising his power to its peak.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s lightning spear pierced through the air, but the mysterious translucent figure used some unknown technique to instantly fade into the void.
The void was pierced through, but the translucent figure disappeared. At that moment, everyone’s hearts were filled with shock. This person had appeared and disappeared mysteriously.
Amongst the experts present, only Yue Zifeng was holding his sword tightly, staring at a certain spot in the air. Veins bulged on the back of his hand, as if he would attack at any moment.
This was the first time Yue Zifeng was so nervous. That mysterious, transparent person was too terrifying. Even Yue Zifeng was worried for Long Chen.
BOOM!
The lightning spear once more shot out in the direction Yue Zifeng was focused on.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Space exploded, and huge holes appeared in space. But people could only see Long Chen’s figure, not the mysterious translucent person.
At that moment, everyone’s scalps turned numb. An invisible enemy gave them too much pressure. It was like a sharp blade would appear at any moment.
“What new generation Saint Ruler? It’s just like…” Suddenly, the mysterious translucent person’s sneer rang out.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s lightning spear once more pierced through the air. However, this time, the power of his attack was much greater. Boundless lightning covered the sky, and the power of this attack was several times greater than before.
That transparent figure was finally unable to escape and was exposed.
Millions of seven-colored swords formed a sea of swords behind Long Chen.
“Paragon Igniting Blood, Ten Thousand Swords Flying in unison!”
Long Chen roared furiously. Through his repeated probing, Long Chen had finally found an opening in his opponent’s defense. He had locked onto his position in advance and used a powerful move.
Millions and millions of seven-colored swords were gathered together. The timing of their attacks was perfect. This time, the mysterious transparent person was unable to dodge.
“Life Hunt Spirit Severing!”
The translucent figure snorted, and the space behind him collapsed. A whirlpool appeared, and a terrifying Heavenly Fate energy erupted.
“He’s a Chosen!”
Someone exclaimed.
The Dragonblood warriors were even more shocked. This translucent figure had finally revealed his true power. He wasn’t just a Heavenly Fate expert, but a terrifying one. His Heavenly Fate energy was countless times greater than the Nether Dragon’s Heavenlight.
At that moment, everyone finally understood that this mysterious, transparent person hadn’t relied on his strange assassination arts to force his way into the academy. Instead, he had possessed terrifying strength.
The mysterious transparent man’s sword suddenly became straight, and the millions of miles of whirlpool behind him was sucked dry. He stabbed his sword forward, and a divine light shot out from the tip of his sword, smashing into Long Chen’s sea of swords.
BOOM!
Explosions shook the heavens, and Dao runes danced in the air. This was the first time the two of them had fought without any armor.
Berserk energy filled the sky. All kinds of formations were activated within the Lingxiao Academy. Terrifying astral winds blew, causing the formations to creak and groan as if they might explode at any moment.
Even with the protection of the grand formation, the spectating disciples were still suppressed by their terrifying killing intent, unable to breathe. Some of the weaker disciples even clutched their heads in pain.
“Cloud Dragon Claw!”
Long Chen’s claws slashed down, and from the divine ring behind him, a Heaven Shrouding Dragon Claw appeared.
That mysterious translucent person coldly snorted, and dark red lines once more appeared in his eyes. He began to chant some strange words, and suddenly, he became one with the sword, charging toward the dragon claw like a bolt of lightning.
The instant he charged out, countless blood-colored lines appeared around his eyes, forming a human-shaped image. It was possible to see that this mysterious translucent figure was a tall, thin man.
The instant his body came into contact with the dragon claw, his body once more became transparent, and a blood-colored divine light appeared on his sword. He had completely merged his bloodline power into the sword.
BOOM!
A shocking scene occurred. The Heaven Covering Dragon Claw was pierced through, but the sword didn’t slow down. It continued toward Long Chen’s chest.
Seeing this, everyone cried out in shock. Long Chen’s Cloud Dragon Claw, which had never failed before, had actually been broken by that mysterious, transparent person. By the time they reacted, that strange sword had already reached Long Chen’s chest.
Long Chen ignored that sharp sword. His lightning spear stabbed toward the translucent figure’s chest, seeming as if he wanted to take it down with him. At that moment, everyone’s hearts jumped to their throats.
Even the Dragonblood warriors, who had absolute confidence in Long Chen, were shocked. That mysterious translucent figure was too terrifying. It was so terrifying that it surpassed their imaginations. Compared to him, the Netherwyrm Heavenlight was nothing. It wasn’t even worthy of carrying his shoes.
When the two divine weapons stabbed toward each other’s chests, time seemed to slow down. People could clearly see their weapons slowly approaching each other’s vitals.
Their movements were the same, and their speed was the same. In that instant, everyone’s breathing stopped. As for Long Chen and the mysterious translucent person, they were both icily staring at each other. There was not the slightest emotion in their eyes as they allowed their weapons to pierce their chests.
Buzz!
Just as that mysterious transparent sword was about to pierce Long Chen’s chest, his pupils suddenly shrank. He instantly changed his sword’s trajectory, and the tip of his sword suddenly changed direction, stabbing toward Long Chen’s lightning spear.
BOOM!
The lightning spear exploded, and black lightning exploded. A terrifying destructive aura instantly devoured the surrounding buildings, turning the formation into nothingness.
The disciples hiding behind the formation were sent flying.
"Saint Force?”
Xia Chen and the others were all startled. Long Chen’s spear contained the power of a Saint. It was unknown just how many times stronger this attack was than his sacred talisman.
Pu!
The translucent figure vomited a mouthful of blood. His body was no longer able to maintain its transparent state, and he gradually revealed his true form.
It was a short-haired man with a face full of pockmarks. He wore gray leather armor, and he was as thin as a bamboo. His right hand, which was holding a sword, had already disappeared from his shoulder. Blood was flowing down his shoulder blade.
When they saw the pockmarked Fated Kin’s true appearance, the fear they felt toward him lessened. What they were most afraid of was not being able to see. Once they could see something, their courage gradually increased.
He had lost an arm, but he didn’t panic.
“I didn’t expect you to have such a technique. If I hadn’t reacted quickly enough and fought you head-on, I would have died.”
Previously, he had been planning on risking his life to kill Long Chen. He was confident he could kill Long Chen, while he would at most be heavily injured.
But just as Long Chen’s spear was about to reach him, his soul suddenly trembled. His assassin’s instincts caused him to quickly change his attack.
As for Long Chen’s hidden spear, he had also detonated it in advance. Otherwise, even if he had a hundred lives, he would still die.
After breaking down the Saint’s corpse, the primal chaos space had released the Saint’s heavenly tribulation energy. Although it was only a small portion, after being absorbed by Lei Ling’er, its power was still enough to kill him.
“It’s useless to be quick. The one to die today is still you.”
Long Chen opened his hand, and the lightning spear once more appeared. This time, Lei Ling’er didn’t bother hiding her power. Her saintly aura soared into the sky as she charged at the expert.
“You? You’re exaggerating too much!”
The Lifehunter expert sneered, and his shoulder suddenly shook. His broken arm grew out again, and when it did, he disappeared.
“What?”
Everyone was shocked. Originally, they had thought that after being heavily injured by Long Chen, he would lose his ability to conceal himself. They hadn’t expected him to possess such a terrifying self-healing ability.
Long Chen didn’t panic. Everything seemed to be within his expectations. His lightning spear stabbed forward.
Buzz!
A huge whirlpool appeared in the sky. The Lifehunter expert who had just become invisible was sucked into the whirlpool, turning into a translucent figure that was rapidly sucked into it.
As for Long Chen’s lightning spear, he completely ignored him. Instead, he stabbed it toward the center of the whirlpool.
The instant Long Chen’s spear stabbed toward the center of the whirlpool, the Fated Kin were sucked into it.
“Life Hunting Extreme: Instant Kill!”
His transparent body was once more covered in blood-colored lines. His sword began to glow with a violet light.
When Luo Ning saw that violet divine light, she was both shocked and furious. That violet divine light was the result of her violet blood energy.
That violet blood energy didn’t just belong to her. This evil divine weapon had absorbed the essence blood of countless people from the Violet Blood Tribe and possessed terrifying power.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out as the lightning spear and sword collided. A beautiful divine light erupted, and a deathly aura erupted.
Pu!
Long Chen’s lightning spear exploded and he was sent flying. As for the Lifehunter expert, he vomited blood, his expression completely changing.
“What a pity.”
Guo Ran and Xia Chen cried out in pity. If Long Chen had a powerful divine weapon, this attack would have been enough to kill him.
A divine weapon condensed from the power of thunder was still a level below a true divine weapon.
Hu!
Long Chen was forced back. He stepped into the air, and lightning once more condensed into a lightning spear.
Long Chen’s power seemed endless. As soon as he coughed up blood, Long Chen locked onto him.
At that moment, Long Chen knew that this terrifying assassin had finally revealed a weak point in his heart. He was afraid.
That previous attack, whether it was Long Chen or the expert from the Lifehunter race, hadn’t used their own power.
Long Chen had borrowed Lei Ling’er’s power. As for the expert from the Lifehunter race, he had received the power that the divine weapon had accumulated over countless years.
But the difference between the two was that Lei Ling’er’s power was endless, while that sword’s power was lessened with every point it consumed.
If he didn’t have that sword, then the Lifehunter race’s experts would have lost their right hand, and their power would be greatly reduced.
“Let’s call it a day. Next time, I’ll come to take your life.”
Facing Long Chen, the Lifehunter expert sneered and suddenly appeared in front of the gate.
“You want to leave? In your dreams!”
Seeing this, Xia Chen sneered and hastily formed hand seals. Layers of light appeared over the formation.
“You’re the one dreaming, you pitiful frog in the well.”
The Lifehunter expert sneered and suddenly stabbed out with his sword. The barrier Xia Chen had set up rippled like water, and he charged in.
“What?”
Xia Chen’s expression completely changed. He didn’t know what technique that expert had used to make his formation lose effect.
“Retreat!”
Just at this moment, Long Chen’s voice rang out.
Hu!
Xia Chen hastily withdrew the formation. Following that, Long Chen’s spear stabbed into the barrier, piercing a large hole in it.
That expert had used a mysterious power to cause the formation to lose its effect. As for Long Chen, he didn’t have that ability. He could only use brute force to break through.
Long Chen chased after them, and the two of them disappeared. People stared blankly at the huge hole in the sky. They still felt like they were in a dream, unable to believe what they were seeing.
As for Xia Chen, he was completely dumbfounded. At the same time, he felt endless humiliation. As a formation master, there was actually someone who could treat the things he was so proud of as trash. That was a great humiliation to him.
“Luo Ning, are you alright?!”
At this moment, Yu Qingxuan arrived beside Luo Ning. Seeing that Luo Ning’s face was still pale, she quickly fed her a medicinal pill.
“I’m fine now. It’s all thanks to big brother Long Chen’s warning. Otherwise, that sword wouldn’t have been aimed at my heart, but at my forehead.” Luo Ning recalled what had happened, and her eyes were still filled with terror.
At that time, Luo Ning hadn’t sensed anything strange. It was Long Chen’s bloodline power that had awakened her senses. He had directly attacked her, causing her to change her angle of attack.
But even if she had changed her angle of attack, that sword had instantly sucked her blood dry, and her soul had almost been destroyed.
If Long Chen hadn’t arrived in time and used his Violet Blood to extend her life, ensuring that her soul didn’t scatter, she wouldn’t have been able to wait for Luo Bing to save her. Thinking of that, she still felt a burst of fear.
Just as everyone was discussing that terrifying expert, two people were looking at them from a high spot. They were Bai Letian and the monastery head.
“The Fated Kin returned in a high profile manner, targeting the Purple Blood lineage. As for the true Purple Blood lineage, it has already been countless years.
In this way, Long Chen would become the strongest expert in the world’s Violet Bloodline. He would also become the Fated Kin’s first target.
“However, for you to so brazenly charge into my academy to kill people, you really don’t place my Lingxiao Academy in your eyes,” said Bai Letian.
Although Bai Letian’s tone was calm, a fierce light shone in the depths of his eyes. He had clearly seen the Fated Kin charge into the monastery to kill people. Even someone as calm as him was truly infuriated.
Elder Jing Yuan was expressionless as he looked at the hole in the barrier.
“This world has already begun to become chaotic. If you don’t even know the source of the chaos, then if you rashly attack, you won’t be able to figure out what’s going on. You won’t be able to see the root of the chaos, let alone win.”
Bai Letian bitterly smiled. “You’re right. My cultivation base is still too lacking.”
“If you’re not calm, it means you’re still young. If you’re angry, it means you’re still full of vitality. That’s a good thing.
Anger wasn’t a bad thing, but it wasn’t good to explode before it was too late.
“Long Chen is even younger, and he won’t be able to endure it. So there are some things that we have to endure on his behalf. We can’t add fuel to the fire,” said the Elder.
“Disciple understands.” Bai Letian bowed.
Elder Jing Yuan nodded. “Our academy has already endured for so many years. At this time, we have to endure.
“As for Long Chen, just let him do whatever he wants. You can just secretly enjoy it.”
“Yes.”
After the two of them finished speaking, Bai Letian left. Looking at Bai Letian’s departing figure, the monastery head sighed.
“It’s good to be young!”
…
Rumble…
Space exploded, and golden wings tore through the sky. Long Chen shot forward like a bolt of lightning.
BOOM!
Long Chen suddenly shot forward, and a figure was forced out of the void.
BOOM!
The lightning spear shattered space, and a figure was blown back.
Pu!
The expert spat out a mouthful of blood. This was the tenth time he had been interrupted by a secret technique.
The Hunter race had countless terrifying divine abilities. Amongst them, stealth and teleportation were unrivaled.
Formation masters used their power on the outside, while the Lifehunters used their power on the inside. It was like their bodies could be used as formation discs.
But Long Chen had already locked onto him. Each time he tried to teleport, Long Chen would accurately interrupt him.
It was just that Long Chen’s attack range was too large, and it consumed a shocking amount of energy. However, the energy he consumed was all Lei Ling’er’s.
Furthermore, Lei Ling’er’s power could be replenished in the primal chaos space at any time. After devouring the five Saints, the thunderforce released by the black soil was enough to support Lei Ling’er’s attacks.
On the other hand, after being repeatedly injured, he was no longer able to keep his calm.
However, he was also extremely terrifying. It had to be known that Lei Ling’er had devoured a Saint’s heavenly tribulation. Her power contained a Saint’s aura, and it could even be said that her power had temporarily surpassed Long Chen’s.
That expert had fought Lei Ling’er so many times, but he was still able to rely on the terrifying power of the Heavenly Fate to block, making it so Long Chen couldn’t find his fatal weakness.
It went without saying that the expert from the Lifehunter race was too powerful. In front of him, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu was nothing. With Lei Ling’er’s current strength, it was enough to kill it in one blow.
Buzz!
The Lifehunter expert blocked the attack. Holding a sharp blade, he stabbed it through the air. Using the sword as a guide, he charged forward, tearing through space as he fled.
Hu!
Long Chen flew through the air, the Kun Peng wings on his back quivering as he chased. That expert’s speed was extremely terrifying. Fortunately, even with Long Chen’s Kun Peng wings, he was still slightly faster than him.
Along the way, the Lifehunter expert had used countless movement techniques. He had even summoned a clone to confuse Long Chen, but he was unable to shake him off.
This was also one of the things that terrified the Lifehunter race’s expert. They had terrifying assassination abilities, but they also possessed unparalleled speed and unpredictable movement techniques. If they missed a single attack, they would flee a thousand miles away. No one could do anything to them.
But today, in terms of speed, he had lost to Long Chen. That was even more terrifying than being defeated by Long Chen.
At this time, Long Chen was closely following behind him, looking at him like a demon demanding his life. No matter how he tried, he couldn’t shake him off. He had never experienced such an uncomfortable feeling in his life.
As for Long Chen, he could clearly catch up to him and attack at any time. But Long Chen didn’t attack. He just calmly chased after him.
At this time, Long Chen already had the absolute advantage. If he rashly attacked, he might be able to escape. That would be bad. Long Chen wasn’t trying to defeat him, but to kill him.
A terrifying assassin like the Lifehunter race had to tightly bite down on his weak points. They definitely couldn’t give him a chance to turn the tables. Otherwise, if he was careless, he might even lose his life.
The more time passed, the more he had to calm down. Right now, he was using Lei Ling’er’s energy, while his own energy consumption was extremely low.
But his opponent was different. Although Long Chen didn’t understand the Lifehunter race, from the way he attacked, he could tell that his explosive power was shocking, but his endurance was lacking.
Once he began to compete in endurance and physical strength, he would become weaker. The longer he fought, the more advantageous it would be to Long Chen, and the higher his chances of killing him.
As for the Lifehunter expert, he was also aware of this. So from the start, he had used all kinds of movement techniques to try and shake off Long Chen, but he hadn’t been able to. He had exhausted a great deal of energy.
The more he exhausted himself, the more panicked he became. He no longer had the confidence he had when he had first entered the academy.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The lightning spear in Long Chen’s hand continued to explode. Heaven and earth shook, and thunderforce surged out. Eight times, it broke the Life Hunting expert’s movement technique.
“Courting death!”
That expert was both shocked and infuriated. This time, he had used a secret art to unleash his full power. Eight times, he only needed one success to escape.
However, Long Chen had accurately broken his explosive point eight times in a row, causing him to lose any chance of escaping. Using all eight movement techniques at the same time was extremely taxing on him.
“Since you won’t let me leave, then let’s die together!”
The Lifehunter expert’s face was twisted, and his eyes were completely red. He seemed to have gone crazy. He no longer fled. Instead, he charged at Long Chen, his sword aiming for his throat.
Buzz!
Suddenly, Long Chen’s lightning spear shot out of his hand, flying right past the Lifehunter expert’s back.
Dang!
Just at this moment, Long Chen blocked the Lifehunter expert’s attack with his Seven Ultimate Sword. That expert exploded.
BOOM!
The space in the distance exploded, and a figure was once more forced out. The Lifehunter expert had once more used a scheme to fight Long Chen to the death. In truth, it was his clone that was stabbing at Long Chen, and the sword in his hand was real.
But even so, he hadn’t been able to trick Long Chen. His life-saving plan had failed, and he vomited blood. It was unknown whether it was from the shock or anger.
Buzz!
The sword that had been floating in the air suddenly appeared in his hand. The blood he had spat out was absorbed by the sword, causing it to emit a buzzing sound.
“Death Hunt—Sword Dance!”
With a furious roar, he merged with his sword and charged at Long Chen.
Long Chen’s expression was grave. Lightning appeared in his hand, forming a lightning blade that protected his vitals.
Dang dang dang…
In the blink of an eye, thousands of collisions occurred, causing Gan Kun’s expression to change. The Fated Kin’s attacks were like a tempest, while Long Chen’s lightning blades were like an impenetrable storm.
Dang!
A huge explosion rang out, and the Life Hunter expert’s attack was interrupted. He flew back, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. His hair was a complete mess, and he looked at Long Chen in disbelief.
“Last time, I wasn’t able to fight you head-on. It wasn’t that I was slow, nor was it that my reactions were slow. It was just that I had to save someone and was unable to focus on fighting you. Did you really think I was inferior to you in a close-range battle?” Long Chen pointed his lightning blade at the expert.
Previously, Long Chen had suffered a huge loss because he had to take care of Luo Ning. But now, his actions told him who was the true king of close-range combat.
The Lifehunter expert was gasping for breath. Fighting in close quarters like this was a taboo for assassins, and it would exhaust him even more. But in order to survive, he had no choice but to take the risk.
But in a head-on collision, Long Chen’s words made him realize that in close-range combat, he didn’t have the slightest chance.
If he fought, he wouldn’t be able to win. If he fled, he wouldn’t be able to escape. His expression became sinister.
“You forced me to do this.”
Suddenly, he clenched his teeth, and a ball of violet blood appeared on his sword. Long Chen’s expression changed.
That violet blood had been absorbed by the evil sword after he had been stabbed. That blood was Long Chen’s.
Buzz!
Purple blood instantly lit up, and purple divine light dyed the sky. The entire world became a dream-like color.
In that instant, Long Chen’s heart trembled. It was like an invisible ruler was weighing him down. In that instant, he realized what that expert was doing.
“Hunting for life and death, Heavenly Dao Judgment.”
A strange mark appeared on his forehead, and a foundation appeared between him and Long Chen.
A pair of transparent hands could be seen on the base, slowly counting the scales. Long Chen and the expert from the Hunter race began to move, and a huge scale appeared in the air. Long Chen and the expert from the Hunter race stood on either side of the scale.
At that moment, the two of them were unable to move. The only thing in the world was that invisible hand. It was controlling the scale, seeming to be calculating their weight.
Buzz!
Suddenly, those two hands stopped moving. The Lifehunter expert’s expression was sinister as he quietly waited for the result.
At this time, he was staking everything on this one gamble. He had used the Fated Kin’s strongest move.
The Lifehunter race had their own cultivation methods. Increasing the weight of a Life Matrix was one of them.
However, Heavenly Dao Judgment was a forbidden technique of the Fated Kin. Once it was used, there was no way out.
Although the Fated Kin had a special cultivation method that could increase the weight of their Life Matrices, they had a powerful advantage in this aspect. They could use this method to kill people stronger than them.
However, there was also an absolute risk. In this world, a person’s life matrix was different. If they were to run into some variant race members with powerful life matrices, then once they used a secret art, they would definitely die.
When that hand stopped moving, it meant the heavy lifting had begun. Those with a heavy fate would live, and those with a light fate would die.
Although Long Chen didn’t understand this kind of strange Heavenly Fate Judgment, he immediately understood the origin of this kind of strange technique. At first, he had felt a bit uneasy, but the instant that hand appeared, he calmed down.
For some unknown reason, Long Chen felt such an intimate feeling toward this emotionless hand.
That was because the instant it appeared, Long Chen could sense that it was just and impartial. It wouldn’t be biased in the slightest. Compared to the Heavenly Daos, it was even more clear and transparent.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, that pair of hands completely left the scales. The divine light on the scales lit up, and the Lifehunter expert’s heart clenched. Life and death were decided in this instant. It was up to who would be the one to tilt the scales.
Ka ka ka…
When that hand left the scale, it didn’t tilt. Instead, terrifying cracks appeared.
“What is this?”
The Lifehunter race expert cried out in shock. This kind of situation was something that had never been recorded in their history.
BOOM!
Cracks appeared all over Tian Ping’s body, and he exploded. Along with him were the Lifehunter race’s experts. Their physical bodies were turned to ash by that mysterious energy, and their Yuan Spirits and souls were destroyed.
The Lifehunter race’s expert had died. He had been killed by a mysterious power, or perhaps it could be said that he had been killed by Tianping.
As for Long Chen, he just stood there in a daze. Everything had happened so quickly that he hadn’t even realized what had happened.
The scales disappeared, and a pair of hands slowly withdrew from the sky. Heaven and earth twisted, slowly returning to their original state.
Only at that moment did Long Chen appear. As soon as the scale appeared, they entered a strange space, not the current world.
Only after the balance had disappeared did he return. As soon as he did, Long Chen’s expression changed, and he hastily focused on the primal chaos space.
“Hahaha, in an alternate space, the Heavenly Fate Fruits are equally effective.”
Seeing a completely new Heavenly Dao Fruit appear on the Heavenly Dao Tree, Long Chen laughed crazily. He hadn’t lost this fruit.
“One, two, three, four, five. This fellow’s Heavenly Dao Fruit has five star lines. No wonder his Heavenly Dao energy is so monstrous.” Long Chen was shocked.
Previously, according to Long Chen’s calculations after obtaining one and two Heavenly Dao Fruits, the Netherwyrm Heavenlight should be a three star Heavenly Fate.
As for this fellow in front of him, he was actually a five-star Heaven’s Chosen. The two of them were on completely different levels.
The main reason he had been able to kill this expert was because of Lei Ling’er. If it hadn’t been for her thunderforce, it would have been hard to say who would have won.
After all, his Heavenly Fate energy was too terrifying. Long Chen’s star energy was unable to cause him any fatal injuries. In the end, it would become a battle of attrition.
If he couldn’t threaten him, then he could use his assassination arts to his heart’s content. Long Chen would be forced into a passive position. In the end, even if Long Chen used all his strength to defeat him, he could only watch as he arrogantly left.
It could be said that this battle had been completely within Long Chen’s control. He had forced the Lifehunter expert into a corner with no way to escape. But Long Chen knew that luck played a large part in this battle.
“It seems I have to hurry up and refine the Myriad Dragon Nest as well.” Long Chen looked at the black soil that was still disintegrating the Saint’s corpse. It would probably take some time.
Once they were done, they would be able to break down the Myriad Dragon Nest. The Myriad Dragon Nest was made up of dragon corpses, so it would be even more difficult to break it down.
However, once it was completely broken down, the entire primal chaos space would undergo a heaven-toppling transformation. At that time, Huo Ling’er and Lei Ling’er would both grow to an unimaginable level.
Hu!
Long Chen reached out, wanting to pluck it.
“Not good!”
Long Chen’s expression suddenly changed. He didn’t have time to pick the fruit. His mind immediately returned to his body, and his lightning spear appeared behind him.
BOOM!
BOOM! Long Chen’s lightning spear, which contained a sacred aura, was destroyed by a black dragon claw.
“It’s you?”
Sensing the aura of an enemy, Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated. He hadn’t expected it to appear here.
The person who had attacked was the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader. Previously, Long Chen had been completely immersed in his delight and had been completely focused on the Fated Kin’s Heavenly Fate Fruits. He hadn’t expected to run into this opponent.
“Damn thing, return my Myriad Dragon Nest!”
The Nether Dragon tribe leader transformed into a huge dragon that covered the sky. He opened his mouth, and a black sword shot out. A berserk saint aura caused all Daos to collapse.
Long Chen was unable to dodge this attack. With a furious roar, he summoned a lightning shield in front of him. At the same time, he spread his Kun Peng wings and shot forward.
The Nether Dragon tribe’s leader wasn’t an ordinary Saint. He was definitely a terrifying existence amongst Saints. Long Chen couldn’t even handle ordinary Saints, so he could only flee.
“You want to run? Keep dreaming!”
The Netherwyrm Tribe Patriarch roared.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s lightning shield exploded in front of the black sword. He was unable to block it at all. The black sword slashed onto his body, and Long Chen vomited blood, his vision turning black.
“It’s over.”
That was Long Chen’s only thought before falling unconscious. He really had been too unlucky.
Boom!
Long Chen’s body was smashed into the ground. The immense force caused his bones to almost break.
Long Chen let out a pained groan. When he woke up, he found himself in a dark palace filled with Netherworld Dragon experts.
However, the Netherwyrm race was no longer as glorious as before. Although there were still over a hundred undying experts, and amongst the younger generation, there were still close to a thousand quasi Heaven’s Mandates and six Heaven’s Mandates, compared to the battle between Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, they were still lacking.
Most importantly, most of them were injured. Many of them were still dispirited, as if they had just experienced a fierce battle.
When these people saw Long Chen, cold killing intent erupted from their eyes.
“Hand over the Myriad Dragon Nest, or I’ll have ten thousand ways to make you live a life worse than death!” shouted one of the Netherworld Dragons.
Currently, the Nether Dragon race was in a miserable state. They had lost the Myriad Dragon Nest and lost a large number of elites. The world the Nether Dragon race resided in was already in chaos.
Those races that had once been suppressed and bullied by the Netherwyrm race had begun to unite to declare war on the Netherwyrm race. They were the perfect example of taking advantage of your illness to take your life.
Ever since that decisive battle, the Nether Dragon race had rapidly declined. Every day, experts would come to disturb them. The Nether Dragon race had suffered heavy losses, and their experts were growing fewer.
Although the Nether Dragon tribe leader was powerful, he was powerless against his old enemy. Back then, he had the Myriad Dragon Nest, but he hadn’t been able to capture them. Now that he had lost the Myriad Dragon Nest, there was nothing he could do to them.
Each time, they would entangle the Netherwyrm tribe’s leader. They wouldn’t fight him head-on. They would just stall him and exhaust the Netherwyrm tribe’s power.
They wanted to kill the Netherwyrm tribe’s leader, but they were also afraid that he would launch a final counterattack before he died. If that happened, they might be pulled down with him.
They didn’t dare to directly kill the Netherwyrm tribe’s leader, so they exhausted the Netherwyrm tribe’s power. The Netherwyrm tribe’s elites were dwindling, and they were practically at the end of their rope.
As for the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader, he had stealthily gone out this time to ask for help. Unfortunately, it was easy to add flowers to the brocade, but it was difficult to send coal in the snow.
If the Myriad Dragon Nest was still in his hands and the Netherwyrm race asked for help, some races would still give him face and help him.
However, it was unknown whether the Nether Dragon Amaterasu was still alive or not. The Myriad Dragon Nest had already been lost. The Nether Dragon race’s glory had already become yesterday’s yellow flowers. No one was willing to bother with them.
The Netherworld Dragon race’s leader had run into walls everywhere, and he was filled with fury. But he hadn’t expected to run into Long Chen on his way back.
At that moment, hope ignited in the Nether Dragon tribe leader. Seeing that his subordinates were about to punish Long Chen, he said,
“There’s no rush to deal with him. Just release the news that Long Chen was captured by me. Let those idiots who gave me a bad impression see.”
The Nether Dragon tribe’s leader had run into walls everywhere, and he had lost all face. Now that his luck was heaven-defying and he had caught Long Chen, he wanted to see just what kind of attitude these fellows would have.
“Yes.”
The Nether Dragon race’s experts had gone out to spread the news. They were sure that once this news spread, those experts who had gone all-out to attack the Nether Dragon race would definitely be given a fright, giving the Nether Dragon race a chance to breathe.
“Lord tribe leader, use our Nether Dragon race’s Ten Tortures on this fellow one by one. Otherwise, we won’t be able to quell our hatred,” said one of the Nether Dragon experts hatefully.
At this time, the Nether Dragon race’s core had been heavily injured, and countless experts had died. All of this was thanks to Long Chen. Their hatred for him was indescribable.
As for Long Chen, he was deep in the dragon pool, and his mind was rapidly working. Right now, he still had a trump card: the Heaven Earth Cauldron.
But he was also afraid that the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader was too strong. If he couldn’t kill him in one blow and the Heaven Earth Cauldron was taken by him instead, then he would be doomed.
Although Long Chen’s schemes were unrivaled, he was also lacking in skill. He had instantly thought of seven or eight plans, but the chance of him escaping was less than ten percent.
Furthermore, his plan could only be used once. If it didn’t work, then it would be over. It would be a lie to say he wasn’t afraid, but Long Chen didn’t dare to act rashly.
“What are you thinking? If you want to run, I’ll break your limbs.”
The Nether Dragon tribe leader suddenly opened his hand, and his sacred energy erupted. Long Chen was unable to move, and he grabbed his arm.
BOOM!
Long Chen shot back like a shooting star, smashing into the wall. A huge hole appeared in the wall.
Seeing this, the Nether Dragon tribe leader was stunned. The Nether Dragon tribe experts all sucked in a cold breath.
This wall was made of extremely special materials. Even an undying expert would find it difficult to leave a mark on it.
As for Long Chen, he had used his body to create a huge hole in the wall. Cracks appeared on the wall. They were all stunned by Long Chen’s terrifying physical body.
The Nether Dragon tribe leader had used his sacred energy to tear off one of Long Chen’s arms. He hadn’t expected that instead of breaking his arm, Long Chen would be sent flying.
At this time, Long Chen’s arm was in intense pain. Although it hadn’t been broken, his meridians had been torn, and he had almost broken them. That collision caused him to see stars, and he almost fainted again.
“Fuck, I can’t hold back any longer. I have to fight back.”
Long Chen clenched his teeth, and his Spiritual Strength began to slowly circulate. He was preparing to use the Divine Earth Cauldron. As for whether or not he could kill this terrifying fellow in one blow, he didn’t have the slightest assurance. But right now, he could only take a gamble.
At this time, Long Chen’s eyes were closed, and his spiritual fluctuations had weakened. He was in a semi-conscious state.
When the Nether Dragon tribe leader looked at Long Chen, a strange light suddenly flashed in his eyes. He suddenly laughed.
“I really am muddled from anger. His physical body is even stronger than mine, and he’s even younger. If I obtain this body, there’s a high chance I’ll break through again. Hahaha…”
Hu!
Just at this moment, the Netherworld Dragon tribe leader pointed a finger at Long Chen’s forehead. At that moment, Long Chen was just about to use the Heaven Earth Cauldron to fight to the death. But at this moment, the Heaven Earth Cauldron’s voice rang out in his head.
“Don’t move. Let him.”
Long Chen was startled. The Netherworld Dragon race’s leader wanted to possess him, but the cauldron told him not to resist. In the end, Long Chen chose to trust the cauldron and allowed it to touch his forehead.
A sharp pain came from Long Chen’s forehead. Violent Spiritual Strength poured into his mind-sea, filling it with black qi.
The divine gate in his sea of consciousness trembled. Just as he was about to launch a counterattack, the Gankun Cauldron in his sea of consciousness trembled slightly. The divine gate and divine gate's Divine Gate Star dimmed.
“Hahaha, that mysterious ancient cauldron is in his sea of consciousness. It hasn’t acknowledged a master yet. The heavens are really helping me. Everyone, withdraw. Protect me.” The Netherwyrm Tribe’s leader laughed and ordered everyone to retreat.
When there were only the two of them left, the Nether Dragon tribe leader directly sent all his soul into Long Chen’s body.
Rumble…
When the Nether Dragon tribe leader’s Yuan Spirit invaded Long Chen’s mind-sea, his golden mind-sea was invaded by darkness. A terrifying energy dominated this place.
In front of a Saint’s Yuan Spirit, Long Chen was powerless. He could only watch helplessly.
Buzz!
Endless black qi coiled around the bronze cauldron, forming chains that bound it.
The Nether Dragon race’s leader was a crafty old fox. He knew just how terrifying the cauldron was. First, he bound it with his spiritual chains to see if there were any spiritual fluctuations coming from it.
But after carefully examining it, he didn’t sense any spiritual fluctuations from Long Chen. Furthermore, his power was enough to control his entire mind-sea. Only then did he dare to bring all his energy into his body.
Buzz!
At this moment, his original body began to glow and rapidly dry up. In the end, he turned into a withered corpse.
Plop!
The corpse fell to the ground, turning into dust. This possession was extremely important to the Nether Dragon Clan’s Patriarch.
Not only did he want to control Long Chen’s body, but he also wanted to use all the energy in his body to ‘move’ him.
Long Chen’s body was much stronger than he had imagined. Having a young body was equivalent to having an unlimited future.
Although he would have to start all over again in the future, his physical body and Spiritual Strength had all moved into a new home. No matter how bad his future was, it wouldn’t be worse than before.
But this attempt might bring him a new breakthrough. If he broke through to the Saint realm, then this failure wouldn’t count as a failure.
“Long Chen, hand over the method to control this cauldron. Don’t force me to use the Netherworld Flame to refine my soul. That feeling won’t be good.”
Within Long Chen’s mind-sea, the Nether Dragon tribe leader’s Yuan Spirit icily glared at him.
He had already taken control of this place, using all his power. The current Long Chen had already lost the qualifications to fight him.
However, he didn’t immediately kill Long Chen. He wanted to know more of Long Chen’s secrets. In his eyes, the current Long Chen was already begging for death. He no longer posed any threat to him.
But if he violently destroyed Long Chen’s Yuan Spirit, he wouldn’t necessarily be able to obtain Long Chen’s complete memories. That would be a huge loss.
Long Chen had been indifferently watching the Nether Dragon tribe leader’s actions the entire time. It seemed he had long since given up on resisting. But when the Nether Dragon tribe leader spoke to him, he sneered.
“I’ve seen passionate people, but I’ve never seen someone as passionate as you. You gave me your son, gave me the Myriad Dragon Nest, and now you’re giving yourself to me without holding anything back. I’m a bit embarrassed.”
The Nether Dragon tribe leader’s expression changed slightly. He seemed to sense that something was off. Long Chen’s fearless expression made him feel uneasy.
Hu!
The Nether Dragon tribe leader suddenly clawed forward. At the same time, his berserk Saint energy erupted, and Long Chen was involuntarily sucked in.
At that moment, the Nether Dragon tribe leader's confidence was restored. This place was still under his control, and when he attacked, the bronze cauldron also didn't move.
“You’re just trying to trick me. I’ll let you have a taste of the Netherworld Flame’s tempering of the soul.” The Netherworld Dragon tribe leader snorted. Suddenly, black flames ignited on his hand, and he reached for Long Chen’s neck.
Just as his hand was about to touch Long Chen’s neck, a sudden change occurred. The golden gate behind Long Chen opened, and golden light filled his mind-sea.
The instant that golden light erupted, Long Chen felt a burst of energy. This sea of consciousness was no longer the Nether Dragon tribe’s territory.
Pa!
In that instant, Long Chen slapped him across the face. He didn’t move at all, but Long Chen was sent flying.
But this attack also allowed Long Chen to dodge the Nether Dragon tribe leader’s claw. The Nether Dragon tribe leader was shocked and infuriated. The divine light from the golden gate was actually neutralizing his domain.
“Courting death!”
Although he didn’t know what was inside the golden gate, he had already sensed that something was wrong. He charged at Long Chen.
Buzz!
Right at this moment, the golden gate completely opened, and a star within it rapidly lit up. A ray of divine light shot toward the Nether Dragon Tribe Leader.
BOOM!
The golden divine light struck the Nether Dragon tribe leader, and with a heaven-shaking explosion, he was sent flying.
Long Chen was surprised and delighted. He hadn’t expected the Divine Gate Star to be able to send this terrifying Saint flying.
“Courting death!”
The Nether Dragon tribe leader was infuriated. His body lit up, and endless energy erupted out of him.
“Don’t fight a battle of attrition with him. His energy is all yours. If you waste too much of it, you’ll be the one to suffer.” The cauldron’s voice rang out.
“Then what should I do?” asked Long Chen.
“Summon the divine ring and battle armor.”
This was a spiritual space? Long Chen had never fought in a spiritual space before, let alone summon his divine ring and battle armor. But hearing this, he clenched his teeth.
“Divine ring!”
“Battle Armor!”
BOOM!
The divine ring on Long Chen’s back lit up, and the Seven Star Battle Armor erupted. A shocking scene appeared.
The specks of starlight were transparent, revealing a scene within the primal chaos space.
Buzz!
When the stars reflected the scene in the primal chaos space, Long Chen’s body suddenly shook. A boundless energy filled his body, and his Spiritual Strength spread out. At that moment, he was like the ruler of a world. With a thought, heaven and earth were born, and with a thought, all things were destroyed.
The Nether Dragon tribe leader suddenly began to tremble. He stood on the ground, unable to move.
At this time, the divine ring behind Long Chen was the primal chaos space. The primal chaos space’s energy was pouring into his body. At that moment, he felt like he was in a dream.
When Long Chen turned to look at the Nether Dragon tribe leader, he fell to his knees, shivering and unable to move.
At that moment, Long Chen understood. “What he’s afraid of isn’t the power of the divine ring, nor is it the power of the stars. It’s the power of the primal chaos space.
“I never would have thought that the primal chaos space’s energy I was unable to control could be used in my spiritual space.”
In the past, no matter what level of divine weapons he encountered, as long as he put them into the primal chaos space, they would obediently follow him. Long Chen had always wanted to control their power, but he had never been able to do so.
But after being warned by the cauldron, he finally understood that he could use the primal chaos space’s power. It was just limited to his spiritual space.
Once he used the power of the primal chaos space, even a Saint wouldn’t be able to resist. They would only be able to beg for mercy.
The current Long Chen was like a god looking down on the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader. He pointed a finger.
BOOM!
The Netherwyrm Tribe Patriarch didn’t even get to make a sound before he exploded.
Long Chen pointed a finger. There was no divine light, nor was there any physical attack. As for the Nether Dragon tribe leader, his Yuan Spirit exploded.
“I understand. When I summon my Battle Armor in the spiritual space, I can use the primal chaos space’s power.”
At that moment, Long Chen looked at his own hands with comprehension.
Only now did he realize how terrifying his power was. He could even kill a Saint with a single thought.
This was Long Chen’s first time using the primal chaos space’s energy. When that energy entered his body, he would become the ruler of this world. No one could defy his orders.
At the same time, he also understood why someone as powerful as the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest had to be obedient in the primal chaos space, not daring to resist.
In this territory, the primal chaos space was a supreme authority. But in the spiritual space, Long Chen could only use a portion of the primal chaos space’s power with his battle armor. That portion was enough for him to easily kill a Saint.
“Senior, do you still know how to use the primal chaos space’s power?” asked Long Chen excitedly.
If Long Chen could control the primal chaos space’s power, then what kind of saint was he? He could crush them however he wanted, and he could kick them however he wanted.
“There are some things that you need to explore on your own. The reason I’m telling you this is because even if I didn’t tell you, you would still have staked everything on this battle. You wouldn’t be affected by karma.
“As for the rest, I can’t say it. If I did, it would only bring you bad luck.”
Hearing that, Long Chen’s previous delight faded. Within his spiritual space, he was unrivaled.
But there was a prerequisite. The enemy’s Yuan Spirits would enter his spiritual space, and Long Chen didn’t have the ability to forcibly pull other people’s Yuan Spirits into his spiritual space.
In other words, if others hadn’t come to possess him, his ultimate move would have been useless.
The current Long Chen was essentially guarding a mountain of gold, but he was living a poor life. He actually didn’t know how to use it.
From its tone, it was obvious that it knew, but it refused to tell him. Long Chen didn’t know what to feel.
If he hadn’t known about the primal chaos space’s power, that would have been one thing. But now that he knew about it, he didn’t have a chance to use it. That feeling was too uncomfortable.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, a ball of energy appeared in Long Chen’s spiritual space. Black energy flowed within it, looking like black threads. It was a fist-sized ball of light, but it possessed a destructive power.
“This is…”
“This is all the energy he has in his life. In order to move to a new home, he brought all his possessions. After removing the impurities, they formed a ball of energy.
This energy had been bestowed upon him by heaven and earth, something that would last forever. After he died, this energy should have returned to heaven and earth.
“However, he died in your spiritual space. You are the ruler here. Do you understand?” asked the cauldron.
“You mean I can absorb it?” asked Long Chen.
“Of course, you can also return it to this world.” The cauldron’s voice contained a rare trace of ridicule.
“You’re overthinking it. This world has always been targeting me, and I’m returning it to it? Impossible.” Long Chen snorted and grabbed the ball of light.
The instant Long Chen caught it, the cauldron trembled slightly, as if it wanted to say something.
However, Long Chen didn’t see this detail. He was completely focused on this ball of light.
Within the sphere of light, there was no aura of the Netherworld Dragon Clan’s Patriarch. The Gankun Cauldron was right. This was the purest form of natural energy.
It was ownerless, or perhaps its master was this world. The Nether Dragon tribe leader possessed it, but it was also rented. Once it died, these things would return to the world.
If it was something from the Netherworld Dragon tribe’s leader, Long Chen would disdain to absorb it. But it was something from this world, and absorbing it would give him a feeling of revenge.
Buzz!
Long Chen’s hand shook, and that ball of energy instantly exploded. A berserk energy surged into his limbs and bones.
BOOM!
A berserk energy raged within Long Chen’s body. It seemed to be trying to find an opening to leave his body and return to heaven and earth.
But it had only just erupted when that energy suddenly trembled. The black threads were originally the most berserk, but for some unknown reason, they suddenly disappeared.
The instant it disappeared, the other energy seemed to lose consciousness and scattered throughout Long Chen’s body.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the runes on Long Chen’s Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone lit up. They were like rain after a long drought, crazily absorbing that energy.
That was especially true of the runes on Long Chen’s tendons. They were nourished by the energy and rapidly growing.
The seven-colored supreme blood and violet blood were also crazily fighting over this energy. After absorbing this energy, the runes in the blood rapidly grew. Once they reached a certain level, they began to break apart. One rune became two runes.
As for these new runes, they were no longer the original runes. They were ten times stronger than the original runes.
In that instant, Long Chen’s aura crazily soared. His Blood Qi surged out like a tsunami.
At that moment, Long Chen excitedly shouted. It was like he had been reborn. He hadn’t expected that this disaster would bring him such a huge increase in power.
Just as Long Chen was excitedly shouting, two runes lit up on the Divine Gate.
Behind the Gate of God, there was a black shadow that disappeared in a flash. The cauldron let out a sigh and remained silent.
Rumble…
Flames revolved around Long Chen, and thunderbolts rumbled. The walls began to crack.
When that energy merged with Long Chen’s body, it would cause a burning effect. That effect was extremely terrifying, and the entire palace began to shake.
Ka ka ka…
Lightning and fire interweaved outside, while within Long Chen’s body, the sound of his blood rumbling and his bones breaking was even more shocking.
Bone thorns grew out of Long Chen’s skin, piercing through his skin and peeling off his skin. The new bone runes forcibly squeezed out his original skin.
Although it was painful, Long Chen was filled with excitement. Even if it was ten times or a hundred times more painful, he would still be willing.
Unfortunately, there was still a limit to his energy. After an incense stick’s worth of time, his energy had been completely absorbed by Long Chen’s body, and not a single bit of it leaked out. As for Long Chen, his entire body was filled with energy, as if he had endless energy.
He slowly raised his head, an evil smile appearing on his face.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the palace in front of him exploded, and Long Chen saw the Nether Dragon race’s experts.
“Congratulations, chief!”
An old man from the Nether Dragon race couldn’t help but cry out in excitement. He knelt down and paid his respects.
Pu!
The other Nether Dragon experts were just about to kneel when they saw Long Chen’s hand smash into the elder’s head. His head exploded.
“Lord tribe leader…”
The Nether Dragon experts cried out in alarm. None of them had imagined that their Lord Patriarch would actually kill a high elder.
They looked at Long Chen with shock. Long Chen’s aura had already undergone a heaven-toppling transformation. That was why they thought their tribe leader had succeeded in possessing him.
However, they hadn’t expected their tribe leader to not only fail to possess Long Chen, but also give him a blessing that allowed his power to soar.
“Previously, you were the one jumping around, saying there were ten thousand ways to make my life a living hell? What about your method?” sneered Long Chen.
Previously, when Long Chen had been captured by the dragon race, this person had been the most arrogant. He had constantly threatened Long Chen, and seeing him kneel, Long Chen had instinctively slapped him to death.
At this time, whether it was the dragon blood, the seven colors of the Sovereign Blood, or the violet blood, there was no need for Long Chen to circulate them in advance. With his mind and will, the power of his heart would be released. Even an undying expert wouldn’t have any chance of escaping.
Most importantly, when Long Chen’s dragon blood erupted, that senior elder didn’t even have time to react before being killed.
As an undying expert, he hadn’t sensed any danger before being killed. That was enough to show just how terrifying Long Chen’s dragon blood was.
“You… you… you’re not the tribe leader…”
Some Nether Dragon experts cried out in terror.
“Of course I’m not your tribe leader. I’m Long Chen, and I was just worried I wouldn’t be able to find your nest. Now I’ve saved myself quite a bit of trouble. Today, I’ll help the dragon race clean up their mess,” shouted Long Chen.
His voice resounded throughout heaven and earth, shaking the void. The entire world was filled with echoes. That terrifying true dragon’s will caused the Nether Dragon experts to see stars.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, rumbling came from the distance. Long Chen sneered.
“Does the Nether Dragon race still have reinforcements? Then let’s see just who I’m afraid of!”
Long Chen saw countless experts crazily approaching from the distance. Terrifying auras surged out like a tsunami. There were actually several Saint auras amongst them.
But Long Chen wasn’t afraid. The current him was no longer the same as before. Even when facing a Saint, he wasn’t as panicked as before.
However, what surprised Long Chen was that these figures didn’t cause the Netherworld Dragon race’s experts to feel any excitement. Instead, their eyes were filled with terror.
“Old thing Nether Dragon, what trick are you playing again? Today, our five great alliances will fight you to the death! Come out and accept your death!”
At this moment, a furious roar rang out. The divine might of a Saint surged out, shaking heaven and earth.
As soon as he finished speaking, five figures charged over from five different directions. But when they arrived at the ancestral land of the Nether Dragon race, they were all stunned and stopped in their tracks.
“That person? Isn’t he the youngest monastery head, Long Chen?”
“That human Saint Ruler?”
“He really is here. Could it be that the news the Netherworld Dragon race released was true? Did they really capture Long Chen and take back the Myriad Dragon Nest?”
At that moment, the five Saints' expressions changed. They had exchanged blows with the Nether Dragon tribe leader several times. Even with the five of them working together, they had only been able to fight to a draw. They had relied entirely on their disciples to fight the Nether Dragon tribe.
If the Netherworld Dragon race’s leader managed to take back the Myriad Dragon Nest, then even if the five of them joined hands, they still wouldn’t be a match for him. So when they saw Long Chen really had appeared, they were all bewildered.
“Something’s wrong. The atmosphere is a bit off.”
One of the saints was the first to notice that something was wrong. That was because Long Chen was lying in front of the corpse of an elder of the Nether Dragon race. At the same time, the Nether Dragon race’s experts looked at Long Chen with terror.
“Where’s that old bastard?”
The five of them exclaimed at the same time. They hadn’t sensed the aura of the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader since arriving here.
Seeing this, Long Chen immediately understood. These people were the Nether Dragon race’s mortal enemies. The Nether Dragon race had spread the news of them capturing Long Chen in order to intimidate their enemies, but they hadn’t expected their enemies to directly attack them.
The Nether Dragon race’s leader had overestimated the enemy’s intelligence. He had sent out news that he had also used a photographic jade to let others see that Long Chen was truly in his hands. That had caused them to feel fear, and they should have gathered together to discuss countermeasures.
It was just that the Nether Dragon race’s leader hadn’t expected his enemies to think that he was intentionally releasing fake news to find someone to disguise as Long Chen to confuse them.
After all, in the photographic jade, Long Chen’s expression was cold, and his aura wasn’t the slightest bit afraid. He didn’t look like someone about to be executed.
So when they had received the photographic jades, the first thing they had thought was that the Nether Dragon tribe leader was trying to trick them, and his goal was to stall for time. That way, they felt that now was the best time to attack.
They had come, but as soon as they saw the real Long Chen, they were dumbfounded. They stared blankly at Long Chen, not knowing what to do.
“This is a grudge between me and the Nether Dragon race. If you don’t want others to interfere, scram!” shouted Long Chen.
Buzz!
At the same time, a ball of lightning appeared in Long Chen’s hand. Heaven and earth changed color, and tribulation clouds appeared in the sky. The entire world turned black.
Ka ka ka…
Endless lightning circulated within the tribulation clouds. At that moment, Long Chen was like a god of lightning controlling the lightning of this world.
Buzz!
The energy released by the lightning in the sky was absorbed by the ball of lightning in Long Chen’s hand, and it rapidly grew.
At that moment, the surrounding experts’ expressions all changed. The berserk energy contained within Long Chen’s lightning ball was something that even shocked a Saint.
Long Chen’s words were extremely impolite. That was because these experts weren’t good people. They were all from the Vicious Beast race, and their blood flowed within them. They were also enemies of the human race.
Originally, their attack on the Netherworld Dragon race had been a dog-eat-dog fight. That was a good thing for Long Chen.
But the Netherwyrm race was a traitor to the dragon race. The dragon race’s experts had taught him the Dragon God’s Body Refining Technique, so he had an obligation to help the dragon race clean up their mess.
“What an arrogant brat.”
Those saints’shock turned to fury. Long Chen didn’t even place them in his eyes. He actually told them to scram.
However, for the safety of their tribesmen, they still waved their hands, having them retreat.
“Run!”
When those people retreated, the Nether Dragon experts all saw a ray of hope. This was their best chance to escape.
Buzz!
The instant they moved, Long Chen’s lightning sphere exploded. Divine light enveloped millions of miles of space, drowning all the Netherworld Dragons and the five saints.
BOOM!
The instant the lightning ball exploded, it was no longer chaotic. Instead, it transformed into sharp lightning swords that locked onto an expert.
Pu pu pu…
The lightning sword accurately pierced through the bodies of the Netherwyrm experts. Their bodies trembled violently, and then they collapsed to the ground.
Other than a bloody hole, there were no other wounds on their bodies. But the instant the lightning swords pierced their bodies, their soul flames were extinguished, and their Yuan Spirits were exterminated.
Countless Netherwyrm experts were killed as soon as they flew over the sea of lightning. Seeing their corpses fall to the ground, the distant creatures all sucked in a cold breath.
It had to be known that there were many Undying and Heaven’s Mandates amongst the Nether Dragon race’s experts, but they had all been killed in one blow by Long Chen.
Hu!
Long Chen waved his hand, and endless lightning chains wrapped around the Netherwyrm corpses and tossed them into the primal chaos space.
The reason Long Chen had spent so much Spiritual Strength to control those lightning swords and kill them so precisely was to leave them a complete corpse. Only then could he send them into the primal chaos space without wasting their flesh.
Buzz!
Long Chen had only just sent the Netherworld Dragons into the primal chaos space when five figures attacked him from five different directions.
As soon as Long Chen had used that attack, the five of them had narrowed their eyes. At that time, a thought had appeared in their minds: this person couldn’t be allowed to live.
The five Saints attacked at the same time. Not only did they attack, but they also used their weapons. Those were five Saint Weapons that had accumulated all their power.
The instant the five Saint Weapons appeared, space twisted and countless fragments of the Grand Dao flew out. The entire world was about to explode.
The five Saints attacked at the same time, unleashing their strongest attacks. Even if the Nether Dragon tribe leader was at his peak, if he hadn't been prepared, he would have died on the spot.
As for Long Chen, he didn’t panic in the slightest. Suddenly, a bronze cauldron appeared above his head and enveloped him.
BOOM!
The five Saint Weapons struck the cauldron at the same time, and the cauldron’s runes lit up. A divine pressure erupted, and the five Saint Weapons exploded.
At that time, the five of them had been focused on killing Long Chen to avoid future troubles. But when they saw Long Chen take out the cauldron, their hearts turned cold.
Only now did they remember that Long Chen had used a mysterious cauldron that was suspected to be a primal chaos divine item, the Heaven Earth Cauldron, to destroy the Netherworld Dragon race’s sacred spear.
The instant they saw the cauldron, they wanted to take back their weapons, but it was too late. Long Chen didn’t give them a chance to regret.
Pu pu pu…
Their divine weapons exploded, and the five of them vomited blood. Divine blood dyed the sky red. Ten thousand explosions rang out, and their Saint Weapons exploded. The five of them were all heavily injured.
Their souls were connected to their Saint Weapons, and their Saint Weapons exploded. Their souls were torn apart, and they all let out mournful roars as they flew back, holding their heads in pain.
“Divine ring!”
“Battle Armor!”
Long Chen put away the Heaven Earth Cauldron. With a furious roar, his divine ring lit up heaven and earth. With the support of his Seven Star Battle Armor, the sea of stars trembled, and a divine light shot out from Long Chen.
The sky was pierced through by the divine light, revealing the boundless universe. The stars in the universe seemed to be summoned, their starlight flickering. In that moment, the entire universe seemed to press down on this world.
At that moment, endless star energy poured into Long Chen’s body. At this time, Long Chen finally understood that he had truly brought out the full power of the Seven Star Battle Armor.
At the same time, countless pieces of information poured into Long Chen’s mind. But he didn’t have time to examine them. He stepped into the air and punched a flying Saint.
In that instant, countless stars revolved around Long Chen’s body. It was like he was covered in a suit of armor. A person represented a supreme power in this world.
The current Long Chen seemed to have gathered the blessing of countless stars in the sky. This punch was enough to destroy the world.
The Saint Long Chen was attacking roared repeatedly. Enduring the pain of his soul being torn apart, his sharp claws slashed at Long Chen.
“Damned human, return my Saint Weapon!”
Although he had lost his Saint Weapon, his claws were condensed from his entire cultivation base. They were almost on the same level as a Saint Weapon, and he wanted to crush Long Chen.
BOOM!
A fist and a claw collided. Starlight erupted, and the Saint let out a terrified cry.
BOOM!
His head exploded, and the Saint’s Yuan Spirit flew out of his body. His Yuan Spirit didn’t flee, but instead shot toward Long Chen’s forehead.
“There’s such a good thing?” Long Chen was surprised and delighted. This fellow wanted to possess him?
“No, he’s using a curse.”
Suddenly, he saw countless evil runes appear on the Saint’s Yuan Spirit. Long Chen immediately understood that this old fellow wasn’t trying to possess him.
“Ice Soul Divine Wall!”
A translucent barrier appeared in front of Long Chen’s forehead. As soon as it appeared, countless runes stuck to it.
Chi…
That mud-like rune was stuck to the barrier. The barrier was formed from the power of the Heaven Flame Ice Soul. That rune was instantly frozen and burned, releasing endless black qi.
Long Chen hastily retreated. A huge hole had already appeared where he was.
Even the Ice Soul Barrier had been completely corroded. If Long Chen hadn’t reacted fast enough, he would have already been struck.
Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated. He had known that there was no such thing as a good thing, and he had almost lost his life. Cold sweat covered his body, and killing intent instantly spread.
“Lightning Flame Annihilation!”
Long Chen roared furiously. Lightning and flame merged, instantly devouring the Saint’s Yuan Spirit.
“Save me!”
The Saint’s physical body had been destroyed, and in his fury, he had cursed Long Chen. His Yuan Spirit’s power had sharply declined, and under Long Chen’s counterattack, he was powerless to resist.
At this moment, the other four Saints finally recovered from the intense pain of their souls being torn apart. They all charged over.
Buzz!
The four of them attacked at the same time. Divine light stabbed toward Long Chen. The four of them were old monsters who had experienced hundreds of battles. Their attacks were perfect. If Long Chen wanted to kill someone, he would have to endure their attacks.
Facing their attacks, Long Chen’s fury soared. This kind of divine ability was something the Gan Kun Cauldron was unable to block.
But he wasn’t willing to give up on killing this fellow. With a cold snort, divine light erupted from his body.
Buzz buzz buzz.
The Seven-Colored Supreme Blood and Purple Blood activated, forming two barriers. At the same time, the stars around him surged, forming a third shield.
“Courting death!”
Seeing that Long Chen didn’t withdraw his attack and actually blocked their attacks, the four of them were infuriated.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three consecutive explosions rang out. Long Chen’s defenses were directly blown apart by the sacred energy. However, the four waves of energy had been neutralized three times. He was already an arrow at the end of its flight.
Pu!
Long Chen vomited a mouthful of blood. Even though he was at the end of his flight, that was still his Saint energy. With four more people attacking at the same time, Long Chen was injured and vomited blood.
Bang!
However, Long Chen would rather be injured than scatter Lei Ling’er’s and Huo Ling’er’s power. With the fusion of thunder and fire, the Saint’s Yuan Spirit was instantly crushed.
Hu!
With a wave of his hand, Long Chen sent the Saint’s corpse into the primal chaos space. Kun Peng wings appeared on his back, and he shot off.
“You four old ghosts, just wait! The day I advance to become a Paragon will be the day your heads fall to the ground!”
Long Chen’s voice was still echoing throughout heaven and earth, but he had already disappeared. All that was left were those four ugly saints and a group of wooden chickens.
Long Chen continued flying. Because he had absorbed the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader’s accumulated energy, he could easily sense the exit to this world.
In order to avoid being surrounded, Long Chen rushed to the exit as quickly as possible. As he had expected, a blood-colored barrier had appeared at the exit.
Obviously, these experts had their own special communication methods. They wanted to stop Long Chen from leaving this world.
BOOM!
Long Chen snorted and stabbed his lightning spear into the barrier. The barrier exploded, and Long Chen didn’t pause at all.
This barrier had only just been formed, and it had been summoned using essence blood. Without an outstanding formation master, it would take a certain amount of time to reach its peak.
Furthermore, when Long Chen had arrived, it hadn’t reached its peak. So Long Chen’s attack hadn’t taken much effort.
Passing through the barrier, Long Chen smelled a familiar scent. This was Minghao Tian. He finally relaxed.
Now that they had arrived in the Netherworld, Long Chen had nothing to be afraid of. Even if they chased after him, they would be restricted by the Heavenly Daos here. Even if he couldn’t beat them, he could rely on his speed to easily escape.
“Even after absorbing a Saint’s natural energy, the difference between a Saint and a Saint is still huge.” Long Chen sighed inside. A Saint was too powerful.
The reason Long Chen had been able to survive the combined attacks of the five Saints was entirely because of the Gan Kun Cauldron. It was fortunate that these people didn’t know its power. Otherwise, if they hadn’t used their Saint Weapons, or if they hadn’t used their Saint Weapons, the one to die today would have been Long Chen.
But today, Long Chen had also made a fatal mistake. He had mistakenly thought that the Saint’s Yuan Spirit was trying to possess him.
In truth, that was Long Chen’s inner desire. If Long Chen hadn’t had that kind of fantasy back then, he would have directly killed his Yuan Spirit. Then he would have taken advantage of the fact that the four of them hadn’t even reacted yet to attack him. Then the initiative would have been in his hands.
Perhaps he could take advantage of these people’s injuries to kill another Saint. Long Chen cursed himself for being stupid. Did he not know what kind of luck he had? How could there be so many good things for him?
“You came out!”
Long Chen had only just left that world when he heard a voice. At the same time, he saw a tall figure.
“Hall Master!”
When Long Chen saw who it was, he immediately realized it was the Hall Master. It seemed he had been waiting for a long time.
The thing that shocked Long Chen the most was that the Hall Master’s aura was sacred and grand, and his qi and blood were soaring into the sky. He had already reached the Saint realm.
“Excellent. It’s just as you said, danger is a golden opportunity. It seems I was worried for nothing. Let’s go!” The Hall Master looked at Long Chen with praise and patted him on the shoulder.
Long Chen was moved. It seemed the hall master was worried about him and had rushed over. He probably already knew what had happened to him.
“Many thanks, palace master!” said Long Chen gratefully.
“There’s no need to say such polite words between us. Don’t bother with those small fries inside.
“I’ve just received news that strange phenomena have appeared in the various worlds. The Nine Heavens Gate is about to open. At the same time, the peak monsters of the various worlds have also appeared.
“As for these monsters, many of them are extremely terrifying existences. There are even some who can easily kill across realms Saints,” said the Hall Master.
“He easily killed a Saint?” Long Chen couldn’t believe his ears.
Right now, although he had the power to fight against those Saints, he was still unable to win. Furthermore, there was someone who was able to kill Saints with ease.
The Hall Master sighed, “This is a super era. If it weren’t for you, I would have missed this era.
“As for me, there are far too many people waiting for this era. Unfortunately, I was born at the wrong time, and I met the Elder of the monastery too late. At most, I managed to catch the tail of this era.
As for some people, they had endured for hundreds of millions of years just to wait for this opportunity.
“So there are some people who look very young and are around your age, but they are monsters.
Each one of these monsters had an extraordinary origin. The power behind them was even more terrifying. All kinds of legendary existences were about to appear.
“So you can’t waste any more time. Other people have waited for this era for countless years. The power behind them has laid down the best starting line for generations.
“As for you, the resources you possess are all accumulated over the past twenty years. Compared to their hundreds of millions of years of accumulation, the difference is too great.
“It’s not that you’re not outstanding enough, but that the heavens didn’t give you that much time. So when you face those monsters, you absolutely can’t let your guard down.
“This time, I’ve come to escort you. It should be the last time I’m escorting you. On one hand, I’m afraid you’ll suffer greatly here. On the other hand, I’m also afraid you’ll encounter those monsters, so I’ve come to bring you home.”
Hearing this, Long Chen’s heart shook. Although the Hall Master’s words were vague, how smart was Long Chen? He immediately understood the crux of the matter.
The Hall Master was secretly protecting him. He wasn’t worried about the Nether Dragon tribe leader or the five saints, but that he would run into those monsters.
The fact that the Hall Master was so careful meant that if Long Chen fought those monsters, he wouldn’t be able to do anything.
If someone else had said such a thing, Long Chen would have just treated it as a joke. Ever since the Phoenix Cry Empire had risen, he had never encountered anyone in the same realm who could defeat him.
That was what Long Chen was absolutely confident in. No matter what kind of environment he was in, his confidence had never wavered.
But today, the Hall Master had said something that made Long Chen’s heart pound. That was ‘reincarnation’.
Long Chen had heard of this phrase before. But although the laws of heaven and earth had such a saying, there was an iron law that couldn’t be broken. That was that reincarnators would automatically erase their memories of their previous lives, and everything would start anew.
Just like Yu Qingxuan. Long Chen had tried to probe her memories countless times, but he found that she only had her memories of this life. As for Long Chen, he was only able to find a vague image of himself in her memories.
However, the ‘reincarnation’that the Hall Master was talking about definitely wasn’t Yu Qingxuan’s. If a person could bring back the memories of two lifetimes, or even multiple lifetimes, then that person would truly be a heaven-defying monster.
“I have Pill Sovereign memories in the depths of my soul. Does that mean I’m also a reincarnation? Does that mean I also have more potential to excavate?” Suddenly, Long Chen’s heart began to pound.
Just at this moment, Long Chen suddenly recalled the information he had obtained when he had fought against a Saint and used his Seven Star Battle Armor.
“This is…”
Suddenly, delight appeared on Long Chen’s face.
“The pill formula for the eighth star – Nirvana Star?”
Long Chen was delighted and almost shouted out loud. Just now, he had fought with the five saints and finally awakened his eighth star pill formula.
“Damn, I’ve waited for you.”
Long Chen was so excited that he was about to cry. He had thought that he had already gone down the wrong path and that he would never awaken the eighth star pill formula again.
Without the support of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, Long Chen didn’t know how he would continue down this path.
Now, the pill formula had finally awakened, and the name of the star had appeared. That meant Long Chen’s path had been correct.
“It seems the awakening of the eighth star wasn’t because my realm wasn’t high enough, but because the seventh star still hasn’t reached the great circle.
“After absorbing the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader’s Heavenly Dao energy, the Seven Star Battle Armor can be considered the strongest. Furthermore, once the Seven Star Battle Armor reaches its peak state, it will immediately awaken the eighth star.”
Long Chen suddenly realized that the reason he hadn’t awakened his eighth star wasn’t because his realm wasn’t high enough, but because the seventh star hadn’t reached the level of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. That was why he had been stuck for so long.
“Heaven Earth Five Elements Orchid, Thousand-Lined Yin Yang Grass, Gan Kun Blood Lingzhi, Star Dew…” But when Long Chen saw the pill formula for the Nirvana Star, the flame he had just ignited was instantly doused with a bucket of cold water.
Long Chen had less than a tenth of those three thousand medicinal ingredients. Many of them were peerless divine medicines that could revive the dead. Their value wasn’t much lower than the Holy Light Stamen.
Furthermore, many of these medicinal ingredients had long since gone extinct. Long Chen had seen many of them in ancient texts, but he couldn’t see them in reality.
The thing that made Long Chen’s back turn cold the most was that one-tenth of these medicinal ingredients were things he had never even heard of, let alone seen.
During this time, Long Chen had been crazily gathering all kinds of medicinal ingredients. His cooperation with the Huayun Trading Company had never stopped.
Currently, Long Chen’s medicinal field was filled with all kinds of medicinal ingredients. It could even be said that with his millions of miles of medicinal fields, he could refine over eighty percent of this world’s medicinal pills.
But now that the Nirvana Star’s pill formula had appeared, it was a huge blow to Long Chen. It was obvious that his medicinal field was enough to refine ordinary medicinal pills, but it was still too lacking for the Nirvana Rushing Pill.
Originally, he had thought that as long as he had a pill formula, even if he didn’t have enough, he wouldn’t be lacking much. But the reality was that he really hadn’t given Long Chen any face.
“There’s no need to worry. There are many medicinal ingredients that aren’t in your world. Once a new world opens, you’ll have the ability to gather them. If you don’t like them, you won’t have to worry about them, and you won’t mess up your mental state.” Just at this moment, the Dry Kun Cauldron’s voice rang out.
“Displeased? Unconcerned?”
Long Chen bitterly smiled. He wasn’t able to reach that realm. He had clearly been starving to death, and it hadn’t been easy for him to wait for the banquet to begin. But now you’re telling me that lunch has been changed to dinner. I’ll only eat it when it’s dark.
Although he was a bit disappointed, he had experienced this kind of thing many times, and he was almost used to it. After a while, he adjusted his mood.
No matter what, he had the pill formula. He could just slowly gather the medicinal ingredients. Furthermore, the Seven Star Battle Armor had already reached its peak state, and it was much stronger than before.
At the same time, Long Chen’s Dragon Blood, Violet Blood, and Seven Colored Sovereign Blood all received a terrifying increase. This time, it could be considered a blessing in disguise. Sometimes, people needed to know how to be content.
“Long Chen!”
When Long Chen returned to the academy, Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan were pleasantly surprised. The Dragonblood Legion had already begun to gather.
“Boss, weren’t you captured by the Nether Dragon race?” Guo Ran and the others were delighted.
After the Nether Dragon race had captured Long Chen, the Nether Dragon race’s leader had sent people to release the news that they had captured Long Chen. That was because the news needed a certain amount of time to spread.
The first ones to receive the news were the Five Great Saints, so they immediately launched an all-out attack. As for the news from Lingxiao Academy, it was clearly much slower. When the Dragonblood Legion heard that their boss had been captured, they immediately gathered to attack the Netherworld Dragon race. But as soon as they gathered, Long Chen returned.
Seeing the Dragonblood warriors’ killing intent, Long Chen was moved. These life and death brothers were the most trustworthy people in the world.
“There’s no such thing. I was captured on purpose to sneak into the Netherworld Dragon race’s lair and directly destroy it.” Long Chen laughed. He normally didn’t brag, but once he did, no one would think he was bragging.
Long Chen didn’t want to explain too much. He didn’t want Yu Qingxuan and Bai Shishi to be worried. Just bragging would be enough to resolve this matter.
“Haha, didn’t I say boss was unrivaled? How could he be captured?” laughed Guo Ran. Of everyone present, Guo Ran had the greatest confidence in Long Chen.
“That’s right, boss, didn’t you go chase after that expert from the Lifehunter race? How did you run into the Nether Dragon tribe’s leader?” asked Xia Chen.
“He’s just unlucky!” Long Chen naturally wouldn’t admit that he was unlucky. In any case, he had already bragged.
Just at this moment, Long Chen saw the pale Luo Ning in the crowd. The Dragonblood Legion had gathered. Luo Bing, Luo Ning, and Mu Qingyun were also present.
Although Luo Ning’s life was no longer in danger after being nourished by Luo Bing’s essence blood, her vitality had been greatly damaged and she was extremely weak.
But even so, hearing that Long Chen had been captured, she ignored Guo Ran and the others’ objections and decided to fight alongside them.
Luo Ning looked at Long Chen, wanting to say something, but in the end, she didn’t say anything.
Long Chen smiled slightly. “I’ve already killed that fellow!”
“Really?”
Luo Ning was delighted, and the others were also shocked. That expert from the Lifehunter race was too terrifying.
Long Chen chased after them. In truth, they were all extremely worried about him. In fact, they were praying that he would return safely.
Now that they heard that Long Chen had killed that terrifying Lifehunter, they were all extremely excited.
“In truth, the Lifehunter race is nothing more than this. The main thing is that we don’t understand them well enough. Once we understand their techniques, they won’t be invulnerable,” laughed Long Chen.
The first thing Long Chen wanted to do was erase everyone’s fear of the Fated Kin. However, the Fated Kin were truly terrifying. In the future, they had to be careful.
Unfortunately, that expert had died to the Heavenly Dao Judgment, so Long Chen hadn’t obtained his corpse. Otherwise, if he had given his corpse to Guo Ran and Xia Chen, perhaps he would have been able to figure something out.
Even if he couldn’t find any flaws, he could use his essence blood and his core runes to figure out some defensive measures.
Long Chen told everyone to disperse and rest. Leaving Luo Bing, Luo Ning, and Mu Qingyun behind, he stealthily gave each of them a Heavenly Fate Fruit.
These fruits were the result of his extermination of the Netherworld Dragon race. After distributing them, he gave the rest to the Dragonblood warriors.
Long Chen hesitated for a long time before finally giving it to Xia Chen.
After obtaining the Heavenly Dao Fruit, Xia Chen left to go into seclusion. As for Long Chen, he also went into seclusion. This time, he wanted to directly attack the twelfth Heavenstage of World King.
Rumble…
Thunder rumbled in the sky, and a huge lightning dragon soared through the tribulation, crazily absorbing thunderforce.
That lightning dragon had been formed by Lei Ling’er. At this time, she had already experienced countless Holy Pill Tribulations.
Within the primal chaos space, the black soil had broken down a Saint’s corpse, allowing it to release a Saint’s heavenly tribulation thunderforce. Lei Ling’er could absorb it to strengthen herself.
But the thunderforce released by a Saint’s corpse was extremely limited, while the thunderforce released by heavenly tribulation was limitless.
However, the lightning energy within the heavenly tribulation was extremely berserk and contained the will of the world. It wasn’t as gentle as the lightning energy within the primal chaos space.
But after countless exchanges, Long Chen had finally thought of a method. He had Lei Ling’er absorb as much heavenly tribulation as she could without resisting it.
Only when she was on the verge of collapse did she return to the primal chaos space to digest it. When Lei Ling’er returned to the primal chaos space, the heavenly tribulation energy within her immediately transformed from a hungry wolf to a sheep.
So in the outside world, Lei Ling’er could brazenly devour thunderforce. As long as she didn’t explode, she wouldn’t be in any danger.
Each time Long Chen refined a furnace of Holy Light Snow Lotus Pills, he would trigger a Holy Pill Tribulation. Lei Ling’er could absorb as much as she wanted. Once Long Chen refined the next furnace of pills, she would return to the primal chaos space to digest them.
With the help of the primal chaos space, every time Long Chen finished refining the next batch of pills, Lei Ling’er would once more come out to devour the heavenly tribulation.
As for Long Chen, after absorbing the Nether Dragon tribe leader’s Heavenly Dao energy, his essence, qi, and spirit had all undergone a complete transformation. He no longer needed to use medicinal pills to replenish his Spiritual Strength.
Only after refining over ten furnaces of pills in one go would Long Chen be able to rest and quickly recover.
Right now, refining a furnace of sacred pills only required an incense stick’s worth of time. The speed of refining pills was practically unprecedented. If news of this spread, it would frighten a large number of alchemists to death.
As he crazily refined more pills, the rust on the Dry Kun Cauldron continued to fall off, and the sacred aura grew stronger. Obviously, the greatest beneficiary of this crazy refinement was the Dry Kun Cauldron.
Furthermore, as the rust slowly fell off, runes began to appear. When Long Chen saw those runes, he was incomparably shocked.
Although Long Chen didn’t understand runes, looking at these runes was like looking at a miniature version of the sky. Each and every one of these runes seemed to be a reflection of the laws of this world.
Other than the rust on the runes, there were also many stains that looked like blood. There was one time Long Chen had wanted to dig them out, but he had been harshly scolded by the cauldron. It said that from now on, he couldn’t touch its body with his hands, or he would be contaminated by a huge karma.
At that time, Long Chen had jumped in shock. Ever since the Gankun Cauldron had awakened, it had been like a kind elder, never criticizing him so harshly.
However, the cauldron’s strict tone indicated that this matter was extremely serious. Long Chen didn’t dare to ask.
The cauldron had told Long Chen that the reason he had been able to touch it before was because of the rust. But now it was different. As the rust faded, its true body gradually revealed itself. He couldn’t touch it again.
Furthermore, those stains on its body had a terrifying origin. It once more warned Long Chen not to touch them. He could only control them with Spiritual Strength.
Long Chen was scolded, but he was still careful. Before the cauldron had scolded him, he had used his Spiritual Strength to examine those stains.
Other than the aura of time, there was also a fierce aura. Although he didn’t dare to carefully probe it, that aura still caused his heart to pound.
Long Chen didn’t dare to ask about those things. He continued to refine pills with the cauldron, one furnace after another. Lei Ling’er was undergoing tribulation, her aura growing stronger.
As for the primal chaos space, all the corpses had been refined. The huge Myriad Dragon Nest was lying on the black soil. Long Chen had finally begun to attack it.
At this time, the black soil had devoured the corpse of a Saint, and its devouring ability was becoming more terrifying. The Myriad Dragon Nest was being devoured at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The life energy it released caused all of the plants in the primal chaos space to grow. The Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus matured, withered, reborn, grew, bloomed, and became a stamen…
As Long Chen refined pills, he watched the changes in the primal chaos space. He was pleasantly surprised to find that the Myriad Dragon Nest was even more terrifying than he had imagined.
Even with Long Chen’s current pill refining speed, he was still able to gather more of the sacred light. As for the Grand Yin Wood and Ancient Fusang Wood, they were crazily growing.
At this time, the Grand Yin Wood and Ancient Fusang Wood’s auras were growing more terrifying. A single leaf contained the essence of flame. Once it was ignited, even a Heavenly Fate could die without being prepared.
Three thousand Grand Yin Wood and three thousand Ancient Fusang Trees were burning with blazing flames. Those were terrifying Grand Yin flames and Grand Yang flames.
Unfortunately, they could only be called Extreme Yin Flames and Extreme Yang Flames. They weren’t flames on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.
They lacked spirituality. Although the yin and yang flames were ranked above the Ice Soul Divine Flame, they weren’t as powerful as the legends said.
Huo Ling’er was absorbing their energy to nourish her core flame, the ice soul. Back then, the ice soul had given half of its energy to Huo Ling’er, leaving behind a seed of ice soul within her body.
Originally, it would have taken hundreds of millions of years for this seed to grow into a true Ice Soul.
But under the nourishment of the Extreme Yin Flame and Extreme Yang Flame, Huo Ling’er’s Ice Soul Divine Flame grew stronger and purer, gradually possessing the heavenly might of a heavenly flame.
This was especially true now that the Great Yin Wood and Ancient Fusang Wood were crazily growing. The flame energy they released had already undergone a qualitative change.
And this change caused the Ice Soul Divine Flame in Huo Ling’er’s body to undergo a qualitative change. The current Huo Ling’er was no longer a seven-colored flame dragon, but a snow-white ice dragon. She looked holy and noble, and her heaven-destroying power was no longer revealed. Instead, it was deeply hidden.
When he had transformed into that white-robed maiden, he had been a pure fairy. But once she erupted, she could destroy an entire world.
The Myriad Dragon Nest was rapidly being devoured. As for Long Chen, he was refining pills while increasing his cultivation base. He, Huo Ling’er, and Lei Ling’er were all rapidly advancing, especially Huo Ling’er and Lei Ling’er. The power they possessed made even Long Chen feel afraid.
A month later, Long Chen’s aura surged out of him. His essence, energy, and spirit had reached an unprecedented peak.
“He’s finally at the perfect World King realm.”
Long Chen almost cried out in excitement. Breaking through to the third Heavenstage was too difficult.
However, this third Heavenstage breakthrough gave Long Chen an unprecedented feeling of power. It was practically the same as when he had absorbed the Nether Dragon tribe leader’s energy.
When Long Chen came out of seclusion, he received a message that infuriated him.
“Sky Mansion, you’ve gone too far!”
Outside the gates of the Lingxiao Academy, Long Chen and the others’ expressions were dark. Luo Ning was clenching her teeth, her eyes practically spitting flames.
The Heavenly Mansion had sent over a huge violet crystal. However, this violet crystal wasn’t very beautiful. Instead, it was filled with a bloody aura.
Only the essence blood of the Purple Blood lineage could refine this crystal.
However, this amethyst was not the essence of the violet blood. Instead, it was the impurities within the violet blood. Each time a disciple advanced, the impurities within their body would be removed.
These impurities were purple powder. The Purple Blood Tribe would never collect such things, but this purple crystal in front of him was refined from the blood of countless people.
Obviously, the Heavenly Mansion had absorbed a portion of the violet blood essence and refined the impurities into crystals for Long Chen.
This ten-meter-tall crystal could very well represent the extinction of a tribe, or the death of billions of lives.
This was a challenge issued by the Heavenly Mansion to Long Chen. After killing that expert from the Lifehunter race, they immediately began to fight back.
Long Chen’s expression was dark, and his fists were clenched so tightly that they creaked. He was clearly furious, but he didn’t know where the Heavenly Mansion’s headquarters was.
Although the Heavenly Mansion had made a high profile comeback, they were a group of extremely mysterious and crafty people. Only when they went to find others would others not be able to find them.
“Long Chen, don’t get angry. They’re intentionally provoking you,” comforted Yu Qingxuan.
Obviously, their goal was very simple. That was to infuriate Long Chen. Then the next time the Heavenly Mansion’s people fought with Long Chen, he would easily lose his calm. That was extremely beneficial to them.
Long Chen also knew what his opponent’s goal was, but it was impossible for him not to get angry. However, there was nothing he could do about it. He didn’t even know where his opponent was, and he had no way to use his power.
“The Heavenly Mansion. Sooner or later, I’ll send them to hell.” Long Chen took a deep breath and suppressed his fury.
Long Chen had Luo Bing and Luo Ning examine their auras. They found that the violet blood wasn’t pure and was not of the same bloodline as the Luo family.
The Violet Bloodline had many branches. As long as it wasn’t the Luo family, Long Chen didn’t need to be too anxious.
Luo Bing and Luo Ning sensed for a while more. In the end, they confirmed that this bloodline was not from the Xu family. It should belong to another branch.
Long Chen had Luo Bing and Luo Ning put away these Bloodviolet Crystals. After all, they were all from the same bloodline. If they could one day find out where they came from, it would be easier to explain.
“Xia Chen, you…”
After arranging the Violet Blood Crystals, Long Chen looked at Xia Chen. He was shocked to find that Xia Chen’s aura hadn’t changed in the slightest. He still looked like a Three Paragon.
Just as Long Chen thought the Heavenly Fate Fruit was ineffective against Xia Chen, Xia Chen smiled and pointed to his forehead. Suddenly, an immortal character appeared on his forehead: Seal.
At that moment, Long Chen came to a sudden comprehension and laughed, “When did you learn to be so sinister?”
Long Chen knew that Xia Chen was extremely crafty. He had actually used a rune to seal his own Heavenly Fate energy.
“It was my idea. Hehe, scheming against others is definitely better than openly defeating enemies,” laughed Guo Ran.
Guo Ran and Xia Chen had always been close. When Xia Chen had advanced to the Heavenly Fate realm, Guo Ran had jumped in shock.
Xia Chen’s Heaven’s Mandate aura was too terrifying. With just a wave of his hand, the aura of the Heavenly Daos would circulate. Furthermore, because he had just awakened his Heaven’s Mandate, his Heaven’s Mandate aura was uncontrollable and leaked out.
The first thing Guo Ran suggested was for Xia Chen to set up a seal to seal his Heaven’s Mandate aura. On one hand, he could quietly control the power of his Heaven’s Mandate. On the other hand, at a critical moment, he could release the seal and catch his opponent off guard.
Xia Chen was a formation master. Now that he had awakened his Heavenly Fate, his control over formations and talismans was dozens of times greater than before.
However, the stronger he was, the more he wanted to keep a low profile. That was especially true after spending so much time with Guo Ran. He always wanted to take an unconventional path, and with the principle of being able to trick you, he definitely wouldn’t fight you head-on. So Xia Chen had created a seal to seal his Heavenly Fate energy.
Right now, in the entire Dragonblood Legion, only Long Chen and Guo Ran knew that Xia Chen was a Heaven’s Mandate expert. If they were to fight, one of them would win, while the other would win. Who would have thought that a three extreme Chosen would suddenly become a terrifying Heaven’s Mandate expert?
“That’s right, boss, I’ve already finished refining all my saint grade immortal gold. Xia Chen and I feel like we should first make you a saint grade divine weapon! Otherwise, your Split the Heavens Nine Stances will be useless!” said Guo Ran.
“You’ve only finished refining it now?” Long Chen was startled. It had already been a while since he had returned from the Xuan Spirit World. This refining speed was a bit slow.
But then thinking about it, that was a saint grade divine material. With Guo Ran’s strength, it was already extremely rare for him to be able to refine it. It was only normal for him to take a bit longer.
Long Chen looked at the Dragonblood warriors and saw that their weapons and armor didn’t have any Saint level auras.
“Boss…”
Long Chen waved his hand, cutting them off. “Since I’m the boss, I call the shots.
“All divine materials will be given to the Dragonblood Legion’s brothers first. The Nine Heavens passageway is about to open, and all kinds of monsters are coming out. The Dragonblood Legion must be fully equipped.”
“But boss, you…”
Guo Ran still didn’t give up. Without a suitable weapon, Long Chen was unable to use his full strength. That made them extremely uncomfortable.
“Don’t waste words. You’re the boss, and I’m the boss?” said Long Chen.
Long Chen also knew they had good intentions, but he had many trump cards. Losing a weapon was nothing.
But the Dragonblood warriors were different. They were still at the three extremes, and they weren’t Heaven’s Chosen yet. They weren’t afraid of ordinary Heaven’s Chosen, but against Heaven’s Chosen like the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, they had no way to fight back.
If these divine materials were added to their weapons and armor, their defense and attacks would reach a whole new level.
Most importantly, the Dragonblood Legion’s collective advancement didn’t seem to have changed much. But once their strengths merged together, it would be terrifying.
Guo Ran didn’t have a choice. Originally, Xia Chen and Guo Ran had been delighted to refine the divine material, but they found that because their abilities were limited, extracting the divine material was extremely difficult, and it was a waste.
But in order to save time, there was no way to waste it. In the end, he clenched his teeth and refined it. If he could forge a divine weapon for Long Chen, he wouldn’t be able to equip the Dragonblood warriors. If he could equip them, he wouldn’t be able to forge weapons for him.
That made Xia Chen and Guo Ran’s heads ache. They had a private meeting to stealthily forge a divine weapon for Long Chen.
They hadn’t even begun to study it when Yue Zifeng immediately objected. He said that if they dared to do this, their boss would definitely turn hostile on the spot. As a result, Guo Ran had asked around, and as Yue Zifeng had expected, this matter wouldn’t work.
In the end, Guo Ran had no choice but to give up. He began to gather the Dragonblood warriors’ weapons and armor. After all, he had personally forged them, so it wouldn’t be difficult for him to modify them.
As long as a Saint level divine material was injected into it, the modified weapons and armor would not be able to compare to a Saint Weapon, but they would still possess a trace of a Saint Weapon’s aura. Amongst immortal weapons, they were definitely the peak existences.
Rumble…
Several days later, the entire world began to shake. Terrifying auras came from all over the world.
Divine light shot out from the gates of the various worlds. When the divine light gathered together, the sky exploded, and a huge gate appeared.
“The Nine Heavens Gate has finally opened!”
The old man sweeping through the academy stopped what he was doing and looked into the distance. His turbid eyes gradually became clear, and his eyes seemed to pierce through that door.
“What should have come has finally come.”
At the core of the Deep Sky Heaven, the divine light of the various worlds gathered together, forming a huge gate.
At that moment, the entire world was shocked. However, some ancient inheritances seemed to have long since anticipated this scene. There was still no movement. However, the atmosphere of the world had already begun to surge.
When Long Chen arrived at the Xuanling World, he saw that the divine light was shooting out of the Xuanling Eye. It pierced through the gate and charged toward it.
Long Chen wanted to use the Xuanling’s Eye to see another world. One reason was to see if there were any changes to that world, and the other was to see if the stone creature was still there.
But Long Chen found that the Xuanling’s Eye was like a fountain. Let alone diving, he couldn’t even approach it.
Terrifying world energy erupted. Even a Saint would be torn apart by it.
At this time, the Xuan Spirit World was no longer invaded by enemies. The sacred trees of the Xuan Spirit World covered the entire world with their divine energy. This world had become the territory of the Earth Spirit race.
The Sacred Tree covered the sky and the power of the entire world was under its control. In addition to guarding the Eye of the Mystic Spirit, the Sacred Tree pushed the advantage of the Eye of the Mystic Spirit to its limits and crazily increased the Xuanling Clan's strength.
With the assistance of the sacred tree and Ye Xue, as well as the Earth Spirit tribe’s unique geographical advantage, the Earth Spirit tribe’s experts were like bamboo shoots after the rain.
When Long Chen once more arrived, he almost couldn’t believe his eyes. The Earth Spirit Tribe had thousands of Heavenly Fate Masters, while the quasi Heavenly Fate Masters numbered in the tens of thousands.
Through his understanding, Long Chen learned that without the interference of his enemies, the sacred tree could only use the Xuanling Eye’s energy. Its divine energy was crazily stimulating the Earth Spirit Race’s heavenly geniuses.
As for the Earth Spirit race’s disciples, they were also extremely hardworking. They all went all-out cultivating without the slightest hesitation.
The Earth Spirit race had almost been exterminated. Seeing so many of their people die to the blades of their enemies made them realize just how important strength was.
Now, they finally had such an opportunity. Everyone was willing to put their lives on the line. In their words, they hoped that their generation’s hard work would allow their descendants to live a peaceful life without suffering the pain of war.
The current Earth Spirit race was no longer the Earth Spirit race of the past. There were quite a few terrifying existences amongst those who had just awakened their Heavenly Fate Rankings. According to Long Chen’s estimates, quite a few of them should be at the two star level.
As for Ye Xue, she was an extremely special existence. Her aura was sacred and boundless, but it didn’t give others any pressure. It was impossible to determine her level.
As for Ye Xue, she wasn’t a battle genius. She was a support genius. In large-scale battles, her power could help her people adjust their morale, heal their injuries, and stimulate their potential.
Although the power of several thousand Heaven’s Mandates was limited, with Ye Xue around, no one knew what kind of power they would unleash.
If a few thousand Heaven’s Mandates were dry firewood, then Ye Xue would be the spark. Once she ignited everyone’s power, it would create a terrifying prairie fire.
However, no matter how powerful the Earth Spirit race’s disciples were, they would always feel reverence and gratitude toward Long Chen. Seeing Long Chen always being so respectful made him feel embarrassed.
“Clan leader Ye Ling, you’ve come out of seclusion?” Just as Long Chen was about to leave, she arrived.
That made Long Chen feel a bit embarrassed. Back then, in order to protect his people, Ye Ling had burned her soul and was constantly recovering. Even with the help of the sacred tree, her recovery was extremely slow.
Ye Ling smiled. “Actually, I’m just recuperating. I’m not in seclusion. Come with me. Lord Holy Tree has something to say to you.”
Long Chen followed Ye Ling to the sacred tree. At this time, the sacred tree was countless times larger than before. The divine light from its leaves lit up the entire Xuan Spirit World. It was like a dream world.
Arriving at the sacred tree, a divine aura blew over, calming people down. It was like all their worries had been washed away.
Buzz!
When Long Chen arrived, the sacred tree trembled slightly, and a green leaf slowly floated down.
That leaf was huge, but when it landed in front of Long Chen, it was only the size of a palm. Long Chen reached out to catch it. That leaf was sparkling and full of life.
When Long Chen’s hand caught the leaf, it actually began to slowly melt. A small mark appeared on his palm, and then the mark slowly disappeared.
“This…”
Long Chen didn’t understand.
Ye Ling explained from the side, “This is the imprint Lord Holy Tree made for you. This way, once you enter the Nine Heavens Passage, if you encounter our clansmen, you will obtain their help.”
“There are your people in that world?” Long Chen was startled.
“The sacred tree said that it sensed the auras of its people. They are the same as us. They have the curse of a devil.
“You have the blessing of the Spirit race. Under normal circumstances, our clansmen wouldn’t dare to approach you for fear that our curse would contaminate you.
“Now that you have the sacred tree’s mark, if our people sense you, they will contact you.
“That way, you’ll be able to look after each other in that world,” said Ye Ling.
“What kind of world is that?” asked Long Chen.
Ye Ling didn’t say anything. Instead, she looked at the sacred tree. Its leaves were constantly shining, as if they were communicating with her.
After a while, Ye Ling said, “The sacred tree said that it’s a passageway, a crack between worlds. Although it’s a passageway, it’s a world of its own.
“It is called the Nine Heavens Passage. As its name implies, it connects to the ninth day. The ninth day is also the final day of the Nine Heavens. It is also the most powerful world.”
Long Chen’s heart pounded, and he hastily asked, “Then does that mean we’ll be able to enter the ninth day through the Nine Heavens Gate?”
Ye Ling nodded. “In theory, yes. However, it’s unlikely to happen in reality. Rumor has it that the Heavenly Road to the Ninth Heaven collapsed during the battle between the gods and devils during the Primal Chaos Era.
“Although the Nine Heavens Passageway has appeared, wanting to enter through it to the ninth day is practically impossible, because no one can pass through that collapsing Star Sea.”
“Star Sea Heavenly Road? Star Shattering Sea?” Long Chen’s heart pounded.
The mysterious voice in his head had once told him about the Nine Heavens passageway. From its tone, it seemed he was on the ninth day. That was why Long Chen was extremely anxious about the ninth day.
The Nine Star Hegemon Body Art hid far too many secrets. Even now, Long Chen still had no idea what the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art and Pill Sovereign memories were. It was like the only person who knew this secret was the owner of that mysterious voice.
When Long Chen continued to ask about the ninth day, the sacred tree was unable to reply. That was because it only knew this much from its inheritance memories.
As for the Nine Heavens Passageway, it only knew that when the Star Sea Heavenly Road had collapsed, a portion of the lifeforms had managed to escape from the Ninth Heaven, but they had been trapped within it.
As time passed, the Nine Heavens Passage became an independent world, evolving its own laws. It was almost like a special world.
After talking to the sacred tree, Long Chen learned a terrifying truth: the Nine Heavens Gate was a huge opportunity for them. It was also a purgatory. The lifeforms there had once stood at the peak of the world.
As for Long Chen and the others, they were essentially invaders who would be mercilessly hunted down. That was an extremely terrifying place. The reason the sacred tree had left behind its mark on Long Chen was because it hoped he would receive the care of its people once he entered the Nine Heavens Gate.
When Long Chen walked out of the Xuan Spirit World and looked up into the sky, he saw a seed in the gate. Seeing that seed, his heart pounded.
The seed that had appeared in the Gate to the Sky was actually a lotus seed. It was very similar to the one in the primal chaos space.
However, Long Chen’s lotus seed was golden, while this lotus seed was pitch-black. Black qi filled the air, and despite being separated by endless space, it still gave off a vast primal chaos aura.
As that black seed appeared, Long Chen saw that the pillars of light shooting out of the Xuan Spirit World’s gate were growing brighter. Boundless primal chaos energy was pouring into the spatial gate.
The seed inside the gate was nourished by endless energy, and it began to germinate. Its shape quickly changed, giving birth to the first leaf.
“It really is a lotus flower.”
Long Chen had personally seen the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus grow. When he saw its first leaf, he recognized its true form.
It was similar to the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus, but its aura was millions of times stronger.
Although it was only a single leaf, it gave Long Chen a terrifying pressure.
When Long Chen saw that black lotus germinate, countless eyes were looking at it.
Some people were horrified, while others were excited. After its first leaf appeared, it became larger. A single leaf could cover an entire province.
Once the first leaf reached a certain level, it stopped growing. The second leaf began to grow. When the second leaf appeared, the entire world began to tremble, and endless primal chaos energy was forcibly extracted.
At that moment, countless sects began to panic. They shut down all the formations, especially the primal chaos spiritual energy formation. That was because they found that the leaves would absorb all the energy within the formation.
Then the third, fourth, fifth… Each time a heaven-shrouding lotus leaf appeared, the world’s primal chaos spiritual qi would be crazily absorbed.
When the ninth lotus leaf appeared, it was as if the world had returned to how it had been before the gates to the various worlds had opened. There was no longer any primal chaos energy in the world.
In just a few breaths’time, the nine lotus leaves had absorbed all the chaos spiritual energy in the world. At that moment, terror appeared on the faces of countless people.
Looking at the core of the lotus leaf, a black flower bud appeared. When it appeared, the entire world didn’t change. That was because the primal chaos energy had long since been sucked dry.
At this time, divine light erupted from the gates of the various worlds. The gates to the Profound Spirit World behind Long Chen began to collapse, forming a huge channel.
Within the passageway, incomparably pure primal chaos energy could be seen surging towards the black lotus.
“No, I have to hurry back to the academy.”
Seeing this, Long Chen was just about to leave through the transportation formation when he suddenly realized that it had malfunctioned.
Without even thinking about it, it had to be related to the black lotus. Long Chen could only summon his Kun Peng wings and fly into the Numinous Sky Academy.
“A bit slower.”
When Long Chen was flying at full speed, his heart shook and he slowed down slightly. That meant the laws of this world were quietly changing.
That mysterious black lotus was quietly affecting this world. Nine leaves covered the sky, and the flower bud began to bloom. This should be the process of opening the gate to the nine heavens. But this gate gave people the feeling that it was the gate to hell.
A lotus had devoured the entire world’s primal chaos energy. This was Long Chen’s first time encountering such a terrifying existence.
As the lotus slowly blossomed, the huge spatial gate began to twist. Long Chen’s heart shook. This spatial gate was a bit strange.
As Long Chen flew, he passed a few cities and sects. He saw countless experts looking up at the sky in shock. In front of that black lotus, everyone felt so small. They were all filled with terror.
When Long Chen’s figure shot through the air, it also caused quite a few people to cry out in alarm. Some sharp-eyed people immediately recognized Long Chen.
The current Long Chen was someone who was currently in the limelight in Minghao Tian.
A peerless Saint Ruler had defeated the number one Life Fate. Although countless terrifying monsters had appeared in Minghao Tian, claiming that they could easily kill Long Chen, there were far too many people in this world who spoke big words.
After all, how powerful had the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection been back then? Hadn’t it still been beaten into a dog by Long Chen? No matter how powerful those monsters were, as long as they didn’t fight Long Chen, Long Chen was still an undefeatable god in their hearts.
Just as Long Chen was rapidly flying, the black flower bud began to slowly bloom. As it did, black flames appeared.
“What?”
When Long Chen saw that black flame, his heart jumped, and his expression changed.
“Those flames…”
What Long Chen couldn’t believe was that this flame was actually the Flame Void Flame. It was known as the strongest flame in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths, and it was also one of his mortal enemies.
Long Chen had exchanged blows with Yan Xu’s sons, and he had even killed Yan Xu’s ninth son. That was why he was extremely sensitive to the flame.
“Does this black lotus have something to do with Yan Xu?” Long Chen had a bad feeling.
Long Chen looked at the black lotus with vigilance. Yan Xu was known as the strongest flame in the nine heavens and ten earths. He could devour all the flames of heaven and earth, and his background was terrifying. He had to be careful.
“Big brother Long Chen, if only I could absorb its flame!” Huo Ling’er’s voice rang out, filled with envy and excitement.
Long Chen’s heart shook. Flame Void was known as the strongest flame in the nine heavens and ten earths. It could devour all flames, while Huo Ling’er could devour its flames. Then was it still the strongest?
Thinking of that, Long Chen suddenly laughed. As expected, there was no such thing as ‘strongest’ in this world. All things were mutually beneficial. Perhaps Huo Ling’er specialized in subduing Yan Xu.
He still had Huo Ling’er. What was there to be afraid of? Long Chen once more looked up at the terrifying flames. Suddenly, the fear in his eyes turned into greed.
If Huo Ling’er was allowed to absorb its power, then what Heaven’s Chosen? What Saint? They were all little brothers.
The fact that Huo Ling’er could say such a thing proved that she was still powerful enough. She had the ability and the ambition. All she lacked was an opportunity.
Several hours later, when Long Chen returned to the Numinous Sky Academy, the black lotus had completely bloomed.
Rumble…
When the black lotus bloomed, the nine leaves trembled, and a primal chaos aura erupted. Black flames soared, and the world began to twist.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out. That huge gate had been forcibly destroyed by the black lotus. At that moment, everyone was dumbfounded. If the gate to the nine heavens had been destroyed, how could they enter?
Buzz!
The black lotus disappeared, leaving behind a huge black vortex.
“Hahaha…”
Just at this moment, Long Chen saw countless figures shooting toward that black vortex.
“Could it be…”
Long Chen was shocked.
“That’s right, that’s the gate.”
Just at this moment, Bai Letian silently appeared beside Long Chen. At this time, the Dragonblood Legion, the disciples from the Battle God Hall, and the other disciples walked out.
“Let’s go! Once you enter this gate, you’ll be able to see the original appearance of this world. The key to changing this world is within this gate. Children, I wish you luck!” Bai Letian looked at Long Chen, Bai Shishi, Bai Xiaole, and the others with a trace of unwillingness.
Long Chen knew that the reluctance in his eyes was because many of these people would probably never return.
But as a cultivator, once you stepped onto this path, there was no retreat. Even if you had to die, you had to see the true world.
“Let’s go!”
Long Chen cupped his fists to Bai Letian. With a wave of his hand, he charged into the whirlpool with everyone else.
“I’m leaving as well!”
Within the monastery, the black-robed Hall Master bowed.
With a solemn expression, he said, “Once the Nine Heavens Gate opens, the Immortal Ancient Battlefield will also open. People like you, who missed the great era but still managed to grasp its tail, will all rush into the battlefield.
“This journey will be filled with endless dangers. It can be said to be a narrow escape. Those who are more talented and stronger than you are like grains of sand in a river. Are you sure you want to take this risk?”
“That’s why I’ve come to say goodbye to you. This farewell might be forever. Perhaps I won’t be able to repay your kindness. Please don’t take offense,” said the Hall Master.
The Hall Master’s words were like the wind blowing and the water running cold. It was like a hero would never return. However, his expression was calm. It was clear he had long since forgotten about life and death.
The Hall Master had always been a straightforward and upright person. He had never owed anyone a favor, but he had never repaid the monastery head for saving his life.
The Nine Heavens Gateway was an opportunity for Long Chen’s generation. He didn’t have the qualifications to compete for it. However, he also had his own opportunities.
Due to the opening of the Nine Heavens Gateway, the space-time turbulence in the Alternate World had been activated. Cracks had appeared in the sealed Immortal Ancient Battlefield. This place didn’t restrict cultivation bases. Anyone could enter.
However, just passing through the spatial crack was enough to kill an ordinary Saint. Even the Hall Master didn’t dare to say that he could safely pass through.
Even if he managed to pass through safely, he didn’t know what kind of terrifying existence he would encounter. So he had already prepared for the worst.
But as a cultivator, once you stepped onto this path of no return, there was no turning back. Whether it was a mountain of blades or a sea of flames, you could only walk forward, unable to retreat.
He could accept dying on the battlefield, but he couldn’t accept the fact that his cultivation base would never advance again. What was even more terrifying than death was being mediocre, especially for an arrogant expert like the Hall Master.
The monastery head nodded. “Since you’ve decided, you can go. Once you enter, you might run into people related to Long Chen. Remember to take care of them.”
“People related to Long Chen?”
“One of them is Long Chen’s twin sister. They will definitely go to the Immortal Ancient Battlefield because their ancestors died there.
“They are the Netherworld’s divine race. The Netherworld’s divine race hides a secret that no one knows about. The appearance of the black lotus has shaken the six paths. Their sealed memories should have awakened as well. Once they awaken their memories, they will definitely go to the Immortal Ancient Battlefield to search for historical ruins.” Lord Clearwater’s turbid eyes looked into the distance, as if they could see through space and time, seeing the future.
“Netherworld Divine race? Does the Netherworld Divine race have some kind of relationship with Long Chen?” asked the Hall Master.
“It’s not because of Long Chen, but because of his inheritance. That connection is too deep.
“Sometimes, many people and things that don’t seem to have anything to do with each other will find that many things in this world don’t happen by chance,” said the monastery head.
The hall master nodded. He once more bowed to the monastery head before slowly disappearing.
When the Hall Master disappeared, the monastery head looked at the whirlpool in the sky. The turbid spots in his eyes were like the stars in the universe. They gradually formed a whirlpool that was the same as the whirlpool in the sky.
After a long time, a smile appeared on his face. “The great dao is chaotic, obscuring the mysteries of the heavens. It’s impossible to see, impossible to measure!
“Without principles, without order, you want to cover the sky with one hand? Unfortunately, there are some people in this world who are born to be lawless!”
Long Chen’s figure appeared in the whirlpool. At this time, he was leading the Dragonblood Legion and the disciples into the whirlpool.
The Dragonblood warriors were all filled with excitement. It had been a long time since they had fought alongside Long Chen. It was like they had returned to the Martial Heaven Continent, to the time when Long Chen had fought in the north and south, sweeping through powerful enemies.
“Boss, this time, our Dragonblood Legion should be able to gather!” Guo Ran didn’t feel the slightest fear. Instead, he was filled with anticipation.
Hearing Guo Ran’s words, everyone, including Long Chen, felt their blood boiling. Although the Dragonblood Legion now had over five thousand people, there were still quite a few who had appeared.
Originally, Long Chen had thought that these people had already encountered misfortune in the Immortal World. But in the Vermillion Bird Empire, he had heard people talking about the Dragonblood Legion’s wood attribute healing warriors.
But up until now, they hadn’t appeared. That made Long Chen feel extremely strange, but it also made him look forward to it even more. He hoped that more Dragonblood warriors wouldn’t be able to reunite due to certain reasons. Once their fate arrived, they would all return.
Now that the Nine Heavens Gate had opened, all the elites of this world, no matter what era they were in, would gather here. The Dragonblood Legion would also once more gather.
At the same time, Long Chen was also nervous. If the Dragonblood Legion still wasn’t able to gather, then that meant a portion of the Dragonblood warriors would never be able to come.
The Immortal World was filled with conflicts and countless dangers. Each Dragonblood warrior had brushed shoulders with death countless times. Only they knew how dangerous it was.
The immortal world was not the immortal world they had imagined. It was even more bloody and savage than the mortal world. No one could guarantee that they would live to see tomorrow’s sun.
So the Dragonblood warriors were both filled with anticipation and nervousness as they rushed toward the spatial gate.
Just at this moment, countless streams of people were rushing toward the spatial gate.
Experts from the various large sects and worlds were densely packed together. It was like a school of carps crossing the river, covering the entire sky.
At this time, people finally realized that there were actually so many hidden experts in this world. There were countless Heaven’s Mandates who were viewed as peak heavenly geniuses.
As for those three Chosen, there were as many as the stars in the sky. There were even some disciples with ordinary talent who weren’t even Chosen.
Obviously, people could accept death, but they couldn’t accept being mediocre. When an opportunity came, their precious lives would no longer be precious. Even if they knew they had to die, they would still take a gamble.
Just as Long Chen was leading everyone forward, a warning rang out in Long Chen’s heart. Looking behind him, he saw endless devil qi. A group of devil race experts was charging at him.
The instant Long Chen saw these devil race experts, there were also experts charging at them from other directions. They were actually surrounding them.
“Human Saint Ruler? Your life ends here!”
Just at this moment, a cold voice rang out. Heaven’s Mandate power surged out, and Bai Shishi and the others’ expressions changed. That aura wasn’t inferior to the terrifying expert from the Hunter race.
“Die!”
A furious roar rang out, and a blood-colored spear pierced through the void and shot toward Long Chen.
That was a terrifying divine weapon that contained the power of the heavens. As soon as it attacked, a terrifying aura locked Long Chen down.
The owner of the blood-colored spear was a long-haired man. Devilish qi soared from his body, and five faint stars appeared in his Heavenly Fate manifestation.
When he saw those five stars, Long Chen immediately thought of the light of the stars on the Heavenly Fate Fruit. It seemed that once a person reached a certain level, they would also be able to see it.
This devil expert in front of him was on the same level as the Fated Kin. They both had five stars.
However, when Long Chen had killed that expert from the Lifehunter race, his star light hadn’t yet appeared in the manifestation of the Heavenly Fate. Obviously, this devil race expert was a bit stronger than that expert.
“You also want to enter the nine heavens’ passageway? Stop dreaming. Instead of dying in the nine heavens’ passageway, you might as well die under my hands!” The devil expert with the blood-colored spear shouted and stabbed his spear at Long Chen.
“A group of demon bastards. I don’t even know how many I’ve killed in my life. Do you think you have the qualifications to spout nonsense in front of me?”
Pa!
Long Chen sneered. In front of countless shocked gazes, he reached out and grabbed the blood spear.
Buzz!
The instant Long Chen grabbed it, stars appeared on his hand, and his entire arm turned into a star. At the same time, the sea of stars in his divine ring lit up.
In the past, Long Chen wouldn’t have dared to receive a Saint Weapon with his bare hands, let alone a Heaven’s Chosen with five stars.
However, Long Chen had already advanced to the peak of the twelfth Heavenstage of World King. After experiencing two transformations, even he didn’t know just how strong he was.
“Courting death!”
The instant his spear was caught by Long Chen, the manifestation of his Heavenly Fate appeared behind him. The spear in his hand lit up, and boundless Heavenly Fate energy erupted like a volcano.
BOOM!
The spear trembled, and both Long Chen and the devil race expert’s hands shook. Both of them were unable to hold on to the spear and let go.
The devil race expert’s full strength erupted, and a huge force blew away Long Chen’s hand. But even he was unable to grab it. The instant the spear left their hands, Long Chen seemed to have expected this.
Hu!
Long Chen’s left hand shot out, grabbing the spear and stabbing it at the devil expert.
The devil race expert was both shocked and infuriated. He had only just attacked when his spear was snatched away. That was an absolute humiliation.
But he was well aware of just how terrifying that spear was. He wasn’t a Saint yet, so he wasn’t able to control it with his soul.
Unless he burned his core energy to temporarily control this spear, he would have to pay a terrifying price.
As for when he had first attacked, he hadn’t placed Long Chen in his eyes at all. He had thought he could defeat Long Chen in just a few exchanges. It was impossible for him to ignite his core energy right from the start. Furthermore, he still had to conserve his energy to deal with the other enemies in the Nine Heavens Gate.
As a result, due to his carelessness, the divine item ended up in Long Chen’s hand. Seeing the spear stabbing toward him, he roared furiously.
Buzz!
A huge blood-colored shield appeared in his hand. That shield’s aura was the same as the blood-colored spear. It seemed it was a pair of divine weapons.
As soon as the blood-colored shield appeared, Long Chen snorted, “Using a spear to attack a shield. Let me see whether your spear is stronger or your shield is stronger.”
The seven stars on Long Chen’s back circulated, and the sea of stars trembled. Wild star energy was forcibly poured into the blood-colored spear.
The spear trembled. It seemed to be resisting Long Chen’s power, but in front of Long Chen’s terrifying star energy, its resistance was powerless.
Using the Split the Heavens technique, Long Chen poured all his energy into the spear. Ignoring the spear’s resistance, he stabbed his spear forward.
At this time, devil qi surged out of the devil expert’s shield, and the Heavenly Fate Starlight behind him circulated. All his energy was focused on this shield.
BOOM!
The blood-colored spear stabbed into the shield, and with a heaven-shaking explosion, space was destroyed. Countless runes shattered, and in front of everyone’s shocked gazes, the blood-colored shield and spear both exploded.
Long Chen let out a muffled groan and took several steps back. His internal organs were shaken, and he almost vomited blood. His Saint Weapon had exploded.
Pu pu pu…
As for the devil race expert, he vomited several mouthfuls of blood. His shield-wielding arm had been shattered, and this exchange had caused him to suffer greatly.
A spear and a shield came from the same source. As a result, the two collided and were both destroyed. That was their race’s supreme treasure. It was only because he had to enter the Nine Heavens passageway that he had the qualifications to temporarily receive it. He would have to return it later.
But now, one spear, one shield, one attack, one defense, two precious Saint Weapons were instantly destroyed. The devil race expert was about to go crazy.
Pu!
Just as he was hesitating whether he should order his people to continue attacking or flee, an exquisite figure appeared behind him. A violet sword had pierced through the back of his head.
It was Lei Ling’er. Right now, she was like a ghost, silently appearing without the slightest sign.
In the past, when Lei Ling’er had attacked, she had definitely released a heaven-shaking aura of heavenly tribulation. But now, it was different. Lei Ling’er’s control had become even more terrifying. Her aura hadn’t dissipated, and when she suddenly appeared on the battlefield, the devil race expert hadn’t even sensed anything.
“Kill them all, especially those Heavenly Fate Realm experts! Kill as many as you can!” shouted Long Chen.
As he spoke, he charged at the devil race experts with his seven-colored sword. Those devil race experts had originally been led by that spear-wielding heavenly genius, and they had been preparing to surround the Dragonblood Legion.
However, that spear-wielding expert had died too quickly. He had only just appeared when Long Chen killed him. Those devil race experts had only just arrived when their leader died. Without a leader, they were all stunned.
At this time, Long Chen’s sword slashed down, and the devil race’s experts fell to the ground. The Dragonblood Legion had already begun to surround them, their blades unsheathing to target the Heavenly Fate experts.
Pu pu pu…
Without their leader’s command, the devil race’s experts immediately became chaotic. Yue Zifeng and the others crazily attacked, while the disciples of the two academies also joined in.
However, there were too many devil race experts. The Dragonblood Legion was unable to surround these millions of experts, and they only managed to surround a portion of them. The majority of them fled.
In just a short period of time, hundreds of thousands of elites were massacred, and over ten thousand Heaven’s Mandates died on the spot.
Although the other experts had seen Long Chen’s battle with the devil race, they hadn’t paid any attention to it. In fact, the other devil race experts hadn’t even come to help. They were all rushing toward the whirlpool. To them, entering the whirlpool was more important than anything else.
“You really know how to pick the right time.”
Long Chen and the others didn’t chase after those devil race experts. Long Chen took out a spatial ring and tossed it to Guo Ran.
The spatial ring was filled with Heavenly Dao Fruits. Long Chen wanted Guo Ran to secretly distribute them to the Dragonblood warriors.
That way, once the Dragonblood warriors entered the Nine Heavens Gate, they could immediately consume it to become Heavenly Fate Masters. That way, their power would greatly increase, and they wouldn’t cause too much of a disturbance.
Guo Ran quietly distributed the Heavenly Dao Fruits. At this time, they were already approaching the whirlpool.
The closer they got to the whirlpool, the more experts there were. Once they reached a certain point, their bodies disappeared. They had probably been sucked in by the spatial energy.
Just as Long Chen and the others were about to reach the whirlpool, Long Chen suddenly felt a sense of danger. A flame lotus suddenly appeared and pushed forward.
“You guys go in first!”
BOOM!
Just at this moment, the lotus exploded, and space collapsed. A translucent figure flashed by. Seeing that translucent figure, everyone felt a chill.
As soon as that translucent figure appeared, everyone’s hearts turned cold, and their bodies felt like they had fallen into an icehouse. It was like their souls had turned stiff, and their consciousnesses had become indistinct.
That was especially true of Luo Bing and Luo Ning. They felt as if their bloodlines had stopped flowing.
“You’ve got some skill. No wonder Di Qing died at your hands. However, your bloodline has determined your fate.” A cold voice came from the transparent figure. As soon as he landed, he disappeared.
“You must be the Ying Tian that he spoke of! Your tone is quite bold. If you have that ability, I would be happy to see my end.”
Long Chen didn’t panic at all. With a cold snort, the Kun Peng wings on his back shook, and he disappeared.
Chi!
The space Long Chen was in was torn apart by a strange sword. That sword was the same weapon as the one Long Chen had used to kill the expert from the Lifehunter race. However, its aura was countless times stronger than that person’s sword.
Countless Heavenly Dao runes appeared in the air, and dust filled the cracks. Heavenly Dao energy was unable to heal them.
This sword possessed a terrifying destructive power. It had already surpassed the power of an ordinary Saint Weapon. Most terrifying of all was that this attack was just a light slash without any power.
“If you dodge fast enough, I wonder if you’ll be able to dodge the next attack?” sneered the voice.
BOOM!
The seven-colored sword in Long Chen’s hand pierced through space. As a result, his attack missed, and all he saw was a blurry figure.
Obviously, Long Chen’s attack had deviated from its original direction, and he hadn’t been able to hit that figure. That caused Long Chen’s heart to shake. This fellow was much stronger than the expert he had killed. His movements were practically undetectable, and even the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art’s perception had become indistinct.
Previously, in the Numinous Sky Academy, Long Chen had been able to lock onto his position because his sword had been stained with his blood.
But in front of this terrifying assassin, Long Chen didn’t dare let his sword get close to his body. A single mistake could cost him his life.
Although the two of them hadn’t officially exchanged blows, the threat he posed to Long Chen caused him to feel a chill. That meant this person was extremely dangerous.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen’s consecutive attacks caused the void to explode. Most of his attacks missed. He could only occasionally see a blurry figure in the midst of the void.
“Your speed is too slow, and your perception is too weak. It seems I overestimated you,” sneered the voice.
Long Chen’s expression didn’t change, but his eyes became even clearer. He knew that person was intentionally provoking him, making him lose his calm.
Fighting against assassins was extremely dangerous. It was like playing chess. One wrong move and there would be no chance to turn the tables.
When fighting against assassins, most of the time, strength was at the bottom of the list. The most important thing was to have an agile mind, exquisite schemes, a strong heart, and calm judgment.
Although the old man had said that in front of absolute power, all schemes were useless, in a situation where they were on the same level, an assassin’s attack was practically unbreakable.
An assassin was able to see through an enemy’s weak point. That was the most basic ability, and an outstanding assassin would create a weak point when there was no weak point.
Previously, Long Chen had asked whether or not his opponent was in the heavens, but his opponent hadn’t replied. That was also a kind of mental competition. Whoever could cause the other party to feel even greater pressure would have the absolute advantage.
The other party didn’t admit that he was Yingtian, nor did he deny that he was Yingtian. If it was an ordinary expert, they would have revealed an opening due to this doubt.
Chi!
A sharp sword silently stabbed toward Long Chen’s back. But Long Chen didn’t care about that sword. He slashed out with the Seven Ultimate Sword.
BOOM!
Space exploded, and another sword appeared. The attack behind Long Chen was just a feint. This attack was the real fatal one.
However, whether it was Long Chen’s aura, pressure, the sound of space being torn apart, or the life-threatening danger behind his back, it was all enough to confuse people. Other than Long Chen and Yue Zifeng, anyone else in the Dragonblood Legion would fall for it.
Long Chen’s sword pierced through the air. That translucent figure flashed by like a bolt of lightning, not giving Long Chen any chance to attack.
When fighting against assassins, the greatest reason for people’s terror was that they couldn’t use their full strength. Many powerful cultivators, when facing assassins that were much weaker than them, could only bitterly endure.
As for assassins, they used the weak to defeat the strong. They were able to assassinate targets two ranks higher than them because they could grasp their opponents’ weaknesses. Once they did, the battle would essentially end.
Long Chen’s attacks missed, but his heart was still as calm as still water. He didn’t become the slightest bit impatient. As long as he maintained his calm, even if he couldn’t catch his opponent, his opponent definitely wouldn’t be able to catch him.
In this kind of state, he definitely couldn’t be impatient. Otherwise, once his mental state became chaotic, he wouldn’t be able to maintain his sharp senses. That way, his opponent’s fatal attack would arrive, and everything would be over.
Buzz!
Long Chen had only just broken through his opponent’s attack when his sword once more appeared on his left. At the same time, another sword appeared on his right.
The two swords stabbed out from two different angles at almost the same speed.
When the two swords appeared at the same time, Long Chen’s Seven Absolutes Sword vanished. The flame lotus in his left hand and the lightning ball in his right hand.
“Now is the time!”
Flames and lightning exploded at the same time, and two translucent figures appeared. People were horrified to see that these two attacks were actually two people. If Long Chen had blocked them like before, he would already be dead.
The instant the void exploded, lightning and flame energy intertwined. The entire world descended into a sea of flames and heavenly tribulation. This sudden change caused the two of them to be unable to hide.
At the same time, flames and lightning interweaved to form a berserk domain. Countless lightning and flame runes covered the two figures.
These lightning and flame runes seemed to have taken root on his body. Countless tiny ripples pierced into his body.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, two beautiful maidens charged out of the endless lightning and flames.
As for Long Chen, the Kun Peng wings behind him flapped, and he charged at Huo Ling’er. Forming hand seals, his seven-colored supreme blood ignited, and millions of Seven Ultimate Swords appeared behind him.
“Let’s see where you’re going to run this time! Blood of a supreme being, ten thousand swords flying!”
Hundreds of millions of Seven Ultimate Swords gathered into a sea of swords, not giving that figure a chance to react.
That translucent figure was surrounded by flames and lightning. He had lost his ability to conceal himself, and he was greatly restricted within this domain.
Within this lightning and fire domain, Long Chen was finally able to lock onto his opponent with his Spiritual Strength. This was an extremely rare opportunity for him.
The first time he had used a clone to disturb Long Chen, the second time he had used a clone. In other words, these two figures were him.
Because he had split his power, his essence, qi, and spirit were split into two parts. This was his chance.
As long as he didn’t have a chance to retrieve his clone, he could destroy it, or even kill his true body.
Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er attacked at the same time. In comparison, Lei Ling’er was a bit stronger, so Long Chen and Huo Ling’er worked together to prevent the two of them from merging.
Rumble…
A sea of swords pressed down, causing heaven and earth to collapse. A white flame lotus appeared in Huo Ling’er’s hand, and together with Long Chen’s sea of swords, she sealed off all of that figure’s paths of retreat.
Facing Long Chen and Huo Ling’er’s attacks, the translucent figure snorted and put away its sword. A large flag appeared in its hand.
When that flag appeared, Long Chen’s calmness was instantly broken. He was no longer able to maintain his calm, and killing intent erupted from his eyes.
There was an image of auspicious clouds on the flag, but they weren’t white. Instead, they were violet, and they contained a sacred aura.
When that violet flag appeared, violet divine light surged out. Long Chen’s sea of swords and Huo Ling’er’s attacks were like clay oxen entering the sea, directly devoured by that flag.
Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated. That violet flag contained terrifying violet blood energy as well as a desolate aura. It was an extremely ancient divine weapon that contained endless violet blood essence.
This violet flag was somewhat similar to the Netherwyrm Tribe’s Myriad Dragon Nest. It had accumulated an immense amount of energy, and in front of it, all its power seemed insignificant.
“How is it? Isn’t the power of your bloodline very strong?” asked the translucent figure.
Although his face couldn’t be seen clearly, it was obvious from his tone that he was full of disdain.
At this time, Long Chen’s head buzzed. This fellow was using his Violet Blood energy to deal with a descendant of the Violet Blood Tribe. There was no more despicable method.
That flag had been stained with the blood of countless Violet Bloodline Nobility Clans. In fact, Long Chen could sense an aura even more terrifying than a Saint’s. Within that aura, Long Chen felt endless grief and humiliation.
His own essence blood had been used by his enemies as tools. That was an indescribable humiliation. Long Chen’s fury instantly erupted.
“Die!”
Long Chen roared and his star energy erupted. Divine light shot out of him.
Meanwhile, at this time, Huo Ling’er suddenly chanted sutras. At that moment, heaven and earth trembled, ten thousand dao rumbling. A sacred and dignified scripture color spread through the Nine Heavens Ten Earths.
Previously, he had thought that his hasty attack would be able to suppress him in an instant. He hadn’t expected that he would use this violet flag to directly neutralize Long Chen and Huo Ling’er’s attacks.
Having lost the initiative, Long Chen and Huo Ling’er could only go all-out. Only now did they truly erupt.
Rumble…
Long Chen’s fist contained the light of the stars as it smashed toward that figure. As for Huo Ling’er, she was covered in divine flames, and a snow-white blade appeared in her hand. A person’s soul would be frozen.
“The current you is full of openings. Killing you is as easy as taking out a bag!” That person held a large purple flag in his hand. With a wave of the flag, it smashed towards Huo Ling’er.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out. The sharp blade in Huo Ling’er’s hand fiercely slashed onto the purple flag. Violet qi and white flames erupted, and blazing divine splendor ignited the heavens.
Huo Ling’er was sent flying by the huge purple flag. However, the huge purple flag was also covered in frost, and white flames were rising.
That figure was also forced back several steps by Huo Ling’er’s backlash. It was clear that Huo Ling’er’s strength was extremely terrifying. Even if he had a powerful divine weapon, he still wouldn’t be able to endure it.
But at this time, Long Chen had already arrived. He smashed his fist at that figure, not giving him a chance to breathe. The current Long Chen was clenching his teeth, seeming to have already lost his mind.
The instant Long Chen charged at him, a strange smile appeared on his face.
“It’s over!”
Hu!
Suddenly, he split into four, each of them holding a violet flag. The instant Long Chen charged over, the four flags wrapped around him.
No one had expected this person to have such a technique. Furthermore, the four flags weren’t illusions, but four equally terrifying divine weapons.
“Long Chen!”
Just at this moment, the distant Yu Qingxuan let out a startled cry. They had been following Long Chen’s orders the entire time, and they were rapidly flying toward the whirlpool. At this time, they were extremely far from Long Chen, and it was too late for them to help.
“Wait!”
Suddenly, that figure let out a startled cry, and the four flags around Long Chen rapidly scattered.
BOOM!
But it was still too late. The four violet flags around Long Chen shook intensely, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on them.
Pu!
The four of them vomited blood and retreated. When the four flags separated, a bronze cauldron appeared where Long Chen was.
As soon as the four flags wrapped around Long Chen, he took out the cauldron. The violet flags were blown apart by its power.
Long Chen immediately sighed with regret. This violet flag was a soft weapon, and it was weak. If it was a hard weapon like a spear or a halberd, it would instantly turn to dust upon impact.
“You…”
That figure was both shocked and infuriated. Only now did it realize that it had fallen for Long Chen’s trap. Long Chen’s fury was just an act.
He had long since known that Long Chen had a terrifying bronze cauldron. It was very likely that it was the legendary Gan Kun Cauldron. However, it seemed Long Chen was unable to use it to attack. As long as he didn’t smash it, it would be fine.
That was why he had been on guard at the start. But when Long Chen saw the violet flag, his Spiritual Strength became extremely chaotic, and killing intent soared. He was clearly in a berserk state.
And it was precisely because of this that he had thought he had seized the opportunity to kill him in one blow. But he hadn’t expected that this opportunity was intentionally sold to him by Long Chen.
If he hadn’t reacted fast enough and sensed that the situation wasn’t good, he would have been blown apart by the four flags before they could wrap around him.
This violet flag was a peerless treasure of the Lifehunter race. It had been passed down from their ancestors. If it shattered, there would be no chance to forge it again.
BOOM!
At this time, Long Chen had already charged at one of his clones. Stars revolved around his fist, and the seven stars behind him flickered. His killing intent had already locked onto him.
At that moment, the other clones all charged at Long Chen, wanting to support him.
“Heaven Flame Prison!”
As soon as they moved, a delicate shout rang out. Huo Ling’er formed hand seals, and pillars of flames soared into the sky, enveloping them. The pillars of flames were densely packed, overlapping each other in an endless manner.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Those three figures crazily attacked the flame pillars with their huge flags. The flame pillars exploded, but there were too many of them. They continued to grow, blocking their path.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out. Long Chen’s fist smashed into the violet flag, and endless starlight erupted.
Pu!
Holding the violet flag in his hand, he vomited a mouthful of blood. That translucent figure gradually transformed into a man with scarlet eyes, long brown hair, and a face as thin as a skeleton.
“How ugly.”
Buzz!
Long Chen kicked him in the face.
Hu!
The instant Long Chen’s foot landed, that person’s body swayed left and right, leaving behind an afterimage. Long Chen’s foot had strangely missed.
Buzz!
That person’s flag trembled and he was just about to attack when Long Chen’s hand viciously slapped across his face.
Bang!
He had been able to dodge Long Chen’s kick, but he hadn’t been able to dodge Long Chen’s slap. This slap was extremely strange and extremely powerful. That person’s head was directly smashed apart.
Long Chen’s slap was incredibly powerful. Even a mountain would be crushed by it. But what shocked Long Chen was that this person’s body didn’t lose any of its agility.
Hu!
After that head was smashed apart, his headless body waved the purple banner around his body, and he disappeared along with the banner.
The instant he disappeared, the auras of the other three clones suddenly grew stronger. Long Chen’s heart shook. Such an attack had actually failed to kill his clone.
Hu! Hu!
The three transparent figures that Huo Ling’er was surrounding suddenly enveloped by the huge purple flag. The void trembled, and their auras instantly disappeared. They actually ignored Huo Ling’er’s flame barrier.
BOOM!
At this time, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out from Lei Ling’er’s side. The berserk lightning formed a destructive ripple that destroyed ten thousand laws. A huge mushroom cloud soared into the sky. It was obvious that Lei Ling’er and that person had unleashed their strongest attacks.
Hu! Hu!
Huo Ling’er and Long Chen rushed over at the same time. That person had summoned back all his clones. That way, all of his scattered energy would be taken back. He wanted to use his full strength to kill Lei Ling’er.
Regretfully, Lei Ling’er still remembered Long Chen’s words. If you didn’t have absolute confidence in killing your opponent, then don’t go all-out. Hide your strength and wait for an opportunity to give your opponent a fatal blow.
That person wanted to kill Lei Ling’er, and Lei Ling’er had finally found an opportunity to go all-out against him. She no longer held back, releasing all her power.
That person had long since realized that Lei Ling’er wasn’t a human. She was just a lightning spirit. He hadn’t expected her intelligence to be so high, and she had hidden herself so deeply. He had thought that she had already figured out Lei Ling’er’s strength and was preparing to kill her in one blow, but he had ended up kicking a metal plate.
Lei Ling’er’s lightning sword smashed into that person’s sword. The instant the two berserk energies erupted, space-time fragments flew out, and that person vomited a mouthful of blood.
That person was shocked. He had actually been schemed against by a spiritual body, and he had suffered a huge loss. At this time, Long Chen and Huo Ling’er charged over.
“Interesting. I won’t play with you for now. I’ll take your head in the Nine Heavens passageway.”
Rumble…
Long Chen, Huo Ling’er, and Lei Ling’er’s attacks came from three different directions at the same time. As for that person, he snorted and waved his violet battle flag, causing space to rapidly twist. He instantly disappeared.
BOOM!
The three attacks collided, but that person still managed to escape. Long Chen’s expression became extremely ugly.
“How could this be? Space has already become chaotic. How did he teleport?” Lei Ling’er clenched her teeth. That person had clearly been injured, but he had still managed to escape.
Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er were both extremely depressed, especially Huo Ling’er. That person was as slippery as a loach. Huo Ling’er wanted to fight him head-on, but she was unable to find an opportunity. She had a body full of strength, but she was unable to use it. That kind of feeling was enough to make people go crazy.
“There’s no need to be depressed. The violet flag in his hand possesses supreme divine strength. It has accumulated the divine abilities of the ancient era’s violet blood, and it possesses countless unknown powers.
“However, there’s no need to be too worried. At the very least, we know that Huo Ling’er’s ice energy can suppress his violet flag. Next time, he won’t be so lucky,” said Long Chen.
Although he told them not to be depressed, Long Chen was extremely irritated inside. If he hadn’t comforted them, he would have long since cursed them.
The most despicable thing about this fellow was that he was using the power of the violet blood to deal with a descendant of the violet blood. That made Long Chen clench his teeth.
At the same time, Long Chen also understood just the tip of the iceberg of the Violet Bloodline’s power. That flag had only absorbed a portion of their power, but it had been nourished into such a terrifying divine weapon. That was proof of just how powerful the Violet Blood Tribe was.
In front of that huge violet flag, Long Chen’s violet blood began to stir. That made it difficult for him to focus. It would definitely affect his battle.
Long Chen knew that the reason his violet blood was agitated was because of his bloodline perception. This kind of perception would immediately make him want to destroy the flag and release the sealed violet blood energy.
That was a divine weapon specialized in dealing with the Violet Blood Tribe. It was the same as that strange blade, and it would give Long Chen a great deal of interference. He was unable to use his full strength.
“I need to learn how to seal the power of the violet blood. Otherwise, if it becomes chaotic, it will heavily affect my condition.”
In front of that despicable fellow, he had to learn how to seal the power of the violet blood before he found any other effective methods. Otherwise, he would always be at a disadvantage.
This fellow was much, much stronger than the one Long Chen had killed. The two of them weren’t even on the same level.
Most importantly, this person was even more crafty and cautious. From start to finish, he hadn’t released his true Heavenly Fate power. In other words, this attack was just a probing attack.
That included Lei Ling’er and his attack. He had used his core energy, not his Heavenly Fate energy. That made it impossible for Lei Ling’er to determine his true power.
Furthermore, he had exchanged a blow with Lei Ling’er. Although he had suffered a bit, it didn’t affect his true strength.
As for him, he had only suffered a bit. Instead of using Heavenly Dao energy to heal, he had chosen to flee. It could be seen just how cautious he was.
An unfathomably powerful assassin was extremely cautious, making it so others couldn’t find any of his weaknesses.
From the moment he had attacked to the moment he had fled, he hadn’t admitted whether or not he was the number one expert of the Heavenly Province. He was clearly intentionally putting pressure on Long Chen.
However, Long Chen could basically confirm that this person was the number one expert of the Heavenly Province. That was a kind of intuition between experts. However, Long Chen was unable to confirm just what level of Heavenly Fate he was. That was because he had never used his Heavenly Fate energy.
Let alone the power of the Heavenly Fate, he hadn’t even revealed his high level assassination arts.
But Long Chen wasn’t sure whether this so-called ‘weakness’ had been caught by him or by that person.
In short, this was an extremely terrifying fellow. When he left, Long Chen looked up into the sky, his expression suddenly changing.
Hu!
Long Chen shot into the sky like a shooting star.
At some unknown point, that huge whirlpool had begun to shrink. Once it closed, Long Chen wouldn’t even have a place to cry.
When Long Chen had fought with that mysterious expert, the whirlpool had already begun to shrink. However, Long Chen had been fighting with his full strength and hadn’t noticed the change.
At this time, all of the junior generation’s experts had already entered the whirlpool. Only Long Chen remained.
Hu!
The Kun Peng wings on Long Chen’s back flapped, and he shot toward the whirlpool like a bolt of lightning. At this time, the whirlpool was only a few thousand meters wide and was about to close. But Long Chen’s speed was fast enough. The instant the whirlpool disappeared, he disappeared.
Buzz!
When he got close to the whirlpool, a powerful suction force pulled him into the spatial channel. At that moment, he saw an endless sea of stars.
Starlight shot past Long Chen. It was like he had entered a space-time tunnel. At the same time, a terrifying pressure came from all directions.
“Damn it…”
Within the spacetime tunnel, Long Chen’s body was being suppressed, and his bones were creaking. Blood was flowing out of his eyes, nose, and mouth.
He immediately thought of that Heavenly Mansion assassin. He even suspected that this assassin knew the secret of this channel and was intentionally stalling for time so that he could endure this terrifying power.
“Bastard!”
Long Chen roared furiously. Terrifying spatial energy caused his body to almost explode. Veins bulged on his forehead, and his expression became sinister. He felt like he was about to be crushed to death.
He had schemed, but in the end, he had still been schemed against by that fellow. Long Chen was infuriated. If all of this had been schemed against by that fellow, then that fellow was too terrifying.
In this battle, that assassin from the Sky Mansion might not even have used half his power. Compared to his power, he was more inclined to be crushed by his intelligence.
From the moment he had attacked, he had already set up all his traps so that he wouldn’t be defeated.
“My body is about to explode…”
Long Chen roared furiously. Under that terrifying pressure, his entire body turned red, and his golden scales and star runes lit up. He didn’t even need to summon his violet, dragon, and rainbow-colored supreme blood to protect himself.
Obviously, Long Chen was already on the verge of death. His body instinctively released its greatest strength to resist.
BOOM!
Just as Long Chen was about to reach his limit, the spatial tunnel exploded, and that terrifying pressure disappeared.
Space-time tunnels exploded, and space-time fragments flew everywhere. Long Chen shot out like a shooting star, entering a completely new world.
BOOM!
Long Chen smashed into a mountain. That mountain trembled, and dust flew everywhere, revealing a cliff.
As for Long Chen, he smashed into the cliff. The cliff was covered in blood-colored rocks, and while the rocks were fine, Long Chen vomited blood.
That cliff was incomparably hard. Long Chen’s internal organs were shaken, and he saw stars. He was shocked. How was this cliff so hard?
“ROAR!”
Long Chen was still spinning when a heaven-shaking roar rang out. He saw a huge black ape.
That was a Magical Beast. Its body wasn’t large, only thirty meters tall. But its aura was so powerful that Long Chen’s scalp turned numb.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The black ape’s eyes were filled with brutal killing intent as it charged at Long Chen. Its huge foot landed on the air, emitting an ear-piercing sound.
“Fuck, why are we so unlucky?”
Long Chen almost coughed up blood. He had only just entered this world, but he had already been heavily injured. Not only had he been injured, but he had also encountered a saint rank black ape.
That black ape’s qi and blood contained a primal aura. It was clearly an extremely ancient species. Even with Long Chen’s vast knowledge, he was unable to recognize it.
But its terrifying qi and blood was countless times stronger than ordinary Saints. At this time, Long Chen had almost exploded in the space-time tunnel. He didn’t dare to fight it.
Let alone the fact that Long Chen was heavily injured right now, even in his peak state, he wouldn’t dare to fight against such a saint rank savage beast.
Hu!
The Kun Peng wings on Long Chen’s back trembled, and he shot forward like a shooting star.
BOOM!
Long Chen had only just fled when the ape crashed into the cliff. The cliff didn’t even budge, but it exploded.
The cliff exploded, and endless divine light shot out. Seeing that divine light, Long Chen’s eyes almost popped out.
“This is a saint grade immortal gold ore!”
No wonder this cliff was so sturdy. This was a sacred grade immortal gold mine. Although Long Chen didn’t know what kind of immortal gold it was, he could sense its aura. This was a priceless treasure!
Buzz!
At this moment, the black ape opened its mouth, and the world suddenly darkened. A blood-red ball of light appeared from its mouth.
The instant that sphere was pointed at Long Chen, he was horrified to find that he was unable to move. The entire world had frozen.
That black ape was too powerful. It was able to control space, making Long Chen a living target.
BOOM!
The black ape’s sphere shot toward Long Chen like a shooting star. At this time, there was no way for him to dodge.
But to have Long Chen receive the divine abilities of a saint rank savage beast was no different from suicide.
Long Chen was prepared to summon the Gankun Cauldron to block it. The Gankun Cauldron would be able to block physical attacks, but in the face of divine abilities, its effect would be greatly reduced. Long Chen didn’t have the slightest assurance in being able to block it.
Buzz!
Suddenly, Lei Ling’er charged out of the primal chaos space. Forming hand seals, lightning formed a sea of lightning.
“Big brother Long Chen, leave it to me!”
After Lei Ling’er finished speaking, Long Chen’s body suddenly changed directions. He was standing where Lei Ling’er had been, while Lei Ling’er was standing where he had been. The two of them instantly switched positions.
“Lei Ling’er!”
Long Chen let out a startled cry.
BOOM!
With an explosive sound, Lei Ling’er’s body was blown to smithereens. Even someone as powerful as Lei Ling’er was unable to endure a single blow from a saint rank savage beast.
“Big brother Long Chen, don’t be afraid. I won’t die!”
The lightning once more gathered together, and Lei Ling’er once more appeared. It went without saying that Lei Ling’er was too powerful. Even after enduring such a terrifying attack, she was still completely fine.
“Big brother Long Chen, let’s run!”
At this time, Huo Ling’er also appeared. She and Lei Ling’er stood in front of Long Chen, looking nervously at the black ape.
“We can’t escape. He’s already locked onto me. All we can do now is kill it!”
Long Chen clenched his teeth, a ruthless light appearing in his eyes.
BOOM!
Lei Ling’er held the Sword of Lightning in her hand and slashed at the giant black ape. A heaven-shaking explosion erupted, and the giant black ape was forced back by Lei Ling’er.
The Sword of Lightning in Lei Ling’er’s hand was condensed from the essence of her entire body’s energy. The berserk blade had long since been unable to keep up with her requirements.
Lei Ling’er’s power was terrifying. Even when facing a berserk Saint rank beast, she was still able to fight it head-on.
It was different from the previous fight with the Fated Kin. Fighting against a huge beast was a true battle between two powerful experts, and there was no awkward situation where one couldn’t use their full strength.
Long Chen hid behind a mountain, quietly watching Lei Ling’er fight the black ape, studying its power.
“It’s clearly a Magical Beast. How could it possess such terrifying power?” Long Chen was shocked.
This was Lei Ling’er’s seventh battle with the black ape. She and Huo Ling’er took turns fighting the black ape, giving Long Chen a chance to heal.
However, Huo Ling’er’s strength was slightly inferior to Lei Ling’er’s. However, the black giant ape was clearly suppressed by the flames, allowing Huo Ling’er to gain quite a bit of advantage.
Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er took turns fighting the black ape. Every incense stick’s worth of time, they would switch shifts. The black ape could also tell that Long Chen was playing tricks. It tried to kill Long Chen several times, but with Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er blocking it, it was unable to injure Long Chen in the slightest.
In the end, it had no choice but to fight against Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er. Eight hours had passed, but the black ape’s aura hadn’t weakened in the slightest.
The black ape was nothing more than a demonized beast. It was the lowest level existence in the Immortal World, but here it had grown to such a terrifying level.
Fortunately, it was powerful, but its intelligence was extremely low. That was also why Long Chen hadn’t retreated. Instead, he had chosen to fight it.
This was an unknown world, and he didn’t know just how many dangers were waiting for him outside. If he ran around, he might end up provoking even more troublesome beasts.
If he killed this Magical Beast first, he would have a place to stay. That would be temporarily safe.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
At this time, Huo Ling’er stepped onto the stage, and Lei Ling’er retreated. Endless flames soared, and sacred chanting filled the air. Huo Ling’er’s full power erupted as soon as she attacked, and she was locked in a fierce battle with the black ape.
What comforted Long Chen was that whether it was Lei Ling’er or Huo Ling’er, they both had the power to fight against a Saint. Otherwise, he would be in danger today. Facing this black ape, he didn’t even have the courage to fight.
But what puzzled Long Chen was that although the black ape was fighting against Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er, its killing intent was still locked onto him. Long Chen didn’t know how it had done this.
According to reason, no matter how powerful this Magical Beast was, its intelligence was limited, and it shouldn’t have been able to lock onto someone’s mind or soul. But here, Long Chen had encountered one.
“Could it be a bloodline lock? It sensed the dragon blood in my body?” Long Chen suddenly thought of a possibility.
Thinking of that, Long Chen’s heart shook. If that really was the case, then it would be troublesome. A dragon was the leader of a hundred scales, the ruler of all beasts. When a dragon was powerful, all beasts would submit to it.
But when a dragon was weak, they would be viewed as walking spiritual pills. That was especially true for Magical Beasts and sea demons. Swallowing a single drop of a true dragon’s essence blood could cause them to mutate and become an unknown species.
In this world, there were countless species related to the dragon race, but only half of the species that were truly born from the dragon race.
As for the other half, after devouring the dragon race’s essence blood, they had mutated, forming a new species. Other things aside, just the Earth Dragons were basically mutated from devouring the dragon race’s essence blood.
If Long Chen’s calculations were correct, then the reason the black ape had been able to lock onto him was because of a kind of thirst in its bloodline. It wanted to devour dragon blood to mutate.
Thinking of that, Long Chen broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he hadn’t run around when he had been attacked, or he would have become a firefly in the night. Who knew just how many terrifying Magical Beasts would attack him? At that time, he really would be doomed.
Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er took turns fighting the black ape, causing a huge disturbance. However, there were no terrifying Magical Beasts around them. This was clearly its territory, and other Magical Beasts didn’t dare to approach it.
These Saint rank Magical Beasts had lived for countless years and were extremely familiar with their surroundings. They wouldn’t easily step into other people’s territory.
If you stepped into someone else’s territory, it would mean a declaration of war. Magical Beasts were extremely violent, and once a battle broke out, it would be a life and death battle. There were very few Magical Beasts that would flee after being defeated. Most Magical Beasts would die in battle.
That was also why people gave Magical Beasts the label of having low intelligence. That was because they really weren’t smart. A certain thing wouldn’t change.
So as long as Long Chen didn’t leave the black ape’s territory, he was temporarily safe. A day and night passed. As Huo Ling’er and Lei Ling’er fought, the black ape’s aura finally began to decline.
As for Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er, they took turns resting in the primal chaos space. Even after such a long time, they still maintained their powerful combat strength.
The black ape’s aura had dropped, but it didn’t feel any fear. Instead, it became even more berserk and roared. This was a Magical Beast’s characteristic. Once it sensed danger, it would become even more furious, and its attacks would become even sharper.
When it sensed that its life was in danger, it would enter a berserk state. In fact, it would overdraft its bloodline power and die with its opponent.
When the black ape became irritated, Long Chen finally attacked. He had long since recovered to his peak state. The instant he appeared, the black ape roared and charged at him, no longer bothering with Huo Ling’er and Lei Ling’er.
BOOM!
Long Chen punched out. The sea of stars behind him revolved, and his divine ring surged. This punch contained all of his power, and as a result, the black ape’s fist smashed into him. Long Chen was sent flying, almost vomiting blood.
This was the first time Long Chen had gone all-out against a Saint. As a result, he immediately felt the difference between them was immense.
In terms of absolute power, he was already inferior to Huo Ling’er and Lei Ling’er. He couldn’t even receive a single punch from the giant black ape.
“ROAR!”
The black ape roared and charged at Long Chen. At this time, Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er were doing their best to block. The lightning and flame net interweaved in front of it, but the black ape continued to charge forward. It was just as Long Chen had expected. As soon as it appeared, it only had one enemy in its eyes.
This once more proved Long Chen’s guess. Magical Beasts were completely driven by instinct. Their instinct was to devour Long Chen’s dragon blood. Once Long Chen stood out, they only had eyes for him.
Ka ka ka…
The net of lightning and fire that Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er had interwove with each other began to emit cracking sounds as it was held up by the giant black ape. There were actually signs of it breaking. Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er’s expressions changed. The power of this giant black ape had become even stronger. It was about to go berserk!
Once the black ape went berserk, its power would increase explosively. At that time, they probably wouldn’t be able to handle it.
Hu!
Just at this moment, Long Chen flicked his finger, and a golden divine light shot out, entering the black ape’s mouth.
The instant the golden light entered the black ape’s mouth, its body trembled. A strange mark appeared on its forehead, and Long Chen slapped it.
“Subdue!”
Rumble…
When Long Chen’s hand pressed down on the black ape’s head, it seemed to go crazy. Its black fur turned a dark red, and its aura multiplied. Its berserk power caused an earthquake.
The black ape’s eyes were scarlet, and it looked like it had gone insane. It crazily shook its head, its two hands randomly striking out. It had already entered a berserk state.
Long Chen placed his hand on its head, and the power of his dragon blood erupted. He was doing his best to plant a slave mark.
Long Chen’s medicinal pill was a Soul Calming Pill. It was the most common pill to subdue a housepet.
Long Chen had prepared countless medicinal pills for them. There were healing pills, detoxifying pills, breaking barriers, controlling spirits, and even all kinds of poison pills.
Of course, Long Chen had also prepared some. This Soul Suppressing Pill was used to seal a housepet’s soul, making it easier to plant a slave seal.
This Spirit Pill was refined from the Dry Kun Cauldron. Although it wasn’t a peak grade pill, it was still a peak grade Golden Core. Even a Saint rank Magical Beast would be affected.
That was especially true when the beast’s power began to drop. The impact was even greater. Long Chen took advantage of this opportunity to use his dragon blood to plant a slave imprint on the black ape.
But Long Chen saw that the black ape had already entered a berserk state. If this continued, it would die from overdrafting its energy. Even if it wasn’t, it would be crippled and unable to become a housepet.
This place was fraught with danger. Having a Saint rank Magical Beast as a companion was equivalent to having another life-saving opportunity. Long Chen was doing his best to plant a slave mark.
“ROAR!”
But the black ape refused to submit. That shocked and infuriated Long Chen. If he used dragon blood to plant a slave mark, then logically speaking, most Magical Beasts would submit. After all, that was true dragon essence blood. Submitting to the dragon race wasn’t something embarrassing.
“No, I can’t use the Dragonblood Seal. If this continues, it’ll be finished.” Long Chen’s expression changed.
But if he didn’t use dragon blood and instead used his Spiritual Strength to form a slave mark, that would be extremely taxing on Long Chen. Furthermore, he had to use his Spiritual Strength to lock the black ape in place at all times to prevent it from suddenly devouring its master. That would greatly affect Long Chen’s own combat strength. Then the value of this housepet wouldn’t be high.
“In exchange for the Purple Blood and Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood Test.”
Buzz!
Violet qi soared out of Long Chen’s back, and the golden mark on his hand turned violet. A scene he hadn’t expected occurred. The violet blood energy erupted, and the berserk black ape instantly calmed down.
It no longer struggled. Its body was still trembling, but it no longer randomly attacked. The violet mark in Long Chen’s hand slowly seeped into its head and into its bloodline.
“Wu ~ ~ ~”
When Long Chen’s violet mark completely entered its body, it became docile and lay on the ground.
Long Chen was both surprised and delighted. He hadn’t expected his violet blood to be able to plant a slave mark so easily. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn’t have wasted so much energy.
At this time, Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er had also withdrawn their power. They quietly watched this Magical Beast that had fought with them for an entire day and night. Its previous berserk nature had already disappeared, and now it was extremely docile.
However, at this time, it was no longer as imposing as it had been in the past. Its shiny fur had almost been burnt to a crisp by Huo Ling’er.
There were hundreds of wounds on its body, and blood was still flowing out of them. Lightning runes were circulating within the wounds, preventing them from healing. That was Lei Ling’er’s work.
It had to be said that this black giant ape was too strong. Even Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er’s full power attacks weren’t able to cause any fatal damage to it.
Long Chen had Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er take back the black ape’s thunderforce and flame energy. Then he fed it some medicinal pills to help it quickly recover.
However, this black ape had entered a berserk state and had consumed a great deal of energy. It wouldn’t be able to completely recover in a day or two.
Long Chen stayed where he was, letting Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er have a good rest. After all, they had already exhausted themselves after fighting so many battles.
Unfortunately, Long Chen was using his bloodline to condense a slave mark, not his Spiritual Strength. That way, he wouldn’t be able to learn the black ape’s memories.
Long Chen continuously fed the black ape medicine and even fed it a Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill. Three days later, it had recovered by seventy to eighty percent.
At this time, Long Chen had already collected all the immortal gold ores. In fact, he had even found a few medicinal ingredients that had already gone extinct in the outside world. After confirming he hadn’t missed anything, Long Chen stood on the black ape’s shoulder and began to explore his surroundings.
Although he had the black ape as a housepet, Long Chen didn’t dare to be the slightest bit careless. That was because just now, the black ape had suddenly stopped moving, pointing forward with a terrified expression.
Long Chen immediately understood that this was the territory of a terrifying Magical Beast. It didn’t dare to go over, and from its terrified expression, he knew it wasn’t a match for its master.
Helpless, Long Chen could only switch paths. The black ape’s speed was also extremely fast, and when it went all-out, it wasn’t much slower than Long Chen. However, it was extremely bumpy standing on its shoulder.
This was an unfamiliar world. Long Chen could only allow the black ape to run around. He needed to understand his surroundings first.
Long Chen’s greatest hope was to run into the lifeforms that had given him the Immortal Gold. If he could become friends with them, he would be able to quickly understand this world.
Suddenly, the black ape’s speed slowed down, and its gaze became cautious. It let out a low growl, and all its fur began to stand on end.
“ROAR!”
Just at this moment, a furious roar rang out from the distance. That roar was exactly the same as its roar. Following that, another huge black ape charged out.
“ROAR!”
The black ape also roared, and its qi and blood erupted.
“Fuck, did you bring me here to get revenge for you?” Long Chen was dumbfounded. These two black apes were old enemies. They had actually brought him to their territory.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out as the two huge black apes collided. Their huge fists swung around, and a berserk power caused the surrounding mountains to explode. Waves of qi soared into the sky.
“What a scammer!”
Long Chen cursed, but the two black apes had already begun fighting. Furthermore, it was obvious that Long Chen’s black apes hadn’t fully recovered yet. As soon as they attacked, they were at a disadvantage.
“Come out and fight!”
Long Chen had no choice but to immediately summon Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er. At the same time, he also summoned his Seven Star Battle Armor. Four against one. This way, he had the absolute advantage.
Pu!
Lei Ling’er grasped her lightning sword and found an opportunity. She stabbed her sword into the black giant ape’s eye. The black giant ape immediately fell to the ground, motionless.
Hu!
Long Chen hastily rushed over to the black ape. Forming hand seals, he sent out his Spiritual Strength.
“Soulsearch!”
Hu!
Long Chen let out a long breath, and the black ape finally collapsed.
“Damn, what a muddled head!”
Long Chen wiped the sweat off his forehead and cursed.
Long Chen searched through the black ape’s memories and found that they were extremely chaotic. They were all bloody scenes of battle, as well as some of its growth and breakthroughs.
“Magical Beasts really are Magical Beasts. Their intelligence is too low. There are only so many things they can remember.” Long Chen was speechless. He had spent so much effort to search his soul, but he hadn’t found anything useful.
Magical Beasts’ memories were limited, and there were only so many images left in their heads. In his memories, Long Chen saw the scene of the black ape he had subdued.
According to its memories, they should be brothers born from a mother. But once they reached adulthood, they would be driven away to live alone.
But Magical Beasts didn’t have emotions. Their mother had given birth to them purely out of instinct. As brothers, they had fought to the death several times over territories. There was no emotion between them, only hatred.
This soulsearch wasn’t a complete waste of energy. At the very least, Long Chen knew where it was.
“Go!”
Riding on the black ape, Long Chen flew in a certain direction. Very quickly, an immortal pool appeared in front of him. Immortal qi filled the pool, and a small island could be vaguely seen within. It was like a paradise on earth.
Seeing that immortal pool, the black ape excitedly cried out. So that was the reason why they had turned against each other.
Back then, they had left their mother and found this place. They had found an immortal pool here, and cultivating here would make them even stronger.
Although Magical Beasts didn’t have high intelligence, their ability to search for heavenly resources was extremely great. The territories that powerful Magical Beasts occupied were all precious lands. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have stayed in one place for so many years. As soon as someone approached, they would go all-out.
The huge ape that Long Chen had subdued was unable to compete with its brothers, so it had no choice but to find another place. It found a vein of ore and relied on its spiritual qi to assist in its cultivation.
However, its vein of ore was clearly inferior to its brother’s immortal pool. So for countless years, it had always wanted to fight over this immortal pool, but it was unable to defeat its brother. Now that it had come here again, it immediately became excited.
“What a dense medicinal fragrance.” Long Chen’s heart pounded.
Long Chen slowly approached the immortal pond. It wasn’t very large, but there were hundreds of small islands within a thousand miles.
As the black ape approached the immortal pond, it began to lay down beside it and drink the water. It seemed the water here was very attractive to it.
Long Chen didn’t bother with the black ape. He allowed it to drink as much water as it wanted while he went to a small island. He was shocked to find that there were countless medicinal ingredients growing on the island.
“Is this the legendary Jade Bone Violetheart Bamboo?”
When Long Chen saw that this root was as thick as a thumb, three feet tall, and completely jade-like, with a violet line of bamboo at its core, his eyes almost popped out.
Jade Bone Violetheart Bamboo was a precious ingredient in the Nirvana Star’s pill formula. Long Chen had never heard of it, let alone seen it. But when he saw it, he couldn’t help but call out its name.
That bamboo leaf was dark green, and it was covered in translucent dewdrops. A burst of bamboo fragrance blew over, causing people’s spirits to rise.
“This is a soul nourishing medicinal ingredient. It’s practically a priceless treasure.” Long Chen’s heart pounded. Although he still didn’t know the effect of this Jade Bone Violetheart Bamboo, he had a general idea.
Long Chen took out a spatula and carefully dug out a Jade Bone Violetheart Bamboo, placing it into the primal chaos space.
When the Jade Bone Violetheart Bamboo entered the primal chaos space, it immediately took root, and its roots rapidly spread.
Long Chen had only just thrown the black ape’s corpse into the black soil when he released his life energy. The Jade Bone Violetheart Bamboo rapidly grew. Although it didn’t grow any taller, the violet lines within it grew darker.
At the same time, its roots began to spread out in all directions. One bamboo shoot after another broke out of the ground. The newly grown bamboo shoots were all as thick as an arm. Very quickly, bamboo shoots began to appear. In just a few breaths, a small bamboo forest had appeared.
Furthermore, with the formation of the bamboo forest, more bamboo shoots appeared. Furthermore, the new bamboo shoots were even thicker than the previous ones.
Seeing this, Long Chen was incomparably excited. He continued exploring his surroundings. He quickly found several more medicinal ingredients. There were some that he couldn’t name, but with his many years of alchemy experience, he was able to accurately tell just how precious they were.
Long Chen placed the medicinal ingredients one by one into the primal chaos space. On the island, he only needed to pick one of them. He didn’t want to ruin the environment.
After searching through hundreds of islands, Long Chen had already gathered thousands of medicinal ingredients. Only then did he go to the largest island in the center of the immortal pond.
This was the largest island, and the archipelago surrounded it like stars surrounding the moon. When he got closer, he saw a huge footprint on the island.
Long Chen knew that this was what the black ape had left behind. In its memories, this was where it cultivated.
However, it only wandered around the outer perimeter of the island. There was a stone bed at the edge of the island, and that was where he lived.
Above its resting place was a cliff with a stalactite hanging from it.
Drip.
When Long Chen arrived, a drop of water fell from the stalactite and landed in a pit.
Looking into the pit, he saw that it was completely red. It looked like there were dozens of drops of blood. Long Chen sniffed it, but he couldn’t smell anything.
Stretching out a finger, he touched it and found that the liquid was as viscous as blood. It hung on his finger and didn’t scatter. At the same time, he could see two different energies circulating within the water.
These two kinds of energy, one strong and one soft, intertwined. Through his skin, Long Chen could sense strange fluctuations. It was actually able to nourish his flesh through his skin.
Long Chen was startled. Just how powerful was his physical body? This water droplet could easily pass through his skin. Fortunately, it wasn’t poisonous, or he would have already been poisoned.
“It seems that the reason that black ape far surpasses its brothers is related to this liquid.”
Long Chen placed the drop of liquid into his mouth. As soon as it entered his mouth, two different kinds of energy entered his limbs and bones. His essence, energy, and divine began to move.
“What is this? It’s practically a natural spiritual pill!”
Long Chen’s heart pounded. When he saw what was in front of him, his eyes almost popped out.
Jumping up the cliff was the peak of this small island. On the peak of the island, there were black and white divine lights circulating like two fish swimming.
And at the center of the two divine lights was a three foot tall blood-colored Lingzhi. The Lingzhi’s entire body was revolving with divine splendor, as if it were swallowing the sun and moon. A strange rhythm seemed to affect the circulation of heaven and earth.
Looking at the Blood Lingzhi, Long Chen’s mind went blank.
“Gan Kun Blood Lingzhi, Long Chen, you’ve struck gold!”
At this time, the cauldron’s voice rang out. Even it, who was in seclusion, was startled.
“Fuck, am I dreaming? Do I really have such good luck?” Long Chen was so terrified that he didn’t even dare to move. He was afraid that if he moved, his dream would wake up.
Gan Kunxu Cauldron said, “Don’t worry, it’s not a dream. This is the Gan Kun Blood Lingzhi. It’s a sacred medicine, and a top grade one at that. Its grade far surpasses the Thousand Leaves Sacred Light Snow Lotus.”
“Fuck, it’s the new year! Can I also eat dumplings?!” Long Chen almost cried from excitement.
In this life, he had been plagued with bad luck. It wasn’t easy for his luck to get better, and even Long Chen wasn’t used to it.
This Gan Kun Blood Lingzhi was one of the main ingredients for refining the Nirvana Pills. As soon as he had entered this place, he had encountered it. How could Long Chen believe it?
“This Gan Kun Blood Lingzhi possesses the power to reverse the Gan Kun. It’s one of the best sacred medicines. However, it is extremely harsh on the environment, and its growth rate is extremely slow.
The fact that it had three leaves proved that it had already grown for three hundred million years. As for the adult Gankun Blood Lingzhi, it had nine leaves and was still in its infancy.
“But that’s not a problem for you. Your primal chaos space can quickly mature it.”
Hearing this, Long Chen was delighted. He was just about to take out a spatula to start digging when the cauldron stopped him.
“If you touch it like this, it will immediately die!”
“What?!” Long Chen was so shocked that he almost lost his shovel.
“The Gan Kun Blood Lingzhi can only be collected with the power of the Gan Kun. If other powers touch it, it will lose its balance and die.
“Most of the time, when people find the Gankun Blood Lingzhi, they don’t dare to move it. Instead, they absorb its divine liquid. To countless people, the Gankun Blood Lingzhi is a priceless treasure,” said the Gankun Cauldron.
“Kunlun energy? What is that?” Long Chen panicked. He had never heard of such a thing.
“I can’t explain it to you in one or two sentences. To put it simply, it’s a combination of softness and strength.
"I possess the Kun Power, so I'll teach you a technique. In a while, you just need to use your strength, and I'll control the rest," said Gan Kun.
After saying that, more information appeared in Long Chen’s mind. He hastily focused on digesting it.
As soon as that information appeared in Long Chen’s mind, he felt all his energy ignite.
The Gankun Cauldron was talking about a method to use energy, and this method was extremely profound and difficult to understand. But Long Chen had easily learned it. He hadn’t paid it any attention. He had thought that the Gankun Cauldron was using its own energy to help him. What he didn’t know was that the Gankun Cauldron hadn’t helped him comprehend it.
Buzz!
When the cauldron gave him the technique, Long Chen’s body instantly became hot, as if lava was about to erupt.
At that moment, Long Chen’s entire body was filled with energy. That kind of energy was extremely violent, and Long Chen had never experienced this kind of energy before. This kind of energy contained a will to destroy all things. It also contained a domineering air that said those who followed him would live, and those who opposed him would die.
Buzz!
At this time, Long Chen’s body was a bit out of control. An ancient rune appeared on his right hand. That rune was one of the runes on the Gankun Cauldron. However, the rune on the cauldron had always been dim and unremarkable.
…
The instant the rune in Long Chen’s hand lit up, in the distant world, in the endless darkness, a bronze cauldron identical to the Gan Kun Cauldron trembled slightly.
However, that bronze cauldron’s aura was completely different from the Dry Kun Cauldron. It was arrogant, domineering, and cold-blooded.
Each rune on its body was like a fierce beast that thirsted for the nourishment of blood. It was like a fiend from hell, and slaughter and destruction were its true desires.
If Long Chen saw it, he would definitely cry out in shock. That was because he had sold this cauldron before. It was the Earth Cauldron.
“After millions of years of waiting, our people are finally about to appear,” said the bronze cauldron.
Its voice was just like its aura, filled with a bloodthirsty aura. Each syllable was like the prelude to a slaughter. Each word contained a will to destroy heaven and earth.
…
What Long Chen didn’t know was that just as he was condensing that mysterious rune, he was sensed by another bronze cauldron.
A mysterious rune lit up on his palm, and all his energy was ignited by it. Long Chen’s heart pounded. This rune could ignite all his energy. That was something he had never dared to imagine.
It had to be known that amongst all his ultimate moves, there was not a single one that could cause him to explode.
Whether it was the power of the stars, the power of the dragon blood, the power of the violet blood, the power of the seven-colored supreme blood, the power of the flame, or the power of thunderbolts, he needed several exchanges to release them.
Taking the power of dragon blood as an example, even if Long Xiaotian, Divine Dragon Tail, and Cloud Dragon Claw were all used, they still might not be able to completely exhaust his dragon energy.
Long Chen’s strength was known for its endurance, but that also had a fatal weakness. That was that all of Long Chen’s ultimate moves were lacking in power.
Up until now, Long Chen’s strongest move had been the nine forms of Split the Heavens. Only the nine forms of Split the Heavens could exhaust all his star energy in one go.
But that was on the premise that Long Chen had a divine weapon that could endure all his power. Up until now, there hadn’t been a single divine weapon that could endure all his star energy. Not even an ordinary Saint Weapon could.
But when this rune appeared in Long Chen’s hand, he was shocked to find that this rune ignored the boundary between energy and power. It could merge with all his energy, including his own star energy.
This also meant that all of Long Chen’s energy could be released through this rune. At that moment, Long Chen almost let out a startled cry. If all his energy was released at the same time, then the power…
“Concentrate. Don’t be distracted.”
Just at this moment, the cauldron’s solemn voice rang out, interrupting Long Chen’s chaotic thoughts. Only then did he hastily stabilize his mind and focus on the rune in his hand.
Buzz!
Suddenly, a rune lit up on the cauldron. When that rune lit up, the rune in Long Chen’s hand was summoned. The two energies immediately merged, forming a strange resonance.
“This is… the power of the earth.”
When the two energies merged, Long Chen’s heart pounded. In that instant, he understood everything.
Although the method taught to him by the cauldron was extremely simple, the rune he condensed could condense all his energy.
This was a typical Grand Dao simplification. The more profound a law was, the simpler it was. Long Chen’s rune had merged with the cauldron’s rune, forming a cycle of endless energy. Long Chen wasn’t an idiot, so how could he not understand?
Long Chen had always called the bronze cauldron the Dry Kun Cauldron. In truth, he knew that it was the Earth Cauldron.
Lord Kun was feminine, while the god was masculine. The rune Long Chen had condensed activated all his yang energy.
This kind of mobilization was indiscriminate. Whether it was Long Chen’s bloodline energy, the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art’s star energy, or even Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er’s core energy, they were all pure yang energy.
This rune could contain all of Long Chen’s power. If he could use it and release it, this kind of power could even kill a Saint. At that moment, Long Chen saw a new world.
However, the runes in Long Chen’s hand weren’t under his control. It was like a mysterious energy was communicating with it.
Long Chen thought that this was the Gan Kun Cauldron’s control, so he didn’t take it to heart. But what he didn’t know was that another kind of energy was quietly awakening within him.
Buzz!
When Long Chen’s yang energy merged with the Gankun Cauldron’s yin energy, it formed a powerful spatial barrier.
That spatial barrier wrapped around the blood-colored lingzhi, and the instant it did, Long Chen’s body shook. He felt a resonance with it.
“No wonder it’s called the Gan Kun Blood Lingzhi. It’s practically a supreme treasure. Just by using it, you’ll be able to comprehend its power.” Long Chen was both surprised and delighted.
Endless runes revolved around the Gan Kun Blood Lingzhi. Yin and Yang, soft and firm. That was the embodiment of a great Dao. If he could comprehend its profundities, that would be amazing.
This kind of profundity was incomparably important to cultivation, alchemy, and forging.
Buzz!
Under the control of the cauldron, the Gan Kun Blood Lingzhi slowly rose into the air. Then a shocking scene occurred. The Gan Kun Blood Lingzhi was only three feet tall, but its roots were thousands of miles long.
Furthermore, there were countless roots that were even thinner than hair on those two roots. Long Chen couldn’t help but rejoice inside. Fortunately, he had the Heaven Earth Cauldron, or if he had used a shovel to dig them out, the Heaven Earth Blood Lingzhi would have been destroyed in his hands.
Only by using the Heaven Earth Firmament’s energy would he be able to bring it out completely. Long Chen carefully placed it into the primal chaos space.
Once the Gan Kun Blood Lingzhi left its original location, its blood began to rapidly fade. Long Chen jumped in fright, thinking that something had gone wrong.
“There’s no need to be afraid. This Gankun Blood Lingzhi is still in its infancy. Once it leaves its original spiritual land, it will die in just a few breaths. However, we have enough time.”
Although just a few breaths were enough, Long Chen didn’t dare to be negligent. He hastily found an empty space in the primal chaos space and dug a deep hole, carefully planting the Gan Kun Blood Lingzhi.
After the Gan Kun Blood Lingzhi was nourished by the soil, the lost blood color quickly recovered. The qi of Gan Kun that was about to dissipate once more appeared. Furthermore, that qi was even denser than before. Obviously, this place was more suitable for its growth.
Only then did Long Chen let out a long sigh of relief. At the same time, he realized that at some unknown time, his back had already been drenched in sweat.
“Is there a need to be so nervous?” asked Gan Kun.
Long Chen bitterly smiled. “Senior, you don’t know this, but ever since I entered the cultivation world, I’ve always been plagued by bad luck.
“If you want to fight for something with your strength, I’m never afraid. But if you want to fight for it with your luck, I really am powerless.”
Long Chen was filled with emotion. His path had been full of trouble and misfortune. But now that he had arrived in the Immortal World, there was already quite a bit of improvement. He didn’t know if it was because of his status as a Saint King.
In the past, if Long Chen had wanted to obtain such a treasure, he would have either gone to snatch it or buy it. He wouldn’t have been able to find it.
So even with the assistance of the Gankun Cauldron, he was still a bit nervous when he collected the Gankun Blood Lingzhi. He was afraid that the heavens would intentionally make things difficult for him and make him fail at the critical moment. He had no choice but to be afraid of bad luck.
“In truth, having bad luck isn’t necessarily a bad thing. At the very least, it raised your confidence.
If a person had the mentality of relying on luck and placing their life and future on luck, they wouldn’t be able to walk far.
The sky was no longer the original sky. Whatever it gave you could be taken away at any time, especially with luck. Taking it back was as easy as breathing.
“Only power truly belongs to you. Even the heavens can’t take it away. So, whether or not you get lucky in the future, don’t ever believe in luck.”
Long Chen nodded. He had long since experienced what the Heaven Earth Cauldron had said. Although he always complained about his bad luck, he had a faint feeling that this really wasn’t a bad thing.
It was unknown how many of those people who thought they were the Chosen of the heavens had died to him. If they hadn’t been so blindly confident, perhaps they wouldn’t have died. Trusting in luck was purely playing with their own lives.
In any case, after all these years, he had already gotten used to it. If he couldn’t obtain something, he would buy it. If he couldn’t buy something, he would con it. If he couldn’t con it, he would snatch it. As long as he was strong enough, luck didn’t seem that important.
Just like how he had found the Jade Bone Violetheart Bamboo and Gankun Blood Lingzhi. If he hadn’t been strong enough to plant a slave seal on the black ape, he wouldn’t have been able to come here.
Even if they came here, if they didn’t have absolute strength, then they could only look on enviously or be killed by the giant black ape. So although obtaining the Gan Kun Blood Lingzhi seemed like luck, it was actually a manifestation of absolute strength.
The Gankun Blood Lingzhi was taken away, leaving behind a hole. There was still some Gankun qi coming out of the hole. Long Chen couldn’t help but look down.
Long Chen saw that there was a spiritual spring at the bottom of this hole. There were two springs inside.
“That’s the Dry Kun Spirit Spring. It’s extremely rare, and it’s because of it that the Dry Kun Blood Lingzhi was born.”
Long Chen couldn’t help but sigh. The world was huge, and there were all kinds of strange things. He had wanted to take some of the spiritual spring water to study, but he was stopped by the cauldron.
“This spirit spring cannot be touched. Once touched, the balance will be broken, and the spirit spring will instantly dry up, never to appear again.
“Once you obtain a supreme treasure, you must not do anything to exterminate it. Otherwise, if you are infected by karma, you will suffer a loss of virtue. Although the calamity has yet to arrive, the blessing has already left,” said Gan Kun.
Long Chen nodded. Originally, he had just been curious. He wasn’t an insatiable person. After looking around and picking a few more spiritual medicines, he brought the black ape out of the immortal pond.
Long Chen flew in a certain direction for several hours. Suddenly, the black ape became vigilant. Long Chen knew that this was the territory of another terrifying Magical Beast. He stealthily crept forward.
In order to not expose the black ape, Long Chen had not only given it a Hidden Breath Pill, but he had also given it some medicinal powder. That way, it wouldn’t be sensed by other Magical Beasts.
The reason Long Chen had done this was to launch a sneak attack on those Magical Beasts. After all, this place was full of Magical Beasts. If he had to take a detour every time he encountered one, he didn’t know how long it would take for him to leave.
That black ape had a powerful sense of smell and perception. Furthermore, the Magical Beasts here would leave behind their own dung and scent to warn the other Magical Beasts. So once they arrived in their territory, the black ape would immediately send Long Chen a signal.
Although Long Chen was unable to directly communicate with the black ape, he could tell from its spiritual fluctuations just how strong the Magical Beasts here were.
If a Magical Beast was weaker, the black ape’s spiritual fluctuations would be violent. But if it was stronger, it would be more cautious.
If it was stronger than it, it would become nervous. If it was much stronger than it, it would reveal fear. But now that it had come here, it had become a bit more cautious. That meant there was a Magical Beast here with the same strength as it.
Since they were similar Magical Beasts, Long Chen had nothing to be afraid of. The black ape led the way, while Long Chen followed behind. If the black ape was attacked, he, Huo Ling’er, and Lei Ling’er would be able to launch a sneak attack.
At the same time, the Kun energy rune appeared in Long Chen’s mind. If he had a chance, he would try using it.
But when he was secretly circulating that energy, Long Chen was shocked to find that he had forgotten that feeling.
“Senior, have you taken back those memories?” asked Long Chen.
“No.”
The cauldron’s reply was extremely straightforward, as if it had long since known Long Chen would ask this.
“But… how did I forget to use it? Do I need your help to use it?” asked Long Chen.
“No need.”
Gan Kunxu Cauldron’s reply was still simple.
“Then what’s going on?” Long Chen couldn’t bear it any longer.
This time, the cauldron didn’t say anything. Long Chen waited for a long time, but it still didn’t reply. It was like it had fallen asleep.
“What’s going on?” Long Chen was dumbfounded.
Previously, when the cauldron had taught him how to use the power of the earth to condense runes, Long Chen had felt it to be so simple.
But now, when he wanted to use his Kun energy, he didn’t have the slightest clue. That was something he had never seen before.
“Senior, senior…”
Long Chen knew that the cauldron didn’t want to tell him, but it was unable to accept that.
“That’s the Earth Talisman. It can only be condensed in a Yang-attribute state. That’s all I can say.” The cauldron once more fell silent. No matter how Long Chen called it, it didn’t reply.
Long Chen wanted to continue asking, just what was going on? Was it that he had just been in a state of extreme yang, and now he wasn’t?
Just at this moment, the scent of blood filled the air. Long Chen jumped in fright and hastily stopped, not daring to split his attention to communicate with the cauldron.
“The aura of a saint’s essence blood? What’s going on? Did a huge battle just occur here?” Long Chen’s heart pounded. But looking at his surroundings, there were no signs of battle.
This time, Long Chen had the black ape behind him while he went forward alone. He quickly arrived at a stone wasteland.
At the core of the wasteland, Long Chen saw a flat piece of rock. On the rock, he saw a huge wolf with fur like a hedgehog.
That huge wolf was dozens of meters long, and it was several times larger than the black ape. The pressure of a Saint was shocking, but it didn’t move at all. It was unable to sense any spiritual aura.
“Dead?”
Long Chen was startled. This huge wolf was already dead. He didn’t dare to act rashly. He waited for a long time and focused his senses. When he still didn’t sense any danger, he crawled out of the bushes and had the black ape closely follow behind him, ready to fight at any moment.
When Long Chen arrived in front of the black wolf, he saw that its head had already been cut open. Its crystal core had been taken away, and all its essence blood had been sucked out.
This huge wolf had actually been killed by someone. Being killed wasn’t much. After all, Long Chen also had the power to kill a Saint rank Magical Beast.
But what made Long Chen suck in a cold breath of air was that the wolf had been killed in one blow. Furthermore, there were no signs of battle around it. It was obvious that the wolf had been killed without any warning.
“Ying Tian!”
Seeing that huge wolf’s injury, a name came out of his mouth. At the same time, that ugly and icy face of Ying Tian appeared in Long Chen’s mind.
Long Chen carefully examined the wolf’s wounds. They were extremely thin, and even its bones had been cut open. The wounds on its bones were as smooth as a mirror. They had clearly been cut open by an incomparably sharp weapon. Long Chen immediately thought of that long, thin sword that looked like the tongue of a viper.
Long Chen’s expression became grave. He hadn’t expected Ying Tian to be nearby. As an assassin, his concealment arts were unrivaled. Here, he was like a tiger that had grown wings.
Even if it was a Saint-level Magical Beast, as long as he was given a chance, he would be able to kill it in one blow.
But Long Chen was different. Here, he was like a firefly in the night. Even though he had already used medicinal pills to suppress the dragon blood’s fluctuations, it was still easy for Magical Beasts to sense him.
At that moment, Long Chen felt a chill run down his spine. Fortunately, he had found the wolf corpse first. If Ying Tian had found him first, that would have been troublesome.
Long Chen looked around and saw a cave behind a pile of rubble. He carefully walked toward it. As expected, he saw footprints.
This discovery made Long Chen feel a bit more at ease. For Ying Tian to leave behind a footprint meant that he had already relaxed his guard after killing the huge wolf. In other words, he didn’t know Long Chen was nearby.
Entering the cave, Long Chen saw that there were several egg-shaped craters on the walls. There were a total of seven of them, and there was still a dense earth qi within them.
Obviously, the earth attribute treasures that had been embedded in those craters had already been taken away by Ying Tian.
Only after coming out of the cave did Long Chen put the corpse into the primal chaos space. Although the precious crystal core and sacred blood had been taken away, this corpse was still a priceless treasure to him.
“Ying Tian isn’t far from here. From the bloodstains on his corpse, he should have been killed four hours ago. If he finds out about the black ape, I’ll be in trouble.
“While he still hasn’t noticed me, I can scheme against him!” A sinister smile appeared on Long Chen’s face, and he stealthily left with the black ape.
“Seal!”
Violet qi coiled around Long Chen’s body, forming a violet rune that landed on his forehead.
“Success! Thank you senior!”
Long Chen was incomparably excited. The sealing method taught to him by the cauldron was both simple and practical.
“This is a Pill Dao seal, not a bloodline seal. It doesn’t have long-term effects. It needs to be sealed once every three days.
“Furthermore, you can’t use the slightest bit of bloodline power, or the seal will immediately break.”
Long Chen asked the Gankun Cauldron about sealing arts, and it taught him the medicinal pill sealing arts. This seal was also effective against his bloodline, but it wasn’t as effective as Xia Chen’s own sealing runes.
But that was enough for Long Chen. All he needed to do was seal the violet blood. That way, Ying Tian wouldn’t be able to sense his aura, and they would be on the same starting line.
After taking care of the violet blood, Long Chen swallowed a few medicinal pills and completely concealed his aura. Even his spiritual fluctuations were stagnant.
Once his spiritual fluctuations stopped, his reaction speed would be dozens of times slower than normal. That was extremely dangerous, but he had long since made his preparations.
“ROAR!”
Suddenly, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out in the distance. Long Chen carefully advanced until he found a hidden spot and consumed another medicinal pill.
After consuming that pill, Long Chen immediately fell into a deep sleep. In his sleep, he heard a tsunami-like roar and the sound of the ground shaking.
As for Long Chen, he was half asleep. In this state, he wouldn’t pose any threat to anyone. So even the strongest assassins were unable to sense any danger from him.
Rumble…
Not far from Long Chen, a huge black ape was fighting a Burst Bear. The sound of their collision caused the entire world to shake. Sand and stones flew everywhere, and countless mountains were pierced through.
As long as Ying Tian hadn’t gone too far, he would definitely be drawn over by their voices. It could be said that in order to attract Ying Tian, Long Chen had placed himself in a dangerous situation. In order to trick Ying Tian’s senses, he was in an extremely weak state.
“ROAR!”
The black ape roared furiously, and the Burst Bear also roared crazily. Its voice was like thunder, shaking heaven and earth.
Long Chen was half-asleep and half-awake as he quietly waited. After an unknown amount of time, a strange fluctuation came from his soul. Long Chen’s eyes gradually focused.
Long Chen quickly saw a transparent figure lying on a cliff in front of him.
That was the best place to watch the battle between the giant ape and the Burst Bear. Long Chen hadn’t miscalculated. Once Ying Tian arrived, he would definitely go there to watch.
A smile gradually appeared on Long Chen’s face. Lying in the grass, he looked through the cracks in the vegetation to see the entire cliff. Only then would he not sense anything.
BOOM!
The huge ape was knocked down by the Burst Bear. The Burst Bear was clearly stronger. With the huge ape injured, the injured ape immediately entered a berserk state and began to crazily bite the Burst Bear.
The Burst Bear was also injured, and it also entered a berserk state. The two Saint rank Magical Beasts began to fight to the death. Blood and flesh flew everywhere.
The transparent figure on the cliff didn’t move. Long Chen also didn’t dare move, quietly waiting.
BOOM!
Finally, the black ape was no match for the Burst Bear and was heavily struck to the ground. Its chest had been torn open, and its internal organs had flowed out. With its heavy injuries, it was unable to maintain its berserk state. It lay on the ground, on the verge of death.
The Burst Bear roared furiously, opening its bloody maw and biting down on the black ape’s throat. The black ape wanted to struggle, but it was powerless to open the Burst Bear’s mouth.
Hu!
Just at this moment, that translucent figure disappeared. Long Chen also disappeared.
Pu!
A long, thin sword pierced through the Burst Bear’s head. This attack was quick, accurate, and vicious. A ray of Sword Qi shot out from its forehead, piercing through its head.
This attack could be said to be perfect. It was so precise that it was unbelievable. It was as if his eyes could see through the cracks in the Burst Bear’s skull. He had easily killed it.
The Burst Bear didn’t react at all. Its body stiffened and it fell to the ground.
Pu!
That transparent figure pulled the sword out of the Burst Bear’s head and walked towards the black ape.
“ROAR!”
The black ape was already on the verge of death, but it still used its last bit of energy to let out an unwilling roar.
Hu!
The transparent figure slowly raised his sword and stabbed at the ape’s forehead. Even if the ape didn’t kill it, it wouldn’t be able to live for long. It posed no threat to him.
BOOM!
The instant his sword stabbed into the black ape’s forehead, two rays of divine light shot out from its mouth. Violent lightning and flames instantly wrapped around that person.
“What?”
This sudden change startled him. Berserk lightning and flames wrapped around him, binding him like a dumpling.
Following that, astral winds howled behind him as a hand covered in stars ruthlessly slammed into his back.
BOOM!
The star hand directly pierced his back. Long Chen’s attack was unstoppable.
Hu!
Just as Long Chen’s palm pierced through his body, eight figures appeared in front of him. Each one of them had a bloody hole in their chest.
At that moment, Long Chen’s expression completely changed. This fatal attack had been split into eight parts by his eight clones. Then this attack wouldn’t be fatal.
“Cloud Dragon Claw!”
Long Chen roared furiously. His hand was still in his chest when it suddenly shook, and a dragon’s roar rang out.
BOOM!
With an explosive sound, the person trapped by Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er exploded, turning into a bloody mist.
Pu pu pu…
The instant that body exploded, the other eight figures all vomited blood. Those eight figures formed hand seals at the same time, and the blood mist was split between them.
“Good, Long Chen. This time you win. I’ll remember you.”
Those eight figures shouted at the same time, their voices filled with fury. They no longer had their usual calm.
“Remember me? That’s too early.”
Buzz!
Following Long Chen’s words, the lightning sphere merged with the flame lotus, instantly devouring the entire world. The eight figures were also enveloped.
BOOM!
Space began to collapse. Endless runes flew out, and lightning and flame runes devoured heaven and earth.
Hu!
Long Chen put away the Gan Kun Cauldron. With its protection, he dared to let Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er go all-out.
“Is he dead?”
Huo Ling’er turned into a beautiful young lady and asked.
“Three of my eight doppelgangers were destroyed, while the other five escaped.” Long Chen shook his head.
“What’s going on? His true body was clearly killed, but his clone survived?” asked Lei Ling’er.
She and Huo Ling’er had been hiding in the black giant ape’s mouth the entire time. They had even sealed themselves, using the black giant ape’s aura as cover. They had concealed themselves perfectly, allowing them to deceive Ying Tian.
Everything had gone extremely smoothly. The instant Ying Tian had killed the black ape, the two of them had attacked, and Long Chen had taken advantage of that to kill it.
Last time, when he had attacked his clone, Long Chen had found that the head wasn’t supposed to be a vital point. So this time, he had attacked the back of his head.
According to reason, Long Chen should have killed the true body. But even after the true body died, the clone was still alive.
“Perhaps he doesn’t even have a clone. Those nine are his true bodies,” said Long Chen gravely.
No matter what kind of doppelganger it was, it was split into two main and secondary doppelgangers. However, there didn’t seem to be any doppelgangers. If it was a doppelganger, then each one was a doppelganger. If it was a true body, then each one was a true body. Long Chen had never heard of such a cultivation technique.
But then thinking about how the Lifehunter race dared to challenge the Violet Blood race, it was only natural that they had such a cultivation technique.
“He really is annoying. I can’t even kill him like this!” Huo Ling’er said a bit angrily.
“Even if we can’t kill him, we’ll take half his life. Our attacks are seamless, and he doesn’t even have the qualifications to use the violet flag. After losing so many clones at once, he probably won’t dare to face us again for a while,” consoled Long Chen.
Although he didn’t understand the race’s secret arts, according to Long Chen’s deduction, Ying Tian should have been heavily injured this time. He should have fled as far as possible.
So this trap wasn’t a failure. At the very least, Long Chen was safe for now. He didn’t need to worry about being schemed against. His mood immediately brightened.
It went without saying that Yingtian was too terrifying. He had used all kinds of methods. If it had been any other expert, they would have long since died a hundred times. But he had still managed to escape.
“This fellow is extremely crafty. I wonder if he’ll fall for it again,” said Lei Ling’er.
Long Chen gently stroked Lei Ling’er’s violet hair and smiled. “Next time, we won’t need to play any tricks. We’ll use our true power to crush him.”
“Yes, use your true power to crush him!” Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er both laughed.
That was because there were countless Saint rank Magical Beasts here. As long as there were enough corpses, their strength would rapidly increase every day.
Ying Tian had been heavily injured this time, and it was unknown just how long it would take for him to recover. Time was the best thing for them, so Long Chen’s words immediately cheered them up. Their previous gloominess completely disappeared.
Long Chen tossed the two corpses into the primal chaos space. Although he had lost a Saint rank Magical Beast in this battle, he didn’t care. This black ape was too stupid and didn’t know how to cooperate. It was extremely taxing to control it.
Using its life as bait to heavily injure Ying Tian was already extremely worth it. When Long Chen tossed the two corpses into the primal chaos space and glanced at the Gan Kun Blood Lingzhi, he saw that it had already grown a fourth leaf.
According to the Gankun Cauldron, once the Gankun Blood Lingzhi grew to the ninth leaf, it would fully mature. The Nine Leaf Lingzhi’s medicinal effect would also reach its peak.
In just a few hours, a fourth leaf had grown. As for nine leaves, as long as there were enough Magical Beast corpses, it wouldn’t take long.
Long Chen cleaned up the battlefield and found a spiritual spring in the cave guarded by the Burst Bear.
However, Long Chen’s luck wasn’t so good this time. The spiritual spring was already on the verge of drying up, and it didn’t have much value. Most likely, once the spiritual spring dried up, the Burst Bear would also have to move. But it was also unlucky to be targeted by Long Chen.
In the following days, Long Chen became much more relaxed. With the inspiration from the heavens, he began to set up traps to deal with those Magical Beasts.
Because Magical Beasts didn’t have high intelligence, they were easily tricked. In order to obtain these Magical Beast corpses, Long Chen no longer cared about face. He began to refine all kinds of shameless medicines.
He had refined all kinds of poisons, laxatives, and even aphrodisiacs. Then he had used all kinds of methods to trick these Magical Beasts into eating them.
They weren’t afraid of alchemists being arrogant, but they were afraid of alchemists being hooligans. Once these Magical Beasts consumed Long Chen’s medicine, they would all die miserably at the hands of Long Chen, Huo Ling’er, and Lei Ling’er.
Long Chen’s killing methods were even more effective than Ying Tian’s. Ying Tian needed to wait for an opportunity, while Long Chen was creating an opportunity to kill three to five Magical Beasts every day.
After ten days, the black soil had almost reached its limit. There were over twenty corpses piled up, waiting for the black soil to devour them.
During these ten days, Long Chen had finally caught a decent Magical Beast. It was a snow eagle. Compared to other Magical Beasts, it was much smarter. At the very least, it could understand some of Long Chen’s simple instructions.
With that Snow Eagle, Long Chen began to fly in a certain direction. This Snow Eagle was extremely fast, and it was also extremely powerful. When it flew over some Magical Beast territories, these Magical Beasts only dared to roar and warn it. They didn’t dare to attack it, let alone chase it.
On the way, they encountered some weaker Magical Beasts. Long Chen directly ordered the Snow Condor to kill them. With the cooperation of Huo Ling’er and Lei Ling’er, the battle ended in just a few breaths.
With the Snow Condor, Long Chen didn’t even need to spend that much effort to set up traps and feed the Magical Beasts medicine. He could easily gather over ten Magical Beasts in a day.
Not only did he obtain Magical Beast corpses, but he also obtained the treasures of the Magical Beasts. Some of them were ores, some were precious medicines, and some were things he didn’t recognize. No matter what they were, he would gather them all. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be his style.
However, along the way, Long Chen had also encountered terrifying existences. They had once encountered a berserk sparrowhawk that had chased them all the way. Even with the four of them working together, they had been completely defeated by it.
It was fortunate that they had fled quickly, escaping from the Wild Hawk Eagle’s territory. Fortunately, Magical Beasts were Magical Beasts, and most of them fought in close combat. They didn’t have many divine abilities, or they really would be doomed.
Fortunately, there weren’t many Magical Beasts that were stronger than the Snow Eagle. Long Chen flew in a certain direction for an entire month. Finally, the aura around him began to change, and the berserk aura in the air grew fainter.
Long Chen was delighted. The region where Magical Beasts lived wasn’t suitable for other races to live for a long time. The fact that the aura here had faded meant that he was about to leave this wild land.
Another day passed. On the way, Long Chen didn’t see any more powerful Magical Beasts. At this time, his Snow Eagle began to become a bit violent, and it began to show signs of losing control.
The aura here was starting to make it uncomfortable. Long Chen had no choice but to release it and remove the slave seal.
Fortunately, this Snow Eagle was smarter than the other Magical Beasts. After releasing its slave mark, it didn’t attack Long Chen, or it would have been killed on the spot.
After releasing the Snow Condor, Long Chen continued forward. Suddenly, an arrow shot into the sky.
“It’s a sound arrow. This should be a distress signal. Let’s go take a look!”
The Kun Peng wings on Long Chen’s back spread, and he shot forward like a bolt of golden lightning.
Rumbling arrows were arrows that relied on sound to transmit messages. The arrowhead was hollow, and when it pierced through the air, it would release ear-piercing screams that could travel extremely far.
Furthermore, this kind of sound would form a sound wave that would spread out in all directions like a tsunami. Even in places with poor vision, it could easily lock onto the direction of the sound.
Unlike the Cloud Piercing Explosion Arrow, the Rumbling Arrow was much more useful in complicated terrain.
The sound of that arrow rang out far into the distance. Long Chen continued flying, and another arrow shot through the air. This time, he could clearly see what it looked like.
Rumble…
Following that, violent collisions rang out, and qi waves surged out. From the sound of it, it was obvious that someone was fighting, and the rhythm of the battle was extremely intense.
“Kill that damn invader!”
A furious roar rang out as a group of black-robed experts with strange lines on their sleeves and collars crazily attacked them.
What shocked Long Chen was that the two of them were both powerful Heaven’s Mandates. Under the black-robed figures’ attacks, they crazily broke through the encirclement. The ground was already dyed red.
“It’s the Blood Clan!”
Long Chen could sense a powerful bloodline energy coming from those two. Furthermore, that bloodline energy gave him a feeling of disgust. That aura was too familiar.
Seeing that they were from the Blood race, Long Chen didn’t have any desire to interfere. The Blood race was the enemy of the human race, and Long Chen had a deep enmity with the Blood race. He had killed too many Blood race experts. The two of them were like fire and water.
The two of them had powerful auras, and the power of their wills was similar to the Nether Dragon’s Heavenlight back then. Under the encirclement of countless black-robed experts, corpses littered the ground.
However, those black-robed figures were extremely powerful, and many of them were Heaven’s Chosen. Although none of them were able to fight the two of them alone, they had the advantage in numbers. They surrounded the two of them, making it impossible for them to break through.
Furthermore, arrows shot out one after another. Countless black-robed figures charged over from all directions. At first, there were only a few hundred of them, but soon, thousands of them arrived.
More and more experts appeared, and those two were quickly unable to hold on any longer. The two of them were fighting with their backs against each other. It was clear that they were no longer able to break through. They could only hold on for a while.
“Damnit, we have no enmity with you! Why do you have to make things hard on us?!” roared one of them.
“No enmity? You damn invaders came to the Nine Heavens World to steal our resources. You’re just a bunch of damn beggars and thieves!” cursed a black-robed expert.
Hidden in the shadows, Long Chen didn’t know why, but when he heard that person’s tone, he felt a sense of familiarity.
That person’s voice contained a strange aura. It was extremely sinister, and whether it was the tone or the tone, there was a sinister feeling to it. Long Chen had definitely encountered this kind of feeling somewhere before, and it was extremely familiar. However, he couldn’t recall where.
From their tone, it seemed they were the aboriginals of the Nine Heavens World. They hated these people who came from outer space. They felt that these people were trying to steal their resources.
“If you give up resisting, we can hand you over to the sect master. Whether you live or die will depend on your luck. If you remain stubborn, only death awaits you.”
A black-robed expert shouted sternly. This person’s strength was only slightly inferior to the two Blood Race experts. It seemed like his status here was very high. Previously, he had always been the one commanding the battle.
“Really?”
When the two Blood Tribe cultivators heard that there was still a chance for them to survive, they were immediately tempted.
Although they had killed quite a few of their opponents, if they surrendered, their opponents would take into consideration their immense potential and not kill them. Instead, they would absorb them.
Even if they were enslaved, becoming a slave was still better than being killed on the spot.
“Of course. My Heavenly Evil Sect always keeps our word,” said the black-robed man arrogantly.
Long Chen’s heart pounded. He suddenly realized what had happened. Countless scenes flashed through his mind.
“Heavenly Evil Sect? They’re from the Corrupt path. Their auras are the aura of the Corrupt God.”
It was no wonder he hadn’t thought of them before. These people were from the Corrupt path. Back in the Martial Heaven Continent, Long Chen had been mortal enemies with the Corrupt path. But after entering the Immortal World, he hadn’t encountered anyone from the Corrupt path.
Long Chen had thought that the Heretic God’s inheritance was limited to the mortal world, but here he had once more encountered the Heretic God’s inheritance. Furthermore, he had also heard of the Heavenly Evil Sect in the mortal world.
In other words, the Heavenly Evil Sect wasn’t a simple inheritance. Could it be that there were even more terrifying evil gods in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths?
“Alright, we…”
Just as he was about to surrender, a black light shot out of the Heavenly Evil Sect’s expert’s hand and pierced through his forehead.
“Ah…”
It was a tungsten claw, only the size of an egg. When it stabbed into his forehead, he let out a miserable shriek.
“You’re not keeping your word…”
The other Blood expert roared, but without his companion’s support, his head was cut off in just a few exchanges. A sharp blade pierced his head.
Whether it was the sharp blades or the tungsten claws that had pierced their heads, they didn’t immediately die. Instead, they continued to crazily scream, as if enduring endless pain.
“Same technique, same taste.”
Seeing this, Long Chen sneered. These Corrupt path’s people specialized in using some evil methods to torment others. In the end, their souls would be refined into berserk vengeful spirits.
If these vengeful spirits were sealed within their weapons, it would greatly increase the power of their weapons. Furthermore, their resentment would interfere with the opponent’s mind during a battle. If they were struck by a weapon, even if they were scratched, they would be contaminated with resentment.
This kind of poison was practically incurable. Once it invaded a person’s body, the consequences would be inconceivable, especially if they were injured in a battle. That basically meant death.
“I curse you all to die miserably…”
The two Blooddrinker’s heads began to wither, and the weapons that pierced through their heads began to release a strange light, as if they were fiends that had just eaten their fill.
“Bastards, they’ve already been here for a month, and we’ve only just found their tracks.
“We must immediately report to the sect master that the invaders have appeared for so long. This means that the Void Spirit Realm is about to open. Our Heavenly Evil Sect must seize the initiative.”
That Heavenly Evil Sect expert clenched his teeth. He had clearly finished his soulsearch and obtained all the information he needed.
“I’m sure the other factions have long since begun to encircle the invaders. It’s just that these people are too crafty, and they didn’t leak the slightest bit of information. It’s already too late for us to find out. We have to hurry,” said another Heavenly Evil Sect expert.
“Hurry up! It’s too late!” At this moment, a voice rang out.
The Heavenly Evil Sect’s experts’ expressions changed. Looking over, they saw a smiling man wearing the same black robes as them waving at them.
Pu!
Before they could do anything, a lightning sword pierced through the tungsten claw expert’s head.
“Soulsearch!”
Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength erupted. In front of those Heavenly Evil Sect experts, he brazenly used his Spiritual Strength to examine his soul.
“Courting death!”
The other Heavenly Evil Sect disciples were both shocked and infuriated. But before they could attack, two graceful figures appeared in front of them. Lightning and flame intertwined.
BOOM!
Thunder and fire merged, and the ground around them turned to nothingness. The Heavenly Evil Sect’s disciples also disappeared.
At this time, Huo Ling’er and Lei Ling’er were even stronger than when they had fought against Yingtian. These Heaven’s Chosen were nothing in front of them.
After all, in the past month, the black soil had devoured the corpses of countless Saint rank Magical Beasts. The Great Yin Wood and Ancient Fusang Wood were growing crazily.
As for the Saint Heavenly Tribulation’s power, it was completely absorbed by Lei Ling’er. She was now so powerful that even Long Chen had to look up to her.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the head in Long Chen’s hand exploded, and space trembled. A huge hand shot toward Long Chen.
“You dare offend my Heavenly Evil Sect? Are you tired of living?!”
Following that, a heaven-shaking roar rang out, causing heaven and earth to change color. Long Chen’s investigation of that person’s memories had activated the restrictions in his memories, drawing over a terrifying expert’s attack.
Hu!
Long Chen disappeared.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out. The space around Long Chen exploded.
Buzz!
Following that, space trembled, and a sinister-looking elder appeared. His expression was extremely ugly. His attack had missed.
Suddenly, he raised his head to the sky and let out a sharp roar. Space collapsed around him, and a wave of sound spread throughout heaven and earth.
Unfortunately, his sound attack was still a step too slow. Long Chen had long since escaped his range, and he hadn’t even caught a glimpse of him.
“Hahaha…”
Just at this moment, dozens of black-robed elders appeared. If Long Chen was here, he would definitely be shocked. These black-robed elders were all Saints.
“Sect master, what happened?” asked an elder respectfully.
That golden-robed elder was the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader. When Long Chen had searched the Heavenly Evil Sect’s disciple’s memories, he had sensed him and had immediately attacked.
The Heavenly Evil Sect’s disciples all had seals on their souls to prevent enemies from prying into the Heavenly Evil Sect’s secrets.
As for the person Long Chen had soulsearched, he was a disciple heavily supported by the Heavenly Evil Sect. He knew quite a few of the Heavenly Evil Sect’s secrets, so his soul restrictions had been personally set down by the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader. That was also why when Long Chen had soulsearched him, he had immediately received the signal to attack.
Regretfully, Long Chen’s reaction speed was too fast. Furthermore, his palm had been launched from a distance, so it was unable to lock onto Long Chen.
“Send orders to everyone in the sect. If you run into this person, immediately warn them and kill him!” ordered the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader.
With a wave of his hand, a black-robed man appeared in the air. That person was Long Chen.
…
Hu!
Long Chen ran for a full two hours. Only when he didn’t see the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader chasing him did he sigh with relief.
“Damn, the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader is actually an existence above a Saint.” Long Chen’s heart pounded. Fortunately, he had run fast enough, or he would have been done for.
“Big brother Long Chen, why don’t we fight him? We might not necessarily lose,” said Lei Ling’er.
Long Chen was speechless. Lei Ling’er was a Lightning Spirit, and her perception was extremely weak. She didn’t know just how terrifying the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader was.
In addition, during this month, her and Huo Ling’er’s strength had greatly increased, and their confidence had grown.
Long Chen could only comfort them. If he told them that even the three of them combined couldn’t defeat him, they would definitely be even more unconvinced.
After sending the two sisters back to the primal chaos space, Long Chen began to carefully organize the memories of the Heavenly Evil Sect’s disciples. Although he hadn’t found any core secrets, he had still obtained quite a bit of useful information.
Only then did Long Chen learn that the place he had been transported to was called the Magical Beast Forest. This place was vast and boundless, and practically no one could cross it.
Furthermore, it was said that in the depths of the forest of Magical Beasts, there were terrifying existences. Even existences that surpassed the Saint realm might not be able to return.
So even though there were countless treasures within the forest of Magical Beasts, there were very few people who dared to take such a risk. And from where Long Chen was rushing, it seemed he was just wandering around the edge of the forest.
That made Long Chen rejoice inside. Fortunately, he wasn’t too unlucky. If he had been directly teleported into the depths of the forest, it was very likely he would never have been able to leave.
Fortunately, Long Chen had chosen the right direction. If he had chosen the opposite direction, he would have been doomed.
The place Long Chen had come from was the Heavenly Evil Sect’s territory. Through soulsearch, Long Chen learned that the Heavenly Evil Sect was an extremely terrifying power. It was the most terrifying power he had ever seen.
There were millions of Heavenly Fate Masters in the Heavenly Evil Sect, as well as hundreds of Saint Elders. As for the sect master, he was an existence above a Saint. The Heavenly Evil Sect’s territory was extremely large. Even with Long Chen’s speed, it would still take him several days to leave.
But what shocked Long Chen was that in this world, there were countless powers like the Heavenly Evil Sect.
The Heavenly Evil Sect was the aboriginals of this place. They called this place the Nine Heavens World. According to their understanding, this was the peak of the Nine Heavens, and people like Long Chen who had been transported here were viewed as invaders by them.
The aboriginals here were extremely xenophobic. They would immediately kill any invaders they saw. They wouldn’t show any mercy, and they would even kill their own kind.
However, there were still many things he hadn’t obtained yet. For example, he hadn’t obtained any information about the Heretical God inheritance.
According to his calculations, this kind of memory should be within the spiritual restriction. Unfortunately, he didn’t have Meng Qi’s powerful abilities, so he was unable to search through the restriction.
Rumble…
Suddenly, an explosive sound rang out in the air. Long Chen hastily found a place to hide. He had only just hidden himself when a group of people roared above him. They were led by two Saints, and behind them were dozens of Heavenly Evil Sect disciples. These disciples’ auras were even stronger than the one Long Chen had killed.
They flew over with killing intent. Looking in the direction they had left, Long Chen couldn’t help but mutter to himself:
“Interesting. It seems they want to seal off their territory. If I leave in a hurry, I might run into them.”
Long Chen muttered to himself for a moment. Suddenly, a sinister smile appeared on his face. “Since you’re so enthusiastic, I’ll stay a few more days. It seems the Heavenly Evil Sect has quite a few businesses!”
“Damn bastard, stop!”
Rumble…
Countless buildings collapsed, and a figure flew out of them. The Kun Peng’s wings were quivering. That person was Long Chen.
Behind Long Chen were three saints and hundreds of undying experts. Their expressions were twisted as if Long Chen had just killed their father.
“Halt? What, after giving me so many treasures, you still want to treat me to a meal?
“It’s fine. I’m quite busy. You can all go back. There’s no need to send me off.” Long Chen waved goodbye to the enthusiastic ‘see you off’.
“Damn bastard, leave this thing behind. Otherwise…”
The three undying experts’ noses almost turned to the side. Their expressions were sinister, and their eyes almost spat out flames.
So this was one of the Heavenly Evil Sect’s huge forging works. All the disciples’ weapons came from this place.
All of the Heavenly Evil Sect’s forging materials were gathered here. This place was located in the core region of the Heavenly Evil Sect’s territory, adjacent to their leader’s territory. For countless years, the Heavenly Evil Sect had fought countless battles, but no one had ever been able to threaten this place.
So this place’s defenses were extremely weak, and Long Chen had easily reached this place. Perhaps it was because they had eaten too much food, but they hadn’t even noticed him entering the material storehouse.
Long Chen put away all the immortal materials and divine weapons in the treasury, but he still didn’t activate the alarm.
In the end, Long Chen really had no choice. No matter what, Master Long San had to make some noise. As a result, Long Chen arrived at the Forging Divine Hall. When the craftsmen saw him, they let out panicked cries.
Long Chen was extremely satisfied with this cry. Then, he used the World Extinguishing Flame Lotus that he had been accumulating power for a long time. The forging craftsmen and equipment were all destroyed, as well as the formations.
Then, the experts here all went crazy and came out to ‘send’ Long Chen off. As they sent him off, they also ‘blessed’ him.
Although he was being chased and cursed, Long Chen’s heart was blooming with joy. As expected, doing bad things always made people happy.
At the same time, Long Chen also realized why Mo Nian had always been so despicable. It was truly delightful to see him like this.
As Long Chen flew, he looked at the millions of miles of mountains in the primal chaos space. His mouth almost split open.
There were countless pieces of Immortal Gold in that treasure room. Most importantly, they weren’t immortal gold ores, but pure gold and refined from immortal gold ores.
The higher the purity of the Immortal Gold, the stronger the weapon. Due to the limitations of their own strength, it was extremely difficult for Xia Chen and Guo Ran to refine saint grade immortal materials. Not only was it difficult to guarantee the purity, but it would also cause a huge waste.
But the Immortal Gold here was different. Its purity was shocking. If Xia Chen and Guo Ran saw it, they would definitely go crazy with excitement.
The Immortal Gold Long Chen had chosen was all extremely fluctuating Immortal Gold. In other words, this Immortal Gold was a saint grade divine material.
Other than these divine materials, there was also a huge armory. However, these weapons were just some embryos. Some of them hadn’t even been carved with runes.
As for those that had runes carved into them, they also didn’t have a spirit injection. They were still semi-finished products. Those weapons without runes could be directly added to the runes and instantly become divine weapons.
Most importantly, there were over ten Saint Weapon embryos amongst them. They had already finished carving their runes. As long as they were injected with evil spirits, they would become powerful Saint Weapons.
In the Heavenly Evil Sect, it was extremely simple to place a spirit into a weapon. Each Corrupt expert had countless vengeful spirits in their hands. These vengeful spirits were raised together like parasites, allowing them to devour each other. In the end, they would raise a Spirit King.
Then, he would raise a bunch of Spirit Kings together and devour them again. In the end, he would leave behind the strongest Spirit Venerate. Then, he would continue to nurture them until they gave birth to a terrifying vengeful spirit that could control a Saint Weapon. After injecting a Spirit into a weapon, it would possess a terrifying bloodthirsty ability and a terrifying desire to kill.
However, vengeful spirits were too powerful. If they didn’t kill for a long time, they would become violent and might devour their masters at any moment. That was why the Corrupt path’s divine weapons required constant slaughter.
The thing that delighted Long Chen the most was that he had found a blood-colored saber amongst these Saint Weapons.
The saber was nine feet long, and countless demon faces were carved into it. The mouth of the face was the blade, and the blade was serrated. It looked like the teeth of a demon, and the sharpness of the serrated teeth caused people’s souls to tremble.
At the head of the hilt was a fist-sized golden skeleton. Two black gems were embedded in its eyes, making it look like a pair of deep and cold eyes looking at the world.
This blood-colored saber was similar to the Blooddrinker he had obtained in the Jiuli secret realm. Its entire body was dyed red, and it emitted a terrifying pressure.
Even though it was just an embryo of a Saint Weapon without an artifact spirit, its aura was still much more terrifying than an ordinary Saint Weapon.
The thing Long Chen liked the most about it was that it was especially heavy. The fiendish carvings on it were like stars. Even with Long Chen’s power, holding it was a bit taxing. It was obvious how terrifying this saber was.
Long Chen was a bit bewildered. Did the Heavenly Evil Sect also have people with innate divine strength? Otherwise, who could use such a heavy saber?
“Damnit, stop! Return that saber to me! We helped someone else forge it! Do you know who the owner of that saber is?!” shouted one of the three saints.
Hearing that, Long Chen suddenly realized that the Heavenly Evil Sect was actually helping others forge weapons. It was no wonder the Heavenly Evil Sect’s weapons were so refined. If they didn’t have that kind of power, no one would have asked them to forge weapons.
“Who cares who it is? As long as it’s in Master Long San’s pocket, it’s Master Long San’s. Even the heavens can forget about taking it,” said Long Chen disdainfully as he ran.
That fellow had to be crazy. He wanted to scare him? What did it have to do with him?
“If you steal this weapon, the Asura Clan will definitely chase you to the ends of the earth and make you fall into eternal hell!” roared the saint.
“Asura race? Tch, I’ve never heard of them,” said Long Chen disdainfully.
“I’ve never heard of them. That’s because you’re ignorant. If you’d heard of their names, you wouldn’t have dared to touch this saber…” The Saint refused to give up.
“Is there anything in this world that Master Long San doesn’t dare to do? You’re the ignorant one,” said Long Chen indifferently.
The Kun Peng wings on Long Chen’s back pierced through the air. His speed was extremely fast, and he maintained a certain distance from the three Saints so that their attacks wouldn’t reach him. That way, he would be safe.
“Idiot, put down your saber! Everything can be discussed, or else…” roared the Saint.
“Don’t send me off. I’ve arrived. Everyone, we’ll meet again!”
Long Chen, who was flying, suddenly stopped on top of a mountain. He saw a square formation plate that was a few feet wide.
“Die!”
Seeing that formation disc, the three Saints were infuriated and attacked.
BOOM!
That mountain was instantly turned to dust, and the formation disc fragments flew about. But Long Chen had already teleported away. His calculations had been perfect.
“How infuriating!”
But Long Chen had already disappeared.
“Asura Clan? Doesn’t that sound familiar?”
On a mountain, a formation disc lit up, and Long Chen appeared. Rubbing his chin, he sank into thought.
“Right, Nine Nether Rakshasa, that little girl seems to be a god. She has a trace of the Asura race’s bloodline.
“Tch, who cares? No one can stop Master Long San from getting rich. What’s in my hands is mine.”
Long Chen shook his head. With a wave of his hand, a serrated saber appeared in his hand. The mountain beneath his feet began to shake, as if it was unable to bear the weight of this saber.
“Hehe, this kind of heavy fellow is the best. Fuck, if I go back and return this saber to them, will they agree to help me forge the Dragon Bone Evil Moon?”
Long Chen laughed mischievously, but he also felt that this idea was a bit unrealistic. Putting aside whether or not they would agree, even if they did, who knew how many years it would take to forge such a divine weapon. He couldn’t afford to wait.
“Ah, whatever. This saber should be able to endure my star energy. Hehe, Ying Tian, right? Come, I’ll cut you down.”
Hu! Hu!
Long Chen swung his saber twice, feeling that this saber was a bit too heavy for him. It was a bit taxing to use.
Perhaps it was because he hadn’t used a heavy weapon for so long that his strength had dropped, especially since his wrist had already begun to weaken.
Hu!
A spider-like thing appeared behind Long Chen. Its eight legs tightly bound Long Chen’s back. At the center of its eight legs was a rectangular groove.
Click.
Long Chen pushed his saber back, and it automatically attached itself to the groove. It was perfect.
Long Chen looked at his new form, a satisfied expression appearing on his face. His only regret was that although this saber was evil and domineering, it was still too lacking compared to the Dragonblood Evil Moon’s innate imperial aura.
Long Chen had been in the Immortal World for quite some time now. He had fought countless battles and seen countless divine weapons, but he had never seen a divine weapon with the aura of the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. That was also why he hadn’t been willing to use a saber ever since it had been destroyed.
That was because the difference between these blades and the Dragon Bone Evil Moon was too great. That was why Long Chen was extremely picky with his weapons. So far, other than the Soaring Saber, only this saber could be used.
Carrying his saber, Long Chen adjusted the formation disc beneath him. When it lit up, he once more disappeared.
When Long Chen once more appeared, he was surrounded by a dense immortal mist. Immortal spiritual qi filled the air, and mountains could be vaguely seen within the mist. It was like a fairyland.
This was a medicinal garden of the Heavenly Evil Sect. This place was originally a treasure land, and the Heavenly Evil Sect had spent countless manpower and resources to transform it. It was only after tens of millions of years that this sacred land was formed.
Previously, Long Chen had obtained quite a bit of information about the Heavenly Evil Sect through a soulsearch. Although he hadn’t been able to learn the core secrets of the sect, he had learned quite a bit about the Heavenly Evil Sect’s plans.
Furthermore, Long Chen had long since made his preparations. He had even made a detailed plan of where to enter, where to flee, and if he failed, how to handle the situation.
There was no way around it. Long Chen couldn’t rely on luck. He could only rely on his own strength. He had just obtained some divine materials, and now he was in the medicinal garden. According to his calculations, the news of the sneak attack should have already reached the Heavenly Evil Sect’s headquarters.
The headquarters needed to have a meeting before they could give the order. Furthermore, it was very likely that they had predicted his escape route and had come to surround and block him. It was very difficult to imagine that he would not run away and would even come back to steal medicine.
Even if they did, it would still take some time for the higher-ups to notify them. That was enough time for him to act.
This medicinal garden was the highest grade within the Heavenly Evil Sect’s hundreds of medicinal gardens. Long Chen naturally had to pick the best.
Although the Heavenly Evil Sect was an evil sect, that didn’t mean their treasures were also evil. Whether it was divine materials or precious medicines, there was no such thing as good or evil.
After the Heavenly Evil Sect had forged the divine material into a weapon and infused it with an item-spirit, it had become evil. When precious medicines were refined into medicinal pills, it was evil. Before that, everything was normal.
The medicinal garden’s security was much stricter than the other side’s. It wasn’t because they were worried someone would steal it, but because they were worried someone wouldn’t understand the habits of the medicinal ingredients and would injure them.
The rarer a medicinal ingredient was, the more precious it would be. It couldn’t be touched, couldn’t be touched, and might even wither and die.
As for the medicinal ingredients here, they were incomparably precious. Many of them had small tokens with people’s names on them.
Who was in charge of this medicinal ingredient? If something went wrong with it, that person would have to bear the responsibility. If the medicinal ingredient died, that person would very likely be buried along with it. So these people had always been nervous, not daring to be the slightest bit negligent.
“Stop, you -”
Pu!
After killing one of the guards with a single finger, Long Chen didn’t dare to search his soul. He only examined a few soul fragments. Fortunately, there was something he wanted in those fragments.
Long Chen quickly found the distribution map of the medicinal gardens. He stealthily walked around one medicinal garden after another, going straight for the highest grade.
“Damn, it’s actually a Saint personally guarding it?”
When Long Chen approached the highest grade medicinal garden, he saw a Saint investigating within.
Long Chen didn’t dare to move. He wasn’t afraid of a single Saint, but if they fought and broke the medicinal ingredients, his heart would ache. In his eyes, this medicinal garden already had the surname Long. He wouldn’t allow anyone to destroy it.
It was a good thing that the sage had gone around the medicinal garden for a while before gathering over ten undying experts and cursing them.
The gist of it was that these people hadn’t done enough in detail and hadn’t paid enough attention. They had to correct their own attitudes, clarify their own goals, and pretend that they hadn’t done anything.
Those rebuked undying experts nodded like chicks pecking at rice. They didn’t dare retort. They had already gotten used to it. Whether or not there was a problem with the examination, this Saint would definitely curse them.
In truth, this was a good thing. If he didn’t curse, it would be bad.
The Saint continued to curse for two hours. Long Chen almost began to yawn. This old fellow continued to chatter for a long time, but Long Chen didn’t know what he was trying to say.
It was unknown whether the saint was tired of cursing or whether he had used up all his curses, but he left with a wave of his sleeve.
Once that elder left, those experts immediately relaxed. But they still stood there for a while. Only after confirming that the Saint had really left did they laugh.
But halfway through their laughter, they stopped. That Saint had actually returned. Their smiles froze.
“Everyone, come out!”
The Saint turned and left the medicinal garden.
The dozen of them immediately felt their scalps turn numb. They had been laughing because they had been relieved.
But when that Saint heard it, the feeling changed. That kind of laughter was a kind of ridicule and provocation.
None of these immortal experts dared to raise their heads. They tightly shut their mouths and stared at their feet as they left the medicine garden.
They were all nervous. They had served this boss for many years and knew that he had a bad temper. Today, one of them might be unlucky. As for who was unlucky, that would depend on their own luck.
Pu pu pu pu…
As a result, they had only just walked out of the medicinal garden when a blood-colored saber slashed through the air, cutting off their heads.
That Saint wasn’t the original Saint, but Long Chen in disguise. If these experts could look at Long Chen a bit longer, they would be able to easily see through his disguise. That was because Long Chen’s aura didn’t seem like it.
But because these people were afraid, they didn’t dare to look at Long Chen. Long Chen had used this mentality to gamble with them, and in the end, he had succeeded.
The reason Long Chen wanted to trick them out of the medicinal field was because if they sensed something was off and resisted, the medicinal field would be destroyed.
Even if he didn’t resist, as soon as his Blood Qi surged out, many precious medicines would wither.
Buzz!
However, something unexpected happened. The instant Long Chen killed those undying experts, his blood-colored saber lit up, and a fierce aura erupted.
Crap!
Long Chen’s expression immediately changed. He hadn’t expected this saber to directly absorb the blood soul energy of an undying expert and activate its runes.
That rune exploded, and this fierce weapon seemed to have been awakened by the blood of a devil. It gained its own spirituality, and it was the first to complete its spirit awakening.
As for its spirit awakening, the aura it released instantly spread, causing a huge disturbance.
“It’s over.”
Long Chen hastily rushed into the medicinal field. Originally, he had thought he would be able to calmly gather these medicinal ingredients. But now, it seemed experts were quickly alarmed.
At that moment, Long Chen was both furious and anxious. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn’t have used this saber. These medicinal ingredients were extremely precious, and he had to be extremely careful when collecting them. Furthermore, there were some medicinal ingredients that he had to study. The slightest mistake would cause them to die.
This was the Sacred Medicinal Garden, and there were many medicinal ingredients on the same level as the Thousand Leaf Sacred Light Snow Lotus and Jade Bone Violet Heart Bamboo. They had to be extremely careful when collecting them. If they died outside, the primal chaos space might not be able to revive them.
But now Long Chen had no choice. He could only take as many as he could. If he didn’t take them in time, he would have to destroy this medicinal garden. Just thinking of destroying it made his heart bleed.
“Don’t move. You’ll destroy it!” Just as Long Chen was about to attack a sacred medicine, the cauldron’s voice rang out.
“Leave it to me!”
Amidst Long Chen’s shock and delight, the Gan Kun Cauldron appeared. A gentle sacred light enveloped the entire medicinal field.
“You go block that Saint and buy me some time.”
Just at this moment, Long Chen also sensed a terrifying aura. He immediately rushed out of the medicinal field to face it.
“Impudent little thief, you dare come to my territory to steal my medicine?! Are you tired of living?!” A furious roar rang out. It was the Saint who had scolded him.
“Hey, don’t misunderstand, we’re on the same side!” shouted Long Chen.
The Saint was first startled, but then he realized Long Chen’s aura was off.
“Damn invaders, are you toying with me? Who is your friend? Speak, who are you?”
“You don’t recognize me? I’m your father?” asked Long Chen in disbelief.
“Die!”
The Saint was infuriated. Originally, he had thought that this matter was fishy. But when he had been talking to Long Chen, he had sent out his divine sense to see if Long Chen had any accomplices. Now that he saw that Long Chen was the only one here, he was infuriated.
Hu!
The Saint’s hand reached out toward Long Chen. The instant he attacked, space twisted, and a huge hand appeared in the air. Two handprints shot toward Long Chen.
Although that Saint was furious, he hadn’t used his full strength. After all, he wanted to capture him alive to understand what had happened.
At the same time, he didn’t dare to release his full power. If he did, this medicinal garden would be ruined. Even with the protection of the formation, it wouldn’t be able to endure his power. If the medicinal garden was destroyed, then even he would be doomed.
“Split the Heavens 1!”
Facing a Saint, Long Chen shouted. Starlight appeared on his saber, and a fierce saber wind whistled.
BOOM!
The huge hand was cut in two by Long Chen’s saber. The saber wind didn’t weaken, and it once more smashed into the elder’s hand.
The elder let out a muffled groan and retreated. His hand was covered in blood and had almost been cut apart by Long Chen’s saber.
“As expected, having a good weapon is different.” Long Chen jumped in shock.
At this time, he hadn’t even used his full strength, nor had he summoned any manifestations. He had only used the power of the sea of stars in his Dantian, but this attack had already caused the Saint to suffer greatly.
Although Long Chen knew the Saint hadn’t used his full strength, he hadn’t.
The most important thing was that when the star energy entered his weapon, Long Chen could clearly sense that the vast star energy was like a raging flood that had finally found an outlet. Split the Heavens had undergone a qualitative change.
In the past, Split the Heavens had been like a blade without a blade. Although its power was great, its power was scattered throughout the entire blade. The blade was used as a club, and it didn’t feel like it was used to cut, but to smash.
But now it was different. When a weapon was strong enough, it could easily bear Long Chen’s power. Long Chen didn’t need to protect his weapon. Instead, he focused all his power on the blade. Although their power was the same, their destructive power was countless times greater.
“Hey, don’t hit me. To tell you the truth, I really am your father!” Long Chen didn’t immediately attack. Instead, he hastily waved his hand.
“Where did you get that weapon?!” raged the Saint. But when he saw Long Chen’s saber, his expression changed.
Hearing that, Long Chen rolled his eyes. “I’m a member of the Asura race. Today, I’ve received orders to come and take this item I entrusted to you…”
“Nonsense! Die!”
The Saint was infuriated. He stepped on the void, and his figure blurred.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a fist appeared behind Long Chen. Long Chen snorted and raised his saber to block.
Dang!
Sparks flew as Long Chen was sent flying. When he saw that fist, his pupils shrank slightly.
At some unknown time, that large hand had been wearing a glove. This glove was like a glove, but at the joints of its fingers, there were dragon eye-sized skulls.
This was a strange evil weapon. Those five small skulls were emitting a terrifying aura. The instant Long Chen’s saber had struck them, images of malicious ghosts trying to take his life appeared in his mind.
Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength was extremely powerful, but it was still affected by it. It was unknown just how many vengeful spirits this Evil Armament had gathered.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Saint charged at Long Chen. Long Chen’s heart shook, and he repeatedly blocked with his saber, forcing him back.
Long Chen knew this Saint was trying to force him out of this medicinal garden. That was because he was afraid of breaking the rules here.
That was also what Long Chen was thinking. This medicinal garden was his. As long as he could stall this Saint, he would be able to buy more time for the cauldron to gather more medicinal ingredients.
Long Chen continuously retreated. The further away he was from the medicinal garden, the sharper the Saint’s attacks became. The berserk pressure of a Saint was crazily released.
When he was a certain distance away, a barrier suddenly appeared, enveloping the entire medicinal garden.
“Damn thing, hand over your life!”
After forcing Long Chen out of the barrier, the Saint no longer concealed himself. His manifestation was forced open, and endless evil qi surged out. It was like a fiend had possessed him. His fist smashed toward Long Chen. The power of this attack was a hundred times greater than before.
“Seven Star Battle Armor!”
Long Chen’s divine ring shook, and seven stars lit up the world. The stars in the sky began to grow clearer, and the entire world was enveloped by the starry sky.
BOOM!
The saber in Long Chen’s hand smashed into the Saint’s glove. The power behind it caused the sky to fade. In that instant, the sky was completely overturned, and thousands of mournful cries rang out. This was a battle of absolute power.
“What?”
The Saint’s qi and blood surged, and his arm turned numb. He was filled with disbelief.
“Who are you?!”
“I’m your father.”
Long Chen pointed his saber at the sky.
Buzz!
Stars revolved around Long Chen’s back, and his entire arm became a star. Countless stars slowly flowed into his saber.
When the stars lit up on his saber, it began to rumble.
In that instant, the starry sky above the nine heavens began to flicker. Starlight slowly descended, pouring into the saber.
In that instant, the saber became a link between Long Chen’s manifestation and the power of the stars in the sky. It constantly rumbled, accumulating endless power.
At that moment, the Heavenly Evil Sect’s Saint’s expression completely changed. Long Chen’s saber was still accumulating power, but that terrifying aura made him smell the scent of death.
“Heavenly Evil Great Art - Evil Blood Burning Heaven!”
The Celestial Saint suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood. The five skeletons on the gloves let out mournful cries, as if millions of vengeful spirits had been released.
Buzz!
He punched out, and five rays of divine light shot out from his glove. The divine light intertwined, causing heaven and earth to tremble. The Saint used his own blood essence to activate the entire power of the sacred tool.
Long Chen’s expression was solemn. At that moment, he seemed to have sensed another profundity of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art.
This kind of profundity was difficult to explain. Most importantly, for some reason, he felt like he was still lacking.
“Could it be that this blood-colored saber isn’t strong enough? It can contain too little energy?”
Hu!
Just at this moment, the Heavenly Evil Sect’s Saint attacked. Long Chen didn’t even have time to think. His blood-colored saber slashed down with endless star energy.
BOOM!
The saber slashed onto the glove, and endless starlight exploded. It was like the universe had exploded.
Half of his body disappeared. Long Chen’s attack had been too terrifying, almost killing him.
Pu!
Long Chen’s saber pierced through the Saint’s head.
Buzz!
The instant his saber pierced through the Saint’s forehead, the blood-colored saber once more exploded, and the fiend’s face lit up. The saber’s aura once more soared.
Long Chen’s heart shook. Although this weapon was a semi-finished product, it possessed an extremely evil ability that specialized in devouring experts’souls.
Previously, when it had devoured the undying expert’s soul, its aura had been activated, but it hadn’t changed much. But now that it had absorbed the sage’s soul, it had lit up a demonic face.
The demon face was densely packed into the blade. Some were close to the blade, and the sawtooth on the blade looked like its teeth. Some were carved on the back of the blade.
Long Chen carefully counted. There were a total of nine hundred and ninety-nine faces. If you wanted to light up a single face, you would have to kill nine hundred and ninety-nine saints.
“This is a divine weapon created for the Asura race. The method to control this divine weapon is definitely in the hands of the Asura race,” thought Long Chen. The Asura race definitely wouldn’t reveal their secrets to outsiders.
But no matter what, Long Chen was already satisfied that this blood-colored saber could endure the power of stars without being destroyed.
Only with this saber would he be able to bring out the power of his stars. Otherwise, if he didn’t have this saber, he would still need a certain amount of energy to defeat a Saint. But if he wanted to kill him, it would be even more difficult. That was because a Saint wasn’t a Magical Beast. If they couldn’t beat him, they would run.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, a bronze cauldron pierced through the barrier and arrived in front of Long Chen.
“We’ve succeeded. Let’s go!” said Gan Kun.
Long Chen was delighted. Wasn’t this a bit too fast? He was still thinking about how to gather everyone’s attention.
Rumble…
At this time, the ground rumbled, and several terrifying auras rose.
“Good heavens, there are still saints in seclusion.”
Long Chen immediately spread his Kun Peng wings and shot forward.
“Where do you think you’re going?!”
Just at this moment, six terrifying auras erupted, and six Saints charged at Long Chen.
However, Long Chen had gone ahead of them. Even a Saint wouldn’t be able to catch up to him. When he arrived at the formation plate, he activated it.
BOOM!
The six of them had attacked at the same time, but they had only managed to destroy the mountain Long Chen was on. Long Chen had long since disappeared.
When the six of them returned to the medicinal garden, they saw that all the medicinal ingredients had disappeared without a single one remaining. They immediately vomited blood.
“Reporting to Elder, the sect has sent news that Long Chen has just launched a sneak attack on the Sacred Hall. The sect master told us to be careful…” Just at this moment, the sect’s messenger arrived.
But halfway through his words, he noticed the surrounding people’s expressions were ugly, as if they had lost their parents. His heart immediately sank.
“Wow, senior, you really are too handsome. You’re even bringing back the pot, no, even the stove!”
When Long Chen saw the new medicinal garden in the primal chaos space, his eyes almost popped out of his head. The Gankun Cauldron had actually moved all of the Heavenly Evil Sect’s medicinal gardens here.
“The granules return to the granary. They can’t be wasted.”
Although its tone was calm, Long Chen could still sense a trace of delight.
It turned out that the reason the Heaven Earth Cauldron had transplanted the medicinal ingredients was to collect the entire land. That was also why the six Saints had vomited blood.
Due to time constraints, Long Chen had only been planning on taking the medicinal ingredients from the medicinal garden. As for the cauldron, it had taken all the medicinal ingredients from the medicinal garden, not leaving a single one for the Heavenly Evil Sect.
Long Chen prostrated himself in admiration toward the cauldron, but it said, “I spent quite a bit of effort collecting these ingredients. When you’re free, we’ll make the best use of our time to refine pills.”
Long Chen knew that the reason the cauldron had helped him was because it also needed to recover. The only way it could recover was by refining pills.
That was also why it had taken the initiative to help gather the medicinal ingredients. These medicinal ingredients were extremely important to it.
“This time it’s really not bad. There are over thirty sacred medicines inside, and a few of them are top grade. If you combine them, you can refine dozens of sacred pills. It will be extremely beneficial to you and me,” said Gan Kun.
“It’s not hard to refine pills, but I have to think of a way to escape the Heavenly Evil Sect’s territory. Otherwise, with such a huge disturbance, they’ll definitely notice and chase me down.
“Especially the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader. That fellow is too terrifying. That’s right, senior, what realm is he at?” asked Long Chen.
“His cultivation level is the same as yours,” said Gan Kun.
“How is that possible? He’s also a World King? I don’t believe it.” Long Chen jumped in shock.
“Not this realm, but another realm. Don’t you have a title?” asked Gan Kun.
“Title? Saint Ruler?”
“Yes, he’s the supreme Saint Ruler of the Three Realms of the Eternal.”
“A Saint Ruler is actually on the same realm? I thought it was a title for geniuses.” Long Chen really hadn’t expected this.
“It’s a title. It’s also a realm. Those who obtain the title of Saint Ruler will definitely reach the peak of the Saint Ruler realm.
To put it bluntly, the title of a Saint Ruler was an admission ticket.
“In truth, this ticket saved your life. Otherwise, you would have already died when you searched the Heavenly Evil Sect’s soul.”
“What’s going on?” Long Chen was startled.
“When you searched your soul, you touched the sacred king’s restriction. Originally, this restriction would have formed a curse, and the soulseeker would have been killed on the spot.
“However, the curse of a Saint Ruler has a law that only applies to those with a lower cultivation base. You are different. He is a Saint Ruler, and you are a Saint Ruler. Thus, this curse cannot be attached to your body.”
Long Chen’s heart pounded. This title of Saint Ruler had saved him.
“Thinking back, when that person died, you immediately sensed danger and fled.
In truth, at that time, due to the pressure of a World King, time had almost stopped. According to reason, when the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect master attacked, no one should have been able to react so quickly. By the time they reacted, they were already dead.
“The reason you were able to escape first was also because of your status as a Saint Ruler. So, don’t complain. This status is extremely important to you.
“There are some things that can’t just be seen on the surface. Many things that can’t be seen are silently affecting your fate.”
Long Chen had obtained the title of Saint Ruler, but he had still been targeted by the Heavenly Daos. That had infuriated him countless times. He felt that the so-called Saint Ruler was just a joke.
But now that the cauldron explained this, Long Chen immediately felt himself to be a bit too immature. He hastily thanked it, and at the same time, his resentment faded.
In the following days, Long Chen’s gaze landed on one of the Heavenly Evil Sect’s mines. That was the Heavenly Evil Sect’s largest spirit stone mine, and it was rich in chaos spirit stones.
The chaos spirit stones here were different from the outside world’s chaos spirit stones. Originally, the primal chaos spiritual qi here was thousands of times denser than the outside world’s. There were no low grade, middle grade, or high grade spirit stones here. The chaos spirit stones here were all top grade.
If they found a low or middle grade spirit stone mine, they wouldn’t excavate it. They would wait for the mine to grow into a top grade spirit stone mine.
As for the primal chaos spirit stones here, the rarer ones were those with attribute spirit stones, such as gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, light, darkness, and so on.
Whether it was in the Netherworld or the Nirvana Sky, he had never even heard of such a thing.
When he learned that there were attribute chaos spirit stones here, Long Chen’s heart immediately began to pound. This place was practically a treasure land. He felt like he was a frog in a well. There were just too many good things here.
As a result, Long Chen stealthily went to the Heavenly Evil Sect’s spirit stone mine. As a result, he couldn’t do anything this time. The Heavenly Evil Sect was like a bird startled by the twang of a bowstring, and their security was extremely tight. Dozens of Saints patrolled the surroundings, but Long Chen didn’t have the slightest chance.
There were only a few dozen Saints, but Long Chen didn’t care. With his blood-colored saber in hand, even if he couldn’t beat them, running was no problem.
However, Long Chen was a bit worried that their sect master would appear. Last time, he had managed to escape with a bit of luck.
But if this spirit stone mine was set up in a trap, then the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader wouldn’t be an idiot. He would definitely suffer a huge loss this time.
Long Chen observed his surroundings for a day before intentionally revealing a flaw. When his enemies noticed him, he immediately teleported away. As expected, before leaving, he sensed a terrifying aura.
It really was a trap. He had immediately exposed himself. Although the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader hadn’t appeared, Long Chen had already sensed him.
“Tch, you want to play hide and seek with me? I’ll play you to death!” sneered Long Chen.
As a result, Long Chen began to run amok in the Heavenly Evil Sect’s territory. He didn’t go to the places that the Heavenly Evil Sect focused on defending. Instead, he went to those places that weren’t too important, but also had a bit of profit.
As the saying went, there was only a thousand days to be a thief, not a thousand days to guard against a thief. The Heavenly Evil Sect was huge, and there were too many places to protect themselves. As for Long Chen, he appeared and disappeared unpredictably, and the Heavenly Evil Sect was quickly unable to handle him.
However, a few days later, Long Chen noticed that something was off. Many places in the Heavenly Evil Sect began to move their wealth. Some of the mines were directly thrown away, and even the guards were taken away.
Just as Long Chen was wondering what was going on, he saw the Heavenly Evil Sect’s experts gathering. At first, he thought they were going all-out against him, but then he realized they were all going in the same direction.
Following the Heavenly Evil Sect’s experts, Long Chen quickly saw a shocking scene.
The Heavenly Evil Sect’s billions of powerhouses were actually gathering together. Amongst these powerhouses, the weakest was a World King level existence.
“What are they doing?”
Long Chen’s heart pounded. He wanted to capture someone to search their soul, but he was also afraid of being found.
“No wonder the Heavenly Evil Sect has become so quiet. It seems they’re about to start a war and can’t bother with me!”
Although he didn’t know what the Heavenly Evil Sect was planning, for such a large group of experts to gather together was clearly a huge matter. It was very likely that a battle was about to break out.
That was the only reason they didn’t have time to search for Long Chen. According to the information he had obtained, the direction they were heading in was the border of the Heavenly Evil Sect.
According to reason, this was the best time for Long Chen to flee or sneak attack the Heavenly Evil Sect. However, he didn’t do that. He chose to follow them.
Long Chen had countless medicinal pills on him, and he had a divine pill that could conceal his aura. Back then, Long Chen had used his medicinal pills to trick Ying Tian, a terrifying assassin. Now it would be as easy as flipping his hand to trick them.
Long Chen followed behind the army. The next day, another shocking scene occurred. The Heavenly Evil Sect’s army had actually merged with another army.
The two armies were almost equal in number. After gathering, their power grew even greater. After a simple adjustment, they once more set out.
It didn’t take long for the third wave to arrive, and then the fourth… What shocked Long Chen was that only on the fifth wave did he encounter the true main army. The main army’s lineup was thousands of times greater than theirs.
“Fuck, isn’t the Heavenly Evil Sect’s foundation too terrifying?”
Although Long Chen had conducted several soulsearchs, many of the Heavenly Evil Sect’s disciples didn’t know what kind of foundation the Heavenly Evil Sect had.
Furthermore, Long Chen saw that there was an extremely terrifying group amongst them. There weren’t many of them, just over a hundred thousand. Although they were all World Kings, the other Heavenly Evil Sect’s experts were all extremely respectful when they saw them. Even sages would take the initiative to greet them.
“Damn, it’s a Heaven’s Chosen whose aura is even more terrifying than the heavens.” Long Chen sucked in a cold breath when he saw the leader of this group.
It was a tall, thin, red-haired man with a huge sickle on his back. He also had a crown on his head. It was the exact same crown as the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader.
Even if you used your toes to think, you would know that this young man was definitely the future successor of the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect master. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have the qualifications to wear this crown.
This was also why even the Saints had to bow to him.
Although he hadn’t intentionally exposed his aura, there were countless Heavenly Dao runes revolving around him, as if they were worshiping him. This kind of scene didn’t even exist in the heavens.
Although Long Chen had exchanged blows with Ying Tian twice, and he knew he hadn’t used his full strength each time, this person’s aura was definitely stronger than Ying Tian’s.
Of course, this didn’t necessarily mean that this person was stronger than Ying Tian. Ying Tian was an assassin, and assassins were best at hiding their strength. As long as Ying Tian didn’t go all-out, no one would know just how strong he was.
However, with the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, Long Chen’s perception was extremely powerful. Although he couldn’t see him from a distance, he could sense that this person was definitely on the same level as Ying Tian. In fact, he might even be a bit stronger.
“I wonder what rank the Heavenly Dao Fruits will become once he dies?” Long Chen suddenly saw two huge Heavenly Dao Fruits appear in his eyes. He almost drooled.
The Heavenly Dao Fruit he had given Xia Chen had allowed him to become a Heavenly Fate Player. According to Xia Chen, his current strength was ten times greater than before.
Although Xia Chen was the youngest in the Dragonblood Legion and spent all his time with Guo Ran, he was extremely calm.
Guo Ran’s words had to be discounted, while Xia Chen’s words had to be doubled. This fellow said ten times, but in truth, it was definitely more than ten times.
So now that Long Chen had encountered a terrifying expert, the first thing he thought of was how cute they would be once they transformed into Heavenly Dao Fruits.
Swallowing, Long Chen continued to carefully follow. As for the red-haired man with the sickle on his back, he had never dreamed that there would be a day when a man would drool over him.
Three days later, the Heavenly Evil Sect army arrived at a valley. In front of the valley was an endless desert.
At the edge of the valley, the Heavenly Evil Sect’s army stopped. The void twisted, and the Heavenly Evil Sect’s Sovereign appeared.
“Damn, the Heavenly Evil Sect is such a huge territory. Wherever he wants to appear, he’ll appear!” Long Chen’s heart pounded.
“Wait, if he really had that ability, how could he have let me go back then?” asked Long Chen.
When Long Chen saw the blood-colored totem beneath the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect master, he couldn’t help but roll his eyes. It seemed this was also a transportation formation. He hadn’t noticed who had lost a blood-colored totem.
When the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect master appeared, all the Heavenly Evil Sect’s disciples knelt on the ground and bowed to him. Only the man with the huge sickle on his back stood there without moving.
The Heavenly Evil Sect Master didn’t even look at the disciples. Instead, he walked over to the sickle man and bowed. Long Chen’s jaw almost dropped. What was going on?
But looking at those Heavenly Evil Sect disciples, their expressions were calm, as if they were already used to it.
The Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader was talking to the sickle-faced man. His expression was extremely grave, but he was too far away to hear what they were saying.
The two of them chatted for a while. The man with the sickle shook his head as if he didn’t agree with the Heavenly Evil Sect Master’s words. The Heavenly Evil Sect Master had no choice but to continue persuading him.
At that moment, Long Chen suddenly sensed that the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect master seemed to have mentioned him. As for the man with the sickle, a cold smile appeared on his face. He suddenly waved his hand, and the sickle in his hand pointed forward.
At that moment, the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader had a helpless expression. He finally shouted, “The divine sons have ordered us to go all-out and slaughter our way into the Merging Beasts. We’ll destroy their altars, extinguish their divine lamps, and let the evil god’s light ignite their divine pools.”
The Heavenly Evil Sect Master shouted, and a strange rune appeared on the man’s forehead. An ancient and sinister aura rose.
Following that, he began to chant some strange words. It was like he was praying, but it also seemed like he was paying his respects. In short, it was extremely strange, and it made people’s scalps turn numb.
As he spoke, Long Chen saw that the Heavenly Evil Sect’s experts’ eyes were completely red, as if they had entered a berserk state.
“Die!”
From top to bottom, everyone from the Heavenly Evil Sect, including the Heavenly Evil Sect Master, roared and charged towards the desert.
The instant they charged out, a furious roar rang out from the depths of the desert. That roar was like the awakening of a wild beast. Killing intent instantly erupted.
“Die!”
The Heavenly Evil Sect’s experts roared furiously. Their eyes were scarlet, and an evil aura filled the air. At that moment, they seemed to be controlled by a strange energy. They didn’t have any fear, only a berserk desire to kill.
“This should be the power of faith. Hong Fa is definitely not a normal person,” thought Long Chen.
When the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader spoke to the red-haired man, he had to be careful. Obviously, this person’s status was extremely special.
Although he didn’t hear what they said, from their expressions, it seemed that the red-haired man was leading the Heavenly Evil Sect’s army to attack the opposing faction.
As for the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader, he was a bit more conservative. Within the Heavenly Evil Sect’s territory, there was still Long Chen, a potential threat. It wasn’t very suitable to attack at this time.
As for the red-haired man, he seemed to have already acted first and reported later, gathering the Heavenly Evil Sect’s army. The Heavenly Evil Sect’s Sect Master wanted to give his final words of persuasion, but the red-haired man insisted on fighting. He had no choice.
The red-haired man’s aura was shocking. It was like a terrifying beast was hidden within his body. He gave Long Chen an immense pressure.
There were countless Heavenly Evil Sect experts present, but the only one who could threaten Long Chen’s life was the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader.
Seeing the Heavenly Evil Sect’s army attack, Long Chen wanted to sneak in. But these Heavenly Evil Sect’s experts were all covered in the divine light of their faith. If he went in, he would immediately be exposed.
Rumble…
As the Heavenly Evil Sect’s army advanced, the desert in front of them quickly changed color, becoming a red color. The scent of blood filled the air.
It was obvious that the Heavenly Evil Sect had been fighting with the opposing faction for a long time and had fought countless battles. This was their battlefield.
Long Chen followed behind him, controlling his aura to the limit. He was just here to watch. If he was exposed, he would be doomed.
In truth, Long Chen was also extremely conflicted right now. If the Heavenly Evil Sect was at war with their enemies, then this was a once in a lifetime opportunity for him to attack the Heavenly Evil Sect.
But Long Chen also felt that things weren’t as simple as they seemed. If he could think of something, then the Heavenly Evil Sect would definitely be able to. All the treasures were hidden, and he might not be able to find them.
Even if he found it, the treasure room would definitely be heavily guarded. Without Xia Chen and Guo Ran by his side, he wouldn’t have the slightest chance.
If he killed some small fries, it wouldn’t be that interesting. In the end, Long Chen clenched his teeth and decided to follow behind them.
“ROAR!”
A furious roar rang out from the distance. That roar sounded like a man, but not a man. It sounded like a beast, but it also contained boundless killing intent.
As the Heavenly Evil Sect’s experts crazily charged forward, dust flew everywhere. The sky was covered, and figures appeared in the dust.
Seeing those figures, Long Chen jumped in shock. Many of them were half-gods, half-beast creatures. Some had the head of a beast, while others had the body of a beast. Some had the upper body of a human, while others had the lower body of a beast. Some had the left half of a human, while the right half was a beast.
There were also some that had human bodies, but had the head of a monster on their foreheads. There were also some that had the body of a fierce beast. The human bodies on their heads were actually similar to Bai Xiaole and Little Nine.
“Damn evil race, you keep provoking us. Do you think the great Beast Merging Tribe is so easy to bully? If you have the guts, then don’t run today. Let’s fight to the death!” A majestic roar rang out.
The person at the front was a KingKong Fury Ape with a bone club. It was three hundred meters tall and completely golden.
On its forehead stood a white-haired elder. His face was full of fury, but his voice came from the mouth of the KingKong Fury Ape.
“Incredible, another Sage Monarch! That KingKong Fury Ape seems to be a pure-blooded primeval demon beast!”
Long Chen’s heart shook. This elder wasn’t just terrifying, but he was also a terrifying Saint Ruler.
“How can you allow others to sleep beside you? If you don’t believe in the Corrupt God, then you can kill them all. Cut the crap, let’s fight to the death today!”
The Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader shouted, and an evil aura soared out of him. A heaven-shaking statue appeared behind him. Seeing that statue, Long Chen’s heart shook. That statue was exactly the same as the statue that the Corrupt path worshipped in the Martial Heaven Continent.
“Good. Then let’s settle things today. We’ll decide the victor and loser, and we’ll decide life and death!” roared the elder from the Beast Merging race. The KingKong Fury Ape beneath him raised its head to the sky and let out a long cry, smashing its hands against its chest.
Knock, knock, knock…
As the KingKong Fury Ape struck its own chest, it was like a heavenly drum had been struck, shaking the heavens and earth. With each strike, its body grew explosively, and its aura crazily soared.
The Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader seemed to have long since known about the KingKong Fury Ape’s move. He didn’t give it any chance to advance. He suddenly formed hand seals, and the Evil God Statue behind him began to shine.
Buzz!
The Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader and the KingKong Fury Ape disappeared from the battlefield. Both the Heavenly Evil Sect and the Merging Beasts were extremely calm, continuing to charge forward.
Long Chen knew that the Heavenly Evil Sect and the Merging Beasts were old enemies. This was a bloody battle between soldiers and generals. The two of them had switched places to fight.
This kind of fighting style was very common. After all, after a battle, they still had to live. If Saint Rulers fought on the battlefield, then there would only be two of them left.
With two Saint Kings, even if one of them won, they would be all alone. Both sides would be the losers, so many of the battlefields were the battlefields of the strongest.
“Die!”
Finally, the two armies merged. Roars shook the heavens, and a chaotic battle erupted. The first thing they did was unleash their most powerful attacks.
Pu pu pu…
In an instant, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and corpses littered the ground. The air was filled with a pungent scent of blood. That scent would make all living creatures go crazy. That was why many people didn’t feel fear in battle. That was because the scent of blood stimulated their most primitive and barbaric desires.
BOOM!
A huge sickle slashed through the air like a crescent moon. Countless Beast Merging experts were cut in two.
The red-haired man finally took action. This simple attack had killed hundreds of Beast Merging experts, and these were the elites amongst them.
“This sickle is odd.”
Long Chen had been staring at the long-haired man with the sickle on his back the entire time. He could clearly see each and every one of his movements. When the sickle was activated, a blood-colored light appeared on its blade.
That blood-colored light wasn’t the man’s power, but the sickle’s own. As for the people he had killed, one of their auras was almost on the same level as the one Long Chen had killed.
The thing that shocked Long Chen the most was that when the sickle attacked, that powerful Heavenly Fate expert’s body suddenly stiffened. He was unable to dodge, and he could only watch as the sickle cut him in two.
This attack was too bizarre. Other than the red-haired man and the other Heaven’s Chosen, no one else knew what had happened.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the red-haired man once more raised his sickle. The void exploded, and a black spear shot toward the red-haired man’s forehead.
“The Beast Merging King has appeared.” Long Chen’s heart shook.
Buzz!
Flames soared from the spear, and the cry of a phoenix rang out. A spear was about to ignite heaven and earth.
“This time, you will definitely die!”
A sinister smile appeared on the red-haired man’s face. He raised his sickle to block.
Dang!
Brilliant blood-colored light erupted. The instant the two divine weapons collided, the entire world lit up.
In that instant, Long Chen saw the owner of the spear. It was a tall and sturdy woman. Her face was well-defined, and her eyes were deep and cold, giving off an extremely cold feeling.
She was nine feet tall, half a head taller than Long Chen. But although she was tall and strong, her body proportions were perfect. Her shoulders were wider than most women’s, and her arms were long and strong.
Her thick golden hair was tied into a ponytail. As she moved, it was like golden threads were floating around her, giving off a wild beauty.
She was also a powerful Heaven’s Chosen, and from her aura, she was on the same level as the red-haired man. But the instant their weapons collided, she let out a muffled groan and took several steps back, shock appearing in her eyes.
“Today is the day your Beast Merging Tribe is exterminated. Prepare to die!”
The red-haired man threw his head back and laughed. Blood-colored divine light appeared on the sickle in his hand once more, and he attacked the golden-haired woman. He didn’t give her the slightest chance to catch her breath. His speed was extremely fast, and as soon as he attacked, the tip of his saber had already arrived in front of the golden-haired woman.
“As expected, there’s something wrong with this sickle.” Long Chen had never seen it move so quickly. It was like it could cut apart time, and it was impossible for people to react in time.
Dang!
Sparks flew. The woman didn’t have time to use her spear to block. Suddenly, a golden shield with the image of a phoenix carved on it smashed into the sickle.
Rumble…
The two divine weapons collided, and the entire battlefield suddenly sank. A huge whirlpool swept across the ground, and countless experts were sent flying. Some were even killed.
Buzz!
The red-haired man raised his sickle. His qi and blood erupted, and a huge figure appeared behind him.
That figure was the Corrupt God. He was thousands of miles tall, and he was also holding a huge sickle. The red-haired man’s sickle slashed down, and the Corrupt God behind him also slashed down.
Rumble…
When the red-haired man attacked, Gan Kun’s expression changed, and he trembled. The power of gods filled the world. In front of that power, even Long Chen’s soul trembled.
A resonant phoenix cry rang out. Following that, red flames ignited, and a pair of red wings appeared on her back.
BOOM!
The golden-haired woman’s shield circulated with divine light, and the phoenix image on it seemed to come to life. Facing the red-haired man’s attack, it didn’t retreat in the slightest.
Crack…
The two divine weapons once more collided, and space collapsed. Countless cracks appeared in the sky, and the entire world was about to explode.
“Damn, that’s strong!”
Seeing this, Long Chen’s blood began to boil, and his battle intent soared. This kind of power caused his body to tremble, and his desire to fight was no longer suppressed.
Long Chen was also a battle fanatic. Although he had exchanged blows with Ying Tian twice, this fellow was as slippery as a loach. When fighting against him, he was unable to use his full strength. That kind of feeling was unbearable.
But this red-haired man was different from the golden-haired woman. Their combat style was direct, and the stronger one won. That was the most satisfying way to fight.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The golden-haired woman was sent tumbling back, leaving behind a huge ditch in the ground. She had clearly been at a disadvantage in a full-strength battle.
“Hahaha, I’m not wrong, am I? Do you still have any doubts about the Beast Merging Tribe’s destruction?” sneered the red-haired man.
Hearing this, Long Chen was infuriated. Were you an idiot? From the start, that woman hadn’t said anything. Was there any point in you acting alone?
“You’re just relying on the power of your inheritance. So what? Do you think I, Feng You, am afraid of you? You loser!”
“Hmph, victory and defeat are common in war. Whoever laughs last will laugh louder. Prepare to die!”
The red-haired man sneered. He stepped through the air, bringing with him the image of an evil god behind him as he slashed his sickle at the golden woman.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
She blocked with her shield, but each of his attacks contained the power of the Corrupt God image behind him. The combination of these two powers caused her to repeatedly retreat.
The red-haired man’s attacks were extremely simple. He didn’t give her a chance to breathe, let alone retaliate. He was using the simplest and most violent method to defeat her.
Each of his attacks caused the void to explode, and qi waves surged out. That terrifying power was something that not even Saints could approach.
A few Beast Merging Saints wanted to save the golden-haired woman, but they were unable to get close. At this time, the Heavenly Evil Sect’s experts also charged over, stopping them from getting close.
The golden-haired woman clenched her teeth, her eyes filled with unwillingness. In the previous two exchanges, this fellow hadn’t been her match. Now that he had obtained this mysterious sickle, he had taken advantage of her.
Right now, she could only defend with her full strength. She had all her strength, but she was unable to fight back. If she wanted to fight back, she had to have a chance.
If there was someone who could block a blade for her, even if it was just for a moment, she would have a chance to breathe. This battle would still have to be fought.
But now, she could only clench her teeth and endure. If this continued, her strength would be exhausted bit by bit. One attack, one defense. The one defending would definitely be the one to die, and she would be helpless.
“I’ve already said that whoever laughs last will be the victor. You want to fight back? Even if I give you a chance, it’s useless. The difference between us is too great.”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The red-haired man laughed heartily. Although he was arrogant, he wasn’t slow in the slightest. He didn’t give his opponent a chance.
The two of them had clearly exchanged blows before, and they understood each other. Experts on their level would tightly bite down on the other’s weak points until they died.
As the red-haired man crazily attacked, the woman was constantly forced back. The Beast Merging experts were also constantly forced back. They were extremely panicked and wanted to find an opportunity to save her, but they were unable to get close to the battlefield.
As for the Saints and super geniuses who had a chance to get close to the battlefield, they were all targeted by the enemies. The battlefield was constantly being pushed back.
Pu!
After enduring countless attacks, the golden-haired woman finally couldn’t endure any longer and vomited a mouthful of blood. At the same time, she couldn’t hold on to her shield anymore and was sent flying. Her hand was already covered in blood.
“It’s over.”
A sinister smile appeared on the red-haired man’s face as he swung his sickle at the woman’s face.
“No!”
The Beast Merging experts all cried out in terror. At this time, the void in the distance collapsed, and the Saint Ruler appeared. But as soon as he appeared, he was enveloped by a terrifying divine light.
“You want to save her? Keep dreaming!” The Heavenly Evil Sect’s Sect Master’s sinister laughter rang out. In their eyes, as long as this golden-haired woman died, the battle would basically be over.
“Am I going to die just like this?”
The golden-haired woman’s eyes were filled with hatred and unwillingness as she looked at the sickle. But very quickly, an object appeared in her eyes. That object rapidly grew larger. It was a bronze cauldron.
Dang!
The sickle struck the cauldron.
“Ah… my saber…”
Then, people heard the wails of ghosts.
Only half of the red-haired man’s saber was left. His face was twisted, and his eyes seemed to spit fire.
As for the golden-haired woman, she was also filled with disbelief. Looking at the bronze cauldron, she felt like she was in a dream.
“Why don’t you keep showing off?”
Just as everyone was shocked and at a loss as to what was happening, a black-robed man beside the cauldron smiled at the red-haired man.
That person was Long Chen. At this critical moment, he hadn’t done anything. He had simply placed the Gan Kun Cauldron there and allowed it to be cut down by the sickle.
As a result, the Gankun Cauldron had never disappointed Long Chen. But what surprised Long Chen was that this sickle had only broken the blade, but it hadn’t turned to dust. As he had expected, this sickle was not ordinary.
“Die!”
The red-haired man roared and his left hand shot toward Long Chen like a bolt of lightning. His five fingers were like hooks that tore through space. His sharp fingernails caused space to twist.
Although it was just a barehanded attack, that terrifying power caused rumbling. The two of them were extremely close, and as soon as the red-haired man attacked, his sharp nails almost touched Long Chen’s throat.
“Hey, I was just joking with you. Why are you so impatient?” shouted Long Chen, putting on a panicked expression. He retreated, and at the same time, the cauldron pushed forward.
Crack!
The red-haired man let out a furious roar as his claw smashed into the cauldron. His fingernails were broken, and the flesh on his fingers became indistinct.
“Hey, hey, give me some face. Everyone, stop fighting. How about turning hostility into friendship?” Long Chen flashed out from behind the cauldron and bared his teeth at the red-haired man. That kind of appearance was infuriating. It didn’t seem like he was trying to stop them.
BOOM!
The red-haired man furiously stabbed his sickle at Long Chen. Although only half his blade was left, the pressure was still shocking.
“Divine son, he’s the one we’re looking for!” shouted one of the Heavenly Evil Sect’s saints.
“So it’s you! Die!”
The red-haired man was infuriated. His figure blurred, and his sickle slashed down on Long Chen.
Holding the cauldron, Long Chen dodged left and right, refusing to fight head-on. At the same time, he put on a panicked expression.
“Hey, hey, hey, I’m here to mediate the fight. As the saying goes, the heavens are kind. Fighting and killing isn’t good.
“Furthermore, that girl is so beautiful. Just looking at her is pleasing to the eye. For such a healthy girl to be cut in two by your saber, what’s there to see?”
The red-haired man clenched his teeth in anger, his red hair standing on end like a crazed lion. However, he had already suffered too much and didn’t dare to use his weapon against the bronze cauldron.
As for Long Chen, he seemed to be in a panic, and his body was full of openings, as if he would be killed at any moment. But because the red-haired man didn’t dare to touch the cauldron, he was always dodged by Long Chen.
Long Chen was in an extremely miserable state. He had to rely on a broken bronze cauldron to survive. It seemed he would be killed at any moment.
Buzz!
Just as Long Chen was ‘in danger’, a golden spear pierced through the sky. Scorching flames erupted from it, and it accurately shot toward the red-haired man.
Surprisingly, it was the golden-haired woman who had managed to catch her breath. After calming down a bit, she immediately launched a counterattack upon seeing Long Chen in danger.
BOOM!
The red-haired man was forced back by the golden-haired woman’s attack, and his tempest of attacks came to a sudden stop.
“Many thanks for your help. I, Feng You, will remember this favor. This place is dangerous, so hurry up and leave,” shouted the golden-haired woman.
Although Long Chen had used the Heaven Earth Cauldron to break the red-haired man’s sickle, from Long Chen’s panicked movements, she felt that he wasn’t too strong. He had only relied on that strange bronze cauldron to make the red-haired man suffer.
That was why she hadn’t even healed before coming to help Long Chen. After all, Long Chen had saved her life. She couldn’t just watch as he was killed.
This big girl had a good heart. Alright, I’ll help you guys!
Long Chen had originally been planning on giving her a chance to breathe before leaving. After all, he wasn’t related to the Beast Tamer race, and he was happy to see them fight to the death with the Heavenly Evil Sect.
However, seeing how righteous she was, Long Chen felt a bit embarrassed to leave. The enemy of an enemy might not be a friend, but helping her wasn’t a bad thing.
“Hey, don’t hit him. That red-haired fellow looks like a donkey. He’s clearly not a good person. If you cut him, it would be too much of a pity!” Long Chen rushed into the battlefield with the cauldron.
“Quickly leave, or you’ll lose your life.”
Seeing Long Chen charging at her like a fool, her movements were clumsy and full of openings. She angrily shouted, afraid he would accidentally kill her.
“It’s fine. My bronze cauldron is extremely sturdy. He can’t do anything to it… Aiyo…”
Long Chen suddenly let out a startled cry. The red-haired man was charging at him from an extremely strange angle. By the time Long Chen reacted, his claws had already reached his collar.
Hu!
Suddenly, a strange scene occurred. Long Chen was like a spinning top that was stuck to the cauldron. He dodged it by a hair’s breadth.
The red-haired man was startled. This claw was his ultimate move. Whether it was timing, angle, or power, it was a manifestation of his true strength. This flawless claw had actually missed.
“Careful!”
Just as the red-haired man was about to attack Long Chen, the golden-haired woman’s spear stabbed out with all her strength, wanting to attack Long Chen and save him.
But her movements were still a bit slow. But this slight delay just happened to meet one of the red-haired man’s openings.
This opening hadn’t been there before, but when his claw had missed, it had appeared. And the instant this opening appeared, the golden-haired woman’s spear had just arrived.
It was like the red-haired man had intentionally given his weakness to the golden-haired woman. At that moment, both the golden-haired woman and the red-haired man were stunned.
Pu!
The spear pierced through the red-haired man’s chest. The divine light in front of him exploded, and his clothes were torn. There was still a treasure armor beneath his clothes, but it was unable to block the spear. The tip of the spear stabbed into his chest.
“You shameless bastard, I told you not to listen.”
Just as the golden-haired woman’s attack was about to land, Long Chen used a strange movement technique to circle around the Gankun Cauldron. He swung his right hand, viciously slapping the red-haired man’s face.
The golden-haired woman was stunned. Even she hadn’t expected this attack to directly strike the red-haired man’s weak point.
Although she had fought against the red-haired man many times, each time she had been able to suppress him, her advantage was extremely weak. This was the first time she had injured him.
This attack didn’t require any skill, so how was it able to hit the red-haired man’s vitals? She was completely dumbfounded.
She wasn’t the only one to be confused. The red-haired man also didn’t know what had happened. When Long Chen’s palm landed on his face, a huge force smashed his cheekbone, and half his face collapsed.
Pu!
The red-haired man vomited a mouthful of blood and flew back. A huge hole had appeared in his chest, and half of his face was covered in blood. That scene stunned the Heavenly Evil Sect and the Merging Beasts.
“How many times have I told you that fighting isn’t good? Have you never heard of people telling you to eat your fill? I told you to give me face, but you used it as a stepping stone…” Long Chen pointed the cauldron at the red-haired man and cursed.
Although Long Chen had managed to con the red-haired man, he was shocked to find that her full-strength attack was unable to shake his golden thread.
In other words, although she could defeat him, she couldn’t kill him. The red-haired man still had a life-saving trump card.
Originally, the golden-haired woman’s attack had been part of Long Chen’s plan. His original plan had been for her to kill him with a final blow.
But after that attack, Long Chen immediately changed his mind. Since he didn’t have the confidence to kill him, he shouldn’t alert the enemy. He couldn’t expose his true strength, or it would be even more difficult to kill him next time.
That was why Long Chen’s attack had become a slap in the face. Although the killing power of a slap was ordinary, compared to the physical pain, the mental humiliation was the most unacceptable. This was especially true for the red-haired man, who was a prideful person. He would rather receive a hundred blows than be slapped.
When Long Chen’s slap landed, all the experts present were stunned. Even the golden-haired woman was filled with disbelief. She had never imagined that the powerful red-haired man would one day be slapped by someone.
“Bastard, die! Evil God Possession, Nine Revolution Heavenly Soul…”
As expected, Long Chen’s slap caused the red-haired man to go crazy. He hadn’t even given the sect master any face, but he had been slapped in the face. What kind of humiliation was that?
Rumble…
The red-haired man’s furious roar shook the heavens. His sinister face was like a ghost’s, and the evil god phantom behind him trembled. It was like millions of vengeful spirits were trying to take his life. At that moment, the red-haired man’s aura instantly soared.
“Hey, hey, bro, calm down. You have to calm down, don’t get so excited. If you have something to say, we can talk it out. I really am here to stop the fight…” Seeing the red-haired man explode, Long Chen immediately admitted defeat and put on a virtuous posture.
“Get out of the way!”
The golden-haired woman saw that Long Chen was still trying to reason with the crazy red-haired man. Was there something wrong with his head?
She didn’t dare to be negligent. Phoenix cries rang out, and she spread her wings, turning the space around her into a sea of flames. Her spear rumbled as she charged at the red-haired man.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The golden-haired woman and the red-haired man were old enemies. Seeing that they were fighting with their lives on the line, she didn’t dare to hide her strength. Flames revolved around her body as she collided with the red-haired man.
The two of them began to fight with their lives on the line. When their spears collided with their sickles, space exploded, and space shattered. Qi waves surged out, and ten thousand paths were torn apart.
“Aiyo…”
Long Chen let out a startled cry as he was sent flying by their terrifying qi waves. His body swayed as he cried out.
Dang!
Just as Long Chen was about to fly away, the bronze cauldron in his hand suddenly flew out of his grasp. Coincidentally, it smashed into the back of a Heavenly Evil Sect Saint’s head.
The Heavenly Evil Sect’s Saint was currently fighting with a Merging Beast Saint. That bronze cauldron had a strange origin, so it was completely silent.
The Heavenly Evil Sect’s Saint immediately became dizzy. His opponent saw the opportunity and smashed his club on his head.
“Good job, kid!”
The Merging Beast Saint was delighted to have killed a Saint in one blow. He gave Long Chen a thumbs-up.
“What’s going on? Ah, did I kill a Saint?” Long Chen acted surprised and delighted. Then he laughed and took the credit.
The Merging Beast Saint didn’t care. It didn’t matter whose contribution it was. If Long Chen hadn’t ‘coincidentally’thrown the cauldron over that person’s head, he wouldn’t have had a chance to kill him.
After killing his opponent, that Saint immediately went to support the other Saints.
Hu!
When Long Chen tried to grab the cauldron, he found nothing. The cauldron disappeared and returned to his spiritual space. Then Long Chen heard its furious roar:
“How many times have I told you not to use me as a weapon to attack others? I can only passively defend.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. Senior, I forgot.” Long Chen hastily apologized. The Gan Kun Cauldron had repeatedly warned him that it wasn’t a battle weapon and couldn’t help him kill people.
In the past, killing it was one thing, but once its runes began to unseal themselves, it could no longer see blood.
Previously, Long Chen had been so focused on scheming against others that he had forgotten about the cauldron’s warning. Seeing it so angry for the first time, he hastily apologized.
Seeing Long Chen’s apology, the cauldron didn’t say anything. As for Long Chen, after losing the cauldron, he just stood there foolishly.
“Damn thing, you ruined my Heavenly Evil Sect’s plans! Die!” Just at this moment, countless Heavenly Evil Sect disciples charged at Long Chen.
“Hey, hey, don’t mess around. We all have two shoulders and one head. Why must we kill each other?” Long Chen hastily waved his hand.
“Die!”
One of the Heavenly Evil Sect’s heavenly geniuses roared and shot a blood-colored flying shuttle at Long Chen. That was an extremely terrifying Heavenly Fate expert. His aura was only slightly weaker than the one Long Chen had killed.
Furthermore, as soon as he attacked, dozens of Heavenly Evil Sect’s experts surrounded him, all of them charging at him as if he was their father’s murderer.
“Hey, since we’re going to fight, let’s fight one on one. The more people, the less people… Aiyo, don’t talk about martial arts…” Long Chen didn’t want to expose his strength. He dodged left and right, hiding from the truth. After killing the two greedy Heavenly Evil Sect’s experts, he was surrounded by them and was in a dangerous situation.
“Hold on! I’ll come save you soon!” shouted the golden-haired woman. She crazily fought against the red-haired man, each one of her attacks vicious.
“You can’t kill him. Don’t waste your energy!” Long Chen sighed inside. Otherwise, he would have long since cooperated with him.
Seeing Long Chen in danger, the Beast Merging experts all crazily rushed over to help him.
“Not good!”
Suddenly, Long Chen’s scalp turned numb and a black formation disc appeared in his hand. Just at this moment, a large hand appeared in the air.
Pu!
Everything within ten thousand miles of Long Chen was crushed by that hand.
That huge hand smashed down, and it was impossible to dodge. All the experts in a thousand miles, whether friend or foe, were instantly turned into nothingness.
Hu!
Long Chen appeared out of thin air. The black formation disc in his hand had already shattered. This incomparably precious teleportation formation disc had used up all its energy.
This was a life-saving divine item that Xia Chen had forged for Long Chen. It didn’t have any spatial restrictions and could be used for short-distance teleportation. Due to the special material, Xia Chen had only made a few of them, and one of them was given to Long Chen.
“You little trash, you can’t afford to play around. Sneak attack, don’t talk about martial virtue…” Long Chen escaped from the hand’s attack and cursed at a figure.
The person who had attacked was the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader. His sneak attack hadn’t succeeded, and now Long Chen was cursing him.
After all, he was the master of a sect, a grand and respected figure. To sneak attack a World King was already shameful enough, but what was even more shameful was that his sneak attack had failed.
Buzz!
At this moment, the Beast Merging Saint King charged over. His face was burning as he fought the Heavenly Evil Sect's sect master one on one. He had wanted to help Feng You before, but was stopped by the Heavenly Evil Sect's sect master.
As for the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader, he had tried to sneak attack Long Chen, but he had been caught off-guard. He hadn’t been able to stop him in time.
In truth, the Saint Ruler had always been focused on Feng You. He had always been on guard against the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect master sneak attacking Feng You. After all, Feng You now had the absolute advantage. He hadn’t expected the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect master to sneak attack Long Chen, so he hadn’t been able to defend.
“Shameless brat, you’ve completely thrown away the Heretic God’s face. If you have the guts, we’ll fight to the death!” The old Saint Ruler from the Beast Merging clan roared as he charged towards the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect master.
Hu!
But as soon as the Saint Ruler arrived, his expression changed and he turned around, charging towards Feng You and the red-haired man.
“Feng You, be careful!”
The Saint Ruler cried out.
He was horrified to find that the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect master’s sneak attack on Long Chen hadn’t succeeded. The one standing there was only one of his clones that had intentionally drawn his attention. As for his true body, it had already reached Feng You. He had been duped.
On the other side, Feng You’s spear stabbed fiercely, and her golden shield swung fiercely, killing the red-haired man to the point that he could only block and not retaliate. The red-haired man was surrounded by danger, as if he would be killed at any moment.
At this moment, her hair suddenly stood on end as an extremely dangerous feeling descended. At the same time, she heard the old Saint Ruler's warning. She immediately made a decision to abandon the red-haired man and flee.
Buzz!
But she was horrified to find that at some unknown point, two huge hands had quietly gathered together, and she had already appeared in the center of them.
“It’s the Heretic God Soul Extermination Hand… I’m finished…” At that moment, Feng You felt as if she had fallen into an icehouse. She recognized this move.
The Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader had schemed and set up traps everywhere. His sneak attack had drawn the attention of the Saint Ruler. In truth, his final target was Feng You.
By the time she understood the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect master’s intentions, it was already too late. The Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect master’s strongest move was the Evil God Soul Annihilation Hand. Those two hands were formed from the will of the Evil God. Once they were struck, their souls would definitely scatter.
Feng You was unwilling. How could she be at ease when she was being schemed against by a Saint Ruler? Most importantly, she was about to kill the red-haired man. Victory was only a step away, but she was about to die.
“You shameless…”
Just as Feng You closed her eyes and was about to die, an arrogant voice rang out. For some unknown reason, when she heard this voice, she felt endless hope. Looking in the direction of the voice, she saw a strange scene.
It was unknown what method Long Chen had used, but he was riding on the red-haired man’s neck. His hands were wrapped around the red-haired man’s mouth as if he wanted to tear it open.
Long Chen had been sneak attacked by the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader, and he had used up the life-saving formation plate Xia Chen had given him. That was how he had managed to escape.
But just as he was cursing the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader, he suddenly sensed something was wrong. The Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader’s lock on him had disappeared. In that instant, Long Chen knew he had definitely locked onto Feng You.
But knowing was useless. With his strength, he was unable to resist a Saint Ruler, nor could he stop them.
Although he couldn’t deal with the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect master, he still had a chance against the heavily injured red-haired man.
Furthermore, when Long Chen made up his mind, he suddenly realized something. A confident smile appeared on his face. As he stealthily approached the red-haired man, the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect master attacked Feng You.
At that moment, the Saint Ruler from the Beast Merging race had been tricked and was unable to save her in time. He couldn’t help but feel regret and hatred. He could only watch as Feng You was killed.
But just as the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader thought he had everything under control, the red-haired man’s mouth was pulled as wide as a basin by Long Chen. In that instant, the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader was both shocked and infuriated.
The red-haired man had a special status. He didn’t dare let anything happen to him.
Hu!
Just as Feng You thought she was about to die, that terrifying lock disappeared. Two huge hands suddenly turned and shot toward Long Chen.
“I knew you wouldn’t dare take the risk.”
Long Chen laughed mischievously. Facing the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader’s attack, he didn’t feel the slightest bit of fear. Everything was within his control.
Long Chen knew that with the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader present, he wouldn’t be able to kill the red-haired man. Since he couldn’t kill him, he might as well humiliate him. So Long Chen’s actions seemed so comical. He didn’t attack his vitals, but he pulled the red-haired man’s mouth.
As for the red-haired man, he had just escaped Feng You’s attack and was in the midst of recovering his breath when Long Chen seized the opportunity. Before he could react, the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect master had already attacked.
Hu!
At this time, the red-haired man also attacked. His sharp claws slashed at Long Chen’s knee, but he missed. Long Chen had already left his neck and kicked him in the back.
BOOM!
The red-haired man let out a muffled groan and shot towards the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader’s hands.
Long Chen’s attack was extremely exquisite. It was a combination of offense and defense. Unless the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect master didn’t care about the red-haired man’s life or death, he had to restrain his attack.
Hu!
Just as Long Chen had expected, although those two palms seemed overbearing, they actually left some leeway. When Long Chen sent the red-haired man flying, those two hands suddenly stopped.
Buzz!
When the red-haired man collided with those large hands, they immediately became like cotton and gently caught him.
At this moment, the Saint Ruler roared and charged over. His fury soared to the heavens, and his aura was even more terrifying than before. It was clear that he was furious. After being repeatedly schemed against, he was so angry that he wanted to go all-out against the Heavenly Evil Sect.
“Retreat!”
The Heavenly Evil Sect's sect master snorted coldly. He grabbed the red-haired man with one hand, and the space around him distorted. Before the Saint Ruler of the Beast Merging Clan arrived, he had already flashed several tens of thousands of kilometers away.
Following his order, the Heavenly Evil Sect’s experts rapidly retreated.
“Damn brat, just you wait. I, She Fei, will make you regret coming to this world.”
The red-haired man’s eyes were filled with rancor as he glared at Long Chen.
“Brother, does your face still hurt?” asked Long Chen.
Pu!
The red-haired man vomited a mouthful of blood.
“Don’t spit, don’t spit. This way, the wound on your mouth will split open.” Seeing the red-haired man who called himself She Fei vomit blood, Long Chen hastily said with concern.
Previously, when Long Chen had pulled She Fei’s mouth, Long Chen had truly wanted to tear it apart. That was because this fellow’s arrogant manner of speaking was truly irritating.
However, Long Chen hadn’t expected this fellow’s mouth to be so sturdy. It was quite large, but it wasn’t torn open. Instead, it was torn open a bit.
She Fei was so angry that he vomited blood. As a result, some blood flowed out of those wounds. From the outside, it looked like blood was seeping out of his cheeks. The blood was like a beard. It was shocking and funny.
Pu!
One of the prodigies beside She Fei couldn't restrain his anger after taking another look at She Fei's face. He slapped that person to death.
"Kid, report your name if you have the guts!” She Fei roared.
Long Chen smiled slightly and patted off the dust on his body. He indifferently said, “My surname is Long, and my name is Chen. My friends in the streets all call me Master Long San.
When San Ye arrived, the earth roared and the heavens roared. When San Ye appeared, ghosts wept and gods wept. Child, young people shouldn’t be too arrogant.
Of course, it didn’t matter if he was arrogant, but he definitely couldn’t surpass Master Long San. After all, Master Long San was the ceiling of arrogance.
“Look, just because you’re arrogant, it doesn’t feel good to be slapped in the face!”
“You…”
She Fei clenched his teeth so hard that they creaked, and his eyeballs were about to pop out. He had never been so embarrassed in his entire life. Right now, his eyes were red, and he was almost going crazy.
As for the Merging Beast race’s experts, seeing that Long Chen had angered this terrifying expert to the point of going crazy, they were all secretly delighted. This kind of enmity had already been carved into their bones.
“I don’t want you anymore. If you have the guts, come fight me one on one. I won’t bully you, so how about I give you an arm?” Long Chen put his hand behind his back.
She Fei was furious. He had fought with Feng You for a long time and was covered in wounds. This fellow actually shamelessly challenged him.
“If you think it’s unfair, I can cover my mouth,” said Long Chen.
She Fei was trembling with rage. He had never been so infuriated in his life. Long Chen’s ability to humiliate others had reached the pinnacle of perfection. She Fei was about to go crazy from anger, but there was nothing he could do.
"Damn ant! When I recover my full strength, I can crush you with one hand!” She Fei roared.
In She Fei’s eyes, although Long Chen was powerful, he was still far from being a match for him. If it weren’t for that strange cauldron, he was confident he could kill Long Chen in three moves.
“Tch, who doesn’t know how to boast? According to what you said, I was still hiding my strength.
“If I hadn’t hidden my strength, I would have choked you to death by pissing. Do you believe me?” said Long Chen disdainfully.
Long Chen’s words caused the Beast Merging experts to laugh. One reason was because they were amused by Long Chen, while the other was because they wanted to infuriate the red-haired man.
The red-haired man clenched his fists so tightly that creaking sounds could be heard. Seeing this, the Heavenly Evil Sect’s Sect Master coldly snorted, “Brat, you’re too ignorant. Do you know the consequences of provoking the Heavenly Evil Sect?”
“Old Deng, you really are stupid. Do you know what kind of retribution you’ll receive for infuriating Master Long San?” Long Chen imitated the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect master’s tone.
This time, even Feng You couldn’t help but laugh. She had never seen such an interesting person.
He clearly wasn’t very strong, but he was always able to avoid danger. Furthermore, his words were sharp, and each word was like a blade. It was satisfying, relieving, and funny.
Previously, Long Chen had slapped She Fei and pulled his mouth. Let alone seeing such a thing, she had never even heard of such a thing. Today, she had truly broadened her horizons.
The Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect master’s face darkened. He knew that if he continued to argue with this brat, there would be no end to it. He turned to look at the Saint Ruler and coldly said:
“I didn’t expect the prideful Beast Merging Tribe to ask for reinforcements from the invaders. Hehe, interesting.”
Hearing the Heavenly Evil Sect's sect master's words, the Saint Ruler of the Beast Merging Tribe was furious. However, the Heavenly Evil Sect's sect master didn't give him a chance to speak and directly left with his people.
“Hey, hey, hey, that brother She Fei, when you get back, heal your wounds and make your face look tender. Next time we fight, it’ll feel better…” shouted Long Chen.
“I @ # ￥&…”
She Fei’s cursing rang out in the air. The grand Heavenly Evil Sect’s future sect master was actually cursing like a shrew on the streets. He was cursing all kinds of vulgar things. Long Chen had clearly already angered him to the point where he was on the verge of collapse. He didn’t care about any face. If he didn’t curse out loud, he would die from anger.
In that instant, the entire Beast Merging race’s experts were first stunned, and then they began to laugh. To be able to anger a peak expert of the Heavenly Evil Sect to such an extent was unimaginable.
The Heavenly Evil Sect’s Sect Master brought She Fei away while the other Heavenly Evil Sect’s experts also retreated. Very quickly, the battlefield became empty. The desert was filled with the corpses of the two great powers.
The Beast Merging experts began to clean up the battlefield, collecting their corpses. But the Heavenly Evil Sect was different. After their experts died, their corpses would be left behind.
“Little brother, thank you for your help. If it weren’t for you, my Beast Merging race might have been exterminated.” The Saint Ruler arrived in front of Long Chen.
“Many thanks. Otherwise, I would have died at that bastard’s hands today.” Feng You arrived in front of Long Chen.
At this time, the Beast Merging experts and core disciples also walked over to express their thanks.
“You’re too courteous. I came from the outside world and just happened to be transported to the Heavenly Evil Sect’s territory.
“Fuck, not only are these fellows not welcoming me, but they’re also shouting at me to kill. Of course I can’t accept this. Helping you is also helping myself,” said Long Chen.
“You came from the outside world?” Feng You was shocked, while the others were also shocked.
“What? Don’t tell me you’re planning on taking care of me because I’m an outsider?” asked Long Chen.
"No, no, no. We don't reject outsiders. It's because you outsiders have appeared. That means our great era is about to arrive,” said the old man hurriedly.
“Oh, that’s good.”
Hearing that, Long Chen immediately relaxed. It was fine if they weren’t grateful for his help, but if they wanted his life, it would be meaningless.
“Right, just now, the Heavenly Evil Sect was clearly defeated. Why didn’t you chase after them? Why didn’t you just exterminate the Heavenly Evil Sect?” asked Long Chen.
The Saint Ruler sighed, not knowing how to reply. Feng You said,
“It’s a long story. Why don’t you come to our Beast Merging Tribe and sit down?”
Long Chen nodded and left with Feng You and the others.
“I didn’t expect the Heavenly Evil Sect’s foundation to be so terrifying.”
Within a grand hall, Long Chen sucked in a cold breath.
There were only a few dozen people in the hall. Long Chen was seated as an honored guest. Other than the Saint Ruler, the others were all high level members of the Beast Merging race.
After being introduced by the Beast Tamer race, Long Chen finally understood why the Beast Tamer race didn’t pursue him despite having the advantage.
As it turned out, the Heavenly Evil Sect was only a part of the Heretical God Inheritance. In the Nine Heavens World, there were many Heretical God Inheritance Sites. Moreover, within the Heavenly Evil Sect’s headquarters altar, the Heretical God Bone was consecrated.
This was the true bone of the first Evil God. It possessed endless power. If they attacked the Heavenly Evil Sect’s lair and the Heavenly Evil Sect used the Evil God Bone, then even the Beast Merging Saint King would die on the spot.
Therefore, all along, only the Heavenly Evil Sect attacked them. They could only passively defend, but did not dare to attack the Heavenly Evil Sect.
The Heavenly Evil Sect wasn’t the only place with the Heretic God’s inheritance. If the Heavenly Evil Sect was threatened, then the Heavenly Evil Sect might borrow power from the other Heretic God’s inheritances. So even if the Beast Merging Clan was a hundred times stronger, they still wouldn’t dare to annihilate the Heavenly Evil Sect.
Realizing this, Long Chen sucked in a cold breath. He hadn’t expected the Heretical God inheritance to be so terrifying.
"Therefore, although we have the advantage, it is impossible to kill She Fei.
“At the critical moment, the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect master has the ability to use the power of the Heretical God Bone from a distance. He will absolutely not allow She Fei, the divine son blessed by the Heretical God, to be killed. So today’s battle is already the best result.” The Saint Ruler sighed.
Long Chen suddenly realized why his intuition had always told him that he wouldn’t be able to kill She Fei. It seemed the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader had even more terrifying trump cards.
“I didn’t expect to run into a divine son here.” A strange expression appeared on Long Chen’s face.
In the mortal world, there were quite a few Divine Sons and Daughters in those so-called Divine Dao legacies. As a result, those Divine Sons and Daughters had been killed by Long Chen in the manner of leeks.
“What’s so great about a divine son? Sooner or later, I’ll kill him!” Feng You coldly snorted.
Obviously, she had suffered greatly in this battle against She Fei. If Long Chen hadn’t appeared, she would have already died.
That made her, who had always been arrogant, feel extremely sullen. She clenched her teeth. “If it weren’t for his weapon receiving the blessing of the Heretical God Bone, I wouldn’t be afraid of him. This is cheating.”
The Saint Ruler shook his head, "Child, war is not child's play. In order to kill your opponent, you will do anything. There is no such thing as cheating, nor is there such a thing as if.”
“My brain isn’t working well. Sigh, you aren’t any better off. How am I supposed to hand over the position of tribe leader to you?”
The Saint Ruler shook his head and sighed. He was helpless. So the Beast Merging race was not a race with a bloodline, but a kind of alliance.
The Beast Merging experts had gathered together to form a large family. They didn’t have any blood relations with each other, but for the sake of survival and resources, they had no choice but to work together. Only by gathering together could they guarantee they wouldn’t be easily devoured.
The Merging Beast race was actually a branch of the human race and the sea demon race. Some people formed a contract with the sea demon, and they could summon each other and fight side by side.
There were also people who were merging their bloodlines with sea demons. That was why there were monsters with human heads, beast bodies, human bodies, and beast heads.
That was because when different people merged with different sea demons, they would all undergo a certain level of mutation. Some people would be able to return to their original state after merging with a sea demon, while others would never be able to return.
So whether it was the human race or the monster race, the Merging Beast race was a different race. Very few powers would acknowledge them.
That was because the merging of the two bloodlines and souls had caused the Beast Merging experts’thoughts to become comparatively immature.
That was especially true when merging with low intelligence sea demons. A person’s intelligence would also drop. That was why there weren’t many smart people in the Beast Merging race.
There were hundreds of Beast Merging Saints, but only a dozen or so were able to participate in the meeting. Although the others were terrifyingly strong, they were all simple-minded and wouldn’t say anything.
However, the Merging Beasts were extremely united. As long as their leaders gave the order, they wouldn’t question it. In battle, the Merging Beasts were all fearless existences.
They possessed the power of the human race and the beast race, and they didn’t fear death. Although they weren’t smart, the first two were enough to make up for their shortcomings. As long as they had a relatively smart leader, no one would dare provoke them.
The old Saint Ruler of the Beast Merging clan had always been the backbone of the Beast Merging clan. It was just that he was old and wanted to raise a new clan leader.
Feng You possessed the bloodline of the ancient phoenix, and her strength and potential were the strongest amongst the younger generation of the Beast Merging Tribe. In addition, Feng You was intelligent and possessed the potential to lead. Thus, the Saint Ruler of the Beast Merging Tribe wholeheartedly wanted to groom her to be his successor.
But as his successor, he had actually said such childish words. That disappointed him, and he sighed helplessly.
“This time, the Heavenly Evil Sect’s surprise attack caused me to be completely toyed with by the Heavenly Evil Sect’s sect leader. There’s no way around it. My brain is too stupid to count against him.
“But Feng You, your intelligence isn’t inferior to She Fei’s. Victory and defeat are common in military affairs. Knowing shame and gaining courage is the way of the king. We can’t find excuses for ourselves.” The Saint Ruler spoke sincerely.
“Feng You knows her mistake.” Feng You lowered her head.
Seeing Feng You admit her mistake, the Saint Ruler didn’t say anything else. He turned to Long Chen.
“We are deeply grateful to you for helping us. However, I don’t know if I should say something.”
“Go ahead.”
“Although your strength isn’t bad, the reason you were able to make She Fei suffer was all because of that mysterious bronze cauldron.
“As the saying goes, learn from your mistakes. She Fei definitely won’t make the same mistake again, so in the future, it would be best for you to avoid meeting She Fei.” The Saint Ruler said.
Hearing this, Long Chen laughed inside. This old man really had a good heart. He thought Long Chen’s strength wasn’t good enough. This time, he had only relied on luck to make She Fei suffer. He had subtly pointed out that he wasn’t She Fei’s match.
However, this also indirectly proved that Long Chen’s acting had grown with each passing day. Even this Saint Ruler hadn’t been able to see through his true strength.
“Senior, you’re right. I don’t have any other abilities other than being able to sneak up on him. I don’t dare fight him head-on,” laughed Long Chen.
“No, no, no. You’re still very strong. Young people shouldn’t undervalue themselves.” Seeing that Long Chen understood and wasn’t the slightest bit angry, the elder laughed.
“Long Chen, you don’t need to be afraid. You saved me once, and I’ll protect you forever.” Feng You extended a hand to Long Chen’s shoulder and smiled.
“Hehe, many thanks!”
Long Chen laughed mischievously. This big girl was actually protecting him? Interesting.
“ROAR!”
Just at this moment, a furious roar came from outside. Feng You’s expression changed, and everyone rushed out.
“Damn Desolate Beasts really know how to find a good time. Beast Merging Tribe, listen up. Abandon the outer perimeter and retreat to the inner perimeter. Shrink the scope of the battle and take up defensive positions.”
When Long Chen rushed out with Feng You and the others, he saw that the surroundings were filled with the sounds of battle. It was extremely chaotic.
“What happened?” asked Long Chen.
“It’s our enemy. The Desolate Beasts attacked us from all sides. They must have found out about our battle with the Heavenly Evil Sect and thought that we had suffered heavy losses, so they came to take advantage of us.” Feng You gnashed her teeth.
Rumble…
At this time, the distant void exploded. Two huge figures soared into the sky. Because they were too fast, Long Chen didn’t even see what was happening.
But from their auras, Long Chen knew that it was two Saint Rulers who had fought. One of them was the tribe leader of the Merging Beasts.
“Long Chen, I’m going to fight the Desolate Beasts’ main force. I might not have enough energy to protect you, so you can stay here. You can also participate in the battle, but you have to be careful,” said Feng You.
“It’s fine. I’ll just watch from the side.”
Feng You nodded. With a furious roar, a pair of blood-red wings appeared on her back. Flames ignited the sky, and she transformed into a shooting star.
Countless Beast Merging experts charged out at the same time. Clearly, Feng You was the leader of the Beast Merging race’s younger generation.
Long Chen followed behind them and quickly arrived at the edge of the battlefield. Following Feng You’s orders, a large group of Beast Merging experts retreated, shrinking the battlefield.
Long Chen quickly saw the Desolate Beast race Feng Fei was talking about. Their auras were similar to the Magical Beast race’s, but they also possessed a strange barbaric aura. They were all extremely ancient species.
Desolate Beasts were extremely diverse. They flew in the sky, ran on the ground, swam in the water, crawled on the shore, and so on. They were huge, and their numbers were shocking. They were crazily attacking the Beast Merging experts’defenses.
The Desolate Beasts had far too many experts, and the Merging Beasts had just gone through a bloody battle. As soon as the two clashed, the Merging Beasts were at a disadvantage, and they were forced to retreat. Many of the Merging Beasts were killed, and their corpses were devoured by the Desolate Beasts.
“Die!”
When she saw the miserable deaths of her clansmen, Feng You was shocked and furious. She held a golden spear in her hand, and with a fierce thrust, she pierced through the void. Countless desolate beasts were shattered by her attack, turning into countless pieces of meat that splashed into the sky.
“Good lord, this big girl is violent enough.”
Behind them, Long Chen saw that Feng You had killed dozens of undying experts and a Saint. This attack was too powerful.
“You guys retreat, leave this place to me!” Feng You shouted.
Rumble…
But just as she finished speaking, two golden figures flew out and smashed their two bone clubs at Feng You.
When those two figures appeared, Long Chen jumped in shock. They were two monkeys covered in golden fur.
They weren’t even five feet tall, and their bodies were extremely thin. They didn’t look the slightest bit threatening. But their qi and blood soared, and as soon as they appeared, a terrifying Heavenly Fate power enveloped the entire world.
“Damn, how are these two monkeys so terrifying?” Long Chen jumped in shock.
The demonic aura of these two golden monkeys soared to the sky. Their auras were only slightly inferior to She Fei.
Although their auras were slightly weaker, when they worked together, their attacks were incomparably sharp.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out as the two golden monkeys clashed head-on with Feng You. The golden light was so blinding that it caused golden waves to surge. In that instant, everyone lost their vision.
Dang dang dang…
When everyone’s vision returned to normal, Feng You was once again locked in a fierce battle with the two golden monkeys. Two bone clubs and a spear, they fought until the sky darkened and it was difficult to separate them.
“I really was a frog at the bottom of a well. Such a small monkey can actually release such terrifying power.” Long Chen was shocked.
Those two golden-haired monkeys looked small and thin, as if they could be killed with a single slap. But they possessed such monstrous strength.
Furthermore, the bone clubs in their hands didn’t seem to be natural. They were completely snow-white, like jade. Because they were covered in golden runes, they looked like they were made of gold or jade. They were even stronger than ordinary saint artifacts.
Dang dang dang…
The two golden monkeys were crazily fighting against Feng You. Their cooperation was quite exquisite, and Feng You seemed to be an old opponent of theirs. They understood each other very well, and as soon as they attacked, it was hard to tell who would win.
“Kill…”
The Beast Merging experts that had come with Feng Fei roared and charged out. That was because there were also countless golden monkeys following them.
These monkeys were different from other desolate beasts. They held weapons and possessed immense power. As soon as the Beast Merging experts came into contact with them, a bloody battle erupted.
The battlefield was filled with endless roars and qi waves. Whether it was the Desolate Beasts or the Merging Beasts, experts were constantly dying, their blood dyeing the ground red.
“These golden monkeys have an even more ancient bloodline. They can control these desolate beasts. If we want to resolve this battle, we have to first get rid of these golden monkeys.” Long Chen quickly saw that this battle was led by these mysterious golden monkeys.
Long Chen knew that these golden-haired monkeys’ origins were definitely not ordinary. But no matter how he thought about it, he was unable to figure out their origins. Obviously, this was something he had no idea about.
“ROAR!”
Just as Long Chen was looking at those golden monkeys, he was suddenly targeted by a sacred tiger. That tiger was thousands of miles long, and when it opened its mouth, Long Chen was sucked into its mouth.
Pu!
The instant Long Chen entered its mouth, Long Chen’s saber stabbed into its mouth.
Originally, Long Chen had thought that this attack would be able to pierce through its head and destroy its crystal core.
But what Long Chen hadn’t expected was that the instant his saber stabbed into the tiger’s flesh, it seemed to be pulled back by some kind of energy. The saber wind was unable to pierce through it.
At that moment, Long Chen jumped in shock. If this attack didn’t kill the tiger and he was swallowed, he would be in danger.
But what happened next stunned Long Chen. The blood-colored saber in his hand suddenly trembled, and the tiger crazily roared. It struggled with all its might, as if it wanted to break free.
But the saber was covered in thorns, and there was no way for him to break free. Long Chen was horrified to see that the place the saber had pierced had instantly withered. Then the tiger’s huge body turned into a huge corpse in just a breath’s time.
Buzz!
The blood-colored blade automatically separated from the tiger’s corpse. Another skull rune lit up on the blade, and the entire blade emitted a soul-shaking sound.
“Damn, he can actually suck blood.”
Seeing that blood-colored saber, Long Chen sucked in a cold breath.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Once this blood-colored saber absorbed the desolate beast’s essence blood, it was like a beast that was about to starve to death. After obtaining a mouthful of its flesh, its aura became even sharper and bloodthirsty.
After killing this Saint-level beast, the blood-colored saber's reaction was much stronger than killing a Saint.
Looking at that withered corpse, Long Chen jumped in fright. This Saint Weapon the Asura race had entrusted to the Heavenly Evil Sect was truly terrifying.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, a divine light shot over. That vast aura caused Long Chen’s soul to tremble. Another Saint rank sea demon was charging at him.
This was a full-strength attack from a Saint. If Long Chen wanted to receive it, he would have to go all-out. But he didn’t want to reveal his true strength.
Hu!
Long Chen’s body trembled, and he directly entered the tiger’s mouth. That attack struck the tiger’s corpse, and it was knocked back. But Long Chen was completely fine.
“Damn, this corpse isn’t ordinary!”
Long Chen crawled out of the tiger’s mouth. This tiger was already dead, but it was still able to resist a Saint’s attack. It was clearly stronger than other Saints.
However, after being stabbed in the vitals by the blood-colored saber, it was unable to use any of its abilities.
Hu!
Long Chen put away the huge tiger’s corpse. He was just about to attack the sacred rank Desolate Beast that had attacked him. After probing it just now, he had a rough idea of its power. Even if it didn’t use its full strength, it could use its techniques to fight.
“Brother Long, don’t panic. We’ll help you.”
Just at this moment, two Beast Merging experts charged over. They were both experts of the Beast Merging race, and they attacked at the same time, forcing back the horned eagle.
“Did I panic?” Long Chen almost laughed. How could they tell?
However, the two of them had immediately come to save Long Chen when they saw that he had been targeted by a sacred grade desolate beast. That meant they truly viewed him as one of their own. Long Chen was quite moved by that.
After all, the Desolate Beast race had always been viewed as an oddity by the various races. They wouldn’t easily trust anyone. It wasn’t easy for them to risk their lives to save him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two Beast Merging experts were shouting very loudly, but their strength was lacking. As soon as they came into contact, they were repeatedly forced back by the horned eagle.
Pu!
Suddenly, blood splattered everywhere. The horned eagle let out a mournful bird cry, and its body suddenly trembled. One of the Beast Merging experts pierced the horned eagle’s eyes with his spear and went straight into its brain. The horned eagle twitched a few times before falling to the ground.
“Dead?”
The Beast Merging expert who had killed the horned eagle couldn’t believe his eyes. He had actually killed a Saint.
“Its butt…”
The other Beast Merging expert saw a huge arrow sticking out of the eagle’s stomach and hastily looked at Long Chen.
As expected, a huge golden crossbow had appeared in Long Chen’s hand at some unknown time. That golden arrow had been shot out by him.
“Damn, Guo Ran’s products are definitely the best. Even the eliminated ones are so amazing.” Long Chen couldn’t help but sigh emotionally.
This golden crossbow had been given to Long Chen by Guo Ran. Because Guo Ran had a saint rank immortal material, he had forged an even more powerful and terrifying crossbow with Xia Chen. He hadn’t been willing to throw it away, so he had given it to Long Chen.
Other than Long Chen, there weren’t many people in the Dragonblood Legion who could use this crossbow. Those who could use it were all experts in close-range combat and weren’t skilled in long-range attacks. Giving it to them was useless.
That was why Guo Ran had given this golden crossbow to Long Chen. After all, Long Chen was an all-rounded expert who could control any kind of fighting style.
In the beginning, Long Chen hadn’t thought much of it. After all, Guo Ran viewed it as a treasure. If he refused, Guo Ran would lose face. He hadn’t expected it to have such a terrifying effect.
That golden arrow had explosive runes on it. When it pierced the eagle, it exploded.
If it had directly struck the eagle’s body, the golden arrow wouldn’t have been able to break its defense. But Long Chen was also quite injured. His target was the eagle’s drainage channel.
There was no such thing as a defense in that place. Furthermore, it had just been in the midst of killing and hadn’t expected someone to sneak attack it. As a result, it had struck its vitals and the arrow had exploded within its body.
The instant the arrow exploded, the pain caused it to lose its ability to move. That was why it had been killed in one blow.
“Brother Long, what’s this?” The Fusion Beast expert looked at the golden crossbow in Long Chen’s hand.
“Shh…”
Long Chen gestured for them to lower their voices. “Continue to attract the attention of those sacred rank desolate beasts. Let’s work together.”
“Alright…”
The two of them were delighted and immediately charged out. At the same time, Long Chen climbed onto the back of a centaur.
“Brother, work together. You run, and I’ll shoot,” said Long Chen.
“Cooperation isn’t a problem. But first, you have to clearly see that we’re not brothers. We’re siblings,” said the centaur.
“Oh, sorry…”
Only then did Long Chen notice that it was a woman. However, her face was dark, and she was tall and sturdy. Long Chen had mistaken her for a man.
Hu!
Strange lines appeared on the centaur female warrior’s four hooves. She shot through the air like a bolt of lightning. She was incredibly fast, and most importantly, she was able to twist and turn in the battlefield. It was extremely difficult for others to catch her.
She was using her spear to support the Beast Merging experts. Once someone was in trouble, she would be the first to arrive. That was why Long Chen had chosen it.
“Steady!”
Long Chen suddenly shouted, and the female warrior immediately understood. As she slowed down, she did her best to stabilize herself, giving Long Chen the best shooting position.
Pu!
The golden crossbow in Long Chen’s hand suddenly shook, and a golden arrow shot out. It accurately struck a desolate beast’s throat, and it let out a miserable shriek before being killed by a few of the Beast Merging experts.
Whether it was the Merging Beasts or the Desolate Beasts, they had never seen a crossbow like this before. They had never seen such a shameless attack. The Merging Beasts laughed, while the Desolate Beasts panicked.
They hadn’t noticed Long Chen because he was hidden within the crowd. The battlefield was extremely chaotic, and Long Chen was a small target, so it was very difficult to notice him.
As for Long Chen, he had adjusted the shooting method of the arrow and used the Shadowless Arrow method. Although its power had been reduced, when the arrow was released, it was silent and stealthy.
In less than an incense stick’s worth of time, the Desolate Beasts had mysteriously lost over a dozen Saints and hundreds of super experts. The Desolate Beasts immediately realized that something was wrong. The two golden monkeys fighting Feng You suddenly began to cry out.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, countless golden monkeys charged at Long Chen like lightning.
“You were found?”
“Protect Long Chen!”
Seeing countless golden monkeys charging at Long Chen, Feng You shouted. At the same time, countless desolate beasts began to gather in Long Chen’s direction.
Obviously, the Desolate Beasts weren’t smart, but those golden monkeys had noticed Long Chen and immediately ordered them to kill him.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, the experts from the two races began to gather around Long Chen.
“Tch, so what if I do?” Long Chen curled his lips and shot out an arrow.
“Ao…”
As a result, Long Chen’s arrow missed and landed on the butt of a sacred desolate beast. It cried out in pain, but it wasn’t fatal.
“After all, I don’t have Guo Ran’s skill. Otherwise, these fellows would all be wailing in pain!” sighed Long Chen.
Although he had also played with bows and crossbows before, Long Chen hadn’t spent much time on this. His shooting techniques were all relatively simple.
This place was filled with experts, and it was impossible for him to lock onto them. Otherwise, before he could even release the arrow, the other side would sense it, and it would be even more difficult to aim accurately.
Previously, the reason Long Chen had been able to repeatedly succeed wasn’t because his archery skills were high, but because those ‘targets’ were all extremely large. Furthermore, they had caught him off-guard, causing him to be able to hit a hundred targets.
Now that these fellows had noticed him and were on guard against him, Long Chen was starting to feel like he couldn’t take it anymore. He shot several arrows in a row, but they were either aimed at his vitals or dodged.
“If the hidden arrow doesn’t work, then the open arrow will.”
Long Chen was infuriated. Suddenly, the golden crossbow in his hand grew to become hundreds of meters long.
This was the most primitive state of the golden crossbow, and it was also its strongest state. Normally, Guo Ran would use it as a long-range weapon in the early stages of a battle to kill powerful opponents.
However, in its strongest state, it was incomparably heavy. Even if Guo Ran wore armor, he still wouldn’t be able to lift it. He could only use it as a platform.
But this weight was nothing in front of Long Chen. However, it required two hands to support it.
BOOM!
An explosive sound rang out as a huge arrow that was three times thicker than a person’s waist whistled through the air. A whirlpool appeared in the air, and the sound of it tearing apart the eardrums of people. The arrow had only just left the crossbow when it stabbed into the mouth of a desolate beast.
The huge force directly blew apart half of the Desolate Beast’s mouth, turning it into a bloody mess. The Beast Merging Saint took advantage of the pain to kill it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen continuously shot out arrows, and each time he did, his arms would feel numb. This kind of thing wasn’t suitable for him to hold in his hands. Back when Guo Ran had shot out those arrows, he had also needed the formation to weaken the force, or he wouldn’t have been able to endure it.
Although the backlash was shocking, its destructive power was also shocking. That was especially true when the arrow left the crossbow. That ear-piercing sound caused people’s blood to boil.
The Desolate Beast’s body was huge. Although Long Chen’s archery skills were ordinary, it was difficult for him to miss such a huge target. Even if he couldn’t hit its weak point, it would still be enough to give it a headache.
Most importantly, he had the Beast Merging experts by his side. Each time he shot an arrow, they would seize the opportunity to kill him, forcing him back.
If Long Chen happened to strike a vital spot, the Beast Merging experts would go all-out attacking him, taking advantage of this opportunity to kill him.
For a time, the entire battlefield was dominated by Long Chen. The Desolate Beast race’s experts were killed one by one. As a result, the Merging Beast race quickly gained the upper hand.
Long Chen also saw that although the Merging Beasts were powerful, in terms of individual strength, they were far inferior to the Heavenly Evil Sect’s experts.
The reason why the Beast Merging Tribe had fallen into a disadvantageous position at the start was because they had been caught off guard. The other reason was because they had just fought a bloody battle with the Heavenly Evil Sect and had yet to recover.
Right now, Long Chen was relying on a golden crossbow to turn the tide, allowing the Beast Merging Tribe to suppress the Desolate Beasts. Although the Beast Merging Tribe was exhausted, their battle intent soared. The ground was covered in the corpses of their experts.
“Careful!”
Just at this moment, one of the Beast Merging experts with Long Chen let out a startled cry.
“Ji!”
Just as Long Chen was enjoying himself, a monkey’s cry rang out from behind him. A foot-long bone saber pierced through the air, stabbing toward his back.
It was a three-foot-tall monkey. Its fur was golden, and its eyes were blood-red. Its canine teeth were bared, making it look extremely sinister. It held a foot-long bone blade. The experts who had tried to stop it were all sent flying.
Long Chen was startled. This unremarkable monkey’s aura was exceptionally terrifying. Other than the two monkeys attacking Feng You, it should be the strongest existence amongst the younger generation.
Seeing the monkey’s saber coming at him, Long Chen knew that this bone saber was definitely not ordinary.
Dang!
Long Chen didn’t block the monkey’s attack head-on. Instead, he dodged to the side, using his crossbow arm to block. The crossbow arm was huge, and it easily blocked that attack.
Crack!
What Long Chen hadn’t expected was that a portion of the crossbow’s arm had been broken by the bone saber. That unremarkable bone saber was actually a Saint item.
“Ji ji…”
The golden monkey’s attack missed, and it suddenly flipped around, nimbly dodging the crossbow. Its bone saber slashed toward Long Chen’s throat with incomparable speed.
Hu!
Long Chen dodged the first attack. Without even looking at the golden monkey’s second attack, he raised his left hand, and red powder flew out, filling the monkey’s vision.
“Ji!”
That golden monkey let out an intense miserable cry. One hand covered its eyes, while the other grabbed the bone blade, randomly stabbing it.
“Cough, cough, cough…”
The Beast Merging experts who had originally come to save Long Chen smelled a pungent scent. They felt a sharp pain in their noses and throats, as if thousands of ants were crawling on them. It was painful and itchy, and they hastily retreated.
“Tch, I was wondering how strong you were. You managed to get it with just a handful of spicy pollen,” said Long Chen disdainfully.
The powder Long Chen had thrown out was a kind of sacred medicinal ingredient he had obtained from the Heavenly Evil Sect. This sacred medicinal ingredient was extremely potent, and its pollen was incomparably spicy. Once it touched a person’s body, it would corrode, and once it touched a plant, it would ignite. Most terrifying of all, it wasn’t a poisonous substance, and so people were unable to instinctively sense danger.
The monkey was too close to Long Chen, and the pollen directly entered its eyes. The pain almost caused it to collapse on the spot. That feeling was worse than being cut into a thousand pieces.
“Scram!”
Long Chen’s crossbow swept out, and the golden monkey that had lost its vision and soul was sent flying.
Pu pu pu…
As soon as it flew, it landed amongst the Beast Merging experts. Countless weapons instantly devoured it.
The golden-haired monkey had been cut to pieces by the Beast Merging experts.
That golden-haired monkey seemed to have a very high status amongst those monkeys. Once it died, countless golden-haired monkeys charged at Long Chen, wanting to get revenge for it.
Pu pu pu…
But there were too many Beast Merging experts. If they charged forward, it would cause chaos. Many of the desolate beasts wouldn’t be able to react in time, and as a result, countless golden-haired monkeys were killed.
Seeing that the situation was becoming more chaotic, Long Chen stealthily retreated from the crowd. Under the protection of the centaurs, he stealthily made his way around the battlefield. His golden crossbow once more shrank to just a few meters.
This time, Long Chen aimed his crossbow at the two monkeys fighting Feng You. His expression was grave. This time, he wanted to sneak attack one of them.
These two monkeys were extremely terrifying, and it was extremely difficult to sneak attack them. It was impossible to aim at them.
Furthermore, the distance was far, and the target was small. Long Chen didn’t have Guo Ran’s ability to hit a hundred targets. He could only wait for an opportunity.
In order to attract other people’s attention, one of the Beast Merging experts was sitting on top of the centaur, pretending to be Long Chen.
Because the scene was too chaotic, it was impossible to see who was who. So for now, no one suspected Long Chen had switched places.
After all, the Desolate Beasts weren’t Heavenly Evil Sect’s experts. Their intelligence wasn’t high, and scheming against them was like playing with them.
Long Chen was in the outer region of the formation. After glancing at the crossbow for a long time, the golden crossbow in his hand suddenly trembled slightly, and an arrow silently shot out.
This arrow was aimed at a spot three meters behind the golden monkey. When Long Chen’s arrow shot out, it was just in time for the golden monkey to collide with Feng You. It was forced back three steps, and its butt was right in front of the arrow.
Pu!
Blood splashed as the golden monkey let out a miserable cry. Its butt was blown apart, and even its intestines flew out.
“Yay!”
Long Chen clenched his fists and shouted. Although his archery skills were ordinary, this arrow was absolutely marvelous. Even experts like Guo Ran and Mo Nian might not be able to do it.
In truth, this arrow had been timed perfectly. It had predicted the power of the golden monkey’s attack, as well as Feng You’s counterattack. Although luck played a part in it, this arrow was truly incomparably exquisite.
“Ji ji…”
The monkey slammed its butt into the arrow, accurately hitting its vitals. Its pained expression twisted, and it immediately saw Long Chen clenching his fist in celebration.
Hu!
It actually ignored the pain and charged at Long Chen, dragging its intestines behind it. It clenched its bone club, seeming to be prepared to die with Long Chen.
“There’s a chance.”
Long Chen’s heart suddenly pounded. He was different from She Fei. In front of this golden monkey, if he went all-out, he would have a chance to kill it. His power could shake its golden fate lines. Even if someone came to save it, it would be too late.
However, just as Long Chen was hesitating about whether or not to go all-out to kill it, another golden monkey suddenly grabbed it.
BOOM!
At this moment, Feng You’s golden spear arrived, and the two monkeys worked together to block it. With an explosive sound, the two golden monkeys vomited blood as they were sent flying, instantly suffering a huge loss.
“Ji ji…”
The two monkeys flew back and pointed their claws at Long Chen. Although they didn’t know what they were trying to say, they wouldn’t say anything good.
Hu!
Just at this moment, the void trembled and a golden figure appeared. That golden figure was covered in blood. It was a Saint Ruler.
As soon as it appeared, its large hand clawed through the air. Countless golden monkeys were caught in its hand and roared.
As soon as it fled, the remaining Desolate Beasts stopped fighting and retreated. It was clear that they had miscalculated.
It wasn’t just the younger generation that had suffered a loss. Even the Saint Kings had suffered a loss. They could only flee.
Hu!
At this moment, the Saint Ruler appeared. He was injured in many places, but he was fine.
Seeing the Desolate Beasts flee in defeat, the Beast Merging experts cheered, celebrating their victory.
“Long Chen, it’s all thanks to you this time. Otherwise, even if we won, we would have to pay a great price,” said Feng You gratefully.
“Hehe, it’s just a slight effort, not worth mentioning.” Long Chen laughed mischievously. Although he spoke modestly, his face was full of pride.
Long Chen began to clean up the battlefield. He tossed the corpses into the primal chaos space.
“What do you want these corpses for?” Feng You asked curiously.
“Recently, my body has been a bit weak. I’ll make some to make some nourishing soup.” Long Chen’s mouth was full of nonsense. Feng You and the others knew he wasn’t telling the truth, but they didn’t continue asking.
In any case, they didn’t want these corpses. If Long Chen wanted them, they would help him gather them. The battlefield was quickly cleaned out, and Long Chen’s primal chaos space was filled with corpses.
Within the primal chaos space, the Myriad Dragon Nest had long since been exhausted. The black soil was like a hungry mouth, crazily devouring those corpses.
After devouring so many terrifying existences, its devouring ability had become even more terrifying. A Saint’s corpse would be devoured in just an incense stick’s worth of time.
However, before devouring them, Long Chen had stabbed his saber into their bodies. First, he had them suck blood, and then he had tossed them into the ground.
After absorbing the essence blood of dozens of saints, the dozens of ghost faces on the saber lit up. Its aura became even more terrifying.
Other than growing stronger, the primal chaos space was also filled with life energy. All living things were growing crazily. The sacred medicines Long Chen had transplanted into the primal chaos space were all living very well. Even the Gan Kun Snow Ganoderma had grown to seven leaves, and its eighth leaf was about to grow.
As for the Grand Yin Ancient Wood and Ancient Fusang Wood, their auras had become even more terrifying. Putting aside their Grand Yin Flames, even a single leaf on their bodies possessed an aura comparable to an immortal weapon.
Countless runes revolved around the trunk of the Grand Yin Wood and Ancient Fusang Wood. They were like dragon scales, and even an immortal weapon couldn’t easily cut through their skin.
Long Chen cut off a branch that was as thick as an arm. It was as heavy as iron in his hand, and it was both sturdy and tough. When he swung it around, it was like a tiger in the wind, and it also contained flames.
“Damn, these are practically natural immortal weapons!” Long Chen’s heart pounded. Their growth was a bit frightening.
As they grew, their life flame became more condensed, and their auras became more terrifying. Huo Ling’er’s aura also became more shocking.
At the same time, countless tribulation clouds were roiling in the sky, covering the entire primal chaos space. Rainbow-colored lightning shuttled back and forth between the clouds. A huge dragon was sleeping within the clouds. That was Lei Ling’er.
At this time, Lei Ling’er’s aura was terrifying. With a single breath, berserk lightning formed a huge whirlpool that made Long Chen’s scalp turn numb.
“Long Chen, I think we should leave.”
Just as Long Chen was standing there, his mind immersed in the primal chaos space, he heard Feng You’s voice.
“We? Leave?”
When Long Chen withdrew his mind from the primal chaos space and looked at Feng You and the others, he saw that they were looking up at the sky.
Only then did Long Chen realize that at some unknown time, layers of clouds had begun to slowly flow in one direction.
“The Illusory Spirit World and Void Spirit World are about to open. Didn’t you enter the Nine Heavens just for it?” Feng You looked at Long Chen in surprise.
“Illusory Spirit World? Void Spirit World? What is that?” Long Chen was dumbfounded, not knowing what Feng You was talking about.
“Didn’t the tribe tell you that you came from the outside world?” Feng You’s eyes were filled with disbelief.
“No.” Long Chen shrugged helplessly.
“Alright, we’ll talk about this on the way.”
After saying that, Feng You began to bid farewell to the Beast Merging Tribe’s leader. The two of them were speaking extremely strange words that Long Chen didn’t understand.
But from the tribe leader’s grave expression, Long Chen could tell that he was telling Feng You some things. At the same time, he pointed at Long Chen, as if telling her to learn more from him. This action immediately made Feng You impatient.
After saying that, he called Long Chen over. “Human friend, although our relationship with the human race is extremely bad, we know you’re a good person.
“So we are willing to respectfully call you friend. Although you invaders and the experts of our land aren’t in the same world, the direction you are going is the same.
“If you travel together, it will be extremely beneficial to you. Your strength is ordinary, but you’re smart. Although our Beast Merging race is powerful, our heads are clearly lacking.
“So, on the way, you have to support each other and make up for your shortcomings…”
Speaking up to this point, the old tribe leader intentionally lowered his voice, “This child Feng You is extremely stubborn. I’m afraid she’ll suffer a loss. At the crucial moment, I hope you can help remind her.”
Long Chen smiled. Most likely, he had just said something like that to make Feng You unhappy. After all, Feng You was the king of the Beast Merging race’s younger generation. If she had to listen to an outsider, she would definitely reject it.
It was no wonder this old man had said that his brain wasn’t good enough. For him to say such a thing, his emotional intelligence really was lacking.
“No, no. Feng You is the youngest king of the Beast Merging race. She’s powerful and has both wisdom and bravery. I have many things to learn from her.
“The only reason I was able to help the Beast Merging Tribe these two times was because of luck and some shady methods. In terms of true strength, I am far inferior to Feng You.
“On the way, I still need to rely on beautiful Feng You to protect me. Don’t worry, I promise I’ll be obedient on the way,” laughed Long Chen. He intentionally raised his voice so that Feng You could hear.
As expected, when Feng You heard this, the displeasure on her face instantly disappeared, replaced by a happy smile.
As for the elder, he was stunned. Only when Long Chen winked at him did he realize what he meant. He smiled and nodded.
Hearing Long Chen’s praise, Feng You’s mood brightened. She took the initiative to hold Long Chen’s hand and bid farewell to the old tribe leader.
In truth, Feng You’s heart was pure, but she was also proud. Long Chen had stolen her limelight twice on the battlefield. Although she was grateful to him, she still felt a bit irritated.
That was because Long Chen’s appearance had made her feel threatened. When those Beast Merging disciples began to praise him, she felt a bit disappointed.
That was why the tribe leader had told her to listen to Long Chen’s words on the way here.
But who was Long Chen? He was so skilled in handling women that he couldn’t even see through such a small emotion. Was he really him? As a result, just a few words from him caused the pure Feng You to burst with joy. She no longer had any vigilance and treated Long Chen as her best companion.
“Uh, let go of my hand. I’m not used to walking like this,” said Long Chen awkwardly.
Although Feng You was also a great beauty, she was a bit too big. She was a head taller than Long Chen, and Long Chen didn’t like to walk with people who were taller than him. But now that she was holding his hand, he immediately felt uncomfortable.
Feng You’s mood was very good, and she didn’t mind. She released Long Chen’s hand, a happy smile on her face. Long Chen’s words had clearly made her happy for a long time.
The people Feng You had brought were all elites of the Beast Merging race. Although there were only a few hundred thousand of them, they were all experts amongst experts. Even ordinary Heavenly Fate Realm experts didn’t have the qualifications to enter.
“Feng You, aren’t you worried that after we leave, the Heavenly Evil Sect or the Desolate Beast race will launch a sneak attack on us?” asked Long Chen.
When Long Chen used the word ‘us’, Feng You once more smiled. Don’t look down on this word. It gave people an incomparably intimate feeling.
Feng You said, “There’s no need to be afraid. The Heavenly Evil Sect and the Desolate Beast race have both suffered heavy losses. Furthermore, even if they didn’t suffer heavy losses, we aren’t afraid.
“Our Beast Merging Tribe also has our own life-saving trump cards. Although we aren’t as strong as the Heavenly Evil Sect, if we really can’t beat them, we should be able to escape.
“Our Beast Merging Tribe has experienced countless battles and constantly relocated. If we didn’t have any life-saving trump cards, we would have long since gone extinct.
“The reason we’re defending this place is because there isn’t much space left for us to survive in the Nine Heavens. As long as we can defend this place, we’ll go all-out.”
However, when it came to countless battles, Feng You’s beautiful eyes contained a trace of helplessness and sorrow. It was clear that the Beast Merging Tribe didn’t allow the world to exist. It was too difficult for them to survive.
After asking around about the origins of the Merging Beasts, Long Chen learned that they were an extremely special race. In the beginning, they were a group of marginalized humans and sea demons that relied on each other to survive.
Whether it was the human race or the sea demon race, there were times when their entire race would be exterminated. Only when they were facing death and had no other choice would they sign a contract with the sea demon and merge with it.
It could be said that the Merging Beasts were a species that had been forced out by death. When this species appeared, more people and Monstrous Beasts were forced to sign contracts.
There were even some Demonic Beasts with noble bloodlines that could take human form. They would marry humans and reproduce. Feng You was a human with the Phoenix bloodline.
Within the Beast Merging race, there was no such thing as status. That was because they had always been on the verge of death, and it had never changed in countless years.
Whether it was the humans or the sea demons, they all viewed them as lowlifes. As for the other races, they also viewed them as oddities. There weren’t many races that were willing to interact with them.
As for the Merging Beasts, they had their own pride. They didn’t easily accept help or charity from others. They relied entirely on their bravery and unyieldingness to survive.
Up to this day, although the Merging Beasts couldn’t be said to be a powerful race, in the Nine Heavens, ordinary races wouldn’t dare provoke them. That was because their revenge was extremely terrifying.
“Hahaha, isn’t this the noble Beast Merging Race? What a coincidence!” Just at this moment, a strange voice rang out from the distance. A group of people appeared and blocked their path.
The person who had spoken was a dark-skinned bald man. His face and scalp were covered in dense scales.
His pupils were vertical, like those of a crocodile. Just looking at them caused people to shiver.
This person’s qi and blood were extremely berserk, like a volcano on the verge of erupting. He blocked the path of Feng You and the others. As soon as he appeared, the space behind him distorted, and one figure after another appeared. There were actually hundreds of thousands of people.
“Black Rock Nine Nether Python!”
Seeing the bald man appear, Feng You’s pupils shrank. At the same time, the Beast Merging experts also prepared themselves for battle.
“What is that?” asked Long Chen.
“Your luck really is bad. You’ve only just stepped out and you’ve already run into an old enemy. Back up a bit, don’t get into a fight later. You won’t be able to retreat in time.” Feng You said in a low voice.
In Feng You’s eyes, although Long Chen had managed to reverse Gan Kun’s situation twice on the battlefield, he had only relied on some minor techniques. He had either exploded his opponent’s chrysanthemum or used medicinal powders to enchant their eyes.
But when it came to true combat power, she felt that Long Chen could only count as a first-rate expert. He couldn’t count as a peak expert. Luck wasn’t something she could rely too much on. She was afraid he would be killed as soon as he attacked, and she wouldn’t have a chance to use those little tricks.
Long Chen ‘listened’ and immediately retreated. At the same time, he secretly asked the Beast Merging expert. As a result, that person pointed to Feng You, and Long Chen immediately understood.
“Who is he?”
As for Long Chen, he wanted to retreat, but he was immediately noticed by that person. There was no way around it. In the entire group, only Long Chen was moving. It was impossible not to notice him.
“Who he is doesn’t concern you. Yan Jiuyou, are you blocking my path to fight me?” Feng You coldly snorted.
“Let me ask you, who is he?” shouted the bald man. His gaze became even sharper.
Just now, Long Chen had been standing by Feng You’s side, while Feng You had lowered her head to talk to Long Chen. Now that Long Chen had shrunk to the back, he had seen everything, and his fury immediately erupted.
It turned out that this man was the number one expert of the Black Rock Nine Nether Python tribe’s younger generation. He had met Feng You several times and had even exchanged blows with her.
However, in that exchange, both sides had held back, and no victor had been decided. From that point on, that man had developed a crush on Feng You, and had sent people to the Beast Merging Tribe to propose marriage. As for Feng You, she was extremely disgusted with him, and didn’t even allow him to enter.
But this person had never given up. This time, she had actually met him here. Feng You hated this person, but the Black Rock Nine Nether Python was also a race with a powerful background.
Although the Merging Beasts weren’t necessarily afraid of them, making enemies everywhere wasn’t a good thing. So facing this bald man, Feng You was extremely irritated. She didn’t know how to resolve this.
She was just about to reprimand him when Long Chen said,
“I’m your father.”
“What nonsense! My father is clearly in the tribe, but you dare to pretend to be my father?!” roared the bald man.
Long Chen almost coughed up a mouthful of blood. The bald man’s words caused Long Chen, who thought himself to have a glib tongue, to not know what to say.
“Yan Baichen, don’t cause trouble for no reason. My Dragon Merging Beast race and your Black Rock Nine Nether Python race have always minded our own business. You should understand that my Dragon Merging Beast race has never been afraid of anyone.” Feng You glared at Long Chen before turning to the bald man.
“I see. You already have someone you like.”
The bald man was unable to restrain his anger. Pointing at Long Chen, he roared, “What kind of eyesight do you have? What kind of crap is that? It’s not even enough for me to pinch it with one hand. Is he even worthy of you?”
Long Chen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. This fellow’s head really wasn’t enough. He hadn’t consumed any medicinal pills, and his aura was so obvious that he was an outsider.
This fellow was actually blaming him for not being able to chase after him multiple times. Could it be that this fellow hadn’t thought of the time difference?
However, for him to say that Long Chen was pretending to be his father, he probably hadn’t thought of that. Long Chen was speechless. It was a complete waste of his huge head.
In the face of Yan Baichen’s accusation, not only was Feng You not angry, she even smiled slightly, “That’s right, I’ve long since had a crush on you, so you should just give up!”
It seemed Feng You was beating him at his own game, saying that Long Chen was her partner. That way, Yan Baichen wouldn’t have to worry about her anymore.
But what she hadn’t expected was for Yan Baichen to be so angry that his entire body was quivering. He pointed at Long Chen and roared,
“Brat, come out with me. I want to fight you. The loser will leave Feng You.”
Long Chen almost laughed. Just how immature was this fellow? How could he say such a thing?
“Come out! I’ll give you an arm! You coward, come out if you have the guts!” Yan Baichen roared.
As for Long Chen, he was indifferent. He had long since stopped playing such childish games. This kind of provocation was meaningless to him.
“Child, listen to your uncle’s advice. Go somewhere else. I won’t fight you,” said Long Chen.
“Courting death! You pretended to be my father, and now you’re pretending to be my uncle! Come out! I’ll beat you to death!” roared Yan Baichen.
His furious roar was extremely loud, but he was a bit petty. He intentionally suppressed his aura, still trying to hide his strength.
But he didn’t know that as soon as he appeared, Long Chen had a rough estimate of his strength. Controlling his aura at this time made him feel like an idiot.
However, despite Yan Baichen’s shouts, he didn’t charge over. It was as if he was extremely fearful of Feng You. It was unknown whether it was because he was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to defeat Feng You, or if he was afraid that he would ruin his image in Feng You’s heart.
Feng You finally couldn’t bear it any longer. “Yan Baichen, what are you trying to do? If you’re not convinced, I’ll fight with you.”
Feng You’s expression was icy as she pointed her golden spear at Yan Baichen. Fury burned in her eyes. Yan Baichen’s constant provocation of Long Chen was an intolerable humiliation to her.
Facing the furious Feng You, Yan Baichen didn’t even look at her. Instead, he clenched his teeth and said,
“Brat, just you wait. Don’t let me catch you. Otherwise, I’ll definitely skin you alive.”
Originally, Long Chen had been laughing at everything, but when Yan Baichen pointed at him and threatened him, Long Chen’s fury immediately erupted. Fuck, did he have to spoil him?
“Feng You, we’ve known each other for so long, but I haven’t given you any gifts. If I gave you a set of python hide armor, would you like it?” asked Long Chen.
Feng You was startled, but she quickly understood Long Chen’s meaning. At this time, it was unknown whether Yan Baichen had suddenly become smarter or whether it was because the word “python skin” was too sensitive, but he instantly understood Long Chen’s meaning.
“Die!”
Yan Baichen’s figure suddenly disappeared, and a terrifying killing intent instantly filled the air.
Yan Baichen’s sudden disappearance gave Long Chen a fright. In that instant, Long Chen was unable to sense his aura.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, Feng You’s golden spear shot out, piercing the ground in front of Long Chen. The ground exploded, and a figure flew out. It was Yan Baichen.
“Earth attribute ability!”
At that moment, Long Chen suddenly realized why he hadn’t sensed him. It seemed he had merged with the ground. Furthermore, this fellow wasn’t stupid. He had used his powerful blood to conceal his earth energy.
Even Long Chen had been duped. According to his calculations, this fellow should have flown over. But he hadn’t expected that if it hadn’t been for Feng You, Long Chen would have been caught off guard and suffered a huge loss. Damn, this fellow was also playing the pig to eat the tiger.
BOOM!
Feng You attacked, forcing back Yan Baichen. All of the Beast Merging experts entered their battle states, ready to go all-out if Feng You gave the order.
It went without saying that the Merging Beasts had long since been invaded by various large factions. This kind of reaction speed and battle intent was extremely rare. Other than the Dragonblood Legion, this was the most destructive group Long Chen had ever seen.
“Yan Baichen, as long as I’m here, I won’t let you touch a single hair on Long Chen’s head. Whether you fight or not is up to you.”
Feng You stood in front of Long Chen, her golden hair dancing in the wind. She was valiant, and her killing intent was domineering.
Looking at Feng You’s back, Long Chen smiled. The feeling of being protected by a woman seemed to be quite good. That was especially true when he saw Yan Baichen’s fiery gaze.
Long Chen stuck his head out from beside Feng You and stealthily pointed his middle finger at Yan Baichen. His expression was as irritating as it could be.
Yan Baichen was trembling with rage, but Feng You was blocking him. If he wanted to kill Long Chen, he had to first defeat Feng You.
Towards Feng You, his heart was filled with dread. At the same time, he didn’t dare to rashly start a conflict. After all, both sides were evenly matched. If they fought here, not only would they not be able to determine a victor, but they would also cause huge casualties.
Whether it was the Merging Beasts or the Black Rock Nine Nether Python tribe, neither of them could bear such casualties.
After all, the Profound Spirit World and Void Spirit World were about to open. No one wanted to cause more trouble.
“Fine, let’s wait and see.” Yan Baichen pointed at Long Chen, his fingers trembling. In the end, he clenched his teeth and left with his people.
Seeing Yan Baichen and the others leave, Feng You let out a sigh of relief. In truth, she wasn’t willing to fight with this idiot.
There had been too many battles in the past few days. Although the experts here were the elites of the Merging Beasts, they were truly exhausted. What they needed the most was rest. On the other hand, the people from the Black Rock Nine Nether Python were all in their peak states. If they really fought, they would definitely suffer.
“Let’s go a bit slower!” said Long Chen.
Feng You nodded. If they were a bit slower, it wouldn’t be easy for them to run into other powers. If they ran into enemies on a narrow road, it would be a headache.
Later, they found a relatively secluded place to rest. Long Chen used this opportunity to refine some medicinal powders with the Gankun Cauldron.
When she saw the Gankun Cauldron again, Feng You exclaimed in shock, “You know how to refine pills?”
“I don’t really know how to. I’m just trying to make a living. As the saying goes, having more skills doesn’t burden you. After all, if you learn a few more things, you’ll have a few more life-saving trump cards,” laughed Long Chen.
In any case, Feng You and the others didn’t know the slightest thing about alchemy. Long Chen was just randomly messing around, so they wouldn’t ask him.
Within Long Chen’s primal chaos space, countless medicinal ingredients had already matured. It wasn’t convenient for him to refine pills now, but it was still necessary to refine medicinal powders in advance.
If it was an ordinary medicinal ingredient, Long Chen wouldn’t even need to help. With Huo Ling’er and the Gan Kun Cauldron working together, it would be enough. But a saint rank medicinal ingredient was different. Long Chen had to participate.
In the beginning, the Beast Merging experts had been very curious about alchemy. But when they saw that Long Chen was only refining a few medicinal powders, they gradually lost interest.
As for Long Chen, he also didn’t plan on revealing his alchemy skills. That made Feng You even more convinced that Long Chen knew more and less. Although his strength was lacking, he had countless tricks up his sleeve. He could rely on all kinds of fancy tricks to become an expert.
That was because she remembered that Long Chen had once used the golden monkey’s eyes to sneak attack it, killing it in the midst of the chaos. Although this kind of technique was a bit lacking, it was still effective.
Just like that, they walked and stopped. When they stopped, Long Chen began to refine all kinds of medicinal powders, preparing to refine pills in the future.
Three days later, the Beast Merging experts began to rapidly advance. On the fifth day, they encountered another group of Beast Merging experts.
Only then did Long Chen realize that the Merging Beasts could also count as crafty rabbits with three burrows. There were also secret bases in other places.
However, Feng You could definitely be considered the leader of the Beast Merging Race’s younger generation. Even within that group, there were quite a few powerful heavenly geniuses that were extremely respectful to Feng You.
However, there were a few people who weren’t so friendly to Long Chen. Although they weren’t provoking him, they were always icy cold. In fact, when Long Chen and Feng You got closer, there was an indescribable jealousy in their eyes.
Long Chen naturally wouldn’t feel uncomfortable just because they were jealous. He had seen this kind of thing too many times. The main reason he was here was to make it convenient for himself. He didn’t want to be like a housefly, wasting his time.
However, Feng You didn’t seem to sense anything. She was still talking and laughing with Long Chen. Occasionally, she would ask him about what was going on in the nine heavens. Long Chen would pick some interesting things to tell her, making her feel extremely curious.
But as they continued forward, more tribes appeared. The Beast Merging experts’ expressions gradually became grave. They were constantly on guard.
Long Chen quickly saw human experts. Those human experts also saw him, but they didn’t have the same kind of amiability. From their eyes, he could only see coldness and rejection.
There were even some human experts who directly made a throat-slitting gesture at Long Chen, threatening the Beast Merging Tribe to chase away the invader, Long Chen.
However, Feng You was extremely unyielding. She only replied with a single sentence. If you want to die, then go ahead. Although there were quite a few experts in the Beast Merging race who disliked Long Chen, none of them expressed any intention of chasing him away. That touched Long Chen.
As they continued forward, more factions began to provoke the Merging Beasts. They even began to form groups to block them. Just as Feng You was preparing to kill them to establish her might, a cold wind suddenly blew over. Those factions blocking them fled as if they had seen a ghost.
When Long Chen turned back to look, he couldn’t help but feel a chill. Sweat immediately began to drip down his back.
“Run!”
Feng You’s expression also changed, and she pulled Long Chen away.
Originally, the sun was shining brightly, but now it had suddenly turned dark. It was getting darker, and a sinister wind was blowing. It was so cold that it made people shiver.
This kind of feeling was extremely familiar to Long Chen. Back on the immortal world’s ghost ship, he had seen those otherworldly soldiers. Back then, he had stolen a golden sword from one of them and given it to Bai Shishi.
Now that he sensed this aura once more, Long Chen’s reaction was much stronger than the first time. As Feng You pulled him away, Long Chen’s eyes never left the distance.
“Don’t look!”
“I’m not looking. I’m just looking,” explained Long Chen.
“Don’t mess around. If you look at them, you’ll go blind.” Feng You was both angry and irritated. She didn’t dare look in that direction, and she pulled Long Chen away.
Rumble…
Countless mountains collapsed, as if they had been knocked back by some strange force. But the ground didn’t shake in the slightest.
What was even more bizarre was that the mountain rocks had already decayed before they even landed. They disintegrated in the air, turning into dust.
Seeing this, Long Chen jumped in shock. What kind of energy could corrode mountains?
At the same time, black spots appeared on the ground, looking like dark sores. All the plants growing on the ground had withered and rotted.
“This is the Laws of Time…”
Long Chen recognized that this was a terrifying law. This kind of law was impossible to resist. It wasn’t poison, but the flow of time was too fast, causing these things to be unable to resist the corrosion of time.
If a cultivator approached, they would instantly exhaust their lifespan and turn to decay. It was no wonder the people here were so terrified.
“Let me tell you, don’t look. You’ll be infected by karma!” shouted Feng You.
“I’ve long since seen it, and I’ve long since touched it. Just don’t look at it,” said Long Chen.
His big brother had not only seen it, but he had also snatched their treasures. This karma had long since been implicated, so it would be a waste not to see it now.
Ta! Ta! Ta!
Just at this moment, noisy footsteps rang out. Long Chen saw countless creatures wearing tattered armor and rusty weapons walking out.
At this time, Feng You and the others had already retreated far enough to hide behind a tall mountain. Behind this mountain, not only were they hiding from the Beast Merging experts, there were also quite a few experts from the other races hiding here. This place was extremely crowded.
But despite the crowd, no one dared to make a sound. Countless people covered their ears, their faces pale as if they had fallen into a nightmare.
Long Chen was still at the peak of the mountain, and he was still looking at the otherworldly soldiers. But Feng You didn’t dare to look. She turned her head to the back, not letting go of Long Chen.
“Hey, don’t pull me! I can’t see!” shouted Long Chen.
Countless people glared at Long Chen. No one dared to make a sound. In fact, they didn’t even dare to make a sound. They were afraid of attracting the attention of the otherworldly soldiers. If they did, everyone here would be doomed.
“What are you doing?” Long Chen was suddenly startled. Feng You had actually stopped pulling him and also climbed up.
“So what if he’s dead? I want to see it too.” Feng You clenched her teeth.
“Don’t!”
The instant Feng You opened her eyes, Long Chen covered her eyes with his hands. If she really couldn’t endure it, it would be troublesome.
“Ah…”
Just at this moment, a miserable scream rang out from the distance. But it was only half a sound before it came to a sudden stop. The owner of that scream had been killed.
Obviously, some people didn’t believe in the supernatural and went to take a look. Their eyes immediately rotted, and they cried out in pain. In order to not attract the attention of the otherworldly soldiers, someone had immediately killed them.
“Don’t look. I’ll share my vision with you.” Long Chen placed a finger behind Feng You’s head, and his Spiritual Strength surged out.
Feng You didn’t resist. She allowed Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength to enter her mind-sea, and then the scene he saw appeared in her mind.
When she ‘saw’that scene, Feng You excitedly hugged Long Chen and gave him a kiss. But only after that did she realize that this action was too intimate.
Many of the Beast Merging experts were looking at her, and her face immediately turned red. Long Chen also became extremely embarrassed. But the good thing was that their souls were connected, so he didn’t need to hold her.
In order to prevent Feng You from opening her eyes in her excitement, Long Chen took out a black scarf and wrapped it around her eyes. Only then did he feel at ease.
Ta! Ta! Ta!
The sound of footsteps rang out. The otherworldly soldiers were like black dragons crossing the border, bringing with them endless black dust. At that moment, the entire world turned dark, as if it had turned into hell. An aura of death and decay filled their noses.
As the otherworldly soldiers passed by, the Heavenly Daos trembled. Even the Heavenly Daos had to avoid them. As soon as they appeared, the entire world seemed to lose its vitality.
Long Chen carefully looked at those otherworldly soldiers. They were wearing battle armor, and many of their armor was broken. Their weapons were also decayed. The faces beneath their armor were all skeletons, but there were strange light spots in their sunken eye sockets that looked like pupils.
Just as Long Chen was focused on observing the otherworldly soldiers, he suddenly felt a heat in his hand. His hand was grabbed by Feng You. She was clearly more nervous, and holding his hand gave her a greater sense of security.
Long Chen smiled slightly. It seemed this huge beauty didn’t have much courage.
Long Chen continued to observe the otherworldly soldiers. He saw that although they weren’t moving quickly, their speed was shocking. Each step they took was a thousand miles long, and it felt like they were shrinking.
“Long Chen, have you really seen them before?” Feng You whispered into Long Chen’s ear.
“Yes, I’ve seen them before. They’re actually quite friendly. They even gave me a treasure.” Long Chen smiled.
“Give you a treasure? Can you show it to me?” Feng You was doubtful.
“I gave that treasure to someone else,” said Long Chen.
“Liar!”
Although Feng You’s thoughts were simple, seeing Long Chen’s crafty smile, she couldn’t believe it. She thought Long Chen was just spouting nonsense.
“Where did you see them?” Feng You asked.
“On a broken boat that can’t be any more broken,” said Long Chen.
Obviously, Feng You had never heard of Specter Ship. Now that Long Chen said that, she thought he was just bragging.
But as soon as he said that, her mouth dropped open in disbelief.
“Damn, Specter Ship?”
Long Chen was also stupefied. He saw a huge ghost ship appear in the air, slowly flying above the army of the spectral soldiers.
Feng You was even more stunned. She had never seen Specter Ship before, nor had she even heard of it.
“I have a bold idea. Do you want to join me?” Long Chen suddenly laughed.
“What are you doing?” Suddenly, Feng You was startled. She had an ominous feeling.
Long Chen pointed to the huge Specter Ship. “I want to go take a look. Do you want to go?”
“Are you crazy?” Feng You’s expression changed.
“Alright, wait here. I’ll go take a look,” said Long Chen. He was just about to leave when Feng You pulled him back.
A conflicted expression appeared on Feng You’s face. No matter what, Feng You was still a woman, and women were especially curious. The more afraid she was, the more she wanted to see.
If it hadn’t been for Long Chen, even if she had that thought, she wouldn’t have dared to realize it. But with Long Chen leading the way, her heart began to pound.
Seeing Feng You’s conflicted expression, Long Chen couldn’t help but laugh. “Tell them to leave first. I’ll give you a few things.”
Long Chen stealthily gave Feng You a few things. Once Feng You received them, she immediately handed them over to the Beast Merging experts.
Those experts’ expressions all changed, but after Feng You berated them, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and leave.
Only after seeing the Beast Merging experts leave under that terrifying pressure did Feng You relax. She was pulled by Long Chen toward the huge ghost ship.
Long Chen and Feng You’s actions were seen by countless people. They were all shocked. For the Beast Merging race to leave on such a large scale was extremely easy to notice. In their eyes, this was an extremely stupid idea.
As for Long Chen, he held Feng You’s hand and directly rushed over the mountain to the huge Specter Ship. Long Chen’s actions completely stunned them.
Long Chen ignored their gazes and pulled Feng You forward. He saw that Feng You’s hand was covered in sweat, but her face was filled with excitement.
Rumble…
The void trembled. Huge chains hung from the huge ghost ship. He didn’t know if those chains were its anchor, but he could only see the chains, not the anchor.
As they approached the otherworldly soldiers, Feng You’s body began to tremble. It was unknown whether it was from nervousness or excitement.
“Don’t worry, I often do this kind of thing. I’m experienced, so there won’t be any danger,” comforted Long Chen.
Feng You obediently nodded her head. This big-sized beauty no longer had her usual pride and kingly air. She seemed so gentle and obedient.
When Long Chen arrived at the border of the otherworldly soldiers, he was only a few hundred miles away. As expected, the otherworldly soldiers ignored him and continued forward.
Because they were getting closer, Long Chen slowed down. He had to sense the flow of time. If there was something wrong with the flow of time, he had to immediately retreat, or he and Feng You would instantly die of old age.
The reason Long Chen dared to approach them was because of his experience with the Specter Ship. At the same time, he hadn’t sensed any life-threatening danger, which was why he had taken the risk.
When Long Chen stepped onto the decayed dust, he found that as long as he used his Blood Qi to wrap his body, he wouldn’t be affected by the decaying energy.
In other words, the power of time didn’t corrode his flesh. It was the same as when he had first landed on the ghost ship.
Long Chen had told Feng You to wrap her body with her Blood Qi to prevent her clothes from being corroded. But after saying that, he regretted it. Looking at this beauty who was a head taller than him, Long Chen hastily erased that evil thought from his mind.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, the otherworldly army surged forward like a tide. Death aura covered everything they passed, and a huge chain quickly reached Long Chen.
“Go!”
Long Chen grabbed Feng You and jumped onto the chain. The chain was covered in rust, and he warned her to be careful of the rust. If it touched her skin, it would be troublesome.
The chain was over a hundred miles thick, and Long Chen and Feng You were as insignificant as ants on it. Long Chen pulled Feng You along as they fled. It took them an incense stick’s worth of time to reach the deck.
When Long Chen and Feng You carefully stuck their heads out to look at the deck, Feng You’s jaw dropped and she almost cried out. Fortunately, Long Chen had covered her mouth at the critical moment.
“That’s… that’s my ancestor, the Phoenix Clan.”
Feng You pointed at a skeleton on the deck who was wielding a spear and wearing armor. A pair of bone wings appeared on its back as it spoke with a trembling voice.
“Don’t get too excited. Let’s wait and see.” Long Chen pulled Feng You away, telling her to be as quiet as possible. After all, they still didn’t know what was happening on the boat.
“Long Chen, I’m begging you! You have to help me! I want that spear!” Feng You pointed at the spear in the otherworldly soldier’s hands, her face filled with worry. It was like she couldn’t wait any longer.
“Don’t worry, I’ll help you get it,” said Long Chen. As long as you don’t get too excited, you can have this boat.
Long Chen stealthily looked around and saw that this was the bow of Specter Ship. There were countless otherworldly soldiers on the deck.
As for the person Feng You had set her eyes on, he was standing at the very front of the otherworldly army. That made Long Chen think of the person who had stolen that sword. The two of them were very similar.
After observing for a while, although the layout here was different from the Ghost Ship, Long Chen didn’t sense any danger. Only then did he stealthily pull Feng You onto the deck.
Creak…
The deck was made of wood, and it trembled slightly as he stepped on it. It emitted a sound that made one’s teeth ache, making one worry that it might split open at any moment.
Long Chen was on guard as he slowly approached the spear-wielding expert. When he got closer, he found that it was even larger than it looked. Its eye sockets were empty, and there was no sign of life.
But the spear in its hand was emitting a heaven-destroying pressure. It was an extremely terrifying divine weapon.
His head was already withered, but from his appearance, he should be a man. His body was extremely muscular, and he was even half a head taller than Feng You. Although he was already dead, just standing there gave off a sacred and inviolable air.
Feng You arrived in front of the corpse, her body trembling with excitement. This man was her ancestor, but he had died so many years ago that Feng You was unable to sense him. However, the moment she laid eyes on him, she immediately felt a bloodline resonance.
Suddenly, Feng You knelt on the ground and respectfully kowtowed three times to the corpse.
“Ancestor, please forgive Feng You for her disrespect.”
Finished speaking, Feng You stood up and stretched out her jade hand to touch the spear. The instant her hand touched the spear, a sudden change occurred. The spear suddenly trembled, and Feng You vomited a mouthful of blood, which splashed onto the corpse.
Feng You vomited a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground. Long Chen was startled, and he pulled Feng You back. At the same time, his blood-colored saber slashed toward that expert.
“Stop!”
Right at this moment, that creature suddenly spoke.
“Fuck!”
When that creature opened its mouth, Long Chen jumped in shock. This saber had already slashed out, and he hastily twisted. As a result, this saber flew past its head and landed on the deck, leaving behind a huge hole.
He hastily changed his attack. Long Chen almost lost his balance. He looked at that creature in shock and saw a blood-colored divine light condensing in its eyes.
That blood-colored divine light was condensed from Feng You’s blood. Feng You’s blood had actually awakened this creature.
“Move!”
That creature’s voice wasn’t polite at all. Long Chen tightly gripped his blood-colored saber and was just about to say something when it continued,
“I don’t have much time. I have to continue the inheritance.”
Only then did Long Chen move aside. The creature opened its withered hand, and Feng You’s body shook, waking up from her unconscious state.
When she woke up, she was pleasantly surprised to find that she had a bloodline connection with that creature.
Hu!
The creature didn’t say anything. A withered finger pressed down on Feng You’s forehead. Feng You’s entire body trembled as the blood essence in her forehead flowed into the finger.
Long Chen was startled, thinking that the corpse wanted Feng You’s essence blood. He was just about to stop it when he saw a rune on the corpse’s finger slowly enter her forehead.
At that moment, Long Chen suddenly realized that the corpse was using Feng You’s essence blood to activate its own runes. Only then was it able to transmit the runes to Feng You.
Monstrous Beasts and divine beasts’ inheritances were different from humans. Most of them were passed down through bloodlines, and this kind of inheritance required bloodlines to form a bridge.
Seeing Feng You’s ecstatic expression, Long Chen relaxed. Looking around, he walked straight to the center of Specter Ship.
Just now, when he had been examining the entire Specter Ship, he had noticed that there was an altar at the center of the ship. That was his true target. Feng You wasn’t in any danger, and time was of the essence. He immediately went to the center.
This ghost ship was incomparably huge, and the deck was filled with spectral soldiers. Long Chen didn’t dare disturb them. He carefully advanced. After an incense stick’s worth of time, he finally saw the huge altar.
The altar was three hundred meters tall, and there were strange runes carved into it. It emitted a sinister aura. Long Chen stealthily climbed up and found that there were nine layers to the altar. At the very top was a coffin.
There were all kinds of fiendish faces carved into the coffin. They looked incomparably sinister, and the coffin’s aura was extremely terrifying. When he got close to the coffin, Long Chen’s scalp turned numb. He knew that there might be some powerful existence inside.
But when he reached the final platform and saw the coffin, he was stunned. The coffin’s lid was half open.
“Someone has already come?”
Long Chen almost couldn’t believe his eyes. It was no wonder he had noticed that something was off on the stairs.
Long Chen looked inside and gasped. There were two corpses inside. One was lying on the ground, while the other was lying on the ground.
Originally, it should have been a harmonious scene, but the two of them hadn’t been buried together. Their hands had passed through each other’s bodies, and it seemed they had died together.
Clenching his saber, Long Chen examined it for a long time. Only after confirming there was no danger did he slowly stretch out his saber to touch the corpses.
Dang!
When the tip of the saber touched the corpse’s arm, a strange sound rang out, as if it had touched steel.
Long Chen was once more shocked. How could this physical body be so hard? In order to get a better look, he had no choice but to boldly enter the coffin.
The outside of the coffin didn’t look large, but the inside was a world of its own. Once Long Chen entered, it didn’t seem crowded.
“Nine Star successor!”
When Long Chen got closer, he let out a startled cry. The corpse was covered in star marks, and its entire body had transformed into a star. This was the result of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art reaching a certain level.
Long Chen had never dreamed that he would see a nine star descendant here. Furthermore, it was an extremely terrifying nine star descendant. Although he had already died, from his complete star transformation, it seemed he had already reached the realm of a Saint King.
Long Chen carefully examined the corpse and saw that there were also some star marks on it.
Long Chen couldn’t help being stunned. The corpse below had already withered and decayed. Its appearance was unrecognizable, but from the canines on its mouth, he could tell it wasn’t a human.
“It should be this nine star descendant who came to Specter Ship and killed this creature lying in the coffin.”
Through his observations, Long Chen came to a conclusion. But he didn’t understand why such a powerful and terrifying nine star descendant would want to die with it.
“Sorry for the offense.”
Long Chen bowed slightly to the nine star disciple and lifted his corpse off the corpse. The nine star disciple and the creature both pulled their hands out of each other’s bodies. Long Chen saw that the nine star disciple’s hands were pitch-black, while the creature’s claws had already completely transformed into stars.
The nine star disciple’s corpse was as heavy as a mountain. It took Long Chen quite a bit of effort to move him away. However, although his corpse was undying and indestructible, his nerves had already been completely severed. Long Chen tried using his spiritual connection, but there was no reaction.
Long Chen had no choice but to place his corpse in the primal chaos space. When he had the chance, he would find a suitable place to bury him.
Long Chen put away the corpse and carefully examined it. He saw that it had long arms and legs, a tail, and canine teeth. It seemed to be an ape.
“It carries a dense aura of death. This creature is sleeping on Specter Ship, so it’s very likely that it’s related to the Ghost Emperor.
“The nine star descendant didn’t hesitate to sacrifice himself to bring it down with him. There must be some kind of connection between them,” guessed Long Chen.
Long Chen had the Ghost Emperor’s mark on him. Back then, Long Chen had told him about it, and the Ghost Emperor had also told him some things. However, the Ghost Emperor’s mark didn’t pose any danger to him, so Long Chen hadn’t placed too much importance on it.
Now that he saw the dead nine-star successor and remembered that Specter Ship and otherworldly soldiers were tools exclusive to the Ghost Thearch, as well as the Ghost Thearch mark on his body, it meant that the appearance of the Ghost Thearch mark on him was definitely not a coincidence.
Hu!
Long Chen opened the coffin and saw that there were eight tentacle-like things at the bottom of the coffin. Those eight tentacles were firmly holding the corpse together.
But as Long Chen flipped over, the eight tentacles all broke apart. Star marks appeared on the broken tentacles, causing Long Chen’s heart to jump.
“So this is a divine fetus.”
Seeing those eight tentacles, Long Chen immediately realized that this wasn’t the first time he had seen such a thing.
“The divine fetus is undying and indestructible. Only the power of the stars can completely kill it. At the same time, it also destroyed the entire Specter Ship’s formation. No wonder the otherworldly soldiers on Specter Ship were so sluggish. That’s the reason.” Long Chen understood everything.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, the entire Specter Ship rumbled. Long Chen jumped in fright and flew out of the coffin.
When Long Chen jumped out of the coffin, he saw that the sound was coming from the front of the boat. He was worried that Feng You would be in danger, so he didn’t have time to continue studying the lifeforms inside. He immediately rushed over.
Rumble…
When Long Chen approached the bow of the boat, he saw that Feng You’s entire body was covered in golden light, as if she were burning. As for the senior Feng You had called ancestor, he had already turned to dust.
And within that powder, there were even specks of divine splendor that flew out, condensing into runes that flew towards Feng You.
Pu!
Feng You suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood, and a crack appeared on her forehead.
“Not good!”
Hu!
Long Chen placed his hand on Feng You’s back. His Blood Qi erupted, helping her suppress and absorb those runes.
There were too many runes in Feng You’s ancestor’s body. It was unknown whether it was because his brain had already become rigid, but he actually ignored Feng You’s life and death, forcibly stuffing all the runes into Feng You’s body, completely ignoring the fact that Feng You would explode if he did that.
Perhaps Feng You’s ancestor had died too long ago and no longer had the ability to think. He had only instinctively sent those runes to Feng You.
Rumble…
Feng You’s body rumbled like millions of volcanoes were erupting at the same time. If it weren’t for Long Chen’s dragon blood suppressing her, she would have long since exploded into dust.
That person’s runes were not something she could digest right now. She could only temporarily seal them and wait for them to awaken in the future.
As for Feng You, she had already lost consciousness, and she was completely relying on Long Chen to control her. When the final rune was absorbed by Feng You, Long Chen was covered in sweat, and he saw stars. In order to control those runes, Long Chen’s dragon blood had been severely damaged.
Hu!
With Feng You in his arms, Long Chen jumped off the ghost ship. Those otherworldly soldiers continued forward, completely ignoring them.
When Long Chen landed on the ground with Feng You in his arms, he saw that the mountains around them had long since disappeared. This was a barren land, and the dust was blown away by the otherworldly soldiers. The entire world had turned gray.
As soon as he landed, he chose to flee from the otherworldly soldiers. Although he wasn’t afraid of their corrosive auras, their auras made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
It was like a person was being pressed into water. It was extremely uncomfortable, and they had to leave their range to breathe.
“Stop!”
Long Chen had only just left the range of the dark clouds when a shout rang out. At the same time, a silent arrow shot toward his back.
A shout rang out from the front, while an arrow shot out from behind. If a person’s attention was drawn by that shout, then this silent arrow would be difficult to dodge.
Dang!
Sparks flew from Long Chen’s back, and he stumbled, almost falling to the ground.
At that moment, Long Chen was infuriated. He hadn’t expected someone to ambush him here. He didn’t know whether it was because he had stayed on the Specter Ship for too long, but his perception had sharply dropped. It was already too late for him to dodge that arrow. Fortunately, the blood-colored saber was right behind him, and that arrow had struck the saber.
Although that arrow had been silent, its power was immense. If it hadn’t been for the blood-colored saber blocking it, even Long Chen’s physical body would have been pierced.
Long Chen hadn’t expected someone to ambush him, nor had he expected the person to be an expert amongst experts.
Just at this moment, a man with a white bone bow and wings appeared in front of Long Chen. That arrow had been shot by him, and he was also shocked.
According to reason, even if Long Chen didn’t die from this arrow, he should have been heavily injured. Even if he had a divine weapon to block it, that terrifying impact should have been enough to shatter his organs.
“The Harpies?”
Seeing that person’s wings, that familiar aura, and that mysterious archery skill, Long Chen immediately recognized his race. Killing intent erupted from his eyes.
“Stop, or I’ll kill you without mercy!”
The Feather race expert holding the white bone bow shouted. At the same time, sand flew into the air as figures flew out of it. There were millions of them.
Each one of them was holding a bow, and their arrows were aimed at Long Chen. They were just waiting for that person’s order to turn him into a sieve.
“Fuck, why are we so unlucky?”
Long Chen was infuriated. Just by looking at this group of people, he knew they were hiding from the otherworldly soldiers. As a result, he had run right over their heads. These people could easily tell that he had run out of the otherworldly soldiers, so they had to stop him.
“If you don’t want to die, then scram!” roared Long Chen.
“Courting death!”
The Feather race expert holding the white bone bow was infuriated. He had never encountered anyone who dared to speak to him like this. The white bone bow in his hand was like a full moon as an arrow shot out.
His attack was extremely fast. It was practically impossible to see him draw his bow before the arrow arrived in front of him.
This time, Long Chen was prepared. With one hand holding Feng You, his right hand holding the blood-colored saber, he slashed forward.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s arm shook intensely, and the web between his thumb and forefinger split open. Blood poured out. He couldn’t help being horrified.
“His power has dropped so much. It must be because of the Specter Ship.” On one hand, Long Chen was shocked by that person’s power, but on the other hand, he was shocked that he had lost so much of his power without even realizing it.
Pu!
Long Chen was forced back. Feng You vomited a mouthful of blood, splattering on his chest and neck. Only now did Long Chen realize that Feng You was extremely weak. That attack just now had transmitted a portion of its power to her. Although it was just a small portion, it had still injured her.
“Kneel and surrender immediately, and I’ll spare your lives. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being vicious,” shouted the Feather race expert. He didn’t pursue them, clearly wanting to capture them alive.
“Don’t fight with them. That way… we’ll be at a disadvantage. I can help you block one attack, so you’ll be in charge of escaping.” Feng You’s injury had awakened her. In her weakened state, she told Long Chen.
Long Chen’s fury soared. If he wasn’t worried about Feng You, then even in this kind of situation, he would still slaughter them. At the very least, he would kill half of their people, letting them know that they couldn’t provoke him.
But now that Feng You was injured, he couldn’t let his emotions affect his decisions. He could only endure this.
“Little brat, just wait. Next time, if I don’t break your leg and stick it in your butt, I won’t be called Master Long San.”
Buzz!
Suddenly, Kun Peng wings appeared on Long Chen’s back, and he shot forward like a bolt of lightning.
“Courting death!”
The white-haired expert was infuriated. Someone actually dared to flee in front of him? That was practically courting death.
Buzz!
He shot out an arrow, and it arced through the air before disappearing.
Hu!
However, in the air, Long Chen suddenly made a strange turn. That arrow flew right past him.
“What?”
That person was both shocked and infuriated. What he didn’t know was that Long Chen also used arrows. Although his archery skill wasn’t high, his comprehension of archery wasn’t low. He couldn’t shoot high-level arrows, but that didn’t mean he didn’t know how to dodge.
“Kill them!”
Seeing how fast Long Chen was, he had no time to shoot a second arrow.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Countless arrows shot out.
Buzz!
At this time, a golden shield lit up, and the image of an ancient phoenix suddenly came to life. It flew out of the shield and spread its wings, covering thousands of miles.
BOOM!
The golden phoenix exploded. When the golden light faded, the Feather race experts caught up to Long Chen and Feng You.
Space twisted as Long Chen and Feng You appeared. At this time, Long Chen was in an extremely sorry state, his entire body covered in blood. Of course, this blood was Feng You’s.
Feng You had helped Long Chen block the rain of arrows, and he had once more fallen unconscious. Long Chen had used the opening Feng You had fought for to escape.
At this time, they were no longer in the desert, but on a lake. The surface of the lake was covered in mist, and their vision was extremely poor.
Having been transported here, Long Chen didn’t dare to move. The water was frighteningly calm. He sensed that there might be a terrifying existence underwater. If he rashly moved, it was very likely that he would be chased down by a terrifying monster.
If Long Chen was alone, he naturally wouldn’t be afraid. But he wasn’t alone. He still had to take care of Feng You, so he could only obediently stay here.
Long Chen sat in the air with Feng You quietly lying in his embrace. Her brows were tightly furrowed, and pain filled her face.
Long Chen knew that because she had absorbed too many runes, whether it was her physical body or her soul, she was under a huge burden.
Long Chen muttered to himself for a moment. After searching for a long time, he found an extremely gentle medicinal pill.
Because Feng You didn’t have a human constitution, Long Chen was afraid she would reject medicinal pills, so he didn’t dare to use them. He could only help her recover.
When Long Chen placed the pill into Feng You’s mouth, it didn’t take long for Feng You’s pale face to regain a bit of color. Furthermore, her bloodline and soul were stable, and there was no sign of rejection.
Long Chen quietly observed her for an incense stick’s worth of time before feeding her another medicinal pill. After consuming it, Feng You’s aura rapidly recovered, and her qi and blood fluctuations gradually grew stronger.
“She normally doesn’t consume medicinal pills. The effect of medicinal pills on her is several times better than others,” sighed Long Chen.
Although Long Chen was refining top grade medicinal pills, for people who consumed medicinal pills all year round, because they had a strong resistance to medicinal pills, the medicinal effect would be greatly reduced.
But Feng You was different. She hadn’t taken any medicinal pills, so she didn’t have any resistance. As a result, the effects were extremely shocking. Her face quickly became rosy, and her breathing became even and long. She went from unconscious to asleep, and her body was recovering at an unbelievable speed.
Feng You lay in Long Chen’s embrace, sound asleep. Her golden hair fell down like golden threads. Her well-defined face gave off a heroic air, but it didn’t lose its dignified beauty.
Although Long Chen had many lovers, each one of them possessing peerless beauty, holding such a beauty still made his heart beat faster.
Although she was a huge beauty, her curves were exquisite and curvy. To any man, she was a fatal attraction.
Long Chen took a deep breath and closed his eyes, doing his best to control his emotions. He didn’t think about the feelings between men and women. In order to calm himself, he tried his best to think about Ying Tian’s ugly face.
Thinking of Ying Tian, Long Chen immediately calmed down. This was definitely a terrifying existence. Even now, Long Chen hadn’t been able to see through him.
This person’s strength was shocking and unfathomable. Furthermore, he was as crafty as a fox. Whenever he encountered danger, he would immediately flee.
Powerful enemies weren’t terrifying. The most terrifying ones were those who were both strong and weak. Such people were the most troublesome.
Suddenly, Feng You’s body trembled slightly. Her body began to heat up, and Long Chen saw runes appear on her skin. Those runes gradually began to burn, releasing flames.
“Fuck…”
Long Chen knew that Feng You’s runes were automatically awakening, and her core flame was starting to burn.
Normally, it wouldn’t be a big deal, but the sleeping Feng You was unable to control these flames. Although these flames wouldn’t burn her, she wouldn’t be able to keep her clothes.
“This is going to kill me!”
The clothes on Feng You’s body quickly turned to ash. Like butterflies fluttering in the wind, her snow-white skin was revealed. The areas that were normally invisible were now completely exposed.
In that instant, Long Chen felt a buzzing sound in his head. His qi and blood rushed to his head, and a heat wave rushed to his nose. He almost coughed up blood.
“This is bad. This is bad.”
Long Chen immediately thought of how intimate he had been with Leng Yueyan and Ming Cangyue.
As the saying went, girls were easy to guard, while widows were hard to bear. Once a cat ate a fish, it would never forget its taste.
In truth, there were many times when Long Chen couldn’t hold back from stealing food from his lovers. But they all bashfully avoided him.
That was because a long time ago, Meng Qi had said that she would only be able to sleep with Long Chen after she married him. Otherwise, it would be unfair to the other sisters.
So up until now, although Long Chen had many lovers, only Leng Yueyan and Ming Cangyue had truly fallen for him.
Normally, Long Chen would intentionally suppress his desires. He didn’t even dare to think about the two of them, because thinking about them would implicate his most primal desires.
But now it was awkward. Long Chen was hugging such a huge beauty, and her clothes were gone. His heart was about to jump out of his chest.
“Ying Tian, Ying Tian, come… big brother likes you… ugh…” Thinking of Ying Tian’s face, Long Chen almost vomited. Thinking of that, he immediately felt much better.
If Ying Tian found out that the number one assassin of his Sky Mansion, a terrifying assassin who caused countless experts to tremble in fear, was actually used to disgust him, he didn’t know whether or not he would go crazy.
Buzz!
More and more runes appeared on Feng You’s body, and the flame grew stronger. Long Chen had no choice but to summon his own flame to protect himself. Otherwise, his clothes would also be burned away.
“Forget it. Let’s add some fuel to her fire.”
Long Chen once more took out a medicinal pill. He closed his eyes, not daring to look at Feng You. He also didn’t dare to send out his divine sense. He just fed it blindly.
That was a Sacred Light Snow Lotus Pill. Its medicinal effect was extremely powerful, and after eating it, Feng You’s aura instantly erupted. Terrifying flames soared into the sky.
Rumble…
As a result, Feng You’s flames soared, and the endless lake became a sea of flames. Suddenly, a huge whirlpool appeared on the surface of the lake, and a terrifying aura soared. As expected, the terrifying existence below the lake was startled.
BOOM!
A huge head popped out of the lake. It was a huge python head. Seeing that head, Long Chen jumped in shock.
The python’s head was triangular in shape, and its two sides were bulging. Its eyes were pitch-black, and Long Chen immediately felt a chill.
“This is a poisonous python!”
Long Chen was horrified. He had seen many pythons, but this was the first time he had seen a poisonous python. This python was the most terrifying of all pythons.
Hu!
Carrying Feng You, a pair of Kun Peng wings appeared on Long Chen’s back, and he shot forward like a bolt of lightning. This was a Saint-level poison python, but the threat it posed to Long Chen wasn’t inferior to an ordinary Saint Ruler.
Buzz!
As for Long Chen, he had only just moved when that huge mouth opened. Black mist instantly spread, and space collapsed. As for Long Chen and Feng You, they were enveloped by the black mist.
“Crap!”
Long Chen was startled. This poison mist contained spatial laws. He was just about to move when a gentle hand pulled him back.
“Don’t be afraid. Give it to me.”
The one pulling Long Chen was actually Feng You. She had already woken up, her eyes blazing with blood-red flames. A pair of wings appeared on her back, releasing a divine light that lit up the sky.
The golden spear in Feng You’s hand appeared once more. At the same time, a resonant and noble phoenix cry rang out. All the runes on her body lit up, and the spear in her hand shot out.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out. The poison domain formed by the python was destroyed by Feng You’s spear. Terrifying flames burned, and the poisonous mist that filled the air was turned into nothingness.
Pu!
The golden spear pierced through the poison mist and stabbed into the python’s head. The python’s head exploded, and black liquid shot out.
When the poison touched the flames, it turned into black smoke. The world was filled with poisonous smoke, but it was unable to pass through Feng You’s flame domain.
Long Chen was stunned. Feng You’s power had instantly doubled after awakening, and she had killed the python in one blow.
Plop!
When the python’s corpse landed on the lake, it caused huge waves. Long Chen almost couldn’t believe his eyes. Feng You’s strength had risen too quickly.
Hu!
Feng You’s body slowly landed in front of Long Chen. Long Chen’s blood immediately began to boil, and he hastily turned away.
Feng You’s entire body was bathed in flames. Endless runes revolved around her, revealing her beautiful figure. When she saw Long Chen turn his face away, a smile appeared on her face.
“Am I beautiful?” Feng You asked, her voice carrying a hint of shyness, as well as a hint of ridicule, as well as an innate confidence.
“Beautiful.”
Although Long Chen had turned his head away, his eyes were still closed. He nodded with difficulty and told the truth.
“Sorry.” Feng You sighed.
“Why should I apologize?” Long Chen didn’t understand, but he still didn’t dare open his eyes.
“I really like you, but I can’t give myself to you. Because… for the next generation, my child must have a powerful father, and you…”
Feng You sadly said, “That’s why you’ve saved me from danger so many times. According to the human race, the best way for me to repay you is to give myself to you. But I’m sorry, I can’t do that.”
Feng You was an expert of the Beast Merging race. According to the Beast Merging race’s reproduction method, in order to make the next generation stronger, they would usually choose someone stronger than them to bear children. As for Long Chen, he didn’t seem to be her best choice.
Long Chen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. This super beauty was actually apologizing to him because of this.
“Long Chen, I actually quite like you. How about… I have a child with a powerful person, and then I’ll be with you?” asked Feng You sadly.
Long Chen almost fainted. What was going on?
“Well, let’s not talk about that for now. You should get dressed first. We can discuss this slowly.”
Hearing Long Chen’s words, Feng You blushed. When Long Chen opened his eyes again, Feng You was already fully dressed, but Long Chen’s heart was still pounding.
“Long Chen, thank you so much. I know you fed me precious medicinal pills, or the runes my ancestor gave me wouldn’t have absorbed so many.” Feng You looked at Long Chen gratefully, her voice quivering.
At this time, Feng You was extremely excited. After digesting these runes, her strength instantly rose by a great deal.
In the past, Feng You only had strength, but she had no powerful divine techniques. As a result, her tenacity and endurance were extremely strong, but her explosive power was clearly lacking.
But now it was different. After absorbing that senior’s runes and using Long Chen’s medicinal pills, she had already absorbed dozens of them.
She was like a powerful warrior. Previously, she had only been able to fight barehanded, but now she had suddenly obtained a warhammer. Her power had finally been released, and so that terrifying python was killed in one blow.
She was filled with gratitude toward Long Chen. She also wanted to repay him. From his eyes, she could see that primal desire. But she couldn’t repay him in this manner, so her eyes were filled with guilt.
That was because her status was different. Once her virginity was removed, she would become pregnant. As for her child, it was destined to bear the future fate of the beastmen. So she couldn’t act willfully.
It was precisely because of this that she felt she had let Long Chen down. She felt that despite all he had done for her, she was unable to repay him.
“Dozens of runes? That strong?” Long Chen was startled. He knew that Feng You’s ancestor had given her hundreds of runes without holding back.
Feng You had only absorbed a few dozen of them, but she had already reached such a terrifying level. If she could absorb all of them, just how terrifying would that be?
“That’s why I really have to thank you. I don’t dare to promise you anything, but I can guarantee that as long as I’m here, no one in the Nine Heavens can bully you.” Feng You patted her chest confidently.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the void trembled.
“They’re coming,” said Long Chen.
This was a sign that they were about to be teleported away. Long Chen had given them the Beast Merging race’s formation disc before boarding the ghost ship, and he had taught them how to use it.
This was a teleportation formation disc. Once they sensed Long Chen’s existence, they could activate it to come to his side.
Buzz!
When spatial gates appeared in the air and people were teleported out one by one, Long Chen and Feng You were both shocked. That was because the majority of these Beast Merging experts were covered in blood.
“What happened?” Feng You was shocked and furious.
“It was that bastard Yan Baichen who ordered his subordinates to attack us. It’s a good thing we realized something was wrong. We knew this fellow didn’t know you weren’t here. He was just testing us, so he found an opportunity to send us all here,” said one of the Beast Merging experts.
If Yan Baichen found out that Feng You was unable to help them, he might launch a large-scale attack on the Beast Merging Race. Although he might not kill them, he would definitely capture them and use them to threaten Feng You.
“This bastard is courting death! We’ll kill him right now! I’ll personally skin him!”
When Feng You heard that Yan Baichen actually dared to attack his own clansmen, she was instantly enraged. She clenched her teeth.
The current Feng You was no longer the old Feng You. In the past, she had been afraid of Yan Baichen, but things were different now. She needed to make Yan Baichen pay for his foolishness.
Hu!
Suddenly, Long Chen placed the huge python corpse into the primal chaos space.
“We don’t need to kill our way back. They’re already here.”
As Long Chen’s voice rang out, countless experts appeared in the distance. Their leader was Yan Baichen, and the instant she saw him, Feng You’s gaze turned cold.
As for Long Chen, a delighted smile appeared on his face. Unlucky child, no one can save you today.
It turned out that ever since Yan Baichen had separated from Feng You, he had been holding back a stomach full of anger. But he didn’t want to start a war with the Beast Merging Tribe.
He had tested Feng You several times, thinking that he should be able to defeat her. But even if he could defeat her, it was useless. After all, even if he was stronger than Feng You, he was only slightly stronger.
To defeat her required a tremendous amount of effort, but to kill her was simply impossible. Most importantly, he didn’t want to kill Feng You. He wanted to obtain her.
His thoughts were the same as Feng You’s. This fellow also wanted to find a powerful companion to reproduce. Feng You possessed the blood of the Ancient Phoenix, and he had been tempted for a long time.
But Long Chen’s appearance infuriated him. He couldn’t understand why Feng You would take a fancy to such a weak fellow.
Yan Baichen led his clansmen to separate from Feng You. Originally, he had left Feng You and the others far behind, but coincidentally, the Beast Merging Tribe’s teleportation had appeared right beside them.
So it was a split teleportation formation Long Chen had left behind for the Beast Merging Tribe. The advantage of this transportation formation was that it could be used for long-distance teleportation. The disadvantage was that it had to be used separately.
Coincidentally, when the Merging Beasts confirmed Feng You’s location and teleported to the third section, they landed right beside Yan Baichen and the others.
When the Merging Beasts appeared, the rest of the Black Rock Nine Nether Python experts jumped in fright. Without the slightest hesitation, they immediately launched a counterattack.
As a result, as soon as they attacked, the Merging Beasts’ experts cried out that it was a misunderstanding. The Black Rock Nine Nether Python race’s experts also realized it was the Merging Beasts, and they immediately stopped and retreated.
Yan Baichen was right there. He didn’t understand what the Beast Merging Tribe was trying to say, so he had Feng You speak.
As a result, the leader of the Merging Beasts stuttered and didn’t say where Feng You had gone. After all, the lying ability of the Merging Beasts was extremely lacking, and it was easy for others to see through it.
Yan Baichen immediately felt that something was off. Other than Feng You, Long Chen hadn’t appeared. That infuriated him, and he immediately thought of something bad.
Seeing that the Merging Beasts were about to leave, he signaled to his subordinates. They immediately understood and surrounded the Merging Beasts, saying that the Beasts had offended them and demanded that they kneel and apologize.
The Beast Merging experts were immediately infuriated. When had the Beast Merging race been bullied to such an extent? Even without Feng You, there were still other experts from the Beast Merging race. They immediately began to fight with the experts from the Black Rock Nine Nether Python race.
The battle had erupted, but Yan Baichen hadn’t made a move. He had been holding back. If Feng You had appeared, he could still say that it was a dispute between his subordinates, but he hadn’t ordered it. This way, there would still be room for a comeback.
But even if Yan Baichen didn’t do anything, the Black Rock Nine Nether Python race had many more experts than the Merging Beast race. Relying on their advantage in numbers, they began to suppress the Merging Beast race, and the situation immediately became disadvantageous for them.
The leader of the Merging Beasts saw that the situation wasn’t looking good. Without Feng You present, Yan Baichen wouldn’t have any misgivings. If they were captured by Yan Baichen, Feng You would be threatened.
Thinking of that, the leader of the Merging Beasts warned their strongest experts not to hold back. They immediately broke through the encirclement and fled as quickly as possible.
The result was just as the leader had expected. The Black Rock Nine Nether Python race’s experts hadn’t expected them to go all-out. They were caught off guard, and they immediately suffered a huge loss. Quite a few of their blood splashed on the ground, and the Merging Beast race charged out of the encirclement.
Seeing this, the experts from the Black Rock Nine Nether Python race were infuriated. Yan Baichen was also shocked and infuriated. He had ordered them to only surround and not kill the Merging Beasts, but he hadn’t expected them to suddenly attack.
Yan Baichen immediately ordered half of them to be killed. Only by suppressing them with blood would they submit.
As a result, as soon as they caught up to the Merging Beasts, they immediately activated the transportation formation. Yan Baichen was infuriated and immediately tried to interrupt the transportation formation.
But he was a step too late. The Beast Merging experts had already left, but his attack had also caused the formation to fluctuate. Countless Beast Merging experts vomited blood.
The Black Rock Nine Nether Python race’s experts also saw the direction of the teleportation. They thought that the formation wouldn’t be able to get far, so they immediately gave chase.
As a result, they really did manage to catch up. The place they had teleported to wasn’t far from where Long Chen was.
However, before they could celebrate, they saw a pair of ice-cold eyes. They then saw Feng You bathed in flames, her killing intent overflowing, and Long Chen looking at them with sympathy.
“Damn fellow, you must pay the price for your foolishness.”
Feng You’s fury soared to the heavens. She hadn’t expected Yan Baichen to be so brazen as to attack her clansmen while she was gone.
Buzz!
A golden spear appeared in Feng You’s hand. Flames surged around her, making her look like a goddess of flames. With a thrust, she disappeared.
The instant Feng You disappeared, Yan Baichen’s expression changed. He was shocked to find that he had already lost all sense of Feng You.
BOOM!
Yan Baichen’s shout caused the ground to explode. Endless earth energy circulated, and a layer of rock-like armor covered his body. That armor was pitch-black like ink, and his aura was grand. The current him seemed to have instantly absorbed all the earth energy in the world.
At the same time, a huge rock shield appeared in his hands. Without thinking, he smashed it to the left.
“What an accurate prediction.”
Long Chen was startled. By relying on his powerful perception of flames, he had a rough idea of where Feng You was attacking. But Yan Baichen also knew. Furthermore, for him to be able to defend so quickly meant his perception was even stronger than Long Chen’s.
In truth, Long Chen didn’t know that Yan Baichen’s defense wasn’t because of his perception, but because of his familiarity with Feng You’s techniques.
BOOM!
The instant the black shield was rooted to the ground, Feng You’s flame spear smashed into the shield like an ancient phoenix’s beak. With a heaven-shaking explosion, the shield exploded.
“Not good!”
The Black Rock Nine Nether Python experts all cried out in terror. Their shields exploded, and countless black stones shot out like shooting stars.
Pu pu pu pu…
No one’s physical body could block it. They were instantly turned to dust. Blood mist filled the air, and countless Black Rock Nine Nether Python experts were instantly killed.
“Good heavens!”
Even Long Chen was startled. On the one hand, he was shocked by Feng You’s power, but on the other hand, he was shocked by the black shield’s power. This was practically the power of a saint artifact. As expected, Yan Baichen was not an easy opponent. However, Feng You was no longer the same Feng You.
Pu!
“Ah…”
Just at this moment, a miserable cry rang out. Feng You’s golden spear had not only destroyed the black rock shield, but it had also pierced through Yan Baichen’s chest.
“Feng Wei! Slaughter!”
Feng You angrily shouted. Divine light blossomed from the spear in her hand, as if a sun had risen.
“No…”
BOOM!
Heaven and earth lost all color.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and endless black powder exploded. That was the shape of Yan Baichen’s body.
Feng You’s attack was ruthless and merciless. Her berserk power not only destroyed his physical body, but also his Yuan Spirit.
A berserk energy swept through the sky, turning the Cliff Hundred Celestials into nothingness. At the same time, countless Black Rock Nine Nether Pythons were destroyed by the terrifying waves, their bodies and souls destroyed.
At this moment, Feng You was like an unrivaled war goddess. The golden spear in her hand shone with a terrifying light.
The Black Rock Nine Nether Python experts were all terrified. Now that Yan Baichen had been killed, they didn’t even have a chance to fight back. More than half of their elites had been killed, and the remaining people were filled with terror.
“Hu la…”
The Black Rock Nine Nether Python race’s experts immediately fled, but as soon as they did, the Merging Beast race’s experts attacked.
“What goes around comes around. It’s time for us to chase you down. We’ll go all-out. Since we’ve already made enemies, we’ll just kill them all!” shouted one of the Beast Merging experts.
The Beast Merging experts thought about it and agreed. Feng You had already killed Yan Baichen. From now on, the Beast Merging tribe and the Black Rock Nine Nether Python tribe would become mortal enemies. Since they were mortal enemies, they had to exterminate them.
If they were lucky enough to kill all the experts of the Black Rock Nine Nether Python race, perhaps they wouldn’t have left behind any evidence. If even the Black Rock Nine Nether Python didn’t know who did it, then that would be even better.
“Die!”
The Beast Merging experts roared and immediately began to chase after them. The situation immediately became chaotic. The Black Rock Nine Nether Python race was no longer in the mood to fight.
“Damn beast taming tribe, just wait to receive the fury of the Black Rock Nine Nether Python tribe.”
Some of the Black Rock Nine Nether Python experts saw that they had no hope of escaping and let out their final furious roars.
“Tch, even then, your Black Rock Nine Nether Python race should know who did it.” Long Chen’s cold laughter rang out.
Pu pu pu…
At this time, Long Chen was holding a crossbow. Each time he pulled the trigger, one of the Black Rock Nine Nether Python experts would be killed.
Those fleeing experts had become live targets. Long Chen was using them as practice. Each arrow he shot was accurate, and it was like he had never missed a single one. Sometimes, a single arrow could kill two experts, killing two birds with one stone.
With Long Chen’s ‘name-calling’ attack, the faster ones were all killed by Long Chen. The Beast Merging experts were extremely excited. That way, they wouldn’t have to worry about letting the news leak out.
After killing Yan Baichen, Feng You arrived at Long Chen’s side. Seeing how easily Long Chen had killed those fleeing experts, she couldn’t help but sigh inside. Long Chen was truly too amazing.
Feng You didn’t attack again. Instead, she left those enemies for her clansmen to kill. Although the Black Rock Nine Nether Python tribe’s desperate counterattack would bring about casualties to the Beast Merging Tribe, it was still not enough.
But this kind of injury and death was unavoidable. There was no way around it. Experts had all grown through bloody slaughter. Beast Merging experts used this kind of method to temper themselves in order to reproduce in such a harsh environment.
The Beast Merging experts were like a pack of hungry wolves, crazily devouring the experts of the Black Rock Nine Nether Python race. In less than an incense stick’s worth of time, the final expert of the Black Rock Nine Nether Python race had fallen. This battle was over.
The ground was covered in python corpses. These pythons’scales were like black rocks, and there were all kinds of strange lines on them.
After the battle ended, the Beast Merging experts began to clean up the battlefield. They put away their weapons. Feng You had originally planned on burning all these corpses to ashes so that they wouldn’t be exposed.
But how could Long Chen allow such a wasteful thing to happen? He directly volunteered to gather all the corpses into the primal chaos space and throw them into the black soil.
“What are you so excited about?” Feng You arrived in front of Long Chen. Seeing Long Chen’s wide grin, she couldn’t help but laugh.
Long Chen naturally wouldn’t tell her that a six star mark Heavenly Dao Fruit had appeared on the Heavenly Dao Tree.
Only now did Long Chen understand why this fellow was so strong. He had six star marks, one more than that assassin from the Lifehunter race.
Furthermore, this Heavenly Dao Fruit’s color was different from other Heavenly Dao Fruits. Rock-like lines appeared on its surface. In other words, whoever ate this Heavenly Dao Fruit would possess the same power as Yan Baichen.
Long Chen immediately thought of Li Qi and Song Mingyuan. Both of them possessed earth energy. If they could absorb this Heavenly Dao Fruit and obtain rock energy, that would be like adding wings to a tiger.
Unfortunately, there was only one Heavenly Dao Fruit. The two of them were unable to split it.
But other than this six star mark Heavenly Dao Fruit, he had also obtained countless other Heavenly Dao Fruits. Five of them had four star marks, several thousand had three, and countless had two and one.
The Heavenly Dao Tree was covered in fruits, while the Heavenly Dao Fruits were piled up like mountains. However, the location of the Heavenly Dao Tree’s fruits was limited. When a new fruit was born, the old ones would fall off.
Looking at the mountain of Heavenly Dao Fruits, Long Chen’s heart blossomed with joy. He laughed foolishly. Seeing that Long Chen didn’t seem to hear him, Feng You nudged him with her shoulder.
“I’m asking you a question. What are you laughing about?”
Only then did Long Chen react. Clearing his throat, he solemnly said, “I’m just feeling happy for the Beast Merging Tribe. Junior tribe leader, your martial arts have reached the peak, and you’re unrivaled under the heavens. You killed that brat Yan Baichen in just one move. I’m so excited I’m about to cry.”
Long Chen was spouting nonsense with a straight face, but in Feng You’s ears, she was both moved and ashamed. She felt like Long Chen was treating her too well, and she didn’t know how to repay him.
“Junior tribe leader, you’re too amazing! How did you become so strong?” asked the Beast Merging expert excitedly.
Other than Feng You, he was the most outstanding genius of the Beast Merging Race. When Feng You wasn’t around, he had always been the one leading the Beast Merging Race.
He was also the one who was the most wary of Long Chen. He was Feng You’s admirer, and he was also a suitor. Although he knew he didn’t have the qualifications to be with Feng You, he felt that Long Chen had even less.
Feng You looked at Long Chen gratefully. “In truth, this is all…”
“Haha, this is all the will of the heavens. Young tribe leader Feng You’s bloodline has suddenly awakened, and your strength has greatly increased. This is the blessing of the heavens for the Merging Beasts. This also means that in young tribe leader Feng You’s hands, the Merging Beasts will shine with unprecedented brilliance,” laughed Long Chen.
Hearing Long Chen’s words, the Beast Merging experts all cheered excitedly. They all said that the heavens were blessing their race, and that the Beast Merging experts were simple-minded. They firmly believed Long Chen’s words.
“Long Chen…”
Feng You bit her lip. She was so moved that she didn’t know what to say. In all her life, this was the first time someone had treated her so well. Originally, she had only been able to obtain these opportunities because of Long Chen.
But Long Chen didn’t want to take credit for it. He gave all the credit to her in order to increase her glory. That would make the Beast Merging Tribe acknowledge her, worship her, and love her even more.
Long Chen naturally didn’t want to share her glory, nor did he want to obtain anyone’s approval. His actions had touched the weakest part of Feng You’s heart.
“Let’s go. If anyone bullies me, help me beat them up.” Long Chen smiled at Feng You.
Feng You’s tears turned into laughter as she hastily nodded. Clenching her fists, she said, “As long as I’m here, no one will dare to bully you.”
In her heart, Long Chen was the most important existence. If anyone dared to bully him, she would go all-out against them.
Just like that, Feng You and Long Chen led the Beast Merging experts forward valiantly.
As a result, he had only walked for half a day when devil qi soared into the sky. A group of devil race experts appeared in front of him.
Seeing those devil race experts, Long Chen’s pupils shrank. These devil race experts were extremely powerful, dozens of times stronger than the Beast Merging Tribe.
The most shocking thing to Long Chen was that there were three people with auras similar to Yan Baichen’s.
This group of devil race experts was different from the ones Long Chen had encountered before. They were large and had horns on their heads. Their bodies were covered in flames and devil qi.
“This is the Flame Devil race. In the Nine Heavens, they are one of the races with the greatest strength and numbers.
“But you don’t need to be afraid. I’m no longer the old me. I have the ability to protect you.” Feng You looked at Long Chen, thinking he had been frightened by the Flame Devil race’s lineup.
That was because Long Chen was intentionally hiding behind her. That made Feng You smile warmly, as if protecting Long Chen was her greatest responsibility.
However, she didn’t know that the reason Long Chen had retreated was because he had killed too many devil race experts.
Whether it was the Martial Heaven Continent or the Immortal World, there were far too many devil race experts who had died to him. Long Chen was afraid they would sense it and implicate the Beast Merging Tribe.
However, Feng You’s words made Long Chen not know whether to laugh or cry. At the same time, it also made him feel warm. Sometimes, being protected by others was quite touching.
The most interesting thing was that whether it was Feng You or all the other Beast Merging experts, they all thought that he only knew some strange techniques and that his true strength wasn’t that great.
“Feng You, let me ask you, if we continue forward, will we run into people beyond the nine heavens?” asked Long Chen.
Feng You shook her head. “Basically not. Because the Void Spirit Realm and the Profound Spirit World travel on different paths, it’s very difficult to encounter people from the outside world.
At the same time, the outside world’s people also had their own paths. They basically wouldn’t meet on the way.
Only in the places where the two World Entrances met would a bloody battle erupt.
“Legend has it that each time the two worlds open, blood will flow like a river, and corpses will pile up like mountains. At that time, it will be a chaotic battle. You have to protect yourself. At that time, I will also be targeted, and I might not be able to protect you.”
At this point, Feng You’s expression turned grave. Every time the Void Spirit World and the Profound Spirit World opened, a heaven-shaking battle would erupt.
The experts of the outside world were like fire and water. At the same time, there were also some powers that would work together with the experts of the outside world to kill their former enemies.
Some powerful races didn’t discriminate against outsiders. When their own race came in, they would merge together. They would either help the native experts attack their enemies, or they would help the outsiders kill their enemies.
When Long Chen heard this, he smiled. He didn’t even need to think about it. Once his identity was exposed, he would once more become the target of everyone.
In the outside world, Long Chen’s enemies were everywhere. He didn’t even need to think about it to know that once he arrived, it wouldn’t just be a chaotic battle. Countless people would attack him.
Thinking of that, Long Chen didn’t feel any fear. Instead, his blood began to boil, and he clenched his fists. He was filled with anticipation. Now that he had a suitable weapon, he could unleash his full power without fear of any experts.
Rumble…
As the devil army advanced, the Merging Beasts slowed down, allowing them to pass.
Although Feng You’s strength had greatly increased and she didn’t fear anyone, even if her opponent had three experts on the same level as Yan Baichen, she still wasn’t afraid.
But just because she wasn’t afraid didn’t mean she could do whatever she wanted. If she fought the devil race’s army head-on, she could break out of their encirclement, but the Beast Merging experts would be completely annihilated.
When Feng You appeared, she immediately drew the attention of the devil race experts. She stood at the front of the group, icily looking at them. Her aura was completely released.
As for the three powerful devil race leaders, when they saw Feng You, their hearts shook and fear appeared in their eyes. They didn’t provoke her and instead chose to continue forward.
The three of them were also super experts, and they also knew that Feng You wasn’t someone to be trifled with. If they angered Feng You, then although they could wipe out all of Feng You’s subordinates, with her counterattack, they probably wouldn’t have many of their clansmen remaining.
Most importantly, Feng You’s aura gave them a great deal of pressure, so they didn’t dare provoke her.
As for Long Chen, the three of them didn’t even glance at him. That made him both surprised and gratified.
“Interesting. They actually can’t sense that I’ve killed so many of their clansmen.”
What Long Chen didn’t know was that the reason these devil race experts were unable to sense that kind of hatred was because of the Gankun Cauldron in his mind-sea. The Gankun Cauldron didn’t intentionally block that kind of hatred, but because of its existence, it was unable to sense it.
Long Chen didn’t know this, but he knew that this way, he could continue playing for a while.
Long Chen also became less reserved. He stood shoulder to shoulder with Feng You, indifferently looking at these devil race experts.
At this time, a few devil race experts also looked at him. Although they felt this person’s appearance was disgusting and wanted to beat him up, they didn’t feel any intense hatred. They only glared at Long Chen, hoping to scare him with their gazes.
Seeing their expressions, Long Chen was completely at ease. He even laughed and waved at them. However, the devil race’s experts only snorted disdainfully at his actions, not even looking at him.
Seeing that Long Chen was no longer ‘afraid’ of these devil race experts, a gratified smile appeared on Feng You’s face. At the same time, her desire to protect Long Chen grew even stronger. She swore to herself that she wouldn’t let anyone harm Long Chen.
Only once the devil race’s experts had passed did Feng You lead the Beast Merging experts forward. Feng You held Long Chen’s hand excitedly.
Holding Feng You’s hand was like a big sister holding a little brother’s hand. Long Chen was extremely unused to it.
There were several times when Long Chen wanted to break free from Feng You’s grasp, but seeing that innocent smile on her face, he couldn’t bear it. Perhaps in Feng You’s heart, it was just pure love, and she didn’t care about the selfishness between men and women.
Long Chen suddenly bitterly smiled. Perhaps he had been thinking too much. Feng You was from the Beast Merging race, and she was as pure as a piece of white paper. It was like two children holding hands, and there was no romantic feeling involved.
Thinking of that, Long Chen also relaxed. Along the way, he had intentionally made a few jokes, causing Feng You to laugh even louder.
As they continued forward, more factions appeared. Quite a few factions immediately surrounded them.
But when they saw Feng You, their expressions changed, and under Feng You’s scolding, they all left.
Originally, these powers all had a certain level of enmity with the Beast Merging Tribe. Because the Beast Merging Tribe had never been acknowledged, they had been bullied endlessly. According to Feng You’s temperament, she would immediately kill these enemies.
But before leaving, the old tribe leader had told her that she had to learn how to endure. She had to learn to put the bigger picture first. An outstanding leader couldn’t be willful. She had to place the lives of her people first.
That was why Feng You had been patiently enduring this entire time. As for the other party, he had been frightened by Feng You’s terrifying aura. Originally, he had thought that the Beast Merging Race was easy to bully, but in the end, he realized that he couldn’t bite through this tough bone and had no choice but to obediently retreat.
Seeing those factions flee in terror, the Beast Merging experts were all incomparably excited. They felt a kind of pride, and their worship of Feng You grew.
Rumble…
Suddenly, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out in the distance. Feng You’s expression became solemn.
“Everyone, be careful. We’re about to enter the war zone.”
Strong winds blew in front of them, and furious roars shook the heavens. The sound of battle rang out, filling the air with a terrifying stench of blood.
Long Chen knew they were approaching the entrance. According to Feng You, there were two entrances. One was the entrance to the Void Spirit World, while the other was the entrance to the Illusory Spirit World.
The outside world entered the Void Spirit World, while the native experts entered the Illusionary Spirit World. The entrance to the Illusionary Spirit World was split into two. One was the entrance to the Illusionary Spirit World, while the other was the entrance to the Mystic Spirit World.
These two entrances entered the same world. But because the paths were different, the regions they entered were also different.
The entrance the Beast Merging Tribe wanted to enter was the Mystic Spirit World, so Feng You habitually called it the Mystic Spirit World, not the Illusory Spirit World.
Whether it was the entrance to the Void Spirit World or the entrance to the Illusionary Spirit World, they were all next to each other. Furthermore, these entrances were not fixed. This time, the entrance to the Void Spirit World was opened, but the next opening might not be the same.
So whether it was the native experts or the experts from the outside world, they would all rush to the front of the three entrances and take advantage of them.
Whether it was the Void Spirit World or the Illusory Spirit World, or the Profound Spirit World that was a branch of the Illusory Spirit World, it was said that there were treasures of an entire era buried inside.
It was said that in the ancient era, during the war between the gods, countless worlds had been destroyed. Under the power of reincarnation, these worlds had merged together. These buried worlds would open once every few million years or even tens of millions of years.
And each time it opened, it wasn’t just those buried worlds. Those worlds would form a bridge that connected to an unknown world.
That unknown world was said to be the core of this universe. But as for what it was, no one knew.
Let alone that unknown world, just this Void Spirit World and the Illusory Spirit World contained countless treasures.
The Void Spirit World and the Illusionary Spirit World were worlds that had been passed down from the ancient era. Countless treasures had been left behind, and countless divine weapons and secret manuals had been buried within. There were even some corpses of ancient divine beasts that were priceless.
To some beast race experts, their ancestor’s corpse was a complete cultivation technique. Its value was immeasurable.
Thus, countless experts viewed the Void Spirit World and the Illusionary Spirit World as a treasure hunt. Although they knew that it was very likely that they would lose their lives here, no one could resist such temptation.
When the gates to the Void Spirit World and the Illusionary Spirit World opened, the first group of people to enter were said to be favored by the world’s laws and would be teleported to places with the most treasures.
Furthermore, it had been verified countless times that this theory was absolutely correct. That was because the first batch of experts who had been sent in had all obtained a great deal. No one had ever returned empty-handed.
But Long Chen snorted disdainfully at that. The first group of people to enter were all super experts. Everything depended on strength. Killing people and robbing them was as easy as breathing. Even if they couldn’t find the treasure, they could just snatch it from others. It was impossible for them to return empty-handed.
In any case, Long Chen didn’t really believe that. He also didn’t believe in luck. He only believed in strength, and he didn’t plan on running into that much luck. He had already thought it through. Once he entered, he would snatch it. In any case, enemies were everywhere. Killing people and robbing them was his forte.
That was what Long Chen thought, but the others didn’t. Whether it was the native experts or the experts from the outside world, they all charged toward the entrance, hoping to enter as soon as the gate opened.
When Long Chen and the others advanced another hour, they were unable to advance any further. That was because the battlefield was right in front of them, and it was extremely chaotic.
Here, Long Chen saw experts from the devil race, human race, blood race, sea demons, Magical Beasts, nether race, dark race, and other races. These were all races that Long Chen recognized. There were also countless races that he had never seen before.
In front of them was a chaotic battlefield. However, this wasn’t a battle where they were willing to risk their lives. Instead, they were fighting over territory, testing each other out. If they felt the other side was weaker, they wouldn’t hesitate.
If you felt that your opponent was too strong and you were unable to match him, you would give up your position to your opponent, while you would fight over other territories.
No one paid any attention to them now that the Beast Merging Tribe had arrived. The various factions all squeezed forward. Although it wasn’t a decisive battle, a probing attack was still a display of power. And the price of that power was that someone would be killed.
It was impossible to see the end of the battlefield. The ground was covered in corpses, and their blood had already caused the ground to become sticky. A bloody lake had formed in the pits. This was a true mountain of corpses, and blood flowed like a river.
When the scent of blood filled the air, Long Chen saw that the Beast Merging experts weren’t the slightest bit afraid. Instead, their blood was boiling, and their eyes were filled with battle intent.
Long Chen couldn’t help but nod inside. The Beast Tamer race had been suppressed for so long, but they had never given up. They longed to be accepted by this world, even if it meant paying a blood price.
From them, Long Chen seemed to be able to see the appearance of the human race. But the difference was that the human race had once been glorious. It was just that after falling from their divine altar, they had never crawled back up.
Seeing the fearless battle intent in their eyes, Long Chen couldn’t help but sigh inside. If the people of his race could all be like them, why would he worry about not being able to return to his former glory?
Regretfully, once some people knelt, their knees would grow roots and they would never be able to stand again. Their intelligence wouldn’t be focused on how to get stronger. Instead, it was focused on how to scheme against their own race and stall the advance of the human race.
He didn’t want to advance, nor did he want others to work hard. He always did things that harmed others without benefiting himself. Just thinking about it made his heart turn cold.
Fortunately, the human race also had true experts, true warriors, and wise ones like the emperors. The human race still had hope.
“Dirty Beast Merging Tribe, scram! This isn’t a place you can…”
When the Merging Beasts arrived, furious roars rang out from the front. They had only just forced back a group of experts and taken their positions. Before they could even stabilize themselves, they saw the Merging Beasts coming over.
Pu!
As a result, that person had only just issued a warning when Long Chen’s arrow pierced through his forehead. Long Chen was in the Beast Merging race, and the majority of the Beast Merging experts were strong. It was very difficult for others to notice him, but Long Chen’s sneak attack was extremely accurate.
“Heavens, this is too amazing!”
Long Chen had always been fighting head-on against his enemies. Now that he was trying to sneak attack and seeing others die without any reaction, that kind of shameless feeling was even more exciting than him killing his opponent with a single blow.
“Courting death! Kill them!”
Seeing that one of their experts had been killed, they immediately became infuriated and charged over to the Beast Merging Tribe. As a result, the leader had only just attacked when a golden spear pierced through the sky, killing the leader in one blow.
“The Beast Merging race’s peerless expert, Feng You, is here. If you don’t want to die, then move aside. If you want to die, please line up. Pay attention to the order. Lord Feng You will send you off one by one. Thank you for your cooperation.”
Long Chen stood beside Feng You, his crossbow in his hand.
Hearing Long Chen’s shout, Feng You’s face stiffened. She wanted to display her dignity, but Long Chen’s words made her laugh.
“Die!”
Just at this moment, the Beast Merging experts roared and charged out. Each one of their attacks was the fiercest.
At this time, Feng You no longer held back. The phoenix feathers on her back spread out, and endless runes revolved around her. Flames soared into the sky. There were millions of experts on the battlefield, but Feng You still stood out like a crane amongst chickens.
The Beast Merging experts all fought valiantly. The experts in front of them were all forced back, giving up their territory.
As for Feng You’s terrifying aura, it intimidated countless experts. Countless powers didn’t want to face the Merging Beasts head-on, and they all opened up a path.
The Beast Merging experts were like a hot knife cutting through butter. Those who tried to stop them were swept away. Seeing this, the Beast Merging experts roared, their battle intent completely ignited.
For countless years, the Merging Beasts had been viewed as an oddity. They had been targeted by almost all the powers, and no one had thought highly of them. But now, seeing those powerful races retreating in fear, they felt a sense of pride.
In truth, the main reason those powers had avoided him was because they had sensed Feng You’s terrifying aura. It wasn’t because they were afraid of Feng You, but because they didn’t want to fight such a terrifying expert head-on and injure their vitality.
After all, they were still a distance away from the World Gate. If they were to be heavily injured here, let alone being the first to enter the Illusory Spirit World, they might even be completely annihilated in the chaotic battle.
The Beast Merging Tribe’s morale soared. These warriors had come with the determination to die. In fact, some of them didn’t want to enter the Illusory Spirit World just so they could display their courage in front of countless powerful races. They wanted to show everyone that the Beast Merging Tribe wasn’t easy to bully.
That would let those races who looked down on the Beast Merging race know that they weren’t to be trifled with. They had to think of the consequences before provoking them.
Although they might die, as long as they branded themselves as brave, then in the future, the rules of the Merging Beasts’ bullying would drop. They would use their lives to give their descendants more opportunities to grow.
As the Merging Beasts advanced, Long Chen rode on one of the centaurs, a crossbow in his hand. If any of the Merging Beasts encountered danger, his arrows would immediately shoot out.
Right now, Long Chen was playing the role of Guo Ran. However, he didn’t feel like there was anything wrong with this kind of supporting role. Instead, he felt a special kind of delight. Looking at those people who had been killed but didn’t know who had killed them, their expressions of confusion and unwillingness made him feel a great sense of accomplishment.
“The heavens are merciful. How could you bear to abandon the corpses of your companions and allow them to be buried in the wilderness? Ah, forget it. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Let me be a good person and bury them in peace.”
Long Chen had a sanctimonious expression on his face as he openly gathered the corpses on the battlefield. Because the battlefield was too chaotic, the corpses piled up like a mountain. Many people didn’t even know if they could leave alive, let alone care about their companions’ corpses.
No one stopped Long Chen from collecting the corpses. In fact, some factions had even intentionally given him space to help him clean up his territory.
As a result, Long Chen was practically bursting with joy. All kinds of experts’ corpses, regardless of their size, were absorbed into the primal chaos space.
Although Long Chen’s earth energy wasn’t strong, he didn’t feel any pressure when using it to gather corpses. The corpses on the ground all disappeared into the primal chaos space.
At this time, the black soil had devoured countless experts and was also evolving. Its devouring power was extremely terrifying.
As for these corpses, they were the corpses of World King realm experts. Although there were quite a few powerful Heaven’s Mandates, to the black soil, devouring them was effortless. In just a breath’s time, they would be completely devoured.
As the primal chaos space grew, the black soil also grew larger. Although Long Chen had gathered corpses quickly, the black soil was no different from a pile of dirt.
As more corpses were destroyed, the life energy in the primal chaos space grew stronger.
Although these corpses weren’t very strong, those who could come here were all elites amongst elites. The life energy their physical bodies released was extremely shocking.
Long Chen was laughing so hard that he couldn’t close his mouth. This feeling of silently making a fortune was too good.
The Merging Beasts charged forward. Two hours later, they were growing slower, because the power in front of them was growing stronger.
As for Long Chen, he could vaguely see two huge gates on the horizon. Although he was far away, he could still sense terrifying spatial fluctuations.
“It seems that’s the entrance to the Void Spirit World and the Illusory Spirit World.” Long Chen’s heart warmed. He knew that the Dragonblood warriors were also advancing toward the Void Spirit World.
Long Chen had an urge to fly over and join up with the Dragonblood Legion, but he didn’t dare. Let alone him, even a Saint Ruler wouldn’t dare fly over so many heavenly geniuses.
Flying over like that would just make them live targets. That was just courting death. In such a chaotic battlefield, a person’s strength was extremely miniscule. They had to rely on the power of their group to survive.
As the Merging Beasts rushed forward, they quickly saw a group of experts wearing blood-colored robes. Strange lines were embroidered on their collars, representing their sect.
When this group of people appeared in front of them, they immediately slowed down.
“Friends of the human race, please…”
Pu!
Before he could finish, a person’s sword slashed down on his face, almost splitting his head apart.
Fortunately, in that instant, an arrow pierced through his chest, reducing his power by over half. If it hadn’t been for that arrow, he would have been cut in two.
The Beast Merging experts were infuriated. Because they had interacted with Long Chen for so long, their wariness of the human race had dropped a great deal. When they encountered the human race, they didn’t want to force their way in. At the very least, they wanted to give Long Chen some face. But they hadn’t expected that he wouldn’t give them any face at all.
“On the battlefield, other than yourself, everyone else is an enemy. If courtesy was useful, would the Beast Merging race have ended up like this?” shouted Long Chen.
Long Chen’s shout shook the entire Beast Merging Race awake. They no longer had any misgivings and charged forward.
“Foolish and filthy Beast Merging Tribe, who gave you the guts to offend my Bloodnet Sect? Kill them all!”
A sinister laugh rang out from the crowd. A group of people appeared, and when Long Chen saw them, he was slightly startled.
Amongst this group of people, there were four whose auras were extremely terrifying. They were actually on the same level as Yan Baichen.
“Kill that woman!”
As soon as the four of them appeared, they charged at Feng You. With a single glance, they could tell just how terrifying Feng You was. Without any rules, the four of them drew their weapons and slashed at her.
BOOM!
With the golden spear in her hand, Feng You fought one against four. A heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and the five of them retreated at the same time. The four of them worked together, but they were unable to injure Feng You.
“Wisdom!”
One of the experts suddenly shouted. His body flickered, and he actually abandoned Feng You to charge at Long Chen.
“Fuck, do you think you can do this in front of me? You think you’re stupid?!”
“Careful, Long Chen!”
Feng You’s expression completely changed. She immediately went to save Long Chen, but she was stopped by three people. At this time, that person had already arrived in front of Long Chen.
“Die!”
That expert had only just raised his weapon when his vision blurred.
Pa!
A large hand viciously slapped across his face. Blood splashed, and that person flew out like a shooting star. At that moment, the entire crowd was deathly silent.
Feng You was one against four. Although they appeared to be evenly matched on the surface, the combined attack of the four of them still caused her blood to churn. In truth, she had already suffered a loss.
Seeing one of them charging at Long Chen, she wanted to save him, but she was blocked by the other three. Although there was one less person, the three of them used offense as defense. No matter how strong Feng You was, she was unable to break through their blockade in an instant.
Seeing that Long Chen was about to be killed by that terrifying expert, Feng You’s killing intent soared. She was prepared to use a forbidden art. As long as Long Chen could block one move, she would be able to break through their blockade and come to their aid.
However, no one had expected that as soon as that person arrived in front of Long Chen, this fellow with extremely weak qi and blood would take the initiative to charge forward. He didn’t even give his opponent a chance to attack.
Long Chen’s movements didn’t seem to be very fast. Each one of his movements was extremely clear and precise. It looked like he should have been able to dodge it easily, but he ended up slapping his opponent’s face.
Blood splashed. Half of that person’s face had been smashed by Long Chen, and the sound of bones breaking rang out.
“Did I give you face? Do you really think Master Long San is so easy to bully?” Long Chen rolled up his sleeves, looking like no one was going to stop him. He pointed at the expert who had been sent flying and cursed.
Long Chen was truly infuriated. He had already concealed his aura. There were so many powerful people around him, but instead of attacking, he had chosen him.
What Long Chen didn’t know was that the Bloodnet Sect’s experts had already noticed Feng You from a distance. They had seen that Long Chen was very close to Feng You, and that Feng You had taken very good care of him, so they had deduced that Long Chen was her trusted aide.
If it had been any other race, they wouldn’t have thought this way. After all, Long Chen’s aura was too weak. But the Bloodnet Sect was a human, and seeing how handsome Long Chen was, they immediately thought he had something going on with Feng You. That was why they had tested him.
As a result, as soon as he had attacked, Feng You had immediately displayed a desperate posture, proving their guess. However, they hadn’t expected Long Chen to use such a clean and direct slap to the face.
Long Chen’s slap not only stupefied the Bloodnet Sect’s experts, but it also stunned the Merging Beasts.
Although Long Chen’s display on the battlefield had been shocking, he had relied on some techniques that weren’t presentable. But this time, no one could understand what was going on. This slap had been too hard.
“Damn bastard, you’ll pay for your stupidity.”
The Bloodnet Sect expert who had been slapped roared furiously. Half his face had caved in, and only one eye was left. His jaw had been split open, and blood was dripping from it.
BOOM!
That Bloodnet Sect expert had only been probing Long Chen. If Feng You didn’t react, he would immediately switch targets.
Previously, he hadn’t placed Long Chen in his eyes at all. Instead, he had focused all his attention on the Beast Merging Tribe. While charging at Long Chen, he had also been paying attention to the fluctuations of the entire battlefield. But now that Long Chen had taken the initiative to charge forward, even if he focused all his attention, he wouldn’t necessarily be able to block Long Chen’s divine face-slapping art.
However, he still didn’t know how he had received this slap. He thought he had been careless, and with a furious roar, he once more charged at Long Chen.
“Protect Long Chen!”
The nine Beast Merging experts worked together to block Long Chen.
BOOM!
The nine of them were blown back, and one of them vomited blood.
The instant those nine people appeared in front of Long Chen, Long Chen’s blood began to boil. Three of those nine people were filled with hostility toward him, and they didn’t like him getting too close to Feng You.
But when he had been in danger, these people had stood up for him without the slightest hesitation. That had shaken Long Chen greatly. This kind of character of the Beast Merging Tribe was truly admirable.
Pa!
The nine of them worked together to block the Bloodnet Sect’s expert’s attack, and the nine of them were sent flying. These nine were the peak experts of the Beast Merging race, and the Bloodnet Sect’s expert’s qi and blood were surging. Just at this moment, Long Chen appeared in front of him like a ghost and slapped his other cheek.
This slap was even more vicious than the previous one. A strange lightning rune appeared on Long Chen’s palm, and as a result, the Bloodnet Sect’s expert’s head exploded.
Not only had his head exploded, but even his Yuan Spirit had been destroyed by Long Chen’s palm. A terrifying expert had been killed just like that.
“Big brother Long Chen, how is it? Am I amazing?” Lei Ling’er’s excited voice rang out in Long Chen’s mind. Her voice was both excited and sinister.
Long Chen couldn’t help being stunned. Just now, Lei Ling’er had suddenly cooperated with his palm and used thunderforce.
It had to be known that even Long Chen didn’t know how strong Lei Ling’er had become. This lightning rune had directly killed that person.
In the past, Long Chen and Lei Ling’er had worked together to use this kind of technique. Long Chen had been in charge of slapping people in the face. That was because Long Chen’s slaps had been extremely accurate. There was no way to dodge them.
But Long Chen’s face-slaps had a fatal weakness: they were unable to store up energy. That was why their killing power was only average.
But if he had accumulated enough power to kill his opponent with a single slap, then the instant Long Chen attacked, his opponent would feel the threat of death. Then this attack would be easy to sense, and his opponent would have room to dodge.
Later, Lei Ling’er had especially cooperated with Long Chen. Long Chen had been in charge of slapping Long Chen’s face, while Lei Ling’er had been in charge of unleashing her own power the instant she had struck her target.
That way, Long Chen would be in charge of hitting his opponent, while Lei Ling’er would be in charge of killing him. Furthermore, they wouldn’t be able to sense him. It could be said that their cooperation was flawless.
Hearing Lei Ling’er’s laughter, Long Chen sighed inside. Learning bad things wasn’t easy, and he didn’t need to teach them. Long Chen had only just begun to enjoy the pleasure of playing dirty, but Lei Ling’er had already learned bad things. As soon as she attacked, she had killed a terrifying expert.
After killing him, a six star mark Heavenly Fate Fruit appeared on the primal chaos space’s Heavenly Dao Tree.
Seeing that fruit, Long Chen’s eyes brightened. Pointing at the three shocked Bloodnet Sect experts, he arrogantly shouted,
“A bunch of brats who don’t know the immensity of heaven and earth. Come over, I’ll kill you one by one.”
Long Chen swaggered over to them.
“Come, Third Master wants to fight all three of you!”
Long Chen valiantly walked forward. Although he didn’t release any aura, as if anyone could kill him with a single slap, Long Chen’s remaining power from killing the Bloodnet Sect’s experts frightened the three of them.
BOOM!
At the same time, Feng You did not remain idle. The golden spear in her hand let out a loud phoenix cry as it smashed down. Half of the void collapsed, covering the three of them.
The three of them had only just been given a fright by Long Chen when Feng You attacked. The three of them hastily went to block. Originally, the four of them had only been able to fight evenly with Feng You, but now there were only three of them left. They were immediately forced back by Feng You’s spear.
Originally, when the four of them had joined hands to fight Feng You, their chances of victory had been quite high. But they didn’t want to fight head-on, because if they did, it would cause huge casualties.
This was also the reason why the Merging Beasts were still able to maintain their formation. It wasn’t because they could directly crush all their opponents, but because they didn’t want to start fighting so early.
At the same time, the Bloodnet Sect was in an advantageous position. They didn’t want to fight head-on with the Beast Merging Tribe, so they wanted to take advantage of their lack of intelligence to control the tempo of the battle. That way, they would be able to take the initiative.
Their calculations were not bad. Regretfully, their eyesight really was too poor. They had actually taken a liking to Long Chen, and then that had been a tragedy.
The three of them were sent flying by Feng You. One of them just happened to fly toward Long Chen. That person let out a terrified cry and slashed his weapon at Long Chen.
Pa!
But before his weapon could reach him, Long Chen had already closed the distance between them. A clean slap landed on his face, and a lightning rune lit up.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s palm first struck that person’s face, and then the lightning rune exploded. The berserk energy caused Long Chen’s hand to turn numb, and the Bloodnet Sect’s expert’s head exploded.
“My little ancestor, be gentler.”
Long Chen had killed him in one blow, but Lei Ling’er’s runes were too terrifying. They were many times stronger than before, and even Long Chen’s hand was starting to turn bloody.
“Oh, I’m sorry, big brother Long Chen. I didn’t do it on purpose. I just wanted to test the power of a sacred rune,” apologized Lei Ling’er.
It turned out that during this time, Lei Ling’er had been absorbing thunderforce. This thunderforce came from the tribulation energy from the corpses of the saints. Recently, Lei Ling’er had comprehended a few runes from the tribulation.
It had been a long time since she had fought with anyone. Lei Ling’er wanted to know just how powerful these new runes were, so she borrowed Long Chen’s hand to release them.
As a result, this sacred grade lightning rune was so powerful that even Long Chen was injured. That was something Lei Ling’er hadn’t expected.
It had to be known that when she had condensed this rune, she had already set up a defense for Long Chen. Long Chen could at most endure one tenth of the rune’s power, while the other ninety percent of its power was borne by her.
But even so, Long Chen’s hand was still injured. It was no wonder that expert had been slapped to death.
His hand was burning with pain, but Long Chen was pleasantly surprised. This meant that Lei Ling’er had already grown to an unimaginable level. In the future, with Lei Ling’er present, he would be able to do whatever he wanted.
“Despicable and shameless! He’s using a hidden arrow to injure us! Be careful, he has a mechanism!” roared the other two Bloodnet Sect experts.
Previously, they hadn’t been able to see through it. But this time, they saw that when Long Chen had slapped the face, something had lit up in his hand.
They thought Long Chen had used some hidden mechanisms to attack that person, so they cursed him. But while cursing, they didn’t dare to charge at Long Chen. Instead, they retreated.
“Don’t leave!”
Long Chen suddenly took out a fist-sized sphere and threw it at the Bloodnet Sect.
“Careful!”
BOOM!
The sphere exploded, and the space within ten thousand miles was blown apart. Countless Bloodnet Sect disciples disappeared.
“Damn you, if you have any hidden weapons, don’t use them!” roared the two Bloodnet Sect experts.
Long Chen’s ball was a large explosive ball created by Guo Ran. It was made of saint grade divine material, and its power was immense.
Previously, Long Chen had been wrongly accused of using hidden weapons. He had thought of an idea and had directly thrown out a true hidden weapon. As a result, even he jumped in shock. The power of Guo Ran’s weapon was too shocking. Hundreds of thousands of Bloodnet Sect’s experts were instantly killed.
“Damnit, I didn’t expect Guo Ran to be so powerful.”
In the past, when Long Chen had fought, he had always been fighting head-on against his opponent’s main force. Guo Ran had been in charge of the battle, controlling the entire situation. Long Chen hadn’t even noticed the effect of such a terrifying weapon. Now that he had used it, he immediately felt that it was too terrifying.
Seeing Long Chen use the Exploding Ball, everyone came to a sudden comprehension. It was no wonder such a terrifying expert would be killed with a single slap. It seemed he had such a terrifying thing in his hand. Those two had been killed by him.
“If you want to fight one on one, feel free to come.”
The other side was constantly cursing. Feng You stood beside Long Chen, a golden spear in her hand. She looked awe-inspiring, and her immense aura caused people’s souls to tremble.
With Feng You’s shout, the remaining two Bloodnet Sect’s super experts immediately deflated.
Even with the four of them working together, they were still unable to suppress Feng You. Now that half of them had died, they would be courting death if they challenged Feng You again.
“Shameless sneak attack! Just wait! My Bloodnet Sect has existed for millions of years, and we have a total of seventy-two branch sects. If you dare to kill our people, just wait to die!” roared one of the Bloodnet Sect’s experts.
Long Chen’s heart suddenly shook. The name Bloodnet Sect sounded a bit familiar. It was like he had heard of it in the mortal world and in the immortal world.
If the Bloodnet Sect’s inheritance was truly amazing, and one of the seventy-two branch sects had so many terrifying experts, then wouldn’t the head sect be even stronger?
But in the face of that person’s threat, Long Chen snorted disdainfully. “What the fuck is the Bloodnet Sect? A bunch of ants dare to challenge Master Long San? An ant trying to shake a tree. What a joke.”
Long Chen arrogantly looked at the Bloodnet Sect’s experts with his nose. At this time, the Bloodnet Sect’s experts began to flee.
Now that they had lost two peak experts, they would have to face the attacks of the Merging Beasts, as well as the threats of other powers. This place was no longer suitable for them to stay here. They had to retreat a bit, and only when the surrounding powers were no longer a threat would they be able to stand.
The Bloodnet Sect’s territory had been taken over by the Beast Merging Tribe. The Beast Merging Tribe’s experts were incomparably excited. This was the first time they had ever been so glorious. They felt that even if they died here today, it would be worth it.
Countless people looked at Feng You and Long Chen with worship. Just at this moment, a few of the Beast Merging experts walked over to Long Chen.
“Big brother Long Chen, we were blind and offended you. We deserve to die ten thousand times over. Only now do we realize you’re a true expert. Please forgive us for our ignorance.” Several of the Beast Merging experts knelt on one knee to Long Chen, their left hands resting on their chests. This was the etiquette the Beast Merging experts used to treat their most respected people.
“What are you doing? Hurry up and get up.” Long Chen immediately became embarrassed.
Although they normally looked down on Long Chen and even had some enmity toward him, Long Chen knew that they were afraid that this ‘weakling’ of his would affect Feng You. If he gave birth to ‘little Feng You’, then the Beast Tamer race would be doomed.
They were all thinking of the Beast Merging Tribe. Long Chen had never blamed them. After all, he had encountered many situations that were thousands of times worse than this.
Furthermore, although they were normally indifferent to Long Chen, when they fought, especially when Long Chen was in danger, they would go all-out to protect him. Just this point was enough for Long Chen to not get angry with them.
Now they saw Long Chen kill two terrifying experts in a row. Although it was just a trick, he still managed to subdue them.
The Beast Merging race’s emotions were comparatively simple. They revered and worshipped experts. As long as you were strong enough, they would respect you.
“We’re all brothers who fought side by side. There’s no need to be so courteous. Come, come, I still have more Explosive Balls. Each of us will get one.” Long Chen distributed the balls to them.
At this time, Feng You had also come to Long Chen’s side. Seeing Long Chen distribute the spheres to them, her eyes were filled with shock. She was very curious as to how such a small thing could possess such terrifying power.
Chi!
Feng You took out an explosive ball from Long Chen’s hand and used her finger to pinch it. As a result, the runes on the ball rapidly lit up.
“Fuck…”
At that moment, Long Chen’s face turned green with fright. He suddenly slapped Feng You’s hand, causing her to lose control. The ball shot out like a bolt of lightning, flying toward the crowd.
BOOM!
Blood filled the air, and a powerful wind blew over the crowd.
Feng You covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes filled with shock. As for those Beast Merging experts who had just obtained the Explosion Orb, their faces were pale with fright.
Fortunately, Long Chen had acted quickly, or the Beast Merging Tribe would have been exterminated. The most miserable thing was that they had been exterminated.
If this ball exploded, the Beast Merging Tribe wouldn’t be able to fight. Without activating their armor, it was likely that not many people would survive.
Feng You awkwardly stuck out her tongue and shrugged.
“I’m really sorry…”
Before Long Chen and the others could reply, countless sharp gazes locked onto them. At the same time, icy killing intent locked onto them.
“Damn Beast Merging race, are you provoking the mighty Blood race?!” A large group of people were charging at the Beast Merging race. They were all clenching their teeth, looking like they wanted to skin them alive.
The Bloodnet Sect’s territory was right beside the Bloodnet Sect. They had all seen the battle between the Bloodnet Sect and Long Chen and Feng You, and they knew the Beast Merging Tribe was not to be trifled with. So when the Beast Merging Tribe had taken over the Bloodnet Sect’s territory, they had intentionally shrunk back, indicating they had no intention of attacking.
After the Merging Beasts arrived, they gradually put down their fighting postures and began to reorganize themselves. This also meant that they wouldn’t start a war for the time being. As for the Blood Tribe experts, they naturally relaxed.
Only by lowering their fighting stance would they not cause their opponents to be nervous. So, the Blood Tribe was no longer nervous. And when they were no longer nervous, the explosive ball in Feng You’s hand gave them a pleasant surprise.
In a completely unprepared state, hundreds of thousands of Blooddrinker experts were blown to bits. Less than half of them were still alive, and most of them were injured. That infuriated the Blooddrinker’s experts.
“Sorry, we’re not—”
Feng You hastily apologized, but halfway through, she was stopped by Long Chen. Long Chen pointed at the Blood tribe’s leader.
“Youngster, don’t be too arrogant. So what if I bomb you? If you’re not convinced, then come fight me!”
Long Chen took out a few more Explosive Balls. As soon as he did that, the Beast Merging experts also began to throw them.
However, their expressions were even more nervous than the vampire experts’. They didn’t know how to activate the ball, nor did they know if it would explode at any moment. They were completely focused, and as long as the ball in their hands fluctuated in the slightest, they would immediately throw it out.
“You…”
That Blood expert was both shocked and infuriated. He was a super expert, and although he was slightly stronger than the Bloodnet Sect, just because they weren’t afraid of exploding balls didn’t mean others weren’t.
There weren’t many of those explosive balls. At most, three of them would be enough to kill ninety-nine percent of their people. In the end, only their strongest experts were left.
As for the terrifying power Feng You had displayed and Long Chen’s strange techniques, they were all a bit afraid. They didn’t want to fight them head-on.
“You what you? Either fight, or scram. Your choice!” sneered Long Chen. As he spoke, he waved the sphere in his hand.
“You… you’re going too far!” The Blooddrinker trembled with fury.
“What? I like it when you can’t bear the sight of me, but you can’t do anything to me.” Long Chen put on an extremely irritating expression.
Seeing Long Chen act like a scoundrel, the Blooddrinker clenched its teeth, but there was nothing it could do. Feng You almost laughed. This was the first time in her life that she had seen someone as interesting as Long Chen.
“Fine, you win. I won’t let you off so easily. Just wait.” The Blood expert clenched his teeth and was about to lead his people back to their positions.
“Wait a moment,” said Long Chen.
“What do you mean?”
“Is your head full of crap, or is your ears stuffed with donkey hair? Do you not understand what I’m saying? I’m saying, either fight, or scram. Do you understand?” Long Chen even pointed outside.
“You…”
The Bloodnet Sect’s experts were infuriated. Long Chen was asking them to hand over their territory? The Bloodnet Sect was right in front of the Bloodnet Sect, and Long Chen was directly asking for their position. This was intolerable bullying.
“Oh? Little friend, do you know what this thing in uncle’s hand is called? Do you want me to add two more to make you remember?” Long Chen shook the exploding ball in his hand and smiled sinisterly.
Then, in front of everyone’s gazes, Long Chen took down the Blooddrinker’s position. That way, they would be one step closer to the gate.
The Beast Merging experts treated Long Chen like a god. They didn’t even dare to dream of taking over the Blooddrinker’s territory so easily.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Long Chen had only just occupied the Blooddrinker’s territory when a jade plate on his waist began to shine. At that moment, Long Chen was delighted.
“What is it?” Feng You couldn’t help but ask.
“I can sense my brothers. They’re over there,” said Long Chen excitedly.
Although they had only just parted, Long Chen still missed them. After all, the nine heavens were too dangerous.
However, although he had sensed it, he could tell from the frequency of the jade plate’s movements that they were extremely far away. It was impossible for them to teleport there.
Long Chen didn’t know what was happening over there, but with Guo Ran and Xia Chen’s strength, gathering the Dragonblood Legion wasn’t difficult.
Furthermore, with Guo Ran’s character, it was impossible for him to charge in from the start. That would make him a target for others to attack. He wouldn’t make such a low-level mistake.
Although Guo Ran was lazy when it came to cultivation, he was an excellent leader when it came to commanding battles.
As for Guo Ran, he definitely knew he had come. Although they were separated by the entire battlefield, knowing each other’s general location was enough to make them feel at ease.
Long Chen suppressed his excitement. First, he taught everyone how to use the Exploding Ball. He didn’t want them to be like Feng You, randomly picking runes to randomly detonate it.
With these bombs, the Beast Merging experts were filled with confidence.
After occupying the Blood Tribe’s position, there was a group of black-robed experts with golden flames on their bodies.
“Golden Crow Clan?”
Long Chen immediately recognized these experts. The flames on their bodies were the Golden Crow’s flames, a kind of domineering flame that could be derived from the sun’s true flame.
The Golden Crow Clan didn’t have that many people, only a few hundred thousand. However, the region they occupied was extremely large, no one daring to approach them.
Seeing the Golden Crow race up ahead, Feng You’s expression became grave. She stealthily said to Long Chen, “The Golden Crow race’s power is extremely terrifying, and it’s not suitable for us to fight them head-on. How about we go around them?”
If it was a one on one battle, Feng You, who had obtained her ancestor’s inheritance, wouldn’t be afraid of anyone. But she wasn’t fighting alone. Instead, she was leading the entire Beast Merging Tribe through that gate.
The Golden Crow Clan had always been tyrannical. They wouldn’t be moved by force or persuasion. If they wanted to obtain their position, there was no other way than to fight them head-on.
If she were to fight head-on with the Golden Crow Clan, not to mention whether or not she would be able to win, the consequences of fighting head-on would be a conservative estimate. At the very least, half of the Beast Merging Tribe would die here. That was something Feng You was unable to endure.
On the surface, they were fighting over territory, but in truth, they were fighting over the order to enter the gate. Everyone wanted to push their way through, but they also didn’t want to pay a huge price. They wanted to use their own strength to scare their opponents into retreating.
But in the face of the Golden Crow race, scaring them was useless. So Feng You was in a difficult position. They had been advancing like a hot knife through butter, but now they had encountered the Golden Crow race. If they fought head-on, they wouldn’t be able to win. If they took a detour, it would be a blow to their morale. Feng You had no choice but to ask Long Chen for help.
Long Chen’s gaze swept over the Golden Crow race. He had no choice but to admit that they were truly powerful. The Bloodnet Sect and Bloodnet Sect’s experts were clearly not enough in front of them.
Long Chen didn’t know why the Bloodnet Sect, the Bloodnet Sect, the Bloodnet Sect, and the other powerful races would split up their forces instead of gathering everyone together. If that happened, wouldn’t they be able to dominate their enemies?
But then thinking about it, he suddenly realized that he couldn’t put all the eggs in one basket. If the basket fell, all the eggs would shatter.
They were afraid of a bloodbath between super powers. At that time, it was very likely that both sides would suffer a setback.
All the super factions had to split their power. Even if they lost one or two of their factions, it wouldn’t affect their overall strength. This was a rule that all the super factions adhered to.
At the same time, Long Chen also understood that the peak experts of these powers would definitely form their own groups to charge through the gate. In other words, the further they advanced, the more experts they would gather.
“Long Chen, what should we do? Can you say something?”
Feng You couldn’t help but feel a bit anxious when she saw Long Chen looking ahead without saying anything. Her mind was completely blank, and she was unable to think of anything.
“In front of the Golden Crow race is our old enemy, the Desolate Beast race. Their leader is still that group of golden monkeys. Enemies really are bound to meet on a narrow road.” Long Chen looked into the distance from the Golden Crow race. He immediately saw a group of golden monkeys jumping around amongst the huge desolate beasts.
“Then what should we do? Do we really have to take a detour? The Gold Fur Heaven Monkey race has too many experts. If we attack the Golden Crow race, they will directly attack us.” Feng You was startled. She had been too focused on the Golden Crow race and hadn’t noticed anything further.
When she saw the countless desolate beasts and golden figures lying on the ground, concealing their auras, she sucked in a cold breath.
The Gold Fur Heaven Connecting Monkeys were the kings amongst the desolate beasts. They had the ability to command all the desolate beasts. The last time they had attacked the Merging Beasts, it had been a hasty attack. The strength of the desolate beasts was extremely varied.
But the desolate beasts gathered here were all elites amongst elites, and their combat strength was extremely terrifying. As for the golden-haired Heaven Connecting Monkeys, they were also experts amongst experts.
Feng You was afraid that if they fought, she wouldn’t be able to take care of her clansmen. At that time, she would be the only one left of the Beast Merging Tribe. That would be the most terrifying thing. No matter how many enemies she killed, it would be meaningless.
Long Chen looked at those resting desolate beasts, his eyes rolling around. He suddenly clapped his hands and smiled sinisterly.
“Don’t move. Leave everything to me.” Long Chen had everyone rest on the spot. He walked over to the Golden Crow race by himself.
“Long Chen…”
Feng You jumped in fright. Long Chen was just walking toward the Golden Crow race, and he hadn’t even entered a battle state. Once the Golden Crow race attacked, he wouldn’t even have a chance to flee. She was just about to follow him when she saw him wave his hand, indicating she shouldn’t follow him.
At that moment, Feng You and the other Beast Merging experts’ hearts jumped to their throats. They stared at Long Chen.
When Long Chen arrived in front of the Golden Crow race’s camp, they immediately became vigilant and pointed their weapons at him. However, Long Chen didn’t release his aura, nor did they immediately attack.
Long Chen didn’t say anything and directly threw out something. That person caught it, and his expression immediately changed. He hastily ran over.
Soon, seven Golden Crow experts walked out. The instant they walked out, the Beast Merging experts’ hearts pounded. These seven people were all on the same level as Feng You.
As soon as these seven people came out, Long Chen began to say something to them. Those seven or eight people looked at Feng You and the others, then looked at the distant Beast Merging Tribe, and finally nodded.
Then Long Chen waved his hand at the Beast Merging experts. What they didn’t dare to believe was that the Golden Crow race’s experts actually parted to the side, giving them a path. At that moment, they were all stunned.
Seeing that Feng You and the others were still on guard, Long Chen couldn’t believe his eyes. He had no choice but to lead them into the Golden Crow race’s camp.
“Long Chen, what happened?” Feng You hastily asked.
She wasn’t the only one. All the Beast Merging experts felt like they were in a dream. The normally domineering and unreasonable Golden Crow race, Long Chen, had only said a few words to them before making them give way. Even though they had personally seen this, it was still inconceivable.
“Hehe, Master Long San is unrivaled under the heavens. They’ve long since heard of my name and don’t want to have any conflicts with me, so they naturally made way for us,” laughed Long Chen.
In truth, when Long Chen arrived in front of the golden crow expert, he directly threw out a burning leaf.
Those leaves were from the Ancient Fusang Wood within the primal chaos space. It was rumored that the Golden Crow race resided within the Ancient Fusang Wood. Their flames would resonate with the Ancient Fusang Wood’s flames, allowing them to absorb the other’s power and grow together.
It was said that when experts of the Golden Crow race reached a certain level of power, they would raise a single Fusang Ancient Tree sapling in their natal space and treat it as a companion divine tree.
These saplings had all been plucked from the Ancient Fusang Wood and transplanted into their natal space.
As for the Ancient Fusang Wood, it had always been a precious treasure of the Golden Crow Clan. Whoever dared to lay their hands on it would fight to the death. Therefore, in the outside world, everyone knew of the Ancient Fusang Wood, but no one had ever seen it.
When Long Chen tossed out a Fusang Ancient Tree leaf, the Golden Crow experts were all shocked. Several experts surrounded Long Chen, asking him where the Fusang Ancient Tree leaf came from.
The reason they were so shocked was because the purity of Long Chen’s Fusang Leaf’s flame energy was even greater than the mother tree they had grown for hundreds of millions of years.
Long Chen naturally wouldn’t tell them that he had planted it. Instead, he made up a story, saying that he had been lucky enough to obtain a branch, and that the leaf had come from it.
Hearing that Long Chen had a branch from the Ancient Fusang Wood, the Golden Crow race’s experts’ eyes immediately turned green. Long Chen immediately realized that things were not good. These fellows were actually planning on killing him and robbing him.
Long Chen didn’t say anything. He directly tossed the three-foot-long Fusang Wood branch to them.
He also said that it was useless for him to take it, but he would use it to exchange for the right to go. The so-called right to go was to have the Golden Crow race open a path for his people to pass through.
Seeing that Long Chen was planning on attacking those desolate beasts, they jumped in fright. There were millions of desolate beasts in front of them, and the leading golden-haired monkey was not to be trifled with. Even they were hesitating over whether or not to fight them.
As for the Merging Beasts, they only had a few hundred thousand people. Furthermore, many of their auras weren’t very powerful. They were actually planning on attacking the Desolate Beasts.
However, giving up a path wasn’t a loss for them. Furthermore, it wasn’t good for them to refuse Long Chen’s treasures. After obtaining some benefits, they could still watch the fun. Why not?
In fact, they even had a thought. If Long Chen and the others could fight to the death with the Desolate Beasts, they might be able to take advantage of the situation and exterminate them.
So when Long Chen said his conditions, the arrogant and domineering Golden Crow race didn’t refuse. Instead, they cooperated with him.
Feng You and the others didn’t understand the crux of the matter, so they naturally couldn’t believe their own eyes. As for Long Chen, he couldn’t be bothered to explain too much. Just like that, he led them through the Golden Crow territory.
Just as they were about to pass through the Golden Crow race’s territory, Long Chen shot them a glance. At the same time, an explosive sphere appeared in his hand.
At that moment, everyone understood. The experts who had split up into their spheres were all prepared. At the same time, Long Chen had even planned out the position of their attacks. He wanted the range of their attacks to cover the entire desolate beast race.
Buzz!
Relying on the Golden Crow race’s flame protection, Long Chen tossed out the spheres in his hands. The others followed suit, and dozens of them landed precisely in the midst of the Desolate Beasts.
The Desolate Beasts weren’t on guard against the Golden Crows, because even if the Golden Crows wanted to compete with them, they would first probe them and then slowly investigate.
If the difference in strength was too great, then the stronger one would launch a fierce attack. If their strength was similar, then they wouldn’t fight to the death, because no one could bear the price.
It was precisely because they had seen through this that the Desolate Beasts were resting on the spot. As a result, just as they were relaxing, dozens of exploding spheres descended from the sky. By the time they realized it, it was already too late.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sphere exploded, and countless pieces of Immortal Gold flew out, piercing through the sea demons’ bodies. No matter how thick their skin was, in front of these sharp pieces, they were like paper.
A single fragment would often pass through the corpses of several desolate beasts before its power would be exhausted. Once that fragment’s power was exhausted, it would explode and cause more damage.
Fragments that had lost all their energy would usually remain in the body. When these fragments exploded within the desolate beast’s body, they would cause extremely terrifying damage.
Dozens of them exploded at the same time. Countless members of the Desolate Beast race were blown to bits. Even some powerful lifeforms managed to survive, but they were covered in wounds.
As for the core members of the Desolate Beast race, the Heaven Connecting Golden Fur Monkeys, they were the ones Long Chen cared about the most. Although he had taken out one explosive ball, he had actually thrown out five. Furthermore, the five explosive balls hadn’t exploded at the same time, but one after another.
This round of explosions had completely destroyed the Desolate Beasts. Most importantly, they hadn’t been prepared at all.
More than half of the millions of desolate beasts had been killed by the explosion. Even those that hadn’t died were covered in wounds.
Their leader, the golden-haired connecting heaven monkeys, was in an even worse state. Of the tens of thousands of golden-haired connecting heaven monkeys, only a few hundred were still alive, the rest all dead.
“Ji ji…”
One of the leaders of the Gold Fur Heaven Connecting Monkeys was howling as if he was giving orders. At this moment, a golden spear tore through the air, whistling through the air, causing the sky to change color. Feng You was the first to attack, not holding back at all.
The leader of the Heaven Connecting Golden Fur Monkey race was wearing a golden crown and holding a pitch-black staff. Seeing Feng You charge at him, killing intent surged out of his eyes. His golden fur stood on end, and his berserk qi and blood erupted as he smashed his staff at Feng You.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out as the two divine weapons collided. This world-shaking attack caused the entire world to shake. Wild astral winds swept out.
“Ji ji…”
Just at this moment, two figures appeared within the golden-haired monkey. Long Chen immediately recognized them as the two monkeys who had attacked the Merging Beast race and were later saved.
Seeing them appear, Long Chen pulled the trigger. A golden light flashed.
Pu!
One of the monkeys let out a blood-curdling scream as it covered its butt with its claws.
“A familiar formula, a familiar taste.”
Long Chen laughed and waved his hand, bringing the Beast Merging experts with him.
“Brothers, don’t be afraid. These living fellows are all injured. Killing them will be as easy as flipping my hand.
The Beast Merging race’s moment of glory had arrived. There were no supporting characters here, only the main characters.
“Come! Use the blood of your enemies to light up the glory of the Beast Merging Tribe. Use your bravery to carve the name of the Beast Merging Tribe into the depths of everyone’s souls.
“In the future, the Beast Merging Tribe will be synonymous with a hero without fear. No matter who becomes enemies with them, we’ll make them pay an unbearable price,” shouted Long Chen.
As for raising morale, Long Chen could do it with ease. As for the Merging Beasts, when had they ever heard such an impassioned oath?
These domineering words caused even the average person’s blood to boil. But to the Beast Merging Tribe, which had been suppressed and humiliated for a long time, it was practically fatal.
At that moment, the Beast Merging experts’ eyes were completely red, as if they were burning. Facing their former enemies, they released their most primal desire to kill.
Pu pu pu pu…
The Beast Merging experts were crazily attacking as if their lives were worthless. The power they displayed caused countless spectators to shiver.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out. The leader of the Golden Fur Heaven Monkey race who was fighting Feng You was sent flying, vomiting blood.
This scene gave Long Chen a fright. When he looked at Feng You, he saw that she seemed to have become a completely different person. Runes revolved all over her body, and even the image of an ancient phoenix appeared on her face.
At this time, Feng You was like an ancient phoenix that had awakened. Her blood and qi had burned half the sky, and her pressure was capable of destroying ten thousand Daos.
“Fuck…”
Long Chen hadn’t expected that the person most affected by his bewitchment would actually be Feng You. Feng You’s essence blood had been ignited, and the divine might she released caused even the Golden Crow race to feel fear.
“Die!”
Feng You raised her golden spear and charged at the leader of the monkeys. Previously, the leader of the monkeys had been able to fight with Feng You, but after Long Chen had tricked him, Feng You had completely exploded. Each attack forced him back, and he wasn’t even able to receive a single blow.
“Ji ji…”
Suddenly, space twisted around Long Chen, and a figure appeared. It was the golden monkey whose butt Long Chen had shot.
It was unknown what divine ability it had used, but it appeared behind Long Chen like it had teleported. But the instant it appeared, Long Chen didn’t even look at it. He slapped it.
What shocked countless spectators was that Long Chen’s palm seemed to have appeared right before the golden monkey appeared.
Pa!
BOOM! It was like the golden monkey had blocked Long Chen’s hand with its own face. When that hand came into contact with the monkey’s face, the violet lightning rune once more appeared.
The golden monkey’s head caved in, but Long Chen was shocked to find that its head was extremely sturdy.
“I should have put in more effort.” Seeing that she hadn’t killed the golden monkey, Lei Ling’er immediately felt some regret.
“Enough.”
Long Chen laughed mischievously. If Lei Ling’er had used a bit more force, although she would have been able to kill the monkey, Long Chen’s hand would have also been injured. That kind of power was enough.
Pu pu pu pu…
Although the golden monkey wasn’t killed, it was still dizzy from Long Chen’s slap. It instantly lost consciousness and was torn to pieces by the other Beast Merging experts.
Pu!
Long Chen had only just killed the golden monkey when Feng You’s spear once more smashed into it, causing it to vomit blood.
“Ji ji…”
The leader of the Heaven Connecting Golden Fur Monkey suddenly let out a loud cry and borrowed Feng You’s attack to flee.
As soon as it fled, the entire Gold Fur Heaven Connecting Monkey race was thrown into chaos. They fled, but they were surrounded. The Merging Beast race had already gone completely berserk under Long Chen’s persuasion. They were enemies, so how could they let them leave?
Feng You didn’t chase after the leader of the Gold Fur Heaven Monkey race. Instead, she charged at another super expert of the Gold Fur Heaven Monkey race. In just a few moves, she had killed him.
Within Long Chen’s primal chaos space, another six star mark Heavenly Dao Fruit appeared on the Heavenly Dao Tree. The golden monkey he had killed had also given him a six star mark Heavenly Dao Fruit.
Other than the Six Star Heavenly Dao Fruit, the Heavenly Dao Tree was also full of Heavenly Dao Fruits. The Heavenly Dao Fruits on the ground were piled up like mountains, almost burying the tree.
“It seems the one who fled should be a Seven Star Heavenly Fate. He should be on the same level as Feng You.” Long Chen looked at the Heavenly Dao Fruits on the Heavenly Dao Tree.
Of all the Heaven’s Chosen Long Chen had encountered so far, Feng You was the strongest. She should be on the same level as the Golden Fur Heaven Connecting Monkey leader and Ying Tian.
But Feng You hadn’t been so strong before. According to Long Chen’s estimations, she was also a six star Heavenly Fate. She had only become so strong after obtaining her ancestor’s inheritance.
In other words, the Heavenly Fate realm could be changed through the Postnatal realm. It was unknown whether there were eight or even nine Heavenly Fate Realms above seven stars.
Just as he was thinking this, the roars of the Beast Merging experts pulled him back to reality.
The Merging Beasts had finished their fierce battle. Looking at the corpses all over the ground, especially the corpses of the Heaven Connecting Golden Monkeys, they were all incredibly excited. After all these years, they had always been bullied by the Heaven Connecting Golden Monkeys. Now, they had finally recovered.
Feng You’s entire body was covered in flames, as if a goddess of war had descended. Just now, she had killed countless experts from the Heaven Connecting Golden Fur Monkey race. Other than that six star Chosen, no one else had been able to block her spear.
Although the Beast Merging experts had just gone through a bloody battle, their morale was still high. They were like sharp blades unsheathed, unstoppable.
Taking advantage of their peak state, Long Chen placed the corpses into the primal chaos space. Without any rest, he continued forward.
In front of the Desolate Beasts was a group of devil race experts. When Feng You and Long Chen arrived side by side, they didn’t say anything and directly opened up a path for them.
They could also tell that the current Beast Merging Tribe was unstoppable. Whoever fought with them would suffer.
However, this kind of aura was like a storm. It couldn’t be maintained for long. Once the sharpness was gone, there would be no turning back. In their eyes, the Merging Beasts’ actions were extremely foolish.
So, they didn’t want to become enemies with stupid people. Otherwise, they would become stupid and directly give up their positions.
As for Long Chen, he seemed to have long since known this would happen. Just like that, he led the Beast Merging experts forward. That was because the battle between the two races had caused too much of a disturbance. Countless people had seen it.
Seeing the Merging Beasts acting like madmen, they didn’t want to compete with these madmen. They all gave way, choosing to just watch.
That was because the further they advanced, the more experts they would have. When a faction far stronger than the Beast Merging race appeared, the Beast Merging race would run into an iron plate, and the result would be complete annihilation.
As for the Merging Beasts, they were already on the verge of going crazy. Seeing those powerful factions all avoid them, they were extremely excited. Even if they couldn’t enter the Illusionary Spirit World, they were satisfied.
Perhaps outsiders might not be able to understand them, but only they knew that their existence was more important to them than anything else.
After passing through over ten factions, Long Chen finally waved his hand to stop them. A group of creatures covered in black qi appeared in front of them. Their deathly aura caused the Beast Merging experts’ hearts to shake.
When Long Chen and the others arrived, a bald man walked out of those creatures. His appearance caused Feng You to clench her spear.
“The aura of the Netherworld!”
When Long Chen saw that bald man, his heart suddenly shook. When he first saw him, Wu Tian’s image appeared in his mind.
What puzzled Long Chen was that their auras were somewhat similar, but their essence was completely different. That was because this person possessed the aura of the Netherworld Fiend race.
As for Wu Tian, he was from the Undead race, and he had a deep enmity with the Fiend race. If he was from the same race as Wu Tian, he definitely wouldn’t have the Fiend race’s aura.
When Long Chen saw the bald man, the bald man also saw him. The instant their gazes met, Long Chen’s aura began to rapidly circulate. This person was extremely dangerous, and he had actually activated his defensive ability.
If he allowed this man to get closer to him, Long Chen’s star energy would automatically erupt. At that time, he wouldn’t be able to hide his strength.
Feng You looked at the bald man with caution. The golden spear in her hand was tightly clenched. Her intuition told her that this bald man was extremely dangerous.
“Human? Why do you have an aura I hate?” The bald man didn’t continue forward.
The two of them were three hundred meters apart. This distance was very mysterious. If he took another step forward, Long Chen’s star energy would automatically activate.
Long Chen could tell that this person was also hiding his strength. At the same time, if he took another step forward and was affected by Long Chen’s aura, his power would automatically erupt. Obviously, he didn’t want to reveal his strength.
“It’s very simple. The reason you hate me is because I have more hair than you.” Long Chen shrugged and smiled slightly.
If it had been any other time, Feng You and the others would definitely have been amused by Long Chen’s words. But now, no one laughed. Instead, Feng You felt her soul turn numb, and she silently held the golden shield in her hand, ready to fight at any moment.
The bald man’s gaze turned cold, and the experts beside him all clenched their weapons. At that moment, the Beast Merging experts also prepared to fight.
The two factions were at each other’s throats. The other factions began to retreat. The originally crowded world suddenly became much more relaxed, giving them a large space to fight.
In truth, this place wasn’t far from the World Gate. Those who could come here weren’t here to fight.
As a supreme expert, sometimes a single action or glance was enough to intimidate the other party, forcing them to obediently give up.
That was why those who could reach this position were all experts amongst experts. The outer region was filled with battles, but this place was much calmer.
But once the experts here started fighting, it would definitely be a world-shaking battle. So the surrounding experts very naturally gave them some space.
“Long Chen, be careful. I don’t have the confidence to defeat him,” warned Feng You.
“Don’t be careful. I don’t have the confidence to defeat you,” said the bald man indifferently.
Feng You was startled. According to reason, she and Long Chen should be the only ones who knew about his spiritual message.
“Furthermore, you have a sinister and crafty human here. We should be the ones to be careful,” continued the bald man.
Hearing that, Feng You and the other Beast Merging experts were shocked. That bald man actually thought so highly of Long Chen.
However, Long Chen’s various moves were truly worthy of being called sinister and crafty. They thought the bald man was worried about Long Chen’s sinister methods, but they didn’t know that what he was worried about was Long Chen’s true strength.
“Clever heads don’t grow hair. It seems the legends are true. I’m very curious, are you from the Netherworld, or are you a native expert?” Long Chen laughed mischievously.
As for the bald man, he didn’t directly reply. Instead, he looked at Long Chen and said, “I don’t like humans, but I can’t say I hate them. But seeing you, I feel a kind of disgust from the depths of my soul. Can you tell me why?”
“Didn’t I already say that the conflict between us lies in my thick and black hair?” Long Chen pointed to his own hair.
After Long Chen had teased the bald expert twice, the experts beside him were starting to get impatient. Veins popped out on their foreheads, and a vicious light shone in their eyes. They looked like they wanted to tear Long Chen apart.
As for the bald man, he was extremely cold and didn’t seem the slightest bit angry. His eyes were fixed on Long Chen, seeming to pierce through his soul.
Long Chen suddenly smiled. “You want to know my secrets, and I also want to know yours. But if I ask you, you won’t answer. If you ask me, I won’t answer.
“How about this, let’s exchange a question? You ask me one question, and I’ll answer one. Then I’ll ask you one question, and you’ll answer one.”
“Oh? That’s not bad. However, how do I know whether or not you’re telling the truth?” asked the bald man.
A disdainful smile appeared on Long Chen’s face. “For you to say such a thing means you aren’t on the same level as me. Let it be. Just act like I didn’t say anything. Make way, I’m going over.”
Long Chen’s words caused Feng You and the others to jump in fright. Long Chen had actually made these terrifying people give way?
The bald man frowned and hesitated.
"Alright, I'll believe you this once. Let me ask you first, why do you have the aura of the Netherworld Race on you?"
“Because my woman is from the Netherworld Divine race.” Long Chen smiled slightly.
“Now it’s my turn. What’s your relationship with the Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beasts?” asked Long Chen.
The bald man’s expression immediately changed. This was his secret. Even the people by his side didn’t know about it.
“Who are you?!” shouted the bald man.
His previous calmness was instantly replaced with killing intent. As for his subordinates, they all had weapons in their hands, and their auras instantly soared.
The Beast Merging experts involuntarily took a step back in the face of that terrifying pressure. It wasn’t that they weren’t brave enough, but that they were afraid of it.
Feng You was holding a spear and a shield in front of Long Chen, ready to fight at any moment. Long Chen smiled slightly, indicating for Feng You not to be nervous. He indifferently looked at the bald man.
“Answer me.”
“Brat, you’re courting death! How dare you blaspheme lord Wu Hun again!” shouted an expert holding a heavy sword.
“Answer my question. Otherwise… don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
Long Chen’s smile disappeared, replaced by a sinister expression. In that instant, it was like the world had turned to ice. That bone-piercing killing intent caused even the Heavenly Daos to tremble.
Hearing that person’s name, Long Chen instantly understood that he was a traitor of the Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beasts.
The instant Long Chen released his killing intent, it was like the world had fallen into a death domain. Everyone felt their souls quiver, as if an invisible blade was holding their necks.
Even Feng You and the others were shocked. Long Chen’s killing intent contained a physical energy. In front of this killing intent, even the Heavenly Daos were trembling.
That meant there had been countless lives that had been destroyed by Long Chen. Otherwise, there was no way to condense such killing intent.
It was like she was seeing Long Chen for the first time. Her eyes were filled with shock. She had never imagined that Long Chen, who could only rely on external power and techniques to fight, would possess such terrifying killing intent.
Although she knew Long Chen had countless tricks up his sleeve, it seemed no one in this world could use the second method to condense such killing intent.
Long Chen icily looked at the bald man called Wu Hun. His killing intent had already risen, but he was hesitating over whether or not he should kill this traitor. After all, Wu Tian was his big brother, and he had the responsibility to clean up the mess.
But Long Chen was also a bit cautious. He was all by himself, and he wasn’t afraid of anyone. But the Beast Merging Tribe was right by his side. If they fought, it would implicate the Beast Merging Tribe.
Although he hadn’t known them for long, Long Chen understood their character. Once he attacked, none of them would retreat. Even if they knew they would die, they wouldn’t hesitate.
If he ended up implicating the Beast Merging experts and causing them to die, he would feel guilty. So in this kind of conflict, he decided to hand this decision to Wu Hun.
If Wu Hun answered, everything would be fine. But if he didn’t, Long Chen would use his full strength to kill all his enemies in the shortest time possible, reducing the casualties to the lowest possible.
When Long Chen threatened Wu Hun, Wu Hun’s subordinates were all filled with righteous indignation. It was like they had never been so infuriated in their entire lives. Their hands were trembling as they held their weapons.
For a moment, the air became still, and heaven and earth lost all sound. Long Chen and Wu Hun’s eyes met.
“I, Wu Hun, am the inheritor of the Three Connecting Heaven-devouring Beast Bloodline.”
Wu Hun icily said, “The reason I answered your question wasn’t because I was afraid of you, but because my pride didn’t allow me to break my promise.”
Feng You hadn’t expected that Wu Hun would actually choose to answer Long Chen’s question. Although Wu Hun had added something else, Feng You could tell that he was extremely afraid of Long Chen.
“The inheritor of the Three Connecting Heaven-devouring Beast Bloodline?”
Hearing Wu Hun’s reply, Long Chen’s heart shook. Although Wu Hun’s reply was clearly avoiding the main point, Long Chen was smart enough to immediately see through it.
A bloodline inheritor meant that he wasn’t a true Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beast. No wonder he only had a head. It was completely different from Wu Tian.
In other words, only a portion of the Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beast’s bloodline flowed within Wu Hun’s body. But the origin of this bloodline was probably an enormous secret.
“Let me ask you, what’s your relationship with the Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beasts?” It was Wu Hun’s turn to ask coldly. When he spoke up to here, his gaze had become extremely fierce.
“Think carefully. If I answer this question, you’ll have to answer my next question,” said Long Chen indifferently.
Hearing this, Wu Hun’s expression changed. Previously, he had wasted a question and asked an unimportant question. But Long Chen’s question directly struck at his secret.
If Long Chen’s next question really did involve his core secrets, should he say it or not?
“Alright, that’s all for today. Brat, I’ll remember you. We’ll slowly work together in the future,” said Wu Hun with a gloomy expression.
Wu Hun’s meaning was clear. He no longer wanted to exchange questions with Long Chen, nor did he want to fight him here.
But the next time they met, without any misgivings, he would have a true battle with Long Chen. At that time, all of Long Chen’s secrets would be his.
To put it bluntly, what Long Chen was worried about was precisely what he was worried about. He also wanted to have a one-on-one fight with Long Chen, but the conditions didn’t allow him to do so.
Long Chen nodded. “I thought of the same thing. I’m also very interested in you. I hope we won’t have to wait too long for our next meeting.”
Long Chen made a hand gesture. “Move!”
“You…”
Long Chen’s actions infuriated the experts on Wu Hun’s side. However, Wu Hun stopped them and gestured for them to make way.
“Go!”
Long Chen waved his hand and swaggered past Wu Hun and the others. He didn’t even glance at the murderous gazes of Wu Hun’s subordinates.
The Beast Merging experts felt their scalps turn numb. It had to be known that these people’s strength was extremely terrifying. Compared to them, the difference was immense.
But despite their unease, they all forced themselves to remain calm. They clenched their teeth, not showing any cowardice. This was a good opportunity to make a name for themselves. They definitely couldn’t be afraid.
Long Chen led the Merging Beasts out of the Fiends’ camp. The surrounding experts were all looking at them in shock.
In truth, they all knew how terrifying Wu Hun was, and they had long since been prepared to concede. However, Wu Hun didn’t seem to be in a hurry to advance, so they could only be on guard. As soon as they moved, they would immediately give way.
But they hadn’t expected that the terrifying Wu Hun would actually give way.
When Long Chen passed through the Fiends, the factions in front of him didn’t even wait for him to say anything. They directly opened up a path for Long Chen and the others to pass. What kind of joke was this? An existence that even Wu Hun couldn’t provoke, how could they dare provoke him?
After passing through three factions’territories, there were still people who made way for him. But Long Chen didn’t continue. Instead, he chose to let everyone rest.
At this time, the Beast Merging experts looked at Long Chen with reverence. Even those people who liked to tease Long Chen were reserved, not daring to joke around with him.
They weren’t idiots. Although Long Chen hadn’t revealed any of his secret arts, just from the domineering display he had displayed when he had spoken to Wu Tian, they knew Long Chen’s true strength was definitely not what they had seen.
“Thank you, Long Chen!”
Feng You looked at Long Chen with a complicated expression, as well as disappointment. She finally understood that Long Chen was the true expert.
As for Long Chen’s display of weakness, it made her think that it was all to take care of her, to accommodate her, to help her establish her most glorious image in front of her clansmen.
Thinking of what she had said to Long Chen, she was filled with guilt. She even looked down on herself.
“Don’t say such things between us.”
Long Chen smiled and winked at Feng You. He really did like this huge beauty. Her purity and frankness made him feel very comfortable. Of course, this kind of liking had nothing to do with romantic feelings.
While everyone was resting, Long Chen took out a formation disc. When seven runes lit up on it, he smiled.
“Finally.”
A rune lit up on the formation disc. Long Chen could sense the general location of Xia Chen and the others. Once the seven runes lit up, he would be able to communicate with Guo Ran and the others.
The seven formation discs in Long Chen’s hands lit up at the same time, and they began to flicker twice. Seeing that, a smile appeared on Long Chen’s face, and he finally relaxed.
“Long Chen, what’s this? Why are you so happy?” Feng You stood beside Long Chen, looking at the formation disc in his hand. This was the first time she had seen Long Chen reveal such a relieved expression.
“I’ve contacted my brothers. They’re fine. Everything is fine.” Long Chen smiled slightly.
Seven runes were flickering rhythmically. That was a secret message that only they knew. Xia Chen had sent a message that everything had gone smoothly. The Dragonblood Legion had already gathered, and no one had encountered any mishaps.
There was also another piece of good news. On the way to the Void Spirit World, the Dragonblood Legion had encountered brothers from other worlds. The Dragonblood Legion’s human race had once more increased.
At this time, they were at the edge, hesitating over whether or not to charge into the core region of the gate.
They had already gone through hundreds of battles on their way here. They had been targeted by experts from all over. Guo Ran was worried that if they got too close to the core region, they would be attacked by groups.
But if he didn’t get close to the core region, many of his brothers wouldn’t know that they had already arrived. They would have missed the chance to reunite. So Guo Ran was extremely conflicted.
Long Chen activated the formation disc, and it constantly flickered. He told them not to act rashly and to continue enduring. At the same time, he began to pour peak grade spirit stones into the formation disc.
Before long, the formation disc began to ripple, and a fist-sized vortex appeared.
That was a mini teleportation portal. Due to the distance and the chaotic spatial energy, it could only teleport objects.
When the spatial gate appeared, Long Chen hastily gathered the highest grade Heavenly Dao Fruits in the primal chaos space. Other than the three Six Star Heavenly Dao Fruits, there were also dozens of five star Heavenly Dao Fruits. The rest were all four star Heavenly Dao Fruits, totaling over ten thousand.
Long Chen placed the Heavenly Dao Fruits into the World Stone and carefully placed it into the spatial gate.
Buzz!
The spatial gate shook, and the World Stone in Long Chen’s hand disappeared. Long Chen sighed with relief. This kind of teleportation had a high chance of failure.
However, failure was something that happened in the instant he teleported. This time, Long Chen had succeeded.
Crack!
The formation plate in Long Chen’s hand suddenly split apart. The runes on it also rapidly dimmed.
Long Chen had long since known that this would happen. Once the teleportation was complete, the formation plate would die of old age. This formation plate was extremely precious, and Xia Chen had created a total of two of them in order to communicate from a distance.
Although the formation disc had been destroyed, and Long Chen had lost the chance to contact Xia Chen and the others, using it to send out so many Heavenly Dao Fruits was worth it. The Dragonblood Legion needed them.
That was especially true of those brothers they had just found. They might not necessarily have a good opportunity. This Heavenly Fate Fruit was their chance to change their fate.
After sending the Heavenly Dao Fruits away, Long Chen looked at the millions of Heavenly Dao Fruits in the primal chaos space.
“What’s the point of having so many fruits? Are they used to extract juice?” asked Long Chen.
“Their uses are shocking. It’s just that you still don’t have the ability to use them.” At this time, the Gankun Cauldron’s voice rang out in Long Chen’s mind.
“Senior, what ability do I lack?” Long Chen was delighted.
“Once you become a Heavenly Venerate and possess the power of the three elements, you can refine Heaven Merging Pills. You can refine these Heavenly Dao Fruits into pills,” said Gan Kun.
“Refine them into medicinal pills? Then what’s the point? Even if I don’t refine them, I can still raise my brothers,” said Long Chen.
“I’m not talking about refining it one on one. I’m talking about using ninety-nine Heavenly Fate Fruits of the same level to refine a higher grade Heavenly Fate Pill.”
“You… you… you’re telling the truth?” Even someone as calm as Long Chen stuttered.
“However, you don’t need to be happy too early. If you want to refine a Heavenly Fate Pill, that’s a truly heaven-defying act. Other than advancing to the Heavenly Venerate realm, you also need to condense a Heavenly Fate Flame.
“Only the Heavenly Fate Flame can be refined into a Heavenly Fate Pill. Only by refining a Heavenly Fate Pill can the world’s laws recognize it. Only then can it have the ability to defy the heavens and change fate.”
“What is Heavenly Fate Flame?” asked Long Chen.
“For you to condense your destiny flame requires you to enter a sea of chaos to temper yourself. Forget it, that’s too long a story. I’ll tell you after you become an Heavenly Venerate.”
Hearing that, Long Chen’s excitement was like a bucket of cold water had been poured over him. From its tone, it seemed condensing the Heavenly Fate Flame would be extremely difficult.
However, the fact that the cauldron had told him this proved that it felt he had a chance. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have wasted its time talking about this.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, the rumbling outside pulled Long Chen’s mind out of the primal chaos space.
Suddenly, Long Chen was shocked to find that the world had changed from day to night. He saw a huge warhorse flying over from the distance.
That warhorse was as large as a mountain, and its aura was extremely terrifying. It was not inferior to a Saint Ruler.
Most shocking of all was that it didn’t have any flesh on its body. All it had was white bones. The saddle on its head was completely worn out. It was like a warhorse from hell. With each step it took, the entire world would shake.
That wasn’t all. As the white bone warhorse slowly advanced, people saw that behind it was a huge bronze war chariot.
The bronze war chariot was covered in rust, but it was extremely ancient and possessed a shocking aura. As the chariot’s wheels slowly passed through the air, people’s souls trembled. It was like it hadn’t just passed through space, but their souls.
The white bone horse slowly advanced, but its speed was extremely fast. Long Chen had only just gotten a good look at the war chariot when it arrived above him.
At this time, countless people were holding their heads in pain. It was like if they didn’t use more force, their heads would explode.
Originally, flying here would cause them to be attacked, but when the white bone warhorses and bronze war chariots appeared, no one dared to make a sound. They were all terrified, not daring to stop them.
“That human boy below, why do you have the aura of a god?”
Just at this moment, a cold voice rang out from within the war chariot. Heaven and earth shook as a heavenly god’s war drum rang out.
The white bone warhorses pulled the bronze war chariots. The entire world trembled because of their appearance.
No one dared to stop it. They allowed it to arrogantly fly over their heads. No one dared to make a sound. They were all frightened by its aura.
As for the bronze war chariot, it stopped right above their heads. When that voice rang out, their hearts jumped to their throats.
They looked at Long Chen with shock. Just who was Long Chen? He had once more drawn the attention of a terrifying expert. Previously, it had been the Fiend race’s Wu Hun, but now it was this mysterious existence.
Long Chen was originally in a good mood, but seeing such an arrogant fellow appear, he immediately became extremely irritated.
In his words, you could be arrogant, but you definitely couldn’t be more arrogant than him.
In the face of that icy arrogance that sounded like a god looking down on ants, Long Chen’s heart immediately began to burn.
“Scram!”
Long Chen didn’t say anything. He directly used one word to express his displeasure.
Long Chen’s words shocked countless people. Just what kind of background did this fellow have to dare speak to such a terrifying expert?
Putting aside what kind of existence was inside that war chariot, just that white bone warhorse was enough to terrify countless peak experts.
Feng You tightly gripped the golden spear in her hand, already prepared to fight at any moment. She no longer had time to be afraid.
“Ignorant fool, do you know who you’re talking to?” The voice inside the golden war chariot was filled with killing intent.
“Who cares? I just don’t like you. Hurry up and scram, or I’ll smash your tortoise shell today,” said Long Chen.
Although the bronze war chariot’s aura was terrifying, Long Chen was confident that as long as he used the cauldron, he would definitely be able to smash it to pieces. The key was whether or not the cauldron was willing to help him.
Hearing that voice, Long Chen was extremely irritated. He didn’t know why, but that feeling was similar to when he had seen Wu Hun.
However, the reason Long Chen didn’t like Wu Hun was because he recognized him. He knew he was a traitor to the Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beasts.
But this person was someone Long Chen didn’t even know who he was or where he came from. But just hearing his voice caused Long Chen’s heart to burn. He even had an urge to pull him out and give him a beating.
It was like someone in a luxurious carriage was mocking Long Chen while he was walking barefoot. That kind of feeling was extremely irritating.
However, what Long Chen didn’t know was that that hateful aura didn’t come from his jealousy, but from the depths of his soul.
“Hmph, the ignorant are truly fearless. If I had specially come to kill you, that would truly be an honor.
“A weak ant isn’t worth it for a dragon to attack. But you’ll definitely pay the price for provoking the great god,” sneered that person.
Rumble…
The white bone warhorse once more advanced, pulling the bronze war chariot. It ignored Long Chen.
“Is there something wrong with your head? What nonsense are you spouting? You don’t have the slightest logic,” cursed Long Chen.
“How could an ant understand the language of the gods? Karma has already been contaminated. In the end, you’ll die by my hands. Whether it’s direct or indirect will depend on your luck.” The war chariot had already left, and that person’s sneer rang out.
Long Chen was so infuriated that he almost couldn’t breathe. He had seen people who could posture, but he had never seen someone who could. Today, his horizons had been broadened.
“Long Chen, who is he?”
Seeing the bronze chariot disappear into the distance, Feng You’s tense heart finally relaxed. After heaving a sigh of relief, she couldn’t help but ask.
“Is that someone from the Netherworld Divine race…? Wait, the Netherworld Divine race?” Long Chen suddenly thought of something.
The Netherworld was split into three major races: the Fiend race, the Nether race, and the God race. The Nether race and the Nether race were like fire and water. When they met, they would fight to the death. Other than hatred, there was no way to express it with words.
And in the Netherworld, the god race didn’t participate in the struggle between the two races, and the two races also didn’t want to make enemies of each other. Thus, the god race was able to coexist peacefully with both sides. Although there were some minor conflicts, there had never been a major war.
Previously, when that person had asked Long Chen why he had the aura of the Netherworld Divine race, Long Chen hadn’t thought much of it. Although he had recognized that person to have the aura of the Netherworld Divine race, he hadn’t thought too deeply about it because that person was too arrogant.
Now that Feng You asked, Long Chen immediately recalled that this fellow was the same as Leng Yueyan and Ming Cangyue. They were both experts from the Netherworld Divine Clan.
Thinking of Leng Yueyan and Ming Cangyue’s flawless beauty, Long Chen’s fury instantly vanished, replaced by intense longing for them.
“Aiya, I shouldn’t have been so angry just now. Perhaps I could ask him about them, or perhaps even ask about big brother Wu Tian.” Long Chen slapped his thigh in regret.
The ones Long Chen was the most worried about were Leng Yueyan and Ming Cangyue. The two of them had no one to rely on. They were like small boats in the midst of the endless dangers of the Netherworld.
In addition, most of the Netherworld's forces were controlled by the Fiend race. The Netherworld race was already on the verge of collapse. It was extremely difficult for Wu Tian to revive the Netherworld race.
Furthermore, the Fiends definitely wouldn’t give him a chance to grow. They would gather all their power to handle him. It could be said that his situation was even more dangerous than Long Chen’s.
Long Chen was filled with worry for this righteous big brother of his. So why was it that when he saw this traitor Wu Hun, he almost exploded.
“Netherworld Divine Clan? How could that person be so terrifying? You shouldn’t have offended him,” sighed Feng You.
Long Chen smiled slightly and patted Feng You on the shoulder. “The path of cultivation is filled with blood. There are many things that can’t be endured.
“Your tolerance will only cause your enemies to take a yard after taking an inch. When you’re forced to the edge of a cliff, it’ll be too late to counterattack.
“For example, that fellow just now. I can’t give in to him, or he’ll think I’m easy to bully. When I answer his first question, I have to answer all his questions. Otherwise, he’ll immediately attack.
“When I told him to scram, he knew I wasn’t afraid of him. If he wants to attack, he’ll have to first consider his own strength.”
Feng You came to a sudden realization. “You’re so smart. He doesn’t know your true strength, so he doesn’t dare to attack.”
“Yes.” Long Chen laughed mischievously.
“But what if he wasn’t frightened?” Feng You couldn’t help but ask.
Long Chen smiled slightly and didn’t say anything. But inside, he was thinking that if he didn’t scare him off, then he would beat his dog head to let him know that acting like a poser in front of Master Long San had a price.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, the world gates in front of them rumbled. Feng You and the others immediately became nervous.
“The Illusory Spirit World is about to open.” Feng You’s voice trembled.
Looking over, he saw that it was just as Feng You had said. The huge spatial gate began to tremble slightly, and a terrifying whirlpool was rapidly forming.
“Scram if you don’t want to die!”
Just at this moment, a furious roar rang out. A bald man led countless experts over.
That person was none other than the Fiend race’s leader, Wu Hun. The Fiend race’s experts all went berserk, and their previous low-profile began to rapidly charge forward. Anyone who dared to block their path was killed.
At the same time, the entire battlefield was thrown into chaos. Those people who had been hiding their strength were now like Wu Hun. They began to charge toward the gate.
“Long Chen, the situation is chaotic right now. You should hurry over to the Void Spirit World’s entrance!” Feng You looked at Long Chen with a trace of unwillingness.
But she knew that this was the best time for Long Chen to leave. Taking advantage of the chaos, with his strength, it was best for him to go around this place. Whether it was distance or safety, it was the best choice.
Feng You had already made up her mind. Once Long Chen left, she would lead the Beast Merging Tribe to guard this place. Once the strongest wave passed, she would lead her people to charge forward and avoid the strongest group. She still had the ability to protect her tribesmen as they charged through the Illusory Spirit World’s gate. As long as she could enter the gate, she would have won.
Long Chen was a bit worried that after he left, some of the surrounding experts would attack the Merging Beasts. But just as Feng You had said, this was the best time for him to leave.
Long Chen was just about to say something when Gan Kunxu Cauldron’s voice rang out in his mind. “There’s no need for that. Just go through the entrance to the Illusionary Spirit World. Once you enter, I can help you break through the barrier of the illusory world. It’ll be as easy as flipping your hand if you want to go to the Void Spirit World.
“Other than that, the majority of the entrances to the Illusory Spirit World are homegrown experts. Although the people here are powerful, they don’t recognize many treasures, especially precious medicines and immortal ores.”
“You really can break through the world barrier?” asked Long Chen.
“Of course. It’s as easy as blowing off dust,” said the Gankun Cauldron indifferently. There was a trace of disdain in its voice. Obviously, this kind of thing was nothing to it.
“Does that mean that even if I didn’t enter the Nine Heavens through the World Gate, you still have a way to send me in?” asked Long Chen.
“Of course.”
Gan Kun said, “However, if you take such a shortcut, you will be infected by unknown karma. If you aren’t careful, you might die.
“But it’s different here. The so-called Nine Heavens World is nothing more than a passageway. Breaking through the world barrier here will not cause any karma.”
“So that’s how it is.” Long Chen was delighted. With the Heaven Earth Cauldron, nothing was a problem.
“Long Chen, hurry up and leave. If you don’t leave now, it’ll be too late!” Feng You thought Long Chen was hesitating, and she couldn’t help being moved. She held Long Chen’s hand.
She also wished for Long Chen to stay here, but she couldn’t be so selfish. According to the rules, only when experts from the outside world entered the Void Spirit World would they have a better chance.
Long Chen smiled slightly at Feng You, but he didn’t reply. Instead, he patted the blood-colored saber on his back. The saber rumbled as if it had smelled blood, and a berserk aura erupted.
Long Chen shouted, “Warriors of the Beast Merging Race, the gate to the Illusory Spirit World is right in front of us. Once we pass through that gate, we’ll have a chance to change our fate.
On the path of cultivation, there was an endless sea of blood and hundreds of barges fighting. No one could forever remain number one.
“Fate is given to you by your parents, while luck is fought for by you. Now, the chance to change your fate is right in front of you. Let me ask you, do you have the guts to go all-out against me, Long Chen?”
Long Chen’s voice was filled with arrogance and domineeringness. When it entered the ears of the Beast Merging experts, their hot blood, which had just calmed down, once more erupted.
“Long Chen…”
Feng You looked at Long Chen, her hand covering her mouth. She couldn’t hold back her tears any longer and began to rinse them.
As for the Merging Beasts, they let out furious roars. They didn’t reply, but their roars came from the depths of their souls.
“Alright, since you’re willing to bet with me, I’ll bring you all to go crazy. Although I can’t guarantee you’ll win, I definitely won’t let you lose.
“Let’s go. The sword is pointed at the Illusory Spirit World. If gods block, we will kill gods; if devils block, we will slaughter devils. No one in this world can stop us!” shouted Long Chen.
“If gods block us, we will kill gods; if devils block us, we will slaughter devils!”
“If gods block us, we will kill gods; if devils block us, we will slaughter devils!”
“If gods block us, we will kill gods; if devils block us, we will slaughter devils!”
The Beast Merging experts were completely infected by Long Chen’s domineeringness. Their battle intent soared as they followed his footsteps. The entire group was like a sharp blade that stabbed forward. Long Chen was the tip of this blade.
Feng You closely followed behind Long Chen. Looking at Long Chen’s back, tears streamed down her face. She had never been so moved in her life. That back seemed to give her an endless sense of security. Even if she was in a mountain of blades or a sea of flames, she wouldn’t feel fear or indecision.
Previously, Long Chen had been holding back. Now that he heard the cauldron say he could enter from here, there was no need to hold back. Although he hadn’t attacked yet, that undefeatable aura had already begun to release. The current Long Chen was the real Long Chen.
Pu pu pu…
Long Chen didn’t attack. Feng You brandished her spear, exterminating all the creatures in front of her, no matter what race they were from. With Long Chen present, she could be completely unrestrained.
As the Beast Merging Tribe charged forward, they quickly caught up to the Fiends. Although the Beast Merging Tribe had started a bit late, with Feng You unleashing her full power, they weren’t slower than the Fiends.
Furthermore, due to the Fiends’ attacks, they had disrupted the formation in front of them. As a result, the Merging Beasts had gained quite the advantage.
When the Fiends saw that the Merging Beasts had caught up to them, and they had even used their shockwaves, they were extremely irritated.
Buzz!
Suddenly, a Fiend expert disappeared. That person was one of Wu Hun’s capable subordinates. He could be said to be Wu Hun’s right-hand man.
“Return!”
The instant that person disappeared, Wu Hun shouted.
However, the Fiend expert had already appeared in front of Feng You, a black bone spike in his hand stabbing towards her face.
That bone spur was three feet long and as thick as an arm. It had a sharp barb on it, and it was an extremely strange weapon. Countless runes revolved around it, and its viciousness was terrifying.
“Courting death!”
Seeing that person brazenly standing up and attacking without any probing movements, directly stabbing at her vitals as if she wasn’t even worth looking at, Feng You was enraged. She raised the golden shield in her left hand to block, while the golden spear in her right hand swept out.
Hu!
But what shocked Feng You was that both her shield and spear had missed. That person had strangely disappeared.
“Careful, Long Chen…”
Feng You let out a startled cry. That person had appeared behind Long Chen’s right hand. That bone thorn was like the teeth of a devil, and it was only three inches from Long Chen’s temple.
That Fiend expert was extremely powerful. When he had attacked Feng You, he had suddenly used a special divine ability of the Fiend race to switch positions. Even an expert on Feng You’s level had been tricked.
The Fiend expert’s positioning was extremely odd. His position had changed, but his attack didn’t slow down in the slightest. It was like the attack that had been aimed at Feng You’s forehead was now aimed at Long Chen’s temple.
Everything had happened so quickly that even an experienced expert like Feng You was unable to react.
As for Long Chen, he was still charging forward, as if he hadn’t sensed any danger. At that moment, Feng You’s heart jumped to her throat. She wanted to save him, but it was already too late.
At this time, a disdainful smile had appeared on the Fiend expert’s face. It was like he could already see the bone spur piercing through Long Chen’s head.
Pa!
Just as the Fiend expert’s bone thorn was about to pierce through Long Chen’s head, a hand covered in stars grabbed its tip.
The instant Long Chen grabbed it, the Fiend expert’s body suddenly shook, and lightning arcs appeared around him. In that instant, his body went numb.
Crack!
The Star Hand exerted force, and the bone spur was broken. Long Chen suddenly swung the bone spur.
Pu!
The bone spike pierced through the Fiend expert’s head. His soul flame was instantly extinguished, along with his Yuan Spirit.
“The more strange a weapon is, the faster it will die. Don’t you understand?” snorted Long Chen. But from start to finish, he hadn’t even looked at that person. In fact, he hadn’t even blinked.
In Long Chen’s eyes, this fellow was simply courting death. He actually wanted to use a trick to kill Long Chen.
Trying to play a diversion tactic was too immature in front of Long Chen. Let alone Ying Tian, even a second-rate assassin from the Lifehunter race was far inferior.
The instant that person died, a six star mark Heavenly Fate Fruit appeared in Long Chen’s primal chaos space. That meant this person was a powerful six star Heavenly Fate.
But because he had thought himself to be smart, Long Chen had killed him with a single blow. If he had chosen to fight head-on, then even if Long Chen wanted to kill him, he would have to spend a bit of energy. Playing like this was no different from giving him his head for free.
To put it bluntly, this fellow had played himself to death. This move might be effective against others, but to Long Chen, it was too immature.
Buzz!
In that instant, Wu Hun appeared in front of Long Chen, a black spear in his hand.
Originally, the instant his subordinate had attacked, he had sensed something was wrong. Although he hadn’t fought with Long Chen before, just from his intuition as an expert, he knew Long Chen wasn’t someone to be trifled with. At the very least, his subordinate definitely wasn’t his match.
Unable to stop him in time, he immediately tried to save his subordinate’s life. Unfortunately, Long Chen’s speed was too fast. Before he could even make a move, his subordinate had already died. That made him both shocked and infuriated.
“Scram!”
Long Chen simply spat out a single word.
“We’ll see.”
Wu Hun’s face was ashen with rage. One of his capable subordinates had been killed just like that. This was equivalent to a vicious slap to his face.
But with the Illusory Spirit World’s gate about to open, the two most important things were to get close to the gate and preserve their strength.
If he fought with Long Chen, he would waste too much time, and his precious energy would be exhausted. That was unacceptable to him.
So although he was furious, he had no choice but to endure it. This truly wasn’t a good time to get revenge for his subordinates.
The Beast Merging experts were all stupefied. They had clearly seen what had happened just now. Long Chen had killed the Fiend race’s super experts with such ease. Only now did they realize just how terrifying Long Chen was.
This was the first time they had truly seen Long Chen fight. Thinking of how a peak expert like Long Chen was willing to call them brothers, their blood began to boil. Their worship and gratitude for Long Chen had reached a new level.
Although Feng You had guessed that Long Chen had been acting this entire time and knew he was powerful, she hadn’t expected him to be this powerful.
“The Beast Merging Tribe is here. If you don’t want to die, then let me through. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being blind.” With Long Chen supporting her, Feng You became more confident.
“You should be able to get used to your new power. From now on, you can’t use so much force,” said Long Chen.
“What?” Feng You was stunned.
Hu!
Long Chen took Feng You’s spear and stabbed it forward. A huge beast fell to the ground.
Feng You was startled. She hadn’t expected Long Chen to be able to control her Blazing Golden Spear. That was a fire attribute divine weapon, and only the Wind race’s core flame could control it.
What she didn’t know was that Huo Ling’er was a flame spirit. She had devoured countless flames, so using this weapon was a piece of cake.
What shocked Feng You even more was that if she had killed it, its head would have exploded.
But Long Chen’s spear had only touched the beast’s head once before piercing through it. That light movement caused Feng You’s eyes to widen in disbelief. Long Chen’s attack had been too easy.
“There’s a limit to your power. You need to learn how to use your limited power to create greater destructive power. Only then will you be able to maintain your power.
“Don’t randomly release your power. Try condensing your flame energy on the tip of the spear.” Long Chen handed the flame spear to Feng You.
BOOM!
Feng You tried using Long Chen’s method to stab an expert in the way, but that expert exploded.
“Don’t be impatient. Take your time. Focus your attention on the tip of your spear,” said Long Chen.
Feng You’s talent was exceptionally high, and she quickly grasped the method Long Chen had told her. Her energy consumption lessened, and her killing power became even more shocking.
Feng You’s talent was extremely good, but the Merging Beasts didn’t have a true teacher. There were many things that needed to be comprehended by oneself. The Merging Beasts weren’t a true race, but an alliance. They all learned different things.
What Long Chen had taught Feng You was just the simplest method to control his power. But Feng You was already extremely delighted by Long Chen.
As he continued forward, the battlefield became more chaotic. Corpses littered the ground, and Long Chen didn’t forget to clean up the battlefield.
At the same time, the further they advanced, the more experts there would be. If they wanted to intimidate others with just their auras, that era had already passed. If they wanted others to give way, they had to bring out their true abilities.
The gate grew closer, and the battle grew more intense. However, with Feng You present, Long Chen didn’t need to fight. As Feng You fought, she received Long Chen’s pointers. She was extremely smart and knew everything. The more she fought, the stronger she became. She didn’t feel the slightest fatigue.
Chi!
Suddenly, the airflow changed. Long Chen took out a Frost Iron arrow. Looking forward, a dangerous smile appeared on his face.
“Enemies are bound to meet on a narrow road. It’s time to honor my promise.”
That was an arrow that had accidentally shot over. That arrow was silent, but it was incredibly powerful. Other than Long Chen and Feng You, anyone else who was struck by it would either die or be heavily injured.
The instant Long Chen caught the arrow, a group of people appeared in his mind. Looking in the direction the arrow had come from, he saw a group of winged creatures holding bows crazily charging forward.
When Long Chen saw their leader holding a white bone bow, his gaze immediately became sharp.
“Feng You, lead everyone forward. I’ll fulfill my promise.”
Long Chen shot forward like a bolt of lightning.
The gate to the Illusionary Spirit World was currently opening, and the entire battlefield became chaotic. Those experts who had been hiding their strength began to release their full power, hoping to charge in as soon as the gate opened.
As for those experts who had been near the gate, they had long since made their preparations. They used the terrain advantage to defend against other people’s attacks.
The people at the back were crazily charging forward, while the people at the front were crazily blocking. Countless experts charged into the sky from the ground. The battlefield was extremely chaotic.
Shattered corpses and blood rained down from the sky. The entire sky was dyed red with blood. Life was like grass. As it scattered, the entire world became crazy.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Long Chen stealthily approached the massacring Feather race experts. There were many more of them than when he had first seen them.
It was unknown whether or not they had met up with the other branches along the way, but they all drew their bows. Countless arrows formed a torrent, and wherever they passed, no matter how powerful the creatures were, they were all turned into sieves.
Back then, Long Chen had personally experienced the power of ten thousand arrows. He didn’t want to be used as a target. As he rapidly approached, the Feather race expert with the white bone bow suddenly turned to look at him.
“Your perception of danger is very strong! But what’s the point?” Long Chen smiled mockingly. Since he had been noticed, he just swaggered over.
“It’s you?”
The Feather race expert’s pupils shrank slightly when he saw Long Chen.
It wasn’t that he was afraid of Long Chen, but that Long Chen had come at the wrong time. They were fighting against a powerful race, and as soon as they gained the upper hand, their enemies would be defeated.
But now that Long Chen had attacked, the Feather race had no way to advance or retreat. With their backs to the enemy, they would definitely suffer.
“Leave this to me. Go all-out and kill that fellow. Remember to end this quickly,” shouted the Feather race expert.
“Yes.”
Following his order, the eight Feather race experts beside him immediately retreated. At the same time, the Feather race army split into two, one of which turned to attack Long Chen.
The Feather race’s army numbered close to a million. Half of them had come to handle Long Chen. That was already an extremely large number. The Feather race expert with the white bone bow didn’t look down on Long Chen.
Those eight people were his capable subordinates, and their strength was only slightly inferior to his.
In his opinion, as long as four people worked together, they would be able to defeat Long Chen. The reason he had mobilized eight people was to end the battle quickly and not mess up their tempo.
Buzz!
Hundreds of thousands of Feather race experts suddenly turned around to attack Long Chen. This action caused countless experts to be shocked, especially the ones fighting the Feather race. They had no idea what had happened.
But seeing that the Feather race’s experts had split into two, they immediately took advantage of this opportunity to counterattack. As for the Feather race expert holding the white bone bow, he also unleashed his full power. The white bone bow trembled and shot out rays of divine light. Even without his eight subordinates, he was still able to suppress them.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out. The Feather race expert turned back, horrified to find that a huge lotus was rapidly blooming behind him. Countless Feather race experts were devoured by it.
This flame lotus was multi-colored, and its energy was chaotic and berserk. Long Chen had used the World Extinguishing Flame Lotus, but this time it was different.
At the beginning, the flame lotus was only the size of a palm. It shot into the Feather race’s camp like a shooting star. At that time, Long Chen hadn’t even entered the Feather race’s effective range. Before the Feather race’s experts could attack, the flame lotus exploded in their midst.
Only after this flame lotus exploded did it rapidly bloom. It contained countless different kinds of flame energy. Once these flames lost Huo Ling’er’s control, they began to attack and repel each other.
The flame lotus instantly grew to tens of thousands of miles. Those Feather race experts who hadn’t managed to dodge in time were instantly devoured.
“Run!”
When the Feather race expert saw that huge lotus, his expression completely changed.
At the same time, the wings on his back began to shine. They rapidly grew larger, covering him and the surrounding Feather race experts. As for the other half of the Feather race experts charging at Long Chen, he was powerless to protect them.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, the flame lotus suddenly stopped expanding and exploded.
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and multi-colored flames shot out in all directions.
Rumble…
The Feather race’s experts didn’t even have a chance to grunt before being blown apart. Even the eight experts, who had immediately activated their defenses, were blown apart, vomiting blood.
The huge flame shooting stars pierced through the Harpies’ camp, shooting out in all directions. The surrounding experts were also affected. Countless creatures were enveloped in flames as they let out mournful cries and fled.
This move’s attack range was too large, so large that even Long Chen didn’t dare to imagine it. But he quickly understood and smiled.
He knew that Lei Ling’er had been in the limelight recently, and that made her a bit irritated. She also had to release her own power to avoid him looking down on her. That was why Long Chen’s attack on the World Extinguishing Flame Lotus had been done by her.
Countless lifeforms had been killed by this attack. Even the distant experts had slowed down because of this attack.
Hu!
On the scorched earth, a pair of huge wings slowly spread, revealing a pure land. Hundreds of thousands of Feather race experts were looking outside in terror.
“Hey, hello!”
The instant those Feather race experts spread their wings, Long Chen appeared above their heads, smiling as if he had received a blessing from the heavens.
Seeing Long Chen’s face, the Feather race experts’ pupils shrank. That was because Long Chen was holding a fist-sized flame lotus in his hand.
“Not good!”
The Feather race expert’s expression completely changed. His wings rapidly closed, but the instant they did, the flame lotus descended in front of him.
BOOM!
Without giving them any time to react, the flame lotus exploded.
“Bastard!”
The Feather race expert holding the white bone bow roared furiously. But other than being infuriated, there was nothing he could do. He could only watch as the flame lotus exploded in front of him.
BOOM!
Terrifying flames devoured heaven and earth. Other than the Feather race expert holding the white bone bow, all the other Feather race experts were turned into nothingness.
The Feather race expert with the white bone bow was truly powerful. Other than his wings being slightly charred, he didn’t seem to be injured.
Pu pu pu…
Just at this moment, a maiden in a rainbow dress appeared in the distance. She held a blood-red sword in her hand, and with each arrow, she slaughtered the eight Feather race experts.
Those eight were the White Bone Longbow Feather race expert’s subordinates. Although they had survived the first attack of the World Extinguishing Flame Lotus, they had already been heavily injured.
In front of Huo Ling’er, they were horrified to find that they were unable to move under Huo Ling’er’s divine might. They could only watch as the flame sword slashed through their bodies.
“Damn bastard, do you know what you’re doing?”
The Feather race expert with the white bone bow pointed it at Long Chen, his face twisted.
“If you don’t take revenge, you’re not a gentleman. Back when you sneak attacked me, did you ever ask yourself what you were doing?” asked Long Chen indifferently.
“Die!”
The Feather race expert holding the white bone bow roared furiously. The white bone bow in his hand trembled, and a white bone arrow appeared on the bowstring.
Buzz!
The arrow was pulled by the bowstring, and in that instant, the entire world collapsed, as if all the energy in the world had been sucked away.
Blood mist erupted from the Feather race expert’s body. In his fury, he had sacrificed his bow to unleash its greatest power.
When the white bone bow was drawn, the experts who had been fighting suddenly fled. Even the experts who had been fighting the Feather race fled. They knew this fellow was going all-out.
Facing this Feather race expert, Long Chen’s hair fluttered in the wind. Stars revolved around his arm, and his hand slowly reached for the hilt of his saber.
BOOM!
Suddenly, Long Chen and the Feather race expert attacked at the same time. Their movements were as fast as lightning, and their blood-colored sabers accurately struck the bone arrows.
A ripple of death spread, and heaven and earth alternated between light and dark. Boundless laws twisted, and Long Chen and the Feather race expert both retreated.
Rumble…
At this time, a terrifying shockwave spread through the air. A figure slowly appeared in the dust, his blood-colored saber lazily resting on his shoulder.
Long Chen stood in the air, his black robes fluttering in the wind. He looked like an undefeatable god of war.
After receiving the bone arrow, Long Chen acted as if nothing had happened. He looked down coldly at the Feather race expert.
“You don’t have any power, and you’re relying on the power of your ancestors. I really don’t know where you got the courage to cause trouble everywhere. Isn’t it better to just live? Do you really want to die?” said Long Chen indifferently.
“Die, stupid human!”
The Feather race expert holding the white bone bow roared furiously. Suddenly, rumbling came from his back, and a pair of heaven-shrouding wings appeared. An ancient, desolate aura instantly spread.
Pu!
But just as everyone was shocked by his aura, a blood-colored bolt of lightning flashed, and the Feather race expert’s crazily increasing aura came to a sudden stop.
He suddenly stopped moving. He looked at Long Chen in horror. Then, blood began to flow from his forehead, nose, chin, throat, chest, and abdomen.
Hu!
At this time, Long Chen slowly placed his saber on his back.
Buzz!
Suddenly, that person’s bow lit up, and he transformed into a shooting star. That divine weapon had actually fled.
“You…”
The Feather race expert looked at Long Chen with unwillingness.
“What? Are you blaming me for not giving you a chance to display your power? Back then, when you sneak attacked me, weren’t you the same? Go in peace. In your next life, remember, if you don’t have power, don’t randomly stir up trouble,” said Long Chen indifferently.
Pu!
Long Chen had only just finished speaking when the Feather race expert’s body split in two and he fell.
Over a million of the Feather race’s experts had been killed by Long Chen, and not a single one of them had survived. At that moment, the experts fighting the Feather race all fled for their lives, not daring to block Long Chen’s path.
Just at this moment, Feng You and the other Beast Merging experts walked over. When they saw the entire Feather race being exterminated by Long Chen with a wave of his hand, whether it was Feng You or the others, their jaws dropped.
“Go!”
Long Chen waved his hand, and starlight revolved around him. He brought the Beast Merging experts to charge through the gate.
The Feather race expert holding the white bone bow had died a wrongful death. He was extremely powerful, but he had a fatal weakness: his power came from his ancestral bloodline.
He needed to summon the power of his ancestors. But who was Long Chen? How could he not notice such an obvious opening?
The reason the Dragonblood warriors were so powerful was because of their abnormal reaction speed. In this kind of state, let alone Long Chen, even a single one of them would be able to kill them in one blow.
Most of the time, when two people were on the same level, their combat experience and reaction speed would become the key to victory.
Rumble…
At this time, Long Chen’s star energy was circulating around him. It was like a huge ship was riding the wind and breaking the waves.
The Merging Beasts followed behind Long Chen. They didn’t need to use their full strength to resist the surrounding pressure. This kind of charge gave them a chance to breathe. They could charge while adjusting their condition.
Long Chen shot forward like an arrow. He was quickly less than a million miles away from the spatial gate. He could practically see the lines on the gate.
The further he went, the more shocking the auras of the experts here became. According to Long Chen’s estimations, the weakest Heavenly Fate Realm here was a four star Heavenly Fate Realm.
When Long Chen had brought the Beast Merging experts here, they hadn’t expected the World Gate to be right in front of them. Behind them was chaos, but this place was completely calm.
When Feng You arrived, she immediately felt her hair stand on end. That was because all the experts in this region were looking at them.
Right in front of them was a huge white bone warhorse. It was icily glaring at them with its withered eyes.
Ka ka ka…
Before Long Chen could react, the distant spatial door shattered, and a black lotus shot out.
That was a huge black lotus, and at its core was a whirlpool. When that whirlpool appeared, all the experts present immediately moved.
Rumble…
The white bone warhorse let out a long neigh, and all its bones began to shine. It pulled the bronze war chariot, and like a shooting star, it shot towards the black lotus.
At the same time, the experts from the other races also roared and charged forward. At that moment, everyone seemed to have gone crazy. They activated their strongest defenses and charged forward.
“Go!”
Long Chen held his blood-colored saber. Starlight revolved around him as he faced the chaotic battlefield. His saber stabbed into the sky, slashing down.
“Split the Heavens 4!”
Other experts charged forward, but Long Chen was even more violent. Anyone who blocked his path had to die.
Rumble…
Saber Qi soared into the sky, tearing apart Gan Kun. A huge saber-image slashed down on the black lotus. All the experts in a line were covered by this saber.
“Courting death!”
Countless experts were charging in with their lives on the line. Those who could come here were all peak experts of the Nine Heavens. They were all afraid of each other, and unless it was absolutely necessary, they didn’t want to risk their lives.
So they all activated their defensive barriers, relying on their own power to see who could squeeze through.
But Long Chen’s saber had broken the unspoken rule that everyone had followed. This saber was incomparably sharp, and countless experts were sent flying, vomiting blood. A bloody path appeared in front of them.
At that moment, Feng You and the others were all stupefied. They hadn’t expected Long Chen to be so valiant. He actually wanted to fight with them.
Originally, Feng You’s original plan had been to come here. They had already opened a new record. They were planning on waiting for the second wave to enter.
According to historical records, the Merging Beasts were the last wave to enter. They had already created an unprecedented level of glory, and they were already satisfied.
But although they were satisfied, Long Chen wasn’t. He directly used brute force to open a path, cutting a path of blood with a single slash of his saber.
Seeing Long Chen charge over, Feng You and the others clenched their teeth and also charged over. Right now, they had no other choice.
“Damn humans, you despicable Merging Beasts, just wait!” roared one of them.
Now that the gate had been opened, they didn’t have time to settle their debts with Long Chen. Despite being at a disadvantage, they still charged forward.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Just at this moment, Long Chen’s blood-colored saber slashed down. Each slash contained his full power. When the fifth slash came down, the five forms merged, and the power of the five slashes once more superimposed.
“Split the Heavens 5!”
BOOM!
Gan Kun’s expression changed. That will of Split the Heavens caused countless experts’souls to tremble.
“Courting death!”
There were experts in front of them, but they didn’t want to waste their energy blocking such a terrifying attack from Long Chen.
That was because if they blocked this attack, they would also have to pay a painful price. That would greatly affect their charging speed. Countless experts clenched their teeth, but they didn’t dare block it.
Pu pu pu…
A few experts couldn’t dodge in time and were turned into bloody mist. The fusion of the five styles had an apocalyptic power. Even a five-star Heaven’s Mandate could only die.
Hu!
Long Chen borrowed the power of his saber to cut a path through the crowd. He quickly led the Beast Merging experts to the front.
“Careful, it’s She Fei!”
Long Chen and the others continued flying. When they reached the first line, Feng You immediately saw a figure with a huge sickle on his back. That person was the Heavenly Evil Sect’s junior sect master, She Fei.
What shocked Feng You the most was that the current She Fei’s aura was as vast as the sea. His entire aura had completely changed, as if he had been possessed by a god. Just looking at him would cause one’s soul to tremble.
Long Chen not only saw She Fei, but he also saw Wu Hun. There were also a few golden-haired monkeys. One of them had even exchanged blows with Long Chen.
But what shocked Long Chen was that amongst those golden-haired monkeys was an expert whose aura was even more terrifying than his own. That golden-haired monkey wore a golden crown on its head, and its eyes were a demonic violet color. Even from a great distance, it still gave Long Chen an immense pressure.
Other than that, Long Chen also saw the experts from the Blackrock Nine Nether Python race. Just as Feng You had said, the Blackrock Nine Nether Python had many branches, and Yan Baichen’s branch was just one of them.
As for the true experts of the Black Rock Nine Nether Python race, they were all here. It wasn’t just the Black Rock Nine Nether Python. There were also countless experts from the Devil, Blood, Monstrous, and Beast races.
He even saw the Spirit race’s experts. But in this kind of situation, he had no way to greet them.
Although the Earth Spirit tribe’s mother tree had once told Long Chen that he could seek protection from the Spirit tribe’s experts, how arrogant was he? How could he ask for help from others?
There were far too many experts here. Just the number of people on the same level as She Fei, Wu Hun, and the mysterious experts in the bronze war chariot was uncountable. Long Chen didn’t have time to care about that. There was no turning back now. He could only charge forward.
Long Chen charged forward extremely quickly. He didn’t attack again. Instead, he focused all his energy on his saber. As long as someone dared to block him, he would unleash a thunderous attack.
Rumble…
Long Chen quickly led the Merging Beasts to the frontlines, keeping pace with the strongest factions in the Nine Heavens World.
At that moment, the Beast Merging experts’ blood began to boil. Even Feng You’s blood began to boil. That was because all those experts were from the peak powers of this world.
Normally, the Beast Merging Tribe could only look up to them. But now Long Chen was leading them. That kind of glory and pride couldn’t be described with words.
Hundreds of factions charged forward at the same time, but they were all moving at the same speed. Long Chen had tried many times, but no matter how he sped up, he was unable to shake them off in the slightest.
Long Chen now realized that this was the laws of the World Gate. It couldn’t be forced. However, the various powers all tacitly maintained a certain distance, minding their own business.
But as they got closer to the core region of the black lotus, the various powers’ experts began to slowly approach.
It was like a thousand boats crossing a river. The surface of the river became narrower, and the spacious space became congested. At this time, several factions began to squeeze toward the Beast Merging Tribe.
In that instant, Feng You and the others became nervous. A ruthless expression appeared on Long Chen’s face, and his blood-colored saber began to rumble.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the void trembled. A sickle slashed through the air. It was She Fei. The sickle slashed through the void, and the entire world began to dislocate. It was as if She Fei had been cut in two.
"Die, lowly human. Accept the evil god's judgment." Heaven and earth trembled, and divine might surged. She Fei immediately unleashed his strongest killing blow.
“Seven Star Battle Armor!”
Long Chen’s berserk aura erupted like a volcano that had been dormant for millions of years.
She Fei seemed to have long been prepared. The moment he made a move, divine splendor circulated around his body. Behind him was a god statue that supported the heaven and earth. The might of an evil god radiated throughout the nine heavens. Wherever the sickle passed, there would be thousands of mournful cries.
She Fei had once exchanged blows with Long Chen. Last time, he had suffered a huge loss, and he had always been holding a grudge. He had an urge to tear Long Chen to pieces.
However, Long Chen could trick the Beast Merging Tribe, but he couldn’t trick him. Only he knew Long Chen’s true strength, and so he didn’t do anything. As soon as he did, he unleashed his full power.
In the face of She Fei’s full-strength attack, Long Chen didn’t dare to be negligent. He directly summoned the Seven Star Battle Armor. The divine ring behind him circulated, and the blood-colored saber in his hand slashed forward.
The two divine weapons’sharpness cut through heaven and earth, and the entire world seemed about to be cut apart. In front of countless people’s shocked gazes, the two divine weapons collided.
BOOM!
It was like the sun had exploded. In that instant, everyone lost their vision. Not only were they unable to see anything, but even their Spiritual Perception had disappeared.
Rumble…
It was like a pot had been opened in the air. Endless runes flew out in all directions.
“Hide behind me!”
Feng You shouted. At the same time, the golden spear in Feng You’s hand rapidly enlarged and stabbed towards the ground. The ground was instantly pierced, and the huge spear firmly stabbed into the ground.
BOOM!
Just as Feng You made this action, a terrifying astral wind attacked. Her wings suddenly trembled, and golden divine splendor danced. That terrifying power almost caused her wings to explode.
Astral winds cut across her face like sharp blades, causing her to feel pain. As for the Beast Merging experts behind her, they tightly hugged each other, using Feng You as cover to bitterly endure.
As for the factions with slower reactions, they were blown back by the terrifying astral winds. They were unable to stabilize themselves.
BOOM!
Long Chen once more exchanged blows with She Fei. This attack’s power was even greater than the previous one.
BOOM!
Following that, another explosion rang out. This time, the entire world lost its color. Long Chen and She Fei were both sent flying.
Feng You looked at Long Chen with delight. Only now did she realize just how terrifying Long Chen’s true strength was.
“Damn human, you really do have some skill. However, I’ve already been baptized by the Heretical God Force, and my Heavenly Fate power has completely awakened. In front of me, you’re just a slightly stronger ant.”
Buzz!
Right at this moment, divine splendor circulated behind She Fei's head. Seven star patterns were like seven shooting stars, dragging their long tails as they spun.
As the seven star patterns circulated, the power of heaven and earth merged, and thousands of laws gathered. With the support of the seven star patterns, She Fei seemed to be the ruler of this world. With a single thought, all things would be born, and with a single thought, heaven and earth would be destroyed.
“How is this possible?”
When she saw the star pattern behind She Fei’s head, Feng You’s eyes were filled with shock.
“Long Chen, be careful! He’s already awakened his Heavenly Fate Star. That’s equivalent to awakening a portion of his Paragon’s power!” shouted Feng You.
“The stupid and filthy Merging Beast race knows quite a bit. But so what?
In any case, there is still a little time before the gate opens. This little time should be enough to kill all of you. "She Fei revealed a sinister expression.
Buzz!
He pointed his sickle at Long Chen. A berserk killing intent locked Long Chen in place.
Hu!
Long Chen didn’t panic at all after being locked down. Instead, he rested his saber on his shoulder and icily looked at She Fei.
“Seven Star Heavenly Fate? Awakening the star mark diagram ahead of time? That’s equivalent to activating a portion of Heavenly Venerate power? Then it seems I’ll have to be more serious.”
“Foolish fellow, you still dare to boast shamelessly?”
Buzz!
The Seven Star Diagram behind She Fei's head flashed, and he instantly vanished. But what was shocking was that even though he had vanished, the evil god image behind him was still in place.
Pa!
Just at this moment, Long Chen’s hand suddenly slapped through the air. Ripples appeared in the air, and a figure flew back. People let out startled cries. That figure was She Fei.
“Foolish idiot, without the support of the Corrupt God Statue, you won’t be able to lock onto me.
“I can tell that you’ve awakened the star sigil ahead of time and obtained a powerful Heavenly Fate energy. But the support of the Corrupt God is affected by the Heavenly Fate energy.
“You can’t have both. Once you obtain a portion of your power, you’ll have to give up the other portion,” said Long Chen indifferently as he waved his numb hand.
Although Long Chen’s words were calm, his heart was filled with shock. According to the power of his slap, half his face would definitely explode.
However, the power of this slap was blocked by a strange power. It was equivalent to the power of the entire world, and it was helping She Fei with this attack.
So even though She Fei had been sent flying, he hadn’t been injured. That made Long Chen’s heart turn cold. She Fei, who had condensed the star mark diagram, was clearly a world of difference from before.
Although She Fei wasn’t injured, the power of the stars contained within Long Chen’s slap caused his head to buzz. It was like the stars in the sky were randomly revolving around his head. He was completely stupefied.
When he recovered, he saw countless experts looking at him with strange gazes. His eyes instantly turned blood-red.
“I’ll tear you to pieces!”
Last time, Long Chen had slapped him in the face. That time, he had almost died from embarrassment. But now, that slap was even louder.
Although he wasn’t injured, compared to physical injuries, mental humiliation was even more unacceptable. This slap was especially hard to accept in front of the countless experts of the Nine Heavens World.
He would rather be killed than suffer such humiliation. At that moment, he was completely infuriated.
Rumble…
The evil god image once more appeared behind him, and a star mark appeared behind him. He once more charged at Long Chen, but this time, he was locked down.
Long Chen knew that it wasn’t She Fei who had locked onto him, but the Corrupt God’s will. Facing She Fei’s lock, his saber once more began to glow with starlight.
“Let me weigh your strength!”
“Die!”
Long Chen and She Fei charged at each other at the same time. Both of them raised their sabers and slashed at their enemies. It was like they wanted to die together.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two divine weapons transformed into illusory images that filled the sky, crazily slashing at each other. In that instant, the two of them disappeared, leaving behind only the two divine weapons that were slashing at each other. The berserk killing intent and the sound of their roars shook the soul.
Buzz!
Just as they were crazily fighting, a golden figure shot over like a shooting star. It was the violet-eyed golden monkey.
“Damn human, this king doesn’t have that much time to wait for you to decide the winner. If you dare offend the Golden Fur Heaven Connecting Monkey race, then die!”
What shocked Feng You and the others was that this purple-eyed golden-haired monkey could actually speak human language.
The golden-haired monkey charged at Long Chen. Demonic qi soared out of it, and runes revolved around its staff. It charged into the battle between Long Chen and She Fei, smashing its staff at Long Chen.
The instant he attacked, his fur began to shine like a golden sun.
BOOM!
Long Chen had only just exchanged a single blow with She Fei when he slashed his saber at the golden-haired monkey. Golden light exploded, and what shocked Long Chen was that the golden-haired monkey was several times stronger than She Fei.
Long Chen had never imagined that a skinny monkey less than five feet tall would possess such terrifying strength.
Long Chen let out a muffled groan and was sent flying. His arm was numb, and he almost lost control of his saber.
“The Gold Fur Heaven Connecting Monkey is an extremely ancient race. If you underestimate it, you’ll suffer greatly.”
At the same time, golden light erupted from the golden-haired monkey, covering the sky. The entire world became a sea of golden light, and its qi and blood soared. It once more charged at Long Chen.
“ROAR!”
Just at this moment, his muscles and bones began to rumble. Golden dragon scales covered his entire body, and a sacred dragon might erupted.
The dragon blood within Long Chen’s body was stimulated by the golden-haired monkey’s Blood Qi, and it automatically erupted. It was like a divine dragon had been provoked.
“So you’re a descendant of the Evil Dragon race. It’s no wonder you’re so displeasing to the eye. Die!” The golden-haired monkey’s voice became bloody when it saw the dragon scales on Long Chen’s body. It was like it had a deep hatred for him.
“Die!”
The golden-haired monkey let out a furious roar, revealing its fangs. It was like it had seen its father’s death, and its essence blood burned even brighter. It was like a sun as it charged at Long Chen.
Long Chen raised his head and roared. His roar contained a dragon’s roar and a berserk will that suppressed the Heavenly Daos.
At that moment, the huge dragon’s figure appeared in the divine ring behind him. The divine ring reached into the sky, but only a few dragon scales could be seen. The dragon was so large that even heaven and earth couldn’t contain it.
At that moment, golden light appeared in Long Chen’s eyes. His fury soared. He was currently possessed by the divine dragon’s will. He was no longer a person, but a huge dragon.
A true dragon was the leader of a hundred scales, the emperor of all spirits. Magical beasts, demonic beasts, spirit beasts, divine beasts, and sacred beasts, as long as it was a beast, seeing a true dragon was the same as seeing a god emperor. They had to kneel to show their submission.
In the face of the golden-haired monkey’s provocation, Long Chen’s dragon blood awakened, and his dragon might erupted. The will of a true dragon filled his soul.
“You’re just a little monkey. If you can’t get enough, then get more. If you can’t get enough, then get more. Do you really think you can challenge the might of a divine dragon?”
Long Chen roared furiously. In that instant, his voice changed, becoming low and forceful. The dragon god was furious, wanting to exterminate all life.
“Are you still immersed in your former glory? Your primal chaos Dragon Emperor has already died countless years ago, and you still want to rule over the Beast World? It’s time for you to wake up from your dreams.”
The golden-haired monkey sneered. It was already like a shooting star wrapped in divine light, smashing its staff at Long Chen.
Buzz!
Facing the golden-haired monkey’s attack, Long Chen formed a claw with his left hand. At the same time, a golden dragon claw appeared in his divine ring.
BOOM!
The dragon claw didn’t give the golden-haired monkey any chance to dodge. It smashed into its body, and with a heaven-shaking explosion, the dragon claw exploded. The Heaven-shrouding Dragon Claw was actually no match for the golden-haired monkey.
“I’ve already said that your true dragon race has declined. Your former glory is no longer present.
“The old Myriad Beast Sovereign’s bloodline has already declined to this level. If you don’t release your bloodline power, I won’t be able to sense the dragon blood in your body. From this, it can be seen that it’s time for the Dragon race to hand over the throne.” The golden-haired monkey’s eyes shone with a demonic violet light, its voice filled with arrogance and domineeringness.
Long Chen was both shocked and furious that his dragon race’s divine ability had been destroyed. This was his first time seeing such a terrifying bloodline.
In the face of its ridicule, Long Chen’s fury soared. He sneered, “Even if the dragon race gives up the throne, do you think you lowly monkeys have the qualifications to fight for the throne?
Don’t laugh yourself to death. The human race has a saying: even a monkey wearing a dragon robe doesn’t look like a crown prince.
“Do you think you can become a king just because you put a yellow urinal on your head? There are no tigers in the mountains. Monkeys call themselves kings. Let alone the dragon race, even if the tiger race was present, it wouldn’t be your turn to fight for this position.”
“Ji ji…”
Long Chen’s words were like poisonous arrows that stabbed into the golden-haired monkey’s heart. It instantly exploded.
It was just as Long Chen had said. Although the Golden Fur Heaven Connecting Monkey race’s bloodline was shocking, and their inheritance was extremely long, it could be traced back to the primal chaos era. Amongst the divine beasts, their rankings were never high. They weren’t even in the top thirty.
That was because the Golden Fur Heaven Connecting Monkeys weren’t very powerful. The reason they were so famous was because they had powerful reproductive abilities.
They had many branches, and their numbers were shocking. In addition, the Gold Fur Heaven Connecting Monkey race relied on bloodline suppression to manage their branches. As a result, they were extremely united, and it was almost impossible for them to betray each other.
Other than that, the bloodline of the Gold Fur Heaven Monkey race possessed a kind of innate skill. It allowed them to tame and control desolate beasts with low intelligence, giving them an absolute advantage in group battles.
Thus, even though the Gold Fur Heaven Monkey race possessed great power, they were still unable to enter the ranks of the strongest beasts. It was precisely because of this that they didn’t have the qualifications to fight for the position of Beast Emperor.
Long Chen’s unintentional words had deeply pierced its heart. In that instant, it had descended into madness, and it charged forward with its staff.
“Divine Dragon Tail!”
Long Chen swung his leg, and at the same time, a golden dragon tail shot out from his divine ring.
“Heaven Connecting Staff!”
The golden-haired monkey roared, and all its fur exploded. A berserk energy poured into the staff.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s divine dragon tail was destroyed by its staff. Most terrifying of all, it didn’t seem to be affected in the slightest.
“The great Golden Fur Heaven Connecting Monkey race isn’t something an ant like you can evaluate. Die!” The golden-haired monkey let out a furious roar. Its voice was hoarse, as if it had already gone crazy.
“Long Chen!”
Feng You was horrified and was just about to charge over when a violet-robed maiden suddenly appeared in front of Long Chen.
The violet-robed maiden held a violet blade as she slashed it at the golden-haired monkey.
The violet-robed woman’s attack was silent, but the instant her blade slashed down, the world rumbled and thunder rumbled. Heaven and earth seemed to be struck by heavenly tribulation.
That violet-robed woman was none other than Lei Ling’er. At this time, she was like a lightning goddess standing between heaven and earth.
At this time, she was the ruler of heavenly tribulation. Her destructive aura caused all living beings to feel fear.
Lei Ling’er’s appearance caused the golden-haired monkey’s pupils to shrink. Lei Ling’er’s power caused its soul to tremble. No matter what kind of creature it was, it would feel fear upon encountering her.
That was a reverence for heavenly tribulation that came from the depths of the soul. No living being would forget their struggle in heavenly tribulation.
“Summoning help is useless. Die!” roared the golden-furred monkey.
BOOM!
The golden-haired monkey raised its staff and smashed it at Lei Ling’er. Lei Ling’er was expressionless as she brandished her lightning blade to block it. With an explosive sound, golden divine light and purple lightning intertwined.
Lei Ling’er didn’t move an inch. As for the golden-furred monkey, it let out a muffled groan and flew back like a shooting star. Even someone as powerful as it wasn’t able to block a single blow from Lei Ling’er.
The golden-haired monkey was both shocked and infuriated. Its qi and blood surged, and it almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
“I don’t believe anyone can control the power of heavenly tribulation! Die!”
The golden-haired monkey roared furiously. Suddenly, all its golden fur stood on end, and it seemed to have grown larger. Its qi and blood were ignited, and its berserk aura instantly multiplied.
“Burning his blood essence?”
Feng You was horrified. Burning blood essence was one of the strongest divine abilities of the Gold Fur Heaven Monkey race. Once it was ignited, it would increase one’s strength by several times.
The Gold Fur Heaven Connecting Beast race that Feng You came from was constantly harassed by the branch of the Gold Fur Heaven Connecting Beasts. They had fought for many years, but they had never seen an expert from the Gold Fur Heaven Connecting Monkey race burn their essence blood.
As it turned out, not just anyone could use this move. If the purity of their bloodline wasn’t high enough, then if they rashly ignited their essence blood, they might be able to temporarily increase their power, but the price was that their bloodline would become thinner.
In the Gold Fur Heaven Connecting Monkey race, the purity of the bloodline was extremely important. If the purity dropped, then their status would also drop.
That wasn’t the most important thing. The most unbearable thing was that the purity of their blood would drop, causing them to be unable to awaken many of their divine abilities. Their already awakened divine abilities would also be greatly reduced.
That was why even though Feng You and the Gold Fur Heaven Connecting Monkey race had fought for many years, they had only heard of this divine ability, and had never seen anyone use it.
But this golden-haired monkey in front of him was different. He came from the Golden Fur Heaven Monkey King race, and his bloodline was extremely pure.
Even if he burned his bloodline, it wouldn’t cause any changes to it. The only price was that after burning it, he would enter a weakened state for a period of time. He could recover after resting for a while.
Rumble…
The golden-furred monkey’s body lit up, and golden flames soared out of it. That was his core flame formed from burning his essence blood. His staff once more shot toward Long Chen.
Buzz!
In the face of that golden-furred monkey’s attack, Lei Ling’er snorted and pointed her lightning blade at the sky. A sea of lightning appeared in the sky, and a huge whirlpool appeared.
“Thundercloud Storm!”
The thunderclouds spread out for millions of miles, forming a tempest diagram. Within that storm diagram was a storm eye that looked like a divine eye.
Following Lei Ling’er’s cold snort, the thunderclouds trembled. Within the eye of the storm, a huge lightning blade thousands of miles long pierced down.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out as the lightning blade pierced through the ground.
Seeing this, even Long Chen was stunned. Lei Ling’er’s current strength had already far surpassed his.
“Cough, cough, cough…”
A miserable figure appeared in the distance. It coughed out large mouthfuls of blood, appearing extremely miserable. It was precisely that golden-haired monkey.
It was both shocked and infuriated. If it hadn’t reacted fast enough, it wouldn’t have been able to dodge the lightning blade.
That lightning blade’s power was absolutely terrifying. Although he hadn’t been directly struck, he had still been heavily injured by it.
“It’s just a Lightning Spirit. Is this how arrogant you are? I want to see just how strong your Lightning Spirit is.”
Just at this moment, a cold snort rang out from the distance. That sound came from the bronze war chariot, and then the white bone warhorse let out a long neigh. A snow-white horn appeared on its head.
Buzz!
The horn lit up, and a divine light that contained the power of time shot through the air toward Lei Ling’er.
In the face of the white bone warhorse’s attack, Lei Ling’er’s lightning shield appeared, accurately blocking that divine light.
BOOM!
Lei Ling’er’s lightning shield exploded. That seemingly light attack contained a supreme divine strength. Lei Ling’er was unable to completely block it.
Long Chen’s heart shook. Just how powerful was Lei Ling’er? For her to be unable to block a single attack from the white bone horse meant that this white bone horse definitely had a shocking origin.
Buzz!
The instant Lei Ling’er was attacked by the white bone warhorse, the golden-haired monkey took advantage of this opportunity to bypass her and smash its club at Long Chen.
“Aren’t you a prideful dragon? You actually don’t dare to fight me head-on with my true bloodline power. Has the old imperial family declined to this point?” shouted the golden-haired monkey.
Originally, Long Chen had been planning on summoning Huo Ling’er to fight against them. Now wasn’t the time to go all-out. He needed to conserve his energy so that he could charge through the gate first.
He had no choice but to admit that this golden-haired monkey’s bloodline power was truly terrifying. If Long Chen wanted to rely on his own power to defeat it, it would require quite a bit of effort.
Long Chen didn’t want to expose too much, as that wouldn’t be beneficial to his future plans. But when he heard that golden-haired monkey, his blood began to boil.
Although he knew the golden-haired monkey was intentionally provoking him, he still couldn’t hold back his fury. Seeing it charge over, the sea of stars behind him lit up, and seven stars lit up like the sun.
A huge seven-pointed star appeared in the sea of stars, and a pillar of light soared into the sky with Long Chen at the center. At that moment, Long Chen’s power was like a broken dam, unable to be controlled.
“The true power of the dragon race is not something a monkey like you can talk about!”
Long Chen’s roar was like the roar of a god. Starlight surged out of his body and poured into his saber. His saber instantly became covered in stars, and a berserk energy seemed to want to explode it. If he didn’t release it, it would explode.
BOOM!
The blood-colored saber slashed down on the river of stars, shattering the Immemorial Immortal Dome. With an indomitable will, it whistled toward the golden-haired monkey.
He clearly knew he shouldn’t expose himself at this time, but now that the golden-haired monkey had provoked him, he couldn’t care less.
The Seven Star Battle Armor unleashed its full power. The stars behind Long Chen began to revolve, connecting the heavens above and the netherworld below. Long Chen was like a heavenly battle god possessing his body. His undefeatable will caused Gan Kun to tremble.
BOOM!
His saber was covered in stars as it slashed down on the golden monkey’s staff.
The golden-haired monkey’s staff exploded. The fragments pierced through its body, leaving countless holes.
The golden-haired monkey let out a miserable cry. In its terror, it was just about to retreat when Long Chen’s saber slashed past its leg.
Pu!
Blood splashed. The golden-haired monkey once more let out a miserable cry. One of its legs had been cut off by Long Chen.
Buzz!
Long Chen’s saber trembled. He was about to once more circulate his star energy, but he suddenly found that he was unable to do so.
Only then did Long Chen notice that at some unknown time, spiderweb-like cracks had appeared on the saber.
That crack wasn’t caused by the staff, but by the power of the stars. It was unable to endure that berserk power.
In other words, even this blood-colored saber was unable to endure the berserk star energy. It had already formed its own intelligence, and its natural instincts had made it refuse Long Chen’s star energy.
Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated. He hadn’t expected that even someone as powerful as this blood-colored saber would be unable to endure all its star energy.
Hu!
Long Chen directly threw his saber behind him. Grabbing the monkey’s fur, he viciously slapped it across the face.
Pa!
Long Chen’s speed was extremely fast. He pulled back his saber, grabbed its leg, and swung it in one go. The monkey’s leg accurately struck the monkey’s face, and blood splashed.
The golden-haired monkey’s crown had been sent flying, and its mouth had also been cut open. Blood flew everywhere, not just from its face, but also from its broken leg.
“Damn beast…”
The golden-haired monkey was sent flying by Long Chen. It furiously roared, its voice as sharp as a ghost’s.
How could they not be furious? To use their own legs to slap themselves in the face, just what kind of humiliation was that? That completely refreshed their understanding of humiliation.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen didn’t bother fighting back. He grabbed the leg and viciously slapped it. With each slap, the leg would explode, sending flesh and blood flying.
It had to be known that Long Chen was in the strongest state of the Seven Star Battle Armor. He naturally wouldn’t feel any pity for someone else’s leg. He poured his star energy into it.
It had to be known that even Blooddrinker was unable to endure Long Chen’s star energy, let alone his broken leg.
So each time he did, the flesh on his broken leg would lessen. In any case, it was someone else’s leg, so Long Chen didn’t need to feel any pain.
The golden-haired monkey’s weapon had been cut off, and another leg had been cut off. It was heavily injured, but its movements didn’t change. It was repeatedly knocked back by Long Chen, vomiting blood.
Long Chen was like a furious lion, unstoppable. Everyone was dumbfounded, especially Feng You and the other Beast Merging experts. Long Chen’s power had completely refreshed their understanding.
The strange thing was that She Fei, who had previously challenged Long Chen, and the mysterious expert in the bronze war chariot didn’t attack. Instead, they chose to watch from the side.
“Support our King!”
Only now did the golden-haired monkey race’s experts realize what had happened. They roared and charged at Long Chen. They finally realized that their undefeatable king had been defeated.
“Warriors of the Beast Merging Tribe…” Feng You immediately ordered.
But as soon as she opened her mouth, Long Chen’s voice rang out in her head. “Foolish girl, what are you fighting with these animals for? Don’t move.”
Just at this moment, countless golden figures charged at Long Chen. Long Chen snorted and summoned Lei Ling’er back into the primal chaos space. At the same time, he tossed the leg he had left behind to the retreating golden-haired monkey.
“This time, I won’t kill you. In the future, every time I see you, I’ll remove a part of your body. A group of monkeys want to be called kings? How laughable.”
BOOM!
The golden-haired monkey let out a furious roar and directly smashed apart its flying foot. Blood filled the air. That scene was extremely bloody and violent.
The golden-haired monkey was about to go crazy from rage. It didn’t even want its own leg. Even if it was just a broken leg, it could still recover its essence blood and quickly recover its lost energy.
But at this time, it had already completely lost its reasoning. It didn’t know how to vent its fury, and it directly smashed its own foot into pieces. It was so angry that it began to grumble.
Seeing that Long Chen didn’t attack again, those experts surrounded their leaders, waiting for their orders.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, a huge explosion rang out. People hastily looked at that huge whirlpool and saw that it had stopped spinning.
“It’s starting! Charge!”
Countless people were crazily shouting as they charged toward the center of the whirlpool.
Long Chen also moved, and so did Feng You. They gathered together and charged toward the center of the whirlpool.
“Whoever isn’t afraid of death can come. Master Long San will accompany you.” Long Chen shouted as he charged forward. At the same time, he once more took out his saber.
The stars on his saber lit up once more. After resting just now, his saber could once more receive the power of the stars.
The current blood-colored saber looked very frightening, but it was unable to release its previous power. The berserk star energy would cause it a certain amount of damage, and it needed time to recover.
But that was already enough. His saber was covered in stars, and his aura was monstrous. It was the same as when he had fought the golden-haired monkey.
That was because Long Chen had acted like a madman just now. That was also why She Fei and the mysterious expert in the bronze chariot hadn’t taken any further action.
It wasn’t that they were afraid of Long Chen, but that they didn’t want to exhaust so much of their precious energy before entering the Illusory Spirit World. Now that Long Chen had once more taken out his weapon, he looked like he would fight to the death with whoever provoked him.
Long Chen and Feng You led the Beast Merging experts to charge into the first tier. There were tens of thousands of powerful factions present, and all of them rushed into the whirlpool.
Buzz!
As he approached the whirlpool, the world in front of him suddenly changed. The spatial gate disappeared, replaced by a forest.
The trees here were so tall that they blocked out the sky. They were in a dense forest, and their souls trembled. It was like a huge boulder was crushing their hearts, making it hard for them to breathe.
“Ah…”
Just as Long Chen and the others were stunned, miserable screams rang out from within the group. Then Long Chen saw a scene that made his scalp turn numb.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Long Chen was horrified to find that they had appeared here. The forest trembled, and then the world turned dark.
“There’s a mosquito!”
Someone exclaimed.
Mosquitos were very common and weren’t worth shouting about. However, the mosquitoes here were the size of a fist, and their mouths sparkled with divine light. Just looking at them made one’s scalp turn numb.
Most shocking of all was that their bodies were covered in strange runes that gave off an ancient aura. It was obvious they were ancient species.
“Run!”
Long Chen immediately had a bad feeling. He called for Feng You and the others to quickly charge forward. The others also crazily charged forward.
But those mosquitoes were as fast as lightning, and they caught up in an instant. Some of them even slashed their blades at those mosquitoes.
Pu pu pu…
Dang dang dang…
When the blade slashed through the mosquito’s body, it was instantly cut in two. But when the blade struck its mouth, a metallic sound rang out.
“Ah…”
One of them was bitten in the neck by a mosquito, and he couldn’t help but let out a miserable scream. Then his screams came to an abrupt stop, and his body began to wither at a speed visible to the naked eye.
As for the mosquito, after absorbing the blood, a ball of blood immediately appeared in its stomach. When the blood covered its body, its aura instantly grew several times stronger.
“Long Chen, this is the Nine Deaths Passageway. Only by passing through it can we enter the Illusory Spirit World.” Feng You was horrified.
Although she knew about the Nine Deaths Passageway and had heard rumors about it, this scene seemed even more terrifying than the rumors.
“AHHH!”
In the midst of the chaos, countless experts let out miserable cries. Whether they were humans or beasts, as long as they were bitten by a mosquito, they would instantly be sucked dry.
The other experts crazily charged forward, but there were too many of them. Some were fast, while others were slow. The scene was extremely chaotic.
The sound of mosquitoes filled the air. That sound was like a malicious spirit demanding his life.
Within the endless forest, there was only a bit of light in front of them. Obviously, that was the exit.
Pu pu pu…
Just at this moment, a white bone warhorse pulled the bronze war chariot forward. Countless experts blocking its path were trampled by it.
As for those terrifying mosquitoes, they were unable to do anything to the white bone warhorses, because they had no blood to absorb.
The white bone warhorse was the first to charge forward. Countless experts followed it.
“Long Chen, should we follow?” Feng You’s eyes brightened.
“Let it go. That fellow in the carriage is extremely sinister. He definitely doesn’t have any good intentions. We’ll go our own way. You guys go ahead, and I’ll cover the rear,” said Long Chen.
Long Chen summoned a sea of flames that enveloped everyone. They were like a ball of flames that shot forward.
In the beginning, there were a few mosquitoes that ignored Long Chen’s sea of flames and charged over. They were all killed by Feng You and the others.
Long Chen immediately switched to a few different flames. In the end, he summoned the Ice Soul Divine Flame, and only then did the cold flames cause those mosquitoes to feel fear. In the end, they didn’t make things difficult for the Beast Merging Race.
Long Chen and the Beast Merging experts weren’t at the front. Although he didn’t know what the Nine Deaths Passageway was, his intuition told him that rushing to the front might not be a good thing.
Long Chen maintained a distance of tens of thousands of miles from the front. That was the best distance. If anything happened, they would still have time to react.
When Long Chen turned back, he saw countless experts appearing one after another. Many of them had only just entered when they were sucked dry by mosquitoes.
Those mosquitoes were endless, and more were gathering. However, more people were entering the passageway, and they were all charging forward with all their might. At this time, whether or not they could survive didn’t have much to do with their strength. The majority of them depended on luck.
The further they went, the fewer experts there would be. That way, it would be very difficult for them to form an effective defense. Most likely, the last group of people would have to feed the mosquitoes.
Miserable screams, cries for help, and cries rang out incessantly. The path of cultivation was just this cruel. The mosquitoes blotted out the sky and covered the earth, seemingly endless. There was no way to kill them all. If they wanted to live, they could only use the cover of others to escape.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the silent forest began to move. Countless vines shot out from the trees.
At the same time, the roots of the trees coiled around them like pythons. The white bone warhorse was the first to be entangled by countless vines.
“Hiss!”
The white bone horse let out a long neigh. Countless runes revolved around its bones, and those vines that touched its body instantly vanished.
At the same time, its body began to glow with divine light. Any vines that touched that divine light would explode.
Following its charge, countless experts closely followed. As long as they followed the bronze war chariot, the pressure on them would be much less.
But those vines were extremely terrifying. Other people didn’t possess the divine splendor of a white bone warhorse. As long as they were entangled by those vines, they would be instantly pulled into the forest.
Some people used sharp blades to cut at the vines. They found that the vines were extremely tough and hard to cut off. If they hadn’t been cut in one blow, they wouldn’t have had a second chance.
“Hahaha…”
When the Merging Beasts entered the range of the vines, countless vines pierced through the flame wall, instantly igniting their bodies. However, they continued to attack the Merging Beasts. The vines were actually able to resist the flames.
Crack! Crack!
However, when those vines reached them, they became extremely weak. Just the slightest touch would cause them to break apart.
Feng You had originally been extremely nervous. The combined strength of the Beast Merging experts was at most second-rate here.
Even with Feng You present, they didn’t have the qualifications to join a first-rate faction. But Long Chen had forcibly brought them to stand shoulder to shoulder with the peak powers.
But strength was power. Without Long Chen present, even if they had been the first to reach this place, they would have been instantly annihilated by those terrifying mosquitoes and vines.
Now that Long Chen was here to protect them, all the Beast Merging experts were filled with gratitude.
Feng You looked at the other factions and saw that they were either changing formations or experts blocking the attacks from the outside. Those terrifying mosquitoes and vines were unable to do anything to them.
“Ji ji…”
Suddenly, ear-piercing screams rang out, and a group of monsters appeared. These monsters weren’t large, and they had long arms and legs. They looked like monkeys.
However, they didn’t have any hair on their bodies. They had strange scales, and they didn’t have eyes on their heads. They only had a huge mouth and sawtooth-like fangs that were covered with viscous saliva.
Their arms and feet were covered in bone thorns, and their backs were covered in sharp teeth. They seemed to have been waiting for a long time. When everyone arrived, they charged out of the forest, crazily charging at them.
“Hiss!”
Suddenly, the white bone warhorses at the front let out a neigh, and then a shocking scene occurred. Those monsters’ bodies trembled, and they actually opened up a path for the white bone warhorses.
“They’re the same kind.”
Long Chen’s heart pounded. Those monsters had actually gone easy on the white bone warhorse. But as soon as it passed, those monsters crazily attacked the experts behind it.
“Fuck, I knew this idiot wouldn’t be so kind. Then he’ll be the first to charge out,” cursed Long Chen.
“Feng You, you cover the rear. Brothers from the Beast Merging race, follow me!” Long Chen shouted, and his blood-colored saber once more blossomed with light as he charged at those monsters.
“Ah…”
When those claw monsters appeared, people were immediately struck. Those monsters were as fast as lightning, and their bones were exceptionally hard. Ordinary divine weapons were unable to break them.
Their bodies were covered in scales, and when sharp blades slashed onto them, they would be cut apart by a strange energy.
Their sharp claws, feet, and teeth were all incomparably sharp. Once you were struck by their sharp thorns, the viscous poison would enter your body, causing you to feel immense pain and lose the ability to resist.
Those monsters had let the bronze war chariot go, but they had stopped all the experts behind it. It was like they had colluded with each other. As they watched the bronze war chariot whistle through the air, everyone clenched their teeth.
Obviously, the owner of the bronze war chariot had long since known that these monsters would block his path. That was why he had charged at the very front.
That was the only way those monsters could accurately block them. Otherwise, if they were stopped, he would also be stopped. If those monsters let him go, the others would also follow.
Pu pu pu…
Long Chen’s saber was covered in stars. With a slash of his saber, space was cut apart, and all the monsters on the line were cut in two.
Long Chen acted as a sharp blade, leading his group forward. Only sharp attacks could bring them forward. Long Chen didn’t want to reach the front, but he definitely couldn’t be left behind.
The further they fell, the greater the pressure. Right now, they were taking advantage of the fact that they were surrounded by experts to attack each other.
Long Chen’s attacks were incomparably sharp. Facing those terrifying monsters, he was like cutting melons and vegetables. Those monsters didn’t even have a chance to reach him.
As for the monsters that had come from the two wings, they were just some fish that had escaped the net. There weren’t many of them, and the Beast Merging experts could handle them.
Feng You was in charge of taking the rear, keeping an eye out for the people following behind. After all, in this place, the Beast Merging Race had no family, and enemies were everywhere. They had no choice but to be on guard against sneak attacks.
The current Feng You was filled with reliance on Long Chen. In the past, when she had first met him, she had always been on guard against him.
That was because Long Chen possessed a certain level of prestige within the Beast Merging Race. She was afraid he would shake her position as commander.
But now she realized just how childish and laughable her thoughts were. With Long Chen’s strength, he didn’t even care about her.
If Long Chen had been willing to lead the Merging Beasts, Feng You would have been extremely grateful. But she knew that was impossible.
Long Chen was in front, slashing left and right. He was neither fast nor slow, and he was incomparably relaxed. Those monsters were nothing to him now that he was no longer hiding his strength.
But to Long Chen, this was nothing. But to others, this was a nightmare.
Even the ones at the front were constantly injured and dying. This wasn’t because their leaders weren’t strong enough, but because their leaders didn’t care about the lives of others. They only cared about charging forward.
Experts like Long Chen and Feng You who opened up the path for their subordinates were the odd ones here.
That was because the weak were prey to the strong. Those who remained were king. That was the law that had existed since the cultivation world was born.
As a cultivator, they had entered a cruel elimination competition from birth. Each time they were in danger, it was a trial. The survival of the fittest was survival of the fittest.
So in the eyes of countless experts, Long Chen and Feng You protecting them like this was a huge joke. It was impossible to understand.
Of course, Long Chen didn’t need them to understand. He just calmly followed them. As for those monsters that had fallen, Long Chen also put some into the primal chaos space.
However, Long Chen found that although these monsters were terrifying, the amount of life energy they could release was extremely limited. In the end, he didn’t bother collecting them.
Rumble…
Suddenly, explosions rang out in front of him. Long Chen raised his head and saw that there were no more monsters in front of him. Instead, there were skeletons holding bone blades.
Those skeletons were extremely short. They were only as tall as a person’s waist, and they looked like children. They even had hair on their heads, and their sunken eye sockets had faint blue ghost flames.
“This is… a demon from the Skin Flayers Hell.”
When he saw those little skeletons, Long Chen let out a startled cry. He recognized them. They were the Skin Flayers from hell. Although they looked very different from the Skin Flayers he had seen before, their auras were definitely not mistaken.
“Ah…”
As soon as this group of skinning demons appeared, some people were struck. When those bone blades pierced their bodies, their skin fell off like clothes. That scene was absolutely hair-raising.
Those skinning fiends had forcibly ripped off their skin. That bloody appearance caused Long Chen’s bones to turn cold.
Pu pu pu…
Those skinning demons brandished their bone blades and charged over. Countless people let out terrified cries. Countless people were killed, and even the strongest group of cultivators were caught off-guard.
“Long Chen, what should we do? Should we adjust our formation?” Feng You hastily asked Long Chen.
These Skin Flayers were far more terrifying than those scaled monsters. Not only were they extremely fast, but when they attacked, they would mutter strange incantations that seemed to be able to affect a person’s mind.
“There’s no need. They won’t dare come,” said Long Chen indifferently.
Just at this moment, countless Skin Flayers charged over. But when they saw Huo Ling’er forming a wall of flames, they immediately fled in terror.
Feng You and the other Beast Merging experts were all dumbfounded. They didn’t know that Long Chen had been captured by Cangyue in the Netherworld Divine Hall when he had entered the Netherworld. He had personally witnessed her battle with Leng Yueyan.
Leng Yueyan had summoned the Netherworld karmic flame, wanting to die together with Cangyue. Later, in order to save the two of them, Long Chen had jumped into the Netherworld Sea of Flames. His Pill Sovereign will had awakened and suppressed the Netherworld karmic flame. At the same time, Huo Ling’er had absorbed a portion of its energy.
All the flames Huo Ling’er had absorbed had the ability to condense. Now that she had condensed the Netherworld Flames, she immediately caused the skinning demons to retreat.
“Are there any more trials?” asked Long Chen suddenly.
“Legend has it that there should be a final stage.” Feng You said.
“Let’s go. We won’t waste any more time with them. Let’s go to the last section and see if we can capture that fellow.”
With that, Long Chen charged out of their original formation with the Netherworld Corrupt Flame. Leading the Beast Merging experts, he charged forward.
Rumble…
As Long Chen left the army, the other experts also began to leave. They also knew that this was the final trial. Now was the time to charge.
Once they passed through this passageway, they would be able to enter the true Illusionary Spirit World. It was said that the first experts to enter the Illusionary Spirit World would be teleported to the land of supreme treasures. It was said that there were treasures everywhere, and their hands would be weak from picking them up.
The mysterious expert riding the white bone warhorse had already disappeared. However, no one believed that he would be able to pass the final trial by himself.
But although that was what he was thinking, who could guarantee that he wouldn’t have any special methods? Now that it was about time, he used everyone’s power to conserve his energy.
The experts of the various factions all revealed their sharpness. The skin fiends were sent flying, their flesh and blood flying.
However, Long Chen’s side wasn’t so bloody and violent. The Netherworld Corrupt Flame specialized in subduing the skinning fiends. When they saw Long Chen’s flame, they immediately hid far away, afraid of being contaminated.
Because there were no obstructions, thousands of factions were advancing in unison. But Long Chen was able to stand at the very front.
At this time, some people saw an opening and began to draw closer to Long Chen, wanting to borrow his power to advance.
“World Extinguishing Flame Lotus!”
A beautiful figure appeared within the Netherworld Flame. She raised her hand, and a flame lotus shot out. Those experts had only just gotten close when they were struck by the flame lotus.
Flames exploded. However, the first ones to charge over weren’t ordinary people. Other than being blown away, they didn’t receive any fatal injuries.
“Damn Beast Merging Tribe, you’re courting death!”
Seeing that they couldn’t take advantage of him, those experts were infuriated. Their leader roared and charged straight at the Merging Beasts.
“You’re right, you really are courting death!”
When Huo Ling’er saw that this group of people actually ignored her warning and still dared to charge over, she immediately became furious and quickly formed hand seals.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Balls of flame lotuses flew out. Each one was only the size of a fist, but they covered the sky. Tens of thousands of them flew toward those experts.
“Dodge!”
Their leader was infuriated, and he brandished his divine weapon to block. As a result, those flame lotuses were like mischievous fish, swimming toward them from different angles.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Those flame lotuses exploded one after another. The berserk energy caused a huge hole to appear in the air.
There were hundreds of thousands of them, but only a few tens of thousands managed to escape. Their bodies were all charred black, and those who hadn’t managed to escape were all burned to death.
It had to be known that the current Huo Ling’er was absorbing the flames of extreme yin and extreme yang within the primal chaos space. The energy within her body was incomparably dense.
Although her quality couldn’t compare to Lei Ling’er, in terms of quantity, she definitely surpassed her.
This time, she was exchanging quantity for quality. Tens of thousands of flame lotuses exploded.
Although these experts were all elites amongst elites, such a concentrated explosion was equivalent to enduring tens of thousands of attacks. No matter how strong they were, they wouldn’t be able to endure it.
As a result, ninety percent of those experts had been killed. Those who had survived were all terrifying existences, but no matter how terrifying they were, they were still heavily injured.
At that moment, the leader was completely dumbfounded. He hadn’t expected that his seemingly reasonable decision had almost caused his entire army to be annihilated.
“Damnit, just wait!” roared the leader.
After that furious roar, he led the remaining experts back into the sea of experts. At this time, they had already lost the ability to charge forward on their own. If they forced themselves to charge forward, it was very likely that they would all die.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
But just at this moment, an unexpected change occurred. Behind the endless Skin Flayers was a huge figure.
These figures looked like statues. They were over thirty meters tall and bound by chains. Black qi coiled around them, and as soon as they appeared, a vicious aura surged out.
BOOM!
A huge statue was exchanging blows with a super expert. That statue’s fist smashed down, and the two of them were forced back.
A ripple spread through the air, bringing with it a whistling wind that blew across the battlefield. Because they weren’t too far away, when that wind blew past them, the Beast Merging experts felt as if they had been cut by sharp blades.
“What is that?” Shock appeared on Feng You’s face.
That person’s aura wasn’t much weaker than hers, but he was only able to fight equally with the statue.
“That’s a hateful person from hell,” said Long Chen. At the same time, a woman’s face appeared in his mind. That woman was none other than Xie Qianqian.
Back when the two of them had been in the Infernal Realm, they had encountered this thing. It was called the Abomination, and it had an extremely resounding name. It was called the Resentment of the Heavens, the Hatred of the Earth.
His meaning was that there was no weapon suitable for them in this world. If the heavens had a handle and the earth had a ring, they could use the world as a weapon. It was precisely because of this arrogant title that Long Chen remembered them.
These people were extremely terrifying, and they were on a completely different level from the ones Long Chen had encountered before. However, these people were also afraid of the Netherworld Corrupt Flame and didn’t dare to approach Long Chen. Long Chen continued forward with ease, while the other experts were all stopped.
“Long Chen, look! There are many corpses of those who hate us!” Feng You cried out.
Long Chen also saw that there were countless broken statues on the ground in front of him. There seemed to be some broken bodies that had clearly been killed by someone.
“It was that fellow who did this.” Long Chen’s heart shook. This fellow had already begun to attack violently.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, space trembled. Countless statues flew into the air, and a berserk voice rang out.
“These fellows are starting to use force. Let’s hurry up and leave.”
Long Chen knew these fellows didn’t plan on holding back. Although these haters were powerful, they definitely wouldn’t be able to stop these people. At most, they would be able to stall for a bit longer.
Taking advantage of the fact that these people didn’t come to attack them, Long Chen led the Beast Merging experts to charge forward.
Along the way, Long Chen saw quite a few corpses of people he hated. These corpses were all broken, and people had used the most violent methods to break them. Long Chen couldn’t help but shiver inside. That fellow really was powerful.
“I see him!”
As Long Chen flew forward, the number of people he hated lessened. Gradually, a natural gate appeared in front of him, and the white bone warhorse and bronze war chariot stopped there.
“Quick!”
Long Chen increased his speed and charged straight for the gate. Just as he was about to reach it, a disdainful sneer came from the bronze war chariot.
“Even eating shit can’t keep up with the heat. Ignorant fool, once we enter the Nine Heavens World, I’ll take your life.”
Buzz!
After that sneer, his white bone warhorse and bronze war chariot slowly disappeared from the gate. He was the first to enter the Nine Heavens World.
“Fuck…”
Long Chen was infuriated. He had been just a bit off. Just as he was about to charge through the gate, an elder appeared where the carriage had disappeared.
“Congratulations, everyone. The second group has arrived in the Illusory Spirit World. Answer my question and you can enter,” said the elder.
Everyone, including Long Chen, was stunned.
That elder was wearing green robes that were extremely shabby, but they had been washed clean. His hair and beard were all white, but his face was rosy. His eyes shone with a divine light that seemed capable of seeing through all the laws of the six worlds. It was like no one could keep secrets from him.
That elder’s cultivation base wasn’t obvious, but no one dared to look down on him. The people who could appear here were definitely not ordinary people.
“As long as I answer your question, I can pass?” asked Long Chen.
The elder smiled and nodded. Feng You and the others were puzzled. They had never heard of the Nine Deaths Passageway having such a trial?
Explosions continued to ring out behind them. Seeing that everyone else was about to rush over, but was blocked by this elder, Feng You and the others immediately became nervous. They didn’t know what question this elder was going to ask. If they couldn’t answer, wouldn’t they have rushed here for nothing?
Hu!
Suddenly, Long Chen took out a golden lotus seed and opened his hand.
When the elder saw the golden lotus seed, his expression changed slightly. “Where did you get it?”
The elder had only just finished asking when he realized what was going on. He was just about to continue when Long Chen beat him to it.
“This is something I obtained from the Skyfire Realm. Alright, I’ve already answered your questions. Please make way, thank you!”
Feng You and the others’ jaws dropped. That worked? They couldn’t help but look at the elder.
The elder looked at Long Chen and smiled. He sighed, “You really know how to scheme. I was tricked.”
“Hehe, it’s just a minor trick. I’ve made a fool of myself in front of senior. However, the path of cultivation is filled with countless variations. The main and strange paths are all paths. You won’t mind which path I choose, right?” laughed Long Chen.
At first glance, Long Chen sensed that this person was an extremely powerful existence. However, he didn’t give Long Chen any pressure. In other words, this person wouldn’t threaten him.
According to Long Chen’s calculations, this elder was most likely the person in charge of this place.
Since he was the ruler of this place, he wouldn’t side with anyone. Furthermore, he would abide by the rules here. So Long Chen took a gamble.
The golden lotus seed Long Chen had taken out was the golden lotus seed that aunt Gong had given him. Its origin was extremely mysterious. Long Chen had taken it out to show it to the elder, thinking he would ask what it was.
But Long Chen hadn’t expected the elder to ask him where he had obtained it. That meant he recognized this golden lotus seed.
Up until now, no one had recognized this golden lotus seed.
However, now wasn’t the time to ask about that. He had to quickly enter the Illusory Spirit World.
The elder nodded. “Of course not. As long as the first two factions answer my question, they’ll pass.
“After you pass, you can ask me for a wish. As long as this wish can be realized in the Void Spirit World, the Void Spirit World, and the Mystic Spirit World, I will agree to it.”
“There’s such a good thing?” Long Chen was both surprised and delighted.
As for Feng You and the others, they were wild with joy. If they could make a wish, they would definitely have the elder send them to the place with the most treasures.
“Senior, can I know what that fellow’s wish is?” asked Long Chen.
“He’s from the Netherworld Divine Clan. He’s about to be teleported to the inheritance of the Netherworld Divine Clan. He’s currently in the process of teleporting, and he’ll arrive soon.” The old man didn’t conceal anything and directly spoke about it.
“In other words, the only ones who can make a wish for you are me and that fellow?” asked Long Chen.
“Yes, the top ten have rewards, but only the first and second place have the qualifications to make a wish. The people who come later also have to answer the questions first. Once they pass, they will be sent to the various treasure lands.
“But whether or not those treasure lands are treasures to them will depend on luck,” said the elder.
Long Chen understood that treasures didn’t have any meaning. What was most important was what suited him.
However, those in the top ten had a high chance of being transported to a good place. The further they went, the worse their luck became.
“Alright, tell me your wish!”
At that moment, Feng You and the others became nervous. They really wanted to know what Long Chen would say.
“My wish is… to capture that fellow from before…”
“What?” Feng You and the others were stunned, not daring to believe their ears.
…
BOOM!
The void exploded. A white bone warhorse pulled a bronze war chariot through the air. A scarred man wearing golden armor and carrying a scarlet greatsword stepped out from the war chariot.
In front of him was a desolate world. Countless buildings had collapsed, and broken weapons littered the rubble. Within the rubble was a grand palace.
Even after being corroded by time, it still stood tall. When the scarred man saw the divine hall, he couldn’t help but laugh. That smile touched his scar, making him look extremely sinister.
There were two scars on his face. One was from the left side of his forehead to the right side of his mouth, while the other side was the exact opposite. From the right side of his forehead to the left side of his mouth, it was like someone had slapped an ‘X’ on his face. The wound was extremely deep, and one could even see the bones in it.
“Ming Cangyue, Leng Yueyan, the enmity of my disfigurement is absolutely irreconcilable. I’ve already found the inheritance of the Netherworld God. When I return to the Netherworld, it will be time for you two bitches to be executed,” roared the scarred man. His voice was filled with hatred, and each word was dripping with blood.
If Long Chen had heard his furious roar, he would have definitely realized why he had never seen him before. It seemed he had some enmity with Ming Cangyue and Leng Yueyan.
The scarred man waved his hand, and the white bone warhorse pulled the bronze war chariot, charging straight for the divine palace.
Rumble…
Suddenly, a huge whirlpool appeared in the air, enveloping the white bone warhorse and the bronze war chariot. A powerful suction force instantly devoured them.
“What is it?”
The scarred man was infuriated. Countless runes lit up on his war chariot. At the same time, his white bone warhorse charged out of the whirlpool.
Buzz!
But the scarred man was horrified to find that he was unable to resist the whirlpool. He was sucked into it along with the carriage.
As space twisted, the carriage began to rapidly spin, causing him to feel dizzy. When he finally stopped, the scene in front of him stunned him. He had returned to the Nine Deaths Passageway. The gate was still the same, and the old man was still the same old man. Everything that had just happened was like a dream.
The only difference was that Long Chen was standing in front of him, disdainfully looking at him.
“Did you eat hot shit? Foolish child, you’re still young. You want to fight me? Tch, playing with you isn’t the goal. The goal is to play you to death.”
With that, Long Chen led the Beast Merging experts through the gate, and everyone disappeared.
“What are you doing?”
When Long Chen disappeared, the scarred man roared furiously at the elder. A deathly aura surged around him, and his killing intent soared. He had clearly reached the peak of his fury.
“I’ve already fulfilled your wish and sent you to the Nether God race’s inheritance ground.”
“Then why did you teleport me back? Are you playing with me?” shouted the scarred man.
“Because I want to satisfy that fellow’s wish,” said the elder indifferently.
“What do you mean?” The scarred man’s expression darkened.
“His wish is to capture you. I must satisfy him,” continued the elder.
“You…”
The scarred man’s face darkened. He roared, “You’ve fulfilled his wish, but you’ve ruined mine! Are you crazy?!”
Obviously, the scarred man had already gone crazy from his fury. He was actually cursing at the elder. However, he was already on the verge of going berserk and didn’t have any misgivings.
“I’ve already fulfilled your wish. You said you wanted me to teleport you to the Nether God’s inheritance, so I sent you there as well.
“As for how long you’ll stay here, whether or not you’ll be summoned back by others, you didn’t say anything!” The scarred man didn’t get angry.
“You…”
The scarred man trembled with fury. He had actually been schemed against by Long Chen.
“I’ll make a new wish. I want you to get that guy back.”
“Sorry, your wish has already been used up. You can’t use it again.” The elder shook his head.
“He’s number one now, and I’m number two. Didn’t you say the first two had the qualifications to make a wish?” roared the scarred man.
“In truth, he really is number one, and you’re number two. But in theory, you’re still number one.”
“What’s the use of theory? Everything has to be based on reality,” shouted the scarred man.
“Sorry, whether it’s in theory or in reality, rules are rules. Once two wishes are used, there won’t be a third one.” The elder shook his head.
“Other than that, let me give you a friendly reminder. While you were arguing with me, eight waves of experts have already entered the gate. Adding on Long Chen, there are already nine waves. If you still don’t enter, you won’t even be able to get into the top ten.”
The scarred man looked up in shock. Countless figures had already charged through the gate. He had been too focused on arguing to notice them.
“How infuriating!”
The scarred man roared and jumped onto the bronze war chariot. With a shout, the white bone warhorse charged forward, charging straight for the gate.
If he couldn’t get into the top ten, then there was a high chance he would be teleported to the outer regions of the core region. If he was too far from the core region, then by the time he reached the core region, all his treasures would have been snatched away.
Rumble…
“You old bastard, you actually joined hands with that brat to scheme against me? Just you wait…” The bronze war chariot rumbled as the scarred man’s furious roar rang out.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out. Three-colored divine light surged out, forming a huge gate that blocked the white bone warhorse.
The scarred man clearly hadn’t expected that someone would dare to scheme against him. He slammed his horse and carriage into the three-colored gate.
Rumble…
The three-colored gate trembled. The white bone warhorse and the bronze war chariot seemed to have collided with the gate of the heavens and were sent tumbling away. The immense power caused the entire world to shake crazily.
“Three-way Divine Shield? Three-way Heaven Devouring Beast race’s divine ability? Fiend race fellow, you’re courting death!”
The scarred man was struck dumb for a moment. He suddenly realized the origin of this tri-colored gate. It was the terrifying divine ability of the Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beasts. It was said that this divine ability could connect the heavens, the earth, and the human world.
It was precisely because this tri-colored gate was so terrifying that it had the ability to stop his white bone warhorse and bronze war chariot.
“I’m sorry, but the path of cultivation is not to be neglected. This is a competition between you and me. I hope it doesn’t hurt the friendship between the Fiends and the Netherworld Gods.” A powerful voice rang out from the void.
Then, a large bald man led countless Fiend experts and charged through the gate. Wu Hun was the one to attack.
It turned out that Wu Hun was leading the Fiends in a fierce battle. However, he was horrified to find that there were far too many experts here. Other than the Beast Merging Tribe, there were eight factions that were attacking faster than him.
Originally, they had been in the ninth wave. This way, they would definitely be able to get into the top ten. They hadn’t expected the scarred man to attack them so quickly. If the scarred man charged over, they wouldn’t be able to get into the top ten.
The top ten was an extremely important dividing line. He had to fight for it, so he would rather offend the scarred man than fight.
As for the scarred man, he was still immersed in the fury of being schemed against by Long Chen. At the same time, he was extremely conceited. He hadn’t expected that there would be someone to stop him, and so he had ended up suffering.
“Friendship, you…”
The scarred man cursed and roared, ordering his white bone warhorse to charge forward. However, he had already lost the initiative and could only watch as Wu Hun and the others entered the spatial gate.
When Wu Hun entered the spatial gate, he shouted, “You have a carriage and a horse. Where can’t you go to the Illusory Spirit World? Why are you so angry? You’re not acting like an expert…”
“Fuck…”
Hearing Wu Hun’s words, the scarred man went mad with rage. He had been schemed against, and now he was being accused of lacking the bearing of an expert. These sarcastic words were too infuriating.
BOOM!
The white bone warhorse charged into the portal, but it was already half a breath too late. During this time, dozens of experts from various powers had charged into the portal at the same time. No one knew what rank it was.
Seeing the white bone warhorse disappear, a strange smile appeared on the elder’s face.
“The youngsters this year are really lively! It’s good to be young!”
After saying that, the elder’s body slowly became transparent and then disappeared, as if he had never appeared.
…
Buzz!
Space trembled as Feng You and the other Beast Merging experts appeared. They had been transported to the peak of a mountain.
“Long Chen? Where’s Long Chen?”
Feng You cried out, and the other Beast Merging experts also cried out. Long Chen had disappeared.
“Big brother Long Chen should have been teleported somewhere else. After all, he’s a human,” said one of the Beast Merging experts.
Hearing that, everyone nodded inside. That was reasonable. The first person to enter would easily be transported to their own opportunities.
But now that Long Chen had disappeared, they felt like they had lost their backbone. A feeling of loss welled up in them.
“Look, what’s that?” Suddenly, someone shouted. Not far behind them was a huge spatial crack.
“Heavens, that’s the entrance to the Profound Spirit World! We’re right at the edge.”
“The Profound Spirit World has our Beast Merging race’s origin inheritance. It’s right in front of us!” roared the Beast Merging experts.
They only knew that the entrance to the Xuan Spirit World was hidden somewhere within the Illusionary Spirit World. To find an entrance in such a large world was like searching for a needle in a haystack. They hadn’t expected it to be right in front of them. That kind of luck was heaven-defying.
Feng Youyou took a deep breath and suppressed her worry for Long Chen. She said to everyone, “Let’s go to the Profound Spirit World to search for the inheritance of our Beast Merging Race.”
All the Beast Merging experts charged into the spatial crack and vanished.
Buzz!
Space twisted around Long Chen, and he appeared in a desolate world. Looking around, he saw that this place was filled with jagged rocks. Not a single blade of grass grew here.
“What’s going on? Isn’t the first person to enter the best place?” Long Chen had thought he would be transported to a place full of treasures.
As long as he bent his waist, he would be able to pick up peerless medicinal ingredients, rare ores, powerful divine weapons, and so on. But here, other than bare rocks, there was not a single hair.
Suddenly, Long Chen sensed something strange. The dragon blood in his body began to slowly circulate, and it began to heat up. Startled, he sensed something and immediately turned around.
“Good heavens…”
Even with Long Chen’s calmness, his heart pounded. In that instant, he even forgot to breathe.
In that direction, Long Chen saw the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest. Furthermore, there was more than one of them. There were several of them stacked together, towering into the sky.
“Haha, I’m rich!”
Long Chen’s eyes lit up when he saw those ten thousand dragon nests. He was delighted. If he could absorb them into the primal chaos space, he would definitely be rich.
The Kun Peng wings on Long Chen’s back flapped, and he shot forward like a shooting star. However, although the Myriad Dragon Nest seemed very close, it was very far.
Long Chen flew for an hour before finally getting close to the nest. When he got close, he was even more shocked.
Originally, he had only seen three to five Ten Thousand Dragon Nest. But when he got closer, he saw that it was a sea of Ten Thousand Dragon Nest. It was like a graveyard, and he couldn’t see the end.
Just from what Long Chen could see, there were probably tens of thousands of them. Furthermore, this was just the outer perimeter. It was unknown just how many were inside.
This time, Long Chen was completely shocked. When he got close to the first Myriad Dragon Nest and touched its walls, all his delight vanished.
“Fuck, I knew my luck wouldn’t be so good. My life energy has been used up, and this Myriad Dragon Nest is already ruined.”
Crack!
Long Chen exerted a bit of force, and a large portion of the Myriad Dragon Nest’s wall was torn off. This nest was useless to him.
“Wait!”
Long Chen’s expression suddenly changed. He shot to the side like a ray of light, stopping at an entrance to the Myriad Dragon Nest.
“No way. Wasn’t I the first one to enter? How did someone get here first?” Long Chen squatted on the ground and carefully examined the marks on the ground. He was sure that someone had just entered. It had been around an incense stick’s worth of time, and there had been more than one person.
“Let’s go in and take a look.”
Long Chen hid himself. As soon as he entered the passageway, he heard rumbling from the outside world. He turned to see countless experts rushing over. Their qi and blood were incredibly berserk, and their powerful bloodline pressure caused his soul to tremble.
“Dragon race!”
Sensing those people’s auras, Long Chen’s heart shook. Although those experts had concealed their auras, he could sense that they should also be from the dragon race.
Now another group of dragon race experts had arrived. This place was probably hiding some shocking secret. Long Chen didn’t want to alarm these people, so he quickly rushed forward.
This was an abandoned Myriad Dragon Nest. There were many places inside that had already been destroyed. Long Chen could even see many words carved into it.
However, Long Chen didn’t recognize any of those characters. They weren’t immortal characters. According to his deduction, they were most likely words unique to the dragon race.
As for what was recorded on it, it was nothing more than Zhang San, Li Si, Wang Er Mazi, and so on. Long Chen couldn’t be bothered to study it.
Each Myriad Dragon Nest had a main passage that led to the core of the Myriad Dragon Nest. That was the Dragon King’s residence, and also the most important core of the Dragon Clan’s lair.
He quickly arrived at the core region. Previously, he had obtained the Netherworld Dragon race’s Myriad Dragon Nest. This region had a bright dome with huge crystals on it.
Those crystals were precious dragon crystals. After a huge dragon died, they would leave behind their own dragon crystals. These dragon crystals were the driving force core of the entire nest.
But there were countless holes in the ceiling. Most of the dragon crystals had been cut off, and although there were still some small ones around the edges, they had already dimmed and were covered in cracks.
These dragon crystals should have been sparkling and translucent, emitting a divine light. But from the looks of it, they had long since used up all their energy.
As for the holes, they were covered in cracks. That meant these dragon crystals had already been destroyed before they were taken.
The reason they had been taken away was probably because they had been used as decorations or spoils of war. In any case, those dragon crystals had no meaning other than looking at them.
Furthermore, those depressions were covered in spots. Those were the marks left behind by the erosion of time. That meant they had long since been taken away, and they hadn’t been taken away by those people who had just entered.
Long Chen flew along the passageway, quickly leaving the Myriad Dragon Nest. He then entered another Myriad Dragon Nest, following the tracks.
Long Chen didn’t know what was hidden here, but seeing how quickly these people were advancing and how familiar they seemed, he knew that following them was definitely the right choice.
Very quickly, a voice rang out. Long Chen knew he was about to catch up to this group of people, so he slowed down.
“Your highness, this time, the Dragon Region’s gates are completely open. There are too many experts entering the Illusory Spirit World. I’m afraid that when the time comes, many people won’t be able to obtain their inheritance and will target us.” Just at this moment, a man’s voice rang out from the front. His voice was filled with worry.
“There’s nothing we can do about that. There’s no way for my White Dragon race to continue living in peace.
“If they only want to borrow our White Dragon tribe’s ancestral blood to purify their bloodline, there’s no need for us to stop them. Being kind to others has always been our tribe’s motto.”
What Long Chen hadn’t expected was that the reply came from a woman. Her voice was gentle, refined, and gentle. Just hearing her voice made him feel a sense of familiarity.
“White Dragon Clan?”
Long Chen was startled. He had actually run into the legendary White Dragon race here. The White Dragon race had always been aloof from worldly affairs and rarely killed. They were practically unknown in the outside world.
“I’m just afraid they aren’t willing to just accept the ancestral blood’s purification and want to take the ancestral scales for themselves. At that time…” The man couldn’t hold back any longer.
“Although my White Dragon race is kind to others, we aren’t easy to bully. If anyone dares to try and take my race’s treasure, we’ll risk our lives,” said the woman. Although her voice was gentle, it was resolute and decisive.
“Hahaha, fighting with your life on the line? What a joke! The White Dragon race is just a sheep amongst the dragon race. What can they use to fight with others?”
At this moment, a cold laugh rang out. The White Dragon tribe’s experts all let out startled cries.
“Nether Dragon race!”
As for Long Chen, when he heard about the Netherworld Dragons, he couldn’t help but sneak a peek from a cliff. When he saw what was in front of him, he was startled.
Up ahead was the core hall of the Myriad Dragon Nest. Within it were tens of thousands of white-robed experts and a large group of black-robed experts.
Those people wearing white robes were the White Dragon race’s experts. Their identities were easy to recognize. Although their qi and blood were powerful, they were extremely calm and wouldn’t make people feel any discomfort.
If other dragons’ qi and blood were like a mountain flood, then the White Dragon tribe’s qi and blood were like a calm lake, giving off a peaceful feeling.
What Long Chen hadn’t expected was that those black-robed experts, who numbered over ten times more than the White Dragon race, were the Nether Dragon race’s experts. However, he didn’t recognize any of them.
“It seems the Nether Dragon race really does have many branches. That fellow in the lead has some ability.” Long Chen glanced at the leader of the Nether Dragon race. This person’s aura was similar to Feng You’s, but he gave Long Chen the feeling that this person’s strength was slightly inferior to Feng You’s.
When Long Chen looked in front of the White Dragon tribe, he saw a beautiful woman wearing a white dress and a white ribbon.
Her eyes were like peach blossoms, and her skin was whiter than snow. Her long hair fell to her waist. Her black hair contrasted with her white robes, making her seem like an otherworldly fairy.
The white-robed woman’s brows were tightly furrowed as she icily looked at the Netherworld Dragon expert.
“Even a sheep has a hard horn. Even against a tiger or wolf, they have a chance to kill it in one blow.”
“Hahaha, one kill? Isn’t that too unlikely? I’ve seen tigers eat sheep, but I’ve never seen sheep kill tigers. Your horns are just for show,” sneered the Netherwyrm leader.
This person’s face was thin, and not even a bit of flesh could be scraped off his face. His smile was like a layer of skin that had been rolled up, and the wrinkles were enough to kill a mosquito. It was a strange and sinister smile.
“Who are you? How dare you be so rude to His Highness?!” shouted a White Dragon expert beside her.
“What? You think you can challenge me? Let it go. Your sheep’s horn won’t be able to harm me.” The skinny Netherworld Dragon sneered disdainfully.
“You…”
Being looked down upon like this, the white dragon expert was infuriated. Those who could enter were all experts amongst experts, and they were all extremely young. How could they endure such ridicule? They were about to draw their swords and attack.
“Wait!”
The white-clothed woman extended her hand to stop that person. She turned her head to look at the thin-faced man and said, “Sir, stop us. Are you trying to compete with us? If that’s the case, Yingxue will accompany you.”
The white-robed woman’s words were neither servile nor overbearing. She didn’t show the slightest fear in front of this thin-faced man. Her aura was still calm, but she gave off an unfathomable feeling.
Long Chen hid behind her. This woman’s aura was very steady, and it was very difficult to tell her true combat strength from her aura.
But with Long Chen’s experience, he felt that this skinny little chick wasn’t her match.
“Hahaha, the White Dragon King has misunderstood. We were just passing by and heard the White Dragon race’s arrogant words. We couldn’t help but come out to give you some pointers.
“Although I’ve never seen the White Dragon King before, I’ve long since heard of his name. I can’t bear to see the White Dragon race go astray,” laughed the thin-faced man.
“Oh? What do you mean by going astray?” asked the white-robed woman.
“This time, the Dragon Realm Gate has opened on a large scale. Countless dragon elites have entered the Illusory Spirit World. Even the sealed monsters have been awakened.
With so many powerful experts pouring into the Dragon Burial Ground, not only would they be able to sweep through all the precious lands, but they would also have to attack the divine altars within the Dragon Burial Ground.
“If you don’t have the ability to take away your White Dragon tribe’s ancestral scale, it will naturally be taken away by others. If you try to stop it, only death awaits you,” said the thin-faced man.
“As for whether or not our White Dragon race has the ability to take away our ancestral scales, there’s no need for you to worry!” said the white-robed woman.
“I’m just warning you out of kindness. Your White Dragon tribe will definitely suffer greatly in this Ten Thousand Dragon War.
“However, I have a suggestion. I can guarantee the safety of your White Dragon race and safely collect your ancestral scales.” The thin-faced man sinisterly smiled.
Before the white-robed woman could say anything, a man beside her sneered, “We don’t believe your Nether Dragon race is so kind.”
“Yes, we really don’t have such good intentions. As the saying goes, you can’t get up early without benefits. If we help you, we naturally have to obtain some things,” laughed the thin-faced man.
“What do you want?”
“Look, it’s your princess!” The thin-faced man pointed at the white-robed woman.
Clang! Clang!
The White Dragon race’s experts all unsheathed their blades, their killing intent soaring. This fellow was actually humiliating their respected princess.
The instant the White Dragon tribe took out their weapons, the Nether Dragon tribe’s experts also did the same. A huge battle was about to begin.
“Hey, hey, what are you doing? Put away your weapons. Do you think you can afford to offend His Highness? Do you not want your lives anymore?”
The Netherwyrm experts were all dumbfounded, not knowing what he meant.
The thin-faced man turned his head and looked at the frosty-faced woman in white. He cheekily said,
“It’s like this. My family’s young master, the future ruler of the Netherwyrm race, has long since heard of your beauty and intelligence. He wants to get close to you. Look…”
“Scram!”
The white-robed woman finally couldn’t bear it any longer.
An elegant and refined woman was infuriated to this point. That thin-faced man had completely infuriated her.
The Dragon race was a proud race. They would rather die standing than live kneeling. As for the White Dragon race, they were famed for their arrogance. Although they weren’t the strongest, they valued honor the most.
They were kind to others, but they definitely wouldn’t be humiliated by others. Furthermore, a marriage alliance was something that had never happened in the history of the Dragon race. A marriage alliance was the most unacceptable humiliation to the Dragon race.
So the skinny man’s words immediately infuriated all the White Dragon experts. To them, this was an intolerable blasphemy and humiliation.
“Don’t! Let me tell you, my family’s young master is the leader of the eighty-two branches of the Nether Dragon race. In the future, he will be the highest authority of the Nether Dragon race.
“His strength is unimaginable. With my strength, I’m not even fit to be his follower. Are you really not planning on considering it?” asked the thin-faced man.
The white-robed woman didn’t say anything. She slowly pressed down on the hilt of her sword. The thin-faced man hastily took a step back and smiled mischievously.
“Calm down, calm down. This matter can’t be rushed. Please take your time to think about it. Right, my family’s young master’s name is Netherwyrm Heavenlight. If you think it through, you can contact him at any time, hahaha!”
The skinny man laughed as he retreated. He seemed extremely pleased with himself when he saw the White Dragon tribe’s experts erupt with fury. He was just about to lead them away when a disdainful voice rang out.
“What kind of thing is the Nether Dragon Amaterasu? Last time, I beat it to the point that it was looking for its teeth all over the ground. Does it not remember?”
The white-robed woman and the White Dragon tribe’s experts were all infuriated. But just at this moment, a lazy voice rang out. Everyone was stunned.
The thin-faced man’s smile disappeared, replaced by a cold expression.
“Who is it? Get the hell out here!”
“Young man, don’t be too arrogant. Otherwise, you’ll pay a terrifying price for your arrogance.”
Following a disdainful voice, a black-robed, handsome man slowly walked out of the passageway.
At that moment, everyone’s attention was focused on him.
Originally, Long Chen hadn’t been planning on coming out. But this fellow’s mention of the Netherwyrm Heavenlight immediately piqued his interest.
Last time, the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light had sacrificed itself to escape from Long Chen’s hands. Long Chen had always kept this in mind. He had a vague feeling that this matter wasn’t over.
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight had sacrificed itself to the Netherworld Emperor, and because of Yu Qingxuan and the Netherworld Emperor’s karma, Long Chen had a feeling that it might return.
However, after waiting for such a long time, Long Chen had almost forgotten the name ‘Netherwyrm Heavenlight’. Now that it had been brought up again, seeing that the thin-faced man was about to leave, Long Chen directly came out.
“Who are you?”
The dark dragon race thin-faced man once more shouted.
That was because Long Chen had concealed his aura even more deeply than the white-robed woman. He was unable to see through Long Chen, so he didn’t rashly attack.
“Who do you think you are to have the qualifications to ask me? Go back and call for the Netherwyrm Heavenlight!” said Long Chen indifferently.
“Courting death!”
Suddenly, his qi and blood erupted, and a dragon roar rang out. A black Underworld Dragon phantom appeared behind him, and in that instant, he disappeared.
Pa!
Suddenly, a loud explosion rang out in the air. Before people could even see what was happening, a figure crashed into the throne at the center of the palace like a shooting star. A huge force blew apart the throne.
A miserable figure crawled out of the rubble. At that moment, both the Nether Dragon tribe’s experts and the White Dragon tribe’s experts were horrified.
The white-robed woman’s eyes were filled with shock. Everything had happened so quickly that no one had seen it clearly.
But she could clearly see that this thin-faced man was extremely sinister. He had only released his manifestation to confuse others. Taking advantage of everyone’s attention, he had used a secret technique to appear in front of Long Chen.
As for Long Chen, he had already begun to swing his arms in the air before his manifestation appeared. Just as he was halfway out, the thin-faced man appeared.
Coincidentally, Long Chen’s hand just happened to land on that spot. It was like the thin-faced man was intentionally trying to match Long Chen’s movements.
Other than the white-robed woman, no one else was able to see it clearly. That was because they were all confused by the thin-faced man’s manifestation. In other words, other than Long Chen and the white-robed woman, his attack was effective against everyone else.
“Little trash, you’re using sneak attacks now. Does your face hurt?” asked Long Chen.
In truth, Long Chen was a bit shocked. His slap had been extremely powerful. Although he hadn’t had Lei Ling’er cooperate, this slap should have been enough to blow his face apart.
But Long Chen had clearly underestimated that fellow’s physical body. Long Chen’s slap only left a handprint on his face. His face was a bit swollen, but it didn’t injure his bones. That proved that his defense was extremely powerful.
The skinny man was struck dumb. He didn’t understand what had just happened. His vision blurred, and he felt the world spinning around him.
Climbing out of the rubble, he saw that everyone was looking at him with shock. Then he heard Long Chen’s ridicule, and at the same time, a burning pain came from his face. At that moment, his head buzzed.
“Damn bastard, die…”
The skinny man’s fury soared. He had never suffered such humiliation in his life.
BOOM!
His qi and blood ignited, and his aura instantly multiplied several times. The berserk energy caused the entire Myriad Dragon Nest to shake as if it would collapse at any moment.
A huge dragon head appeared behind him. It opened its mouth, and a huge black sword shot toward Long Chen. The instant that sword stabbed out, the thin-faced man’s blood faded.
Rumble…
The huge sword pierced through space, bringing with it a berserk destructive aura. The Nether Dragon expert had clearly used his strongest move.
Buzz!
A blood-colored saber appeared in Long Chen’s hand, and the stars on it lit up. One, two, ten thousand. The saber was instantly covered in stars as it slashed down on the huge sword.
BOOM!
A saber-image soared into the sky, piercing through the Myriad Cage Nest and cutting apart the black sword. It slashed down on the thin-faced man.
“What?”
The skinny man’s eyes were filled with terror. He had never imagined that his strongest divine ability would be cut apart by someone’s sword. Most terrifying of all, Long Chen’s saber was like a hot knife cutting through butter.
Pu!
The thin-faced man didn’t even have time to react before he was cut in half. Then he was completely stunned.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, the entire Myriad Dragon Nest began to tremble. Then, in front of countless shocked gazes, the nest began to slowly split open.
“A single slash split open the Myriad Dragon Nest…” The White Dragon experts cried out.
At this time, the skinny man’s body split into two from his forehead to his crotch, splitting into two along with the entire Myriad Dragon Nest.
The Myriad Cage Nest began to rumble. It had long since lost its support, and with the corrosion of time, there was no way for it to resist Long Chen’s saber. It continued to collapse, causing endless dust to fly into the air. The Nether Dragon experts were all terrified.
They wanted to flee, but their pride didn’t allow them to. They wanted to fight, but their instincts told them that was foolish. They instantly stood there, dumbfounded.
After the collapse of the Myriad Dragon Nest, the dust gradually settled. The entire world became calm. The Nether Dragon and White Dragon experts all looked at Long Chen.
Pa!
The blood-colored saber slowly came to a stop behind him. Long Chen looked at the skinny man’s corpse and icily said,
“Originally, I didn’t want to kill you, nor did I want to kill you. However, your mouth just isn’t clean. It’s irritating.”
Originally, Long Chen really hadn’t wanted to kill him. He had only wanted to teach him a lesson. He had wanted to pry open his mouth and confirm whether or not the Netherwyrm Heavenlight he was talking about was the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
However, this fellow’s ‘damn bastard’ had caused a disaster. He had lost his life.
Once the blood-colored saber was infused with star energy, it would become unstoppable. Although it was unable to endure all of Long Chen’s star energy, it only required a portion of it. That wasn’t something this person could block.
However, what Long Chen hadn’t expected was that the saber was rapidly adapting to his star energy. This attack’s power was much greater than he had expected. That was a delightful discovery.
Long Chen turned to look at the Netherwyrm experts. He pointed at one of them.
“You’ve seen the Nether Dragon Amaterasu?”
That person trembled, but he clenched his teeth and forced himself to be calm. “I’m not that lucky.”
“Scram! If you see the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, send me a message: there’s someone called Long Chen. Have him wash his neck and wait.”
The Nether Dragon race’s experts immediately felt a heavy burden off their shoulders. They slowly retreated. Seeing that Long Chen had no intention of attacking, they hastily fled.
After the Netherworld Dragon race left, Long Chen also prepared to leave.
“Friend, please wait!”
“Do you have any advice for me?”
Long Chen turned to look at her.
The white-robed woman looked at Long Chen with a strange light in her eyes. At that moment, Long Chen’s heart shook slightly. He had noticed that the dragon blood in his body had begun to react subtly.
Obviously, this white-robed woman had seen through something. A trace of disbelief appeared in her eyes, but she forcibly suppressed that shock.
“You just called yourself Long Chen. Can I call you brother Long?”
“Of course.”
Long Chen replied.
“Junior sister Bai Yingxue greets brother Long.” The white-robed woman bowed slightly to Long Chen. Long Chen hastily returned her bow as a gift.
Although she was a member of the dragon race, her words and actions were all the style of a human. Long Chen was quite surprised.
“Brother Long, you really know the Netherwyrm Heavenlight?” asked Bai Yingxue.
“Yes. If that Nether Dragon Amaterasu is the same person as the one I know, then there really is some enmity between us,” said Long Chen.
Although Long Chen felt that these two were essentially the same person, he didn’t dare say it too harshly.
“If you don’t mind, how about we go together?” asked Bai Yingxue.
“That’s even better.” Long Chen smiled. Of course, he wouldn’t refuse. He could ask around about this place.
Originally, Long Chen had wanted to capture an expert here to search his soul, but he wasn’t sure if he could capture someone too powerful. Even if he could, it was very likely that there were restrictions on their souls, making it very difficult to find anything useful.
If he were to capture someone with average strength, they wouldn’t necessarily know too many secrets. That would be a waste of his energy.
Long Chen and Bai Yingxue walked side by side. Bai Yingxue’s speed was extremely fast, and she seemed to be extremely familiar with this place. She turned left and right without the slightest hesitation.
“Brother Long, to tell you the truth, I’m extremely curious about your aura. How could a human possess such a pure and holy aura?” Bai Yingxue asked.
“Of course. If my words touch your privacy, please don’t take offense. Just pretend I didn’t say anything.”
Bai Yingxue was very polite and gentle, making people feel comfortable. Furthermore, she always left some leeway for others, making it difficult for others to refuse her questions. If they did, it would be too rude.
“In truth, it’s nothing. I just happened to obtain a dragon race senior’s inheritance.” Long Chen smiled.
Long Chen had long since gained an understanding of the White Dragon race. He knew they were kindhearted and didn’t need to be on guard against them. But as for that dragon race senior, Long Chen kept his mouth shut. This matter involved too many people, and he didn’t dare reveal the slightest bit.
“Brother Long, have you heard of the dragon race’s Emperor Clans?” asked Bai Yingxue.
“Emperor race? What is that?” Long Chen was startled. He had never heard of that name.
“It’s nothing. Since brother Long hasn’t heard of it, I won’t say anything else. Our White Dragon race relies on perception.
“I’m especially sensitive to good and evil. That’s why when I first saw you, I knew you weren’t a bad person.
“Furthermore, I can sense that brother Long has the support of the Emperor’s Qi. I believe that anyone who can obtain such a heaven-defying opportunity definitely isn’t a bad person. That’s why I decided to bring you along,” said Bai Yingxue.
Emperor race? Emperor qi? Could it be related to my dragon blood? Then that mysterious dragon race senior… Thinking of that, Long Chen vaguely sensed something.
“That’s right, brother Long, whether or not this Nether Dragon Amaterasu you’re talking about is the Nether Dragon Amaterasu we know of, you have to be careful. This person’s terror cannot be described with words,” said Bai Yingxue suddenly.
“What? This Netherwyrm Heavenlight is extremely terrifying?” asked Long Chen.
“Yes, it’s extremely terrifying. I’ve never seen him before, but his name is like thunder in my ears.
He was a genius who had risen like a shooting star. A month ago, no one had heard of him, but in the past month, he had killed countless geniuses from various races.
“Even experts on the same level as me wouldn’t be able to last more than three moves against him. He’s extremely arrogant and domineering. He seems to want to unite the Dragon race.
“When the Dragon Realm’s gate opened this time, he declared that he would definitely obtain the Imperial Scale on the Dragon Tomb altar. He even said that if anyone dared to stop him, don’t blame him for being merciless,” said Bai Yingxue.
As it turned out, Bai Yingxue and the others had all come from the Dragon Realm. That was a mysterious and ancient place that wasn’t within the nine heavens. The Dragon Realm had opened half a day before Long Chen, so Long Chen was the first to arrive.
“So arrogant? Right, what are those emperor scales?” asked Long Chen.
“The Emperor Scale is the reverse scale of the Emperor race’s experts. The Dragon race has millions of seeds and hundreds of millions of branches. But no matter how many races there are, no matter how many branches they have, they are all evolved from the True Dragon race.
The true dragon race was the true dragon race, but the true dragon race was also extremely large. Although their bloodlines were the same, the divine abilities they controlled were different.
But within the true dragon race, there was a race that could control all the divine abilities of the dragon race. That was the Emperor race.
If he could obtain an Emperor Blood Essence, he would be able to control all the divine abilities and magical arts of the Dragon race. He would no longer be restricted by his bloodline.
For example, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu came from the Nether Dragon race. All of its mystiques were exclusive to the Nether Dragon race.
“But once you obtain the emperor’s scale and the support of the emperor’s blood, you’ll be able to control all the dragon race’s divine abilities, including the White Dragon race’s special power,” explained Bai Yingxue.
“That strong?” Long Chen jumped in shock.
Originally, Long Chen had thought that the dragon blood in his body was the Emperor Blood Essence. But now hearing Bai Yingxue’s words, he began to doubt himself. The dragon race’s experts had never told him that he could cultivate other dragon race’s divine abilities.
Currently, Long Chen’s combat abilities were Long Xiaotian, Divine Dragon Tail, and Cloud Dragon Claw. He hadn’t learned any other techniques.
Furthermore, Long Chen’s dragon blood didn’t contain any attribute. Because he was close enough, he could sense a powerful water attribute energy from Bai Yingxue’s body. That meant the White Dragon race she came from was a powerful water attribute expert.
As for the dragon blood in Long Chen’s body, it didn’t possess the slightest bit of such power. That raised Long Chen’s suspicions.
“That’s not the strongest point. The strongest point is that once an Emperor race’s innate divine ability is cultivated to the peak, they can reach an undying and indestructible state.
In the past, when the Dragon Region’s gates had opened, there had been a certain restriction on a cultivator’s bone age, soul age, and blood age. That was why many cultivators had been restricted from entering.
This was especially true for some super monsters. Because they cultivated in a different time, their bone age, soul age, and blood age were all messed up, so they were blocked by the Dragon Region Gate and had no choice but to seal themselves.
But this time was different. The Dragon Region’s gates were open, and there were no longer any restrictions on bone age, soul age, or blood age. As long as one’s realm met the requirements, they could enter.
So this time, the scale was unprecedented. There were countless monsters, and practically everyone was charging at Di Lin.
“But even in this kind of situation, the Netherwyrm Amaterasu still released such words. It can be seen just how confident he is,” said Bai Yingxue.
“If that’s the case, it’ll be interesting. Right, are you interested in the Sovereign Scale?” probed Long Chen.
Bai Yingxue shook her head with a bitter smile. “We can’t even take our ancestral scales, so we won’t join in the fun.”
“Hehe, then it’s simple. I’ve decided to beat up the Netherwyrm Heavenlight again, and then I’ll take the scales from him.”
Long Chen laughed sinisterly.
Following the White Dragon tribe’s group, Long Chen learned that this place was called the Dragon Tomb because there were millions of dragon nests buried here.
According to the White Dragon race’s historical records, a terrifying battle had occurred in the ancient era. The world of the past had been turned into ruins.
The entire world had been buried. Other than the dragon tomb, there were countless other tombs. Because they were all from the Dragon race, the first thing they did upon entering was to enter the dragon tomb.
The Dragon Region’s experts all had detailed maps of the dragon tomb, recording the fastest path to their inheritance.
According to Bai Yingxue, the dragon tomb had existed for countless years. In the beginning, these ten thousand dragon nests had been full of life.
But without the protection of the dragon race’s experts, the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest was slowly destroyed. The outer regions were all comparatively weaker dragon nests, so they were the first to die.
As for the Myriad Dragon Nest in the core region, because of the emperor’s scales, they were still alive.
As for the White Dragon Tribe’s Myriad Dragon Nest, it was located in the core region. The Ancestral Dragon’s reverse scale had been perfectly preserved within the White Dragon Tribe’s Myriad Dragon Nest. However, it was precisely because it was intact that the power contained within it was so terrifying that the White Dragon Tribe had been unable to retrieve it for countless years.
In truth, it wasn’t just the White Dragon tribe. The other dragon tribes were the same. If they wanted to take out the reverse scale, not only would they have to endure the Ancestral Dragon’s divine power, but they would also have to resist the divine might of the Myriad Dragon Nest.
This Myriad Dragon Nest was different from the one Long Chen had obtained. It was even more terrifying, and it was supported by the Ancestral Dragon’s reverse scale.
The Ancestral Dragon was an ancestor dragon who had created a branch. Using the human language to express it, it was a grandmaster who had created a path.
The Dragon race relied on their bloodline inheritance, while the Ancestral Dragon created a new branch on the basis of their bloodline divine arts. This kind of existence might not even appear in the Dragon race in millions of years.
Its strength, talent, and bloodline were all unimaginable. Even after being corroded by time, the reverse scale’s power had already been reduced to less than ten percent. To subdue such an existence’s reverse scale was still as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
That was an easy task to give up on. According to his calculations, the current Ancestral Dragon’s reverse scale’s power was extremely weak because it came from the same source. As long as he passed the most basic test, he would be able to subdue it.
However, no one had been able to pass the most basic test in countless years. So when Bai Yingxue mentioned the Ancestral Dragon’s reverse scale, a blank expression appeared in her eyes. Obviously, she didn’t have the slightest confidence in subduing the reverse scale. But because the dragon tomb had already opened, she had no choice but to summon the courage to come.
According to Bai Yingxue, the ancestral dragon reverse scale of the White Dragon Tribe possessed divine power that could purify bloodlines.
Even if they were unable to obtain the Ancestral Dragon's reverse scale, they could still receive the purification of the bloodline of the Ancestral Dragon's reverse scale. The benefits would be equally shocking. Although they wouldn't be able to undergo a complete transformation, it would still allow their strength to increase greatly. They might even be able to awaken some ancient divine arts.
But even with such a great harvest, it was still far from subduing the reverse scale and bringing it back to the tribe.
It had to be known that if the reverse scale was brought back to the tribe, everyone in the tribe would be able to undergo the dragon blood baptism regardless of age or cultivation base. The purity of their bloodline would increase by a great deal.
Once their bloodlines increased, it would be easier for their descendants to awaken stronger bloodlines. That would be a virtuous cycle that would revive their race. That was also why the various experts of the Dragon race had gone all-out to bring out the Ancestral Dragon’s reverse scale. This was something that would affect the rise and fall of their entire race.
“Brother Long, although you’re a human, I still feel like your bloodline contains a powerful Emperor Qi.
“If you trust me, you can follow us to the White Dragon Clan’s dragon nest and undergo the baptism of the Ancestral Dragon’s divine power. Perhaps it will awaken your slumbering imperial aura,” said Bai Yingxue.
Looking into Bai Yingxue’s pure eyes, Long Chen couldn’t help sighing inside. He hadn’t expected the dragon race to have such a kindhearted branch like the Spirit race.
“Of course I trust you. Thank you for looking after me. I’ll thicken my face and borrow some light from you.” Long Chen cupped his fists.
Seeing Long Chen agree, Bai Yingxue smiled. “Brother Long, you’re too courteous. Brother Long’s potential is limitless, and you must be an amazing figure within the human race. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have been affected by the imperial aura.
“With brother Long by our side, our White Dragon tribe will feel much safer. We should thank brother Long.”
“Hahaha, easy, easy.” Long Chen laughed. Bai Yingxue’s outward appearance was gentle, but her heart was as straightforward as a man’s.
Perhaps that was because of the dragon race’s bloodline. Bai Yingxue disdained lying. She had invited Long Chen because she wanted to see if the White Dragon race’s Ancestral Dragon reverse scale could help him advance.
From Long Chen’s appearance, it wasn’t just Bai Yingxue. All the White Dragon race’s experts could sense a faint trace of the Emperor Qi coming from him.
Unlike the other dragons, the White Dragon race’s perception was the strongest. So not a single person in the White Dragon race suspected Long Chen, nor did they have any vigilance against him.
This point was similar to Long Chen’s. When Long Chen interacted with people, he relied on his perception. In all these years, his perception had never deceived him.
Whether it was for Long Chen or the White Dragon tribe, it was mutually beneficial.
Hu!
Just as the White Dragon tribe was flying, a group of experts brushed past them. A strange fishy smell filled the air.
“Poison Dragon Clan?”
Long Chen’s heart shook slightly. These people possessed a poisonous aura. As an alchemist, Long Chen was extremely sensitive to poison.
Although those people hadn’t intentionally exposed themselves, they were unable to hide from Long Chen’s nose. He immediately recognized them.
“Eh?”
When the Poison Dragon race’s experts saw a human mixed in with the White Dragon race, they were all shocked and couldn’t help but glance at Long Chen.
However, the Poison Dragon race’s experts didn’t provoke Long Chen. It was unknown whether it was because of the White Dragon race’s fame or because they were in a hurry. Although they recognized Long Chen as a human, they didn’t do anything drastic.
Buzz!
As they continued forward, they arrived at the core of the Myriad Dragon Nest. A loud explosion rang out, and a figure shot toward the White Dragon tribe like a bolt of lightning.
That figure was extremely fast. Before anyone could react, it had already arrived in front of Bai Yingxue.
Hu!
A large hand grabbed that figure.
Pu!
Unexpectedly, that person suddenly vomited blood.
“Brother, are you alright?”
It was Long Chen who had caught him. He was a powerful dragon expert, but his face was pale with fury and unwillingness.
“Why? Why? I’m the most outstanding genius in the tribe, so why can’t I resonate with the ancestral scale? If I can’t even resonate with it, how am I supposed to subdue it?!” roared that person. He had already entered a berserk state.
At this time, his other tribe members also rushed forward. That person roared and punched out. Astral winds raged, and his tribe members were all frightened by his terrifying aura.
Hu!
Suddenly, a slender finger touched his forehead. That person’s body trembled slightly, and the fury on his face disappeared. He looked at Bai Yingxue in shock and hastily bowed.
“Greetings, esteemed White Dragon.”
Obviously, this person recognized Bai Yingxue.
“Getting the ancestral scale’s approval is easier said than done. Being impatient won’t solve any problems. It will only make things worse.
If you wanted to form a resonance with the ancestral scale, you first had to understand how to communicate with it. Only by establishing a connection would you know how lacking you were.
“If you can obtain the approval of the ancestral scale, then even if you can’t subdue it this time, you’ll have made a great contribution to the tribe. You’ll be able to lay the foundation for the next time you subdue it.
“Inheritance is something that can be transmitted and accepted. Everyone has their own mission. When the main character isn’t you, you have to clearly understand what you need to do and not lose your temper,” said Bai Yingxue.
Hearing Bai Yingxue’s words, the dragon expert immediately became ashamed. “Many thanks for your reminder, Hall Master. I understand.”
Bai Yingxue nodded and continued forward. Long Chen curiously looked at the center of the palace. As expected, there was a scale that was over three meters tall floating there.
Runes revolved around those scales, containing a terrifying dragon might. That scale’s aura was the same as that person’s.
This was the first time Long Chen had seen a true ancestral scale in the Dragon Tomb. He couldn’t help but feel a chill. That ancestral scale’s dragon might was extremely terrifying. Even he was terrified of it.
According to his estimates, even he had a very low chance of subduing this reverse scale. In fact, forcibly subduing it would be dangerous.
That person’s strength was clearly far from his own. For him to subdue such a terrifying reverse scale was practically heaven-defying. If he wasn’t careful, he might even lose his life. It was no wonder that person was so angry and unwilling. That kind of powerlessness was something outsiders were unable to comprehend.
Seeing that Long Chen was lost in thought, Bai Yingxue asked, “What is brother Long thinking?”
“I’m thinking that there’s practically no hope for that person to subdue the ancestral scale. I don’t understand. Why would the Ancestral Dragon leave behind such a reverse scale to pass on its inheritance? Isn’t he intentionally making things difficult for his descendants?” said Long Chen.
“You aren’t a member of the dragon race, so you don’t understand. Each dragon race’s expert is prideful, and Ancestral Dragons have established their own era and branch. Their pride and vision are not something we can compare to.
The Ancestral Dragon’s inheritance was split into two parts. One part was his own bloodline inheritance, and this part was passed down to his descendants without reservation.
As for the other portion, it was sealed within the reverse scale. The reverse scale was used to resist the risk of bloodline severance.
When a race began to do their best to awaken their ancestral scales, that meant they had reached the edge of danger. Most of their divine abilities were unable to awaken, and they had no choice but to rely on the ancestral scales to once more awaken their bloodline, becoming the greatest hope for their race’s revival.
According to the rules of the dragon race, the reverse scale of the Ancestral Dragon required a genius with talent, aptitude, perseverance, perception, and so on that was comparable to the Ancestral Dragon.
Only such a genius could obtain the Ancestral Dragon’s favor. Only such a genius could bring about the revival of their race.
“That’s why obtaining the Ancestral Dragon’s approval is as difficult as ascending to the heavens. I can persuade him, but I don’t know how to convince myself.” Bitterness appeared on Bai Yingxue’s beautiful face.
She could persuade others, but she couldn’t convince herself. She was the same as that person. Both of them had a mission on their shoulders, and they hoped to obtain the approval of the ancestral scale. They hoped to bring it back to the tribe, allowing their families to once more return to their former glory.
The greater the target, the greater the pressure. Now, they were gradually approaching the core region of the dragon tomb. They were getting closer to the White Dragon tribe’s Ten Thousand Dragon Nest. However, she couldn’t get excited. Instead, she became more nervous, almost unable to breathe.
As for her words, she could only say them to Long Chen in secret. She didn’t dare to let her clansmen hear them. Seeing her clansmen’s excited expressions, Bai Yingxue became even more nervous. In fact, she hoped that this path would never reach its destination. That way, she wouldn’t have to face that feeling of powerlessness and despair.
“Don’t worry, I’ll advise you.” Long Chen smiled and patted her shoulder out of habit.
This was a habitual action of Long Chen’s. But after patting Bai Yingxue’s shoulder, he felt like he had a deep relationship with her. It seemed he and Bai Yingxue weren’t so close that they could pat each other’s shoulders. Seeing the shocked expressions of the White Dragon tribe’s experts, Long Chen immediately felt a bit awkward.
Bai Yingxue also felt it was a bit strange. In her entire life, no one had ever done such an intimate thing to her.
But being patted on the shoulder by Long Chen, Bai Yingxue felt a sense of familiarity. Even the pressure in her heart lessened.
Bai Yingxue didn’t say anything. Instead, she smiled at Long Chen. That smile was very gentle and warm, instantly reducing Long Chen’s awkwardness.
Rumble…
Entering one of the ten thousand dragon nests, he saw hundreds of thousands of dragon race experts surrounding a black-robed woman.
As for the woman in the center, she was sitting beneath a huge scale. Divine light poured down from the scale, enveloping her.
Seeing this, Bai Yingxue couldn’t help but exclaim, “It resonated with the ancestral scale? Amazing!”
Bai Yingxue’s eyes were filled with envy. Just now, in the Myriad Dragon Nest, countless geniuses had been anxiously scratching their heads at Zu Lin. They hadn’t even had the qualifications to approach him.
And here, there was actually someone who could resonate with the ancestral scale. That wasn’t just luck. It also meant that this person was extremely powerful.
At this time, other than the White Dragon race, there were already quite a few other Dragon race experts watching. Some were envious, some were jealous, and there were even some whose eyes were filled with ruthlessness.
The owner of this Myriad Dragon Nest was extremely uneasy. They looked around vigilantly to prevent anyone from causing trouble.
However, the surrounding people were mostly just passing by. After a while, they all left. The White Dragon tribe was the same.
Perhaps that black-robed woman had given Bai Yingxue confidence, but she began to accelerate.
They passed through hundreds of Myriad Dragon Lairs. Each one had its own master guarding it. Other than the black-robed woman, they also encountered someone who could resonate with their ancestral scales. This meant that resonating with the Ancestral Dragon was extremely difficult.
The deeper they went, the more terrifying the aura of the Myriad Dragon Nest became. There were even some ancestral scales whose auras were so powerful that outsiders would feel a stabbing pain in their souls.
Suddenly, a white light appeared in front of them. A sacred and grand aura shone on them like a warm sun. The White Dragon race’s experts cheered.
The White Dragon Clan’s Myriad Dragon Nest had arrived.
When Long Chen arrived at the White Dragon tribe’s Myriad Dragon Nest, he was shocked to find that the space within tens of thousands of miles was already filled with people.
In the core hall of the Myriad Dragon Nest was a huge scale that was several tens of thousands of meters long. A white divine light circulated on the scale, lighting up every corner of the Myriad Dragon Nest.
When that divine light shone on Long Chen’s body, he immediately felt a warm feeling. The suppressed dragon blood within him seemed to have been summoned, and it began to slowly awaken.
“What’s going on?”
Long Chen was startled. Wasn’t this the White Dragon tribe’s Ten Thousand Dragon Nest? Why were there so many other dragon race experts here?
The huge palace was packed with people, making it so that not even a drop of water could get through.
“There’s no need to be nervous. They came here to receive the ancestral scale holy light baptism. Although they aren’t from the White Dragon race, their holy light is extremely beneficial to any dragon expert.
“Quite a few of them were injured while communicating with their ancestral scales. The holy light here can help them recover quickly,” said Bai Yingxue.
Bai Yingxue and the other White Dragon experts had long since gotten used to it. The White Dragon tribe’s Ten Thousand Dragon Nest had always been a sacred place for healing.
“Excuse me!”
When the White Dragon race’s experts arrived, many of them were bathed in holy light. Some people politely stepped aside, but there were many people who didn’t move, as if they couldn’t see them.
That made the White Dragon expert a bit irritated. No matter what, this was the White Dragon tribe’s territory. Did they not know who was the master and who was the guest?
“What do you mean? Your White Dragon tribe hasn’t even had a chance to resonate with Zu Lin in all these years. Don’t bother. There’s no hope for you, so you might as well give everyone a good place to heal and baptize,” said one of the Dragon experts.
“You…”
The White Dragon race’s experts were infuriated. They had waited countless years to enter the dragon tomb just to obtain the reverse scale.
That person had said that the White Dragon race would fail. That was a bloody curse. No matter how good the White Dragon race’s temperament was, they wouldn’t be able to endure it.
“Don’t block the way!”
Long Chen was infuriated. He couldn’t be bothered to waste words and reached out to grab that person’s arm.
“You dare to attack? You’re courting death!”
That person snorted and smashed his fist at Long Chen’s face. Although he could tell that Long Chen’s clothes were a bit off and that he shouldn’t be from the White Dragon tribe, seeing that Long Chen’s aura was weak, he didn’t place him in his eyes.
Pa!
That person’s fist was still three inches from Long Chen’s face when Long Chen’s hand changed directions and grabbed his wrist.
“You…”
When Long Chen grabbed that person’s wrist, that person’s expression immediately changed. Long Chen’s five fingers were like steel hooks that were about to crush his wrist. He was just about to struggle when he suddenly shot into the air. In front of everyone’s startled cries, Long Chen spun him around and slammed him into the ground.
BOOM!
That person crashed into the ground. With Long Chen’s immense power, that person was directly smashed flat, vomiting blood.
That person instantly fainted. One reason was because of Long Chen’s power, while the other reason was because this was the Myriad Dragon Nest. The hardness of the ground was comparable to a saint artifact.
Hu!
Long Chen waved his hand, and that person flew into the distance like a kite. With a bang, he crashed into the wall.
Long Chen’s attack terrified countless people. That was because the person who had attacked just now had extraordinary strength. But in front of Long Chen, he wasn’t even able to receive a single blow.
“Hu la!”
At this time, there was no need for the White Dragon expert to say anything. The people in front of them were split into two sides, and no one dared to remain indifferent.
The White Dragon tribe’s experts were both satisfied and relieved. The White Dragon tribe had always been kind to others, so what did they get in return? Who would dare to do this to the other tribes’ Ten Thousand Dragon Nest?
They had long since wanted to teach these ungrateful fellows a lesson, but due to the ancestral teachings of the White Dragon tribe, they couldn’t cause any trouble.
“Who are you…?” Just as Long Chen was leading them forward, someone suddenly stood out.
That was an extremely powerful dragon expert. His aura was as vast as the sea, and he should be at least a six star Heavenly Fate.
Pa!
That person had only just stepped forward when Long Chen gave him a slap in the face. At such a close distance, that person was unable to dodge. He didn’t even have time to react before being sent flying.
That person tumbled through the air, causing countless experts to flee in panic.
“Am I your father? Why should I answer your question? This is the White Dragon race’s territory. You can come, but I can also come. If anyone refuses to accept this, then come out. I’ll teach you how to be a dragon,” said Long Chen disdainfully.
As soon as Long Chen had arrived, he had sensed the White Dragon race’s ancestral scale summoning him. Since the White Dragon race was too slow, he had decided to use brute force to save time.
“Courting death!”
That expert who had been sent flying by Long Chen clearly had an extremely high status. The tens of thousands of dragon experts beside him all stood up.
“If you want to die, I don’t mind unleashing a slaughter in front of the White Dragon race,” snorted Long Chen. Ignoring their furious gazes, he directly walked over to the White Dragon race’s ancestral scale.
“Everyone, stop!”
The experts who had been slapped were all stunned. Their young master had told them to stop.
What they didn’t know was that Long Chen’s slap had exposed his strength. That person’s soul was trembling, and he was filled with terror. His own strength was extraordinary, and he had experienced a true bloody battle. He had a certain level of perception towards danger.
This perception told him that he couldn’t provoke this ordinary-looking black-robed man, so he instinctively roared at his subordinates.
It was also fortunate that he had shouted this. Otherwise, all his subordinates, including himself, would have died here. Long Chen had already lost his patience. If they dared to attack, he would dare to kill them.
Seeing that expert not daring to make a sound after being slapped by Long Chen, the other experts all opened up a wide path.
Bai Yingxue closely followed Long Chen. She couldn’t help but sigh emotionally. If the White Dragon tribe wasn’t so kind, wouldn’t there be so many people who would make things difficult for them?
Long Chen and the others arrived a thousand miles away from the white dragon scale. This was already the limit for the experts of the Dragon race.
Here, they would receive a baptism of divine light. But if they took another step forward, it would no longer be a baptism, but a trial.
This was a warning line. If they praised it, the peaceful divine light would turn into a berserk divine might. They weren’t experts of the White Dragon race, so once they crossed this line, they would have to endure a dragon might several times stronger than the White Dragon race. That was something they found very difficult to endure.
Furthermore, there was no point in enduring it. They were unable to reach the bottom of the dragon scale, and even if they did, it would be useless. That was because even the White Dragon race’s experts were unable to resonate with the dragon scale.
Buzz!
When Long Chen stepped past the barrier, the sacred white light suddenly trembled, and the white ancestral scale in the air shook. Then, in front of the White Dragon race experts’shocked gazes, runes appeared on the white dragon scale.
“The ancestral scales have been awakened?”
Bai Yingxue’s eyes were filled with delight. She covered her mouth in disbelief. Even her body was quivering.
The awakening of the ancestral scale was the first step to success. Only by awakening it would they have a chance to resonate with it.
But the majority of people would require a great deal of effort to awaken their ancestral scales. There were even many powers that were unable to awaken their ancestral scales, let alone resonate with them.
In order to awaken Zu Lin, Bai Yingxue, and the other White Dragon experts had prepared over a dozen grand worship ceremonies.
But they had never imagined that Zu Lin would automatically awaken as soon as they approached him. They didn’t even need to call him.
At that moment, Bai Yingxue couldn’t help but look at Long Chen. She had a faint feeling that Zu Lin’s awakening was very likely related to Long Chen.
When she had first seen Long Chen, she had had a strange feeling that if she could travel with him, good luck would definitely come. She hadn’t expected it to come true so quickly.
Many people had already exhausted a great deal of energy to awaken their ancestral scales. By the time they were about to form a resonance with them, they no longer had the energy to continue.
It had to be known that whether it was awakening the ancestral scale or resonating with it, it required burning essence blood. Only in this state would the ancestral scale quickly determine the strength of the resonator, and then decide whether or not to continue the test.
If the resonance was weak, then it would be impossible to subdue it.
Now that Zu Lin had awakened on his own, it saved Bai Yingxue a great deal of effort. That gave her a bit more confidence in subduing him.
Buzz buzz buzz…
As they got closer to the ancestral scale, the divine light grew stronger.
That power wasn’t berserk, but it was extremely powerful. It wasn’t long before some of the White Dragon experts were unable to bear it. Their bodies were trembling, and their chests felt heavy. It was like a boulder was crushing them, making it hard for them to move.
“Your highness, we can only accompany you here,” said one of the White Dragon experts.
This was the Ancestral Scale Domain. Due to the limitations of their bloodline talent, they could only reach this point. If they continued charging forward, not only would their bodies not be able to endure, but their souls would also be injured by the divine might of the Ancestral Scale.
Bai Yingxue nodded. “We’re already not bad. We’ve far surpassed the records of the past years. You should stay here and receive the holy light baptism!”
She truly was gratified. They had already traveled hundreds of miles more than the tribe leaders had expected. That was enough to change their lives.
This was a good start for the White Dragon tribe. More importantly, there were still thousands of White Dragon tribe experts that could hold on. This meant that they could go even further.
The closer they got to the ancestral scale, the greater the blessing and baptism. All the White Dragon race’s experts clenched their teeth and endured.
Long Chen and Bai Yingxue continued forward. Bai Yingxue was like a fish in water, bathed in divine light. That bit of resistance was nothing to her.
Bai Yingxue looked at Long Chen and was surprised to see that his footsteps were even lighter and smoother than hers. It was like he didn’t feel any resistance at all.
When they were less than a hundred miles from Zu Lin, only Bai Yingxue and Long Chen were left. The other experts were left behind. They had all reached their limit.
At this point, Bai Yingxue was starting to feel a bit strained. She had no choice but to circulate the power of her dragon blood to resist the immense force, or she would be washed away.
As for Long Chen, his footsteps were as light as ever. He didn’t feel any resistance.
“Brother Long…”
“Don’t speak.” Just at this moment, an old and powerful voice rang out in her mind. Bai Yingxue’s body couldn’t help but tremble. In her distraction, she had almost been washed away.
“How?”
Long Chen couldn’t help but ask when he saw her expression change.
“N-nothing?”
Although she was doing her best to conceal her shock, she was unable to conceal the disbelief in her eyes. Her body was trembling, and it was unknown whether it was from excitement or nervousness.
Long Chen was also a smart person. He knew Bai Yingxue was hiding something from him, but he didn’t ask. He continued forward with her.
When the two of them reached the bottom of the white dragon scale, all the White Dragon experts felt their hearts leap into their throats. That was because the next part of the ceremony was to resonate with Zu Lin.
The ancestral scale resonance required Bai Yingxue to burn her blood essence to strengthen the ancestral scale, creating a bridge that could connect to time and space.
However, they hadn’t expected that an outsider like Long Chen would be able to reach the bottom of the ancestral scale.
But the White Dragon race’s experts didn’t have any hostility toward Long Chen. They were extremely confident in their senses. They didn’t believe that Long Chen would do anything to harm the White Dragon race. On the contrary, they believed that Long Chen would help them at a critical moment.
Buzz!
Suddenly, another strange scene occurred. Two divine lights descended from the ancestral scales, enveloping Long Chen and Bai Yingxue.
In that instant, everyone in the Myriad Dragon Nest, whether it was the White Dragon expert or the other dragon experts, was shocked.
“What’s going on? It’s the other way around?”
Everyone was in disbelief.
They were all experts of the dragon race, and they all knew that once they awakened their ancestral scales, they should ignite their essence blood to condense a Blood Soul Pillar.
But now, the ancestral scale had actually taken the initiative to send down divine light to envelop the two of them. This scene completely toppled the understanding of all the dragon race experts. They were at a loss as to what had happened.
Within the pillar of light, Long Chen and Bai Yingxue’s figures gradually faded. They quickly disappeared from everyone’s sight.
“The resonance has ended. Is this the beginning of the ancestral scale trial?” cried someone. They couldn’t believe their eyes.
It wasn’t just them. Even the White Dragon race’s experts were in disbelief. They had thought of countless possible difficulties along the way, but they had never thought it would be so easy.
“The heavens have blessed my White Dragon race! My White Dragon race is finally reviving!” shouted one of the White Dragon experts excitedly.
The other experts of the dragon race also began to cheer. Some even began to kneel on the ground, tears streaming down their faces.
Within the pillar of light, Long Chen couldn’t see what was happening outside. He couldn’t even see Bai Yingxue. The scene in front of him was constantly changing. It was like he had entered a space-time tunnel, and space was constantly twisting. When the scene in front of him stopped changing, he entered a still world.
He arrived at a boundless lake. The lake was as smooth as a mirror, and a huge figure was reflected on it.
When Long Chen raised his head to look at that figure, he jumped in shock. That was a huge white dragon. It was so huge that it covered the entire sky, making it impossible to see its full appearance.
The white dragon’s body was covered in huge white scales. The scales were huge, but there were beautiful lines on them. They were like natural jade with carvings of mountains, rivers, flowers, birds, sun, and stars.
Rumble…
The dragon’s body began to turn, and a huge dragon head appeared. It looked at Long Chen, and Long Chen also looked at it. Suddenly, the white dragon opened its mouth.
"Welcome, the great successor of the Dragon Emperor.”
"Dragon Emperor? Successor?”
Hearing that, Long Chen was stunned.
“Senior, did you recognize the wrong person?” asked Long Chen.
“There’s no mistake. Although you’ve already refined the dragon blood into your meridians and can easily hide it from others, you can’t hide it from our White Dragon race’s senses.
“Within your meridians, I can see the most primitive divine ability of the dragon race. Although it’s only in its embryonic form, the noble emperor qi is still deeply embedded in it. So I’m sure you’re the Dragon Emperor’s successor,” said the white dragon.
Seeing that the white dragon was so sure, Long Chen’s heart pounded. Could it be that this mysterious dragon expert really was from one of the dragon race’s Emperor Clans?
However, that dragon race expert was too mysterious and had only taught him the Dragon God Body Tempering Art, the Dragon Howl Nine Heavens, the Dragon God’s Tail Waving, and the Cloud Dragon Claw.
In the past, Long Chen had felt these attacks to be incomparably sharp. But as his strength gradually increased, the power of these attacks was gradually unable to keep up with his rhythm.
That was especially true after his battle with the golden-haired monkey race’s expert. Long Chen found that his dragon blood was no longer strong enough, and he had no choice but to use his star energy.
This was an extremely depressing feeling for Long Chen. According to what that fellow had said, Long Chen had already lost to it. He couldn’t accept losing to a monkey.
Hearing that, hope once more ignited in Long Chen’s heart. The white dragon seemed to have seen through his thoughts.
“You don’t need to doubt it. Your inheritance comes from the Sovereignless race of the True Dragon race, and the one who imparted this divine ability to you is the supreme Dragon Emperor of the Sovereign race.
The strength of dragon race’s divine abilities didn’t lie in skill or method, but in the strength of dragon blood.
“Although your dragon blood is pure, it’s too thin. Furthermore, it’s king level essence blood.
“With the blood of an Immortal King against a pure-blooded World King, you will naturally suffer a great loss. You don’t need to take this to heart,” said the white dragon.
Its voice was deep and long, and it was filled with respect.
Hearing that, Long Chen suddenly realized what was going on. That’s right, their cultivation realms were different, and the quantity was also different. He would naturally be at a disadvantage.
A few drops of immortal king dragon blood against a full-blooded World King level monster beast. It wasn’t that his strength was lacking, but that the quality and quantity were on completely different levels.
Thinking of that, Long Chen was filled with confidence. Raising his head, he cupped his fists.
“Many thanks for Senior’s guidance. This junior also wishes to ask Senior. Her Highness Yingxue said that the core of the Dragon Tomb has the ancestral scales of the Emperor Clan. Is that true?”
“Yes, but that’s not your goal,” said the white dragon.
“You mean…”
The white dragon didn’t directly reply. “The Endless Dragon Nest being buried here has a special meaning. There is a huge secret hidden here.
“Many people think that the final treasure here is the Emperor Clan’s dragon scale. But in reality, that’s not the case. Everyone is attracted by the Emperor Clan’s Ancestral Scale, but my White Dragon Clan is able to sense the power behind it.
“Honorable Dragon Emperor’s successor, that is your goal. Please allow me to activate the Dragon Clan’s original bloodline for you. Only then will you be able to communicate with the Emperor Clan’s ancestral scale.”
“Thank you, senior!”
Although Long Chen didn’t know what it meant to awaken the primal bloodline, he trusted that this white dragon wouldn’t harm him.
It was unknown just how many times stronger this white dragon was. With just a thought, it could annihilate him. There was no need for it to play any dirty tricks.
“Sorry.”
The white dragon apologized and extended a claw toward Long Chen. Its claw was huge, and its five toes covered the sky. In front of this claw, Long Chen seemed so small.
The tip of one of the dragon claws was pointed at Long Chen. Although it was just the tip, it was larger than a mountain.
That huge claw’s tip was accurately pointed at Long Chen’s forehead. A slight pain came from his forehead, and a small hole appeared.
Following that, a divine energy poured into Long Chen’s body. His meridians instantly tightened, and the power of his dragon blood erupted.
Golden scales covered Long Chen’s body, and the Dragon Blood Body automatically activated. A berserk dragon might soared into the sky.
Following that, Long Chen saw countless runes appear on his dragon tendon. Those were dragon blood runes that were twisting around him.
When the white dragon’s divine energy poured into Long Chen’s body, the dragon-shaped rune lit up, and Long Chen saw an unbelievable scene.
Chains appeared on the dragon tendons, binding them tightly.
“Could it be?”
Long Chen’s heart shook. He hadn’t expected his dragon blood to have something similar to a seal. Could it have been left behind by that mysterious dragon expert? That shouldn’t be the case.
“This isn’t a seal, but a restriction of heaven and earth. This is a curse that the heavens have placed on my dragon race to limit our strength.
“Endure it for a moment. I’ll help you break the restrictions. Only then will your dragon blood truly be able to circulate freely without being restricted by the laws of the world.”
Crack…
Suddenly, one of the chains on Long Chen’s body exploded, and intense pain wracked his body. His meridians twitched.
Long Chen clenched his teeth and didn’t make a sound. He had experienced this kind of pain many times, so he could endure it.
Crack! Crack!
As the divine white light poured into Long Chen’s Dragon Tendon, the chains broke apart. The dragon talismans that had escaped their shackles were like wild horses that had been released from their reins, galloping through Long Chen’s body.
It didn’t take long for the millions of runes to break free. Long Chen’s blood began to flow, and he couldn’t help but raise his head to the sky and roar. He was like a dragon that had been trapped in a shallow pool of water. He had finally obtained his freedom.
Although he had broken free from his shackles and his dragon blood’s power hadn’t soared, his dragon blood was circulating a hundred times faster than before.
The dragon blood was finally able to move according to his will. He no longer needed to store up energy for so long.
Just how terrifying was it to be able to unleash such a powerful move in an instant? Long Chen was incomparably excited as he felt the dragon blood flowing through his body.
“Many thanks, senior.” Long Chen gratefully bowed to the white dragon. This favor wasn’t small.
“You’re too courteous. The White Dragon race is an Emperor race’s most loyal servant. This is what we should do.
“Your bloodline has already broken free from its shackles and has been completely activated. Each rune has transformed from a small stream to an ocean, allowing you to absorb endless dragon blood.
“Then you can go to the core region to communicate with the Emperor Clan’s ancestral scales. Great Dragon Emperor’s successor, this is all I can help you with. The rest is up to you. I wish you good luck,” said the white dragon respectfully.
“I will forever remember your help.” Long Chen once more bowed to the white dragon to express his gratitude.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the white light trembled, and the scene in front of them disappeared, replaced by huge white dragon scales.
Long Chen looked at Bai Yingxue. Her eyes were closed, and her expression was solemn. She seemed to be undergoing some kind of test.
Long Chen didn’t dare disturb her. He walked out of the white light. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly saw a group of people. He immediately rushed over and slapped one of them to the ground.
“Speak, where is the Nether Dragon Clan’s Myriad Dragon Nest?”
After leaving the White Dragon tribe’s Myriad Dragon Nest, Long Chen didn’t head in the direction of the Emperor tribe’s Myriad Dragon Nest. Instead, he turned left and went to another Myriad Dragon Nest.
Through interrogating the Nether Dragon expert, Long Chen learned that the Nether Dragon tribe’s Ten Thousand Dragon Nest was separated from the White Dragon tribe by seventeen Ten Thousand Dragon Hairs.
At the same time, Long Chen had a rough understanding of the dragon tomb’s terrain. The dragon tomb was like a huge ten thousand dragon nest, formed from tens of thousands of dragon nests.
The dragon tomb, which was also the dragon burial ground, had used up all its core energy to become a death nest.
As for the core region’s Myriad Dragon Lairs, they were all alive. In the core region, there were a total of ninety-nine Myriad Dragon Lairs. These ninety-nine Myriad Dragon Lairs were the cornerstones of the dragon race, and they were extremely powerful.
These ninety-nine Myriad Dragon Lairs included the White Dragon Tribe and the Nether Dragon Tribe. The ninety-nine Myriad Dragon Lairs surrounded a huge Myriad Dragon Lair, which was the Emperor Tribe's Myriad Dragon Lair.
However, in the countless years that had passed, very few people had entered the Myriad Dragon Nest. It was said that experts who were unable to subdue their ancestral scales were unable to enter. If they tried to force their way in, they would be exterminated by the Myriad Dragon Nest’s laws.
So right now, the Emperor Clan’s Myriad Dragon Nest was completely empty. Everyone was talking to their ancestral scales, and no one was going there. So Long Chen wasn’t in a hurry. In any case, any one of the Myriad Dragon Lairs led to the Emperor Clan’s Myriad Dragon Nest. He would just take it as a detour.
As Long Chen flew, he passed many dragon nests. He saw that some of the ancestral scales had already been awakened, while others were still sleeping.
When Long Chen passed by these ten thousand dragon nests, he immediately drew the attention of the experts here. There were even some dragon experts who refused to let him pass, and as a result, they were all sent flying.
The peak experts of the various races were all working hard to awaken Zu Lin. They didn’t have time to waste on Long Chen. As for the weaker ones, they couldn’t beat Long Chen, but they also didn’t want to suffer a loss. They could only let him pass.
Black qi quickly filled the air, and the aura of the Netherworld surged over. Long Chen knew that this Myriad Dragon Nest was the Netherworld Dragon race’s Myriad Dragon Nest.
Long Chen didn’t hesitate. He swaggered in. This place was completely different from the other ten thousand dragon nests. Black qi coiled around it, making it impossible to see far. Everything was hazy.
When Long Chen arrived at the core region of the Myriad Dragon Nest, he was shocked to find that the entire palace was packed with Netherworld Dragons.
There were at least millions of Netherwyrm experts here. These Netherwyrm experts were all sitting on the ground, their qi and blood circulating. One could see divine light rising from their bodies and flowing toward the center.
When Long Chen arrived, these people turned a deaf ear to him. They ignored him and focused on condensing their Blood Qi.
When Long Chen arrived beside them, he saw a huge black dragon scale floating in the air.
The black dragon scale’s divine might was boundless, and a fierce aura surged out. When they arrived here, they seemed to be able to hear the roar of a dragon. It pierced through space, causing their souls to tremble.
The black dragon scale absorbed all the Netherworld Dragon experts’ blood energy. Countless runes lit up on its body, and a faint mist appeared on its scales.
The mist gathered together, forming a thick black liquid that slowly dripped down the dragon scale. Below the dragon scale was a black-haired man.
When the black liquid landed on his body, ripples spread out. Runes lit up on his body, and a dragon head tattoo appeared on his forehead. Behind his head, nine stars flickered.
“Netherwyrm Heavenlight!”
Seeing that man, Long Chen was startled. That person was precisely the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection that had almost died to him.
As for the Nether Dragon Amaterasu, the nine stars behind its head flickered. Its aura was completely different from before. It was like it had become a completely different person.
“Is he about to awaken his nine star Heavenly Fate?”
Seeing the star behind the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, Long Chen jumped in shock. The Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s qi and blood were soaring, and it also possessed a supreme divine might. That was a pressure that surpassed all living things.
“This is… the aura of the Hell-Emperor…”
Long Chen suddenly understood. Back then, this fellow had sacrificed himself to the Netherworld Emperor. This fellow had profited from a disaster and obtained the Netherworld Emperor’s power.
Seeing drops of divine elixir slowly drip onto his body and be absorbed by him, Long Chen knew that it was definitely because of the Netherworld King’s power that he had been able to reach this point so quickly. It was obvious that he had already begun to subdue the ancestral scale. In fact, he was about to succeed.
“No, we have to stop him.”
Long Chen’s heart pounded. At this time, the Netherwyrm Heavenlight had already gained the support of the Netherworld Emperor’s power. If it could subdue the ancestral scale, then who in the world could subdue it?
Long Chen also didn’t conceal his aura. He directly walked over to Zu Lin. All the experts present had their eyes closed, so no one noticed him.
When Long Chen got close to it, its divine might trembled. At that moment, Long Chen’s heart shook. Zu Lin had sensed his killing intent.
If Long Chen tried to force his way in, he would definitely be noticed by Zu Lin. It was obvious that Zu Lin was currently merging with the Netherwyrm Heavenlight. They were on the same side, so there was no way to sneak attack him.
“Forget it…”
Long Chen clenched his teeth and gave up on the thought of killing the Netherwyrm Heavenlight. He walked over just like that. When he took another step, the ancestral scale didn’t move.
Long Chen knew that the White Dragon race’s ancestral scale had helped him awaken his original bloodline. The Nether Dragon race’s ancestral scale didn’t seem to reject him.
However, he had wanted to kill the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection. The Nether Dragon race’s ancestral scale naturally wouldn’t allow Long Chen to kill it. So it had sensed that if Long Chen continued to harbor killing intent, it would very likely attack him or awaken the Nether Dragon divine reflection.
Once Long Chen put away his killing intent, he could brazenly walk toward the Netherwyrm Heavenlight. As he got closer, the number of experts around him decreased. But these people’s strength also increased.
What shocked Long Chen was that there were dozens of seven star Heavenly Fate Realm experts around the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
With so many experts protecting him, it was no wonder he dared to so brazenly absorb the power of the ancestral scale.
When Long Chen passed by one of them, that expert suddenly opened his eyes. Obviously, this person was extremely vigilant. Even in his meditative state, he still sensed Long Chen.
When that expert saw Long Chen, he was both shocked and infuriated. He pressed down on his weapon, a biting cold killing intent enveloping him.
In the face of that person’s killing intent, Long Chen didn’t feel the slightest bit nervous. He waved his hand at that person, indicating he didn’t have any malicious intent. At the same time, he made a silent gesture and pointed at the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, not wanting to disturb him.
The Nether Dragon expert was filled with doubt, but his eyes were filled with vigilance. However, he didn’t dare to rashly attack. The Nether Dragon divine light was at a critical moment, and any disturbance might interrupt his merging.
For a moment, Long Chen didn’t move. The Nether Dragon expert also didn’t move. Long Chen gestured a few times to the Nether Dragon expert, indicating that he was here to help his master. He didn’t have any ill intentions.
Then he walked over to the Netherworld Dragon divine light. That expert was startled and infuriated, but he didn’t dare to attack or make a sound. He could only gesture for Long Chen to quickly return, or he would kill him.
As for Long Chen, he didn’t even bother with him. Just like that, he walked up to the Netherwyrm Heavenlight and raised his hand. In front of the Netherwyrm expert’s horrified gaze, he viciously slapped it across the face.
“Wake up, don’t sleep!”
Pa!
An explosion resounded throughout the Myriad Dragon Nest.
The instant Long Chen raised his hand, the Nether Dragon expert roared and shot toward him like a bolt of lightning.
It wasn’t that the Netherwyrm expert’s reaction was slow, but that he had always believed that no one would dare to touch the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
If he dared to attack, the Nether Dragon race’s experts would tear him to pieces. No one would be so stupid.
Furthermore, Long Chen didn’t have the slightest killing intent. He was constantly gesturing, as if he didn’t have any malicious intent toward the Netherworld Dragons.
In order to not alarm the Nether Dragon’s divine reflection, the Nether Dragon expert could only warn him. He hadn’t expected Long Chen to actually dare to attack.
When the Nether Dragon expert charged at Long Chen, Long Chen had already slapped his face. A heaven-shaking explosion shook the entire nest.
But what shocked Long Chen was that the instant his hand touched the face of the Netherworld Dragon Heavenlight, the black dragon scale suddenly lit up, forming a divine light around it.
Long Chen’s palm was actually knocked back by the divine light. But the huge impact still sent the Nether Dragon divine light flying.
Pu!
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight vomited a mouthful of blood. Long Chen’s slap hadn’t caused any real damage to it, but it was currently merging with the ancestral scale’s power. Now that it had been interrupted, its qi and blood was like a wild horse that had been released from its reins.
“Long Chen…”
When it stabilized itself, it immediately saw Long Chen who was still waving his hand. Its eyes immediately turned blood-red. As the saying went, enemies often crossed paths. Its killing intent instantly reached its peak.
Hu!
Long Chen dodged the Netherwyrm expert’s attack. He shrugged at the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
“What are you gnashing your teeth for? I’m just worried you’ll fall asleep and affect your absorption of the ancestral scale’s power.”
Rumble…
Just at this moment, countless Netherwyrm experts awoke from their meditative states. Seeing Long Chen interrupt the merging of the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, they were infuriated and took out their weapons, wanting to tear him to pieces.
“Seal the exit! I’m going to flay his tendons and skin him alive today!”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight roared, and the Netherwyrm experts retreated to the four entrances, leaving the entire palace to the two of them.
“Long Chen…”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight clenched its teeth, its eyes scarlet as it glared at Long Chen.
“I’ll return the humiliation you gave me a thousand times over.”
The Netherwyrm experts were horrified. In their hearts, the Netherwyrm Heavenlight was a god-like existence. No one in the entire Netherwyrm race could compare to it.
And from its tone, it seemed it had once lost to Long Chen. They almost couldn’t believe their ears.
In truth, the branch leader of the Netherworld Dragon race that Long Chen had killed was in this group. However, they didn’t dare to completely convey his words.
They only said that a person called Long Chen had killed their leader. Furthermore, they didn’t say it publicly. Instead, they secretly reported it to the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
Furthermore, they didn’t dare to say that Long Chen had washed his neck clean. They were afraid the Netherworld Dragon divine light would kill them all in its fury.
So amongst the Nether Dragon race’s experts, only a few of the higher-ups knew Long Chen’s name. But no one knew the enmity between Long Chen and the Nether Dragon’s divine reflection.
“Forget about it! What I’m giving you is what I’m giving you. How could I ask for it back? That’s not my style.” Long Chen laughed mischievously.
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s expression sank. It ignored Long Chen’s teasing and icily said,
“Do you know how much pain I went through in order to pass the Nether God’s trial?
“Countless times, when I was on the verge of collapse, I wanted to give up. But when I thought of you, I clenched my teeth and persevered.”
“Let it go. Don’t say such corny words. I’m not interested in men.” Long Chen shivered, feeling goosebumps.
“Because if I die like that, I won’t be able to accept it. I am the son of the Nether God, the descendant of the Nether Dragon. How could I be willing to lose to a half-human half-dragon like you?
“I will personally kill you. I will take revenge. I will make you pay a painful price for your return. I will let the entire world see who is the true king.”
The Netherwyrm Amaterasu roared, its voice growing louder. In the end, it was like rolling thunder in the Myriad Dragon Nest.
“Nether God bless me, allowing me to meet you before you were killed by others. Today is the time for my Nether Dragon Amaterasu to take revenge.” Nether Dragon Amaterasu opened its hand, and a black dragon spear appeared in its hand.
As soon as the black dragon spear appeared, a huge dragon’s roar filled every corner of heaven and earth. At that moment, Long Chen felt like he had been targeted by an ancient Netherworld Dragon.
“Show me that cauldron of yours! Let me see just how strong this so-called Dry Kun Cauldron is!” shouted the Nether Dragon Amaterasu.
Looking at that dragon spear, Long Chen’s heart shook. Last time, this fellow had suffered at his hands because of the Heaven Earth Cauldron. This time, he actually wanted Long Chen to use the Heaven Earth Cauldron, and he even had a fearless expression. That made Long Chen immediately become cautious.
The Gankun Cauldron was one of the top ten Chaos God Tools. There were no weapons in the world that could resist it. For it to directly challenge the Gankun Cauldron was too abnormal.
“Against you? I don’t need the Dry Kun Cauldron.”
Hu!
Long Chen extended a hand and grabbed the blood-colored saber on his back. He pointed the saber at the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, and a berserk cyclone erupted from Long Chen.
“Foolish confidence will only speed up your defeat!”
The Netherworld Dragon’s divine light roared and took a step forward. The black dragon spear in its hand stabbed toward Long Chen. In that instant, dragon scales appeared on the spear, and an earth-shattering power descended.
“Careful, that’s the Ancestral Dragon’s Tooth. It possesses heaven-destroying, earth-destroying power.” Just at this moment, a warning rang out in Long Chen’s mind.
“Seven Star Battle Armor!”
The dragon spear gave Long Chen an intense aura of death. Long Chen didn’t dare to be negligent. He summoned the Seven Star Battle Armor, and stars appeared on his saber.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and a wave of qi surged out. A dragon roar rang out, and Long Chen felt a huge force attack him. His arms shook, and he involuntarily took seven steps back.
Rumble…
With each step he took, he left behind a deep footprint on the ground. Each footprint was covered in cracks.
“How could he possess such terrifying power?!” Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated.
“Foolish fellow, do you think I’m the old Netherwyrm Heavenlight? Die!”
The Netherworld Dragon’s divine light roared, and a manifestation appeared behind it. A black dragon appeared, and the dragon spear in the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light surged out. The manifestation behind it was devoured by the spear, and it once more stabbed toward Long Chen. This attack was ten times stronger than the previous one.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Long Chen was startled, and he repeatedly slashed out with his saber. When he slashed out the fifth time, the power of his saber multiplied.
“Split the Heavens 5!”
BOOM!
Long Chen had only just merged his five forms when the Nether Dragon divine light’s dragon spear shot over. The two divine weapons collided, and divine light exploded.
Rumble…
The entire Myriad Dragon Nest was shaking. A berserk energy was wreaking havoc, and cracks began to appear on the steel-like nest.
Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon divine light were both forced back. Long Chen’s qi and blood surged, and he almost coughed up blood. At that moment, his eyes were filled with disbelief.
“Do you see? The current me is no longer the old me. This dragon spear is the Ancestral Dragon’s Tooth.
“I’m a Chosen. Once I absorb the ancestral scale’s power, my strength will multiply by thousands of times.
“Unfortunately, you won’t be able to see that day. Prepare to die!”
The Netherwyrm Amaterasu roared, and the dragon spear in its hand rumbled. Each black scale on the spear was like a volcano, emitting a destructive power.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In front of the unstoppable Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight, Long Chen took the initiative to attack. His saber was covered in stars, and the two of them exchanged three blows.
Three collisions, each more intense than the last. The two of them went all-out, not holding back at all. They both wanted to use the most direct and violent method to defeat their opponents.
Each collision caused the Myriad Dragon Nest to shake. More and more cracks appeared on the nest, and the walls formed from dragon corpses began to fall.
Although the Nether Dragon race’s experts had already hidden themselves in the passageway, the berserk energy still caused their hearts to pound. Some of the weaker ones’ eyes, noses, and ears began to bleed.
They were filled with shock. Even they had never seen such terrifying power.
BOOM!
Another heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and a huge rock fell from the ceiling, smashing toward Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection.
Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight dodged. The wall smashed into the ground, creating a huge crater.
It had to be known that the ground here was as hard as steel. That rock wall was actually able to smash a huge hole in the ground. When the powder on the rock wall fell off, people were horrified to find that it was a complete dragon head.
“Die!”
Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight retreated to avoid the dragon head. When the dragon head fell, the two of them roared at the same time. The two of them didn’t move. Their spears stabbed out, and their blood sabers slashed out. A huge illusory image of their divine weapons appeared.
BOOM!
The huge dragon head exploded, and a huge blood-colored crystal shot out like a shooting star, smashing into the wall and creating a huge hole.
That was a rare dragon crystal. It was the condensation of a dragon’s full strength. Its value was second only to the reverse scale, and it contained terrifying power.
Hu!
When the dragon crystal flew out, Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight reached out at the same time. Two huge dragon claws shot out from behind them, shattering the wall and grabbing the dragon crystal.
Whether it was to Long Chen or to the Nether Dragon Heavenlight, this dragon crystal was an enormous treasure. It was especially important to the Nether Dragon Heavenlight.
Buzz!
The two dragon hands grabbed the dragon crystal at the same time.
BOOM!
Under the urging of the two energies, the huge dragon crystal exploded. The berserk energy caused half of the nest to collapse.
Pu pu pu…
Within the Myriad Dragon Nest, countless Netherworld Dragon experts vomited blood from the pressure.
“Die!”
Seeing Long Chen destroy his dragon crystal, the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light became even more furious. The dragon spear in its hand shot out like a dragon shooting out of the sea.
“You deserve to die for destroying my treasure!”
If he could obtain that dragon crystal and throw it into the primal chaos space, who knew how much energy it would release.
Hearing that, the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection almost coughed up blood. Everything here was his. How had it become Long Chen’s?
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Dragon spears danced in the air, blood sabers flew, black qi surged, and stars circulated. This was the second time the two of them had fought a bloody battle. There was no need for any probing. They were both attacking with their full strength.
BOOM!
The two of them exchanged hundreds of blows. Suddenly, Long Chen’s body shook, and he was sent flying by the spear.
At that moment, Long Chen’s expression changed. A peanut-sized hole had appeared in his saber. He was both shocked and infuriated.
This was the only divine weapon that had been able to endure the power of stars. But now, a huge hole had appeared in it. This meant that this weapon was completely useless.
That meant it was unable to endure Long Chen’s star energy.
“A mortal weapon dares to challenge a dragon spear forged from the Ancestral Dragon’s Tooth? How laughable.
“If it weren’t for the fact that I still haven’t subdued the ancestral scale and am unable to activate the Dragon Spear Divine Talisman, would your broken saber be able to block my spear?” sneered Netherworld Dragon Heaven.
Seeing Long Chen’s furious expression, the Netherwyrm Heavenlight had an unprecedented delight.
“Are you angry? Are you afraid? No, this is just the beginning. Next, I’ll let you understand just how great the difference between us is. I’ll return what you gave me a thousand times over.”
“Hahahaha…”
• • •
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight raised its head and laughed. It was filled with fury. Last time, it had been defeated by Long Chen, and it had sacrificed itself to the Netherworld Emperor.
But the pain he had experienced was unimaginable. That intense desire for revenge had allowed him to persevere. Now seeing Long Chen’s expression, he was filled with delight.
“Take out your cauldron. I’ll let you see how I personally crush it.” The Netherworld Dragon divine light pointed its spear at Long Chen.
Only now did Long Chen shift his gaze away from the saber. He icily stared at the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight, disdainfully saying:
“With that little intelligence of yours, don’t play such childish schemes with me. If the bronze cauldron in my hand really is the Heaven Earth Cauldron, then just that broken spear in your hand isn’t enough.
“The only reason you had me bring out the bronze cauldron was because you had set up a trap to take my cauldron,” sneered Long Chen.
The Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection had used a disdainful tone twice, asking Long Chen to bring out the cauldron. That immediately caused Long Chen to become suspicious. This fellow’s goal was extremely obvious.
“Then you can die!”
The smile on the Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s face disappeared in an instant, replaced by a malevolent expression.
“Great Underworld Emperor, please listen to your son’s summons and bestow upon me the power of an emperor!”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight suddenly clasped its hands together and kowtowed. Suddenly, the entire Myriad Dragon Nest began to rumble. A strange energy enveloped the nest, and the aura of the Netherwyrm Heavenlight instantly changed. It was like a divine emperor had descended, looking down disdainfully on all things.
At that moment, Long Chen’s pupils shrank to the size of needles. He saw another person’s shadow on the Netherworld Dragon divine light.
When he saw that figure, the star energy in his body began to wildly circulate.
Rumble…
The Dark Dragon Amaterasu’s entire body began to circulate with a dark energy. The power of an emperor erupted, and it was as if an emperor had descended from the heavens. The pressure was so great that it felt as if heaven and earth were about to explode.
“Lowly ant, do you know how great the difference between us is now?” shouted the Nether Dragon.
His voice had changed, and his aura had become ancient and profound. As soon as he opened his mouth, the entire Myriad Dragon Nest began to tremble, and endless echoes rang out.
Buzz!
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight pointed its spear at Long Chen, its killing intent locking onto him.
“This is your last chance. If you still don’t use the Heaven Earth Cauldron, you won’t have another chance.”
The Netherworld Dragon divine light’s killing intent locked onto Long Chen. Long Chen felt his soul trembling. He had fought his entire life, and because of his powerful Spiritual Strength and willpower, there were very few people who could lock onto him, especially in the same realm.
The instant he was locked down by the Netherworld Dragon Heavenlight, Long Chen sensed the Netherworld Emperor’s will. He also sensed something strange from that will.
“Hahahaha…”
Long Chen suddenly laughed.
“You’re about to die, and you still have the mood to laugh? You really don’t know the meaning of death.” Netherwyrm Heavenlight sneered.
Long Chen smiled. “If I die, how will you explain it to the Netherworld Emperor?”
“What did you say?” Nether Dragon Amaterasu coldly shouted.
Long Chen calmly said, “If my guess is correct, you sacrificed yourself to the Netherworld King. According to reason, you have no chance of surviving.
“Your so-called test of the Hell-Emperor is nothing more than an accessory. What truly moves the Hell-Emperor isn’t how talented you are, or how strong your will is, but rather the Gankun Cauldron.
“Did you make an oath in front of the Netherworld King that you would definitely obtain the Dry Kun Cauldron and offer it to him? Is that why the Netherworld King supports you?
“No wonder you were in such a rush to have me use the Heaven Earth Cauldron. It seems that if you can’t obtain it, the consequences will be extremely severe!”
Just how smart was Long Chen? How could he not be suspicious when the Netherworld Dragon divine light had intentionally mentioned the Heaven Earth Cauldron twice? As Long Chen said this, the Netherworld Dragon divine light’s expression changed several times. Even if Long Chen hadn’t guessed correctly, it wasn’t far off.
“What a bunch of nonsense. I am the son of the Netherworld Emperor. When I use the Netherworld Emperor’s power, do I need to exchange it? Since you’re so stubborn, don’t blame me for not giving you a chance to use the Heaven Earth Cauldron,” roared the Nether Dragon Amaterasu.
BOOM!
The dragon spear in the Nether Dragon Amaterasu's hand surged, and the power of the Nether Emperor burst forth. In that instant, the entire Myriad Dragon Nest stopped trembling, and the entire world became silent.
Hu!
Long Chen put away his saber. It had already been crippled, and it could no longer endure the power of stars.
In the face of another attack from the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, Long Chen simply stood there with his hands clasped behind his back. He didn’t put up any defense. With his hands behind his back, he icily looked at the Netherwyrm Heavenlight as if he had given up on resisting.
The Netherworld Dragon divine light hadn’t expected that Long Chen wouldn’t put up any defense. With this spear, Long Chen would definitely die. It paused for a moment, and its berserk energy was instantly halved.
Even half his power was enough to heavily injure him without a weapon.
“You still dare to be so stubborn? Before obtaining the Gankun Cauldron, you wouldn’t dare to kill me.” Long Chen smiled coldly. The Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection had already proved his guess.
“Die!”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight roared and stabbed its spear at Long Chen. It had clearly been completely infuriated by Long Chen.
Just as Long Chen had expected, the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection had sacrificed itself to the Netherworld King. As a sacrifice, it would be absorbed by the Netherworld King.
But he wasn’t willing to die. He prayed to the Netherworld Emperor, and in the end, he succeeded. The Netherworld Emperor promised to give him a chance.
However, the Netherworld King wanted him to take back the cauldron that Long Chen had destroyed. Only then did the Nether Dragon divine light realize that it was a divine weapon that even the Netherworld King had taken a fancy to. That meant that the bronze cauldron in Long Chen’s hand was one of the ten great primal chaos divine items, the Gankun Cauldron.
Through the Netherworld King’s trial, he had obtained a supreme divine power. He had jumped from a three-star Heaven’s Mandate to a nine-star Heaven’s Mandate. With the support of the Netherworld King’s power, his strength had risen to a level that even he was afraid of.
But he knew that this was all given to him by the Nether God. If he couldn’t complete the mission the Nether God had given him, then not only would the Nether God take back all his power, but it would also make him live a life worse than death.
This was a secret that no one other than the Netherworld King and him knew about. But now, Long Chen had already guessed most of it. That filled the Nether Dragon Heaven with both fear and fury.
When others learned of this secret, they would feel uneasy. The Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s expression was sinister as it stabbed its spear at Long Chen.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out. The Nether Dragon Heavenlight’s arm shook intensely, and its arm became numb. The spear was knocked out of its hand, and it was forced back hundreds of meters.
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight was horrified. It grabbed the spear and looked at Long Chen. A huge lightning shield appeared in front of him. Millions of lightning runes revolved around the shield, and behind it was a beautiful maiden.
“Lowly human, can it be that the current you can only rely on external power to struggle at death’s door?” The Netherwyrm Heavenlight was both shocked and infuriated. It knew Long Chen had a Lightning Spirit, but it had never imagined that it had already grown to such a level.
According to reason, Lei Ling’er was a spiritual body, and a naturally berserk one at that. According to common sense, she definitely wouldn’t be willing to be controlled by others. So those who controlled spiritual bodies definitely wouldn’t allow their spiritual bodies’ power to approach their masters. Otherwise, there would be a danger of backlash.
But right now, Lei Ling’er’s body contained a sacred energy, and her thunderforce almost caused the Nether Dragon God to vomit blood. How could he not be shocked?
“External force? How laughable. Does your Dragon Spear count as external force? Does the Netherworld Emperor’s power count as external force?
“In fact, don’t you even know where your Heavenly Fate energy came from? Can you use your brain before you speak?” sneered Long Chen.
“So what if you can use external power? A trifling Lightning Spirit is nothing to me!” roared the Netherwyrm Heavenlight. It brandished its dragon spear and attacked Long Chen.
“You don’t care?”
Long Chen smiled. Looking at Lei Ling’er, he said, “Previously, you always complained that I didn’t let you use your full strength.
“Now that the opportunity has come, don’t give me any face. Go all-out!”
“If that’s the case, then big brother Long Chen, you should protect yourself!”
Hearing Long Chen’s words, a smile appeared on Lei Ling’er’s face, and her gaze instantly became sharp.
Following that, Lei Ling’er’s violet hair began to flutter, and a lightning rune appeared on her forehead.
Those lightning runes were bound by chains. Seeing those chains, Long Chen’s heart shook.
“Seal!”
Long Chen hadn’t expected Lei Ling’er to be able to seal her own power. Seeing this, he immediately retreated.
Pa!
Right at this moment, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s dragon spear surged forward, bringing with it a supreme divine force. However, it was caught by Lei Ling’er’s small hand.
However, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s power was unstoppable. Lei Ling’er was forced back, and a huge ditch was dug into the ground.
“Sacred Lightning Seal!”
Following Lei Ling’er’s shout, the chain on her forehead shattered, and berserk lightning erupted like a volcano.
BOOM!
Lightning runes revolved around Lei Ling’er, and berserk energy surged out in all directions.
Long Chen felt a terrifying force pushing him back. It was impossible for him to resist, and he was sent flying, smashing into the wall of the Myriad Dragon Nest. A huge hole appeared in the wall.
Long Chen’s heart pounded. He had never imagined that Lei Ling’er’s full power would be so terrifying.
Although Lei Ling’er had also fought before, she had always been able to use her own power to fight.
But now it was different. Long Chen had told her to release her full power, and she had directly released her seal. Her power was like a wild horse that had lost control, and so she told Long Chen to retreat a bit. Her power didn’t differentiate between friend and foe.
The instant Lei Ling’er released the seal, a berserk energy erupted. The Nether Dragon Amaterasu bore the brunt of it, and the torrent of lightning sent him flying.
The Nether Dragon divine light was both shocked and infuriated. Within the lightning current, it was unable to control itself. Right now, it was like it was in the midst of a heavenly tribulation, unable to control itself.
The Nether Dragon’s divine light tried to take back its spear, but the spear was covered in thunderforce. The berserk thunderforce caused half his body to turn numb, and his hand felt like millions of needles were stabbing into it.
It went without saying that the Nether Dragon Amaterasu was extremely terrifying. If it was any other expert, just enduring Lei Ling’er’s thunderforce would cause their bodies to explode.
That was because the power that was erupting from Lei Ling’er was the purest form of Saint Lightning. Saint Lightning was the lightning that an immortal expert had to endure during their tribulation.
The immortal realm had three levels. They were immortal, saint, and saint. And when crossing tribulation in these three realms, it would summon sacred lightning. However, different realms would have to endure different thunderforce.
In the primal chaos space, Long Chen had thrown in countless experts’ corpses. After being devoured by the black soil, the thunderforce they had left behind during their tribulation was gradually released.
Although each corpse didn’t contain much thunderforce, the thunderforce that remained in their bodies was the purest and easiest to subdue and absorb.
Lei Ling’er bathed in this kind of sacred lightning every day. She was gradually able to use it, but the amount of time she had spent with it was still too short. She was like a beggar who suddenly had a mountain of gold and silver, but didn’t know how to control it.
Lei Ling’er was extremely smart. She had learned how to seal herself. The sealed thunderforce was unable to circulate around her body, and she had no choice but to quickly merge with it. This was the fastest way to increase her control.
Previously, when Lei Ling’er had attacked, she hadn’t dared to release the seal. That was because she hadn’t had enough control, and her Saint Lightning was like a wild horse that had lost its reins. Once it was released, its power would scatter, making it very difficult to form an effective attack.
But after this period of growth, Lei Ling’er was able to barely grasp a portion of the Saint Lightning. Although it was only a small portion, she was already completely confident.
“A little Thunder Soul dares to be so arrogant? Scram!”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight roared, and its black qi instantly ignited. That black qi was the Netherworld King’s power, and it was actually ignited.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out. The Nether Dragon Amaterasu and Lei Ling’er both retreated at the same time. Lei Ling’er’s hand was actually shattered, and the Nether Dragon Amaterasu was struck so hard that it saw stars. It suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood.
He had never imagined that a Lightning Spirit would be able to block the Netherworld King’s power. That was the Netherworld King’s power! Even if he could only control a tiny bit of it, it already possessed a heaven-destroying divine might.
But this trace of the Netherworld Emperor’s power was unable to do anything to a Lightning Spirit.
What he didn’t know was that Lei Ling’er’s thunderforce came from heavenly tribulation. The Netherworld Emperor’s power could easily kill any living being, but it was a huge blow to Lei Ling’er. The Netherworld Emperor’s power was unable to completely suppress heavenly might.
Hu!
Lei Ling’er’s body shook slightly. Endless lightning runes condensed on her severed arm, instantly forming a new arm.
Rumble…
A spear appeared in Lei Ling’er’s hand. That spear was black as ink, and there were dragon scales on it. It was the exact same spear as the one in the Nether Dragon Heavenlight.
This was a divine weapon formed from thunderforce, but it was formed from black thunderforce. Black represented divine punishment, death, and destruction.
Each time Long Chen underwent tribulation, more or less some black lightning would appear. And the stronger he was, the more black lightning there would be.
This black lightning not only represented power, but it also represented the destructive will of the Heavenly Dao.
In the past, Lei Ling’er hadn’t been able to condense this kind of destructive will on her own. But as the sacred lightning nourished her body, she began to possess this kind of power.
In truth, she might have possessed this kind of power a long time ago. It was just that she didn’t know it.
In the face of the powerful Nether Dragon Amaterasu, she felt that she needed a divine weapon. And this divine weapon was definitely the fusion of her strongest power. Even she hadn’t expected that she would summon the destructive lightning.
In the face of the Netherwyrm Amaterasu’s sharp attack, Lei Ling’er did not retreat. Instead, she took a step forward and stabbed out with her black lightning spear.
BOOM!
When the two spears collided, a heaven-destroying, earth-destroying divine might erupted. The entire Myriad Dragon Nest exploded, and countless dragon corpses flew out. Those Nether Dragon experts hiding in the passageway tumbled out miserably. Those weaker ones were directly killed.
The two of them had destroyed the Netherwyrm nest in one blow. Long Chen was stunned. Although he knew that Lei Ling’er’s strength had already surpassed his, he hadn’t expected her to be this strong.
“The great Netherworld King’s power isn’t something a witless fellow like you can resist!” roared the Nether Dragon Amaterasu. Its long hair danced in the wind, and its face was sinister as it descended into madness.
He had gone all-out just now, but he had still been shaken to the point that his qi and blood had surged. He had never imagined that there was someone in this world who could resist the Netherworld King’s power.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Dark Dragon Heaven Shine seemed to have gone crazy. His spear danced in the air, and a dragon’s roar resounded throughout the world as he ferociously smashed towards Lei Ling’er.
Lei Ling’er held a spear in her hand. Although she was small, her power was limitless. In the face of the Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s berserk attacks, she didn’t budge an inch.
BOOM!
Following that was another heaven-shaking explosion. The Nether Dragon Amaterasu and Lei Ling’er retreated at the same time. Lei Ling’er pointed her black spear at the Nether Dragon Amaterasu. Her eyes were cold and she didn’t say a word.
As for the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, its hair was disheveled, and its eyes were scarlet red. In that previous attack, it hadn’t gained any advantage. It was actually unable to deal with a single Lightning Spirit. That feeling of defeat almost drove it crazy.
Suddenly, the Netherwyrm Heavenlight turned to look at Long Chen. This glance had almost taken his life.
At this time, Long Chen had set up a table at the edge of the plaza. He had four side dishes and a jug of wine. As he ate and drank, he looked over. That pleased expression almost caused the Netherworld Dragon divine light to collapse.
“I…”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight went crazy. A crown-shaped rune burned on its forehead, and its aura instantly became cold and terrifying, as if it had been possessed.
BOOM!
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight roared and charged at Long Chen. Lei Ling’er blocked it, but she was sent flying.
Lei Ling’er was shocked. The Nether Dragon Heavenlight’s power had instantly increased by too much. Furthermore, this kind of increase didn’t seem to be a change in quantity, but a qualitative change.
Lei Ling’er was shocked to find that her power was unable to cause any effective damage to the Nether Dragon’s Heavenlight.
“Is this the Netherworld King’s will? So what? I’m fighting the Netherworld King.” Long Chen flipped the table, and the wine flew toward the Netherworld Dragon divine light.
However, before the table could even get close to the Nether Dragon Amaterasu, it was shattered by the astral winds.
“Sorry.”
Long Chen’s blood-colored saber once more appeared in his hand. He had no choice but to use it against the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s saber slashed out. Just as he had expected, the blood-colored saber was unable to endure his star energy and exploded.
However, it had also completed its final mission. It successfully deflected the spear from the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light, and the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light charged at Long Chen. Its sinister face almost reached Long Chen.
Pa!
Long Chen instinctively sent out a slap. The Netherworld Dragon divine light was sent tumbling back, while Long Chen’s hand was blown away.
“Netherworld Emperor’s power?”
Although Long Chen’s hand was wracked with pain, he had touched upon the essence of the Netherworld King’s power.
That was a kind of unparalleled power that surpassed all laws. It was something that could only be looked up to, something that couldn’t be resisted. It was a power that made people despair.
At this time, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu had been possessed by the Nether Emperor’s power. There were no weaknesses on its body, and it was practically invulnerable.
“I refuse to believe this!” The pain from the Netherworld King’s power had actually ignited Long Chen’s fury. He took a step forward and approached the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight roared and shot back with its spear. But the two of them were too close, and the dragon spear was too long.
Pa!
Long Chen raised his left hand and once more slapped it across the face. The Nether Dragon divine light once more staggered.
Just how powerful was Long Chen? Let alone his physical body, even a mountain would be crushed by a single palm.
But when it landed on the face of the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, it seemed to have some kind of power that blocked Long Chen’s hand. Blood appeared on the face of the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, while Long Chen’s hand was split open, blood flowing out.
“ROAR!”
The Nether Dragon Amaterasu roared. It wanted to counterattack.
Pa!
Long Chen once more slapped him across the face, interrupting his counterattack. Long Chen clenched his teeth and cursed,
“Is the Hell-Emperor so amazing?”
Pa!
“He was still killed.”
Pa!
“Why are you acting like a wolf with a puppet?”
“I’m going to die…”
Pa! Pa! Pa!
Long Chen was like a ghost possessing his body. No matter how the Nether Dragon divine light tried to dodge or block, it was unable to dodge his fate.
At this time, a huge disturbance attracted the attention of countless experts. They had only just arrived when they saw Long Chen crazily slapping the Nether Dragon divine reflection.
As for the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, it was holding its dragon spear, swaying from side to side. Each slap landed solidly on its face. In the eyes of others, it was like a son who had made a mistake was being taught a lesson by his father and didn’t dare to fight back.
“Heavens, what did I just see?”
“Has this world gone mad?”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight had stirred up an endless storm within the Dragon Realm. It had once arrogantly declared that it would unify the entire Dragon Realm, claiming to be the strongest expert of this generation.
In just a few days, he had continuously defeated the top heavenly geniuses of each race. Not only had he never lost, but no one had been able to last more than ten exchanges with him.
The Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s appearance was extremely strange. It had only appeared for a short time, but its power had already shocked the entire Dragon Region.
Originally, no one had been able to shake the top ten experts of the Dragon Region for many years. But with the appearance of the Nether Dragon Amaterasu, people felt that their rankings were about to change.
The Nether Dragon Amaterasu had only appeared for a short time, and when it had appeared, the top ten experts had all been in seclusion. He hadn’t had a chance to challenge them.
However, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu had defeated the thirteenth ranked expert of the Dragon Realm. That expert had used his full strength, but he had only lasted nine moves. Furthermore, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu had appeared extremely relaxed. People were sure that the Nether Dragon Amaterasu definitely had the strength to enter the top ten, or even the top five.
Thus, although the Nether Dragon Amaterasu hadn’t appeared in people’s vision for long, its name had already been remembered by countless people.
The Myriad Dragon Nest was destroyed, and countless experts rushed over to see what was happening.
Then they saw the Nether Dragon Amaterasu, one of the top ten experts of the Dragon Realm, being slapped in the face. They were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped to the ground.
Long Chen’s movements were bizarre, and he specialized in close-range combat. As for the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light, it was all reflected on his weapon. In close-range combat, his weapon became his burden.
It was like Long Chen was stuck to his body. No matter what he did, Long Chen’s slaps would always accurately land on his face.
Although he was protected by the power of the Nether God and wouldn’t suffer any fatal injuries, each slap caused him to see stars.
Long Chen’s physical injuries were secondary to his face-slapping, but mental humiliation was the most painful.
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight was stupefied. In order to avoid being slapped in the face, it suddenly covered its head with its arms. As a result, Long Chen didn’t continue to slap it. Instead, he grabbed its hair and pressed it down. At the same time, his knee struck the nose of the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The slapping sounds changed to banging sounds. The sound changed from clear to dull, but the sound of the latter caused people’s noses to ache and their backs to turn cold. It was as if with every fierce collision, everyone could feel the pain of the Nether Dragon’s divine reflection.
At this time, everyone was dumbfounded. What was going on with this Nether Dragon divine reflection? Had it been crippled? Why hadn’t it fought back?
In their eyes, Long Chen’s attacks didn’t have any technique to speak of. He could easily resist them. They didn’t know why the Netherwyrm Heavenlight didn’t retaliate despite being beaten.
What they didn’t know was that it wasn’t that the Netherwyrm Heavenlight didn’t want to fight back, but that it couldn’t. At this time, it was like it had fallen into a nightmare and was unable to wake up. In front of Long Chen’s close-range combat, it had no ability to fight back.
He was infuriated, but there was nothing he could do. The only thing worth rejoicing over was that Long Chen’s attacks weren’t able to cause him much damage. He could endure for a long time.
Right now, his only thought was to have a tactful subordinate come to help him. As long as someone attacked Long Chen, he could seize the opportunity to pull away and kill him.
But after being beaten for so long, his subordinates were like ducks listening to thunder, not moving at all.
He was infuriated. Did these fellows really have to make him speak? Wouldn’t that be admitting that he had lost?
Rumble…
Just at this moment, the Nether Dragon race’s experts finally recovered from their shock. The unrivaled god of war in their hearts wasn’t intentionally showing weakness. He was powerless to fight back. All the Nether Dragon race’s experts charged over.
“Thundercloud Storm!”
Lei Ling’er had long since prepared her ultimate move.
Rumble…
At some unknown time, after the Myriad Dragon Nest collapsed, the sky above them was covered by thunderclouds. When the Nether Dragon experts wanted to come up and support the Nether Dragon Amaterasu, lightning swords poured down from the thunderclouds.
“Careful…”
The Nether Dragon race’s experts’ expressions all changed. They had actually ignored Lei Ling’er. By the time they reacted, they were already covered by countless lightning swords.
Pu pu pu…
The Nether Dragon race’s experts launched a powerful counterattack. Some of the weaker Nether Dragon race’s experts were instantly killed. Lightning energy erupted, and flesh flew everywhere.
However, the Nether Dragon race’s experts were as numerous as the clouds. Over a dozen Seven Star Heavenly Fate Realm experts charged at Lei Ling’er, pointing their spears at her.
What no one had expected was for these people to attack in an orderly manner. All their power had merged together, forming a kind of formation.
BOOM!
The lightning spear pierced through the air, and over ten people were sent flying. Each one of them vomited blood. In front of Lei Ling’er, a dozen people were still not enough.
“Underworld Dragon’s Blood Essence Seal!”
After over ten people vomited blood, the essence blood they spat out transformed into countless runes that formed chains. The chains intertwined, forming a huge net.
Lei Ling’er hadn’t expected these people to be so cooperative. By the time she reacted, the net of chains had already enveloped her.
Seeing that she couldn’t dodge in time, Lei Ling’er snorted and directly grabbed the net.
BOOM!
Lei Ling’er’s thunderforce exploded, and countless cracks appeared on the chain net. But what she hadn’t expected was that the chain net was so strange that it didn’t break.
It had to be known that she was currently using her Saint Lightning, but she was unable to break the net.
Lei Ling’er had a bad feeling in her heart. The dragon spear in her right hand smashed into the net of chains. Although the net was weak, Lei Ling’er was still confident that she could destroy it with a single blow.
“ROAR!”
Just at this moment, all the Underworld Dragon experts roared. Each of them shot out a blood-colored chain that bound the edge of the net.
When Lei Ling’er’s spear struck the net of chains, the net of chains trembled and the millions of Netherworld Dragons present groaned.
At that moment, Lei Ling’er’s expression changed. Her attack had been transmitted through the net to every Netherworld Dragon expert present. That way, his power would be split evenly between them, and he wouldn’t be able to cause any effective damage.
Lei Ling’er had a bad feeling. No one had expected the Netherwyrm race to know how to use a combination attack. She was just about to think of a way to break free from the chains when the ground suddenly exploded. A net of chains appeared beneath her feet, and the two nets tightly bound her.
At that moment, Lei Ling’er had no path of retreat. She struggled with all her might, but her power was split equally amongst the millions of Thunder Dragon experts. She couldn’t use any of her power.
At this time, dozens of top experts from the Nether Dragon race saw that they had already trapped Lei Ling’er. They immediately escaped from the net and charged at Long Chen.
They couldn’t be bothered to kill Lei Ling’er. They all knew that this formation could only trap Lei Ling’er. It was impossible to kill her. Their goal was to save the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
“Die!”
One of the Nether Dragon race’s experts was the first to arrive in front of Long Chen. He stabbed his spear at Long Chen’s back. That was a powerful Seven Star Heavenly Fate. As soon as he attacked, he attacked with his full strength. He didn’t put up any defense, looking like he wanted to take Long Chen down with him.
BOOM!
Just as that person’s spear was about to reach Long Chen, Long Chen strangely dodged. The spear stuck to Long Chen’s body and stabbed toward the Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s chest.
“What—”
The Nether Dragon expert was startled, but it was too late to stop.
BOOM!
An explosive sound rang out as the Infernal Dragon Illumination was pierced through the Infernal Dragon expert’s chest. However, the instant the spear stabbed into his body, divine light erupted from the Infernal Dragon Illumination. A powerful force pushed the spear back, and the Infernal Dragon expert vomited a mouthful of blood.
His attack was similarly unable to harm the Nether Dragon Amaterasu that had the Nether Emperor’s power protecting its body. At the same time, it was struck to the point that it violently vomited blood.
Pu!
Just as he vomited blood, Long Chen kicked him in the head. At the same time, he twisted his body and sent out a hand.
That person’s attack had disrupted Long Chen’s rhythm. The Netherwyrm Heavenlight had taken advantage of this opportunity to retreat. But how could Long Chen give it such a chance? If he pulled back, his advantage would disappear.
Pa!
Long Chen’s palm accurately landed on the fleeing Netherwyrm Heavenlight. This attack caused all the spectators to cry out in shock.
At this time, Long Chen’s body was practically twisting in the air as he kicked at the same time. None of the experts present had ever seen such a bizarre move.
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight that he had thought would be able to escape was slapped to the ground by Long Chen. He then began to slap it left and right as if it was free.
The Nether Dragon Amaterasu once again fell into the chaotic situation from before. It was sent spinning on the spot, looking extremely miserable.
The spectating dragon experts were both shocked and amused by this scene. They were also deeply shocked by Long Chen’s strength.
In their eyes, Long Chen didn’t want to kill the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection. He wanted to humiliate it. It was like a cat toying with a mouse.
However, what they didn’t know was that it wasn’t that Long Chen didn’t want to kill the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection, but that he had the support of the Netherworld King’s power. Long Chen was unable to kill him.
Since it couldn’t harm his physical body, it could only humiliate his soul. Long Chen’s movement technique was like a ghost, and he waved his hands at the face of the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight continued to wrap its arms around its head, not allowing Long Chen to hit it in the face. Then Long Chen took advantage of this opportunity to grab its hair. Its sturdy knees slammed into the nose of the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, causing people’s scalps to turn numb.
When people saw this familiar scene, their expressions became odd. Wasn’t this the same scene as before?
At this time, the Nether Dragon race’s experts had joined hands to trap Lei Ling’er. The peak experts had come to support the Nether Dragon’s Heavenly Light.
But Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s bodies were rapidly spinning. If they went all-out, it was very easy for them to accidentally injure the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
They were all probing each other, but they were unable to find a suitable opportunity to attack. They were so worried that sweat was forming on their foreheads.
“Fools, attack indiscriminately! Use the Nether Dragon’s Blood Butcher!” roared the Nether Dragon’s Heavenlight. As a result, Long Chen’s knee struck his front tooth, breaking it.
“But…” The Netherwyrm experts hesitated. If they worked together, what if they managed to kill it?
“Hurry!” The Nether Dragon Amaterasu roared.
The Netherwyrm experts clenched their teeth. Suddenly, the dozen or so Seven Star Heaven’s Chosen raised their spears, and a cold aura locked Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
Buzz!
Each one of them had their qi and blood soaring into the sky. They were blazing with flames, and their dragon spears were pointed at Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
Countless runes lit up on the tip of the spear. The killing intent in the air was instantly devoured by the spears.
At that moment, even the spectators’ expressions changed.
“This is the Netherwyrm race’s ultimate killing move. After igniting their essence blood, their power will merge together. This is a super move!”
“Once their power connects, they’ll no longer be able to control it. This move will exhaust all their power. This attack will destroy the world.”
“Is the Nether Dragon divine light trying to take him down with it? Is he crazy?”
The people outside had no idea what Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon were experiencing, nor did they understand why they were doing this.
But when the top geniuses of the Netherworld Dragon race combined their power to unleash their ultimate moves, their expressions all changed.
Buzz!
In the beginning, dozens of Nether Dragon race’s top heavenly geniuses had only ignited their essence blood. But as soon as they ignited their essence blood, they were unable to control it. Their bodies ignited, and the terrifying heat caused heaven and earth to twist. That was their core flame.
“Long Chen, you idiot, I have the Nether God’s power to protect my body. I want to see just how you’ll block this move!” roared the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
Buzz!
Dozens of rays of divine light shot out, condensing into a huge ray of light that shot toward Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
In that instant, the world became deathly silent. Time seemed to have stopped. The power of this attack made everyone smell the scent of death.
“Scram!”
The instant that divine light descended, Long Chen kicked the Netherworld Dragon divine light’s butt. The Netherworld Dragon divine light immediately lost control and crashed into it.
However, that divine light covered an area of ten thousand miles. The Netherworld Dragon divine light wasn’t enough to block Long Chen’s attack.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and heaven and earth were submerged in divine light. The space around Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light was pierced, and space-time fragments flew about. It was like a tunnel of divine light had been pierced through. From that tunnel, one could see endless twisted scenes.
At that moment, everyone was stunned. This attack had already surpassed their understanding.
The divine light disappeared, and the hole in the void was healing. Within that huge hole, a figure was coughing up blood.
“It’s the Nether Dragon Amaterasu! He’s not dead!” someone exclaimed.
“He’s still alive? Isn’t that too terrifying?”
The Nether Dragon Amaterasu hadn’t died. If it weren’t for the fact that it was coughing up blood, people might even think that it hadn’t been injured.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, a divine light descended not far from the Netherworld Dragon divine light. A bronze cauldron appeared above Long Chen’s head. It was also completely undamaged.
Seeing that the two of them hadn’t died despite being struck by such a terrifying attack, the dragon experts’ jaws dropped.
“Now is the time!”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight coughed up blood, a sinister smile on its face. Suddenly, it shot out a ray of divine light that exploded above Long Chen’s head.
The divine light transformed into a black net. As soon as it appeared, Long Chen heard the cauldron’s cry.
“It’s a net made of Emperor Blood Silk. As expected, he came prepared. Once I’m caught, the curse’s power will quickly exhaust my core, and I’ll once more fall into slumber.”
The Emperor Blood Silk was a silk that was spat out by the Emperor Blood Silkworm of the same race as the Netherworld Emperor. It possessed shocking toughness, and there were almost no weapons that could sever it.
Legends said that the Royal Blood Silk was a thread that could be stretched endlessly. It could be stretched as long as heaven and earth were large.
It was said that the Nether Emperor Blood Silkworm was one of the most evil mutant beasts in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. It ate the Underworld Corpse and Ghosts, and the silk it spat out not only contained poison, but it also contained a terrifying curse power.
“The Netherworld Emperor knows I’m still in a weak state. This net just happens to be able to suppress me. Long Chen, think of a way!” said Gan Kun.
“Don’t worry, since I dare to use you, I’m not afraid of him playing dirty,” said Long Chen.
Seeing the net coming for him, Long Chen quickly flew out of the passageway with the cauldron.
“You won’t be able to escape. This Emperor Blood Silk Net is a treasure bestowed to me by the great Underworld Emperor. It’s specifically for you to use.
“Unless you don’t use the Dry Kun Cauldron, once you do, it will automatically follow you. There is no way for you to escape, hahaha!” The Netherwyrm Heavenlight laughed, no longer as miserable as before.
His greatest goal was the cauldron on Long Chen’s body. He had always wanted to force Long Chen to use it, but Long Chen refused to use it. Now that he had ordered his subordinates to attack together, that was also a scheme.
He knew that if he didn’t have the power of the Nether God to protect his body, he would also die under the combined attack of everyone.
So he had to take a gamble. If Long Chen didn’t want to die, he would definitely use the Heaven Earth Cauldron. Once he did, his mission would be complete.
Within this passageway, the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection was powerless to attack Long Chen. He had to use his fading Netherworld Divine Strength to flee, or he would be trapped here.
As for Long Chen, he needed to borrow the power of the Heaven Earth Cauldron to resist the power of space and time. Otherwise, he would also be killed by the space-time turbulence.
The Nether Dragon divine light threw out the Emperor Blood Silk Net and began to flee. His mission was complete. The rest was up to the Emperor Blood Silk Net.
The cauldron above Long Chen’s head rapidly fled. Fortunately, the Royal Blood Silk Net seemed to be extremely light, and it wasn’t fast. It followed Long Chen from a distance.
At that moment, Long Chen felt as if he had been targeted by a ghost’s eye. No matter where he fled to, he wouldn’t be able to escape it.
Hu! Hu!
Just at this moment, Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light both fled out of the passageway. The passageway instantly closed. If the two of them had been a step too late, they would have forever stayed in the passageway.
Buzz!
The primal chaos space trembled, but there was no reaction.
“I knew once I used it, I wouldn’t be able to take it back.” Long Chen was unable to put the cauldron back into the primal chaos space, nor was he able to put it back into his spiritual space.
“Although it hasn’t enveloped me, it has already placed a curse mark on me. As long as it’s by my side, it’s impossible for you to put me away,” said Gan Kun.
Ka ka ka…
Just at this moment, the Royal Blood Silk Net above Long Chen’s head began to slowly approach him. At the same time, the broken walls of the Myriad Dragon Nest began to rapidly decay.
“Hahaha, Long Chen, let’s see where you can run this time!” The Netherworld Dragon divine light was gasping for breath. Its divine light was already starting to dim, but it was still extremely excited.
“Run? It’s just a broken net. Do I need to run?” sneered Long Chen.
Suddenly, Long Chen closed his eyes, and then one of them opened. Within that black eye were three flowers.
“Purgatory Three Flower Pupils!”
Three flowers appeared in Long Chen’s eyes, and a huge image of three flowers appeared, enveloping the Royal Blood Silk Net.
Buzz!
Three flower images appeared in the air. The center of the three flowers was the Emperor Blood Silk Net.
“You don’t want your life anymore?!” cried the cauldron.
When the three flowers locked onto the Royal Blood Silk Net, Long Chen felt an intense pain in his eyes, as if they were about to split open. Blood flowed out of his eyes.
“The Netherworld Emperor Blood Silkworm is of the same race as the Netherworld Emperor. Its bloodline follows the Netherworld Emperor’s control of the laws of the Netherworld, and it also contains the power of the laws of the Netherworld. What are you doing?” cried Gan Kunde.
“I want to bring him into the primal chaos space. I want this treasure.” Long Chen’s eyes were filled with pain, as if they were about to split open, but he still persevered.
Three flowers appeared in his eyes. The three flowers in the air locked onto the Emperor Blood Silk Net and began to slowly spin it. But the net trembled, and the three flower diagram was unable to move it.
“You’re crazy! That’s impossible! You don’t understand what kind of existence the Netherworld King is!
“In front of him, you aren’t even an ant. There’s no way you can shake it,” shouted the cauldron. It was both shocked and helpless at Long Chen’s craziness.
Perhaps Long Chen didn’t know what the Netherworld King meant, but the cauldron knew that the difference between the two of them was too great.
“The only trump card you can use to resist it is that golden lotus seed. Summon it and try it.”
“No, I want to try!”
“You…” The cauldron was speechless.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Within Long Chen’s left eye, the black image of the three flowers was still slowly revolving. Cracking sounds came from the void. In that instant, the distant Netherworld Dragon divine reflection was completely stunned.
Others didn’t know what the Royal Blood Silk Net represented, but he clearly knew that it was a divine item bestowed to him by the Netherworld Emperor. He was told not to use it unless the Heaven Earth Cauldron appeared.
The Emperor Blood Silk Net contained the Netherworld King’s bloodline and will. Just holding it caused his soul to tremble. But Long Chen was actually able to control it.
Up in the air, the three flower diagram locked down the Royal Blood Silk Net. The two energies were fighting against each other. Although their movements didn’t seem large, their power caused heaven and earth to change color.
The distant spectators didn’t know what the Royal Blood Silk Net was, but they were all experts. They knew it was an extremely terrifying thing. As for Long Chen, he had used an eye art to trap the Royal Blood Silk Net. That scene caused their hearts to pound.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Long Chen’s Purgatory Eye trembled. Endless darkness energy seemed to be awakening. Gradually, the Emperor Blood Silk Net began to show signs of revolving with the three flower diagram.
In that instant, the cauldron was shocked. This power, could it be…
The Nether Dragon’s Amaterasu was also shocked. Although it didn’t understand eye techniques, seeing the Royal Blood Silk Net slowly rotate along with the three flower diagram, it immediately felt that something was wrong.
Buzz!
The dragon spear in the Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s hand transformed into a black light that shot toward Long Chen, wanting to break his eye technique.
BOOM!
Flames ignited the sky, and a red-robed maiden appeared. She was unable to block the dragon spear, but she changed its direction, allowing it to fly past Long Chen.
Pa!
The Netherworld Dragon divine light flashed, and the dragon spear shot out in a strange arc, landing in his hand. He once more charged at Long Chen.
“With me here, don’t even think about going. World Extinguishing Flame Lotus!” Huo Ling’er shouted. She formed hand seals, and a multicolored flame rose, shooting towards the Nether Dragon Amaterasu.
BOOM!
With another explosive sound, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s spear pierced through the flame lotus. A dragon’s roar rang out, and flames filled the sky. Obviously, Huo Ling’er was unable to block the Nether Dragon Amaterasu.
Although the Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s Netherworld Emperor’s light had already begun to dim, it hadn’t completely faded. Huo Ling’er’s strength was inferior to Lei Ling’er’s, and she was unable to shake the Netherworld Emperor’s power. Between the two, there was a powerful barrier.
“Raging Flame Prison!”
Seeing that her flame energy was ineffective against the Netherworld King’s power, Lei Ling’er was both infuriated and panicked. She formed hand seals.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Endless flames soared into the sky. Pillars of flame shot out, trapping the Nether Dragon divine light.
“A mantis trying to stop a chariot. You overestimate yourself.”
The Netherwyrm Amaterasu roared, and the dragon spear in its hand suddenly waved. Pillars of flame exploded one after another. Others wouldn’t dare to touch those flame pillars, but it had the power of the Netherworld King to protect its body, and it could ignore the flames.
Whether it was the Ice Soul Divine Flame, the Great Yin Flame, or the Great Yang Flame, they were all isolated by the Dark Emperor’s power. The damage was unable to reach the Dark Dragon Amaterasu. Huo Ling’er was actually restrained.
Huo Ling’er panicked. She wanted to save Lei Ling’er. She knew that only Lei Ling’er’s Saint Lightning could barely contend against the Netherworld Emperor’s power.
But Long Chen was at a critical moment, and she had no way to stop him. She could only do her best to block, but her power was unable to cause any damage to the Netherworld Dragon divine light. She could only watch as it approached Long Chen.
Rumble…
The Netherworld Dragon’s divine light broke through Huo Ling’er’s blockade and shot toward Long Chen. Suddenly, Long Chen moved, his Purgatory Eye appearing in front of it.
The instant Long Chen’s gaze landed on it, the Netherworld Dragon divine light’s hair stood on end. Its soul trembled, and space twisted around it. Its attack missed Long Chen, and at the same time, it was horrified to find that space seemed to twist around it. It was now tens of thousands of miles away from Long Chen.
Rumble…
At this time, the three flower diagrams began to revolve. The Emperor Blood Silk Net seemed to have been controlled by the three flowers.
In that instant, the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection became panicked. It roared and once more charged past Huo Ling’er’s blockade.
“Scram!”
Long Chen suddenly slapped it across the face. It was sent flying.
A bone-cracking sound rang out. Long Chen’s slap directly shattered the divine light protecting the Nether Dragon divine light. The immense force caused half of his face to cave in, and he tumbled back like a shooting star.
The Netherworld Dragon’s divine light had already summoned the Netherworld Emperor’s power to its limit. Adding on Huo Ling’er’s obstruction, it had exhausted a great deal of the Netherworld Emperor’s power. This slap of Long Chen’s had become the straw that broke the camel’s back.
If Long Chen took advantage of this time to attack, the Netherworld Dragon divine light would definitely suffer. However, Long Chen wasn’t in the mood to deal with it. Instead, he focused all his energy on the Royal Blood Silk Net.
But in that split second just now, the Royal Blood Silk Net that had been slowly spinning with the three flowers suddenly stopped. Long Chen’s heart turned cold.
This meant that all his previous efforts had been wasted, and his Purgatory Eye had already reached its limit. There was no way for him to do it again.
At this time, his left eye was in intense pain, as if it was being burned. Blood had already dyed half of his face red.
“Fuck, as long as there’s life, there’s hope. Scram!” Long Chen’s left eye lit up, and the three flowers suddenly exploded.
The three flowers exploded, forming a huge whirlpool that devoured the Royal Blood Silk Net. When the whirlpool disappeared, the Royal Blood Silk Net also disappeared.
The instant the King Blood Silk Net disappeared, Long Chen’s left eye felt a burst of pain, and he lost his vision.
In that instant, Long Chen’s fury soared. He turned to look at the distant Netherwyrm Heavenlight.
“Little bastard, you dare ruin my plans? I’ll pull out your tendons and skin you alive!”
BOOM!
A pair of Kun Peng wings appeared on Long Chen’s back, and he shot forward like a shooting star, smashing his fist at the Netherworld Dragon Heavenlight.
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight was horrified. It blocked with its spear, and Long Chen and it both retreated.
Pu!
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight vomited a mouthful of blood. It was horrified. Up until now, Long Chen’s remaining energy was greater than its own.
“Attack together! Kill him!”
At this time, the Netherwyrm experts roared and charged over.
Although they had released powerful attacks, this was the Myriad Dragon Nest, and their ancestral scales were still in the air. Their recovery speed was extremely fast, and they had already recovered fifty to sixty percent of their power.
Although they were much weaker than when they had been at their peak, both Long Chen and the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection had experienced an incomparable battle. They were both like arrows at the end of their flight.
Buzz!
Suddenly, Huo Ling’er disappeared. Long Chen chanted sutras, and sacred chanting filled heaven and earth. A huge flame lotus appeared in his hand.
“He can still use his ultimate move?”
The distant spectators were all shocked.
Although they hadn’t seen the battle between Long Chen and the Netherwyrm Heavenlight at the start, just watching the mid to late stages of the battle was enough to make them speechless.
In their eyes, whether it was Long Chen or the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, neither of them had much energy left.
But when the flame lotus appeared in Long Chen’s hand, heaven and earth trembled, and Gan Kun’s expression changed. A berserk flame energy swept out, its divine might causing people’s souls to tremble. They hadn’t expected Long Chen to possess such power.
“World Extinguishing Flame Lotus!”
Long Chen roared furiously, and the flame lotus in his hand rapidly grew, devouring the entire Myriad Dragon Nest. This was a powerful move formed from his Spiritual Strength and will of flame.
BOOM!
When the ten-thousand-mile flame lotus landed on the ground, its flames exploded, and flame ripples spread in all directions.
Pu pu pu pu…
Countless Netherwyrm experts were blown to smithereens, turning into nothingness within the flames. After the flames raged on, only less than a hundred of them remained.
This attack affected the other ten thousand dragon nests. Some of the walls were burned and caved in. In some places, one could even see the ancestral scales of the other places.
Those spectators had been hiding in the cave. When they saw the flames wreaking havoc, they all gasped.
Long Chen was gasping for breath. He had already reached his limit. After using this move, his head felt like it was splitting, and he saw stars.
Using the Purgatory Eye had placed a huge burden on him, especially his soul.
Buzz!
A pair of Kun Peng wings appeared on Long Chen’s back, and he shot toward one of the mounds on the ground. Suddenly, that mound exploded, and the Nether Dragon Amaterasu appeared.
“He’s still alive?”
The spectators were all shocked. Long Chen’s attack had been aimed at the Netherworld Dragon’s divine reflection. According to reason, he should have been able to endure his strongest attack, but he was still alive.
Buzz!
Long Chen’s fist smashed toward the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light. What no one had expected was that the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light was actually holding a person in its hand.
Pu!
That Seven Star Heavenly Fate expert was blown apart by Long Chen’s fist. Amidst the rain of blood, the Netherworld Dragon’s divine light borrowed the power to charge at the ancestral scale.
“Lei Ling’er, stop him!”
Long Chen suddenly thought of something. It was too late for him to catch up.
Because of Long Chen’s world-destroying flame, Lei Ling’er had escaped the Netherworld Dragon expert’s control and regained her freedom. Hearing Long Chen’s call, she formed hand seals.
Buzz!
A lightning wall blocked the path of the ancestral scale.
“Blood Sacrifice Dragon Fang!”
The Netherwyrm Heavenlight roared and spat out a mouthful of blood. The spear seemed to come to life, and the ancestral scales seemed to have received a summon. A divine light appeared on them.
Pu!
That divine light pierced through Lei Ling’er’s lightning wall. It was like a rope that pulled back the Nether Dragon Heaven Shine.
Hu!
Long Chen’s attack had only just arrived when the Netherwyrm Heavenlight’s figure disappeared.
The body of the Nether Dragon Amaterasu merged into the dragon scale and disappeared. The roar of the Nether Dragon Amaterasu rang out.
“Long Chen, just wait. Once I subdue this reverse scale, I want you to kneel on the ground and repent.”
Pa!
Long Chen angrily slapped his leg, but he was still a step too late. He had the Nether Dragon divine light enter the dragon scale space.
“Senior, help me break this dragon scale. I want to make this bastard into a stew,” said Long Chen.
“Don’t mess around. If I smash it, it’ll contaminate me with its blood. The current me isn’t even a ten-thousandth of my peak strength, so it’ll be extremely difficult to cleanse me.
“Other than that, although you’ve dragged the Emperor Blood Silk Net into a different space, it has already set its sights on us. We don’t know when it will appear again.
“Furthermore, you have to be prepared. That’s the Royal Blood Silk Net. There’s no way to break it. It’s like a maggot that has its eyes on us. We can’t shake it off.
“Your eyes are heavily injured this time. It will take some time for you to recover. Hurry up and get down to business. Don’t waste any more time with this senseless fellow.”
“It will appear again?”
Long Chen was startled. He hadn’t been able to gather the Emperor Blood Silk Net, so he had used the power of the Purgatory Eye to send it into the spatial tunnel.
According to reason, the Royal Blood Silk Net should have been drawn into the endless spatial turbulence and never seen again.
“That Emperor Blood Silk Net is hard to deal with. It’s not something you can imagine. Did you think that by sending it into chaotic space, it would drift away with you?
“You’re thinking too much. It will return, and once it does, it will become even stronger.
“We don’t have much time left. You need to get stronger. Otherwise, when we work together to refine pills, we’ll summon it,” warned the cauldron.
Hearing that, Long Chen’s heart pounded. He had only just obtained the eighth star’s pill formula, and he hadn’t even gathered all the medicinal ingredients. If he didn’t have the Heaven Earth Cauldron to help him, he would be doomed.
“Then what should I do now?” Long Chen’s mind was a complete mess.
“Are you stupid? What are you doing here?”
Long Chen was startled. He didn’t know if it was because he had used the Purgatory Eye, but he felt like his mind wasn’t as flexible as before.
“You’re here for Di Lin. What’s the point of wasting time with him?” asked Gan Kun.
That’s right. Long Chen slapped his thigh. He had come for Di Lin. Long Chen was just about to get up when Gan Kun said,
“There’s no point in going to the Emperor Scale right now. Go to the White Dragon tribe and use its divine power to help you recover.”
Long Chen nodded. When they turned to look at the battlefield, Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er had already returned. Without Long Chen’s orders, they had already killed everyone from the Netherworld Dragon race.
At this time, the ground was covered in huge Netherworld Dragon corpses. Those that could leave behind corpses here were all experts amongst experts. Long Chen put all of them into the primal chaos space and then floated away in front of countless shocked dragon experts.
“Big brother Long Chen…”
When Long Chen walked into the passageway, he stumbled and almost fell to the ground. Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er hastily supported him, their expressions full of concern.
“It’s fine. I just didn’t think that using the Purgatory Eye this time would consume so much energy.” Long Chen indicated that he was fine.
What puzzled Long Chen was that he had clearly been holding back when using the Purgatory Eye. According to reason, he shouldn’t have used up so much energy. But now he was overdrawing.
“Could it be because of him?”
Long Chen immediately thought of his heart-devil. Without it, he always felt like something was off. When he used the Purgatory Eye, he always felt a bit powerless.
Suddenly, he began to miss his heart-devil. If he had a heart-devil, perhaps he could directly put away that broken net.
At this time, Long Chen’s head was splitting and he was seeing stars. He hadn’t felt anything just now, but now that he was out of the battle, waves of exhaustion washed over him, causing him to become heavy.
Long Chen didn’t dare show how weak he was. Although he had already left the Netherworld Dragon race’s lair, he still needed to pass through quite a few Myriad Dragon Lairs to return to the White Dragon race. If he acted too weak, he might be targeted by others.
Just now, when they had come, someone had refused to let them through, and so Long Chen had given them a beating. If they knew Long Chen had already lost his ability to fight, it would be strange if they didn’t kick him while he was down.
Long Chen clenched his teeth and acted as if nothing had happened. Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er protected him, passing through one nest after another.
When Long Chen once more passed through the Myriad Dragon Nest, he saw that the experts here were all on guard against him. There were even some people who were secretly holding their weapons, and their hands were still trembling.
What Long Chen hadn’t expected was that they were even more nervous than he was. He suddenly realized that it had to be those spectators who had transmitted the battle of the Netherworld Dragons to their own tribesmen.
Just now, Long Chen had practically exterminated the entire Netherworld Dragon race. Other than the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection, no one else had survived.
This was practically a method to exterminate an entire race. Even in the history of the Dragon race, it was extremely rare. How could they not be afraid?
It had to be known that the Nether Dragon Amaterasu was ranked in the top ten or even top five of the Dragon Region’s heavenly geniuses. As for the Nether Dragon race, they had accumulated for countless years, gathering all of their elites together. Their power was unprecedented, and it was said that they wanted to subdue the Emperor Clan’s ancestral scales and unify the Dragon Region.
As a result, such a powerful group had been exterminated by a single person. Everyone was shocked. So when they saw Long Chen, especially when they sensed the Dragon Curse Qi coming from him, their expressions changed.
The so-called Dragon Curse Qi was the curse energy formed after a dragon expert was killed. It would be used on the person who killed them.
Long Chen’s curse aura was so dense that it was frightening, especially to the dragon race’s experts. That was why they were even more nervous than him.
That was especially true of those experts who had once tried to stop Long Chen, not allowing him to pass. As for those who had been beaten by Long Chen, they were all shivering in fear, afraid that Long Chen had come to get revenge.
Most importantly, their strongest expert was in the midst of communicating with the ancestral scale. It was a critical moment, and they couldn’t be disturbed. If Long Chen were to attack them now, they would be powerless to resist.
When Long Chen passed through their nest, he didn’t even glance at them. When he finally disappeared, the dragon experts let out a long sigh of relief. Some of them realized that they were already covered in sweat.
Long Chen safely returned to the White Dragon tribe’s Myriad Dragon Nest. This place was as peaceful as ever. The battle over there hadn’t disturbed this place.
With the White Dragon race’s temperament, even if they sensed something, they probably wouldn’t go and watch. They were all surrounding the white ancestral scale in an extremely sacred ceremony.
When he arrived at the White Dragon tribe’s Myriad Dragon Nest, Long Chen couldn’t hold on any longer. His vision darkened, and he fainted.
Darkness. Endless darkness. Long Chen’s body was slowly descending. At this time, he felt as if he had fallen into an endless abyss.
But for some unknown reason, in this endless darkness, Long Chen didn’t feel any terror. Instead, he felt exceptionally safe.
Long Chen was like a baby in the womb, enjoying the nourishment of the entire world. Here, no one could harm him.
Long Chen’s body slowly descended. Silently, a pair of eyes appeared above him.
That was a pair of pitch-black eyes. Those eyes were cold and emotionless, like the eyes of a fiend looking down on Long Chen.
As for Long Chen, he didn’t feel anything. He was like a sleeping baby. He didn’t move, and his eyes didn’t move either. He just quietly watched.
Within the darkness, there was no light, no sound, no concept of time or space. It was as if everything that should have existed in this world had been devoured by the darkness.
Suddenly, that pair of eyes that had been looking at Long Chen moved. It looked into the distance, and then those eyes slowly disappeared.
“Great Nine Star inheritor, you can’t continue sleeping…” Just at this moment, an ancient voice rang out from the endless darkness.
Long Chen’s eyelids twitched as if he wanted to open his eyes, but he failed. He wanted to ask, but he didn’t have the energy to.
“Great nine star descendant, I know you’re very tired, but we don’t have time to rest.
“You’re getting closer to me. At the same time, your situation is also becoming more dangerous. Hurry up and open the eighth star and pass through the nine heavens to save us… we can’t hold on much longer…”
Hu!
Long Chen immediately sat up. The darkness disappeared, replaced by a white divine light that enveloped him.
Up in the sky, the white dragon was looking at Long Chen. He knew this was the Ancestral Scale Space.
“Many thanks, senior.”
Long Chen hastily stood up and thanked it.
“Great successor of the Dragon Emperor, you don’t need to be so courteous. It is our honor to be able to help you.” The white dragon’s voice was still filled with humility.
Long Chen suddenly looked back and saw Bai Yingxue had also arrived.
“Did she obtain your approval?”
Bai Yingxue’s character was kind and gentle, and she was very likable. Seeing her appear in the Ancestral Scale Space, Long Chen was sincerely happy for her.
“Originally, with her talent, she didn’t have the qualifications to come here. But because of your arrival, karma was involved. After thinking it over, I decided to give her a chance to enter the ancestral scale space.
“As for whether or not she can subdue the ancestral scale, I can’t help her. Everything will be up to her,” said the white dragon.
"Great successor of the Dragon Emperor, I think it's time for you to leave.”
The white dragon looked meaningfully at Long Chen.
“Yes, my body has already recovered. It really is time to leave.” Only now did Long Chen realize that his body had completely recovered.
In fact, even his left eye no longer hurt as much. He could barely open it, but he definitely wouldn’t be able to use it for a while.
But even so, Long Chen was extremely grateful for the White Dragon race’s power. At the very least, he didn’t need to wear a blindfold. That thing was extremely uncomfortable to wear, especially since it didn’t look like a good person.
Other than the Purgatory Eye, Long Chen’s body had already completely recovered. It went without saying that the White Dragon race’s divine energy’s healing effect was extremely shocking.
“No, no, no, you misunderstand. It’s not because your body has recovered, but because I’m chasing you away.
“The Emperor Scale is just up ahead. That’s your goal. I can already sense that the Nether Dragon race’s ancestral scale is about to recognize its master. I feel like you have something more important to do,” said the white dragon.
“He’s about to become its master? In other words, he’s about to subdue the ancestral scale?” Long Chen jumped in shock. That was too fast.
“It really is a bit fast. According to reason, it should take at least half a month to complete this step.
“As for that person, he only used three days. That’s because he has other powers supporting him. That’s equivalent to cheating, so the master recognition process is extremely quick,” said the white dragon.
“Fuck, it’s definitely this brat’s Netherworld Emperor’s power helping him,” said Long Chen hatefully.
The power of the Emperor of Abyss should be a power that surpassed the ancestral scales. With its help, the process of using the Dark Dragon's Heavenly Reflection would naturally be much smoother.
In addition, he also had Dragon Fang’s long spear in his hands. Dragon Fang and Zu Lin had both been left behind by the Ancestral Dragon. When these two conditions were added together, it was difficult to not be fast.
“You don’t need to be in such a rush. Completing the master and subduing the reverse scale are two different concepts. I won’t explain it to you,” said the white dragon.
Long Chen nodded and once more bowed to the white dragon. Looking at the sleeping Bai Yingxue, he left the white domain.
The instant he walked out of the white domain, Long Chen appeared in the Myriad Dragon Nest. The core of the nest was filled with Netherwyrm experts. They were quietly sitting beneath the ancestral scales, bathed in divine light.
As for the other dragon experts, they were also resting. They were absorbing the divine light to purify themselves.
Long Chen saw many weaker members of the dragon race. From their appearances, it seemed they didn’t have their own inheritances. They had come here to ‘eat’.
These ‘freeloaders’ were all very well-behaved. They quietly sat there without anyone causing trouble.
Long Chen walked out of the Myriad Dragon Nest and went in the opposite direction of the Netherworld Dragon race’s nest. He passed through many of them, and he saw that almost all of the ancestral scales in the nest were beginning to show signs of manifestation. Some people had already completed their communication, and they seemed to have entered the Ancestral Scale Space just like the Netherworld Dragon divine reflection and Bai Yingxue.
When Long Chen arrived, the native experts immediately became nervous, looking at him vigilantly. The news that Long Chen had exterminated the Netherworld Dragon race while he was asleep had already spread to every single one of the ten thousand dragon nests. They had also remembered his face.
Long Chen ignored them. He was just passing by. After passing through a dozen more, the nest in front of him gradually became empty.
The Myriad Dragon Nest was completely undamaged, but the ancestral scales had already disappeared. It was unknown whether or not they had been taken away.
Rumble…
After passing through another Myriad Dragon Nest, Long Chen heard an ear-piercing sound like a dragon soaring through the sky.
At the same time, a dragon roar rang out from the depths of his mind. That sound seemed to come from the ancient era, bringing with it an endless barbaric aura. At that moment, Long Chen’s dragon blood began to boil.
Long Chen’s Blood Dragon Body involuntarily appeared. Here, he felt a powerful summoning. He increased his speed.
Soon, flames soared into the sky. Long Chen’s heart pounded, and his Blood Qi erupted, forming a blazing flame. His dragon blood automatically ignited.
“This kind of burning…”
Long Chen was shocked to find that this kind of burning was different from what he had expected. This was a kind of energy conversion, not a kind of energy consumption.
Long Chen looked at the beads of blood that were burning on his skin. The red flames on his body were like a suit of flame armor. Dragon energy covered every inch of his body.
“I still know too little about dragon blood. It’s a pity that senior isn’t here, or he would definitely have taught me more dragon race divine abilities.”
Long Chen looked at the flames on his body and felt the endless dragon energy circulating around him, forming a strange cycle. The dragon blood was burning, and its power was rising. But the dragon blood’s core energy wasn’t being exhausted.
Long Chen knew that this was the manifestation of his dragon blood being awakened. It wasn’t the dragon race’s divine ability he was controlling.
Long Chen continued to walk forward. As he walked, lava appeared on the ground in front of him.
However, this red flame didn’t have any malicious intent toward Long Chen. Instead, it seemed to possess an intimate feeling. That terrifying heat made Long Chen feel extremely warm.
Ta! Ta! Ta!
Long Chen stepped on the lava as he advanced. His dragon blood was being drawn in by the energy here, and it was constantly burning. The flames around him grew stronger.
“This is…”
Suddenly, Long Chen stopped. He saw a huge dragon skeleton. The dragon bone’s flesh had already melted, leaving behind only the skeleton. The skeleton was also burning. Endless dragon runes were flowing on it, gradually merging into the lava.
When Long Chen arrived in front of it, its skeleton gradually disappeared, swallowed by the lava.
“It’s at least a Seven Star Heavenly Fate.” Although it was just a skeleton, Long Chen could sense its powerful aura.
It was clear that this was a powerful Seven Star Heavenly Fate being who had come to test his luck. In the end, he had died in the passage.
According to Long Chen’s guess, this should be a dragon race genius without any inheritance. Otherwise, he would have definitely subdued his own race’s ancestral scales before coming.
He didn’t have his race’s ancestral scale, and he was also unable to resist the enticement of the imperial scale. So he had taken a risk. Now, he didn’t even see what the imperial scale looked like before dying here.
“Fuck, I’ve finally become strong.”
Seeing a powerful Seven Star Heaven’s Mandate die here without a chance to escape, he knew just how terrifying the lava here was.
As for Long Chen, not only would the flame not harm him, but it would also help him. Long Chen had never received such preferential treatment in his life.
As Long Chen continued forward, he didn’t see any other dragon experts. Most likely, powerful people wouldn’t come until they subdued Zu Lin.
As for those who didn’t have the ancestral scale inheritance, they would only be devoured by lava. They wouldn’t even have a chance to stay.
Long Chen walked along the lava path for two hours. The further he went, the more violent the flames became. But Long Chen didn’t feel any pressure. He continued to rush forward.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the berserk flames disappeared, replaced by a peaceful world.
“Fuck!”
When Long Chen saw what was in front of him, his heart almost jumped out of his chest.
The core of the Myriad Dragon Nest was a sea of lava. It was different from the berserk state of the passageway. The lava here was like a calm lake.
There was no terrifying heat or berserk qi waves. There was only a calm red world. Above the calm sea of lava floated a red dragon scale.
Knock, knock, knock…
Seeing that red dragon scale, Long Chen’s heart began to pound. At that moment, he couldn’t hear anything. The only thing he could hear was his own heartbeat.
Long Chen’s heartbeat grew louder. In the end, it was like the beating of a war drum. He could even feel the red dragon scale’s heartbeat resonating with his.
In the beginning, Long Chen had felt his blood boiling. But as his heart beat faster, he gradually felt that something was wrong. Each beat of his heart was like a volcano erupting, making him dizzy.
Pu!
Suddenly, without any warning, Long Chen vomited a mouthful of blood. What shocked him was that this blood was multi-colored.
At that moment, fear appeared in Long Chen’s eyes. He immediately thought of something.
Pu!
Following that, he vomited another mouthful of blood. Long Chen spat out the Seven-colored Sovereign Blood and Violet Blood. That was his core essence blood. That dragon scale was actually trying to force out the Seven-colored Sovereign Blood and Violet Blood.
In other words, this Emperor Scale was extremely domineering. It wanted to change his blood, making his body only have dragon blood.
“Senior, you can’t do this!”
Long Chen cried out.
BOOM!
Suddenly, Long Chen vomited a mouthful of blood. His heart was unable to bear it and exploded.
Buzz!
The instant Long Chen’s heart exploded, blood-colored divine light shot out of the lake and bound him.
Once he was bound by the blood-colored divine light, Long Chen’s body trembled. Blood energy poured into his body, and his heart, which had just exploded, once more regenerated.
He didn’t even need to use the primal chaos space’s life energy to heal. But before he could rejoice, his heart pounded, and he vomited another mouthful of blood.
The blood he vomited was still his Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood and Violet Blood. At that moment, Long Chen panicked.
“Don’t mess around. I’m a human, not a dragon. I don’t need to change blood.”
But no one answered him. His heart was tightly clenching as he crazily extracted the seven-colored supreme blood and violet blood from his body. He was using his heart as a water pump to suck out all his blood.
At the same time as Long Chen’s essence blood dropped, the millions upon millions of blood-colored divine lights sent a drop of blood into his body.
Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated. Although he could clearly sense that his body was rapidly growing stronger, he was unable to accept this.
“Let go of me! I don’t want your inheritance! Let go of me!” roared Long Chen. He crazily struggled, but the countless strands of divine light were incomparably tough. He was unable to break them.
BOOM! BOOM!
Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er appeared. The two of them attacked those threads at the same time, but their power was so miniscule that they were unable to shake them.
“Senior, save me!”
At this time, Long Chen asked the Gankun Cauldron for help. At this time, the Gankun Cauldron was deathly silent and didn’t reply.
Pu!
Long Chen’s heart once more exploded, and then it was born again. It continued to crazily extract his Seven-colored Sovereign Blood and Violet Blood. The two bloods were devoured by the lava and disappeared without a trace.
At that moment, Long Chen went crazy. He roared and struggled, but it was useless.
Endless dragon blood poured into Long Chen’s body, transforming it. Long Chen was almost unable to sense the existence of the Sovereign blood and violet blood.
“I told you to stop!”
Long Chen let out a heaven-shaking roar. This roar contained the will of heaven and earth, as well as a killing intent that could destroy the nine heavens.
This furious roar caused the nine heavens and ten earths to tremble. Each syllable contained a chilling killing intent that caused all spirits to be terrified.
Buzz!
Billowing sound waves erupted, and the millions of threads around Long Chen’s body exploded. The calm sea of lava began to boil.
The entire nest was filled with Long Chen’s furious roars.
“Stop!”
“Stop!”
“Stop!”
"…"
This voice was like the decree of a celestial emperor, one that could not be disobeyed. Following this furious roar, the entire Myriad Dragon Nest once more descended into silence.
As for Long Chen, he fainted and floated in the air.
“You shouldn’t be so smart.” Just at this moment, a voice rang out. It was the voice of the Gankun Cauldron.
Obviously, the cauldron was talking to the dragon scale at the center of the sea of lava. The dragon scale didn’t reply. After a moment of calm, it shot out a ray of divine light that sucked Long Chen in. Then Long Chen disappeared, and the sea of lava once more returned to its calm state.
Long Chen bathed in the sea of blood. His body began to shed its skin, and bone thorns began to grow out of his flesh.
The sea of blood contained endless energy. It was transforming Long Chen’s body, and dragon scales appeared all over his body. They were of different colors and shapes.
After these scales were born, they fell off, regenerated, and then fell off. Long Chen’s white skin gradually turned bronze.
After an unknown amount of time, Long Chen suddenly woke up. He roared and flew out of the sea of blood. When he sensed the endless energy within his body, he didn’t feel any joy. Instead, he was filled with fury. He raised his head and roared, his killing intent soaring.
“He’s not big, but he has a temper.”
At that moment, a cold snort rang out.
Long Chen turned his head and saw a middle-aged man wearing blood-colored armor. He was as tall as an iron tower.
He had a square face, and his eyes were like lightning. He emitted a terrifying divine light, and his well-defined face was a sign that he was an extremely determined person.
As Long Chen stood in front of him, he had a feeling of looking up to him. It was like he was a natural-born emperor, one that caused others to feel reverence.
“You’re the one who stole my Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood and Violet Blood?!” roared Long Chen.
“Fool, you have the dragon race’s strongest bloodline. What do you need those useless bloodlines for? You humans really are greedy,” snorted the middle-aged man.
“Shut up! Return my bloodline!”
Long Chen roared furiously, his qi and blood surging. He charged at the middle-aged man and punched him.
Long Chen’s fist released an ear-piercing sound. Endless energy erupted from his body like a volcano. His physical body was many times stronger than before.
But the current Long Chen was completely focused on recovering his bloodline, and he hadn’t noticed that.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s heaven-shaking power was blocked by the middle-aged man’s palm.
Long Chen’s full-strength punch was unable to shake the middle-aged man in the slightest. As for himself, his qi and blood surged, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
What startled Long Chen was that his blood was no longer seven-colored, nor could he see the fluctuations of the violet blood. In that instant, his vision darkened, and he almost fainted.
The seven-colored supreme blood was gone, as was the violet blood. His body had been forcibly transformed by the middle-aged man, and both bloodlines had disappeared.
“I really don’t understand. Why would the great Dragon Emperor take a fancy to an idiot like you?” The middle-aged man snorted and pushed him away.
BOOM!
Long Chen felt a huge force send him flying like a shooting star. He crashed into the wall of the Myriad Dragon Nest.
A huge crater appeared in the wall, and Long Chen felt all his bones shatter. He had almost been blown apart by that middle-aged man.
“Seven Star Battle Armor!”
Long Chen roared and summoned the Seven Star Battle Armor. Countless stars revolved around him, and his body had already transformed into a star.
BOOM!
Long Chen suddenly pushed off the wall and shot toward the middle-aged man like a shooting star. He hadn’t noticed that in the past, he had only been able to transform a portion of his body into a star.
For example, a fist transformed into a star, an arm transformed into a star, and a fist transformed into a star could directly block a divine weapon.
But now, Long Chen’s entire body had transformed into a star. The endless river of stars circulated within his body.
BOOM!
Long Chen punched out, and the middle-aged man blocked with his palm. The entire Myriad Dragon Nest exploded, and a huge wave of lava erupted.
Their fists collided. Boundless energy erupted, and layers of ripples spread in all directions.
“Return my bloodline!”
Long Chen roared, and the star energy in his body began to circulate faster. His power grew, and the entire Myriad Dragon Nest began to crazily tremble.
That middle-aged man’s expression finally changed, but it quickly disappeared. He snorted.
Buzz!
He suddenly pushed his hand forward, and Long Chen let out a muffled groan. Like a shooting star, he smashed into the wall ten times faster than before.
Rumble…
The place Long Chen had crashed into was the same cave as before. A huge force directly pierced through the wall, and Long Chen tumbled out, forcibly creating a path in the nest.
The walls of the cave collapsed, and Long Chen tumbled for who knew how long. By the time he stabilized himself, he was already in another nest.
Pu!
Long Chen vomited a mouthful of blood. That middle-aged man had directly thrown him out of the Myriad Dragon Nest.
Long Chen’s fury soared. This was the first time in his life that he had ever been humiliated like this. His bloodline had been given to him by his parents, and now it was being stripped away like trash. He was about to go crazy from anger.
“Enough is enough!” At this time, the voice of the cauldron rang out.
“What do you mean stop before it’s too late? Am I just being unreasonable? My body and skin were injured by my parents, and they didn’t dare to harm me. This is the beginning of filial piety.
“I can’t even protect my own bloodline! How can I, Long Chen, have the face to stand in this world?! How can I face my parents?!” roared Long Chen, his voice hoarse from his fury.
But that middle-aged man was too powerful. In front of him, Long Chen was like an ant facing a dragon. He had no ability to resist.
This was the first time in his life that Long Chen felt himself to be so useless. He was like a piece of trash that couldn’t even protect his most precious thing.
“Idiot, who said your bloodline was stolen?” said the cauldron coldly.
“You didn’t take it away?”
Long Chen was startled, but when he carefully sensed it, he was unable to sense the power of the Seven-colored Sovereign Blood and the violet blood, let alone activate their divine abilities.
Long Chen was immediately infuriated. But before he could say anything, he suddenly noticed that two runes had appeared on the surface of his heart. One was seven-colored, while the other was violet.
“This is…”
Seeing those two runes, Long Chen was both surprised and delighted. He could finally sense the fluctuations of the Seven-colored Sovereign Blood and Violet Blood.
“That fellow originally wanted to give you a blood exchange. He wanted to use the dragon blood in the lava sea to wash away your Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood and Violet Blood, turning you into a pure-blooded dragon.
But he had underestimated the human race’s bloodline. When the seven-colored supreme blood and violet blood had been unable to resist the dragon blood, they had chosen to hibernate. When the time was ripe, they would awaken and take back their positions.
“Even when your bloodline meets an opponent you can’t resist, you will choose to endure and retreat. But you’re just like a blockhead. You clearly know you can’t beat them, but you still want to fight them head-on. You really are stupid,” said the cauldron icily.
Hearing that, Long Chen was delighted. He carefully examined the two runes and sensed their fluctuations.
“Senior’s teachings are correct. This little one really is a bit stupid.” This time, Long Chen was a bit embarrassed and awkwardly scratched his head.
“I’ll go apologize to that senior right now,” said Long Chen.
“It’s fine. He never thought much of you. If it weren’t for some special reason, he would have directly killed you,” said the cauldron.
“Then what should I do? I still want the Emperor Scale?” Long Chen’s heart turned cold. That fellow didn’t like him. He was doomed.
From that middle-aged man’s eyes, Long Chen could see disgust and disdain. If he wanted him to obediently hand over Di Lin, it would probably be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
“Don’t bother with him. You’ve already completed the first step of subduing Di Lin. As long as you can defeat him, even if he doesn’t want to, he will have to hand over the Di Lin.”
“Defeat him? How is that possible?”
Although Long Chen was confident, he deeply understood that there was an unattainable gap between him and that middle-aged man. He didn’t have the slightest chance.
“I didn’t tell you to defeat him right now,” said Gan Kun.
“You mean you want me to…” Long Chen immediately understood what the Gankun Cauldron meant.
“That’s right. Subdue him after undergoing tribulation. Only by undergoing tribulation will you have a chance of defeating him.”
“But the Netherwyrm Heavenlight and the others…” Long Chen was filled with worry.
“Don’t worry, if they want to subdue their ancestral scales, they’ll have to undergo tribulation first.
“Furthermore, if you want to challenge Di Lin, you must first obtain the qualifications to do so. Now that you have obtained the qualifications, no one will be able to approach Di Lin before you fail,” said Gan Kun.
Hearing that, Long Chen let out a sigh of relief. That way he wouldn’t have to worry. His mood immediately brightened.
“Let’s go. Time is precious. We have more important things to do.” Long Chen nodded and left.
Long Chen’s back trembled. Just as he was about to spread his Kun Peng wings, he was horrified to find that they had disappeared.
“My Kun Peng wings have been washed away!” Long Chen was startled. But then he thought about how even his own lifeblood had almost been washed away, let alone the Kun Peng wings.
However, Long Chen’s Kun Peng wings were formed from the runes of the Kun Peng wings. Those runes had already been imprinted in his mind.
Buzz!
The Kun Peng wings once more appeared, but they were formed from thunderforce. It was unknown whether or not Long Chen was intentionally provoking the middle-aged man, but the lightning wings still looked like the Kun Peng wings.
Summoning his wings, Long Chen flew forward. The lightning energy transformed into the Kun Peng wings, and their speed wasn’t much inferior to the original Kun Peng wings.
After coming out of the Myriad Dragon Nest, Long Chen suddenly realized that some of the nests that had been packed with people were now empty. As for the ancestral scale, it was still floating at the core of the nest.
When Long Chen arrived at the White Dragon tribe’s Ten Thousand Dragon Nest, he saw that the White Dragon tribe’s people had all disappeared. However, there were still quite a few other dragon experts here, enjoying the baptism.
When Long Chen arrived, a dragon expert immediately walked over.
“Lord Long Chen, Her Highness Yingxue and the others have already completed the dragon blood purification process and have just left. I’m here to give you an explanation if I see you.”
Dragon blood cleansing the marrow? Long Chen was first startled, but then he suddenly realized that the Emperor race expert had used violence to exchange his blood for his physical body. That was most likely a kind of cleansing.
According to the Gankun Cauldron, after undergoing Marrow Cleansing, one had to undergo heavenly tribulation and advance to the paragon level. Only then would one be qualified to challenge the ancestral scales.
Before undergoing tribulation, he had to find a suitable place to undergo tribulation. At the same time, he had to wait for the Illusory Spirit World’s ten thousand Daos to awaken. That was the best time to undergo tribulation.
The so-called awakening of ten thousand Daos, whether it was in the Illusory Spirit World, the Void Spirit World, or the Profound Spirit World, all three worlds would awaken at the same time.
According to the Gankun Cauldron, it was the feng shui cycle of the nine heavens, the best time to undergo tribulation.
At that time, strange phenomena would appear in the sky, and the laws of the Nine Heavens passageway would undergo intense changes. At that time, the ancient aura would descend, and by undergoing tribulation, they would be able to absorb the ancient spiritual qi through the heavenly tribulation and enjoy the tribulation of the ancient experts.
As time changed, the laws of the world became incomplete. Whether it was the human race or other races, their souls, talent, or bloodlines all showed signs of decline.
This was especially true for those races that relied on their bloodline inheritance. Countless bloodline runes began to enter hibernation. There were even some bloodlines that would never awaken because they hibernated for too long.
No one knew just how many runes were still dormant within their bodies and whether or not they would awaken.
That was why countless people were waiting for the awakening of their ten thousand Daos. Under such a state, undergoing tribulation was their only chance to awaken their slumbering bloodlines.
Although the world was peaceful and there was no sign of the awakening of ten thousand Daos, people like Bai Yingxue, who had made countless preparations to subdue the reverse scale, had long since begun searching for the best place to undergo tribulation.
Bai Yingxue was also a meticulous person. She had sent people to search for Long Chen, but they hadn’t found him. She guessed that he had most likely gone to the Emperor Clan’s Myriad Dragon Nest.
They didn’t dare approach the Emperor Clan’s Myriad Dragon Nest. That sea of lava would ignite their souls. Other than Long Chen, no one else could easily enter the nest.
Even if they wanted to test their luck, they couldn’t do it now. Before subduing their ancestral scales, they had to target the imperial scales. That was no different from sending themselves to their deaths.
That was why Bai Yingxue had left with her clansmen. Before leaving, she had told the people around her that if Long Chen came looking for them, that would explain why they had left.
After understanding what had happened, Long Chen left the White Dragon tribe’s Ten Thousand Dragon Nest and went directly to the Nether Dragon tribe’s Ten Thousand Dragon Nest.
The Nether Dragon race’s nest had already been destroyed, but the ancestral scale was still floating in the air. When Long Chen arrived, he was no longer able to sense the Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s aura.
In his fury, he began to attack the ancestral scale. However, he found that he was unable to cause any damage to it. He could only leave.
At that time, Long Chen had had an evil thought. He had used the Heaven Splitting Cauldron to smash apart the Netherwyrm’s ancestral scale. Thinking of how the Netherwyrm Heavenlight had painstakingly returned to subdue the reverse scale, only to find that it was gone, Long Chen could imagine how furious it would be.
Regretfully, Long Chen’s thoughts were good, but the Heaven Earth Cauldron wouldn’t do it. Destroying the ancestral scale was easy, but being infected by the Dragon Curse wasn’t worth it. It had just awoken and didn’t want to fall asleep again.
Long Chen couldn’t win against the cauldron, so he could only give the Netherworld Dragon race’s ancestral scale two more kicks. His lightning wings flapped, and he shot forward like a shooting star.
Long Chen flew for half a day before flying out of the Dragon Burial Ground. When he came out, he saw quite a few other dragon experts flying out from the depths. Obviously, they were also going to undergo tribulation.
“Senior, I want to go back to the Void Spirit World to take a look!” said Long Chen to Gan Kun.
“The Void Spirit World is vast and boundless. You won’t be able to find your brothers. There’s no meaning to it at all. We need to get down to business.”
“What business?” asked Long Chen.
“Time is precious. Just follow the direction I gave you. In order to save time, use the long-distance transportation formation.” The cauldron didn’t reply. Instead, it directly told Long Chen to use the transportation formation.
Long Chen had given him hundreds of such formation discs.
This kind of long-range formation could send a person extremely far away. And this distance would change because of the spatial laws.
According to Xia Chen’s experiments, one teleportation could save him a month’s time.
With Long Chen’s speed, traveling for a month was practically impossible.
However, this kind of super long-distance transportation formation had a huge drawback, and that was that its accuracy was very poor. Furthermore, if they were to run into an invisible world barrier, it was very likely that the huge impact would kill them.
Long Chen had many long-distance transportation formations on him, but he didn’t dare to use them lightly. He knew he couldn’t use them from a distance, and if he didn’t know the distance, it was very easy for him to deviate greatly. The effect was truly ordinary.
But this time, the cauldron wanted him to use a super long-distance transportation formation. Long Chen was confident, and he activated it in the direction the cauldron had indicated.
Buzz!
Millions of runes lit up on the formation disc. The mountain of spirit stones within it instantly lost their luster and turned to dust.
Hu!
The space in front of Long Chen went from twisting to calm. Before he could even see the world in front of him, a fishy stench suddenly filled the air, and then the world turned black.
Pu!
Suddenly, a huge head exploded. Long Chen charged out of the rain of blood, followed by the headless python’s corpse.
“Why are you so unlucky?”
Looking at the python’s corpse, Long Chen couldn’t help but curse and throw it into the primal chaos space.
“Truly unlucky.”
Even the cauldron could not help but sigh.
The location Long Chen had teleported to was right in front of the python. To the python, it was like a piece of meat that had been sent to its mouth.
Out of instinct, it swallowed Long Chen in one gulp. But it hadn’t expected that this piece of meat wasn’t so delicious.
A Paragon Magical Beast was unable to eat Long Chen. Instead, it had lost its life.
“Where are we?”
Long Chen was in a dense forest. Ancient trees towered into the sky, their crowns blocking out the sky. Immortal mist circulated around him, making it impossible to see into the distance. Even his divine sense was affected here.
“I also don’t know where we are, but there must be something you need here,” the cauldron replied.
“ROAR!”
Just at this moment, a heaven-shaking roar rang out, followed by a distant explosion. That rumbling was rapidly approaching.
Long Chen instinctively withdrew his aura and hid in a huge tree. He had only just hidden when a figure shot past him like a bolt of lightning.
That was a humanoid creature with wings. It was holding a blood-red fruit. Seeing the blood-red lines on it, Long Chen’s pupils shrank.
“Blood-Patterned Vermillion Fruit!”
The Blood-Patterned Vermillion Fruit was a famous Longevity Fruit. It could ignore a person’s bloodline and greatly extend their lifespan.
This was a heaven-defying treasure, especially to cultivators who were stuck at a bottleneck and unable to break through. Their lifespans were about to run out, and the Bloodvein Vermillion Fruit was their final chance.
The reason Long Chen’s expression changed wasn’t because of its lifespan extension effect, but because it was one of the most important medicinal ingredients to refine the Nirvana Pills. Although it wasn’t the main ingredient, Long Chen had gathered it for a long time, but he hadn’t heard any news about it. It was obvious how rare it was. He hadn’t expected to see it here.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a huge lizard flew out of the forest. Countless trees were blown apart, and it opened its mouth to bite the winged creature.
Just as that lifeform was about to be devoured by that huge mouth, its wings suddenly released a divine light. Space twisted, and it appeared thousands of miles away.
Bang!
The creature escaped from the lizard’s mouth and turned to reveal a face similar to a human’s. A sneer appeared on its face.
“Foolish fellow, no matter how many years you’ve protected it, it is still not yours.”
The creature’s pupils shrank when it saw Long Chen.
Long Chen had disguised himself very well, but he hadn’t expected that creature to notice him. It was clear this creature’s perception was extremely powerful.
The creature’s wings trembled. Just as it was about to use its divine ability again, a rope-like tongue silently wrapped around its legs.
“Fool.”
Long Chen saw it clearly. In truth, it had attacked the instant it had missed.
As for that creature, it didn’t seem to place it in its eyes. Furthermore, it had been distracted by Long Chen, and its tongue had wrapped around its legs.
The creature’s expression immediately changed. It struggled, but it was horrified to find that its tongue was like a rope, unable to break free.
“Here.”
The creature suddenly shouted and threw the Blood-Patterned Vermillion Fruit at Long Chen.
Pa!
Long Chen caught it, a strange smile appearing on his face. He directly threw it into the primal chaos space.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, the lizard’s tail swept toward Long Chen. Under its immense power, mountains collapsed and the earth split. This attack was extremely terrifying.
Rumble…
The huge tail smashed into the tree, but Long Chen easily dodged it.
Chi!
Long Chen had only just dodged its attack when a silent arrow stabbed toward his back.
Pa!
Long Chen spun around and easily caught the arrow. The arrow was made of refined iron, and the arrowhead was black. There was a sticky liquid on it, and a fishy smell filled the air. It was obvious that it had been tempered with poison.
Long Chen icily looked into the distance. That creature had only just escaped, but it had already shot an arrow at him.
“Although I know that throwing the Blood-Patterned Vermillion Fruit to me is a disaster, I still owe you a favor.
“As for you, you shot someone in the back and wanted my life. This favor is offset. If you dare attack again, I won’t show any mercy.”
Just now, that creature had tossed the Blood-Patterned Vermillion Fruit to Long Chen in a moment of life and death. Its actions had been extremely large, and the whistling of the wind had intentionally drawn the lizard’s attention.
As for the lizard, it was immediately attracted by Long Chen. That was because the Blood-Patterned Vermillion Fruit was in Long Chen’s hands, and so it let go of the creature and attacked him.
This person had managed to accomplish such a thing in such a short time. He was clearly an extremely scheming person.
As for Long Chen, he wasn’t someone easy to deal with. The instant he attacked, he immediately understood his intentions.
Long Chen didn’t directly kill that person. That way, he would be able to accept the Blood-Patterned Vermillion Fruit with a clear conscience. Seeing that his scheme had been exposed, that creature clenched its teeth and disappeared.
BOOM!
The instant it disappeared, the huge lizard bit at Long Chen. Long Chen kicked it in the jaw.
Blood splashed. Long Chen’s kick had broken the lizard’s upper jaw.
At that moment, even Long Chen jumped in shock. This lizard was extremely powerful, and its physical body was terrifying. Long Chen had thought he would at most be able to kick it over, but he hadn’t expected its upper jaw to explode.
“When did my power become so great?” Long Chen was filled with disbelief.
“Did you only feel it now?” snapped the cauldron.
Only then did Long Chen come to a sudden realization. It seemed that after the Emperor Clan’s Ten Thousand Dragon Nest had completed its blood transformation, he had practically completely transformed.
However, at that time, when Long Chen had exchanged blows with that middle-aged man, he had been beaten to the point where he had to look for his teeth all over the ground. He hadn’t been his match at all, and he hadn’t felt the slightest increase in power.
Now that he had kicked it, Long Chen realized that his power had reached a level that even he felt was terrifying.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, explosions rang out in the distance. Long Chen saw countless birds flying around. He immediately summoned his lightning wings and flew in that direction.
Long Chen followed the sound. The further he went, the denser the spiritual qi became.
This kind of spiritual qi was not the spiritual qi absorbed by cultivation, but the natural spiritual qi. It was said that spiritual qi came from natural treasures.
Long Chen finally understood why the cauldron had sent him here. It was to gather medicinal ingredients.
Long Chen suddenly thought of how it had been a long time since he had properly refined pills. The Gan Kun Cauldron’s recovery had been stagnant, and it was probably even more anxious than him to refine pills.
As soon as he had arrived, he had obtained a precious Blood-Patterned Vermillion Fruit. The further he advanced, the denser the spiritual qi became. That meant there had to be even better treasures ahead.
“Senior, how did you know there were treasures here?” asked Long Chen.
“Isn’t your question a bit childish? From the moment I was born, I was always accompanied by precious medicinal ingredients. How could I not have this kind of perception?
“It’s a pity that I’m still in a weak state. My strength isn’t even a ten-thousandth of my peak. Otherwise… forget about it!”
Originally, there had been a trace of pride in its voice, but as it spoke, its interest waned. It immediately shut its mouth, probably thinking of something from the past.
“Senior, do you have any secrets regarding treasure hunting? Can you teach me a few moves?” asked Long Chen humbly.
“As the saying goes, spiritual objects hide themselves. True heavenly treasures hide themselves. It’s not that easy to find them.
However, no matter how well they hid, they were still easily targeted by spirit beasts and insects. Once they were found, they would be eaten.
That was why it was extremely difficult for spiritual objects to grow. After growing, they would often find powerful creatures to protect them.
They would give the protectors some benefits in exchange for protection. That was also why precious heavenly treasures were guarded by powerful creatures.
To find natural treasures was difficult, but it was also very simple. All you had to do was find the nest of those powerful creatures.
"As long as they aren't living in groups and are guarding a single place alone, there's a high chance that there are treasures there," said Gan Kun.
Damn, how could I not understand? That wasn’t what I meant.
“I mean, do you have any special methods? For example, how did you sense this place?”
Gan Kun said, “I really can’t teach you. This is my innate ability. This is the result of hundreds of millions of years of alchemy.
“Of course, if you continue to refine pills every day, then with your talent and intelligence, I feel like you will also have this ability in thirty thousand years.”
“Thirty thousand years… forget it. Pretend I didn’t say anything.”
Long Chen was speechless. Three years? Long Chen felt like that was a bit too much. Thirty thousand years? He directly gave up on that thought.
BOOM!
Another explosion rang out, followed by a furious roar. Devilish qi soared into the sky.
“Damn, enemies are bound to meet on a narrow road. It’s the devil race!” Long Chen immediately increased his speed.
The ground was covered in cracks, and from the marks, it was obvious how intense the battle was.
As soon as he stepped onto the battlefield, he saw tens of thousands of devil race experts crazily attacking a huge lizard.
But when he got closer, he saw that it wasn’t a lizard, but an armadillo.
The armadillo was over a thousand miles long. It was curled up and tightly wrapped around a mountain. Tens of thousands of devil race experts were crazily attacking it.
At this time, the armadillo was at an absolute disadvantage. It could only defend, but it couldn’t attack. It was tightly protecting that mountain. According to Long Chen’s guess, that was where the treasure was. However, it was too tightly wrapped around that mountain, and he couldn’t see what was inside.
“Brothers, work harder! It’s about to die, and at that time, all the treasures will be ours!” shouted one of the devil experts.
It was clear that he was the leader of this group. His aura was powerful, and he was a Seven Star Heavenly Fate Realm cultivator. Moreover, he was a peak existence amongst Seven Star Heavenly Fate Realm cultivators.
“No. Remember, the treasure will always belong to Master Long San.”
Just at this moment, a lazy voice rang out. It wasn’t loud, but it clearly entered everyone’s ears.
“Who is it?”
Those devil race experts were all startled. Turning their heads, they saw a black-robed young man with his arms crossed in front of his chest, a blade of grass in his mouth. He leisurely walked over.
“I want to say I’m your father, but looking at your appearance, forget it. I won’t take advantage of you.” Long Chen shook his head.
“Courting death!”
The devil expert with the broadsword on his back was infuriated. He took a step forward, unsheathing his sword.
BOOM!
BOOM! The devil expert’s sword slashed down, and qi waves surged out. It was extremely powerful, but the devil expert and the others were all stunned.
Long Chen didn’t move. A large hand grabbed that person’s devil sword, and that berserk energy was caught by him. Most importantly, Long Chen’s hair didn’t even tremble in the slightest.
“An ant dares to provoke a dragon?”
Crack!
Long Chen’s five fingers were like hooks. He suddenly exerted force, and in that instant, the devil sword was broken.
“What?”
The instant Long Chen crushed the devil sword, the devil race experts were horrified and forgot to attack the armadillo.
As for the owner of the devil sword, he vomited a mouthful of blood. That was his lifeblood weapon. Now that it had exploded, his soul was damaged.
Pu!
The devil race expert was cut in two. In front of Long Chen, he didn’t have the slightest qualifications to resist.
Now that Long Chen had killed the devil race’s experts, the other devil race experts were all terrified. Tens of thousands of them fled.
The Devil race, who was known for their viciousness, had actually fled in fright from Long Chen’s attack. If news of this spread, who knew how many people would be shocked.
This couldn’t be blamed on these devil race experts. One reason was that Long Chen’s display of power was too powerful. Even a Seven Star Heavenly Fate didn’t have the slightest ability to resist him.
On the other hand, they felt a terror that came from the depths of their souls from Long Chen’s body. That terror came from the fact that Long Chen had slaughtered too many devils. It was a kind of spiritual intimidation.
“You want to run?”
Long Chen smiled coldly. The devil race was Long Chen’s mortal enemy. He naturally wouldn’t just watch as they fled. Even if they were just a group of small fries, he wouldn’t let them off.
Hu!
Just as Long Chen was about to attack, the huge armadillo’s body suddenly trembled, and its tightly clenched body slowly opened.
When he saw where she was hugging, Long Chen’s expression changed.
It wasn’t just the mountain peak that the armadillo was hugging. There were also four shivering cubs curled up on the mountain peak.
The four armadillo cubs were dozens of meters long and looked very large. However, their scales were translucent, and their eyes were still closed. They had clearly just been born.
“So the thing it’s risking its life to protect isn’t some heavenly material, but its child.” Long Chen’s heart shook.
Armadillas were Magical Beasts. According to reason, Magical Beasts possessed a berserk nature. When they didn’t have any energy to replenish their energy, they would even eat their own cubs.
As for this armadillo, in order to protect its cubs, it had clearly known that it would definitely die, but it hadn’t abandoned its cubs. That shocked Long Chen.
This armadillo’s actions seemed to have toppled Long Chen’s understanding of Magical Beasts. Long Chen arrived in front of the armadillo. At this time, it was already heavily injured. Its scales were practically all broken, and its flesh was torn apart. Blood dyed the entire mountain red.
When Long Chen arrived in front of it, it struggled to open its eyes. There was no violence, no anger, only a pleading expression.
It looked at the four cubs in its arms, and then at the mountain peak. It nodded toward Long Chen.
Long Chen knew what it was trying to say. The treasure could be taken away. He hoped it wouldn’t harm its child.
Long Chen walked up to the peak of the mountain and saw a flat land. As soon as he stepped onto the peak, a fragrance filled the air. Just a single breath was enough to make his pores instantly open.
“It’s a Violet Orchid Heart Fruit. It really is a treasure.” Long Chen couldn’t help but sigh when he saw a three-foot-tall medicinal ingredient.
Its leaves were like swords, and each one of them was upright. A fist-sized fruit had grown out of its stem. That fragrance was coming from that fruit.
The Violet Orchid Heart Fruit was a kind of sacred medicine. Putting aside eating it, even if you surrounded it every day and smelled its fragrance, you would be able to calm your mind and circulate your qi and blood without any obstructions. Whether it was healing, comprehension, or cultivation, they were all extremely beneficial.
As for its fruit, it could refine many kinds of sacred pills. Long Chen had only heard of it before, but he had never seen it.
Hu!
Long Chen plucked the Violet Orchid Heart Fruit. As soon as it was plucked, it began to wither and turn yellow. It wasn’t dead, but after losing its fruit, it had entered a state of slumber.
It was just like how plants would bloom and bear fruit when spring came. However, the next result would probably take hundreds of thousands or even millions of years.
When Long Chen picked it, the armadillo’s body trembled. It had protected the Violet Orchid Heart Fruit for many years, and it had formed a spiritual connection with it. It seemed to be able to sense its pain.
Perhaps it was precisely because it had formed a spiritual connection with the Violet Orchid Heart Fruit that its berserk nature had changed.
“What are you doing?” asked the cauldron suddenly. It looked at Long Chen and opened its mouth.
Long Chen didn’t reply. Instead, he tossed the Violet Orchid Heart Fruit into the armadillo’s throat.
The armadillo was also shocked. Its eyes were filled with disbelief. When the Violet Orchid Heart Fruit entered its stomach, the wounds on its body healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. At the same time, new scales appeared, and its powerful aura slowly recovered.
“It’s the Scarlet Armored Armadillo.” The cauldron reminded once more.
“The Scarlet Armored Armadillo has a keen sense of smell for heavenly treasures. It grows by consuming all kinds of precious medicines.
Its armor, blood, flesh, bones, and organs were all rare alchemy ingredients. The stronger it was, the more precious it was.
“This armadillo has already reached the Saint realm. Many parts of its body can be used to refine sacred pills,” said Long Chen.
“Then you’re still planning on letting it go?” asked the cauldron.
“I also don’t want to let it go, but I have to. I can’t let it go.” Long Chen shrugged helplessly.
How could Long Chen know the origin of this armadillo? But seeing it risk its life to protect its child, how could he bear to kill it?
If he killed it, the four armadillo wouldn’t be able to survive. Although Long Chen had never had a good impression of Magical Beasts, he really couldn’t bring himself to kill them.
“You humans are truly unfathomable,” sighed Gan Kuntian.
“That’s right. Human nature is the hardest to understand. Right or wrong, right or wrong, hehe, let it be!
“I am who I am. I am a different kind of flame. I have a temper that can incinerate heaven and earth and destroy all things. I also have a desire to accumulate virtue and do good deeds without making a sound.
“I like to act according to my heart. Hehe, senior, do you think my actions are stupid, and I’m not ruthless enough?” Long Chen laughed self-deprecatingly.
Long Chen arrived in front of the Violet Orchid Heart Fruit and dug out the soil with a jade shovel, sending it into the primal chaos space.
When the fruit trees entered the primal chaos space, they immediately became lively. The withered leaves once more turned green, looking as if they were thriving.
“No, your human race’s character is always loved and hated. I personally saw this world become glorious because of your human race. I also personally saw your human race personally bury this world,” said the cauldron emotionally.
“Haha, it’s fine. Perhaps you can once more see the glory of the human race in me,” laughed Long Chen.
“Shouldn’t you be clenching your fists and solemnly swearing an oath?” asked Gan Kungding.
“Hehe, don’t. What if you can’t do it? If you brag, you won’t be able to take it back. The feeling of slapping someone in the face isn’t good,” laughed Long Chen.
He examined the Violet Leaf Orchid Heart Fruit and found that after entering the primal chaos space, it quickly returned to its previous state.
Long Chen began to divide the tree’s roots. A Violet Orchid Heart Fruit tree had hundreds of roots.
Once the roots left the mother tree, they would immediately wither. But once they were buried in the ground, life would quickly appear. The roots would gradually grow and sprout.
After doing that, Long Chen looked at the armadillo. It had to be said that the Violet Orchid Heart Fruit was truly amazing. It had already recovered from its half-dead state, and its wounds had completely healed. Its eyes were even more reserved, as if it was undergoing some kind of transformation.
Bang!
The armadillo was lying on the ground, kowtowing to Long Chen.
Long Chen nodded and jumped onto the armadillo’s head. He placed his hand on its forehead and slowly poured out his Spiritual Strength.
When Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength entered the armadillo’s mind-sea, its body trembled slightly, but it didn’t resist.
Countless images appeared in Long Chen’s mind, and he excitedly jumped up.
“Damn, there are so many treasures here!”
Long Chen examined the armadillo’s memories and found that this place was actually a treasure land. Countless medicinal ingredients were growing here, and Long Chen’s current location was only the outer region of this treasure land.
In the depths of the treasure land were countless precious medicines. However, these medicines were guarded by even more terrifying creatures.
With the armadillo’s power, it could only occupy a small space in the outer regions. Now that Long Chen had given it the Violet Orchid Heart Fruit, its injuries had completely healed, and it was filled with gratitude for Long Chen.
Even if Long Chen placed a slave mark on it, it wouldn’t refuse. But Long Chen didn’t do that. Instead, he let it leave.
This armadillo had been with the Violet Orchid Heart Fruit for a long time and had already gained intelligence. It was different from ordinary Magical Beasts, or it wouldn’t have gone against the Magical Beast’s instinct to protect its child.
The armadillo left with the four cubs. Long Chen organized his thoughts and took out a piece of paper, drawing a sketch on it.
“Ah, senior, do you know what’s inside?” asked Long Chen suddenly.
He suddenly felt like he was an idiot. The Gan Kun Cauldron was omniscient. If he let it examine him, wouldn’t he have everything? What was the point of wasting his energy?
“You have to eat it one bite at a time. You have to walk the path step by step. There are some things that are destined not to be shortcuts,” said Gan Kun. He clearly knew what Long Chen was thinking.
Fine, it could be said that he had asked for nothing. Experts always said things that others couldn’t understand. Long Chen didn’t continue asking.
But Long Chen had a faint feeling that the reason the cauldron had led him here wasn’t so simple.
Long Chen quickly drew a diagram. This diagram didn’t have any coordinates, because Magical Beasts couldn’t differentiate between north, south, east, and west. It only knew what was inside and what was outside.
The armadillo’s memories had entered the depths, but they had encountered a terrifying creature. They hadn’t even seen the creature’s face before being forced back by its aura.
Later, he chased away the original guardian of the Violet Orchid Heart Fruit and left it behind. Not long after, another armadillo came, and this armadillo was a male.
In the beginning, the two armadas fought over each other. Later, they shared the Purple Leaf Orchid Heart Fruit. Later, they actually began to mate.
Hundreds of years ago, a lifeform had come to fight for the Violet Orchid Heart Fruit. The armadillo had been killed, and it was the only one left. But just as it was about to give birth and was exhausted, the devil race’s experts had attacked.
If the armadillo was at its peak, the demon experts would have to pay a painful price to capture it.
This armadillo had lived here for a long time, but its footprint wasn’t very wide. However, Long Chen knew that there were powerful lifeforms in the hundreds of places around him. If there were powerful lifeforms, there would definitely be treasures.
Long Chen only needed to know the general direction. He spread his lightning wings and flew deeper.
“ROAR!”
Suddenly, a furious roar came from the front. A ray of divine light pierced through the sky, turning a figure into dust.
In front of them was the territory of a berserk wolf. An expert had relied on his stealth ability to reach the berserk wolf’s side. Just as he was about to attack the treasure, the berserk wolf noticed him and killed him.
That person’s actions infuriated the wild wolf. It immediately saw Long Chen flying over, and ignoring whether or not Long Chen was with that person, it opened its mouth.
Buzz!
A wind blade tore through the air, slashing down on Long Chen.
BOOM!
With a wave of his hand, Long Chen sent a palm toward the wind blade. The huge wind blade exploded, and a berserk wind energy blew out in all directions, shattering countless rocks and trees.
Long Chen smashed apart the wind blade. Stepping through the air, he appeared in front of the wolf like a ghost and kicked its head.
BOOM!
The wild wolf’s head crashed into the ground, and the ground exploded. Long Chen’s kick created a huge crater.
The wild wolf was no longer as imposing as it had been before. Instead, it was filled with endless terror. Its body was quivering, because Long Chen’s Blood Qi and dragon might had erupted, making it so it didn’t dare to move.
“If you weren’t a wolf, you would already be a corpse,” said Long Chen icily.
Long Chen walked off the wolf’s head. He was right. If it was another Magical Beast attacking him, he definitely wouldn’t be merciful.
But seeing this wild wolf, Long Chen thought of Little Snow. Even if it attacked him first, it would be difficult for him to kill it.
The wild wolf was terrified by Long Chen’s aura and didn’t dare to move. It obediently lay there.
Long Chen looked at the territory the wolf was guarding. There was a thirty-meter-tall tree with long, narrow leaves that looked like curved blades. There were over ten fruits on it.
The fruit contained a powerful wind energy, but it hadn’t matured yet and couldn’t be used as a medicinal ingredient. Long Chen directly took a branch from the tree and sent it into the primal chaos space. He found that it quickly took root and left.
The wild wolf had thought that it would definitely die, or perhaps Long Chen would take all the fruits. But it hadn’t expected that Long Chen would only take a single branch. When Long Chen left, it stared blankly at his back.
Hu!
When Long Chen arrived at the treasure land in the armadillo’s memories, he saw that the entire mountain was covered in blood. It was clear that after a bloody battle, there were still some broken limbs.
However, from the fluctuations of the blood qi, it seemed the attacker wasn’t a human. The creatures guarding this place had also disappeared. But from the traces of the battlefield, it seemed they hadn’t been killed. Instead, they had fled.
When Long Chen arrived at the core region, he saw that there was a deep pit on the ground. Obviously, the treasure had also been dug up.
However, the marks in the pit were extremely messy. It was clear that after this bloody battle, although these experts had chased away the guardian creature, they had also paid a terrifying price.
This group of people had definitely suffered heavy casualties. They were afraid that others would take advantage of them and steal their treasures, so they immediately fled.
Long Chen squatted in the pit, searching the soil. When he found a root as thick as a finger, he smiled and tossed it into the primal chaos space. It quickly sprouted.
Although Long Chen hadn’t obtained a complete treasure, and he hadn’t even seen what it looked like, this root was no different from a complete treasure.
In this place, there was no need for any identification. In any case, as long as there were living creatures guarding this place, there would definitely be rare treasures.
“Damned human, hand over your treasure. We can consider leaving you an intact corpse.”
Just as Long Chen was preparing to leave, a large group of murderous creatures surrounded him.
What surprised Long Chen was that these creatures were similar to humans in size, but they had three eyes, and their teeth were as sharp as saws. They looked vicious and evil.
Their hands and feet were long, and they had sharp nails that shone with a metallic luster.
These creatures silently appeared and surrounded Long Chen. Their eyes were filled with viciousness, as if they would tear him apart at any moment.
Long Chen frowned. He had never seen this kind of creature before. But these creatures all had vicious eyes and hateful expressions. It was obvious they weren’t good people.
The thing that surprised Long Chen the most was the powerful medicinal energy fluctuations coming from these creatures. That kind of fluctuation was something that would normally only appear on spirit beasts that had been consuming precious medicines for a long time.
Many spirit beasts consumed precious medicines as food. They had accumulated a great deal of medicinal essence in their bodies. For example, the Scarlet Armored Armadillo’s entire body could be used as medicine.
But the medicinal energy fluctuations coming from these lifeforms were different. Their medicinal energy wasn’t absorbed naturally, and because it had surpassed the limit of their own medicinal energy, it was released.
In other words, these lifeforms had been nourishing their bodies with medicinal elixirs for a long time, or they had consumed an ocean’s worth of medicinal pills. That was why there were such fluctuations.
Although the human race also consumed large quantities of medicinal pills for cultivation, comprehension, healing, and breakthroughs, the human race had a natural advantage over medicinal pills. As long as they didn’t consume large quantities of inferior medicinal pills for a long time and regularly cleaned out their pill toxins, the side effects of the medicinal pills wouldn’t be too great.
But these lifeforms were different. Long Chen could tell with a single glance that many of them had already been struck by the pill toxins and could explode at any moment.
Long Chen didn’t find this strange. But what he found strange was that these creatures didn’t have medicinal pills. It seemed they wouldn’t refine pills themselves.
“What are you looking at? Hand over the treasures here, or you’ll regret coming to this world!” Suddenly, a creature roared.
These creatures had come here just in time to see Long Chen squatting on the ground, digging. They had thought they were a step too late and had been caught by Long Chen.
Looking at these creatures, Long Chen didn’t bother wasting any more words. With a wave of his hand, the roaring creature seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand.
Long Chen clenched his hand, and the creature let out a miserable cry. Its head exploded, and countless soul fragments flew out.
In truth, that existence was the strongest existence here. However, even if it was the strongest, it was only a three-star Heaven’s Mandate.
Even before Long Chen had undergone the Blood Transformation, killing him had been as easy as flipping his hand. Now that he had undergone the Blood Transformation, he was many times stronger than before. In front of him, that lifeform was no different from an ant.
"Herb slave? Three-eyed race?”
Long Chen examined the creature’s soul fragments and found that its soul was extremely chaotic. It was already in a half-crazed state, and many of its soul fragments were blank. It was like a group of puppets controlling it.
“Die!”
When the other creatures saw that creature being killed, their vicious auras erupted, and they crazily charged at Long Chen.
Long Chen raised his head and roared. His dragon roar shook Gan Kun, and a ripple shot out. Those three-eyed creatures were blown apart.
A single roar killed tens of thousands of three-eyed creatures. Long Chen’s roar was even more terrifying than before.
Tens of thousands of three-eyed lifeforms had been killed. A stench filled the air. There were medicinal energy fluctuations, but there was no medicinal fragrance.
“What vicious methods. Using medicinal ingredients to control their wills, turning them into puppets.” Long Chen sniffed the air, a trace of disgust in his eyes.
Although he hadn’t found any useful information, as an alchemist, he could tell with a single glance that these three-eyed creatures had their souls controlled by medicinal ingredients.
And the person controlling them had to be an alchemy expert. In Long Chen’s opinion, whether it was refining pills to save people or refining pills to kill people, there was no problem. But using medicinal pills to control others was a bit despicable.
“Disgusting methods.”
In Long Chen’s mind, he heard the cauldron’s disgusted mutter. It seemed it was extremely disgusted by this kind of behavior.
“No, they’re herbal slaves. Does that mean their masters aren’t far away?”
Long Chen’s heart suddenly shook. If their master was nearby, then that meant these medicinal slaves had come to help gather the medicinal ingredients.
“No, I have to hurry. Otherwise, all the medicinal ingredients will be taken by others.” Long Chen immediately rushed into the depths.
An hour later, a furious roar rang out. Long Chen saw a huge beast fighting with a group of creatures. It was clearly another battle for treasures.
There were five Seven Star Heaven’s Mandates amongst them. Long Chen didn’t know which race they came from, but from their faint devil qi, he could tell they were related to the devil race.
Just as they were fighting like wildfire, Long Chen stealthily appeared and destroyed the flame lotus. The monster and the other lifeforms were caught off-guard, and after that attack, only the monster and the five Seven Star Heavenly Fate Souls survived.
However, even if they managed to survive, they were only left with half their lives. The five Seven Star Heavenly Fate Realm cultivators cursed loudly, but they didn’t dare to stay for even a moment. They immediately fled.
As for the huge beast, it wanted to run, but it was too clumsy. Long Chen’s fist smashed its skull, and it collapsed.
Long Chen tossed the beast’s corpse into the primal chaos space and dug out the flower it was guarding. In fact, he didn’t even have time to tell what level of medicinal ingredient the flower was. After sending it into the primal chaos space, he shot off like a shooting star.
Sneak attacks, slaughtering beasts, stealing treasures, leaving in one go were all done smoothly. Even Long Chen felt like he was a natural genius at robbing others.
Long Chen continued forward. At this time, he couldn’t do a fan-shaped search like before. He could only advance in a straight line. The deeper he went, the more precious the treasures became.
Ever since the medicinal slave had appeared, Long Chen had felt a sense of crisis. Time was precious, and he couldn’t waste any time.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As Long Chen advanced, he saw experts fighting huge beasts. As long as he didn’t like these creatures, he would directly start fighting.
Sometimes, when they saw a huge beast that was hard to deal with and couldn’t be killed in one move, they would directly charge at the medicinal ingredients and snatch them.
As for the experts attacking the huge beast, they were the ones to suffer. The huge beast thought they were on the same side, and after losing its treasure, it began to fight with them.
Long Chen watched as those people fled in all directions, listening to their curses. For some unknown reason, he felt extremely refreshed.
Suddenly, Long Chen stopped and changed directions. He once more sensed Yao Nu’s aura.
BOOM!
The mountain collapsed, sending sand and stones flying. A berserk beast crashed to the ground.
Tens of thousands of the three-eyed race’s experts cheered. They had worked together to kill a huge beast. This beast was extremely fierce, and the three-eyed race had lost quite a few experts. This victory was not easy to obtain.
But just as they were about to dig out a medicinal ingredient from that huge beast’s nest, a black-robed man walked out of the cave. When they looked behind him, their eyes almost popped out of their sockets. The medicinal ingredients had already disappeared.
“Damn thief, hand over your life!”
Seeing the fruit they had painstakingly obtained being stolen, the three-eyed experts’ eyes turned red.
“Tch, is this stealing? This is stealing, alright?” said Long Chen disdainfully.
“Kill him!”
One of the three-eyed experts was the first to charge at Long Chen. As a result, he was sent flying by a slap.
BOOM!
His body smashed into the ground, creating a huge ditch. The experts behind him weren’t able to dodge in time, and countless people were blown back miserably.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The other three-eyed experts didn’t even get close to Long Chen before being sent flying by his kick. At that moment, they were both shocked and infuriated. They hadn’t expected Long Chen to be so powerful.
In truth, Long Chen’s power was just a part of it. Even if his power had greatly increased after changing blood, he still wouldn’t be able to send them flying like children.
It was because they were too weak. They had the aura of a Seven Star Heavenly Fate Realm, but they didn’t have the power of a Seven Star Heavenly Fate Realm.
When they attacked, the fluctuations of their Heavenly Fate energy were even slightly weaker than some six star Heavenly Fate Masters. That kind of power was nothing in front of Long Chen.
“Damnit, you dare steal from us?! If master finds out, he’ll definitely pull out your tendons and refine your soul, never allowing you to reincarnate!” roared one of the three-eyed experts.
“Master? Who is your master?” asked Long Chen. In truth, this was also why he hadn’t directly killed them.
“You think you’re worthy of knowing my master’s name? Die!”
One of the three-eyed Heaven’s Chosen suddenly took out a medicinal pill. Long Chen’s pupils shrank.
“Fate Denying Pill? Really?”
Crack!
Just as Long Chen was filled with disbelief, that person quickly threw the pill into his mouth and crushed it.
“Great master, thank you for your mercy. It allowed us ordinary people to defy the heavens and change our fates, becoming a forest of experts.
“Today, your servant will use his life to repay your kindness. O omnipotent master, your servant is about to enter the cycle of reincarnation. I hope you can hear my call. In the next life, I will still be your most loyal servant…”
In Long Chen’s disbelief, the three-eyed expert was devoutly praying. At the same time, his body was covered in flames. His essence, qi, and spirit were all ignited.
“Crazy?”
Long Chen didn’t dare believe it. This person seemed to have gone crazy, and he didn’t hesitate at all to swallow that Life Fate Pill.
The so-called Life Severing Pill was an extremely violent poison. It could allow a person to release several times or even dozens of times their potential.
But a Life Severing Pill was no ordinary poison. It was said that consuming a Life Severing Pill was equivalent to borrowing the power of the heavens to resist the Heavenly Daos.
So those who consumed the Life Severing Pill had no chance of reincarnating. They were not tolerated by the Heavenly Daos, and they were directly killed.
Long Chen was proficient in the Dao of alchemy, but he had never refined a Life Severing Pill before. That was a taboo, a taboo so great that even grand Pill Emperors wouldn’t touch it.
As for this person, he hadn’t hesitated to consume a Life Severing Pill, and he had even said that he would live to see the next life. Obviously, he didn’t know what a Life Severing Pill meant.
BOOM!
After consuming the Life Fate Pill, that person’s aura instantly soared. His blood and qi were ignited, and he seemed to be on fire. He stepped through the air, his claws slashing at Long Chen.
This claw contained all his power. That berserk power caused space to constantly twist.
Pu!
Just as that person thought he could kill Long Chen in one blow, a scale-covered hand slapped over, turning him into a bloody mist.
“What are you trying to do? Even if you get a hundred times stronger, what’s the point?” said Long Chen icily.
The three-eyed expert hadn’t been an expert in the first place. He had relied entirely on medicinal pills to advance. He was like a paper tiger, easily broken.
A paper tiger was a paper tiger. Even if you grew a hundred times or a thousand times larger, if you didn’t change the thickness of your paper, it would be meaningless.
That three-eyed expert had swallowed a Life Severing Pill, but he was still blown apart by Long Chen’s palm. But the other three-eyed experts didn’t seem the slightest bit afraid. They all charged over.
However, not everyone had Life Severing Pills. Even though they knew they would definitely die, they still charged forward like a group of madmen who didn’t fear death.
Pu pu pu…
In front of these experts, Long Chen didn’t hold back in the slightest. Each one of his palms targeted the three-eyed race’s peak experts. No one could block a single one of his attacks.
These people didn’t seem to know what death meant. Their companions were killed one by one, but they didn’t seem to feel anything. They continued to crazily charge at Long Chen, their crazy gazes causing people to shiver.
Long Chen’s expression was cold. He knew that these creatures had already been completely controlled by the medicinal ingredients. They were like killing machines, and he naturally wouldn’t give them any pity or sympathy.
However, Long Chen wasn’t in a rush to kill them all. Instead, he calmly killed the three-eyed race’s peak experts. Finally, he sensed something.
Buzz!
Suddenly, a third three-eyed expert opened his eyes. At the same time, a white-robed figure appeared behind him.
As soon as that white-robed figure appeared, the world’s temperature rapidly rose. The air was ignited, and heaven and earth began to twist from the terrifying heat. Everything became unreal.
“Master!”
When that white-robed figure appeared, the three-eyed race’s berserk experts immediately calmed down. They stopped attacking Long Chen and knelt in front of him.
“You’ve finally appeared!”
Long Chen didn’t panic at all. It was as if everything was within his expectations.
“How dare you!”
A white-robed figure spoke from within the manifestation. It was a man’s voice. Although he didn’t sound very old, his voice contained a lofty arrogance.
“Although my guts aren’t small, I’m still a bit lacking compared to you. You’re an alchemist, but you use medicinal pills to trick people. Aren’t you afraid of karma?” asked Long Chen icily.
“Hahaha…”
The white-robed man laughed, “Karma? What a stupid question. To be able to ask such a question means you and I aren’t on the same level. Die!”
Buzz!
Suddenly, the white-robed man formed hand seals, and the world began to burn. Chanting filled the air, and killing intent filled Long Chen’s eyes.
“The Nirvana Scripture!”
What Long Chen hadn’t expected was that this person was chanting the Nirvana Scripture. As he chanted, the entire world began to twist. Endless flames soared, enveloping everyone.
Those flames incinerated everything. The three-eyed race expert was instantly turned to ash. Only the owner of the manifestation was unaffected by the flames.
Within the sea of flames, Long Chen’s eyes were completely red, and his fists were clenched so tightly that his veins were constantly twitching.
“Who is Lord Brahma to you?” Long Chen clenched his teeth.
“Foolish ant, do you think the name of the Brahma Heaven God is something you can call yourself?” sneered the white-robed man, seeming to disdain answering Long Chen’s question.
Rumble…
The flame energy of heaven and earth gathered together, forming a sea of flames. The terrifying heat not only burned Long Chen’s physical body, but even his soul was starting to feel some pain.
However, the fury in Long Chen’s heart was even more terrifying than the flames in the outside world. He knew that this person had an extremely close relationship with Lord Brahma.
As for Lord Brahma, he was his enemy. An enemy he had never seen before, an enemy he hated to the bone. That kind of hatred seemed to have existed for countless years.
“Send your true body over. I disdain killing Lord Brahma’s clone,” said Long Chen.
In the end, Long Chen resisted the urge to directly kill him. This white-robed man was just a clone projection. Killing him was meaningless. Long Chen wanted to kill his true body.
“Who do you think you are to act so arrogantly?” sneered the white-robed man. He didn’t seem to be in a hurry to attack. Instead, he looked down on Long Chen.
“You’re the stupid one. You don’t even know who I am. If you knew who I was, you wouldn’t dare to use such a tone with me,” sneered Long Chen.
“Oh? You’ve successfully aroused my interest. Just who are you?” asked the white-robed man.
“You don’t know me, but Lord Brahma does,” said Long Chen solemnly.
“Bullshit. How could my master recognize you? Unless… that’s impossible. Your spiritual fluctuations aren’t that of a reincarnator or a Sealer,” said the white-robed man.
“Idiot, everyone knows about Lord Brahma. Do you know who his father is?” sneered Long Chen.
“This…”
The white-robed man was startled. He didn’t know what to say.
“You know?”
“Of course.”
“Who is it?”
Long Chen waved his sleeve and puffed out his chest. “I never change my name or surname. Lord Brahma’s father is me.”
“Blasphemy against the Divine Sovereign: Death!”
BOOM!
The white-robed man formed hand seals, and flame dragons roared out of the flames, their huge mouths aiming at Long Chen.
In that instant, Long Chen’s soul tightened, and an intense sensation of death filled him. The instant those eight dragons aimed their mouths at him, he was locked down.
It wasn’t the white-robed man or those flame dragons that had locked onto Long Chen, but this world.
Buzz!
Before Long Chen could even react, the flame dragon spat out flames that shot toward him. In that instant, all the space around Long Chen was completely sealed.
BOOM!
All the flame spheres exploded in front of Long Chen. A huge shockwave blew apart space, and the laws of the Heavenly Daos were torn apart.
This was a divine ability that could destroy the heavens and exterminate the earth. The most terrifying thing was that it had only been activated for a very short time. Even someone as experienced as Long Chen was unable to dodge it.
Buzz!
A black figure flew out of the sea of flames and charged at the white figure.
That black figure was Long Chen. His entire body was covered in blood, and he was in a miserable state. If Huo Ling’er hadn’t helped him block the majority of that attack, he really might have been killed.
He had underestimated that white-robed man. What was terrifying about him wasn’t his own power, but the power to detonate this world.
The power to detonate this world wasn’t terrifying. The most terrifying thing was that his attack had come without any warning. This time, even Long Chen’s perception was a bit slower.
“He didn’t die?”
Seeing Long Chen charge out, the white-robed man seemed extremely surprised. According to reason, this attack of his definitely wouldn’t fail.
Hu!
Just at this moment, Long Chen arrived in front of him. The white-robed man sneered.
“After escaping death, you actually didn’t directly flee and instead attacked me. I’ve truly underestimated your stupidity. You are unable to harm me, and I can take your life at any time.”
The white-robed man snorted. Seeing that Long Chen had already arrived, he formed hand seals, and the chanting of scriptures suddenly changed. The spreading flames began to condense once more, once more forming endless flame dragons.
As for Long Chen, he didn’t care about that. He rushed over to the white-robed man, a scale-covered hand reaching for his throat.
“Fool.”
The white-robed man sneered and ignored Long Chen’s hand. He wasn’t a physical entity, and Long Chen was unable to grab him.
Pa!
But just as the white-robed man was about to continue activating his killer move, Long Chen’s hand tightly grabbed his throat.
“What?”
The white-robed man was horrified. He looked at Long Chen and saw that Long Chen’s left eye had already turned completely black. It was like a black hole that could devour the cosmos.
Three flowers appeared in his completely black eyes. The white-robed man’s body turned from illusory to solid, and Long Chen grabbed him.
“Purgatory Chains!”
Long Chen’s furious roar was like the roar of a god. The white-robed man’s body suddenly shook, and the image of three flowers appeared in his eyes.
Long Chen’s gaze was locked onto the white-robed man’s eyes. His Three Flower Pupils and the white-robed man’s Three Flower Pupils were in sync.
Pu!
The white-robed man’s head exploded, and his body turned into smoke.
…
At the same time, on a distant mountain peak, a white-robed man with long hair suddenly let out a heaven-shaking roar.
That white-robed man roared and spat out a mouthful of blood. His eyes were completely red, and black blood slowly flowed out of the corners of his eyes.
“Damnable thing, don’t let me find you! Otherwise, I’ll tear out your tendons, skin you, and refine your soul!” roared the white-robed man.
“Lord Remnant, what happened?”
That white-robed man’s furious roar immediately startled countless experts. They were all Seven Star Heaven’s Mandates, and there were thousands of them.
“Pass down my orders. Even if you have to overturn the heavens, find this person.”
The image of a black-robed man appeared in the minds of the surrounding experts.
“Yes.”
Thousands of experts instantly disappeared. Terrifying killing intent filled the air.
“Damnit!”
Long Chen roared and the white-robed man exploded in his hand. Blood flowed out of his left eye, and his expression was a bit sinister.
“Just a bit more.”
Long Chen was so infuriated that he smashed apart the three-eyed expert. Now that the white-robed man had disappeared, there was no need to keep him.
“If it weren’t for my Purgatory Eye’s injuries, I definitely would have been able to pull out his true body,” said Long Chen hatefully.
Last time, when he had fought against the Netherworld Dragon’s Heavenlight, he had used the Purgatory Eye to drag the Royal Blood Silk Net into a different space. The Purgatory Eye had been heavily injured.
Although Long Chen had recovered a bit in the White Dragon Ancestral Scale Space, the Purgatory Eye was still recovering.
According to reason, he shouldn’t have used the Purgatory Eye at this time. But Long Chen had suffered a huge loss, so how could he have cared so much?
Unfortunately, the Purgatory Eye was unable to unleash its full power. In the end, it was unable to drag out the white-robed man's true body.
This was the first time Long Chen had suffered such a loss, but he was unable to do anything to his opponent. He was about to explode from anger.
If it had been anyone else, Long Chen might have been able to endure it. But that person was Lord Brahma’s disciple. That was something he was unable to accept.
“What do you mean by karma is the stupidest question? Just wait, I’ll let you know what karma is and what stupidity is.” Long Chen took a deep breath and suppressed his fury.
“Your temper really is explosive.” Gan Kuntian’s voice contained a trace of ridicule.
Long Chen was first startled, but then he thought of something. “Senior, did you bring me here for him?”
“I can’t say, I can’t say,” the cauldron said in a secretive manner.
Long Chen’s fury had been soaring to the heavens, but hearing the cauldron’s words, he instantly calmed down.
The reason the Heaven Earth Cauldron had brought him here was definitely not just to gather medicinal ingredients. The white-robed man’s appearance was definitely not a coincidence.
However, since the cauldron refused to tell him, Long Chen didn’t ask any further. He took out the blindfold Bai Xiaole’s mother had given him and covered his left eye. This way, Long Chen once more became a one-eyed man.
However, although it was a bit ugly on the outside, the blindfold was a healing tool specially made to deal with eye techniques. Once he put it on, the pain in his eyes immediately lessened. Furthermore, it was refreshing and comfortable.
The blindfold had healing properties. That was something medicinal pills were unable to do. Long Chen could only temporarily keep it until his eyes recovered.
“Senior, do you know the Nirvana Scripture?” asked Long Chen.
“The number one fire attribute scripture of the Nine Heavens Ten Earths, there is no one who doesn’t know about it.” Gan Kun said.
“Was that fellow chanting the seventh volume?” asked Long Chen.
“That’s right.” This time, Qiankun Ding’s reply was very straightforward.
Long Chen nodded. Up until now, he had only come into contact with the first six volumes of the Nirvana Scripture. The sixth volume had no meaning to him.
That was because the sixth volume of the Nirvana Scripture only contained the scripture, and it didn’t have a seal.
Although the Numinous Sky Academy had eight volumes of the Nirvana Scripture, from the sixth to the eighth volume, no one could cultivate them. Even Long Chen was no exception.
The scripture on the sixth scroll was not so easy to understand. It was difficult to understand, difficult to understand, and impossible to recite.
As for the chanting of the Nirvana Scripture, each word had to be precise, and there couldn’t be the slightest error in the tone. Otherwise, the flame energy in the world would instantly go out of control. Long Chen had been injured several times and had almost killed himself. Later, he didn’t dare to try it again.
However, although Long Chen hadn’t grasped the sixth volume of the Nirvana Scripture, he was still able to tell if others were chanting it.
But the Nirvana Scripture that the white-robed man was chanting was something Long Chen had never heard of. That meant this portion of the Nirvana Scripture was definitely not the first six volumes.
“Senior, is there a complete Nirvana Scripture here?” Suddenly, Long Chen jumped up excitedly.
“Guess?”
This time, the cauldron didn’t answer him directly.
“Hahaha…”
Long Chen laughed. Although the cauldron didn’t reply, he already knew the answer.
Long Chen was filled with excitement. If he could obtain the complete Nirvana Scripture, he would be able to control the flame energy of an entire world.
Previously, Long Chen’s fury had been partly anger, and partly jealousy. He was unable to accept that Lord Brahma’s disciples could control a higher level Nirvana Scripture.
Thinking of how there might be a complete Nirvana Scripture here, Long Chen’s heart began to pound. That was because the white-robed man’s strength had allowed him to see the tip of the iceberg of the Nirvana Scripture.
“You should recuperate first. That fellow’s soul was injured by your Purgatory Eye. One look and you can tell he’s a narrow-minded person. He’s even more anxious to get revenge than you are, so you have to be careful,” said Gan Kunde.
“Everyone’s injured. If you find me, we can have a fair fight. Even without the Nirvana Scripture, I’m still confident in killing him,” said Long Chen.
“Your words are a bit exaggerated. Although you have dragon blood and a powerful physical body, you don’t know just how strong the Nirvana Scripture is.
“If you run into him now, you won’t be able to use your full strength. Your understanding of the Nirvana Scripture is just the tip of the iceberg.
“Other than that, even if you aren’t afraid of him, do you know how many slaves he has?” asked the cauldron.
“This…” The cauldron’s words stumped Long Chen. A medicinal slave was a despicable method, but it was also an extremely terrifying term.
Yao Nu was a madman who was loyal to his master. There was nothing they couldn’t do.
Although the cauldron had said that the white-robed man was extremely powerful, Long Chen really wasn’t afraid of him. But if he fought to the death with him, and then a large group of medicinal slaves came, that would be fatal.
A medicinal slave? Wait a moment… Long Chen suddenly thought of something and hastily focused on the primal chaos space. He found that the Heavenly Dao Tree hadn’t borne that many Heavenly Dao Fruits.
He had killed so many Seven Star Heavenly Fate Realm experts, but not a single Seven Star Heavenly Fate Fruit had appeared.
These slave alchemists were all fake Heaven’s Mandates created from medicinal pills. They were not truly recognized by the Heavenly Daos, so even after they died, the Heavenly Dao Tree was unable to bear the Heavenly Dao Fruits.
“Fuck, I thought you were so amazing. You can only forge a fake Heavenly Fate, but I can forge a real one,” sneered Long Chen.
Retracting his mind from the primal chaos space, Long Chen chose to listen to the cauldron and find a place to heal. If it was just an ordinary injury, then with the primal chaos space’s power, it could instantly heal.
But this white-robed man’s attack was using the Nirvana Scripture to draw out heaven and earth’s energy to attack Long Chen. This kind of injury contained the natural laws and will of heaven and earth. If it was someone else, this kind of injury would be permanent and irreversible.
Long Chen spent six hours recovering. It went without saying that his physical body was truly terrifying.
If it had been anyone else, then even if they hadn’t died on the spot, they would have suffered a lifetime of pain from the Heavenly Daos’ laws and will. Their cultivation bases would never advance.
After recovering from his injuries, Long Chen didn’t stop. He followed the direction the cauldron had pointed him in.
Long Chen didn’t continue searching for medicinal ingredients. He knew that there were more important things waiting for him.
Furthermore, with Lord Brahma’s disciples as competitors, Long Chen didn’t dare to slight them.
“Big brother Long Chen, I’m sorry. At that time, my reaction was slow and I wasn’t able to immediately come out to help you,” apologized Huo Ling’er.
The instant Lord Brahma’s disciple attacked, she was unable to react. She felt extremely guilty that Long Chen had been injured.
If she had attacked earlier, Long Chen wouldn’t have been so heavily injured even if he had been forced to defend. So she blamed herself.
Whether it was Huo Ling’er or Lei Ling’er, their power all belonged to them. Spirit bodies that controlled their own power would never appear, because no master would allow their own spiritual objects to control their own power.
One reason was because it was dangerous, while the other reason was because there would be a delay in controlling it. After all, other people’s power wasn’t their own, and using it required a certain amount of time.
If a spirit body was implanted with a slave mark, it would be different. All the spirit body’s power was its own. As long as it wanted to use it, the spirit body could not refuse.
Then the spirit body’s power was its own power. It would automatically erupt with its own life energy.
But Huo Ling’er and Lei Ling’er were different. Although their souls were connected to Long Chen, their instinctive reactions were definitely a bit weaker.
It was precisely because of that slight difference that Huo Ling’er hadn’t been able to react in time to the white-robed man’s attack, causing Long Chen to be injured. That was why she blamed herself.
“Foolish girl, this isn’t your fault. Our cooperation is practically flawless. I don’t believe in delay.
“I think the reason you reacted so slowly was because of that fellow’s Nirvana Scripture,” comforted Long Chen.
“Really?” Huo Ling’er was delighted.
Her and Lei Ling’er’s souls were connected to Long Chen’s, and they trusted each other greatly. They worked together as if they were one arm and one finger. So even if Long Chen hadn’t placed a slave mark on them, their powers were still connected.
This was the first time such a delay had occurred. Long Chen had never doubted his cooperation with Huo Ling’er. The first thing he suspected was that this fellow’s Nirvana Scripture had affected her.
In his primal chaos space, Huo Ling’er shouldn’t have been affected by the Nirvana Scripture. However, the Nirvana Scripture was the number one fire attribute scripture in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. Even the Gankun Cauldron said it was extremely terrifying, so there was nothing impossible.
According to Long Chen’s calculations, when the Nirvana Scripture rang out, anyone who heard it would be affected. It could pierce through any space, even the primal chaos space.
Of course, there was also a possibility that the Nirvana Scripture’s influence on Long Chen was greater. It restricted his perception and use of flames.
Because Long Chen was the main body of Huo Ling’er, if he was affected, then Huo Ling’er would definitely be affected as well.
But no matter what, Long Chen was still able to see the tip of the Nirvana Scripture. That tip was enough to make Long Chen’s heart pound with anticipation.
As Long Chen advanced, he saw countless experts attacking the various regions’ fierce beasts.
The further he advanced, the stronger the beasts became. Long Chen had personally seen a mutated Earth Dragon kill tens of thousands of experts with a single breath.
Even Seven Star Heaven’s Mandate cultivators were instantly killed. They didn’t even have a chance to run. The thing to pay attention to was that the Seven Star Heaven’s Mandate here was a true expert, not a fake one like Yao Nu.
Taking advantage of the instant the Earth Dragon killed those experts, Long Chen charged into its territory and stole a date fruit.
The Earth Dragon raged and charged at Long Chen. Long Chen didn’t want to get entangled with it, so he directly fled. As for the Earth Dragon, it didn’t dare to leave its territory. It roared a few times before returning to its own territory.
Along the way, Long Chen encountered many medicinal ingredients that he didn’t even know about. He didn’t care if he recognized them or not. In any case, he would rather kill them than let them go.
However, in order to hurry on his way, he didn’t join in on the fun. He only took action when it was convenient for him to move.
But on the way, Long Chen didn’t encounter any more experts from the three-eyed race. Instead, he sensed some auras that were suspected to be herbal slaves.
However, Long Chen ignored them and continued forward. Several days later, he suddenly found that the entire world had become silent. He could no longer hear the roars of the beasts, nor could he see any cultivators.
The world was so silent that it was a bit frightening. A dangerous aura filled the air, making people feel extremely stifled. Even the experienced Long Chen felt his soul trembling.
“Looks like there’s something fatal here!”
Long Chen looked at the mist in front of him, unable to see far. No one knew what was hidden within the mist.
Just now, they had heard the furious roars of experts and huge beasts. But now, all the sound seemed to have been cut off by a saber. The silence was a bit strange.
But no matter how dangerous it was, for the Nirvana Scripture, Long Chen had to charge forward. Furthermore, thinking that the disciples of the Nirvana Scripture might also be coming for it, he couldn’t retreat.
When Long Chen stepped into that mist, he immediately felt his hair stand on end. An intense feeling of danger filled him. In that instant, he felt as if he had stepped into the realm of death.
Within the endless mist, Long Chen’s Spiritual Perception was compressed to only a few thousand miles. His vision could only reach a few hundred miles.
To have a perception of a thousand miles was already very broad, but it had to be known that the huge beasts here could easily travel thousands of miles or even tens of thousands of miles. This distance was unable to give people any sense of security.
Crack…
A light sound came from beneath Long Chen’s feet. Only now did he realize that there were no more green stones or grass on the ground. Instead, it was a barren desert.
As for the desert, it was white. What shocked Long Chen the most was that the sand in the desert was actually just white bones.
The bone Long Chen had just stepped on was covered in runes. The owner of this bone was definitely not ordinary, or there wouldn’t be so many runes.
This white bone was extremely weak. Just a light touch was enough to shatter it.
This bone’s runes were blood-red. That meant the owner of this bone hadn’t been dead for long. It definitely hadn’t been dead for more than ten days. But now, it was as if it had been weathered for millions of years. That didn’t make any sense.
Long Chen became even more cautious. Obviously, there had already been people who had reached this place ahead of time. Those who dared to advance in this unknown world were definitely not ordinary people.
Long Chen slowly walked through the desert. Suddenly, a strange python silently appeared in the endless mist, reaching for his neck.
It wasn’t a python, but a vine. The vine was covered in beehive-like holes. They were so densely packed that it was extremely frightening.
That vine silently appeared and slowly approached Long Chen. Its body swayed along with Long Chen’s footsteps, and its position was precisely his blind spot.
Although a theoretical expert’s perception was omnidirectional, there were no absolutes. Even when it came to comprehensive perception, there were differences in strength.
A person had a blind spot for their perception. With their chest as the center, they could sense things in a straight line.
Other than that, the blind spots were to the left, back, and right. These three blind spots were the places where killers could easily target them.
When these three points were attacked, a person’s reaction speed would be the slowest. Therefore, most assassins would choose one of these three points to attack.
As for this vine that had appeared out of nowhere, it was like a python as it slowly approached the blind spot behind Long Chen.
Its movements were the same as Long Chen’s. That was why it was always in a blind spot.
“Big brother Long Chen…”
“Shh, I see it.” Long Chen told Huo Ling’er not to say anything. That would distract him.
The instant that vine had appeared, Long Chen had sensed its existence. Other than the Nirvana Scripture, there was very little power that could deceive the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art’s senses.
However, Long Chen didn’t want to disturb it, so he had it slowly approach him. This was a powerful creature, but he couldn’t sense its aura. That meant the vine was just testing him. Its true body wasn’t here.
“Hehe, so big brother Long Chen is up to no good again,” laughed Huo Ling’er.
Long Chen carefully advanced, occasionally looking back. No matter how he turned, the vine in the mist would always remain in his blind spot. He was unable to see it.
When that vine was just three meters away from him, he suddenly stopped. The instant he stopped, the vine also stopped.
Long Chen seemed to sense something, and his body began to rapidly spin. As for the vine, it also began to rapidly spin. Long Chen was unable to see it.
Long Chen seemed to relax and continued forward. The instant he took that step, the vine suddenly sped up and wrapped around his neck.
Long Chen let out a startled cry. That vine was too fast. The instant it wrapped around his neck, it pulled him into the sand.
Long Chen continued to struggle, but he was quickly submerged by the sand. The traces of his struggle slowly faded, and the ground returned to its original state.
BOOM!
Long Chen was pulled into the ground by a huge force. He was constantly struggling, and scales appeared all over his body.
There were countless small holes on the vines. When the vines wrapped around Long Chen’s body, sharp thorns grew out of those holes.
When the sharp needles stabbed into the dragon scale, creaking sounds rang out. White marks appeared on the hard dragon scale.
Long Chen was shocked. Even if his dragon scale was struck by an immortal weapon, it wouldn’t leave any mark.
Who would have thought that these vines would be able to grow sharp blades that were comparable to divine weapons? If Long Chen hadn’t had his blood changed and the power of his dragon armor greatly increased, he wouldn’t have been able to block these sharp thorns.
That spike was a dark red color, and there was a thick liquid on it. That liquid had a fishy smell, and it was obvious it was extremely poisonous. If this thing invaded his body, Long Chen felt like even his physical body might not be able to resist it.
Long Chen crazily struggled. He had only just been dragged into the ground when dozens of vines wrapped around him, pulling him down.
The soil beneath the ground was extremely soft. It was all white bone dust. No matter how Long Chen struggled, he was unable to change his fate of being dragged underground.
BOOM!
Long Chen was dragged along a passageway into an underground world. This place was tens of thousands of miles underground, but it was a strange space.
This space was huge. There were python-like roots everywhere. They were the ones that had supported this underground space.
The underground space was extremely clean. In the core region was a pool of blood. At the center of the pool was a sun-like divine light that lit up this space.
“Archaic variant, Great Sun Divine Sunflower?”
Seeing that sun-like sunflower, Long Chen’s eyes almost popped out of his head. He recognized this legendary divine medicine.
The Great Sun Divine Sunflower only existed in legends. It was said that it had been born in the primordial era, and that it had never been seen again.
The Great Sun Divine Sunflower was a divine medicine of extreme yang. Its medicinal properties were fierce, and it was one of the representatives of yang attribute divine medicines. It was the most powerful divine medicine to refine yang attribute medicinal pills.
The Sun God Sunflower looked no different from ordinary sunflower seeds. However, its flower plate was able to emit the light of the sun. Each of its seeds was a peerless treasure.
Any male expert was not limited to their race. Eating one could stimulate a powerful male’s energy. Not only could it increase their physical strength and endurance by several times, but it could also stimulate the speed of their bloodline awakening.
Other than that, it also had an extremely heaven-defying effect: it could treat male infertility.
It had to be known that the stronger a cultivator was, the lower the chances of them reproducing. As for whether or not they could reproduce, the main responsibility was the males.
Of course, this was also the Heavenly Daos’ laws. If a Saint Ruler could reproduce like an ordinary person, marry dozens of wives, and give birth to dozens of children every year, and each child was gifted, then the world would become chaotic.
That was why some undying experts might not be able to produce a child even after tens of thousands of years or even hundreds of thousands of years. It could be seen just how difficult it was.
But the Great Sun Divine Sunflower had a heaven-defying ability that greatly increased the chances of reproduction. Just this alone was enough to make it a priceless treasure that countless experts dreamed of.
Rumble…
Countless tentacles pulled Long Chen closer to the blood pool. Long Chen was still struggling with all his might, doing his best to appear terrified, but there was nothing he could do.
Buzz!
At this time, the blood pool began to boil, and a huge head slowly appeared. Before Long Chen could even see its face, it opened its mouth and sucked.
Hu!
Long Chen suddenly lost control of his body and was sucked into that huge mouth. The instant he entered, Long Chen let out a shout and his Blood Qi erupted.
“Lightning Flame Annihilation!”
Long Chen shouted. Lightning erupted from his left hand and flame from his right.
BOOM!
The instant Long Chen detonated those two kinds of energy, the mouth spat him out. That creature’s reaction speed had reached its peak.
However, under the interweaving of thunder and fire, the huge force still caused the huge mouth to explode.
A strange roar rang out, and the huge head instantly shrank back into the pool of blood. The sunflower in the middle of the pool also began to sink.
Hu!
The instant the sunflower sank, Long Chen grabbed it and pulled. The sunflower was completely uprooted.
The instant Long Chen pulled out the sunflower, the blood-colored divine pool exploded. A berserk aura spread, and the huge head once more shot out of the pool. A blood-colored pillar of light shot toward Long Chen.
Long Chen dodged to the side, and with a heaven-shaking explosion, the pillar pierced through the dome.
Long Chen had only just sent it into the primal chaos space when countless tentacles shot out of the pool.
Only now did Long Chen realize that it was a monster with an octopus head and millions of roots. It should be a kind of tree demon, but Long Chen was unable to say its name.
The tree demon immediately went berserk. It let out a heaven-shaking roar, and its tentacles shot out like a net.
“Now that I’ve obtained the Sun God Sunflower, do I need to be afraid of you?”
Long Chen sneered and his qi and blood erupted. A dragon roar rang out, and a berserk qi wave surged out. The underground world instantly exploded.
BOOM!
Countless tentacles were blown apart by Long Chen. With a shout, a Heaven Shrouding Dragon Claw appeared behind him.
Bang!
A huge dragon claw smashed into the tree demon’s head. The berserk energy directly crushed it.
“Ji…”
The tree demon let out a strange cry. Its head exploded, but its tentacles were like pythons as they drilled into the ground.
Long Chen hadn’t expected this tree demon to still be alive after losing its head.
BOOM!
Just as Long Chen thought that the tree demon had already fled, the ground exploded, and a head even larger than a mountain shot out.
Long Chen jumped in shock. The tree demon’s mother was still below him. The one he had just injured was very likely its child.
Buzz!
The huge head split apart the ground, and a golden vine that was thousands of miles long whipped down on Long Chen.
BOOM!
Facing that golden vine, Long Chen punched back. Qi waves exploded, and Long Chen let out a muffled groan as his qi and blood surged.
Rumble…
The golden tree demon was infuriated, and countless golden vines shot out.
“Damn, this is a Saint Ruler!”
Seeing this, Long Chen’s expression changed. He had never imagined such a terrifying existence was hidden underground.
“Attack together!”
Seeing that the situation wasn’t good, Long Chen shouted and Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er appeared. The three of them faced the endless golden vines.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Lightning flashed, flames roared, and explosions shook the heavens. Long Chen, Huo Ling’er, and Lei Ling’er charged out of the endless vines.
Golden blood fell from the sky like golden raindrops. When the raindrops landed on the ground, they burned deep holes in the ground. That tree demon’s blood was incomparably poisonous.
Rumble…
The three of them had only just charged out of the golden vine’s blockade when the ground exploded, and countless blood-colored tree demons charged out. Those tree demons were the ones who had sneak attacked Long Chen and drawn him underground.
“Don’t get entangled. Let’s charge out together.”
Seeing this, Long Chen’s heart shook. Originally, he had thought this tree demon was a mother and a son. He hadn’t expected it to have millions of children.
If he was entangled by them, then no matter how powerful he was, he would still be exhausted to death.
Rumble…
The three of them attacked at the same time, unleashing their ultimate moves as if they didn’t care about money. After an hour and millions of miles of blood, they finally managed to shake off the tree demon.
Hu!
Long Chen escaped the desert and arrived in a forest. He finally had a chance to breathe.
Arriving at the edge of the forest, Long Chen didn’t dare go any further. The desert was the tree demon’s territory, and who knew whether or not there were even more terrifying creatures guarding this forest.
Taking advantage of the fact that he hadn’t disturbed the people inside, Long Chen quickly recovered. It wasn’t just him; even Huo Ling’er and Lei Ling’er were exhausted.
Those golden tree demons were too terrifying. There were practically no end to those tentacle-like vines.
Fortunately, Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er’s power was able to suppress the tree demon’s power. Their blades were able to cause immense damage to the vines.
But even so, the two of them were still exhausted. If the golden tree demon could last for another two hours, the three of them would be completely exhausted.
“Senior, what kind of monster is that? Why is it so hard to deal with?” asked Long Chen.
“That’s the Ghost Camphor Tree Demon, an undying type creature. It has a vicious nature and is extremely crafty and cautious. Its mother is hidden deep underground, and most of it uses its own child spirit to attack.
“The so-called child spirit is the thing that attacked you in the beginning. In truth, it isn’t the Ghost Camphor Tree Demon’s child. You can understand it as a puppet.
“When it first set its sights on you, you intentionally acted weak. I thought you knew its true nature and used it to sneak into its lair,” said Gan Kun.
Long Chen bitterly smiled. “How would I know? I just felt like that thing was sneakily trying to sneak attack me. I thought it didn’t have any ability, so I just wanted to test it.
“I didn’t expect its true form to be so terrifying. If it weren’t for the two of them, I probably wouldn’t have survived.
“It’s from the Undead Clan. No wonder it’s so powerful. I wonder how it’s related to the Undying Nether Willow Clan.”
"There are high-level and low-level Undead creatures. The Ghost Camphor Tree Demon is a low-level creature. It has nothing to do with the Undying Nether Willow Clan," said Gan Kungding.
“A low lifeform’s power is this terrifying?” Long Chen couldn’t help but cry out.
“You’ve misunderstood. The so-called high and low levels have nothing to do with strength. They refer to intelligence.
“Take the Ghost Camphor Tree Demon for example. No matter how strong it is, you can easily kill it, right?” said Gan Kun.
“That’s true. Previously, I was caught off guard by it. If I had more time, I would have many ways to kill it,” said Long Chen. At the same time, he realized that this was the Gan Kun Cauldron’s definition of high and low.
“Senior, what level is that fellow at?” asked Long Chen.
“Using your human race’s ranking, it can be considered a Paragon,” said Gan Kun.
“What?”
Long Chen’s jaw dropped.
“Only one realm higher than me?”
Long Chen couldn’t believe it. According to his senses, that fellow’s power was practically on the same level as a Saint King.
“That’s why low level creatures have their own terrifying aspects. The Ghost Camphor Tree Demon’s bloodline is extremely ancient, and its strength cannot be underestimated,” said Gan Kunde.
Long Chen was startled. It seemed he had to be extra careful. He had only just entered this region when he encountered the Ghost Camphor Tree Demon.
It was unknown just how many terrifying existences were waiting for him inside. He couldn’t be careless.
But at the same time as he was shocked, Long Chen also felt a deep sense of defeat. In the past, he had been able to easily jump two levels to fight, but now he had to flee miserably against a divine level Ghost Camphor Tree Demon. That was something he couldn’t accept.
“In truth, you don’t need to be surprised. The era of survival is different, and the difference is huge.
The Nine Heavens Ten Earths were the peak of this era during the Primal Chaos Era. After that, they began to decline.
Although each era had its own revival era, that so-called revival was just a small rise and fall in the decline.
“The Nine Heavens Ten Earths have always been declining like a staircase. Your era is at the bottom of the staircase.
“It’s not that you’re not outstanding enough, but that you didn’t make it in time for a good era. For a person from the Cultivationless Age like you to fight against an existence with an ancient bloodline is extremely unfair,” consoled the cauldron.
“Although I know that, I still feel a bit irritated. In truth, it’s not that I can’t beat it, but I just don’t have a good weapon.” Long Chen shook his head.
At this time, the image of the Dragon Bone Evil Moon once more appeared in his mind. When he had the Dragon Bone Evil Moon in his hands, he had never suffered such a loss.
But it was useless without a suitable weapon. Long Chen had rested enough, and he wanted to go back and kill that Ghost Camphor Tree Demon.
Previously, Long Chen had been caught off guard. He had forgotten that he still had a trump card against the Ghost Camphor Tree Demon. That was the black soil in the primal chaos space.
As long as Long Chen could set up a trap, he would have a high chance of killing it.
But it was stopped by the cauldron. The reason was that the Ghost Camphor Tree Demon was extremely crafty and cautious. It had just fought Long Chen, and its core had been heavily injured. It would definitely hide and heal.
Even in its peak state, it rarely fought head-on, let alone being injured.
As for the Sun God Sunflower, it had already been taken away by Long Chen. There was no longer any place for it to stay. According to the Gankun Cauldron’s calculations, it would find a place to heal and then attack other lifeforms to take their treasures.
In the words of the Gankun Cauldron, since you’ve already stolen their treasures, what is there to be angry about?
Long Chen thought about it and agreed. Although it had been the Ghost Camphor Tree Demon that had attacked first, he had still managed to snatch the sunflower. That was definitely a huge profit.
Thinking of the sunflower, Long Chen’s heart began to pound. He immediately looked into the primal chaos space and saw that once the sunflower entered the primal chaos space, its flower began to glow with life.
Long Chen looked at the flower plate and saw that the melon seeds inside were golden in color. Each one of them was plump, and each one was resplendent. They had completely matured.
Long Chen plucked out a melon seed and held it in his hand. The melon seed looked like it was made of gold. Strange lines covered its surface, making it look like an exquisite work of art.
After he peeled the melon seeds, a strong fragrance immediately assailed his nose. He placed the melon seeds into his mouth and chewed on them. After chewing, a fragrance spread out from his teeth. The fragrance reached into the heavens and into his dantian.
At the same time, Long Chen felt his qi and blood fill up. He was full of energy.
“Damn, this is a natural divine pill! If I had known it was this amazing, I would have eaten a few melon seeds to exhaust the Ghost Camphor Tree Demon to death!” Long Chen slapped his thigh in regret.
Long Chen found that sometimes, his head really was too stupid. There were many things he couldn’t think of. If he could get rid of the Ghost Camphor Tree Demon and obtain its corpse, it would definitely be a priceless treasure.
Long Chen saw that there were a total of nine hundred and ninety-nine seeds. He plucked all of them, and the Sunflower immediately withered.
But that didn’t matter. Now that he had the seeds, there was nothing to be afraid of. Long Chen took out five hundred seeds and planted them.
However, the seeds didn’t sprout as quickly as Long Chen had expected. But that was also normal. That was a sunflower, a legendary treasure. Its growth was definitely shockingly slow.
It didn’t matter if they grew slowly. As long as he had enough corpses, they would mature faster. As for these seeds, they were enough for him to use for a while.
Crack!
Long Chen couldn’t help but throw another melon seed into his mouth.
“It’s so delicious, this thing is addictive!”
Eating a single melon seed made him feel refreshed and full of energy. Long Chen hastily put them away. He was afraid he wouldn’t be able to hold back and eat them all. That would truly be a waste of a heavenly treasure.
“The Great Sun Divine Sunflower is extremely precious. Your luck is pretty good. With it, you can refine even more high grade medicinal pills,” said the cauldron.
Obviously, even the Gankun Cauldron thought highly of the Sunflower. Most importantly, Long Chen could grow it like a farmer. He would soon have a Sunflower Garden.
After eating two melon seeds, Long Chen was full of energy. His state was unprecedentedly good, and so he immediately began to walk forward.
But this time, Long Chen was even more careful. He had only just entered this region when he encountered terrifying tree demons. There had to be even more terrifying existences inside.
Long Chen was just advancing when he suddenly felt his scalp tighten. Within the mist, he sensed a pair of huge eyes looking at him.
That pair of eyes was filled with warning. Long Chen’s heart shook. In this mist, he was unable to clearly see the owner of those eyes, but they could clearly see him.
Although that didn’t mean that it was stronger than Long Chen, it had already noticed Long Chen. If it fought, it would be very difficult for Long Chen to gain an advantage.
That creature didn’t attack him like the tree demon had. It had clearly sensed that Long Chen wasn’t someone to be trifled with. Such a powerful perception meant that its power was definitely above that tree demon’s.
Long Chen walked along the edge of the creature’s territory. As expected, it didn’t attack him. Long Chen continued onward, encountering countless terrifying creatures.
Their auras were countless times stronger than the tree demon’s. Long Chen even had an urge to retreat.
Long Chen couldn’t see these creatures, but he could sense their terrifying pressure. He could only carefully walk through their cracks.
Those creatures also saw Long Chen, but they either glared at him coldly or warned him. None of them attacked him.
“Damnit!”
Long Chen continued forward for three whole days. The further he went, the more his scalp turned numb. He had seen too many terrifying lifeforms along the way. Each one of them posed a fatal threat to him.
If Long Chen had fought with these creatures, then even if he had a hundred lives, he would have lost them here.
But for the Nirvana Scripture, Long Chen could only brace himself and continue forward. On the seventh day, the mist disappeared, and the world became clear.
“This is…”
When Long Chen looked into the distance, his heart pounded. He saw a temple.
This was a vast and boundless temple. However, the majority of it had already collapsed. Broken walls and ruins were everywhere.
But the broken bricks, broken walls, and broken red tiles were unable to conceal its sacred aura.
Even though it had already declined, it was still a divine miracle that couldn’t be blasphemed against. Seeing it caused people to feel reverence. For some unknown reason, Long Chen felt a bit of bitterness.
A familiar scene appeared in Long Chen’s mind. Within that scene were countless palaces and grand buildings. Countless figures were shuttling back and forth in the temples, and it was extremely lively.
Long Chen seemed to be able to hear the chanting of scriptures in his ears. He could also hear the strict reprimands of the teachers, as well as the private whispers of the disciples…
At that moment, Long Chen felt as if he had passed through time and space to see its past. But very quickly, the images and sounds in his mind faded, and what replaced them was still the desolation and decay.
“Have I been here before?” Long Chen muttered to himself.
Long Chen was like a wanderer who had left home. Many years later, when he returned to his hometown, the world had changed. Things had remained the same, but people had changed. That kind of grief was indescribable.
He carefully walked out of the forest. As soon as he stepped into the temple, the temperature in the air suddenly soared. At that moment, he felt like he was in a pill furnace.
Long Chen was startled and took a step back. That terrifying heat instantly disappeared.
It was like there was an invisible barrier in space. Each step forward was a furnace, and every step back was a peaceful world.
Hu!
Long Chen once more stepped into the Divine Shrine’s territory. Waves of heat assaulted him, but he didn’t feel any discomfort. Instead, he felt extremely comfortable.
Long Chen slowly walked forward. This temple was extremely large, even larger than a prefecture. As he walked through the rubble, looking down from the sky, Long Chen seemed so small.
Long Chen carefully advanced. After half a day, he finally arrived at the outer region of the temple. Here, he saw the collapsed walls.
The place Long Chen was walking through didn’t have any gates. The majority of the city walls had already collapsed. Long Chen entered the city through an opening.
Once he crossed the city walls, Long Chen immediately felt the temperature of the world rise once more. At the same time, the flame energy in the world became even more lively.
“Refining pills here is twice the result with half the effort,” sighed Long Chen.
The flame energy here was extremely active, but it wasn’t berserk. Refining pills here was the easiest.
Unfortunately, Long Chen didn’t have time to refine pills right now. He continued forward carefully, passing through the city walls and arriving at a collapsed palace.
The roof of the palace lay on the ground like a corpse, quietly sinking into the passage of time.
Long Chen looked around to make sure there was no movement around him, and he didn’t sense any danger. He slowly walked in.
The collapsed palace was littered with broken stone pillars, but there was nothing else.
“What’s going on? Even if there are treasures that have been taken away, shouldn’t there be traces left behind?” Long Chen immediately felt that something was off.
There was nothing inside. It was as if everything had been moved away before the collapse.
Long Chen carefully examined the stone pillar and crushed it into powder.
“The power of divinity has long since disappeared, and the runes have long since disappeared, but they are still able to resist the corrosion of time. What kind of power is protecting them?”
Looking at the powder in his hand, Long Chen was filled with disbelief. Although he didn’t know the origin of this temple, its aura told him that its history was unimaginable.
Long Chen didn’t rashly enter. Instead, he looked around, hoping to find some clues.
Regretfully, most of the buildings here had already collapsed. But it seemed they hadn’t been destroyed by external forces. Instead, they had naturally collapsed.
Whether it was inside or outside the building, Long Chen didn’t find anything of value.
Long Chen also saw quite a few traces. It was obvious that there had been people who had come here before, but it seemed they had also found nothing.
Long Chen wasn’t in a rush to explore the core region of the divine temple. He had a feeling that something was summoning him.
Long Chen continued searching for hundreds of collapsed buildings. Suddenly, his heart shook. He arrived in front of one of the buildings and began to dig deeper.
Long Chen was like a mole digging a hole. He continued for hundreds of miles. Suddenly, he was unable to dig any further. A thick layer of rock appeared below him.
The wall was incomparably hard, and there were mysterious runes on it. Long Chen took out an immortal weapon and stabbed it into the wall. The wall was fine, but the immortal weapon had a hole in it.
“Senior, please help me!”
This time, the cauldron didn’t refuse Long Chen. It grew to three feet tall and lightly smashed into the wall.
Bang!
Countless runes on the wall instantly dimmed, and then the wall was covered in cracks. Long Chen reached out and crushed it.
The wall wasn’t very thick, only a foot. After passing through it, Long Chen arrived at an underground room. There was actually a private room here.
The secret room wasn’t large, only several meters wide. In the corner of the room was a skeleton. From the skeleton, it was a woman.
The skeleton held a book in its hand. It had already turned into a skeleton, but the book was still completely intact.
“Is she summoning me?”
When Long Chen arrived in front of the skeleton, he couldn’t help being puzzled. The summoning intent had disappeared.
Long Chen slowly reached out to take the book, but the cauldron stopped him.
“That book can only be read in her hand. Once it leaves her hand, it will instantly turn into nothingness.”
Long Chen was startled and hastily stopped. He flipped through the first page.
When he flipped to the first page, boundless qi and blood energy surged out. Long Chen’s heart pounded. This was the aura of a Saint Ruler’s essence blood.
But when Long Chen saw those words, his heart clenched. Those words were written in immortal characters:
“I never imagined that the Lord Brahma whom I respected and worshipped the most would one day betray a Pill Sovereign. My world has collapsed…”
“It’s about Lord Brahma? Is this the inheritance of the Pill Emperor?” Long Chen’s heart pounded.
Long Chen had only just finished reading when the words on the page slowly faded, as if some energy had erased them.
Long Chen hastily flipped to the second page. The blood-colored characters didn’t appear again. Instead, a blood-colored scroll appeared.
There was actually a flower on the painting. Seeing that flower, Long Chen couldn’t help but cry out:
“Exquisite Blood Yulan!”
The diagram was drawn with blood. Despite the erosion of time, it was still bright. Long Chen could tell with a single glance that it was the Exquisite Blood magnolia.
This was the second time Long Chen had seen the Linglong Blood Yulan symbol. Back in the Numinous Sky Academy, he had seen it in the Pill Hall.
As for Yu Qingxuan, she had been defending Long Chen in the mortal world. When she had died, the Exquisite Blood Yulan had appeared and taken her away.
Long Chen had once asked Yu Qingxuan about it, but she had already completely forgotten about it. Even when she heard the name ‘Exquisite Blood Yulan’, she didn’t react.
Now that the Exquisite Blood Yulan had appeared again, Long Chen felt that it was definitely hiding some shocking secret.
When Long Chen continued flipping through the book, he found that there were only two pages. As for the Exquisite Blood Yulan, it didn’t disappear like the first page. It was still on the page.
Long Chen’s heart shook and a drop of essence blood appeared on his forehead. He dripped it onto the magnolia.
Buzz!
The instant Long Chen’s essence blood touched the Exquisite Blood Yulan, it seemed to come to life. Its petals danced, and the world in front of Long Chen became a majestic palace.
Pu!
Before Long Chen could see what was happening, he saw a sharp blade cut through the air. Blood splashed. A white-robed man had his chest pierced by a saber.
That man was right beside Long Chen, but he couldn’t see Long Chen. His eyes were completely filled with fury and unwillingness.
“Gan Luo, you dare betray the Pill Emperor?!”
Long Chen followed the man’s gaze and saw a golden-robed, middle-aged man wrapped in flames coldly staring at him.
What shocked Long Chen was that his aura was incomparably berserk. It was like a flame god had descended. Looking at him, Long Chen felt an intense pain in his soul.
That was an incomparably terrifying existence. A ridiculing smile appeared on his face. “Pill Emperors have no morals. They can’t convince the masses. Even Lord Brahma has betrayed them. As Lord Brahma’s disciple, how could I not respect my master’s orders?”
“I don’t believe it! How could Lord Brahma betray the Pill Emperor?!” roared the man.
“Poor child, I can’t be bothered to explain it to you. Go in peace!”
Pu!
Following the middle-aged man’s words, that person’s curved blade trembled, and a berserk energy instantly turned him to dust.
When that powder disappeared, Long Chen saw a figure flash by.
“Hunter race!”
Although he had only seen an afterimage, Long Chen had sensed a trace of that aura. That aura was the same as the sky.
The only difference was that that figure’s aura was even deeper and more terrifying than the heavens.
“Kill everyone who isn’t part of Lord Fan Tian and Lord Luo Tianye’s faction!” shouted the middle-aged man.
Rumble…
The entire palace began to tremble. Roars, curses, and wails interweaved, but they were all drowned out by the sound of sharp blades cutting through flesh.
This was a premeditated slaughter. Those who were killed were completely unprepared. There were even some people who were conversing with their fellow disciples when they were suddenly killed. They didn’t even know what had happened before they died.
Ka ka ka…
Long Chen clenched his fists so hard they creaked. For some unknown reason, when those people had been killed, he had felt as if those sharp blades had stabbed his body.
Those people’s fury and unwillingness before their deaths surged toward him like a tsunami. Long Chen couldn’t help but roar.
“You traitors…”
Long Chen’s eyes were completely red. He didn’t know whether it was the awakening of his Pill Sovereign memories that had caused him to go crazy. Stepping into the air, he punched at the middle-aged man.
Regretfully, Long Chen’s fist passed through the air, but he didn’t touch anything. The scene in front of him was just an image, while he was separated from it by the endless river of time.
However, after Long Chen’s attack, the middle-aged man seemed to have suddenly realized something. He looked around and didn’t find anything strange. He immediately ordered everyone to gather.
At this time, the battle had already ended. Other than the endless scent of blood, none of the buildings seemed to be affected.
These people were led by the middle-aged man called Gan Luo to a divine palace. This divine palace was the most majestic and grandest of the palaces.
Gan Luo suddenly waved his hand, and four pillars of light soared into the sky. He formed hand seals and began to chant sutras.
“The sixth volume of the Nirvana Scripture.”
Long Chen hastily suppressed his fury and focused on listening. He carefully memorized every syllable as he stared at Gan Luo’s hand.
“So that’s how it is. The change in the volume of the Nirvana Scripture’s sixth volume has to be adjusted according to the changes in the seal. No wonder no matter how I chant, I feel like something’s wrong.”
When he saw the change in Gan Luo’s hand seal, Long Chen suddenly realized what it was. He had finally found the trick. Once he finished chanting the Nirvana Scripture, he completely memorized it.
Originally, Long Chen had spent a great deal of time and energy researching the Nirvana Scripture. He was just lacking this step. Now that he understood it, everything became simple.
Rumble…
After Gan Luo finished chanting the scripture, his hand seals changed once more. The four pillars of light around the divine hall rapidly interweaved, forming a net of light that firmly sealed the divine hall.
Buzz!
Following that, a huge immortal character descended from the sky and landed on the divine hall’s gate. That immortal character lit up, and it was actually a huge ‘Fan’ character.
Countless chains shot out, sealing the entire divine hall.
“This is Lord Brahma’s seal!”
Long Chen immediately saw through Gan Luo’s intentions. When that seal was formed, all the energy in the world seemed to be sucked dry.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the scene disappeared, and Long Chen once more saw that skeleton.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the ancient book trembled, and the Exquisite Blood magnolia diagram fell into Long Chen’s palm.
An imprint of the Exquisite Blood Yulan appeared on Long Chen’s palm. The ancient book began to erode, and the skeleton also turned to dust.
“Could it be that the one summoning me is the Exquisite Blood Yulan?”
Long Chen looked at the diagram in his hand. He felt that this was a special arrangement. He had seen the truth behind the destruction of this temple.
Unfortunately, no one could give Long Chen an answer. The only one who could give him an answer was the person who had drawn the Exquisite Blood Yulan. Unfortunately, she had already turned to dust. Other than a memory and a mark, there was nothing else. Perhaps what she had taken away was the same as those who had died. It was anger, unwillingness, and disbelief.
Long Chen bowed to the dust and then walked out of the underground room. Having seen the temple’s original appearance before, Long Chen quickly determined his direction and went to the core region.
He quickly saw a sacred palace. But when he saw the people in front of the divine temple, his killing intent soared.
In front of the temple’s main entrance were hundreds of three-eyed race Seven Star Heavenly Fate Realm experts. They surrounded the temple’s entrance, and in front of it was a woman wrapped in endless flame chains.
That woman was none other than Yu Qingxuan. Heavenly rainbow flames revolved around her, forming layers of shields around her to block the flame chains.
Outside the temple, the three-eyed experts formed hand seals and chanted sutras. They were chanting the Nirvana Scripture.
As they chanted, the divine temple trembled. Endless flames soared, and runes flowed into the chains binding Yu Qingxuan. As those runes poured in, the chains rapidly tightened. Yu Qingxuan’s defensive space was constantly being compressed.
“Foolish human, obediently give up resisting and let us plant slave seals. This is your only way out.”
“We’ll hand you over to the divine son. As for whether you live or die, that will depend on your luck.”
Seeing that Yu Qingxuan was bound by the chains, their chanting slowed down slightly. They clearly wanted to leave her alive.
Yu Qingxuan was both startled and furious. She had never imagined that this temple would be a trap.
As soon as she approached the divine temple, countless chains shot out of it. Originally, she had had a chance to dodge them, but these three-eyed experts had appeared out of nowhere.
They chanted sutras, and a net of flames appeared in the air. That net of flames merged with the divine temple’s flame chains, instantly locking her in place. There was no chance for her to escape.
“Foolish fellow, don’t blame us for being vicious…”
Pu pu pu…
The three-eyed expert had only just finished speaking when a dragon roar rang out. A dragon tail swept out, turning all the three-eyed experts into blood mist.
“Long Chen…”
Yu Qingxuan was trapped when she suddenly saw all the three-eyed race’s experts being killed. Then she saw Long Chen, and she was delighted.
“Don’t come over! This temple is a trap!” cried Yu Qingxuan.
At this time, Long Chen had already arrived in front of Yu Qingxuan. He reached out to grab the chain in front of her. With a muffled groan, he was sent flying.
BOOM!
One of the buildings was destroyed by Long Chen. The immense force caused Long Chen to see stars and almost vomit blood.
“Long Chen, run! There’s definitely someone else…” shouted Yu Qingxuan.
Crack!
As Yu Qingxuan was distracted, one of the shields in front of her exploded. Previously, she had only been able to summon three shields, but now there were only two left. The flame chains made it hard for her to breathe. Her face was pale, and she couldn’t even speak.
Long Chen was immediately infuriated. Seeing Yu Qingxuan trapped, stars revolved around him, and he once more charged forward.
“Idiot, use your right hand.” At this time, the voice of the cauldron rang out.
Long Chen was startled. He suddenly thought of the pattern of the Exquisite Blood Yulan on his right hand.
Buzz!
When Long Chen’s right hand touched the flame chains, his hand began to heat up, and the Exquisite Blood magnolia diagram lit up.
BOOM!
The chains binding Yu Qingxuan suddenly exploded. Yu Qingxuan and Long Chen were delighted. Long Chen grabbed her, wanting to pull her away from the trap.
Suddenly, the entire divine temple trembled. The space around Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan collapsed. Long Chen was startled and didn’t react before being sucked into the whirlpool.
Hu!
Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan appeared in a large palace. Long Chen didn’t have time to look around. He pulled Yu Qingxuan to him and asked with concern,
“Qingxuan, are you alright? Are you hurt?”
Yu Qingxuan looked at Long Chen’s concerned expression. Previously, Long Chen had charged at her without a care for anything else. Yu Qingxuan’s tender heart was moved and she hugged him.
Long Chen was first startled, but then he tightly hugged her. Now that she was fine, his heart was finally at ease.
“Long Chen, when can you be a bit more rational? Don’t be so reckless. Your appearance just now was so frightening.” Yu Qingxuan buried her head in Long Chen’s embrace. Her voice was choked with sobs, and tears streamed down her face.
Previously, she had shouted for Long Chen to leave. Although she knew he wouldn’t leave, he should at least know that this was a trap.
But at that moment, Long Chen was like a madman. He didn’t care about anything else and charged forward with his life on the line. Yu Qingxuan was both moved and afraid.
“In truth, I’m usually quite calm. But for some reason, when I saw you were in danger, my head became a block of wood.” Long Chen scratched his head, embarrassed.
In truth, it was just as he had said. When he had seen Yu Qingxuan trapped, all his schemes had vanished from Long Chen’s mind. All he had wanted to do was save her.
If it hadn’t been for the cauldron’s reminder, he really would have been fighting with his life on the line against that chain. Now that he thought about it, he really was an idiot.
Yu Qingxuan bit her lip. When she looked at Long Chen, her beautiful eyes were filled with warmth. In her world, Long Chen was everything to her.
“This is…”
Only then did the two of them have time to examine their surroundings. They were shocked to find that they were in a sacred hall.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the entire palace lit up. Countless runes lit up on the bricks, pillars, and ceiling.
Long Chen turned to look. The two of them saw a divine statue. When they saw it, Long Chen’s body shook.
“It’s her…”
It was a statue of a woman. She was sitting on a lotus throne with her hands in front of her. Her palms were raised, and her ten white jade-like fingers were like blooming lotuses, as if she was holding something.
Her eyes were tightly shut, sacred and solemn. Although she was just a statue, it was unable to conceal her peerless beauty. She was like an empress standing on a world of red dust. Everyone could only prostrate before her.
Long Chen had never seen this statue before, but he had seen her in person. He had once spoken to her, and she had been so affectionate and gentle.
Looking at the statue, Long Chen didn’t know why, but he felt endless sorrow. He didn’t want to see the statue. He wanted to see her in person.
But when he saw that statue, a beautiful dream in his heart shattered. He knew that that figure might never return.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, Long Chen’s hand trembled. The magnolia diagram suddenly broke free from his grasp and floated toward the divine statue.
Hu!
Suddenly, the statue’s hands shook, and an exquisite blood magnolia appeared between them.
The vivid blood magnolia began to burn, and golden flames lit up every corner of the palace. Then, sacred chanting filled the air.
“It’s the Nirvana Scripture!”
Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan’s hearts pounded.
The sound of chanting filled the air. It was a woman’s voice, gentle yet dignified. It was gentle yet fierce, arrogant and humble.
“This is the first volume of the Nirvana Scripture. How is it different from what we’ve learned?” asked Yu Qingxuan.
She was the same as Long Chen. She had also cultivated the Nirvana Scripture. Although the channels they had obtained were different, the scriptures they had learned were the same.
But today, when he heard the chanting, it was no longer pure solemnity. Instead, it was filled with countless changes. The chanting was sometimes loud, sometimes low, sometimes majestic, sometimes gentle.
In fact, there were hundreds of transformations within a single line of scripture. Sometimes, even the aura of the word was ever-changing.
Long Chen was also startled. He and Yu Qingxuan immediately focused on listening to the chanting.
Hu!
Suddenly, other than Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan, there was another maiden in the palace. It was Huo Ling’er.
She heard chanting and flew out of the primal chaos space to listen to it with Long Chen.
“Huo Ling’er, as a flame spiritual body, you don’t need to listen to scriptures. That’s useless to you.
“You’re in charge of remembering how the change in the sound order affects the flame energy. We’ll test it together later,” said Long Chen.
Hearing that chanting, Long Chen instantly realized that this was the true Nirvana Scripture. And what they had learned was only at the entry level.
Previously, when Long Chen had chanted the Nirvana Scripture, he had used the same tone, and his aura hadn’t changed at all.
Only now did Long Chen understand that when chanting the Nirvana Scripture, each change in tone, aura, syllable, and even the shape of the mouth would have countless different effects.
For now, Long Chen was unable to comprehend such profound mysteries. So he had to do his best to remember them. When he had a chance in the future, he would slowly comprehend them.
Yu Qingxuan also had the same thought as Long Chen. The two of them would remember as much as they could. They would go back and compare it with each other, obtaining even more.
Now that Huo Ling’er had joined him, Long Chen felt even more at ease. Perhaps Huo Ling’er didn’t understand the scriptures.
But she had a flame body, so she was the most sensitive to the fluctuations of the world’s flames. That was something Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan were unable to catch up to.
As the chanting filled the palace, the first volume, the second volume, the third volume… Long Chen felt as if he had finally obtained the nourishment of rainwater after so many years.
Each scripture was like a clap of thunder in Long Chen’s mind. Mysterious runes were carved into his soul. As those runes appeared, he felt like he was seeing an unprecedented space.
In the past, Long Chen had been like a frog at the bottom of a well. Following the chanting of the scriptures, he had seen an even vaster sky.
Each scripture and each syllable represented the pinnacle of the world’s flame attribute. Long Chen finally understood why that white-robed man had been able to heavily injure him.
Just as Gan Kunxu had said, the Nirvana Scripture he cultivated was just the tip of the iceberg. Now, Long Chen could finally take advantage of it.
“Hahaha…”
When the Nirvana Scripture was recited to the fifth volume, Long Chen, Yu Qingxuan, and Huo Ling’er formed hand seals at the same time. They weren’t forming hand seals on purpose, but as they chanted, they began to form hand seals.
The strange thing was that their hand seals were completely different. Yu Qingxuan’s hand seals were extremely graceful. Her fingers were like blooming lotuses, and flame runes circulated within them, reflecting her beautiful face. Her aura was actually somewhat similar to the divine image.
As for Huo Ling’er’s hand seals, they were extremely slow and clumsy. But each time she finished forming a seal, a strange rune would appear in her hand. That rune had lava flowing within it, and it contained boundless energy. Once it was activated, it would destroy the world.
Yu Qingxuan could form seven or eight seals with each breath she took. As for Huo Ling’er, she could only form one seal with each breath she took. As for Long Chen, his hands were as fast as lightning. His wrists spun, and his ten fingers formed countless afterimages. In a single breath, he could form over a thousand seals.
Long Chen’s ten fingers danced in the air. Countless runes appeared between his hands, forming a twisted space.
Within that twisted space, endless flames formed chains of order. These chains were of different colors, and each chain represented a flame.
As Long Chen rapidly formed hand seals, the chains in the twisted space were constantly being broken. Once they were broken, they regenerated and were once more broken.
At this time, Long Chen had already entered a state of selflessness. He was no longer able to focus on listening to the scriptures. He was no longer in control.
Rumble…
As the chanting continued, Long Chen’s hand seals formed faster. The space between his hands grew larger, and the endless chains of order were constantly breaking apart.
“Destruction, rebirth, rebirth, destruction, rebirth. Order is something that can be broken, and the order that is broken will be reformed and repeated. Could it be that all of this can really be changed by a single person’s strength?”
The cauldron silently looked at Long Chen and let out a long sigh. That sigh contained helplessness, but also a trace of hope.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the space in Long Chen’s hand exploded, and the sacred chanting stopped.
“Long Chen, what’s wrong?”
Yu Qingxuan suddenly let out a startled cry and hugged Long Chen. Long Chen’s hands were completely covered in blood, and his eyes were filled with a cold killing intent. It was like a devil from hell had awoken. That berserk will to destroy made her feel endless terror.
Following Yu Qingxuan’s shout, the berserk destructive will in Long Chen’s eyes gradually faded. He looked at his hand in disbelief and suddenly realized that he had already forgotten what had happened.
“Which volume has the Nirvana Scripture reached?” asked Long Chen.
“The seventh volume.”
“I’m depressed. Ever since the fifth volume, my mind has been wandering. I can’t remember anything. You can teach me later.” Long Chen bitterly smiled. He had never imagined that he would suddenly feel like he was sleepwalking. His mind was completely blank.
Ka ka ka…
Suddenly, a sound rang out. Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan hastily looked at the divine statue. Countless cracks had appeared on it, and the entire palace began to shake.
“The palace is about to collapse!” exclaimed Yu Qingxuan.
At that moment, a furious roar was heard.
“Damnable bastard, how dare you destroy the temple! Die!”
“Who is it?”
Yu Qingxuan was startled. From that voice, she could hear the berserk will of the flame. At the same time, his voice contained the Nirvana Scripture.
“It’s Lord Brahma’s disciple. If my guess is correct, this place is also his target.
“This temple is controlled by Lord Brahma. His goal is to draw in outsiders. There’s a barrier outside the temple that Lord Brahma has set up. If outsiders touch it, they’ll walk right into it.” Killing intent appeared on Long Chen’s face.
Long Chen finally understood why he had been summoned to find that corpse. Without the Exquisite Blood Yulan Divine Diagram, he wouldn’t have been able to enter.
Although Long Chen didn’t know what was going on, he knew there had to be some kind of karma involved. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have led him all the way here.
The barrier outside was Lord Brahma’s special seal. It possessed Lord Brahma’s will. When Long Chen had saved Yu Qingxuan, he had sensed how terrifying it was. That was an irresistible force. At the very least, he didn’t have the power to shake it.
As a disciple of the Lord Brahma, it was very likely that he was using this place as a training ground. But he wasn’t in a rush to enter, because he knew that other than him, no one else could break the seal.
That was why he had arranged for his medicinal slaves to guard the surroundings, quietly waiting for their prey to fall into the net. As for himself, he slaughtered huge beasts to gather medicinal ingredients, while also searching for Long Chen’s tracks.
But he had never dreamed that Long Chen would come to the divine temple and enter it.
“What should we do now?”
The palace was starting to crack, and it wouldn’t be long before it collapsed. With Lord Brahma’s barrier and the white-robed man present, they were essentially trapped here.
Ka ka ka…
Just at this moment, the statue cracked, and the golden lotus throne collapsed. Golden light blossomed, and a divine light lit up the entire palace.
“This is…”
When Long Chen saw that golden light, he was filled with disbelief. That was actually a golden lotus seed.
Just as Long Chen was still in a daze, the golden lotus seed in his primal chaos space suddenly trembled. It was like it had been attracted by something and automatically flew out.
Buzz!
The two golden lotus seeds fused together. The golden lotus seeds turned from illusory to corporeal, and then from corporeal to incorporeal, constantly changing. At the same time, countless scriptures circulated around the lotus seeds, forming chains of order.
“It’s the Nirvana Scripture’s scripture!”
Long Chen recognized that these chains were formed from the Nirvana Scripture’s scripture.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the golden lotus seed disappeared and returned to the primal chaos space. It was like a golden sun hanging in the sky. The entire primal chaos space became even more lively because of it. Long Chen could even sense the aura of the laws within the primal chaos space.
In the past, the primal chaos space had been a chaotic world. But now that the golden lotus seed had returned, the primal chaos space seemed to have its own laws.
BOOM!
When Long Chen’s golden lotus seed took away the golden lotus seed, the entire palace instantly rotted and collapsed.
“Die!”
Just at this moment, space twisted and a white figure appeared out of nowhere. His body was covered in flames as he smashed his fist at Long Chen.
This person was the white-robed man. His expression was sinister, looking like a fiend. It was like Long Chen had just dug up his ancestral grave.
“Today, I’ll beat your dog head!”
Long Chen’s killing intent was ignited. Scales covered his body, and he immediately summoned his divine ring. The sea of stars trembled, and a dragon’s roar shook the heavens. Long Chen directly erupted with his greatest strength.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s fist smashed into the white-robed man. Both Long Chen and the white-robed man groaned and flew back.
“You dare destroy my trial and steal my treasure? You despicable thieves, go to hell!”
When the white-robed man saw the statue collapse and the lotus throne disappear, his face twisted. He quickly formed hand seals, and at the same time, he began to chant scriptures. The entire palace disappeared. At the same time, Long Chen saw the outside world.
A transparent cage appeared around the palace. Countless flame chains tightly bound this place. Long Chen and the others were like birds in a cage.
Through the cracks of the birdcage, Long Chen saw that the ruined temple had already disappeared. They had all turned to dust.
When Long Chen took the golden lotus seed, this world seemed to no longer be able to endure the corrosion of time.
Rumble…
Suddenly, the space within the cage twisted, and flame arrows condensed. The instant those flame arrows condensed, Long Chen felt his soul tremble. He didn’t dare to be careless, and the lightning wings behind him shot out like lightning.
“Cloud Dragon Claw!”
A draconic roar rang out, and a dragon claw appeared from the manifestation behind Long Chen.
Dang!
Just as Long Chen’s dragon claw was about to land on the white-robed man, a pair of hand seals appeared in front of him, blocking his attack.
“What?”
Countless runes revolved around that translucent hand, and a sacred and majestic aura came from it.
“It’s Lord Brahma’s power!”
“Damn ants, there are three precious treasures in this trial by fire that Master left for me.
“One is master’s Nirvana Divine Power, one is the Nirvana Scripture, and one is the golden lotus seed,” said the white-robed man through clenched teeth.
“So that’s how it is. I’ve already obtained two of the three supreme treasures. I don’t want anything from Lord Brahma, so I’m content.” Long Chen laughed mischievously. Seeing the white-robed man clench his teeth, Long Chen felt an indescribable delight.
At the same time, he silently sensed the barrier’s power. If he couldn’t break it, he and Yu Qingxuan would be in danger.
The Exquisite Blood Yulan had disappeared after sending him in. As for how to leave, it would be up to Long Chen.
As for that barrier, it was condensed from Lord Brahma’s power. Only the white-robed man, a disciple of Lord Brahma, could freely enter and exit it. If they wanted to leave, they would have to find a way from him.
“Hand over the golden lotus seed, or else…”
The white-robed man turned to look at Yu Qingxuan with a lecherous smile.
“Fuck you!”
Before the white-robed man could say anything, Long Chen’s killing intent exploded. He twisted to the side and slapped him across the face.
Pa!
The white-robed man had never imagined that his protective divine light would be one step too slow. That slap caused half his face to explode, and blood flew out like a shooting star.
“Today, I’ll let you know how to write the word death!”
Long Chen roared and charged at the white-robed man.
Rumble…
Following Long Chen’s fury, flames erupted within the barrier. Wild killing intent caused the flames to boil.
The white-robed man felt as if he had been struck by a sledgehammer, and his head became dizzy.
However, he was extremely powerful, and after receiving such a terrifying attack, he instantly recovered.
Seeing Long Chen charging at him, the white-robed man’s fury soared. With his noble status, this was the first time he had ever been slapped in the face. That kind of humiliation caused him to instantly go crazy.
“Die!”
The white-robed man formed hand seals, and flames erupted from his body. A fiery-red sword appeared in his hand, and he slashed it at Long Chen.
Chi!
A fiery-red sword slashed down on the sky. Ten thousand laws were slashed apart, and a fierce killing intent pierced through the clouds and rocks.
In the face of this white-robed man’s sword, Long Chen didn’t dodge. Stars revolved around his arms, and his dragon scales surged. He actually used his arms to block.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s arms shook, and his flesh and blood scales danced. He used his physical body to block the white-robed man’s sword, and he immediately suffered a huge loss.
However, Long Chen didn’t care. His eyes were scarlet, and he was clenching his teeth. His killing intent had almost made him lose his reasoning.
A dragon had a reverse scale, and anyone who touched it would be infuriated. As for Yu Qingxuan, she was Long Chen’s greatest reverse scale. That white-robed man actually dared to threaten him with her. At that moment, Long Chen almost went crazy.
Pa!
Long Chen had used his arms to receive the white-robed man’s sword. The white-robed man hadn’t expected Long Chen to be so powerful. As his qi and blood surged, Long Chen’s five fingers suddenly grabbed his sword.
The white-robed man tried to snatch it back, but it was like the sword was in Long Chen’s hand, and he was unable to do so.
The white-robed man pressed his left hand onto the back of his right hand. Countless flame runes poured into his sword.
When the flame runes poured into the sword, the sword’s hilt gradually turned dark red. A majestic divine might soared.
Chi!
Smoke began to rise from Long Chen’s hand. The intense heat was something even he couldn’t endure. If this continued, his entire hand would be instantly charred.
The white-robed man had thought that under the terrifying heat, Long Chen would instantly let go, and his killing move would follow.
But what he hadn’t expected was that Long Chen wouldn’t let go. Countless stars lit up on his hand, and they began to crazily pour into his sword in the most barbaric manner possible.
Buzz buzz buzz…
On one side of the sword was flame energy, while on the other side was star energy. The two energies poured into the sword, causing it to constantly rumble. It was enduring a terrifying pressure.
BOOM!
Suddenly, that sword exploded.
Countless fragments flew through the air. The white-robed man immediately retreated to dodge the sword fragments, but Long Chen ignored them. He allowed the fragments to strike his body, leaving behind large wounds. He took a step forward, his broken sword stabbing toward the white-robed man’s throat.
The white-robed man hadn’t expected Long Chen to be so brave. By the time he reacted, Long Chen’s broken sword had already reached him.
Pu!
The sharp broken sword slashed across the white-robed man’s throat, causing blood to spurt out. Long Chen’s attack was as fast as lightning, and he had used it when the white-robed man had been dodging the broken sword. It had been done in one go, and there was no way to dodge.
However, the white-robed man was extremely powerful. Relying on his powerful combat instincts, he raised his head three inches. At the same time, flame runes gathered around his neck, forming a shield.
That shield had neutralized a portion of the broken sword’s power, so when the broken sword had cut across his throat, the wound had been smooth. His flesh hadn’t exploded.
The white-robed man’s expression completely changed. If his reaction had been the slightest bit slower, his throat would have been instantly severed.
Although he wouldn’t die after having his neck cut off, with Long Chen’s strength, he would definitely take advantage of this opportunity to launch an even more berserk attack. He wouldn’t give him any chance to turn the tables around, and he would only die in defeat.
The white-robed man was a peak expert. He had lost countless experts in his life, but he had never thought of fighting someone. In just a few exchanges, he had almost been killed.
BOOM!
The white-robed man’s throat was cut, and his flame runes exploded. Space twisted around him, and he instantly disappeared.
The instant he disappeared, Long Chen’s broken sword shot out like a shooting star.
Pu!
The broken sword pierced through the void, bringing with it a rain of blood. The white-robed man reappeared, a huge bloody hole in his chest.
The white-robed man was terrified of Long Chen. He finally realized that this fellow wasn’t as weak as he had thought. He had the power to kill him.
Having suffered such a huge loss, he wanted to pull away from Long Chen. He had used a secret technique to flee, but he was still unable to escape Long Chen’s spiritual lock.
BOOM!
Long Chen rushed over, not giving the white-robed man any chance to adjust. He was clearly going to kill him as quickly as possible.
“Heaven’s Fury, Fire Dragon Burning Heaven!”
The white-robed man had no time to heal. Forming hand seals, countless flame dragons appeared around him. This was the same move he had used in the past. Back then, he had heavily injured Long Chen and almost lost his life.
Buzz!
Countless flame dragons had only just appeared when Long Chen arrived in front of the white-robed man. With a single kick, a draconic roar rang out behind him, and a dragon’s tail shot out. Space trembled, and the heavens trembled. This attack contained boundless killing intent.
“What? Unable to lock down?”
The white-robed man summoned countless flame dragons, but he was horrified to find that this attack was unable to lock onto Long Chen.
It had to be known that when he had used this move from a distance, he had been completely locked down. But now it had lost its effect.
He almost couldn’t believe his eyes. He didn’t know what the problem was, but the truth was the truth, and he couldn’t doubt it. Seeing the dragon tail sweeping over, his hand seals changed.
Buzz!
The flame dragons gave up on attacking Long Chen. Instead, they formed a shield in front of the white-robed man.
“Ten Thousand Dragon Shield!”
The white-robed man roared furiously and used his flame dragon shield to block Long Chen’s attack. It went without saying that his change of attack was extremely quick. He switched from offense to defense without the slightest sluggishness.
BOOM!
The dragon tail smashed into the flame dragon shield, causing it to explode. The white-robed man let out a muffled groan as he was struck by the tail. He shot back like a shooting star, crashing into the barrier and vomiting blood.
“Die!”
Long Chen stepped through the air. His lightning wings flapped, and killing intent enveloped Gan Kun.
“You want to kill me? Keep dreaming! Die!”
The white-robed man was covered in blood, but his expression was still sinister. With a furious roar, a scroll appeared in front of Long Chen.
Seeing that painting, Long Chen’s expression changed and he dodged.
Chi!
A ray of divine light shot out of the scroll, piercing through the air.
“Brahma Divine Diagram!”
Long Chen recognized the origin of this painting. In the mortal world, he had fought against Pill Valley several times. Now, he once more saw it in the Immortal World.
Within the Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram, flames circulated and stars surged. It was as if this painting contained a world.
Its aura was sacred and grand, and its pressure surpassed the Heavenly Daos. It was like needles were stabbing into people’s souls, making it so they couldn’t resist. It was like in front of it, all living things were as insignificant as ants.
Just now, a ray of divine light had shot out of the scroll, directly piercing through heaven and earth, forming a black hole around Long Chen. If he had been struck, this attack would have taken his life.
The white-robed man saw that Long Chen had dodged the Nirvana Divine Diagram’s attack, and he hastily formed hand seals. The Nirvana Divine Diagram rapidly grew, enveloping the entire barrier and forming a cage.
“His Nirvana Divine Diagram is about to merge with the Brahma Heaven Barrier. Don’t fight with him. Kill your way out.” Just at this moment, the cauldron’s voice rang out, and it appeared above Long Chen’s head.
Hearing this, Long Chen immediately understood that the Nirvana Divine Diagram was specifically used to collect the Nirvana Barrier. These were all treasures Lord Brahma had left for his disciples. Everything had been arranged. However, they hadn’t expected that everything would be ruined by Long Chen.
In this battle against the white-robed man, Long Chen still had to resist Lord Brahma’s divine might. He wasn’t afraid of him, but with Lord Brahma’s power, killing him was practically impossible.
Hu!
Long Chen smashed the Heaven Earth Cauldron at the barrier and the Nirvana Divine Diagram.
BOOM!
With an explosive sound, both the Brahma Heaven Barrier and the Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram were pierced through by the cauldron.
“What?”
The white-robed man was filled with shock. He didn’t dare to believe his eyes. At this time, Long Chen had already charged out of the encirclement.
Hu!
Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan had only just charged out of the Brahma Heaven Barrier when they suddenly disappeared.
“What are you doing?”
What it hadn’t expected was that Long Chen would suddenly charge back into the barrier and charge at the white-robed man.
Pa!
The white-robed man was still immersed in his shock when his vision suddenly blurred and half his face exploded. Blood splashed as he crashed into the barrier.
“You shameless bastard, if it weren’t for Lord Brahma’s power, I would have beaten you into a meat pie.”
Hu!
Long Chen borrowed the rebound force to fly out like a bolt of lightning. As soon as the Nirvana Barrier and Nirvana Divine Diagram closed, he rushed out. He had only just flown out when the Nirvana Barrier and Nirvana Divine Diagram closed.
With the Kun Cauldron on his head and Yu Qingxuan in his other hand, Long Chen disappeared without a trace.
“Ah…”
The white-robed man raised his head and roared like a wild beast. At the same time, the Brahma Divine Diagram completely merged with the Brahma Heaven Barrier, causing the entire world to tremble. The divine might of the Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram caused the heavens to tremble.
Unfortunately, the fusion of the Nirvana Divine Diagram and the Nirvana Barrier had been a step too late. Long Chen had fled. It had the power to kill gods, but it was unable to use it.
“Long Chen, you’ve gone too far!”
The white-robed man clenched his teeth so hard that they almost broke. He had seen bullies, but he had never seen anyone bully others like this. He had already fled, but he had still come back to give him a slap in the face. Long Chen had brought humiliation to its peak.
Rumble…
The Nirvana Divine Diagram rapidly grew, covering the entire sky. The endless flames caused the world to sink into a sea of flames. Unfortunately, Long Chen had long since fled, and it was unable to track him.
“Ah…”
The white-robed man was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. But other than roaring and howling, there was nothing he could do.
…
Hu!
“You idiot, when will you mature a bit? If you were a step too late just now, once the Nirvana Divine Diagram and the Nirvana energy merged, you wouldn’t be able to come out. Even I wouldn’t be able to save you.” The cauldron’s curse rang out in Long Chen’s mind. It was clearly very angry.
“Hehe, don’t worry senior, I’ve already calculated everything. Nothing unexpected will happen.” Long Chen laughed mischievously.
“Furthermore, that fellow is looking at us with a stinky face and a crooked neck. With that posture, if we don’t give him a slap, will we be able to face him?”
Gan Kunjing was speechless. “I really admire you. What’s the point of that slap?”
“Of course I do. If I can’t kill others, I’ll kill their hearts. If I can’t beat them, I’ll wipe away their snot.
“I can clearly beat this fellow, but I can’t kill him. If I don’t slap him to vent my anger, how am I supposed to continue living?” asked Long Chen.
Long Chen was irritated, but he also wouldn’t let the white-robed man have an easy time.
“That’s right, senior. After the Brahma Heaven Barrier and the Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram merge, are you really unable to do anything to it? I don’t believe it!”
“I’m in a weak state right now, and I only have a bit of my core energy. It’s incomparably precious. You want me to waste such precious core energy for a small fish?” said the cauldron.
“That’s not some random fish. That’s Lord Brahma’s disciple!” retorted Long Chen.
“Disciple?”
Gan Kunjing Cauldron laughed. “Lord Brahma’s disciples spread throughout the nine heavens and ten earths. There are as many nominal disciples as there are grains of sand in the Ganges River, and they can’t even be counted. What’s the point of killing them?”
“A nominal disciple? How could a nominal disciple be so strong?” Long Chen jumped in shock.
“This fellow isn’t a nominal disciple. The Jia Luo you killed was a nominal disciple.
For this white-robed man to be able to obtain the Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram and be guided here to obtain treasures, he was definitely an in-name disciple.
“But even in-name disciples have over three thousand disciples. If they aren’t trash, then what are they?” asked Gan Kun.
“Three thousand?”
Long Chen was filled with disbelief. Lord Brahma had three thousand such disciples?
“Isn’t Lord Brahma in the Paragon realm? Even if he has lived for countless years and accumulated endless divine energy, he’s still just a Paragon. How could he possess so much power?” Long Chen didn’t understand.
In front of Long Chen, a Revered God could be exterminated with a wave of his hand. Originally, Long Chen had thought that once he reached the Revered God realm, even if he had countless years of accumulated divine energy, he would still be able to fight.
But now that he was fighting against the Brahma Heaven Barrier, Long Chen was horrified to find that the difference in power between him and Lord Brahma was like the difference between heaven and earth.
“You were misled by his title. When others call him the Brahma Heavenly God, do you think he’s at the Paragon realm?” asked Gan Kun.
“Is it not?” asked Long Chen.
“Of course not. The reason he’s called a Supreme Divinity is because he’s a Supreme Divinity.”
The sound of the cauldron was like a hammer smashing into Long Chen’s heart.
“Lord Brahma, a supreme god amongst gods?”
Long Chen sucked in a cold breath. Only now did he understand what this Supreme Divinity meant. He had always been wrong.
A Chosen amongst gods was the strongest amongst gods. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be worthy of such a title.
Divine cultivators and immortal cultivators had always been the two mainstream powers in the human cultivation world. For many years, the two main powers had constantly criticized each other and disputed each other.
Immortal cultivators had always refused to acknowledge divine cultivators. They believed that divine cultivators relied on the accumulation of their predecessors to fight for their history and foundation. That wasn’t fair, especially to ordinary people. That path was a dead end.
If a person wanted to create a Deity Position, they would need the accumulation of countless generations, millions of years, or even longer. Only then would they have some small achievements.
During this time, they couldn’t allow their faith to be cut off. At the same time, they needed to constantly recruit followers and spread their influence.
Although there were countless divine cultivators in the cultivation world, they required a long period of accumulation and couldn’t be cut off. That was extremely demanding on the inheritance of the divine path.
But immortal dao inheritances were different. Although it couldn’t be said that they didn’t need to rely on their ancestors’ accomplishments, they relied on their own hard work to create their own future.
Although the human race’s immortal and divine cultivators existed together, and the two cultivation methods were mainstream, there was a huge difference in the ratio between the two.
Immortal cultivators occupied ninety percent, while divine cultivators only occupied a tenth. Although there were far fewer divine cultivators than immortal cultivators, they were always on par with immortal cultivators. In fact, there were many times when they could even suppress immortal cultivators.
That was because amongst the divine cultivators, there were some powerful strengths that had never ceased to exist. There were even some divine inheritances that could be traced back to the Primal Chaos Era.
From the beginning of the primal chaos era, countless generations of hard work had resulted in an unimaginable amount of faith energy.
Although immortal cultivators were like a hundred flowers blooming, there were always peerless heavenly geniuses in any era. They were as dazzling as shooting stars.
But although a shooting star was dazzling, it was unable to last long. Most of the time, it was just a flash in the pan.
A powerful immortal cultivator might be able to allow a family, a faction, or a sect to flourish for a time, but once that peerless genius died, the family head, a sect, and a faction would rapidly decline, drowning in the river of history.
Compared to an immortal cultivator’s short-lived brilliance, a divine cultivator’s endurance was much greater. Thus, throughout history, there were many powerful immortal cultivators who eventually became divine cultivators.
There were also some declining Divine Dao inheritances that had no hope after their inheritance was severed and had no choice but to become immortal cultivators.
In the human race, immortal cultivators had always looked down on divine cultivators. They said that divine cultivators were lying on their ancestors’ coffins, showing off their power. They believed that everything they had wasn’t earned by themselves, but by cheating.
But most of the time, immortal cultivators’ words were filled with envy. That was because divine cultivators all had powerful backers and foundations that made people envious, jealous, and hateful.
Although he was jealous, in truth, when immortal cultivators were compared to divine cultivators, they would definitely suffer greatly.
And the older a divine inheritance was, the more terrifying its foundation would be. That was because no one knew when a divine inheritance from the Primal Chaos Era would appear.
There were many divine inheritances that had been passed down for a long time, but they were all extremely low-key existences. But Lord Brahma was known as a god amongst gods. That was too shocking.
Most importantly, the name Brahma Heaven God had already existed for countless years. It was clear that no one could shake his position. If not, there would have long been people challenging him to fight for the title of Divine Sovereign.
Thinking of that, Long Chen began to sweat. Only now did he realize just how terrifying Lord Brahma was.
Back then, he had been planning on reaching the Hierarch realm to get revenge on Lord Brahma. Now that he thought about it, that thought was laughable.
At the same time, Long Chen also felt endless fury. The huge difference between them infuriated him. He wished he could refine a peerless divine pill and eat it to fight Lord Brahma.
“There’s no need for you to be angry. A tree that can wrap around one’s arms is only the tip of the iceberg. A nine-storey platform starts from the ground. A thousand miles begins with a single step.
“The path must be taken one step at a time. Eat mouthful by mouthful. You have to understand that haste makes waste,” advised Gan Kun.
Long Chen nodded and bitterly smiled. “Many thanks for senior’s teachings. I know these principles, but I’m still just a mortal. I can’t be like senior whose heart is as still as water without any ripples.”
“This has nothing to do with ordinary people. The main thing is that you’ve experienced far too little.”
“Have I not experienced enough?” Long Chen shook his head, a bitter expression on his face. Although he was young, the dangers he had experienced were many times greater than those old monsters who had lived for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.
“Of course not. What you’ve experienced is nothing more than fighting and killing. It’s just the ways of the world. It’s just the changing of seasons. It’s just the wind, rain, and snow.
“When you experience the changes of time, the changes of time, the rise and fall of heaven and earth, the alternation of times.
“You’ll find that everything you’ve experienced up until now is nothing more than a fragment of history. It can’t even count as a chapter.” The cauldron sighed, its voice filled with vicissitudes, as if it had fallen into a distant memory.
“Of course. Compared to you, I’m naturally nothing.” Long Chen smiled. There really was no way to compare to Gan Kun.
The cauldron’s voice became a bit deep. “I’ve witnessed the world’s most flourishing era. I watched helplessly as it reached the brink of collapse step by step, but I could only watch quietly, unable to do anything.
“During this time, I saw countless races become the overlords of this world. Then, they were pushed down from their divine altars, and even their entire race was exterminated, drowned by the river of history.
They also saw countless peerless heavenly geniuses rising like comets, lighting up the entire world. Then they all died.
“No matter how powerful a cultivator is, it seems they are unable to escape the control of fate. To tell the truth, other than my first master, I’ve also experienced the companionship of fated people several times. And amongst my companions, you are the most…”
“The most talented?”
“… You’re the stupidest of them all,” Gan Kunxu replied without the slightest courtesy.
Long Chen: “…”
“That’s the truth. I also don’t know why you became my companion. When you woke me up, to tell the truth, I was extremely disappointed.”
“Senior, you’re making me feel a bit bad.” Long Chen’s expression became bitter. The cauldron seemed to be looking down on him.
The Qiankun Cauldron continued, "In truth, there were many times when I wondered if I had made a mistake. How could you be my companion in this life?
“However, as you became more stupid, I finally understood something and made a decision.”
“What decision?!” Long Chen’s heart pounded. Was the cauldron about to leave?!
“I’m prepared to formally acknowledge you as my master.”
The cauldron’s voice was like thunder, shocking Long Chen.
“Senior… did I hear wrongly?!”
Long Chen’s voice was a bit stuttering. Previously, the cauldron had been extremely dissatisfied with him, but now it was about to recognize him as its master. Long Chen was dumbfounded. This turn of events was too great.
Although the cauldron had always been in Long Chen’s possession, he had never dreamed of becoming its master.
It had to be known that this was one of the world’s ten strongest primal chaos divine items. If he became its master, just how tough would his fate be? His small body definitely wouldn’t be able to bear this terrifying karma.
“To tell the truth, you really are stupid. But you have a special temperament that makes people blindly believe in you.
“Furthermore, no matter how dire the situation is, you never give up. Most importantly, you don’t seem to know what fear is.
Others might be afraid, but you would only be angry. When you were angry, you would do something stupid.
“In the beginning, I was very suspicious as to why that old monster from the Dragon race would have anything to do with you. He even taught you his secrets,” said Gan Kun.
“You’re talking about the dragon race’s senior. Do you recognize it?” Long Chen’s heart pounded. From Gan Kunxu Cauldron’s tone, they should know each other.
Gan Kunxu Cauldron didn’t answer him. He continued, “My companions in the past were all talented and incomparably intelligent, but in the end, none of them had a good ending.
“As for you, you’re a Divergent. After thinking it over, I’ve decided to take a gamble. So, are you willing to bet with me?”
“What bet?” asked Long Chen.
“I bet my life, your life, and the lives of all the living beings in the world,” said Gan Kunde.
“Why do you want to bet?” asked Long Chen.
“Because the Nine Heavens Ten Earths are about to be destroyed, I have to choose a master. I have to support him with all my strength and race against time.
“In truth, you aren’t my best choice. But time is of the essence, so I have no choice but to choose you.”
“Support me?” Long Chen was delighted.
“But don’t get happy too early. That’s because your realm is too low, and your strength is too weak. The karma that comes with recognizing a master is extremely terrifying.
“In the Heavenly Tribulation’s settling, your Heavenly Tribulation will become even more difficult. It’s very likely that you won’t even be able to endure this Heavenly Tribulation. I have to make this clear to you,” said Gan Kun.
“No matter how brazen a person is, no matter how large the land is, courage is still a product. There’s nothing to be afraid of. I’ll take this job.” Long Chen clenched his teeth and directly decided.
“Have you thought it through?” said Gan Kung cauldron in a low voice.
“There’s nothing to think about. As you said, I’ve always been a stupid person. Can I come up with any good ideas?” laughed Long Chen.
“Don’t laugh. This is a path of no return. Once you choose, whether it’s you or me, there will be no turning back,” said Gan Kun.
“You’re one of the ten great Chosen’s divine items, and you’re willing to bet on it. Do you think a barefoot person like me would be afraid of someone like you?” asked Long Chen.
“Good. Since that’s the case, prepare yourself. I’m going to seal the contract.”
Buzz!
Although she said she wanted Long Chen to prepare, she didn’t give him any time to prepare. The cauldron appeared above Long Chen’s head, and his entire body shook. He felt his soul leave his body and be branded on the cauldron.
At the same time, the image of a bronze cauldron appeared on Long Chen’s forehead. In that instant, it was like his soul had been swapped with the Gankun Cauldron.
In that instant, Long Chen felt his body become extremely weak. It was like his cultivation base had been completely crippled. It was like he had returned to the time when he had been beaten unconscious in the Phoenix Cry Empire.
Decadence, humiliation, anger, unwillingness… Countless negative emotions surged into his heart. That feeling of weakness caused him to go crazy, as if all his energy had been stripped away.
Long Chen knew that what he was feeling was what the Gan Kun Cauldron was feeling. The Gan Kun Cauldron was one of the ten great Chosen’s divine items, but right now, it could only struggle at death’s door. That kind of humiliation and unwillingness couldn’t be described with words.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, heaven and earth trembled. The stars in the sky seemed to have stopped moving. The experts of the nine heavens and ten earths all looked up at the sky in shock.
A huge cauldron had appeared in the sky, and a blurry figure had appeared beneath it.
“What’s that?”
Countless people cried out in horror upon seeing this. They thought that a devil god had descended to destroy the heavens.
“Could it be that the legends are true? The Nine Heavens Ten Earths will be ended, heaven and earth overturned, ten thousand dao destroyed, all creatures unable to escape this disaster?”
When the older experts saw this, their voices trembled, their eyes filled with terror.
This scene could be seen from every corner of the Nine Heavens Ten Earths, raising great panic.
And in the Numinous Sky Academy, an old man finally put down his broom. He looked up at the starry sky, and his turbid eyes instantly became clearer than spring water, as if they could pierce through space.
A smile appeared on his face. “Heavenly manifestation, this is a primal chaos divine item recognizing its master. Long Chen, hehe, this brat really is extraordinary!”
…
Rumble…
What Long Chen didn’t know was that the fact that the Gankun Cauldron had recognized him as its master had caused a huge uproar in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. At this time, he was gradually merging with its soul.
However, the cauldron’s soul was too vast, and Long Chen’s soul was like a small boat in front of it. He could only resonate with a portion of its Spiritual Strength.
Buzz!
Suddenly, Long Chen’s body shook. His soul had returned to his body. He hadn’t changed much, but he felt like he had merged with the Heaven Earth Cauldron.
The cauldron opened its mouth. “Master…”
“No, senior, don’t call me that. You should just call me junior.” Long Chen jumped in fright.
“I’ve already acknowledged you as my master. It’s very normal for me to address you as master.”
“No, no, no, it’s not normal. It’s a bit strange. You should just call me by my name.” Long Chen hastily waved his hand. He didn’t feel like he could accept this.
“Alright, then I’ll call you by your name. Long Chen, now that I’ve acknowledged you as my master, the manifestation will shake the nine heavens and ten earths. At that time, the various races’ monsters will all crazily chase after you,” said Gan Kun.
“Why? Are you just jealous that I’m handsome?” asked Long Chen.
Ignoring Long Chen’s cold humor, Gan Kun said, “Because I’ve already acknowledged you as my master. If someone can kill you, I’ll enter a masterless state.
“And in this state, they have a chance to place a spiritual imprint on me and become my new master.”
“What?!” Long Chen was startled. Then wouldn’t he become a live target?
“Furthermore, I am unable to resist. That’s why I said that this was a huge gamble. Now that we have no way out, let me bring you to a certain place.”
“Where are we going?”
“A place you’d dream of going.”
Buzz!
Space twisted as Long Chen was brought to a desolate land by the cauldron.
Stepping into this desolate land, Long Chen felt his heart tighten, and a feeling of sorrow filled him.
This was a blood-colored world. Blood-colored walls, blood-colored tiles, blood-colored rocks. All the buildings here were blood-colored.
As soon as he arrived, a dense stench of blood filled the air. At the same time, Long Chen’s blood began to boil, and his body involuntarily trembled.
Creak…
Endless fury surged into his heart. He clenched his fists, and a berserk desire to kill erupted without any warning.
“The world dyed in blood has experienced the passage of time, the erosion of wind and rain, the erosion of time, but it still hasn’t faded.
“Do you feel it? They are the same as you. They are all disciples of the nine star bloodline. In the face of endless enemies, isolated and helpless, they fought for three thousand years.
Not a single one of the ten thousand nine star disciples surrendered. The last one also pulled along countless experts.
Originally, this place had been piled up like a mountain. It was even taller than any mountain you had ever seen.
Now that countless years had passed, these corpses had long since turned to ash.
“But the blood of nine star disciples will dye the world red. They are the most worthy warriors in this world,” sighed the cauldron. Its voice was deep and distant, as if it had brought people into the distant past.
“Just who killed them?” Long Chen clenched his teeth. His killing intent soared. He wanted revenge for them.
Although Long Chen had never seen these nine star disciples before, he could sense their bloodline summoning. It was like he had personally seen the Dragonblood warriors sacrifice themselves. That killing intent almost ignited him.
“There are too many people who have killed them. Demon race, monster race, nether race, blood race, feather race, night race, strength race, barbarian slaughter race, desolate beast race, monster race…”
The cauldron listed hundreds of races in one go. Long Chen had never heard of most of them.
“Of course, there are also you humans.” The Gankun Cauldron said.
“These damn bastards, I’ll make them pay with their blood.” Long Chen clenched his teeth.
“That’s all in the future. Come, let’s get down to business and move on,” said Gan Kun.
Long Chen followed the cauldron’s instructions and entered the blood world. He could see that after this place had been occupied, someone had destroyed everything here. It was like they wanted to erase everything here.
In front of him was a pile of rubble. The cauldron had Long Chen dig a passageway out of the rubble. This was an underground passageway that was extremely well preserved.
There should have been murals on both sides of the passageway, but they had already been destroyed by sharp weapons.
Following that, Long Chen saw a complete mural of a winged devil expert tearing through space.
That torn figure didn’t intentionally draw out his face, but from the star manifestation behind him, it could be seen that he was a disciple of the nine star line.
“Courting death!”
Seeing this, Long Chen’s fury soared. His fist smashed into the wall, and with a loud bang, the wall split apart. The devil race expert’s body was blown into a huge hole.
“The winged devils actually dare to humiliate my nine star bloodline! It’d be best if I ran into you, or I’ll kill every single one of you I see!” Long Chen was about to explode.
He didn’t even need to think about it to know that there were winged devils amongst the nine star lineages. Furthermore, they had intentionally left behind murals to humiliate the nine star descendant and display their accomplishments.
As they continued forward, they didn’t see any more graffiti. It was clear that many people had charged in to destroy this place. None of them were as bored as the winged devils.
After those people had entered the underground passageway, they had destroyed all the murals. Although Long Chen didn’t know what was on the murals, based on his experience, he was sure that the secret of the Nine Star line was recorded here.
He continued forward for six hours. He passed through eight gates, all of which had been destroyed. When he reached the end, he saw a complete gate.
The gate was riddled with scars and potholes. It had clearly suffered countless heavy blows, but the invaders hadn’t been able to destroy it.
“This is the trial of a nine star disciple. Didn’t you always want to know just how strong a nine star disciple on the same level is? Now is your chance,” said Gan Kun.
“You mean…” Long Chen was both surprised and delighted, not daring to believe his ears.
“This is the highest level trial for the nine star disciples. The first eight gates can be opened and closed by people.
However, the ninth gate was not under anyone’s control. Once you entered the trial, there was no turning back.
Either he succeeded in his challenge, or he died inside and was absorbed by the laws here.
“Because this place has absorbed too much of the power of the nine star disciples, this gate is indestructible. Those invaders had no choice but to give up. So, everything here has been destroyed, except for this place.”
“You want me to enter the strongest trial?” asked Long Chen.
“That’s right. There’s a nine star disciple at the World King realm. His realm is the same as yours, and he has also activated the Seven Star Battle Armor.
The difference was that he wasn’t an Enlightened Being, but a heavenly genius from the ancient era. At the peak of the nine star bloodline, he was ranked ninety-seventh.
“Back then, the nine star bloodline chose to copy his strength as the trial’s standard,” said Gan Kun.
“Only ninety-seven?”
Long Chen had originally thought he would be ranked first, but he ended up being ranked ninety-seventh.
“Only ninety-seven?”
“Do you know that when the nine star factions were at their peak, they practically ruled over the entire world? No matter where they went, they were the most powerful.
“At that time, there were hundreds of millions of people in the same generation as nine star successors. Of those millions of people, they were ranked ninety-seventh… whatever, I can’t be bothered to explain it to you. Just open the door, and you’ll quickly learn what rank ninety-seventh is.”
Hearing this, Long Chen immediately became vigilant. This fellow ranked ninety-seventh was definitely a monster.
“How do we open it?” asked Long Chen.
“Extend your hands. Do you see the two handprint-like indentations on both sides of the door? Just place them in.”
After looking around, he found two dents in the heavily damaged door. Those dents were extremely damaged, and if he didn’t look closely, it would be very difficult to notice.
Long Chen pressed his hands into the hole. Suddenly, his body shook intensely, and his divine ring appeared behind him. The Seven Star Battle Armor was automatically summoned.
Buzz!
Countless stars lit up on the huge gate. In that instant, the heavily damaged gate became a star region gate.
Hu!
Suddenly, Long Chen’s vision blurred, and the door disappeared. He was standing on an ancient battlefield.
Then Long Chen saw a long-haired man standing in front of him. He was wearing a white robe with a jade belt around his waist.
His eyes were closed, and he didn’t release any aura. But as soon as he saw him, Long Chen’s heart pounded. His powerful perception told him that this person was extremely terrifying.
Hu!
Suddenly, the white-robed man opened his eyes. Seven stars appeared in his eyes, causing Long Chen’s hair to stand on end. It was like he had been targeted by a prehistoric beast.
It was a pair of clear eyes that looked like seven stars in the blue sky.
The seven stars were arranged in a neat heptagon. It was completely different from the center of Long Chen’s hexagram.
A terrifying aura locked Long Chen in place. At the same time, the dome of the arena lit up.
Above the dome, there was an endless starry sky. It was like the stars in the heavens were revolving and transforming. They seemed to be the only spectators of this battle.
“Seven Star Battle Armor!”
The white-robed disciple’s shout was like a clap of thunder, shaking the entire martial stage and causing the stars to darken.
Buzz!
Behind the white-robed disciple, seven stars lit up like suns. Their divine light grew brighter, becoming like sharp blades. It was wild and domineering, so bright that Long Chen couldn’t even open his eyes.
In front of this white-robed disciple, Long Chen was unable to see his face. All he could see was his figure. At that moment, he was like a god that had descended to the world. All the gods and devils could only prostrate themselves on the ground.
“This is the true Seven Star Battle Armor?”
Long Chen’s voice trembled. He was incomparably excited. Those seven stars not only lit up the entire arena, but they also seemed to light up his path.
For a long time, Long Chen had been trying to figure out the direction of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. Countless times, he had woken up from a nightmare because he had dreamed that his cultivation technique had gone wrong, causing him to go crazy and explode.
Although the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art was powerful, Long Chen had always felt as if he was treading on thin ice. He was afraid that if he took a single wrong step, he would be doomed.
Buzz buzz buzz…
As the nine star disciple summoned his Seven Star Battle Armor, his aura continuously surged out. Wild qi waves surged out in all directions.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Even with Long Chen’s power, he was unable to stabilize himself. His body was constantly forced back, and when his feet rubbed against the martial stage, an ear-piercing sound rang out.
“What terrifying power!”
Long Chen excitedly shouted. The stronger a nine star disciple was, the more excited he became.
“What are you excited about? Hurry up and summon your Battle Armor. The trial has already begun. Don’t get killed with a single punch.”
Seeing that Long Chen was still shouting at this time without making any preparations, the cauldron couldn’t care less about its master.
Hu!
Suddenly, the nine star disciple moved. The instant he moved, the entire martial stage trembled, and space twisted. Before anyone could see what he was doing, he appeared in front of Long Chen and punched him in the chest.
BOOM!
This fist landed solidly on Long Chen’s body. Long Chen’s chest caved in, and a huge bump appeared on his back. He vomited a mouthful of blood. That ninth star disciple’s fist had almost pierced through his body.
“What are you doing?”
Gan Kun had long since told Long Chen to be prepared. But Long Chen was like a fool. The nine star disciple’s attack was too fast, and Long Chen had no time to defend. That punch directly broke countless bones in his body.
If this continued, Long Chen would be killed in less than ten moves. That wasn’t what it wanted.
Long Chen vomited blood and was sent flying. The Nine Star disciple appeared behind Long Chen like a ghost. With a twist of his body, he shot out an elbow at Long Chen’s back.
BOOM!
The nine star disciple’s speed was as fast as lightning, and it was impossible to predict his movements. Long Chen was still flying back when he was struck. When the two energies collided, Long Chen’s body almost broke in two.
Hu!
Long Chen was sent flying like a sandbag. He crashed into the martial stage, tumbling and coughing up blood.
Hu!
Long Chen had only just stabilized himself when the disciple kicked him in the head. Long Chen quickly blocked with both hands.
Crack!
The sound of bones breaking rang out. Long Chen’s arms had been broken by that disciple’s kick.
“It’s over, it’s over. I miscalculated. The difference between them is too great. If this continues, Long Chen will definitely die.”
Buzz!
The cauldron suddenly flew out of the primal chaos space. It couldn’t just watch as Long Chen was killed. Just at this moment, the nine star disciple appeared once more, and a palm shot out.
The cauldron blocked in front of Long Chen. It was just about to block this attack for him when Long Chen suddenly appeared in front of it.
Pu!
Long Chen used his chest to block the ninth star disciple’s attack. He once more vomited blood, and countless cracks appeared on his body as if he would explode at any moment.
“What are you doing? If this continues, you’ll die. Don’t continue this trial. Let’s go!” The cauldron was both shocked and infuriated. Had Long Chen gone crazy?
“Senior, I won’t die. You… just watch from the side!” Long Chen panted, his body on the verge of collapse. But his gaze was as sharp as a blade.
The cauldron was startled. Suddenly, it seemed to understand something. It floated at the edge of the martial stage, no longer interfering with Long Chen’s battle with the nine star disciples.
BOOM!
Long Chen was once more sent flying. In front of the nine star disciple, he had no ability to fight back.
Not to mention the nine star disciple’s unstoppable astral energy, but even his unfathomable movements caused Long Chen to lose his sense of direction.
The nine star disciple’s attacks were wild and domineering. His attacks were powerful, and he didn’t show any mercy just because Long Chen was also a nine star disciple.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen was continuously struck. Even after undergoing the baptism of the Emperor Blood Pool, his physical body was unable to bear such heavy blows.
The nine star disciple’s fists and palms were powerful enough to devour the heavens. Long Chen blocked with his full strength, but his bones and tendons were still broken. He was constantly injured.
At this time, it showed just how important the primal chaos space was. Within the primal chaos space, the Ancient Fusang Wood and Great Yin Wood were constantly trembling, pouring their life energy into Long Chen’s body.
Fortunately, their life energy seemed endless. As long as they didn’t die, Long Chen would have an undying body.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen continued to be beaten. He tried to fight back several times, but he was unable to do so. The nine star disciples’ attacks were domineering and sharp. They attacked like flowing water, and he was unable to find any chance to counterattack.
Most terrifying of all was that the nine star disciple’s power was growing greater, and his aura was growing stronger.
BOOM!
Long Chen was struck by the ninth star disciple’s fist. But this time, he didn’t fly back. His divine ring lit up behind him, and countless stars revolved around him. He had finally revealed his Seven Star Battle Armor.
Long Chen crossed his arms, blocking the ninth star disciple’s punch. His arms slowly descended, revealing his face.
Long Chen’s eyes were sharp with excitement. Although his clothes were torn and he was covered in blood, looking extremely miserable, his eyes were filled with delight.
“So that’s how it is. You’re using his power to awaken your own star energy.” The cauldron finally understood Long Chen’s intentions.
It couldn’t help but sigh at Long Chen’s craziness. Sometimes, this fellow would have some terrifying thoughts.
In the beginning, Long Chen had intentionally been heavily injured by the nine star disciples, and he had even been on the verge of death. His goal had been to awaken the nine star energy to protect his master.
It could be said that this was a crazy gamble. If Long Chen’s nine star energy hadn’t been awakened by the nine star disciples’ power, he would have been beaten to death. He wouldn’t even have a chance to counterattack.
But from the looks of it, Long Chen’s gamble had been correct. He was constantly being struck by the power of the nine stars. The power of the nine stars invaded his body, constantly destroying his bodily functions.
That awakened his own nine star energy. Most importantly, Long Chen’s nine star energy began to absorb his opponent’s energy to strengthen himself.
This was Long Chen’s final goal. This was his first time fighting a nine star disciple. Furthermore, it was a fight between the nine star line’s direct line disciples. This was the best opportunity for him to peer into the secrets of the nine stars.
Long Chen only had a vague understanding of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. It was impossible for him to comprehend the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art through the moves, magical arts, and movements of a nine star disciple.
But he could use his own power of the nine stars to absorb his opponent’s power. From there, he could slowly probe the mysteries of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art.
As his opponent’s power invaded his body, Long Chen’s Nine Star Strength was awakened and he began to absorb his opponent’s power. At that moment, Long Chen almost roared with excitement.
As his opponent’s energy was absorbed, Long Chen sensed the most primal aura of the nine stars. At that moment, he was like a lost person who had finally found a path to greatness.
As his opponent’s power was devoured, Long Chen felt as if he had rushed out of a river into the sea. He saw a vast world, and at the same time, he saw a secret he had never seen before.
“As expected, I still took many detours. Fortunately, my direction was correct.
“Although there was a slight deviation, the good thing is that it can be corrected in time. It’s not too late.”
Long Chen looked at his arms and sensed the constantly changing star energy in his body. At that moment, he felt an unprecedented confidence. It was like he possessed the entire sky.
Long Chen blocked the ninth star disciple’s attack, but he didn’t immediately attack. Instead, he slowly clasped his hands together, forming a hand seal.
“Even nine stars have seals?”
Long Chen was startled. He had summoned his Battle Armor, but he had never thought that the nine stars also had a seal.
Buzz!
The Seven Star Divine Diagram behind him trembled, and the same thing happened to the back of his hands. The instant it appeared, Long Chen’s hair stood on end. With a shout, he sent an elbow to the side.
At that time, the nine star disciple had still been in front of Long Chen. When Long Chen’s elbow struck out, the nine star disciple had already appeared beside him. Long Chen’s elbow struck his opponent’s fist.
BOOM!
Long Chen felt a burst of pain from his elbow. His bones were broken. That nine star disciple’s fist was even more terrifying than a Saint Weapon.
Long Chen was horrified. The nine star disciple’s aura hadn’t changed, but the seven star mark on his palm had already changed.
Hu!
The nine star disciple didn’t give Long Chen any chance to catch his breath. His five fingers were like hooks, reaching for Long Chen’s throat. His attack was fierce, almost touching Long Chen’s skin.
Chi!
Long Chen dodged with his full strength. The nine star disciple’s claw landed on Long Chen’s shoulder, tearing off a piece of flesh.
Long Chen clenched his teeth from the pain. Seeing the nine star disciple once more charging at him, he clenched his teeth and took his opponent’s palm with his chest.
Pu!
The nine star disciple’s palm pierced through Long Chen’s chest. This attack wasn’t something a physical body could block. If it had been anyone else, they would have exploded into a bloody mist.
Hu!
Long Chen’s chest was pierced through, and he was sent flying. He was heavily injured. Even with the primal chaos space, he was unable to instantly heal such a terrifying injury.
As for the nine star disciple, he didn’t have the slightest intention of holding back. His body flickered, and another fist smashed toward Long Chen’s face.
Long Chen clenched his teeth and also punched out. His arm instantly transformed into a star.
“Crap!”
Long Chen had intentionally taken that blow in order to use the power of the nine stars to remember that attack.
But after that attack, he had instinctively summoned the Star Arm. That was a move from the Celestial Star Art, and he was unable to summon the Nine Star disciple’s move.
Pu!
Long Chen let out a pained groan. His entire arm exploded, and his bones cracked.
Hu!
Right at this moment, the nine-star successor punched out again.
“Calm down, calm down. Think carefully about that seal.”
At this time, Long Chen was in a life and death crisis. If he still couldn’t receive this attack, he would most likely be killed.
In that instant, heaven and earth lost their original sound. As for the nine star disciple’s fist, it slowed down. Only the stars above the dome continued to shine.
Long Chen suddenly closed his eyes. The scene of the nine star disciples forming hand seals appeared in his mind. It was very simple, without any profound mysteries.
This scene replayed in Long Chen’s mind. He suddenly realized that as the nine star disciple formed hand seals, the stars in the sky began to rapidly flicker.
“I understand.”
Long Chen suddenly cried out. When others formed hand seals, they would activate Heavenly Dao energy, while when nine star disciples formed hand seals, they would activate the power of the stars.
Previously, his attention had been completely focused on the nine star disciple’s hand seals, and he had overlooked the changes in the stars above the dome.
Thinking of that, Long Chen instantly understood. Although he hadn’t learned how to form hand seals before, he had cultivated the Heavenly Star Art and learned how to draw stars into the body. He knew the position and changes of the stars in the sky.
Now that he saw this, he immediately comprehended it. But it was too late to use it.
Hu!
A lightning shield appeared in front of Long Chen. His life was in danger, and he had no choice but to summon Lei Ling’er.
BOOM!
Lei Ling’er and the shield she had summoned were both blown apart. The power contained within that punch was unimaginable. Even with Lei Ling’er’s power, she was unable to block it.
However, Lei Ling’er’s blockade gave Long Chen some time to breathe. He hastily retreated. With the primal chaos space’s help, his arms had already completely recovered, and the hole in his chest was rapidly healing.
Hu!
Long Chen formed hand seals with the same movements as the nine star disciples. Countless stars began to light up behind him.
Buzz!
Seven stars appeared on Long Chen’s hands.
BOOM!
Two fists with different diagrams collided.
Space exploded, and the runes of the Heavenly Daos danced. Long Chen was forced back a dozen steps, his qi and blood surging.
He was clearly weaker than the ninth star disciple, but Long Chen was delighted.
“I did it! I did it!”
Even Long Chen couldn’t believe it. He had instantly learned a nine star secret technique. Only someone who had endured a nine star disciple’s attack would know how terrifying this move was.
It was such a terrifying move, but he had instantly learned it and used it.
Although on the surface, Long Chen’s power was still inferior to a nine star disciple’s, it had to be known that Long Chen was just a beginner. He hadn’t even completely mastered it, and yet he was able to possess such terrifying power. That was already extremely rare.
In truth, the reason Long Chen had been able to learn this move in an instant was because of the Heavenly Star Art and the nine star disciple he had encountered during his tribulation.
Back in the heavenly tribulation, that nine star descendant had used a similar technique. Long Chen had also tried to imitate it, but he had failed. The summoning technique he had imitated seemed to be right, but it wasn’t.
Later, under the guidance of the Heavenly Star Art, Long Chen had learned how to draw stars into his body, transforming his body into a star and establishing a solid foundation for himself.
The Heavenly Star Art was something that had evolved from the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. However, it was much simpler and easier to understand. However, the difference between it and the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art was still huge.
Long Chen easily learned how to transform his body into a star, but he was unable to imitate the techniques of the nine star descendants from the heavenly tribulation. Even after condensing them, they were only similar in shape. The difference in power was immense.
However, if it hadn’t been for the Heavenly Star Art, if it hadn’t been for the Nine Star Heir’s concealment, if it hadn’t been for Long Chen’s painstaking research, he wouldn’t have been able to reach such a level.
Therefore, success wasn’t a coincidence. Countless seemingly useless efforts had resulted in today’s muddled success.
BOOM!
Long Chen once more exchanged a fist with the ninth star disciple. Qi waves overlapped, and Long Chen was once more forced back.
But Long Chen was wild with joy. Although he was still at a disadvantage, at least in front of him, he had a chance.
Long Chen raised his head and roared. Stars revolved around his divine ring, and violet divine light surged out. The manifestation of the violet qi in his star sea had now released a different divine light.
That mysterious violet divine light caused the stars to revolve rhythmically. Long Chen’s star energy was like a volcano that had been suppressed for hundreds of millions of years. He finally found a breakthrough and released it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
This time, Long Chen counterattacked. His fists danced like shooting stars as he fought with the nine star disciples.
The situation was different from before. Long Chen began to fight for the initiative. Although he was still suppressed, he had at least three moves to counterattack.
The cauldron was also extremely worried. It understood Long Chen’s character. If it helped him, it would very likely cause a huge blow to his confidence. That would greatly hinder his growth.
But if he didn’t attack, he was afraid Long Chen would really die. That nine star disciple had been copied by the formation, and he definitely wouldn’t show mercy.
Now that Long Chen was gradually stabilizing the situation, it also sighed with relief. “This fellow really is a bit stupid. But in terms of cultivation, he possesses a powerful perception and talent. He’ll always be able to find the best way to cultivate.”
Although the cauldron always called Long Chen stupid, in truth, it was saying that when Long Chen was angry, he had no brains.
When it came to Long Chen’s cultivation, it still approved of him. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have placed its bet on him.
Rumble…
Long Chen exchanged blows with the Nine Star Disciple Fist. Long Chen tried his best to counterattack, but he was unable to gain the upper hand.
Long Chen knew that the reason he was at a disadvantage was because of the Nine Star Heir’s unfathomable movement technique. Furthermore, as a member of the same bloodline, his perception of danger was much slower.
If it hadn’t been for Long Chen’s battle experience and his unrivaled close-range combat strength, he would have long since been defeated by the nine star disciple.
As Long Chen attacked, he paid attention to the nine star disciple’s movements. At the same time, he paid attention to the star map behind him.
Long Chen quickly noticed a faint violet qi coiling around the nine star successor’s feet. With each step he took, a star in the starry sky would emit a violet divine light.
“I understand now. His footwork is arranged in a certain order. It’s like walking on a plum blossom stump. Each step is a star position…”
Suddenly, the image of the martial stage appeared in Long Chen’s mind. The martial stage was covered in stars. With each step the nine star disciples took, the stars beneath their feet would light up.
It was like he had set up countless formation discs on the martial stage. Each formation disc could be teleported at will, so there was no sign of his movement technique.
“The sea of stars above the dome is the same as the sea of stars within my divine ring. They both correspond to the positions of the stars above the nine heavens.
He was using the power of his manifestation to form an invisible star diagram.
Within the sea of stars, he could go wherever he wanted. This was the same as Lei Ling’er’s lightning domain and Huo Ling’er’s flame domain.
“Within your own domain, your body will move as you wish, and you will be able to move about freely. However, this Astral Domain is even more terrifying. There isn’t the slightest spatial fluctuation, and your movement techniques are impossible to find.”
Various images flashed through Long Chen’s mind. He was rapidly analyzing the nine star disciples’ movement techniques and confirming his guess.
The nine star disciple’s movements were too fast. The entire martial stage was filled with his figure. It was like Long Chen was fighting against over ten thousand nine star disciples.
If it had been someone else, then let alone fighting, those figures would have been enough to make a person faint. It was impossible to tell which was the real body and which was the afterimage.
“I’m screwed. If each of these one billion and eighty million stars requires one billion and eighty million steps, then even if I vomit blood, I still won’t be able to remember them.” Long Chen studied his movement technique as he memorized his steps. Suddenly, he thought of a question that made him despair.
However, Long Chen quickly noticed that there was a limit to the nine star disciples’ footsteps. The region where the stars were flickering was only a small portion of the sea of stars.
Long Chen carefully counted the stars. There were only three thousand six hundred of them. This discovery gave him hope.
BOOM!
Long Chen furiously roared and smashed his fist forward, colliding head-on with the nine star disciple. The nine star disciple was shaken by Long Chen, and Long Chen immediately took advantage of this opportunity to kick him.
Hu!
Long Chen’s kick missed. Long Chen seemed to have long since expected this kick to miss. Borrowing the power of his kick, he spun around and punched out with a whistling wind.
BOOM!
Space collapsed, and a figure was sent flying.
“Success!”
Long Chen was delighted. He had accurately predicted the position of a nine star descendant. That meant he had already grasped the rhythm of the footwork. As long as he was patient and carefully studied it, he would also be able to use such an unfathomable footwork.
Thinking of that, Long Chen became even more excited. Not far from him was the white-robed disciple of the Nine Stars.
A fist mark had appeared on his robes. It was the result of Long Chen’s punch.
It was unknown what material his clothes were made of, but Long Chen’s full strength attack had only left behind an unremarkable mark.
As for the current Long Chen, other than his underpants covering his body, the rest of his body was covered in blood. He was in an extremely miserable state.
“Amazing, he was able to see through the pattern of the Nebula Steps so quickly. Although it’s only the elementary Nebula Steps, without anyone to guide him, he was able to quickly figure out the general framework and accurately determine the next step. This fellow is definitely a genius from the cultivation world.”
At this time, the spectators at the edge of the arena couldn’t help but sigh in admiration.
“Perhaps the Heavenly Daos are fair, giving him such shocking cultivation talent. That’s why he’s like an idiot sometimes.” At the same time, the cauldron came to a conclusion.
At this time, the martial stage was completely silent. Long Chen and the nine star disciple looked at each other. Long Chen didn’t move, and neither did the nine star disciple. The only thing that was moving was the star diagram on the dome.
As the star map circulated, the entire martial arena was covered in a strange killing intent. The martial arena slowly disappeared, and Long Chen appeared in a savage world.
The battle stage was gone, and the martial stage was gone. Looking around, he saw a desolate world. The ground was covered in rocks, and everything had changed except for the starry sky.
“It seems the first part of the trial is just a warm-up. Now is the real start.” Long Chen took a deep breath, his expression becoming solemn.
This trial was like a heavenly tribulation. What followed was a true bloody battle. Life and death would depend on this final battle.
“Don’t worry, don’t worry. With me here, you definitely won’t die!”
At this moment, the Gan Kun Cauldron’s voice rang out. At some unknown time, the Gan Kun Cauldron had also entered this world.
Rumble…
Before Long Chen could reply, the nine star disciple’s white robes fluttered in the wind. The Seven Star Divine Diagram revolved in his eyes, and seven sun-like stars appeared behind him. The entire world began to tremble because of his power.
“Come, let me see just how strong a heavenly genius from the ancient era is!” Long Chen was fearless in the face of this white-robed man. The sea of stars in his divine ring also began to tremble.
“Seven Star Battle Armor!”
Long Chen and the nine star disciple roared at the same time. Two berserk auras erupted from their feet.
“Die!”
Long Chen and the nine star disciple shouted at the same time. Their robes fluttered, and their white robes fluttered. They were like two shooting stars, one black and one white, bringing with them the most berserk energy.
BOOM!
The two fists merged with their strongest power and collided. This was a world-shaking attack. The instant their fists collided, the rainbow world turned black and white.
A sphere of light appeared between their fists. As soon as it appeared, it rapidly expanded, instantly devouring space.
The ground was torn apart, and the boulders were crushed to dust. Long Chen and the nine star disciple were both sent flying.
The two of them were evenly matched in this exchange. That greatly increased Long Chen’s confidence.
“One Star Divine Perish.”
The nine star disciple suddenly formed a hand seal with his right hand. His left hand grabbed the air, and a star rapidly dimmed.
Then, a fist-sized ball of light appeared in his left hand. That ball of light began to shine, shooting out of his right hand and through his left arm.
“What?”
Long Chen was startled. That ball of light shot toward him, and its divine might caused his hair to stand on end. He roared and blocked it with his fists.
BOOM!
The sphere was destroyed by Long Chen, but that terrifying power made Long Chen feel like he had been struck by a star. Even with the star diagram protecting him, his hands were still numb.
Hu!
Long Chen flew back, leaving behind a huge ditch in the ground.
“Double Star Flying Rainbow!”
Long Chen hadn’t even stabilized himself when the disciple appeared behind him, a sphere in each hand.
Chi! Chi!
Long Chen didn’t have time to dodge. He shot out two rays of divine light that struck the sphere. The two spheres exploded a hundred miles in front of him.
Long Chen had used his star energy to detonate a ninth star disciple’s divine ability. Although he had detonated it in advance, that terrifying power had torn apart space. Long Chen let out a muffled groan and almost coughed up blood.
“Three Star Soulseek!”
Three stars shot toward Long Chen.
In the beginning, that sphere had been a ball of light, but now it was the shape of a star. In front of a nine star disciple, Long Chen once more lost the ability to fight back. It was too late to detonate the three stars.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three consecutive bangs rang out. Long Chen’s fist knocked away one of the stars, and his hands turned to mush. He could only use his chest to block the last star.
Pu!
Long Chen vomited blood and once more tumbled back miserably.
“Four Star Devil Prison!”
Four pillars of light descended from the sky. Long Chen, who was at the center of the pillars of light, was instantly sealed by a terrifying seal. Four rays of astral energy landed on his body, and the ground beneath his feet collapsed.
This was just the beginning. The four pillars of light hadn’t completely suppressed him, but Long Chen felt like his bones were about to be crushed.
At this time, the nine star disciple was continuously unleashing powerful moves. Long Chen didn’t even have a chance to catch his breath. If he was suppressed by these four stars, he might instantly explode.
“Break!”
Long Chen roared furiously. He didn’t know where he had gotten his strength from, but when he opened his hand, the sea of stars behind him trembled. Endless stars gathered in his hand, forming a blade of stars.
With the Star Blade in hand, Long Chen swung it, and a divine light shot out.
BOOM!
The four stars exploded.
“Star Destruction!”
Long Chen roared furiously. At this time, he couldn’t care about anything else. Countless stars revolved around his hand, forming a lotus shape that smashed toward the nine star disciple.
Long Chen had found a way to control the energy of the sea of stars, but he didn’t know how to use it. He could only use the World Devastator Flame Lotus to control it.
“Five Stars Shattering the Heavens!”
In the face of Long Chen’s star lotus, the nine star disciple formed hand seals, and five stars shot toward it.
BOOM!
The star lotus Long Chen had condensed had been pierced through in one blow. Under the attack of a nine star disciple, this move of his had no power at all.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The five stars smashed into Long Chen’s body one by one. Long Chen did his best to block, but his body was still covered in blood.
“Six Star Divine Seal!”
BOOM!
Six stars appeared around Long Chen, and they surrounded him. At that moment, Long Chen was horrified to find that he was unable to move.
All of his energy had been sealed by a strange power. Even his star power had become sluggish, unable to circulate.
At the same time, a powerful twisting force twisted his upper body to the left, while his lower body twisted to the right. It was like a pair of powerful hands had grabbed Long Chen, twisting him like a towel.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the cauldron appeared above Long Chen.
“Senior, don’t attack!”
Long Chen desperately shouted, but this roar caused him to vomit blood. That immense power had crushed his internal organs.
“Don’t try to be brave. He’s a direct descendant of a nine star descendant, while you’re just a dabbler. You don’t even have a complete mental cultivation technique. Fighting against him is already unfair. For you to be able to last until now is already beyond my expectations. The trial ends here!” shouted the cauldron.
In truth, Long Chen’s display had completely surpassed its expectations. Long Chen was much stronger than it had imagined, and his ability to adapt on the spot was something it admired.
But the difference was the difference. The nine star descendant was a heavenly genius at the peak of the nine star factions, and he was a favorite of the ancient era. As for Long Chen, he was born in the Cultivationless Age.
It was like one was born in an imperial family, while the other was born in a commoner family. The children were the same, but the environment was different, causing a huge difference.
The reason it had brought Long Chen here was because it didn’t want him to pass the trial. It wanted him to know the difference between himself and an ancient heavenly genius. That would stimulate his cultivation desire and pave the way for his future plans.
“No, I want to handle him myself. Trust me… pfft!” Long Chen tried his best to resist, but just as he was about to open his mouth to say something, blood spurted out of his mouth, and pieces of his internal organs flew out.
“You idiot, you’re doing it again!” cursed Gan Kun. Long Chen was starting to make a mistake again, but there was nothing it could do.
If it was in the past, it could forcibly interfere. But now it couldn’t. It had already recognized Long Chen as its master, and it couldn’t go against his will. Even if Long Chen was killed, as long as Long Chen didn’t allow it to save him, it could only watch.
The cauldron was both angry and anxious, but there was nothing it could do. In fact, it even regretted recognizing its master so early. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be in such a passive position.
Ka ka ka…
Long Chen’s body was practically twisted into a fried dough twist, and his bones were cracking. He had already been turned around, and his eyes were staring at his butt.
“If this continues, you’ll die. He’s in a different era than you, so there’s no need for you to compete with him…” shouted the cauldron.
“I’m confident in myself. Now that I’m fighting him, I finally understand the true meaning of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. Without absolute confidence, I won’t be able to grasp its essence.
“Since I was chosen as a nine star descendant, I am the main character of this world. No matter what difficulties I face, they won’t be able to stop me. I am the king of this world.”
Long Chen clenched his teeth. Although he was in a desperate situation and on the verge of death, his will was still firm.
Ka ka ka…
Not only was Long Chen’s body twisting, but even the divine ring behind him was twisting. The sea of stars within the divine ring was compressed, constantly trembling, as if it was about to explode.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Once the divine ring was compressed to a certain point, the sea of stars within it began to tremble. The divine ring shrank, and the sea of stars began to surge.
Finally, Long Chen’s manifestation seemed to sense a threat and began to resist. A powerful aura erupted, and ripples spread in all directions.
“This is…”
When the cauldron saw this, it couldn’t help being shocked. “Could it be that I miscalculated? This trial wasn’t arranged by me, but a deeper layer of karma?”
Rumble…
In the end, Long Chen’s manifestation seemed to awaken a sleeping dragon. Within the sea of stars, endless violet tides surged. The divine ring was constantly shrinking, like a beating heart that was pumping blood.
“Break!”
Long Chen suddenly roared. His hair danced in the air, and countless stars revolved around him. At that moment, it was like his body had absorbed the entire sea of stars.
BOOM!
A berserk energy erupted, and the six stars around Long Chen exploded. That energy directly tore apart ten thousand Daos, and the desolate world exploded like a mirror. Even the nine star disciples were blown apart.
Hu!
The desolate world disappeared, and Long Chen once more returned to the arena. In front of him was an icy nine star disciple.
At this time, the manifestation of the sea of stars behind Long Chen’s divine ring had dimmed. His entire body was trembling and on the verge of collapse.
Drip, drip—
Blood dripped onto the ice-cold martial stage. The silent arena was filled with its echoes. That sound was like the sound of life ending.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the nine star disciple opened his hand and took out a broadsword. Seven stars revolved around it.
“It’s over.”
Seeing this, Long Chen immediately received a heavy blow. The nine star disciple still had energy left. According to his previous rhythm, this attack was definitely several times stronger than the previous one.
As for him, he had already completely overdrafted his body. He couldn’t even block the manifestation of the sea of stars. He simply couldn’t block this move.
“I’m already exhausted. I don’t believe you’re still at your peak. Come, let’s see who’s stronger!”
Starlight once more erupted from Long Chen’s body. This was his only trace of star energy. After this attack, he would no longer be able to stand.
However, Long Chen didn’t hesitate to use that last bit of energy. He didn’t have the cauldron stop this trial. He had to defeat the nine star disciples. That was his obsession. In front of that obsession, even death was nothing.
This time, the cauldron didn’t stop Long Chen, nor did it shout. Instead, it quietly watched Long Chen charge toward the nine star successor.
“He’s too stupid to be saved. After being with him for so long, I’ve also become stupid. Sigh!”
The cauldron let out a silent sigh. There was helplessness, self-mockery, and joy.
“Die!”
Long Chen roared and charged at the nine star disciple. He punched out, using up all his energy and his strongest will.
However, the power of this fist was only half of its previous power. Long Chen had already reached his limit.
Buzz!
As for the nine star disciple, he didn’t hesitate to raise his seven star blade against Long Chen.
“Seven Stars Slashing the Moon!”
BOOM!
Long Chen tumbled back, smashing into the martial stage’s pillar. His body was twisted to the side, looking extremely terrifying.
As for the nine star disciple, he was holding a seven star sharp blade. He stood there, maintaining his downward slash.
At this time, the entire world was deathly silent. The Heaven Splitting Cauldron floated at the edge of the martial stage, looking at everything.
Ka ka ka…
Suddenly, cracks appeared on the seven star blade. Following that, the nine star disciple’s body began to tremble.
BOOM!
Suddenly, his body exploded into countless stars that slowly floated toward Long Chen.
Buzz!
The stars were like dust that landed on Long Chen’s body and were gradually absorbed.
Gan Kunxu Cauldron sighed, “This final attack is a battle of wills, not power.
Long Chen had been born in the Cultivationless Age. He had grown up in the worst environment possible. But even the ancient era’s heavenly geniuses were unable to conceal his brilliance.
“It seems this time, my gamble was very likely correct. He is a true expert, and all he lacks is time and opportunity.”
Long Chen sank into endless darkness. Within that darkness, stars began to shine, enveloping him.
Long Chen was like a baby sleeping soundly in his mother’s embrace. The starlight in the darkness filled him with a sense of security.
At the same time, bits of starlight nourished Long Chen’s physical body and soul, giving him an unprecedented feeling of satisfaction.
After an unknown amount of time, the darkness gradually turned into light. The stars in the sky disappeared, and the intense light made Long Chen feel a bit uncomfortable. He covered his eyes and slowly opened them.
Only then did Long Chen realize that he was lying in a bloody ruin. The world in front of him was the ruins of the Nine Star line.
Hu!
Long Chen sat up. He found that his injuries had completely healed. If it weren’t for his torn clothes, he would have thought he had just had a nightmare.
“I completed the trial?” Long Chen was pleasantly surprised.
“It’s done. It’s done. Didn’t you notice that your body is no longer the same as before?” said the cauldron. Its voice was full of praise.
Hearing this, Long Chen hastily activated his inner vision. Only now did he see that his skin, essence blood, tendons, bones, and marrow all had something similar to stars.
“What is this?”
Long Chen was both surprised and delighted. He could sense their power, but he was unable to directly use them.
“That’s the mark of a nine star descendant: the star constitution. Congratulations, you’ve gone from a nominal disciple to an in-name disciple,” laughed Gan Kung cauldron.
“Star Physique?”
Although he didn’t know what a star constitution was, Long Chen had a feeling that it was definitely amazing. His strength would soar once more.
“You absorbed the trial region’s star essence. I have to say, your luck really is not bad.
“Because this place has already been destroyed. You defeated the trial takers, and all the energy here has been absorbed by you.
“To tell the truth, when I brought you to this trial, I never thought you would be able to defeat a trial taker. But you did it. You really are amazing!” praised the cauldron.
“Hahaha, trust me, you won’t misjudge me.” Even Long Chen was delighted to be praised by the cauldron.
What was the Gankun Cauldron? It was one of the Ten Great Divine Artifacts, one of the top existences in this world. Just how picky was its vision? To obtain its praise was a great honor.
“However, your core of the stars is still in its original state. It hasn’t been activated, so it won’t be able to bring you a huge increase for now.
“Once it has completely adapted to your body, you’ll be able to use the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. Then you’ll realize what it means to be able to use it as you please,” said Gan Kun.
“Then I can also freely control the energy of the stars like the nine star successors?” asked Long Chen excitedly.
“In theory, yes. However, the specifics will depend on your comprehension and talent.
“You’ve just experienced a huge battle. It’d be best for you to immediately go into seclusion and absorb the benefits of this battle.
“Although your body has given birth to a source of stars, you don’t have the true inheritance of the nine star line. So there are many things you need to comprehend on your own.
“Other than that, you’ve also seen that although you also have the Seven Star Battle Armor, your divine diagram is completely different. His things might not be suitable for you.
“You’ve already embarked on a different path. You can only use their things as reference. I’m afraid you’ll need to modify their moves before you can use them. You might even need to create new moves yourself,” said Gan Kun.
Long Chen nodded. What the cauldron said was correct. The nine star descendant’s techniques were extremely terrifying. He could imitate them, but it was unknown whether or not they could achieve the same effect as him.
“Senior, after being separated from Qingxuan for so long, I’m a bit worried about her. I have to go find her and go into seclusion with her,” said Long Chen.
Back when he had fled from the divine temple, for safety’s sake, he had split up with Yu Qingxuan. He had intentionally left behind his tracks to draw the attention of the Brahma Heaven disciples. That way, Yu Qingxuan would be able to go into seclusion.
Within the divine temple, Yu Qingxuan had memorized all of the Nirvana Scripture. She needed to quickly consolidate and absorb it. Taking advantage of the fact that the divine sound was still reverberating in her mind, she absorbed it even faster.
However, Lord Brahma’s disciples didn’t chase after him. Long Chen didn’t know what he was planning.
Later, he had been led here by the cauldron. Although he knew that with Yu Qingxuan’s strength, the chances of Lord Brahma’s disciples finding her were extremely low, he was still worried.
Knowing that Long Chen was worried about Yu Qingxuan, even if he went into seclusion, he might not be able to properly digest the benefits of this battle.
Three days later, Long Chen found Yu Qingxuan in an extremely secluded mountain stream.
Yu Qingxuan was also extremely cautious. She had set up layers of illusory formations and transportation formations, as well as setting up alarms. Long Chen had only just arrived when she noticed him.
Seeing that Long Chen was fine, she was delighted. She had already been in seclusion here for several days, and she had already gained a profound understanding of the Nirvana Scripture. If Long Chen hadn’t said he would come to find her, she wouldn’t have been able to hold back.
“Since you’ve just come out of seclusion, I’ll have to trouble you to protect me!” Long Chen smiled gently at her.
From Yu Qingxuan’s beautiful eyes, Long Chen saw a divine light. Yu Qingxuan’s temperament had undergone a huge change. At that moment, Long Chen knew that she had definitely obtained shocking benefits from the Nirvana Scripture.
The formations were all ready-made, and with Yu Qingxuan personally protecting him, Long Chen immediately went into seclusion.
Buzz!
Long Chen closed his eyes. He was shocked to find that he had returned to the trial arena.
“Senior?”
“There’s nothing strange about it. I’ve completely copied your battle with him. This is more beneficial to your comprehension. Begin!” said Gan Kun.
Long Chen was delighted. He hadn’t expected the Gankun Cauldron to have such a divine ability. With its help, he began to carefully digest this battle.
BOOM!
Ten days later, mountains exploded and qi waves surged out.
Long Chen raised his head and roared, starlight revolving around him.
“Hahaha, with nine stars in my hands, I have the world! Fuck, if anyone dares to show off to me in the future, I’ll beat the crap out of them!”
“Shh, you idiot, your status as a nine star disciple can’t be exposed,” cursed Gan Kun.
“What?”
“To the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, you’re just barely at the introductory level. Do you think you can defeat Lord Brahma with your current power?” snorted the cauldron.
“What’s there to be afraid of? I’m still young, and my potential is limitless. Just because I can’t win now doesn’t mean I won’t be able to in the future,” said Long Chen.
How old was Lord Brahma? How old was he? Long Chen’s capital was that he was young. Furthermore, after just digesting this battle, Long Chen felt like he had a deeper understanding of star energy. He was completely confident.
“Fool, if you expose your status as a nine star descendant, Lord Brahma might personally come to kill you. How could he possibly give you a chance to grow?” said Gan Kuntian.
“Personally kill me? No way!”
What kind of existence was Lord Brahma? To him, Long Chen wasn’t even an ant. How could he personally kill him?
“Lord Brahma will definitely not allow a nine star descendant to appear. Although you destroyed the Nine Nether Palace and destroyed the Heaven-Peeking Divine Mirror,
“But you don’t know that the Nine Netherworld Palace is just one of the seven great powers that Lord Brahma’s subordinates killed.
“As for the Heaven-Peeking Divine Mirror, there are also seven. You broke one, but there are still six. You’re thinking too simply,” said Gan Kun.
Long Chen’s heart pounded. He had always thought that as long as he broke the Heaven-Piercing Divine Mirror, the nine star descendants of the Nine Heavens Ten Earths would be able to walk openly.
Who would’ve thought that the Nine Nether Palace was just one of the seven great powers? Who would’ve thought that there would be a six-sided Sky-Peeking Divine Mirror?
“That’s why you can’t reveal your identity as a nine star descendant. Right now, you’re using the name of the Heavenly Star Art as a cover.
“In truth, if you hadn’t walked the other path of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, you would have long since been killed.
“Your astral river manifestation is completely different from a nine star descendant’s manifestation. That divine ring of yours makes it so others won’t even suspect that you’re a nine star descendant. So don’t just randomly spout nonsense,” said the cauldron solemnly.
“Alright, I’ll listen to senior.” Long Chen put away his arrogance.
“Right now, you can be arrogant and domineering to your heart’s content. But remember, don’t ever expose your identity as a nine star disciple,” said Gan Kun.
Long Chen nodded, expressing that he had remembered. However, he was extremely irritated inside. As a nine star descendant, he had to conceal his identity.
But there was no way around it. He could defeat Lord Brahma’s disciples, but if it was like what Gan Kunxu had said, Lord Brahma would personally come and kill him. He could only endure.
However, Long Chen had already made up his mind. If he had to suppress his anger like this, then he would pick a soft persimmon. If he couldn’t beat Lord Brahma, then why couldn’t he beat his disciples?
“Didn’t you say you had three thousand disciples? If I had nothing better to do, I’d just slaughter two of them to vent my anger. It wouldn’t be so unbearable.
“Long Chen, you’ve come out of seclusion?” Yu Qingxuan rushed over, pleasantly surprised.
“He’s finally out.”
Long Chen smiled as he held Yu Qingxuan’s hand. Seeing her smile, his depressed mood instantly vanished.
“Right, Qingxuan, how did you enter the Illusory Spirit World from the Void Spirit World? Did you run into anyone else?” asked Long Chen.
Ever since he had met Yu Qingxuan, the two of them hadn’t had the time to properly chat. Only now did Long Chen have a chance to ask.
In truth, Yu Qingxuan had entered the Void Spirit World’s entrance with everyone else. According to her explanation, the Void Spirit World’s entrance was the same as the one in the Illusionary Spirit World. Countless ancient powers had appeared, and their strength was terrifying.
In order to fight for the priority to enter the Void Spirit World, they had crazily fought in front of the Void Spirit World’s entrance. At that time, the Void Spirit World’s entrance had been covered in corpses and rivers of blood.
As for Guo Ran, he had the Dragonblood Legion, as well as the disciples from the other factions, the Battle God Hall, and the Galaxy Master Sect. He had been watching the tigers fight.
As for Xia Chen, he was secretly setting up a teleportation formation. Because he had plenty of time, he directly set up the entrance.
The instant the gate opened, everyone charged through the spatial turbulence.
The instant they appeared, they infuriated countless experts, and they all tried to stop them.
As a result, Yue Zifeng’s sword slashed through the sky. Countless experts were turned into a rain of blood, and a huge hole appeared in the Void Spirit World’s gate. The Void Spirit World’s gate trembled and almost shattered.
Yue Zifeng’s sword shocked everyone. Seeing that Yue Zifeng wasn’t someone to be trifled with, they didn’t stop him. Yue Zifeng led everyone into the passageway.
According to what Yu Qingxuan had said, due to the spatial chaos, Xia Chen’s teleportation formation had deviated and been delayed. He hadn’t been the first to enter, but the third.
However, what was different from the Illusory Spirit World was that after the Void Spirit World entered the gate, there were no elders asking questions. After entering the gate, everyone was directly transported away.
As for Yu Qingxuan, she had been teleported to a certain spot in the sky screen. When she had entered, the sky screen had descended. Without even thinking about it, she had walked past the sky screen.
She didn’t even know that the sky was the barrier between the Void Spirit Realm and the Illusory Spirit Realm.
After arriving at the Void Spirit World, Yu Qingxuan had sensed the summons and had walked all the way to the Divine Shrine. As she approached the outer perimeter of the Divine Shrine, she had encountered countless fierce beasts. She did not dare to fight these fierce beasts head-on and had avoided them all the way here.
Although he had seen quite a few terrifying existences along the way, and he had almost been noticed by the experts from the other powers, he had still managed to reach the divine temple safely.
However, before she had arrived at the divine temple, she had been captured by the slave disciples of Brahma. If Long Chen hadn’t come, she would have been in danger.
“Summoning intent?”
Long Chen was startled. He hadn’t sensed any summoning here. If it hadn’t been for the cauldron’s guidance, he wouldn’t have come here.
But after arriving here, he had sensed the Exquisite Blood Yulan’s summoning. As for the Exquisite Blood Yulan, it was the key to opening the Divine Temple. This key had not fallen into Yu Qingxuan’s hands, but had instead fallen into his hands. This was somewhat puzzling.
“That’s right, didn’t you encounter anyone else?”
The people Long Chen was talking about were naturally Meng Qi, Chu Yao, Tang Wan-er, Dong Mingyu, and the others. Long Chen’s heart pounded wildly with anticipation.
Yu Qingxuan shook her head. She knew Long Chen wanted an answer, but from the start, they hadn’t seen them.
Seeing Yu Qingxuan shake her head, Long Chen immediately felt a burst of disappointment. Having been separated from his beauties for so long, he had seen countless beautiful figures in his dreams. But when he woke up, he felt even more disappointed.
“Sorry…”
Seeing Long Chen’s dejected expression, Yu Qingxuan didn’t know how to comfort him. She could only apologize.
Seeing Yu Qingxuan’s apologetic expression, Long Chen felt both remorse and heartache. For her to apologize for such a thing, he really had no conscience.
Long Chen smiled. “I have a feeling that they’ve also entered. It’s just that their path might be different from ours.”
“Really?” Yu Qingxuan was pleasantly surprised.
“Of course. When you came in, did you see Lord Brahma’s disciple?” asked Long Chen.
“I… I really don’t.” Yu Qingxuan recalled.
“The Dragon Region’s entrance is the same as ours. I don’t know where Lord Brahma’s disciples came from, so there are definitely more than two entrances. Don’t worry, we’ll definitely run into them.”
Long Chen consoled, “Ah, I also need your help with something.”
“Is there a need to be so courteous between us? Just tell me what you want me to do.” Yu Qingxuan was in a good mood, and her smile blossomed like a flower.
“Fairy Qingxuan, please impart the Nirvana Scripture to me. This little brother can’t thank you enough.” Long Chen even put on an act of bowing, causing Yu Qingxuan to laugh.
Yu Qingxuan smiled and told Long Chen to calm down. Forming hand seals, she slowly pressed them against his forehead. At that moment, the Nirvana Scripture’s voice once more rang out in his mind.
The divine sound rang out in Long Chen’s mind. But this time, he clearly saw that the volume of the Nirvana Scripture had changed.
Right now, the Nirvana Scripture was sacred and dignified, but it also contained a kind of softness and heaviness. It was a kind of emotion that could not be heard.
Back in the divine palace, Long Chen had only memorized the first five volumes of the Nirvana Scripture. But now that he had reached the sixth volume, he had entered a state of selflessness.
Now that he was once more listening to the sixth volume, Long Chen began to chant with Yu Qingxuan. However, her voice was gentle, while Long Chen’s voice was domineering and fierce.
It was the same scripture, but the two of them were chanting something different. As Yu Qingxuan chanted, flame runes revolved around her like a tide, gentle and profound.
As for Long Chen, as he chanted, the flame runes around him roared like dragons. His powerful flame energy caused heaven and earth to tremble and change color.
Long Chen’s flame energy seemed to be born for destruction. When he chanted the Nirvana Scripture, that destructive energy caused heaven and earth to feel uneasy. The entire world trembled at his voice.
After Yu Qingxuan imparted the complete Nirvana Scripture to Long Chen, Huo Ling’er appeared. She also recited the Nirvana Scripture she had recorded to Long Chen.
Huo Ling’er was a flame spirit, and her comprehension ability was limited. She could absorb it quickly, but she digested it slowly. She could only recite the Nirvana Scripture to Long Chen.
Although Huo Ling’er hadn’t comprehended the Nirvana Scripture yet, it was clear that when she chanted the same Nirvana Scripture, it gave off a natural feeling of being unkillable.
After listening to Yu Qingxuan and Huo Ling’er’s Nirvana Scripture, Long Chen began to calmly digest it. On a mountain, Long Chen’s hands formed hand seals with lightning speed. Endless flames enveloped him. Those flames were the merger of heaven and earth’s flame energy.
The sacred chanting of scriptures was like the chanting of a god. Chains of order appeared in the air, but they were forcibly destroyed by the flame energy.
The cauldron floated in the air, quietly looking at Long Chen. After recognizing him as its master, it had spent most of its time in his spiritual space while he was cultivating.
“Senior, is Long Chen alright?!”
Seeing the countless chains around Long Chen constantly collapsing as if he was undergoing tribulation, Yu Qingxuan became a bit worried.
“Don’t worry, he’s branding his own Brahma Heavenly Imprint,” said the cauldron.
“Senior, what is the Brahma Heaven Mark?” asked Yu Qingxuan.
“The Nirvana Scripture is the number one flame attribute scripture in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. In truth, it is the general outline of the flame attribute scripture, and it contains all the methods to control fire energy in this world.
Because its scope was too wide, anyone who grasped the Nirvana Scripture would choose one of the paths. As the saying went, there were three thousand weak waters, and only one ladle was taken.
There were many things that if you chose one thing, you would have to abandon another.
There had been countless people who had cultivated the Nirvana Scripture since ancient times. But no matter how many people cultivated it, it was impossible to find two people with the same cultivation path.
“Even someone as strong as Lord Brahma who cultivates the Nirvana Scripture can only focus on one thing. That is the law of the Nirvana Scripture. No one can change it,” said Gan Kun.
Yu Qingxuan only understood half of what he was saying. That’s because the things that the cauldron was talking about were too profound. They might seem simple and easy to understand, but if one were to delve deeper into it, they would feel lost.
Gan Kun continued, “Your path has long since been decided. As for Long Chen’s path, he has to choose for himself.
“Your character is different from Long Chen’s. That’s why your future path of cultivating the Nirvana Scripture will definitely be different. Long Chen is looking for a path most suitable for himself.”
Rumble…
More and more chains of order appeared in the sky. It was like an inescapable net that was trying to bind Long Chen.
BOOM!
Suddenly, Long Chen’s hand seals changed, and a divine sound came from his mouth. A berserk flame soared out of him.
That was a flame dragon. In the instant it soared into the sky, ten thousand laws exploded.
The flame dragon was multicolored as it pierced through the sky. All the chains of order were instantly pierced, forming a channel.
“Alright, his Nirvana Scripture already has its own embryonic form. From now on, his techniques will have their own imprints,” said Gan Kun.
“Raging Flame Dragon Prison!”
Long Chen’s shout was like a thunderclap. At the same time, sacred chanting filled the air.
BOOM!
A huge cage appeared in the air, trapping Long Chen within it. Flames soared from the cage, and faint dragon runes appeared. It was extremely beautiful, as if it were made of immortal gold. That kind of texture didn’t seem to be condensed from flame energy.
Yu Qingxuan covered her mouth, disbelief filling her eyes. What shocked her wasn’t just the terrifying aura of the cage, nor was it the feeling of the cage being made of Immortal Gold. Long Chen didn’t need to form any hand seals, nor did he need to summon it. He directly summoned the cage.
“This is the path he chose. He was born for battle, and he lives for destruction. In the future, battle and destruction will be the main theme of his life,” said the cauldron. Its voice was also filled with excitement, as if it hadn’t expected Long Chen to choose this path.
Long Chen slowly opened his hands and grabbed at the flame cage. The flame cage instantly exploded.
A huge hole appeared in the void. Seeing this, Long Chen smiled with satisfaction.
The Nirvana Scripture had finally allowed him to see through its secrets. He had found the source of its profundities. It was like he had opened the door to a new world.
It was just like the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. It was like he had reached a new peak. The world in front of him was completely different from the world he had known before.
This was a kind of sublimation, a sublimation that could not be described with words. To understand was to understand, to not understand was to not understand, to not be able to explain. Perhaps this was the legendary… Avacaniya.
“Senior, I cannot thank you enough.”
Long Chen excitedly walked up to the cauldron.
It could be said that this trip to the Nine Heavens was all thanks to the Gankun Cauldron’s guidance. That was the only reason Long Chen had gained so much.
“There’s no need to say such pleasantries between us. You’ve already made some progress. What are your plans?” asked the cauldron.
“Please give me your instructions, senior,” said Long Chen humbly.
What kind of joke was this? Did he need to make the decision to follow the Gan Kun Cauldron? The Gan Kun Cauldron definitely knew where the benefits were.
“We’re just waiting for the heavenly phenomena to descend so that we can pass the Divine Sovereign Tribulation. However, it seems that we’ll need some time. You can choose to digest what you’ve gained or go out for a walk. I can’t give you too much of an opinion,” said Gan Kunde.
“Is that so? Then I plan on going back to the divine temple to take a look,” said Long Chen.
“What are you going back to the divine temple for?” asked Yu Qingxuan.
“I want to see if I can kill Lord Brahma’s disciple.” A ruthless light flashed in Long Chen’s eyes.
“ROAR!”
A huge beast roared at the sky. But halfway, a huge hand condensed into a seven star mark slammed into its head.
BOOM!
The huge beast’s body suddenly trembled, and it fell to the ground with a plop, kicking up a cloud of dust.
“Wow, how amazing. Long Chen, when did you become so powerful?” Yu Qingxuan couldn’t help but cry out when she saw Long Chen exterminate this terrifying beast. Admiration filled her eyes.
“Hehe, these are all superficial. When I have the chance, I’ll let you experience what it means to have fur,” laughed Long Chen.
Yu Qingxuan didn’t know what fur meant, but she was truly stunned by Long Chen’s attack.
This huge beast’s aura was extremely terrifying. There were signs of battle on the ground around it. It was obvious that quite a few experts had already set their sights on it, but it was still able to survive. That meant it was definitely powerful.
As for Long Chen, he had easily taken it down. That feeling of lifting something heavy as if it were light was proof that his strength had once more soared.
“Beautiful!”
Even the Gankun Cauldron let out a sigh of praise. Even it had to admit that Long Chen’s comprehension ability was absolutely monstrous.
Through his battle with the nine star disciples, he had not only been able to comprehend the mysteries of the nine stars, but he had also been able to truly control the power of the nine stars. But in such a short time, he had been able to control it as he pleased. Even in ancient times, this was extremely rare.
If Long Chen had used his domineering star energy to directly crush it, the cauldron wouldn’t have been surprised. But Long Chen had only destroyed its crystal core, not its physical body.
It had to be known that the more powerful a person was, the harder it was to control them. This was especially true when it came to fine control. It was just like an ordinary person holding a hundred pound saber and mending it.
But Long Chen had done it. Furthermore, he had done it so easily. A fine control meant he could control even more berserk nine star energy.
After killing the beast, Long Chen tossed its corpse into the primal chaos space for the black soil to absorb. Last time he had fought a nine star disciple, he had used up countless life energy.
Although the Great Yin Wood and Ancient Fusang Wood possessed shocking life energy, that kind of exhaustion was still too much for them. Although they didn’t show any signs of withering, they were already starting to become listless. The flames on their bodies were starting to dim.
Within the primal chaos space, Long Chen had planted quite a few new medicinal ingredients. They also needed to grow, so he needed a sea of corpses.
The reason Long Chen was controlling his power was because he was afraid of accidentally smashing it into pieces. If that happened, not only would it be troublesome to gather, but once his essence blood exploded, a great deal of energy would be lost. It wasn’t worth it.
Putting away the medicinal ingredients, Long Chen didn’t leave. Instead, he sank into thought.
“Long Chen, what is it?” asked Yu Qingxuan curiously.
“This place is too big. If I gather them like this, it’ll be too slow. Furthermore, it’s hard to say whether or not I’ll be able to run into that fellow. Perhaps I can think of a way to make both ends meet?” Long Chen rubbed his chin and began to ponder.
“What are you up to now?” Yu Qingxuan smiled. With her understanding of Long Chen, he was definitely thinking of some evil idea.
“Senior, can I discuss something with you?” asked Long Chen.
“What kind of crooked idea are you planning on coming up with again?” The cauldron also understood Long Chen very well. Seeing his sinister expression, it knew what he was planning on doing.
…
Rumble…
Just as Long Chen had entered the divine temple, it suddenly exploded, and a divine light soared into the sky. A divine diagram appeared above the divine temple.
That divine diagram was spread out above the divine temple. Divine light circulated, and it could be seen from extremely far away.
There were countless diagrams on the divine diagram. Those diagrams looked like precious medicinal ingredients, and they covered the entire divine diagram.
“Will that work?”
Within a hidden space, Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan were hiding. The voice of the cauldron rang out.
“Using this thing to entice others to fall for it? How unreliable!”
“Hehe, whether it works or not, we’ll know once we try. Furthermore, even if it doesn’t work, we won’t lose anything. If we can’t trick them, we’ll snatch them,” laughed Long Chen.
Just at this moment, the disturbance caused countless figures to charge over from all directions.
“The Brahma Heaven Holy Land. Outsiders are not allowed to approach. Otherwise… kill without mercy!” A cold shout rang out.
As expected, Long Chen saw the white-robed man. The instant he saw him, a sinister smile appeared on his face.
Countless experts had gathered here, but when they heard the name “Brahma Heaven Holy Land”, their expressions changed, and some people began to retreat.
“Who do you think you are? How dare you speak so arrogantly? I was the one who found this treasure map. It’s mine.”
A cold snort rang out. A muscular man ignored the white-robed man’s warning and charged at the divine diagram.
“Ignorant ant, die!”
The white-robed man didn’t even need to form a hand seal. Countless flame runes appeared in the air, forming a huge net.
“A little broken net dares to take it out and embarrass yourself?”
The large man sneered, and a huge hatchet appeared in his hand. The air exploded, and a single attack broke apart the sky. He was clearly an extremely terrifying existence.
BOOM!
But what no one had expected was that when that huge hatchet struck the flame net, it exploded.
“What?”
The experts present were all shocked. According to reason, the net shouldn’t have been able to resist, but it had broken that person’s divine weapon.
“Not good…”
Seeing the divine weapon shatter, the large man realized that the situation wasn’t good and turned to flee.
Hu!
But he was clearly too slow. The net passed through his body, and his body shook intensely. He just stood there in the air.
“This fellow’s control over the power of the Nirvana Scripture really is fast!” Long Chen narrowed his eyes. That net contained the will of the Nirvana Scripture. No wonder it could easily destroy divine weapons.
Obviously, he hadn’t just been idling around while Long Chen had passed the nine star trial. This fellow had already merged with the Brahma Heaven Barrier, causing his power to soar.
When death passed through that person’s body, he was completely fine.
“Pfft…”
Just at this moment, that person’s body suddenly scattered, forming fist-sized pieces of flesh.
That person was cut into countless pieces. This attack completely intimidated all the experts present.
Countless experts retreated upon seeing this, expressing that they had no intention of fighting over the treasure map.
At the same time, countless experts rushed over from all directions. Their bodies were covered in dense medicinal qi. These people were all herbal slaves, and they tightly surrounded the divine diagram, not allowing anyone to approach.
The white-robed man arrived in front of the divine diagram. After looking at it for a long time, he suddenly shouted excitedly:
“Could this be the hidden reward that master left for us?”
“I’m not your master. I’m your ancestor,” cursed Long Chen.
The white-robed man looked at the divine diagram for a long time before a flash of comprehension appeared on his face. He opened his hand, and a three-foot-tall blood-colored daisy appeared. Seeing it, Long Chen’s heart began to race.
The reason Long Chen’s heart was racing wasn’t because of how precious the blood-colored daisy was, but because this fellow finally understood his ‘painstaking effort’.
The white-robed man took out a blood-colored daisy. With a wave of his hand, it slowly flew out and landed on one of the divine diagrams.
“Senior, cooperate well. Don’t expose any openings,” said Long Chen.
Buzz!
Just as the blood-colored daisy landed on one of the diagrams, the divine diagram trembled slightly, and a groove appeared there. When the daisy landed on it, it perfectly melded together. At the same time, the groove lit up.
Originally, there had been tens of thousands of diagrams on the divine diagram. These diagrams had been dim, but now the diagram representing the blood-colored daisy had lit up.
“Beautiful! Their cooperation was practically flawless!” Long Chen almost clapped.
“This fellow really fell for it? That’s too stupid!” The Gankun Cauldron was filled with doubt.
That white-robed man was Lord Brahma’s disciple. He definitely wasn’t an idiot. How could he be so easily tricked?
“In truth, I’m not stupid. I suspect Lord Brahma has many disciples, and the trials he left for them are all different. The rewards might not be the same.
Hadn’t he just mentioned a hidden reward? In other words, the reward they had obtained wasn’t completely certain.
“Of his three treasures, two were taken by me. He definitely wouldn’t be able to accept it. In fact, he might even imagine that he had other treasures. Hehe, now you understand!” laughed Long Chen.
“Damn, your human race is the most sinister.” The cauldron was a bit speechless. Long Chen had clearly seen through the white-robed man’s thoughts.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Just at this moment, the white-robed man was like a child playing with a puzzle. He took out the medicinal ingredients and compared them to the diagrams on the divine diagram. Then he placed the medicinal ingredients one by one into the diagram, lighting it up.
Each time he lit up a divine diagram, that medicinal ingredient would disappear, as if it had been used up. In truth, it was all in Long Chen’s pocket.
“No, this won’t do. If you cater to him like this, he’ll quickly fill up these tens of thousands of diagrams,” said Gan Kun.
At this time, the white-robed man was constantly adding medicinal ingredients into the diagrams. Long Chen made it feel like they were about the same size, so he passed.
As a result, over ten thousand diagrams were quickly lit up by the white-robed man. As for the entire divine diagram, there were only thirty-six thousand diagrams. Once it was filled to the brim, his lies would be exposed. He couldn’t just add a diagram at the last moment. That would be too fake.
“Hehe, it’s fine. Just listen to me.” Long Chen laughed mischievously. He had the cauldron continue to accept them.
It went without saying that this white-robed man was truly worthy of being Lord Brahma’s disciple. His family was rich, and he had countless medicinal ingredients. He was constantly using different medicinal ingredients to light up the diagrams.
In less than half a day, he had lit up over two thousand of the thirty-six thousand designs. As for Long Chen, he had also collected over thirty thousand medicinal ingredients.
Many of these medicinal ingredients were incomparably precious, and Long Chen had never seen them before. His medicinal garden immediately became rich.
“Don’t you have any ideas?”
“There aren’t many empty divine diagrams left. If you don’t think of a way, it’ll be too late.
As for Long Chen, he was completely confident. He allowed the white-robed man to continue lighting up the diagram. After a day, only three diagrams remained.
At that moment, the white-robed man was filled with excitement. He knew that in the trials Lord Brahma had given them, there would sometimes be hidden rewards.
As for the hidden reward, it was decided based on a person’s luck, luck, strength, and other factors.
Right now, the white-robed man was extremely excited about winning a grand prize. He saw that there were still three divine diagrams that hadn’t been lit up. However, the shape of these three diagrams was extremely complicated, and it didn’t feel right to use any medicinal ingredients.
Clenching his teeth, he placed a medicinal ingredient into the divine diagram. The divine diagram trembled and the medicinal ingredient disappeared, but the diagram didn’t light up.
The white-robed man was startled. “What’s going on? If the lighting fails, the medicinal ingredients will disappear?”
He was dumbfounded. He had never encountered such a situation in his life.
As for Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan, who were hiding in the dark, they laughed when they saw the white-robed man’s lifeless expression. Yu Qingxuan almost cried.
“Aiya, you really are evil. You even thought of such a bad move. I really have to hand it to you.”
It had never imagined that in the end, Long Chen would use such a shameless method to directly confiscate its medicinal ingredients.
The white-robed man clenched his teeth and once more placed the medicinal ingredients he had never used into the divine diagram. Then he watched as they disappeared one by one.
“What’s going on?”
The white-robed man had sent in thousands of medicinal ingredients in one go, and as a result, all of them had been devoured.
“Senior, that should be enough,” said Long Chen.
Buzz!
As a result, when the white-robed man put in another medicinal ingredient, the diagram trembled and lit up.
“There are only two more diagrams left. They’re about to succeed. I wonder what kind of treasure master left behind.”
After that excitement, the white-robed man continued to place the medicinal ingredients. Two hours later, his excited face became as long as a donkey’s.
This time, he had placed who knew how many medicinal ingredients. He had practically placed all the medicinal ingredients he hadn’t used before into the diagram, but there was no reaction from it.
“Damn, how fat!”
Long Chen couldn’t help but sigh. This fellow had too many medicinal ingredients. Compared to him, Long Chen was like a beggar.
“Master, we just obtained seven more medicinal ingredients.” Just at this moment, a group of medicinal slaves rushed over.
These seven medicinal ingredients were the ones they had obtained from killing the huge beast. The first medicinal ingredient was placed on the divine diagram, and it immediately lit up.
The white-robed man’s long face once more blossomed with laughter. Now there was only one divine diagram that hadn’t lit up.
He placed the remaining six medicinal ingredients onto the divine diagram. It didn’t react at all, but of course it didn’t. This was the final diagram. Long Chen wouldn’t let it light up even if he was beaten to death.
The white-robed man suddenly shouted, “Friends, which one of you has precious medicines that you can exchange with me for other precious medicines or medicinal pills?
“I am the disciple of the Brahma Heaven God Emperor, Yu Zihao. In the name of my master, I guarantee that I will not let anyone suffer.”
When the white-robed man revealed his name and heard that he was the Brahma Heaven God’s disciple, all the experts present were shocked. They were clearly stunned by his status.
“Everyone, as you can see, this is a hidden reward that my master left for me. I urgently need precious medicines to activate the divine diagram. Right now, I only have one divine diagram left. I hope everyone can help me. I, Yu Zihao, am extremely grateful,” said Yu Zihao.
For the proud Yu Zihao to say the word "endlessly grateful", it showed how urgent he was.
As soon as he said this, all the experts present walked over. Seeing this, Yu Zihao smiled.
But the moment he smiled, he didn’t know that there was someone who smiled even happier than him. Of course, that smile was also sinister.
The cauldron sighed and said,
“Steal the bamboo shoots!”
“Long Chen, you really are smart. That fellow was actually tricked by you.”
Yu Qingxuan hid in the dark as she watched Yu Zihao exchange precious medicines and medicinal pills for other people’s precious medicines. She didn’t know that she had been duped. Just thinking about it made her laugh.
“Hehe, it’s not that I’m smart, nor is it that he’s stupid. In truth, there are many scams that don’t require much skill.
“The reason he was able to take the bait was because he had a preconceived idea. I was just testing him. In truth, I also didn’t expect him to take the bait so easily. That’s why I didn’t even need to set up any traps,” laughed Long Chen.
Originally, Long Chen had prepared many contingencies to deal with Yu Zihao so that he wouldn’t be able to see through his deception. But in the end, all his preparations had been for nothing.
“Long Chen, let’s discuss something,” said Gan Kun.
“Please go ahead, senior.”
“You have to keep this matter a secret. I can’t lose face like this,” sighed Gan Kuntian.
He was one of the ten grand primal chaos divine items, one of the most supreme existences in this world, and yet he was doing such a thing. If news of this got out, he would never be able to survive.
“Hehe, what are you talking about? I was the one who set up this trap the entire time. What does that have to do with you?” laughed Long Chen.
Only then did the cauldron feel at ease. It seemed Long Chen wasn’t afraid of infamy.
It went without saying that Lord Brahma was extremely famous. The experts present all came to trade with Yu Zihao.
Some people even took out their own precious medicines and gave them to Yu Zihao. In reality, they wanted to establish a relationship with him.
There was no way around it. That was the disciple of a god amongst gods. If they could form a relationship with him, their family’s power would definitely soar.
As for some experts, they were followers of Lord Brahma. When they heard Yu Zihao announce his name, they went all-out to help.
As a result, all kinds of medicinal ingredients were thrown into the divine diagram. Long Chen was extremely busy. He placed one divine ingredient after another into the primal chaos space, and the medicinal garden continued to grow.
However, in order to not arouse Yu Zihao’s suspicions, Long Chen would have the Gan Kun Cauldron light up the divine diagram a bit every once in a while. That way Yu Zihao and the others would be able to see the changes in the divine diagram, giving them a feeling that they were about to succeed.
Three days later, not only had Yu Zihao used up most of his medicinal ingredients, but all the other experts’ medicinal ingredients had also been exchanged.
The diagram had already lit up to its peak, and it looked like it was about to react at any moment. Yu Zihao's expression changed. At this time, someone reminded him:
“Could it be that this divine diagram requires all the medicinal ingredients guarding the divine temple to work together?”
Hearing that person’s reminder, Yu Zihao’s expression became even uglier. There were countless huge beasts surrounding the divine temple, and there were even many that he didn’t dare approach. If that was the case, then he was doomed.
Hearing that, Long Chen was also startled. He thought to himself that this was a good idea. If he allowed them to fight against those huge beasts, he could just sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor. Was there anything more satisfying than this?
“That’s enough. Don’t be too greedy. There are many huge beasts here that possess immemorial bloodlines, and their numbers are huge. Even if they were given a thousand years, they might not be able to gather all of them.
“You don’t have much time left. Can’t you see that the entire world has become gloomy?” asked Gan Kun.
Only after being reminded by the cauldron did Long Chen realize that the clear sky had become turbid. It was like the entire world was covered in a haze.
“What happened?” asked Long Chen.
“The laws here are starting to change. The primal chaos qi is becoming denser. That means the best time to undergo tribulation is about to arrive.
"There's no point in wasting your time with him. You need to prepare yourself. And this Yu Zihao has clearly realized the problem. He can't afford to waste any more time. This means that he no longer has anything to gain."
In its opinion, Long Chen had already accomplished an impossible feat. To gather so many precious medicines in one go was as easy as blowing off dust.
“But the medicinal ingredients I wanted haven’t appeared yet!” said Long Chen.
“You want to gather the formula for the Nirvana Rushing Pill from him?” asked the cauldron.
“That’s right!”
“What are you thinking about? You’ve already gathered over half of the Nirvana Rushing Pill’s ingredients. That’s already your greatest luck.
“There are still many precious medicines. Even if you turn this place upside down, you still won’t be able to find them. You can’t rush this,” said the Gankun Cauldron.
It had to be known that the number of medicinal ingredients Long Chen had gathered was already an astronomical figure to countless alchemists. But Long Chen still wasn’t satisfied, and he even wanted to gather all the pill formulas for the Nirvana Reversal Pill from Yu Zihao. That made the cauldron speechless.
Long Chen was too vicious. He had finally found an opportunity to squeeze Yu Zihao dry. Most importantly, even if he did, it would be useless.
“I see. Then forget it.”
Although he was unwilling, he had no choice but to give up.
Just at this moment, Yu Zihao’s expression was extremely ugly. It was as if his parents had just died. He clenched his teeth and sent the last dozen medicinal ingredients onto the divine diagram.
In truth, he no longer held any hope. It was rumored that Lord Brahma’s hidden reward wasn’t so easy to obtain. Even as Lord Brahma’s disciple, he had to go through a trial to obtain it.
Previously, there had been people who had said that it was possible to only activate the treasure map after using up all the precious medicines around the divine temple. His heart had immediately turned cold.
“The most uncomfortable thing in this world is that the reward is right in front of you, but you can’t get it.
Buzz!
Just as Yu Zihao was about to give up, the divine diagram suddenly trembled after absorbing the herbs.
“What?”
At that moment, Yu Zihao and all the experts present were shocked. Yu Zihao was ecstatic.
Buzz!
The divine diagram trembled and rapidly shrank. At that moment, Yu Zihao's heart pounded. This situation meant that he could obtain the reward.
The divine diagram continued to shrink. It shrank from ten thousand miles to a thousand miles, then to a hundred miles, and finally to a three-meter sphere.
The ball of light slowly floated in front of Yu Zihao. Yu Zihao knelt on the ground excitedly, put his palms together, and said with a trembling voice:
“Thank you, master.”
The ball of light trembled slightly. Then, a large hand stretched out from within and slowly reached out towards Yu Zihao. Yu Zihao also extended his hand and slowly reached out to meet that large hand.
Pa!
Suddenly, that large hand made a strange turn, avoiding Yu Zihao's hand and slapping him hard on the face.
BOOM!
The sound of bones breaking rang out as Yu Zihao was sent flying like a shooting star. At that moment, all the experts present were stunned.
The ball of light slowly faded away, revealing a figure. Seeing that figure, everyone let out startled cries.
“Long Chen!”
Yu Zihao was struck dumb. Half his face was smashed, his cheekbone caved in, and his head almost exploded.
Fortunately, he had already absorbed the Brahma power. He hadn’t been able to react in time, but the Brahma power had automatically activated his defenses when his life was in danger. Otherwise, this slap would have killed him.
When he saw Long Chen’s figure appear within that ball of light, Yu Zihao’s head buzzed. He instantly understood.
“You dare deceive me…”
Yu Zihao's expression was malevolent as he gritted his teeth. Every word that came out of his mouth was dripping with blood.
A grand disciple of Lord Brahma had actually been played by someone. This was a humiliation that couldn’t be washed away. His killing intent soared, and a terrifying aura caused Gan Kun’s expression to change.
“I’m lying to you? Are you an idiot? When did I ever lie to you? You were the one who took the initiative to participate in my game of puzzles. What does that have to do with me?” Long Chen stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his expression full of disdain.
“You still dare to quibble? Today, I’ll let you die without a grave!”
Yu Zihao roared at the sky, his killing intent soaring. He didn’t even want to take back his medicinal ingredients. The only thing he wanted now was Long Chen’s life.
BOOM!
The runes around Yu Zihao surged, and sacred chanting filled the air. It was the seventh volume of the Nirvana Scripture.
As the scripture rang out, heaven and earth became solemn. Following that, Yu Zihao’s back trembled, and a divine statue appeared. Divine light circulated around it, and its aura soared. As soon as it appeared, the entire world began to tremble as if it would explode.
“Run!”
Countless experts immediately sensed a terrifying aura of death. Their senses told them that they had to flee this battlefield.
“Die!”
Yu Zihao pressed his palms together and rapidly formed hand seals. The void trembled, and a huge net appeared. Then, the ground exploded, and a similar net flew out.
“The power of the Brahma Heavenly Laws, Heaven and Earth Net!”
The two nets covered an area of tens of thousands of miles. Fortunately, those people had fled quickly, or they would have been caught by the nets.
Previously, Yu Zihao had used this move to kill an expert. However, this time, Yu Zihao had summoned his manifestation and attacked with his full strength. This attack was hundreds of times stronger than the previous one.
“This fellow will definitely die. There’s no way to resolve this.” The distant spectators sighed.
BOOM!
But what shocked everyone was that Long Chen wasn’t cut into pieces.
Divine light appeared around Long Chen’s body. Those were flame chains that tightly bound him.
“What?”
Yu Zihao was both shocked and furious. "Damn it, you actually learned the seventh volume of the Nirvana Scripture. Who exactly are you?"
Long Chen didn’t reply. Forming hand seals, runic chains appeared around him, blocking the net. Although the net was powerful, it was unable to shake his barrier in the slightest.
“As expected, the Nirvana Scripture can only be dealt with by the Nirvana Scripture.”
Long Chen sighed inside. Previously, when he had faced Yu Zihao, he had been in a miserable state. He had been suppressed by his power to the point where he couldn’t even breathe.
At that time, Yu Zihao had been like the flame ruler of this world. In front of him, Long Chen’s Nirvana Scripture was nothing.
In the past, when Long Chen had summoned the world’s flame energy, he had done so in a summoning manner, while Yu Zihao had done so in a commanding manner.
In front of Yu Zihao, Long Chen’s Nirvana Scripture seemed to have lost its effect. But now it was different. After controlling the Nirvana Scripture, he could clearly sense that he had grasped the true profundities of flame.
Even without activating the Nirvana Scripture, the flame energy in the world still had to listen to his orders.
Even though Yu Zihao had summoned Lord Brahma’s divine image, Long Chen still had the ability to control the world’s flame energy to resist him.
“I refuse to believe that a dabbler like you can resist a direct disciple of the Brahma Heaven Gate!” Seeing that Long Chen didn’t reply, Yu Zihao hastily formed hand seals.
As he formed hand seals, the chanting grew louder.
Ka ka ka…
Two huge nets intertwined, tightly pulling each other. A terrifying power was about to crush Long Chen.
Under the pressure of the net, his barrier began to crack, but his expression was still calm.
“So that’s how it is. The Nirvana Scripture is a piece of thick soil. Each person is like a seed.
“Everyone can cultivate the Nirvana Scripture. But because the seeds are different, the flowers will bloom differently, and the fruit will also be different,” said Long Chen indifferently.
“Your scriptures contain impatience, ruthlessness, and endless resentment.
“The voice of the scripture is the voice of the heart. It can’t be faked. It seems you aren’t doing very well amongst Lord Brahma’s disciples!”
Long Chen, Yu Qingxuan, and Huo Ling’er had all cultivated the Nirvana Scripture, but the same scripture had three completely different styles.
Long Chen’s style was domineering, Yu Qingxuan’s style was sacred, and Huo Ling’er’s style was completely emotionless.
Now that he had verified it with Yu Zihao’s Nirvana Scripture, Long Chen immediately understood that if ten thousand people cultivated the Nirvana Scripture, there would be ten thousand different effects. That was the special characteristic of the Nirvana Scripture.
If there were no two people in this world who were completely the same, then there would be no two Nirvana Scriptures with the same style.
“Shut up, you ignorant fool!”
Yu Zihao seemed to have been stabbed in the heart by Long Chen. With a furious roar, the two huge nets suddenly coiled around each other. They no longer tore at each other, but instead completely surrounded Long Chen.
Buzz!
Yu Zihao extended his hand, and a divine diagram appeared. A sharp sword shot out of it at Long Chen.
BOOM!
A huge crack appeared where Long Chen was, and his barrier exploded.
But within the barrier, Long Chen was completely fine. He punched forward, and flame runes revolved around his fist. He was still in the same posture as before.
“The Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram is nothing more than this.”
Long Chen indifferently looked at Yu Zihao.
Previously, Long Chen hadn’t dared to face the Nirvana Divine Diagram’s attack head-on. But now that he had broken it with a single punch, that kind of feeling was indescribably amazing.
“A frog in a well.”
Yu Zihao formed hand seals, and in that instant, Long Chen appeared in front of Yu Zihao like a ghost, a hand viciously smashing down.
A star appeared in Long Chen’s hand. The instant that star appeared, Yu Zihao’s hair stood on end. The threat of death filled his heart.
Long Chen’s movements were too fast and too sudden. The two of them were originally very far away, but in an instant, Long Chen appeared in front of him. Even someone as powerful as Yu Zihao had never seen such terrifying speed.
In truth, this was the Nebula Steps Long Chen had secretly learned from the nine star disciples. This name wasn’t given to him by Long Chen, but by the Gankun Cauldron.
This footwork was based on the position of the nine stars in the sky. It was said that if one practiced it to the peak, they could traverse the sea of stars and step beyond the heavens.
Although he had only learned the basics, he was still unable to advance and retreat as freely as a nine star disciple. He was as fast as a ghost, but when he suddenly used it, even Yu Zihao jumped in shock.
Seeing Long Chen’s palm coming at him, he didn’t have time to activate the Nirvana Divine Diagram. His hand seals changed, and flame runes appeared around him, forming seventeen flame shields.
BOOM!
Seventeen flame shields formed, but they were pierced by Long Chen’s palm. They weren’t able to block Long Chen’s power in the slightest. The huge hand that contained the stars smashed into Yu Zihao’s face.
Pa!
With an explosive sound, Yu Zihao staggered and fell to the ground like a meteor.
BOOM!
A huge explosion rang out, and a huge wave of earth spread throughout the world. A huge crater tens of thousands of miles wide appeared in the ground, and shocking cracks spread out like a spider web.
“What?”
The spectators were all shocked by this scene. Yu Zihao's aura was so terrifying. He had clearly entered his strongest state, but he was still defeated by this black-robed man.
It had to be known that this was the disciple of the Brahma Heaven God. He was being suppressed and slapped repeatedly. It was like an adult was slapping a child.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the Nirvana Divine Diagram in the sky began to tremble. People had been looking at the huge hole in the ground when they suddenly realized that Yu Zihao had appeared within it.
Pu!
Yu Zihao vomited a mouthful of blood. The divine diagram trembled, and divine light enveloped Long Chen.
BOOM!
A large hand stretched out of the divine diagram and reached toward Long Chen. That hand was covered in fur, and it didn’t look like a human’s hand. As soon as it appeared, space twisted around it.
“Two Star Flying Rainbow!”
Long Chen didn’t retreat in the slightest. He opened his hands, and two stars condensed in his hands.
In front of that huge hand, Long Chen was as miniscule as an ant. But the instant Long Chen’s hands touched it, a shocking scene occurred. That huge hand exploded.
Pu!
The instant that huge hand exploded, Yu Zihao spat out a mouthful of blood. His expression immediately changed.
At the same time, cracks appeared on the Brahma Divine Diagram. Yu Zihao's eyes were filled with terror.
Hu!
The Nirvana Divine Diagram trembled and was just about to fly away when it was caught by Long Chen.
“I’ll tear apart your stupid map.”
Starlight circulated around Long Chen’s arms. He knew that Yu Zihao was hiding within the divine diagram. If he didn’t destroy it, he wouldn’t be able to attack him.
Buzz!
Just as Long Chen was preparing to tear apart the divine diagram, the divine statue behind Yu Zihao lit up.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s hands were numb from the violent energy, and he was sent flying. Blood surged, and he almost coughed up blood.
Long Chen raged, “Even with Lord Brahma’s power protecting you, I’ll break your tortoise shell!”
Long Chen angrily roared and was just about to summon his Seven Star Battle Armor to unleash its full power when the divine diagram forced him back. He didn’t stop. He turned into a ray of light and flew away.
“Stop right there! If you have the guts, then stay and fight!” Long Chen had never imagined that this fellow would flee before the battle had even begun.
"Just you wait. Once I transcend my tribulation and completely merge with the Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram, I will control the power of the Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram. That will be your death date." Yu Zihao's resentful roar came from within the divine diagram.
Long Chen chased after it, but he was still too slow. The divine diagram transformed into a ray of light that merged with heaven and earth, disappearing without a trace.
The Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram disappeared along with Yu Zihao. As for the surrounding spectators, they immediately fled in all directions.
Previously, they had all made a deal with Yu Zihao, afraid that Long Chen would take his anger out on them and kill them.
“Wow, Long Chen, you’re so strong!”
At this time, Yu Qingxuan and the Gankun Cauldron appeared. Yu Qingxuan’s face was filled with worship. Although she had known Yu Qingxuan for a long time, being looked at by her like this made even Long Chen feel like he was floating.
This time, Long Chen had used the Nirvana Scripture’s power to counter Yu Zihao’s suppression. Using the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art’s power, he instantly suppressed Yu Zihao. This feeling was truly amazing.
“That’s right, senior, why did that fellow suddenly run away? He should still have some energy left!” said Long Chen. According to his feeling, this fellow shouldn’t be so weak.
Gan Kunxu said, “The Nirvana Divine Diagram is a kind of divine weapon that can grow. Each disciple has one.
However, these diagrams could only be nourished in their bodies at the start. Once they reached a certain level, they would need to be activated with the power of the Brahma Heaven.
The Brahma Heaven Barrier in the Divine Shrine was used to activate the Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram. The activated Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram was relatively weak at the start.
Although Yu Zihao had already activated the Nirvana Divine Diagram, he had been too careless. His star energy had injured the Nirvana Divine Diagram and destroyed its core energy. It was in danger of collapsing.
Seeing that the situation wasn't looking good, Yu Zihao decided not to fight you head-on. Although he still had the support of his powerful manifestation, he didn't dare to take the risk to continue fighting.
“Repairing the Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram requires using up the manifestation’s core energy. If you destroy it, it’ll make him afraid.
It had to be known that this divine diagram was a token given to them by Lord Brahma. If it shattered, they would lose the support of Lord Brahma’s faith.
“If that happens, they’ll lose their status as Brahma’s disciples. That’s the most unbearable thing for them.”
“There’s such a thing?” Long Chen was a bit surprised. This was the first time he had heard of such a thing.
“The number of Lord Brahma’s three thousand disciples is constant. Countless believers of Lord Brahma have bitterly waited for millions of years. They didn’t even hesitate to seal themselves in order to wait for someone to lose the Brahma Divine Diagram and give up their qualifications.
If Yu Zihao lost the divine map, then there would immediately be countless geniuses fighting over it.
“As for Yu Zihao, losing his status as a disciple of the Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram is equivalent to losing all of his glory. So if you destroy the Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram, he won’t dare to fight you until he’s dead,” said Gan Kun.
“However, he said that after he undergoes his tribulation and merges with the divine diagram, he’ll come back for revenge. It looks like he’ll undergo a complete transformation at that time, and his strength will advance by leaps and bounds,” said Yu Qingxuan worriedly.
“There’s nothing to worry about. He’s undergoing tribulation, and so am I. Once I undergo tribulation, hmph, I definitely won’t give him a chance to escape,” said Long Chen heroically.
Right now, he was filled with confidence. This confidence came from the endless energy within his body.
“Let’s go!”
“Where are we going?” asked Yu Qingxuan.
“Let’s go meet up with our brothers.”
…
BOOM!
Several days later, the cauldron pierced through the Heaven Wall. That was the Heaven Wall between the Illusory Spirit World and the Void Spirit World.
The instant Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan stepped into the Void Spirit World, their jade plates lit up.
“Not good! They’re in danger and need reinforcements!”
Long Chen’s expression completely changed.
Long Chen hadn’t expected to receive Guo Ran’s distress call as soon as he entered the Void Spirit World. Guo Ran and the others were clearly in danger.
Previously, Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan had been in the Illusory Spirit World, and the world barrier had isolated them from the outside world. Now that the cauldron had broken through the barrier, their jade plates lit up.
At that moment, both Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan’s expressions changed. The jade tablet was flashing at an extremely fast speed. That meant Guo Ran and the others were in an extremely dangerous situation.
“Go!”
Long Chen directly took out a long-distance transportation formation and brought Yu Qingxuan over.
The jade plates flickered, allowing them to accurately determine Guo Ran and the others’ location. This time, Guo Ran and Xia Chen had spent a great deal of money to create these jade plates so that they could quickly reunite.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Long Chen continuously teleported, causing space to twist. The powerful spatial pull made Yu Qingxuan pale.
This kind of super long-distance transportation formation was extremely taxing on the body. Yu Qingxuan’s physical body wasn’t that strong, so it didn’t matter if she teleported once or twice. But Long Chen had teleported over ten times in one go, and she was starting to get tired.
However, she also knew that Guo Ran and the others had encountered a great danger. They definitely couldn’t stop.
“Endure it!”
Seeing Yu Qingxuan’s pained expression, Long Chen’s heart ached. But he definitely couldn’t stop now.
Yu Qingxuan didn’t say anything. She tightly held Long Chen’s hand. Their hearts were connected, and sometimes they didn’t need to say too much. Just a glance and a movement were enough to understand each other’s thoughts.
Buzz!
After thirty exchanges, the jade plate on Long Chen’s waist began to flicker more intensely. That meant they were getting closer.
However, following the intense teleportation, Long Chen found that the sky was dark and the land was desolate. There were mountains everywhere, but not a single blade of grass grew. The air was filled with an aura of decay and death. This world was like hell.
After being teleported here, Long Chen didn’t continue. Pulling Yu Qingxuan, he summoned his lightning wings and flew forward.
Long Chen’s Nebula Steps had only comprehended the tip of the iceberg. He could only use it within a short distance. For a long distance, he still needed to rely on his lightning wings.
As they advanced, the mountains were razed to the ground. There were deep craters and bloodstains everywhere. Corpses were everywhere.
“They fought here.”
Yu Qingxuan exclaimed.
There were countless corpses on the ground. There were human corpses, devil corpses, huge beasts, and greater demons. It was extremely chaotic.
Suddenly, a huge chasm appeared in front of them. This chasm was so deep that it was bottomless. It was flat like a blade, and there was still a fierce sword intent lingering in the air.
“This is Yue Zifeng’s attack!”
Long Chen’s heart shook. This attack contained a fierce killing intent that contained endless fury and berserkness.
Long Chen had known Yue Zifeng for many years, and he was extremely familiar with his Sword Dao. He wasn’t good with words, and he was always able to maintain his calm.
So his Sword Dao will was cold and emotionless. It definitely wouldn’t have the slightest fluctuation of emotion. This was the most basic requirement for a sword cultivator to maintain their Sword Heart.
But Yue Zifeng’s attack was completely different from before. It was like he had lost his calm and had become extremely furious.
Long Chen didn’t know what had happened to cause the normally calm Yue Zifeng to lose his calm.
“Long Chen, look!”
Yu Qingxuan suddenly let out a startled cry. She saw a woman’s corpse in the distance.
That woman was wearing green robes, and her blood had dyed half her body red. A spear had pinned her to the ground, and she had long since died.
That woman’s body was slender, and her legs were even longer than the human race’s leader.
“It’s the Spirit race!”
Killing intent erupted from Long Chen.
“This is a conspiracy.”
Long Chen didn’t have the time to carefully examine the corpses around him. He pulled Yu Qingxuan forward at full speed.
“What’s that?” Yu Qingxuan exclaimed once more.
As the two of them flew, a huge black gate appeared in front of them. That gate covered the sky, and black qi filled the air. It was like the mouth of a heaven devouring beast, but it was also like the gate to hell. Looking at that gate, people felt endless terror.
Long Chen also had a bad feeling. There were countless corpses on the ground, and blood flowed like rivers. The scent of blood filled the air. This place had clearly experienced an extremely cruel battle.
Countless corpses were completely preserved. Most of them only had one injury, but that one injury had taken their lives.
Looking at the wounds, Long Chen immediately recognized that they were the techniques of the Dragonblood warriors. The Dragonblood warriors had experienced hundreds of battles, and each one of their attacks was a killing blow. There was no need to waste any more energy.
Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan were getting closer to that strange gate when countless figures appeared in front of them.
“Who is it?”
Someone shouted. The battle here had already ended, and there was still a group of people cleaning up the battlefield.
The expert cleaning up the battlefield was wearing a special armor with a large ‘天’ on it.
There weren’t many of them, only a few thousand. When they saw Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan flying over, they immediately took out their weapons and surrounded them.
“Celestial Clan is here. Those who come, report your name.”
The leader of those experts pointed his saber at Long Chen, ready to fight at any moment.
“Celestial Clan?”
Hearing that name, Yu Qingxuan was shocked. The Celestial Race was an ancient race, one of the oldest races of the human race. Although they weren’t as famous as the Nine Li and Purple Blood races, they were still extremely famous.
The Heavenly Human Tribe possessed a powerful bloodline talent, and they were known as the favorites of the Heavenly Daos. Every single Heavenly Human Tribe prodigy was born with the blessing of heaven and earth. Legend had it that everyone in the Heavenly Human Tribe could awaken their Heavenly Fate.
However, the name of the Heavenly Human Tribe only existed in legends. No one had ever seen them before. Now, someone actually called themselves the Heavenly Human Tribe. This made Yu Qingxuan extremely shocked.
Yu Qingxuan didn’t understand why the Celestial Clan would appear here. Were they making things difficult for the Dragonblood Legion?
Long Chen had naturally heard of the Celestial race. They were an extremely terrifying race. If they really were the Celestial race, then they were existences he couldn’t provoke.
However, when Long Chen saw that person holding the broken saber, killing intent erupted from him. Yue Zifeng’s Sword Dao will was still present on the saber. That meant these people were all enemies.
“Die!”
The instant Long Chen’s killing intent erupted, the Celestial roared and his berserk qi and blood ignited. He slashed his saber at Long Chen.
The saber whistled as its energy soared to the sky. That person was actually a seven-star Heaven’s Mandate, and his aura was many times stronger than an ordinary seven-star Heaven’s Mandate. He was a true expert.
BOOM!
In the face of that human expert’s saber, Long Chen took it head-on with his bare hands. The broken saber was smashed apart by Long Chen’s star-covered hand.
Pu!
Long Chen’s finger pierced through his forehead.
“Soulsearch!”
Long Chen’s finger pierced through the Celestial’s forehead. His Spiritual Strength erupted, and he began to violently search his soul.
BOOM!
The human expert’s Yuan Spirit exploded. But in that instant, Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength erupted, forcibly searching his memories. Although his soul was protected by a restriction, Long Chen still saw some things.
The Celestial had gathered countless experts to attack the Dragonblood Legion. They were truly vicious, forcing the Dragonblood Legion through that evil door.
Once the Dragonblood Legion entered, the Celestial race’s experts left. These thousands of experts weren’t elites of the Celestial race, but they had stayed behind to clean up the battlefield.
“Die!”
Long Chen roared and the flame lotus in his hand blossomed. Those Celestial experts didn’t even have a chance to resist before being devoured by the flame lotus.
After comprehending the seventh volume of the Nirvana Scripture, Long Chen’s World Extinguishing Flame Lotus was practically instantaneous. Its power was almost equivalent to a full-strength attack he had accumulated for a long time.
“Go!”
After killing the Celestial, Long Chen pulled Yu Qingxuan toward the spatial gate.
Hu!
As they approached the spatial gate, a berserk suction force devoured Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan.
Entering the spatial gate, a terrifying heat attacked him. At the same time, an evil aura caused Long Chen’s soul to tighten.
“Yan Xu’s aura!”
Both Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan let out startled cries. They had both sensed the aura of the Flame Void Flame.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, a rumbling sound came from the darkness. Flames appeared, and through them, Long Chen saw that this was a criss-cross path.
At this time, the jade plate on Long Chen’s waist began to flicker even more intensely. Long Chen rapidly advanced through the passageway, but it was like a maze and was quickly blocked by walls.
“I’m sorry, senior. Please do me a favor.”
Long Chen had no choice but to take out the cauldron and smash it.
BOOM!
An explosion rang out, and another passageway appeared. Long Chen followed the jade tablet’s instructions.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen was flying in a certain direction. Once he was blocked, he would smash the cauldron.
That barrier was as hard as steel, but in front of the cauldron, it was as weak as tofu.
BOOM!
When Long Chen once more broke through the barrier, his vision brightened. He saw countless creatures wrapped in black flames crazily charging toward a passageway.
“Boss!”
When Long Chen broke through the wall, Guo Ran’s delighted cries rang out.
Long Chen didn’t have time to think. He immediately charged over. The Dragonblood warriors had been forced into a dead end, and they were crazily fighting the creatures outside.
Those creatures were pitch-black like apes. They didn’t have eyes, and on their heads was a huge mouth with jagged teeth. They crazily tore at the formation Xia Chen had set up.
It was unknown what kind of special ability that strange creature had. The barrier Xia Chen had set up was extremely tough, but as they devoured it, the formation rapidly dimmed and was torn apart in just a few breaths.
Once the formation was broken, Xia Chen immediately formed another one.
“World Extinguishing Flame Lotus!”
Long Chen immediately charged out. Opening his hand, a huge flame lotus exploded amongst the strange creatures.
BOOM!
Countless creatures were sent flying. But what shocked Long Chen was that those creatures weren’t killed.
“Those are flame evil spirits. Here, they are undying and indestructible.” The Gankun Cauldron reminded.
“Sky Rainbow Shield!”
Those strange lifeforms were sent flying and immediately surged over like a tide. At this time, Yu Qingxuan rushed over, forming a rainbow shield around Long Chen and the passageway behind him.
Squeak squeak squeak…
The flame evil spirits pounced on Yu Qingxuan’s shield and began to tear it apart. Yu Qingxuan formed hand seals and chanted sutras. Her shield constantly trembled, and the flame evil spirits were all blown away.
However, after being blown back, they would once more charge forward. Those flame evil spirits were endless, and they crashed into Yu Qingxuan’s barrier like a tsunami. But with the Nirvana Scripture supporting her, they were temporarily unable to threaten her.
“Boss, you’ve finally come…”
“Guo Ran!”
Long Chen let out a startled cry. At this time, Guo Ran was unable to stand and collapsed. Long Chen hastily supported him.
Only now did Long Chen notice that Guo Ran’s body was covered in blood. His armor had already been broken to the point that it was about to explode.
Fortunately, there was no fatal injury. Furthermore, he had already consumed a medicinal pill, and his injuries were recovering. The reason he had collapsed was because he was too exhausted.
Long Chen looked at the others and saw that Gu Yang, Li Qi, and Song Mingyuan were also covered in blood. Their auras were weak, and their spirits were listless. As for Yue Zifeng, he was pale and unconscious.
“Zifeng…”
Long Chen was startled and hastily went to investigate Yue Zifeng. Yue Zifeng’s face was as pale as paper, and his spiritual fluctuations were extremely weak. This was a sign that he had overdrafted himself. To sword cultivators, this was extremely dangerous.
Long Chen hastily fed Yue Zifeng a medicinal pill. At the same time, he slowly nourished Yue Zifeng’s soul with his Spiritual Strength. He didn’t want his Spirit Root to degenerate due to the severe lack of Spiritual Strength. That would be unbearable for Yue Zifeng.
“Boss, it was our incompetence that implicated Zifeng.” Gu Yang was ashamed.
“If it wasn’t for Zifeng, we’d all be dead. Fuck, that damn Celestial! Sooner or later, we’ll kill them all!” Li Qi clenched his teeth.
“What is going on?”
At this time, Yu Qingxuan was guarding the entrance. Those flame evil spirits were unable to threaten them, so Long Chen asked her why.
“Sorry, we’ve implicated you.”
Just at this moment, a timid voice rang out. Following that, several hundred women wearing green dresses and carrying wooden bows walked over from behind.
“What are you talking about? We’re best friends with the Spirit race. It’s just that we’re too useless. We didn’t protect you and let over a thousand of you… sigh…” Gu Yang clenched his teeth and couldn’t continue.
“No, no, no. It’s all our fault. In order to save us, you fell into the Celestial Clan’s trap and were forced into this land of death. It’s all our fault.”
The Spirit race woman’s voice was choked with sobs, and her body trembled. She had just experienced a huge battle, and she had personally seen her people die. Then she had seen the Dragonblood Legion fall into a desperate situation in order to save them. She was filled with grief and self-blame.
“Young lady, you don’t need to blame yourself. We are the closest friends of the Spirit race. Whether it is in the mortal world or the Immortal World, the Spirit race has given us countless help. Protecting you is our responsibility. Come, tell us what happened.”
Long Chen looked at Gu Yang. Gu Yang’s words immediately ignited his fury.
It turned out that when the Dragonblood Legion had entered the Void Spirit World, they had been blocked by the Heavenly Human Tribe.
Back then, there had been countless elites in front of the Void Spirit World’s gates. The Dragonblood Legion had come from the Numinous Sky Academy, the number one academy in the world. They were destined to be unable to keep a low profile.
Furthermore, since Long Chen wasn’t present, they could only be careful and not provoke others. In fact, in order to not draw any attention, the Dragonblood Legion, the monastery, the Battle God Hall, and the Star River Sect’s disciples all split up.
The name of the Lingxiao Academy was too great, and the current Lingxiao Academy’s limelight was Long Chen. So countless experts were asking around about him, and they naturally wouldn’t let the Dragonblood Legion off.
Although the Dragonblood Legion was extremely low-key on the way, and they did their best to avoid conflict with others, if you didn’t provoke others, it was inevitable that others wouldn’t provoke you.
Some powerful factions immediately provoked the Dragonblood Legion. Although the Dragonblood Legion kept a low profile, they definitely wouldn’t be bullied.
As a result, over a hundred battles had ended up killing who knew how many people who didn’t know how high the heavens were or how deep the earth was. Even though they were intentionally keeping a low profile, they still attracted the attention of countless powers.
Before entering the Void Spirit World, a bloody battle had erupted between the Dragonblood Legion and a branch of the Heavenly Human Tribe.
The Dragonblood Legion had directly killed a small squad of over a thousand people. As a result, the Dragonblood Legion had provoked a huge disaster.
The Celestial Race was extremely powerful, and they had countless experts. Not only that, but they also had countless allies. The Celestial Race’s allies were all races, and many races would listen to their orders.
The Heavenly Human Tribe began to encircle the Dragonblood Legion. Fortunately, they had a formation master like Xia Chen. No matter how they tried, they were unable to succeed.
At the same time as they had fled from the Celestial Clan, Guo Ran and the others had also experienced the Celestial Clan’s terrifying strength. So when the Void Spirit World’s gate opened, they didn’t dare approach it. They could only use teleportation techniques to buy time.
The reason the Dragonblood Legion had fought a bloody battle with the Heavenly Human race was because of these Spirit race women. The Spirit race women were slender and beautiful, and these women possessed a special kind of immortal spiritual qi that would make any man’s heart beat faster.
When a branch of the Celestial Race saw the Spirit Race woman, they immediately went up to strike up a conversation. The Spirit Race woman clearly hadn’t seen much of the world, so she didn’t understand what the human heart was like.
With just a few words, the Celestial Clan had already investigated their backgrounds. When they learned that this group of Spirit Race women only had a thousand people, and that they didn’t have any external help, they directly revealed their true viciousness, about to capture all of them.
The Spirit Tribe women began to resist. Their strength was not bad, and they were all comparable to five-star Heaven’s Mandates. However, they were helpless against the large number of enemies and the existence of powerful experts. They were quickly defeated. Other than a dozen Spirit Tribe women, the rest were captured.
Now that they had captured the Spirit race woman, the Heavenly Human Tribe’s people were brazenly humiliating them. At this time, the Dragonblood Legion happened to pass by.
Seeing this, the Dragonblood Legion’s people’s killing intent soared. Without saying a word, they took out their weapons and began a slaughter, leaving no survivors.
Originally, this kind of extermination had to be done cleanly. But it just so happened that one of them was extremely skilled in fleeing.
The instant he had seen the Dragonblood Legion, he hadn’t even thought about it. The Dragonblood Legion hadn’t even noticed him.
That person had sent the news to his people. Now, the Celestial and Dragonblood Legion had formed a grudge.
The most hateful thing was that the Heavenly Human Tribe had actually thrown the blame on the Dragonblood Legion. They had said that the Dragonblood Legion had ill intentions toward the Spirit tribe’s women, and they had coincidentally been seen by the Heavenly Human Tribe.
The Celestial Race had used the excuse of eliminating the evil and saving the Spirit Race’s women to encircle the Dragonblood Legion. They had also called on all their allies to participate.
As a result, the Dragonblood Legion became nothing more than street rats. Guo Ran and the others were so infuriated that their lungs were about to explode. But there was nothing they could do, because they didn’t even have a chance to argue.
Yu Qingxuan didn’t know about the enmity between the Dragonblood Legion and the Heavenly Human Tribe. She had only found the Dragonblood Legion when the Void Spirit World’s gate was about to open.
At that time, the gate had been about to open, and everyone had been preparing to charge in. She hadn’t had the time to learn that much.
Fortunately, Long Chen had rushed over at the critical moment. If he had arrived any later, everyone here would have died.
They had just experienced an unprecedented battle with the Heavenly Human Tribe. The Dragonblood warriors were covered in wounds, Yue Zifeng was unconscious, and Bai Xiaole and Bai Shishi were heavily injured. Their faces were as pale as paper, especially Bai Shishi. The golden light in her eyes had dimmed, making her look extremely pitiful.
“Celestial Clan, just you wait!”
Hearing that, Long Chen clenched his teeth. Regretfully, he had come at the right time. The Celestial Race had already retreated, leaving behind only a few shrimps.
“Boss Long Chen, it’s all our fault. We implicated you and your heroes. Please don’t blame them. If you want to blame someone, blame us,” apologized the Spirit race woman.
Long Chen smiled slightly. “Miss, you’re too courteous. We have a very close relationship with the Spirit race. Your matters are our matters.
“Furthermore, even if we don’t have a close relationship, as men, we definitely won’t allow a group of weak women to be humiliated. Furthermore, we are the Dragonblood Legion’s indomitable warriors.”
Hearing that, the group of Spirit race women immediately became grateful. Long Chen exchanged a few courteous words with them and began to understand the situation.
It turned out that they were all women from the Spiritual Beasts. It was no wonder they were all so beautiful and full of immortal energy.
The Astrals were rich in beauties, and the Astrals were the best of the best. It was very difficult for a man to not have feelings for them.
However, people like the Celestial Clan who had evil thoughts towards a group of pure and holy beauties were simply a group of livestock.
Although Long Chen hadn’t seen the Heavenly Human Tribe before, he could tell what kind of people they were from how they treated the Lizardmen.
“Are you alright?”
Long Chen walked over to Bai Shishi and took out a golden medicinal pill. He placed it in her mouth. This was a metal attribute sacred pill he had just refined from the Divine Earth Cauldron.
Yu Qingxuan swallowed Long Chen’s medicinal pill and looked at him with a sweet smile.
Although Long Chen had never confessed his love to her, when he looked at her, that pain in his eyes filled her with warmth.
That warmth made her feel that no matter how much pain and suffering she had to endure, it was worth it. That was because in this world, there was a person who truly cared for her.
Long Chen examined everyone’s bodies one by one. He felt fortunate that Guo Ran was truly outstanding. After experiencing such a terrifying battle, not a single person from the Dragonblood Legion had died.
As for Long Chen, his arrival gave the Dragonblood Legion endless confidence. They all began to focus on recovering. They knew that as long as Long Chen was present, even if the sky collapsed, he would be able to endure it.
While everyone was recuperating, Long Chen arrived beside Yu Qingxuan. Looking ahead, his heart suddenly began to pound.
“That’s it?”
As soon as Long Chen had entered the spatial gate, he had sensed something. At that time, he had been in a hurry to save him, and now he had time to carefully sense it.
When he carefully sensed it, he saw a huge black lotus in front of him.
That black lotus was surrounded by black flames. The instant Long Chen saw it, a name appeared in his mind: Flame Void Flame.
Long Chen had never imagined that he would see the Flame Void Flame here. That was the strongest flame in the world.
When the Nine Heavens Gateway had first opened, the flame lotus formed from the Flame Void Flame had already appeared in the Heavenly realm’s gate. Now, seeing this flame lotus, it was actually the same.
However, at that time, the flame lotus’ aura had been released, shaking the heavens. But now, its aura was restrained, as if it was sleeping.
“Big brother Long Chen…”
When Long Chen saw that flame lotus, Huo Ling’er immediately became excited. She knew it was the Flame Void Flame.
“Where is senior?” asked Long Chen.
“What’s with this Flame Void Flame? Why is his core energy even purer than Yan Hong and the others?”
Yan Hong was Yan Xu’s son. According to reason, he should be the purest Flame Void Flame. But this black flame lotus gave Long Chen an even more terrifying feeling.
In comparison, Yan Hong’s Flame Void energy was like ink that had been diluted. There was a huge difference between the two.
“That’s the Flame Void Divine Lotus. In truth, the Flame Void bloodline was born from the Flame Void Divine Lotus. That was their ancestor.”
“This…”
Hearing this explanation, Long Chen was startled. He hadn’t expected this flame black lotus to be the ancestor of the Flame Void bloodline.
“However, although the Flame Void Divine Lotus is an ancestor of the Flame Void bloodline, it doesn’t have any intelligence. It’s just pure evil flames. Those flame evil spirits are its accompanying evil spirits.
The flame evil spirits would attack all lifeforms that entered the Flame Void World. Within the Flame Void World, their power was limitless. As long as the Flame Void Divine Lotus didn’t die, they would live forever.
And this was the Flame Void World. As long as this world wasn’t destroyed, the Flame Void Divine Lotus would live forever. So if you wanted to kill it, you had to destroy this world.
“If you want to destroy a world that has existed for millions of years and has its own independent laws, it will be as difficult as ascending to the heavens,” said Gan Kun.
“You mean we can’t escape?” Long Chen’s heart sank.
If you wanted to kill these flame evil spirits, you had to kill the Divine Flame Lotus. If you wanted to kill the Divine Flame Lotus, you had to destroy this world.
The Flame Void Divine Lotus’s aura was incomparably terrifying. It was countless times more terrifying than a Saint Ruler. In front of it, Long Chen seemed so insignificant. If he wanted to kill it, he was already powerless.
Wanting to destroy this world was like a fantasy to Long Chen.
“It’s not that exaggerated. As long as I’m here, I can bring you out at any time. The reason I’m saying all this is so that you can take it easy.”
“Take it easy?” Long Chen was startled for a moment before coming to a sudden comprehension.
He understood that the reason the cauldron had been a bit more careful was to not be too exaggerated. Just now, both Long Chen and Huo Ling’er had come up with an extremely brazen idea.
It clearly knew what Long Chen had been thinking ever since it had recognized him as its master. So Long Chen had to be prepared.
“Big brother, how about we just forget about it?” Huo Ling’er knew that the Void Flame Divine Lotus was extremely terrifying, and she didn’t want Long Chen to take the risk.
“What are you doing? That’s the Flame Void Divine Flame, the strongest flame in the nine heavens and ten earths. Even if we can’t kill it, we’ll still bite off a piece of its flesh.
“Since you’re just passing by, how could you return empty-handed? That’s not your big brother’s style,” consoled Long Chen.
The maxim of Long Chen’s life was that if he couldn’t obtain a treasure, he would want it. If he could obtain it, he definitely wouldn’t let it go. Even with the warning of the Gankun Cauldron, he wouldn’t miss out on this opportunity.
The reason the cauldron had warned him was because with its understanding of Long Chen, it would definitely try to devour the entire Divine Flame Lotus. It didn’t want Long Chen to waste his energy.
The Dragonblood warriors were rapidly recovering. When Long Chen arrived beside Yu Qingxuan, she smiled at him, indicating she was fine.
Now that Yu Qingxuan had comprehended the Nirvana Scripture, her flame energy was limitless. Even if there were countless flame evil spirits, she could still easily block them.
It went without saying that whether it was Long Chen, Yu Qingxuan, or Huo Ling’er, their gains from listening to the Nirvana Scripture’s original words were immense.
“Boss!”
Yue Zifeng woke up. When he saw Long Chen, he immediately apologized, “Sorry, I was useless. Without you, I was unable to hold my own.”
Long Chen couldn’t help but laugh. “What are you talking about? It’s like I can handle everything on my own. Don’t I always suffer losses? That’s nothing.
Most importantly, so what if he could hold his own? The other sides would have to be blocked by his brothers.
“This time, it’s my fault for not being able to act together with everyone. Otherwise, this wouldn’t have happened.”
Long Chen patted Yue Zifeng on the shoulder, comforting this arrogant brother of his. He understood Yue Zifeng very well. This time, it seemed he had suffered quite a setback.
“Boss, I lost this time. In a one-on-one situation, I lost.” Yue Zifeng clenched his teeth.
“Who is your opponent?” asked Long Chen.
“It’s Celestial Clan’s young patriarch, Luo Changsheng,” said Yue Zifeng.
“Tch, is there something wrong with your head? Don’t you know that people who live forever can’t live forever?” said Long Chen disdainfully.
According to his experience, amongst cultivators, as long as it was someone called Longevity, there was usually no good result. This name was taboo. It wasn’t a problem for mortals to come up with this name, but it was impossible for cultivators.
Amongst the people Long Chen had personally killed, there were quite a few heavenly geniuses called Changsheng. But there were still some who had such unlucky names.
“Don’t look down on his name, but his strength is extremely terrifying. The Celestial race possesses a special manifestation that allows them to reach the unity-stage.
“When I fought him, he was actually able to use the will of the Heavenly Daos to suppress my Sword Dao will. This is something I’ve never encountered before,” said Yue Zifeng.
“Don’t worry about it. It’s because your mental realm has changed that you’ve been caught by him. Otherwise, no one in this world would be able to suppress your Sword Dao will. Let me ask you, did that fellow say many ugly things to you before fighting?” asked Long Chen.
Yue Zifeng was startled, but then he realized what was going on. At the same time, he was filled with admiration for Long Chen. He finally understood why his Sword Dao will was suppressed.
“Boss really is boss. I’m still too inexperienced,” sighed Yue Zifeng.
“Acting young is very shameful!” laughed Long Chen.
The two of them looked at each other and laughed. The knot in Yue Zifeng’s heart was instantly resolved by Long Chen.
Long Chen understood Yue Zifeng too well. In the entire Dragonblood Legion, the only person who could possibly defeat him was Yue Zifeng.
Yue Zifeng might lose, but Long Chen refused to believe that there was anyone in the same generation who could suppress Yue Zifeng’s Sword Dao will. That was because he couldn’t do it, so he also believed that no one could.
Through Long Chen’s pointers, Yue Zifeng was enlightened. When he had fought against Luo Changsheng, because he had been shouldering the life and death of his entire army, and because of the Celestial race’s shamelessness, his mentality had undergone a huge change, leading to his defeat.
With Long Chen present, he could throw away all his burdens and fight without any distractions. He wished he could once more fight against Luo Changsheng.
Three days later, the Dragonblood Legion had completely recovered. Long Chen told everyone not to move while he brought Huo Ling’er out.
Hu!
Long Chen and Huo Ling’er charged out of Yu Qingxuan’s barrier, and countless flame evil spirits charged out.
Pu!
Huo Ling’er held a white flame sword in her hand and slashed a flame evil spirit into pieces. The power of the Ice Soul Divine Flame was extremely terrifying, and it had a certain effect on these flame evil spirits.
“How is it?” asked Long Chen.
Huo Ling’er’s expression was one of disappointment. “Its body is covered in a berserk will of flames. The instant it died, its energy instantly dissipated. I can only absorb less than a tenth of it.
“Furthermore, one-tenth of this energy contains a powerful will and flame poison. If I remove them, I won’t have much energy left.
“Using so much energy to purify that bit of energy is not worth it for me.”
Originally, when the cauldron had said that these flame spirits were useless to them, Huo Ling’er hadn’t been convinced. After all, it was a flame spiritual body, and there was nothing in the world that she couldn’t absorb.
But this flame evil spirit had completely refreshed her understanding. The instant the flame spirit was killed, all its energy would be absorbed by this world.
Just as the Gankun Cauldron had said, they were undying and indestructible here. Once they were killed, their energy would be absorbed, and new flame evil spirits would be born.
“Then let’s just ignore them. We’ll go to the Flame Void Divine Lotus.” Long Chen didn’t want to waste time on these fellows.
Huo Ling’er held her ice sword, cutting a bloody path through the endless evil spirits.
Several hours later, the two of them finally reached the end of a flame channel. The flame in front of them lit up.
Within the endless lake of flames, a black lotus soared into the sky. Black flames coiled around it, and an evil and destructive aura caused people’s souls to tremble.
Only once you got close to it would you sense its terrifying aura. Even Long Chen’s heart pounded when he saw it.
“Big brother Long Chen, it’s in a strange state. It seems to be sleeping,” said Huo Ling’er.
Long Chen also saw that despite so many flame evil spirits entangling it, the divine lotus didn’t move at all. That didn’t make sense.
But when Long Chen and Huo Ling’er approached the lake of flames, those berserk flame evil spirits suddenly became quiet. They didn’t dare approach, and they could only bare their fangs at Long Chen.
Long Chen and Huo Ling’er carefully advanced. The closer they got to the Void Flame Lotus, the more terrified they became. Its aura was too powerful.
When the two of them stood atop the Heaven Shrouding Lotus Leaf, it was like they were standing atop a volcano that could erupt at any moment. The power of the lotus leaf seemed to be able to shatter them at any moment.
When Huo Ling’er reached the lotus leaf, she impatiently pressed her hand onto the lotus leaf’s meridians. At the same time, she chanted the Nirvana Scripture. Divine runes appeared on her palm and began to slowly cover the lotus leaf like a spider web.
“Big brother Long Chen, I can absorb its energy!” Huo Ling’er was both surprised and delighted.
“Be careful. We’re like mosquitoes sucking blood. Don’t wake it up,” whispered Long Chen.
Huo Ling’er obediently nodded. Black lines gradually appeared on her hand. That was the core energy of the Flame Void Flame.
Huo Ling’er had once absorbed the Flame Void Flame. Although the Flame Void Flame was too thin, and she was unable to use it to unleash a powerful attack, with this bit of Flame Void’s power, she wouldn’t be rejected once she absorbed its power.
“You can slowly absorb it here. Don’t worry, I’ll go take a look at the lotus.” Long Chen warned Huo Ling’er before stealthily approaching the black lotus.
The Flame Void Divine Lotus was huge. Just one lotus was millions of miles wide. In front of it, Long Chen was even smaller than an ant.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this that the Flame Void Divine Lotus didn’t react when Long Chen approached it. It didn’t bloom, but rather a huge flower bud.
Sensing that destructive energy, Long Chen couldn’t help being shocked. This Void Flame Divine Lotus was truly too terrifying. This was his first time seeing such a terrifying creature.
But what puzzled Long Chen was that he sensed a familiar aura from the Flame Void Divine Lotus. The image of the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus appeared in his mind.
“Could it be that there’s some kind of connection between them?” Long Chen was bewildered.
When Long Chen climbed up the flower petals and tried to enter through the cracks, countless chains of order appeared between them.
BOOM!
When Long Chen got close to the chains, a berserk energy sent him flying. His qi and blood surged, and he saw stars. He almost coughed up blood.
“Not allowed to enter?”
Long Chen was startled. There was a barrier here.
Long Chen suddenly had an idea. Opening his hand, several lotus seeds appeared. They were the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus’s lotus seeds.
Hu!
Long Chen threw out the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus’s lotus seed. When the lotus seed collided with the barrier, it began to burn, and the barrier began to loosen.
“There’s a door!”
Long Chen was both surprised and delighted. When he once more approached the barrier, the spot where the lotus seed had burned had already become soft. He was actually able to slowly approach without being sent flying.
“They really do share the same origin!” This once more proved Long Chen’s guess.
Hu!
Long Chen took out even more lotus seeds. Using them as the price, he began to burn a path through the barrier.
However, that barrier was too thick. Fortunately, Long Chen had plenty of Devil Eye Sleeping Lotuses in the primal chaos space that he couldn’t use up.
Long Chen quickly passed through the barrier between the two flower petals. Entering the barrier, he found that the flame energy here was even purer. He hastily called out to Huo Ling’er.
Entering the lotus, Long Chen saw that black lines had appeared on Huo Ling’er’s jade-like face.
However, Long Chen knew that this was Huo Ling’er’s normal reaction after absorbing the Flame Void’s energy. Here, Huo Ling’er could absorb even more and even purer Flame Void energy.
Long Chen continued forward. Soon, another barrier appeared in front of him. He continued to use the Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus’s lotus seed to open a path.
At the same time, he asked the Gankun Cauldron about it. Only through the Gankun Cauldron did he learn that the black lotuses in the world were from the same sect. The Devil Eye Sleeping Lotus was a branch of the Flame Void Divine Lotus. So by burning the lotus seed, the Flame Void Divine Lotus would drop its guard.
After passing through nine barriers, he suddenly saw a red world.
That was a red pistil, and within it was a figure. Seeing that figure, Long Chen’s eyes almost popped out.
“Yan Hong!”
Long Chen’s eyes almost popped out of his head when he saw the person on top of the flower. That person was Yan Hong, who Long Chen had once killed. He looked exactly the same.
“What’s going on?” Long Chen was dumbfounded. Why was he here?
“There’s nothing strange about it. Yan Xu’s bloodline is an extremely powerful fire attribute. Although it can’t compare to the Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beasts’ immortality, they have powerful reincarnation abilities.
“After Yan Hong died, his will entered the cycle of reincarnation. Coincidentally, the Flame Void Divine Lotus captured it and helped him reconstruct his body. You can understand it as him being reborn.”
“I see.”
Long Chen came to a sudden comprehension. Yan Xu’s faction was known as the strongest flame in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. It wasn’t strange for them to possess such an ability.
“Hehe, fuck, you were killed by me in my previous life, but after reincarnation, you’ll still end up in my hands.” Long Chen smiled sinisterly at Yan Hong.
“Don’t mess around. This Void Flame Lotus is helping it reconstruct its body. Its soul is connected to it, so if you want to kill it, you’ll immediately alarm the sleeping Void Flame Lotus,” warned the cauldron.
“Are you saying that this Void Flame Divine Lotus will become Yan Hong’s guardian?” asked Long Chen.
“That’s right. He’s profiting from a disaster. In the future, this Flame Void Divine Lotus will become his new manifestation. The two of them will share the same power,” said Gan Kun.
"F*ck, this is too much!"
Long Chen immediately felt sour. This fellow’s luck was too good.
“No, I have to study it.” Long Chen stealthily approached Yan Hong and found that his spiritual fluctuations were completely gone. It was like he had died.
Long Chen knew that this was because Yan Hong’s soul was connected to the Flame Void Divine Lotus. They were both sleeping.
“Huo Ling’er, come over here. Don’t absorb that trash.” Long Chen called Huo Ling’er over and pointed at Yan Hong.
“The essence of the Flame Void Flame is here. See if you can parasitize it without alarming them.”
“Let me try.”
Huo Ling’er’s eyes immediately brightened. Forming hand seals, a black flame dragon the size of an earthworm appeared in her hand.
That miniature black flame dragon was condensed from Huo Ling’er’s purest flame power. Only this miniature flame dragon’s fluctuations were similar to Yan Hong’s.
The black flame dragon slowly climbed onto Yan Hong’s arm. As soon as it touched him, Yan Hong’s body trembled. At that moment, both Long Chen and Huo Ling’er jumped in fright, thinking that Yan Hong was about to wake up.
Fortunately, Yan Hong’s body only trembled for a moment. It was like he was sleeping, but he didn’t move.
After observing for a while and confirming that there were no problems, Huo Ling’er directed the black flame dragon to slowly close in on Yan Hong’s body. In the end, it was like a tattoo was imprinted on his arm.
“Done!”
Huo Ling’er was incomparably excited. Yan Hong’s body was the purest Flames of the Void Flame. That way, she would be able to continuously absorb his power.
“Don’t get too excited. Continue to raise more flame dragons. The more the better. Keep them in his body, and in the future, we’ll take them back together,” said Long Chen.
“Alright.”
Huo Ling’er quickly followed Long Chen’s instructions and condensed a second black flame dragon. This black flame dragon contained Yan Hong’s power, so when it landed on Yan Hong’s body, he didn’t react at all.
Just like that, one, two, three… Huo Ling’er implanted over ten thousand black fire dragons into Yan Hong’s body.
One of them was directly imprinted on the space between Yan Hong’s eyebrows. Huo Ling’er had left a spiritual imprint on this black flame dragon. It was equivalent to a clone of hers.
This way, over ten thousand flame dragons would live within Yan Hong’s body. As long as the time was right, Huo Ling’er would be able to withdraw the parasitic power.
Because the parasitic power wouldn’t threaten Yan Hong’s life, it wouldn’t disturb the Divine Flame Lotus.
This way, even if Yan Hong woke up, he wouldn’t know what was wrong with his body.
After everything was arranged, Long Chen and Huo Ling’er stealthily left the Void Flame Lotus to return to the Dragonblood Legion’s passageway.
The Dragonblood Legion’s warriors were all full of energy. During this time, they had consumed the Heavenly Dao Fruits Long Chen had given them. Each one of them was a seven star Heavenly Fate.
With the Dragonblood warriors’strength and comprehension abilities, and with the assistance of the Heavenly Fate Fruit, they were like tigers with wings.
The Seven Star Heavenly Fate Fruits’ owners were only average in strength, but the Heavenly Dao Fruits they contributed could unleash a terrifying effect on the Dragonblood Legion.
At this time, the Dragonblood warriors were all clenching their teeth. If they had been besieged by the Celestial, they wouldn’t have been in such a miserable state.
“Go!”
Long Chen waved his hand, and the Divine Earth Cauldron appeared in his hand. He smashed it at the void, causing space to collapse, forming a huge whirlpool.
Hu!
Space changed, and the world of darkness disappeared. They had arrived in front of a huge spatial gate.
This gate was the gate they had been forced into. Now that they saw it again, they felt as if a lifetime had passed.
But when they once more arrived at the Flame Void Gate, they saw that the entire battlefield had already been cleaned up. It was also different from when Long Chen had arrived.
Obviously, Long Chen had killed a Celestial, and the Celestial had returned with another attack. Unfortunately, by that time, Long Chen had already entered the Flame Void Gate.
It had already been several days since Long Chen had entered the Flame Void World. When these people returned, they cleaned up the battlefield and left.
“Let’s go find the Celestial. Our Dragonblood Legion won’t rest until the Celestial is dead,” said Long Chen.
The Celestial Clan had gone too far. This matter definitely couldn’t end like this. The Dragonblood Legion had almost been destroyed, and this enmity had reached a point where it wouldn’t end until one side was dead.
“Boss, don’t be in such a rush to find them. While we were being chased, I found a treasure land. Let’s go there first,” said Guo Ran.
“What treasure land?”
…
Long Chen arrived at the treasure land Guo Ran had mentioned. This was a mountain range covered in immortal mist.
Explosions rang out from time to time within the endless immortal mist. One could faintly see the smoke and dust that erupted after the mountain range collapsed.
“Not good! Someone’s mining our immortal mines!” Xia Chen and Guo Ran were both startled and infuriated. They rushed into the mountain range.
Following Xia Chen and Guo Ran, they quickly saw countless figures. When they saw a huge flag that covered the sky, the Dragonblood warriors’ eyes turned scarlet.
That huge flag had a huge black python on it. The python’s tongue was sticking out of its mouth, and its head was raised high.
“Black Rock Nine Nether Python?”
When Long Chen saw that python tattoo, he immediately called out a name. Back when he had been with the Beast Merging race, he had had a conflict with the Blackrock Nine Nether Python race.
Back then, the Black Rock Nine Nether Python race had been carrying this flag. Long Chen hadn’t expected to run into them here.
“Boss, you know them? They once helped the Celestial race block us.” Guo Ran and the others were all startled, afraid that the Black Rock Nine Nether Python race was related to Long Chen.
“It’s not like enemies never meet. I didn’t expect to run into such a race in the Void Spirit World. Since that’s the case, I’ll kill them all.” Long Chen waved his hand.
They didn’t need any battle plans, nor did they need to investigate the terrain. The Dragonblood Legion used the simplest, most direct, and most violent method.
“Who is it?”
When the Dragonblood Legion appeared, the Black Rock Nine Nether Python experts shouted. But when they saw the Dragonblood warriors’ faces, they all cried out in terror.
“You… you… how is this possible?”
Countless experts were horrified. They had clearly recognized the Dragonblood Legion.
They had personally forced the Dragonblood Legion into the Flame Void Gate, which claimed that they would never return. They thought the Dragonblood Legion would definitely die.
But now they saw the Dragonblood Legion descending from the sky, their killing intent soaring to the heavens. They were like gods of death from hell, and their terrifying gazes caused their souls to tremble.
Buzz buzz buzz…
The Black Rock Nine Nether Python experts did their best to send out warning signals as they fled. They didn’t even have the courage to fight.
“Boss, let me show you the move I just comprehended. Please give me some pointers.”
Just at this moment, Yue Zifeng appeared in the air, his hand holding the hilt of his sword. A fierce sword intent was brewing. Heaven and earth changed color, and the stars in the sky began to sway. Yue Zifeng was like a sword god that looked down on Gan Kun.
“Duan Lang!”
Yue Zifeng unsheathed his sword, and a ray of Sword Qi shot out. A crescent moon slashed down, and the world was split in two.
BOOM!
Sword Qi slashed down. Endless mountains were split apart, and a bottomless chasm appeared in the ground.
The ground split open, and divine light erupted. Countless ores flew out, and at the same time, countless experts who were mining beneath the ground were turned into a bloody mist.
The most terrifying thing was that a crack had appeared in the void, and it wouldn’t heal for a long time. This sword had destroyed ten thousand laws. The current Yue Zifeng was truly terrifying.
“It’s that terrifying sword cultivator! Run!”
Countless experts rushed out. When they saw Yue Zifeng’s figure, they were terrified and fled for their lives.
Back when they had surrounded the Dragonblood Legion, countless experts had died to Yue Zifeng’s hands. Other than the Celestial race’s supreme expert, Luo Changsheng, no one had been able to block a single one of his attacks.
That battle had terrified everyone. If it hadn’t been for Luo Changsheng, no matter how many experts they had, they wouldn’t have been able to shake the Dragonblood Legion.
Now that they saw Yue Zifeng again, all the experts from the Black Rock Nine Nether Python race were terrified.
Let alone the fact that their race’s experts weren’t here, even if they were, they wouldn’t be Yue Zifeng’s match. When they saw him, they immediately fled for their lives.
“You want to run? Keep dreaming!”
Seeing the Black Rock Nine Nether Python expert flee, Bai Xiaole clenched her teeth in anger. She formed a hand seal, and her eyes began to glow. Above the nine heavens, a huge eye with a six flower pattern appeared.
A huge barrier enveloped heaven and earth. Countless Black Rock Nine Nether Python experts had just fled, thinking they would be able to escape. As a result, they crashed into the barrier and were sent back to the center.
In the previous battle, Bai Xiaole had tried her best, but she had been unable to change the situation. This made him extremely uncomfortable.
He wasn’t the only one suffering. Bai Shishi was also suffering. They were all top experts of the academy, but in the face of a powerful enemy, they could only rely on Yue Zifeng. That kind of powerlessness infuriated them.
Right now, it could be said that when enemies met, their eyes would turn red. Bai Xiaole used her eye technique to trap everyone.
Bai Shishi was already brandishing her golden sword. Ten thousand rays of golden light appeared behind her as she charged at the Black Rock Nine Nether Python expert.
Pu pu pu…
The Dragonblood warriors crazily slaughtered their enemies. This time, the Dragonblood Legion didn’t form a formation, nor did they have anyone to command them. Although the Black Rock Nine Nether Python’s numbers were a hundred times greater than the Dragonblood Legion’s, they could only be slaughtered.
The Dragonblood warriors were all fighting their own battles, venting their fury. The Black Rock Nine Nether Python experts were like sheep waiting to be slaughtered. They could only watch as death descended.
They roared, and there were also people begging for mercy. But the Dragonblood warriors didn’t care about that at all.
Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan didn’t attack, and Yue Zifeng only attacked once. Guo Ran, Xia Chen, Gu Yang, Li Qi, and Song Mingyuan also attacked several times. After killing the strongest expert of the Black Rock Nine Nether Python race, they all stopped, leaving these people to the Dragonblood warriors.
At this time, the Dragonblood warriors had just transformed from Heavenly Dao Fruits to Heavenly Fate Masters. Now that their power had explosively increased, their desire to fight was even greater. Adding on their previous hatred, the ground was covered in python corpses.
The Li Ling women stood behind Long Chen. However, they didn’t look at the battlefield. Instead, they turned their heads to the side. It was clear they were unable to accept this slaughter.
Although they hated the Black Rock Nine Nether Python tribe for killing their people, their hatred wasn’t enough for them to personally slaughter their enemies.
This was different from the human race. Blood debts had to be repaid with blood. The human race didn’t easily hate anyone, but they also wouldn’t easily forgive anyone.
“Boss, how was Zifeng’s attack? Without you, Zifeng will be our greatest combat power.” Guo Ran stood beside Long Chen, looking at the world Yue Zifeng had created with his sword.
Yue Zifeng was as strong as a monster. This time, Yue Zifeng had led the Dragonblood Legion into a bloody battle. His strength was admirable.
“Don’t spout nonsense. I’m sincerely asking boss for pointers.” Yue Zifeng immediately turned red and glared at Guo Ran.
Guo Ran was also embarrassed. Now that he said this, and with Yue Zifeng’s attack, it seemed he was planning on usurping the throne.
Long Chen laughed and patted Yue Zifeng on the shoulder. “We’re all brothers. Can’t you take a joke?”
“But since you’ve already shown your hand, I’ll also show my hand!”
Yue Zifeng and the others’ eyes brightened with anticipation.
Buzz!
Long Chen pointed a golden saber at the sky. This saber was extremely imposing, and its Saber Qi was domineering. However, there were countless cracks on it. This was a broken saber.
This was Guo Ran’s golden saber. In his last battle with the Celestial, it had cut apart countless divine weapons. But this saber had also been heavily damaged.
Now the saber was in Long Chen’s hand. Countless stars revolved around it, and the saber pointed toward the sky.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s attack was the same as Yue Zifeng’s. With a heaven-shaking explosion, his saber slashed down on the battlefield.
Seeing Long Chen’s saber slashing down, everyone, including Yue Zifeng, let out startled cries. Long Chen’s saber covered the entire battlefield. Even the Dragonblood warriors who were fighting were covered.
BOOM!
A bottomless ditch appeared in the ground. Wherever the saber-image passed, countless experts from the Black Rock Nine Nether Python race were instantly annihilated.
Up in the air, the Dragonblood warriors who were still fighting the Black Rock Nine Nether Python were all stunned. Their enemies had all disappeared, but they were completely unharmed.
“This…”
Long Chen’s saber slashed down, shocking everyone. A huge ditch had formed on the battlefield, and there was no end to it. All they could see was endless shock.
After Long Chen’s saber ended the battle, everyone was stupefied. The destructive power of Long Chen’s saber was essentially the same as Yue Zifeng’s sword, but it was only able to injure enemies and not their own people. That kind of control was like heaven and earth.
“Boss really is boss.” Yue Zifeng sighed.
Long Chen laughed, “If it weren’t for my fortuitous encounter, I definitely wouldn’t have been able to imitate your move.”
If it weren’t for the fact that he had comprehended the secrets of the nine stars in the trial by fire under the guidance of the Gan Kun cauldron, he definitely wouldn’t have been able to use this move.
In the past, if Long Chen wanted to imitate Yue Zifeng’s move, he would have to have a divine weapon that could endure all his star energy. Otherwise, that divine weapon would have been destroyed before he could release his full power.
But after comprehending the true essence of star energy, Long Chen no longer used brute force to activate them. Instead, he used an extremely gentle method to activate them.
This was a kind of control. It could be hard or soft, so Guo Ran’s saber didn’t shatter. The Dragonblood warriors weren’t injured either. Even Long Chen felt proud to be able to do this.
“Zifeng, you’ve walked into a mistake.” Long Chen returned the saber to Guo Ran.
“Please give me some pointers,” said Yue Zifeng.
“You lost to Luo Changsheng. You’re unwilling. Ever since you stepped onto the path of cultivation, it seems no one has ever been able to defeat you in the same realm, right?” asked Long Chen.
Yue Zifeng nodded. As the fourth commander of the Dragonblood Legion, Yue Zifeng had fought with Long Chen everywhere, from the mortal world to the immortal world. It was just as Long Chen had said. Within the same realm, he had never truly lost.
“This is your first failure. This is a huge setback for you. Your pride is forcing you to win back.
“Right now, you’re like a gambler who has lost too quickly. You’re in a rush to make a comeback and win back everything you lost.
“That’s why your sword just now was so fierce, fierce, unstoppable, and full of destructive will. But let me tell you, the true Sword Dao is not the Dao of Destruction,” said Long Chen.
Yue Zifeng nodded solemnly. Long Chen’s words were like the morning bell, waking him up.
Just as Long Chen had said, he was a prideful person. His pride wouldn’t allow him to lose, so he had to win back as quickly as possible. He had to stabilize his Sword Heart to maintain its brightness.
He could understand Long Chen’s meaning. He had used his full strength to slash out a sword for Long Chen to judge, but in truth, he had already fallen into a disadvantage. That meant he had already lost confidence in his Sword Dao. He needed Long Chen’s approval before he dared to fight Luo Changsheng.
Even someone as strong as Yue Zifeng had unconsciously changed after experiencing defeat. He hadn’t realized that Long Chen’s words had enlightened him, and he immediately calmed down.
“As a sword cultivator, your conviction will never waver. Don’t be distracted by all the chaos,” said Long Chen.
Yue Zifeng’s heart shook, and he tightly clenched his sword. In that instant, his heart brightened, and a smile appeared on his face.
“Many thanks for your pointers, boss. Luo Changsheng? Hehe…” Yue Zifeng laughed mischievously. This name no longer seemed so important to him.
“Also, who told you the name Duan Lang?” asked Long Chen.
“It…”
Yue Zifeng waved his sword.
Long Chen nodded. “Although I don’t understand the Sword Dao, there’s one thing I’m sure of. Just knowing the name of this move isn’t enough.”
“What?”
“Don’t ask me. I don’t know. You should ask it. This name didn’t come out of nowhere.” Long Chen pointed to Yue Zifeng’s sword.
“Alright, that’s all I know. The rest is up to you.”
Long Chen patted Yue Zifeng on the shoulder and had Guo Ran and the others clean up the battlefield, leaving Yue Zifeng in a daze.
“Long Chen, is Zifeng alright?!”
Long Chen began to study the underground vein with Guo Ran and the others. Seeing Yue Zifeng standing in the air like a statue, Yu Qingxuan couldn’t help being worried.
“Don’t worry, Zi Feng’s power surpasses our imaginations. I don’t dare say too much to him, afraid that I’ll say the wrong thing.
“Don’t worry about him. Guo Ran said there’s definitely a treasure down there. This fellow’s nose is even sharper than a dog’s. I’m sure there’s no mistake. Let’s go take a look.”
“Hahaha…”
Guo Ran’s brazen laughter rang out from underground.
“Saint Rune Immortal Gold, a peak grade one at that. When have I, Guo Ran, ever looked at it? Now you believe me! Hahaha…”
When Long Chen reached the depths of the ground, he saw ore the size of a human head with strange lines on it. Guo Ran and Xia Chen’s eyes lit up like lechers seeing a peerless beauty.
“Boss, we’ve struck gold! This is a peak divine material for forging saint artifacts! Fuck, last time, we suffered a huge loss in terms of weapons. This time, I’ll forge the strongest saint artifact!” Guo Ran clenched his teeth.
“Don’t be in such a rush to grind your teeth. Don’t break them. Forging a Saint Weapon requires us to at least advance to the Hierarch realm. Otherwise, we won’t be able to inscribe anything.” Xia Chen poured a bucket of cold water over Guo Ran, lowering his temperature.
“What’s there to be afraid of? We’re about to undergo tribulation. After that, we’ll be the Hierarchs,” said Guo Ran indifferently.
“Tribulation? Damn, how could I have forgotten about that?”
Hearing the word ‘tribulation’, Long Chen excitedly slapped his thigh. He thought of an extremely important matter.
“Hurry up and gather all the ore veins. Hurry!” said Long Chen.
“Boss, what is it?” asked Guo Ran.
“It’s almost time to undergo tribulation. Other than mining these mines, we still have many things to do. There’s not enough time.” Long Chen suddenly remembered that before undergoing tribulation, he had to bring all the Dragonblood warriors to the dragon tomb for a baptism.
Back when Long Chen had undergone his baptism in the Emperor Dragon Pool, a thought had flashed through his mind. That was to bring the Dragonblood warriors to exchange their blood. After that, the Dragonblood warriors would enter a new era.
However, there had been too many things along the way, and Long Chen had forgotten about this matter. When Guo Ran mentioned the tribulation, Long Chen immediately thought of this important matter and urged everyone to start mining.
During this time, the Lizardmen began to say their goodbyes to Long Chen and the others. They had come here to search for the Lizardmen’s spiritual yuan. That was the place of their faith, and they had split up with the other tribesmen. They had to hurry to meet up with the other tribesmen. They couldn’t stay by Long Chen’s side forever.
Long Chen was a bit worried about them, but they were determined to leave. The danger around them had been temporarily resolved, and their bodies had completely recovered. It was time to leave.
Seeing their determination, Long Chen couldn’t force them. He could only let them leave. But before leaving, Guo Ran and Xia Chen had given them many mechanisms and formation discs. They had also taught them how to use them. Hopefully, they would be able to protect themselves in times of danger.
The Spirit race’s maidens bid farewell to the Dragonblood Legion. The Dragonblood warriors began to crazily mine underground mines. This mine was too large, and it was made up of dozens of immortal gold mines.
But Long Chen only gave them three days to excavate. Because they were pressed for time, they had no choice but to excavate the purest Immortal Gold Divine Mine. Those slightly impure ores were all left behind.
This was a barbaric method of mining, and it was a huge waste. Looking at those ores, Guo Ran’s heart ached so much that he almost cried. If he had enough time, he would definitely be able to keep them all.
Three days later, under the Dragonblood warriors’ crazy excavation, the ground caved in. Countless ores formed a shocking chasm. Time was of the essence, and the Dragonblood Legion only had time to mine the best ores. The rest could only be left here.
“My heart hurts!”
Guo Ran was unwilling to part with the ore. For a Forging Master, this kind of action was a waste of a heavenly treasure.
“It’s fine, eat your own meat. You should leave some soup for others,” comforted Long Chen.
Once the mining was over, Long Chen immediately had Xia Chen set up a long-distance transportation formation. When Guo Ran and the others asked where they were going next, Long Chen told them the name of the dragon tomb.
When they heard that Long Chen was bringing them to the Dragon Emperor Clan’s lair for a baptism, the Dragonblood warriors almost jumped out of their seats. They were known as the Dragonblood warriors, and their bodies flowed with dragon blood. Although they had never heard of the Dragon Emperor Clan, just by hearing their name, they knew how supreme they were.
"Boss, even if we don't have dragon blood in our bodies, can we still be baptized?” asked Bai Xiaole nervously.
Not only Bai Xiaole, but Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan also became nervous. After all, they had never come into contact with dragon blood before, so they were nervous.
“Of course you can. Dragon blood baptism isn’t just a baptism of blood. It’s also a baptism of the soul and will. As the leader of a hundred scales, the ruler of all beasts, there are many things in this race that you can use as reference.
“If you like it, then accept it. If you don’t like it, then there’s no need to play along. However, the dragon race’s inheritance contains countless things that we want. We definitely won’t disappoint you,” consoled Long Chen.
“Look at Zifeng. He doesn’t have dragon blood in his body, but he still needs to be baptized!”
Hearing Long Chen say this, Bai Xiaole immediately became excited. Bai Shishi also let go of her worries. At this moment, the transportation formation was complete, and everyone stepped onto it.
Buzz!
After a few adjustments and dozens of teleportations, Long Chen and the others once more arrived at the Dragon Tomb. This time, Long Chen led the Dragonblood warriors into the depths.
When they passed through the nest and sensed its terrifying dragon might, all the Dragonblood warriors were filled with excitement. They knew that a chance to change their fate had come.
“Fortunately, we rushed back in time. Otherwise, we would have missed this baptism,” said one of the Dragonblood warriors excitedly.
This Dragonblood warrior had gathered with the Dragonblood Legion in the Void Spirit World. It wasn’t just them. The Dragonblood Legion’s healing women had also returned. Last time, they had been surrounded by the Celestial. If they hadn’t been present, the Dragonblood Legion would have definitely suffered casualties.
“It’s always good to follow boss.” One of the healing warriors laughed.
The Healing Department’s warriors had been cultivating in a hidden sect all these years. Because that sect was in the cracks of the world, they had been cut off from the outside world. That was why they hadn’t been able to get any news. Only today did they truly return to the Dragonblood Legion.
However, as soon as they had returned, they had made great contributions. It could be said that they had given them timely assistance. With them present, the Dragonblood warriors could fight without any worries. Compared to before, they were completely helpless.
The number of Dragonblood warriors had increased from five thousand to seven thousand. But whether it was Long Chen or the others, they all felt a bit sad.
Back in the world-destroying battle of the Martial Heaven Continent, over ten thousand Dragonblood warriors had died on the battlefield. But over eight thousand had flown to the Immortal World.
While Long Chen was gathering the Dragonblood warriors, the other Dragonblood warriors were also trying to contact their brothers as soon as they ascended. But after such a long time, what should have come should have come.
As for those who didn’t come, they would never be able to come. The immortal world was not the immortal world that mortals imagined. It was even more savage and dangerous than the mortal world. Perhaps some of their brothers had already died in the struggle for the immortal world.
However, being able to gather the seven thousand Dragonblood warriors scattered throughout the Nine Heavens Ten Earths was already a grand feat. And this grand feat couldn’t be separated from the obsession of every single Dragonblood warrior.
“Heavens, what a terrifying reverse scale.”
When the Dragonblood warriors saw Zu Lin for the first time, they were all shocked. Some of them couldn’t help but gulp, their eyes filled with longing.
“Don’t bother looking. These are all trash. How can you suffer by following boss?” They hadn’t even reached the core region, but these fellows were already unable to walk.
“Trash?”
The Dragonblood warriors’ hearts pounded. Such a terrifying reverse scale was called trash by their boss? Then what kind of treasure did their boss leave for them?
When they arrived at the core region, the Dragonblood warriors were all shocked. They had clearly been frightened by the ancestral scale aura. However, Long Chen saw that the once overcrowded Myriad Dragon Nest was now empty. Even the White Dragon tribe’s Myriad Dragon Nest, which had the largest number of people, was empty. They had clearly finished their baptism and gone to find a place to undergo tribulation.
Buzz!
The instant Long Chen led everyone into the Emperor Clan’s Myriad Dragon Nest, a vast dragon might surged out. Other than Long Chen, everyone else vomited blood.
“This…”
Gu Yang and the others were horrified. They had only just stepped into this place, and before they even entered the Myriad Dragon Nest, they felt like they had been struck by a sledgehammer.
Bai Shishi, Bai Xiaole, Yu Qingxuan, and Yue Zifeng were fine, but blood was flowing out of the corner of their mouths. As for the Dragonblood warriors, their faces were as pale as paper, and they had no idea what was happening.
“Don’t worry, this is the Emperor Clan’s Myriad Dragon Nest. The laws here don’t allow low grade dragon blood to enter, so it won’t t taint the sacred land. Everyone, follow me.” Long Chen led them through the gate.
The instant they entered, the blood-colored lava began to boil. The only difference was that Long Chen could walk on the lava, but Gu Yang and the others found that they would sink into the lava.
“Fuck…”
When the lava reached their ankles, the Dragonblood warriors sucked in a cold breath of pain. The scorching lava invaded their bodies, causing unbearable pain to their meridians. Guo Ran cried out in pain and turned to flee.
But just as he was about to run, a large hand grabbed his neck.
“I knew you wouldn’t have the courage to go in. Let me help you!”
Long Chen had long since been prepared. Just as Guo Ran was about to give up, he waved his hand and sent Guo Ran flying.
Plop!
Guo Ran didn’t even have time to scream before sinking into the lava. He struggled with all his might, like a drowning person trying to float his head out of the water. But the lava didn’t have any buoyancy, and it quickly devoured him.
“You don’t need to be afraid. This lava is condensed from the blood of ten thousand dragons. I’ve already finished my baptism. I guarantee you won’t be in any danger.
“But as for how much power you can absorb, what kind of dragon might you can endure, and what kind of test you can obtain, that will be up to you,” said Long Chen.
Hearing that, everyone relaxed. Since their lives were no longer in danger, there was no need to worry about anything else. They began to merge their bodies into the lava, taking the initiative to receive the lava’s energy.
As for Bai Xiaole, Bai Shishi, Yu Qingxuan, and Yue Zifeng, they sat cross-legged in the lava. They felt the impact of the dragon soul, and began to attempt to merge with the dragon will.
However, the Dragonblood warriors weren’t as comfortable as Bai Xiaole and the others. When the lava invaded their bodies, even with the Dragonblood warriors’steel-like willpower, they were unable to endure the pain. In just a short while, they had to run to the shore to adjust.
As for Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, and the others with powerful physical bodies and firm wills, they had already begun to swim into the depths of the Myriad Dragon Nest. The further they went, the greater the impact of the lava. It would speed up the baptism, allowing their physical bodies to become stronger.
“Boss, are you also accompanying us here?” A female healing warrior crawled out of the lava pool. Seeing Long Chen still standing there, she couldn’t help but ask.
Long Chen smiled slightly. “I want to see everyone’s situation first to avoid any accidents. But if you can persevere here, then everyone else will be fine.”
It had to be known that the healing warriors had only received dragon blood in the Martial Heaven Continent. They had cultivated the most basic Dragon Blood Body Tempering Art. It could be said that their physical bodies were the weakest amongst the Dragonblood warriors.
However, Long Chen had undergone a baptism here, and the entire Myriad Dragon Nest seemed to have been changed by him. He had an indescribable feeling of familiarity toward this nest, as if he had already imprinted a spiritual imprint on it.
That was why he had dared to bring the Dragonblood warriors here to undergo the baptism. However, Long Chen had always pursued stability. He definitely wouldn’t risk his brothers.
That was why he had been constantly watching. Now that he saw that the healing warriors were all able to endure, he didn’t have anything to worry about.
“If you run into a terrifying current, don’t use brute force to resist. Use the Dragon God Body Refining Art I taught you to resist. If you can’t handle it, then retreat. Once you’ve rested, you can continue fighting.
“This Dragon God Body Tempering Art has thousands of variations. Each person’s path might be different, so you have to figure it out on your own. Don’t be too hasty,” said Long Chen.
The Dragon God Body Tempering Art had been taught to everyone in the Flame Void Gate. As for this Dragon God Body Tempering Art, compared to what that mysterious dragon expert had taught him, it had already undergone a huge change.
After cultivating the Dragon God Body Tempering Art, Long Chen had researched its principles. At the same time, he had thought of a way to merge them together to form another cultivation technique. Otherwise, the Dragonblood warriors wouldn’t be able to cultivate it.
But Long Chen had encountered countless barriers, and he had never been able to modify them. In the end, he had given up, because it was too difficult.
But when Long Chen had fought with the Nine Star Heir and comprehended the Nirvana Scripture, the latter had given him a great deal of inspiration. Long Chen had decided to use the Nirvana Scripture’s principles to refine the Dragon God Body Tempering Art.
If ten thousand people cultivated the Nirvana Scripture, they would be able to cultivate ten thousand different styles. Long Chen felt that the Dragon God Body Tempering Art was also possible.
Long Chen’s Dragon God Body Tempering Art was extremely different from the Dragon tribe’s Dragon God Body Tempering Art. At the same time, although he was also a nine star descendant, his path was also different from the other nine star descendants.
That gave Long Chen an idea. All he needed to do was pass on the Dragon God Body Refining Art’s general principles to everyone. As for how to cultivate it, that would be up to them.
It was like setting up a goal. It didn’t matter if you were walking, crawling, taking a detour, or taking a shortcut. In any case, the goal was there. As long as you could reach it.
That gave the Dragonblood warriors endless space to think and unleash their power. During the baptism in the Emperor Clan’s Myriad Dragon Nest, they had gone to comprehend the Dragon God Body Refining Art. Long Chen felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he had everyone go all-out.
After dozens of miles, Long Chen saw that Gu Yang, Li Qi, and Song Ming had already arrived. They were clearly powerful, and they had a solid foundation for the Dragon God Body Refining Art. That way it would be easier to cultivate.
When Long Chen arrived, his expression suddenly changed. He saw that Guo Ran had disappeared.
Long Chen jumped in fright. The reason he had thrown Guo Ran here was because he wanted to fight to the death. If he wanted to live, he would have to retreat as fast as possible. But now he was gone.
If that fellow had gotten the wrong direction in his panic and charged into the depths, his life really might have been in danger.
“Hahaha, boss, are you looking for me?”
Just as Long Chen was panicking, Guo Ran’s sinister laughter rang out. When Long Chen looked over, he jumped in shock.
What Long Chen hadn’t expected was that Guo Ran was leisurely lying on the lava far away. That kind of relaxed manner made it seem like he was soaking in a hot spring.
Seeing Long Chen’s shocked expression, Guo Ran was extremely pleased. Scales covered his body, and each one of them shone with a terrifying divine light.
“Lesser mastery of the Dragon God Body Refining Art?”
Seeing Guo Ran’s current state, Long Chen’s eyes almost popped out of his head. Currently, Guo Ran was in his Dragon Blood Body state, and each of his scales was covered in divine runes. Long Chen almost couldn’t believe his eyes.
Back then, under the guidance of the dragon race’s experts, Long Chen had risked his life to reach the initial mastery of the Dragon God Body Tempering Art and summoned the Dragon God Battle Armor.
As for Guo Ran, he had already mastered the Dragon God Body Tempering Art, and the Dragon God Battle Armor was slowly appearing. How could Long Chen believe this?
“You really are lucky.” The cauldron sighed.
“The Emperor Clan’s Myriad Dragon Nest contains the pure bloodline and will of the True Dragon Clan’s millions of branches.
As for the Dragon race’s branch, they were the same as the human race. There were fearless heroes and cowards.
Within the true dragon race, there was an extremely unpopular race, and that was the Hidden Dragon race. These dragons were naturally cowardly and lazy. As long as the place was safe and comfortable enough, they could stay there for millions of years without moving.
“Your human race has a saying, ‘a hidden dragon should not be used’. It comes from here, but it has two meanings.
“Your human race’s meaning is that a dragon hides in the abyss and bides its time. When your strength hasn’t reached a certain level, don’t come out.
But the dragon race’s meaning was that the Hidden Dragon race was useless.
“Thus, although the Hidden Dragon race is a true dragon race, they rarely appear in the outside world. In fact, very few people have heard of them because they are too lazy and cowardly. Let alone the outside world, even many dragons have never seen them before.”
“You mean…” Long Chen’s jaw dropped.
“That’s right. His will and character are extremely similar to the Hidden Dragon tribe. That’s why he was targeted by the dragon soul’s will the moment he entered, and it took the initiative to merge with him.
“Furthermore, I helped him deduce the Dragon God Body Refining Technique. Those two stinky fellows were attracted to each other, and it’s regretful that they didn’t meet sooner.” The cauldron was a bit speechless. This was truly a wonder encountering a marvel.
Long Chen had taught them the general principles of the Dragon God Body Tempering Art, but he hadn’t given them a specific direction to advance in. So the only thing he gave them was room to grow.
That way, each person would have countless choices. The reason Long Chen had brought them here was so that they could temper themselves within the endless dragon souls.
But Long Chen had never dreamed that Guo Ran, who had the worst talent and willpower, would immediately walk his own path. That almost made him go crazy. How could this fellow’s luck be so heaven-defying?
“Hehe, boss, once I master my divine art, I’ll definitely sweep through the world for you. I’ll defeat all your enemies and pave your path to becoming an emperor,” said Guo Ran.
“Yes, I’ll remember your words. When the time comes, don’t ever go into a hole. As long as you can’t find it, it’s fine,” sighed Long Chen.
Hopefully, this fellow wouldn’t be too deeply affected by the Hidden Dragon race’s souls. Otherwise, once they fought, they wouldn’t be able to find him.
Ka ka ka…
As he spoke, cracks appeared on Guo Ran’s armor. Long Chen jumped in shock.
“What’s going on? How did my Dragonblood Armor break?”
But then a shocking scene occurred. After the scale was broken, a new scale appeared, covering the original armor.
The new armor’s runes were even denser, and its power was even greater.
Dang!
Guo Ran took out his saber and stabbed it into his scales. Sparks flew, but his scales were fine. As for the tip of Guo Ran’s saber, there was a small opening.
“Fuck!”
Both Long Chen and Guo Ran cursed. This scale’s defense was practically unrivaled. Just how sharp was Guo Ran’s combat ability? He was unable to break through it, and it even broke apart on its own.
“Boss, I’m going to soar!” cried Guo Ran excitedly.
Ka ka ka…
Just as Guo Ran was shouting, the scales that had just formed once more cracked. Seeing this, Guo Ran was stunned, while Long Chen cried out:
“Not good! It wants to use all your power on defense. That way, your attack power will be greatly reduced.”
Long Chen immediately thought of the crux of the matter. The dragon soul was controlling the direction of the Dragon God Body Refining Art. Because the Hidden Dragon race was cowardly, they had to use all their strength to defend.
After Long Chen’s reminder, Guo Ran also realized that the situation wasn’t good. But even if he wanted to stop it, he couldn’t. From the start, when the Hidden Dragon’s soul had come to find him, he had accepted it without holding back.
Back then, there had been no distinction between master and disciple. Guo Ran hadn’t been able to control it, nor had he been able to control Guo Ran. But Guo Ran had given him the Dragon God Body Refining Art.
Currently, the dragon souls of the Hidden Dragon Tribe were accustomed to using their power to defend. To the Hidden Dragon Tribe, defense was the most important.
“Boss, I can’t control it!” cried Guo Ran. In his panic, he didn’t know what to do.
This fellow was extremely lazy. Although Long Chen had passed on the Dragon God Body Refining Art’s general principles to him, he had never comprehended it on his own, nor had he thought of a future direction.
As a result, he didn’t comprehend it. The Hidden Dragon’s soul helped him make his choice. Guo Ran’s scales once more split apart, and three layers of scales appeared on one of them.
“Triple Armor!”
Long Chen was speechless. If that dragon race senior learned that someone had used the Dragon God Body Tempering Art’s divine abilities on defense, he didn’t know if he would die from anger.
“Boss…”
Guo Ran was like a child who had made a mistake. He quietly waited for Long Chen to scold him.
Long Chen couldn’t be bothered to curse him. The boat had already sailed, and there was no turning back. He could only let him be.
“No matter what, your life should be safe,” comforted Long Chen.
Looking at Guo Ran’s armor, even Long Chen felt powerless. He knew that this armor’s defense had reached an unimaginable level.
“Boss, don’t get angry. I’ll go ask that fellow if he has any other trump cards.” Seeing Long Chen’s expression, Guo Ran hastily sank into the lava and pretended to go into seclusion.
Long Chen was speechless. Towards Guo Ran, there was nothing he could do. This fellow was destined to make him worry so much.
Long Chen followed the lava. When he reached the center of the Myriad Dragon Nest, he saw the blood-colored Emperor Scale floating in the air. Below it was a tower-like figure.
Seeing that figure, Long Chen’s divine ring appeared behind him, and the sea of stars trembled. His aura instantly reached its peak.
Long Chen stepped on the lava, shooting forward like a shooting star. His voice rang out throughout the entire nest.
“Today, I will beat you until you cry!”
BOOM!
The blood-colored lava in the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest surged out in all directions. The Dragonblood warriors cultivating in the lava pool jumped in shock.
Following that, a figure shot out like a shooting star, piercing through the walls and smashing into the final wall.
“Boss…”
The Dragonblood warriors let out startled cries. That person who had been smashed into a pancake was their most worshipful boss.
Pu!
Long Chen tore himself off the wall, but he still couldn’t help vomiting blood.
“I’m fine. Please continue.”
Long Chen wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth. Stars revolved behind him, and he once more shot toward the core of the nest.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Bang!
Amidst the Dragonblood warriors’ cries, Long Chen was once more sent flying. His expression was unsightly as he once more charged toward the core of the nest.
“He’s not big, but he’s got a big mouth.”
Just at this moment, a cold snort rang out from the depths of the Myriad Dragon Nest. Although it was just a cold snort, it contained a will that could make a person’s soul tremble.
The Dragonblood warriors were all stunned. They didn’t know that there was a terrifying existence hidden in the depths of the Myriad Dragon Nest.
“Do you think you’re so amazing? If we fought in the same realm, I’d definitely beat you to tears today.” Long Chen wiped away the blood from his mouth.
“Then I’ll do as you wish. Let me see if the Dragon Emperor’s judgment is wrong.” That voice seemed to be infuriated by Long Chen.
“Done!”
Hearing that person’s promise, Long Chen was delighted. He once more charged forward.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
This time, Long Chen fought for an incense stick’s worth of time. In the end, he was unable to endure it and was sent flying.
“Your words are too big. Even I feel embarrassed for you,” sighed Gan Kuntian.
“This isn’t a matter of bragging. If I didn’t say that, he definitely wouldn’t have bothered fighting me.
“Without a super expert to spar with me, how could I completely control my star energy? As long as he’s willing to fight me seriously, I’ll have already won.” Long Chen laughed mischievously. Taking a few breaths, he once more charged toward the core of the Myriad Dragon Nest.
Only now did the cauldron understand Long Chen’s intentions. Long Chen was using that Emperor race expert as a whetstone to temper himself. It was just as Long Chen had said, that Emperor race expert had always looked down on him.
As for Long Chen, he had continuously challenged him, and he hadn’t even been afraid of him at the same realm. Now that he had successfully infuriated that expert, he finally had an excuse to properly teach Long Chen a lesson.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The entire Myriad Dragon Nest began to rumble. Huge waves soared into the sky, and the blood-colored lava transformed into huge waves that crashed into the world.
The intense battle between Long Chen and the Emperor race experts caused the Dragonblood warriors to suffer. The calm sea of lava suddenly erupted with a tsunami. They were like small boats in a raging sea, about to be torn apart at any moment.
But in order to see what was going on, everyone charged toward the core region. However, they hadn’t gotten far before they were forced back by the terrifying waves.
Time passed bit by bit. In the beginning, Long Chen had only been able to endure for an incense stick’s worth of time. But as the two of them fought, Long Chen’s astral energy circulated more freely. At the same time, he gained a deeper understanding of the Dragon God Body Tempering Art.
It was just as Long Chen had said. As long as that Emperor race expert was willing to fight with him, Long Chen would win. When fighting against true experts, each of their moves had endless uses, allowing him to see the true power of ancient experts.
Fighting against experts of this level was something that allowed him to constantly grow. As for Long Chen, he was the kind of genius who would grow stronger when facing stronger opponents. The stronger his opponents were, the greater the stimulation he would receive, and the greater his potential.
Long Chen was a natural born battle fanatic. Normally, he wouldn’t show it, but when he encountered super experts, that kind of desire would be ignited.
After being defeated time again, Long Chen’s desire to live grew stronger. His Dragon God Body Tempering Art and star energy were constantly being exchanged, and it was difficult to tell who would win.
In the beginning, Long Chen had only been able to passively defend against the Emperor race expert’s dragon might. But now, after several days, Long Chen had gradually gained the initiative.
The advantage of an Emperor Clan expert was that they possessed a terrifying dragon might, vast blood vitality, sharp moves, and endless divine abilities.
As for Long Chen, his advantage was that he had plenty of battle experience. As long as he used any of his moves once, he would have a rough idea of how to handle it. When he used it a third time, he would have a counterattack.
In the beginning, the emperor race expert had looked down on Long Chen. In his eyes, Long Chen was a far cry from the ancient era’s emperor race’s heavenly geniuses. Furthermore, he was a human. That disgusted him.
But because of a special reason, he had no choice but to accept Long Chen. So when he saw Long Chen, his first thought was to wash away all his aura and completely transform him into a dragon.
However, as he suppressed his cultivation base and fought with Long Chen, he found that Long Chen had an abnormal adaptive ability and learning ability.
When fighting against Long Chen, only a move that he had never used before could cause him to panic and reveal an opening. Once he used it, if he used it again, its effect would be greatly reduced. In fact, it might even lose its effect, allowing Long Chen to catch it and counterattack.
This Emperor Clan expert was an Ancestral Dragon of the Emperor Clan, a king who had previously led an era. His knowledge and experience were naturally extraordinary.
However, he had never seen someone like Long Chen who possessed such shocking adaptability and learning ability. He had already put away his contempt, and his expression became solemn.
However, the more serious his expression was, the fiercer his attacks became. His divine ability’s pressure became even more violent, and the entire Myriad Dragon Nest began to tremble as if it might explode.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s arms were broken, and he vomited blood. He shot back like a shooting star, the sound of bones breaking echoing throughout the entire nest.
“Boss…”
The Dragonblood warriors let out startled cries. Long Chen had fought with the Emperor race expert for almost six hours. According to their understanding of Long Chen, the longer they fought, the higher the chance of him winning. How had he suddenly been beaten so miserably?
“He cheated!”
This time, even the Gankun Cauldron could no longer watch. That Emperor Clan powerhouse had suppressed his cultivation to the World King realm before, but now he had suddenly released his suppression. With this, the disparity between the two sides instantly increased.
Hu!
Long Chen took a deep breath and used his fastest speed to heal his injuries. He once more shot toward the core of the Myriad Dragon Nest.
“Stop fighting. He can’t afford to play.”
The cauldron cried out. It was clear that the Emperor Clan powerhouse was starting to act shamelessly. He had actually used a power that didn’t belong to a World King.
Long Chen didn’t reply. He continued charging deeper into the core. As a result, after just a few exchanges, his bones broke and his tendons snapped.
Long Chen’s body was covered in blood, and his wounds were shocking. The Dragonblood warriors felt their scalps turn numb, while Long Chen continued to attack the Sovereigns.
Seeing Long Chen go all-out like this, all the Dragonblood warriors were encouraged. Even their boss was going all-out. How could they be lazy?
“Work harder! I want to see what’s going on inside!” Guo Ran was extremely curious to see Long Chen constantly being sent flying.
But because the lava flow was too berserk in the core region, he was unable to approach it. He was always forced back by it.
Guo Ran had already merged with the Hidden Dragon Dragon Dragon Soul. After condensing the Triple-Armor, it had truly ‘hidden’ him, ignoring him.
After doing half of that, he actually decided to give up. Guo Ran clenched his teeth in fury and could only continue on his own.
But the majority of the Hidden Dragon General’s power had been condensed into the Triple Armor. Only a small portion of its power was left for Guo Ran to control.
Guo Ran himself hadn’t studied the Dragon God Body Tempering Art much, or he wouldn’t have just sat there and let the dragon soul control him.
Now that Hidden Dragon felt like he had finished his work, he didn’t care about the rest. This made things extremely difficult for Guo Ran. He had to recalculate the Dragon God Body Refining Art and properly arrange the remaining portion of his strength.
However, his mind was a complete mess, and he didn’t know where to start. He was so angry that he couldn’t stop cursing the dragon soul, but it ignored him.
Suddenly, Guo Ran cursed, “If you still ignore me, I’ll have boss wash away your soul and will. I’ll choose again.”
It was unknown whether it was because the Hidden Dragon’s will had been awakened by Guo Ran or because of Long Chen’s name, but in that instant, Guo Ran sensed it.
When the Hidden Dragon’s will merged with his own, Guo Ran immediately felt his body fill with energy. At this moment, he understood that if he wanted to master the Dragon God Body Refining Art, he had to work together with it.
However, this Hidden Dragon was even lazier than him. In the future, he would probably have a headache. At this time, he couldn’t be bothered to distribute his remaining energy. His scales lit up, and he endured the berserk energy as he charged forward.
“Wow…”
When he merged with the will of the Hidden Dragon, Guo Ran excitedly cried out. His scales gave him endless power. Even in the face of this berserk torrent, he could still charge forward as fast as lightning.
That feeling of being filled with energy made Guo Ran feel like he had been reborn. He was like a bird flying through the air, like a dragon entering the sea, releasing all his energy.
BOOM!
Guo Ran broke through the lava and charged into the core region. At that moment, he saw the ancestral scale floating in the air, and he felt a heaven-destroying pressure. He also saw Long Chen fighting an Emperor race expert.
“Don’t worry boss, Guo Ran is coming.”
Guo Ran’s confidence soared. He charged into the battlefield like a bolt of lightning, chanting:
“Rampage the four seas…”
BOOM!
Long Chen was sent flying by a dragon tail, vomiting blood.
At this time, Guo Ran had just arrived in front of the emperor race expert. He was only a few meters away from him. When he looked at Guo Ran, Guo Ran’s body stiffened, and his scales disappeared.
“Fuck, where did you run off to? Fuck him!”
Guo Ran was dumbfounded. At the most critical moment, the dragon soul had fled.
“What did you just say? Rampage the four seas? With just you?” The emperor race expert icily glared at Guo Ran.
“I… I… Aiyo…”
Countless thoughts flashed through Guo Ran’s mind. Just as he was thinking of how to explain himself, his body suddenly began to rapidly sink. Without the support of the Hidden Dragon Dragon Dragon Soul, he was unable to maintain his dragon blood body. He was unable to stay in the air any longer and fell into the lava.
As Guo Ran fell into the lava, he was horrified to find that the density of the lava here was extremely high. Under the tearing of the undercurrents, his body almost exploded.
Hu!
Just at this moment, a large hand pulled Guo Ran out of the lava. With a wave of its hand, Guo Ran was tossed into the outer region. The person who had attacked was Long Chen.
At this time, Long Chen’s hair was a mess, and his body was covered in blood. Even with the primal chaos space’s life energy, it would still take some time for him to recover.
That Emperor race expert’s attack contained a terrifying destructive law. It was extremely difficult to heal.
“Truly foolish. A single person obtains the Dao, but you want your chickens and dogs to soar into the heavens. Your human race really is laughable.” The Emperor expert clasped his hands behind his back and icily looked at Long Chen. He was like an emperor looking down on all living things.
“What do you know? Your dragon race was born high above all other races. We humans don’t have your innate superiority.
“We, the human race, have come from the bottom of the food chain to the peak of the world. What right do we have? We have to refuse to accept defeat and accept our fate.
Whether it was a chicken or a dog, before the dry Kun was set, anyone could rule over ten thousand Daos.
“Life is like an ant. When you stand above a swan’s will, when your life is thinner than paper, when you should have an unyielding heart, when we brothers stand at the peak of the Immortal World, soaring above the endless red dust.
“You’ll realize just how stupid and laughable your words were today,” said Long Chen.
Long Chen’s voice was like the beating of a god’s drum. Each word resounded through the air, ringing in everyone’s hearts.
Hearing Long Chen’s words, the Dragonblood warriors’ blood began to boil. At the same time, their will to never admit defeat was ignited.
Back in the secular world, each one of them had been mediocre. In terms of talent, talent, and background, there were plenty of people like them.
But following Long Chen, they had changed their fates step by step, slaughtering their way from the mortal world to the immortal world, contending against countless heavenly geniuses. This was something they had never even dared to dream of.
“It’s not that you can’t change your fate. The main thing is whether or not you have the courage and determination to change your fate. Those people who looked down on you in the past were either turned to dust or turned into passing travelers.
Now that they were facing such a terrifying expert, Long Chen’s words gave them endless confidence. His confidence in changing fate was as solid as a boulder.
“Charge!”
Gu Yang roared furiously. His berserk power and will merged together, and at that moment, he charged into the core region like a madman. He only had one thought in his mind: to fight alongside his boss.
“ROAR!”
The instant Gu Yang roared, a huge dragon’s roar rang out, and golden dragon runes appeared on his body.
“He has also fused with the dragon soul’s will.”
Guo Ran’s jaw dropped.
When Long Chen said that, the Emperor race expert’s expression changed.
Furthermore, when Long Chen had said that life was like an ant, that life was as thin as paper, and that he should never give up, it had been like a hammer smashing into his heart.
At that moment, he finally understood why the mighty Dragon Emperor would leave his inheritance to this young man.
When Gu Yang’s battle intent soared, his pupils shrank slightly.
Rumble…
The lava within the nest began to boil, and the roars of the dragons interweaved. It was like millions of dragon souls had been awakened by the Dragonblood warriors.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions shook the heavens. Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, Yue Zifeng, Bai Xiaole, Bai Shishi, Yu Qingxuan, and the others all began to glow with divine light. Some had scales on their bodies, some had dragon runes on their foreheads, and some had dragons roaring within their manifestations.
Previously, the Dragonblood Legion had summoned the will of the dragon souls to possess them. But now, Long Chen’s words caused the entire Myriad Dragon Nest to boil. Billions of dragon souls rushed to merge with the Dragonblood warriors.
In fact, some dragon souls were too late and could only compete with other dragon souls. That scene shocked even Long Chen. He hadn’t expected things to turn out like this.
Rumble…
All the Dragonblood warriors summoned their new Blood Dragon Battle Armor.
Bai Shishi, Bai Xiaole, and Yu Qingxuan were also being supported by the power of the dragon soul. They were either blessed or protected.
As for Yue Zifeng, the image of a white dragon appeared on his body, making him appear even more arrogant and noble.
“Brothers, this fellow looks down on us. We’ll let him see just how powerful the Dragonblood Legion is. Just like boss said, beat him until he cries. Charge!”
Guo Ran roared. His dragon soul seemed to be affected by the environment and became excited. The three sets of armor appeared once more.
“Beat him to tears!”
All of them roared, and over seven thousand Dragonblood warriors charged forward.
Rumble…
Over seven thousand Dragonblood warriors unleashed their full power, igniting the lava in the Myriad Dragon Nest. Countless dragon souls roared, and the roars of dragons caused Gan Kun’s expression to change.
“The ignorant are fearless. No matter how many ants there are, how can they threaten the dragon?”
In the face of the Dragonblood warriors, who were charging at them with unstoppable momentum, ridicule appeared on the experts’ faces.
“Don’t brag. I’ll beat you to tears today…”
It was unknown just where Guo Ran got his courage from, but he was the first to charge over to the emperor race expert. He was just about to say a few more words to raise his morale when his vision blurred and a fist smashed into his nose.
Bang!
Guo Ran let out a miserable cry as he was sent flying by Long Chen.
“Boss…”
Guo Ran was in so much pain that tears and snot flowed out of his nose. He repeatedly said he would beat someone until they cried, but in the end, he was beaten to tears.
“You should properly communicate with your dragon soul. You can defend as you please. Your reactions are too slow.” Long Chen didn’t have time to comfort him. He pushed him aside and charged forward.
BOOM!
Following Guo Ran, Gu Yang’s spear was blown apart by a single punch from an Emperor expert. Gu Yang’s Dragonblood Battle Armor instantly exploded.
Even though Gu Yang had already merged with his dragon soul and summoned his new Dragon Blood Body, making his defense ten times stronger than before, he was still unable to endure this punch.
This fist almost pierced through Gu Yang’s body. Gu Yang had finally seen just how terrifying this Emperor race expert was. He finally understood why his boss was still not his match.
“Duan Lang!”
Just at this moment, a sword slashed down from the sky. This sword was sharp and fierce, and the timing was perfect. It accurately struck the emperor race expert’s arm.
BOOM!
Sword Qi exploded, filling the air with divine light. But that Emperor expert’s arm was completely fine. Not even a mark was left on his armor.
“What?”
Yue Zifeng was horrified. He had received his strongest attack, but that Emperor was completely unharmed.
“Die!”
At this time, the other Dragonblood warriors were crazily charging over. But that Emperor expert was too powerful. With a punch and a kick, the Dragonblood warriors were sent flying. In front of that Emperor expert, the Dragonblood Legion couldn’t even take a single blow.
No matter how the Dragonblood warriors worked together or how they set up formations, in front of absolute power, they would only be beaten.
As long as Long Chen could just barely exchange a few blows with an Emperor race expert, the others wouldn’t have the strength to fight him head-on.
“Brothers, Dragonblood Cross… aiya!”
Guo Ran raised his two blades. As a result, when everyone’s power began to merge, his blades exploded. He was unable to endure the power of so many people. He hadn’t even used his ultimate move, and he had lost two weapons.
Guo Ran almost coughed up blood from anger. He had rushed over to the emperor race expert several times, but he had been sent flying several times. However, his shocking defensive power also shocked Long Chen.
Even Long Chen’s bones would break from a single punch from an Emperor race expert. As for Guo Ran, his scales were just broken, and he would quickly recover. His defense was even greater than Long Chen’s.
However, this fellow’s speed was extremely slow, and his movements were clumsy. There was no way for him to cause any pressure to the emperor race experts. Guo Ran was so angry that he was cursing the Hidden Dragon that had merged with him. How was he supposed to be the commander in the future? He couldn’t possibly go into hiding as well.
“Zifeng, don’t force it!”
Long Chen suddenly shouted. Seeing Yue Zifeng fail three times, he immediately stopped him.
“Boss, what’s going on? I -” Yue Zifeng was clearly panicked.
After three consecutive full-strength attacks, he was unable to cause any damage to him. That was a destructive blow to his confidence.
In the past, when he had faced Luo Changsheng’s defeat, the latter had been even more destructive. Now, he was completely panicked.
Long Chen said, “Don’t doubt yourself, and don’t doubt your sword. Remember, this is your belief, and it cannot be shaken.
“If your attack is ineffective, it can only mean that your method is wrong. The name ‘Duan Lang’refers to the essence of ‘breaking’, while ‘waves’refers to the target.
Waves were dynamic. They weren’t unchanging. If you wanted to cut them off, you had to go straight to the core.
“You were forced by his aura. When you attacked with your sword, you didn’t even dare to think about cutting him off. From the moment you saw him, you thought he was undefeatable. You’ve already lost.
“Zifeng, look at me. In our group, perhaps I can defeat him, but the only one who can threaten his life is you.
“Think about your past, think about every footprint you’ve walked through. Think about how you went from nothing to something. Think about how you went from weak to strong. Think about how you listened to the sound of your sword, loudly chanting its cry, shouting out the complete name of this move!”
Hearing Long Chen’s words, Yue Zifeng slowly closed his eyes. Gripping the hilt of his sword, the world suddenly became silent.
The Sovereign expert fighting the Dragonblood Legion immediately sensed it. He looked at the distant Long Chen and Yue Zifeng with shock.
The originally berserk Myriad Dragon Nest suddenly became silent. The temperature of the world rapidly dropped. At this time, even the Dragonblood warriors sensed something strange.
Yue Zifeng suddenly opened his eyes. A white dragon image appeared around him, looking like the blessing of a heavenly dragon.
“I’ve crossed mountains of corpses and seas of blood. I’ve crossed the shackles of heaven and earth.
From mortal to immortal, no one can stop me.
From weak to strong, there is nothing to block my passage.
“To float in the mortal world, to struggle through the sea of bitterness, to reach the nine heavens and ten earths, there is no one who cannot break free from me, to loudly chant my name…”
Yue Zifeng chanted, each word resounding throughout heaven and earth. His sword was constantly quivering, and his sharp will caused the entire Myriad Dragon Nest to shake.
“Duan Lang!”
Yue Zifeng’s voice turned from low to high pitched. At the same time, a dragon roar rang out, and his sword left its sheath. A fierce Sword Qi slashed down on the emperor race expert.
The Dragonblood warriors who had been attacking the emperor race experts immediately dodged and slashed their swords at them.
Facing this sword, the Emperor expert didn’t dodge. His fist collided with the Sword Qi, and the Sword Qi exploded. Yue Zifeng vomited blood and fainted.
Ka ka ka…
However, a shocking scene appeared. The Emperor race expert’s fist smashed apart Yue Zifeng’s Sword Qi. His entire arm cracked, and then it exploded.
That expert suddenly raised his head and roared. A berserk dragon roar instantly filled the entire Myriad Dragon Nest.
Hearing the dragon roar, all the Dragonblood warriors stiffened and then lost consciousness. They fell into the lava like dumplings.
The roaring dragon souls also instantly calmed down. Other than Long Chen and the emperor race expert, everyone else was unconscious.
Long Chen looked at the Emperor race expert, and the Emperor race expert also looked at him. The two of them didn’t say anything, just quietly looking at each other.
“Many thanks, senior.”
Long Chen didn’t know how much time had passed before he finally spoke to the Emperor race expert. There was respect on his face.
“There’s no need to thank me. You’re the one who earned all of this. I’m just following the rules.” That expert shook his head.
“I’m very curious. When I used power that surpassed the World King realm, why didn’t you become angry? Why didn’t you give up? Don’t you think that’s unfair?”
“Fairness? There’s no such thing as fairness in this world. Ever since I stepped onto the path of martial arts, I’ve either been fighting or on the path of battle.
My enemies never gave me fairness, and I never complained about it.
“Other than that, even if senior used an even greater power, I trust that with your pride, you wouldn’t use a power even greater than when you were a World King against me,” said Long Chen.
“You’re so sure?” asked the Emperor.
“Of course. I trust my vision, and I trust my intuition.” Long Chen nodded.
That Emperor race expert was silent for a moment before a smile appeared on his face. That smile contained self-mockery.
“Are you intentionally slapping my face? That means my vision is far inferior to yours!
“Although I used an even stronger power, just as you said, the power I used didn’t surpass the power I used when I was a World King.
“That’s because I don’t have a physical body, and my dragon soul is incomplete. I have no choice but to use more dragon blood to make up for it.”
Long Chen nodded and sighed, “From senior, I can see the glory of the ancient era. I can also see the tip of the iceberg of the ancient era’s unrivaled heavenly geniuses.”
Long Chen himself was an unrivaled heavenly genius. There weren’t many people in this world that he admired, and this person was one of them.
Unfortunately, it was just as he had said. Because he didn’t have a physical body, his dragon soul was also incomplete. Many divine abilities weren’t used, but simulated.
This way, his divine ability would only have its shape and not its spirit, and its power would naturally be greatly reduced.
He wasn’t able to do anything to Long Chen in the same realm, but he wasn’t convinced. So he increased his Blood Qi to make up for his physical body and soul.
But if he did that, it would be a bit unfair. So in the end, whether it was Long Chen or the Emperor race’s experts, they all lost interest.
The Dragonblood Legion’s people were all lying on the lava. Divine light circulated around their bodies, and a drop of blood condensed on their foreheads.
That was the blood of an Emperor Scale. That was the reward the Dragonblood warriors had received. They had obtained the approval of an Emperor race expert, so Long Chen was filled with gratitude.
Although Long Chen knew that the emperor race’s experts had been disgusted by them, in the end, he had still given them his most precious emperor scale essence blood.
“I’m ashamed to say that I misjudged you. You and your companions allowed me to see a different human.
“Regretfully, I’m unable to truly compete with you in the same realm. As for this regret, I’m afraid I’ll never be able to make up for it.”
The emperor race expert looked at Long Chen and sighed. “To tell the truth, I was a bit jealous of you. What qualifications does a human have to obtain the Dragon Emperor’s favor?
“Now I understand. Jealousy has blinded me, and I can’t see your shining side.”
Long Chen was silent. For a moment, he didn’t know what to say. This supreme expert from the Sovereign race had actually taken the initiative to admit that he was jealous. Just this point was enough to prove that he was a broad-minded person.
“I want to ask you a question.” The Emperor Clan expert said.
“Senior, please go ahead,” said Long Chen.
“You’ve clearly been forced into a desperate situation by me, so why don’t you use your full strength and use your weapon? I can see that your power is more suited to using a weapon,” said the Emperor Clan expert.
Long Chen bitterly smiled. “It’s not that I don’t want to use a weapon, but I just don’t have any suitable weapons.”
In truth, he had always felt aggrieved when Long Chen had fought against the Emperor race’s experts. After all, he wasn’t a member of the Dragon race. He didn’t have claws, a dragon tail, or a dragon horn. The Dragon race’s experts were all covered in weapons. He was at a huge disadvantage.
The Emperor Clan expert was first stunned, and then he laughed towards the sky. “So that’s how it is, so that’s how it is. What a pity, what a pity!”
“Senior, what is so regretful about?” asked Long Chen.
“Everything is set in stone. If I didn’t stop you on purpose, perhaps we could have fought.
“Now, I’ve already scattered the dragon blood, and my dragon soul is about to be extinguished. I no longer have the power to fight. Is this the Dragon Emperor’s punishment?” The Emperor race expert sighed with regret.
“Senior…”
Ka ka ka…
Just at this moment, the Emperor race expert’s figure suddenly disappeared. A gate appeared on the Ancestral Scale.
Long Chen was startled. The instant he opened the door, a black blade appeared in front of him.
When he saw that black blade, Long Chen’s head buzzed, and he was completely stunned.
It was a familiar shape, a familiar aura. The only difference was that it was becoming more sinister and berserk.
Long Chen hadn’t expected to run into the Dragon Bone Evil Moon here. His eyes began to water.
“Is that you?”
Long Chen’s voice was already choked with emotion.
Back in the Martial Heaven Continent, this companion who had accompanied Long Chen through countless trials and tribulations had been destroyed in the world-destroying battle. Long Chen felt like he had lost his soul.
Now that it had appeared again, Long Chen’s heart was filled with excitement. His body couldn’t help but tremble, afraid that this was just a dream.
“It’s been a long time since we last met, but you’re still so impulsive. You haven’t matured at all.” Just at this moment, a voice rang out. That evil aura contained a trace of gentleness.
Hearing that voice, Long Chen excitedly shouted, “Xieyue, it really is you! You didn’t die!”
“Are you joking? I, Dragon Bone Evil Moon, am immortal. How could I die?”
“However, I am no longer the Dragon Bone Evil Moon.”
“What? You’ve been reborn?” Long Chen laughed. He was so excited that he was a bit incoherent.
Long Chen’s hand caressed the saber. The saber was pitch-black like ink, and it was icy-cold. A terrifying killing intent caused Long Chen’s hair to stand on end.
Long Chen’s body contained a terrifying will of destruction and slaughter. Fortunately, Long Chen’s will was strong enough, or touching it would easily cause his soul to collapse.
Long Chen’s heart pounded. The Dragon Bone Evil Moon really was no longer the same. It was a peerless evil weapon.
“Back in the Martial Heaven Continent, when my body collapsed and my will dissipated, I thought my life would end here.
“I didn’t expect that I would enter this evil moon. And within this evil moon, there are millions of dragon souls like me.
“As soon as I arrived, they began to crazily chase after me. As for me, I devoured them all, truly controlling this evil moon and becoming its master.
“I didn’t expect you to come as soon as I took control of it. I heard your conversation with that fellow. Hehe, how about it? It won’t work without me!” laughed Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
Long Chen smiled. Although her tone was very calm, he knew she was intentionally maintaining her calm.
In truth, it was just as excited as Long Chen. However, its pride didn’t allow it to express it.
When Long Chen saw how excited she was, he suddenly realized that the reason she was still alive was related to that mysterious dragon expert.
For Long Chen to be able to come here and run into the Dragon Bone Evil Moon was a coincidence. In truth, it had all been arranged.
At this time, Long Chen was extremely grateful to that mysterious dragon expert. Long Chen and Long Chen suddenly shut their mouths. After an unknown amount of time, they both laughed.
Their arrogant and domineering laughter resounded throughout the world. The two of them were in high spirits.
“Come! Remove the seal for me. It’s time to turn the name of the Dragon Bone Evil Moon into this world’s nightmare.”
“You were sealed again?”
“What do you mean again? This seal wasn’t meant to seal me. It was meant to seal this weapon.”
Back when he had been sealed by the Cloud Death Emperor, he had been humiliated. Now Long Chen’s ‘again’ had brought up his sad past.
“What kind of mistake is this?” asked Long Chen.
“You don’t know this, but in truth, I’m not the only one in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths called Darkmoon.
“Through devouring, I learned that the other dragon souls are also called the Evil Moon. Here, we devour each other like parasites, finally choosing a Gu King to control this divine weapon.”
“What’s going on? Then why is it the same as you?” asked Long Chen.
“I’m not sure. The dragon souls I devoured didn’t have any memories of that.
“The current me is the king of this world. But right now, I am unable to control it. That is because a dragon scale has sealed this divine weapon. It has yet to be activated.
“I believe that only you can open that scale and remove the seal. Once you do, I’ll have a body,” said Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
“Alright, wait for me!”
Long Chen soared into the air.
However, the current Dragon Bone Evil Moon was too large. It was like a mountain that pierced into the clouds. Long Chen flew for a long time before reaching the hilt.
When he arrived, Long Chen finally saw a huge dragon scale hanging above the hilt.
Looking at that dragon scale, Long Chen immediately felt a kind of blood connection.
“Senior!”
When he saw that, Long Chen felt as if that mysterious dragon expert’s voice had appeared in his mind. He knew that this dragon scale was his.
Looking at those blood-red scales, Long Chen was incomparably excited. Although he and that dragon expert didn’t have a master-disciple relationship, they had a master-disciple relationship.
Last time, the dragon race’s expert had helped him resolve the crisis. After that, there had been no news of it. Long Chen was filled with longing for it. Now seeing this reverse scale, his eyes turned red.
“Long Chen will never forget senior’s great kindness.”
Long Chen respectfully bowed and placed his hand on the scale.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s flesh exploded, and a huge impact almost blew him apart. At the same time, a loud dragon roar rang out.
Long Chen had long since been prepared. He allowed the dragon scale energy to invade his body, allowing the berserk dragon soul to attack his mind-sea.
This was a gift left to him by a dragon expert. But in order to obtain this gift, he had to have the strength to endure the dragon scale’s test.
Long Chen’s blood was forced out of his body, and new blood poured into his body.
Long Chen’s blood was the blood of ten thousand dragons, but it was forced out of his body by the dragon scale’s essence blood.
But the dragon runes within the dragon blood were left behind. These dragon runes were formed when Long Chen had cultivated the Dragon God Body Refining Art.
The dragon blood within the reverse scale was like lava, bringing with it a destructive power. If he allowed it to flow into his body, even Long Chen wouldn’t be able to endure it.
But once the berserk dragon blood merged with the dragon rune, it immediately became gentle and began to transform Long Chen’s body.
Three days later, Long Chen’s body was covered in blood-colored scales. When he opened his eyes again, blood-colored dragon runes appeared within them. His aura became domineering and noble. He was like a celestial emperor who had been reborn.
Ka ka ka…
Just at this moment, the blood-colored scale exploded, and the Dragon Bone Evil Moon beneath Long Chen’s feet suddenly trembled. An evil aura rapidly expanded, and a berserk energy directly caused space to explode.
BOOM!
Countless spatial fragments danced in the air. The entire world was filled with the roars of the Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
Space exploded, and Dragon Bone Evil Moon and Long Chen appeared in the Myriad Dragon Nest. The Dragonblood warriors who were still sleeping were instantly awakened.
“Dragon Bone Evil Moon!”
The Dragonblood warriors were filled with disbelief when they saw the huge blade of the Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
“Hahaha, you still remember me? Hahaha…”
The Dragonblood warriors called out its name, and Dragon Bone Evil Moon laughed. His laughter was like the low roar of a demon, the roar of the gods, shaking the entire Myriad Dragon Nest.
“Long Chen, hurry up and help them undergo tribulation. I want to absorb this Myriad Dragon Nest. It’ll be my first feast,” said Long Chen.
“Alright.”
Long Chen didn’t hesitate. He immediately began to gather everyone. He saw that during the time he had unsealed the Dragon Bone Evil Moon, the outside world’s aura had undergone a huge change. The Heavenly Daos’ laws had become abnormally active.
Originally, the majority of the outside world’s auras had been isolated within the Myriad Dragon Nest, so it was impossible to sense them. Now that they could sense them here, it meant that the laws of the outside world had completely changed.
“How will I find you?” asked Long Chen.
“You don’t need to find me. I’ll meet up with you as soon as I absorb this Myriad Dragon Nest.”
Buzz!
As he spoke, the huge Dragon Bone Evil Moon stabbed into the ground. The entire Myriad Dragon Nest shook, and endless black qi spread out like a spider web.
“Alright.”
Long Chen immediately led the Dragonblood Legion away from the entrance. By the time they left, the blood-colored nest had already been dyed black.
Guo Ran and the others were still dumbfounded. They didn’t know what had happened. As soon as they woke up, they saw Dragon Bone Evil Moon. Before they could figure out what was happening, they were brought out.
Only after walking out of the Myriad Dragon Nest did they realize that at some unknown time, dragon runes had appeared in their blood. Their physical bodies had been strengthened once more, and they now possessed endless energy.
That was especially true of Yue Zifeng. It was like he had broken through some kind of life shackle and entered a higher realm.
That kind of realm was unclear, but he could clearly sense it. At the same time, he clearly sensed some kind of blessing, making his perception even sharper.
“Boss, what happened? I clearly lost, but it seems I won?” asked Yue Zifeng.
“You still care too much about victory and defeat. That Emperor Clan senior’s praise of you is enough to make me blush.
“As a sword cultivator, there should be no one without me, no victories, no defeats. Only then will you be able to break through the mysteries and comprehend them. You shouldn’t focus on victory or defeat, but on the sword in your hand.
“Victory or defeat isn’t important to you. Most importantly, under that senior’s pressure, you obtained what you wanted,” said Long Chen.
Yue Zifeng’s heart shook. He found that there really was something wrong with his mental state. Ever since he had lost to Luo Changsheng, his mental state had undergone a huge change.
Although he had learned from Long Chen’s guidance that he had been wrong, knowing was knowing, and not being able to do it was useless. It seemed he really needed to meditate.
However, what he was cultivating wasn’t his Sword Dao, but his mental realm. Otherwise, he would have very likely gone astray.
“Let me put it this way. That Emperor race senior looked down on us from the bottom of his heart. It was that sword of yours that changed his opinion of us. From disdain to approval.
“In the end, I gave you my own emperor scale essence blood. Now you should know how precious your essence blood is.
“The Emperor Clans, the supreme race of the dragon race. To be able to obtain their approval is truly amazing!” sighed Long Chen.
In truth, when Long Chen had arrived at the Emperor Clan’s Myriad Dragon Nest, he had vaguely guessed some things. If he wanted to obtain benefits, he would need to obtain the approval of that Emperor Clan expert.
However, Long Chen had come here because he had special privileges. That Emperor race expert had no choice but to follow the rules and not make things difficult for him.
But the Dragonblood Legion was different. They didn’t have this kind of privilege. If they wanted to obtain the emperor scale essence blood, they had to obtain its approval.
The Dragonblood Legion didn’t disappoint Long Chen. They used their own bravery, unyieldingness, and their never-ending spirit to obtain the approval of the imperial experts.
However, Yue Zifeng had contributed a great deal to this. The will and spirit contained within Yue Zifeng’s sword had allowed the imperial experts to see the true face of the Dragonblood Legion. It was precisely because of that that he had distributed his own emperor scale essence blood to everyone.
Compared to the Dragonblood warriors before entering the Myriad Dragon Nest, the current Dragonblood warriors were at least ten times stronger.
And that was only when the dragon blood had just entered their bodies. It hadn’t completely merged with the dragon blood yet. After undergoing the baptism and refinement of the heavenly tribulation, each member of the Dragonblood Legion would be able to perfectly merge with the dragon blood and become a true Dragonblood warrior.
When everyone learned that they had been infused with the blood essence of an Emperor Clan’s Ancestral Dragon, they were all overjoyed.
Furthermore, Yue Zifeng had learned that his sword had obtained the approval of an Emperor race expert. His confidence had also multiplied.
Although Yue Zifeng didn’t have dragon blood in his body, he could sense the blessing and support of the dragon soul’s will. That made him extremely grateful to that Emperor race expert.
At the same time, Bai Shishi, Bai Xiaole, and Yu Qingxuan had not been injected with dragon blood. However, they had fused with the dragon soul's will, and had even awakened the Dragon Tribe's divine ability in their consciousness. This was a huge opportunity for them.
This was especially true for Bai Xiaole. When she used her Three Flower Pupils, a dragon image appeared in her pupils. With the support of the dragon image, the power of her Three Flower Pupils had undergone a huge change.
According to legend, the Dragon race had millions of branches. Their divine abilities were limitless, and they were all-encompassing. Compared to the human race’s magical arts, there were only a few.
As for the imperial race, they were known as the emperors of dragons. Their bloodlines contained countless divine abilities. Once they merged with their dragon souls and dragon blood, those divine abilities that were compatible with their magical arts would automatically awaken and merge with them.
If the human race’s magical arts were like seeds, then the emperor race’s essence blood was like fertile soil. No matter what kind of seed it was, it would quickly germinate on this fertile land.
“Fuck, let’s see who can stop our Dragonblood Legion from rising! Zifeng, the next time we run into Luo Changsheng, we’ll beat his head into a dog’s head!” cried Gu Yang excitedly.
Yue Zifeng shook his head. Gu Yang was startled. “What?”
Yue Zifeng smiled slightly. “Boss is right. Victory and defeat are things that only the weak will remember. The strong will only see failure as a staircase to advance. I no longer have much interest in the current Luo Changsheng.”
Hearing Yue Zifeng’s words, Long Chen also smiled. That meant Yue Zifeng had truly comprehended the truth. His realm had once more advanced, and he no longer cared about his victory or defeat.
“Let’s go over the tribulation!”
When Long Chen and the others walked out of the Myriad Dragon Nest, they waved their hands and left.
Rumble…
When Long Chen and the others walked out of the dragon tomb, they saw endless lightning gathering in the distance.
At this time, the entire world was dark. Those lightning balls were like stars.
Countless stars filled the sky. Each one represented a person undergoing tribulation.
“They’re already undergoing tribulation. We have to hurry.” Guo Ran was starting to get anxious.
Within the Nine Heavens, the world had changed. The laws were complete, and spiritual qi was abundant. This was the best time to undergo tribulation. Countless people had entered the Nine Heavens just to undergo tribulation here.
“Don’t worry. The spiritual qi and laws here haven’t reached their peak yet. We still have time. Let’s go find a good place,” said Long Chen.
Long Chen didn’t know much about how to undergo tribulation, but he trusted that if he missed it, the cauldron would definitely warn him.
The fact that the cauldron hadn’t said anything during this time meant that there was still plenty of time.
“Then where are we supposed to find a Feng Shui Treasure Earth to undergo tribulation?” Guo Ran looked around at the heavenly tribulation.
“That’s simple. Wherever there are more people undergoing tribulation, it’s a place of treasure,” smiled Long Chen.
Long Chen’s words caused everyone to look in the same direction. That was because there was a dense ‘nebula’ in that direction. The roars of heavenly tribulation were especially terrifying.
“Go!”
Once they determined the direction, they immediately set off.
Rumble…
There were countless heavenly tribulations in front of them. Sometimes they even had to pass through them.
“There are demons. Should we kill them?”
Seeing a devil expert undergoing tribulation, the Dragonblood warriors’ killing intent soared.
“There’s no need. Killing them is equivalent to interfering with the tribulation. The heavenly tribulation will immediately lock onto us.
“Once we’re locked down by the heavenly tribulation, our speed will slow down. Perhaps some unknown variables will appear,” said Long Chen.
These devil race experts were just small fries. They were probably separated from the devil army, so it wasn’t worth wasting their time.
Ka ka ka…
When Long Chen and the others directly charged into their heavenly tribulation, the tribulation crossing expert’s face turned green. He cursed at Long Chen and the others, afraid that the heavenly tribulation would affect him and kill him.
When the lightning struck the Dragonblood warriors, they exploded. In front of the Dragonblood warriors, heavenly tribulation of this level wasn’t even able to tickle them.
Even people like Bai Shishi, Bai Xiaole, and Yu Qingxuan, who didn’t specialize in physical strength, could ignore this lightning, let alone the powerful Dragonblood warriors.
This baptism of the Emperor Clan’s dragon blood was a complete transformation for everyone.
The tribulation that that person had gone all-out to deal with was nothing more than a sky full of snowflakes.
Long Chen and the others passed through the heavenly tribulation, but it didn’t affect the fluctuations of the tribulation in the slightest. They were too powerful, and when the lightning struck their bodies, it didn’t even activate their protective divine light.
Because there was no resistance, the heavenly tribulation was unable to capture their fluctuations. They easily passed by, but the person undergoing the tribulation was terrified. As for whether or not he would fail because of fright, no one knew.
Long Chen led the Dragonblood warriors on a rampage. Countless people undergoing tribulation were either cursing or begging.
Long Chen and the others would avoid the heavenly tribulation for those who begged for mercy. But for those who cursed, Long Chen and the others didn’t give them any face. They directly passed through his tribulation.
Guo Ran was even worse. He had intentionally flown past the tribulation transcendent figure. The tribulation transcendent figure had thought Guo Ran was going to beat him, and he had been scared half to death.
As they continued forward, more people began to undergo tribulations. There were even signs of a collective tribulation. However, this so-called collective tribulation was for three to five people to undergo tribulation together.
Even so, this kind of phenomenon was still extremely rare. When a group underwent tribulation, the power of the tribulation would multiply, increasing the power of the tribulation.
However, there were some extremely confident experts who had the same origin as them who would take the risk to undergo tribulation together. That was because the stronger the tribulation, the greater the benefits. The risk was proportional to the gains.
“Strange, why don’t I see those idiots from the Celestial race?” Guo Ran and the others continued forward. They were just about to enter the core region, but they didn’t see any signs of the Celestial race.
Last time, when they had fought the Celestial, the Dragonblood warriors had been filled with fury. They had all hoped to meet them here and settle things.
“Could it be that they’re no longer in the Void Spirit Realm?”
Because Long Chen had the Heaven Earth Cauldron, he could freely travel between the Void Spirit World and the Illusionary Spirit World. He had chosen to undergo tribulation in the Void Spirit World because this was the most suitable place for the experts of the outside world to undergo tribulation. He also wanted to meet Luo Changsheng.
“Don’t tell me they have a secret place to undergo tribulation!” Xia Chen guessed.
Long Chen’s heart shook. “It really is possible. Although there are many people undergoing tribulation here, there aren’t many super experts.
“Since they didn’t come here, it’s very likely that they have their own place to undergo tribulation. They don’t need to compete with others.”
“Fuck, these fellows actually gave us special treatment. How hateful,” said Gu Yang.
“Let’s not bother with them. Even if we know they’re giving us special treatment, it’s useless. We won’t be able to find them. Let’s just peacefully undergo tribulation here!” comforted Long Chen.
Long Chen brought them to the core region. This was a mountain range that stretched for millions of miles. However, there wasn’t a single blade of grass growing on it. It was covered in jagged rocks. From a distance, it looked like a group of huge beasts lying on the ground.
Countless experts had already gathered here. Above the nine heavens, a huge lightning whirlpool had formed. This was the result of the tribulation of millions upon millions of people.
“Lowly human, scram!”
Long Chen had only just approached the core region when a cold shout rang out.
A group of three-meter-tall creatures with horns on their heads were icily glaring at Long Chen and the others, their eyes shining with a bloodthirsty light.
There were over ten of them, and their qi and blood were terrifying. They occupied the core region, but they didn’t undergo tribulation. It was like they were waiting for something.
And around them, no one dared to approach. Obviously, others were afraid of them, and they didn’t dare fight over this position.
“Eight-star Heavenly Fate Realm?”
Guo Ran and the others were all startled. These people’s Heavenly Fate energy was as vast as the sea, and their pressure was shocking. They were true experts.
However, when Long Chen and the others approached, the tower-like creatures’ expressions changed. They could finally sense the soaring blood qi from the Dragonblood warriors.
“Everyone, get ready. Once you’re ready, you’ll directly undergo tribulation.” Long Chen didn’t even glance at them.
“Courting death!”
Seeing Long Chen treat them like air, the tower-like creature couldn’t hold back any longer. With a furious roar, it slashed its saber at Long Chen.
BOOM!
A sword blocked that huge saber. It was a Dragonblood warrior.
That person’s qi and blood soared, and his Heavenly Fate energy soared. But such a terrifying attack was blocked by the Dragonblood warrior.
“Isn’t it better to live well?”
Pu!
The Dragonblood warrior shook his head. Suddenly, he disappeared, and the creature hastily retreated. In that instant, blood splashed, and a head shot into the sky.
That creature’s huge body took several steps back, returning to its tribe. However, its head was unable to return.
Clang!
The Dragonblood warrior sheathed his sword. The instant he did, the creature’s head fell to the ground. The headless corpse also slowly fell.
Those people were both shocked and infuriated. They knew Long Chen and the others weren’t to be trifled with, but their origins were shocking. They had never placed anyone else in their eyes.
They could tell that Long Chen was the leader of this place, and so that creature was targeting him. They hadn’t expected an ordinary warrior to finish off one of their experts in one move.
This also meant that the Dragonblood Legion had over seven thousand people, and none of them were weaker than them. In front of the Dragonblood Legion, they were nothing.
“You all really are brazen, daring to provoke our Barbarian race. State your names!” roared a creature.
“Barbarians?”
Hearing that name, Guo Ran and the others’ expressions changed. The Barbarian race’s experts immediately became arrogant, thinking they had been intimidated by the Barbarian race’s name.
“Boss…” Guo Ran and the others looked at Long Chen.
“There are many kinds of barbarian tribes, and there are also good and evil. Looking at their fierce faces, I can tell they aren’t good people.
“Wilde is a noble member of the Blood Barbarian race. He has nothing to do with them.” Long Chen shook his head.
He knew what they were worried about. They were afraid that these people were Wilde’s clansmen. If they saw Wilde, it would be difficult to explain.
Long Chen could tell with a single glance that these people had the barbarian race’s bloodline. But what was different from Wilde was that their bloodline was filled with brutality and bloodlust. It was the complete opposite of Wilde’s kind and simple character. Long Chen didn’t believe that there was any close relationship between them.
So when the Dragonblood warriors killed people, he had no intention of stopping them. In fact, he didn’t even bother asking about their origins.
“Xue Man?”
When they heard that name, the Barbarians’ expressions changed.
“Go!”
Hearing Xue Man’s name, fear appeared on the Barbarian race experts’ faces. They immediately collected the corpses and left.
“Hehe, my strength is actually comparable to an eight star Heavenly Fate Realm. How refreshing.”
Only after the Barbarians left did the Dragonblood warrior express his excitement.
Previously, they had all been intimidated by their opponent’s berserk blood energy and Heavenly Fate power. But now, they had unknowingly reached that level.
“Boss, let’s undergo tribulation together. Everyone’s ready,” said Gu Yang excitedly.
The others were also filled with anticipation. Only by undergoing the baptism of heavenly tribulation would they be able to fully digest what they had gained in the Myriad Dragon Nest. Only when they reached the Hierarch realm would they truly stand amongst the experts.
“It’s your tribulation,” corrected Long Chen.
“Boss, you’re not coming with us?” Guo Ran and the others were disappointed.
“I can’t do it this time. I’ve been infected with too much karma. If we undergo tribulation together, you’ll all be implicated by me.
“You can undergo tribulation first. I’ll help protect you. Once you complete your tribulation, I’ll need your help,” said Long Chen solemnly.
Long Chen had already sensed that this tribulation would have many terrifying karma to settle. Last time, his tribulation had been extremely dangerous. If it hadn’t been for his father and aunt Gong’s encouragement, he would have definitely died.
But that tribulation had been a trick. That kind of trick wasn’t necessarily a good thing. It was very likely that it would accumulate until the next tribulation.
This time, Long Chen was planning on fighting the heavenly tribulation head-on. The heavenly tribulation wanted to settle things with him, and he also wanted to settle the heavenly tribulation.
Long Chen had a premonition that this heavenly tribulation would be extremely difficult. He didn’t want his brothers to take the risk with him.
“Let’s begin!”
Gu Yang took a deep breath, and everyone in the Dragonblood Legion held their breaths. A muffled bang came from their bodies, and it was like something had shattered. Their auras surged out like a tsunami, and pillars of light soared into the sky.
Buzz!
The instant everyone broke through, the entire world trembled. Those distant experts all turned to look at the Dragonblood Legion. Their jaws dropped.
Although undergoing tribulation together wasn’t a special occurrence here, to have over seven thousand people undergo tribulation at the same time was something they had never heard of, let alone seen.
“Bastards, they’ve lived long enough. They want to drag us down with them!”
The distant experts who were undergoing tribulation let out furious roars. With so many people undergoing tribulation together, they were clearly committing suicide.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, the entire world trembled. Tribulation clouds surged in the sky, looking like ten thousand stampeding horses, but also like a hundred rivers returning to the sea. They all gathered towards the Dragonblood Legion.
Those experts undergoing tribulation were horrified to find that the power of their tribulation was starting to weaken. These tribulation clouds were like soldiers on the battlefield who had heard the order to gather. They no longer cared about them and instead gathered around the Dragonblood Legion.
As a result, the experts who were nearing the end of their tribulation cheered. The departure of the tribulation meant that their tribulation had been completed.
It had to be known that the first half of a person’s tribulation was to absorb thunderforce to strengthen their physical body and soul.
As for the second half, that was the true tribulation. That was because in the second half, his body was already full. His current goal was to endure the heavenly tribulation and not die.
Those experts who were halfway through their tribulation and had already obtained all the benefits, but didn’t need to take any risks, cheered excitedly.
But those experts who had just begun their tribulation cursed and swore. The tribulation had been absorbed by the Dragonblood Legion, and they were chasing after it like lambs trying to suck up to their mother. They looked miserable and comical.
The Dragonblood Legion’s tribulation had practically drawn over all the tribulation clouds within hundreds of millions of miles. Countless experts had no choice but to chase after the tribulation clouds.
The tribulation clouds blotted out the sun, growing thicker. It was as if the sky had collapsed.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the tribulation clouds trembled, and a huge torrent of lightning poured down.
Countless people were filled with shock. This was the first time they had ever seen such terrifying lightning.
This was just the first wave of lightning. The pressure it contained was over ten times greater than the last wave.
“Die!”
The distant spectators were all stupefied by this scene. The Dragonblood warriors roared and charged up the tribulation clouds.
“This…”
The experts’ eyes almost popped out.
Rumble…
The Dragonblood warriors charged into the tribulation clouds. They were like a group of lawless brutes crazily attacking the tribulation clouds.
Sword Qi surged, and huge holes appeared in the tribulation clouds.
The experts outside had never seen such a scene. They were all so shocked that their jaws dropped.
“Are they crazy?”
Rumble…
The Dragonblood warriors crazily attacked the tribulation clouds. It was like they were about to blow them apart. Endless lightning was being torn apart, and heaven and earth were constantly trembling.
As they attacked the tribulation clouds, heaven and earth seemed to be infuriated. More and more tribulation clouds gathered, and the pressure of the tribulation clouds became even more terrifying.
“You bastards, if you want to die, don’t drag us down with you!”
The Dragonblood Legion’s experts were all complaining bitterly. Their tribulation had been absorbed by the Dragonblood Legion.
Because they hadn’t finished tempering their bodies with lightning, they could only follow along. Otherwise, there was no way they could advance to the Paragon realm.
Normally, the intensity of heavenly tribulation would increase bit by bit. At the start, it was the easiest to absorb, giving them time to increase their own strength to handle the later heavenly tribulations.
But here, it was different. The Dragonblood Legion had pushed the heavenly tribulation to its most berserk state. If they wanted to absorb the heavenly tribulation’s energy, they would have to risk their lives.
Even though they were only absorbing it at the edge, each of them felt like they were treading on thin ice. They were afraid of being destroyed by the heavenly tribulation.
BOOM!
Suddenly, heaven and earth shook, and endless tribulation clouds erupted with five-colored divine light. The Dragonblood warriors who had charged into the tribulation crashed into the ground like shooting stars.
At this time, the heavenly tribulation was like an enraged dragon. It trembled, and countless lightning beasts charged down, roaring.
These lightning beasts were all as tall as mountains. Their roars shook the heavens.
There were flying phoenixes, swimming dragons, black turtles, divine tigers, and countless strange beasts that he had never seen before.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Their fury soared, and their killing intent soared. Carrying the will of the Heavenly Daos, they charged at the Dragonblood Legion.
BOOM!
One of the Dragonblood warriors slashed his sword at the beast’s head, and it exploded. But what shocked everyone was that the Dragonblood warrior’s sword also broke.
“What?”
The Dragonblood warrior was horrified, and Guo Ran was also shocked. He had personally forged this weapon, so he knew how powerful it was. For it to be destroyed by a lightning beast, just how powerful was it?
It had to be known that this was only the first wave of lightning beasts. If this continued, wouldn’t the rest of them be doomed?
“This is the Immemorial Ancient Heavenly Tribulation. It contains the destructive will of the Immemorial Antiquity Era. Using a weapon is a trick, and it is rejected by the Heavenly Daos. Unless it’s a peerless weapon, it is unable to endure the destructive will. Use your physical body to resist it!” warned Long Chen.
In truth, Long Chen also didn’t know what an immemorial heavenly tribulation was. That was what the cauldron had told him. He had only told it what it had said.
In the ancient era, heavenly tribulation was a fair test. Using a weapon was cheating, so using a weapon would be corroded by the destructive will of heavenly tribulation. Ordinary weapons were unable to endure it.
Hearing Long Chen’s warning, the Dragonblood warriors put away their weapons and fought the lightning beasts barehanded. They were all dumbfounded.
The lightning beasts’thunderforce was condensed to the peak. Their sharp claws tore through the air and struck their bodies. Even they felt like they had been struck by a sledgehammer.
As a result, Bai Shishi and Bai Xiaole suffered the most. Bai Shishi was afraid that her weapon would be damaged, so she could only summon her metal power to fight against those huge beasts.
As for Bai Xiaole, her eye technique was unable to affect these lightning beasts, and she could only flee in all directions.
On the other hand, Yue Zifeng didn’t care at all. His sword slashed through the air, and the lightning beasts were all destroyed by him.
“Everyone, first absorb the thunderforce to adapt to the Heavenly Daos’ will and laws. Otherwise, you’ll be at a disadvantage,” shouted Long Chen.
The Dragonblood warriors also understood this principle. But if they couldn’t destroy those lightning beasts, they couldn’t absorb their thunderforce.
Now that Long Chen had warned them, they couldn’t care less about their expressions. They all ran over to Yue Zifeng’s side to absorb the lightning runes he had destroyed.
“Little Le, don’t just run. These lightning beasts are formed from the will of heaven and earth. First, you have to have the confidence to resist the will of heaven and earth. Otherwise, if you are afraid, you won’t be able to use your full strength.
“In the future, if you encounter an opponent that terrifies you, you’ll repeat the same mistake and lose the courage to fight. You’ll only be at the mercy of others,” warned Long Chen.
Bai Xiaole was different from the others. She cultivated an eye technique, and fighting against these lightning beasts was equivalent to directly facing the will of the Heavenly Daos. Those with weak wills were unable to endure it.
Because of what Bai Xiaole had experienced as a child, his willpower was not strong enough, so it was easier for him to feel fear.
But cultivation was just that cruel. No matter how terrified you were, as long as you wanted to walk this path, you had to face it.
If it had been someone else who had warned Bai Xiaole, it would have been useless. But Long Chen was different. In Bai Xiaole’s heart, he was like a god. He didn’t have much confidence in himself, but he firmly believed in Long Chen’s words.
Long Chen told him to face the heavenly tribulation, and he immediately abandoned his fear. Forming hand seals, he began to use his eye-technique.
However, fear wasn’t something that could be tossed aside just like that. Long Chen had Bai Xiaole start with her defense. Once her defense took effect, her confidence would gradually build, and then she would counterattack. This required a gradual process, and he couldn’t rush it.
After a moment of panic, the Dragonblood Legion began to absorb their thunderforce runes. They were gradually able to resist the pressure of the will of the Heavenly Daos. Their dragon blood gradually awakened, and they began to counterattack.
BOOM!
Gu Yang was the first to erupt. With a furious roar, dragon scales appeared on his fist, and he smashed apart a lightning beast.
At this moment, they finally understood that this heavenly tribulation was completely different from their previous tribulations. The laws contained within the heavenly tribulation had to be broken through using the same laws. Using brute force would only be suppressed.
The so-called rules were similar to the rules of the game. If you didn’t follow them, you would be eliminated.
Of course, up until now, only Yue Zifeng had been able to ignore this rule.
Ka ka ka ka…
As the Dragonblood warriors fought against the lightning beasts, cracking sounds rang out from their bodies. Scales began to appear on their bodies.
“What’s going on?”
Guo Ran and the others were dumbfounded.
The Dragonblood warriors hadn’t summoned their Dragon Blood Body. They had to conserve their energy, but it had appeared out of control.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
When the Dragonblood Battle Armor appeared, a sacred dragon might erupted. The Dragonblood warriors’ bloodlines resonated with each other and supported each other. In that instant, the lightning beasts closest to them exploded before they could even touch them.
The lightning runes were instantly absorbed by their dragon scales. In that instant, the dragon scales were like bloodthirsty beasts, crazily devouring the thunderforce.
“Boss, this…”
Seeing this, the Dragonblood warriors were all stunned. They stood there motionlessly, allowing their scales to absorb the thunderforce without doing anything.
“What’s going on?”
Long Chen was also dumbfounded.
“The Sovereign Blood automatically awakens and begins to devour thunderforce to strengthen itself.
“The energy required for the advancement of the Sovereign Blood is too great. The Dragonblood Legion’s efficiency is clearly lacking. The dragon souls are starting to take action on their own,” said Gan Kun.
Hearing that it was the dragon soul, Long Chen immediately relaxed. But his expression quickly changed, and he roared at Guo Ran.
“Guo Ran, don’t let your dragon soul control the Dragon Blood Body, or you’ll become an iron turtle in the future.”
Iron turtles only had defensive power and no offensive power. If they were controlled by the dragon soul, they would be doomed.
Hearing Long Chen’s warning, Guo Ran jumped in fright. He hastily formed hand seals and began to fight with the dragon soul for control of the Dragon Blood Body.
Although defense was important, just having defense was useless. He didn’t want to be a coward. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have the face to be the commander of the Dragonblood Legion.
Previously, he had used the Dragon Soul Tempering Art to increase the majority of his energy to his defense. However, without undergoing the baptism of heavenly tribulation, Guo Ran still had a chance to take back a portion of his energy and increase it. Now was his only chance to turn the tables.
Guo Ran was doing his best to fight with the dragon soul for thunderforce, while the others were extremely relaxed, allowing the dragon soul to absorb the heavenly tribulation.
Yue Zifeng, Yu Qingxuan, Bai Shishi, and Bai Xiaole sat in the air, quietly comprehending the Heavenly Dao laws within the heavenly tribulation. With the Dragon Soul Blessing, everything was under control.
Rumble…
Countless lightning beasts rained down. These lightning beasts were getting stronger, but the Dragonblood warriors didn’t care. Once these lightning beasts reached them, they would be destroyed by the dragon soul.
Each one of them had received a drop of dragon blood from an Emperor Clan expert. This dragon blood came from the same source as their sect, and was now controlled by each person. But now, as they echoed with each other, it was like they had formed a dragon blood formation.
Those fierce lightning beasts were like moths to a flame. One by one, they transformed into lightning runes that filled the sky. It was an extremely spectacular scene.
Those lightning beasts were getting stronger, but they didn’t pose the slightest threat to them. After absorbing their thunderforce, the Dragonblood Legion’s Blood Dragon Battle Armor also grew stronger. The more they came, the more they would die.
The Dragonblood warriors’scales were as thin as a cicada’s wing at the start. They were like thin ice that would shatter upon contact.
But as they absorbed more thunderforce, their scales gradually grew thicker, and their auras and pressure grew stronger.
At the same time, strange lines appeared on the Dragonblood warriors’scales.
The scale’s size, shape, pattern, and aura all changed. Some of the Dragonblood warriors’scales were slender, some were short, and some were even rhombus.
Although the Dragonblood warriors had absorbed the same dragon blood, different dragon souls had been attached to them. That affected the direction of their Dragon God Body Tempering Art. Now it seemed their paths were all different.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
More than two hours passed. The lightning beasts grew stronger and larger, but they were unable to do anything to the Dragonblood warriors.
The dragon runes around them resonated with each other, forming a strange formation. Thousands of dragons could be vaguely seen circling around them.
Suddenly, the tribulation changed. Countless huge beasts disappeared, replaced by countless ancient lifeforms.
These creatures were holding divine weapons as they charged over. They were wearing strange robes that gave off an ancient aura.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
However, when they collided with the Dragonmark Spirit Formation, they were all turned to dust.
These were terrifying creatures, and they weren’t much weaker than the Dragonblood warriors. According to their previous tribulations, these creatures would cause the Dragonblood warriors to panic.
Now that the Dragonblood warriors had gathered their power, the barrier was like an impregnable fortress. These creatures were unable to threaten them.
As for the Dragonblood warriors, their eyes were closed, and they seemed to have lost themselves. They were currently communicating with the dragon souls to deduce their future path.
The Dragon God Body Tempering Art was profound. Even the dragon race was unable to pass it down. But now, Long Chen had found a new path and taught it to the Dragonblood warriors. The Dragonblood warriors and the dragon soul had deduced it for themselves. Now it seemed this was a grand feat.
Seeing the Dragonblood warriors’scales grow stronger and their auras grow stronger, Long Chen was filled with excitement.
After this tribulation, the Dragonblood Legion’s name would definitely resound throughout the Three Realms.
Time passed bit by bit. Two hours later, all the ancient lifeforms disappeared, replaced by lightning weapons.
The huge hammer, Heaven Decapitating Divine Sword, and spear were like divine weapons controlled by a celestial emperor. They smashed down on the Dragonblood Legion.
Each attack contained a supreme divine might that caused even Long Chen’s heart to pound. This attack was enough to threaten a Saint Ruler. Even Long Chen had to use his full strength to handle it.
Furthermore, those lightning weapons didn’t come one after another. They came from tens of thousands of attacks. Even Long Chen felt a chill.
However, Long Chen also knew that this time’s tribulation was different from before. He saw that the tribulation clouds in the sky were gradually becoming transparent. That meant the tribulation was gradually approaching its end.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
When the lightning divine weapons smashed into the Dragonblood Legion, the Dragonblood warriors’ bodies trembled. Cracks appeared on their scales, and faint blood flowed out.
This lightning attack was clearly more destructive than he had expected. However, the Dragonblood warriors were still able to endure. Their scales were still absorbing thunderforce. That meant their bodies hadn’t reached their limit and were still rapidly growing.
This round of attacks lasted for six hours. The Dragonblood warriors’scales became tougher, and a layer of violet chasers appeared on the edges of their scales, making them look even more powerful.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out. A huge claw tore through the clouds and reached toward the Dragonblood Legion.
Long Chen’s pupils shrank.
“In the end, it still came. In the end, there is no way to escape this karmic debt.”
Seeing that dragon claw, Long Chen’s heart sank. What he had been worried about had finally happened.
BOOM!
The dragon claw descended, bringing with it a destructive power. It pierced through the sky, piercing through the tribulation clouds. Most terrifying of all was that this attack contained a supreme dragon might. It was a crushing pressure that came from the soul and will.
The dragon claw smashed into the Dragonblood Legion’s barrier. This barrier was impervious to all the lightning beasts’ attacks, but in front of the dragon claw, it was too weak.
Within the barrier, the Dragonblood warriors were all shaken and vomiting blood. Even if they worked together, they still wouldn’t be able to endure this attack.
“It’s that Emperor Clan senior!”
Guo Ran and the others’ expressions changed. They were extremely sensitive to his aura.
“This is the final tribulation! Everyone work together to resist!” shouted Gu Yang.
BOOM!
As a result, Gu Yang had only just shouted when a tall figure wearing a crown appeared in front of him. A fist smashed toward his face.
That person was precisely that Emperor Clan expert. He had been copied by heavenly tribulation, and this fist caused the heavens to collapse.
Facing such a terrifying fist, Gu Yang didn’t dare to receive it head-on. But he was horrified to find that the instant he did, his body involuntarily moved closer to his opponent’s fist.
“Careful!”
Guo Ran was the closest to Gu Yang, and he was the first to charge at him. This fellow was actually using his own back to block Gu Yang’s punch.
BOOM!
The Imperial Bloodline expert’s fist smashed into Guo Ran’s back. A heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and the three scales on Guo Ran’s back exploded. Guo Ran vomited blood and crashed into Gu Yang, sending the two of them tumbling into the distance.
“Guo Ran…”
Gu Yang was shocked. Guo Ran’s fist slammed into him, causing him to see stars. Guo Ran had withstood ninety percent of the power of an Emperor expert’s fist, but he had only received a small portion.
Just this small portion possessed such terrifying power. The power Guo Ran had to endure was unimaginable.
“Cough, cough, cough…”
Guo Ran coughed up a mouthful of blood. Seeing Guo Ran cough up blood, Gu Yang relaxed. He was truly afraid that Guo Ran would be killed with a single punch. If that happened, he would never be able to rest in peace.
“Hehe, my defensive power is number one under the heavens. This punch is just an itch… cough…” Guo Ran tried his best to act like he was fine, but he still coughed up blood.
Gu Yang looked at his back and saw that there was a huge hole in his armor. That punch had almost blown him apart.
“Good brother, rest for a bit. Leave the rest to us!” Gu Yang patted Guo Ran on the shoulder and rushed out.
Gu Yang had only just left when several rays of divine light landed on Guo Ran’s body. Guo Ran’s mind shook, and his wounds rapidly healed.
It was the healing arts of the Healing Hall’s warriors. However, Guo Ran’s injuries were too severe, and he was unable to immediately recover. That allowed him to recover a portion of his power.
Guo Ran, who hadn’t fully recovered yet, also charged out. He knew that other than him, there was no one else who could endure an attack from an Emperor race expert. He had to stand out.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
At this time, the Dragonblood warriors were sent flying. They were in extremely sorry states, and they weren’t his match.
The emperor race experts in the heavenly tribulation seemed to be even stronger than when they had been in the Myriad Dragon Nest. With a wave of their hands, thunderbolts erupted for thousands of miles, causing heaven and earth to collapse. No one was able to get close to them.
“Watch out for the sky!”
Long Chen suddenly shouted.
Just at this moment, the Dragonblood Legion’s experts suddenly saw a dragon head appear. It opened its mouth and pointed it at them.
Before Long Chen had warned them, they hadn’t sensed it at all. Their attention had been completely focused on the emperor race expert. Now that they saw the huge dragon head and the rapidly growing ball of lightning, they felt like their souls were about to leave their sheaths.
“Damnit!”
Everyone sucked in a cold breath. That Emperor race expert actually had a manifestation? Previously, they had thought it was an attack from an Emperor race expert, but now they realized it was an attack from a manifestation.
At the same time, they also realized something that caused them to feel despair. Not only did they have to deal with the emperor race experts, but they also had to deal with his manifestation.
Just an Emperor race expert was enough to make them kneel and beg for mercy. Adding on a True Dragon manifestation, this was practically not giving them any chance of survival.
At that moment, everyone was terrified. Even though they had experienced hundreds of battles, even if they didn’t fear death and could maintain their calm, they couldn’t think of any way to resist.
Buzz!
The sphere of lightning in the sky grew larger. Endless lightning runes condensed, and when the rainbow lightning surged, it released an ear-piercing sound.
That sound was like the prelude to death and destruction. Anyone in front of it was as insignificant as an ant.
Guo Ran was also dumbfounded. Although he had managed to save Gu Yang, he knew he wouldn’t be able to block this attack.
Even if he wanted to risk his life to block it, it would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. It was useless. It wouldn’t change the fate of the Dragonblood Legion.
“What should we do?”
At that moment, it wasn’t just Guo Ran who was worried. Yue Zifeng was also covered in cold sweat. He could clearly sense the destructive power of that lightning ball.
If he had used his full strength, perhaps he would have been able to cut apart that sphere. But that was meaningless. That sphere’s energy had been condensed to its peak. Even if he cut it open, he wouldn’t be able to detonate it. It would still fall, and no one would be able to escape the fate of being destroyed.
The other Dragonblood warriors were still attacking the emperor race experts. Their goal was to prevent him from disturbing Yue Zifeng, Guo Ran, Xia Chen, and the others.
The Dragonblood Legion had fallen into danger countless times, but they had never given up. They knew what they had to do. They trusted their leaders’ wisdom. All they could do was do what they had to do.
At this time, Guo Ran, Yue Zifeng, Xia Chen, Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, and the others felt their scalps turn numb. Facing that destructive divine ability that had been accumulating energy for so long, they found that they were unable to think of anything.
“Boss…”
Guo Ran shouted. Right now, Long Chen had become their greatest hope. If they wanted to reverse this crisis, the only way was for Long Chen to take action. However, if Long Chen took action, it was very likely that he would bring about an even greater calamity. But right now, they had no choice but to worry about that.
“Little Le, it’s time for you to attack.” Long Chen calmly shouted at the panicked Bai Xiaole.
"Me?” Bai Xiaole was shocked.
“Don’t doubt it. Only you can resolve this crisis!” shouted Long Chen.
Buzz!
At this moment, the dragon head in the sky suddenly lit up. It opened its mouth, and the ball of lightning that looked like a star whistled over.
“Boss, what should I do?”
Bai Xiaole was completely terrified. Long Chen had said he had a way, but his mind was in a complete mess right now.
"You really are stupid. How did I end up with such a useless guy like you?” At this moment, Bai Xiaole heard the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox's resentful voice.
Buzz!
An illusory image of a fox appeared behind Bai Xiaole. Its purple eyes shone with a demonic light, and its nine tails were like blazing flames. As its tail shook, the world around it constantly twisted.
“Without internal or external, without self or form: Six Heavenly Eyes.”
The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox let out a roar, and its claws pressed together. Bai Xiaole also formed a hand seal, and the man and the beast both let out a roar. Six flower petals appeared in their eyes.
This was a scene unique to the Six Heavenly Pupils. When they summoned the Six Heavenly Pupils at the same time, Bai Xiaole's pupils turned purple, while the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's eyes turned black, white, and purple. Their eyes instantly connected.
“Heavenly Mirror!”
The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox let out a roar, and Bai Xiaole's hand seal changed, and a huge mirror appeared in the air.
That mirror covered the sky, but it was as thin as a cicada’s feather. There were six runes on it that blocked everyone.
The mirror looked extremely weak, and the slightest touch would cause it to explode. Moreover, there was no pressure at all. When Bai Xiaole and the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox combined their strength to form this mirror, everyone immediately felt uncertain. This thin mirror could block the peerless divine abilities of an Emperor Clan expert?
But right now, they had no choice but to trust Bai Xiaole. As for Long Chen, he smiled.
BOOM!
When the lightning sphere collided with the mirror, it exploded. But the instant it exploded, a strange ripple appeared.
“Shifting Forms!”
Just at this moment, the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox let out a shout and suddenly formed a hand seal.
Hu!
The Dragonblood warriors that had been attacking the emperor race experts were instantly pulled out of the battle.
Then a shocking scene occurred. After piercing through the mirror, the sphere rapidly shrank to the size of a fist, and it smashed into the Emperor race expert.
Seeing this, everyone finally understood that Bai Xiaole's attack wasn't able to block that attack, but could change its direction.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out as the lightning sphere smashed into the Emperor race expert’s body. The berserk lightning runes were like fragments of the stars after the universe had exploded. The terrifying impact almost tore the Dragonblood warriors to pieces. They were covered in blood, appearing extremely miserable.
At that moment, the Dragonblood warriors were all stunned. The power of this attack was even more terrifying than they had imagined. If it hadn’t been for Bai Xiaole and the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox, then after this attack, the Dragonblood Legion would no longer exist.
“Hurry up and absorb these lightning runes.”
Only after recovering from their shock did they react. They hastily absorbed those lightning runes. That was the essence of heavenly tribulation, and it contained the will of an Emperor race expert. They had to quickly absorb it before it dissipated.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, a dragon tail tore through the air. It was like a god’s whip, smashing down on everyone, not giving them any chance to breathe. But just at this moment, Yue Zifeng’s voice rang out.
“I’ve crossed mountains of corpses and seas of blood. I’ve crossed the shackles of the world.
From mortal to immortal, no one can stop me.
From weak to strong, there is nothing to block my passage.
“To float in the mortal world, to struggle through the sea of bitterness. In the nine heavens and ten earths, there is no one who cannot break free from me. In a loud voice, you chant my name: Duan Lang!”
Clang!
Sword Qi soared into the sky as he unsheathed his sword. Gan Kun’s expression changed, and sword-images slashed through the air. The laws of heaven and earth were severed.
BOOM!
Countless people were shocked to see that Yue Zifeng’s sword had severed the dragon tail.
The mountain-like dragon tail exploded, transforming into a rain of lightning that rained down. This sword attack caused ghosts to weep and gods to cry. Sword Qi slashed through the air, leaving behind cracks in the world that wouldn’t heal for a long time.
“Heavens!”
When the distant spectators saw Yue Zifeng’s attack, their eyes almost popped out of their sockets. This attack had far surpassed their understanding of destructive power.
“Boss Zifeng, well done!”
The Dragonblood warriors excitedly shouted. Yue Zifeng slashed down with his sword, and they could clearly sense that the aura of the heavenly tribulation had dropped by a great deal.
“Die!”
The Dragonblood warriors’ morale soared. They roared and charged into the clouds, attacking the lightning dragon to devour its thunderforce.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Dragonblood warriors crazily attacked the dragon. In front of it, the Dragonblood warriors were as insignificant as ants.
But now that the dragon had been heavily injured by Yue Zifeng, its power had been greatly reduced. Even if there were more ants, they could still devour an elephant.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
The Dragonblood warriors tore off the dragon scales. Once they left their bodies, they could absorb them.
After absorbing the thunderforce, the Dragonblood warriors’dragon blood began to rapidly burn, and their bodies began to emit blazing flames. They used the thunderforce as a furnace to completely refine the dragon blood in their bodies. Only then could they reach a perfect harmony.
The Dragonblood Legion attacked together, not giving the dragon any chance to use its divine abilities. Once it began to accumulate power, Yue Zifeng would immediately attack.
Although Yue Zifeng’s core energy had been greatly reduced after his full-strength attack, he was still able to break the dragon’s divine ability with everyone’s cooperation.
Bai Xiaole had just made a great contribution, but she didn't have time to be happy. She was currently frowning like the Dragonblood warriors, using her hands to pull off the dragon scales. On her shoulder, the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox was supervising the work. This was her punishment.
There were also countless lightning dragons roaming around the perimeter of the Dragonblood Legion. These lightning dragons were Lei Ling’er’s incarnations. She couldn’t fight with the Dragonblood warriors for meat, but she still didn’t want to let go of some of the meat.
If she didn’t absorb the lightning runes in time, they would dissipate. This kind of waste was something she couldn’t endure.
Time passed bit by bit. Finally, the dragon reached its limit and exploded. The Dragonblood warriors’ bodies were completely saturated and unable to absorb any more.
Those lightning runes were all devoured by Lei Ling’er. After the tribulation faded, the Dragonblood warriors’ auras began to crazily climb. When they reached an unprecedented height, they gradually stabilized.
At that moment, all the Dragonblood warriors were full of energy. Clenching their fists, they sensed the surging energy within their bodies.
“Hahaha, I’ve finally become a paragon.”
The tribulation clouds receded, and the world returned to calm. The Dragonblood warriors stood in the air. They had already reached the Paragon realm.
Not only had they reached the Paragon realm, but they were also Seven Star Heavenly Fate Masters. With the blessing of the Heavenly Fate, they had advanced to the peak of the Paragon realm.
Originally, the Paragon realm was split into the Heaven, Earth, and Man realms. These three realms were not related to cultivation base, but closely related to talent.
Many talented people would become Earth Sovereigns the moment they advanced to become Hierarchs. Through their postnatal cultivation and comprehension, they could break through to become Heavenly Venerates.
As for some cultivators with ordinary talent, even if they advanced to the Paragon realm, they would only be able to be a Human Sovereign.
Amongst ordinary cultivators, the chances of an Heavenly Venerate being born were extremely low. This was especially true for geniuses that broke through to become Heavenly Venerates.
However, this was only for ordinary cultivators. For Heavenly Fate Realm cultivators, the chances of them giving birth to a Heavenly Venerate was extremely high.
As for Seven Star Heavenly Fate Realm cultivators, the moment they broke through to the Supreme Divinity realm, they were already destined to become Heavenly Venerate level powerhouses.
Heavenly Venerates were Heavenly Dao Sovereigns. That meant that they were favored by the Heavenly Daos, and they were the people chosen by the Heavenly Daos. As for those chosen by the Heavenly Daos, there was no need to even mention them. They were the favorites of the heavens and earth. To the Paragon realm, they were at the peak of their path.
At this time, the Dragonblood warriors felt as if they were the rulers of this world. Boundless energy surged out of them, giving them an unprecedented feeling.
Over seven thousand Dragonblood warriors had all advanced to the Hierarch realm. Terrifying blood qi filled their bodies, and faint dragon roars rang out from within.
After undergoing the baptism of heavenly tribulation, the dragon blood of the Emperor Clans had perfectly merged with their physical bodies. At the same time, under the tempering of heavenly tribulation, their souls and dragon souls had become one.
Not only that, but their essence blood came from the Emperor race’s experts. Each one of them possessed a noble imperial aura.
It was like a ray of light was shining on them from the nine heavens. No matter where they went, they would be the most dazzling stars.
The Dragonblood warriors also sensed this. They clenched their fists, but they were still unable to suppress their excitement.
That was especially true of Guo Ran. Sensing that noble aura, he felt as if he had been promoted from a beggar to a crown prince. That aura made him feel like if he didn’t act arrogantly in the future, he would be letting down his bloodline.
“Guo Ran, how did you split your power?”
Long Chen asked Guo Ran.
“Reporting to boss, after my constant struggle, my unrelenting effort, my stubborn resistance, my desperate struggle… I managed to obtain thirty percent of my power.” Guo Ran’s voice was like a mosquito’s, and he didn’t even dare look at Long Chen.
“You only have thirty percent of the Dragon God Body Refining Art’s power?”
Gu Yang and the others were all startled. It had to be known that over seventy percent of their power had been boosted, while only ten percent had been used on defense.
That was because when they had summoned the Dragon Blood Body, their defenses had already reached a terrifying level. There was no need for them to add any more defenses.
As for Guo Ran, he had only increased his power by thirty percent. In other words, seventy percent of his power was focused on defense.
“It’s already not easy.” Long Chen nodded.
Long Chen understood the habits of hidden dragons. Hidden dragons were cowardly and lazy. Their strongest points were hiding, fleeing, and defending.
If it was allowed to control its direction, it would add all the abilities of the Dragon God Body Refining Art to its defense.
It truly hadn’t been easy for Guo Ran to get back thirty percent. That meant he had truly worked hard. Long Chen approved of that.
“Hahaha… I was just teasing you.” Guo Ran suddenly changed from his previous subservient manner and laughed.
“Tch, didn’t I say you wouldn’t do something so stupid?” Xia Chen sighed with relief.
“Brother, don’t say that!” said Guo Ran.
“What? You really did that?” Xia Chen was stunned.
“It’s not that I really did it, but that it wanted to do it. It’s already not easy for me to get back thirty percent.”
Guo Ran turned to Long Chen. “Boss, you don’t need to worry. In truth, the Hidden Dragon race isn’t just good at diving. They also have their own strengths.
When they encountered danger and were unable to flee, they had a kind of divine ability. That was to extract the energy from their scales and turn it into an attack.
“The Hidden Dragon race’s defensive strength is actually a kind of accumulation of energy. That’s because they’re too lazy to cultivate. They usually rely on storing energy to cultivate.”
“There’s such a cultivation method?”
“Hehe, of course there is. It’s just like how if you have enough money and put it into a bank, as long as you have enough money, just relying on interest, you won’t have to worry about money,” laughed Guo Ran.
“But where are your capital? And who owns the bank?” asked Xia Chen.
“It’s just money. They’re the ones who absorbed the energy of heaven and earth. As for the banks, it’s a bit awkward. They’re the ones who bind the entire dragon race’s karmic luck,” said Guo Ran.
The Hidden Dragon race was extremely lazy. From birth… it was fortunate that they weren’t so lazy when it came to reproduction. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have existed.
Other than reproducing, the Hidden Dragon race didn’t move much. Once they were born, they would find a suitable place to ‘dive’.
He clearly had a powerful cultivation talent, but he refused to cultivate. He would lie down in a secluded place for hundreds of thousands or even millions of years. Once he awoke, his cultivation base would advance.
This breakthrough was actually related to the entire dragon race’s karmic luck. In other words, as long as the dragon race didn’t die, they could rely on the meager ‘income’ from their karmic luck to survive.
To put it bluntly, the Hidden Dragon race was like a parasite amongst the dragon race. They had almost no contributions to the dragon race.
However, the Hidden Dragon race was still a dragon race. When they encountered danger, they also had the ability to protect themselves. After Guo Ran merged with the Hidden Dragon’s dragon soul, he naturally gained control over all of their abilities.
It was fortunate that the Hidden Dragon race still had this move. Otherwise, Guo Ran really would have been doomed.
Hearing that, Long Chen sighed with relief. Guo Ran was a Forging Master, and he could make weapons based on his own abilities.
By playing to his strengths and avoiding his weaknesses, he would be able to bring out his advantage to its fullest. As the commander-in-chief, his position should be very secure.
“Boss, we’ve already advanced to the Hierarch realm. Next, we’ll protect you. You can undergo your tribulation in peace. We guarantee no one will disturb you,” said Yue Zifeng.
Everyone turned to look at Long Chen. Now that they had successfully undergone their tribulation, the only one left was Long Chen.
Rumble…
Long Chen was just about to say something when heaven and earth trembled. The void was pierced by lightning, and everyone’s hearts pounded.
BOOM!
Space exploded, and countless spatial fragments flew out. A black python flew over their heads.
That was a huge python. As soon as it appeared, the entire world turned dark.
“It’s the Black Rock Nine Nether Python!”
“This is too big!”
“It’s a hundred times larger than the other Blackrock Nine Nether Pythons, and its aura is a thousand times stronger.”
When the Dragonblood warriors saw this python, they were all shocked. They had fought against the Black Rock Nine Nether Python race, but the true bodies of those people were as insignificant as loaches compared to this one.
Rumble…
When that huge python appeared, endless lightning crashed down from the sky. The entire world was enveloped by tribulation clouds.
The tribulation clouds were boundless. They had already locked onto the Blackrock Nine Nether Python. Wherever it went, the tribulation would follow.
“Heavens, what a terrifying heavenly tribulation. Perhaps only boss’s tribulation can compare to it.” The Dragonblood warriors all jumped in fright when they felt that terrifying pressure.
This heavenly tribulation’s power was even greater than their collective tribulation. That meant that the person undergoing the tribulation was an extremely terrifying existence.
Rumble…
The Black Rock Nine Nether Python flew through the air. Its body was huge, and it covered thousands of miles. But its speed was extremely fast, and its huge body didn’t appear clumsy in the slightest.
Long Chen and the others had only just seen it when half of its body had already passed them. But just as it was about to fly over their heads.
“Eh?”
The Black Rock Nine Nether Python let out a startled cry. Its huge head suddenly turned to Long Chen.
Hu!
Suddenly, the python opened its mouth, and a black light shot toward Long Chen. A vast divine light enveloped the entire Dragonblood Legion.
The instant they were enveloped by that divine light, everyone, including Long Chen, felt their souls quiver. This attack had touched their life-senses.
“Heaveneye Mirror!”
Before Long Chen and the others could react, the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox on Bai Xiaole’s shoulder immediately formed hand seals, forming a huge mirror.
This move had been used by Bai Xiaole and the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox during the heavenly tribulation. It perfectly reflected the attack of the Emperor race expert, and used his power to kill his true body.
BOOM!
With an explosive sound, Bai Xiaole's Heavenly Pupil Mirror trembled, and the black light was reflected back.
However, the Black Rock Nine Nether Python’s attack had been too sudden, and the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox hadn’t had much time to prepare. Although it had blocked the black divine light, it was unable to control the direction of the refraction.
Hu!
The black light that had been refracted shot out along the horizon. In the distance were endless mountains of rocks.
Some of these mountains were huge boulders that were incomparably hard. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to remain intact after being struck by heavenly tribulation.
But such a hard mountain was instantly pierced through by that black divine light, leaving behind a huge hole.
The cave was perfectly round, and the walls were smooth as if they had been polished. Countless mountains had been pierced through, but there was no dust. This strange scene caused everyone to be both shocked and infuriated.
“That bastard wanted to kill us. Fortunately, Little Nine was quick enough. Otherwise…” Xia Chen’s face turned pale. If it hadn’t been for Little Nine, they really might have been killed.
Previously, their attention had been completely focused on the heavenly tribulation. As for that person’s killing intent, it had been concealed by the destructive will of the heavenly tribulation. By the time he attacked, no one could react.
“Interesting. Remember my name: Yan Tianhua. I’ll come find you after my tribulation.”
Space rumbled. The Black Rock Nine Nether Python expert’s speed was extremely fast, and he had already disappeared from their sight. However, his voice was still resounding.
“Courting death!”
The Dragonblood warriors were infuriated. This fellow was too arrogant. He actually dared to leave behind a name.
However, that fellow who called himself Yan Tianhua was too fast. As he rushed forward, an invisible force seemed to push him forward, making it so he couldn’t stop even if he wanted to.
Otherwise, from his tone, he should have turned around and continued to attack them.
“My tribulation!”
Just at this moment, someone cried out in terror. Long Chen and the others all looked over. They were horrified to see that the tribulation clouds above their heads had completely disappeared.
“What’s going on?!”
“The tribulation was absorbed by him?” cried Gu Yang.
“Could it be that this fellow is running so fast just to steal another person’s tribulation?”
“No wonder his tribulation was so terrifying. He absorbed the tribulation of countless people to reach this level.”
Everyone was shocked. They had never seen someone absorb another person’s heavenly tribulation as if they were stealing it.
At this time, those experts who had yet to complete their tribulation were all crying and cursing. The heavenly tribulation had disappeared, meaning they had failed their tribulation and would never be able to advance.
Although the Dragonblood warriors had also absorbed other people’s tribulations, they could continue to undergo tribulation on the edge of the tribulation without affecting their advancement.
But Yan Tianhua was different. He had directly taken their heavenly tribulation for himself, taking away their chance to advance to the Heavenly Venerate realm. That was even more ruthless than killing someone!
“Return my tribulation!”
Some people angrily roared and flew in the direction of the Cliff Heaven Transformation, wanting to chase back their heavenly tribulation.
However, his speed was incomparable to Yan Tianhua’s. It was impossible for him to catch up to him. Once his thunderforce gradually cooled down, it would be useless even if he caught up.
“My tribulation! Hurry up and come back! If you can’t advance to the Hierarch realm, my family will all be doomed!” A young man knelt on the ground, crying.
Cultivation was cruel. No matter how great a person’s talent was, no matter how strong they were, once they fell from their divine altar and cut off their path forward, all their hopes would be destroyed.
At this time, let alone enemies, even friends who normally fawned over you might reveal disdain, ridicule, delight in your misfortune, or even bare their fangs.
“No!”
Suddenly, that man’s hand slammed toward his head. He was actually planning on killing himself. Yu Qingxuan and the others let out startled cries.
Pa!
Long Chen appeared in front of him and grabbed his hand.
“My family’s enemies are all present. I am the only hope of my family. Since I am powerless to resist, instead of watching my family die, it’s better to end this once and for all. Many thanks for your kind intentions, but you can’t save me.” That person’s face was ashen. He had already lost all hope of living.
“You really are stupid. While the thunderforce in your body hasn’t cooled down yet, you have two hours. As long as you don’t run in that fellow’s direction, you’ll definitely run into other people undergoing tribulation.
“I see you’re not a bad person. Let me warn you, you should understand what to do next!” said Long Chen.
That person immediately felt enlightened. He excitedly kowtowed to Long Chen and rushed off.
“Boss, your head really is amazing. It’s spinning too fast!” Guo Ran and the others were full of admiration. They were the same as that person, thinking that once the heavenly tribulation was taken away, they would be completely crippled.
Long Chen immediately thought of a way. As long as he could find a person who was undergoing tribulation, as long as that person wasn’t much stronger than him, he could borrow some of the tribulation’s power. At most, it would make the tribulation stronger, but it wouldn’t affect his advancement.
“Find a place to consolidate your cultivation bases. The sooner, the better!” said Long Chen.
“Boss, what about you?” Guo Ran and the others were startled.
“I’m going after that fellow. I feel like he’s preparing a scheme. I’ll see if I can borrow some light.
“If you can borrow it, then lend it a bit. If you can’t, then beat his dog head to vent your anger.”
Long Chen summoned his lightning wings and shot off like a shooting star.
Hu!
Long Chen’s lightning wings spread, and he shot forward like a shooting star.
“In the end, the speed of the Thunder Wings is slower than the Kun Peng Wings. Regretfully, the Kun Peng Wings have already been washed away. If I have the chance in the future, I’ll have to think of a way to get a pair. Otherwise, it won’t be easy to chase them.”
Long Chen’s speed had already reached its peak, but he was still getting further away. If it weren’t for Lei Ling’er locking onto him, he would have long since lost him.
The heavens and earth had just been ravaged by heavenly tribulation, and space was extremely unstable. There was no way to use a teleportation formation, so Long Chen could only obediently chase.
Along the way, Long Chen saw countless roaring experts. They were all cursing in the direction the Cliff Heaven Transformation had left, but there was nothing they could do.
These people were already stupefied. After all, no one could quickly calm down after having their heavenly tribulation snatched away. The reason Long Chen had immediately thought of finding someone to take advantage of the heavenly tribulation was because he was an outsider. If his heavenly tribulation was snatched away, he wouldn’t be able to immediately calm down.
Long Chen crazily chased for three days and three nights. Suddenly, he saw that the world had changed. Endless tribulation clouds covered the sky.
The tribulation clouds slowly moved in a certain direction. In front of them was a huge whirlpool. Long Chen had to run for an entire day before he could see the center of it.
“There really is a trap!”
Long Chen saw that the core region of the whirlpool was flickering with specks of divine light that looked like stars. That was the sign that lightning was accumulating power within the heavenly tribulation. Obviously, there were people in that region who were already preparing to undergo tribulation. Furthermore, there was more than one person.
Long Chen continued flying. As he got closer, he finally saw hundreds of light spheres at the center of the whirlpool. These light spheres were like sesame seeds within the tribulation clouds.
But in truth, these tribulation clouds were several times larger than the Dragonblood warriors’.
These tribulation clouds were still rapidly absorbing the energy of the whirlpool, constantly strengthening themselves.
The distance between them was shortened once more. Long Chen saw a figure standing within each of the tribulation clouds. Other than that figure, there was also a white bone horse and a war chariot.
“It’s him!”
Long Chen’s heart shook. He immediately recognized this person. He was the one who had rushed in front of him but had been forcibly pulled back. This fellow had an X-shaped scar on his face, and he was carrying a scarlet heavy sword.
This person’s tribulation wasn’t just his own. The white bone warhorse and bronze war chariot were also undergoing tribulation. Could it be that they were also undergoing tribulation?
When Long Chen got closer to the center of the whirlpool, he saw that countless experts had already gathered there. They were scattered around the center of the whirlpool, and a strange formation was protecting them.
“The spectators? No, they’re probably with the tribulation transcendors. They’re here to protect them.” Long Chen saw that all the experts in the barrier had already completed their tribulations and advanced to the Paragon realm.
There were all kinds of divine existences. They formed a huge encirclement around the core of the whirlpool. That scene was extremely spectacular.
When Long Chen arrived here by himself, he immediately attracted countless gazes.
“Where did this idiot come from? Are you looking to die?”
The creatures watching below shouted coldly.
“Human, you really are stupid. Do you think you can come to such a place?” sneered one of the sea demons.
There were also human experts amongst the spectators. It was obvious that he was intentionally saying this to the humans.
“Idiot, do you know who he is? How dare he spout such nonsense?” sneered one of the humans. He had clearly recognized Long Chen.
“How laughable. Do you think the human race has anyone worth knowing? We can’t even be bothered to get to know those fellows standing in the heavenly tribulation. Who do you think you are?” sneered one of them.
“Truly ignorant and foolish. You don’t even recognize the number one heavenly genius of the current generation, Long Chen. Are you not just blind, but deaf as well? Have you never heard of Long Chen’s name?” asked a human expert.
“What number one under the heavens? Bullshit! Other than bragging, you humans are useless!” sneered the demi-human expert.
“Not only is he the number one expert of the junior generation of the Lingxiao Academy, but he’s also known as the number one expert of the human race. In front of him, you rats can only kneel.”
That human expert was crazily bragging on Long Chen’s behalf. At first, Long Chen had thought that he was an admirer.
But as he spoke, the meaning behind his words changed. He was clearly trying to make others focus on him. “Number one under the heavens” was a taboo in the cultivation world. This fellow’s intentions were truly vicious.
Long Chen was truly bold. He clearly knew there was something wrong here, but he still charged forward. Only when he flew over the spectators’ heads and reached the center of the whirlpool did he draw the attention of those experts.
“Long Chen!”
The experts in those balls of light had been resting with their eyes closed, waiting for the heavenly tribulation to descend. But when Long Chen appeared, they sensed him. When they saw his face, several voices called out his name.
The spectators were all shocked. Even the human expert who had been bragging on Long Chen’s behalf was shocked. There really were people here who recognized Long Chen.
As for those people who had called out Long Chen’s name, they were all clenching their teeth, their voices dripping with blood. It was like there was an irreconcilable enmity between them.
“Wow, so many familiar faces!”
Sensing that dense killing intent, Long Chen was surprised to sense a familiar aura from many of the light spheres.
“Long Chen, you damnable bastard, die!”
A furious roar rang out, and a ray of divine light shot out of the tribulation clouds. That was a lightning sword. This sword contained the power of heavenly tribulation.
This attack wasn’t fatal, but it was fatal. Once you received it, you would be locked down by the heavenly tribulation. Even if you didn’t want to undergo tribulation, you had to undergo it.
The person who had attacked was none other than Yu Zihao, who had been conned by Long Chen to obtain countless precious medicines. He had practically gone bankrupt, but in the end, he hadn’t obtained anything and had even been slapped in the face.
This arrogant disciple’s eyes turned red upon seeing Long Chen. He looked like he wanted to eat Long Chen alive.
In the face of this lightning attack, countless people thought Long Chen would choose to dodge. But what they hadn’t expected was that Long Chen would directly wave his hand.
BOOM!
The lightning sword was destroyed by Long Chen’s palm.
“You guys really know how to play. Bring me along!” Long Chen smiled.
Rumble!
In that instant, heaven and earth trembled, and then a ball of lightning appeared on Long Chen’s body.
“You damn despicable bastard, you’ve already been locked down by the heavenly tribulation. Let’s see just how you’ll run now!”
Yu Zihao looked at the ball of lightning around Long Chen, his eyes filled with cruelty. The scene of Long Chen being tortured to death appeared in his mind.
“Lord Brahma’s disciple, how could you be so petty? You can’t even joke around. Isn’t it just taking something from you? You make it seem like I killed your father and stole your wife,” said Long Chen disdainfully.
“You…”
Yu Zihao was infuriated. Long Chen had conned him into such a miserable state, yet he still said he was petty. He was about to explode from anger, but he didn’t know how to retort.
That was because such an embarrassing matter couldn’t be brought up. If he did, no one would sympathize with him, and it would only be even more embarrassing.
"Zihao, what's the point of getting angry when you're about to die? I'll refine him into an adult pill and give it to you later." At that moment, a voice came from afar.
Long Chen looked in the direction of the voice and saw a figure within a ball of light. It was as if it had seen Long Chen looking at it, and it was intentionally making the ball of light clearer so Long Chen could see its face.
That was a red-haired man with a cold expression. His eyes were icy as he looked down on Long Chen, looking like a god looking at an ant.
“What kind of tortoise do you think you’re? Did you think you could disguise yourself as a red-furred tortoise just because you dyed your hair red? Oh… I can tell he’s Lord Brahma’s disciple, but you’re willing to help him eat shit.
“Lord Brahma and Luo Tianye colluded together. In other words, you’re Luo Tianye’s disciple?” Long Chen had wanted to insult him, but he suddenly guessed his identity.
“Bullshit! You profane and blasphemous fellow, I’ll refine you into a human pill right now!” The red-haired man immediately flew into a rage.
Long Chen’s guess was correct. This person was Luo Tianye’s disciple. That was also why he was so angry.
“Brother Gengjian, calm down. He’s already been locked down by the heavenly tribulation. Killing him now would be letting him off too lightly. We have to torture him to death.” Now it was Yu Zihao’s turn to comfort him.
“Even more despicable brother? This name really is good. There’s no such thing as the most despicable, but the most despicable. The older generation is in cahoots, while the younger generation is even healthier,” praised Long Chen.
Luo Tianye’s body was quivering with fury, but he still endured it. Forming hand seals, thunderforce surged out of him, enveloping him and ignoring Long Chen.
Yu Zihao was the same. He sneered at Long Chen and directly closed off his six senses. He knew he wasn’t Long Chen’s match in a verbal battle. He quietly waited for the heavenly tribulation to descend.
At this time, the ball of lightning around Long Chen was growing denser. Obviously, he had also been pulled into the tribulation.
Long Chen smiled slightly. He wanted to use heavenly tribulation to harm him. There was actually such a comical thought in this world. It didn’t matter, as long as they didn’t cry when the time came.
“Long Chen, let’s see how you’re going to escape this time.” Yu Zihao and Luo Tianye’s disciples shut their mouths.
Hearing that voice, Long Chen didn’t even turn his head. He lazily said, “What are you talking about? It seems you were the one who fled last time, right? If it weren’t for the protection of my ancestral scales, I would have long since turned you into an underworld dragon.”
It turned out that the Nether Dragon divine light was also here. However, Yu Zihao had been targeting Long Chen, so he hadn’t attacked. Only now did he have a chance to speak.
But his words shocked the spectators. They didn’t know who Long Chen was, but they knew that anyone who dared to undergo tribulation here was definitely a monster-class expert.
These spectators were also protectors. Their race’s strongest monster had already undergone tribulation here. They had long since set up a formation to protect their leader.
That was because even the strongest monster would face the danger of dying in the face of the strongest heavenly tribulation. Even if they didn’t die, after undergoing the tribulation, their vitality would be greatly damaged. At this time, they were at their weakest, and they needed someone to protect them.
There were many guards. Each one of them was undergoing tribulation, and the experts of their race were all guarding them. There were at least millions of them.
Furthermore, those who could come here to protect him were all elites amongst the elites of the tribe. It could be seen just how important this tribulation was to them.
With the arrival of these monsters, these protectors didn’t communicate with each other at all. Only some of the opposing faction’s guards would occasionally mock each other, but there was no physical conflict.
But as soon as Long Chen arrived, he was targeted. From their conversation, they could tell that Yu Zihao had suffered greatly at Long Chen’s hands.
As for the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, it had clearly also been beaten by Long Chen. These two monsters both had some enmity with Long Chen.
The person who had dug a hole for Long Chen began to feel uneasy. Although he knew Long Chen, he had only heard of his name and seen his portrait. He didn’t truly understand Long Chen.
He suddenly became a bit afraid. It was impossible for him to hide his thoughts from Long Chen. He was afraid that Long Chen would take revenge on him and bring disaster to his family.
“Winning or losing doesn’t mean anything. Only by knowing shame can you be a true warrior. In a bit, I’ll let you know what true power is,” said the Nether Dragon divine reflection.
“Winning or losing isn’t important, but what about twice?” asked Long Chen.
“You…”
This time, the Netherworld Dragon divine light’s fury soared. It had truly lost to Long Chen twice.
“There’s no need to find someone brave. After losing too much, you’ll slowly get used to it. However, there’s a saying that goes, if there’s a second time, if there isn’t a third time, I can count with my fingers that you won’t be able to escape today.” Long Chen acted like he was pinching his fingers.
“That’s right. I’ll go again. If I don’t go again, I’ll see just who will be unable to escape this calamity.” The Netherwyrm Heavenlight sneered, seeming to be completely confident in itself.
“My creed is that there’s only one, and there’s no second. You schemed against me once, and the second time I see you, it’ll be the day of your death!” At this time, a cold voice rang out. It was like the murmuring of an emissary from hell, causing people’s scalps to turn numb.
That voice came from a huge ball of light. Within that ball of light was a person, a carriage, and a horse. When he spoke, the spectators were all shocked.
“This person also has a past?”
That voice came from a huge ball of light. Within that ball of light was a person, a carriage, and a horse. As soon as he spoke, the spectators were horrified.
In their memories, this person had a terrifying origin. He was riding a white bone warhorse and pulling a bronze war chariot. That terrifying pressure caused cracks to appear in the air.
Who would have thought that such a person would also have a grudge with Long Chen? Everyone turned to look at Long Chen.
“I’ve seen many boastful people, but you’re the only one who likes to talk big in a carriage.
“The horse is so hungry that only its bones are left. You still have the mood to brag to me? If you really can’t handle it, then sell the carriage and buy some feed to feed your horse!” said Long Chen indifferently.
Back when Long Chen had schemed against him, Long Chen had known that he definitely wouldn’t leave the matter at that. But he didn’t care. On the path of cultivation, there was no such thing as modesty.
“Hopefully, later, your mouth will be as hard as your martial arts. I, Yin Jiushang, will place my words here. I’ll take your life,” said the overlord.
“Yin Jiushang? You were schemed against nine times and injured nine times? You’re just born to be schemed against. I’m very curious, other than me, who schemed against you the other eight times?” asked Long Chen.
“Go ahead and be stubborn. The more arrogant you are now, the more miserable you’ll look later on.” Yin Jiushang wasn’t angered as he sneered.
“I’m in a sorry state? Why?”
“You don’t even know what’s going on here, yet you’ve already charged in. Furthermore, you’ve already been locked down by the heavenly tribulation. You’re practically an incurable fool,” sneered Yin Jiushang.
“Tch, isn’t it just a tribulation? Do you think you’re so amazing? Why are you acting so mysterious? You’re just a bunch of ignorant fools,” said Long Chen disdainfully.
“It seems you have a lot of confidence in yourself!”
Just at this moment, another person spoke from the distance. Long Chen immediately recognized his voice. That person was precisely the Black Rock Nine Nether Python race’s Yan Tianhua.
The ball of lightning was several times larger than the others. Because it was isolated by the heavenly tribulation, Long Chen wouldn’t be able to find its location without it speaking.
“Of course I’m confident. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have followed you all the way here. I didn’t expect this place to be so lively, and I even saw so many ‘old friends’. Hehe, I really have to thank you!”
Long Chen laughed mischievously. “In order to thank you, how about this? Later, I’ll pull out two of your front teeth, and our enmity will be over. How about it?”
“Hahahaha…”
Yan Tianhua raised his head to the sky and laughed. The sound of thunder filled the air, but it was unable to conceal his laughter.
“Interesting, truly interesting. Alright, in a bit, I hope I’ll have a chance to experience your techniques. I hope your abilities are as great as your words,” sneered Yan Tianhua.
His voice contained a cold killing intent. Long Chen’s words had clearly infuriated him. However, he had forgotten that when he had attacked Long Chen, Long Chen had been even more infuriated than him.
“From your tone, it seems you’re unwilling. Then I’ll take back what I just said,” said Long Chen.
“Trash!”
Yan Tianhua thought Long Chen was afraid.
“I take back my words. What I’m saying is that two front teeth aren’t enough to satisfy me. I also want a piece of snake skin to make a pair of boots for my wives. If there’s anything left, it’d be best if everyone could make a bag.” Long Chen counted with his fingers as if calculating the number.
“You’re courting death!”
Yan Tianhua roared furiously. Long Chen’s words were an immense humiliation to him.
“Your tone isn’t small. That means you also have some guts. It’s said that a snake’s gallbladder can clear one’s eyes. If a pregnant woman eats it, the child’s eyes will become especially bright. It seems I’ll have to think about leaving something for my future child.” Long Chen tilted his head, seeming to be lost in thought.
“Die!”
Yan Tianhua couldn’t bear it any longer. Suddenly, his ball of light trembled, and a lightning spear shot at Long Chen.
The lightning spear exploded with power, but when it arrived in front of Long Chen, it seemed to be weakened by the mysterious energy and exploded.
“Oh, so that’s how it is. When you undergo tribulation here, everyone will be restricted by the laws here. Without the heavenly tribulation, no one will be able to release their true power.” Long Chen instantly understood what was happening.
Previously, Long Chen hadn’t noticed Yu Zihao’s attack. He had thought that Yu Zihao was intentionally testing him, but he had clearly seen this attack. The Cliff Heaven Transformation’s attack was very powerful, but the majority of its power had been absorbed by the heavenly tribulation. In front of Long Chen, it was already the end of the line.
It was no wonder these people were able to live peacefully here. Other than being afraid of each other, they didn’t want to waste their energy. That was because they were unable to threaten others.
“Since you can’t attack me, hehe, then I have nothing to be afraid of. I say, brother, you’re not close to your grandmother, and your uncle doesn’t like you. Where did that big ‘X’ on your face come from?
“What does that thing mean? Is it to tell others that you’re a big idiot?”
“You…”
Yin Jiushang’s sphere of light was constantly quivering, but he was inside, unable to come out. He clenched his teeth so hard that they almost broke.
This X-shaped scar was the greatest humiliation of his life, and Long Chen’s words were mercilessly tearing it apart.
“What about you? Why aren’t you convinced? Come bite me!” Long Chen spread his hands, looking like he couldn’t do anything to him.
“You’re that Long Chen, the leader of the Dragonblood Legion?”
Just at this moment, someone spoke. Heaven and earth rumbled as he spoke.
Long Chen’s heart shook. This person’s strength couldn’t be underestimated. It seemed he was also someone with a great background.
However, Long Chen still acted like he didn’t care. “What do you think?”
“Then I’m sorry. I almost wiped out your Dragonblood Legion,” said the voice.
Hearing this, Long Chen’s eyes turned cold. He knew who this person was.
“There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. After all, when I cut off your head, I wouldn’t feel embarrassed,” said Long Chen.
“Oh? Then that depends on whether or not you have that ability. However, I always believe that evil will never be able to defeat justice.
“Your Dragonblood Legion is an evil legion. They tried to rape the Spirit race’s women, but they were caught by my Celestial race and killed.
“It has to be known that no matter what you do, the heavens will always see it. No matter how ugly your actions are, you will never be able to hide them forever. A person with evil intentions is unable to defeat me,” said the voice.
At this moment, Long Chen finally understood why Yue Zifeng’s mental realm had been broken when he had fought him. This person wasn’t just proficient in the art of bizarre transformations, but his voice was also bewitching and easily infecting others.
This voice could easily move people. If outsiders heard it, they would easily be led astray. But if enemies heard it, they would easily become angry.
"Impressive, you have trained your bewitching voice to this level, it seems you are a soul path expert."
Long Chen didn’t get angry. Instead, he became calm. This person was powerful and scheming. He was a powerful opponent.
“It’s just the truth. You don’t dare to say anything? Are you feeling guilty?” snorted that person.
“I’ve seen many people like you. After all, I’m not Yue Zifeng. This move is useless against me. Let’s see just how many ultimate arts the Celestial Clan has. What do you think, Luo Changsheng?!”
Long Chen’s voice resounded throughout heaven and earth. When Luo Changsheng’s name was announced, it immediately caused a huge uproar.
“Luo Changsheng? He’s the Celestial Tribe’s super monster, Luo Changsheng?” someone exclaimed.
“Celestial Clan hasn’t appeared for countless years. Is this person really from Celestial Clan?” Someone questioned.
“It’s true. This time, the Celestial Clan’s prestige is extremely great. They clearly came prepared. It seems like they want to use this opportunity to revive the Celestial Clan’s prestige,” someone explained.
“Just who is this Long Chen? I’ve never heard of his name before. How could he have conflicts with so many terrifying existences?”
For a moment, the spectators were in an uproar. As soon as Long Chen arrived, he immediately became the focus of everyone’s attention. Whoever dared to provoke or curse him, whoever dared to arrogantly insult him, infuriated their opponents. Smoke came out of their nine holes, but they were still unable to do anything to him.
Right now, Celestial Clan’s supreme experts all stood out to speak with him. Moreover, as soon as they opened their mouths, they were all ready to fight, domineering and overbearing. When the heavenly tribulation began later, wouldn’t that mean that a great battle would also begin?
Now it seemed that Long Chen’s conversation with Yu Zihao, Luo Tianye’s disciple Geng Jian, the Netherworld Dragon’s Amaterasu, Yin Jiushang, and Luo Changsheng had all been hostile. That made the spectators feel even more excited, and they looked forward to the start of the heavenly tribulation.
“Haha, the Celestial race has too many absolute arts. However, no matter how many absolute arts they have, they can’t compare to the Dragonblood Legion’s despicable methods. They won’t even let off the kindhearted Spirit race women. This kind of beastly conduct is truly despicable,” said Luo Changsheng.
“All of our subordinates are perverted thieves. Our leader is definitely not a good person. No wonder he is so sinister and vicious.” At this time, Luo Tianye’s disciple sneered.
"Not only is he sinister and vicious, but he's also despicable and shameless. Other than scheming, he's completely useless," Yu Zihao added.
“Long Chen, I didn’t expect you to be such a person. A degenerate like you should be punished by everyone.” The Netherwyrm Heavenlight finally found an opportunity to counterattack.
“Evil pervert is the leader, and he’s even fighting against the kind Spirit Race. What a waste of your shameless boasting just now. What a hypocrite, how disgusting.” Yin Jiushang also began his revenge.
They didn’t know what had happened, but as long as it was against Long Chen, they would definitely support it.
Previously, they had been miserably cursed by Long Chen and were powerless to retaliate. Now, they finally took this opportunity to help.
Long Chen knew he had to calm down, but his fury continued to rise. He clenched his fists so tightly that creaking sounds could be heard.
He only had one mouth, while the other side had five. No matter how good Long Chen’s eloquence was, it was useless. A biting cold killing intent surged within Long Chen’s chest.
The most hateful thing was that countless spectators began to whisper amongst themselves, pointing at Long Chen. It seemed they had already decided that the Dragonblood Legion was raping the Spirit race’s women.
Although Long Chen wasn’t someone who cared much about fame and profit, he knew that the Dragonblood Legion was a sacred signboard. Countless Dragonblood warriors were famous men who valued honor more than their lives.
They had maliciously slandered the Dragonblood Legion. If news of this spread, the Dragonblood Legion’s name would be tarnished, and they would be pointed at wherever they went.
“Why aren’t you saying anything? Are you feeling guilty? If you’re feeling remorseful, then you can end your own life here!” Luo Changsheng’s voice suddenly became gentle, as if he was advising him kindly.
Long Chen was no longer able to suppress his fury. Luo Changsheng’s voice was transmitted through a soul art. In truth, this wasn’t a simple bewitching art, but a strange divine ability that was impossible to defend against.
That voice would provoke other people’s fury, terror, inferiority, impatience, despair, and other negative emotions. No matter how strong your heart was, as long as you had a fluctuation in your mind, it would take advantage of it. That was how Yue Zifeng had fallen for it.
Although Long Chen wasn’t impatient, he couldn’t suppress his fury any longer. It was instantly ignited, and a berserk killing intent spread.
Buzz!
An invisible killing intent rapidly spread. The experts present, whether they were in the core of the tribulation clouds or inside the formation, all felt their souls quiver. They all looked at the ball of light Long Chen was in with shock.
“I don’t know what scheme you’re plotting, nor do I know what opportunity you’re waiting for. You can target me and slander me.
“But I definitely won’t allow anyone to slander the sacred Dragonblood Legion. I won’t allow anyone to slander my hot-blooded brothers…” Long Chen’s voice was like the voice of a devil. It was icy and emotionless, piercing into the depths of people’s souls. Countless people felt their scalps turn numb and cold.
“So what? The truth is the truth!”
“You intentionally slandered my brother. That makes me angry,” said Long Chen.
“And then?”
“This world needs to be revered. Once I get angry, even I will feel fear,” said Long Chen.
“Hahahaha…” Luo Changsheng laughed as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
“Only the ignorant can be fearless. The reason I still hold reverence for this world is because I know what I have to protect. I’m afraid she’ll be taken away.
“What I want to protect isn’t just their lives, but also their dignity and glory. As for you, you maliciously spread false rumors, inverting right and wrong, and slandering the Dragonblood Legion. Your heart is vicious, and your heart is evil.” Long Chen’s voice was still low, without the slightest emotion. There was only endless killing intent.
“I’m just stating the truth. As for you…” sneered Luo Changsheng.
“Shut up!”
Long Chen’s voice grew louder, like a devil’s roar. A sound wave could be seen with the naked eye, and the experts’ eardrums began to ring. Countless people instantly lost their hearing.
But the world’s response still echoed in their minds.
“Shut up!”
“Shut up!”
“Shut up!”
…
At that moment, time seemed to stop. Those two words revolved in everyone’s minds for a long time. At that moment, everyone’s consciousness seemed to have paused. It was unknown how much time had passed before they slowly recovered.
At that moment, everyone’s expressions changed. They realized that Long Chen’s killing intent had already solidified and invaded their minds. This kind of killing intent was impossible to resist.
That killing intent was something tempered from the lives of countless experts. The experts present had seen countless people, but they had never seen anyone condense their killing intent to such a level.
That was especially true of the spectators below. In front of this killing intent, their formations were useless. If Long Chen had taken advantage of their moment of distraction to attack, even ten thousand lives wouldn’t have been enough.
“What a joke, you…” sneered Luo Changsheng.
“Clang!”
But his sneer was broken by a loud explosion. Long Chen’s aura erupted like a volcano.
“Hahaha, you idiot, you’ve fallen for my trap. The time hasn’t even come, but you’ve already broken through. If the heavenly tribulation doesn’t appear, you’ll never be able to enter the Supreme Divinity realm. Hahaha…”
The instant Long Chen began his breakthrough, Yan Tianhua laughed. It wasn’t just him. Yu Zihao, Luo Tianye’s disciples, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu, Yin Jiushang, Luo Changsheng, and the others also laughed as if they were looking at a fool.
It turned out that they had only released the aura of a breakthrough here. They hadn’t broken through that shackle just to wait for time.
But before he had reached the Heaven Transformation realm, he had devoured other people’s heavenly tribulations. He had used a special divine ability within his bloodline, but that hadn’t been the true tribulation.
He had drawn other people’s heavenly tribulation here. That way, his lightning sphere would be several times larger than others, making him the most dazzling existence here. But even he didn’t dare directly undergo tribulation.
Although the tribulation clouds above their heads had already reached a saturation point, they were still revolving. If they weren’t still, it wouldn’t be the best time to undergo tribulation.
If someone was undergoing tribulation at this time, they wouldn’t be able to control the tribulation clouds’reaction. Then even if they failed, their entire life would be over.
They hadn’t expected Long Chen to do something so stupid in his fury. They immediately laughed, extremely happy.
Rumble…
But their laughter was quickly cut off by a terrifying explosion. They were horrified to see that the instant Long Chen broke through his shackles, the revolving tribulation clouds suddenly stopped.
“How is this possible?”
The moment the tribulation clouds stopped, Yu Zihao screamed.
“According to the time, there should be at least two more days before it stops!” Luo Tianye’s disciples cried out.
The Nether Dragon Amaterasu, Yin Jiushang, and Luo Changsheng were also stunned. It was obvious that this was not within their expectations.
“Could it be that the tribulation clouds will really change because of him?” The Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s face was filled with shock, and its eyes burned with jealousy. At the same time, an uneasy feeling grew within its heart.
BOOM!
Suddenly, Long Chen’s body shook, and a ray of divine light soared into the sky. A terrifying energy entered the whirlpool, and a huge hole appeared in it.
That cave was tens of thousands of miles wide. When it appeared, silver lightning crazily circulated within it. It was like a dam that had been filled with water had been pierced through. Endless lightning poured down.
Rumble…
Thunder crashed down, instantly drowning Long Chen. Everyone’s expressions changed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
These people didn’t hesitate any longer. They broke through the shackles of their cultivation realms. Then, they saw divine light shoot into the sky from the sphere of light, piercing through the tribulation clouds and revealing large holes.
The holes these experts had pierced through were all similar to Long Chen’s. It could be seen that these experts were also monsters.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and a huge hole appeared in the tribulation clouds. This hole was twice the size of Long Chen’s.
Everyone looked in the direction of the lightning waterfall and found that it was the location of the Cliff Heaven Transformation.
It was at this moment that heaven-shaking cheers erupted from the Blackrock Nine Nether Python tribe.
“Young master Tianhua is the strongest!”
“Hahaha!”
Yan Tianhua threw his head back and laughed. “I am the one with the destiny. The Nine Heavens Gate will be opened by me. In the future, the Nine Heavens World will be ruled by me, hahaha!”
Yan Tianhua roared with excitement. He had clearly devoured countless people’s heavenly tribulations, and now that he had released them here, he had obtained a huge advantage.
At that moment, the others’ expressions all changed. Originally, they had scoffed at this kind of cheating method. They had thought it was a deception against the Heavenly Daos, and there was no way they would be able to slip through. But now, the difference between them had grown.
“The heavenly tribulation has already begun, but the Nine Heavens Gate still hasn’t appeared. That means you aren’t a person of destiny,” sneered someone.
That person’s sneer immediately extinguished Yan Tianhua’s passion. Looking around, he didn’t see anything strange, nor did he see the legendary Nine Heavens Gate. His heart sank.
“Impossible! My heavenly tribulation is clearly the strongest! I’m the Chosen! The Nine Heavens passageway can only be opened by me, and the karmic luck of the nine heavens will definitely support me!” roared Yan Tianhua.
“Everyone, it seems there might be a problem with the advancement of the heavenly tribulation. Why don’t we kill him together and see if there’s any chance of a favorable turn?” suggested an expert from the heavenly tribulation.
In an instant, countless experts turned to look at Yan Tianhua. Yan Tianhua sneered, “If you aren’t afraid of death, then come at me. My Blackrock Nine Nether Python race’s chance to revive our primordial heroism has come.”
A strange image appeared behind Yan Tianhua. A black python appeared, and a rock-like armor appeared over his body. His aura became cold and ruthless, like a fatal viper.
Ka ka ka…
Just at this moment, a strange sound rang out. It was as if something had shattered. People turned to look, their faces filled with shock.
“What?”
The tribulation clouds above Long Chen’s head were covered in spiderweb-like cracks. Those cracks were still spreading out from the hole.
The tribulation clouds were like ice. Other people would only be able to pierce through a circular hole, and then there would be no reaction. But Long Chen’s hole seemed to contain an endless amount of energy. That hole was too small, and the tribulation clouds were crushed.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a huge part of the cave above Long Chen’s head collapsed. Endless lightning poured down, and the flow was dozens of times greater than before.
Ka ka ka…
But at this time, the strange sound was still continuing. It was like the sand on the dam had started to leak. The tribulation clouds were constantly breaking, and the hole in Long Chen’s head was constantly growing larger.
That hole continued to spread from tens of thousands of miles away. In just a breath’s time, it had spread hundreds of thousands of miles, and then millions of miles.
At this time, the huge hole on top of Long Chen’s head had already shocked everyone. That heavenly tribulation cave was incomparable to Long Chen’s.
Most shocking of all, the tribulation clouds above Long Chen’s head were still continuing to spread. They didn’t show any signs of stopping.
“Impossible!”
Seeing that he had been surpassed, Yan Tianhua was both shocked and infuriated. A snake-shaped bone whip appeared in his hand, and with a shake of his hand, the whip stiffened. Like a sharp sword, it stabbed toward his head.
BOOM!
With a heaven-shaking explosion, the tribulation clouds above his head were pierced through by the serpentine bone whip, widening the hole.
Seeing this, Yan Tianhua was delighted. So the tribulation clouds could be expanded manually. With this discovery, he went against the current and crazily attacked the tribulation clouds. The cave was constantly widening, and soon it was several times wider.
As for the others, they were inspired and began to personally expand their heavenly tribulation. They were pleasantly surprised to find that this method was truly effective.
Yan Tianhua was crazily expanding his heavenly tribulation cave, wanting to maintain his advantage. He took some time to glance over at Long Chen, but as a result, his heart turned cold.
Long Chen didn’t even try to widen the heavenly tribulation cave. The tribulation clouds above his head were already beginning to collapse, and spiderweb-like cracks extended all the way to the end of his line of sight. The tribulation clouds above him were caving in, forming a funnel. That huge hole was tens of millions of miles wide.
“What’s going on?”
Yan Tianhua was both shocked and infuriated. He had tried his best to open the heavenly tribulation cave, hoping to catch up to Long Chen’s speed. But now he found that the difference between the two of them had reached a despairing level.
“Die!”
Yan Tianhua roared and swung his bone whip. It was like a sharp sword, ignoring the distance between them as it stabbed toward Long Chen.
Yan Tianhua’s fury soared. He sent out a whip, but he found that this attack was unable to pierce through the waterfall around Long Chen.
The heavenly tribulation had just begun, and the Laws hadn’t changed yet. Attacks would be greatly weakened by the heavenly tribulation, and the further away they were, the more weakened they would be.
Only by attacking the tribulation clouds would the Cliff Heaven Transformation’s attack not weaken. As for attacking Long Chen, it was unable to cause any damage. Perhaps that was the best explanation for this attack.
Seeing that his attack had been ineffective, Yan Tianhua was both shocked and infuriated. He wasn’t the only one who was shocked and infuriated. The scope of Long Chen’s tribulation was growing larger, hundreds of times larger than any of them.
“No matter how great his heavenly tribulation is, it’s useless. The Nine Heavens Gate still hasn’t appeared!” said someone with a sour tone. The fact that the gate of heavenly tribulation hadn’t appeared meant that he wasn’t a person of destiny.
Rumble…
Lightning crashed down on Long Chen’s head. Long Chen bathed in heavenly tribulation, feeling his thunderforce being absorbed by the dragon blood. His vast blood and qi began to heat up.
The dragon blood in Long Chen’s body had originally been in a dormant state. Now that it had been stimulated by the thunderforce, it began to awaken. After awakening, the dragon blood would crazily absorb the thunderforce, making itself hotter. Only once the dragon blood completely boiled would it truly merge with Long Chen’s body.
Back then, the merging had only been complete. The tribulation had truly absorbed them. That was also why the Dragonblood warriors’ auras had undergone such a heaven-toppling transformation.
However, although the tribulation was vast, it wasn’t strong enough. The dragon blood in Long Chen’s body was heating up very slowly. In the past, he would have long since begun attacking the tribulation clouds to speed up the process.
But this time, Long Chen didn’t dare be impetuous. He had a premonition that this heavenly tribulation would cause a great deal of karma to be settled. A single mistake and he would be doomed. He had to conserve his energy.
Hundreds of millions of lightning dragons swam around Long Chen like fish in a waterfall. That was Lei Ling’er crazily absorbing thunderforce.
Previously, when the Dragonblood Legion had been undergoing their tribulation, Lei Ling’er had only been able to devour a bit of thunderforce that others didn’t want. But now she could absorb as much as she wanted. Long Chen’s tribulation was like a feast for her.
However, Lei Ling’er was extremely smart. She didn’t want to expose herself. That was why she had transformed into millions of lightning dragons. That way, her aura would be easily concealed, and no one would be able to find her in the heavenly tribulation.
Ka ka ka…
As time passed, the tribulation clouds above Long Chen’s head began to collapse. The scope of the tribulation grew larger.
After Yan Tianhua’s attack had failed, he had gone all-out to widen his heavenly tribulation cave. After all, the Nine Heavens Gate hadn’t appeared yet. Everyone had a chance to become a Chosen.
The others were the same. No matter what kind of heavenly genius they were, what kind of monster they were, or what kind of noble status they had, they were all doing their best to widen their heavenly tribulation caves.
Above the nine heavens, tribulation clouds covered the sky, and thunder crashed down. A sea of lightning had already formed on the ground.
The heavenly tribulation cave grew wider, and the lightning current grew stronger. For a time, the only thing that could be seen was waterfalls. There was no longer any sign of the person undergoing the tribulation. However, each waterfall represented a person undergoing tribulation.
There were hundreds of waterfalls, but Long Chen’s one was the strongest. It was even grander than all the others combined. At that moment, the spectators were all dumbfounded.
They had never imagined that this human expert would become the most famous expert here. That made countless experts who didn’t get along with the human race furious and jealous.
“So what? The Nine Heavens Gate hasn’t appeared, so he’s not a Chosen. In a bit, my family’s young master will personally kill him!” sneered one of the foreign experts. He was clearly extremely unwilling to accept Long Chen.
“The heavenly tribulation hasn’t officially begun yet. This is just the prelude. This is a long-range attack. There’s no meaning in starting the lead. The key is who will have the last laugh.”
“That’s right. In any case, I don’t believe a weak human is a Chosen. They’re only fit to be slaves and blood food,” sneered one of the sea demons.
The spectators began to discuss amongst themselves, all of them targeting Long Chen. They were clearly filled with envy and hatred.
Time passed bit by bit. The prelude to this heavenly tribulation was extremely long. An entire day had passed, but the heavenly tribulation still hadn’t moved. The lightning waterfall seemed endless.
Yan Tianhua, Yin Jiushang, Yu Zihao, and Tian Zhao were still trying their best to widen their heavenly tribulation caves. But no matter how hard they tried, the distance between them and Long Chen didn’t shrink. Instead, it grew further.
That infuriated countless experts. The only thing that made them feel at ease was that the legendary Nine Heavens Gate hadn’t appeared yet. That meant everyone had a chance.
During this time, some people tried to attack Long Chen, but they all failed. Any attack would be weakened by the heavenly tribulation, and they wouldn’t be able to pass through ordinary waterfalls, let alone Long Chen’s endless waterfalls.
As Long Chen’s waterfall continued to grow, it had already reached a size of millions of miles. Long Chen’s waterfall was already closing in on his opponent’s waterfall.
At that moment, some people’s expressions changed. They didn’t know what kind of terrifying thing would happen if their Heavenly Tribulation Cave was devoured.
BOOM!
In front of countless shocked gazes, Long Chen’s tribulation finally devoured the first heavenly tribulation cave. That cultivator was sucked into Long Chen’s lightning current.
“Die!”
That cultivator had long since been prepared. With a furious roar, he charged at Long Chen. His berserk aura destroyed the lightning runes.
It was an ancient divine bird. Its qi and blood soared, and a pair of wings appeared on its back. A huge golden claw reached out toward Long Chen.
This was also a vicious character. He had been accumulating power for a long time, just waiting for the moment to merge. He would unleash the power of a nine star Heavenly Fate.
“A small test of the bull’s blade, a Cloud Dragon’s Claw!”
Long Chen snorted, and a dragon’s roar rang out. A divine aura soared into the sky, and a dragon claw appeared behind Long Chen, grabbing at the ancient divine bird.
BOOM!
In that instant, the bird’s claws exploded into a rain of blood.
“What?”
Everyone was horrified. That was a terrifying Nine Star Heaven’s Chosen with a pure bloodline and boundless combat power. They hadn’t expected his strongest divine ability to be instantly destroyed.
The divine bird’s divine ability was shattered, and it spat out a mouthful of blood. It immediately realized that something was wrong, and its wings trembled as it tried to flee.
Pa!
No matter how he flapped his wings, his body didn’t move because a large hand had already tightly grabbed onto his neck.
That expert was horrified. Long Chen’s body was like a ghost, and he hadn’t even sensed that his vitals had been caught.
Pu!
Before that expert could react, a berserk energy directly blew him apart, turning him into a rain of blood.
Even his thunderforce runes were dyed red. That was the blood of a peak heavenly genius.
At that moment, whether it was the experts undergoing tribulation or the spectators outside, they all felt their hearts stop beating.
“Nine Star Heaven’s Chosen, a monster-class heavenly genius, died just like that?”
At that moment, the entire world became silent. They couldn’t believe their eyes.
The person whose destiny came from the heavens was the strongest existence amongst the Chosen. He had gathered all the karmic luck in his body. Such a person’s destiny was shockingly hard, and even after experiencing countless dangers, he still wouldn’t die.
Many of them had seen a battle between nine-star Heaven’s Mandates. Two supreme experts could destroy mountains and rivers, fight for seven days and nights.
But never in their wildest dreams had they imagined that a battle between nine Star Heavenly Fate experts would end in an instant. Most terrifying of all, he had been killed in one blow. He didn’t even have a chance to struggle.
“No…”
Just at this moment, hundreds of thousands of experts cried out in grief. The person Long Chen had killed was one of their race’s top experts.
Originally, they had been extremely confident in their own race’s experts. In fact, some people had even said that their young master would kill Long Chen. Now, they had killed him, but their roles had changed.
“Nine Star Heavenly Fate Realm? That’s all there is to it.”
Long Chen slowly opened his hand. His hand was covered in blood. That was the essence blood of a nine star Heavenly Fate. It contained a powerful Heavenly Fate energy, and it also contained boundless fluctuations.
That blood contained a powerful will. Although he had already died, his will was still within the essence blood. If he kept the essence blood, his will would never be extinguished.
Hu!
A white handkerchief appeared in Long Chen’s hand. He slowly wiped away the blood on his hand and then tossed it into the air.
That handkerchief floated down, floating amongst the endless lightning. That handkerchief was able to survive the heavenly tribulation because of its blood.
That handkerchief slowly floated down and landed in front of that expert’s people. Those people received the bloody handkerchief, all of them filled with grief and indignation.
“You damn human, one day, I’ll make you pay with blood…”
“Then don’t wait for that day,” snorted Long Chen.
Suddenly, he raised his hand, and the entire sky trembled. A lightning sword shot out. Originally, that lightning sword had only been three feet long in Long Chen’s hand, but now it rapidly grew larger.
By the time the Sword of Lightning pierced through the waterfall, it had already become a sword that could hold up the heavens. It stabbed towards that group of people.
However, they weren’t afraid. Instead, they began to curse Long Chen. They knew that under the heavenly tribulation’s laws, all their attacks would be weakened. Long Chen’s attacks wouldn’t be able to reach them.
However, as they cursed, the fury on their faces turned to terror. That was because the Sword of Lightning had grown from a small size to a large one.
“What?”
Seeing this scene, countless people cried out in shock.
BOOM!
The lightning sword accurately stabbed into the barrier that the group of people were in. The lightning sword exploded in the crowd, and hundreds of thousands of experts were instantly turned into nothingness.
Even though they had already advanced to the Paragon level, even though they were all Heaven's Chosen, they were still unable to withstand a single blow.
“How is this possible?”
People were filled with disbelief. That was especially true of the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, Rock-Heaven Transformation, and the others who had launched attacks during the heavenly tribulation. Their attacks had all been weakened by the heavenly tribulation, but Long Chen’s attack had reached their target. That was practically against the heavens.
What they didn’t know was that Lei Ling’er had also absorbed a portion of the Heavenly Daos’ Laws. She could be considered half the master of this place. Transmitting her power through the heavenly tribulation wasn’t difficult for her.
Most importantly, Lei Ling’er’s millions of clones had condensed all the thunderforce from the tribulation into her sword the instant she had sent it out. That was why this attack was so powerful. It was equivalent to the combined attack of Long Chen and Lei Ling’er.
But others didn’t know the crux of this matter. They thought Long Chen could defy the heavenly tribulation’s laws.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, heaven and earth trembled. At the end of the tribulation clouds, space constantly twisted as if something was trying to break free.
As the void twisted, the outline of a door could be vaguely seen.
“The Nine Heavens Gate has appeared!”
Countless people exclaimed.
The legendary Nine Heavens Gate had appeared. Everyone’s hearts tightened.
“Behind the Nine Heavens Gate, the hidden world is the lost world. It all depends on who can open the Nine Heavens Gate and become the favorite of the lost world!” cried someone excitedly.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, Long Chen’s tribulation continued to grow. Another expert’s tribulation merged with Long Chen’s tribulation, and that expert also attacked him.
It was a thirty-meter-tall giant. It only had one eye, and not a single blade of grass grew on its head. It had turtle shell-like lines, and it held a steel rod. The instant the heavenly tribulation merged, it smashed it at Long Chen.
Countless runes lit up on the staff, and it whistled through the air. The wind tore through the void, creating endless cracks. It was as if the sky was about to explode from his staff. The Cyclops’ power was absolutely terrifying.
BOOM!
Countless people were horrified to see Long Chen meet the cyclops’ club head-on. Sparks flew, and a metallic ringing rang out. Long Chen didn’t move, but the cyclops was forced back by Long Chen’s fist.
Deng deng deng…
The cyclops took nine steps back. Each step he took caused cracks to appear in the air.
When the one-eyed giant stabilized himself and looked at the metal staff in his hand, everyone sucked in a cold breath. That staff had already bent like a furnace hook.
This scene was extremely funny, but none of the experts present laughed. They were all horrified. When they looked at Long Chen, he was already in the midst of punching. Blood-colored scales covered his fist.
After bending the cyclops’ weapon, Long Chen’s fist only left behind a faint white mark. It disappeared in an instant.
“Heavens, what level of physical body is this? He’s using his bare hands to receive a Saint Weapon?”
Everyone was horrified. The Cyclops’ weapon was extremely powerful. It was a Saint Weapon. Such a terrifying weapon had been bent by a single punch.
“Die!”
The cyclops was also extremely valiant. His weapon was bent, and his hand was bleeding. But he still roared and once more charged at Long Chen. The instant he attacked, lines that looked like tortoiseshells covered his entire body. A strange flame enveloped him.
“Burning his blood essence?”
People let out startled cries. This cyclops was actually so powerful, burning his essence blood to fight Long Chen.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The one-eyed giant’s expression was sinister as he charged forward. With each step he took, the entire world trembled.
After igniting his essence blood, he once more smashed his cane at Long Chen.
Facing the cyclops who had ignited his essence blood, Long Chen expressionlessly extended his hand.
“What? He’s still going to receive a Saint Weapon empty-handed?” People exclaimed.
BOOM!
Explosions shook the heavens, and qi waves interweaved. Even the lightning was blown in all directions, forming a huge lightning ring.
At the center of the lightning ring, Long Chen and the cyclops stood there motionlessly like statues.
But the spectators felt like their hearts were about to jump out of their chests. They saw Long Chen’s hand grab the staff.
“Catch… catch…”
Everyone gulped. Even breathing became difficult. They couldn’t believe what they were seeing.
Although they didn’t know the Cyclops’ origin, they could tell from his size and blood essence fluctuations that he was a power-type expert.
But in front of Long Chen, his greatest strength was actually so weak. In front of him, Long Chen had only used one hand to block, while his other hand was behind his back.
“Damn humans, how could they have such power? I refuse to believe it!” roared the cyclops.
Rumble…
Holding the staff with both hands, he tried his best to snatch it back. The space beneath his feet rumbled as if it would explode at any moment. The muscles on his arms bulged, and runes circulated. The veins beneath his skin were like little snakes. His power had clearly reached its peak.
But that staff seemed to be in Long Chen’s hand. No matter how he tried to snatch it back, he was unable to move it in the slightest. In fact, Long Chen’s hand didn’t even tremble.
“Give it to me… you lowly human…”
The cyclops’ arms trembled as he crazily snatched away the metal staff. The staff began to bend under the immense power.
A giant was competing against a human. Long Chen seemed so small, but he was as steady as a boulder.
His black hair danced in the air, and his robes fluttered in the wind. It was as if a god had descended into this world. He was indescribably calm and noble.
Hu!
Suddenly, Long Chen released his grip. The cyclops hadn’t expected Long Chen to suddenly release his grip. His staff was snatched back, but he wasn’t able to stop in time. The staff smashed into his head.
Bang!
With a loud bang, the cyclops’ head was smashed by the metal rod, sending sparks flying.
According to reason, the cyclops’ head should have exploded like a watermelon.
However, the Cyclops’ head was abnormally hard, and it only had a large bump.
“What a hard head.”
Someone exclaimed. This cyclops was really strong.
However, although his head didn’t explode, he was still struck by his own strength. The cyclops saw stars, and the world spun around him.
Only when the dizziness faded did he see that Long Chen was already standing in front of his head. A finger had already touched his forehead.
“Die!”
A small flame lotus condensed on Long Chen’s finger. This flame lotus was only the size of a fingernail. Following Long Chen’s movements, it stabbed into the cyclops’ forehead.
The cyclops only had one eyebrow. When the flame lotus struck the center of his brow, it instantly pierced through his forehead.
Pu!
The flame lotus pierced through the front and out the back of its head, bringing with it a rain of blood. As soon as the rain of blood appeared, it turned into ice that scattered throughout heaven and earth.
The cyclops’ mouth was wide open, his eyes filled with confusion. He didn’t even know how he had died.
His body slowly fell. As he fell, endless frost covered his corpse, turning it to dust.
Another terrifying monster had been killed in the simplest and most direct manner. Similarly, there was no way to resist.
“It’s pretty big, but it’s filled with tofu dregs!” Long Chen slowly pulled back his finger and expressionlessly looked at the ice fragments on the ground.
This person was extremely powerful, and his body was covered in runes. He should still have many divine abilities that he hadn’t used yet. Regretfully, he had been so focused on crushing Long Chen that he had ended up kicking an iron plate.
If it hadn’t been for that mysterious dragon expert’s essence blood, Long Chen really wouldn’t have been his match.
But even if he wasn’t a match for him in terms of power, Long Chen still had a hundred ways to kill him. However, after merging with that mysterious dragon expert’s essence blood, that cyclops’ power was nothing in front of him.
As for Long Chen, he had comprehended the most primal version of the Nirvana Scripture. He had gained his own special comprehension, and he had improved the World Extinguishing Flame Lotus.
This extremely small version of the World Extinguishing Flame Lotus looked small, but its destructive power was shocking. Long Chen had compressed its power to a certain level.
This move compressed all its energy together. When it was suddenly released, its power could exterminate all life.
Its greatest advantage was that it was extremely compressed, causing its power to not leak out. It was also very difficult for others to sense its danger.
So when Long Chen’s finger touched the cyclops’ forehead, he didn’t sense any danger. In fact, even when he died, he didn’t know how he had died.
However, it had its advantages and disadvantages. This kind of compression was extremely taxing on the user’s physical body.
In the past, the World Extinguishing Flame Lotus was formed in the outside world. But this kind of compressed World Extinguishing Flame Lotus was formed within the body. If the physical body wasn’t strong enough, it was impossible to use this move. Otherwise, the slightest mistake would cause the body to explode.
However, with Long Chen’s current physical body, he could easily control this magical art.
Long Chen once more killed a terrifying Nine Star Heaven’s Chosen. This time, everyone was shocked. It had to be known that Long Chen had only managed to kill the first Nine Star Heaven’s Chosen by luck.
That was because the first expert had been too confident in himself. He had thought that Long Chen wouldn’t be able to block his attack and hadn’t had any backup plans. That was why he had been defeated in an instant.
But this cyclops was different. He had used the simplest and crudest method to block both of Long Chen’s attacks. There was no room for any tricks.
Killing the Cyclops meant that Long Chen’s strength was far above his own. There was no need to fear a head-on collision.
“Boss, we’re here!”
Long Chen’s killing of the cyclops shocked everyone. Just as everyone’s attention was focused on him, thousands of voices rang out from the distance.
Hearing that voice, Long Chen smiled. “You’ve finally come. Then it’s time to end your enmity.”
Buzz!
Following that voice, a flying boat soared through the air. It didn’t travel in a straight line. Instead, it suddenly disappeared and reappeared in the core region of the heavenly tribulation.
The experts were all startled. This flying boat was too strange. From the moment they had seen it, it had appeared in front of them in the blink of an eye. It was so fast that they didn’t even have time to react.
“Hahaha, I’ve finally caught up. Looks like the fun hasn’t even started yet… Ugh!” Guo Ran excitedly jumped off the flying boat, but he couldn’t help retching.
The others also jumped off the flying boat, their expressions ugly. Some of them couldn’t help but vomit.
As soon as Long Chen had left, the Dragonblood warriors had begun to consolidate their cultivation bases. Once their cultivation bases had completely stabilized and their auras were no longer leaking out, and their bodies had adapted to their explosive power, they had immediately rushed over to Long Chen’s mark.
In order to save time, Xia Chen had used the flying boat’s crudest method of travel. It was like flying through time. Sometimes he would stop, and sometimes he would fly. It was like he was teleporting, but it wasn’t like he was teleporting. It was like he was flying, but it wasn’t like he was flying.
In truth, this kind of flight was Xia Chen’s trump card. This kind of flight was extremely taxing on the body, and it might even cause a person to explode.
During their last battle with the Heavenly Human Tribe, they hadn’t been able to use the flying boat because the enemy had been too close.
This time, Xia Chen had used it, but he hadn’t expected the burden to be even greater than he had imagined. It caused everyone to feel extremely uncomfortable. However, his speed was truly shocking. In just four hours, he had caught up to Long Chen.
“It’s the Dragonblood Legion! You perverted bastards aren’t dead yet!”
When Guo Ran and the others arrived, some people immediately recognized them. These people had once participated in the encirclement of the Dragonblood Legion. As the saying goes, when enemies meet, their eyes turn red.
“Fuck, you’re the perverted traitor! Your entire family is perverted traitors!” Guo Ran cursed furiously. Back then, it had been the Celestials who had schemed against the Spirit race, but now they had placed all this blame on the Dragonblood Legion.
“Calm down, Guo Ran. Let’s watch boss undergo tribulation first.” Xia Chen grabbed Guo Ran, afraid that he would get too excited and immediately attack him.
“Attack together! Kill these despicable and shameless perverts!”
Xia Chen pulled back Guo Ran, but the other experts surged toward the Dragonblood Legion like a tide. It seemed they were planning on annihilating the Dragonblood Legion.
The thing that infuriated the Dragonblood Legion the most was that these countless experts had no enmity with them, but they also joined in.
“Brothers!”
Just at this moment, Long Chen’s voice rang out. “Any slogan is just an excuse. They fear me and want to kill you, distracting me.
“Our Dragonblood Legion isn’t saints, nor have we ever thought of becoming one. We only want to live with dignity.
“If anyone wants to kill us, we’ll make them pay with their blood. We never bully others, and we definitely won’t be bullied by anyone.
“Since they’re courting death, then there’s no need to be so courteous. Just help them out! Let them know what respect and fear are.”
Long Chen’s voice was like a heavenly emperor’s decree. Even in the midst of endless thunder, it was still clearly transmitted into everyone’s ears, reaching the depths of their souls.
To the Dragonblood Legion, Long Chen’s words were an order. Each time he gave an order, their blood would boil, and their battle intent would soar.
“Kill all those people who have their weapons drawn. Let this world experience the power of the number one army!”
Long Chen’s final words caused the Dragonblood Legion to explode. They felt their blood boiling. If they didn’t vent it now, they would explode.
Guo Ran roared, “Brothers, it’s time to make a name for ourselves! We want the Dragonblood Legion’s name to resound throughout every corner of this world!”
“Die!”
The Dragonblood warriors roared furiously. Facing millions of enemies, they didn’t feel the slightest fear. They only felt endless killing intent.
When these Dragonblood warriors had ascended to the Immortal World, they had gone through all kinds of hardships just to return to the Dragonblood Legion and follow their boss.
Now, they had finally reunited. Facing the various heavenly geniuses and enemies from all directions, the suppressed emotions in their hearts were released, and they began to crazily slaughter.
“Dragon Blood Body!”
The Dragonblood warriors roared in unison. The roars of over seven thousand Dragonblood warriors merged with the roars of the dragons. Heaven and earth shook, and Gan Kun’s expression changed.
Blood-colored scales covered their bodies, and their auras became sacred. They were the true Dragonblood warriors.
Pu pu pu…
When the enemies from all directions flooded over the Dragonblood Legion, they roared furiously, flesh flying, limbs flying. Countless experts were torn to pieces by the Dragonblood warriors.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Countless weapons struck the Dragonblood warriors, but they were unable to break through their defenses. Some of their weapons were destroyed by a single punch from the Dragonblood warriors.
“What?”
Countless experts were stupefied. They had never imagined that Long Chen would be able to use his bare hands to receive a Saint Weapon, and that his subordinates would also be able to do the same.
Pu pu pu…
Some of the Dragonblood warriors saw that some people’s weapons weren’t bad and directly snatched them. With their weapons, they were like tigers with wings. With a single slash of their swords, their enemies fell.
“Heroic heroes of the other races, don’t be spectators. The Dragonblood Legion is sinister and perverted. Everyone has a duty to exterminate them. Attack together and get rid of this disaster!” shouted Luo Changsheng. He didn’t forget to smear the Dragonblood Legion.
“Die!”
Luo Changsheng’s voice was extremely enticing. Countless experts charged at the Dragonblood Legion.
As for the experts from the other races, they were also speeding up. They wanted to bypass the tribulation and kill the Dragonblood warriors. However, the scope of the tribulation was too large. It wouldn’t be easy for them to bypass it.
If they wanted to take a shortcut, they would have to pass through the heavenly tribulation. Obviously, they didn’t have the guts to do so.
“Be careful. Within the Dragonblood Legion, there is a sword cultivator called Yue Zifeng. He is known as the number one sword cultivator in the world.
“Although he was once defeated by me, he is extremely powerful. I wonder if you have the strength to defeat him and take away his title as the number one sword cultivator in the world?” shouted Luo Changsheng.
“Yue Zifeng, if you have the guts, come out and fight!”
It went without saying that Luo Changsheng’s bewitching arts were too powerful. As soon as he said that, some people’s blood began to boil, and they began to challenge Yue Zifeng.
As for Yue Zifeng, he was in the core of the Dragonblood Legion. His expression was cold, and his sword was still in its sheath. He had no intention of drawing it.
He was just calmly looking at Luo Changsheng. Being looked at by Yue Zifeng, Luo Changsheng’s heart shook. He was horrified to find that Yue Zifeng had become a completely different person. His bewitching arts were no longer effective against him.
It had to be known that when Yue Zifeng had been defeated by him, he had definitely had a heart-devil. But now, he was frighteningly calm. Looking at him was like looking at a stranger.
“If you can survive from boss’s hands, I, Yue Zifeng, am willing to fight you a second time. But unfortunately, I don’t think there’s much hope for that!” Yue Zifeng shook his head and sighed.
Yue Zifeng’s sigh caused countless experts to shiver.
Yue Zifeng’s voice was very soft and calm, but it was clearly transmitted through the endless roars of thunder. It was like Yue Zifeng was right beside their ears.
The most terrifying thing was that when they heard Yue Zifeng’s voice, they could clearly sense that the sharp sword intent had already corroded their souls and wills. It was like a sharp sword was pressed against their necks.
It was like he could kill people with just a thought. That kind of feeling of not being able to control his own life caused these super experts to be horrified.
To be able to undergo tribulation here, not a single person was weak. They were all experts amongst experts, monsters amongst monsters. Just hearing Yue Zifeng’s words made them feel how terrifying he was.
But such a terrifying person was willing to be someone else’s subordinate, calling him boss. Just how strong was Long Chen to make such a person submit?
Furthermore, Yue Zifeng’s sigh was filled with regret. That regret was definitely not an act, because the arrogant sword cultivator disdained lying.
In other words, he really did want to fight against Luo Changsheng twice. But this wish was unable to come true. From his tone, it seemed it would be very difficult for Luo Changsheng to survive.
Everyone knew that sword cultivators were proud and aloof. They disdained scheming, and they definitely wouldn’t use any heart attack techniques. That was what he meant.
“I didn’t expect you to know when to yield and when to stand tall. I really admire you for that. It’s a pity that an arrogant sword cultivator like you is a perverted lecher. In the end, you won’t be able to walk the path of the Righteous path,” sighed Luo Changsheng.
In the face of Luo Changsheng’s slander, Yue Zifeng’s expression was calm. “I won’t fall for the same trick a second time. You don’t need to waste your time. Save some energy and think of a way to survive under my boss’s hands. I’ll pray for you.”
“Die!”
Just at this moment, a sword-wielding expert stabbed his sword at Yue Zifeng. That person was also an expert in the Sword Dao. For him to be able to break through the Dragonblood warriors’ blockade, he was definitely not an ordinary person.
Chi!
The Sword Qi shot toward Yue Zifeng. Yue Zifeng didn’t budge at all. Seeing that Sword Qi was about to pierce through his head, the Dragonblood warriors all let out startled cries. They couldn’t understand why Yue Zifeng hadn’t counterattacked.
However, a shocking scene occurred. That Sword Qi was only three inches from Yue Zifeng’s forehead, but it was unable to pierce any further.
That person’s expression completely changed. When Yue Zifeng looked at him, he felt as if his world had become still. It was like a strange energy had isolated him from this world.
“As a sword cultivator, do you care about the secular world’s fame? You’re not worthy of your sword,” said Yue Zifeng icily.
Hu!
Suddenly, Yue Zifeng’s hand opened, and a sword appeared in his hand. People were shocked to find that his sword was that person’s weapon. No one saw what method Yue Zifeng had used to snatch his sword.
“A man and a sword, a teacher and a friend. He doesn’t deserve to be your companion. Go find a companion who can treat you sincerely!”
Hu!
Yue Zifeng waved his hand, and his sword flew out of his hand. A ray of light tore through the air and disappeared. As for the sword, its original owner instantly turned to dust.
At the same time, no one saw how Yue Zifeng had killed this person. That strange scene caused countless people to shiver.
Seeing this, Long Chen smiled with admiration. Yue Zifeng hadn’t disappointed him. After that setback, he had reached an even higher realm in the Sword Dao. That realm was something even he didn’t understand.
“Zifeng, I’ll leave this place to you,” said Long Chen.
“Boss, feel free to fight. With me here, you can be at ease.” Yue Zifeng nodded to Long Chen.
Hearing their conversation, countless experts felt their scalps turn numb. It was like something big was about to happen.
“Luo Changsheng, do you still remember what I said before?” Long Chen turned to look at Luo Changsheng. His previous calm, wise, and strategic air had disappeared, replaced by bloodthirsty, berserk, and icy killing intent.
At this time, Long Chen was like a berserk devil that had bared its fangs and tightly clenched its butcher’s blade. At that moment, all the experts present were infected by Long Chen’s killing intent, and they felt their souls quiver. That was their instinctive fear of death.
“I’ve already said that you can target me and challenge me. But you shouldn’t slander the Dragonblood Legion. You shouldn’t slander my unyielding brothers, nor should you blaspheme the Dragonblood Legion.”
Long Chen looked at Luo Changsheng, each word dripping with hatred.
“So what?” sneered Luo Changsheng.
“Since your bewitching arts are no longer effective against Zi Feng, then I don’t need to endure. To tell the truth, you really are a disgusting fellow.
“To invert right and wrong, to create rumors and defame others. You are clearly sinister and vicious, but you still act like a gentleman. As for me, I hate people like you the most.
“That’s because a person like you has no humanity, no bottom line, and can use any despicable methods. So today, I won’t let you leave alive,” said Long Chen sinisterly. He had already decided to kill Luo Changsheng.
Obviously, Yue Zifeng understood Long Chen very well. He knew Long Chen would definitely kill Luo Changsheng today. That was why he had said those words.
Long Chen had seen countless people, but he knew that a despicable person like Luo Changsheng was the most dangerous. Once he needed him, he had to kill him, or there would be endless trouble. He couldn’t risk leaving him to Yue Zifeng.
“Hahaha, the leader of a shameless legion, a group of fellows who have evil thoughts towards pure and kind Spirit race women, dares to stand on the moral high ground and criticize me? Do you think the people here will believe your words?” laughed Luo Changsheng.
Facing Luo Changsheng’s ridicule, Long Chen icily said, “I know that the highest realm of bewitching arts is to even deceive yourself.
“It’s fine. I won’t try to explain myself. The reason I’m saying all this is to tell you that you’ll definitely die today. In a bit, if you have any tricks up your sleeve, just use them. Otherwise, don’t blame me for not giving you a chance.”
“What shameless boasting. I want to see just what kind of methods you have.” Luo Changsheng was also infuriated. He was also a peerless heavenly genius, and Yue Zifeng and Long Chen’s display infuriated him.
“Then open your eyes and take a good look. Don’t piss your pants!”
A huge lightning blade appeared in Long Chen’s hand.
Long Chen’s lightning blade slashed toward the tribulation clouds in the sky. His sword slashed through the river of stars, cutting a hole in the clouds.
That hole wasn’t deep, but it was extremely long. It pierced through all the tribulation clouds. When Luo Changsheng saw that Long Chen’s attack was only so powerful, he was just about to ridicule it when the tribulation clouds suddenly shrank.
Following that, a berserk will of destruction spread. If the heavenly tribulation was an examiner, then it was just numbly following the rules and monitoring the exam.
Long Chen’s attack seemed to have given the examiner a vicious slap in the face. Destructive emotions appeared in the heavenly tribulation, and everyone’s expressions changed.
They were the strongest Heaven’s Chosen, the favorites of heaven and earth. The Heavenly Daos were like their mothers, but now, their mothers seemed to have become step-mothers. They were no longer able to feel their mothers’ gentleness, only their berserk desire to destroy.
Long Chen had provoked the heavenly tribulation, and it seemed it had lost its reasoning. It wanted to destroy him, and they were also implicated.
“As expected, you really are a sinister and vicious person. Are you trying to use the heavenly tribulation to drag us down with you? Your idea is good, but it’s also very stupid.” Luo Changsheng sneered.
“Ah, Long Chen, I thought you had some amazing tricks up your sleeve. It seems I’ve overestimated you. You want to use heavenly tribulation against us? That’s too funny.” Yu Zihao also ridiculed him.
"You're too stupid to be saved. We're the top Heaven's Chosen, and we belong to the Heaven's Will. How could the Heaven's Will target us? You're just seeking your own death," Yu Zihao said, and the Luo Tianye disciples beside him followed suit.
Although they felt immense pressure when Long Chen provoked the heavenly tribulation, they didn’t believe that the Heavenly Daos would target them after experiencing so many heavenly tribulations.
They were true Heaven’s Mandates. For example, if they dared to devour other people’s heavenly tribulation, that would be a violation of the Heavenly Daos’ laws. But the Heavenly Daos still favored them, and they wouldn’t be affected by karma. This was the treatment of a nine star Heaven’s Mandate. They might be afraid of other things, but they wouldn’t be afraid of heavenly tribulation.
Ka ka ka…
Long Chen ignored their ridicule. After this attack, he quietly waited. The tribulation clouds in the sky began to collapse, and the huge hole above him rapidly expanded.
Rumble…
Ninth Star Heavenly Fate Realm experts’ heavenly tribulation caves were devoured one by one. They merged with Long Chen’s tribulation, and under the same lightning, they wouldn’t be disturbed by the heavenly tribulation’s laws. They could attack each other.
A creature with two wings and a single horn on its head didn’t seem to believe in the supernatural. The instant it merged with Long Chen’s heavenly tribulation, it charged at him with a spear.
This creature summoned a manifestation that covered the sky. Before anyone could see what it was, it was absorbed by the spear.
Buzz!
That creature pierced through the void and appeared in front of Long Chen like a ghost, its spear stabbing toward him.
Pa!
Facing that creature, Long Chen extended a hand and grabbed the spear.
“Hahaha, you’ve been tricked! Die!”
The instant Long Chen grabbed the creature’s spear, it laughed and its horn suddenly lit up. A ray of divine light shot toward Long Chen.
Only now did people realize that this creature was scheming. His spear was just to draw Long Chen’s attention. His true killing move was his horn.
But that creature’s attack had only just been released when someone cried out from the distance. That person had thought others would be shocked by his attack, but he hadn’t seen that when he had attacked, a huge hand had already covered both him and Long Chen.
That huge hand had six fingers. As soon as it touched it, a suffocating divine might came crashing down. The divine light that had shot out from the creature instantly dimmed.
“What?”
That creature was horrified. That was an attack he had condensed his entire life’s worth of energy into. This attack had helped him kill countless powerful enemies, and it had turned defeat into victory countless times. But today, this attack had mysteriously collapsed.
Only now did he notice that a six-fingered hand was descending from above. He immediately wanted to retreat, but the instant he did, he remembered that Long Chen had grabbed his spear. He tried to pull it back, but the instant he did, he was horrified to find that his power had been sealed by some kind of law.
“Six Daos’ power, Heaven’s Hand!”
Seeing that hand, the Dragonblood warriors’ expressions changed. Back when they had gone through the realm king tribulation with Long Chen, this hand had appeared at the end and almost killed him.
Now, that huge hand had appeared again, and it was the first attack. Although they all knew their boss’s tribulation would definitely be the most berserk, they hadn’t expected it to be so vicious.
Buzz!
Six fingers smashed toward Long Chen and the creature. At that moment, even the Dragonblood warriors’ hearts clenched. They knew just how terrifying this attack was.
BOOM!
The huge hand smashed into Long Chen and the creature’s bodies. Long Chen didn’t put up any defense, but what no one expected was that while Long Chen didn’t move, the hand was pierced through.
That hand slammed into the ground, causing the ground to shake and the heavens to shake. This attack’s power terrified countless people.
Everyone looked at Long Chen. He was still standing in the air, his long hair dancing in the wind, his robes fluttering in the wind. He was indescribably calm and cold.
He was still holding that spear, but the horned creature on the other side had disappeared. He had been turned to dust by the Hand of the Heavens.
The Heaven’s Hand was still imprinted on the ground. That hole in the palm was shocking. Looking from that hole to Long Chen, everyone felt a chill.
Even Luo Changsheng and the others’ expressions changed. Previously, they had thought that the heavenly tribulation wouldn’t target them, much less kill them.
But this slap had allowed them to see the truth. Long Chen was safe and sound, but that nine star Heavenly Fate expert had disappeared. That was too shocking.
As the Hand of the Heavens descended, the tribulation clouds in the sky completely collapsed. Now, the heavenly tribulation cave was no longer visible. Everyone’s tribulations were connected.
Hu!
Long Chen waved his hand, and his spear shot out like a ray of light.
“Thank you boss.”
Gu Yang was delighted and caught Long Chen’s spear. His previous spear had been destroyed, but now he had a new weapon.
Ta! Ta! Ta!
Long Chen walked through the air toward Luo Changsheng. His voice was cold and emotionless.
“Are you ready to die?”
With each step Long Chen took, the entire world trembled. Lightning surged in the sky, and it was like a mountain flood was roaring. It was like he was prepared to unleash another attack.
Long Chen stood within the heavenly tribulation. At this time, he was like the ruler of the heavenly tribulation. No one could resist him.
“You’re too arrogant! Do you think you can fight against the great Celestial with just these methods?!” Luo Changsheng finally became infuriated.
He was a heavenly genius, someone who had always been high and above. Now that Long Chen looked down on him like this, no matter how scheming he was, he still couldn’t help his fury.
This was the same as when he had framed the Dragonblood Legion. Long Chen also knew their intentions, and he knew he shouldn’t get angry. But they were all humans, and they had their own flaws. The arrogance of the experts made their tolerance extremely low.
“If you want to be crazy, you have to have the qualifications to be crazy. And I just happen to have that qualification.” Long Chen walked step by step toward Luo Changsheng. Endless lightning appeared above Long Chen’s head, as if he was preparing some powerful move.
But Long Chen didn’t even look at the tribulation. His footsteps were calm, as if everything was within his control.
“You still aren’t willing to take action? You’re still thinking of some sinister plan to incite others to take action? Don’t even dream about it. They aren’t idiots. They won’t be enticed by you.
“They’re the same as you. They all want to take action at the end so that others can test my trump cards. There’s not a single lamp here that’s easy to pass.
“They’re different from those idiots outside. The Celestial race is like a tortoise, not moving, but they’re like they’re injected with chicken blood. They’re fighting with their lives on the line.” Long Chen’s voice was filled with ridicule.
Outside, the Dragonblood warriors were fighting intensely. The battlefield was already covered in corpses and rivers of blood. The Dragonblood warriors were unrivaled, but there were too many enemies, and they couldn’t kill them all.
As for those experts, they surged toward the Dragonblood Legion like a tide. The Dragonblood Legion killed one wave, then another. The more enemies they killed, the more enemies they had.
But the Dragonblood warriors weren’t afraid. Their eyes were red from killing, and they were venting their fury to their heart’s content. They had inexhaustible energy within them as they crazily slaughtered.
But as soon as Long Chen said that, the surrounding experts couldn’t help but turn to look at a distant camp. That was the Celestial race’s camp.
Tens of millions of Heavenly Human Tribe powerhouses were gathered in their factions, watching the battle as if nothing had happened.
Seeing this, those experts were infuriated. Their goal in killing the Dragonblood Legion was to give their family’s heavenly geniuses a chance to disturb Long Chen’s heart and destroy his emotions.
But the one calling them was Luo Changsheng. Luo Changsheng’s shout was extremely loud, but his own people didn’t move at all. That infuriated them. They felt like they had been played.
“Celestial race bastards, if you continue watching, we’ll kill you along with the Dragonblood Legion!” roared someone.
Only then did the Heavenly Human Tribe’s experts unwillingly walk out of the barrier and charge at the Dragonblood Legion. At this time, a group of giants charged over.
That group of giants had a single eye. They were the same race as the giant Long Chen had killed. Now that their heavenly geniuses had died, all their fury was vented on the Dragonblood warriors.
“Kill the Dragonblood Legion!”
One of the Cyclops roared and charged forward, a warhammer in his hand. His aura was extremely terrifying, and one of the Dragonblood warriors’ weapons was shattered. He charged forward, wanting to tear apart the Dragonblood Legion’s defenses.
Hu!
Just at this moment, a figure blocked his path. It was Guo Ran. Guo Ran stood with his hands clasped behind his back, icily looking at the cyclops.
“An idiot with a head full of tofu dregs dares to boast?”
“Die!”
The cyclops roared and smashed his hammer at Guo Ran.
“With just a bit of brute strength, you dare to spout such arrogant words? With just this hammer of yours, if I block it, it’ll count as my loss!” sneered Guo Ran.
In front of countless people’s shocked gazes, Guo Ran just obediently stood there, not moving at all. He allowed the cyclops’ hammer to smash into his head.
BOOM!
The Cyclops Battlehammer exploded, leaving behind only a handle. The giant’s eyes were filled with shock.
“This reply?”
As he spoke, Guo Ran used his hand to brush away the bits of steel on his body. It was as if he was just sweeping away the dust on his body. He was so relaxed and unconcerned.
“Fuck, damn it, he’s got me.”
Gu Yang and the others were speechless. It was Guo Ran’s turn to be a poser. He could be said to be the number one expert in the Dragonblood Legion, and his timing was flawless.
At this time, everyone’s gazes were focused on Guo Ran. At this moment, Guo Ran had even stolen Long Chen’s limelight.
This feeling of being the center of attention made Guo Ran feel extremely refreshed. But he couldn’t show it. He still put on an indifferent expression and shook his head.
“Is this your so-called power? Foolish fellow.”
“Die!”
The cyclops roared furiously, and strange lines appeared on his fist as he punched at Guo Ran.
BOOM!
The cyclops vomited a mouthful of blood and was sent flying.
“Nice!”
Guo Ran cried out inside. The Hidden Dragon race’s unrivaled defense made him feel an unprecedented excitement. If he didn’t properly use this move, he wouldn’t be called Guo Ran.
“You can’t even break through my defense. You ants don’t have the qualifications to make me attack. Sigh, being unrivaled is so lonely!” Guo Ran raised his head to the sky and sighed. He looked like he needed a beating.
“Die!”
Guo Ran’s arrogance infuriated countless people. They all charged at him.
But whether it was divine abilities or weapons, they were all repelled when they landed on Guo Ran’s body. If a weapon was struck, it wouldn’t be able to disperse its power.
The Hidden Dragon race’s defenses were absolutely monstrous. They were invulnerable to blades and spears, impervious to fire and water. Guo Ran just stood there, allowing his opponents to attack him. He didn’t fight back, but he constantly insulted his opponents. Those people were infuriated, but they were unable to do anything to him.
In truth, it wasn’t that Guo Ran didn’t want to fight back. It was just that he had no way to fight back. After merging with the dragon souls of the Hidden Dragon race, other than being able to fight a dragon in a bloody battle, he only knew a few other dragon race divine abilities.
These divine abilities could only be used with the Hidden Dragon. However, the Hidden Dragon was too lazy to kill him. It was sleeping within his body, and he wasn’t threatened by its life. He was unable to awaken it.
His armor had been destroyed in the last battle against the Celestial Race, and his weapon had also exploded. He wasn’t good at close-range combat, so in order to not expose himself, he could only use his mouth to hurt his opponent.
“Bring out your weapon! Otherwise, you won’t have a chance!”
At this time, within the heavenly tribulation, Long Chen had already arrived in front of Luo Changsheng. An icy killing intent locked onto Luo Changsheng.
Long Chen stood in the air, looking down on everyone. It was like a celestial emperor patrolling the world, and all living things could only submit to him.
“Hahahaha…”
Luo Changsheng raised his head and laughed. “My weapon has always been a mystery. Let alone you, even my subordinates who have followed me for many years have never seen my weapon. You want me to reveal my weapon with just a single sentence? What a joke.”
When Luo Changsheng said this, the Celestial experts all looked forward to it. Just as Luo Changsheng had said, no one had seen his weapon before.
Those who had seen his weapon had all died. It was said that the moment Luo Changsheng had revealed his weapon, the battle had already ended. They also wanted to know what Luo Changsheng’s weapon looked like.
“You really are an idiot. I’m just warning you out of kindness. You still don’t understand. I want to kill you, but I’m afraid you’ll die in its hands,” sneered Long Chen.
“He’s just trying to be mysterious!”
Luo Changsheng didn’t know who Long Chen was referring to. Seeing how mysterious Long Chen was, his fury soared.
“Even in the face of death, you still dare to speak so confidently. I don’t know whether I should admire your courage or your stupidity.”
Rumble…
The heavenly tribulation trembled. Endless runes danced in the air, and it was like the world was about to collapse. The pressure of the heavenly tribulation instantly multiplied, and countless people’s expressions changed.
“This aura…”
The Dragonblood warriors’ expressions also changed upon sensing this pressure. Then they heard a loud dragon roar.
“Boss…”
All the Dragonblood warriors turned their gazes from their enemies to Long Chen. At that moment, their hearts were in their throats.
BOOM!
The tribulation clouds in the sky exploded, and a dragon head appeared. Opening its mouth, a star-like ball of light shot toward Long Chen.
That ball of light had practically covered the entire tribulation region. Everyone within the tribulation was unable to dodge.
In that instant, the expressions of Luo Changsheng, Yin Jiushang, Nether Dragon Amaterasu, Yu Zihao, Yan Tianhua, and the others all changed. The instant that attack appeared, the dense aura of death caused their hair to stand on end.
Rumble…
The bone whip in Yan Tianhua’s hand shook, and it rapidly coiled around his head, forming a conical hat that protected him. The huge snake head was at the tip of the hat, and he immediately went into absolute defense.
Yu Zihao waved his hand, and a divine image appeared, enveloping him. On the other side of him was a Falling Sky Night disciple with a pill cauldron above his head. Divine light poured down from the cauldron, completely covering him.
Yin Jiushang directly hid in the bronze war chariot, not even bothering with the bone horse. Luo Changsheng’s eyes were filled with shock. Forming hand seals, a huge hand appeared and grabbed him.
That huge hand was golden in color. It didn’t have any flesh, only golden bones. Rather than a hand, it was more like a claw. However, this golden bone claw came from a person’s hand.
The golden bone claw was covered in runes that gave off an ancient and desolate aura. But this aura was filled with a bloodthirsty, evil feeling. It was a terrifying weapon that could suck people’s blood.
Luo Changsheng also took out his divine weapon. He didn’t care about what he said. The other experts in the heavenly tribulation also took out their own divine weapons to protect themselves.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out. That sphere of light smashed into everyone’s bodies like a shooting star. Long Chen was the first to bear the brunt of it. He was like a mosquito that had been struck by a hammer, and a bloody mist exploded around him.
“Boss…”
The Dragonblood warriors turned pale with fright. They didn’t understand why their boss didn’t defend against this attack and allowed it to land on him.
How terrifying was this attack? If Bai Xiaole and the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox hadn't worked together, this attack would have been enough to wipe them out.
As for the two of them, they had worked together to draw this attack onto that terrifying Emperor race expert’s true body, directly killing him. From this, it could be seen just how terrifying this attack was.
Back then, the only reason they had been able to block this attack was because of Long Chen’s warning. But when Long Chen had faced this attack, he hadn’t reacted at all.
“Cough, cough, cough…”
After that attack, Long Chen coughed up a mouthful of blood, and the lightning runes faded. Everyone looked at Long Chen, horrified to find that his entire body was covered in blood. Even his bones were exposed.
“Long Chen!”
Seeing Long Chen’s miserable state, Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan let out startled cries. Their hands covered their mouths as tears streamed down their faces. They were incomparably pained. They wished that the one who had been injured was themselves.
“Hahaha…”
Countless experts withdrew their defenses. At this time, they no longer had their previous arrogance. Fear filled their eyes.
That attack just now had been enough to kill them. The reason they had survived wasn’t because of how powerful their divine weapons were, but because they had worked together to share the power of that attack. If it had been a single person, even with a divine weapon, they wouldn’t have been able to endure it.
“Hahahaha, this idiot, he attracted such a terrifying heavenly tribulation, but he couldn’t endure it himself.” Seeing Long Chen’s body covered in blood and flesh, Luo Tianye’s disciples laughed with delight.
As for Long Chen, he was indifferent. He didn’t seem to care about his injuries at all. He continued to stand in the air with his hands clasped behind his back. His appearance was miserable, but it didn’t conceal his arrogance at all.
Long Chen’s physical body was almost destroyed in an instant, but he managed to endure it. His missing physical body was slowly growing, and as it grew, the lightning runes from that terrifying attack were rapidly devoured by his new flesh.
Seeing this, Luo Changsheng’s pupils shrank. He was the first to realize that the situation wasn’t good. Long Chen was borrowing the power of the Heavenly Tribulation to reconstruct his physical body. This new flesh would make him even stronger.
“Shameless pervert, the source of your sins. Even the heavens can’t tolerate you, let alone us. Today, I, Luo Changsheng, will carry out justice on behalf of the heavens and end your sinful life!” Luo Changsheng roared righteously. With a wave of his hand, the golden chain in his hand shook, and the golden hand shot toward Long Chen.
The current Long Chen was heavily injured. Luo Changsheng had seen through this and directly attacked, not giving Long Chen any chance to recover.
“Despicable!”
Seeing this, the Dragonblood warriors were infuriated. Luo Changsheng was the most disgusting of them all. He was a living hypocrite, so sanctimonious that it made them want to bite him to death.
“Cloud Dragon Claw!”
In the face of Luo Changsheng’s attack, Long Chen snorted and formed hand seals. A divine ring appeared behind him, and a blood-colored dragon claw shot out.
BOOM!
The instant the dragon claw and golden bone claw collided, the runes on the golden bone claw suddenly lit up like a sun. A berserk divine might erupted, and a ripple rapidly spread as the two forces collided.
Rumble…
Ripples spread, and thousands of Daos collapsed. Countless fragments of time flew through the air, and the runes of the Grand Dao were annihilated. It was like the world was about to be destroyed.
Hu!
Luo Changsheng’s golden bone claw was repelled. At that moment, his expression changed slightly. This probing attack had allowed him to sense Long Chen’s true strength.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the golden bone claw shrank and wrapped around his left wrist, forming an exquisite golden bracelet. A blood-colored saber appeared in his right hand.
This blood-colored saber was extremely odd. It was nine feet long, and its handle and blade took up half of its length. There was a blood-colored dent on the blade, and there was a monster-like pattern in the groove.
Furthermore, there were nine holes on the back of the saber. There were nine silver rings on the nine holes. When the nine silver rings collided with the saber, an ear-piercing sound rang out.
Originally, the sound of the silver ornaments colliding should have been pleasant to the ears, but the silver ring on Luo Changsheng’s saber was the exact opposite. Its sound was like a broken gong scraping against the ground, a shovel scraping against iron. Its sound was like steel needles stabbing at one’s eardrums, causing one’s heart to become restless and their blood to boil.
Seeing this strange saber, Yue Zifeng’s pupils shrank slightly. His hand unconsciously tightened around the hilt, and a sharp sword intent soared. Back then, he had been defeated by this weapon.
“This saber’s name is Blood Cry. When the saber hums, you won’t return until you see blood. That brother of yours was defeated by my saber. He was able to block eighteen of my attacks. I wonder if you, the boss, can last longer.” Luo Changsheng pointed his saber at Long Chen.
“Insignificant tricks.” Long Chen looked at the saber with a mocking smile.
“Let’s see how long you can keep your mouth shut.”
Luo Changsheng snorted. His saber shook, and his silver ring trembled. His saber slashed through the air like a bolt of lightning, ignoring the distance between them.
Seeing Luo Changsheng’s saber slashing down, Yue Zifeng was about to shout, but Xia Chen stopped him. Xia Chen said, “Leave it to boss. Your warning will only make that treacherous fellow even more pleased with himself. He might even take advantage of the opportunity to bully boss.”
Yue Zifeng nodded. This Luo Changsheng wasn’t just powerful, but he was also proficient in psychological tactics. The reason he had lost to Luo Changsheng was because his mental realm had been affected by him. He had always been in control of his rhythm, and in the end, he had lost to him.
The greatest obstacle to fighting against Luo Changsheng was his heart. That was also what worried Yue Zifeng the most. The entire Dragonblood Legion knew that Long Chen’s battle had been extremely intense. He was afraid he would fall into Luo Changsheng’s trap.
Dang dang dang…
The nine silver rings struck the back of the saber. It was like the roars of gods and devils, the wails of ghosts, and the cries of vengeful spirits. That sound caused people’s scalps to turn numb and their souls to tighten. Outside the heavenly tribulation, countless people covered their ears and let out miserable screams.
Covering one’s ears was useless. This sound directly entered a person’s soul. Those with weak wills would have hallucinations and see the most terrifying scene in their hearts.
This saber came for Long Chen. The influence of the outside world’s experts was just something that leaked out. Long Chen directly endured the full power of this saber.
“Unorthodox and unorthodox.”
In the face of Luo Changsheng’s attack, Long Chen sneered. His flesh had only just recovered, and blood-colored dragon scales covered his hand as he reached for his saber.
Pa!
The ear-piercing sound came to a sudden stop. Long Chen’s hand was still holding the saber, and the nine silver rings stopped shaking. At that moment, the entire world became silent.
“I’ve already said that nonsense is useless. You can infuriate me and Zi Feng. I admit that my mental realm isn’t as stable as Zi Feng’s.
“But there is one thing that is completely different between us…”
Long Chen’s voice resounded throughout heaven and earth. That was especially true when all the noise in the air disappeared. His voice was like the ringing of a morning bell, piercing into the depths of everyone’s souls.
“When he’s angry, he thinks about how to defeat you. But I’m different. When I’m angry, I think about how to make you die.”
Long Chen’s voice was icy, as if it didn’t contain the slightest anger. In truth, only those who were familiar with him knew that the calmer Long Chen was, the stronger his fury would be.
“Big wind, don’t be afraid of biting your tongue. Those who can kill me, Luo Changsheng, haven’t even been born yet!” Luo Changsheng’s saber was caught by Long Chen. He waved his left hand, and the golden bone claw shot out.
Even the scheming Luo Changsheng was infuriated.
Buzz!
That golden bone claw went straight for Long Chen’s chest. The two of them were very close, and this attack had only just been released when it reached his chest.
Dang!
Sparks flew, and an ear-piercing sound rang out. Countless people let out pained screams.
Long Chen used Luo Changsheng’s saber to block his golden bone claw. The instant the two weapons collided, the sound waves were like invisible blades stabbing into a person’s soul.
Long Chen also hadn’t expected that Luo Changsheng’s two divine weapons would be able to work together. The instant the sonic boom pierced his eardrums, he had a bad feeling. At that moment, his six senses had been greatly affected. He couldn’t see or hear anything.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
“Die!” Luo Changsheng suddenly shouted, his saber in his right hand and his golden claw in his left. One was hard, while the other was soft. The two divine weapons slashed at Long Chen like lightning.
At that moment, Long Chen had lost all his senses, but he didn’t panic. Waving his fists, qi waves collided, and Long Chen was forced back several steps.
BOOM!
Long Chen and Luo Changsheng were both sent flying. In the blink of an eye, Luo Changsheng had attacked hundreds of times, while Long Chen had blocked hundreds of attacks.
Luo Changsheng flew back, his hair dancing in the wind. A terrifying light shone from his eyes as he stared at Long Chen. He was like a Magical Beast staring at its prey.
“Not bad. Without your six senses, you were able to block my attack just by relying on your instincts. You’re just barely qualified to be my opponent.” Luo Changsheng’s eyes flickered with battle intent.
Luo Changsheng was a prideful person. Within the same realm, he had never encountered an opponent. From the time he had started cultivating until now, the only one he had ever considered an opponent was Yue Zifeng.
But even Yue Zifeng’s mental realm had been broken by him, and he had easily defeated him. In terms of power, he preferred mental attacks, and he liked the feeling of playing with his enemies.
When he had first seen Long Chen, he had already seen that Long Chen’s mental realm was far from being as steady as Yue Zifeng’s. That was why he had never viewed Long Chen as a true enemy.
But now he realized that Long Chen’s fatal flaw wasn’t as fatal as he had imagined.
According to reason, once someone’s six senses were stolen, they would feel terror and fall into chaos. His first attack should have been enough to kill his opponent dozens of times, but Long Chen had managed to block all of his attacks. That shocked him. Long Chen’s combat instincts were too powerful.
“But you don’t have the qualifications to be my opponent. In my eyes, you’re just trash that can’t be shown on the stage,” sneered Long Chen.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, the tribulation clouds above the nine heavens were torn apart. A huge dragon head appeared from within the sea of lightning. As soon as it appeared, a berserk pressure erupted.
The huge dragon’s body finally appeared in front of everyone. The pressure it gave off caused their souls to tremble.
There was actually a middle-aged man standing on top of that dragon’s head. That man was precisely the Emperor Clan expert from the Ten Thousand Dragons Nest.
As soon as he appeared, all the experts’ hair stood on end. A powerful aura of death caused their hearts to tremble.
The emperor race expert stood atop the dragon’s head, looking down on all living things. All living things in this world could only crawl beneath his feet. He was not to be blasphemed or resisted.
Hu!
The Emperor race expert suddenly waved his hand, and heavenly tribulation shook. The millions of miles of lightning began to boil, and a lightning spear appeared in his hand.
“What? He compressed heavenly tribulation into a weapon?”
Seeing this, all the experts present, whether they were enemies or allies, were given a fright. When the Emperor race’s experts compressed the tribulation, a huge crater appeared in the tribulation.
Those millions of miles of craters didn’t pierce through the tribulation. In other words, the tribulation was far thicker than that.
At this moment, even the Dragonblood warriors became nervous. They had once defeated an Emperor race expert, but the only reason they had been able to defeat him was because of luck.
At that time, the emperor race expert’s true body had been killed by the huge dragon within his manifestation. That kind of situation wouldn’t occur again. That was because he had already merged with his manifestation, and each of his movements contained a destructive pressure.
Buzz!
He pointed his spear, and a huge lightning dragon charged at Long Chen and Luo Changsheng, its mouth devouring heaven and earth.
BOOM!
The instant it devoured Long Chen and Luo Changsheng, its head exploded, and two figures flew out. Long Chen coughed up blood, and his body once more became muddled.
As for Luo Changsheng, a golden hand descended from the sky, protecting him. But even with that golden hand protecting him, he was still shaken to the point that blood flowed out of his mouth.
It had to be known that his golden hand was his strongest weapon. But today, over half of its defensive power had disappeared. He had almost coughed up blood.
“Boss, why aren’t you fighting back?!”
Seeing Long Chen injured again, the Dragonblood warriors panicked.
“Don’t be afraid. Boss definitely has his reasons for not fighting back!” comforted Yue Zifeng.
Yue Zifeng’s eyes were shining. He seemed to see something from Long Chen’s icy gaze.
Rumble…
The emperor suddenly waved his spear, drawing a strange arc in the air. In that instant, heaven and earth were torn apart, and ten thousand paths collapsed. Then, lightning dragons appeared out of nowhere.
One, two, three… In an instant, thousands of lightning dragons appeared. Seeing these dragons, all the experts in the heavenly tribulation were filled with terror.
These huge dragons’ auras were exactly the same as the ones that had attacked Long Chen and Luo Changsheng. In other words, their power was the same.
Previously, the lightning dragon’s attack had already caused Long Chen and Luo Changsheng to suffer greatly. If these lightning dragons were to attack together, Long Chen and Luo Changsheng would probably be instantly killed.
The most terrifying thing was that these huge dragons were still appearing, as if there was no end to them. The experts in the heavenly tribulation, even those monsters who had seen the world, were all terrified. They had never experienced such a terrifying heavenly tribulation.
This heavenly tribulation wasn’t helping them advance. It was clearly trying to exterminate them. They had never seen such a berserk heavenly tribulation. Fortunately, the emperor race expert suddenly stopped and stood in the air. He seemed to have entered some strange state and was no longer moving.
“Leave Long Chen to me. Work together to kill that fellow. Otherwise, if he continues to summon you, everyone will die!” roared Luo Changsheng.
At this time, he was no longer as calm as before. His voice was filled with worry. He had clearly realized something was wrong.
Rumble…
Luo Changsheng roared furiously, and the nine rings on his saber rumbled like thunder. His saber slashed down on Long Chen.
At this time, Luo Changsheng seemed to have finally gotten anxious. As soon as he attacked, heaven and earth shook, and a biting cold killing intent enveloped Long Chen.
Pa!
When the saber reached Long Chen’s face, a pair of large, bloody hands accurately caught the blade. The blade was less than three inches from Long Chen’s head, but it was like a natural chasm, making it unable to approach him.
“Even at this time, you’re still playing tricks. You really don’t know the difference between life and death.” Long Chen sneered at Luo Changsheng.
BOOM!
At this moment, Luo Changsheng’s saber suddenly began to shine. He pushed down with all his might, and the three-inch gap instantly became two inches.
Crack!
Cracks appeared in the air. Long Chen was clearly under immense pressure. His arms were trembling, as if he had reached his limit.
“Fool, you’re the one who doesn’t know the difference between life and death. If it wasn’t for the fact that you didn’t want to expose my true strength, how could I allow you to spout such nonsense?” Luo Changsheng was less than three feet away from Long Chen.
“Is the great Celestial Clan something a frog in a well like you can provoke?”
“Grand? Someone who doesn’t even dare admit what he’s done dares to call himself grand? What a joke,” said Long Chen disdainfully.
Hu!
Just as Long Chen was speaking, Luo Changsheng suddenly kicked at Long Chen’s abdomen without warning. This move was vicious and sinister, and it was extremely sudden.
As for Long Chen, he seemed to have long since predicted that he would play a dirty trick. The instant he kicked out, he suddenly exerted some force with his saber and dodged to the side. In that instant, a large hand drew a beautiful arc in the air.
Pa!
Long Chen’s hand landed solidly on Luo Changsheng’s face. A crisp sound rang out. Even in the midst of the heavenly tribulation, it was still clearly audible throughout the entire battlefield.
“What?”
At that moment, everyone’s jaws dropped. They couldn’t believe their eyes. The number one monster of the Celestial Race had actually been slapped in the face.
Those who could come here were all elites amongst elites. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have the qualifications to help protect their monsters.
But in a battle of this level, there was actually someone who would use such a low level technique, such as the Ear Light, to deal with a peak monster. Furthermore, he had succeeded in striking it. This was something they had never dreamed of.
“Die!”
Luo Changsheng had been slapped in the face. He had been stunned, but when he had reacted, his fury had completely devoured him. Golden lines had appeared in his eyes.
“Your boss is definitely dead. Our young master has activated the Celestial Golden Mark. He’ll be unrivaled under the heavens, and your boss will be torn to pieces…”
At this time, the Heavenly Human Tribe’s experts were finally forced to join the Dragonblood Legion.
When they saw the divine runes in Luo Changsheng’s eyes, the Celestial experts’ battle intent soared.
“Dragonblood Legion, just watch. After your boss dies, it’ll be your turn…”
Pu!
One of the Celestial experts waved his flag and shouted arrogantly. But before he could even finish speaking, a golden sword shot out of the ground and pierced through his lower body. A rain of blood poured out.
“Damn Celestial Clan, I can’t hold back anymore! I am going to unleash a great slaughter!”
Bai Shishi's hands were still in the process of forming hand seals. At this moment, her beautiful face was filled with killing intent. She had killed that fellow just now.
According to Guo Ran’s arrangements, core experts like Yu Qingxuan, Bai Shishi, Bai Xiaolei, Yue Zifeng, Xia Chen, Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, and the others couldn’t attack. Even if they did, they could only bring out the tempo. They couldn’t use their full strength, so they left the battle to the Dragonblood warriors. They could only conserve their energy and watch.
However, Bai Shishi’s temper wasn’t small to begin with. Seeing Long Chen undergo tribulation, her heart was already burning with anxiety. As for the Celestial, their mouths were so vile that they constantly framed the Dragonblood Legion. Seeing them jumping around in front of her, she couldn’t hold back any longer.
“The power of metal, golden lotuses!”
Bai Shishi shouted and her hand seals changed. Her ten snow-white fingers were like blooming lotuses. The instant her hand seals changed, she was enveloped by a golden light like a golden goddess.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
The ground was covered in specks of golden light. Countless golden swords shot out of the ground, mercilessly stabbing at all enemies. Of course, the main target was the Celestial race’s experts.
Pu pu pu…
This sudden attack caught countless experts off-guard. After advancing to the Hierarch realm, Bai Shishi’s control over metal energy had reached a level where she could use it as she pleased. Such a terrifying move could be instantly activated. When the golden sword appeared in the air, blood and flesh filled the air, and countless experts were killed.
Bai Shishi’s heart ached for Long Chen, but she also hated the Celestial race’s shamelessness and despicableness. She attacked mercilessly, her golden sword constantly flying out of the ground, forcing her enemies to retreat.
“Shishi, don’t get angry. You have to understand our goal.” Seeing Bai Shishi gnashing her teeth, Yu Qingxuan hastily reminded her.
The Dragonblood Legion had come to protect Long Chen in the future. Protecting him was their top priority.
“Don’t worry sister, I understand. But if I don’t kill some idiots, I’m afraid I’ll be angered to death and affect the future battles.” Bai Shishi clenched her teeth.
Her meaning was clear. She also knew what was important and what wasn’t. She wouldn’t go all-out, but if she didn’t kill a few people, she would feel uncomfortable.
Yu Qingxuan felt a wave of helplessness. Bai Xiaole also spread out her hands. He had no way of dealing with this older sister of his. It was fortunate that Yu Qingxuan had warned him just now. If he had, he might have even been beaten up.
But Bai Shishi knew the severity of the matter, so they could only let her do as she pleased. With her joining, the pressure on the Dragonblood warriors would be much less. That way, it would be easier for them to find their lost rapport in battle and find their old feelings.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out. A saber tore through the sky, smashing into a fist covered in blood-colored scales.
Space was pierced, and the two of them were forced back. The scales on Long Chen’s fist exploded, and his bones were visible. But Long Chen managed to block this attack.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, countless lightning dragons charged at Long Chen and Luo Changsheng. In the distance, the other experts in the heavenly tribulation also began to fight.
These lightning dragons tore apart the void with their claws and tails, bringing with them a berserk power that seemed capable of destroying the world.
“Scram!”
Luo Changsheng roared and slashed his saber.
BOOM!
Several huge dragons were cut in half by Luo Changsheng, turning into lightning runes.
“What?”
Gu Yang and the others were all shocked. Previously, a single lightning dragon had been able to injure Luo Changsheng, but now he was able to sever several of them.
“What’s going on? I can’t even see his aura increase!” Li Qi exclaimed.
“Because he used his original bloodline to activate the hidden power of that strange saber. That saber is extremely terrifying,” said Yue Zifeng.
Only Yue Zifeng and Luo Changsheng had fought here. Only he knew how powerful Luo Changsheng was.
Everyone was shocked. Back when they had seen Yue Zifeng and Luo Changsheng fight, their moves had seemed ordinary. They hadn’t expected that their power had been concealed.
At this time, everyone was filled with admiration for Yue Zifeng. At the same time, they were also glad that they had a monster like Yue Zifeng to block Luo Changsheng. Otherwise, they would have been completely annihilated.
“Die!”
Luo Changsheng once more slashed his saber at Long Chen. At this time, Long Chen was being entangled by several lightning dragons. Seeing Luo Changsheng’s saber coming at him, he forced back the lightning dragon and punched out.
BOOM!
With another explosion, Long Chen and Luo Changsheng both retreated. As they did, they collided with a lightning dragon. That lightning dragon was completely destroyed.
“Boss, what’s going on? You were able to smash apart the lightning dragons, but you didn’t destroy them. What are you doing?”
What they didn’t know was that while Long Chen was attacking those lightning dragons, he was quietly pouring his essence blood into their bodies. Then Lei Ling’er’s will entered their bodies through his essence blood.
Long Chen didn’t want to control these lightning dragons. Instead, he wanted Lei Ling’er to merge with their core runes. He found that these lightning dragons possessed some of the dragon race’s divine abilities. As long as Lei Ling’er could merge with their core runes, she would have a chance to use them.
So Long Chen wasn’t in a rush to kill them. He needed to maximize his benefits. He knew this was just the beginning of the heavenly tribulation. He had to accumulate more trump cards.
Rumble…
Just as Long Chen and Luo Changsheng were fighting, the other experts were also fighting with their lives on the line. At this time, these monsters finally revealed their terrifying strength. One dragon after another was blown apart, but people found that not only did the number of dragons not decrease, but it actually increased.
Pu!
Just at this moment, a monster-class expert reached out to touch him. As a result, he had only just gotten close when that monster-class expert’s spear pierced through his body.
That was a powerful monster. Previously, it had been like the others, easily able to kill lightning dragons. But in front of that Emperor race expert, it had been killed in one blow without even being able to fight back.
“This…”
Xia Chen’s eyes almost popped out of his head. He had been paying attention to the entire battlefield. Whether it was within the heavenly tribulation or outside, nothing could escape his surveillance.
Xia Chen had been paying attention to that monster-class expert for a long time. From his current display, he was definitely above average amongst those undergoing tribulation. As for whether or not others were hiding, that was unknown.
However, judging from the current situation, this person was definitely a powerful and confident fellow. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have stealthily approached an Emperor Clan expert while the others were still dealing with those lightning dragons.
According to Xia Chen’s estimations, there should be quite a few factions that were still alive. If he was close to an Emperor race expert, he should have had a chance to successfully launch a sneak attack. Even if he didn’t, he should have been able to retreat.
However, that expert had only just gotten close when his body suddenly stiffened, as if his body wasn’t listening to his orders. He could only watch as that expert’s spear killed him. That expert’s unwillingness and terror before his death caused everyone to be horrified.
“The reason we were able to defeat him was all luck!” sighed Guo Ran.
“At that time, his true body didn’t merge with the manifestation. We used the manifestation to kill him, and the manifestation lost its true body. His own power was rapidly fading, so we were able to just barely pass.” Yue Zifeng nodded.
However, seeing how powerful an Emperor race expert was, Yue Zifeng’s eyes were filled with disappointment. He really wanted to fight against such a peak expert. Even if he had to die, he was willing.
It had to be known that the stronger a genius was, the crazier they would be. Their obsession with experts far surpassed their lives. Continuing to challenge experts was the greatest meaning of their lives. Yue Zifeng felt regret.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, the endless dragons stopped attacking them. They retreated like a tide, all of them charging at the emperor race expert’s back.
At this time, the huge dragon beneath the emperor race expert’s feet had appeared behind him at some unknown time, forming a dragon totem. As for the lightning dragons, they poured into the totem.
Millions and millions of lightning dragons poured into the dragon totem. The emperor race expert’s indistinct figure became clearer, becoming more real. His eyes became brighter.
At this time, he didn’t seem like an embodiment of heavenly tribulation. It was like a real person had descended. That high and mighty aura of an emperor was something not even the Heavenly Daos could imitate.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the sky above the emperor race expert split open, and an endless ‘flood’ poured down. The flood was like red lightning, instantly drowning everyone.
“It’s the sea of blood in the Myriad Dragon Nest.”
Seeing this scene, all the Dragonblood warriors let out startled cries. They had been cultivating in the sea of blood in the Myriad Dragon Nest, and they were all too familiar with this fluctuation. The heavenly tribulation had actually copied the environment within the nest.
Everyone in the heavenly tribulation was involuntarily pulled back. They were unable to stabilize themselves. Even Luo Changsheng, who was fighting against Long Chen, was sent flying.
This sudden change caught everyone off guard. They had no idea what was happening. Even monster-class experts had never seen such a heavenly tribulation.
Within the endless sea of lightning, waves crashed and thunder rumbled. Everyone was scattered, but only Long Chen and the Emperor race’s experts were like stabilizing needles, not affected by the waves.
“It seems that I can finally get my wish.”
The experts present were all shocked. Even the Dragonblood warriors couldn’t believe their eyes.
They knew that everything within the heavenly tribulation was a copy of the Heavenly Daos. As for the Emperor race’s experts, they actually possessed their own will. That was absolutely shocking.
“I can also do as I wish.” Long Chen looked at him with excitement and anticipation.
Long Chen had long since had a premonition that he would run into this Emperor race expert again during the heavenly tribulation. But he hadn’t expected him to be so terrifying. His physical body had already died, and only a trace of his soul remained. But he was still able to imprint his will into the Heavenly Daos.
When the Heavenly Daos had copied him, he had been able to borrow Heavenly Dao energy to revive. His will had actually surpassed the Heavenly Daos.
Back then, when he had fought against an Emperor race expert, because he didn’t have a physical body, his soul had only been a discarnate soul. That was why he hadn’t been able to fight him at the same realm. Even if he had used the power of the Myriad Dragon Nest to just barely raise his own strength, he had lost his core energy. Many of his divine abilities were useless.
To not be able to fight against Long Chen in the same realm was a final word. At the same time, Long Chen also longed to fight against true experts.
“What are these things?”
The Emperor race expert frowned.
“Just a bunch of trash.” Long Chen smiled slightly.
“I’ve been copied by the heavenly tribulation. My will has already taken control of the entire heavenly tribulation’s power. Do you want me to get rid of this group of trash before we fight again?” asked the emperor race expert.
Hearing that, the expressions of Luo Changsheng, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu, Yin Jiushang, and Yu Zihao changed.
When the Nether Dragon Amaterasu saw him, it felt its soul tremble. It was a kind of fear that came from the depths of its soul.
The bloodline of the Nether Dragon flowed within him. Although the Nether Dragon race was an extremely powerful branch of the Dragon race, they possessed a noble status.
But no matter how noble the Nether Dragon race was, in front of the Emperor Clans, they were nothing more than subjects. In front of the emperors, they could only lower their heads and submit.
Although Luo Changsheng and the others didn’t know the status of an Emperor Clan expert, they could sense a great threat from him.
Furthermore, the tribulation clouds in the sky were resonating as he spoke. The entire world was resonating with his will. Right now, he was the ruler of heavenly tribulation. Perhaps he really did have the ability to kill whoever he wanted.
At that moment, all the experts within the heavenly tribulation clenched their teeth. All of them were secretly adjusting their auras. Their qi and blood were like volcanoes that were about to erupt.
They knew that once that expert attacked, they had to go all-out. They didn’t dare hold anything back. Just as everyone was holding their breaths, Guo Ran’s arrogant voice rang out.
“There’s such a good thing? Boss, let senior kill everyone here. No, no, of course we’re excluded.”
Guo Ran was so excited that he was a bit incoherent. He was afraid that the Emperor race expert would misunderstand and kill them, so he corrected himself.
“Let’s just forget about it. They’re just a bunch of trash. There’s no need for senior to do anything. Otherwise, you’re thinking too highly of them.” Long Chen shook his head.
In truth, Long Chen really did want to borrow the hands of an Emperor race expert to instantly kill these people. But the pride in his soul wouldn’t allow him to do that.
Long Chen’s words disappointed Guo Ran and the others. They wanted to see just how this Emperor race expert could instantly kill them all.
Hearing Long Chen’s words, the heavenly tribulation’s experts were infuriated. For Long Chen and the Emperor race expert to call each other trash was an immense humiliation to them.
Although they were afraid of this Emperor race expert, they were all peak experts. They had the courage to challenge death.
“The Emperor Clans only exist in legends. In truth, they have long since died out. You are just a remnant soul, aren’t you a bit too arrogant? My Netherwyrm race is currently rising in power. Perhaps one day, we can replace you and become the new Emperor Clans of the dragon race.” The Netherwyrm Heavenlight was the first to stand out, shouting at the Emperor Clans’ experts.
Although the Nether Dragon Amaterasu’s voice was loud, its voice was clearly trembling. Although it appeared unyielding, everyone could hear the nervousness and fear in its heart.
The Emperor race expert icily looked at the Netherworld Dragon divine light. “Traitor of the dragon race, you dare to be so unbridled in front of me? Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you have the Netherworld Emperor behind you?
“If it weren’t for the fact that I missed the era, I definitely would have challenged it and cut off its horn to use as a toothpick.”
When it heard the Emperor Clan expert’s cold shout, the Nether Dragon’s divine reflection wanted to open its mouth several times to counterattack. However, even though its mouth moved several times, it wasn’t able to make a single sound. It was intimidated by the Emperor Clan expert’s aura, unable to even make a sound.
He wanted to show that he was unyielding and fearless, but he couldn’t. His body was trembling. As for whether he was angry or afraid, only he knew.
At this time, the emperor race expert’s gaze swept over everyone. He suddenly frowned and said, “Only now did I notice that there are some people amongst these trash. Do you really not need me to help you get rid of them?”
“There’s really no need. I trust myself. Furthermore, I also want to have a proper fight with senior,” said Long Chen.
“Alright then! I’ve controlled all the energy within the heavenly tribulation to just barely reach my peak state. If I get rid of them, it’ll exhaust a certain amount of energy. Then I won’t be at my peak state.” The emperor race expert nodded.
“Then I’d like to ask senior to give me some pointers.” Long Chen cupped his fists.
Long Chen’s black robes fluttered despite the lack of wind. His powerful aura soared, and he suddenly shouted:
“Scarlet Dragon Battle Armor!”
Long Chen’s voice was like the roar of a god, resounding throughout the world. A sacred dragon cry combined with Long Chen’s roar formed a special kind of sound, like a god’s decree.
The crimson dragon was the fourth stage of the true dragon race’s growth. The azure dragon, azure dragon, golden dragon, and crimson dragon were the true dragon race’s infancy stage. The azure dragon was the growth stage, and only golden dragons were considered adults.
As for the crimson dragon, it was a true dragon that had matured and entered the true cultivation realm. Legends said that once a true dragon reached maturity, it would leave the dragon race and enter the crack between worlds to train.
It was said that within the cracks of the Infinite Worlds, there were countless otherworldly demons. Golden dragons had to kill countless otherworldly demons, bathe in their blood, and endure the corrosion of the devil blood. The golden dragon blood would turn scarlet, and in order to complete this stage, the dragon race’s experts had to kill millions upon millions of otherworldly demons on the same level as them.
This was a trial unique to the Dragon race. The trial region was beyond the nine heavens, but legends were still legends. Let alone the human race, even the Dragon race didn’t know many secrets.
Within the current Dragon race, the True Dragon race had practically disappeared. What they left behind was only legends. People didn’t even understand the nine heavens, let alone the world beyond.
However, everyone knew that the crimson dragon was a dividing line on the True Dragon race’s cultivation path. It was like a child growing up in a greenhouse, finally stepping onto the battlefield. Once he returned from the battlefield, his blood would dye his battle robes red. He would become a true warrior.
Chi Xue was the mark of the Scarlet Dragon’s trial. Originally, the Dragonblood warriors had been comprehending the Dragon God Body Refining Art in the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest’s blood pool. At that time, the dragon blood in their bodies had been diverse.
Later, a drop of dragon blood from an Emperor race expert had completely washed away their original essence blood, leaving behind only their dragon soul’s will.
That was why the Dragonblood warriors all had the same red color. Now that Long Chen had summoned his own Dragonblood Body, the Dragonblood warriors realized that the color of his armor was different from theirs.
Their dragon blood bodies were scarlet, and their scales had a bright luster to them. They were mighty and domineering. With their blood-colored armor, they looked like warriors who had fought on the battlefield.
As for Long Chen’s scales, although they were also red, they were even redder than their armor.
There was no light on his armor. It was like all the light had been absorbed by it. Each scale was like a bottomless black hole that devoured everything around it.
That red color was shockingly red. It was so red that people didn’t even dare to look at it directly. Those scales seemed to contain the vengeful spirits of countless demons. If you looked at it for too long, your soul would be dragged into a bottomless abyss.
Even those familiar with Long Chen felt a chill when they saw his armor.
“Boss’ armor is a bit frightening!” Guo Ran couldn’t help but shiver.
Their armor was supported by dragon qi and possessed a divine ring. They had always thought that Long Chen’s armor would definitely be more noble and sacred. But they hadn’t expected it to be like this.
The Emperor race expert frowned. “How could this be?”
“Senior, is there a problem?”
Long Chen didn’t feel anything wrong with it. Instead, he felt that this armor made him feel incomparably comfortable. He had an inexhaustible amount of energy. He had never felt such a wonderful feeling before.
“Let me see just what went wrong!”
Hu!
The emperor race expert stabbed out with his spear. Long Chen hadn’t expected this senior to not even greet him. Before he could react, the lightning spear had already pierced his chest.
Pu!
The lightning spear instantly pierced through Long Chen’s body. At that moment, all the experts were stunned. This change had happened too quickly.
“Boss!”
The Dragonblood warriors were terrified. Their boss wasn’t even able to block a single attack.
Even Luo Changsheng, Yin Jiushang, and the others hadn’t expected the attack of an Emperor race expert to be so fast. They were unable to block it.
Crack!
Suddenly, a crisp sound rang out, and the emperor race expert retreated. People were horrified to find that only half of his spear remained. The other half was still in Long Chen’s body.
The remaining half of the lightning spear slowly dissolved and was absorbed by Long Chen’s body. Long Chen’s injury was like a huge mouth that devoured the spear.
It wasn’t just the surrounding people who were shocked. Even Long Chen himself was shocked. In the instant he had been struck, he had thought he was doomed. He hadn’t expected this thunderforce to be unable to harm him.
The Scarlet Dragon Battle Armor he had summoned was like a bloodthirsty beast, and the thunderforce in the world was like delicious flesh to it. If it hadn’t been for the fact that an Emperor race expert had withdrawn his attack, that spear would have been devoured by his body.
“So that’s how it is. The Scarlet Dragon Battle Armor’s will of slaughter has merged with your will of slaughter. Each scale on your body is filled with endless resentment.
“These grievances came from the lifeforms you killed. Now that you’re wearing your armor, they have a place to live. Their resentment is ignited, and they are crazily absorbing all the energy that can allow them to grow.
“You have to be careful. They were killed by you, so they definitely won’t listen to you. Once they reach a certain level of power, they’ll devour your soul,” said the emperor race expert.
The Ancestral Dragon from the Divine Might Emperor Clan was able to see through the problem after a single test. At the same time, he was also secretly shocked.
The Emperor race’s red dragons all had to go through a slaughter trial. And in this trial, they would also be contaminated with resentment, but it definitely wouldn’t affect the appearance or color of their scales.
Long Chen’s Scarlet Dragon Battle Armor had already turned dark red, and its shape had also changed. That meant the number of creatures Long Chen had killed could no longer be counted. Furthermore, the weakest creatures that could possess resentment were existences on the same level as him.
He really wanted to ask just how many lives Long Chen had killed. But even if he asked, it would be useless. From the Martial Heaven Continent to the Immortal World, Long Chen had experienced countless battles, let alone how many lives he had killed.
“I’m not afraid. I, Long Chen, have always been open and aboveboard in my actions. My estate is worthy of the heavens, my outer appearance worthy of being human, my inner heart worthy of being unafraid.
“When they were alive, they were killed by me. Even if they died, they would be suppressed by me. They want to devour their masters? That grand wish of theirs will never come true.
“Hehe, how interesting. These vengeful spirits actually attached themselves to me? Does that mean they’ll follow me forever?” asked Long Chen.
“That’s right. Until you die.”
“Hahahaha, that’s great!” Long Chen laughed.
The emperor race expert was startled. If others knew he was being haunted by vengeful spirits, even if they didn’t feel fear, they would feel irritated. But Long Chen was actually so happy.
“Why are you laughing?” The Emperor Clan expert couldn’t help but ask.
“Because of that, I don’t have to worry. They were killed by me, and from now on, their vengeful spirits won’t scatter. They won’t enter the underworld or reincarnate. In other words, as long as I don’t die, they will never be able to reincarnate. They will never be able to harm anyone. Isn’t that a good thing?
“If I could work harder and kill a few more of these fellows, sooner or later the world would become a peaceful world, hahahaha!” Long Chen laughed heartily.
Long Chen felt excitement from the bottom of his heart. The words of the Emperor race’s experts gave him hope. In the past, he had felt that there were too many bad people in this world. No matter how he killed them, he wouldn’t be able to kill them all.
But now he had seen his goal. As long as he continued to work hard, all the evil people in this world would one day be killed by him. How could he not be happy?
“Brave and benevolent, no wonder you won His Majesty’s favor!”
The emperor race expert nodded. Suddenly, he raised his broken spear. Lightning flashed, and the spear returned to its original state.
“There’s not much time left. The power of heavenly tribulation can’t last forever. Today, you and I will fight!”
BOOM!
The void beneath his feet exploded, and a dragon roar rang out. His spear whistled toward Long Chen.
“Emperor Dragon Thorn!”
This time, the emperor race expert’s attack wasn’t fast, but the instant he raised his spear, the space within millions of miles suddenly twisted, forming a strange depression as if the world was about to collapse.
“Cloud Dragon Claw!”
In the face of this attack, Long Chen didn’t dare to be negligent. His divine ring trembled, and a blood-colored dragon claw reached out toward the lightning spear.
BOOM!
This was a world-shaking collision. Space exploded, and Long Chen and the Emperor race expert were both forced back. The space behind them collapsed, forming a huge black hole.
“The Nine Heavens Gate…”
The outside world was startled. Only now did people realize that after Long Chen’s attack with the Emperor race expert, the distant spatial gate was shaking and becoming much clearer.
“Could it be that this person is the true Chosen?”
The expressions of the experts in the heavenly tribulation all changed. When they looked at the Emperor race experts, comprehension appeared in their eyes.
Previously, the Nine Heavens Gate had only been faintly discernible. But with the appearance of the Emperor race experts, the Nine Heavens Gate had become much more active. Now that the two of them had attacked, the Nine Heavens Gate had clearly become clearer.
“So he’s the true son of the nine heavens! Whoever defeats him will be able to open the Nine Heavens Gate and become the new son of the nine heavens!” shouted Luo Changsheng. At that moment, everyone in the heavenly tribulation looked at the Emperor race experts, their eyes shining with greed.
“We definitely can’t let Long Chen defeat him. Otherwise, once he obtains the approval of the nine heavens, he will become an undying existence that will coexist with the nine heavens!” shouted Luo Changsheng. He was the first to charge at the emperor race expert.
“Fuck off! Who do you think you are, the son of the Nine Heavens? How could a mighty dragon possibly be the son of the Nine Heavens? You’re blaspheming the mighty dragon race!”
Seeing Luo Changsheng charge at him, the emperor race expert was infuriated. These people actually called him the son of the nine heavens.
It had to be known that the dragon race had never liked the restrictions of the Heavenly Daos, especially the true dragon race. Their goal was to break the restrictions of the Heavenly Daos and roam freely through the nine heavens. How could someone as arrogant as them accept the heavens as their father?
BOOM!
The emperor race expert waved his lightning spear, and endless lightning poured out. Luo Changsheng vomited blood and flew back.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, the other experts in the heavenly tribulation crazily charged at the emperor race expert. They saw that after Luo Changsheng and the emperor race expert had exchanged blows, his entire body had been wrapped in lightning. He had actually absorbed a portion of the lightning energy from the emperor race expert.
Seeing this scene, they immediately understood. Whoever could become a Chosen would have to see how much thunderforce they could get from an Emperor race expert.
“Die!”
The heavenly tribulation’s experts’ eyes immediately turned red. They all released their strongest auras and charged at the emperor race experts.
“A bunch of ants, scram!”
The emperor race expert was infuriated. He stabbed his lightning spear into the air, causing a ring of lightning to explode.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Everyone who rushed at the Emperor Clan’s experts were struck by that ring of light, all of them crazily vomiting blood. There were even some whose flesh exploded, flesh rotting, only bones remaining.
“What?”
Although everyone knew that this Emperor race expert’s strength was unfathomable, according to the laws of heavenly tribulation, his cultivation realm was on the same level as them.
It had to be known that the experts who could undergo tribulation here were all super monsters. They were unrivaled within the same realm. Just a single ring of light was enough to force them back. Just how powerful was this person?
A group attack forced everyone back. No one could block it. However, this ring of light allowed everyone to see that even monster-class experts had their own strengths.
For example, Luo Changsheng, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu, Yin Jiushang, and Yu Zihao were only sent flying. Because they had divine weapons protecting them, they weren’t injured.
A small portion of the monster-class experts had been heavily injured. It was unknown whether it was because they had been too careless or because they didn’t have their divine weapons protecting them, but in any case, they had temporarily lost their combat ability.
“This is a fair battle between me and Long Chen. Whoever dares to stop me will die!”
The Imperial Bloodline expert’s spear shook, and he charged at Long Chen. His spear whistled, and a dragon’s roar rang out.
The sound of a dragon’s roar rang out, causing everyone’s eardrums to ache. In that instant, the world lost all color in their eyes. Gan Kun was flipped upside down, and the world was overturned. The entire world was thrown into chaos because of this spear.
Long Chen’s expression was solemn. He knew that this was the peak state of an Emperor race expert. He had taken the heavenly tribulation’s power for himself, allowing him to regain his former glory.
“Lei Ling’er, it’s time to fight shoulder to shoulder.”
Long Chen waved his hand, and heaven and earth shook. Millions of lightning dragons appeared within the tribulation. They surged into Long Chen’s hand, transforming into a lightning saber.
“Hahaha…”
With his lightning saber in hand, Long Chen slashed out four saber-images. The instant his fifth saber slashed out, the four saber-images were devoured by the fifth saber.
“Split the Heavens 5!”
Five forms combined in an instant. In the past, Long Chen definitely wouldn’t have been able to do this. On one hand, he hadn’t been able to control it so perfectly, but on the other hand, his body had been unable to bear the backlash.
But now it was different. After comprehending the Nirvana Scripture, Long Chen had used the core theory of the Nirvana Scripture to reconstruct the nine forms of Split the Heavens. The five forms were superimposed, and in an instant, he had completed them.
When the five blade images merged into one and slashed down, a single blade streaked across the sky, causing a river of stars to descend. The great dao wailed as the blade and spear collided in front of countless people.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out. Divine light filled the sky, and shocking spatial cracks rapidly spread. The entire world had almost exploded from this attack.
BOOM!
Only then did people realize that Long Chen’s lightning saber had been destroyed. His spear had been pointed at Long Chen’s forehead, and he had been sent flying with a single punch.
Long Chen was sent flying, and a rain of blood filled the air. One of his arms was covered in blood and flesh. He had almost been blown apart by a single spear.
“Boss…”
The Dragonblood warriors jumped in shock. Long Chen’s attack had been heaven-shaking, earth-shattering, and even gods were crying. They hadn’t expected it to still be unable to block an attack from an Emperor race expert.
“Why didn’t you use your blade?”
After forcing back Long Chen, the Emperor race expert’s expression sank. He knew Long Chen had the Dragon Bone Evil Moon, but he refused to attack. He thought Long Chen was looking down on him.
“It’s still in the Myriad Dragon Nest. It can’t come to help me for now,” said Long Chen helplessly.
The huge lightning blade that Lei Ling’er had transformed into might be able to handle others, but it was far from enough to deal with an Emperor race expert.
If he had the Dragon Bone Evil Moon, how could he have suffered such a loss? Long Chen wished that the Dragon Bone Evil Moon would come to his side right now.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the void trembled, and a divine diagram silently appeared behind him. That divine diagram was Yu Zihao’s Nirvana Divine Diagram. He had taken advantage of this opportunity to launch a sneak attack.
“Courting death!”
Originally, he had been infuriated by Long Chen’s lack of a divine weapon, but now that he had been ambushed, he became furious and stabbed his lightning spear at the Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram.
Divine runes revolved around the Brahma Divine Diagram, making it seem like a demonic carpet that couldn’t withstand any force. However, the instant it was pierced by an emperor race expert, the divine diagram trembled and cracks appeared on it.
Pu!
In the distance, Yu Zihao spat out a mouthful of blood. At the same time, his eyes, nose, and ears were also bleeding. He looked extremely terrifying.
However, a sinister smile appeared on his face. A divine image appeared behind him, and lightning coiled around it.
“He’s actually using the power of an Emperor Clan senior to strengthen his manifestation!” Guo Ran and the others were shocked. They hadn’t expected Yu Zihao to have such a technique.
“Hehe, I have my master’s protection. You can’t do anything to me. I am the true son of the nine heavens.” Yu Zihao clenched his teeth and smiled sinisterly at the emperor race expert.
“Scram!”
The Emperor Clan powerhouse shouted. The long spear in his hand suddenly shook, and the Brahma Divine Diagram split apart like a spider web. It seemed to be unable to withstand the power of the Emperor Clan powerhouse and was about to explode.
At that moment, Yu Zihao panicked. The statue behind him lit up like the sun and rapidly guided the power of the Brahma Divine Diagram into the statue.
However, the power of the Emperor Clans’ experts was too concentrated, too berserk. The divine image couldn’t absorb that much power. If this continued, the Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram would explode.
BOOM!
Suddenly, an explosive sound rang out as a cauldron slammed into the Brahma Divine Diagram. The cauldron actually knocked it away from the spear, relieving Yu Zihao of his desperate situation.
Divine runes revolved around the cauldron. After breaking through the Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram, it landed on a person’s head. That person was Luo Tianye’s disciple.
"Hahaha, I've absorbed quite a bit of your energy. Let's see how much longer you can last!" Yu Zihao, who had just escaped danger, once again became arrogant.
The divine image behind him was nourished by the thunderforce, becoming even more sacred and dignified. The Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram that had almost been destroyed was revolving around his head, and the cracks were rapidly healing. It seemed it would quickly recover.
“Die!”
When they saw that Yu Zihao had taken advantage of them, the other experts immediately went crazy and charged at the emperor race experts.
“Emperor Dragon Xiaotian!”
The emperor race expert suddenly raised his head and roared. Seeing this, Long Chen immediately put up his defenses and covered his ears.
A dragon roar rang out, and heaven and earth lost their color. A sound wave formed a destructive ring that spread in all directions.
Long Chen was the first to bear the brunt of this attack. He immediately covered his ears and locked down his six senses. He knew just how terrifying this attack was. He could sense the fury of the Sovereigns.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Some of the experts who were too close to the front didn’t even have time to react. In their eyes, the Emperor race experts were like fat meat.
As a result, they were filled with grief. Their heads exploded, and over ten headless corpses fell from the sky.
As for Luo Changsheng, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu, Yu Zihao, and the others, although they were at the front, when they saw the Emperor Clans’ experts roar towards the sky, their reactions were extremely fast, immediately retreating.
As for those experts behind them, they were caught off guard and instantly killed. At that moment, they were all terrified.
It had to be known that they were all nine-star Heaven’s Mandates. They were monsters amongst monsters, geniuses amongst geniuses. Even with their power, they had still been able to instantly kill over ten people. That was an unimaginable scene.
Over ten people were killed. Countless people vomited blood and miserably flew back. Although their reactions were fast enough and they managed to defend in time, that sound wave wasn’t so easy to block. Many divine items were unable to block it.
Some experts covered their heads with their hands and let out miserable screams. People were horrified to see that their eyes had been blown apart, and their heads had split into several pieces. They were doing their best to cover their heads, preventing them from exploding.
A dragon’s roar caused heaven and earth to tremble. This dragon’s roar not only contained destructive power, but it also contained a supreme dragon might that pierced into the depths of a person’s soul.
“A bunch of ants dare to be so unbridled?”
The emperor race expert roared, his voice echoing throughout heaven and earth. He had been a famous existence when he had been alive, and even amongst the emperor races, he possessed an unshakable authority.
Now he had been treated like a piece of meat by a group of juniors. That was an immense humiliation to him. Even if it was just a remnant soul condensed within the heavenly tribulation, no one could blaspheme it.
“His body’s color has faded. That means he’s starting to weaken. Everyone, don’t be afraid. Attack together and grind him to death!” shouted Luo Changsheng.
Luo Changsheng was right. After that dragon roar, the blood on his body had faded a bit. Most importantly, the runes around him had also started to lessen, and his aura had also dropped.
But even so, the experts present were all terrified by that roar. They clearly knew that the Emperor race expert was starting to weaken, but they still didn’t dare to act rashly.
They knew that a camel that was about to die was still bigger than a horse. Once they angered him, he would still have the strength to pull them along.
He was just a remnant soul. Others didn’t care, but they were different. Using a fresh life to fight against a remnant soul was not worth it.
Seeing that no one dared to go forward, Luo Changsheng shouted, “Everyone, don’t worry. We’ll work together and use defense as an attack. Don’t be defeated one by one. We can easily exhaust him to death.”
As Luo Changsheng spoke, he was the first to stand in front of everyone. With him taking the lead, everyone took the initiative to approach him.
Although they all knew that Luo Changsheng might not be so kindhearted, in this kind of situation, with someone taking the lead, they were more than willing to cooperate. They didn’t want to be defeated one by one by an Emperor race expert. Although they were all monster-class experts, there probably weren’t many of them who could endure a single blow from an Emperor race expert.
Facing Luo Changsheng and the others, the emperor race expert’s expression sank. This group of people still hadn’t given up, and they still had designs on him. That infuriated him. He raised his spear and was just about to say something when his expression suddenly changed. He looked behind them.
At some unknown time, a hole had appeared in the sky. A figure slowly descended from that hole, landing behind Luo Changsheng and the others.
When Long Chen saw that figure, although he had long since been prepared, he was still given a fright. According to reason, he should have appeared, but at the same time, he shouldn’t have appeared. His appearance proved that the Emperor race’s thinking was wrong.
As for the Emperor race expert, when he saw that figure, he was filled with disbelief. He had thought that he had already controlled the entire heavenly tribulation, but this person’s appearance proved that he was still a part of it.
“Everyone, take a defensive posture. Follow him…” Luo Changsheng was still shouting orders to everyone, but when he saw the expressions of Long Chen and the emperor race experts, he slowly turned his head.
At the same time, the others also sensed that something was wrong. They all turned their heads. Although they knew that their attention should be on the Emperor Clan’s experts, their spiritual senses told them that the greatest danger was behind them.
“Who are you?”
When they turned around, they saw a man standing behind them. Seven stars revolved behind him, slowly lighting up the world. The scenery in front of them was covered in a layer of killing intent.
That man had a pair of clear eyes that were like seven stars in the blue starry sky. The seven stars flickered between light and dark, as if they were summoning him from the end of his life. Looking into his eyes, it was like they could suck in a person’s soul.
These experts were horrified. They had never imagined that this person would suddenly appear here. In the face of their questioning, that man didn’t even look at them. Their eyes were focused on Long Chen.
It was like in his eyes, other than Long Chen, there was no one else. When he saw Long Chen, he began to walk straight toward him.
When the Emperor race expert saw him, he looked up into the sky. A self-deprecating expression appeared on his face. “How embarrassing!”
“I’m also a bit embarrassed. It seems I was happy too early.” Long Chen also bitterly smiled.
Originally, he had thought that this heavenly tribulation would be a trick. As long as he defeated an Emperor race expert, he would be able to easily pass.
Furthermore, even if he couldn’t defeat it, it didn’t matter. In any case, the Emperor race experts wouldn’t kill him. He had thought that this would be a safe, fast, and painless heavenly tribulation. But in the end, he hadn’t been able to escape his fate. He had underestimated the Heavenly Daos’determination to kill him.
Ta! Ta! Ta!
He walked over to Long Chen, ignoring these experts. The experts present were both shocked and infuriated. They had no idea what he was doing.
As for the experts present, some of them were horrified. They were Yu Zihao and Luo Tianye’s disciples.
As for Luo Changsheng and Yin Jiushang, they were also shocked. They had clearly recognized this person.
“Are you mute?”
In the face of this cold and arrogant man, there was finally someone who couldn’t bear it any longer. With a furious roar, the halberd in his hand pierced through the air, piercing straight toward that person’s chest.
A powerful Nine Star Heaven’s Mandate expert’s manifestation shook, and the power of his Heaven’s Mandate erupted to its peak. That person had clearly seen how extraordinary that person was, and so he had immediately released his full power without holding back.
The halberd was like a dragon as it whistled through the air. Its power was immense. In the beginning, the halberd was aimed straight at that person’s chest. However, just as it was about to reach him, it suddenly drew a strange arc and pierced towards that person’s forehead.
To be able to suddenly switch moves with such a fierce move, just this point was enough to prove that this person’s control over strength had reached a pinnacle.
This move was extremely deceptive. If his opponent had directly blocked it, he would have lost in an instant.
Countless experts were shocked by this move. It was practically impossible to guard against.
Just as those people were cheering for their young master, a shocking scene occurred.
Ding!
When the halberd was three inches from his forehead, it was unable to advance any further. Two fingers shining with starlight had caught the halberd.
“What?”
Whether it was the owner of the halberd or the others, they were all stunned by this scene. That was a full-strength attack from a nine-star Heaven’s Mandate, yet this person had blocked it with just two fingers.
At that moment, even Luo Changsheng's expression changed. As for Yu Zihao and Luo Tianye's disciples, their bodies couldn't help but tremble. They had fallen into great fear.
“It seems this battle won’t go as planned. Some regrets can’t be made up for.” The Emperor race expert shook his head and sighed.
Long Chen couldn’t help being shocked. His aura was countless times stronger than when he had fought in the trial arena. The Heavenly Daos were borrowing all karma to destroy him.
Hu!
Suddenly, the Emperor race expert appeared behind Long Chen. A large hand pressed down on his back. Long Chen didn’t dodge, allowing that hand to land on his back.
Pa!
Endless thunderforce surged into Long Chen’s body. His body was like a dried-up sea, greedily absorbing it.
“Since you can’t go all-out, then forget about this battle. How about I lend you a hand? Remember, kill that traitor for me.”
The emperor race expert knew that he was just a part of Long Chen’s heavenly tribulation. He couldn’t attack him with his full strength. If Long Chen was heavily injured because of him, then he wouldn’t be able to endure another heavenly tribulation.
Furthermore, because of Luo Changsheng, Yu Zihao, and the others’ attacks, he had used up quite a bit of his precious energy. After all, this energy wasn’t his own, but his heavenly tribulation. He was unable to control it perfectly.
Right now, he was still not at his peak state. In this kind of situation, if he won against Long Chen, it would be meaningless. But if he lost, it would be even more vexing. He might as well give up and give all his power to Long Chen.
“Many thanks, senior. As long as I don’t die, none of them will be able to live,” said Long Chen.
Originally, Long Chen had thought that some of these people might have friends. But after such a long time, he hadn’t sensed any kindness, nor had he sensed any familiar auras.
When he had been targeted, he had sensed everyone’s killing intent. At that moment, he had already been prepared to fight to the death with these people.
“Good.”
The Emperor Clan expert nodded.
Ka ka ka…
Just at this moment, a sound rang out in the distance. It turned out that the nine star descendant was holding his halberd with two fingers, but his footsteps didn’t stop. He continued forward.
The owner of the halberd did his best to block, but he was unable to do anything to the nine star descendant. He was forced back repeatedly, and the space beneath his feet constantly exploded. Luo Changsheng and the others were all focused on the nine star descendant, so they didn’t notice what was happening.
The owner of the halberd was both shocked and infuriated. This kind of situation was a great humiliation to him. He tried his best to take back the halberd, but it was like it was in the hands of a nine star descendant. He was unable to move it.
If he was calm enough, he would immediately release his weapon and flee as far as he could. That was because the difference in power between him and a nine star descendant was too great. He was no match for him.
However, his pride didn’t allow him to discard his weapon. Otherwise, this would be a humiliation he would never be able to wash away. With a furious roar, flames ignited all over his body, and he withered.
“This…”
All the experts present were horrified. This fellow’s temper was too explosive. He would ignite his essence energy at the slightest provocation. This was a self-mutilating attack that would shake his foundation.
Buzz!
The instant he ignited his vitality, countless Saint Runes lit up on the halberd in his hand. His Saint Weapon was activated, and an unparalleled divine might erupted as he stabbed forward.
Pu!
The Saint Weapon broke through the two fingers and stabbed into the nine star descendant's chest. The sharp halberd pierced through his chest.
“Damn thing, die!”
Seeing that he had succeeded, that person clenched his teeth, and the halberd in his hand trembled. He was about to take advantage of this opportunity to blast the Nine Star descendant to death.
However, he hadn’t noticed that there was no blood flowing out of the nine star successor’s wounds. All he could see was endless lightning. Even now, he hadn’t realized that this strange person wasn’t a real person, nor did he have a physical body.
It went without saying that the nine star descendant that the heavenly tribulation had copied was too powerful. Whether it was his aura or his spiritual fluctuations, he was no different from an ordinary person. Other than a few people within the heavenly tribulation, no one else knew his origin.
The halberd pierced through the nine star disciple’s chest. His icy gaze finally shifted from Long Chen to this expert who was clenching his teeth.
Pa!
He opened his hand and grabbed the halberd. The expert was shocked to find that the power he had poured into the halberd instantly vanished without a trace. At the same time, his spiritual connection with the Saint Weapon was erased.
Buzz!
On top of the Saint Weapon, a star pattern lit up. One… two… three… With each star that lit up, the aura of the Saint Weapon would explosively increase, and a berserk Saint aura would cover the sky.
Bang!
Suddenly, that person’s arms exploded. He had been forcibly blown apart by the halberd’s aura.
Pu!
At some unknown point, the nine star descendant had pulled the halberd out of his body. With a wave of his halberd, the void shattered, and the owner of the halberd was instantly turned to dust.
Ta! Ta! Ta!
The nine star descendant advanced with a sharp gaze. The experts in the heavenly tribulation were all horrified. This person had killed a nine star Heavenly Fate expert like killing an ant. Who could stop him?
As for Yu Zihao and Luo Tianye’s disciples, they both took out the Nirvana Divine Diagram and the Heavenly Night Furnace. They were on guard, but what terrified them was that the nine star descendant was still charging at them.
“Hu la!”
Just at this moment, the others also noticed some clues. Seeing that the Nine Star successor wasn’t targeting them, they all stepped aside.
As a result, Luo Tianye’s disciple and Yu Zihao became lice on the bald head. That was too obvious. The others also looked at the two of them in shock. They hadn’t expected this terrifying existence to target them.
This was especially so when he saw the two of them looking nervous and fearful. The situation couldn't be any more obvious, and the two of them were constantly retreating. Their foreheads were already covered in sweat, and Yu Zihao was no longer as arrogant as he had been when he was dealing with the dragon experts.
“No, this person isn’t targeting them.”
The nine star descendant took a step forward with his halberd. At first, he was charging at the two of them, but as the two of them continued to retreat, their directions began to deviate.
“He’s going for Long Chen.”
They finally realized that this person had come for Long Chen from the start. He was the same as that Emperor race expert.
At this time, Luo Changsheng’s expression had changed. He was shocked, but at the same time, he was also filled with envy. Just who was this fellow? How had the heavenly tribulation completely changed because of him?
Whether it was Luo Changsheng or other experts, none of them had ever seen or even heard of such a heavenly tribulation.
Everyone here was a peerless heavenly genius. From the moment they were born, they were surrounded by endless halos. In their world, they would forever be the main characters.
But today, they had all become passersby. Long Chen’s halo of light was so strong that it caused them to feel dejected. It was like a firefly competing with the bright moon. They were so dim and unremarkable. That kind of feeling stabbed at their pride.
“Wait, Long Chen…”
At this time, someone finally shifted their gaze from the nine star descendant to Long Chen. Only then did they realize that the Emperor race expert was standing behind Long Chen, one hand on his back. His aura was rapidly declining, and everyone knew what he was doing.
“Bastard, how could you give your power to him?!”
One of the experts roared excitedly. He flew around the nine star successor and slashed his sword at Long Chen.
Although that person was furious, he was extremely careful with his attacks. Sword Qi surged out, but the instant he attacked, he retreated, afraid Long Chen would counterattack.
BOOM!
That Sword Qi was destroyed by Long Chen’s palm. That kind of attack didn’t pose any threat to him.
However, what happened next was just as Long Chen had expected. When the others saw that no one was attacking him, they could tell that as long as they didn’t attack him, he wouldn’t attack them.
Rumble…
As a result, the other experts all attacked. Sword Qi filled the air, and saber-images filled the air.
“A bunch of trash. You don’t have any strength, and all you know how to do is sneak attack. You don’t even have the courage to face me head-on. Do you think you’re worthy of being called geniuses? Born mediocre?” sneered Long Chen.
Long Chen opened his hand. Blood Qi soared into the sky, and a dragon rune appeared, forming a blood-colored shield. This was a move he had secretly learned when fighting against the Sovereigns.
Although he had only comprehended a superficial understanding of this move, with his powerful Blood Qi and the fact that these people only dared to attack from a distance, he was able to easily block it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Attacks landed on the blood-colored barrier and exploded. Right now, Long Chen needed to buy himself more time to allow the power of the Sovereigns to enter his body and accelerate his advancement.
Time was the most precious thing to Long Chen right now. With every bit of time he wasted, he would be able to increase a portion of his strength and increase his chances of defeating his enemies.
Ta! Ta! Ta!
Just at this moment, the nine star descendant’s footsteps approached. No one blocked his path, and he quickly arrived in front of Long Chen. Suddenly, his movements changed from their previous sluggishness. With a single step, space collapsed, and the Seven Star Diagram behind him lit up. He smashed his halberd at Long Chen.
The nine star descendant attacked like lightning. He didn’t say a word, but his attacks were fierce. As he swung his halberd, it began to bend.
Long Chen didn’t dare to be the slightest bit negligent in the face of a nine star descendant’s fierce attack. It had to be known that he wasn’t an Emperor race expert. A nine star descendant didn’t have a soul or will. He was a complete copy of the Heavenly Daos, and he didn’t have any emotions. If he had a will, then his will was to exterminate Long Chen at all costs.
Buzz!
A lightning blade appeared in Long Chen’s hand, and he also used the same five forms.
BOOM!
BOOM! Long Chen’s lightning blade once more exploded. If this halberd was in its original owner’s hands, Long Chen could easily block it.
But when this halberd landed in the hands of the nine star successor, it became many times stronger than before.
Normally, Saint Weapons were only able to unleash their full power in the hands of a Saint. Even the most powerful of geniuses would only be able to just barely activate them. But with the help of the nine star descendant’s heavenly tribulation, the Saint Weapon’s power was completely activated. It was impossible to resist, and was even more terrifying than a dragon race expert’s spear.
Long Chen’s lightning blade exploded, and his halberd smashed toward Long Chen’s head like a hot knife through butter. Long Chen seemed to have long since been prepared. The instant it landed, a hand covered in stars grabbed the other end of the halberd.
Buzz!
After being blocked by the lightning blade, the halberd lost over half of its power. It was firmly caught by Long Chen without the slightest injury. The instant Long Chen grabbed it, the star energy in his body erupted and poured into the halberd. The halberd once more lit up.
Originally, only four stars had lit up on the halberd. But when Long Chen grabbed it, the fifth star lit up, followed by the sixth.
Rumble…
The halberd was constantly quivering in Long Chen and the nine star descendant’s hands. Its aura was like a volcano that had been ignited, crazily erupting. Its berserk holy might caused all the experts present to tremble.
A powerful Saint Weapon was constantly trembling under their attacks. People could almost hear the roar of the item-spirit within it. It seemed to be unable to endure their power and was constantly struggling.
“This is the best time to attack.”
Luo Changsheng was the first to rush out.
Following his lead, the others also began to attack. But some people were careful. They only managed to attack him, but they retreated.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the seventh star on the halberd lit up. The entire halberd was like seven suns. It was finally unable to endure any longer.
BOOM!
The Saint Weapon exploded, and a huge ring of light instantly devoured heaven and earth.
Pu pu pu…
That explosion not only contained the power of the Saint Weapon, but it also contained the star energy of Long Chen and the nine star descendant. That explosion was truly apocalyptic. Those experts who had thought they had an opportunity to plot against Long Chen were instantly blown apart.
That huge shockwave changed the color of the world. The ground beneath their feet turned to nothingness. Even the people fighting outside the heavenly tribulation were mercilessly sent flying.
For a moment, the entire world was still. People could only hear the mournful cries of the great Dao and the sound of their own heartbeats.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Following that, they heard a violent collision. Cracks appeared in space, and then they saw two stars collide.
“What?”
When everyone’s vision gradually recovered, they saw Long Chen and the nine star descendant fighting intensely. The two of them waved their hands, and a river of stars appeared.
At this time, the Sovereign expert behind Long Chen had already disappeared. He had given all his power to Long Chen.
BOOM!
The nine star descendant’s fist smashed into Long Chen’s shoulder. The dragon blood on his shoulder became a bloody mess. Even his red scales were unable to block that punch.
Bang!
At the same time, Long Chen’s fist smashed into his jaw. His jaw exploded. No blood flowed out, but endless lightning runes flew out.
Those lightning runes had only just flown out when they were devoured by the lightning dragons. With a wave of their tails, they disappeared, as if they had never existed.
BOOM!
Pu!
Long Chen and the nine star disciple fought a bloody battle. Seven stars revolved behind the nine star disciple, and countless stars appeared behind Long Chen. Heaven and earth were about to be blown apart by the two of them. As soon as their fists collided, Long Chen was covered in blood. The power of the nine star disciple was absolutely berserk.
Long Chen cursed his luck. If it hadn’t been for the fact that the emperor race expert had poured all his thunderforce into his body, causing his body to rapidly strengthen, he wouldn’t have been able to block the nine star successor.
Without the restrictions of the martial stage, the nine star descendant’s aura had become even more terrifying. It was also fortunate that he had once fought with a nine star descendant and had a certain understanding of his attacks.
Heavenly tribulation’s copying ability wasn’t limitless. The nine star inheritor it could copy was someone Long Chen was familiar with. So even in the face of an even stronger nine star inheritor, Long Chen was still unafraid.
Long Chen was fighting the nine star descendant. The two of them were the fiercest and most domineering attackers. The two of them were only attacking, not defending. Each one of their attacks was exchanging injury for injury, exchanging life for life. Blood splashed through the air, and runes filled the sky. It was extremely intense.
The experts who had been undergoing tribulation were forced to the edge by this berserk energy. There was only one main character on the battlefield: Long Chen.
At this time, they no longer had the heart to be jealous of Long Chen. They were all shocked by the power of a nine star disciple.
“Why would a nine star descendant appear in the midst of heavenly tribulation? Is Long Chen also a nine star descendant?” Luo Tianye’s disciple finally couldn’t hold back.
The reason why he and Yu Zihao were afraid was because they had a certain karma with the nine star descendant. Their master had also warned them that once a nine star descendant appeared in the heavenly tribulation, this tribulation would be a tribulation that they would have a very slim chance of surviving.
Yu Zihao and Luo Tianye's disciples had also heard of the tragic deaths of their fellow disciples in the Heavenly Tribulation. Those disciples who had died in the Heavenly Tribulation had all encountered nine-star successors.
The reason they were so afraid was because they had thought of this matter. They had thought that the nine star descendant was a result of their karma, but they hadn’t expected it to be Long Chen.
As a result, Luo Tianye’s disciples began to suspect that there was something wrong with Long Chen. If Long Chen was also from the nine star bloodline, then that would be a huge problem.
“I heard that Long Chen began to research the Heaven Splitting Star Art in the Numinous Sky Academy. Step by step, he repaired the broken path and restored the glory of the Starry River branch.
“It’s said that the Starry Sky Sage’s Starry Sky Art was derived from the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. I never would have thought that this kind of karma would summon a nine star descendant,” said someone.
“I didn’t expect him to summon such a legendary existence. However, it’s clear that his star energy is inferior to a nine star disciple’s. To put it bluntly, there’s a huge difference between improvement and originality,” said someone.
Although Long Chen was fighting back with all his strength, they could all see that he was being suppressed by the nine star successor. There was still a certain difference in their star energy.
“I see.”
Hearing this explanation, Yu Zihao and Luo Tianye’s expressions relaxed a great deal. If Long Chen really was a nine star descendant, then that would be a bit frightening. Fortunately, it was just a false alarm.
Amongst these monsters, there were quite a few who were extremely well-informed. After all, the Lingxiao Academy was the number one academy in the world, and Long Chen was the most famous person in the Lingxiao Academy. It was very normal for him to have some ‘secrets’that others knew.
There were many experts here. Long Chen had intentionally strengthened the manifestation of the stars to conceal the Seven Star Battle Armor’s characteristics. That was especially true when compared to the pure seven stars of a nine star descendant. Long Chen’s divine ring had a clear contrast with the sea of stars. That made it very difficult for others to connect him with the nine star descendant.
As for strengthening his manifestations, that didn’t affect his power. It was just that this nine star disciple was too strong. Long Chen had gone all-out, but he was only able to gain a slight advantage. The majority of him was still suppressed.
Fortunately, the nine star descendant’s weapon had been destroyed by him. Otherwise, if he had his weapon, he wouldn’t have been able to hold on for much longer.
The most difficult thing for Long Chen was to fight the nine star descendant. He had to be constantly on guard to avoid being sneak attacked by Luo Changsheng and the others.
Right now, Long Chen could only fight with the nine star descendant. He wasn’t afraid of minor injuries, because with the primal chaos space, he would quickly recover.
But once he was heavily injured, Luo Changsheng and the others would definitely seize the opportunity to attack him together. That was what worried him the most.
As for the truth, it was just as Long Chen had thought. Whether it was Luo Changsheng, Yin Jiushang, the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, Yu Zihao, or the other experts, they were all secretly preparing. As long as an opportunity appeared, they would attack at any time.
Furthermore, there were many people here whose bodies were covered in lightning. They hadn’t revealed their true appearances, nor had they revealed the slightest aura.
Rumble…
Suddenly, a huge mouth appeared out of nowhere. That mouth covered the entire sky, swallowing everything in its path.
Guo Ran and the others were fighting against the various experts when they suddenly saw a huge mouth devour all the creatures within the heavenly tribulation.
“It’s… it’s… it’s…”
The mouth devoured the void. It was so large that it could contain the entire world. Long Chen and the others didn’t even have a chance to react before they were devoured.
Only when that mouth closed did people see that it was the head of a huge whale. Its body was too large, and only its head appeared. Its body was still hidden in the sky.
When they saw that huge whale, Guo Ran and the others were horrified. That huge whale was the corpse of the sea whale they had encountered on the sea.
However, it had come back to life and devoured everyone in the heavenly tribulation. Countless runes lit up around it, and heaven and earth lost their original luster.
Seeing Long Chen, the nine star descendant, and the others disappear at the same time, Guo Ran and the others’ expressions changed. Who would have thought that this legendary existence would appear in Long Chen’s heavenly tribulation?
BOOM!
Suddenly, the whale’s head exploded, and Long Chen and the others charged out of the lightning runes. As soon as they were devoured, everyone, including Long Chen, felt an unprecedented pressure. They had no choice but to fight the whale.
In front of the huge whale’s pressure, all the heavenly geniuses in the heavenly tribulation worked together to crush its head. But they had no idea what had happened, let alone what had devoured it.
Pa!
Suddenly, a huge hand covered in stars grabbed the whale’s back. The whale was also huge, and its five fingers were like hooks that stabbed toward the whale’s body.
Ka ka ka…
Both Long Chen and the Dragonblood warriors let out startled cries. They had personally seen this scene before.
As for Luo Changsheng and the others, they had never seen such a scene before. They were all stupefied. They had never seen such a huge creature before. Furthermore, they were so close to it that they were unable to see its full appearance. Even if they had seen it before, they wouldn’t be able to recognize it.
Just now, they hadn’t dared to move after being shocked by the whale’s body. But now, a star hand had appeared and forcibly pulled out its spine. They were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped.
Rumble…
The sea whale’s backbone was pulled out, and its huge body exploded, transforming into a waterfall of lightning that poured down.
BOOM!
The others were all drawn in by that terrifying scene, but the nine star disciple ignored them. His fist struck out, and Long Chen was distracted. He vomited blood and was sent flying back. He couldn’t be the slightest bit careless in fighting a nine star disciple.
Hu!
Just at this moment, the sea whale’s spine was like the whip of a god, slashing down on Long Chen.
Although it was aimed at Long Chen, that spine was too large. Its length was incalculable, and its width was enough to cover the entire region of the heavenly tribulation.
“Fuck, this is really bad.”
Seeing this, even Long Chen broke out in a cold sweat. He had never imagined that the heavenly tribulation would be copied by the Star Sky Warriors. This time, it wasn’t a nine chances of death, but that it hadn’t given him any chance of survival.
Hu!
At this time, the nine star disciple didn’t even look at that heaven-shrouding bone. He continued to attack Long Chen, not caring about that attack at all.
“Then don’t blame me for playing dirty.” Long Chen clenched his teeth.
Originally, Long Chen had thought he could have a fair fight with an Emperor race expert. He hadn’t expected a nine star disciple to appear.
Originally, he had thought that a nine star disciple would be the final battle. He had been planning on fighting a decisive battle with him, but he hadn’t expected another Star Sky warrior to appear. Since even the heavens were unfair, he didn’t have any integrity to speak of.
Rumble…
Luo Changsheng and the others were completely dumbfounded. They had no idea what was happening. All they knew was that if they didn’t block this attack with their full strength, they would all die.
BOOM!
The heavenly tribulation’s experts all roared and took out their strongest weapons, unleashing their strongest defensive moves. With an explosive sound, they were all sent flying.
Luo Changsheng vomited blood, and the golden bone claw above his head dimmed a great deal. However, he was still powerful enough. Just now, over a hundred heavenly geniuses had been turned to dust.
The Sacred Weapons they had taken out had been destroyed by the Whale Bone Whip. They had been destroyed along with their weapons. That tragic scene was something they would never forget.
The spectators all let out mournful cries. Countless experts from the various powers watched as their own race’s peerless geniuses died. They felt like the sky was falling.
The Whale Bone Whale was a whip that sent Luo Changsheng and the others flying. Its power didn’t decrease in the slightest as it smashed toward Long Chen.
At this time, Long Chen was crazily attacking the nine star descendant. Seeing the bone whip about to reach him, Long Chen crossed his arms. This was the first time he had taken a defensive stance against a nine star descendant.
Seeing Long Chen take such a stance, the nine star disciple instinctively smashed his fist at him. Long Chen was sent flying, and the nine star disciple was also forced back several steps by the powerful rebound.
BOOM!
Just as he was about to retreat, the whalebone whip slammed into him. An ear-piercing sonic boom rang out, and the nine star successor was blown apart by the whip.
“Good heavens!”
Seeing this, Long Chen couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath. This attack was too terrifying. It wasn’t something someone at his realm could block.
“Too despicable!”
Long Chen couldn’t help but curse. Of course, he couldn’t curse himself. He was cursing the heavens. An attack of this level had already broken through the restrictions of laws. It shouldn’t have appeared in a heavenly tribulation of his level.
Hu!
The huge whale bone whip drew an arc in the air and rapidly shrank, landing in a person’s hand.
He was a large man with disheveled hair and a naked upper body. His body was like an iron tower, and his bronze skin was covered with strange lines. Each line was like a chain of stars, profound and mysterious.
This person was the Star Sky Warrior that Long Chen had saved. Now that he had appeared, he appeared in the form of an enemy. When the whalebone whip shrank, its aura became even more shocking. Even monster-class experts felt despair.
“What is this thing? Long Chen, how did you provoke such a thing?!” roared a heavenly genius within the heavenly tribulation. His roar was filled with terror and despair.
Even monster-class experts felt like ants in front of the Star Sky Warriors. The difference was too great.
“What are you talking about? Didn’t you say you wanted to become a Chosen? Now, the chance has come. Go! I won’t fight with you,” said Long Chen.
BOOM!
The space in front of Long Chen also exploded. The whale bone whip was like a sharp sword, stabbing toward Long Chen’s chest.
“Break through the spatial channel!”
When Xia Chen saw this, his face turned pale. He found it hard to believe that there was someone in this world who could use brute force to pierce through space without using laws.
This kind of attack was similar to a teleportation attack. It could ignore space and kill an opponent.
As a formation master, Xia Chen had only heard of this ability. He had also studied it, but with his current understanding, he was unable to calculate such exquisite spatial laws.
This kind of attack had no meaning. It was like a straight iron rod. No matter how long the rod was, as long as one end was pushed forward, the other end would move forward.
The principle was extremely simple, but it contained profound mysteries that countless people were unable to comprehend. At the very least, with Xia Chen’s current understanding, he was unable to comprehend them.
BOOM!
Long Chen didn’t even have time to react before his chest was pierced by the whalebone whip. All of this happened too suddenly, startling Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan.
However, they quickly realized that the whip had only struck an afterimage. Long Chen had already disappeared.
“Where is he?”
Luo Changsheng and the others were all startled. Long Chen’s speed was too fast, and they hadn’t even noticed his movements.
“Are you looking for me?”
Suddenly, a voice rang out from the crowd. Luo Changsheng and the others were horrified. At some unknown time, Long Chen had already arrived at their side.
Hu!
A golden talisman in Long Chen’s hand turned to dust. So he had used it to teleport here.
“Boss, you really dare to play!” Xia Chen was so scared that he started to sweat.
Although that was the strongest teleportation talisman he had created so far, the space within the heavenly tribulation was unstable. The slightest mistake would cause him to be sucked into chaotic space, and he might never return.
In fact, even Xia Chen didn’t know that his talisman could be used in heavenly tribulation. After all, he didn’t have the guts.
When Long Chen arrived near Luo Changsheng and the others, Luo Changsheng and the others were first shocked, but they quickly sensed something was wrong from Long Chen’s sinister smile.
BOOM!
Space was pierced through, and the whale bone whip shot out. Long Chen dodged, narrowly avoiding this attack.
Pu pu pu…
Long Chen dodged, but the others weren’t so lucky. Even with their saint artifacts, they were unable to escape the fate of being killed. Dozens of experts were turned to dust along with their weapons.
“Damnable bastard, you’re bringing disaster to us!”
Some people saw through Long Chen’s scheme and began to curse. Long Chen couldn’t beat that fellow, but he wanted to drag them down with him.
“You’re saying that again? Didn’t you want to prove that you’re the Chosen? Now that I’ve given you a chance, you’re trying to force me to go back on my word. How difficult.” Long Chen disdainfully laughed.
But he was also shocked inside. This Star Sky Warrior was too terrifying. It was no wonder he had the title of the strongest warrior in the starry sky. That title wasn’t for nothing.
Long Chen was like a phantom, shuttling through the crowd to dodge the Star Sky Warriors’ attacks.
If that happened, the others would be doomed. The Star Sky Warrior’s attacks were like lightning, and his Whale Bone Whip was unpredictable. Any arc in the air could end their lives.
Even people like Luo Changsheng, Yin Jiushang, and Yu Zihao, who possessed powerful Saint Weapons, did not dare to use them to fight against the Star Warriors.
Yan Tianhua had a snake bone whip in his hand, but compared to the Star Sky Warrior’s whale bone whip, it was no different from a toy. He didn’t dare to go up and try it.
As for Yin Jiushang, he was hiding in the bronze war chariot, urging it to circle around in the air to avoid Long Chen’s trap.
Right now, the heavenly tribulation was like an eagle in a chicken coop. The heavenly geniuses were in a complete mess. They didn’t even care about their face. Their lives were more important. That Celestial warrior was not someone anyone could face.
Some people recognized him, but none of them recognized him.
“Hey, hey, what are you running for? This is the best time to prove that you’re the Chosen. Fight him!” Long Chen moved. Starlight circulated beneath his feet, and his movements were like ghosts. He was using the Nebula Steps he had secretly learned from the Nine Star Heir.
Although he was only a beginner, he was able to use it at close range. The Star Sky Warrior was unable to catch up to him for a while. Before Dragon Bone Evil Moon appeared, Long Chen didn’t dare to fight it head-on.
“Shameless despicable fellow, the karma you incited should be borne by yourself like a man. You shouldn’t have dragged others to bear it for you. Your actions are the most contemptible,” shouted someone. He was actually trying to provoke Long Chen, causing him to sneer.
Luo Changsheng also shouted, “Long Chen, as the leader of the Dragonblood Legion, you’re despicable and shameless. No wonder your Dragonblood Legion is filled with lustful beasts.”
“What a damn pancake!”
Hearing Luo Changsheng’s cursing, Long Chen once more ignited his fury. With a flash, he chased after Luo Changsheng.
“You want to harm me? Keep dreaming!”
Seeing Long Chen chase after him, Luo Changsheng sneered. He saw through Long Chen’s intentions. Wielding his nine-ring saber and golden bone claws, his figure became indistinct.
Hu!
Long Chen’s punch caused space to collapse. Luo Changsheng’s body suddenly teleported a thousand miles away.
Long Chen turned, dodging the Star Sky warrior’s whip and once more charging at Luo Changsheng. It was like he had eyes on his back, and the Star Sky warrior’s attacks never landed on him.
“Idiot, you won’t be able to catch up to me. My Deva Bone Claw is…” Luo Changsheng sneered and once more shook.
BOOM!
Before he could finish speaking, an explosion rang out, and his body suddenly trembled. At some unknown time, a large ship with a ghastly aura had appeared in the sky. Luo Changsheng had crashed into the ship, and the ship had been pierced through by him. As for himself, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
“What?”
At that moment, all the experts present were horrified. At some unknown time, sinister-looking warships had appeared in their surroundings. The warships had already rotted, and the sails on the masts were riddled with holes, emitting a deathly aura.
“It’s… Specter Ship…” someone cried out in horror. He recognized these warships and thought of their names.
Specter Ship was an unknown name. It was said that all living beings who saw Specter Ship would have bad luck on them and eventually die. Specter Ship was more like a curse.
Whether it was the heavenly tribulation or the experts outside, they all felt their scalps turn numb. Countless ghost boats were slowly appearing, as if they were about to bring them to the underworld.
Rumble…
The Specter Ship that Luo Changsheng had destroyed slowly collapsed. Then, countless creatures wearing ancient armor and holding rusty weapons poured down like a waterfall.
Countless creatures wearing ancient robes charged over. They cut down anyone they saw.
“Ah…”
One of the heavenly geniuses let out a horrified scream. He had killed an ancient creature with a single punch, and as a result, his fist had been infected with the power of time.
The entire fist instantly rotted, and the rotting wound rapidly spread.
Chi!
That heavenly genius decisively used his other hand to tear off his arm. He was also a ruthless person.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Having learned from that person’s lesson, the other experts didn’t dare to fight them head-on. They all used magical arts and divine abilities to resist. Fortunately, these creatures weren’t too powerful, and they were still able to resist for now.
But in the sky, ghost boats were flying everywhere. Countless lifeforms were flying down from them. Those people undergoing tribulation were like fish in a net, powerless.
BOOM!
The whalebone whip slashed through the air, destroying hundreds of ghost ships. In front of the warriors, these ghost ships were like paper.
Rumble…
Long Chen rushed through the crowd. Those ancient lifeforms were all destroyed by him. But the strange thing was that the time energy within them was unable to corrode him.
It turned out Long Chen had Lei Ling’er’s power supporting him. Lei Ling’er’s millions of clones were hiding within the tribulation, constantly devouring thunderforce.
Although she wasn’t able to completely absorb that time energy, helping Long Chen resist it wasn’t a problem.
Long Chen’s greatest threat was that Star Sky warrior. His power had already surpassed the scope of heavenly tribulation. He had come specifically to kill Long Chen, and so Long Chen could only continuously exhaust his power.
After all, the power of heavenly tribulation was limited. The longer it lasted, the weaker the warriors would become. Time was the best thing for Long Chen.
“Don’t come over…”
One of the heavenly geniuses cried out in terror. Seeing Long Chen brush past him, his soul almost left his body.
BOOM!
Long Chen dodged in the nick of time. As for the heavenly genius, he was turned to dust by the whip, his body and soul destroyed. Even his Yuan Spirit couldn’t escape.
“Long Chen, you damn bastard, just wait! Once the heavenly tribulation ends, I’ll kill everyone by your side in front of you!” roared a heavenly genius.
Hu!
He had only just roared when Long Chen charged at him like a ghost.
Pu!
The whalebone whip suddenly became completely straight. It was like a spear had pierced through heaven and earth, covering Gan Kun. The heavenly genius’ furious roar came to a sudden stop, and he disappeared.
Pu!
Long Chen also vomited a mouthful of blood. Although he had succeeded in drawing out the disaster, he had still been injured by the whale bone whip’s power.
Long Chen couldn’t help being shocked. Just how strong was this Star Sky Warrior? It had already been so long, and it had attacked so many times. According to reason, after such a terrifying consumption, its power should be starting to decline.
But even so, it still wasn’t something he could handle right now. Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated. This damnable heavens was willing to do anything to kill him.
However, the only thing that made Long Chen feel at ease was that countless dragon-shaped lines had appeared on the Star Sky warrior’s body. Those lines were the marks Lei Ling’er had left on him.
Lei Ling’er’s tens of thousands of doppelgangers had already successfully attached themselves to his body, and they were doing their best to absorb his energy. However, the power of the Star Sky Warrior was too condensed, and Lei Ling’er was unable to devour it. She could only absorb it bit by bit.
Rumble…
The ghost boats were constantly being destroyed. Long Chen charged left and right, while the space warriors charged right. Wherever the whalebone whip passed, everything was turned to nothingness. All life in this world would be easily destroyed by him.
Originally, heavenly geniuses had run amok in the heavenly tribulation. But now, quite a few of them had been conned to death by Long Chen. There were only over a hundred of them left, and they were still bitterly enduring. They had already scattered to various corners, doing their best to pull away from Long Chen. As soon as he made a move, they would immediately flee.
Seeing that his move had failed, Long Chen didn’t use it again. These people weren’t idiots. If they took advantage of this opportunity to stall him for a moment, the Star Sky warrior would most likely kill him in one blow.
“Dragon Bone Evil Moon, why haven’t you come? If you hadn’t come, I would have died!” Long Chen was worried inside. Without Dragon Bone Evil Moon, he had no chance of winning against such a terrifying Star Sky warrior.
Right now, Lei Ling’er wasn’t strong enough to control the Star Sky Warrior. If this continued, the slightest mistake would end everything.
The Dragonblood Legion was also incomparably worried. But they had already passed their heavenly tribulation, and they were unable to help Long Chen. If they charged in, the Heavenly Daos’ will would immediately kill them.
As for the Dragonblood Legion, it wasn’t easy. Countless heavenly geniuses had died in the heavenly tribulation, and their subordinates and clansmen blamed their deaths on Long Chen.
They couldn’t do anything to Long Chen, but they vented all their fury on the Dragonblood Legion. They were like injured beasts, charging at the Dragonblood Legion from all directions.
At this time, the Dragonblood Legion’s corpses had already piled into a mountain. It was unknown just how many enemies they had killed.
But in the face of these endless experts, their only response was merciless slaughter. Even if their enemies were countless times stronger than them, the Dragonblood warriors didn’t feel the slightest fear.
“We can’t continue like this. We have to fight back.”
Long Chen continuously dodged, while the space warrior’s attacks became fiercer. If this continued, he wouldn’t be able to hold on for much longer. Seeing that the Dragon Bone Months had yet to arrive, he couldn’t wait any longer.
“Cloud Dragon Claw!”
Long Chen shouted, and a dragon image appeared behind him. A Heaven Shrouding Dragon Claw shot out.
“Divine Dragon Tail!”
He had only just attacked when a blood-red dragon tail swept out.
At the same time, Long Chen was surrounded by stars. His hands were covered in stars, and it was like he was holding a sea of stars.
BOOM! BOOM!
Long Chen’s claws and tail were pierced through by the Whale Bone Whip. The Whale Bone Whip stabbed toward Long Chen’s chest.
“Let’s bet.”
Long Chen clenched his teeth and clapped his hands together.
Pu!
Blood splashed. The Whale Bone Whip pierced through Long Chen’s chest, and Long Chen’s hands tightly grabbed it.
After being blocked by the dragon claw and the divine dragon tail, a portion of the whale bone whip’s power was gone. However, the whip’s power was too terrifying. Long Chen grabbed it first, but it still pierced his body.
That berserk energy caused Long Chen’s body to crack. He had almost exploded. Fortunately, he had succeeded.
The instant the whip pierced his body, Long Chen suddenly felt a stabbing pain in the back of his head. Furious, he hastily turned his head.
Chi!
An extremely thin sword slashed across Long Chen’s face, causing blood to flow.
“You’ve finally seized the opportunity. Let’s see if you’ll die this time!”
At this moment, Ying Tian’s sinister voice rang out.
Long Chen had been doing his best to block the Star Sky warrior’s attack. He had used his full strength, but he hadn’t expected someone to launch a sneak attack at this critical moment.
Whether it was the timing or angle of the sneak attack, they were both exquisite to the peak. Long Chen had only sensed them the instant they had attacked. It could be seen just how much patience this person had.
The instant that person attacked, Long Chen naturally thought of that sinister pair of devil eyes.
It went without saying that Ying Tiantian was truly good at enduring. He had always been in the midst of heavenly tribulation, but he had chosen to hide. Furthermore, he hadn’t revealed the slightest killing intent toward Long Chen, allowing him to escape his senses.
At this critical moment, he had given Long Chen a fatal blow. Although this attack hadn’t killed him, Long Chen had dodged it and was unable to use his full strength against the Star Sky Warrior. The Star Sky Warrior’s vast power instantly erupted within him.
At this time, Long Chen felt like his body was about to explode. He was both shocked and infuriated. Despite all his calculations, he had forgotten about this terrifying assassin.
BOOM!
A pillar of light shot out from the Star Sky warrior’s whip. The energy that should have exploded within Long Chen’s body suddenly shot out from the tip of the whip.
As for the whip, it suddenly bent, shooting out a beam of light at Long Chen’s left.
Pu!
Blood splashed as a sword-wielding figure appeared. That person was none other than the supreme assassin of the Lifehunter race, Ying Tian. However, at this time, Ying Tian’s face was filled with shock. Half of his body had been destroyed by the power of the whale bone whip.
He had never imagined that even at this time, Long Chen would still have the ability to reverse the tide. He couldn’t figure out why Long Chen could borrow the power of the Star Sky Warriors to kill him.
As one of the Fated Kin’s top assassins, he was extremely experienced in hunting. In his eyes, no matter what method Long Chen used, he would definitely die.
The instant Long Chen had counterattacked, he had instinctively dodged due to his assassin’s perception of danger. As a result, that instinct had saved his life.
It was the same as when Long Chen had dodged his attack. Although he had dodged it, he hadn’t completely dodged it. Half his body had turned to dust, and he had almost lost his life.
Hu!
Ying Tian didn’t have time to think too much. His figure flashed and he disappeared into the void like a ghost.
BOOM!
At this time, Long Chen had already broken free from the Star Sky warrior’s whip. He smashed his fist at the spot where Ying Tian was. Space exploded, and countless spatial fragments flew about. One could vaguely see a figure flash past.
Long Chen was both shocked and infuriated. He had still been a step too late. If he had been a step earlier, he would have been able to kill him with a single punch.
Only now did people recover from their shock. Ying Tian’s attack had been like a ghost’s attack without the slightest warning. By the time they reacted, everything was over.
Whether it was Long Chen or Ying Tian, they had both returned from the gates of hell. But the entire process had happened in the blink of an eye.
Hu!
Long Chen’s fist missed, and with a flash, a whalebone whip slashed through the air, right past Long Chen’s body. The space warrior once more attacked, and Long Chen hastily dodged.
People saw that a large hole had appeared in Long Chen’s chest. It looked a bit frightening. The Star Sky warrior’s attack was clearly extremely destructive. Even with Long Chen’s recovery ability, it would take him a while to recover.
Long Chen’s expression sank. That previous attack had caused him to break out in a cold sweat. If Lei Ling’er hadn’t attached herself to the Star Sky Warrior and drawn out the power of the whalebone whip, then even if he had ten lives, he would still have died here.
“Although I wasn’t able to kill you this time, the current you is only half-dead. I want to see just how you’ll deal with this so-called strongest warrior under the starry sky.” At this moment, Ying Tian’s sinister voice rang out once more.
From Ying Tian’s voice, it seemed that he hadn’t suffered any fatal injuries. Furthermore, his voice was erratic, sounding out from all directions, making it impossible to determine his location.
“The strongest warrior under the starry sky? Isn’t that the legendary…”
“Star warrior?”
People were horrified. Star warriors were existences from legends. They had always thought that they were just experts fabricated to warn future generations that there was always someone stronger.
Amongst the experts present, only those with profound knowledge and powerful foundations had heard of the Star Warriors.
“No wonder it’s so terrifying. Even a nine star descendant was killed in one blow!” someone exclaimed.
It was rumored that a nine star descendant was the strongest warrior in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. Then the only one who could kill a nine star descendant was the legendary Star Sky Warrior.
Everyone was horrified. They had never imagined such a terrifying existence would appear in Long Chen’s heavenly tribulation.
However, what they didn’t know was that the reason the nine star successor had been killed in one blow was because his power was suppressed to the same realm as Long Chen.
As for the Star Sky Warrior, his cultivation base was clearly not within the scope of the heavenly tribulation’s laws. That was completely despicable cheating. As for Long Chen, he had no choice but to dodge.
In the face of Ying Tian’s ridicule, his fury soared. If it hadn’t been for Ying Tian causing trouble, he and Lei Ling’er would have worked together. He had a fifty percent chance of heavily injuring the Star Sky Warrior. Although it wouldn’t be enough to kill him in one blow, he was confident in suppressing his cultivation base to the same level as his.
As long as they were on the same level, even if they didn’t have any weapons, Long Chen wouldn’t be afraid of the Star Sky Warriors. But this beautiful scene had been ruined by Ying Tian’s sword.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen’s punches and kicks caused ripples in the air. It was like he had gone crazy, wanting to find the figure of Ying Tian.
“Hehe, I didn’t expect the famed Long Chen to also go crazy from anger. It’s useless. You won’t be able to find my position.
“As for me, I will quietly watch you struggle. However, it is useless. I will watch you slowly walk into the embrace of death with an admiring mindset.” Ying Tian sneered.
Right now, he was like a cheetah in the dark, staring at its prey, waiting for its death. His voice was both furious and terrifying.
Outside, the Dragonblood warriors were all worried. They had come into contact with the Lifehunter race’s experts, and they knew just how terrifying they were. In such a chaotic environment, such a terrifying existence was hiding. Long Chen was in danger.
“Let me handle him.”
Yue Zifeng’s expression turned cold, and he was just about to charge out. He knew that the only ones who could handle this fellow were him and Long Chen. As for Long Chen, he had to face the pursuit of the Star Sky Warriors as well as the surprise attacks of Luo Changsheng and the others. He was unable to focus on Ying Tian.
“Zifeng, you can’t…”
Everyone cried out in alarm. If Yue Zifeng charged into the heavenly tribulation, it was very likely that he would be killed before he could even catch Ying Tian.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, an explosive sound rang out from the heavenly tribulation. Long Chen turned back several times in the air, his fist smashing through the void. A figure was forced out.
“Boss succeeded.”
Seeing Ying Tian, the Dragonblood warriors cheered.
Hu!
In the instant Ying Tian was forced out, the Whale Bone Whale’s whip swept toward him.
Ying Tian was forced out of the void. Only now did he realize he had fallen into Long Chen’s trap.
Previously, Long Chen’s random attacks had all been an act. He didn’t know how Long Chen had managed to capture his position, but his random attacks had been to create an illusion.
When the time was ripe, Long Chen’s punch forced him out of the void. The instant he appeared, he blocked the whale bone whip’s trajectory.
All of this seemed like a coincidence, but in truth, it was all part of Long Chen’s scheme. Although Ying Tian’s concealment arts were unrivaled in this world, and they could hide from Long Chen’s senses, the instant his sword was stained with Long Chen’s blood, he was unable to hide.
As for the Star Sky Warrior’s attack, it had also been drawn by Lei Ling’er. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have appeared so accurately.
By the time Ying Tian reacted, the Whale Bone Whale had already arrived in front of him. His expression immediately became sinister, and he rapidly formed hand seals.
“Life Hunting Art!”
Nine figures that looked exactly like Ying Tian appeared at the same time.
Pu pu pu…
The nine figures exploded at the same time, transforming into blood-colored runes that covered the sky.
BOOM!
The void exploded, and Ying Tian’s figure was sent flying. He had miraculously survived, but his body was covered in cracks, as if he would explode at any moment.
“Long Chen, if I don’t get my revenge, I swear I won’t be human!”
Ying Tian clenched his teeth and roared. His eyes were practically bleeding, and his voice was dripping with blood.
Just now, he had used one of the Fated Kin’s life-saving arts. In the Fated Kin, there was a kind of death substitution art. This kind of death substitution art was different from the cultivation world’s substitute art.
This kind of substitute formed from a life matrix was a unique secret technique of the Fated Kin. Its most terrifying aspect was that when it was about to die, the substitute would absorb all the energy and karma contained within the attack.
Back then, Long Chen had schemed against Ying Tian. But even so, he hadn’t been able to force Ying Tian to use his Life Providence as a substitute. This kind of substitute was an extremely rare ability to exchange a life for a life. It was extremely profound and difficult to explain.
Furthermore, each time Ying Tian condensed a substitute, it would require a certain amount of essence, qi, spirit, as well as a huge amount of resources. It would also require a huge amount of precious time.
It could be said that these doubles were his life. In other words, no matter what terrifying enemies he encountered, he had nine lives to exhaust. Even if he couldn’t defeat them, he could easily flee.
However, Ying Tian’s strength was terrifying. He hadn’t used a single Nine Lives Substitute before, because ever since he had stepped onto the path of martial arts, no one had been able to force him to use it.
Originally, just using a substitute was enough to exchange for his life. But his life’s instinct had forced him to summon all his substitutes. As a result, these substitutes were instantly destroyed, and only then was he able to keep his life.
In other words, the Star Sky warrior’s attack was enough to kill him nine and a half times. Now that he had lost nine body doubles, Ying Tian’s heart ached. At this time, he hated Long Chen to the bone.
He had never dreamed that his nine incomparably precious substitutes would be destroyed like this.
Although Long Chen’s plan had succeeded, he was shocked inside. In this kind of unprepared state, if he was struck by this attack, there was no way he could survive.
It went without saying that the Lifehunter race’s life-saving trump cards were too powerful. It was no wonder they had dared to challenge the Violet Blood race. They truly did have the qualifications.
“Big brother Long Chen, be steady. Give me a bit more time. I should be able to control him very quickly,” said Lei Ling’er.
At this time, Lei Ling’er was a bit excited. She suddenly realized that this Star Sky Warrior seemed to have become much weaker. She was gradually becoming able to control him.
This was an exciting discovery. If Lei Ling’er could control the Star Sky Warriors and join hands with Long Chen, then none of the enemies here would be able to escape.
Originally, Long Chen had wanted to kill Ying Tian as soon as possible, because this fellow was the greatest threat to him. But hearing Lei Ling’er’s words, Long Chen immediately stopped chasing Ying Tian.
It was just as Lei Ling’er had said. As long as he could stabilize himself, he would have won this heavenly tribulation. Now that he was heavily injured, there was no need for him to take such a risk.
The hole in Long Chen’s chest didn’t heal for a long time. That was because Long Chen’s injury contained the will of the Heavenly Daos that prevented it from healing. The primal chaos space’s self-recovery ability also began to decline.
In the outside world, the Dragonblood warriors cheered when they saw Long Chen resolve the crisis. That way, Yue Zifeng wouldn’t have to take the risk of charging into the heavenly tribulation.
Rumble…
The Star Sky warrior was still chasing after Long Chen. The whalebone whip whistled by. Although its power was shocking, its aim was extremely poor, and it was unable to hit Long Chen.
In the beginning, others had thought that Long Chen had already grasped the pattern and trajectory of the Star Sky warriors’ attacks. That was why he had been able to dodge so easily.
Only later did they realize that that wasn’t the case. If Long Chen just stood there without moving, the Star Sky warrior’s whip would also fly past him. This time, no one understood what was happening.
“Star warriors’ power is rapidly weakening. Is the heavenly tribulation about to end?”
Within the heavenly tribulation, someone cried out in alarm. The fluctuations of the space warriors’ auras rapidly decreased, as if they were retreating.
“Is this the best time for everyone to attack?” asked someone eagerly.
Luo Changsheng seemed to have become everyone’s brain. Everyone wanted to see what Luo Changsheng was thinking. However, Luo Changsheng’s expression suddenly changed.
“Did you notice that the Star Sky Warrior’s aura is declining and an even more terrifying energy is rising?” asked Luo Changsheng.
“Now that you mention it…”
The experts present were all horrified. Originally, they had felt this was a bit strange, but after hearing Luo Changsheng’s warning, they all felt that something was wrong.
“Could it be that something is extracting the power of the Star Warriors?” someone exclaimed.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the nine heavens shook, and a huge bronze fragment appeared in front of Long Chen. Seeing that, Long Chen immediately had a bad feeling.
At this moment, Lei Ling’er had completely taken control of the space warrior. The Whale Bone Whip in her hand lashed out at the bronze fragment.
As a result, the huge bronze fragment didn’t move at all. It was like a wall, blocking in front of Long Chen.
“Go!”
Long Chen immediately had a bad feeling.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Huge pieces of bronze appeared one after another, sealing off Long Chen’s surroundings.
Hundreds of bronze fragments appeared and merged together, forming a huge cauldron that tightly sealed Long Chen within.
“Fuck!”
When they saw that bronze cauldron, Luo Changsheng and the others’ eyes almost popped out.
“Could it be that the legend is true? Does Long Chen really have the Heaven Earth Cauldron?”
“Didn’t you say those were all lies?”
“But people can lie, but heavenly tribulation can’t lie. If Long Chen hadn’t been infected by the Kun Cauldron’s karma, how could it have appeared in heavenly tribulation?”
Everyone was shocked. First there was a nine star descendant, and then there was a legendary space warrior. According to reason, they were already numb.
But as soon as the Gankun Cauldron appeared, there was an uproar. The Gankun Cauldron wasn’t a Nine Star descendant or a Star Sky Warrior. Its name was well-known, and quite a few people had seen it before.
After all, the experts who had come here were not ordinary people. Many of them had recognized the Gankun Cauldron, and it was precisely because they had recognized it that they were shocked. But very quickly, their shock turned into greed.
“What ability does Long Chen have to obtain the Gan Kun Cauldron?”
Some people roared, their jealousy causing them to be unable to recognize themselves. Greed shone in their eyes, and even Luo Changsheng and the others’ breathing became heavy.
The Gankun Cauldron was one of the ten great primal chaos divine items. It was known as the strongest divine item in the nine heavens and ten earths. Who wouldn’t be moved? When they learned that the Gankun Cauldron was with Long Chen, a crazy light appeared in their eyes.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Gankun Cauldron appeared. Countless ghost boats and ancient lifeforms in the sky exploded, transforming into lightning runes that surged toward the Gankun Cauldron. Other than the Star Sky warriors, the Gankun Cauldron absorbed all the energy within the tribulation.
At the same time, the auras of Luo Changsheng, the Nether Dragon Amaterasu, Yin Jiushang, and the others skyrocketed. Their cultivation bases had already reached the paragon level.
“The heavenly tribulation has ended?”
Luo Changsheng and the others couldn’t believe their eyes. The tribulation hadn’t ended, but they had already advanced to the Hierarch realm.
At this time, they should have been happy, but they weren’t. Instead, their fury soared. The heavenly tribulation hadn’t disappeared, but they had already advanced. That meant they had been expelled from the heavenly tribulation, and they didn’t have the qualifications to continue.
Right now, the tribulation was only targeting Long Chen. But they felt like they had been slapped across the face, feeling endless humiliation and defeat.
Rumble…
The cauldron trembled, and countless runes circulated around it, trapping Long Chen within. People could see that within the cauldron, Long Chen was bound by countless chains, and he was doing his best to break free.
But those chains were endless. Long Chen only struggled a few times before he was tightly bound. Lei Ling’er’s Star Sky warrior continuously smashed its bone whip at those chains, wanting to save Long Chen. However, the bone whip that had always been successful suddenly exploded.
Ka ka ka…
Heaven and earth shook, and the chains bound Long Chen so tightly that his bones creaked. Veins bulged on Long Chen’s forehead, and his eyes were about to pop out of his head. He clenched his teeth and resisted. At this time, he couldn’t say a single word. As long as he opened his mouth, he would explode.
“Senior, how could this be?” asked Long Chen.
“Hold on. As long as you can endure this trial, everything will be over. This is the Heaven’s Mandate Chain. It is formed by karma between us, and there is no way to sever it. We can only exhaust it,” said the cauldron.
It wanted to help Long Chen, but it couldn’t. If it did, it would only increase the karma. That would be like drinking poison to quench his thirst. The next heavenly tribulation would definitely kill Long Chen.
Rumble…
The cauldron revolved in the air, its huge body bringing with it a whirlpool of millions of miles. The nine heavens changed color, and it was like the end of the world.
Ka ka ka…
Heaven and earth rumbled, and the void shattered. People could see the barriers between heaven and earth. Those transparent barriers were pulled apart by the Heaven Earth Cauldron, and then they felt the power of different laws.
“The laws of the Three Realms have been pulled together!” Someone cried out in horror.
That was because at that moment, everyone felt the auras of the Void Spirit World, the Illusory Spirit World, and the Profound Spirit World. The auras of the three worlds had merged together. In other words, there were no more barriers between the three worlds.
No one had expected Long Chen’s heavenly tribulation to merge the three worlds. Luo Changsheng and the others were both shocked and jealous. They were all peak heavenly geniuses, but now they were just spectators. That kind of loss infuriated them.
Rumble…
As the three realms merged, the Laws fused together and also collided with each other. At that moment, all the experts felt their bodies become uncomfortable. Even their auras became chaotic due to the fusion of the three realms.
Ka ka…
Countless cracks appeared in heaven and earth. Everyone was terrified.
“Is this world going to explode?” cried someone.
“Just what level of heavenly tribulation is this? Is it trying to drag the entire world down with it?” cried someone in despair.
“Don’t worry, that fellow won’t be able to hold on much longer. As long as he dies, everything will be over.” Just at this moment, a voice rang out.
That voice was extremely powerful. Even though it was constantly ringing, that person’s voice wasn’t concealed in the slightest.
His voice contained a supreme sacred might. It was obvious that he was a Saint Ruler. However, there shouldn’t be a Saint Ruler in the Three Realms.
“Who is it?”
Someone shouted.
“It’s the Nine Heavens Gate!”
Someone cried out in alarm. Everyone turned to look at the Nine Heavens Gate, only to see that the huge gate was no longer blurry. It was becoming clearer, and the gate began to become transparent. They could faintly see countless figures moving behind the Nine Heavens Gate, but they were unable to see their faces.
That voice had come from the Nine Heavens Gate. Luo Changsheng excitedly shouted,
“Ancestor, is that you?”
“Child, you’ve done very well. Just a bit more and you’ll be able to open the Nine Heavens Gate. Now it’s the most critical moment. It’ll be up to who can break the Nine Heavens Gate and become the Chosen,” said the voice.
The Dragonblood warriors’ hearts shook. Guo Ran’s expression changed. “So this was all premeditated.”
Yue Zifeng and the others also had grave expressions. At this time, spiritual fluctuations came from the Nine Heavens Gate. It was obvious that there were experts using their divine wills to communicate with the people outside.
To be able to send one’s divine sense through the Nine Heavens Gate, one had to be at least a Saint Ruler. In other words, there were countless terrifying existences behind the Nine Heavens Gate.
And these terrifying existences were all related to these people undergoing tribulation. If the Nine Heavens Gate was opened, then…
BOOM!
Just at this moment, the huge cauldron suddenly shook, and everyone hastily looked at Long Chen.
“Boss!”
Seeing what was happening inside the cauldron, the Dragonblood warriors were infuriated.
Within the Heaven’s Mandate Cauldron, Long Chen had already been twisted into a ball by the Heaven’s Mandate chains. He was no longer human, and blood was dripping from the chains. From his posture, it was obvious he wanted to turn Long Chen into meat paste.
“Long Chen…”
Yu Qingxuan and Bai Shishi couldn’t bear it any longer and directly charged at the heavenly tribulation. Although they knew they couldn’t help Long Chen, they couldn’t just watch as he was killed.
It wasn’t just Yu Qingxuan and Bai Shishi. All the Dragonblood Legion’s people were charging at Long Chen. They only had one thought, and that was to die with their boss.
Seeing the Dragonblood Legion charging at Long Chen was no different from sending themselves to their deaths. The experts attacking the Dragonblood Legion all opened up a path for them.
Crack!
Just at this moment, an unexpected change occurred. A chain of order pierced through the void and struck the Kun Cauldron.
“What?”
People were shocked. There was actually someone who dared to interfere with Long Chen’s heavenly tribulation? What difference was that from sending themselves to their deaths?
People looked in the direction of the chains. They could only see a spatial passageway. At the end of the passageway, they saw two graceful figures. They couldn’t see their faces, but they could tell that they were two women.
The void overlapped, and the beautiful figures were indistinct. Although it was impossible to see their faces, just looking at the two of them was enough for people to sense that these two women were definitely peerless beauties.
“It’s sister Chu Yao and sister Ruyan!”
Seeing those two figures, Guo Ran excitedly shouted. He wasn’t the only one who recognized them.
“The two of them are also undergoing tribulation.”
Xia Chen cried out in alarm. Because of the spatial channel, he could see endless lightning on their side. Obviously, they were also in the midst of heavenly tribulation.
However, their so-called location seemed to be a bit special. It was an independent space, and the method to undergo tribulation was also different.
“I understand. It was boss’s tribulation that tore apart the world barrier. They sensed boss’s tribulation, so they helped,” said Guo Ran.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the chain of order touched the Gankun Cauldron. It trembled, and a berserk energy surged out of it.
BOOM!
From that spatial channel, they could see two figures flying back. Guo Ran and the others were startled.
Chu Yao and Liu Ruyan were clearly helping Long Chen scatter the heavenly tribulation’s energy. As a result, the heavenly tribulation’s energy was too terrifying, and the two of them were injured.
However, despite being separated by so many worlds, they were only able to see the two of them fly away. They didn’t know how they were injured or whether their lives were in danger.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, another chain of order shot out, crashing into the Dry Kun Cauldron. As soon as it appeared, heaven and earth turned cold, and everyone felt as if they were in winter.
“It’s sister Zhiqiu!”
The Dragonblood warriors cheered. Ye Zhiqiu had also come to help.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Chains of order shot out of the void, accurately colliding with the cauldron.
“Sister Meng Qi, sister Wan-er, Xiaoyu, Xiaoyun, Little Snow…” Countless familiar auras filled the air. The Dragonblood warriors felt their blood boiling, and tears welled up in their eyes. They hadn’t expected them to appear at this time.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Chains wrapped around the cauldron, pulling out its energy. That was the only way to relieve Long Chen’s pressure.
Originally, Long Chen had been about to be killed by the endless chains within the cauldron. But now, the chains binding him began to loosen, once more revealing his face.
“What a bunch of meddlesome women. I almost succeeded. Damn it!”
Within the Heaven’s Mandate chains, a pair of pitch-black eyes appeared. Those eyes were like a dark hell. There was no light, only endless darkness. That darkness could devour all light in the world.
As the chains loosened, the darkness in Long Chen’s eyes faded, and his vision returned to normal. At that moment, Long Chen suddenly awoke from his dream and began to resist those chains.
“Senior, what happened to me?”
Just now, he had been unconscious for a while, as if he had fainted.
The cauldron hesitated for a moment before saying, “It’s nothing. It’s normal for you to lose consciousness under such terrifying pressure. However, congratulations on surviving.”
“This is…”
Only then did Long Chen notice the situation outside. Sensing those familiar auras, his confidence soared.
Long Chen raised his head to the sky and roared. His fighting spirit soared, as if he had endless energy.
“Meng Qi, Chu Yao, Wan-er, Zhiqiu, Xiaoyu, Xiaoyun, Little Snow, I can sense you.” Long Chen’s battle intent soared.
“Wait, this aura… Wilde, my good brother, you’ve also come to help me?” Long Chen was both surprised and excited to sense Wilde’s aura.
Wilde’s simple and honest face appeared in Long Chen’s mind. Warmth filled his heart. This foolish little fellow seemed to have grown up.
“There’s another aura. I’m not too familiar with it. That’s… Li Chenggang. He also attacked.” Long Chen hadn’t expected Li Chenggang to also appear.
Long Chen had only met him a few times, and their friendship wasn’t that deep. He hadn’t expected him to help him. It had to be known that every person who helped him would lose their lives. Li Chenggang was too loyal.
“Who is this person that contains endless devil qi?” Suddenly, Long Chen was stunned. A beautiful woman in violet clothes playing a zither appeared in his mind: Zi Yan.
“Zi Yan, wait for me!”
Thinking of Zi Yan, Long Chen’s heart shook. He had a bad feeling that he urgently needed to see Zi Yan.
Zheng!
But just at this moment, a zither sound rang out in his mind. The zither sound was gentle, like a lover’s whisper, but also like a jade hand caressing his cheek. This zither sound contained endless tenderness.
Long Chen hadn’t expected Zi Yan to be able to sense his emotions. She was even able to use her zither to communicate with him. Her longing for Zi Yan grew deeper.
Long Chen missed him to the bone, but he didn’t want to see him again. This longing instantly turned into fury. This damn heavenly tribulation, he was going to blow him apart today.
Rumble…
Long Chen was wrapped in chains, and he crazily struggled. The chains rumbled, causing the entire cauldron to shake. The world’s laws became even more chaotic.
“This brat is very strange. You have to think of a way to stop him. Otherwise, none of you will be able to become the Son of Heaven’s Mandate.” At this moment, a Saint Ruler from the Heavenly Human Tribe shouted from within the Nine Heavens Gate. He could tell that something was wrong.
BOOM!
Some of the heavenly geniuses also saw that the situation wasn’t good. They slashed their weapons at a chain of order, hoping to cut off everyone’s support for Long Chen. As a result, that person’s weapon exploded, and he vomited blood.
“Don’t worry about Long Chen. Let’s slaughter his Dragonblood Legion and get rid of the evil for the people.”
Luo Changsheng charged at the Dragonblood Legion.
Luo Changsheng took the lead and charged at the Dragonblood Legion. Seeing that they couldn’t stop Long Chen, the others also charged at the Dragonblood Legion.
“Everyone else, retreat!”
Luo Changsheng shouted and ordered everyone to retreat. His saber slashed down, and the ninth ring trembled. Anyone who heard the sound of the ninth ring would feel dizzy and unable to focus.
Luo Changsheng had already advanced to the Hierarch realm. Only now could he truly unleash the power of the divine weapon in his hand. His saber slashed forward, creating a huge shockwave.
Chi!
The instant he attacked, a ray of Sword Qi pierced through the waves and went straight for Luo Changsheng.
“I’ll let you lose again.”
Luo Changsheng sneered, as if he had long since expected Yue Zifeng to attack. That attack of his was just a bluff. In truth, it was to draw Yue Zifeng into attacking first, while he waited for his opponent to exhaust himself.
BOOM!
The Nine-Ringed Battle Saber slashed onto the sword. The nine rings shook intensely, and qi waves interweaved. The void flickered between light and dark. This attack caused people to feel as if time and space had been thrown into chaos.
Pu!
Luo Changsheng received Yue Zifeng’s attack and vomited a mouthful of blood. At the same time, he felt a stabbing pain in his soul.
This was the second time he had exchanged blows with Yue Zifeng. He had used the same move, the same power, and he had once used it to suppress Yue Zifeng.
Now, both he and Yue Zifeng had advanced to the Hierarch realm. As a result, Yue Zifeng’s attack had injured him. This injury wasn’t an external injury, but a spiritual injury.
He had vomited blood to transform a portion of his soul’s injuries into physical injuries. But even so, he still felt intense pain in his soul. It was like millions of sharp swords were cutting through his soul.
Luo Changsheng couldn’t believe his eyes. Although he had only just advanced to the Hierarch realm, and Yue Zifeng had already stabilized his realm, that wasn’t the most important thing. Yue Zifeng’s attack had nothing to do with cultivation base. It was the suppression of the Sword Dao’s will.
He was unable to imagine that someone who had once been defeated by him, someone who had clearly been planted with a heart-devil, had actually completely transformed and broken through to a realm he couldn’t believe.
“The heavens have treated me well. Since you didn’t die in boss’s hands, let me personally end you!” Yue Zifeng raised his sword and formed a sword seal with his left hand. He slashed his sword at Luo Changsheng.
Heaven and earth split apart as he slashed out. This sword covered all the worlds, attacking heaven and hell. Its powerful sword intent caused all the Daos to bow their heads, making Gan Kun submit.
The instant Yue Zifeng attacked, his sword disappeared. Luo Changsheng was filled with terror. This attack was impossible to block or dodge.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the golden bone claw above his head grew larger, wrapping around his hand to protect him. He didn’t dare block Yue Zifeng’s attack.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Suddenly, countless cracks appeared on the golden bone claw. It was like hundreds of millions of sharp blades had slashed into the bone claw, leaving behind countless wounds.
Such a dense barrage of attacks came from all directions. There were no blind spots. Fortunately, Luo Changsheng was quick-witted enough and didn’t care about his face. He had immediately become a coward, saving his life.
It went without saying that his golden bone claw was extremely powerful. There were many wounds on his body, but none of them were fatal. Furthermore, those wounds were still slowly healing.
However, inside the golden bone claw, Luo Changsheng was already covered in cold sweat. If he had used any other method to block this attack, he would have already been torn apart by the blades. He was on the verge of death, and even he felt fear.
Buzz!
In the face of Luo Changsheng’s absolute defense, Yue Zifeng wasn’t discouraged. His sword returned to its sheath, but his hand was still tightly gripping the hilt. A fierce and domineering sword intent erupted like a volcano.
Even those who didn’t understand the Sword Dao knew that Yue Zifeng was currently preparing a powerful move. Furthermore, this move was targeting Luo Changsheng’s golden bone claw.
Just as Yue Zifeng was gathering his power, his expression suddenly changed. Without waiting for his power to reach its peak, he turned and unsheathed his sword. Sword Qi shot out like a whip.
At this time, a group of heavenly geniuses who had just transcended their tribulations rushed over to the Dragonblood Legion. They were just about to attack when Yue Zifeng’s Sword Qi slashed apart the river of stars, completely enveloping them.
Pu pu pu…
Over ten heavenly geniuses were killed by Yue Zifeng’s sword.
“What?”
Everyone was horrified. Yue Zifeng had always been in the Dragonblood Legion, but he had never taken action.
Although they knew Yue Zifeng was very strong, he had still lost to Luo Changsheng. So many people didn’t place him in their eyes.
But now, Yue Zifeng had killed over ten monster-class heavenly geniuses with a single attack. Other than the Celestial warrior from the heavenly tribulation, there was probably no one else in this world who could do that.
But Yue Zifeng’s sword had killed a group of geniuses. That was something they had personally witnessed.
“Heaven Deva Slash!”
Just as everyone was shocked by Yue Zifeng’s attack, a furious roar rang out. Luo Changsheng had already arrived in front of Yue Zifeng.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Luo Changsheng followed his saber, his aura devouring mountains and rivers. Saber-images filled the air as he slashed out hundreds of times.
“Zifeng, retreat!”
Guo Ran shouted.
He could see that Luo Changsheng was extremely despicable and sinister. Yue Zifeng had been accumulating energy to kill Luo Changsheng, but in order to alleviate the Dragonblood Legion’s pressure, he had turned his attacks to the others.
Luo Changsheng took advantage of this opportunity to launch a fierce attack on Yue Zifeng. His attacks were fierce, never ending, giving his opponent no chance to retaliate.
His goal wasn’t to kill or injure Yue Zifeng, but to exhaust him while he was defending.
Everyone knew that sword cultivators’ attacks were number one under the heavens, but their attacks were the least durable. That was especially true of Yue Zifeng’s full power attack just now. That attack had been to sever his golden bone claw, and it had exhausted him greatly.
If Yue Zifeng were to endure such a terrifying attack, then even if he didn’t collapse from exhaustion, he wouldn’t have much strength left. At that time, Luo Changsheng would definitely take his life.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
But it was already too late. Guo Ran understood, Yue Zifeng understood, and Luo Changsheng also understood that his attack had been carefully calculated. He wouldn’t give Yue Zifeng a chance to retreat.
“You should worry about yourselves!”
Buzz!
Just at this moment, a white bone warhorse charged at the Dragonblood Legion.
The white bone warhorse’s four hooves flew in the air as it dragged the bronze war chariot behind it. A berserk power came crashing down, and the terrifying pressure made it hard to breathe.
“Go to Ju Yang Peak! Leave this fellow to me!” shouted Guo Ran. Standing in the air, he charged at the white bone warhorse.
“A mantis trying to stop a chariot, overestimating itself.”
Seeing Guo Ran use his body to block his chariot, Yin Jiushang’s voice was filled with ridicule.
BOOM!
As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, the white bone horse collided with Guo Ran. The horse tilted, and Guo Ran crashed into the bronze war chariot. Guo Ran was sent flying, while the white bone war chariot also had a human-shaped dent.
Yin Jiushang, who had been sitting in the bronze war chariot, also flew out of it. This collision formed a huge impact ring in the air.
“What?”
Yin Jiushang’s attention had been completely focused on Long Chen. He couldn’t even be bothered to look at the Dragonblood Legion.
That was why he hadn’t seen Guo Ran’s previous display. Only now did he realize how terrifying Guo Ran’s physical body was.
“Golden lotuses sprout from the ground, ten thousand lotuses shine!”
Just as Guo Ran was defending against Yin Jiushang, Bai Shishi, with Bai Xiaole’s help, was sent to Luo Changsheng’s side. Golden lotuses covered the sky.
“Scram!”
Seeing that someone was interfering, Luo Changsheng was infuriated. Blood Qi surged out of him, and those golden lotuses were directly blown apart.
This was one of the Celestial Race’s ultimate arts. Using one’s own blood essence to unleash the power of the Heavenly Fate was another kind of absolute defense. Furthermore, it could also repel enemies.
Chi!
However, what Luo Changsheng hadn’t expected was that there was a golden sword hidden within the golden lotuses. By the time he reacted, the golden sword had already torn through his defenses and was aiming for his back.
Luo Changsheng was both shocked and infuriated. He hadn’t expected that he would be schemed against all day.
Because Bai Xiaole had used her eye technique to conceal Bai Shishi's aura, Luo Changsheng's senses had been messed up. Now that the fatal attack had appeared, he instinctively dodged.
Buzz!
As soon as he dodged, he was unable to continue attacking. As soon as he relaxed, Yue Zifeng slashed out.
Pu!
Luo Changsheng’s throat had been cut open. He was just a bit away from being beheaded.
Dang Dang!
Yue Zifeng’s sword and Bai Shishi’s golden sword slashed onto Luo Changsheng’s bone claw. At that critical moment, Luo Changsheng once more summoned his absolute defense.
“Don’t fight!”
Seeing Luo Changsheng being held by the golden bone claw, Bai Shishi wanted to see if she could use her metal energy to pry it open, but Yue Zifeng stopped her.
“Hahaha…”
At this time, the Dragonblood warriors had already charged over. The two of them hastily gathered.
“Save Guo Ran!”
Yue Zifeng returned to his faction, and everyone immediately gathered around Guo Ran. Now that they were surrounded, they had to work together.
“Don’t worry about me, I’ll live by myself…”
Guo Ran shouted, indicating that he could go over. No one could do anything to him.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, a large figure appeared behind Guo Ran. His head was completely bald, and his face was like a butcher’s. His eyes were filled with killing intent, and as soon as he appeared, he punched Guo Ran in the back.
Crack!
The sound of bones breaking rang out, and Guo Ran vomited blood.
“Your little defense is nothing in front of me.” The bald man icily looked at Guo Ran with disdain and ridicule.
“Die!”
The bald man snorted and took a step forward. He covered a thousand miles in an instant, arriving above Guo Ran’s head.
Hu!
But just as his foot was about to land on Guo Ran’s head, Guo Ran’s body disappeared, and the bald man’s foot missed.
“Yes?”
The bald man was a bit surprised. When he looked at the Dragonblood Legion, he saw that Guo Ran had already appeared.
At this moment, Bai Xiaole and the Nine-Tailed Violet-eyed Demon Fox on his shoulder both released their seals and let out a long sigh of relief. Guo Ran had almost lost his life.
Guo Ran had been too overconfident, thinking his defense was unrivaled. If he had been a bit more cautious, he wouldn’t have been so heavily injured.
The healing warriors quickly used their life arts to heal Guo Ran. When they looked at the bald man, their expressions became grave. This fellow hadn’t moved at all during the heavenly tribulation. In fact, others hadn’t even noticed him. He was just like the heavens of the Lifehunter race. He had hidden himself very deeply, but now he appeared.
“Wu Hun, come at me if you dare.”
At this time, Long Chen roared.
Wu Hun was also extremely good at hiding. He seemed like a brute, but his thoughts were extremely profound. Even Long Chen hadn’t expected him to also be in the midst of heavenly tribulation.
“I wanted to charge at you. Unfortunately, you can’t come out right now, and there’s nothing I can do. You should know that the reason I haven’t attacked you is because I don’t want other trash to get in my way.
“But in any case, there will be a battle between us sooner or later. I might as well kill your friend. That way, your hatred for me will deepen. Later, during the final battle, you won’t flee out of fear,” laughed Wu Hun.
Wu Hun’s appearance shocked even Luo Changsheng and the others. They hadn’t expected such a terrifying existence to be hiding beside them.
Previously, Yin Jiushang’s white bone warhorse and bronze war chariot had both been sent flying. From that, it could be seen just how terrifying Guo Ran’s defense was. Up until now, no one had been able to truly injure him, but Wu Hun had.
Not only had he injured Guo Ran, but he had also almost killed him with a single punch. Even Luo Changsheng and the others felt their hearts shake.
“You’ve always been hiding in the dark. You clearly haven’t figured out my secrets, so you didn’t dare to fight me. Now you’re even more afraid that once I undergo my tribulation, my strength will crush you. But you can only vent your jealousy and hatred on my companions.
“You think you’re worthy of the title of inheritor of the Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beast’s bloodline? What a joke. The true Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beasts are all straightforward and upright heroes. How could they be cowards like you?” Long Chen laughed inside the cauldron, his laughter filled with ridicule and disdain.
“You’re courting death!”
Wu Hun’s killing intent soared.
“You call yourself the inheritor of the Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beast bloodline? You’re not a pure Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beast. To put it bluntly, you’re just a bastard.” Long Chen continued to sneer.
Now that everyone was helping him bear the burden of the heavenly tribulation, he no longer had to worry about his life. In just an incense stick’s worth of time, he would be able to break apart the Heaven Earth Cauldron and break free from its restrictions to advance to the Paragon level.
Time was of the utmost importance to him. If he could stall for a bit, he would stall for a bit. So he continuously provoked Wu Hun with his words, telling him to fight to the death with him.
“To blaspheme the Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beast race, I will make you regret coming to this world. I will make you watch as your friends die one by one in humiliation.”
Buzz!
Wu Hun took large strides and appeared in front of the Dragonblood Legion. He smashed his fist at them.
• • •
Seeing Wu Hun charging over arrogantly, Xia Chen sneered, “You think you can kill us? Go ahead and try.”
Buzz!
Xia Chen snorted and formed hand seals. Tens of thousands of formation discs appeared around the Dragonblood Legion.
The formation disc lit up, forming a resplendent formation. Heaven and earth trembled. This was Xia Chen’s strongest defensive formation.
“A frog in a well.”
Facing Xia Chen’s grand formation, Wu Hun sneered and punched out. Blood Qi erupted, and three-colored lines appeared on his fist, condensing into three different energies.
BOOM!
With a loud explosion, a large hole appeared in Xia Chen’s barrier.
“What?”
Xia Chen’s expression completely changed, filled with disbelief. His strongest barrier had been broken by Wu Hun’s fist. He was unable to accept this result.
“You want to use a formation to block the Three Tongs? Just how stupid are you?
“My Three Connecting Race’s bloodlines are Heaven Connecting, Earth Connecting, and Human Connecting. There is no law in this world that can stop my Three Connecting Bloodlines.” Wu Hun sneered and walked through the hole in the barrier.
Buzz!
Wu Hun had only just walked in when Gu Yang’s attack arrived.
BOOM!
Gu Yang’s attack was like lightning, and his timing was perfect. His spear accurately stabbed into Wu Hun’s forehead. This attack could be said to have been condensed from all of Gu Yang’s power.
But just as everyone was about to cheer for Gu Yang’s attack, a shocking scene occurred. Gu Yang’s spear had stabbed into Wu Hun’s forehead, but the scene of blood splashing didn’t appear.
Gu Yang’s spear stabbed into Wu Hun’s forehead. That sharp spear tip was unable to even pierce through Wu Hun’s skin. In that instant, not only Gu Yang, but even Luo Changsheng, the Nether Dragon, and Tian Zhao were all stunned.
They could all see that Gu Yang’s attack was extremely terrifying. Furthermore, the spear in his hand was a Saint Weapon, but it was unable to pierce through Wu Hun’s skin.
“Yes.”
Wu Hun’s hand grabbed the tip of the spear, and Gu Yang’s expression changed. A powerful energy was brewing within the spear. It was like a volcano on the verge of erupting. Most terrifying of all, his hand was being absorbed by the spear, and he was unable to retreat.
Chi!
The Dragonblood warriors let out startled cries. They could tell that something was wrong. Just as Wu Hun’s power was about to explode, a sword stabbed toward his neck. At the most critical moment, Yue Zifeng attacked.
“You can’t save him!”
Wu Hun sneered. Three-colored divine light revolved around his left hand as he slammed it towards Yue Zifeng’s sword. His hand suddenly trembled, and a vast power roared through the spear at Gu Yang, wanting to kill him.
Pu!
Chi!
Gu Yang vomited blood and flew back.
On the other side, Yue Zifeng’s sword pierced through the three-colored divine light and stabbed into Wu Hun’s hand. The tip of his sword went straight for Wu Hun’s throat.
Unfortunately, Wu Hun’s body was huge and his arms were extremely long. The sharp sword was only half an inch from Wu Hun’s throat. The sharpness of the sword had already cut open the skin on his neck, causing three-colored blood to flow out.
Wu Hun was both shocked and infuriated. He hadn’t expected Yue Zifeng to be able to ignore his Three Connecting Divine Flames, causing him to lose half of his power to kill Gu Yang. As for Gu Yang himself, he was powerful enough to only cough up a mouthful of blood.
“Die!”
Wu Hun roared furiously and kicked Yue Zifeng. At this moment, Wu Hun was in a berserk state. When his blood qi erupted, three divine glows circulated around his body. The power of this kick could shatter stars.
“Violet Lightning Piercing Cloud!”
At this time, his sword was caught in Wu Hun’s hand, and Yue Zifeng was unable to retreat. But even if he could, he wouldn’t retreat. The sword was with him, and that was the belief of sword cultivators. Even if he died, he wouldn’t abandon his sword. He poured all his energy into his sword.
BOOM!
Wu Hun kicked out, and the air exploded. A shield with three flower patterns appeared in front of Yue Zifeng. Behind the shield was Bai Xiaole, who was forming hand seals. Behind her was a huge nine-tailed fox.
When Wu Hun's foot landed on the shield, it exploded. Bai Xiaole let out a muffled groan and flew back, blood flowing from his eyes.
At the same time, a violet Sword Qi shot out of Yue Zifeng’s sword. It pierced through Wu Hun’s nose and out the back of his head.
“ROAR!”
Wu Hun roared at the sky. The pain made him go crazy. His blood and qi were ignited, and three-colored divine light instantly engulfed the heavens. Yue Zifeng was sent flying by that aura.
“Brother Zifeng, are you alright?!”
Bai Xiaole caught Yue Zifeng. Under the protection of the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox, the two of them safely returned to the Dragonblood Legion.
At this time, Yue Zifeng’s face was as pale as paper. This final attack had exhausted all his energy. He was filled with disbelief. After receiving such a fatal blow, Wu Hun was still alive.
“A bunch of lowly ants want to kill me? Do you know that the mighty Three Tongs are undying?!” Wu Hun roared furiously, his voice filled with icy killing intent.
The Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beast race was one of the most ancient races in this world. They were known to be undying and indestructible, and their fame had shaken all of history.
But because the Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beasts had been sealed during the primal chaos era, there were practically no legends of them. Even the elites present had never heard of them.
Even Luo Changsheng and the others were stunned. Was there really an undying existence in this world?
However, although Wu Hun wasn’t killed, Yue Zifeng’s attack seemed to have caused him immense pain. He held his head and constantly roared, as if he was recovering from his injuries and temporarily unable to attack the Dragonblood Legion.
“Attack together! Kill them!”
Only then did Luo Changsheng and the others recover from their shock. Now that Wu Hun had temporarily lost his power, they couldn’t wait any longer. Long Chen’s side was already showing signs of controlling the tribulation.
“Bloan Blood Barrier!”
Guo Ran finally let out a breath of relief. His hands rapidly formed hand seals, and his Blood Qi soared.
At the same time, all the Dragonblood warriors ignited their dragon blood. Their blood and qi connected, forming a blood-colored barrier in the air. That barrier was covered in dragon scales, protecting them.
This was the Dragonblood Legion’s final defense. They were facing nine star Heavenly Fate experts, experts amongst experts, monsters amongst monsters. If the barrier broke, the Dragonblood Legion would definitely suffer heavy casualties. They didn’t hold back at all, pouring all their power and hope into the barrier.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just at this moment, Luo Changsheng and the others’ attacks rained down like a storm.
“I’m going all out! Ignite the dragon blood!”
The Dragonblood Spirit Formation was the Dragonblood Legion’s strongest defense.
Originally, in order to protect Long Chen, Xia Chen had long since prepared the strongest formation. As for the Dragonblood Barrier, it was his final trump card. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he wouldn’t use it.
That was because once the Dragonblood Spirit Formation was activated, it would be the Dragonblood Legion’s final trump card. The Dragonblood Spirit Formation consumed the dragon blood in everyone’s bodies. Once the barrier was broken, the Dragonblood Legion would be slaughtered.
Xia Chen hadn’t expected that his ever-present formation would be destroyed with a single punch. The Dragonblood Legion was in an extremely dangerous situation.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Countless attacks landed on the Dragonblood Barrier. Terrifying power caused the world to shake. The sky was torn apart, and ten thousand Daos collapsed.
The Dragonblood warriors clenched their teeth. The Dragonblood Barrier was rapidly consuming their essence blood. Their opponents’ attacks were too fierce. In just a few breaths, their essence blood would be completely burned away. At that time, what awaited them would be death.
“Don’t be afraid, Boss will avenge us!”
Guo Ran roared furiously. His essence blood was crazily burning. At this time, he had already thrown caution to the wind. He knew that their chances of surviving were not high.
“I refuse to believe I can’t break your tortoise shells.”
Luo Changsheng and the others were both shocked and infuriated. They had never imagined that the Dragonblood Legion would be able to block all their attacks.
According to their expectations, the Dragonblood Legion would be easily destroyed by their attacks. That was because there was no power in this world that could resist the combined attacks of so many people.
But the Dragonblood Legion had done it. Seeing this, the experts who had participated in the attack were both shocked and infuriated. They were filled with terror. These people’s potential was too terrifying. They definitely couldn’t be allowed to live.
“Die!”
Luo Changsheng and the others roared and raised their Saint Weapons, once more attacking the Dragonblood Legion.
BOOM!
The Dragonblood Barrier was no longer able to endure such a terrifying attack. It exploded, and the Dragonblood warriors inside collapsed. The true dragon blood in their bodies was instantly sucked dry.
However, before the Dragonblood Barrier shattered, this wave of attacks was completely neutralized. The Dragonblood warriors didn’t suffer any casualties, but they no longer had the strength to fight back.
“Power of Metal, Boundless Sword Sea!”
Seeing the barrier shatter, Bai Shishi, who had been accumulating power for a long time, formed hand seals. The lotus throne beneath her feet and the goddess statue behind her exploded, transforming into a sea of swords that shot out in all directions.
Bai Shishi knew that she wouldn’t be able to block these people. The golden sword attack was just to buy them a bit of time. For this chance, she didn’t hesitate to detonate her own manifestation, exhausting her true essence to raise the power of this attack to its peak.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The experts who had been about to charge forward were pierced by the sea of swords. Each of the golden swords contained Bai Shishi’s core energy. Even a nine-star Heaven’s Mandate cultivator wouldn’t dare to underestimate them. They blocked their advance.
“Sister!”
Bai Xiaole let out a startled cry. After Bai Shishi's attack, she fainted. This attack had exhausted all of her energy.
“Die!”
When the golden sword disappeared, Luo Changsheng and the others once more charged over. In that instant, sacred chanting filled the air, and a figure appeared above the Dragonblood Legion.
Yu Qingxuan formed hand seals and chanted sutras. Countless flame runes revolved around her, and a ring of flame rapidly spread.
“Slut, die!”
Yu Zihao roared furiously. Seeing Yu Qingxuan chant the Nirvana Scripture and use her flame divine ability, he was both shocked and infuriated. A strange flame rune appeared in his hand, and he smashed it at the flame ring.
Buzz!
The ring of flames spread rapidly and Yu Zihao slapped it.
“Break!”
However, what shocked Yu Zihao was that even though the ring of fire didn't break, he was pushed out by it.
“How is this possible?”
Yu Zihao roared furiously. The rune in his hand was one of the Nirvana Faction's World Piercing Runes. It specialized in destroying all kinds of flame divine arts, causing them to instantly collapse. This was the ultimate technique of the Nirvana Faction. Yu Zihao had always used it, and he had never failed.
But today, his flame divine ability’s ultimate move had lost its effect, and he was forced back again. It wasn’t just him. Even the disciples beside him were unable to break this flame ring. The two of them, as well as the other heavenly geniuses, were sent flying by it.
This flame ring wasn’t very destructive, but it was very flexible. It didn’t fear swords or axes. When Luo Changsheng’s saber struck the ring, it bounced back and flew out with the others.
They were both shocked and infuriated. They hadn’t expected the Dragonblood Legion to have so many difficult people. Even at this time, they were still unable to kill them.
“Sister Qingxuan!”
At this moment, Bai Shishi had just woken up and let out a startled cry. She saw that Yu Qingxuan’s complexion was turning paler, and her life force was weakening. Yu Qingxuan had actually used her life force to support her flame ring. If this continued, she would die.
“Die!”
Just at this moment, a huge fist shining with three-colored divine light smashed into the flame ring. The flame ring exploded.
Pu!
Yu Qingxuan vomited a mouthful of blood, dyeing her clothes red. Her beautiful eyes instantly became much dimmer, and her weak appearance made people’s hearts ache.
“Sister!”
Bai Shishi hugged Yu Qingxuan. Fortunately, she was still alive.
“You’re all Long Chen’s women, right? Fine, then I’ll personally slaughter you in front of Long Chen. I’ll let Long Chen know how foolish it is to blaspheme the Three Tongs.”
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Wu Hun walked over to Yu Qingxuan. The wound on his head had already healed, but the flames of fury from Yue Zifeng’s sword were still burning. With each step he took, heaven and earth rumbled.
"Little Nine, we can't be afraid. Attack!” At this moment, Bai Xiaole shouted. There were still traces of blood at the corner of his eyes, and his hands formed a seal.
Buzz!
The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's huge body appeared behind Bai Xiaole, and a strange pattern appeared in their eyes.
“Scram!”
Just as they were forming hand seals, Wu Hun punched out first. A three flower pattern had just appeared in the air when it was destroyed by his fist.
Bai Xiaole and the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox were both sent flying. Wu Hun had actually interrupted their eye techniques first.
“Die!”
After sending Bai Xiaole flying, Wu Hun no longer had anyone to block him. He punched mercilessly at the weakened Yu Qingxuan and Bai Shishi.
Pa!
A hand covered in blood-red dragon scales blocked Wu Hun’s fist, while a figure appeared in front of Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan.
“Long Chen!”
“Boss!”
Seeing that figure, the entire Dragonblood Legion cheered. Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan’s eyes brimmed with tears.
• • •
Squeak squeak squeak…
Long Chen appeared. His body was still constantly flashing with lightning. His aura was still spreading. This was a sign that he had just entered the Paragon realm.
The Gankun Cauldron that had been trapping Long Chen had already exploded, transforming into runes that filled the air. At the most critical moment, Long Chen had broken free of its restrictions.
The cauldron exploded, and the heavenly tribulation’s divine might gradually faded. There were only countless lightning dragons that were greedily devouring the lightning runes.
Long Chen was like a god of death. He had just charged out of hell, and his eyes were filled with endless darkness. It was like a black hole that could devour heaven and earth. Being stared at by his eyes, a person’s soul felt like it was being sucked in.
“You dare bully my brother and injure my beauty? Do you know what price you’ll have to pay?” asked Long Chen.
His voice was like ice that pierced into people’s eardrums and into their souls. The experts present all involuntarily shivered.
Buzz!
Wu Hun’s fist was caught by Long Chen. He tried to shake it, but Long Chen’s five fingers were like claws that had stabbed into his flesh. No matter how he tried, he was unable to break free.
Drip, drip…
Wu Hun’s fist was pierced by Long Chen’s finger. Blood slowly dripped down.
Before the blood landed on the ground, it seemed to have touched something in the air. It transformed into three-colored divine radiance and returned to Wu Hun's side before merging with the blood qi around him.
“This…”
The experts present were all horrified. Although they didn’t recognize Wu Hun, nor had they heard of the Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beasts, Gu Yang’s full-strength attack had been able to pierce through Wu Hun’s forehead. His forehead hadn’t been able to block it, and Gu Yang hadn’t even been able to pierce his skin. It could be seen that his physical body had reached an incomprehensible level.
As for Long Chen, as soon as he appeared, not only did he block Wu Hun’s attack, but their fists collided. Long Chen had only used the power of his finger to break Wu Hun’s defense. Then just how strong was Long Chen?
Wu Hun was both shocked and infuriated. He hadn’t expected Long Chen to complete his tribulation so quickly, nor had he expected Long Chen’s power to become so terrifying.
“The Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beasts truly are noble, but they are pure-blooded. They aren’t bastards like you, nor are they traitors to the Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beasts.” Long Chen clenched his teeth.
“Die!”
Wu Hun’s expression twisted. Long Chen’s words were like poison arrows piercing his chest, causing his killing intent to soar. His other fist smashed toward Long Chen.
Just as Wu Hun attacked, Long Chen also attacked. Taking a step back, he dodged Wu Hun’s fist and kicked at his armpit.
This move had no technique to speak of. But because Long Chen’s hand was grabbing Wu Hun’s arm, Wu Hun was unable to dodge. Long Chen’s foot landed solidly on his armpit.
BOOM!
Three-colored blood rained down. One of Wu Hun’s arms was torn off by Long Chen.
“Ah…”
The intense pain was something even Wu Hun couldn’t bear, and he let out a miserable shriek.
To an expert with a powerful physical body like Wu Hun, tearing his arm apart was an indescribable pain. It was also an unacceptable humiliation.
Chi!
Wu Hun’s severed arm transformed into three-colored smoke in Long Chen’s hand. He returned to Wu Hun’s side, and his missing arm once more appeared.
People were horrified. It seemed Wu Hun wasn’t exaggerating. After being heavily injured by Yue Zifeng, his aura hadn’t changed at all. He really did have an undying body.
“Damn bastard, who do you think you are to dare judge me? I have an undying and indestructible body. Unless you have one of the ten primal chaos divine items, you won’t be able to kill me.
“I know you have the Heaven Earth Cauldron, but so what? Your Heaven Earth Cauldron is the Earth Cauldron of the Heaven Earth Cauldron. It can’t kill people. If you have the guts, take it out and kill me!” shouted Wu Hun.
As soon as Wu Hun shouted, a wisp of comprehension appeared on the faces of countless experts present. Most of them only knew of the Gan Kun Cauldron, yet they didn’t know that it wasn’t a divine weapon, and it was the name of two divine weapons that had fused together.
Only a few people knew about the secrets of the two cauldrons. They also knew that the two cauldrons were used to kill, while the cauldrons were used to nurture them. The two of them had the exact opposite power. If it was as Wu Hun had said, and Long Chen’s cauldron was a cauldron, then there really was nothing to be afraid of.
“Only the true Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beasts are undying. As for you, you’re just a bastard. I don’t believe I can’t beat you to death,” snorted Long Chen.
Hu!
Long Chen took a step forward, appearing beside Wu Hun. He smashed his fist into Wu Hun’s head.
Unexpectedly, Wu Hun didn’t dodge Long Chen’s attack. With a furious roar, the three-colored divine light around him was instantly absorbed by his body. At the same time, a face appeared on his left and right face.
When the three faces appeared at the same time, Wu Hun’s aura instantly multiplied several times. A berserk energy erupted like a volcano. Long Chen’s fist hadn’t even managed to land on Wu Hun when a berserk aura blew him back.
“What?”
At that moment, everyone was given a fright. Wu Hun hadn’t used his full strength.
“An ant dares provoke the mighty Three Tongs? Who gave you the courage? Did you think I killed your companions to stop you from undergoing your tribulation?
“You’re wrong. The reason I killed them was so that you could take revenge for them. I didn’t choose to run away when you saw my final form.” Wu Hun had three heads. At this time, he finally looked a bit like Wu Tian.
However, other than the head in the middle being real, the two heads on both sides were illusory. But when all three heads appeared at the same time, his aura caused Gan Kun to tremble and his expression to change.
The Three Connecting Beasts could devour heaven and earth. They could treat heaven and earth as food. They could live forever and never die. That was why the Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beasts were so terrifying.
“Boss!”
Seeing Long Chen sent flying, Guo Ran and the others were all startled. Although they had already overestimated Wu Hun, they hadn’t expected him to be so terrifying.
Originally, they had thought that once Long Chen appeared, Wu Hun would definitely lose. But now they realized that Wu Hun had never brought out his true strength.
“I know you’re a person who holds grudges. If I kill you, you might flee, but if I kill your companion, you won’t rest until I’m dead. Right now, I still won’t kill you. I’ll choose to kill your companion first.” Wu Hun’s three heads spoke at the same time, their voices shaking the sky.
His figure blurred, and he shot toward the Dragonblood Legion. At the same time, Long Chen’s heavenly roar rang out.
“Scarlet Dragon Battle Armor!”
BOOM!
A loud dragon roar rang out, and heaven and earth split apart. Wu Hun, who had just charged out, staggered from the shockwaves. He looked in Long Chen’s direction in shock.
Buzz buzz buzz…
At this time, Long Chen had already disappeared. The world was scarlet red, and a blood-colored qi wave soared into the sky, shaking the stars.
Within the scarlet wave of blood, a red sun-like dot of light was slowly walking out. As he got closer, the blazing heat and berserk aura caused the laws to become chaotic. The entire world seemed to be afraid of this figure.
Ka ka ka…
Spatial cracks appeared in the sky. The void was constantly being torn apart, but it was also being repaired. That scene was like the end of the world.
At the core of those cracks was a divine ring. Blood Qi filled it, and one could vaguely see a huge dragon swimming within.
The dragon was too large, and it was too close to the divine ring. The divine ring opened up heaven and earth, but only a few scales could be seen.
The dragon’s roar caused heaven and earth to shake. Its roar reached all the way to the heavens, down to the underworld, and into the depths of people’s souls.
At the center of the divine ring, Long Chen’s figure appeared. His blood-colored dragon scales shone with a sacred light, covering the entire world in a layer of scarlet. Everyone’s bodies were covered in red light.
But very quickly, people noticed that the blood-red light was growing darker. It was so red that it was frightening.
“Hahaha…”
Long Chen summoned the Scarlet Dragon Battle Armor. But what shocked Guo Ran and the others was that not only did he summon the dragon scale armor, but a blood-red cloak also appeared behind him.
The cloak fluttered in the wind. The blood-red cloak seemed to give the armor its own soul. It seemed to possess its own life. It was berserk, bloodthirsty, eager to fight, eager to kill.
“This is boss’s strongest Battle Armor?”
Guo Ran’s eyes were wide as he muttered to himself. Long Chen’s Dragon Blood Body had an extra cloak, and this cloak made Long Chen appear even more domineering. He was like a god of war that could not be blocked or blasphemed.
In that instant, whether it was friend or foe, they were all shocked by Long Chen’s appearance.
“Ga ga ga…”
Long Chen slowly clenched his fist. Only at that moment did he truly understand the pain the dragon race’s experts had put in for him. He had finally reached the realm the dragon race’s experts had hoped for.
“You clearly know I’m someone who holds grudges, but you’re still constantly trying to infuriate me. If you were just targeting me, that would be fine.
“But you shouldn’t hurt the people I want to protect. That will make me angry, and the angry me will make me feel fear.” Long Chen’s voice was hoarse. Each word and syllable was dripping with blood.
In fact, Long Chen’s voice was trembling. It wasn’t because of fear, but because of fury. He was already furious to the peak.
“Stop bluffing. You have a trump card, but others don’t? Don’t you want to protect them? Then I’ll let you watch as I kill them one by one, while you can only watch.” Wu Hun recovered from his shock and disappeared.
Buzz!
Suddenly, space twisted in the center of the Dragonblood Legion. Guo Ran and the others let out startled cries. They had never expected Wu Hun to break through space and appear in their midst. It was too late for them to dodge.
The Dragonblood warriors were both shocked and infuriated. They hadn’t expected Wu Hun to be so shameless. He hadn’t fought Long Chen head-on, but he had used such a movement technique to appear between them. In this kind of situation, Long Chen was unable to release his full power. Otherwise, the first people to die to him would definitely be the Dragonblood warriors.
“Hahaha, die!”
Wu Hun used the Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Race’s ability to break through space and arrive at the Dragonblood Legion’s camp. This way, he would be undefeatable. He sent a punch straight at one of the Dragonblood warriors.
He didn’t go all-out. If he destroyed the Dragonblood Legion, then he wouldn’t have anything to worry about. He wanted to kill the Dragonblood warriors one by one.
“I’ll kill you!”
The Dragonblood warrior knew he was no match for him, but he still gathered all his energy into his sword and slashed it at Wu Hun.
Pu!
Unexpectedly, Wu Hun’s fist was slashed apart by the Dragonblood warrior’s sword. Blood splashed, and his arm almost exploded.
“What?!”
At that moment, even the Dragonblood warrior was shocked. He had thought he would definitely die, but he hadn’t expected this attack to injure Wu Hun.
At the same time, he sensed something was wrong. A warm current was surging behind him. He turned to see Long Chen’s hand pressing against his back. That sword had been imbued with Long Chen’s power.
“Boss!”
Everyone cheered.
Pa!
Just at this moment, Long Chen appeared in front of the Dragonblood warrior like a ghost and pressed his hand against the still shocked Wu Hun.
Hu!
Long Chen’s movements were like flowing water and lightning. By the time Wu Hun reacted, Long Chen had already pushed him out of the Dragonblood Legion.
BOOM!
As soon as Wu Hun was pushed out of the Dragonblood Legion’s camp, a divine light erupted from Long Chen’s arm. A powerful energy shot out of Long Chen’s palm, causing Wu Hun’s mind to explode.
Rumble…
Wu Hun’s head exploded along with the space he had extended, forming a space of tens of thousands of miles. The power behind Long Chen’s attack had heavily damaged the spatial laws. That hole didn’t heal, but instead grew larger.
Hu!
Long Chen smashed Wu Hun’s head apart and sent a kick at his body. But to everyone’s surprise, Wu Hun, who had lost his head, instantly dodged and disappeared.
“He’s still alive?”
The Dragonblood warriors cried out.
The instant Wu Hun disappeared, Long Chen also disappeared. Suddenly, space trembled and two figures appeared.
Chi!
Long Chen’s hand grabbed Wu Hun’s thick neck, forcibly tearing off his head.
“Ah…”
Wu Hun only managed to shout halfway before his head was thrown out by Long Chen.
Chi!
The instant Wu Hun’s head exploded, Long Chen reached out and pulled out the headless corpse.
Chi!
Wu Hun let out a miserable cry as one of his legs was torn off by Long Chen. Three-colored blood splashed through the air.
However, the three-colored blood scattered in the air, instantly transforming into three-colored mist that returned to Wu Yi’s body.
“In this world, there’s no one who can kill the mighty Three Tongs race. You can’t kill me, but I can kill your brothers at any time!” roared Wu Hun. Under Long Chen’s attacks, he didn’t have the power to fight back, but his expression was sinister as he continuously provoked Long Chen.
“In this world, there is no one I, Long Chen, cannot kill. Try this move of mine.”
Just at this moment, Long Chen’s cold voice rang out. He clasped his hands, and endless blood-colored chains shot out from behind him.
“Sovereign Blood Devil Suppression!”
Countless blood-colored chains shot out, each one containing endless Blood Qi.
Wu Hun’s expression changed drastically when he saw these chains. His body flickered and disappeared. However, the instant he disappeared, a chain suddenly shook, and Wu Hun’s disappearing figure was bounced back.
“These chains are formed from my dragon blood. Although I’m not a dragon, my essence blood isn’t as pure as a dragon’s.
“But I refuse to believe that my dragon blood won’t be able to suppress you, a traitor of the Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beast race,” shouted Long Chen.
Hu!
The chains rapidly tightened, not giving Wu Hun any time to react.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
When the chains bound Wu Hun, dragon scale-like lines appeared on the chains. They were like red-hot branding iron that tightly bound Wu Hun’s flesh.
“Ah…”
Wu Hun let out a miserable shriek. He was no longer as arrogant as before, and his eyes were filled with terror.
The Three Connecting Heaven-Swallowing Beast’s bloodline was ancient and noble, and it possessed unfathomable abilities. Ever since Wu Hun had stepped onto the path of cultivation, he had never encountered an opponent that could force him into a corner.
But Long Chen’s bloodline came from that mysterious dragon expert. He trusted that his essence blood wouldn’t be any weaker than anyone else’s.
Since ordinary divine abilities couldn’t kill Wu Hun, Long Chen would directly use his bloodline to exhaust him. There was no technique to speak of in a head-on battle like this. Whoever had the stronger bloodline would win.
“His aura is dropping.”
Hearing Wu Hun’s miserable screams, Guo Ran and the others were delighted. Previously, Wu Hun had been continuously injured, but his aura hadn’t changed at all.
And now his aura was starting to decline. In other words, Wu Hun could still be killed.
“What undying body? Even if you run into boss, you’ll still die. Cough…” Gu Yang coughed up blood, unable to conceal his excitement.
“Attack together and kill him. Without him, none of you will be able to stop him.” Just at this moment, a shout rang out from within the Nine Heavens Gate. That voice belonged to the elder who had communicated with Luo Changsheng.
“Attack together! Kill them all!”
Luo Changsheng was the first to attack. His Nine-Ringed Battle Saber transformed into a ray of light that shot toward the Dragonblood Legion.
“Courting death!”
Long Chen was infuriated. Ignoring Wu Hun, he blocked Luo Changsheng’s attack.
BOOM!
Just as Long Chen was distracted by dealing with Luo Changsheng, Wu Hun let out a furious roar and broke free of the Dragonblood chains. A black spear appeared in his hand, and its power shook the heavens.
Wu Hun finally took out his own weapon. It was an extremely terrifying weapon. When Wu Hun poured his power into the spear, three-colored divine light circulated around it. It was as if a ferocious beast had awoken, emitting a fierce aura.
BOOM!
Wu Hun’s spear stabbed toward the Dragonblood Legion. He knew Long Chen would dodge if he attacked, so it was better for him to attack the Dragonblood warriors to draw Long Chen to save him.
Pu!
Blood splashed. Wu Hun’s spear was blown back, but Long Chen’s fist was covered in blood.
“Idiot, do you think my spear is an ordinary Saint Weapon? If it weren’t for your Gankun Cauldron, I would have attacked with my full strength, and you would have definitely died,” shouted Wu Hun.
“Yes, summon out your Heaven Earth Cauldron and let my Three Connecting Race’s essence blood corrode it. Let’s see what kind of transformation it will undergo. Hahaha!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Hun roared with laughter, and he was extremely arrogant as if victory was within his grasp.
“Don’t worry, he won’t dare to use the Gankun Cauldron. Once he does, the Netherworld King’s Divine Armament, the Royal Blood Silk Net, will appear. At that time, the Gankun Cauldron will be taken away by the Royal Blood Silk Net,” shouted the Nether Dragon Amaterasu.
In the beginning, everyone had been extremely afraid of the cauldron on Long Chen’s body, afraid that it would shatter his weapon. Although the cauldron couldn’t kill people, shattering their weapons wouldn’t have any effect.
But hearing their conversation, everyone relaxed.
“Since that’s the case, what are we waiting for? We’ll sacrifice our Saint Weapons and kill them! I’ll go first!”
Just at this moment, Luo Tianye’s disciple spat out a mouthful of blood onto the cauldron in front of him. That mouthful of blood landed on the cauldron, and the countless divine runes on it lit up. The entire cauldron’s aura instantly soared, and a divine aura radiated out, awakening the true power of the Saint Weapon.
Saint Weapons could only be used by Saint Rulers. However, Luo Tianye’s foundation was that of a nine-star Heaven’s Mandate, and he had even broken through to the Paragon realm. When he used more than half of his blood essence to refine a Saint Weapon, he could also awaken the full power of a Saint Weapon.
“My cauldron has my essence blood as a sacrifice. Let’s see if you dare use the Heaven Earth Cauldron to receive my attack. Die!” Luo Tianye’s disciple sinisterly laughed and pushed the cauldron toward the Dragonblood Legion.
Rumble…
Pill Crucible’s roar shook the heavens. With his saint artifact activated, just his aura was enough to make people unable to move.
Dang!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out. Long Chen’s fist smashed into the cauldron, stopping it in its tracks.
At that moment, everyone was horrified. Just what kind of physical body could block a full-strength attack from a Saint Weapon?
“This person cannot be left alive.”
Everyone had a thought. If Long Chen was allowed to leave alive today, they would have to live in fear.
“He doesn’t dare to use the Gankun Cauldron. Everyone, attack together!”
Luo Changsheng vomited a mouthful of blood and also charged forward. Even at this time, his attacks were still not aimed at Long Chen, but at the Dragonblood warriors.
After the Fallen Daynight disciples’ probing, the others also saw an opportunity. They all sacrificed their Saint Weapons and mercilessly attacked Long Chen.
“Boss, don’t worry about us. Remember to get revenge for us.”
Seeing this, the Dragonblood warriors clenched their teeth. These people were too shameless. They didn’t dare to fight Long Chen head-on, but instead used them as bait to draw Long Chen to save them.
If this continued, then even if Long Chen had a heaven-defying ability, he would still die in the face of so many Nine Star Heavenly Fate experts.
Hu!
Long Chen appeared in front of Luo Changsheng. A sinister smile appeared on Luo Changsheng’s face. Long Chen was blocking at the peak of his power. He had come prepared, but Long Chen had been forced to receive it. He knew this battle was over.
Buzz!
The nine rings of his saber trembled, and at the same time, the golden bone claw on his head lit up. The auras of the two divine weapons merged together.
“You didn’t expect this, did you? My two divine weapons are a set. When their power merges together, there is no one in this world who can block their power. You can rest in peace!”
Hu!
As soon as Luo Changsheng finished speaking, the Nine-Ringed Battle Saber slashed down on Long Chen’s head. The power of his two Saint Weapons locked onto Long Chen, not giving him any chance. Even if he regretted it now, it was too late.
Buzz!
In the face of Luo Changsheng’s attack, Long Chen’s expression was icy, and his eyes were filled with icy killing intent. He opened his hand, and a black saber appeared in his hand.
As soon as the black saber appeared, the color of heaven and earth darkened. All the Saint Weapons in the sky dimmed in comparison.
The instant Long Chen placed his hand on the hilt of his saber, a familiar feeling that he hadn’t felt in a long time surged into his heart. The scene of him fighting side by side with him in the Martial Heaven Continent kept replaying in his mind.
“I’m sorry I’m late!” Dragon Bone Evil Moon apologized.
“It’s not too late. It’s perfect. Can I go all-out?” asked Long Chen.
“Of course. As long as I’m here, you can use as much power as you want.”
“Good. Now that we’ve reunited, let’s start with a feast of slaughter!”
BOOM!
The instant Long Chen held the Dragon Bone Evil Moon, his aura completely changed. His countless years of forbearance had completely erupted.
When the Dragon Bone Evil Moon slashed down, Luo Changsheng’s saber instantly shattered. He was completely stunned.
BOOM!
Dragon Bone Evil Moon’s saber broke apart and slashed into Luo Changsheng’s bone claw.
Pu!
The Dragon Bone Evil Moon slashed down from Luo Changsheng’s head to his crotch. However, there wasn’t the slightest trace of blood on it.
Hu!
Long Chen placed Dragon Bone Evil Moon on his shoulder. Each of them had a saber, and their battle intent soared. When they saw that figure with the saber, the Dragonblood warriors’ eyes filled with tears. Their boss had returned.
Pu!
Only at this time did Luo Changsheng’s body split apart. Two pieces of his corpse fell to the ground. He couldn’t have been more dead. His eyes were filled with disbelief. Before he died, he couldn’t believe it was him who had died, not Long Chen.
As for the experts behind Luo Changsheng, their expressions all changed. But they had already used their moves, and there was no way for them to pull back. They could only brace themselves and attack.
“Dragon Emperor Ignites Blood, All Daos Return to One!”
Blood flowed out of his dragon scale and cloak. As soon as that blood flowed out, it turned into flames.
“Five forms combined! Split the Heavens!”
Long Chen slashed out with the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. A crescent moon flew out of the blade, instantly enveloping all his enemies.
Pu pu pu…
Countless experts and their weapons were turned to dust. A crescent moon that was tens of thousands of miles long slashed through the crowd, cutting the distant space in two. Heaven and earth were displaced, and Gan Kun began to reverse. Countless geniuses were killed, leaving behind only a few figures.
Rumble…
At this moment, a white bone warhorse galloped away, pulling the bronze war chariot. It was Yin Jiushang.
BOOM!
As a result, as soon as the carriage moved, a huge blade slashed down, blowing apart people, carriages, and horses. In the end, they all turned to dust.
Hu!
Long Chen’s figure flickered, and the Dragon Bone Evil Moon stabbed forward. Its sharp blade pierced through the void, and space twisted as a figure slowly appeared.
“If you stab me, I’ll return your saber.” Long Chen’s expression was icy.
In the face of death, Ying Tian didn’t reveal any fear. Instead, he indifferently said, “I admit that I was defeated today. However, this matter isn’t over yet. Do you know how many of my people are behind the Nine Heavens Gate? Once the Nine Heavens Gate opens, hahaha…”
Pu!
Just as Ying Tian was laughing, Long Chen shook the Dragon Bone Evil Moon and caused it to explode. At the same time, the Dragon Bone Evil Moon slashed down, bringing with it boundless dragon might.
Crack!
Dragon Bone Evil Moon slashed down on a spear. The spear was instantly cut in half. Dragon Bone Evil Moon slashed into Wu Hun’s bald head, his body cut in half.
However, a scene that shocked even Long Chen occurred. Wu Hun’s body hadn’t healed, and the three-colored divine light had disappeared. He had actually been killed by Long Chen’s saber.
This scene not only surprised Long Chen, but even the Dragonblood warriors were shocked. Wasn’t Wu Hun an undying and indestructible body? How had he suddenly died?
“Darkmoon, could it be that you…” Long Chen was startled.
“Don’t even think about it. Those small fries are about to run away.”
Hu!
Suddenly, the blade of the Dragon Bone Evil Moon slashed through the air. Three figures were cut into several pieces. Those figures were the Netherwyrm Heavenlight, Rock-Heaven Transformation, and another expert.
Hu!
Long Chen blocked their path.
“I’ll kill you!”
These two were none other than Lord Brahma’s disciples and Luo Tianye’s disciples. They both took out the Nirvana Divine Diagram and Pill Cauldron.
Pu pu
Both Pill Crucible and the Nirvana Divine Diagram were cut in half. The two of them exploded. In front of Dragon Bone Evil Moon, his Saint Weapon was nothing.
Hu!
After the Brahma Heaven Divine Diagram and Pill Cauldron were severed, they began to combust, turning to ash.
“Lord Brahma and Fallen Daynight really are smart. They actually took back what they gave away. How shameless,” sneered Long Chen.
As Long Chen killed the two of them, he intentionally examined the Heavenly Dao Tree in the primal chaos space. He saw that when the two of them died, the Heavenly Dao Tree didn’t react at all.
After the two of them died, not only did they recover their weapons, but they also recovered their energy. Long Chen hadn’t obtained anything. That meant that even personal disciples were just tools for the Lord Brahma. Once tools lost their value, everything would be taken back.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, heaven and earth trembled. Endless lightning appeared in the sky, surrounding the world.
“What’s going on? The tribulation hasn’t ended yet?”
Guo Ran and the others were all given a fright. That lightning ring enveloped the entire world, and within it was the power of heavenly tribulation.
Pu pu pu…
Long Chen killed all the monsters within the heavenly tribulation. Those minions that had once attacked the Dragonblood Legion all fled.
However, once they had fled a certain distance, they were horrified to find that there was an invisible lightning wall in front of them. When they got closer, they were all blown apart by it.
Following that, the lightning ring began to shrink, forcing them back. In front of them was a terrifying lightning wall, and behind them was the death god Long Chen.
They had once participated in attacking the Dragonblood Legion, and Long Chen wouldn’t let them off. Whether they died to the lightning ring or to Long Chen’s hands, their fates had already been decided.
When Long Chen had undergone his tribulation, he had sworn to himself that he wouldn’t let any of his enemies escape. So even though he was in danger, he didn’t let Lei Ling’er do anything. Instead, he had her secretly set up a trap for everyone.
“Let us go, we know we were wrong…”
Some of the experts began to beg for forgiveness, but that was meaningless. They weren’t truly repenting. They were just temporarily surrendering out of fear of death. Long Chen ignored them, allowing Lei Ling’er to exterminate them.
At this time, Lei Ling’er’s control over the heavenly tribulation was shocking. Her power definitely surpassed those nine star Heavenly Fate Masters. Killing them wouldn’t take much effort. In less than two hours, the entire world had been emptied, leaving only the Dragonblood Legion.
“Long Chen, right? What a vicious method. Are you not afraid of retribution?”
Just at this moment, a furious roar came from the Nine Heavens Gate.
“Long Chen, you bastard, you willfully slaughter the innocent. Just wait. The day the Nine Heavens Gate opens will be the day you are torn to pieces.”
“You little bastard, I swear that when the Nine Heavens Gate opens, I will definitely pull out your tendons, refine your soul, and grind your bones to dust.”
"…"
Countless furious roars rang out from the Nine Heavens Gate. Each one of them was filled with blood and tears, as if they had an irreconcilable enmity with Long Chen.
In truth, while Long Chen was slaughtering the heavenly geniuses, the Nine Heavens Gate had never stopped cursing.
However, Long Chen was focused on killing, and he didn’t pay any attention to what they were saying. Of course, even if he did, he wouldn’t bother with them.
It went without saying that the people Long Chen had killed were all related to those people behind the gate. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been so furious.
Right now, all the experts of this world had been killed. Under Lei Ling’er’s immense attack range, not a single one of them had escaped.
The ground was covered in corpses. Only extremely powerful people could leave behind corpses here. If they weren’t strong enough, they wouldn’t even have a chance to leave behind corpses.
Hu!
The Dragon Bone Evil Moon rested on Long Chen’s shoulder as he walked toward the Nine Heavens Gate. The Nine Heavens Gate was becoming more translucent, and he could see the black mass of people behind it.
“Strange, didn’t they say only the sons of the Nine Heavens could open the Nine Heavens Gate? Other than boss, everyone else is dead. Why can’t the Nine Heavens Gate be opened?” Xia Chen looked at the huge spatial gate in confusion.
Previously, from Luo Changsheng and the others’ conversation, they had vaguely learned that this Nine Heavens Gate was extremely important. It was closely related to the legendary Nine Heavens’son. Although they had never heard of the Nine Heavens’son, just by hearing his name, they knew that this matter was definitely not ordinary.
Furthermore, the factions that knew this secret were not ordinary powers. Otherwise, with the reputation of the Lingxiao Academy, they wouldn’t be completely unaware of it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
When Long Chen arrived in front of the Nine Heavens Gate, the experts there all became excited. Some of them even began to attack the gate, wanting to smash it open and kill Long Chen.
However, although the Nine Heavens Gate looked like a thin layer of ice, no matter how these experts attacked, there were only ripples on it. The gate didn’t budge.
“Doesn’t it feel good? Don’t you always like it when people look down on you but can’t do anything to you?” laughed Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
Hearing that, Long Chen’s fury faded a bit. Long Chen thought of many stories from the Martial Heaven Continent. At that time, he really had been like that.
However, at some unknown point in time, he had become more depressed. When he encountered enemies, he only wanted to kill them, not anger them to death.
“Am I old?” Long Chen bitterly smiled.
“It’s not that I’m old, it’s that I’ve changed. You’ve become a stranger to me.”
“Back then, that domineering, black-bellied, sinister, and shameless Long Chen, no matter what kind of desperate situation he was in, was still able to make himself happy.
“Now that you’ve become stronger, I can’t sense any happiness from you. The current you feels like you’re walking on thin ice, worrying about your own gains and losses.
“I’m no longer that fearless, fearless, and unrestrained Long Chen,” said Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
“Perhaps I wasn’t mature enough back then!” sighed Long Chen. He also missed his past self, but now…
“No, this has nothing to do with maturity. It’s just that you’re no longer as confident as before. Back then, you were very weak, but you had the confidence to protect everything.
“Now that you’ve become stronger, you’re becoming more cowardly. Don’t you feel like you’re becoming less like yourself? You’re gradually becoming the person you once despised,” said Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
Long Chen’s heart pounded wildly, but he heard Dragon Bone Evil Moon continue, “You understand many things. You can enlighten others, but you can’t enlighten yourself.
“As the saying goes, a doctor doesn’t heal himself. Your brothers and sisters all saw your change, but they didn’t dare to warn you or advise you.
“That’s because in their hearts, you are an unrivaled war god, a flawless idol. They are all waiting for their former boss to return!”
Squeak squeak.
Long Chen tightly gripped the hilt of the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. He slowly closed his eyes. His robes fluttered without the wind, and his long hair fluttered in the wind. An invisible aura was slowly blooming around him.
At this time, the Dragonblood warriors were cursing at the experts from the Nine Heavens Gate. Guo Ran was especially cursing, and just as he was about to spit, he suddenly stopped. Everyone’s gazes turned to Long Chen.
At that moment, they seemed to see two of Long Chen’s figures slowly overlapping in the air. When those two figures completely overlapped, Long Chen’s aura changed from obscure to sharp.
In the past, Long Chen had been like a hidden saber in its sheath. Now, this saber had once more displayed its sharpness, no longer concealing anything.
“Boss!”
At that moment, the Dragonblood warriors were all incredibly excited. Many of their eyes turned red. Although they had reunited with Long Chen and their boss was still the same boss, they still felt like their boss was a bit different from before.
Now, that familiar aura returned. That high-spirited and insufferably arrogant Long Chen once more appeared. At that moment, even the Dragonblood warriors’ auras changed.
“Thank you, Darkmoon!” said Long Chen sincerely.
“Is there a need to be so courteous between us? Come, I’ve already been reborn. As for you, you’ve already returned as a king. Starting today, we’ll completely overturn this world, hahaha!” laughed Dragon Bone Evil Moon. It could already sense that the old Long Chen had returned.
Long Chen smiled and turned to look at the Dragonblood warriors. He saw that each one of their auras had changed, and they had also become sharp. They were no longer as dispirited as before. Only now did Long Chen realize that he alone would affect the entire Dragonblood Legion.
At this time, the Nine Heavens Gate’s cursing continued. The Dragonblood Legion didn’t reply. They thought they couldn’t beat the Dragonblood Legion’s cursing, so they became even more arrogant. Their cursing became even worse, and they cursed even louder.
Hu!
Long Chen stabbed the Nine Heavens Gate with the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. What no one had expected was for it to pierce through the Nine Heavens Gate.
“Scarlet Dragon Wave!”
Violent dragon blood energy poured into the Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
Rumble…
Explosions rang out from the Nine Heavens Gate, and blood splashed out.
At the same time, cries, screams, and curses rang out from within the Nine Heavens Gate. The densely packed figures from before were instantly cleared out.
It was unknown just how many people had been killed, or how many had been sent flying. Through the Nine Heavens Gate, people could only see a chaotic scene, but they couldn’t see what was happening.
Hu!
Long Chen pulled back the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. The wound on the Nine Heavens Gate immediately healed. Although Long Chen’s attack could attack the experts on the other side, it was unable to cause any damage to the Nine Heavens Gate.
“Don’t waste your energy. Prepare yourself. I’ll give it a gift.” Suddenly, the cauldron spoke.
Buzz!
Long Chen hadn’t even realized what was going on when the cauldron appeared above him. As soon as it appeared, Long Chen had a bad feeling. As expected, as soon as the cauldron appeared, space twisted and a huge net of blood shot toward him.
Long Chen was startled. This was too sudden. They had told him to prepare, but they hadn’t given him any time to prepare. Long Chen was just about to use the Purgatory Eye when Dragon Bone Evil Moon cried out in delight.
“There’s such a good thing?”
Buzz!
The Dragon Bone Evil Moon instantly left Long Chen’s hand and shot toward the blood-colored net. When the net saw it, it immediately became terrified and was about to fly away.
But the Dragon Bone Evil Moon had already stabbed into the Royal Blood Silk Net. The crescent moon blade at the top of the Dragon Bone Evil Moon had firmly latched onto the net, making it impossible for it to escape.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
When the Emperor Blood Silk Net was entangled by the Dragon Bone Evil Moon, it began to emit light smoke and slowly melted. In the end, it was completely absorbed by the Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
“Hahaha, not bad, not bad. This broken cauldron of yours really is interesting. I’ll remember this favor.” After absorbing the Royal Blood Silk Net, lines began to appear all over his body. His aura became even more terrifying. He laughed and thanked the cauldron.
Despite being called a broken cauldron, the cauldron didn’t get angry. “Do you not recognize me?”
“No!”
“Then it’s fine.”
The cauldron directly returned to Long Chen’s spiritual space.
“Strange.”
Dragon Bone Evil Moon was a bit speechless. It thought about it for a moment. It really didn’t recognize this bronze cauldron.
As for Long Chen, he was also shocked by the cauldron’s actions. It seemed the cauldron knew Dragon Bone Evil Moon. Could it be that there was some secret between them?
Just at this moment, more cursing came from the Nine Heavens Gate. Long Chen was infuriated and once more stabbed the Dragon Bone Evil Moon into the gate.
As soon as the Dragon Bone Evil Moon pierced through the Nine Heavens Gate, the cursing became screams. Long Chen didn’t attack, and the people on the other side all fled in terror.
“Darkmoon, are we really unable to destroy this gate?” asked Long Chen.
“I don’t know. Why don’t you ask that cauldron?” said Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
Without waiting for Long Chen to ask, the cauldron replied, “This gate is a kind of sacrificial gate. The so-called nine heavens’ children are all nonsense. This is just a trap.
“You’ve killed so many people, but you still haven’t opened it. That means the number of sacrifices you’ve made is still not enough. I estimate that the people inside and outside have all been tricked.
The Nine Heavens Gate would only open faster if there were large amounts of sacrifices inside. However, the Nine Heavens Gate had already been activated. It seemed that it wouldn’t be long before it automatically opened.
“Without any interference, as fast as a month, as slow as three months, this gate will completely open. At that time, the Nine Heavens will be completely connected.”
“This Nine Heavens Gate connects to the Nine Heavens World?” asked Long Chen.
As for the Nine Heavens Gate, Nine Heavens Passage, and Nine Heavens World, Long Chen had always been dizzy. Even now, he didn’t know what was going on.
“Behind this Nine Heavens Gate is the Ninth Heaven of the Nine Heavens: Imperial Sovereign Heavens. It is also the highest plane within the Nine Heavens,” said Gan Kungding.
“Behind this gate is the final day of the nine heavens? The highest plane?” Long Chen was startled. This was the ultimate world of the nine heavens.
“That’s not right. Since this is the ultimate world, the people inside should be enjoying the best resources in the Nine Heavens World. They should be afraid of us stealing their resources. Why do they want to open this door?” asked Long Chen.
That was something Long Chen couldn’t figure out. Previously, the experts within the sect had all been hoping for the Nine Heavens Gate to open.
“Because the nine heavens are one. Even if the Imperial Sovereign Heaven is the ultimate world, without the other eight heavens, its laws are not complete.
“Thus, when the nine heavens are connected, the incomplete portion of the Imperial Sovereign Heaven will be repaired. The Imperial Sovereign Heaven that has been silent for millions of years will welcome a rebirth, and the environment will very likely be comparable to the Primal Chaos Era.”
“The primal chaos era?” Long Chen was completely stunned.
“However, this time is extremely short. It might only be a few hundred years, or perhaps even shorter. So the people in the primal chaos space are looking forward to the Nine Heavens Gate opening even more than you.
Other than this reason, the experts inside also had an urgent problem that they had to resolve. That was that Imperial Sovereign Heaven was a relatively complete day within the Nine Heavens.
During the great battle of the Primal Chaos Era, countless races of the Primal Chaos had been left behind. At the same time, there were also otherworldly fiends. The creatures within the Imperial Sovereign Celestial Heavens weren’t having it easy either. They were bitterly enduring to avoid being exterminated by other races.
Once the Nine Heavens Gate was opened, all the living beings from the various worlds would rush into Imperial Sovereign Heaven. They would return to their ancestral roots, and the various large factions would rapidly grow.
“There are countless resources within the Imperial Sovereign Heaven, but because of the constant battles and lack of people, it’s very difficult for them to truly grow. That’s why life is extremely difficult. They also urgently want you to enter the Nine Heavens World.”
Hearing that, Long Chen suddenly realized what it meant. From its tone, it seemed that the battle in the Emperor Heaven’s Primal Chaos Era had essentially turned Imperial Heaven into a wild land.
The various large factions were barely able to protect themselves in Imperial Sky. As for the weaker factions, they would either rely on those large factions or struggle to survive in various battles.
It was no wonder those experts from the Nine Heavens Gate were so eager to open it. It seemed they urgently needed reinforcements.
“Tch, their mouths are so tough. I thought they were strong. What a bunch of idiots.” Long Chen sneered.
“Ah, senior, what about my companions?” Long Chen immediately thought of them.
This tribulation could be said to be extremely dangerous. If it hadn’t been for their help, Long Chen really would have died.
The Heaven Calamity Gan Kun Cauldron was extremely berserk, and Long Chen was unable to digest it in an instant.
“They’ve already entered the Nine Heavens World,” said Gan Kun.
“You’ve already entered?”
“In truth, although the nine heavens are sealed, there are still many cracks between the nine heavens. For millions of years, the people within the Imperial Sovereign Heaven are searching for an exit, while the people outside are searching for an entrance.
In truth, there were already some powers that had found a way to cross the world barrier and enter the Nine Heavens.
“However, although the pathways have been found, if you want to enter, you will need opportunities. For example, your grandfather.”
“My grandfather?”
Long Chen suddenly understood. His grandfather had done all of this to enter the Imperial Sovereign Heaven. Or perhaps it could be said that the entire Violet Blood Tribe was working hard for this goal.
Long Chen remembered that his grandfather had once said that there was a portion of people who were trapped in the cracks of the world. It was very likely that an accident had occurred when they were trying to break through the passageway, causing them to be unable to advance or retreat.
However, that was just Long Chen’s guess. Luo Zichuan hadn’t explained it in detail, or perhaps he only knew that much.
“Then my grandfather…” probed Long Chen.
“There are some things that need not be asked.”
Hearing this reply, Long Chen immediately felt much more at ease. Having interacted with the cauldron for so long, he was able to understand some of its words.
The Gankun Cauldron’s words were very vague. In truth, it was trying to avoid being caught by the Heavenly Daos and contaminating Long Chen with karma. However, there were some hidden words that were very difficult to hear.
Although it seemed like the cauldron didn’t reply, it had already given him an answer. If something happened to Luo Zichuan, the cauldron would reply that everything was set in stone.
That meant everything had gone smoothly on Luo Zichuan’s side. Thinking of his grandfather, Long Chen felt a burst of admiration. Whether it was his grandfather or his father, they were both his worshippers. They were both unrivaled geniuses, and their light was enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with Grand Emperors.
“Will they be in danger if they enter the Imperial Sovereign Heaven before us?” asked Long Chen.
“Don’t worry, the reason they were able to find the channel is because there are people inside. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to find the spatial node and wouldn’t have been able to use the power of the heavenly tribulation to create the channel.
“They didn’t enter Imperial Sovereign Celestial Heavens alone. Instead, they all migrated together.”
Now that he knew they weren’t in danger, Long Chen was relieved. In truth, he still had many questions, but communicating with the cauldron was too taxing. It would say many ambiguous things, and even with Long Chen’s intelligence, thinking about it would cause him a headache. He needed to constantly guess and analyze things, so he decided not to ask.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the entire world began to shake. At first, Long Chen and the others were all startled, but then they were enveloped by spatial energy.
“Don’t panic. We’re about to be teleported out,” shouted Long Chen. If they were to interrupt the teleportation, they would have to stay here forever.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the space around Long Chen exploded, and a formless suction force sucked him into a whirlpool. At that moment, heaven and earth became dark, and Long Chen was no longer able to see anyone else. That powerful pulling force caused space to constantly twist. Long Chen felt as if he had fallen into an endless abyss.
Hu!
Suddenly, the suction force disappeared, and a familiar spatial fluctuation appeared. That was the aura of Minghao Tian. Long Chen was transported back to Minghao Tian.
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen!”
When Long Chen appeared, a burst of cheering rang out from the distance. Long Chen looked over and saw that the disciples from the academy, the Battle God Hall, and the Star River Sect had all gathered together. They had originally been worried, but now seeing Long Chen, they were relieved.
They had hidden themselves in the Void Spirit World after undergoing their tribulation. Long Chen had said that as long as they could survive, they would win.
As for those treasures, they were just worldly possessions. He couldn’t be too greedy. He should stop while he was ahead. Some treasures, if he wasn’t strong enough, wouldn’t be able to enjoy them.
They remembered Long Chen’s words. They never had any conflicts with powerful lifeforms, and they had always been careful when searching for treasures. In the end, they had been teleported out.
It went without saying that staying alive wasn’t something shameful. At the very least, eighty percent of them had returned alive. As for the other races, less than half of them had survived. In fact, there were some factions that had sent hundreds of thousands, but only a few hundred had returned. Some had even been completely annihilated.
They were the first to be teleported out. When they saw that the countless powers had suffered heavy casualties, they were filled with worry for Long Chen and the others.
When Luo Bing, Luo Ning, and the others saw Long Chen, they all wept tears of joy. Only after entering the Nine Heavens Gate did they realize just how terrifying the experts inside were.
“Hahaha…”
The Dragonblood Legion also appeared.
When the Dragonblood Legion appeared, Luo Bing and the others’ hearts pounded. Other than Long Chen, everyone else was covered in blood. Many of their weapons were broken, and some of their swords had countless holes in them.
The Dragonblood warriors’ auras were listless. They had just undergone a huge battle and had overdrafted their energy. If it weren’t for their powerful willpower, they would have long since fainted.
They had only just appeared when they realized something was wrong. Countless experts had surrounded the people from the monastery, and they seemed to be about to directly attack.
From Luo Bing and the others’ battle-ready expressions, it could be seen that these experts were definitely not good people. They seemed to be waiting for an opportunity.
When the Dragonblood Legion appeared and saw the Dragonblood warriors, these creatures immediately surrounded them.
“A group of people who don’t know the difference between life and death dares to bare their fangs in front of me? Even an injured dragon isn’t someone you ants can provoke!” raged Guo Ran.
These people’s strengths were average, and the strongest amongst them was only a five-star Heaven’s Mandate. If it was any other time, they wouldn’t even be qualified to carry their shoes. Now that they were being treated as prey, their fury soared.
“Protect senior apprentice-brother Long Chen!”
Everyone immediately took their positions, protecting the Dragonblood Legion.
“You’re wrong.” Long Chen shook his head.
“What?”
“The ones who will be protected… are them.”
Long Chen smiled slightly, and a beautiful figure appeared beside him. Lei Ling’er formed hand seals and shouted:
“Thundercloud Storm!”
BOOM!
Without any warning, endless lightning descended from the sky, entering the crowd.
Pu pu pu…
Those who were struck by the lightning instantly exploded.
It had to be known that the current Lei Ling’er was no longer the Lei Ling’er of the past. In this tribulation, she had devoured countless lightning essences and possessed the power to instantly kill a nine-star Heaven’s Mandate.
This group of people was much weaker than the ones in front of the Nine Heavens Gate. They were unable to block the lightning rain. Those experts didn’t even have a chance to resist before being blown to bits.
The battle had yet to begin, but it was already over. Millions of experts were instantly wiped out. Luo Bing and the others were all stunned. As for the Dragonblood warriors, they were already accustomed to this. Although they had overdrafted themselves, as long as they clenched their teeth and persevered, killing them wouldn’t be difficult.
“Let’s return to the academy first,” said Long Chen.
Although he didn’t fear anyone, the Dragonblood Legion was exhausted and needed to rest.
“All the formation discs have been used up. Sorry, we can only take the flying boat back,” apologized Xia Chen.
Teleportation formations required a formation disc. As for Xia Chen’s formation discs, they had all been used up in front of the Nine Heavens Gate, but they had still been destroyed by Wu Hun’s punch. That was a huge blow to him.
Fortunately, this was Minghao Tian, so it was still safe. Xia Chen calculated the location and found that this wasn’t the place to enter the Nine Heavens Gate. No wonder no one had come to receive him.
After calculating their positions, they got onto the flying boat and flew straight to the Numinous Sky Academy. An hour after Long Chen and the others left, countless experts flew over.
These experts all had powerful auras. Many of them were immortal rank experts, and there were even many saints who had immediately rushed over upon receiving their disciples’signals.
Originally, when the experts here had seen the disciples of the supermonastery gather here, they had wanted to work together to destroy them. They had immediately notified the strongest experts of their sects, wanting to take advantage of the arrival of the Lingxiao Academy’s experts to annihilate them.
Originally, they had been afraid of the Dragonblood Legion. But when they saw how weak they were, they hadn’t been able to hold back. They had thought that with their power, they would be able to devour them. They hadn’t expected to lose their lives here.
When these people arrived, the ground was charred black. Lightning occasionally flashed on the ground, as if someone had just undergone tribulation.
They hadn’t seen their own people. They had only picked up a few broken weapons. Their people hadn’t even had their bones left. At that moment, they were completely dumbfounded. Their hearts sank, and fear appeared on their faces.
…
When Long Chen and the others returned to the Numinous Sky Academy, what surprised Bai Shishi and the others was that the old headmaster, Bai Zhantang, Bai Shishi’s mother, and Bai Xiaolei’s mother didn’t appear. Only the vice-principal came out to greet them.
Bai Shishi and Bai Xiaole were clearly disappointed. This trip to the Nine Heavens Gate could be said to be a near-death experience, especially in front of the Nine Heavens Gate. The two of them thought that they would never see their parents again.
Now that they had returned to the academy, it was like a lifetime had passed. Their longing for their parents had reached its peak. No matter how strong a person was, after escaping death, they would still want the comfort of their closest family.
“There must be a reason why they didn’t come. Don’t worry!”
Seeing Bai Shishi’s red eyes and dejected expression, Long Chen couldn’t help but gently comfort her. At the same time, he patted Bai Xiaole’s shoulder, telling her to be stronger.
In truth, Bai Shishi and Bai Xiaole were both children. They couldn’t compare to the Dragonblood warriors who had gone through life and death battles all year round. Right now, they needed to be comforted.
Once the Dragonblood warriors returned, they immediately went into seclusion to rest. As for Long Chen, he accompanied Bai Shishi, Yu Qingxuan, and Bai Xiaole for a day. He chatted with them about what had happened in the Nine Heavens Gate, stabilizing their mental states. Only after calming them down did he tell them to go into seclusion.
When Long Chen returned, he also sensed that something was off with the Lingxiao Academy. The atmosphere was a bit strange, and many familiar faces had disappeared.
However, Long Chen didn’t take it to heart. After asking Luo Bing and the others about their situation, he learned that Luo Bing and the others had also encountered countless dangers. Fortunately, they had always remembered Long Chen’s words and hadn’t gone out to search for treasures.
Wherever treasures gathered, countless experts would be watching. The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. But in the end, no one would know who the oriole was.
Even an oriole would have to pay a terrifying price to obtain a treasure. Luo Bing and the others didn’t have that kind of power. If they found a treasure and became greedy, it would be dangerous.
Whenever they encountered treasures, they would immediately flee. But even so, they still ended up encountering quite a few terrifying experts. They had to go through several bloody battles to survive.
It had to be said that the world within the Nine Heavens Gate was too dangerous. The reason they had survived was because of luck.
However, Luo Bing and the others didn’t fight over the treasures, but they did obtain quite a few things. Some obtained saint grade divine weapons, some found precious medicines, and some obtained bone books. They were all extremely excited, showing off in front of Long Chen.
In the end, these people took out all the treasures they had obtained from the Nine Heavens Gate. Even Long Chen couldn’t help but sigh. There were many people whose strength wasn’t great, but their luck really was good. There were many treasures that even he was a bit moved by.
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, see if there’s anything you can use for these treasures. Take them all,” said one of the disciples sincerely. He had gained the most this time, so he handed over everything.
He was Long Chen’s loyal admirer. He had taken out all the treasures he had obtained, leaving nothing behind. He had absolute trust in Long Chen.
“My treasures are the same. As long as senior apprentice-brother Long Chen needs them, you can take them all, haha!” shouted the other disciples.
The disciples of the academy, the War God Hall, and the disciples of the Galaxy Master Sect who were in the Numinous Sky Academy were all excited.
How could Long Chen have the face to ask for their things? Furthermore, he had already plundered countless treasures.
Long Chen didn’t accept them, but they weren’t happy. They felt that if he didn’t accept them, he was looking down on them. Long Chen had no choice but to choose some of their treasures that he didn’t have. As for the others, he really didn’t need them.
“There are many treasures here that you won’t be able to use for now. For example, the bone book needs translation, the Saint Weapon needs to awaken its item-spirit, the ore needs to be refined, and so on.
“Why don’t you hand it over to the academy and have the seniors help you translate the bone books and awaken the item-spirit? If it’s suitable for you, then use it yourself.
“If you can’t use it yourself, then discuss it with the academy. Use the treasures in your hands to exchange for what you need. According to what I know, the academy has a secret treasury. I’m sure there are things everyone needs inside.
“With the academy’s reputation, you don’t need to worry about being taken advantage of. I guarantee that if I exchange treasures with the academy, you’ll only be taking advantage of me.” Long Chen smiled.
Everyone’s eyes brightened. Originally, they had many treasures that they didn’t even know their names, let alone their origins and uses.
It was just as Long Chen had said. It was better to let the academy appraise it. If he could use it, he could keep it for himself. If he couldn’t use it, he could exchange it for something useful.
As a result, everyone rushed over to the academy’s Treasure Appraiser Pavilion. The line was hundreds of miles long, and the Treasure Appraiser Pavilion was originally the most leisurely department in the academy. But now, they were all extremely busy.
Seeing how inefficient this was, Long Chen directly had the academy go to the Huayun Trading Company for help. The Treasure Appraiser Hall’s experts were delighted and immediately went to ask for help.
It went without saying that the Huayun Trading Company’s efficiency was shocking. In less than two hours, dozens of appraisers had arrived. But when they saw this long line, each one of them taking out dozens or even hundreds of treasures to appraise, they immediately felt a great deal of pressure. They once more asked the headquarters for reinforcements.
Just as the Treasure Appraiser Pavilion was filled with smoke, Long Chen hesitated for a moment. In the end, he didn’t choose to cut the line. He had some treasures in his hands, and he wasn’t sure of their origins.
But then thinking of how the Dragonblood warriors definitely had quite a few treasures, he decided to just wait until they came out of seclusion to study them. Long Chen also prepared to go into seclusion to stabilize his realm. Just as he returned to his residence, he suddenly had a thought and walked to the plaza.
“Elder Jing Yuan!”
When Long Chen arrived at the plaza, he immediately saw the head of the monastery sweeping the ground.
As usual, he was sweeping the plaza at a specific frequency. His movements were very simple, but they were extremely precise. The frequency of his movements, the range of his movements, the distance and arc of his sweeping was the same.
When Long Chen arrived, the Elder of the Pure Courtyard stopped what he was doing and looked up at Long Chen. His turbid eyes were slightly startled, and a smile gradually appeared on his face. He nodded.
“Looks like you’ve gained quite a bit this time. Congratulations on finding what you lost!”
His words contained praise, but when Long Chen heard them, his heart pounded. His words had two meanings.
He seemed to be referring to the Dragon Bone Months of Demons, or his lost confidence, or something else.
Long Chen found that the words of experts were always incomprehensible. Whether it was the Clear Courtyard or the Gankun Cauldron, they were both the same.
“My luck’s not bad.” Long Chen laughed mischievously.
“Ah, that’s right. Can I ask what happened to Headmaster Jing and the others?”
The Elder of the Clear Courtyard smiled slightly. “The Nine Heavens Gate has appeared. Opportunities aren’t just concentrated in your generation. If you eat meat, others will also drink soup!”
Could it be…? Long Chen’s heart shook. The opening of the Nine Heavens Gate was a huge opportunity for Long Chen and the others. As for the Headmaster, Bai Zhantang, and the others, they had suddenly disappeared. It seemed they were also charging into the Nine Heavens.
“The Gate of Fortune won’t open up for a single person. The Heavenly Daos are ever-changing, impossible to comprehend.
The life and death of all living beings seemed to be controlled by the Heavenly Daos, but in truth, their rise and fall were the source of the Heavenly Daos’ energy.
This world would never belong to a single person. Ten thousand spirits formed this world, and this world would forever belong to them.
“That’s why the Heavenly Daos are fair. They give everyone an opportunity, but whether or not they can grab it will depend on their own abilities.” Surprisingly, this time, the monastery head spoke for a long time.
Hearing the monastery head say that the Heavenly Daos were fair, Long Chen felt a bit uncomfortable.
“At the very least, the Heavenly Daos have never been fair to me.”
“Oh? Why?”
“Because it intentionally targeted me, wanting to kill me. Furthermore, its methods were despicable, and it would do anything to kill me,” said Long Chen. Thinking of how he had almost died to the heavenly tribulation, he was filled with fury.
His heavenly tribulation wasn’t a heavenly tribulation, but a kind of cheating murder. How could it be fair?
“Who is it?”
“Heavenly Daos!”
“How do you know it’s the Heavenly Daos?” asked the monastery head.
“Other than the Heavenly Daos, who can affect the will of the heavenly tribulation?” asked Long Chen.
“How do you know that other than the Heavenly Daos, no one else can affect the will of the heavenly tribulation?” asked the Elder.
“This…”
Long Chen’s heart pounded. Was there really someone affecting the heavenly tribulation?
“Have you ever been wrongly accused?” asked the monastery head.
Long Chen nodded.
“Have you ever been impersonated?”
Long Chen nodded.
The Clear Courtyard Elder smiled slightly. “Heavenly Daos are ignorant of the beginning and the end. They are ignorant of the beginning and the end. They are ignorant of the source, and they are ignorant of the outside world.
“Under the Heavenly Daos, you and I are like frogs in a well and insects in a summer night. We cannot speak of the Avacaniya Sea or the ice.
The bright sun hung high in the sky, shining for thousands of miles, but there were also dark corners that couldn’t be seen.
Water dries up the earth, water dries up the world, and there are places in the desert that cannot be moistened.
“In this world, there are many things that we cannot see. We cannot directly deny them just because we cannot see them.
“As for some things, when we see them, we will use a ruler to measure our world. There will also be huge deviations.”
Long Chen’s heart pounded. Each of Elder Jing Yuan’s words was like a gem, enlightening him and pointing out his mistakes. The Heavenly Daos he thought were not necessarily the true Heavenly Daos.
Or perhaps it could be said that each person’s Heavenly Daos were different. That was why there was a Dao that could be said to be the Dao. The Dao was there, but it could only be understood, and it could not be said. If it was said, then this Dao was no longer the original Dao.
Ever since he had stepped into the cultivation world, he had always been targeted by heavenly tribulation. Countless times, he had narrowly escaped death, and his entire life was filled with bad luck. Long Chen firmly believed that the Heavenly Daos were targeting him. This thought was deeply rooted in his heart.
But after hearing this, Long Chen had a new understanding of the Heavenly Daos. The Heavenly Daos were so huge that they had no boundaries, no boundaries, and no beginning or end. Any living being in front of them was as insignificant as a frog in a well. How could they be controlled by others?
But there was no doubt that the heavenly tribulation was targeting it. According to what the monastery head had said, the Heavenly Daos couldn’t be controlled, but the heavenly tribulation could.
“Many thanks for your reminder, senior. I feel much better now that I’ve been enlightened,” said Long Chen gratefully.
Long Chen had always been targeted by the heavenly tribulation. He had always been filled with resentment toward this world, and he had always been a bit panicked. But after hearing what Elder Jing Yuan said, he immediately felt much better.
“You’re a person who will repay favors and grudges. As the saying goes, every grievance has its perpetrator, every debt has its debtor. It’s fine as long as you don’t get the wrong person,” laughed Clear Courtyard.
“It definitely won’t happen again,” laughed Long Chen.
“The appearance of the Nine Heavens Gate signifies that this world has entered the stage of a hundred flowers blooming. Those experts who were born at the wrong time have also received a new opportunity.
At that time, the entire world would enter an unprecedented golden age. At the same time, it would bring about unprecedented challenges.
Now, a portion of them had already passed through the secret passageway and entered Imperial Sky. They were already at the starting line.
“Once you enter Imperial Sky, it’s very likely that you’ll be attacked by them. I don’t want to give you any chance to grow, so you should be prepared,” said the monastery head.
“That sinister?”
But when he thought of how his women had already entered the Nine Heavens, he realized he didn’t need to worry about them. Who would dare to be so arrogant and let their wives beat them until they begged for mercy?
“The principal and palace master also entered the Imperial Sovereign Heaven to pave the way for us?” Long Chen suddenly thought of a possibility.
Elder Jing Yuan smiled, but he didn’t say anything. He picked up the broom and continued sweeping. Long Chen suddenly realized that the layout of the academy was much more profound than he had imagined.
Returning to his residence, Long Chen directly entered seclusion. He wanted to stabilize his realm as quickly as possible.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen’s aura circulated like an unending river. As it circulated, a berserk pressure crashed down on heaven and earth.
Long Chen didn’t go into seclusion in his private room. Instead, he went to a mountain behind the academy to cultivate. This was a restricted area for the academy’s disciples. That was because this place wasn’t far from the seven-colored immortal cranes’ auras. The academy was afraid of the disciples disturbing them.
But Long Chen was different. He was the only person in the academy that the rainbow crane liked, so he could go into seclusion here.
The boundless pressure continued to surge, but as Long Chen’s aura continued to circulate, it became gentler.
This was the only path to consolidating one’s realm. No matter what level of cultivator you were, no matter what kind of genius you were, as soon as you advanced, your aura would become unstable and you would be unable to control it.
It was like a beggar who had suddenly obtained an immense amount of money. It was impossible for him to use that wealth in such a short time.
Cultivators were the same. Their essence, qi, and spirit all needed to adapt to and digest their explosive power. When they had just advanced, their auras had been scattered. They might seem shocking, but their power couldn’t be concentrated. Their destructive power was limited.
Only by adapting to his new power would he be able to bring out its full power. As for Long Chen, he was circulating the aura of a Paragon in his body, allowing his essence, energy, and spirit to adapt to it.
Each time his aura circulated, Long Chen’s control would increase a bit. By the time he finished thirty-six cycles, he felt his mind shake.
Hu!
Long Chen stood up. In that instant, his aura completely disappeared. He had already gained complete control of the Paragon realm’s power.
“Damn, so fast? Even I have to admire myself.” In just thirty-six cycles, he had stabilized his realm in just two hours.
In the past, it would have taken Long Chen at least a few days to consolidate his realm. Suddenly, he was startled. Could it be the dragon race’s senior’s essence blood?
Hu!
Long Chen extended his hand, and blood-colored scales appeared on his palm. The instant he activated his will, the scales appeared on their own. It was completely different from before when he had to first use the dragon blood’s energy and then condense the blood into scales.
“When did my body become so strong?” Long Chen’s heart pounded.
“Again!”
Buzz!
Long Chen opened his hand, and a flame lotus appeared within it. It was like it hadn’t even formed, and when he opened his hand, it was already there.
“It’s not just my own power. Even Huo Ling’er’s power is the same.” Long Chen was delighted.
Buzz!
Long Chen’s hand shook slightly, and another ball of lightning appeared beside the flame lotus. Two completely different energies were instantly summoned.
Buzz!
Long Chen’s hand shook, and the lightning sphere merged with the flame lotus. It rapidly grew. When Long Chen placed his hand on it, the flame and lightning instantly disappeared.
“That’s amazing.”
Even Long Chen himself was stunned. This kind of energy transformation seemed to have already been carved into his heart. With just a thought, his body would naturally react.
Buzz!
Long Chen formed hand seals, and a divine ring appeared behind him. But unlike before, he only formed hand seals after the divine ring appeared.
“Fuck, I don’t need to form hand seals anymore!”
Long Chen hadn’t expected that he would undergo such a transformation after advancing to become a Paragon. He was completely dumbfounded.
These abilities seemed to have been carved into the depths of Long Chen’s soul. These abilities seemed to be his, but they also didn’t seem to be his. Long Chen thought of the essence blood left behind by the dragon race’s expert. Could it be that this was an instinctive awakening within his bloodline?
Long Chen hastily examined his own bloodline. He saw countless dragon-shaped runes circulating within his dragon blood.
On these runes, Long Chen saw a shocking scene. Within these dragon blood runes were violet and multi-colored lines.
Those lines were like ribbons that had been carved into the dragon blood’s runes. Seeing those lines, Long Chen was stunned.
“That’s my violet and seven-colored supreme blood!” Long Chen’s heart pounded.
Long Chen carefully examined it and found that his Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood and Violet Blood hadn’t been washed away. Instead, they had merged into the dragon blood rune.
Although they seemed to have been sealed and their living space had been compressed to the limit, they were still tenacious. Long Chen could sense their vigorous life energy.
The violet and rainbow-colored blood were still present. Furthermore, under the suppression of the dragon blood, it seemed to be undergoing some kind of nirvanic rebirth and metamorphosis.
The Seven-Colored Sovereign Blood and the Violet Blood were both precious gifts his parents had given him. Back then, when the emperor race’s experts had wanted to wash them away, Long Chen had directly gone all-out against him. It could be seen just how much he cared.
“Hahaha…”
Long Chen raised his head and laughed. “Fuck, from today onwards, I announce that the Martial Heaven Continent’s Master Long San has returned.”
Right now, his confidence was soaring. Now that the Dragon Bone Months of Demons had returned, his strength had reached a whole new level. There was nothing in this world that could make him feel fear.
“There’s such a huge disturbance here. It’s impossible for little crane not to know. She hasn’t come out yet. She should still be sleeping.” Long Chen looked into the distance and smiled. Thinking of little crane’s doll-like face, his heart was filled with warmth.
After going through life and death in the Void Spirit World for so long, Long Chen suddenly missed this girl. Her large, watery eyes were always so lovable. Being looked at by her seemed to wash away all his worries.
“Long Chen, your cultivation base has greatly increased. Don’t you want to do something at this time?” Suddenly, Long Chen heard Long Chen’s voice.
Ever since he had fought shoulder to shoulder with the Dragon Bone Evil Moon, it had always been on Long Chen’s back. The Dragon Bone Evil Moon’s appearance was too arrogant, and its evil aura soared into the sky. It was clearly a terrifying weapon, and Long Chen didn’t want to show off so much.
But he had to carry the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. There were two reasons for that. The first reason was that after being separated for so long, the Dragon Bone Evil Moon’s soul was still the Dragon Bone Evil Moon, but its body was no longer the original Dragon Bone Evil Moon. With Long Chen carrying it, their auras were always connected, and they would merge together, allowing them to adapt to each other faster.
The second reason was that Dragon Bone Evil Moon didn’t want to stay with the Dry Kun Cauldron. In its words, it always felt that the Dry Kun Cauldron was a lifeless old fellow. But after it underwent nirvana and was reborn, it was still full of life.
Hearing the second reason, Long Chen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. What kind of joke was that? That was one of the ten great primal chaos divine items, and you looked down on it?
“Right, Darkmoon, how did you kill Wu Hun?”
Thinking of the ten great primal chaos divine items, Long Chen’s heart shook. Back then, Wu Hun had said that the only ones capable of killing the Three Tongs were the ten great primal chaos divine items. But he had been killed by Dragon Bone Evil Moon. What was going on?
“Tch, you mean that baldy?” said Dragon Bone Evil Moon disdainfully.
“Don’t listen to his bragging. Let me tell you, I devoured millions upon millions of dragon souls and obtained countless memories. In my understanding, it’s impossible for there to be an undying existence in this world.
“As long as it is something tangible, it will eventually be destroyed. Only something intangible will exist forever.”
“What do you mean by formless?” Long Chen’s heart shook. He found that Dragon Bone Evil Moon was truly different from before. Its understanding had reached a level that even he was unable to reach.
“For example, jealousy, hatred, greed, lust, etc.”
“Why is it all negative?” Long Chen was speechless.
“Because that’s all I have!”
“There’s still hope, protection, trust, and sacrifice, right?” Long Chen smiled slightly. This was a portrayal of his relationship with Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
“Don’t be so disgusting. If you say those words again, I’ll get angry with you. I’m no longer the old me. I won’t do anything stupid.”
Long Chen smiled. That familiar feeling had returned. This was its nature. No matter how many dragon souls it devoured, no matter what kind of body it occupied, the Months of Demons was still the Months of Demons. Its nature hadn’t changed, and it was still the most trustworthy companion.
“Don’t laugh. I’m talking business with you. Now that we’ve reunited and I’ve changed my body, you’ve already been reborn. If you don’t do something big at this time, won’t you be letting us down?”
“What do you think?” asked Long Chen.
“Do you have any enemies?” said Dragonbone Xieyue. “If you do, take revenge. If you do, take revenge!”
“It seems I don’t have any enemies left. I’ve basically killed all the people I need to kill.” Long Chen thought about it for a moment, but he really couldn’t think of any enemies.
“What about those who shouldn’t be killed?” Dragon Bone Evil Moon asked.
“Fuck, even if we have power, we can’t willfully slaughter the innocent! Are you crazy?!” Long Chen jumped up.
“Cough, cough, it’s just a slip of the tongue. What I mean is, did you kill all of them? If you don’t get rid of them, they’ll grow again!”
“There are, but they’re all rookies.” Long Chen thought for a moment. Those who had enmity with him had all been killed. He didn’t know if those powers were still alive.
“A rookie is fine. No matter how small a mosquito is, it’s still meat!” said Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
“What’s going on? Why are you in such a hurry to kill people?” asked Long Chen.
“Isn’t that because we didn’t kill enough people in the Void Spirit World last time? Those fellows are too useless. Before we even did anything, they were all killed.
“Most importantly, you were the one who used force last time. My core rune has yet to activate, so everything is over. Don’t you think I’m feeling uncomfortable?”
Long Chen came to a sudden comprehension. He finally understood that the Darkmoon Star had only just gained control of this divine weapon. It hadn’t fully grasped this new ‘body’.
If it wanted to figure it out, it would need Long Chen to work together with it. From its tone, it would only be able to adapt faster in battle and slaughter.
Regretfully, at that time, Long Chen had been too powerful. As soon as the Dragon Bone Evil Moon had appeared, it had killed all its enemies. It hadn’t even entered its peak state before it had ended. That was why it had been unwilling to let Long Chen go.
“I feel like the current you should focus on refining pills. After all, it’s much harder for you to advance than others. You shouldn’t waste your energy on a bunch of rookies.” Just at this moment, the cauldron’s voice rang out.
“You old thing, what do you know? What do you mean waste?” Dragon Bone Evil Moon was immediately enraged.
“Xieyue, don’t get angry. Senior is right. There are priorities. We need to make proper arrangements,” said Long Chen.
“But the point is…”
Long Chen interrupted him. “The main point is that you’re the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. When you were in the Martial Heaven Continent, did you ever kill a nobody?”
“That’s not true.”
“Then wouldn’t it be settled? Now that you’ve gained control of your new body, it’s the same as rebirth. When you become famous, you’ll definitely be the center of attention.
“In the Martial Heaven Continent, you haven’t killed any nameless people, but now that you’ve come to the Immortal World, you’ve started killing newbies? That doesn’t seem too good, does it?” asked Long Chen.
“This… this really isn’t good. Fine, then forget about it. We’ll talk about it when we encounter experts!
“Sigh, it’s all your fault. Back at the Nine Heavens Gate, you shouldn’t have killed everyone. Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been no one to spread the news.”
Long Chen smiled inside. As expected, the Evil Moon was still the same as before. They still cared so much about face.
“What are you talking about? I, Long Chen, lack nothing but enemies. Have you forgotten those fellows behind the Nine Heavens Gate?” laughed Long Chen.
Hearing that, Long Chen felt much more at ease. He once more hung on Long Chen’s back and didn’t say anything. It was like he was in seclusion.
“I never expected you to have such great karma with it, and it listens to you. Amazing!” said Gan Kun.
Long Chen’s heart shook. It seemed it wasn’t easy for the cauldron to say the word ‘amazing’.
“You know Dragon Bone Evil Moon?”
“No.”
“Then you…”
“When I first met it, it wasn’t called the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. In truth, I had some enmity with it. Let’s not talk about the past. I feel like it’s doing much worse than me.
“You should hurry up and refine the Paragon Pill. I’ll have to first pour a bucket of cold water over you. Your cultivation technique isn’t just one, but you have three kinds of essence blood.
“You are no longer just a pure nine star disciple. Your physical body needs to be compatible with all the cultivation techniques you cultivate. That will consume a great deal of energy.
“That’s why you don’t have any time to waste. A powerful person must have a powerful backer to support them. Otherwise, they’ll quickly shake you off.”
Long Chen nodded. He could sense that after this tribulation, his body had undergone a huge transformation.
His body was like a piece of land, while the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, Dragon God Body Refining Art, and Nirvana Scripture were crops. Originally, his land only needed to support the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, but now it was different. He needed to nourish the Dragon God Body Refining Art and Nirvana Scripture, and even Lei Ling’er and Huo Ling’er needed to occupy a portion of it.
Perhaps that was why he was able to instantly unleash all his divine abilities after advancing to the Paragon realm. That was because his body seemed to have undergone some kind of fusion. As his strength increased, the need to increase his realm also increased.
“Begin refining!”
Long Chen returned to the academy to exchange for some medicinal ingredients. Although the medicinal pills he had could also be used to refine the Paragon Pill, the Paragon Pill had more than one formula.
Just Long Chen himself knew about thirty-seven of them. The reason there was such a pill formula was because the medicinal pills refined from different formulas would be extremely effective against different constitutions.
As for the Advancing Pills on the market, they were basically all Omnipotent Pills. They could be consumed with any kind of physique, and there would be no rejection. They were extremely safe, but for people with special physiques, the effect would be greatly reduced.
However, because Omnipotent Pills were relatively cheap, many cultivators would choose them. Only some powerful heavenly geniuses had the strength to eat pills that matched their constitution.
As for Long Chen, he was different from them. The medicinal ingredients were from his own family, and the medicinal pills were refined by him. Other than time, he didn’t have much of a cost, so he naturally had to give his brothers medicinal pills.
Other than that, there were over seventy different kinds of Paragon Pill formulas. There were some medicinal ingredients that Long Chen didn’t have, so he went to the academy’s treasury to look for them. He had seen quite a few of them in the hands of the academy’s disciples. Now that they had all been appraised and stored, they were easy to find.
It went without saying that the Huayun Trading Company was extremely efficient. It was said that when they learned that there weren’t enough appraisers, they immediately sent hundreds of appraisers to quickly appraise their treasures.
After the appraisal was complete, the Huayun Trading Company’s appraisers didn’t even have time to drink a mouthful of water before rushing off to the next location. Recently, they had been the busiest because many of their disciples had brought back quite a few treasures from the Nine Heavens Gateway.
And in this world, the Huayun Trading Company’s reputation was the best. They only dared to appraise and trade with the Huayun Trading Company. As for the Soaring Dragon Trading Company’s ‘sacrifice’, after being exposed by Long Chen, their reputation had plummeted, and then they had been badly battered by Long Chen’s ‘fake Kun Cauldron’. They had become a laughingstock.
It wasn’t just the Soaring Dragon Trading Company. Those trading companies that had dealings with them were all affected, and their business was dismal. This was supposed to be the best time for them to get rich, but unfortunately, everyone went to the Huayun Trading Company to appraise their treasures, ignoring them.
As for the stronger sects, because they had many disciples or treasures, the Huayun Trading Company would treat them the same way they treated the Lingxiao Academy.
After appraising a treasure, they would only charge a portion of the appraisal fee, but they wouldn’t force a trade. They would also keep their mouths shut. The secret of appraising treasures was limited to the appraiser himself, and even the Huayun Trading Company couldn’t inquire about it.
Within the Treasure Pavilion, Long Chen found over thirty kinds of medicinal ingredients that he could use. Adding on the ones he had in his spatial ring, the number of Paragon Pills he could refine reached forty-eight.
The reason the cauldron had told Long Chen to gather so many precious medicinal ingredients to refine different Paragon Pills was because he needed to consume too many medicinal pills. If he only consumed one, it would quickly increase his resistance, causing the effect to become worse.
Only by taking turns to consume different Paragon Pills would his body constantly adapt to different medicinal pills. That way, he wouldn’t be able to resist.
This was the same as eating. Three meals a day, and one meal a day. In just a few days, you would vomit. But if you took turns eating dozens of dishes, you wouldn’t get sick of them. The principle of eating was the same as eating pills. The so-called resistance was the body’s rejection.
“Are you ready?”
Immortal mist covered the mountain. The Gankun Cauldron’s original body was now three meters tall. Its runes lit up, and the entire world was covered in a layer of divine light. The current Gankun Cauldron had undergone a huge change from the previous Gankun Cauldron. Its aura was growing stronger.
As its aura spread, the vegetation on the mountain immediately began to flourish. The entire world became full of vitality because of the Dry Kun Cauldron.
“I’m ready.”
Long Chen replied that all the medicinal ingredients had been transplanted into the primal chaos space. There was no need to waste them. No matter how many medicinal pills he refined, it would be enough.
“I’m talking about your condition. You’ve already advanced to the Hierarch realm. Our pill refinement is different from before. We need to be more efficient,” said Gan Kun.
“You mean…”
Long Chen suddenly realized why the cauldron was so huge.
“Yes, you need results, and I need the process. Time is extremely precious to us, so we need to refine more pills in one furnace. That’s a bit taxing on you, so don’t be careless,” said Gan Kun.
“Alright.”
Originally, Long Chen had thought that with his current strength, cooperating with the Gankun Cauldron to refine pills would be a piece of cake. But now he realized his thinking was too simple.
The Qiankun Cauldron said, "Come, let's begin. Refine the Damask Supreme Divinity Pill first. There are a total of 999 portions. Damask Tulip, Dragon Grass, Purple Heart Root…"
When he heard that it was nine hundred and ninety-nine portions of medicinal pills, Long Chen jumped in fright. The Gankun Cauldron was preparing to refine nine hundred and ninety-nine pills at once. He had never encountered such a situation.
“Senior, how about we take things one step at a time? I’m afraid my control is lacking.”
Long Chen had absolute confidence in his Spiritual Strength. But to refine so many medicinal pills at once without any experience, he wasn’t confident.
“There’s no need. Pill refinement is the same as fighting on the battlefield. Experience has to be accumulated through actual combat. What’s the difference between fighting one person against nine hundred and ninety-nine people?” asked the cauldron.
“There’s no difference. If I can defeat one, I can defeat nine hundred and ninety-nine. Unless they can gather their power like the Dragonblood Legion,” said Long Chen.
“That’s right. These medicinal ingredients don’t know any battle tactics, nor do they know how to cooperate. Refining one pill isn’t much different from refining nine hundred and ninety-nine. As long as you grasp the technique within, then with your soul energy, it won’t be difficult for you. Come!” said Gan Kun.
“Alright.”
Long Chen immediately made his preparations. At the same time, Huo Ling’er also stood beside him. When she cooperated with him, she also had to study hard.
Hu!
The flame in Long Chen’s hand slowly poured into the cauldron. The runes on the cauldron lit up one by one according to a specific pattern. There were tens of thousands of runes on the cauldron. When the 108th rune lit up, the entire cauldron was completely red.
The dry Kun Cauldron’s divine light radiated out, but its temperature wasn’t high. It was extremely warm, like the morning sun shining down on the earth, nourishing all things.
Just at this moment, Long Chen used his Spiritual Strength to control the medicinal ingredients, sending them into the cauldron one by one.
When the medicinal ingredients entered the cauldron, they quickly turned into liquid. The liquid evaporated and turned into powder. As the medicinal ingredients poured in, the powder accumulated higher. When the final ingredient entered the cauldron, all the powder exploded like a volcano.
BOOM!
The instant they erupted, the cauldron’s lid closed, firmly locking them within.
Hu!
The flame in Long Chen’s hand rapidly soared. It was like millions of flame dragons had wrapped around the Dry Kun Cauldron. The flame soared into the sky, leaving behind a huge hole.
Long Chen had no choice but to go all-out. He had refined so many medicinal pills in one go. If he hadn’t reached a certain level of maturity, the medicinal powders would have turned into grains, and the medicinal pills would have turned into a pot of porridge. Then he wouldn’t be able to refine any more medicinal pills.
Buzz buzz buzz…
The medicinal powders in the cauldron instantly turned into medicinal liquid that began to boil. As for the cauldron, it completely sealed the medicinal liquid, not letting out the slightest aura. That caused the power within the cauldron to rapidly rise.
At this time, Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength surged into the cauldron, suppressing the medicinal pill’s energy. As Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength pressed down, the medicinal elixir began to resist.
The greater the pressure, the greater the resistance. Soon, streams of sentient energy began to attack Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength. One, two, three… In an instant, nine hundred and ninety-nine consciousnesses awakened. They began to absorb the medicinal elixir’s energy to strengthen themselves, while also attacking Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength.
They were like balls of flames crazily burning. According to reason, no matter how they burned, their energy would quickly be exhausted.
But refining pills required the spiritual qi of heaven and earth to constantly enter the cauldron. The energy it consumed was all the energy of heaven and earth.
Their core energy wouldn’t be consumed in the slightest. That was because they had absorbed the spiritual qi of heaven and earth, causing them to grow stronger.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Within the pill furnace, nine hundred and ninety-nine flames raged. They were like huge fireballs that were dragging their tails as they crazily attacked Long Chen’s soul.
As for Long Chen, he was like a chef. His soul was like a spoon, constantly stirring up the flame balls within the cauldron. He couldn’t let them attack each other, nor could he let them merge together to attack him.
These nine hundred and ninety-nine balls of flame required an equal distribution of all the energy within the pill furnace. Each pill couldn’t be more or less, or there would be an imbalance. If there was an imbalance, the pill would explode, and the furnace might even explode.
That was why there were usually only nine pills in a furnace. One reason was because the number of pills in a furnace was decided by the heavens, and it was the limit of an alchemist’s control. The other reason was that once the furnace exploded with nine pills, alchemists would still have a chance to survive. There were too many pills, and if an accident occurred, they would lose their lives.
Furthermore, alchemists all knew that accidents were very common. This had nothing to do with a person’s skill. Even the strongest alchemist wouldn’t dare say that each furnace of pills would definitely succeed.
Taking Long Chen as an example, with his Pill Sovereign memories, his alchemy arts could be said to be unrivaled under the heavens. He had never met a worthy opponent. But even so, there were times when he made mistakes.
On a larger scale, the Gankun Cauldron was one of the ten great Primal Chaos Divine Artifacts. When it worked with Huo Ling’er, it had also shown signs of exploding.
In the words of the Gankun Cauldron, the failure of a medicinal pill was sometimes related to a person’s karmic luck, the changes in the laws of heaven and earth, as well as the laws of all things in the universe. Even it was helpless.
So no matter what level of alchemist they were, as long as they were refining pills, even if they were refining the most familiar medicinal pills, they had to be completely focused.
Rumble…
The flames within the pill furnace grew more violent. Long Chen’s expression was grave, and his Spiritual Strength surged. He didn’t dare to be the slightest bit careless. He continuously stirred the flames, and at the same time, he had to observe their changes to prevent them from attacking and merging.
“Treating a great nation is like cooking a small fry. Comprehending the Great Dao is like refining an immortal pill. Have you ever thought about what you are in the world inside the pill furnace? What are those fireballs? What are those medicinal liquids? What are your hands?” asked Gan Kun.
Long Chen’s heart shook. The cauldron’s words were a reminder to him. At that moment, Long Chen suddenly thought of what the Elder of the monastery had said.
If this pill furnace was the Nine Heavens World, then these nine hundred and ninety-nine fireballs represented nine hundred and ninety-nine races? Power? Plane?
The medicinal elixir was the source of their nourishment. His spiritual hand was the law that balanced this world? Then what about him? Was he really the ruler?
“If I were the ruler, my goal would be to eat them. But they don’t know that the world that seems to be balanced is actually controlled by someone.
“One-handed control?”
Long Chen suddenly thought of himself. If he was also one of those nine hundred and ninety-nine medicinal pills, would it be because he was too powerful that the world was unbalanced, and so that hand wanted to get rid of him?
BOOM!
“Not good!”
Long Chen let out a startled cry. Just as he was distracted, three balls of flame merged together, forming a huge ball of flame. When Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength touched it, it actually avoided Long Chen’s spiritual hand and charged at the other balls.
As for those flame spheres, they had thought they had been attacked and had immediately launched a counterattack. As a result, they were instantly absorbed, and that flame sphere once more grew larger.
“It’s over.”
When it devoured six balls of flame, Long Chen sighed. It had devoured too many balls of flame. If it was destroyed, the medicinal energy it had absorbed would be taken back.
But without nine pills, the other pills would have to split their medicinal energy equally. Although there were nine hundred and ninety pills, the effect of each pill was very small.
But refining pills was just like that. Even the slightest impact would cause all their previous efforts to go to waste. Otherwise, why would they need to accurately control the amount of medicinal ingredients before refining?
Even if he tried to reverse the situation, it would be meaningless. Even if he succeeded, the quality of the medicinal pills wouldn’t be good. Long Chen decided to ignore them and just watch. In any case, the cauldron wouldn’t explode.
When Long Chen’s spiritual hand withdrew from the cauldron, the flame spheres immediately began to crazily devour the medicinal elixir. Some of them attacked other flame spheres, and what shocked Long Chen was that several of them actually gathered together as if they were discussing something.
“This…”
This scene stunned Long Chen. Previously, these balls of flame had only been sentient. But when Long Chen withdrew his hand, these medicinal pills seemed to have gained intelligence.
Long Chen even saw a few balls of flame hiding in a corner. They didn’t fight, nor did they absorb the medicinal elixir. They were like spectators, quietly watching everything.
“When your Spiritual Strength is within the cauldron, everything within the cauldron is under your control. You interfere with the Heavenly Daos, you interfere with the laws. Or perhaps you are the Heavenly Daos, you are the laws.
“But once you withdraw your Spiritual Strength, that will be a miniature version of this world. Do you still remember what the sweeper told you about the Heavenly Daos?” asked Gan Kun.
“Heavenly Daos are ignorant of the beginning and the end. Ignorant of the end, ignorant of the source, ignorant of the outside, ignorant of the inside…”
“I understand now. The world is neither big nor small. It has no origin, no internal or external factors. The so-called big and small inside and out is just a kind of understanding.
“From what I can see, the furnace is just a space. If I’m a ball of light, then the pill furnace is the entire world…” At that moment, Long Chen gained a new understanding of the Heavenly Daos. When the Elder of the Cleansing Courtyard had said that, Long Chen had still been completely confused. But now that he had been reminded by the cauldron, he instantly understood.
BOOM!
At this moment, something happened within the pill furnace.
What Long Chen hadn’t expected was that the ball of flame that had gathered the most power would explode. It didn’t receive any attack, but rather exploded on its own.
The instant it exploded, a ball of flame devoured its energy, becoming the strongest ball of flame within the cauldron. But just as it formed, an unremarkable ball of flame pierced through its body.
That ball of flame was like a hidden assassin. It was unknown how it had found its opponent’s weak point, but it gave it a fatal blow.
The interior of the cauldron was in complete chaos. All the balls of flames were crazily slaughtering each other. Even the balls of flames hiding to the side were drawn in.
BOOM!
At this time, the cauldron’s energy was completely unbalanced. With a loud bang, all the flames disappeared, turning into black ash.
All sound disappeared, and Long Chen broke out in a cold sweat. Although it was just a battle of flames, Long Chen felt as if he had seen a world being born and destroyed. Looking at the endless black ash, Long Chen was extremely shocked.
“What did you see?” asked the cauldron.
“I saw many, many things…” muttered Long Chen. This was the first time he had seen such a scene of failure. It had given him too much inspiration.
“Come, continue refining.”
Under the guidance of the cauldron, Long Chen took a deep breath to calm himself. He began refining a second time. This time, he didn’t split his attention. He used his Spiritual Strength to balance each medicinal pill’s energy, allowing the energy within the cauldron to circulate endlessly.
Rumble…
Long Chen withdrew his Spiritual Strength, and the pill furnace began to rumble. When the pill was formed, he had to withdraw his Spiritual Strength so that the pill could absorb as much spiritual qi as it wanted.
If Long Chen didn’t withdraw his Spiritual Strength, the medicinal pill would lose its spirituality. That way, the quality of the medicinal pill refined wouldn’t be high.
However, once Long Chen withdrew his Spiritual Strength, the situation within the pill furnace would no longer be under his control. At this time, it would depend on luck. That was also why alchemists of any level had a chance of failure.
BOOM!
With a loud bang, the cauldron trembled, and the interior of the cauldron fell silent. Long Chen carefully lifted the lid, and 999 rays of divine light shot out.
Hu!
Long Chen waved his hand, and divine light surged out, blocking these medicinal pills. They wanted to flee as soon as they appeared, so how could he let them do as they wished?
“Success!”
Looking at the medicinal pills floating in front of him, Long Chen couldn’t help being a bit excited. When these medicinal pills had first appeared, their divine light had been surging, but now they had dimmed. Their bodies were wrinkled like withered oranges.
But Long Chen knew that this was a special pill armor. It could seal off all medicinal effects, and it also had the ability to block heavenly secrets.
Only this kind of pill armor could allow so many peak grade Golden Cores to appear in this world at the same time. Otherwise, once these peak grade Golden Cores appeared, only one would be able to survive. The rest would all be destroyed by the Heavenly Daos.
Peerless grade pills were one of a kind. Once you condensed a pill armor that could block heavenly secrets, you would be able to brazenly appear in this world. As long as you didn’t destroy the pill armor, it didn’t matter how many Peerless grade pills you condensed.
To be able to refine nine hundred and ninety-nine golden cores at once shocked even Long Chen. If this news spread, it would definitely frighten a large group of people to death.
“The Dao of alchemy is the Grand Dao. As the saying goes, the Grand Dao is connected to the heavens, and one method is connected to all things. Alchemy is also a kind of cultivation. You have to carefully comprehend the profundities within it. Don’t neglect the process for the sake of the results,” said Gan Kun.
“Many thanks for your guidance, senior. I understand.” Long Chen nodded respectfully.
In the past, he had only refined pills for the sake of obtaining medicinal pills. But now he realized just how many opportunities he had wasted over the years.
“Huo Ling’er, do you understand?” asked the cauldron.
“I’ve also memorized the process, and I won’t make any mistakes in the tempo. I also have no problem changing my Spiritual Strength and flame.
“It’s just that my Spiritual Strength isn’t as strong as big brother Long Chen’s. I’m afraid I can’t be as perfect as big brother Long Chen,” said Huo Ling’er.
“For you to say such a thing means you really don’t understand. The so-called balance technique is a technique that can easily break a thousand pounds.
In the beginning, Long Chen had also used brute force to control it. But then he saw that the change in the flow of his Spiritual Strength, the control of his rhythm, and the slow change in the flame were all due to the changes in the pill furnace.
“As long as you understand… forget it. You’re just a flame spirit. It’s already amazing that you can comprehend these things. Long Chen and I will refine two more furnaces of pills. Look closely at the changes,” said Gan Kun.
Buzz!
As he spoke, the cauldron once more began to refine pills. This time, with the previous experience and the guidance of the cauldron, Long Chen’s control over his soul had become much smoother. It was just as the cauldron had said: the art of balance was a kind of technique, and it definitely didn’t rely on brute force.
“Once you master this technique, everything will become much simpler. You’ll be able to refine two cauldrons of pills in a row, and then you’ll be able to refine the third.
As expected, although Huo Ling’er was smart, she was still a flame spirit. Her comprehension ability couldn’t compare to Long Chen’s, and she failed in the third furnace.
This was a huge blow to Huo Ling’er, but Long Chen comforted her, telling her that she didn’t need to be afraid. Even if she failed, Long Chen would be able to comprehend different Heavenly Daos from the imbalanced world within the cauldron. To Long Chen, his gains were greater than his successes.
So Long Chen told Huo Ling’er to relax and not be afraid of failure. In any case, whether he succeeded or failed, he would still have some gains.
Hearing Long Chen’s comforting words, Huo Ling’er was no longer impatient. Under the guidance of the Gan Kun Cauldron, she continued refining pills. After failing seven times, she finally succeeded on the eighth try.
Now that she had succeeded, Huo Ling’er’s confidence had greatly increased. At the same time, she had also memorized the secret technique. She continued to refine it twice, and both times she succeeded. She immediately hugged Long Chen, laughing and jumping around excitedly.
“Come! Let’s switch to the Lotus Mind Exalted Pill!” Gan Kunjing said.
Long Chen hastily followed the Gankun Cauldron’s instructions and arranged all the ingredients in the formula. With the experience of success, everything became much simpler.
Long Chen first refined it, and then he let Huo Ling’er learn. Huo Ling’er knew that medicinal pills were incomparably important to Long Chen, and she had always been diligently studying them.
Furthermore, refining pills required control. That was also extremely helpful to her cultivation. It was killing two birds with one stone.
Most importantly, the cauldron would occasionally give her pointers. That filled her with gratitude.
By the time he had finished refining all the Paragon Pills, half a month had already passed. Huo Ling’er had already taken control of all the refining methods. Now, he could leave these things to Huo Ling’er. Long Chen was just about to leave when the cauldron said,
“Don’t you think you’ve forgotten something extremely important?”
“What is it?”
“Have you forgotten what your Dragonblood Legion lacks the most?” asked Gan Kun.
Long Chen was stunned for a long time, unable to recall what it was.
“Have you forgotten your Heavenly Fate Fruit?”
Pa!
Long Chen slapped his thigh and jumped up.
Buzz!
The cauldron trembled, and a medicinal pill with nine nebula images flew out and landed in Long Chen’s hand.
This medicinal pill’s interior was turbid and unremarkable, but it contained a vast amount of Heavenly Fate energy. Long Chen was incredibly excited.
“It really can be refined.” Although the cauldron had said that once his strength reached a certain level, he would be able to refine the Heavenly Fate Pill, Long Chen still found it hard to believe.
This was a Nine Star Heavenly Fate Pill. It was refined from ninety-nine eight star Heavenly Fate Fruits, and its fluctuations were the same as a Nine Star Heavenly Fate Fruit.
In other words, a single Heaven’s Mandate Pill could create a powerful Nine Star Heaven’s Chosen. That was practically heaven-defying.
Previously, Long Chen had been in a difficult position. He had over five hundred Nine Star Heavenly Fate Fruits. How to split them was a huge problem.
Although he knew that no matter how he distributed them, the Dragonblood warriors wouldn’t have any objections, as the boss of the Dragonblood Legion, he had to be impartial.
That was also why Long Chen wasn’t in a hurry to split the Nine Star Fruit. He also didn’t know how to split it. The difference between an eight star and a nine star Heavenly Fate was too great.
Right now, ninety-nine eight star Heavenly Fate Fruits could be used to refine a Nine Star Heavenly Fate Pill. That made Long Chen shout with excitement. In that case, the entire Dragonblood Legion would become nine star Heavenly Fate Masters.
Long Chen couldn’t imagine just how terrifying the Dragonblood Legion would be once they all advanced to the nine star Heavenly Fate realm. Was there any power in this world that could stop them?
“Don’t be so excited. Refining the Heavenly Fate Fruit is a time-consuming task. Furthermore, you can only do it yourself. Huo Ling’er and I can’t do it for you,” said Gan Kun.
“Ah? Why is that?” Long Chen felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over him. He only had tens of thousands of eight star Heavenly Fate Fruits. Even if he refined ninety-nine of them into one Nine Star Heavenly Fate Pill, he would only have a few hundred.
The Dragonblood Legion had over seven thousand people, but the gap was still huge. If they wanted to obtain more eight star Heavenly Fate Pills, they would have to refine more Seven Star Heavenly Fate Pills. Furthermore, they didn’t have enough Seven Star Heavenly Fate Fruits, so they had to start with the Heavenly Fate Fruits.
If the Six Star Heavenly Fate Fruit still wasn’t enough, then Long Chen would have to start with the Five Star Heavenly Fate Fruit. That would be a terrifying project for him. Five stars refining six stars, six stars refining seven stars… all the way to nine stars. If he had to rely on himself to refine it, wouldn’t he vomit blood?
“There’s no way around it. You should know how these Heavenly Dao Fruits came about. You are its master, and only you have the ability to merge with them. Not even I can,” said Gan Kun.
The cauldron was referring to the Heavenly Dao Tree. Hearing that, Long Chen felt a chill.
“Don’t think too much about it. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. As long as you take the first step, you won’t be far from success. You can’t be afraid of trouble.”
Long Chen also knew that. But when he thought of this refinement process, no matter who it was, they would feel despair. But for the Dragonblood Legion, he could only clench his teeth and fight.
Buzz!
The cauldron trembled, and tens of thousands of Heavenly Fate Fruits appeared within it. Long Chen jumped in shock. “Senior, are you extracting juice?”
“What juice? I want to test the limit of your Spiritual Strength and see just how many pills you can refine in one go.
“If you can only refine one pill in a furnace, how long will it take you to refine it? Let alone you, I can’t wait either,” said the cauldron.
“You can do that?” Long Chen was delighted.
Buzz!
Long Chen’s flame energy erupted and his Spiritual Strength poured in. What delighted him was that refining the Heavenly Fate Pill was a hundred times easier than refining the Paragon Pill.
BOOM!
After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the cauldron began to shake. Hundreds of medicinal pills had already been refined, and each one of them had five star marks on it. The cauldron was also extremely cautious. It took out a four star Heavenly Fate Fruit and began to refine it. It was afraid of making a mistake, and if it didn’t have enough, it would be awkward.
Hundreds of five-star Destiny Fruits could only refine a few dozen six-star Destiny Fruits. He couldn’t even refine a single seven-star Destiny Fruit. Fortunately, this was the first time he had made such a good start. The Dry Kun Cauldron continued to increase the quantity.
Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength was extremely powerful. Adding on his exquisite control and his rich alchemy experience, he had finally reached his limit. At most, he could refine a million Heavenly Fate Fruits.
One million five star fruits could refine ten thousand six star, one hundred seven star, and one eight star.
It seemed he was still far from reaching his goal. However, he had plenty of Six Star and Seven Star Heavenly Fate Fruits. After a rough calculation, he found that the gap wasn’t very large.
So Long Chen began to refine pills day and night. One day, two days… Long Chen didn’t sleep or rest. After refining for an entire month, he finally refined over eight thousand Nine Star Heavenly Fate Pills.
This pill made Long Chen feel like he was about to go crazy. He was starting to lose focus, and when he came out of seclusion, he saw Guo Ran and the others.
“Boss, are you alright?!” Guo Ran hastily supported Long Chen. At this time, Yu Qingxuan and Bai Shishi came over to help him sit.
“Long Chen, what’s wrong?” Yu Qingxuan’s heart ached. She had never seen Long Chen so exhausted.
“I’m fine. Guo Ran, distribute these fruits and medicinal pills to my brothers. There are special fluctuations coming from the fruits and medicinal pills. Tell them to choose the ones that match their attributes. If there’s a problem, I’ll go get more,” said Long Chen.
The reason Long Chen had refined hundreds of them was to give everyone more options. When Guo Ran saw those medicinal pills and fruits, he immediately understood. He nodded and left.
“I can finally rest!”
Long Chen stretched lazily and leaned back. As a result, he was in Bai Shishi’s embrace. Bai Shishi immediately blushed. It was a good thing that only she and Yu Qingxuan were in the room. But even so, she still felt her heart beat faster. She wanted to push Long Chen away, but she couldn’t bear to.
When she stealthily looked at Long Chen, she saw that he had already entered a dreamland. Bai Shishi no longer had any shyness, and what replaced it was heartache. Long Chen was too tired. From the battle at the Nine Heavens Gate until now, he hadn’t rested for even a moment. No one knew how he had managed to survive.
When Long Chen woke up, he saw Yu Qingxuan and Bai Shishi lying on his left and right shoulders. The two of them had been whispering, but when Long Chen woke up, the two of them hastily jumped out of his embrace.
Long Chen reached out to wrap his arms around their waists. He wanted to spend a bit more time with them. After all, he hadn’t had a chance to properly feel that kind of feeling.
“Not good, not good…”
At this moment, Bai Xiaole ran in, screaming.
“What happened?” Long Chen hastily sat up.
Bai Xiaole, this brother-in-law of his, had no idea that he had ruined his brother-in-law’s plans. He didn’t even see Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan’s bashful expressions.
“Boss, bad news! There are so many vicious people from outside the academy!”
“Vicious? How vicious?”
"I don't know. The front courtyard is already in an uproar, and it seems like a fight is about to break out at any moment. The headmaster isn't here, and the other people in charge aren't here either. Boss, you should hurry up and take a look!” Bai Xiaole said anxiously.
“Let’s go take a look!”
Long Chen followed Bai Xiaole out. Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan also followed, but Long Chen said, “Don’t come out yet. For now, everyone in the Dragonblood Legion should try not to show themselves.
"Why?" Bai Shishi could not understand.
Long Chen was just about to say something when Yu Qingxuan grabbed Bai Shishi’s hand. “There’s nothing to see over there. Let’s go eat the medicinal pills Long Chen gave us.”
Long Chen had given Bai Shishi, Yu Qingxuan, Guo Ran, Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, Xia Chen, and Bai Xiaolei specializing in Nine Star Heavenly Fate Pills. These pills were extremely suited to their abilities.
Because Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan were with Long Chen, they hadn’t consumed any medicinal pills, so they hadn’t gone into seclusion. Although Bai Shishi was a bit unwilling, she was still pulled away by Yu Qingxuan.
Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan left. Long Chen and Bai Xiaole walked together. Long Chen asked, “Do you know who those people are?”
“I don’t know. I just ate a medicinal pill, but there was no reaction. They were all in seclusion, and I was fine by myself, so I came out.
From the front of the hall, he could hear a loud roar. The sound was extremely penetrating. It should be the roar of a Saint Ruler. Furthermore, the killing intent was not concealed at all.
"I also don't know what happened, so I rushed over to report it to you. I was afraid that once I figured it out, it would delay things,” said Bai Xiaole hastily.
"Don't talk about useless things. To put it bluntly, you're just a coward who doesn't dare to stand out.” At this moment, the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox appeared on Bai Xiaole's shoulder, its face full of disdain.
"Of course not!” raged Bai Xiaole.
“Cowardly and lazy. Let me digest the medicinal pills. You don’t even dare to stand out when you’re in trouble. It’s really embarrassing to follow you.” The Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox curled her lips. A little fox acting like a human looked a bit comical.
"I, I, I…” Bai Xiaole's face turned red, but she didn't know how to retort.
Long Chen patted Bai Xiaole on the shoulder. It was unknown whether it was intentional or not, but as a result, his hand landed on the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox’s head, causing it to tumble.
“Aiya!”
The little fox was immediately infuriated, while Long Chen hastily said, “Sorry!”
“You’re clearly doing this on purpose!” The little fox was infuriated. “You’re also a bad person!”
“Hey, hey, hey, I really didn’t do it on purpose. Don’t cry, I’m sorry!” Long Chen hastily apologized.
In truth, Long Chen really hadn’t done it on purpose. He had just wanted to comfort Bai Xiaole out of habit, but he had forgotten her position.
Long Chen hastily placed the little fox on his shoulder and comforted it. Only then did the little fox stop crying. Bai Xiaole also hastily apologized. Seeing Bai Xiaole’s pained expression, the little fox turned her head away.
Bai Xiaole immediately became a bit embarrassed. Long Chen patted her shoulder and said, “Being a coward is being a coward. There’s nothing to be afraid of.”
"Boss, I…” Bai Xiaole began to panic.
Long Chen continued, “Did Guo Ran say you were also a member of the Dragonblood Legion?”
“Yes.”
Bai Xiaole was a bit excited. Previously, she had always wanted to join the Dragonblood Legion, but Long Chen hadn’t said anything. He hadn’t agreed, nor had he refused.
Bai Xiaole went to find Guo Ran. Guo Ran told her that joining the Dragonblood Legion wasn’t so easy. Unless he obtained everyone’s approval, there was no way for her boss to let him join the Dragonblood Legion.
However, after such a long period of time, in addition to Bai Xiaole's performance in front of the Nine Heavens Gate, she had obtained everyone's approval.
After returning to the academy, Guo Ran told Bai Xiaole that everyone had agreed to let him join the Dragonblood Legion. In the end, only their boss had nodded.
Now that Long Chen brought up this matter, he immediately became excited and nervous. Everyone in the cultivation world worshipped the strong, and Bai Xiaole was no exception. Everyone in the Dragonblood Legion was an expert, and Bai Xiaole was eager to become one.
That was because he saw that every Dragonblood warrior was a true warrior. He also hoped that one day, they would become experts like them.
“Do you know what anyone in the Dragonblood Legion will do when they learn I’m still resting and everyone else is in seclusion?” asked Long Chen.
"I… I… don't know.” Bai Xiaole was stumped.
“My Dragonblood Legion is a brother that relies on life and death. We don’t have any hierarchy. Each one of us can be the leader of the Dragonblood Legion. We share honor and glory.
“Even if it’s because of a single person’s mistake and everyone is annihilated, there will only be laughter on the road to the Yellow Springs. There will be no complaints,” said Long Chen.
"Boss…” Bai Xiaole was shocked.
“I lead the Dragonblood Legion. They’ve given their lives to me, and I can also give mine to each of them. This is the Dragonblood Legion,” said Long Chen.
Bai Xiaole was completely shocked. This was the first time she had truly gotten to know the Dragonblood Legion.
“You’ve already passed the trial, so you’re a part of the Dragonblood Legion. From now on, you don’t need to be afraid of anything. No matter what trouble you cause, we’ll bear it for you.
“So don’t be a coward. Even if the sky collapses, I’ll help you. Remember, our Dragonblood Legion is united. We share both honor and disgrace, and we don’t discriminate.” Long Chen patted Bai Xiaole on the shoulder.
“Boss…” Bai Xiaole was so emotional that she was about to cry. Long Chen had already acknowledged him as a member of the Dragonblood Legion.
“Little Nine!”
Long Chen turned to look at the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox on his shoulder. It had an aggrieved expression.
“You and Little Le are one, and you’re the same. If you’re lucky, you’re lucky. If you’re unlucky, you’re unlucky. Little Le’s character is weak, and there are many times when you should be the one supporting her.
“Remember, you are his equal. If the Dragonblood Legion approves of him, they will also approve of you. They don’t acknowledge you because of him. Do you understand?”
“Boss…”
The little fox’s eyes reddened.
Long Chen rubbed its head. “You aren’t an accessory, and you aren’t anyone’s housepet. You are you. When Little Le is in the wrong, you have the right to control the future of two people. You can’t just let her mess around.”
“Can I really?” The little fox asked with a trembling voice.
“Of course. If Xiao Le isn’t convinced, you can tell me. I’ll handle him,” said Long Chen solemnly.
“Yay! I’ve long since disliked him.”
The little fox excitedly cried out. It wasn’t a human, but it hadn’t expected Long Chen to treat it like this, treating it like Bai Xiaole. It was both excited and grateful.
"Boss…” Seeing how excited the little fox was, Bai Xiaole had a bad feeling.
Hu!
Long Chen placed the little fox on Bai Xiaole’s shoulder. The little fox immediately became arrogant. “Shut up. We’re about to reach the front hall. Don’t disturb boss’s reception.”
Bai Xiaole curled her lips, but she didn’t dare say anything. She could only follow Long Chen to the front hall.
“Are the leaders of your Lingxiao Academy all bastards? None of them dare show themselves?”
Long Chen had only just arrived in front of the palace when he heard a sentence that immediately infuriated him.
“Little Nine!”
“Understood.”
The Purple Pupil Nine Tailed Demon Fox immediately perked up.
Hu!
When Long Chen stepped into the front hall, countless sharp eyes swept over him. Only then did he realize that the hall was already packed with people.
In other words, it couldn’t be said that they were human. That was because there were other races here. Although they looked human, their blood and qi contained different auras.
These people’s auras were completely different from the experts Long Chen had seen before.
These people were of all ages, men, and women. Their auras were the same as Long Chen’s. They were all at the early Hierarch realm, while those elders were terrifying Saint Rulers.
These people all had arrogant expressions, and their jaws were raised high. When Long Chen walked in, their pupils shrank slightly.
The reason they were so shocked wasn’t because of Long Chen’s aura, nor was it because of his cultivation base. It was because of the Dragon Bone Evil Moon on his back.
The huge Dragon Bone Evil Moon was lying on Long Chen’s back. It was much taller than him, and its evil aura instantly drew everyone’s attention.
“Hehe, now we can have a good meal!” laughed Dragon Bone Evil Moon, his laughter dripping with blood.
“Don’t make a fuss. Do you think this group of rookies is worth your time? Don’t embarrass yourself,” said Long Chen.
Killing people wasn’t a problem, but that also depended on the location. This was the Lingxiao Academy, and directly killing people in the main hall was a taboo. Others could do it, but Long Chen couldn’t. After all, his status wasn’t suitable.
“Who are you?”
Long Chen had only just entered when someone blocked his path. The palace hall was already filled with people, and there was no way to stand. Seeing that Long Chen was only at the Paragon realm, they thought he was just an ordinary disciple.
Pa!
The person who had reached out to stop Long Chen was sent flying out of the palace by Long Chen’s slap. He tumbled down the stairs without saying a word and fainted.
“You…”
Long Chen’s attack infuriated everyone.
“Principal Long Chen!”
Just at this moment, a cry of surprise rang out from within. The experts present were all startled. This young man was actually the headmaster of the Lingxiao Academy? Did they hear wrongly?
“Boss, didn’t you say you’d let me come?” Seeing Long Chen send that person flying with a slap, the little fox was stunned and sent a message to Long Chen.
“Tch, it’s just an instinctive reaction. Next time, you should react faster.” Only now did Long Chen remember that he was the monastery head. Fighting here was beneath his dignity.
“Dean Long Chen, you’ve finally come.” One of the old administrators was on the verge of tears. The higher-ups of the monastery weren’t present, so he had no choice but to thicken his skin and receive them.
How could these people place an old man with a low cultivation base in their eyes? All of them mocked and ridiculed him, but he didn’t dare retort. He could only smile apologetically and say that the higher-ups were all in seclusion and would come out soon.
However, he had no idea when the higher-ups would come out of seclusion. The vice-principal had sent him to receive them. He even suspected that the vice-principal was intentionally messing with him.
In front of these fiendish existences, he could only smile. Even if he was cursed, he could only endure. He only hoped that he could hold on until reinforcements arrived. He also prayed that these people wouldn’t dare to kill anyone here.
Here, each day felt like a year. He had already accompanied Long Chen for three days. He didn’t even know how he had spent those three days. Now that Long Chen had arrived, he could finally relax.
“Scram!”
Seeing quite a few people staring blankly at Long Chen, not knowing what to do, the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox on Bai Xiaole’s shoulder coldly shouted.
Its shout caused violet qi waves to surge. Quite a few people immediately felt dizzy when they heard its voice, and they became absent-minded for a moment. They hastily opened up a path.
Long Chen nodded. This little fox was more perceptive than Bai Xiaole and knew how to control the situation. She began to walk toward the center of the palace.
That overseer hastily walked over. As an overseer, he was at most a guest. He didn’t have the qualifications to sit, so he could only stand and accompany them.
Seeing that the administrator was so subservient, the experts here all became bolder. There was even a Saint Ruler who sat at the head of the hall. This was clearly overtaking the host.
“Get down!”
When Long Chen walked to the front seat, the Nine-Tailed Violet Fox shouted.
“You’re the headmaster of the Numinous Sky Academy? I don’t believe you.” The elder sitting at the head of the table sneered, still sitting in his seat.
"Little Le, Heavenly Pupil Absolute Kill!” Little Nine coldly shouted, and the divine image of six Heavenly Pupils instantly appeared in her purple pupils. At the same time, the image of six Heavenly Pupils also appeared in Bai Xiaole's eyes.
Pu!
The elder sitting on the front seat immediately sensed something was wrong. He was just about to counterattack when he vomited a mouthful of blood and tumbled off the front seat.
As for Long Chen, he didn’t even look at him. He simply walked up. As he did, the elder tumbled to the ground.
Chi!
What no one had expected was that when the elder tumbled to Long Chen’s feet, his neck would collide with the tip of the saber behind Long Chen.
The Dragon Bone Evil Moon was huge, and it was lying on Long Chen’s back. The hilt of the saber was on his right shoulder, and the tip of the saber was on his left foot. It was only a few inches from the ground.
The old man’s neck cut across the tip of the blade of the Dragon Bone Evil Moon, and his corpse immediately disappeared without a sound.
The experts present were incomparably shocked. That was a Saint Ruler! Let alone cutting off their heads, even if their physical bodies exploded, their Yuan Spirits wouldn’t be destroyed. Even if their Yuan Spirits were destroyed, their wills would remain.
But now, his aura had completely disappeared. In other words, he was dead. The disciples who had come with him were all shocked and infuriated.
“You really have no integrity!” said Long Chen.
“It has nothing to do with me. Everyone saw it. He was the one who ran into us. Don’t malign a good person,” said Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
Long Chen couldn’t be bothered to listen to its quibbling. Although this fellow’s plan had been flawless, he refused to believe that a Saint Ruler wouldn’t sense the slightest danger. Furthermore, how could you, Dragon Bone Evil Moon, be a good person?
However, now wasn’t the time to bicker with Dragon Bone Evil Moon. Long Chen could only act like this was just an accident. He walked over to the head of the table, tossed his robes, and placed Dragon Bone Evil Moon beside him.
"Idiot, hurry up and make some tea. Why don't you have any sense at all?” At this moment, the little fox cursed in Bai Xiaole's ear.
"Make tea? I don't know how to make tea, and besides, there's no tea!” Bai Xiaole was stunned.
“Fool, it’s fine even if you don’t have tea!” cursed the little fox.
But before Bai Xiaole could do anything, the overseer had already brought Long Chen a cup of tea. Long Chen took a sip and placed the cup down. Only then did he coldly glance at the experts present.
“Who was shouting here just now? Step forward!”
Long Chen’s shout caused the thousands of experts in the palace hall to quiver. They hadn’t expected the headmaster of the Lingxiao Academy to be so young and domineering.
“Lingxiao Academy is known as the number one academy in the world, the most ancient inheritance of the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. A distinguished guest has come to visit, but the master has withdrawn himself. Is this how you treat your guests?” At this time, an expert with a bald head and a strange horn on his head stood out.
This was a Paragon. From his aura, it seemed he had also just advanced. His qi and blood fluctuated intensely, and the power of his Heavenly Fate increased. He was an eight star Heavenly Fate.
“Guest? You think you’re a guest? Scram!” snorted Long Chen.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s words were still lingering on the tip of his tongue when a three flower shield appeared in front of him. The bald man had long since been prepared for this. With a shout, he smashed his fist forward, gathering all his power.
As a result, when his fist struck the shield, he was horrified to find that his fist had actually sunk into the shield. The shield was unable to bear his power, and his body also crashed into it. The power of his fist completely disappeared, and not a single drop remained.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, a huge force came from within the shield. The bald man was horrified to find that the energy he had absorbed had returned to him.
Hu!
The bald man was like a clay ball that had been shot from a slingshot. He shot out of the door and disappeared in an instant. It was unknown how far he had been sent flying. From the looks of it, he would definitely fly out of the Lingxiao Academy’s territory.
When the Elder Supervisor saw this, he couldn’t help but feel delighted. Previously, this fellow’s mouth had been so foul. As expected, evil people still needed to be tempered by evil people. Principal Long Chen was the bane of evil people.
“Since you know that the Lingxiao Academy is the most ancient academy in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths, you should have come with reverence in your hearts and not arrogantly spout nonsense here.
“If you’re here to exchange pointers, then we’ll welcome you with open arms. If you want to show off your power here and suppress the Lingxiao Academy to prove your strength, hehe, then I’m afraid you won’t get your wish,” said Long Chen disdainfully.
Long Chen could tell with a single glance that their auras were off. They were different from all the creatures he had come into contact with. The laws and Heavenly Dao fluctuations coming from them were all different.
“We didn’t come here with any ill intentions. We came to use the Numinous Sky Academy to summon our people back, but your higher-ups refused to see us. What is the meaning of this?” shouted an elder in gray robes.
This elder’s qi and blood weren’t obvious, and his fluctuations were unclear. However, his eyes were as sharp as blades, and it was obvious that he was a powerful Saint Ruler with a powerful aura.
However, Long Chen still didn’t place him in his eyes. A mocking smile appeared on his face. “You must be from the Crane race!”
Having his identity seen through by Long Chen, the elder was slightly startled. But he still arrogantly said, “That’s right, I’m here to bring the Tuo tribe’s disciples back to Imperial Sovereign Heaven.
“This old man didn’t bring anyone away. Instead, I came to greet your Lingxiao Academy. I’ve already done my best, but your Lingxiao Academy is so cold. Isn’t that too rude?”
“That’s right. Your Lingxiao Academy is too rude and barbaric.”
“Could it be that the number one academy in the world has lost all its etiquette?”
The experts all began to chime in, criticizing him. They finally took this opportunity to attack Long Chen.
Bai Xiaole stood by Long Chen’s side, feeling a bit panicked. If he had been criticized by so many people at the same time, he wouldn’t have been able to find a way to counterattack. But when she looked at Long Chen, she saw that he was completely calm, not the slightest bit panicked.
“Endless courtesy? It seems you’re not young anymore. What, you’re already so old, and you’re already living on the same face?” said Long Chen disdainfully.
“What do you mean?” The elder’s expression sank.
“Who handed over the invitation card?” asked Long Chen.
“But… but I…”
“Which one of you handed over a gift?” asked Long Chen.
That made everyone speechless. If it was a letter of apology, they could say that they had been too anxious and had forgotten to bring it. But to not bring a letter of apology was truly inexcusable.
As long as they weren’t enemies, no matter which sect they went to, they would have to send over some gifts. These gifts didn’t need to be very precious. The most important thing was that they needed an attitude.
As for sects, they could use the number of gifts to determine the other party’s intentions. When others left, as long as they didn’t fall out with each other, they would return the gifts. Although returning the gifts wasn’t necessarily more expensive than giving them gifts, it wouldn’t make you suffer a loss. Otherwise, it would be very easy for others to criticize you and affect your reputation.
“To put it bluntly, no matter how many things you give me, I’ll return them to you. This is what it means to return gifts. It’s a way to promote communication.
Seeing these people’s expressions, Long Chen knew his guess had been correct. He disdainfully said, “You came empty-handed, but your mouth says you’re being courteous. What a face!”
Long Chen’s words caused all the experts present to turn red. They were all speechless. Bai Xiaole looked at Long Chen with worship. Long Chen’s words were incomparably incisive, as if he was trying to make his enemies flee in terror. It was too satisfying.
The little fox sat on Bai Xiaole's shoulder, its chin raised high, its eyes looking down. This action looked very tiring, but there was no way around it. The little fox had to put on a high and mighty posture, as if it was looking down on others.
Other than the old administrator, there were also three elders in charge of pouring tea. They almost clapped for Long Chen.
“Headmaster, we really were in the wrong. We were rude. In truth, we brought the invitation card, as well as the wedding gift.
“It’s just that when we entered, it was a bit chaotic. We followed some random people in. I’m sorry, but these are our gifts.” At this time, a woman walked out with a gift in her hands.
That woman’s appearance immediately caused countless experts to sneer. She had already come, and only now did she take out the invitation card. The meaning was different, and it was extremely embarrassing.
“There’s no need. For you to send out these things at this time, not only will it damage your own prestige, but it will also make my Lingxiao Academy seem overbearing and not magnanimous enough.
“If there’s anything you need, just say it. As long as it’s not a rude request, my Lingxiao Academy will do our best to satisfy you.” Seeing that she was still tactful, Long Chen’s tone became a bit gentler.
“This was our fault to begin with. If you know your mistake, you’ll change it. How could you make another mistake? Please have a look,” said the woman sincerely.
"Idiot, what are you thinking about? Go and get it! Are you still waiting for boss to personally get it? Your head has already grown so big,” the little fox transmitted to Bai Xiaole.
Only then did Bai Xiaole run over and hand the gift box to Long Chen. When Long Chen saw the invitation card, he couldn’t help being startled.
“It’s actually them!”
The contents of the letter were modest and sincere. In the end, it was signed by the Thunder Falcon race. When Long Chen saw the Thunder Falcon race, he immediately thought of a petite silver-haired maiden with lightning runes flickering in her eyes.
“Lei Yun’er!”
Long Chen couldn’t help but lightly call out that name. A smile also appeared on his face. That was a straightforward and likable little fellow.
After looking through the letter, Long Chen handed the letter and gift box to Bai Xiaole. Seeing that Long Chen wasn’t opening the gift box, Bai Xiaole immediately felt an itch in her heart. She wanted to open the gift box to take a look, but she was scolded by the little fox:
“Who would look at a gift in front of others? That’s rude, and you can’t peek at it, understand?”
Hearing this, Bai Xiaole suppressed her curiosity and obediently stood beside Long Chen.
“Principal Long Chen, the Numinous Sky Academy has a long history, and there are many supermonasteries. Disciples are spread throughout every corner of the world. Are there any disciples from my Thunder Falcon race that want to learn?” asked the woman.
“My academy doesn’t have any Thunder Falcon disciples.” Long Chen shook his head.
Hearing that, disappointment appeared in her eyes. She was just about to leave when Long Chen said,
“Miss, please wait. Although my academy doesn’t have any Thunder Falcon disciples, I know where to find them.” Long Chen smiled.
After saying that, Long Chen took out an exquisite case and handed it to Bai Xiaole. Bai Xiaole was startled, but the little fox knocked her on the head. Only then did she realize what she was doing.
He hastily gave the case to her. She received it, but she didn’t know what to do. Opening the case here was extremely impolite. But if she didn’t open it, she didn’t know what Long Chen meant.
“There’s a gift from the academy within the case, and there’s also a place for your clansmen. You can find a place with no one around to look!” laughed Long Chen.
The woman was immediately delighted. “Many thanks, Headmaster. The seven of us have traveled through countless eras, followed the Heavenly Road through the sea of stars, and finally found our people!”
That woman wept tears of joy. Just like that, she prostrated herself to Long Chen. The two women who had come with her also prostrated themselves.
“There’s no need to be courteous between us. Once you find your clansmen, you’ll understand.” Long Chen smiled and waved his hand. A gentle qi wave supported them, making it so they couldn’t kneel.
The three of them were incomparably excited. After bowing to Long Chen once more, they left the palace. The three of them found a safe place to open the case.
Opening the case, they saw a map with a marking on it.
“No, there’s something else in the box.”
Suddenly, a woman noticed that there were still three small cases below the map. She took out a small case, but there was nothing strange about it.
But when the case was opened, endless lightning surged out. Heaven and earth trembled. The place they were at was enveloped by a ring of lightning.
“This is…”
The three of them were all stunned when they saw a medicinal pill shining with golden lightning. This was a lightning attribute medicinal pill, but they were unable to tell what level it was.
But from the boundless thunderforce within the medicinal pill, it could be seen that this was definitely a treasure. A treasure that surpassed their imaginations.
“Don’t show off your wealth. Hurry and put it away,” said a woman.
When the case was closed, the lightning disappeared, and the medicinal pill’s aura was no longer leaked. Everything that had just happened seemed like an illusion.
“Heavens, what did the headmaster give us? Why is he treating us so well?” cried a woman.
The woman in the lead said, “No wonder the headmaster told us to find a place with no one to look. This medicinal pill will probably cause countless people’s eyes to turn red.”
“The other two boxes… could they be…?”
There were a total of three boxes. The three of them were shocked and put away the boxes. They once more bowed in the direction of the Lingxiao Academy and then immediately rushed off.
…
Within the academy, Long Chen sat in the main hall, icily looking at everyone. He indifferently said, “You came to the Lingxiao Academy to find your clansmen. That’s no problem.
“My Lingxiao Academy’s disciples are all free, and we never restrict them. If they want to leave, we won’t stop them. Similarly, if they don’t want to leave, no one can force them.
“I can transmit your intentions to every disciple. However, you are not allowed to stay within my monastery.
“I will only allow you to set up recruitment points outside the academy. You can do whatever you want to attract your clansmen to come with you. As I said before, everything must be voluntary, and you can’t force it. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being impolite.”
Hearing Long Chen’s words, all the experts present nodded inside. Although Long Chen was fierce, he was still very reasonable. His conditions were acceptable to everyone.
As a result, the tense atmosphere in the palace faded a great deal. Some people immediately expressed their thanks to Long Chen and apologized for their impetuousness.
Long Chen wasn’t doing this as a concession. This was the Lingxiao Academy’s goal. If they followed Long Chen’s temperament and tried to poach him, then they would see whether or not they could beat the crap out of him.
However, as the principal, Long Chen couldn’t act according to his own character. He had to act from the perspective of the academy, so he could only do this.
Some people directly left after obtaining their promises. They wanted to go to the next place. Only after learning more did Long Chen learn that they were all from Imperial Sovereign Heaven.
That was because the Nine Heavens Gate had yet to be fully opened. The people inside had already begun to make plans for the future. They would send a group of people through the dangerous Sea of Fragments to come here. They would gather their clansmen and experts in advance, so that other powers wouldn’t beat them to it.
The Sea of Fragments was incomparably dangerous. Due to the appearance of the Nine Heavens Gate, it had become much gentler. But even so, it was still possible to lose one’s life at any time. Those who could pass through it had nothing to do with strength, only luck.
They had passed through the Sea of Fragmentary Star, but they had also paid a huge price. Quite a few people had died along the way. It was already extremely fortunate that half of them had managed to survive.
There were only a few people who had come to the Lingxiao Academy. There were also many people who were searching for the whereabouts of their clansmen. At the same time, they were doing their best to recruit disciples from the various cities.
They had brought all kinds of rare treasures from Imperial Sovereign Heaven, and they had gone all-out to introduce their own factions. They wanted to know how strong Imperial Sovereign Heaven was, and how great the benefits would be if they joined them.
The entire world began to boil. As more experts walked out of the sea of stars, an ominous aura gradually spread.
More and more experts came to visit the Numinous Sky Academy. With their previous lesson, these visitors no longer acted so arrogantly. They first handed over their invitations and gifts, and then they came according to the rules.
Long Chen couldn’t be bothered with them, so he let Bai Xiaole receive them. One reason was that Long Chen didn’t have time, and the other reason was to let Bai Xiaole train her courage.
Long Chen had told Little Nine that if the newcomer was low-key and courteous, then he should be modest and gentle. If the newcomer was arrogant and domineering and didn’t speak human language, then he would slap him in the face and teach him a lesson.
With Long Chen’s words, it was like Little Nine had received an imperial edict. Every day, he hoped for more arrogant people to come. In the beginning, there really had been quite a few arrogant people who had been beaten into submission by Little Nine.
In order to beat them up, Little Nine didn’t have time to absorb the power of the Heaven’s Mandate Pill. However, the two of them weren’t in a rush. After all, these people were basically all eight-star Heaven’s Mandates. They weren’t their match at all, so it wasn’t a problem to beat them up.
However, as time passed, more experts came to visit, and they became stronger. Sometimes, they would run into nine-star Heaven’s Mandates, and Bai Xiaole and Little Nine would be unable to protect them.
That Nine Star Heaven’s Mandate cultivator was extremely arrogant. As soon as he arrived at the academy, he ordered everyone in the Numinous Sky Academy to gather. He wanted to select some good seedlings to return to Imperial Sovereign Heaven with him.
Little Nine and Bai Xiaole had fought for several hundred rounds, but they were still defeated. Bai Xiaole even vomited blood, and a part of the palace collapsed.
As a result, Long Chen had pressed him to the ground and treated him like a mop. After cleaning off the bloodstains, he had ordered him to repair the palace. If he didn’t, he would beat him eight times a day.
This Nine Star Heaven’s Chosen was a powerful sea demon, but he hadn’t lost his temper at all. Although he was powerful, he was only average when compared to the other Heaven’s Chosen.
The reason he had been able to defeat Bai Xiaole and Little Nine was because his divine ability had perfectly countered their eye techniques. His eye technique was unable to lock onto him.
But when he encountered Long Chen, he was unable to fight back. That was because when he had defeated Bai Xiaole and Little Nine, he hadn’t killed them, and Long Chen hadn’t planned on killing him. After beating him up, he had left him to work in the palace.
This fellow was on the verge of tears as he begged Long Chen to let him off. He was willing to pay the compensation, but Long Chen refused. This wasn’t a matter of money. Wasn’t he being too arrogant? All he wanted was to see a nine star Heaven’s Mandate go to waste.
As a result, the experts who had come to visit the Lingxiao Academy saw a bruised and battered Nine Star Heaven’s Mandate cultivator repairing the palace with bricks and tiles. Beside him were the artisans of the academy.
It went without saying that the experts who had come to the academy all became much more well-behaved. Even those with nine star wills didn’t dare to be impudent when they saw his miserable state. They probably didn’t want to learn this skill.
Only after asking that person did Long Chen learn that he wasn’t doing very well in Imperial Heaven. His family had two Nine Star Heaven’s Chosen, but his family didn’t like him. They were extremely biased and gave the majority of their resources to another person.
Because of this matter, he had fallen out with his family. He had actually rushed directly into the Sea of Fragmentary Star. After he had rushed into the Sea of Fragmentary Star, his head had no longer been hot.
There were terrifying monsters in the Sea of Fragmentary Star, and he had almost been devoured several times. He wanted to flee, but when he thought of how unfair his family was, he clenched his teeth and charged over.
After charging over, he planned on forming his own faction. When he returned, he could take revenge on his family and vent his anger.
When he had come here, he had asked around about the most ancient power here. A kind person had pointed him to the Numinous Sky Academy, and then he had become a glorious bricklayer.
According to him, as time passed, the monsters in the Sea of Fragmentary Star would gradually move away. As for where they went, he didn’t know.
It was precisely because of this that the danger of the Sea of Fragmentary Star was becoming less. The reason why he was able to survive was because the danger of the Sea of Fragmentary Star had weakened.
According to Long Chen’s estimations, more experts would pass through the Sea of Fragments to arrive here. After all, every faction in the Imperial Sovereign Heaven hoped to absorb more blood to strengthen themselves.
Long Chen didn’t care about that. Furthermore, according to the rules of the Numinous Sky Academy, he was free to come and go as he pleased. If he wanted to stay, he could stay. If he wanted to leave, he could leave. He didn’t do anything to stop him.
Long Chen sent out the notice to all the disciples. But what they hadn’t expected was that the scene of them crying and begging for shelter didn’t happen.
They came to the Lingxiao Academy. On the surface, they said they were looking for their own clansmen, but in reality, they were just here to promote the academy. It was just that they had a tacit understanding.
However, the disciples didn’t have much enthusiasm for them. Although their eyes had lit up when they had introduced Imperial Sovereign Heaven, when they had asked them to join, they had all shaken their heads and said that they would consider it when they returned.
As a result, after thinking about it, there was no more news. Only a few factions had truly gathered their people. As for the others, it was very difficult to attract them.
Some people had asked the disciples whether they were interested in their offer. They had replied that they were interested, but why not join? Their reply was that as long as Long Chen was present, they would definitely not leave the Numinous Sky Academy.
As for why, they said that as long as Long Chen was present, the future of the Lingxiao Academy was limitless. In any case, the Lingxiao Academy was about to enter Imperial Sovereign Heaven. Why would they need to rely on others?
Hearing their disciples’thoughts, they were all dumbfounded. Quite a few of them immediately took advantage of the situation and left the Numinous Sky Academy to go poach other sects.
Ling Xiao Academy’s walls were too sturdy, impossible to dig through. Rather than wasting time here, it was better to try other places.
For a time, the entire world was in chaos. The Nine Heavens Gate was about to open, and countless powers were looking for a backer. Some families and sects were even subordinate to a certain faction. Once the Nine Heavens Gate opened, they would all join the Imperial Heavenly Emperor.
For a moment, countless people were filled with yearning for Imperial Sovereign Heaven. It had to be known that it was the highest day in the nine heavens. There, one could obtain the world’s strongest resources, and the future would be limitless.
Although they also knew that the Imperial Sovereign Heaven was filled with endless dangers, to cultivators, there was no need to fear danger. They were only afraid of not being able to obtain resources. For resources, they could risk their lives.
These fellows who had come to recruit new disciples also brought out many treasures that only emperor rank geniuses possessed. They continuously provoked the people here, completely igniting their passion.
Just at this moment, dark clouds stealthily enveloped the Dragonblood Legion. Long Chen was still in seclusion comprehending the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art’s techniques when a strange fluctuation woke him up.
“The aura of the Fated Kin!”
Long Chen’s expression changed slightly. He shot out of his seclusion like a bolt of lightning, and the instant he did, another figure appeared.
“Boss, you go left and I go right!”
That person was precisely Yue Zifeng. Long Chen nodded, and the two of them disappeared.
Pu!
The two of them had only just separated when they saw a heaven-shaking sword appear in the distance. A bloody mist exploded as someone was killed by Yue Zifeng.
“What?”
When Yue Zifeng attacked, countless experts were horrified, especially those who were recruiting new disciples. They had never seen such fierce Sword Qi.
Pu pu pu…
As soon as Yue Zifeng appeared, he slashed out seven times. With each slash, a figure would explode.
Everyone was shocked. Only now did they realize that there were already people stealthily approaching the Lingxiao Academy. From their intentions, they were clearly planning on attacking the Lingxiao Academy.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, a huge hand appeared in the air. Long Chen appeared, holding a headless corpse.
“It’s Headmaster Long Chen!”
“Let me.”
Long Chen arrived. Behind him, Dragon Bone Evil Moon excitedly shouted.
“There’s no need to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut…”
“What are you playing at? If you don’t let me do this, then you won’t let me do this either! Are you trying to suffocate me to death?!”
It was obvious that Dragon Bone Evil Moon had been holding back for too long. Long Chen had no choice. If he didn’t let it attack now, it would panic.
Hu!
Dragon Bone Evil Moon appeared in his hand. With a wave of his saber, the blade tore through the void. Over ten figures appeared in a crack.
Pu pu pu pu…
Over ten figures were killed.
“Hehe, how satisfying!” shouted Dragon Bone Evil Moon excitedly. It was like a Magical Beast that had been starving for a long time had finally tasted flesh.
“That’s enough? Compared to those fellows from the Nine Heavens Gate, they’re just a bunch of trash,” said Long Chen.
“You really don’t know what it means to be hungry. How long has it been? Don’t tell me your family won’t be hungry for the rest of their lives just for a meal?”
Buzz!
Suddenly, space trembled and a figure appeared. A sharp sword that was only two fingers wide was pointed at Long Chen’s throat.
“Those fellows from the Heavenly Mansion, I didn’t go find you. Instead, you came knocking on my door. You really are brazen,” sneered Long Chen. He pointed Dragon Bone Evil Moon forward. Although it was a later attack, it had arrived first.
Hu!
However, Long Chen’s attack missed. This attack was actually just a feint. Just as Long Chen’s saber was about to stab out, dozens of sharp swords stabbed toward him.
“Heavenly Mansion? Could it be the legendary Life Hunting Clan?”
Hearing Long Chen’s words, all the experts present were shocked. The Heavenly Mansion, even in Imperial Sovereign Heaven, was a terrifying name.
“This aura, they’re assassins from Imperial Sovereign Heaven.” These people recognized their origins. After all, they also came from Imperial Sovereign Heaven and were extremely familiar with each other’s auras.
Dang dang dang…
Sword-light flashed as fast as lightning. He slashed out seventy to eighty times in one go. Long Chen swung the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. The saber was huge, but it didn’t appear clumsy in Long Chen’s hands. It blocked all of his opponent’s attacks.
“Beautiful!”
This time, even Dragon Bone Evil Moon praised it. Longswords were good at attacking, but not good at defending. This was especially true for giant blades like Dragon Bone Evil Moon. Defense was a fatal weakness.
But Long Chen’s movement technique and saber technique had merged together, allowing him to easily block his opponent’s tempest of attacks. His movements were nimble and smooth, and even Long Chen had to admire him.
“Back in the Martial Heaven Continent, I didn’t cherish you. After you left, you often appeared in my dreams.
“Although you weren’t by my side all these years, I had a premonition that you would eventually return.
“I’ve always been focused on my own movement techniques, so how could I cooperate with you better? Hehe, now that I’ve tested it out, I haven’t disappointed myself,” laughed Long Chen.
“Don’t say such corny words. I can’t bear it.” Although his tone was disdainful, his heart was filled with emotion.
Back in the Martial Heaven Continent, Long Chen hadn’t cooperated much with the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. He had only used it at the final moment. In truth, he hadn’t had a good time working with it.
At that time, Long Chen had always thought he had plenty of time. But when the Dragon Bone Evil Moon exploded, he was filled with regret.
After all these years, Long Chen had always been studying it in secret. Today, his defense had completely stunned everyone. Even the cultivation world’s rookies knew that a saber user focused on offense rather than defense. This defense of his had truly broadened their horizons.
“What?”
A figure appeared in front of Long Chen. It was a pale-faced man with long hair. He held a sword in his hand, his eyes filled with shock.
At this time, the sword in his hand was like a saw. Both sides of the blade were full of holes.
“I blocked seventy-nine of your attacks. It would be rude not to reciprocate. If you can block one of my attacks, I’ll spare your dog life today.”
Hu!
Long Chen shouted and Dragon Bone Evil Moon stabbed out. This attack was ordinary, and it couldn’t even count as a move. But when Long Chen’s saber stabbed out, his body became illusory, and his saber trembled, sealing off all his opponent’s movements.
Pu!
Long Chen’s saber pierced through the Life Hunter expert’s chest. In that instant, he felt as if some kind of energy had locked him in place. He didn’t have any reaction and was obediently stabbed through.
“This…”
The experts present were all stunned. They could all see that this person was definitely an extremely powerful existence. Even a Saint Ruler would not be able to receive that tempest of attacks.
But such a terrifying expert wasn’t able to block or dodge. It was like he had been scared witless. Just like that, he was struck in the vitals.
It seemed only the expert from the Lifehunter race knew what had happened. But now, he vomited blood, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Buzz buzz buzz buzz…
Just as Long Chen’s saber pierced through the man, hundreds of figures appeared around him, hundreds of sharp swords pointed at him.
“So you’re their leader! Tch, that’s all.”
Pu!
Long Chen waved the Dragon Bone Evil Moon, and the man on it exploded. Millions of saber-images appeared in the air.
Pu pu pu…
Those Lifehunter experts had originally been planning on saving that man. What they didn’t know was that the instant they had been stabbed by the Dragon Bone Evil Moon, that man had already died. Not only had they failed to save him, but they had also been cut into mincemeat.
“That fellow, he’s a nine star Heavenly Fate…”
Colorful blood mist filled the air. Heavenly Fate energy circulated, shocking everyone.
Long Chen was also stunned. “He’s actually a nine star Heavenly Fate? Tch, he didn’t even have the chance to display his true power before being killed. Isn’t he a coward?”
Just at this moment, Yue Zifeng charged into the distance with his sword in hand. With each slash of his sword, a figure would explode.
“Since you’re already here, you should all stay. Otherwise, people will laugh at my Lingxiao Academy for not knowing how to treat guests.”
Heaven and earth suddenly shook as a net of lightning appeared in the sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The lightning net sealed heaven and earth. The world was like a bird cage. When the lightning net shrank, ripples appeared in the air.
Those were the figures of the Lifehunter race’s experts. When they had tried to break the lightning net and flee, they had realized they had been overthinking things.
The instant their swords touched the lightning net, berserk thunderforce surged into their bodies. They exploded like fireworks, and not a single person was spared.
Clang!
Seeing this, Yue Zifeng sheathed his sword and no longer chased after them. Instead, he just stood there, watching.
“All of you, come out. Don’t hide. Your disguise is just a joke in front of us.” Long Chen placed Dragon Bone Evil Moon on his shoulder.
Dozens of figures slowly appeared in front of everyone. The experts present were all shocked.
The Hunter race was extremely mysterious. Even experts from Imperial Heavenly Sky had only heard of them, but had never seen them.
Although he knew these people weren’t here to kill them, their ghost-like movements and stealthy movements still caused him to shiver.
If you said you weren’t afraid, that would be a lie. Who could ignore an assassin who could cut off your head at any moment?
When dozens of people appeared, Yue Zifeng shook his head. “Truly foolish. He wasted his last chance.”
Clang!
When Yue Zifeng’s sword appeared, no one saw what he was doing. Spiderweb-like cracks appeared in the air, and hundreds of figures fell from the sky.
There were still people hiding in the void. They clearly didn’t believe Long Chen’s words and wanted to resist, but they were all killed by Yue Zifeng.
Those dozens of Lifehunter experts all had cold expressions. They didn’t seem to care about their companions’deaths at all. That kind of coldness caused the other experts to shiver.
“Stop acting. No matter how you disguise yourselves, I can sense the terror in your hearts from your spiritual fluctuations. I can also sense your thirst for life.
In this world, there was no such thing as an absolute hunter, nor was there an absolute prey. Most of the time, hunters and prey would switch sides.
“The reason I didn’t kill you was because you were too weak. Killing you didn’t have any meaning. The reason I kept you alive was to have you send a message to your higher-ups.”
Long Chen glanced at them. “Go back and tell your higher-ups that from the moment you sent people to assassinate Luo Ning, we were mortal enemies.
“So in the future, don’t send any scapegoats to test me. I’ll quickly find your headquarters and have your higher-ups wash their necks clean. I won’t let them wait too long.”
Long Chen’s voice wasn’t loud, and he didn’t intentionally display any domineeringness or hatred. It was as if he was just chatting.
But in an environment filled with corpses and surging blood qi, using such a calm tone was extremely frightening.
“Scram!”
Long Chen indifferently said.
Hu!
As soon as Long Chen’s words rang out, the lightning net disappeared. Disbelief appeared in the eyes of the Lifehunter experts.
Seeing that there was nothing out of the ordinary, the others also disappeared. Dozens of them instantly disappeared, as if afraid Long Chen would go back on his word.
“Why would they send such a group of people to test us? Are they looking down on us?” Yue Zifeng frowned.
According to reason, the experts within the Nine Heavens Gate had all seen Long Chen slaughter nine star Heavenly Fate Realm experts. Either they didn’t provoke him, or they attacked him like lightning.
That was also why Long Chen and Yue Zifeng were so serious when they sensed the aura of the Fated Kin.
“Who knows? There’s probably something wrong with his head! Either he has too many people and can’t afford to raise them, or he wants to save some food.” Long Chen shook his head. He also didn’t understand. This kind of probing was completely meaningless.
However, Long Chen had already told these people to send word that they wouldn’t disturb the Lingxiao Academy for a while. Instead, they were thinking about how to handle Long Chen’s revenge.
“Dean Long Chen, we can’t provoke the Heavenly Mansion!” At this time, a Saint Ruler walked out of the crowd and earnestly advised him.
“Oh? Why not?” asked Long Chen.
“The Heavenly Mansion is extremely powerful. Even within the Imperial Sovereign Heaven, no one dares to provoke them. They come and go without a trace, making it impossible to guard against them.
“The main thing is that they’re different from us. We have families and businesses. They’re like a group of wandering souls with no fixed residence. No one knows where their nest is.
“We’ve always been attacked by all kinds of devil beasts, and we’ve fought all year round. But they don’t seem to be affected at all, and their numbers are crazily increasing. If they have enough time, they’ll definitely become the strongest faction in Imperial Heavenly Emperor.
That was why no matter how powerful a faction was in Imperial Sovereign Heaven, they wouldn’t want to provoke them. No one would be able to endure being attacked from behind.
“After all, there are only thieves who work for a thousand days, and there are no thieves who work for a thousand days. So you’ve provoked a huge disaster,” sighed the elder.
“No wonder they’re so arrogant. It’s because they have enough people to be arrogant. That’s why they’re so brazen.” Long Chen nodded.
“That’s not all. Back then, the Lifehunter race fought with the Purple Blood race and almost exterminated their entire race. Now the Purple Blood lineage has disappeared without a trace, and the Lifehunter race has reestablished their Sky Mansion’s name. They say they want to find the Purple Blood race to wash away their previous shame. It can be said that they’ve made ample preparations, so their strength has very likely surpassed their most glorious era,” said the elder.
“You’re saying the Violet Blood Tribe is nowhere to be found? Is there no one from the Violet Blood Tribe in the Imperial Sovereign Heaven?” asked Long Chen.
“You can’t put it that way. Ninety percent of the Imperial Sovereign Heaven is a savage region. Our living space is compressed to a very small area.
“As for whether or not there are other races like us that have survived, no one dares say.
“After all, the Purple Bloodline is one of the most powerful bloodlines of the human race. They shouldn’t be extinct, but Imperial Sovereign Heaven is too large, and there are many regions that cannot be crossed. So no one knows just how many races there are in Imperial Sovereign Heaven,” said the elder.
Hearing that, Long Chen relaxed. As for the Lifehunter race, he didn’t care. With the Dragonblood Legion’s seven thousand brothers present, he didn’t fear anyone.
“May I ask which one of you is Long Chen?”
Just at this moment, a white-robed elder with dragon runes embroidered on his sleeves and collar walked over.
The Saint Ruler who had spoken to Long Chen couldn’t help but open his mouth.
“Tianhuang… Long family?”
There were a total of seven people. The old man at the front was a powerful Saint Ruler. Although he had concealed his presence, it was still unable to conceal his vast pressure.
As a Saint Ruler, his aura was several times stronger than the one Long Chen had spoken to.
Behind him were six youngsters, four men and two women. The six of them looked tired, but their expressions were arrogant as they looked around.
The seven of them were all wearing white robes, and their robes fluttered in the wind. They were extremely eye-catching. As for the elder who had spoken to Long Chen, he was completely shocked and shouted out their origins.
“I am. What can I do for you?”
When Long Chen saw this group of people, his heart shook. Even without the elder, Long Chen could sense a familiar aura from their bloodline fluctuations. He had a rough guess of their origins.
“You are Long Chen?”
When Long Chen admitted his identity, the six young men and women immediately looked at him in disbelief. The two women’s eyes brightened when they saw him, but the four men didn’t seem convinced.
“Ten of us risked our lives to cross the Sea of Fragments, and three of us died just to see him?” A man’s face was filled with disdain and anger.
“Did I tell you to come? If you don’t want to stay, then fuck off!” Being targeted by others, Long Chen immediately became irritated and didn’t indulge him.
Ever since the Dragon Bone Months of Demons had returned, Long Chen’s character had gradually returned to its original self. He hated the heavens, he hated the earth, he hated the air, and he specialized in subduing all kinds of dissatisfaction.
“You…”
“Shut up!”
At this time, the elder stopped him and turned to Long Chen with a smile.
“Let me introduce myself. This friend is correct. We came from the Imperial Sovereign Heaven’s Tianhuang world. The entire Tianhuang world, the 736 prefectures, is under the jurisdiction of my Long family.
“This old man is incompetent. As the outer sect’s manager, I’m in charge of coordinating matters with the outside world. To put it bluntly, I’m just an errand boy.”
The elder’s words were calm and his attitude was humble. However, the content wasn’t low. Not only did he introduce the strength of his clan, but he also said that he was an errand boy. Adding on his strength as a Saint Ruler, he gave off a feeling of power and authority. He was low-key, reserved, and approachable.
This old man really did have some skill. Long Chen nodded. “Everyone who has come from afar is a guest. If you don’t mind, please come inside for a chat.”
“Sorry for disturbing you!”
The elder humbly followed Long Chen to the entrance.
“Did a battle just occur here? The Lingxiao Academy is known as the oldest academy in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. I really can’t figure out where this vermin came from to dare offend the might of the Lingxiao Academy.” The elder pretended to look around and said with some surprise.
Acting. He really knew how to act. It was as if he had only just noticed. This old man was too embarrassed to ask him directly, and instead, he beat around the bush.
Long Chen didn’t like people who beat around the bush, but it went without saying that this old man’s words were very skillful.
“I’m not too sure either. I heard they came from some kind of power called the Sky Mansion,” said Long Chen.
“Heavenly Mansion!”
The elder’s expression changed, and the six young men and women let out startled cries, their eyes filled with disbelief.
“Do they admit they’re from the Lifehunter race?” asked the elder.
“That’s not true. They can conceal themselves, so I guessed it.” Long Chen didn’t want to say anything more about this matter.
“Tch, so it was just a guess!” sneered a young man.
“Xiu Yang, pay attention to your attitude!” shouted the elder.
The elder turned to smile at Long Chen. “I really am sorry. This child has never walked out of the Tianhuang World in his entire life. He hasn’t seen much of the world.
“He’s usually pampered and spoiled, so his experience is limited. He doesn’t have much potential, so don’t lower yourself to his level!”
Long Chen laughed sinisterly. This old man had seemed alright at the start, but now he was playing dirty with him.
His words had set a trap for Long Chen. If Long Chen were to argue with him, he would become a good-for-nothing. He had brought up his ‘experience’. Long Chen was the principal, while this fellow was just a child. With just a few words, Long Chen’s hand would no longer be able to reach that fellow called Xiu Yang.
“Fine, just wait. You want to play this game with Third Master Long? Why don’t you use some tricks? I think you don’t know that you, Third Master Long, are skilled in both martial arts.
“How could I argue with a child? You’re looking down on me!” Long Chen smiled slightly.
Hearing Long Chen’s words, the elder smiled slightly, seeming like an old fox who had succeeded in his scheme. As for the man called Xiu Yang, he was displeased, but he didn’t say anything after being glared at.
Long Chen led them into a side room. Seeing that Long Chen wasn’t in the main hall, but in a side room, the elder was a bit displeased. But he didn’t say anything.
At this time, a female disciple walked over. Long Chen ordered, “Go make some good tea. Wait…”
Long Chen seemed to remember something, and he whispered something into her ear. She was startled, but she still nodded.
“Principal Long Chen, you’re young and promising. You’re known as the youngest supermonastery’s supermonastery head in the history of the Numinous Sky Academy. Does the academy have a rule that the supermonastery’s supermonastery head can’t receive guests in the main hall?” Finally, the elder couldn’t help asking.
That wasn’t a very high level of skill. Long Chen laughed mischievously. He knew this fellow was displeased, but in the end, he couldn’t help but make things difficult for him.
“No, no, no. Although I am the supermonastery’s supermonastery head, without him here, everything is up to me.
“If you want to find me, that’s a private matter. As for the main hall, it’s an office. I want to ask you, are you looking for me or the Lingxiao Academy?” asked Long Chen.
“This… of course I’m looking for Principal Long Chen. Cough, you’re right, private matters really can’t be done publicly. Principal Long Chen’s clear distinction between public and private matters is admirable.” The elder coughed and awkwardly laughed.
“Little brat, playing with me like this isn’t your goal. I can play you to death. Don’t look at how old you are. Playing with me like this is my true ancestor.
Just at this moment, the female disciple returned. She was holding a tray with seven exquisite teacups and a strange bottle.
The female disciple distributed the tea to everyone and brought the strange bottle to Xiu Yang. He was startled and opened the bottle to take a sniff. His expression changed.
“What is this?”
“Milk!”
“Why is it that everyone else has tea while I have milk?” raged Xiu Yang.
“Why would a child like you drink tea? Be good and drink your milk,” said the female disciple disdainfully.
“You’re courting death!”
Xiu Yang was infuriated. Even a female disciple dared to humiliate him like this. He raised the bottle and smashed it at her face.
Pa!
As a result, that female disciple was even faster than him. She slapped him across the face, sending him tumbling to the ground.
Originally, when Xiu Yang had thrown the bottle at the female disciple, the elder had wanted to stop him, but it was already too late. However, he didn’t take it to heart. It was just a female disciple who had been beaten. In a bit, it would be enough for Xiu Yang to apologize.
However, he hadn’t expected that the female disciple had already expected Xiu Yang to attack. Before the bottle could fly out, she slapped him across the face.
Xiu Yang was slapped to the ground. It wasn’t just him; everyone else was also stunned. As for Long Chen, he was trying his best not to laugh.
“Little slut…”
Bang!
Xiu Yang crawled up from the ground. The female disciple raised her foot and viciously kicked him in the nose, sending him flying. His nose, which had originally been straight, was instantly flattened.
This kick came from a tricky angle. It was both vicious. Xiu Yang let out a miserable cry as snot and tears flowed out. He rolled on the ground in pain.
“You…”
The elder and the other experts’ expressions changed. Those young experts all held down their weapons.
“Child, how can you be so rude?” Long Chen angrily rebuked.
“He was clearly the one who wanted to hit me…” The woman pointed at Xiu Yang with an aggrieved expression.
“He hit you, but he’s a guest. You could have just dodged. There’s no need to be so heavy-handed,” raged Long Chen.
“I…”
“You still dare talk back? Hurry up and apologize!” raged Long Chen.
“I’m… I’m sorry…” The woman was helpless. She could only apologize to Xiu Yang, who was lying on the ground. At this time, she was so aggrieved that tears were forming in her eyes.
“I’m really sorry. This child is immature. He’s not old, but his temper isn’t small. He’s never left the Numinous Sky Academy in his life.
“You’re all important figures from Imperial Sovereign Heaven. Don’t lower yourself to the level of a girl who hasn’t seen the world. Don’t be angry, and don’t hurt our friendship,” laughed Long Chen.
Long Chen’s smile immediately enlightened the elder. It seemed this girl had been intentionally arranged by Long Chen. Previously, he had used words to ridicule Long Chen, making it so that Long Chen wouldn’t be able to handle Xiu Yang. But now he had gotten back at him.
“Don’t say that. It’s normal for youngsters to have fiery tempers. There’s no need for that.” The elder also laughed, but his laughter was a bit unnatural.
He finally understood that this young man was also a wily old fox, a wily old fox who refused to suffer the slightest loss.
“What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and tidy up. Forget it, you can leave. Change to someone with a better temper,” scolded Long Chen.
“Yes.”
The female disciple left, feeling wronged. When Long Chen and the others didn’t see her, the grievance on her face disappeared, replaced by an excited smile. This female disciple was none other than Luo Ning.
“Ah, how satisfying, how exciting!”
Luo Ning excitedly clenched her fists. Opposite her was a woman wearing the same robes as her. That was Luo Bing.
“Isn’t this a bit too much?!” She could clearly see Luo Ning’s actions.
“It’s not too much, it’s not too much. Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen said that these fellows don’t have any good intentions. We’ll just kill them. Don’t give them any face. Alright, my mission is complete. It’s your turn,” laughed Luo Ning.
Luo Bing shook her head, but she had no choice but to brace herself and walk into the palace. Seeing Luo Bing walk in, Long Chen laughed inside, but his expression was extremely solemn.
“Remove the tea and replace it with a new one.”
“Principal Long Chen, let it go. We didn’t come here…”
“No, no, no. This won’t do. If we don’t have tea to entertain guests, wouldn’t people laugh at our academy for bullying others?” Long Chen waved his hand.
Luo Bing hastily put away her teacup. With everyone’s support, Xiu Yang stood up. However, his nose had already exploded. It went without saying that Luo Ning’s kick had been too vicious. She had actually used the power of her violet blood.
Xiu Yang swallowed a medicinal pill, and only then did the blood on his face stop bleeding. Flesh slowly began to grow on his nose. It went without saying that his medicinal pill’s healing effect was not bad. His nose quickly returned to normal. However, its color was slightly purple, making it look a bit strange.
At this time, Luo Bing once more offered him a new cup of tea. This time, everyone was drinking tea. Xiu Yang clenched his teeth. Although he was a bit foolish, he wasn’t an idiot. From Long Chen’s smile, he could tell that this was all a scheme.
When Luo Bing handed the teacups to everyone and walked over to Xiu Yang, he suddenly sent a lightning kick at Luo Bing’s abdomen.
“Xiu Yang!”
This time, even the disciples who had come with Xiu Yang couldn’t bear to watch any longer. They all shouted at the same time, attacking a woman and then attacking her position. They were truly shameless.
Furthermore, the person who had attacked him just now wasn’t this woman. For her to take out her anger on others, and for her methods to be so despicable, it made everyone feel extremely ugly.
In that instant, killing intent flashed through Long Chen’s eyes. Although he had expected this fellow to intentionally make things difficult for Luo Bing, he hadn’t expected his attack to be so despicable.
“Aiya!”
Luo Bing let out a startled cry and hastily dodged, avoiding this kick in the nick of time. But her body tilted, and she lost her balance. The teacup in her hand smashed into Xiu Yang’s crotch.
“Ah…”
The instant the teacup smashed into Xiu Yang’s crotch, he jumped up. He covered his face with his hands and cried, letting out a blood-curdling scream that pierced the ears.
That elder was both shocked and infuriated. He had an urge to kick this fellow to death. He had caused everyone to lose face. How could he shout like this?
But when they saw Xiu Yang’s crotch, they were all horrified. The teacup had shattered, and the liquid from the violet blood had seeped out. The tea mixed with the violet blood had corroded his crotch, turning it into a pile of bones.
“My hand…”
At this time, Luo Bing was looking at her palm with terror. Her hand had been cut by a broken teacup, and violet blood was flowing out.
Seeing that Luo Bing was still acting, Long Chen waved his hand, having her leave. Originally, Long Chen had only wanted to play a trick on this Xiu Yang, letting him know that he wasn’t someone easy to bully.
As a result, this bastard had used such a despicable and shameless method to completely infuriate Long Chen. Long Chen didn’t even have the slightest interest in acting.
Pu!
A black saber pierced through Xiu Yang’s head. His miserable scream was cut off in an instant. Long Chen had actually killed him with a single attack.
“You…”
The old man and the other experts were both shocked and infuriated. Those youngsters all held down their weapons, while the old man’s aura soared, as if he would attack at any moment.
“I’d advise you to endure it. Otherwise, not a single one of you will be able to walk out of this palace alive.” Long Chen’s gaze swept over everyone, and his voice became icy. The temperature in the palace instantly dropped.
“What do you mean?!”
After killing them, Long Chen returned to his own position. Placing Dragon Bone Evil Moon beside him, he slowly sat down and looked down on everyone. He no longer had his previous modest and easy-going attitude.
“Don’t act. Let’s get straight to the point. I can’t be bothered to play such a game of testing each other.
“You’ve given me too much face. Do you think you’re a lion? A puny eight-star Heaven’s Mandate dares to be so impudent in front of me? You really don’t know the meaning of death.
“Let me ask you, why did Tianhuang Long household send you to find me? If you want to say it, then say it. If you don’t, then scram. If you dare say another word of nonsense, then break your legs and throw them out.”
Long Chen’s words were decisive and unquestionable. A cold killing intent soared within the palace. Even Saint Rulers shivered. As for those disciples, they were silent like cicadas in the winter, not daring to move.
The current Long Chen seemed to have become a completely different person. His eyes were filled with a fierce killing intent.
The elder was both shocked and infuriated, but due to Long Chen’s pressure, he had no choice but to reply. “We were entrusted by your father…”
Buzz!
Suddenly, Long Chen placed the Dragon Bone Evil Moon on the elder’s neck. The elder didn’t even have time to react.
“What are you doing…”
“My patience is limited. You can choose not to answer my questions, but you definitely can’t lie to me. Otherwise, next time, I’ll definitely cut off your head. If you have the courage, then try it.” Long Chen approached the elder and stared into his eyes.
What kind of person was Long Zhantian? Why would he entrust such trash to him? The first thing he said was a lie, and Long Chen almost cut off his head.
The elder’s face was ashen. He had finally sensed just how terrifying this legendary figure was. He didn’t dare to hold any more hopes.
“We were ordered by the higher-ups of the Long family to investigate your background.”
“Why are you touching my bottom?” asked Long Chen.
“That’s because your father’s return caused a huge uproar in the Long household. In less than a year, he became one of the four Heavenly Saints.
“Other than the tribe leader, he is the one with the most authority. He once mentioned that he had a son, so the tribe sent us over to see how you are doing.”
That elder seemed to have finally recovered a bit from his terror, and he switched to examining the situation.
“And then you came. Even if you wanted to get a feel for me, you didn’t need a useless person like Xiu Yang. Are you looking down on me?” sneered Long Chen.
“Actually, it’s not like that. Our group originally had two nine star Heaven’s Mandates, but… sigh…” The elder bitterly smiled.
It turned out that those two nine-star Heaven’s Mandates were unlucky. They had been targeted by a terrifying monster in the Sea of Fragments, and only a few of them had managed to escape.
Originally, they had all agreed to let this elder use his words to probe Long Chen’s strength. If he could probe him to the end, then so be it. But if he couldn’t, then these disciples would try sparring with Long Chen. Once they had a general idea of Long Chen’s strength, they would report it back.
“Return to report? Do you still dare to walk back from the Sea of Fragments?” asked Long Chen.
“No, no, no, there’s no need. Although it’s extremely difficult to leave Imperial Sovereign Heaven, sending the information back to Imperial Sovereign Heaven isn’t difficult. It’ll just take a certain amount of time,” said the elder.
“Alright, you can leave now. Go report to your superiors!” Long Chen stood up to send them off.
“Principal Long Chen, no matter what, we’re family! There are still many things I haven’t properly discussed with you!”
“First of all, we’re not family. If we’re family, there’s no need to touch my bottom line.
Second: Although my father’s position in the Long household is high, that doesn’t mean I’ll return to the Long household.
“Third, I know why you’re here. Hurry up and end your beautiful dreams!” said Long Chen disdainfully.
“But no matter what, you have my Long family’s bloodline flowing within you!”
The elder hastily said. Even a Saint Ruler would have to address him as ‘you’. The current him was no longer as calm as before.
“Bloodline?”
Long Chen smiled. “Do families like yours that have been passed down for countless years still have familial ties? Forget it.
“If my guess is correct, you came to me out of many considerations. You wanted to see if I was as outstanding as the legends say. If the legends were false and I was just an ordinary person, you would immediately capture me and use me to threaten my father.”
“How is that possible? I swear…”
“Then you can swear on your soul.”
The elder’s face immediately turned red, and he was so anxious that he couldn’t say anything. The scene became extremely awkward. As for those young disciples, they were like ducks hearing thunder, foolishly staring at them.
Long Chen disdainfully said, “If the rumors are true, you’ll think of a way to rope me in. You’ll make me work for the Long family, using my position as the family head to help the Long family recruit soldiers and buy horses. You’ll trick a bunch of people into becoming cannon fodder for the Long family.
“Of course, the precondition is that you figure out my character, know what I like, what I hate, and where my weaknesses are. So I sent you, this smooth and slick old fellow.
“Unfortunately, I’ve seen too many of your tricks in the mortal world. To tell the truth, you’re too inexperienced.”
The elder was speechless. He was shocked inside, because Long Chen’s guess was very close to the truth. He had never imagined that this youth would be so astute.
“In truth…”
“That’s enough. Let me ask you, how is my father right now?” asked Long Chen.
“Sir Heavenly Saint is very good!”
“He’s not in the Long household, right?” asked Long Chen.
“Yes, Lord Heavenly Saint left a month ago.”
Sweat was dripping down the elder’s forehead. He was now completely afraid. Long Chen’s eyes seemed to be able to see through all his secrets. That feeling was too terrifying.
Long Chen curled his lips. If his father had been in the Long household, there was no way he wouldn’t have sent someone to send him a message. In truth, this fellow’s ill intentions were definitely greater than good intentions.
“My father has quite a good relationship with the other Heavenly Saints, right?” asked Long Chen.
“Quite harmonious, quite harmonious.” The elder hastily nodded, but beads of sweat had already fallen to the ground.
Long Chen smiled. It was unknown whether he was laughing at this elder or the Long family.
“Send the guest out!”
Long Chen coldly snorted. The elder wanted to say something, but seeing Long Chen’s icy expression, he could only helplessly sigh. The six of them left with a corpse.
Bang!
In the wilderness, the Long family’s elder had kicked a huge boulder to dust. The current him no longer had the amiable expression he had before. His expression was completely sinister, like a furious beast.
“That damn bastard is just as disgusting as his father!” cursed the elder. The Long family’s disciples beside him were all trembling, not daring to make a sound.
“I call myself a manager, but he really thinks I’m a manager? Damnit!” The elder clenched his teeth, looking like he might bite at any moment.
This elder’s status wasn’t ordinary. But in order to not make Long Chen feel like the Long household was placing too much importance on him, he had concealed his identity and used his status as an outer sect manager to communicate with Long Chen.
But he hadn’t expected Long Chen to throw him out before they could even talk. That filled him with fury.
“That Long Zhantian is arrogant and domineering. He’s already irritating enough, but this son of his is even more irritating.” The elder was so angry that he sent out a punch. The mountain in the distance crumbled, and he could only use this method to vent his fury.
“Elder Xi He, what should we do now? Are we just going back like this?” asked one of the Long family’s female disciples.
The reason she dared to speak was because she was the elder’s direct descendant. Even when she was angry, the elder wouldn’t vent his anger on her.
“Are your brains full of tofu dregs? You’ve already come, and you’ve already left several lives in the Sea of Fragments. If you don’t do something proper, are you waiting to be scolded when you get back?” said the elder called Elder Xi He.
This was his descendant. If it had been anyone else, he would have definitely cursed them. It had to be known that back in the academy, his disciples had been arrogant and domineering, as if they weren’t bound by him. That was all an act. In reality, these people were all afraid of him.
“But what are we supposed to do? Are we supposed to start a war with the Numinous Sky Academy? That Long Chen is so fierce,” said the woman.
When Long Chen had killed Xiu Yang, the berserkness he had displayed had been like a fiend. At that time, they had been completely terrified.
Hu!
The old man let out a long breath, trying to calm himself down. After a long while, his expression gradually became calm. He pondered for a moment before saying:
“Long Chen is crafty, crafty, vicious, and decisive. He’s not easy to handle.”
“When you’re not angry, you look quite handsome.” That Long family female disciple seemed to think of Long Chen’s handsome appearance and smiled.
“Shut up, you love-struck fool!” Elder Xi He, who had just calmed down, jumped up in anger. His previous calmness and wisdom had completely disappeared.
Being scolded by Elder Xi He, that female disciple shrunk her neck in fright. As for the other disciples, they looked down at their feet, not daring to make a sound.
Elder Xi He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, but he still felt irritated.
“Fuck, I can’t calm down right now. No, I can’t make any decisions at this time. You idiots, go out and gather information.”
“What information?”
“You…”
Elder Xi He extended his hand, wanting to slap this female disciple. But she was his direct descendant, so he couldn’t bear to.
He gritted his teeth and said, “How stupid. Of course it’s to find out all the useful information.”
“For example? I don’t want to be scolded when I collect the wrong things,” muttered the female disciple. As for the other disciples, they all looked at her gratefully.
“I really am about to die from anger. How could I, Long Xihe, have such a stupid descendant like you? Of course, it has to do with Long Chen. It has to do with the Numinous Sky Academy, as well as the various powers in this world.
“Also, ask around and see how many powers there are here with the surname Long. See if they have the bloodline of our Long family.
“If they are, then mark them. If they aren’t, then their strength isn’t bad. We have to mark them as well. They are also people we’ll fight for in the future. Do you understand now?” Elder Xi He’s voice grew louder, his saliva spraying over everyone’s faces. These disciples didn’t dare to wipe it away.
“Scram!”
Once Elder Xi He gave the order, everyone disappeared.
“Ah… how infuriating…”
Once those disciples left, Elder Xi He went crazy, crazily attacking the surrounding mountains. Countless mountains were destroyed by him.
“Long Chen, you little bastard, just wait! I refuse to believe you won’t return to the Long family…”
…
“Achoo…”
Long Chen had already returned to the back mountain of the academy. He was just about to refine pills when he suddenly sneezed. “I don’t even need to think to know that it’s those little brats from the Long family cursing me behind my back.”
However, what Long Chen didn’t know was that the one cursing him wasn’t a little brat, but an old brat. He had truly been tricked by Elder Xi He. Long Chen had truly thought that he was just an outer sect manager, so he hadn’t taken it to heart.
According to Long Chen’s calculations, this should be a test from the Long family. But even if he knew this elder’s identity, he didn’t care.
“Boss!”
Just at this moment, Guo Ran arrived.
“Damn, a nine star Heaven’s Mandate is truly different. Even I’m afraid of this aura.”
When Guo Ran arrived, Long Chen knocked Guo Ran’s chest with his fist. Sensing Guo Ran’s vast qi and blood, he jumped in shock.
“Hahaha, it’s all thanks to boss’s grooming. My Heavenly Fate energy has been absorbed by the Hidden Dragon. Fortunately, I’ve already agreed to split the spoils with it.
“This time, it’s six while I’m four. In the future, my attack power definitely won’t lose to anyone. Even if I run into that Wu Hun, I definitely won’t be afraid,” said Guo Ran excitedly.
“It’s not that I want to pour cold water on you, but that Wu Hun has three bloodlines. His power can destroy all the laws. No matter how strong your defense is, as long as it’s a divine ability, it’ll be very difficult to defend against it,” warned Long Chen.
Last time, Guo Ran had been careless and had almost been killed by Wu Hun. If he hadn’t been so arrogant, he wouldn’t have been so heavily injured.
“Hehe, I know what to do. The Hidden Dragon and I have already come up with a plan, so we’re preparing to forge a new set of armor and weapon.
“That way, the power between me and it will form a bridge of communication. As long as it is absolutely safe, it is willing to give me its full power.
“That way, I won’t place my power and his power in my body. I’ll give them to the armor. That way, our power will completely merge,” laughed Guo Ran.
“Damn, this idea of yours is amazing!” praised Long Chen. Guo Ran was lacking in other aspects, but he was always able to come up with amazing ideas in this aspect.
“Hehe, I’ve even thought of a battle armor’s name. It’s called the Hidden Dragon Battle Armor. Boss, let me tell you, if my battle armor is successfully forged, then other than boss and Zi Feng, I won’t fear anyone,” said Guo Ran confidently.
“I say, did you run over here just to show off?” laughed Long Chen.
“Of course not. As the saying goes, a clever housewife cannot cook without rice…” Guo Ran awkwardly smiled.
“Alright, all my possessions are here.”
Without waiting for Guo Ran to finish, Long Chen tossed a World Stone to him. In truth, he had been too busy during this time, or he wouldn’t have needed Guo Ran to say anything.
“Thank you, boss!”
Guo Ran was delighted and ran off.
“Don’t just think about yourself. Don’t forget your brothers’ weapons!” shouted Long Chen.
“Don’t worry boss, leave it to me.”
After Guo Ran left, the Dragon Bone Evil Moon fell from Long Chen’s back into his hand.
“How?”
“Do you still remember the nine forms of Split the Heavens?” asked Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
“Of course! What about it?” asked Long Chen.
“When I heard Guo Ran wanted to forge armor, I had a flash of inspiration. Perhaps we can do the same,” said Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
“You don’t understand? What, you and I also need a bridge to connect? You want a sheath?” Long Chen was stunned.
“What are you talking about? I like being naked. What’s wrong?”
“What I mean is that the nine forms of Split the Heavens are the Battle Skills of the Martial Heaven Continent. You’re familiar with them, and I’m familiar with them. After entering the Immortal World, you changed the nine forms of Split the Heavens, cultivating them into immortal arts and divine arts.
“That day in front of the Nine Heavens Gate, you used the Five Stances As One. But this move of yours is not what I expected.”
Hu!
Suddenly, Long Chen slashed out with his saber. This attack wasn’t from Long Chen, but from Long Chen himself.
The sky twisted, and a huge depression appeared. Qi waves surged out, forming an endless ditch.
“Your attack’s power is completely scattered. It has a large area, and its pressure is very intimidating. But because the power isn’t concentrated, its destructive power is greatly reduced,” said Long Chen.
“Can’t you tell that this attack of mine compressed the Heavenly Dao energy in the air and didn’t leak out the slightest bit?
“As for your attack, although its power is concentrated, when you cut through the void, no matter how exquisite your control is, it consumes a portion of it,” said Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
Long Chen nodded. What Dragon Bone Evil Moon said was correct, but this was a drawback that all divine abilities couldn’t avoid. Any technique that cut through space would be affected by the spatial laws.
“Previously, I was thinking about this problem. I feel like my method is better, but I don’t know how to gather the power of the spatial rebound to the point of impact.
“As for you, you’re also unable to resolve the problem of how much energy you use during the slashes. So Guo Ran’s method is worth a try,” said Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
“How?”
“Runes.”
“Damn, why didn’t I think of that!”
Long Chen slapped his thigh. When he heard the word ‘rune’, he immediately understood. However, creating a rune was extremely difficult.
However, this wasn’t a problem for Long Chen and Dragon Bone Evil Moon. Long Chen held the hilt of Dragon Bone Evil Moon, and it began to shine. A miniature version of Dragon Bone Evil Moon appeared on the blade.
Ka ka ka…
As soon as that miniature version of the Dragon Bone Evil Moon appeared, its blade began to tremble as if an invisible blade was carving itself into its body.
Pu!
Suddenly, Long Chen coughed up a mouthful of blood. This was a result of the difference in their wills.
Long Chen had long since been prepared for this. The two of them had different understandings of the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. By merging their ideologies together, they would definitely go through all kinds of trials and tribulations. They would have to constantly test each other and acknowledge each other. Only then would the runes they drew be able to bear both their souls and wills.
That was the only way for the two of them to perfectly merge their powers. Only then would they be able to use Split the Heavens.
Buzz!
What Long Chen hadn’t expected was that after three failures, a rune the size of a grain of rice would appear and disappear on her body.
“Split the Heavens 1!”
Dragon Bone Evil Moon slashed out.
Rumble…
Heaven and earth shook. The clouds split apart, and a crack appeared in the sky. From that crack, it was possible to see countless stars in the sky.
“Haha, we succeeded!” shouted Long Chen and Dragon Bone Evil Moon. They hadn’t expected it to be so simple.
“We are geniuses!”
Dragon Bone Evil Moon excitedly shouted. This was the first time it and Long Chen had worked together to create this move. It had an extremely important meaning to them.
“Continue! Strike while the iron is hot! Second stance!”
Long Chen hastily took advantage of this sudden burst of inspiration to continue carving the second rune.
No one understood how terrifying these runes were better than Long Chen. This was the true attack of Long Chen and Dragon Bone Evil Moon. Just a simple activation of these runes had already possessed such power. If the two of them worked together, this attack would be enough to destroy heaven and earth.
So the two of them began to study the second form of Split the Heavens. They quickly succeeded in the second form, followed by the third form… and then the fourth form. They entered a state of complete focus, unable to sense the flow of time or the exhaustion of their energy.
After condensing the seventh form of Split the Heavens, Long Chen felt the world spinning around him. His vision darkened, and he quickly grabbed hold of Dragon Bone Evil Moon, almost falling to the ground.
“I can’t take it anymore. I have to stop. I feel like I’m going to vomit,” said Dragon Bone Evil Moon. Its voice was full of exhaustion.
“I can’t do it either. My head hurts like needles, and I feel like my body has been completely emptied.” Long Chen also felt extremely uncomfortable.
“But I’m very curious. If you vomit, what will you vomit out?” Long Chen suddenly laughed.
“What’s the point of saying that? I’m just expressing my pain according to your feelings.”
Long Chen smiled, but he found that even smiling was very taxing. He quickly swallowed a medicinal pill to recover.
“I also need to rest. Don’t activate my runes for now, or you’ll wake me up.” After saying that, there was no more movement from Dragon Bone Evil Moon. At that moment, the aura coming from it also disappeared.
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, someone wishes to see you.”
Long Chen hadn’t even had a chance to rest when Luo Ning ran over.
“Who?” asked Long Chen.
“He’s a very strange person. I can’t see his cultivation base, nor can I see his face. He’s very mysterious. He said he had something urgent to discuss with senior apprentice-brother, and he also said it was very important to you,” said Luo Ning.
Originally, there had been too many people asking to see Long Chen, and Long Chen had been too lazy to even bother with them. He had only sent Bai Xiaole to receive them. But now that this person had appeared, Bai Xiaole was a bit unsure, so she had Luo Ning report to Long Chen.
Even Bai Xiaole couldn’t tell his origins, nor could he determine his cultivation base. That surprised Long Chen. It had to be known that Bai Xiaole had already cultivated six Heavenly Eyes, so there were very few people who could not be seen through by him.
Furthermore, Little Nine was with him, and the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox’s perception was also amazing. The two of them didn’t understand each other, so they were truly extraordinary.
“Luo Ning, in the future, try not to come out too often. Your aura is starting to get out of control,” said Long Chen.
As for Luo Bing, Luo Ning, Mu Qingyun, and the others who were close to Long Chen, he had stealthily given them the Nine Star Heavenly Fate Pill.
However, this matter was definitely top secret. Long Chen had everyone conceal their auras as much as possible.
But as the medicinal effect gradually spread, Luo Ning’s Heavenly Fate energy fluctuations grew stronger. There were signs that she was unable to conceal it. So Long Chen told her not to appear in front of everyone for now. Once Xia Chen and Guo Ran finished forging their concealing rings, they would come out.
The aura concealing ring had already been completed, but Xia Chen needed to inscribe it. After inscribing it, it would depend on the effect. The fact that the Dragonblood warriors hadn’t come out meant that Xia Chen hadn’t finished his work.
When Long Chen arrived at the front hall of the academy, he saw a figure.
It was a thin man wearing a conical hat and a gray robe. His face couldn’t be seen.
What shocked Long Chen was that this person had a strange aura circulating around him. It was this aura that blocked everyone’s vision. Even Bai Xiaole’s Three Flower Pupils were unable to see through it.
Of course, if Bai Xiaole and Little Nine used their Six Heavenly Eyes, there was a high chance they could see through him.
But without confirming their relationship, using this move was extremely impolite. So Bai Xiaole could only inform Long Chen.
“Dean Long Chen, I’ve long since heard of your great name. Today, I am fortunate to see your true appearance. You really are a dragon amongst men, a heaven’s pride.” That person cupped his fists at Long Chen.
His words were courteous, but his tone was extremely cold, as if he was intentionally trying to be polite. There wasn’t much sincerity in his words. It was more like he was reciting a text.
But no matter what, he still had to leave. Long Chen also cupped his fists. “Esteemed guest, please forgive me for not going out to greet you.”
Long Chen was extremely cautious of this mysterious man. Although his aura had been completely concealed, his intuition told him that this person was an extremely dangerous person. It was very likely that he was even stronger than Wu Hun and the others.
“I know you’re busy every day, so it’s already rare for you to come out to see me. I won’t waste your precious time.
“I came here to give you a piece of news. I trust you’ll be interested,” said that person.
“Oh? Tell me about it.”
Long Chen didn’t like interacting with people who hid themselves. Seeing that he was tactful, he directly cut to the chase.
“The Lifehunter race will hold a gathering on the Stellar River Island in the Scouring Cloud Sea three days from now. At that time, their elites will gather here,” said the mysterious man.
Long Chen’s heart shook, but his expression remained calm. “Is this news reliable?”
“Of course. I spent a great deal of effort to get this information. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come all the way here to see you,” said the man.
“What is your goal?” asked Long Chen.
“I have some enmity with the Lifehunter race, but because I have an important matter to handle, I don’t have time to deal with them.
He had heard that Long Chen also had some enmity with the Fated Kin, and so he had told this news to him along the way. As for whether or not he believed him, or whether he went, that was up to him.
“I still have things to do, so I won’t disturb you any longer. Goodbye!” The man didn’t wait for Long Chen’s reply and directly left.
This kind of behavior was very impolite. Bai Xiaole was furious, "What the hell is this? He doesn't even dare to show his face, yet his words are so rude. Who does he think he is?”
Not only did he not show his face, but he didn’t even say his name. His tone didn’t have any reverence for Long Chen. Long Chen was the person Bai Xiaole worshipped the most, and that made him extremely displeased.
“Boss, let’s ignore him. I feel like this is a trap. If you go, you’ll fall for it.” The little fox also cried out angrily.
Long Chen smiled and nodded. “Little Nine, you’re right. This is a scheme.”
"Really? Then this guy is in cahoots with the Fated Kin? They want us to walk right into their trap?” Bai Xiaole was shocked and furious.
Long Chen shook his head. “No, he’s not in cahoots with the Fated Kin. His information should be extremely reliable.”
"Then… then what's his scheme?” Bai Xiaole was stunned.
“I’m not sure, but this really is a scheme.” Long Chen shook his head.
"Then are we still going?” asked Bai Xiaole.
“Go.”
"You knew it was a scheme, but you still went?” Bai Xiaole was confused.
“Do you remember what I always said to you?” asked Long Chen.
Bai Xiaole and Little Nine said in unison, "In front of absolute power, any schemes are useless!”
“Hahaha, you really do remember that.” Long Chen laughed.
“Hehe, I understand. What boss means is, no matter what kind of scheme you have, I’ll do whatever I need to do!” Little Nine laughed mischievously. When this little fox smiled, the corners of her mouth curled up. It was cute but also a bit sinister.
“Three days. Cloud Sea Illusory Sea, Star River Island, time’s a bit tight. Xiao Le, go notify the Dragonblood Legion to immediately rest. We’ll leave in two hours!” said Long Chen.
“Yes.”
Bai Xiaole was extremely excited, and Little Nine was so excited that he was dancing with joy. The two of them slipped away.
“Evil Moon, do you see any clues?” asked Long Chen.
“I don’t like that kid. When he was talking to you, his eyes glanced at me several times. Apparently, he’s drooling over me.”
“Drooling…” Long Chen’s expression was odd.
“Is there something wrong with your head? I’m not a human. Even if I used the wrong word, it’s normal. As long as you understand what I’m saying, it’s fine. Why do you have to be so picky?”
“Alright, alright, I was wrong. Don’t be angry. Let’s get down to business. Did you sense anything from that brat?” asked Long Chen.
“No.”
The Dragon Bone Evil Moon only icily replied with two words. Even if Long Chen apologized, it wouldn’t be appeased.
Now there was no need to communicate. Long Chen found that there were still many differences between the Dragon Bone Evil Moon and the one in the secular world. It was more active now, and it wasn’t as calm as it had been in the secular world. It was extremely emotional, and if Long Chen said something wrong, it would get angry.
“Boss!”
Xia Chen and Guo Ran had come.
“What about the Scouring Cloud Sea and Star River Island?” asked Long Chen.
“The Scouring Cloud Mirage Sea isn’t too far from us. We’ll be able to reach it in three teleportations. In order to conceal ourselves, I’ll choose seven teleportations. It’ll take around six hours.
“As for Star River Island, I’ve never heard of that name before. However, that’s not a problem. Once we get there, I’ll be able to sense it through the grand formation. The place with the most powerful fluctuations is Star River Island,” said Xia Chen.
After Xia Chen finished speaking, Guo Ran continued, “Once we’ve determined the location of Star River Island, I’ll start with the four great armies. Each army will have a formation plate that Xia Chen has meticulously created, and they can switch positions at any time. We’ll make new arrangements according to the situation.
“I’ve roughly studied the terrain of the Moyun Mirage Sea. I’ve come up with seven battle strategies that can be changed at any time.”
“Guo Ran, how’s your armor?” asked Long Chen.
“The materials have all been prepared, and the blueprint has also been completed. Boss, you’ve given me too many materials. This time, I’ve gathered thousands of different kinds of Immortal Gold. That’s why the blueprint is so complicated, and it took up too much time.
“However, sharpening a blade doesn’t delay cutting firewood. Once my new armor appears, I’ll definitely dominate the world,” said Guo Ran confidently.
“Then can you do it this time?”
Long Chen frowned. Guo Ran’s old armor had already been destroyed, and a new one still hadn’t appeared. That was a bit dangerous. After all, they were facing the world’s most terrifying assassins.
“Don’t worry boss, I still have my crossbow,” said Guo Ran.
“Fine, I’m just afraid you’ll want to be in the limelight as soon as you reach the battlefield,” said Long Chen.
“Don’t worry boss, I won’t this time. After all… I don’t have the capital,” said Guo Ran.
Hearing that, Long Chen was relieved. Wu Hun’s punch had caused Guo Ran to restrain himself a great deal. That wasn’t a bad thing, or this fellow would definitely suffer.
“Then let’s do this! Let’s go. This time, we’ll be a bit more proactive and let the Life Hunting Clan feel the Dragonblood Legion’s passion.”
A ruthless smile appeared on Long Chen’s face.
The Sea of Illusions wasn’t actually a sea, but a silent lake. Because it was so large, it was called the Sea of Illusions.
This place had always been a barbaric land. There hadn’t been any records of it in history. It was said that before the primal chaos battle, this place had once been an immortal land, the territory of the Spirit race.
But after the primal chaos battle, the nine heavens had collapsed, turning this place into a barren land. Because it wasn’t suitable for cultivation, even Magical Beasts didn’t want to stay here.
However, with the advent of countless explorers, they had continuously perfected the world map. Some nameless places had been named, and this savage land had its own name.
The clouds in the Mirage Sea were surrounded by water vapor that rose into the air. It should have looked like a paradise on earth, but the water vapor here was dark gray. The water vapor was accompanied by an aura of decay.
This kind of aura contained poison. Although it wasn’t fatal, it could easily cause people to hallucinate. Even cultivators would easily get lost here.
There was another name for the Mirage Sea. It was called the Illusory Sea Tomb. It was said that no one had ever managed to leave this place alive.
There were many adventurers who passed by here, and they would see many rotting corpses at the edges. These corpses didn’t have any scars, but they died extremely strangely.
Some people even saw the corpses of undying experts. According to reason, an undying expert’s physical body should be extremely powerful, but even after countless years, it wouldn’t decay.
But here, even an undying expert’s body would quickly rot like a mortal’s. That was why this mysterious region had become a dangerous place that everyone avoided.
There were no precious medicines, no mines, nothing good. Furthermore, it was extremely dangerous, and very few people dared to approach it. As time passed, it became a truly savage land.
“Who would have thought that such a barren land would be an important stronghold of the Fated Kin?” Within the endless mist, Long Chen, Guo Ran, and Xia Chen were standing on a small island, quietly observing their surroundings.
Obviously, Guo Ran looked down on these assassins. How were they any different from rats hiding in the ruins?
“You even shamelessly say that you want to take revenge on the Violet Blood Tribe. Hiding in this kind of place all day, do you really have the face to brag?” said Guo Ran.
“Alright, cut it out! Since when did you become like a woman who likes to chatter?” said Xia Chen.
As Xia Chen spoke, he carefully took out one formation disc after another. These formation discs formed a square formation disc.
Dense dots of light appeared on the formation plate. At first, they were extremely indistinct, but as time passed, images began to appear.
“Formation masters really are miraculous existences!” Long Chen sighed emotionally.
Although he had interacted with Xia Chen for so many years, Long Chen had always felt that formation masters were an incomprehensible profession.
A few formation discs were put together, and it didn’t take long for them to explore the entire Scouring Cloud Sea. Countless islands appeared on the map, numbering in the thousands.
These islands were big and small, and the surrounding waterways were winding like a maze. Xia Chen took a look and said,
“These water channels weren’t formed naturally. They were created to set up formations. This is not a small project, and it will take tens of thousands of years to complete.
They had set up this secret stronghold, but they couldn’t make a big fuss out of it. It would take them even longer.
“According to the formation’s layout, this island should be their nest, the Star River Island that mysterious fellow mentioned.” Xia Chen pointed to an island on the map.
“No way! Shouldn’t the nest be at the center? No matter how you look at it, whether it’s the size or direction, it doesn’t look like it. It’s small and slanted!” said Guo Ran.
“Have you forgotten what they do? Do you think a group of shameful assassins would place their nest in such a conspicuous location?” Xia Chen was irritated.
“That’s true! He’s probably used to it.” Guo Ran nodded.
“Let me confirm it.”
After saying that, Xia Chen added a small formation plate into it. Very quickly, small dots of light appeared on the formation plate. Some of these dots of light were still, while others were moving back and forth.
“Is there any problem with your observation?” asked Long Chen.
“Don’t worry boss, this is a new formation disc I’ve created. It doesn’t directly spy on others, but on the fluctuations of the Heavenly Daos. It won’t alert them,” said Xia Chen confidently.
Long Chen nodded. Xia Chen truly didn’t reveal anything when he did things. If he directly observed people, even ordinary cultivators would be easily sensed, let alone these sensitive assassins.
But observing the fluctuations of the Heavenly Daos was different. It was the same as using a mirror to observe your opponent, and your opponent wouldn’t sense anything strange.
Furthermore, Xia Chen’s Sky-Peeking Array had been modified countless times, and it was growing stronger. Even if his opponent had set up a barrier here, it was still unable to block Xia Chen’s gaze.
At first, there were only a few dots of light around the Sea of Illusions. These dots of light didn’t move at all. According to Xia Chen’s experience, they should be hidden sentries.
Crack!
Xia Chen placed another formation plate into the formation. The original formation plate had already cracked.
“It was destroyed so quickly?”
Guo Ran jumped in shock. For Xia Chen to create a formation disc required a great deal of effort. In just a few breaths, he had crippled one.
“To deal with a group of assassins, we naturally have to pay a heavy price. Otherwise, it’ll be too easy to alarm them. We’ve only just saved up a bit of money, and now we’re going to have to take it out again.” Xia Chen clenched his teeth. These formation discs were his blood, sweat, and tears. For him to exhaust them like this, his heart would definitely ache.
But there was no way around it. They were facing the strongest assassin, and they couldn’t be the slightest bit careless. They could only brace themselves.
“Don’t worry, they’ve managed this place for countless years. They should have quite a bit of savings. Don’t worry, they definitely won’t make a loss.” Long Chen smiled.
The two of them immediately brightened. Robbery was always the fastest way to get rich. Thinking of the Fated Kin’s wealth, their blood began to boil.
“I want the materials for their swords. They’re definitely treasures.” Guo Ran clenched his fists.
He had been drooling over the Fated Kin’s weapons for a long time now. Those sharp swords could even cut through Long Chen’s scales, and they also had a powerful ability to suck blood. Those things were heaven-defying!
“As long as we capture them, all the treasures will be ours!” Long Chen patted Guo Ran on the shoulder, indicating he should be calm.
Xia Chen continued to look. More and more light spots appeared. When a densely packed island appeared, Xia Chen was shocked.
“I actually misjudged you this time.”
“How?”
Seeing Xia Chen’s shock, Long Chen and Guo Ran couldn’t help but ask.
“These fellows are even more crafty than I imagined. Their nest isn’t in this archipelago,” said Xia Chen.
“Not here? That bastard tricked us?” raged Guo Ran.
“No, no, no. He probably didn’t lie to us. He probably doesn’t know the truth. This is their world.
“In truth, beneath one of the islands is a spatial entrance. That place should lead to a small world. That small world is their secret nest,” said Xia Chen.
“That’s the place with the densest spots of light? This is the place you calculated before.” Guo Ran carefully examined the map on the formation plate and pointed to an island.
“No, they’re extremely crafty. That place is especially used to trick us formation masters. That place is the greatest trap.
“Their secret entrance is here.” Xia Chen pointed to an island without any light.
“How is this possible? Not a single person?” Guo Ran looked at the island in disbelief.
“Most likely, these people used some kind of method to block the Heavenly Dao energy, or they used a group of people who aren’t Heaven’s Chosen to guard this place,” said Long Chen.
“Boss is right. These people’s deployments are all to trick the insiders. It’s not difficult to block the prying eyes of the Heavenly Daos. They just need some concealment items.
“Since they can target formation masters, this kind of arrangement isn’t strange at all. I estimate that those hidden sentries are actually bait,” said Xia Chen.
“Damn, these fellows are too crafty! This won’t be easy to handle. Once they’re exposed, the people in the minor world will immediately flee.
“With how afraid they are of death, it’s impossible for there to only be one exit in a minor world. We can’t even catch them.
“The most hateful thing is that before they flee, they’ll definitely empty their treasure vaults. At that time, we won’t be able to get anything.” Guo Ran became a bit anxious. He had been eyeing their weapons for a long time.
“Don’t worry, let’s think of something.” Xia Chen was also helpless. These people were too crafty.
After all, Long Chen’s goal wasn’t just to kill a few people. The Dragonblood Legion’s goal was to exterminate all the assassins here. Running away was a failure.
“There are still a few hours until that fellow’s time. Let’s wait and see,” said Long Chen.
According to that fellow, there should have been a large group of people gathered here. But now, there was no movement. That didn’t make sense.
Time passed bit by bit, but the Scattered Cloud Star Seas didn’t move at all. Even Xia Chen couldn’t remain calm. He could afford to waste time, but his formation disc couldn’t. In just another hour, his formation disc would be completely exhausted.
The most important thing was that he didn’t dare to stop watching. He was afraid of missing out on any important details. Currently, his forehead was covered in sweat, but he didn’t have any good ideas.
“Something’s not right. Xia Chen, change your method of spying. Don’t sense the fluctuations of the heavens, only the fluctuations of air,” said Long Chen.
“But if that’s the case, we won’t be able to sense the movements of Heavenly Fate Masters. Furthermore, the fluctuations of the airflow are invisible.” Xia Chen was stunned.
“I also can’t explain it. Just do as I say!” said Long Chen.
Xia Chen had no choice but to immediately change the formation disc. All the lights on the map disappeared in an instant, followed by a cry from Xia Chen.
“There are actually so many people walking around. How is this possible?”
Xia Chen was startled. Although he couldn’t see anyone on the map, he could see faint spatial distortions.
As for the Sea of Mirages, there was no wind, nor were there any other lifeforms. The only ones who could move here were the experts of the Lifehunter race.
Furthermore, through spying, he could see countless streams of qi flowing towards the island he was talking about.
“So these fellows used tools to block their own Heavenly Fate auras. They’ve long since begun to move,” exclaimed Guo Ran.
“What should we do? Should we directly attack? We’ll kill as many as we can.” Although they couldn’t see the number of people, they could tell that there were definitely quite a few experts in the Sea of Illusions.
“They blocked the Heavenly Fate energy…” Long Chen sank into thought. Suddenly, he slapped his thigh.
“Yes.”
“Boss, what idea did you come up with?” asked Xia Chen and Guo Ran.
“They should have used a special tool of the Lifehunter race to block their own Heavenly Fate energy. In other words, if one of us is able to conceal our Heavenly Fate energy, it would be easy for us to sneak in,” said Long Chen.
“I don’t think that’s possible! They definitely have their own way of distinguishing themselves. We can’t even imitate the unique blood qi of the Fated Kin!” Xia Chen shook his head.
“It’s fine, leave it to me!” said Long Chen.
“Boss, you want to sneak in?” asked Guo Ran.
“What? Are you afraid I’ll be in danger?” laughed Long Chen.
“It’s not that I’m afraid you’ll be in danger, but that you’ve killed so many people from the Lifehunter race. They’ve already memorized your appearance, so how could they not recognize you?” said Guo Ran.
“Don’t worry, I have my own methods. Right, Xia Chen, if I can sneak into the minor world, how should I get rid of the transportation formation inside?” asked Long Chen.
“If boss really can sneak in, you just need to detonate this spatial formation disc to disturb the spatial laws of the entire minor world.
“Although its ability can only last for a few breaths, if you detonate it, I will receive a signal and immediately charge into the minor world. At that time, the transportation formation will be handed to me,” said Xia Chen.
“However, don’t act rashly. Let’s first investigate the treasure vault before attacking!” warned Guo Ran.
Long Chen shook his head. “That’s very difficult. We can only kill everyone inside as fast as possible so they won’t be able to destroy the treasures in time. As for whether or not we can obtain the treasure, that will depend on luck.”
They didn’t have much time. In the entire Dragonblood Legion, only Long Chen and Yue Zifeng weren’t Heavenly Fate Masters. Only the two of them had the qualifications to sneak in.
But as a sword cultivator, Yue Zifeng was the bane of these assassins. No matter how well he disguised himself as a cat, it was impossible for him to be sent to a rat’s nest.
This mission could only be given to Long Chen. Whether or not he could sneak in depended on luck. Even if he did manage to sneak in, it would be very difficult to find the treasure room.
Let alone an outsider like him, there probably weren’t many people in the entire race who knew about such secrets. So Long Chen told Guo Ran not to have too much hope.
“Alright, wait for my signal. If you fail, then just kill as many as you can.” Long Chen disappeared.
“Darkmoon, are you sure you can do it?” asked Long Chen.
“Don’t worry, I can disguise my aura. I can even imitate the auras of those I kill. Do you think I’m still the Dragon Bone Evil Moon from the mortal world?” said Dragon Bone Evil Moon arrogantly.
“Alright, then let’s give it a try. If it doesn’t work, we’ll just directly attack. Kill as many as we can,” said Long Chen.
He had also thrown caution to the wind. These fellows were too crafty, and there was no way for him to attack them. Time was limited, so he could only randomly try.
Hu!
When that black divine light enveloped Long Chen, his aura immediately became icy.
“Suppress your dragon blood. Don’t worry about anything else,” said Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
Long Chen nodded. Fortunately, his violet blood was still in a sealed state. Otherwise, it would have been very easy for the Lifehunter race to sense him. After all, the violet blood race had once been their mortal enemy.
“I’ve already helped you change your aura. As for the rest, it’ll be up to you,” said Long Chen.
However, it didn’t care about whether or not Long Chen could sneak in. All it cared about was whether or not it could kill him. So whether or not Long Chen succeeded, its goal wasn’t affected.
“Alright, I’ll handle the rest.” Long Chen sensed the aura that Dragon Bone Evil Moon had given him, and he prostrated himself in admiration. This aura was completely the same.
“According to what I’m saying, we should just go in and do it. If we work together, I have a thirty percent chance of shattering the laws of a minor world. Even if we run, we won’t be able to escape much,” said Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
“Killing people isn’t the most important thing. From Guo Ran’s tone, it seems he cares a great deal about the materials used to forge weapons.
He wanted to forge new armor and divine weapons for himself and the Dragonblood Legion. With his character, once he forged them, they would be the peak of his current skill.
“Although I gave him a great deal of ore last time, from his tone, if he can obtain the divine metal of the Lifehunter race, his armor and weapon will reach a higher level,” said Long Chen.
Long Chen had spent the most time with Guo Ran. Although he hadn’t said it clearly just now, he was afraid of his greed affecting his plans.
But how could Long Chen not think for him? So what he was thinking was that it would be best if he could exterminate them all. If he couldn’t, it wouldn’t matter if he let some random fish go. He had to get what Guo Ran dreamed of.
“That won’t do. Our main goal is to kill people. Our secondary goal is those things!” Long Chen’s words caused Long Chen to panic.
“Evil Moon, why are you in such a hurry to kill people?” Long Chen finally couldn’t help but ask. Ever since the Dragonbone Evil Moon had returned, he had found that it was in a hurry to kill.
This kind of desire to kill was different from before. It was like it had some kind of goal, and it wanted to urgently complete it.
After a moment of silence, Dragon Bone Evil Moon said, “Fine, I’ll tell you the truth. This body of mine is born to kill.
“Right now, I still can’t completely control it, much less activate its divine might.
“But the energy I absorb is like the money that is regularly stored in a bank. Although it belongs to me, I still can’t control it.”
“Didn’t you already condense a Heaven Splitting Rune with me? Our power can already merge!” said Long Chen.
“What kind of power is that? Do you think this body I obtained after devouring millions of dragon souls and risking my life is anything?
“That little bit of power I merged with you is just a drop in the ocean to it. Why do I want to kill so badly?
“That’s because only through slaughter can my soul become more solid. Only through the evil souls and wills of those experts can I become stronger.
“Only then can I gradually control this body. Failure is enough. I don’t want the tragedy of the Martial Heaven Continent to happen again. I can’t even protect my closest companions. I don’t want to experience that feeling a second time in my life.
“Tch, I used the wrong word again. What intimacy? I’m going to make this world tremble in fear because of my name!”
Hearing that, Long Chen’s heart warmed. Dragon Bone Evil Moon wanted to protect him, and he also wanted to protect her.
Back then, Dragon Bone Evil Moon had blocked a powerful enemy for him, using her strongest move to destroy him. That kind of pain was something he didn’t want to experience again.
“Don’t worry, we won’t. Now that we’ve all undergone nirvana, when we stand shoulder to shoulder, even the heavens will have to submit to us.” Long Chen patted the blade of the Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
Hearing Long Chen’s comforting words, Dragon Bone Evil Moon calmed down a great deal.
“Sorry, I was too impatient. But there are some things that can’t be rushed. We have to take things one step at a time. Food has to be eaten one bite at a time. Everything still has to be led by you.”
Thinking of that humiliating scene, he changed his mind. Long Chen had endured far more pain than him in that battle. Saying that was the same as exposing his scars.
Not only did Long Chen not blame it, but he even comforted it. That made it feel a bit embarrassed. That would make it seem too immature.
“Don’t worry! I’m no longer the old me, and you aren’t the old you. There’s nothing in this world that can stop us from advancing.” Long Chen laughed mischievously and walked out.
“What are you going to do?” Dragon Bone Evil Moon changed the subject.
“I’ll handle everything. All you need to do is hide yourself and watch the show.” Long Chen smiled. He swaggered over to the edge of the Sea of Illusions.
Long Chen stood there, icily looking forward. Before long, a strange spatial fluctuation appeared in front of him. That fluctuation was extremely minute, and ordinary people wouldn’t be able to sense it.
Long Chen icily said, “Show me your badge.”
Pu pu…
Dragon Bone Evil Moon appeared in Long Chen’s hand. He slashed his saber through the air, and several figures instantly disappeared.
“Damn it, I called you wrong. Again!”
Long Chen continued to stand. Through his previous senses, he found that this was a path to the Sea of Illusions. The sentry post was still some distance away, so he had come to ‘receive’ everyone.
“Show me your token.”
Pu pu…
“Secret signal.”
Pu pu pu…
Long Chen shouted a couple of times, and his opponent immediately became alert. Long Chen had no choice but to kill him. Fortunately, the Dragon Bone Evil Moon was able to completely absorb his opponent’s aura.
“Password!”
“Mirage Sea Life!”
When Long Chen changed to seven or eight different questions, space twisted and four figures appeared out of nowhere. At that moment, Long Chen’s focus returned.
“Token.”
Long Chen was delighted, but he still put on a cold expression. He waved his hand, and the person in the lead took out a palm-sized item and tossed it to him.
That was a badge with strange runes carved into it. That rune’s aura was the same as that person’s aura. Long Chen knew that this was an identity badge, and each person only had one.
Furthermore, there were special life fluctuations coming from it. At that moment, Long Chen almost cursed. This tablet was its lifeblood token. If it died, it would lose its effect.
“You guys…”
Long Chen gestured for the others to also take out their badges. But for some unknown reason, their expressions immediately changed.
Pu pu pu!
Long Chen took the initiative and killed the three of them with a single blow, knocking out the Fated Kin expert who had given him his badge.
“You really are crafty. You can’t even catch me,” cursed Long Chen. If he wasn’t careful, he would be seen through.
“No, I can’t continue like this. I don’t have much time. I have to give it a try.” Long Chen calculated the time. Two hours had already passed. Guo Ran’s side had sent news that fewer people had entered the Sea of Illusions.
After knocking him unconscious, Long Chen gave him two more medicinal pills to keep him unconscious. He then used the formation plate to hide him before flying into the Sea of Illusions.
“I don’t even know if they’ll want to test it. If they do, then it’ll be over.” This time, Long Chen didn’t have any confidence.
“What are you dilly-dallying for? The council is about to start.” Just as Long Chen was carefully imitating the way the Lifehunter race had run, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.
“Mirage Sea…”
“Stop wasting time. It’s a life tablet.”
That person didn’t even ask for Long Chen’s order and directly extended his hand.
Long Chen was dumbfounded. He took out his badge, but before he could hand it over, that person snatched it away.
“What’s going on? It’s completely different from what I expected!” Long Chen was dumbfounded.
“Hurry up and leave. Those idiots who are late won’t wait for them. Just wait to be punished!” That person formed hand seals.
Hu!
Suddenly, Long Chen noticed that the space around him was twisting, and the mist in the Sea of Illusions became even denser. He could sense a barrier stealthily spreading, enveloping the world around him.
“On the way, I sensed the auras of a few clansmen. They aren’t as fast as me. How about we wait a bit…” probed Long Chen.
“What are you waiting for? You’re as fast as a tortoise, slower than you. That means they don’t care about the council at all.
“Hmph, there are always a few ignorant fellows in the tribe who rely on their own strength to act willfully and not listen to orders.
“Last time, when they tried to sneak attack the Numinous Sky Academy, they were blamed by the higher-ups. Everyone was cursed and punished. These idiots, let them die!” cursed that person.
Only now did Long Chen realize that their sneak attack on the Numinous Sky Academy hadn’t been part of the Lifehunter race’s plan. Instead, it had been someone who had thought himself infallible and had tried to probe Long Chen. But in the end, he had been defeated. The higher-ups of the Lifehunter race would definitely be infuriated.
Seeing this fellow’s resentful expression, Long Chen guessed he had also been implicated.
“These fellows are too daring!”
Long Chen immediately sensed something was wrong. As expected, that fellow looked at him with shock.
“You actually don’t know about this?”
Long Chen immediately became infuriated. Fuck, what was wrong with him? His words were too lacking.
But he had no choice but to pretend to be confused. “We didn’t receive any news. Everything is normal.”
Suddenly, that person waved his hand, causing Long Chen to jump in fright. He almost killed him, but that person slapped his forehead with one hand and returned the tablet to Long Chen with the other.
“Fuck, I forgot that you’re from the Bloodkill Sect. This matter is the Soulkill Sect’s fault, and it has nothing to do with you. That’s why you weren’t implicated.”
Although Long Chen didn’t know what the Bloodkill Sect and Soulkill Sect were, seeing that they didn’t suspect anything, he relaxed.
“You really are unlucky. You clearly didn’t do anything wrong, but you’re still implicated. Sigh!” Long Chen became a bit more careful this time, expressing his sympathy.
“Who says I’m not? Ah, forget it. I’m a grand vice hall master of the Soul Slaughter Hall, but now I’ve become a guest. What the fuck…” That person was infuriated, but he didn’t dare to say anything.
“So it’s vice hall master. Sorry for my rudeness.” Long Chen cupped his fists.
That person was so excited that he almost cried. He patted Long Chen on the shoulder.
“Thank you, brother. I feel much better now, but don’t mention the title of vice hall master ever again.”
It seemed this fellow had been rubbed all the way to the end. It was no wonder he was like an angry little wife. Long Chen smiled.
“Vice Hall Master, you’re too negative. This time, you were implicated by others. It’s not like you’re lacking in ability. Once this storm passes, you’ll quickly return to your position. After all, talent is always scarce.”
Long Chen’s words made that person feel extremely comfortable, and his expression was no longer filled with resentment. Suddenly, his expression changed, and he slapped his thigh.
“Fuck, just talking. The council is about to start. Let’s hurry up and leave. Once the gate closes, we’ll be finished.”
As he spoke, he brought Long Chen forward. Four experts from the Lifehunter race quickly blocked their path.
“Check the tablet and life fluctuations!”
“Check my ass! Do you not recognize me?!” raged the vice hall master.
“Sorry, this is a rule. We can’t…” said one of them.
“Zhao Xing, do you think you’re so capable now? Do you think I’ll let you bully me just because I’m down? Aren’t you afraid I’ll take care of you once I get my position back?”
It was unknown whether it was because he had once held a high position, but his words were filled with an imposing aura. Perhaps it was because that fellow’s mind had also become nimble, but in the end, he opened up a path.
As a result, Long Chen also borrowed the light and easily passed. Long Chen almost hugged him and kissed him.
“Fuck, they really don’t care about face. Now that I’ve lost my prestige, they all want to bully me.” After passing through the trial, that person seemed to treat Long Chen as one of his own.
“Brother, you don’t know this, but those fellows were once my underlings. If I hadn’t been a bit more vicious, those fellows would have thought I was easy to bully. They would have intentionally delayed the test, and we would have died.
“At that time, the council will be delayed, and my chance to return to my original position will be completely lost. They’ll run over to my former enemies to take credit.”
Long Chen suddenly realized that the Fated Kin’s internal struggles were endless.
“How rude. I still haven’t introduced myself. My name is Qian Feng. What about you?” That person didn’t forget to introduce himself as he rushed over.
“I’m Long San. They all call me Master Long San,” said Long Chen.
“Master Long San, it seems brother Long San isn’t an ordinary person!”
“Hehe, it’s not that bad. Once this storm passes, I’ll see if I can pull some strings to help you out on this matter.” Long Chen smiled slightly. He had never been convinced by anyone before.
From Long Chen’s words, that person had also vaguely sensed that this person was a bit special. That was especially true of Long Chen’s eyes, which had always been as calm as water. Even if he was late, he hadn’t panicked in the slightest. He immediately became curious about Long Chen’s identity.
But now Long Chen smiled mysteriously. This fellow was both surprised and delighted, thinking he had run into a benefactor. Putting aside whether or not he could help, getting to know such a person wasn’t a bad thing. If he couldn’t survive here one day, there would be a way out.
As a result, Qian Feng treated Long Chen even more like one of his own. Long Chen expressed that he didn’t have much ability, and that he only had someone to ‘protect’ him. Now that he had heard of this meeting, he was a bit curious, and so he had come over to join in the fun. If there was anything he didn’t understand, he asked Qian Feng to look after him.
Qian Feng immediately patted his chest to guarantee that there was no problem. As the two of them were talking, they arrived at an island. The island was already filled with people. As soon as the two of them arrived, someone shouted,
“Are you two idiots? You only arrived at this time?”
When Long Chen and Qian Feng arrived, the island was already filled with hundreds of experts. These experts were the same as Qian Feng. It was unknown what method they had used to conceal the fluctuations of the Heavenly Fate.
It was no wonder Xia Chen hadn’t been able to sense their auras. Amongst these hundreds of people was a fierce-looking man with pockmarks all over his face. He was looking at Qian Feng and Long Chen with ridicule.
“Qi Yufeng, shut the fuck up! There’s still half an incense stick’s worth of time until the council’s meeting! Don’t try to use a chicken feather as an arrow.” Qian Feng immediately became infuriated.
Obviously, this person had some enmity with Qian Feng, and he was intentionally humiliating him at this time. Long Chen even suspected that this person was the sworn enemy Qian Feng had mentioned.
Long Chen glanced at him. Although he was concealing his Heavenly Fate fluctuations, Long Chen could tell with a single glance that he was a nine star Heavenly Fate.
“Qian Feng, do you still think you’re the vice hall master? Why are you talking to your superior? Can you repeat what you just said to me?” That pockmarked man walked over sinisterly.
“What’s going on?”
Seeing Qian Feng’s ugly expression, Long Chen quietly asked.
“Fuck, how unlucky. It’s actually him on duty here. He’s the sworn enemy I was talking about.
“It must be that damn Zhao Xingtian. Otherwise, he would have long since entered. He’s waiting here to humiliate me.” Qian Feng clenched his teeth.
“It’s fine. Don’t be afraid, I’ll back you up.” Long Chen smiled disdainfully as the pockmarked man approached.
“Who are you? Show me your badge!” shouted the pockmarked man.
Hearing the pockmarked man’s shout, Long Chen slowly extended his hand, but it was empty. The pockmarked man immediately became infuriated, thinking Long Chen was playing with him.
Pa!
Long Chen lightly waved his hand. His movements weren’t fast, and he slapped him across the face.
That light slap sent the pockmarked man flying, his yellow teeth flying everywhere. Everyone was stunned. When the pockmarked man stood up, they were horrified to see that half of his face was covered in blood and flesh. Even his bones were exposed.
Let alone them, even Qian Feng’s eyes were about to pop out of their sockets. But Long Chen acted as if nothing had happened and even lazily blew on his palm.
“Qi Yufeng, it’s been many years since we last met. You’re really arrogant now!”
“Who… who are you?!” Qi Yufeng was both shocked and infuriated.
Long Chen patted Qian Feng on the shoulder. “He actually asked who I am, hahahaha…”
Long Chen laughed. He didn’t even know who he was. Just guess. Only now did Qian Feng recover from his shock. Only now did he realize that Long Chen was a supreme expert, and from his tone, it seemed he had some enmity with Qi Yufeng.
“Qi Yufeng…” Qian Feng was about to speak.
“Let it be. This isn’t the place to settle accounts. Once the council is over, we’ll have some fun with him.” Long Chen stopped Qian Feng and walked over. The others hastily made way for him.
Qi Yufeng was stunned. He couldn’t remember ever having such an enemy. Seeing Qian Feng’s complacency, he was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. When Long Chen passed by him, he stopped and looked at Qi Yufeng.
“If you have the guts, then don’t run. Once the council ends, we’ll completely settle our enmity.”
“Damn it, who are you?!” Qi Yufeng roared.
Long Chen ignored him and walked shoulder to shoulder with Qian Feng. At the end of this passageway was a portal. Long Chen and Qian Feng walked in.
“I’ve also passed the final trial like this. I really am a genius!” When Long Chen walked into the passageway and couldn’t see Qi Yufeng, he almost cried out in excitement.
That was because just now, Long Chen had seen a disciple holding a ruler-like item. With just a glance, he had known that it was used to test their identity. As a result, Long Chen’s slap had resolved everything.
As for Qian Feng, seeing Long Chen’s excited expression, he thought Long Chen had some enmity with Qi Yufeng to begin with, so after slapping him, his mood immediately brightened.
“Brother Long, I didn’t expect you to be such a hidden expert. I really am sorry!” said Qian Feng emotionally.
“This is just a little trick. It’s nothing. It just so happens that this fellow once had some enmity with me. We can count as having a common enemy.
“Once the council is over, I’ll ask him out for a fight. At that time, I’ll beat him half to death so you can vent your anger,” said Long Chen.
“That’s great!” Hearing that Long Chen was going to help him vent his anger, Qian Feng was incomparably excited. Suddenly, his eyes rolled and he probed,
“I wonder what important position brother Long has in the Bloodkill Sect. With your skills, your treatment definitely won’t be bad. Otherwise, it would be a waste of your talent.”
Tch, only now do you know how to test me? Isn’t it a bit too late? Long Chen acted mysterious.
“I’m telling you, don’t tell anyone else. In truth, I’m just a warehouse keeper.”
“Look at a warehouse? That’s impossible!” Qian Feng’s eyes widened. Didn’t you say you were related? Why would you look at a warehouse?
“Look at the storehouse… don’t you understand?” Long Chen winked.
Qian Feng was stunned for a moment before he suddenly realized something. “You’re the one guarding the treasure vault, right?”
Long Chen smiled, but he didn’t say anything. Qian Feng immediately perked up. That was a lucrative job. For Long Chen to be able to manage the treasure storehouse at such a young age, his relationship with him was definitely very strong.
“Right, which one of you is in charge of the treasury? Can we talk? I have some things I want to discuss with him,” asked Long Chen.
Qian Feng immediately understood. Long Chen was guarding the treasure room. Although there were some things that could be kept for personal use, there were many things that couldn’t be revealed.
If he could get close to this side and exchange their things, it would be equivalent to clearing his name. Qian Feng immediately trusted Long Chen’s identity.
“I really am sorry. As a vice hall master, I don’t have any foundation, and my connections are weak. I’ve only been to the treasure room three times, and I’ve only come into contact with a few guards. There’s no chance for the higher-ups to meet,” said Qian Feng awkwardly.
“It’s fine. You and I hit it off right from the start. Furthermore, we have a common enemy, Qi Yufeng. You don’t need to criticize me. This won’t make things difficult for me. Once the council is over, I’ll personally pay a visit to the administrator of your treasure house. At that time, if the negotiations are settled, don’t worry, I won’t forget your benefits,” said Long Chen magnanimously.
Hearing that, Qian Feng was greatly moved. He felt Long Chen was too loyal. Just as he was moved, Long Chen asked,
“Right, where is the treasure vault? I’ll go take a look myself.”
“That won’t do! It’d be best if you went through the higher-ups to make an appointment. If you go alone, you might not be able to see him, and you might even be misunderstood,” said Qian Feng.
“This kind of thing can only be done in secret. There’s no way to do it openly. All you need to do is tell me where the treasure room is. You don’t need to care about anything else.”
Long Chen looked around and lowered his voice. “Let me tell you, in our line of work, our subordinates all know how to use code words. Once they see me, they understand everything.”
Qian Feng immediately trusted Long Chen. Afraid that he wouldn’t be able to explain himself, he drew a sketch for Long Chen.
When Long Chen took the map, the space in front of him suddenly twisted. He hastily put it away. When the space in front of him changed and he appeared in a plaza, he saw a dense crowd.
“Good heavens, we’ve finally caught up to this wave!”
When the two of them arrived, the entire plaza was already filled with people. There were hundreds of thousands of people.
Most of these experts were sitting in their seats, not saying a word. Their expressions were cold, and only a few of them were whispering to each other.
When the two of them arrived, the meeting hadn’t even begun. The seats weren’t arranged in the same order, and there were many empty seats. Qian Feng found a seat, and the two of them sat down.
Long Chen had only just entered when another group of people entered. It was Qi Yufeng and the others. Qi Yufeng icily glanced at Long Chen and walked over to his original seat.
Just as Qian Feng had expected, he had arrived early. When he had received the news, he had gone out to ‘welcome’ Qian Feng. As a result, he had received a big slap.
Long Chen sat down and stealthily looked around. He saw that everyone was young and had hidden themselves. But he was shocked to find that there were quite a few Nine Star Heaven’s Mandates here.
However, he could sense that the auras of these nine Star Heaven’s Mandates weren’t very strong, and they were clearly a bit weak. That was the difference between being strong and swollen.
These people’s auras were worlds apart from those Nine Star Heavenly Fate Realm experts. That shocked Long Chen.
“Could it be that the Fated Kin have the ability to create nine Heavenly Fate Pills?” That made Long Chen think of his own Heavenly Fate Pill.
Suddenly, Long Chen’s heart shook. He focused on the Heavenly Dao Tree in the primal chaos space. As expected, he saw three Nine Star Heavenly Fate Fruits on the tree.
Of these three, one came from the assassin Long Chen had killed in the Fated Kin’s sneak attack on the academy.
The other two came from the assassins Long Chen had killed. The Dragonblood Legion had already consumed their Heavenly Fate Pills, so Long Chen didn’t really care about them.
Looking at these Heavenly Fate Fruits, Long Chen couldn’t help being stunned. These Heavenly Fate Fruits were all shriveled. Not only were their star lines dim, but they were also covered in wrinkles, as if they were about to rot.
“As expected, there really is a problem. They’re all human-made Nine Star Heaven’s Mandates. No wonder their auras are so strange.”
It was no wonder Long Chen hadn’t felt anything when he had killed that fellow in the academy. It seemed he was a defective fellow.
These Heavenly Fate Fruits were useless. Long Chen was just about to pick them when he saw one of them suddenly fall off.
As soon as it fell to the ground, it was absorbed by the black soil. Only then did Long Chen realize why the Heavenly Dao Tree would absorb it. It seemed it was just using it as fertilizer.
Once the Heavenly Fate Fruits were full, they would automatically fall off. But the true Heavenly Fate Fruits wouldn’t be absorbed by the black soil. Otherwise, Long Chen wouldn’t have been able to gather so many.
In the past, Long Chen had also encountered similar situations. When he had encountered an imposter, the Heavenly Dao Tree had never reacted. This time, the Heavenly Dao Tree had probably taken a fancy to its nutrients and absorbed them.
“Third Master, that fellow is in charge of the treasure room. He’s the grandson of the Soul Slaughter Sect’s sect leader,” whispered Qian Feng.
Long Chen followed Qian Feng’s gaze and saw the back of a person sitting in the front row. This person wasn’t very tall, and most of his body was covered by the back of a chair. It was rare for him to be able to tell.
Long Chen had no interest in this fellow. His goal was the treasure room. He stealthily looked through Qian Feng’s map and found that the treasure room was in this small world.
But there were too many people here, and it was extremely inconvenient to move around. Furthermore, his identity could be exposed at any time. Long Chen couldn’t help being a bit worried.
“How do I get to the treasury?” Long Chen looked around, but he was unable to find any openings.
“Senior!”
Long Chen’s eyes suddenly brightened.
“What are you doing?” the cauldron replied. However, it seemed to be on guard.
“Hehe, senior, your divine abilities are unparalleled…” laughed Long Chen.
“Don’t tell me you want me to help you steal the treasure!” said the cauldron angrily.
“How can it count as stealing? That’s too embarrassing. We’re stealing!” laughed Long Chen.
“Don’t joke around. I’m one of the ten grand primal chaos divine items. How could I do such a thing? If word of this gets out, how am I supposed to continue living?” said Gan Kuntian.
“Don’t be so rude. Furthermore, it’s not like you haven’t done this before,” said Long Chen.
“When did I steal anything?” asked the cauldron.
“Cough, I remember that in some medicinal garden…” Long Chen coughed.
“Alright, alright. Stop talking.”
Now that Long Chen said this, the cauldron immediately recalled that it had helped Long Chen gather the medicinal ingredients in order to recover faster. Now that Long Chen had a handle on it, it compromised.
“Steal? I definitely won’t steal it. At most, I’ll help you seal up the treasure room so no one can enter.”
Hearing the cauldron agree, Long Chen was delighted. This troublesome problem was resolved just like that. The cauldron’s handling of the matter was absolutely steady, and the treasure trove had been obtained ahead of time.
Long Chen immediately relaxed. This way, there was nothing to be afraid of. He directly crossed his legs and leaned back, placing his feet on the back of the front row.
There were still people sitting in the front row. That person immediately stood up and glared at Long Chen. Long Chen pressed down on his seat and kicked him in the face.
“What are you looking at?”
Bang!
That person had never dreamed that someone would dare cause trouble here. He was completely caught off guard and sent flying by Long Chen’s kick.
“What the hell?”
Several elders had just appeared on the plaza’s platform when they saw a person flying over. Enraged, they grabbed him.
That person’s face was covered in blood from Long Chen’s kick. He was both shocked and infuriated. Being caught by the elder, his face turned pale, and he stuttered:
“Law Enforcement Elder, I… I… no… it’s that fellow…”
That person was so nervous that he didn’t even know what to say. That Elder’s face was ashen, and he didn’t even listen to his explanation.
“The sect master and emissary are about to arrive. All of you better behave yourselves. If anything happens, I’ll skin you alive,” roared the elder.
That person flew back to his seat, trembling in fear. That law enforcer was a vicious character. There was no one here who wasn’t afraid of him.
“Sit properly. Don’t block my line of sight,” said Long Chen fiercely.
That person was so frightened that he didn’t even dare to make a sound. He also didn’t dare to let Long Chen put his foot down. He just sat there, praying that the Law Enforcement Elder would see his arrogant posture.
Regretfully, this place was a bit far from the stage. Furthermore, with so many people present, the Law Enforcement Elder didn’t even notice Long Chen.
As for Qian Feng, he was completely stupefied by Long Chen’s actions. He didn’t dare to imagine just what kind of background this fellow had to be so arrogant.
Just at this moment, the entire plaza became silent. Long Chen saw two figures appear on the platform.
Two old men appeared on the stage. When they appeared, the entire crowd was silent. Even the Law Enforcement Elders respectfully stood to the side.
“The one leading the way is our sect master, while the one beside him is an emissary from the Imperial Sovereign Heaven,” whispered Qian Feng to Long Chen.
“Idiot!”
As soon as Qian Feng sent that message, Long Chen’s heart sank. As expected, the sect master’s gaze swept over the two of them.
Qian Feng’s scalp turned numb, while Long Chen cursed inside. To send a message in front of a Saint Ruler, was he courting death?
Fortunately, this fellow hadn’t revealed any secrets. Otherwise, Long Chen would have had the urge to slap him to death. Fortunately, that sect master had probably been too embarrassed to do anything in front of that emissary. He had only given him a slight warning and hadn’t said anything.
The Soul Slaughter Sect’s sect leader appeared to be a middle-aged man in his forties. His figure was thin, but his eyes were like sharp blades that had been unsheathed.
This was an extremely powerful Saint Ruler. Long Chen also sensed the fluctuations of the Heavenly Fate.
Right at this moment, the sect master of the Soul Slaughter Sect said, "Today is an important meeting between the Soul Slaughter and Blood Slaughter sects. We have invited the divine envoy from the Emperor Sky Human Hall to explain the current situation and future arrangements for everyone.”
When the Soulkill Sect’s sect leader had arrived, his expression hadn’t been very good. After saying a few words, he had directly left, leaving behind another elder.
That elder was also a Saint Ruler, but Long Chen sensed that his strength was inferior to the sect master’s. But from his arrogant expression, it seemed he didn’t place the sect master in his eyes.
That divine emissary cleared his throat and looked around. He icily said, “Before the meeting begins, this divine emissary needs to give you a warning. With your current states, if you enter the Imperial Sky, you will only be cannon fodder.”
The divine envoy’s words were extremely impolite. All the experts’ expressions changed slightly. Those who could come here were all elites of the Lifehunter race. Many of them had taken important positions at such a young age, and there were many halos surrounding them.
As for that divine emissary’s disdainful expression, they were extremely displeased, but they didn’t dare to express it.
“Look at you all. All of you are either lifeless or undisciplined. There are even some who are whispering to others after I arrived. You’re practically incorrigible.”
Beside Long Chen, Qian Feng’s face was ashen. He had thought that only the sect master had noticed, but he hadn’t expected this old man to also know. He had left a bad impression on him. If this old man targeted him, his life would be over.
“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but do you know how experts come out? That brat whose feet are higher than his head, answer me!”
His voice was like rolling thunder, shaking heaven and earth. Everyone was given a fright by his sudden fury.
At this time, everyone turned to look at Long Chen. Long Chen was lazily lying there, his feet resting on the front seat. He looked as arrogant as possible.
“Long San, put your foot down!” Qian Feng, who was beside Long Chen, was covered in cold sweat. He was afraid of being implicated, so he hastily advised him.
Long Chen ignored him. In the face of the divine envoy’s furious glare, he calmly said,
“As an expert, the most important thing is to grasp every opportunity by your side. You absolutely cannot allow any opportunity to slip away.
“If you don’t have a chance, you’ll have to think of a way to create an opportunity. Experts are formed from countless opportunities.”
The divine envoy was originally furious, but hearing Long Chen’s words, he was startled. He hadn’t expected Long Chen’s reply to be so exquisite.
Little brat, only a fool wouldn’t understand your little trick. Long Chen laughed inside.
“That’s right. Experts are the ones who seize opportunities and create them. Then do you know that today’s meeting will decide your future prosperity, decline, and even life and death?” shouted the divine envoy.
The experts present were all startled. They had only received a notification from the council, but they didn’t know what it was about. They had thought it was just an ordinary council, but they hadn’t expected it to be so important.
“Attitude determines everything. With this kind of attitude, how are you supposed to face the challenges of the Imperial Sovereign Heavens in the future? If you can’t even protect yourself, how are you supposed to exterminate the Violet Blood Tribe and wash away your shame?” raged the elder.
“You’re wrong!” Long Chen shook his head.
Qian Feng, who was beside Long Chen, almost pissed his pants. He repeatedly shouted in his heart: Long San, Long San, Long San, please, don’t make a fuss. I’ll be implicated by you.
“Oh? What’s the difference? If you don’t give me a reasonable explanation, you won’t be able to keep your head today.”
Obviously, he had already decided to kill Long Chen. He wanted to kill a few people to establish his dominance, but Long Chen just had to collide with his saber. At this time, the sect master was also looking at Long Chen with a puzzled expression. He seemed to have noticed that something was off with Long Chen.
In the face of that divine emissary’s killing intent, Long Chen calmly said, “You said before that opportunities are given to those who are prepared. Experts are good at seizing opportunities and creating opportunities. Their attitude decides everything.
“On the surface, you think I’m sloppy, but in reality… you’re right. I really am sloppy.”
“You…”
The divine envoy was infuriated, thinking Long Chen was playing with him. He waved his hand, but Long Chen waved his hand. “Then have you ever thought about why I’m the only one who dares to be so sloppy amongst the hundreds of thousands of people here?”
The divine envoy was stunned for a moment before asking, “Why?”
“Because I want to highlight myself. Look, in the entire martial arena, other than the sect master, you seem to have the deepest impression of me!” Long Chen shrugged.
“Are you trying to draw my attention?”
“Of course, using such a method to attract others’ attention is an extremely childish method. But as long as you can reach your goal, any method is fine, right?
“I know I’ll leave a bad impression on you, but that’s fine. It’s good as long as I can leave a bad impression. Later, you’ll see that I’m different,” said Long Chen indifferently.
The divine envoy calmly nodded. “Proud of your own abilities? Good, I like this kind of character. If you really are talented, I don’t mind making an exception and promoting you. I can even accept you as my disciple.
“However, if you’re just flashy without substance, then don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
“Fool, even if you kneel on the ground and beg me, I won’t accept you as my disciple.” Long Chen rolled his eyes. In order to hear the contents of the council, he didn’t reply.
The divine envoy no longer bothered with Long Chen. With a serious expression, he icily said, “Today, the council will start with one arm!”
Pu!
At some unknown time, a sword had appeared in the divine envoy’s hand. With a shake of his sword, an arm flew into the air.
“Sect master!”
Other than Long Chen, everyone else let out startled cries. That divine envoy had actually cut off the sect master’s arm.
Although Long Chen didn’t cry out in surprise, he couldn’t help being stunned. What was going on? But he quickly guessed what was going on.
“Sit down.”
The Soul Slaughter Sect’s sect leader had his arm cut off, but his expression was extremely calm. He icily said to the experts present, “My sect has no authority, so we should be punished. I hope you can learn your lesson.”
Tch, I knew it. Cutting off an arm is useless. It’s just a small punishment. If you have the ability, then cut off your head!
A mocking smile appeared on Long Chen’s face. To a Saint Ruler, severing an arm wasn’t a loss. It was just a matter of face.
That divine emissary hadn’t used the power of laws. As long as the Soul Slaughter Sect’s sect leader wanted to, he could recover in an instant. It was just that he hadn’t done so. He was just putting on an act for his subordinates.
That divine emissary looked around and coldly shouted, “The Soul Slaughter Sect’s Xu Qingyao ignored the sect’s warning and led his disciples to sneak attack the Numinous Sky Academy. He returned in defeat and lost so many disciples for nothing. He’s extremely stupid.
“Not only are you stupid, but you’ve also thrown away the face of our race. Those people who came back to report to Long Chen have already been punished on the spot as a warning to others.”
“Damn, that’s pretty vicious. Those fellows didn’t die to me, but to their own people.” Long Chen was startled. This was something he hadn’t expected.
The divine envoy continued, “We, the Fated Kin, have endured humiliation for so many years in order to recover our lost dignity.
“Our ancestors were able to endure for so many years, but what about you? You’ve only just obtained a Nine Heavenly Fate Pill and become a Nine Star Heaven’s Chosen. Do you not know your own worth?”
Damn, it seemed they really did have a way to create a person with a nine star Heavenly Fate. Although Long Chen had guessed it, he was still a bit surprised to be confirmed.
“I don’t mind telling you that when you use medicinal pills to advance to the Heavenly Fate realm, you’ll all be pseudo Heavenly Fate Realm experts. Compared to true nine star Heavenly Fate Realm experts, you’re worlds apart!
“Remember, unless you ignite your Nether Souls, you will never have the qualifications to challenge a true nine star Heavenly Fate.
“The Divine Territory founded by the Life Hunting Clan has a total of three halls and twelve sects. Even if we don’t include the peerless geniuses within the Imperial Heavenly Palace, there are still millions of geniuses amongst the younger generation.
“Did the Heavenly Mansion give you the incomparably precious Nine Revolution Heaven’s Mandate Pill just so you could act arrogantly?” raged the divine envoy.
The disciples were like ducks listening to thunder. They didn’t dare to make a sound. The divine envoy’s gaze swept over them.
“There should have been even more people here. Those with good talent have already been transferred to a secret base for special training.
“The reason you’re able to stay here is because your talent is lacking. But even if your talent is lacking, your talent has not given up on you.
“Do you know why the Heavenly Mansion gave these Nine Revolution Heaven Fate Pills to you guys?”
The experts present didn’t say a word. Although many of them knew, they didn’t dare to reply. They were afraid that if they answered wrongly, they would be used as punching bags. Everyone could tell that this divine emissary had a stomach full of fury.
“You little brat, answer my question!” Seeing no one say anything, the divine emissary became even more infuriated.
“Tch, you’re all a bunch of cowards. What use does the Lifehunter race have for you? You don’t even dare to answer a single question. As the strongest assassin, when did you become so conservative? You don’t seek credit, but you seek to avoid mistakes?”
Long Chen sneered at the divine emissary’s words. Qian Feng’s face turned green with fright, afraid that the divine emissary’s slap would kill him as well.
But the strange thing was that the divine emissary didn’t seem angry at all. In fact, there was a bit of praise in his eyes.
Long Chen unhurriedly said, “As the saying goes, good steel should be used on the edge of a blade. Everyone is a secret weapon raised by others. Since it’s a secret weapon, it’s fine if you don’t take action, but once you do, it’ll be like thunder. Either you die, or I live.”
“Alright.”
The divine emissary clapped his hands for Long Chen. He loudly said, “That’s right, this is the goal of the Heavenly Mansion to raise you.
“If Xu Qingyao had this kind of awareness, he wouldn’t have acted so rashly. This person is too stupid to be saved. Fortunately, he died to Long Chen. Otherwise, I would have definitely made him regret coming to this world.
“Within the Numinous Sky Academy, there are two Violet Blood disciples. They are our goal, and we’re planning how to launch a surprise attack and capture them.
“Who would have thought that Xu Qingyao, that bastard, would actually attack us on his own? Now he’s completely ruined our plans. Do you think he deserves to die?!”
The divine envoy’s voice was like thunder, and his face twisted. He looked like he wanted to bite Xu Qingyao to death.
The divine envoy was so angry that he cursed and lost control of his emotions. “I came all the way from Imperial Sovereign Celestial Heavens to pass through the Sea of Fragmentary Star that has nine deaths and one life. It was all for this mission.
“Once I get here, you’ll definitely mess up everything. What do you want me to do when I get back?”
Hearing this, Long Chen finally understood what was going on. The Heavenly Province had used Nine Revolution Heaven’s Mandate Pills to create a group of Nine Star Heaven’s Chosen to attack the Numinous Sky Academy and capture Luo Bing and Luo Ning.
As a result, after Xu Qingyao had advanced to a nine star Heavenly Fate, his confidence had exploded, and he had directly pulled over a group of his subordinates. He had wanted to do something big, but he had almost been completely annihilated.
And when this happened, this Oracle was still traversing the sea of broken stars in fear. It was only when he came here that he heard about this matter. No wonder this fellow looked like a mad dog biting people.
According to Long Chen’s calculations, he had already made a meticulous plan before coming here. Perhaps he had even made a military order. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so infuriated.
“Lord divine envoy, please calm down. It’s not too late to make up for lost sheep. You should tell us what we should do next!” advised the sect master.
In truth, he didn’t know about this matter. But Xu Qingyao was a direct descendant of his, and he doted on her. So now that something had happened, he couldn’t escape responsibility.
The fact that his arm had been cut off was actually a trick of self-injury. If this matter could be redeemed, and the higher-ups saw that he had also been punished, perhaps this matter could be resolved. The most important thing now was how to redress it.
The Oracle took a deep breath and calmed himself down. After a while, his expression gradually improved.
“Today, we gathered you all because we have an extremely important matter to announce. We’re going to launch a large-scale attack against the Numinous Sky Academy. Our goal is to capture those two Violet Blood maidens alive and cut off Long Chen’s head.”
Long Chen: “…”
Damn, I’ve finally come. They actually plotted to kill me?
Long Chen was stunned. So many people had come here for a meeting just to take his head, while he, the main person, was in the crowd. That was a bit too ironic.
“I have to listen to this!” Long Chen directly put down his leg and sat up straight.
In truth, this act of raising his foot might seem arrogant, but in truth, it wasn’t comfortable. But in the eyes of others, it was as if Long Chen had become serious.
None of his actions were able to escape the divine envoy’s eyes. Seeing Long Chen sitting there solemnly, a pleased expression appeared in his eyes. It seemed he wasn’t so eager to teach him a lesson.
“Um, can I ask why Long Chen can’t capture them alive? Those two little girls aren’t strong. If they aren’t careful, they might accidentally kill them.
“After all, the battlefield is extremely chaotic. Even we can’t guarantee there won’t be any mistakes. That Long Chen is a bit stronger, so he won’t be killed so easily.” Long Chen raised his hand.
Quite a few of the disciples nodded. That was also what they wanted to ask. However, these assassins were used to following orders and rarely asked questions.
“That’s a very good question. It means that you’ve really listened.”
The divine envoy nodded and praised Long Chen for the first time.
“The reason we killed Long Chen was to establish our prestige. That bastard was too arrogant, especially when he sent word to us that he was arrogant to the extreme. This is something the great Heavenly Mansion cannot endure.
As for keeping these two girls alive, that was because their lives were extremely important. As for why they were important, that would have to start from the beginning.
“What I’m about to say is extremely important. This concerns your future, so listen carefully. Don’t miss a single word.”
Towards the end, the Divine Envoy’s expression became serious. “The Imperial Heavenly Emperor, the last day in the Nine Heavens, is also the highest plane in the Nine Heavens. However, during the great battle of the Primal Chaos Era, the Imperial Heavenly Emperor was already broken apart, becoming a barren land…”
Hearing that, Long Chen also became serious. After all, he also wanted to know what was going on within Imperial Sovereign Heaven.
From the divine emissary’s explanation, Long Chen learned that although the Imperial Sovereign Celestial Heavens was the highest plane in the Nine Heavens, it had already been completely destroyed.
Most of the land was desolate. In some places, spatial cracks crisscrossed. Even Saint Rulers would not dare to approach those spatial cracks.
It was rumored that these cracks were left behind from the battle between the gods and devils of the Chaotic Era. The gods and devils had already disappeared, but their wills remained. Even Saint Rulers who approached the cracks would be injured by the remnant wills.
As a result, over ninety percent of the Imperial Sovereign Heaven was either barren and desolate, or occupied by terrifying devil beasts. There were also some places that humans and devil beasts were unable to enter.
These devil beasts were all descendants of the primal chaos battle. It was said that they came from outer space and didn’t belong to the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. There were many of them, and they were bloodthirsty. They crazily attacked the territories of the various powers.
This kind of attack was something that happened day and night. For millions of years, it had never stopped. The various races within the Imperial Sovereign Heaven fought against the devil beasts while establishing their own camps. In the face of endless danger, they would fight for a chance to survive.
Survival was extremely difficult, because this was a battle of attrition. The devil beasts were endless, and it was unknown where they came from. The various races could only clench their teeth and endure.
They could only do their best to reduce their casualties while also giving birth. That was to slow down the exhaustion of the war. That was why many factions weren’t doing very well. Because there were devil beasts everywhere, the scope of people’s activity was limited.
They had limited resources, but they had to endure endless consumption. Once their resources were exhausted, that meant their race would be exterminated.
Only the powerful races could rely on their unique advantages to occupy a place in Imperial Sovereign Heaven. They could steadily advance to the surrounding regions, occupying more land and obtaining more resources.
As for the Lifehunter race, they could be said to be the most popular race in the Imperial Sovereign Heaven. With their powerful concealment abilities, even devil beasts wouldn’t be able to find them.
That was why their headquarters was located amongst the devil beasts. That was the safest place. Other people would find it difficult to advance, but the Heavenly Mansion was rapidly recovering. After millions of years of cultivation, their strength was gradually approaching their peak.
It was precisely because of this that the Sky Mansion had thought of taking revenge. However, Imperial Sky was too big. Their position was just a corner of Imperial Sky. Even with the Sky Mansion's strength, its range of activity was limited.
Their stealth ability was only effective against a portion of devil beasts. When their search range expanded, they would encounter devil beasts that could see through their disguises, and they would also encounter danger.
In fact, one of the strongholds established by the Heavenly Prefecture had been found by a group of migrating devil beasts. Not a single one of them had managed to escape.
The various large factions of the Imperial Sovereign Celestial Heavens only occupied a tenth of the Imperial Sovereign Celestial Heavens. As for the Divine Territory, it only occupied a bit more than twenty percent.
They did not find any traces of the Purple Blood Tribe in the region they had searched. However, in the past few years, they had found traces of their movements.
This discovery made the Heavenly Mansion Clan both excited and nervous. At this time, the Heavenly Mansion immediately ordered them to stop moving in that area to avoid being discovered by the Purple Blood Tribe.
That was because the Heaven’s Mandate race and the Violet Blood race were mortal enemies. They knew that the Violet Blood race was near that region, but they didn’t dare to get too close. They didn’t know how many of them there were, and if they acted rashly, it was very likely that they would slip through the net. The Heaven’s Mandate race’s ultimate goal was to annihilate them.
Hearing this, a strange light appeared in Long Chen’s eyes. To put it so nicely, were they afraid of a single mistake and history repeating itself?
However, after learning about the Violet Blood Tribe, Long Chen couldn’t help being excited. He trusted that his grandfather had already arrived.
Thinking of his grandfather, he thought of that mother he had never seen before. Long Chen’s heart immediately filled with grief, and a strong feeling of longing arose.
Although he was a man, if his child was snatched away by someone after just a few days, his Spirit Blood, Spirit Root, and Spirit Bone, never to be seen again, Long Chen knew he would definitely go crazy.
As for his mother, she had definitely suffered countless torments over the years. That kind of pain was something that couldn’t be described with words, nor could it be experienced by those who had personally experienced it.
Thinking of that, Long Chen wished he could fly to Imperial Heaven to take a look. Suddenly, he heard Qian Feng’s cry. Only then did he realize that he had already stood up and clenched his fists.
“What are you doing?”
At this moment, an angry shout came from the stage.
“Fuck, I’m so excited.”
Only then did Long Chen react. Everyone was sitting, but he was the only one standing. His hands were clenched into fists, and he looked like he was about to beat someone. He immediately became the center of attention.
Who was Long Chen? That reaction speed was definitely not something an ordinary person could compare to. Taking advantage of his excitement, Long Chen roared,
“Right now, I want to go to Imperial Sovereign Heaven to see the Purple Blood Tribe. Didn’t you notice? My blood is already boiling, my soul is in chaos, and my will is burning.
“What is summoning me? That’s the awakening of my bloodline. I can’t wait any longer. Brothers, charge with me!”
“What are you doing? What are you talking about? Even if you want to get revenge, you have to do it step by step. What are you so excited about? Sit down!” The divine envoy’s nose was almost crooked from anger. However, Long Chen’s excited appearance wasn’t an act.
He had thought that Long Chen was going crazy for the sake of reviving the fate-hunting race’s humiliation. It wouldn’t be good to disperse Long Chen’s passion, and he definitely couldn’t scold him.
“Let me tell you, I’m definitely a good person. If there’s something you need, I’ll go for it! I’m not like them. They’re all like wooden stakes, and you can’t even count on them.
“So, give me a higher position and let me lead them. I guarantee that I will make this matter clear to you. How about it?”
Since he had already put on an act, he had to act to the end. Long Chen glared at him, acting like an idiot.
“What do you mean what’s going on? What do you mean what’s going on? I haven’t even finished speaking, so what are you planning?!
“Sit down. If you interrupt me again, I’ll sew your mouth shut.” The divine envoy was so angry he wanted to bite someone.
Long Chen could only helplessly spread his hands and sit down. Damn, he was too excited. It was too dangerous. He had to calm down and listen to what he had to say.
Long Chen sat down. The entire crowd was silent. The divine emissary looked at the people below, and the people below looked at the divine emissary. For a moment, the scene seemed to have stopped. After several breaths, the divine emissary said with frustration,
“It’s all this brat’s fault. Where was I talking about?”
“Speaking of which, we’ve roughly determined the range of the Purplebloods’ movements,” said the sect master.
“Yes, yes, yes. We’ve roughly determined the Violet Blood Tribe’s territory, but we can’t be sure of their exact location. So we don’t dare to act rashly and alert them.
“That’s also why we want those two alive. We need to use their essence blood to determine the exact location of the Violet Blood Tribe.
“Not only that, but at the critical moment, we can also use them as bait. If we’re not careful, we’ll be able to make the Violet Blood Tribe suffer… what kind of expression is that?”
The divine envoy, who had been very calm, suddenly roared. His gaze was like a blade as he glared at Long Chen. He had seen Long Chen’s disdainful smile.
“Our Sky Mansion has already returned to its former glory. As for the Purple Blood Tribe, they’re living in the cracks. They’ve long since lost their former glory.
“At this time, we should launch a thunderous attack and sweep through the world, taking back our lost dignity.
“Using such a little trick isn’t satisfying enough, and it definitely doesn’t reflect the style of our Sky Mansion’s ruler,” retorted Long Chen.
The divine emissary roared, “What do you know?! If you cause trouble for me again, I’ll slap you to death! Don’t think that just because you have some skill, I’ll let you have your way!
“There are plenty of people like you in Imperial Sky. Once you go there, you’ll know what it means to be a frog in a well.
Let alone those who had forged nine stars, even true nine stars were like a black cloud in the Emperor Heaven.
“This is a strategy. This is a scheme. If you don’t know anything, then shut your mouth. Do you think our Sky Mansion’s goal is only the Purple Blood Tribe? You ant, how do you know the will of the Kun Peng?”
The divine emissary flew into a rage, but it went without saying that this old fellow had some ability. Even in his fury, he didn’t attack Long Chen.
“Lord Divine Envoy, please calm your anger. How about we just kick this brat out?” said the Soulkill Hall’s Hall Master.
“No, although he’s loathsome, it’s still rare for him to be completely devoted to my Sky Mansion,” said the divine envoy.
“Divine Envoy is truly magnanimous. I admire you,” praised the Soulkill Hall’s Hall Master.
The divine envoy took a deep breath. Although Long Chen wasn’t intentionally trying to infuriate him, Long Chen’s talent for infuriating others was truly too great. Just a bit of it was unbearable.
After calming down slightly, the divine envoy said, “When it comes to Imperial Sovereign Heavens, I can bluntly say that compared to the people there, you are nothing more than frogs in a well.
“With your current strength, you are the weakest existences in the Imperial Sovereign Heaven. I know this is hard for you to accept, but this is the truth.
“On the battlefield, you are nothing more than cannon fodder. To put it more bluntly, once you enter Imperial Heaven, you won’t even have a chance to fight. In the future, you’ll just have to do some logistics.
“In fact, you might only have the qualifications to serve others tea or water. Don’t be unconvinced. I’ll leave these words here for now. You’ll see them in the future.”
After saying that, the divine envoy changed the topic. Even the ridicule on his face became calm. “However, the rules of this world are always leaning towards the strong. As long as you want to change, you will definitely have a chance.
After all, no one was willing to be a lowly person for the rest of their lives. No one was willing to be treated like a dog.
“So now, the opportunity has come. As long as you can accomplish this mission, I can tell you…”
A sinister smile appeared on the divine envoy’s face. “Those who perform well this time will enter the imperial palace. I will ask the higher-ups to give you a shocking reward…”
“This reward is for you to become true Nine Star Heaven’s Chosen.”
Long Chen’s heart shook.
“How is this possible? Other than my Heavenly Dao Tree, who else has such heaven-defying abilities?” Long Chen was shocked.
Long Chen had always thought that forging a nine star Heavenly Fate was his one and only ability. But from the elder’s tone, it seemed he wasn’t lying.
“Is this true?”
This time, Long Chen once more opened his mouth. But this time, his tone wasn’t as aggressive as before. His voice was clearly a bit excited, and that satisfied the emissary. Now that Long Chen had interrupted him, it was time for him to continue.
The divine envoy smiled slightly. “Of course it’s true. A frog in a well might not sound good, but it’s the truth. The Brahma Heaven Pill Valley within the Imperial Sovereign Heavens has a close relationship with us. The Nine Revolution Heavenly Fate Pill you ate was refined by them.
“They also have a kind of Hundred Revolution Heaven’s Mandate Pill that can allow a person to directly advance to a true Nine Star Heaven’s Mandate, not a false one.”
“Brahma Pill Valley!”
Hearing that name, Long Chen clenched his fists. A figure appeared in his mind.
The image of Lord Brahma appeared in Long Chen’s mind. He hadn’t expected that the Heavenly Mansion would collude with Lord Brahma.
Lord Brahma was Long Chen’s mortal enemy. Ignoring the enmity of the Pill Sovereign’s will, just Yu Qingxuan’s debt was enough to make Long Chen hate him to the core.
Back then, if it hadn’t been for the dragon race’s experts, all the living beings on the Martial Heaven Continent would have been exterminated by a single thought from him. How could Long Chen not take revenge?
The divine emissary had seen Long Chen clenching his fists, and he smiled slightly. He had thought Long Chen was excited because of the Hundred Revolution Heaven Fate Pill.
“That’s why this mission is extremely important. We can only succeed, but we can’t lose. This is related to everyone’s future.”
“Oracle, can I ask you a question?” asked Long Chen.
Seeing Long Chen stand up, the divine envoy was infuriated. He had endured it for a long time. Did he really think he couldn’t kill him? And he was still constantly courting death?
“Ask away!”
Long Chen said, “I thought I could handle that Long Chen from the Numinous Sky Academy, but I heard his background isn’t simple. Someone from Imperial Heavenly Region came to pay him a visit.
“If I kill him, won’t that cause unnecessary trouble for our Sky Mansion? If I want to kill him, I have a seventy percent chance of success in a one-on-one fight. If I want to keep him alive, I need to formulate a strategy with my brothers.”
When he heard Long Chen say he could ‘handle him’, the divine emissary almost laughed. He had long since investigated Long Chen, and he was clearer than anyone else about how powerful Long Chen was. This fellow actually dared to shamelessly say he would fight Long Chen one on one. He wanted to laugh, but he couldn’t.
After Long Chen finished speaking, the elder said, “I know everything you’ve said. The Tianhuang Long household is truly a powerful existence in Imperial Sky. Even someone as powerful as us doesn’t want to provoke them.
“At this time, we shouldn’t make too many enemies. However, there are some things that we don’t choose.
“In the past, not only were we not enemies with the Long family, but we also had some secret dealings with them. But not long ago, a person from the Long family came and had an unpleasant encounter with us.
“From now on, both sides will turn against each other. So your worries are unnecessary. If you have the ability, just directly kill Long Chen.
“If you really can kill Long Chen, then not only will I help you obtain the Hundred Revolution Heaven Fate Pill, but I will also give you a chance to enter the Hunting Fate Divine Palace to cultivate.
“As for the Life Hunting Palace, you don’t need to know too much about it. All you need to know is that the Life Hunting Palace is the most sacred place of the entire race.
“The Lifehunter race has millions of heavenly geniuses, but the Lifehunter Divine Palace only accepts a hundred spots every year. That is enough.”
Long Chen had originally wanted to find out some information about the Long family from the divine envoy, but it seemed he didn’t want to talk about the Long family. There was nothing he could do.
“Alright, I’ve said all that I need to say. If there’s anything else you want to ask, ask it now!”
Seeing that Long Chen still wanted to say something, the divine emissary immediately said, “You can forget about it. You’re asking too many questions. Leave the opportunity to others.”
Long Chen could only shut his mouth. As a result, all the experts present just sat there like wooden blocks. No one asked a single question.
“Since no one asked, that means you’ve all understood. Alright, then I’ll explain the battle arrangements.
“This operation was jointly initiated by the Bloodkill Sect and the Soulkill Sect. The Bloodkill Sect’s sect leader has already made all the preparations. Once he receives our signal, he’ll immediately break open the Lingxiao Academy’s formation.
“As for us, we’ll enter the academy from four different directions. A group of people will randomly kill people to draw the other side’s attention and draw the line.
Once Long Chen appeared, he didn’t need to be in a hurry to attack. He could use the Life Hunting Crossbow to attack from a distance. If he wasn’t able to kill him, the crossbow would split open and randomly shoot at the Dragonblood Legion.
“Right now, Long Chen will either save the Dragonblood Legion, or he’ll charge to the outer regions to destroy our Life Hunting Crossbows. If he helps the Dragonblood Legion, he won’t have the power to fight back. You people can find a way to attack.
“Little fellow, didn’t you say you wanted to personally kill Long Chen? Then your chance will come.”
He didn’t forget to warn Long Chen. It was unknown whether he was intentionally mocking him or encouraging him.
The divine envoy continued, “If he comes to destroy the Life Hunting Crossbow, that would be even better. Once the Life Hunting Net is activated, he’ll fall into a trap. Don’t even think about escaping.
“Remember, our first target is those two women. Our second target is to kill Long Chen. So the first thing we do when the battle starts is to hunt down Long Chen’s troops. Everyone else is to capture those two women.
“Remember, you have to live. This time, the credit belongs to all of us. There’s no need to fight for it. If you kill those two girls while fighting, we’ll all be doomed. Do you understand?”
In order to prevent his subordinates from stealing his credit, the divine envoy had intentionally emphasized his words. Obviously, this kind of situation had occurred before.
“Understood.”
Finally, all the ‘woodheads’ present opened their mouths. These two words were spoken very naturally.
“Alright, then we’ll begin the deployment. Sect Master, have you prepared the Life Hunting Crossbows?” The divine envoy looked at the sect master.
“It’s all prepared. There are a total of 317 Life Hunting Crossbows, and they’re all in good condition. We’ve also examined all sixty-seven thousand of them. There’s definitely no problem. I’ll have someone bring them out of the treasure room…” said the sect leader.
Just at this moment, a panicked figure rushed onto the stage and whispered a few words into the sect leader’s ear. His expression immediately changed.
“How so?” the Oracle asked.
“We’ve found suspicious people outside the Scouring Cloud Sea. They’ve surrounded us,” said the sect leader.
“We’ll immediately use the Fated Crossbow and slaughter our way out. In order to prevent our plans from being leaked, we’ll directly attack the Numinous Sky Academy.” The divine emissary made a prompt decision.
“Don’t panic. They’re just a bunch of vermin. Let me handle them.”
Just as everyone was about to take action, Long Chen stood up and waved his hand for everyone to sit. Everyone was stunned and looked at Long Chen.
“Shut up! I’ve been holding back for a long time!”
The divine emissary finally couldn’t bear it any longer. His foot stepped on air, and he appeared in front of Long Chen like a bolt of lightning. His five fingers were like hooks, reaching for Long Chen’s throat.
“You old bastard, I’ve also endured you for a long time.”
Seeing that elder fly over, Long Chen raised his hand and slapped him.
Pa!
The sound of a slap rang out throughout the plaza. The elder was sent flying.
“What?”
All the experts’ jaws dropped.
The divine emissary was sent flying by Long Chen’s slap. All the experts present were stupefied. But the instant Long Chen attacked, the Soulkill Sect’s sect master was both shocked and infuriated.
“He’s not one of us. He’s a spy who snuck in!”
The instant Long Chen attacked, he would naturally use his physical body’s power.
Although he was disguised as the Dragon Bone Evil Moon, this sect master was still a Saint Ruler. His experience was not something Qi Yufeng, Qian Feng, and the others could compare to. Just a faint fluctuation of his qi and blood was enough to tell that Long Chen wasn’t a member of the Hunt.
“Kill him!”
Following the Soul Slaughter Sect’s sect leader’s order, all the experts from the Lifehunter race disappeared.
As for the space around him, it twisted, and sharp swords stabbed at Long Chen.
“Scarlet Dragon Battle Armor!”
His berserk Blood Qi erupted like a volcano, and a wave of qi surged out from him.
The astral winds brought by the qi wave were destructive. Countless buildings on the plaza were instantly destroyed, and blood blossomed in the air.
Pu pu pu…
Countless experts from the Lifehunter race were directly blown into a bloody mist by Long Chen’s aura. Everything happened too quickly, so fast that they didn’t even have time to react before being killed.
Assassins specialized in sharp killing moves and strange movement techniques. Defense had always been their fatal weak point. Once they were caught, they wouldn’t be able to fight back.
BOOM!
The instant Long Chen summoned the Scarlet Dragon Battle Armor, a sharp sword pierced through the air. Sword Qi had already reached his chest.
This was a sword unique to the Lifehunter race. If it was used by an ordinary disciple of the Lifehunter race, Long Chen would be able to ignore it. But the one who had attacked was the sect leader of the Soul Slaughter Sect, a powerful Saint Ruler. Long Chen trusted that this sword could pierce through his chest.
“I’ll test it out with you.”
Seeing the sect master go all-out, Long Chen grabbed the hilt of his saber and slashed it down. A small rune lit up on the blade.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s sword was cut apart by Dragon Bone Evil Moon’s saber. A huge crescent moon appeared on the blade, and the Soulkill Sect’s sect leader’s arm and half his body were both destroyed.
The sect master was horrified and hastily retreated. Long Chen pointed his saber at him.
“Disciple has made a mistake. As the sect master, you should at least pay with your life!”
Buzz!
Another rune lit up on the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. The Dragon Bone Evil Moon roared, and Saber Qi shot out from the tip of its saber. At that moment, the Dragon Bone Evil Moon seemed to stretch out endlessly.
Pu!
The sect leader had only just retreated when his body was pierced by the saber-image.
BOOM!
The saber-image pierced through his body, and the berserk energy instantly caused his aura to lose balance. His body exploded.
This move of Dragon Bone Evil Moon was extremely vicious. It directly detonated his opponent’s essence, energy, and divine. It was like he had suddenly exploded.
The self-detonation of a Saint Ruler caused a berserk blood qi to envelop the entire plaza. Countless experts from the Lifehunter race didn’t even understand what had happened before they were blown into nothingness.
Just at this moment, Long Chen’s heart shook and his hair stood on end. He spun and slashed the Dragon Bone Evil Moon behind him.
BOOM!
A three-meter-long spear-like arrow was destroyed by Long Chen’s saber. The immense power caused Long Chen’s qi and blood to surge, and he was sent flying.
“What thing?”
Long Chen was startled. This arrow was completely silent. If it weren’t for his powerful perception, he would have already been struck. If he was struck by this thing, he would at least lose half his life!
Long Chen looked forward and saw a figure flash by. That figure was none other than the divine emissary he had slapped.
Before he disappeared, Long Chen saw him holding a huge crossbow in his hand.
“Life Hunting Divine Crossbow!”
Long Chen finally thought of the divine item they had mentioned. At first, he hadn’t cared too much about it, but now he realized just how terrifying it was.
It was similar to Guo Ran’s crossbow, but because it was made of special materials, its power was shocking. Fortunately, he had the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. If it had been any other weapon, it wouldn’t have been able to block this arrow.
“Retreat! That fellow is Long Chen!” shouted the divine envoy.
By the time Long Chen had destroyed the Life Hunting Arrow, the Dragon Bone Evil Moon’s disguise had completely faded. Long Chen revealed his true appearance, and the divine envoy immediately gave the order to flee.
They had been conspiring to kill Long Chen, and Long Chen had been sitting right below them. At this moment, that divine emissary was so angry that he wanted to kill himself. Was there anything more infuriating than this?
“I said that if Long Chen taught it to me, I could handle it on my own. Do you believe me now?” shouted Long Chen. He extended his left hand and crushed a formation disc.
Buzz!
The instant that formation plate was crushed, the space around it twisted. Heaven and earth seemed to be reversed, and the spatial laws were disturbed by a mysterious power.
“We can’t use the transportation formation anymore!”
Some people cried out in terror. Obviously, some people wanted to flee as soon as possible, but they found that the transportation formation couldn’t be activated.
“Let’s fight it out with him! Ignite his blood soul!” The divine envoy was completely infuriated. Seeing that he couldn’t escape, he decided to fight Long Chen to the death.
Buzz buzz buzz…
It went without saying that the Lifehunter race’s experts truly weren’t afraid of death. Burning blood was equivalent to overdrawing their life force, but they didn’t hesitate to attack. As they did, their auras explosively grew, and tens of thousands of nine star Heavenly Fate Realm experts charged at Long Chen.
“A bunch of fake Heaven’s Mandates, and you still have the face to show off? Today, I’ll let you see my ultimate move.”
Long Chen placed Dragon Bone Evil Moon on his shoulder and was just about to move.
Buzz!
Space trembled as one figure after another appeared. Guo Ran was the first to charge out.
“Rampaging across the four seas, surpassing the top three. Hey, wait a moment, wait for me to finish reciting my poem…”
Pu!
A sword appeared out of nowhere, shattering the void. The divine envoy hiding in the void was forced out. His expression was one of terror.
“Boss, give this person to me!”
Yue Zifeng pointed his sword at the divine envoy. At that moment, Ling Tian’s sword intent had already suppressed the old man to the point that he was unable to move.
“I don’t care.” Long Chen shrugged.
Yue Zifeng always chose the strongest. Long Chen naturally wouldn’t let him fight. Although that fellow’s Life Hunting Crossbow was terrifying, he didn’t have a chance to use it in front of Yue Zifeng.
“Boss, the people outside have all been taken care of. How is this place?” Xia Chen excitedly called out. When he said ‘here’, his eyes were practically shining.
“Hurry and destroy the treasury!”
The divine envoy roared.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, a distant palace exploded. Xia Chen and Guo Ran were stunned, and then they let out mournful cries.
“You bastards, return our treasures!”
But before they could go all-out, they saw a multi-colored boulder appear. Even Long Chen was startled.
“What is this?”
That boulder was in the shape of a goose egg, and there were multi-colored runes on it. If you carefully counted them, you would be able to see that they were formed from six different colors. They gave off an ancient and mysterious aura.
As soon as it appeared, it wasn’t just Long Chen who was shocked. Even the divine emissary and the other experts were stunned. They had never seen such a thing before.
That palace was where the Fated Kin’s treasury was located. There were two keys to the treasury. One was open, while the other was destroyed.
This was the tradition of the Lifehunter race, as well as the methods of the various large factions. If his sect was destroyed, he would rather destroy all the treasures in the treasury with him than allow his enemies to benefit.
But now that the palace had been destroyed, such a huge six-colored divine stone had appeared. Everyone was dumbfounded, not knowing what had happened.
“There’s nothing to be surprised about. That old fellow disguised his aura. Tch, what a waste of time.”
Only after hearing this did Long Chen realize that the Gankun Cauldron had already disappeared from his spiritual space. It seemed the six-colored divine stone had been disguised by the Gankun Cauldron.
The cauldron refused to reveal its true form. It was only in charge of protecting the treasure room. Seeing this, Long Chen was relieved and waved his hand.
“Brothers, let’s go all-out and end this battle in half an incense stick’s worth of time.”
“Die!”
At this time, the Dragonblood Legion had completely sealed off the minor world. Without any worries, the Dragonblood warriors all attacked.
Pu pu pu…
Although the Lifehunter race had powerful concealment abilities, as soon as Xia Chen entered, he detonated a blood-colored talisman, and translucent figures appeared in the air.
This was an Invisibility Talisman that Xia Chen had developed for the Lifehunter race. Before they had entered, Xia Chen had used tens of thousands of Invisibility Talismans to envelop the entire Sea of Illusory Clouds, killing all the sentries outside.
Chi!
Just at this moment, blood splashed. Yue Zifeng’s sword slashed down, and that divine emissary’s arm left his body. Although he had a sharp sword, he was unable to block Yue Zifeng’s sharp sword.
Even Saint Rulers weren’t enough in front of Yue Zifeng. Assassins were completely suppressed by swordsmen.
“Zifeng, spare his dog life. I want to ask him something,” said Long Chen.
“Ask ￥% #…”
The divine envoy’s sword-wielding arm had been cut off by Yue Zifeng. Knowing he had no more luck today, he cursed at Long Chen.
“You little bastard, you’re just like your dead father. Just wait. Sooner or later, the Fated Kin will cut you to pieces.”
BOOM!
Suddenly, that divine emissary’s aura explosively grew. Yue Zifeng hastily retreated, and his body exploded.
The power of a Saint Ruler’s self-detonation was enough to destroy heaven and earth. This was his strongest attack, but unfortunately, it didn’t injure Yue Zifeng in the slightest. Instead, it turned countless Lifehunter experts to dust.
“Aiya…”
Long Chen suddenly slapped his thigh. Only now did he think of Qian Feng. This fellow was clearly someone who was afraid of death. Perhaps he could obtain some useful information from him.
But by the time he searched, he found that Qian Feng’s aura had already disappeared. The minor world had already been sealed, and not even a fly could escape. There was no way he could escape. He probably had been killed by someone.
In less than an incense stick’s worth of time, the battle had already ended. The entire minor world had been completely destroyed.
When Long Chen and the others had retreated from the minor world, he had still left behind a world exterminating flame lotus. That way, he wouldn’t have to worry about anyone escaping.
“Disperse immediately. Follow the original plan and wait for the rabbit.” Long Chen ordered everyone to disappear.
But even after several hours, there was still no movement. Guo Ran and the others looked at each other.
“It’s not what we expected. No one came to help?”
“Let’s just leave. It seems they won’t fall for it,” sighed Long Chen.
The Life Hunting race’s people were as crafty as foxes. They definitely had their own ways of asking for help. The Bloodkill Sect would definitely receive the news.
However, the fact that the Bloodkill Sect’s people hadn’t appeared for so long meant that they had already been on guard. They knew there was a high chance that a trap had been set up here, and perhaps they even knew what had happened.
Long Chen told everyone how he had managed to sneak in. Hearing how cautious the Life Hunting Clan was, Guo Ran couldn’t help but say:
“The Fated Kin are too crafty. They’re hard to deal with!”
“Guo Ran, you should be interested in this.” Yue Zifeng tossed a huge crossbow to Guo Ran.
Hu!
Guo Ran took the crossbow. It was icy cold and extremely heavy. If it hadn’t been for his Hidden Dragon essence blood, he wouldn’t have been able to hold it. His hands were still trembling as he held it.
“This is that old fellow’s thing. Being stared at by it makes my hair stand on end. It’s very dangerous,” said Yue Zifeng.
Yue Zifeng blocked the divine emissary. The divine emissary wanted to use his divine crossbow to attack Yue Zifeng, but Yue Zifeng immediately stabbed him in the wrist. His Sword Qi forced him to let go, and he grabbed it.
“Damn, why is it so heavy? That old man said he couldn’t possibly have that much strength,” said Guo Ran.
Long Chen explained, “This is the Lifehunter Divine Crossbow. It’s a powerful weapon of the Lifehunter race. To tell the truth, I didn’t feel too good after being shot by it.
“There are special fluctuations of qi and blood coming from the Life Hunting Crossbow. It should be something that requires the special bloodline power of the Life Hunting Clan to activate.”
“Activate it with bloodline power?”
Thinking of that, Guo Ran’s eyes brightened. He exchanged a glance with Xia Chen, and the two of them smiled. Obviously, they had the same thought.
“Boss’s treasure room…” asked Guo Ran.
Hu!
Space twisted, and a thirty-meter square chest appeared. It wasn’t made of metal, but a kind of stone.
“Damn, what a huge World Stone!” Guo Ran and the others jumped in shock.
World stones were an extremely precious material. Long Chen and the others had them, but the ones they had were only the size of a palm. This was the first time they had seen such a huge world stone.
“The race’s treasury is right here. However, it has the race’s seal on it. If you don’t know how to open it, the treasury will immediately self-destruct,” said Long Chen.
“This is nothing to me.” Xia Chen smiled and carefully examined the seal. He took out a brush and paper and drew a talisman.
When the talisman touched the World Stone, it trembled slightly, and a door appeared on it. When Xia Chen pushed it open, everyone gasped.
As soon as the treasure room’s door opened, he saw over three hundred Life Hunting Crossbows facing them. Long Chen felt a chill.
He counted them carefully. There were a total of 317 Life Hunting Crossbows and a total of 6000 of them.
Seeing these Life Hunting Crossbows, Long Chen finally relaxed. He had personally experienced just how powerful these things were.
If they were careless, this thing would pose a huge threat to the Dragonblood Legion.
“This thing is a bit scary!”
Guo Ran had placed an arrow in it. Although it couldn’t be shot out, from its structure, he could tell that it was much stronger than his original golden crossbow.
Most importantly, this arrow was made of a special material and possessed a terrifying penetrative power. Ordinary Saint Weapons would be directly shattered.
“It’s a good thing it’s ours now. Alright, stop looking. We’ll study it when we get back!” said Long Chen.
Long Chen was a bit regretful that he had opened this treasury. Now he wanted to see just what was inside.
This treasury was huge. In the main hall of the treasury, other than the Life Hunting Crossbows, there were also many war weapons and even some ancient battle armor that he had never seen before.
That ancient armor clearly had an extraordinary origin. Even Long Chen wanted to examine it closely. But when Guo Ran and Xia Chen saw it, they were like mosquitoes staring at meat.
There were also countless doors around the treasury. These were all the things in the main hall that had been brought out from these smaller treasuries. They were all weapons used to handle this battle.
Guo Ran excitedly put away the World Stone. They once more looked around, but they didn’t find any trace of the Lifehunter race’s experts.
After Long Chen and the others left, several hours later, translucent figures appeared on the ground.
“The plan has failed. Cancel all deployments against the Numinous Sky Academy. Wait for news from Imperial Sky.”
An ancient voice sighed. Those figures slowly sank into the ground, and the entire Sea of Illusions returned to its deathly silence.
Several hours later, a gray-robed figure wearing a conical hat appeared. That person was the mysterious person who had told Long Chen about the Lifehunter race.
“Interesting, what a clean job. It’s a good blade!”
After muttering to himself, the mysterious man slowly left, his thin figure disappearing into the mist.
…
On the way back, Bai Xiaole couldn't help but ask, "Boss, just who is the person who sent you the news? The Fated Kin is such a secretive council, so how did he get the news?”
The others were also puzzled. The Lifehunter race’s defenses were practically watertight. From this, it could be seen that they had an extremely strict confidentiality system. It was impossible for such important information to be leaked.
Long Chen shook his head. “I’m not sure. Furthermore, that mysterious fellow has an irritating aura.
“Although he told me about the Fated Kin, I don’t think he had any good intentions.
“But no matter what, we’ve managed to get a big haul this time. Not only did we give Luo Ning some breathing room, but we also allowed our pockets to swell.”
“It’s not just a bit bulging. I took a rough look and saw that this treasure trove is all-encompassing. I’ve seen all kinds of things, but I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s packed to the brim. We really struck gold this time,” said Guo Ran excitedly.
“Don’t bother with those useless things for now. Right now, your top priority is to forge some suitable weapons for your brothers. Just now, I saw Qin Feng using a sawtooth sword to cut people.
“Such a blunt sword can make your opponent scream, but it can’t kill your opponent. If you let your brother use such a weapon, you’ll lose face,” laughed Long Chen.
“Hehe, boss, it’s just that I don’t see many people and can’t bear to kill them so quickly. Killing people with blunt blades isn’t bad.” Qin Feng awkwardly smiled.
In truth, Qin Feng also had quite a few weapons. But the swords Guo Ran had made for them, even if they were already broken, were still more convenient to use than those weapons. So he hadn’t changed them.
The reason he had used the sawtooth sword to randomly cut down a person was because he had caught a relatively powerful expert from the Lifehunter race. That was why he hadn’t been able to kill him so quickly. He had wanted to force him to use more of his techniques to figure out the Lifehunter race’s methods and accumulate experience.
That was why there was a scene of Qin Feng using a blunt blade to cut people. That scene was extremely bloody. After dozens of slashes, his opponent hadn’t been killed, but his flesh and blood had been scraped off.
“The reason I haven’t done anything yet is because I still haven’t gathered all the ideal materials. The sword embryo is still in the furnace.
Now, all the new materials had been gathered, making up for the fact that the new weapon was not sharp enough.
“As long as these new materials are added to the sword embryo, it’ll be perfect. Once the sword embryo is out, in less than three days, all of our brothers’ weapons will be replaced,” promised Guo Ran.
“So fast?” This time, it was Long Chen’s turn to be shocked.
Xia Chen laughed mischievously, “Boss, you don’t know this, but with the support of your materials, Guo Ran immediately began to modify his furnace. The way he forged his weapon was different from before.
There were eight thousand grinding tools in the crafting furnace. As long as there was enough divine materials, the smelting process could be directly injected into the grinding tools, and the crafting process would be complete.
“Then after Guo Ran’s second forging and my inscriptions, the divine weapons can be forged. When the divine weapons are distributed to a person, they have to be nourished with their own mind and soul, allowing them to give birth to a spirit.
“Once a weapon spirit is formed, these weapons will become true Saint Weapons. This is Guo Ran’s self-created refining method. It’s completely different from the traditional refining method. It can be said to be innovative and unique.”
“Of course, this can’t do without Xia Chen’s schemes and pointers. It can’t do without the support and encouragement of my brothers, and it can’t do without your financial support, boss…”
It was rare for Guo Ran to be so humble. Long Chen and the others were a bit curious. When had this fellow become so humble? This didn’t seem like his style. Now that he wasn’t bragging, they weren’t used to it. After all, his refining method was truly shocking.
“That’s why I said that this glory is ours. My own efforts are only ninety-nine percent…” Guo Ran’s next words caused everyone’s shock to turn into disdain.
“Scram!”
“As expected, a leopard never changes its spots,” said Long Chen.
“What’s going on?”
When Long Chen and the others returned to the academy, they were given a fright. There were so many people outside that not even a drop of water could pass through.
• • •
“You guys go in first. I’ll go down and take a look!”
In order to not expose the Dragonblood Legion, Long Chen had Guo Ran directly send the flying boat into the inner division. Currently, only Long Chen had this privilege.
When the flying boat flew over, it immediately attracted everyone’s attention. Seeing Long Chen get off, countless experts immediately surrounded him.
“Headmaster Long Chen, so you weren’t in the academy!”
“Why are you looking for me?”
Long Chen looked at these people and saw that they were all new Saint Kings. There were also quite a few Heaven’s Mandates amongst them. However, their Heaven’s Mandates weren’t strong, only around five or six stars.
These people looked a bit anxious. Before coming down, he had even heard some people making a ruckus.
“Headmaster Long Chen, the various powers within the Imperial Sovereign Heaven are starting to wantonly recruit geniuses. They’ve set many generous conditions and made many promises.
“But we just don’t feel at ease. We want to ask you if you can give us some advice. In this world, the person we trust the most is you,” said a young man sincerely.
Long Chen saw that although this youth’s childishness hadn’t faded, he was still a true five star Heavenly Fate.
“A genius like you shouldn’t be refused by the various powers. Why do you feel so uneasy?” asked Long Chen.
Hearing Long Chen’s praise, the man bashfully said, “Principal Long Chen must be joking. In front of you, who dares to call themselves a genius?”
That man’s words caused countless people to laugh. But what he said was the truth. Although no one knew about Long Chen’s battle in front of the Nine Heavens Gate, countless people had personally seen Long Chen personally kill a nine star Heavenly Fate Celestial.
That was the Nine Star Heavenly Fate Hunter race’s most terrifying assassin. Most importantly, such a terrifying assassin didn’t even have the ability to resist before Long Chen.
This news shocked countless people. Originally, many people had thought that once a nine star Heavenly Fate expert appeared, Long Chen’s glory would be overshadowed.
Even if they weren’t blocked, Long Chen would still pale in comparison to the powerful Nine Star Heaven’s Mandates. But they were like fireflies in front of Long Chen. The difference was too great.
More and more people began to worship Long Chen. So when it came to geniuses, everyone laughed. In front of Long Chen, no one dared to call themselves geniuses.
After laughing, that young disciple said, “Principal Long Chen is like this. Within the Imperial Sovereign Heaven, the various powers are crazily recruiting people. Our Greencloud Mountain Sect can at most count as a second-rate power.
“But every day, experts from the Imperial Sovereign Celestial Heavens come to pay a visit. There are even Saint-level experts who personally come to pay a visit. It has to be known that our sect master has only just entered the immortal realm…”
From that disciple’s explanation, Long Chen understood that even a second-rate power like the Greencloud Sect had been patronized by countless experts. Then there was no need to even mention those first-rate powers.
According to his description, out of the more than seventy disciples of the Blue Cloud Sect, he was the one with the highest talent, but he was invited by countless powers.
These people were extremely powerful, and they even had disciples with them. Those disciples were even more terrifying. There were even eight star Heavenly Fate Realm experts amongst them. Their arrival caused them to be unable to breathe.
But these people were extremely courteous. Not only did they come, but they also brought heavy gifts. Their mannerisms were extremely humble, causing these people to be dumbfounded.
In the face of their promises and invitations, they felt like they were in a dream. However, many factions were experienced and wouldn’t easily agree. They were still watching.
As a result, more factions arrived. They were all dazzled. Facing so many invitations, they didn’t know what to do.
They knew that this was a great opportunity for them. If they chose correctly, their future would be boundless. If they chose wrongly, they would waste their lives.
At this time, the news that Long Chen had easily killed a Heaven’s Chosen spread. Countless powers slapped their thighs. How could they have forgotten about the Lingxiao Academy?
Long Chen could be said to be the strongest expert they knew. Many people wanted to see the attitude of the Lingxiao Academy, and they hoped he would give them a good opinion. After all, the reputation of the Lingxiao Academy and Long Chen’s character were absolutely trustworthy.
“You want to sign a soul contract after joining them? Isn’t that a bit too much? What’s the difference between that and signing a soul contract?” asked Long Chen.
“Yes, that’s what we’re thinking as well. The reason they gave us is that they’ll spend countless resources to raise us in the future. They also need a guarantee. If we run, they’ll end up empty-handed,” said a female disciple excitedly.
Long Chen looked at this woman and found that she was also quite brave. She didn’t fear being taken advantage of by a group of men. Now that she was in front of Long Chen, she was finally able to see this legendary existence and even talk to him face to face.
Long Chen nodded. “That’s not wrong. But what if they’re duped? They say how good Imperial Sovereign Celestial Heavens is, how powerful their own factions are, but most importantly, no one can see it!”
“Yes, that’s the truth. That’s why we’re also afraid. Those with bloodlines don’t matter to them, but we can’t. If we go, we’ll be treated as low class,” said someone.
“Don’t be angry. If they really were strong, they wouldn’t have come to your place in such a humble manner. There’s quite a bit of deception involved,” said Long Chen.
Everyone was stunned. That really was a bit hurtful, but it seemed that was the case. If the other party was strong enough, he should have been able to trick experts like Long Chen.
“Principal Long Chen, the entire world is in chaos. Seeing so many people have their own people, we’re also worried.
“But we were also afraid of being duped, so we came here to see if we could ask you to give us some pointers. What should we do?” asked a disciple.
“In truth, you don’t need to worry. You can wait until Imperial Sovereign Heaven opens,” said Long Chen.
“But I’m afraid that when that time comes, all the major powers’spots will be filled, and no one will want them. They say their spots are limited,” said the woman.
Long Chen laughed, “Hahaha, don’t listen to their lies. Imperial Sovereign Heaven’s situation isn’t very optimistic. That’s why they urgently need to strengthen themselves. That’s also why they’re so courteous to the wise.
“You should just calmly wait for Imperial Sky to open. I’ll give you a bit of assurance. My Lingxiao Academy has its own place in Imperial Sky.
“If you can’t find a place to stay in Imperial Sky, you can come to my Lingxiao Academy at any time. Once you find a better place, you can make your choice.”
“Really? Headmaster Long Chen, you’re the best!” Hearing Long Chen’s words, all the experts became excited. Long Chen’s promise had directly relieved them of their worries.
“Principal Long Chen is too handsome!” Everyone cheered.
“Principal Long Chen, I want to give you a child.”
The woman standing in front of Long Chen raged, “How can a woman say such shameless words? Can you not have some face…”
Then she said, “Is there anyone else who came first? Can’t you see I’m first?”
Long Chen’s scalp turned numb. These women were too fierce. He fled as if he was fleeing. As for the experts gathered at the entrance, they also scattered.
What Long Chen didn’t know was that this promise of his had offended countless powers. As soon as he had made that promise, people had come looking for him.
“Call your principal out!”
The entrance to the Lingxiao Academy was once more filled with people. This time, it was different from last time. These people were all overbearing, as if Long Chen had dug up their ancestral graves. Each one of them had a fierce expression, looking like they wanted to bite him.
“I’m sorry, but Principal Long Chen has a lot of work to do. If you want to see him, you’ll have to make an appointment in advance and wait for the approval before arranging a meeting.”
During this time, even the guards at the entrance of the academy had become numb. After seeing all kinds of grand scenes, they were no longer shocked. Instead, they were calm.
Back when the Fated Kin had come, they had personally seen Long Chen slaughter everyone. The current Lingxiao Academy was full of confidence. Although the higher-ups weren’t present, the Lingxiao Academy was flourishing.
Most of the older generation’s experts had left. The remaining ones were in charge of maintaining the backstage. Most of the important positions in the academy were handled by the younger generation.
It could be said that the entire Numinous Sky Academy had changed. With a supreme expert like Long Chen present, the academy was much more confident than before.
The attendant at the entrance was neither servile nor overbearing in front of any expert. Even when Saint Rulers came, they had to follow the rules.
If this was in the past, they wouldn’t have dared to think about it. But now that Long Chen was in charge of the academy, the disciples all felt pride from the bottom of their hearts.
Originally, the academy had been in charge of receiving the older generation’s experts. After all, they were old and steady, and it wasn’t easy for them to get angry. But after receiving the Long family’s experts last time, Long Chen had felt that this wouldn’t do. He had directly replaced the older generation.
Long Chen had already said that although the Lingxiao Academy was a hospitable place, there were also good and evil guests. If they encountered evil guests, there was no need to spoil their bad habits. They would directly urge them to leave. If they didn’t want to leave, they would directly call for people to clean up.
Now that these guests had come, the disciples in charge of receiving them didn’t get angry. Instead, they felt a bit of sympathy for these people. The more arrogant they were, the more miserable they would be later.
“What do you mean? Do you think you can just hide like a turtle and not come out? Do you think you can just smash someone else’s pot and be safe?” raged a Saint Ruler.
It turned out that Long Chen’s conversation with those youngsters had spread throughout the world. Many factions that had been unsure of what to do immediately calmed down, feeling that Long Chen was right. They could wait until the Nine Heavens Gate was completely opened before making a decision.
He couldn’t just watch as others painted a peach. He had to see it for himself. Furthermore, Long Chen had also said that the Numinous Sky Academy had its own territory in Imperial Sky. If they didn’t have anywhere to go, they could temporarily stay in the Numinous Sky Academy. They wouldn’t have to worry about being swallowed up by the other powers or attacked by the devil beasts.
No one doubted Long Chen’s promise. Even without his status as the headmaster of the Lingxiao Academy, just Long Chen’s name was a golden signboard.
As a result, countless factions became objective and calm. They were no longer in a rush to make a choice. This caused countless factions from Imperial Sky to immediately fly into a rage.
They had clearly already laid out their foundation and were just about to start when Long Chen decided to take drastic measures. How could they not hate him?
“There’s no need for your voice to be so loud. After all, we’re all young, and our ears aren’t deaf. If your voice is softer, we’ll be able to hear you.
“Our supermonastery head has said that we have to be calm and not be impatient. If we shout, we’ll only appear rude, and others will laugh at us,” said the disciple in charge of receiving them.
“You… you’re just a small fry. How dare you be so unbridled?!” The Saint Ruler almost died from anger. A disciple from a small academy dared to mock him like this.
“Sir, you’re wrong. Headmaster Long Chen said that the academy is the academy of everyone in the world, and it’s also our academy.
In front of positions, there was no such thing as high or low. In front of reason, there was no such thing as seniority. Most of the time, whether it was the principal or the servants, they were all the same.
Whether it was the Headmaster or the small fry, they all worked hard to create a harmonious and civilized environment.
“Sir, as a Saint Ruler, you have a large beard and have lived for countless years. In terms of comprehension, you are far inferior to a small fry like me, let alone our headmaster.
“With your magnanimity and vision, you actually want to see our monastery head? It’s not that I want to criticize you, but you shouldn’t embarrass yourself,” said that disciple.
It went without saying that Long Chen’s choice of people was extremely accurate. Although this disciple wasn’t strong, his eloquence was amazing. He didn’t curse people, and his words made them speechless.
“You’re courting death…”
That elder flew into a rage out of humiliation and was about to attack.
The disciple wasn’t afraid of the Saint Ruler. He indifferently said, “I advise you not to attack, even though I will definitely die if you do.”
“But if you kill me, our headmaster will definitely take your life to get revenge for me.
“A life for a life. Using my life in exchange for a Saint King’s life is definitely worth it.
“But I don’t think so. I’m only thirty-seven this year, and I’m at the prime of my life. Following Long Chen will give me endless opportunities in the future.
“As for you, you’re already past your prime. If I die together with you, I’ll still feel like I’m at a disadvantage. So, I don’t want to die, and I don’t think you want to die either. So don’t get too excited. Think it over before you attack.”
“You…”
The Saint Ruler was trembling with rage. Originally, he had only attacked to scare this brat. As long as he scared him away, then this matter would be fine. After all, he had gotten back some face.
But now he was stuck between a rock and a hard place. If he didn’t attack, that meant he was afraid. If he did, he really wouldn’t dare to kill him.
There were many experts present, and all of them had come to demand an explanation from Long Chen. At this time, the elder immediately regretted sticking his head out. If he had known, he would have let others do it.
However, he was already caught between a rock and a hard place. Looking at that disciple’s cold expression, it was as if he was silently mocking him. His fury immediately surged, and his hand shot out like a hook, aiming for that disciple’s throat.
At that moment, he realized why he had killed him. All he had to do was humiliate him. That would save him some face.
Hu!
The instant he attacked, that disciple finally revealed a panicked expression. It would be a lie to say he wasn’t nervous when facing a Saint Ruler. After all, he only had one life. If he lost it, it would be gone. He immediately turned and ran.
But the instant he began to run, he was horrified to find that space was twisting around him. He had no choice but to lean toward the Saint Ruler. The difference in power was too great, and he didn’t even have a chance to flee.
“Old thing, you’ll regret this!” roared that disciple.
Just at this moment, the disciples at the gate all unsheathed their weapons, wanting to save that disciple. But they were unable to even pierce through that elder’s protective divine light.
Chi!
Just as the elder’s hand was about to grab the disciple’s neck, a ray of Sword Qi shot out, piercing through the elder’s protective divine light and slashing into his hand. Blood splashed.
“What terrifying Sword Qi!”
Someone cried out in alarm. The Saint Ruler’s hand was covered in blood. A large cut had appeared on his hand from the sword qi, and it had almost been cut off.
It had to be known that this was sword qi, not a sword blade. Just the sword qi was enough to break through the protective divine light of a Saint Ruler and even injure them.
Just how strong was a Saint Ruler's physical body? When they attacked, all their power was concentrated on their palms, yet they were still injured by the sword Qi. Just how terrifying was the person who attacked?
“I know! It must be the Dragonblood Legion’s number one swordsman! I think his name is Yue… Oh, right, Yue Zifeng!” cried someone.
Yue Zifeng was the fourth commander of the Dragonblood Legion, and he was known as the strongest swordsman. Although these people all came from Imperial Sovereign Heaven, they weren’t unfamiliar with his name. They immediately thought of him.
“Do you think he’s worthy of our commander? If he did, would he still be alive?”
Just at this moment, a cold laugh rang out. A figure wearing robes and carrying a sword appeared. The disciple in charge of receiving them was delighted.
“Big brother Qin Feng, you’ve finally come. These fellows are extremely fierce.”
That person was none other than the Dragonblood Legion’s Qin Feng. However, the current Qin Feng was completely different from the him in the Sea of Illusions.
In the Sea of Illusions, he had already advanced to a nine star Heavenly Fate Realm. But now, his fluctuations were much weaker than before. He was only a five star Heavenly Fate Realm.
“Who are you?” The elder looked at the injury on his hand.
“Qin Feng, an ordinary warrior of the Dragonblood Legion,” said Qin Feng indifferently.
“Were you the one who attacked just now?” asked the old Saint Ruler.
"What do you think?" Qin Feng replied.
Looking at Qin Feng’s disdainful gaze and indifferent expression, it was the same as the previous disciple’s. His fury was instantly ignited as he roared,
“What kind of ability is it to injure others in secret? If you have the guts, fight openly.”
Seeing that Qin Feng was only a five-star Heaven’s Mandate, the elder didn’t believe that it had been Qin Feng who had attacked. He thought that Long Chen had been playing tricks.
In the face of that elder’s furious roar, Qin Feng shook his head. “It’s said that frogs in a well can’t speak of the sea, insects in summer can’t speak of ice. You’re someone from Imperial Entertainment Heaven. You should have seen the world, but you can’t even tell who attacked you. Do you think you can see our boss?”
“Bastard, die!”
The elder was flustered and exasperated as he threw a punch at Qin Feng. This punch caused astral winds to howl and the entire courtyard to tremble. It was obvious that the elder was too furious to care about anything else.
Clang!
Pu!
He unsheathed his sword. Endless astral winds were severed by a violet bolt of lightning. At the same time, an arm shot out.
This time, everyone was shocked. They could clearly see that the elder’s arm had been severed by Qin Feng’s sword.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Qin Feng slashed out with his sword. With a twist of his wrist, Sword Qi surged out and his arm was cut into several pieces.
Clang!
As his sword returned to its sheath, the elder was filled with shock and fury. He even forgot to stop the bleeding of his severed arm. He looked at Qin Feng in disbelief.
As for Qin Feng, he was delighted inside. Looking at the unremarkable ring on his finger, he sighed, “Boss Guo Ran’s ring really is amazing. This feeling of pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger really is amazing!”
As soon as the Dragonblood Legion had advanced to the nine star Heavenly Fate realm, Long Chen had wanted them to be exposed. He had asked Guo Ran to create a group of rings to control their auras.
As for their strength, they weren’t affected by the ring. This was an extremely sinister move, and as a result, the old man had fallen for it.
He couldn’t believe that a five-star Heaven’s Chosen would be able to destroy his Saint Ruler laws. He was completely stunned when his arm was severed.
That sword cut off his arm like a carrot. He didn’t even feel any pain before his arm left his body. He couldn’t imagine just how sharp that sword was.
However, Qin Feng’s attack was too fast. He didn’t even see the sword’s appearance clearly. All he saw was a faint purple divine light streaking across the void. Everything was over.
“Now, can you calmly tell me your purpose for coming here?” Qin Feng said indifferently after intimidating everyone with his sword.
“You…”
The elder was infuriated to have his arm cut off. At the same time, he felt a great deal of terror. He didn’t understand this person.
“Alright, I’ll remember this enmity. We’ll settle this once you reach Imperial Heavenly Emperor.”
Pu!
As for the elder, he had only just finished speaking when the amiable Qin Feng suddenly slashed out with killing intent.
A line of blood extended from the old man’s forehead to his crotch. He looked at Qin Feng in horror and pointed his finger at him. He seemed to want to say something, but he opened his mouth and was cut in half.
“Our Dragonblood Legion doesn’t hold grudges. We take revenge on the spot. We don’t have the time or patience to wait.”
Hu!
After saying that, Qin Feng swung his sword and pointed at all the experts present. “Our Dragonblood Legion never causes trouble, but we’re also never afraid of trouble. If you want to cause trouble for us, then come out. I, Qin Feng, will accept all your challenges.”
Qin Feng pointed his sword to the side, his killing intent soaring. Only now did people see that the sword in Qin Feng’s hand looked like a fierce sword. There were dragon runes revolving around the hilt, and there were two dragon teeth on the handle. On the body of the sword were dragon scales.
The entire sword was uneven, and it looked extremely rough. However, there was a wildness within its roughness, a domineeringness within its wildness.
The blade was violet, and it also shone with divine light. That sharp aura caused people’s souls to turn cold.
Being pointed at by it, everyone felt like a sharp sword was hanging over their heads. Once that sword slashed down, their lives would come to an end.
Even though these people came from Imperial Sky and were people who had seen the world, they were all suppressed by Qin Feng.
In the end, these experts didn’t even dare to let out a fart. They all fled in a hurry.
“Tch, a bunch of cowards!”
After forcing back everyone, Qin Feng withdrew his sword and rushed into the depths of the academy. He arrived at a secret underground room at the back of the mountain. Everyone from the Dragonblood Legion was present, and they were all focused on Guo Ran. Guo Ran was smashing down with his forging hammer.
Dang dang dang…
Guo Ran smashed it hundreds of times in one go. Long Chen and the others all held their breaths, quietly watching.
Dang!
When Guo Ran’s final hammer landed, a sword jumped out of the forging table. A violet light and divine splendor filled the room.
“Success!”
Guo Ran excitedly shouted. Long Chen and the others also cheered.
At this time, Long Chen was holding a sword in his hand. It was exactly the same as the one Qin Feng had used before. However, it had gained a bit of spirituality, and he could even sense its life fluctuations.
When the sword entered Long Chen’s hand, it began to move in a strange rhythm. Auspicious lights shone, and the entire room seemed to enter a dream-like world.
“What a beautiful sword!”
Bai Shishi could not help but exclaim in admiration. This was her first time seeing such a beautiful sword.
Guo Ran wiped off the sweat on his face and excitedly said, “Fuck, I’ve finally succeeded! With just this sword, I, Guo Ran, will be able to stand in the forest of grandmasters. But I can’t do without Xia Chen’s help and boss…”
“Of course, we only have one ten-thousandth of the credit. The rest is all yours.” Long Chen curled his lips.
Long Chen’s words immediately caused everyone to laugh, making Guo Ran embarrassed.
“I’m not joking. Xia Chen helped me the most. He took at least half the credit.”
Xia Chen laughed and didn’t say anything. But what Guo Ran said was the truth. Xia Chen had helped out a great deal with the designs, refining methods, and materials. If it had been just Guo Ran, he definitely wouldn’t have been able to do it.
However, Xia Chen’s nature was indifferent, and he didn’t care about that. Looking at Long Chen’s sword, his eyes were filled with pride. This sword represented his and Guo Ran’s current peak. Whether or not they could surpass it in the future was something they weren’t confident in.
“Then is this sword of mine a semi-finished product?”
At this time, Qin Feng pulled out his sword. Looking at Long Chen’s sword, he suddenly felt that the treasure in his hand no longer smelled good.
Qin Feng’s sword had just been forged by Guo Ran, so he had directly given it to him to test out. Guo Ran had given him two things: a ring and a sword.
After the test, Qin Feng was extremely satisfied. But when he saw Long Chen’s sword, he was dumbfounded.
“That’s not a semi-finished product, but a piece of trash. Fuck, my heart really hurts,” said Guo Ran bitterly.
“Trash? Boss Guo Ran, are you bragging?!” Qin Feng was dumbfounded. Such a sharp sword was actually trash?
“Fuck, do you think I like to brag?”
At this point, Guo Ran felt a bit lacking in confidence. “Even if I like to brag occasionally, how could I joke about such a serious matter?
“This sword in your hand is truly trash. The most hateful thing is that this material has to be formed in one go. If it fails, there will be no chance to refine it. In other words, it can only be thrown away.”
“How is that possible? I feel that it’s very strong.” Qin Feng widened his eyes.
“Even if it’s strong, it’s useless. It doesn’t have a soul, so it’s destined to be a dead object. It doesn’t have any room for growth, and it can’t resonate with you. Although it’s made of the best materials, it has its own limit.” Guo Ran received the sword from Qin Feng with a pained expression.
Although Guo Ran was normally sloppy, when it came to forging, he was absolutely meticulous. He didn’t allow for the slightest flaw. He had practically reached a monstrous level.
“There are a total of nine hundred and ninety-nine hammers on both sides of the sword. Each hammer’s power has to be perfect. The final hammer’s power has to connect all the hammer marks together, injecting specific runes into them, and awaken each hammer mark. They resonate with each other, forming life fluctuations. This is a kind of grand Dao. It’s amazing,” praised Long Chen.
The ‘scales’ on the sword were all forged by Guo Ran with a single hammer blow. Their sizes were uniform, and they were arranged in an orderly manner without the slightest error. It was practically flawless.
As for the final hammer blow, it was the finishing touch. It had given it life. That kind of technique was practically divine. Even Long Chen was filled with admiration.
The sword in Qin Feng’s hand was exactly the same as this one, but there had been a problem with the final hammer blow. It hadn’t been able to complete the finishing blow, so it had been crippled. Furthermore, there was no way to repair it or reforge it. That was also why Guo Ran felt so much pain.
What made Guo Ran’s heart ache wasn’t the material, nor was it time or effort. He treated each weapon like a child. Failure was equivalent to dying in the womb. That kind of feeling was something others couldn’t understand.
“To be able to fail once and find the correct method is already a genius amongst geniuses. Don’t be discouraged,” comforted Long Chen.
“In truth, I’m not disheartened. I just want to… hear your praise, hahaha!” Guo Ran suddenly laughed. That laughter was extremely arrogant. This fellow’s expression had changed too quickly. He was practically a master actor.
Long Chen was so angry that he wanted to cut him down. But this sword was too sharp. Even if Guo Ran had three layers of armor protecting him, he still might not be able to block it. Long Chen didn’t dare to attack.
Everyone was speechless. This fellow was like a madman. Sometimes it was impossible to understand him through ordinary methods.
“That’s right, Qin Feng, what’s going on outside?” Only now did Long Chen remember what had happened outside.
“A bunch of motley crew came to act shamelessly. After killing the chicken to warn the monkeys, they all fled.” Qin Feng laughed.
“Well done. This first sword is still yours.”
Long Chen handed the sword to Qin Feng. Qin Feng was delighted and was about to receive it when Xia Chen said,
“This sword doesn’t have any inscriptions on it. Once I finish, it will become a true divine weapon.”
“Alright, then let’s work together. I trust the Nine Heavens World is about to open. This time, I’m afraid we’ll have to slaughter our way in.” Long Chen smiled slightly.
“Then let our Dragonblood Legion’s name resound throughout Imperial Heaven!”
Everyone laughed loudly, their heroism soaring to the heavens. Now that they were all nine-star Heaven’s Mandates and had suitable weapons, it was time for them to fight in Imperial Sovereign Heaven. Many people were already impatient.
As for Guo Ran, Xia Chen, and the others, Long Chen gave them some medicinal pills. However, he had warned them not to be in a rush to increase their cultivation bases. They were nine star Heavenly Fate realm experts, and they were also the controllers of the dragon blood. They needed to balance the power between the two. Otherwise, if they only pursued their cultivation bases, it would be very easy for problems to arise.
Long Chen returned to his seclusion ground and also began to devour a large amount of medicinal pills. Although the cauldron had said that it would be extremely difficult for him to advance, Long Chen hadn’t expected it to be so terrifying.
After consuming eighteen vats of medicinal pills, Long Chen finally broke through to the first Heavenstage. At that moment, he didn’t feel any excitement. Instead, he sucked in a cold breath.
That was a peak grade golden pill. A single pill could allow an ordinary cultivator to advance by two or three minor realms. As for him, he didn’t calculate it by a single pill, but by a jar.
Thinking of the terrifying amount he would need to advance to the ninth Heavenstage, Long Chen felt like he was looking at a mountain thousands of miles high. He practically despaired. Did they want to eat dead people?
“Not good! Boss, Little Le has been beaten! Quickly go take a look!” Just at this moment, someone sent a message.
When Long Chen heard this news, he was both shocked and infuriated. Originally, he had been suppressing his anger because of the matter of refining pills. Now that he heard the news, he immediately rushed out. His divine sense swept out, and he sensed Bai Xiaole’s aura.
Long Chen’s lightning wings flapped, and he shot off like a bolt of lightning. In the eastern part of the Lingxiao Academy, Long Chen sensed a terrifying aura. That was the aura of a Saint Ruler.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The mountains had already collapsed, and the void was filled with cracks. Behind Bai Xiaole, the true body of the Purple-eyed Nine-Tailed Demon Fox appeared. Two huge eyes locked onto the world.
At the place where the two pupils overlapped, there was a tall figure wearing a cloak that covered his face. His hand pressed down on the air, and with a single hand, he exhaled.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and the two overlapping pupils instantly exploded. Bai Xiaole let out a blood-curdling scream, and blood flowed out of her eyes. However, she didn't retreat. She suddenly jumped onto the center of the Nine-Tailed Purple Fox's forehead, and tightly pressed her body against it. Then, she closed her eyes, and her aura completely disappeared.
BOOM!
At this moment, the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox’s aura rapidly increased. At that moment, their souls fused together. The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox let out a furious roar, and its sharp claws tore through the air as it clawed at that person.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
“Impatient and disorganized? Is this all you have?” sneered the cloaked man.
Hearing that man’s ridicule, Long Chen was infuriated. Without saying anything, he grabbed the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. The instant he grabbed the hilt, a powerful killing intent locked down the cloaked man.
“Fuck!”
The man fighting the violet-eyed nine-tailed fox suddenly let out a startled cry. Just at this moment, Long Chen’s Dragon Bone Evil Moon slashed through the air. A berserk will to split open the heavens swept over Gan Kun.
“You idiot!”
That man cried out in horror. Suddenly, his hands rapidly formed hand seals. In an instant, he formed hundreds of hand seals.
“Hundred Ghosts Seal the Heavens!”
A monster wearing ancient robes appeared behind him. Ghost qi soared into the sky, and it was like the world had entered hell.
That monster’s appearance just so happened to be the final seal the man had formed. The monster clasped its hands, and countless ghost-like figures appeared in the air. They formed a huge seal that sealed the sky.
BOOM!
With an explosive sound, the huge seal was destroyed by Long Chen’s saber. The saber went straight for the man’s face. The man’s hands suddenly clasped together, firmly holding the saber in place.
Bang!
His saber came to a stop three inches from that person’s face. But that terrifying astral wind directly blew apart his cloak, revealing his furious expression.
When he saw that person’s face, Long Chen’s furious expression immediately became one of shock. That was because this person was someone he knew.
“Have you gone crazy? Are you so impatient to kill people that you want to kill them? Do you have any enmity with me?” roared the man. He looked like he wanted to bite Long Chen to death.
“Vice Hall Master, how could it be you?” Long Chen was stunned. Even with his intelligence, he was at a loss.
That person was the Battle God Hall’s vice hall master, Bai Xiaole’s father, Bai Zhantang. At that moment, Long Chen was completely dumbfounded.
“How could it not be me? If it was anyone else, they would have long since been killed by a single slash of your saber!” Bai Zhantang was so angry that he spat saliva onto Long Chen’s face.
Long Chen had never imagined that the person who would heavily injure Bai Xiaole would be her father, and also her future father-in-law. In the face of Bai Zhantang’s scolding, Long Chen didn’t dare to retort.
“I received news that Bai Xiaole was being attacked, so I rushed over to help.” Long Chen felt a bit wronged. He didn’t know who had sent him the news, nor did he explain it clearly.
No matter how arrogant he was, he couldn’t cut down his future father-in-law. After all, he still had to marry his daughter.
“I was the one who leaked the news. I intentionally didn’t allow anyone to tell Long Chen the truth.” At this time, a woman walked out from the distance. It was none other than Bai Shishi.
“You…”
Bai Zhantang was so angry that he almost couldn’t breathe. His hands were trembling. “Everyone says that women are extroverted. The old saying is absolutely correct. Fine, you win.”
Just now, Long Chen’s attack had been too vicious. If he hadn’t used his trump card at that critical moment, Long Chen’s attack would have taken half his life.
"Who told you to bully Little Le?" Bai Shishi coldly retorted.
Bai Zhantang was stunned. He looked at Bai Shishi, then at Bai Xiaole, and asked in disbelief, "You actually care about him?”
"Why can't you care about me? Other than bullying me, what else can you do?” Bai Xiaole wiped the blood off her face and angrily said,
“Now that my boss is here, do you have the ability to fight him?!”
Only now did Long Chen realize that Bai Zhantang had returned. He should have immediately tested his son, but for some unknown reason, he had been so vicious to Bai Xiaole. Bai Shishi couldn’t bear to watch any longer, and she had sent someone to report to Long Chen.
As a result, Long Chen was still in a fit of anger. He didn’t say anything and immediately attacked viciously, almost killing his future father-in-law. Long Chen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
"He's your father?” At this moment, the battle had ended. The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox stood on Bai Xiaole's shoulder with a shocked expression.
“No wonder he was so harsh on us. Sorry, I didn’t know before. I shouldn’t have said those words.”
“What did you say?” asked Long Chen.
The Purple Pupil Nine Tailed Demon Fox opened its small claws and said somewhat awkwardly, "I'll say… I'll say… beat him until he kneels and calls… father.”
Towards the end, the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was truly embarrassed. It covered its face with its small claws before finishing its words.
“Fuck!”
Long Chen almost coughed up blood. It was no wonder Bai Zhantang would be so vicious. Just from these words, he would definitely be beaten half to death. He had to completely distinguish who was the father and who was the son. This seniority couldn’t be lacking.
Bai Shishi still had a cold expression on her face. It was obvious that she wouldn't apologize to her father, and Bai Xiaole clenched her teeth, unwilling to accept this. Only the little fox kept its head down, not daring to look at anyone. It was obvious that it knew that this conflict had started because of it, and knew that it was in the wrong, so it didn't dare to say another word.
As for Long Chen, he could only force himself to smile. “Vice hall master, you didn’t even greet me when you returned. It was all a misunderstanding. Calm down.
"Little 9th doesn't know any better, so I'm sure you won't hold it against him. However, as you can see, Little Le's improvement is huge, so you should be happy."
Hearing Long Chen’s words, Bai Zhantang’s anger faded quite a bit. Bai Xiaole’s growth was absolutely shocking. Even he had to use his full strength in order to barely suppress her. If his son was successful, then he would naturally be happy.
He naturally wouldn’t get angry with Little Nine. He was angry because Bai Shishi had tricked Long Chen into coming to cut him down. That made him a bit unhappy. After all, he had always been dissatisfied with this future son-in-law of his.
Now seeing Long Chen’s apologetic smile, he couldn’t flare up again. He could only snort, “Your strength has truly increased by quite a bit, but your temper has also grown. You don’t even want to be a son. You want to be a father.
“Fortunately, my cultivation base is no longer the same as before. Otherwise, wouldn’t I be bullied to death?”
“That’s right, vice hall master, how did your cultivation… reach this level?”
Only now did Long Chen ask in shock. The vice hall master was already a Saint Ruler.
“Alright, this isn’t the place to talk. Let’s talk when we get back to the academy.”
After saying that, Bai Zhantang left with a cold expression. Long Chen winked at Bai Xiaole, and she didn’t dare to go against him. She could only follow.
On the other hand, Bai Shishi didn’t really want to follow him. She wanted to leave, but Long Chen pulled her back. She blushed. Although she was unwilling, she was still pulled away by Long Chen.
Within a room, Bai Zhantang, Bai Xiaole, Bai Shishi, and Long Chen were all feeling a bit awkward. Three of them had ugly expressions.
Obviously, Bai Zhantang still had a stomach full of anger, while Bai Xiaole was still unconvinced. Bai Shishi was still as icy as ever. Only Long Chen nonchalantly poured tea for them, pushing it in front of Bai Zhantang.
According to reason, Long Chen should have brought a cup of tea over. But Bai Zhantang didn’t like Long Chen, nor did he acknowledge him as his son-in-law. Long Chen naturally didn’t need to receive him as a junior.
According to his position, Long Chen was the supermonastery’s supermonastery head, and his position was even higher than the vice hall master Bai Zhantang. Long Chen’s actions weren’t too rude.
“Vice Hall Master, how is the situation over there?” asked Long Chen.
Hearing this, Bai Zhantang’s expression became solemn. “Not good. Our supermonastery has been occupied by countless powerful otherworldly demons, and our foundation has been greatly corroded. We can’t take back the supermonastery for now.”
“That strong? Even the Hall Master is powerless?” Long Chen was startled.
“The Hall Master wants to attack, but the Headmaster feels that the time isn’t right. We can’t be rash. Let’s wait and see.
“After entering Imperial Entertainment, we could only find a temporary place to stay. We built a simple fortification and temporarily settled down.
“The dean was worried about the situation here and told me to come back and take a look. Once the Nine Heavens Gate opens, I’ll bring you all over,” said Bai Zhantang.
"Our place is very good. Even if you didn't come, boss would still bring us in.” Bai Xiaole curled her lips. It was obvious that after being beaten up by her father, she wasn't convinced.
“These are the things your mother gave you two. Keep them well.”
Bai Zhantang stood up, threw down the two boxes, and left. Only three people were left in the room, staring at the two boxes.
"Let's see what my mother brought me.” Bai Xiaole was a child, so when she saw the gift, she immediately became excited. She grabbed the box in front of her and opened it.
Buzz!
Opening the case, he saw an egg-sized ball. Looking at its material, it seemed to be made of metal. It was silver-white in color and looked a bit odd.
"What is this?” Bai Xiaole was stunned.
“This is…”
When she saw the silver ball, the Nine-Tailed Purple-eyed Demon Fox on Bai Xiaole's shoulder was shocked. "Xiaole, drop a drop of blood and try it.”
Bai Xiaole listened to Xiao Jiu and dripped a drop of blood onto the silver ball. The drop of blood was quickly absorbed by the ball.
The silver ball suddenly exploded, forming countless rice-sized silver scales that floated in front of Bai Xiaole.
“This is a spirit weapon. It’s a spirit weapon specially made for those with eye techniques,” said the little fox excitedly. From its excited expression, it could be seen that this was a priceless treasure.
"Spirit weapon? What's that?” Bai Xiaole was confused.
Hu!
Suddenly, the little fox's claws trembled, and the silver scales instantly grew larger, enveloping Bai Xiaole and the little fox. It was as if the two of them were wearing silver armor.
"This thing is fun!” Bai Xiaole cried out in surprise.
“What do you know? This is a supreme treasure. Legend has it that the art of forging spirit weapons has already been lost. Otherwise, do you think boss Guo Ran wouldn’t make a divine weapon for us?”
Hu!
It was unknown how the little fox had done it, but those scales rapidly grew and lengthened, forming tens of thousands of sharp swords.
When it transformed into a sharp sword, its sharpness made even Long Chen feel threatened. This sword didn’t seem to be much weaker than the divine weapon Guo Ran had forged.
"Wow, so amazing!” Bai Xiaole exclaimed.
Hu!
Suddenly, the countless swords began to shrink, turning into feathers that appeared behind Bai Xiaole, forming two silver wings.
“Wow, that’s amazing.”
Bai Xiaole excitedly cried out like a child who had just found a new toy.
“Don’t shout. The two of us should find a secluded place and carefully study how to use this thing.” The little fox was also incomparably excited. The two of them slipped away without even saying goodbye to Long Chen.
Only Long Chen and Bai Shishi were left in the room. Long Chen smiled at Bai Shishi, gesturing for her to open the case. Bai Shishi stubbornly shook her head.
“I don’t want anything from him.”
“Why?” asked Long Chen.
"No reason. I just don't like him," she replied.
Long Chen didn’t understand why Bai Shishi hated her father so much.
“Then I’ll open it!” probed Long Chen.
“If you want to open it, just open it. The hand is yours, so what can I do?” Bai Shishi rolled her eyes at Long Chen.
With that gaze, Long Chen immediately understood. Everyone had their own curiosity, especially women. It was said that a cat had nine lives, while a woman’s curiosity killed a cat. In truth, Bai Shishi really wanted to see it, but she couldn’t let go of her face.
Click.
Long Chen opened the case and saw a pair of golden bracers. These bracers had an ancient style to them. They were elegant, graceful, and noble.
The instant Long Chen opened the case, the entire room was filled with golden light. The metal energy in the air became extremely lively.
"Hmph. It's just a pair of wrist guards. What's there to see?" Bai Shishi took a look and turned her head away.
However, she quickly turned around and looked at it again. This wrist guard was exquisite, elegant, and graceful. It was very difficult for a woman to resist its allure.
Most importantly, Bai Shishi felt a powerful summoning force. The instant the golden bracers appeared, even her golden sword began to fluctuate intensely. It was clear that these bracers were priceless treasures.
Bai Shishi was a metal attribute cultivator. To her, this pair of wrist guards was practically tailor-made for her. She wanted to act arrogant and not look at them, but she couldn’t resist her instincts.
As for Long Chen, he couldn’t help but sigh when he saw those bracelets. A complicated expression appeared in his eyes.
"What's wrong? Why are you sighing?" Bai Shishi asked.
“The vice hall master really put a lot of thought into giving you this bracelet!” said Long Chen.
"It's just a pair of wrist guards. What's there to be concerned about?" Bai Shishi retorted indignantly.
“These bracers should have been given to me by my mother, or perhaps by my second mother. What does that have to do with him? Just because he sent them over, I have to be grateful to him?”
Long Chen picked up a bracer and shook his head. “This wasn’t given to me by your mother or second mother. It was something your father almost lost his life to obtain.”
“What?”
Bai Shishi's expression finally changed to one of shock.
“These two bracelets have been repeatedly cleaned. They’re very clean,” said Long Chen.
“Long Chen, what’s going on? Hurry up and tell me!” Bai Shishi was starting to panic.
Long Chen looked at the wrist guard and continued, “Each runic crack in the wrist guard has been wiped clean, leaving no blind spots…”
“Long Chen, if you keep me guessing, I’ll get angry,” said Bai Shishi.
Long Chen ignored her and continued looking at the wrist guard. “But no matter how he tried to wipe it, even after using some special spices, he still couldn’t conceal its bloody scent.”
“The smell of blood?” Bai Shishi was shocked and reached for her other wrist guard.
The instant she grabbed the wrist guard, all the runes on it lit up. The metal energy fluctuations became more intense, but Bai Shishi ignored them. Her large eyes carefully examined each rune.
“Liar, there’s no aura at all.” Bai Shishi rolled her eyes.
Long Chen shook his head. “I don’t know what method the vice hall master used to conceal the fluctuations, so you can’t sense them.
“From the moment I stepped into the cultivation world, I fought my way through bloody battles. He can trick you, but he can’t trick me.
This wrist guard had been stained with the Hall Master’s blood. From the marks on it, it was clear that too much blood had entered the wrist guard.
“These bracers are a pair of sacred items. Even a Saint’s essence blood would find it difficult to invade them. Unless…”
"Unless what?" Bai Shishi asked nervously.
“Unless, at that time, the hall master was on the verge of death, and his powerful will to live allowed his essence blood to dig out his final potential. That’s why it invaded those bracers,” said Long Chen.
“Long Chen, are you telling the truth? Are you sure you’re not lying to me? You’re not making up stories to try and reconcile us, right?” asked Bai Shishi.
“I won’t lie to the woman I love,” said Long Chen emotionally.
“Long Chen…”
Hearing that, Bai Shishi burst into tears and threw herself into Long Chen’s embrace. She was like a child who had finally found an outlet to vent her grievances.
Long Chen didn’t say anything to comfort her, nor did he try to persuade her. He just quietly hugged her, letting her cry as much as she wanted.
“Long Chen, what should I do? What should I do?” Bai Shishi sobbed into his embrace.
“What do you mean?” asked Long Chen.
Bai Shishi cried, “Ever since I was young, I couldn’t understand why my mother would marry a man at the same time as someone else. I looked down on my mother and him.
“But now, I’ve also walked my mother’s old path, and I’ve walked even wider than them…”
Hearing the word “wider”, Long Chen almost laughed. But he did his best to hold back. If he laughed at this time, Bai Shishi would definitely be even more sad and angry. But how did she come up with such a thing?
"I don't dare to face him now. I'm afraid he'll laugh at me and look down on me. But he's like this. What should I do? What should I do?" Bai Shishi cried.
Only then did Long Chen realize that Bai Shishi’s pride made it so she couldn’t face her father. After all, she was someone who would always follow her father, and now she had become one of his many confidants.
Bai Zhantang naturally didn’t like him. Such a strong daughter had been subdued by this brat. Bai Zhantang’s face had been slapped so hard that no matter who it was, they wouldn’t give Long Chen any face.
As for Bai Shishi, because of Long Chen, she was unable to face her father. After all, she had been so proud back then. That was equivalent to a vicious slap in the face.
“It’s all your fault!”
Bai Shishi repeatedly punched Long Chen’s chest. She was both embarrassed and angry.
“It really is my fault. How about this, I’ll only marry you.” Long Chen clenched his teeth.
“You dare?!”
But when she saw Long Chen’s mischievous smile, she knew he was just teasing her. Feeling ashamed, she gave him a few more punches.
"What are you laughing at? Quick, think of something for me. What should I do?" Bai Shishi asked in distress.
“In order to give me a gift, he almost lost his life, but I still treated him like that. He will definitely be incomparably sad.”
As she spoke, Bai Shishi once again burst into tears. If she were Bai Zhantang, her heart would have been completely broken.
“It’s fine. Leave this matter to me.” Long Chen smiled.
"How did you settle it?" Bai Shishi wiped the tears off her face, her eyes full of questions.
“You don’t need to worry about how I’ll handle it. In any case, I have a method. You just need to be obedient and leave the rest to me. Do you believe me?” comforted Long Chen.
“If I don’t trust you, who else can I trust?” Bai Shishi rolled her eyes.
“Here, let me put these wrist guards on you. Woah, these little hands are so soft and smooth. They’re even more comfortable than silk…” Long Chen rubbed Bai Shishi’s hands, forgetting about the wrist guards.
“You bad person, you’re so annoying.” Although Bai Shishi knew Long Chen was just teasing her, she was still embarrassed. She flung his hand away.
Long Chen smiled and carefully placed the bracer on Bai Shishi’s wrist. When he placed it on her wrist, it automatically tightened, and the runes on it rapidly flowed into her skin.
“There’s actually a metal-attribute cultivation technique inside the wrist guard!” Bai Shishi was shocked. Countless runes poured into her body, and countless images appeared in her mind.
This pair of bracers had an amazing origin. They were a sect’s legacy treasure, but she didn’t know how Bai Zhantang had obtained them. She felt even more grateful and guilty toward her father.
“Long Chen, should I go apologize to him?” Bai Shishi hesitated, clenching her teeth.
“Can you do it?” asked Long Chen.
Hearing Long Chen’s question, Bai Shishi was like a deflated balloon. Her courage instantly vanished.
“There’s no need. I already said leave this matter to me. I’ll handle it for you.” Long Chen stood up.
"How are you going to settle this?" Bai Shishi asked uneasily.
Long Chen patted Long Chen on the back. “The problem between men is always resolved through martial strength. I’m going to have a martial competition with him. If I win, his daughter will have to marry me.”
"What if you lose?" she asked nervously.
“Then I’ll marry his daughter.” Long Chen sinisterly smiled.
"You're so annoying. I'm being serious." Bai Shishi was both angry and anxious.
“Alright, I have my own method, but it won’t work. Just obediently wait here for my good news!” comforted Long Chen.
Hearing Long Chen coax her like he was coaxing a child, Bai Shishi’s heart was filled with sweetness. She had always been competitive, but now she felt like she was being protected by someone.
Long Chen walked out of his room and stretched lazily.
“Tch, what kind of situation have I, Long Chen, not seen before? Let me handle him.”
Long Chen directly went to Bai Zhantang’s residence.
When Long Chen arrived at Bai Zhantang’s residence, he found that he wasn’t there. Long Chen went to the back mountain of the academy and saw Bai Zhantang by a waterfall.
At this time, Bai Zhantang was staring blankly at the waterfall, his expression silent. No one knew what he was thinking.
Long Chen walked over to Bai Zhantang’s side and sat down on a rock. Looking at him, he smiled mischievously.
“Does the vice hall master miss you two?”
“What does that have to do with you? I’m not in the mood to talk nonsense with you!” said Bai Zhantang.
Long Chen picked up a small stone from the side of the rock. With a flick of his finger, that small stone shot out and smashed into the waterfall. A powerful force caused the water to fill the air.
Water vapor filled the air. Under the sunlight, a rainbow appeared. The rainbow light illuminated the entire cliff, causing even Bai Zhantang to be stunned. A furious expression appeared on his face.
"Is this how you coax Shishi?"
“So what? With your intelligence, you’ll never be able to learn my methods,” retorted Long Chen.
“A glib-tongued man is the most unreliable,” raged Bai Zhantang.
“Someone who can’t even coax a woman is no different from a mountain cannon?” said Long Chen disdainfully.
“It seems you’ve come to take advantage of me. Come, let me see if you have the qualifications to be arrogant in front of me.” Bai Zhantang angrily stood up and took a stance.
Long Chen waved his hand. “Don’t bother. I’m not that competitive. I’ve long since passed the age where I’m competitive.
“Let me ask you, did you not come back with this intention? Were you forced back?”
“How… how did you know?” asked Bai Zhantang.
Long Chen didn’t directly reply. Instead, he continued, “You brought back two priceless treasures, but in truth, you’re carrying a mission. As for this mission, it was completely messed up.”
Hearing Long Chen’s words, Bai Zhantang’s fury disappeared. He sat back down with a vexed expression.
Obviously, Long Chen had guessed correctly. Originally, these two gifts should have been brought back by Bai Xiaole’s mother or Bai Shishi’s mother. That was because the two of them were both powerful and meticulous. They were much more reliable than Bai Zhantang.
But now that Bai Zhantang had returned, Long Chen felt it was a bit strange. To put it bluntly, in the Lingxiao Academy, Bai Zhantang could only be described as “useless.”
Of course, Long Chen didn’t dare say that out loud. Bai Zhantang’s status as vice hall master was mostly given to his two wives. If he had to rely on his own strength, then even if he was Bai Letian’s son, he wouldn’t stand a chance.
Although Bai Zhantang was powerful, there were many things that he couldn't do well. He could ruin all good things. For example, this time, he had come back with a gift for Bai Xiaole.
However, after seeing Bai Xiaole and sensing her powerful aura, he was ecstatic. He had wanted to give her some encouragement and comfort, but in the end, everyone had been embarrassed.
Facing Bai Shishi, he could not even say anything nice. He regretted coming back, and at the same time, he felt a deep sense of dejection. He felt that he was nothing. He did not even know if he was related to his own flesh and blood.
Long Chen continued, “Not only did you fail to complete your own mission, but you also failed to complete the mission given to you by the academy. That really pisses you off.”
“People who are too smart can also make others feel uncomfortable,” said Bai Zhantang icily.
Long Chen smiled. “Sometimes I’m smart, sometimes I’m stupid. But fortunately, I’m smarter than most.
"I'm here to thank you on behalf of Bai Shishi. She really likes the treasure you fought so hard to obtain."
Bai Zhantang was shocked. “How… how did you know?”
“I’ve already said that sometimes I’m very smart.” Long Chen smiled.
In truth, Long Chen was shaking his head inside. Bai Zhantang’s intelligence really wasn’t high. His little tricks couldn’t be hidden from others.
Bai Zhantang’s little tricks couldn’t be hidden from Long Chen, nor could they be hidden from Bai Shishi’s mother. They should have been pretending not to know, asking him to give the gift to Bai Shishi. Once Bai Shishi saw it, she would understand her father’s feelings for her. This was the best chance to heal their father-daughter relationship.
Bai Zhantang thought that he had done it flawlessly, but he did not know that such a small trick could not deceive others. Even Bai Shishi could sense it through careful observation.
“She… she really told you to thank me? That’s… impossible… You must be lying.” Bai Zhantang’s voice was trembling.
“She’s crying.”
Long Chen solemnly said.
Hearing those two words, Bai Zhantang felt like he had been struck by lightning. He was completely stunned, and in that instant, his eyes turned red. It was rare for this careless man to reveal such a tender expression.
Bai Zhantang wanted to say something, but after opening his mouth several times, he didn’t say anything. Long Chen turned to look at the distant mountains, intentionally giving him a chance to wipe away his tears.
"Shishi is proud, so she won't apologize to you…"
“She didn’t do anything wrong. Why would she apologize? My daughter doesn’t need to apologize to anyone, including you.
“Let me warn you, you’re not allowed to bully her. Even if she’s wrong, you’re not allowed to force her to admit her mistake, or I won’t let you off.” Bai Zhantang returned to his previous domineering self. He was now full of vigor, and he even began to threaten Long Chen.
In the face of Bai Zhantang’s threat, Long Chen didn’t care in the slightest. If you don’t let me off, I’ll make sure your daughter doesn’t let you off.
Seeing that Bai Zhantang seemed to have been freed from his curse and was completely refreshed, Long Chen smiled inside. This kind of small matter was too easy for him.
“You don’t need to worry about Shishi. In any case, she’ll continue to maintain her pride…” said Long Chen.
“Don’t be so wishy-washy. I know my own daughter better than anyone else. I don’t need you to tell me what to do,” said Bai Zhantang.
Long Chen nodded. “As for Xiao Le, he’s just a child. Once he receives your gift, he’ll be overjoyed. But don’t count on it. A gift can change his opinion of you.”
“Tch, what do I need him to change? If you’re not convinced, I’ll take care of him,” said Bai Zhantang indifferently.
“That’s true. Let’s take advantage of this time to quickly tidy up. In a few years, we won’t know who will be the one to clean up.” Long Chen placed his hands behind his head and looked up at the sky.
“What do you mean? Are you saying I won’t be his match in a few years?” asked Bai Zhantang.
“In truth, even now, when Little Le and Little Nine go all-out, your chances of victory won’t exceed seventy percent,” said Long Chen.
“Braggart!”
Bai Zhantang’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“There are two reasons why he can’t use his full strength in front of you. One is because you are his childhood nightmare. The ghosts you raise cause fear in the depths of his soul, so he doesn’t have enough confidence.
“The other reason is because you’re his father, so he can’t release his full power. Otherwise, he might injure you or even kill you,” said Long Chen solemnly.
“If Little Le really does hate you, he can seal his memories and merge with Little Nine. Little Nine doesn’t recognize you, but with how savage the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox is, it will definitely use its strongest killing technique.
“In truth, foxes are very suspicious. Although Little Nine is very close to us, because of his nature, his true trump card won’t be known to us. Even Little Le might not know.
“So Little Le and Little Nine have always been the Dragonblood Legion’s secret weapons. Their strength has always been a mystery.”
Hearing Long Chen say this, Bai Zhantang suddenly laughed, his laughter filled with gratification and pride. Although he didn’t believe that Bai Xiaole could defeat him, the fact that Bai Xiaole hadn’t completely merged with Little Nine meant that he had a father in his heart. That was what excited him the most.
In that case, the mission the two madams had given him could be considered complete. He immediately relaxed.
“Although I’ve never really liked you, I’ve noticed that there’s something about you that I admire.”
This was the first time Bai Zhantang had praised Long Chen, and Long Chen wasn’t used to it.
“Now that we’ve settled our family matters, let’s talk business. Can you tell me about the situation in Imperial Sovereign Heaven?” asked Long Chen.
Previously, with Bai Shishi and Bai Xiaole present, Bai Zhantang’s heart had been in a mess, and he hadn’t been in the mood to talk about it. It was precisely because Long Chen had noticed this that he had come to find Bai Zhantang after comforting Bai Shishi.
Bai Zhantang’s expression was a bit grave. “In truth, the situation over there isn’t very good. Not only is our foundation heavily corroded, but there are also countless otherworldly demons occupying it.
“Otherworldly Demons are scattered everywhere, but there’s a powerful army there. They aren’t from the same race, but from dozens of other races. Our people can only scout from the edge, unable to enter.”
“If you can’t go in, how do you know how severe the corrosion is?” asked Long Chen.
“That’s because we brought the flame spark of the academy’s karmic luck. The reaction inside is extremely weak. According to the headmaster, those devil beasts are very likely using some kind of energy to constantly corrode our foundation,” said Bai Zhantang.
“Didn’t you say the devil beasts’ intelligence is extremely low? They probably don’t understand this!” said Long Chen.
“According to reason, it should be like this. That’s why the headmaster felt this matter was fishy and didn’t have us directly attack. He was afraid this was a trap,” said Bai Zhantang.
“A trap?”
Long Chen sucked in a cold breath. If this was a trap, how long had it been set up?
“The most terrifying thing is that when we attack, it’s very likely we’ll be attacked by other powers. At that time, we’ll be attacked from the back, and it’s very likely we’ll all be exterminated.” Bai Zhantang clenched his fists.
“The enemies within the Imperial Sovereign Heaven also noticed us?” asked Long Chen.
“Although Imperial Sky is large, there are only so many places that can be controlled by the human race. They know everything about their surroundings like the back of their hands. No matter what happens, nothing can escape their eyes.
“It’s precisely because we’re in the open, while they’re in the dark, that we’re in a very passive position. So we can only wait until everyone has entered the Imperial Sovereign Heaven. Headmaster said…” Bai Zhantang suddenly paused and looked at Long Chen.
“He said he wanted to hear your opinion.”
“My opinion?”
Long Chen was startled for a moment before saying, “It’s probably because this matter is a bit more complicated. The opportunity the headmaster was waiting for hasn’t appeared yet.”
Bai Zhantang looked at Long Chen in surprise. “Little fellow, you really are smart. The supermonastery head also said something similar. He said that the situation is unclear, and rashly taking action is too dangerous. It’s better to wait and see.”
“Did our academy encounter any danger while we were temporarily stationed in Imperial Sovereign Heaven?” asked Long Chen.
“I didn’t encounter any danger. However, there are already quite a few powers that have come to pay a visit. However, they were all personally received by the headmaster. He didn’t say anything about what was discussed.
However, looking at their arrogant expressions, it was obvious they were here to investigate.
One of them was intentionally causing trouble. I punched him in the nose, and that group of people panicked. I was just about to kill them when Little Le’s mother stopped me.
“From then on, the headmaster didn’t allow me to come out to see anyone. Then, a crack appeared in the Scattered Star Seas, and the Heavenly Road appeared. Seeing that I was useless there, he told me to come back,” said Bai Zhantang with an ugly expression.
Bai Zhantang had a fiery temper. He wasn’t good at hiding his thoughts, and he wasn’t good at lying either. So, he told her everything in one go. Even if it was an unlucky matter, he didn’t hide it.
“Ah, I suddenly remember. Are you related to the Tianhuang Long family?” asked Bai Zhantang.
Long Chen said, “There should be some relation.”
“The Long family has produced a grand character named Long Zhantian,” said Bai Zhantang.
Long Chen immediately stood up.
“My father’s name is Long Zhantian,” said Long Chen excitedly.
Back then, Long Zhantian had stayed in the Numinous Sky Academy, but he had kept a low profile. Other than Long Chen and the others, he hadn’t had any contact with anyone else. Bai Zhantang hadn’t had any contact with Long Zhantian, nor did he know his father’s name.
Now it was Bai Zhantang’s turn to be shocked. “That person is your father?”
Long Chen said, “It’s very likely. My father has already reached Imperial Sovereign Heaven. When he left…”
Pa!
Bai Zhantang slapped his thigh. “I remember now. When your father left, it coincided with the Long family’s arrival.”
“I really am sorry. Back then, my father…” Long Chen was a bit embarrassed. The reason he hadn’t allowed Long Zhantian to meet with others was because his father had still been recovering at that time, and it wasn’t appropriate to disturb him.
Furthermore, his father had been imprisoned for so many years and had suffered countless humiliation. If it had been him, Long Chen would have long since gone crazy. He didn’t want his father to be looked at differently by others. That would cause him a second injury.
According to etiquette, Long Zhantian and Bai Zhantang were future in-laws. For Long Zhantian to leave without saying goodbye was extremely rude.
“I’ve also heard about your father. He’s a true man. Don’t talk about such useless formalities.” Bai Zhantang waved his hand and rubbed his chin.
“Then according to you, that person is your father?”
Long Chen nodded. He briefly explained how the Long family had sent people over. When he heard that Long Chen’s father really was in the Long family, Bai Zhantang’s eyes widened.
“Now I think I understand.”
“What do you understand?” asked Long Chen.
“That person might really be your father. Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been such an intense conflict with the Heavenly Mansion,” said Bai Zhantang.
“As soon as we entered Imperial Heavenly Emperor, we heard that a huge matter had erupted within Imperial Heavenly Emperor. The Long Family of Tianhuang Mainland had a conflict with the Sky Mansion, and Long Zhantian had killed seventy-six of the Sky Mansion’s Violet Gold rank assassins. It could be said to have been a huge matter.”
“Violet gold rank assassins? What are they?” asked Long Chen.
“That’s the rank of assassins in the Heavenly Mansion. Those who are able to become violet gold assassins are all Saint Rulers.
“Legend has it that when the conflict broke out, over three hundred Violet Gold assassins surrounded your father. However, your father counterattacked and killed seventy-six of them, forcing them to flee.
“As for your father, because of this matter, as soon as he entered the Long family, he became one of the Four Heavenly Saints. He forcibly pushed away one of the old Heavenly Saints. It was a huge sensation,” said Bai Zhantang.
Hearing that his father was so fierce, he couldn’t help but burst into laughter. Long Chen was filled with worship for his father, and from time to time, he would hear that poem he had once recited:
“The branches of snow are low, but they are not muddy. Once the sun rises, it will still be as bright as the sky.”
When Long Zhantian was young, his talent was unrivaled, and he was in high spirits. He had never met an opponent in his life, but he had suddenly been trapped for many years, living a life worse than death. He had never lowered his noble head.
Now that Long Chen’s red sun had appeared and he had once more displayed his power, all the experts in the world were eclipsed.
From Long Zhantian, Long Chen could sense a majestic aura that only emperors possessed. Now that he heard news of his father, Long Chen was so excited that he wanted to roar.
At the same time, Long Chen also understood Bai Zhantang’s meaning. The Heavenly Mansion was the Violet Blood Tribe’s enemy, and Long Zhantian was the son-in-law of the Violet Blood Tribe. He naturally wouldn’t show mercy to the Heavenly Mansion.
As for why the Sky Mansion had sent people here, they had used the Nine Revolution Heaven Fate Pill to create a group of Heaven’s Chosen to attack the Numinous Sky Academy. That way, all the karma was clear.
“How is my father?” asked Long Chen excitedly.
“I really don’t know. I only heard that the Long family from Tianhuang Mainland sent people to the academy. The headmaster was in charge of receiving them, but I didn’t know the details. So I was sent back,” said Bai Zhantang.
“Did the headmaster tell you to take care of us?” asked Long Chen.
Bai Zhantang thought for a moment and said, “I really don’t think so. I was sent back to handle my family’s matters, and I was sent to meet with the monastery head.”
“Have you seen the monastery head?” asked Long Chen.
“Yes, I did. I also brought the headmaster’s words to him, but he only nodded and didn’t say anything,” said Bai Zhantang.
He felt a headache coming on as well. In his impression, the monastery head had never spoken to him. He had only nodded and shook his head.
So when he heard that Long Chen was able to communicate with the monastery head, Bai Zhantang was completely unconvinced. Why? He was clearly looking down on him!
But he didn’t dare to be the slightest bit rude to the monastery head. It wasn’t just because of his father’s respect for him. Even the Hall Master he admired was extremely respectful.
Long Chen really wanted to ask what Bai Zhantang had told Elder Jing Yuan. With Bai Zhantang’s scheming, it would be very easy for him to get information out of him. However, this kind of thing was a bit taboo, and it wasn’t right. Long Chen could only endure it.
Having resolved the knot in his heart, Bai Zhantang’s mood was exceptionally good. This was the first time he had chatted with Long Chen amicably. Long Chen wasn’t stingy and directly took out a cup of wine. The two of them chatted as they drank.
Rather than saying they were chatting, it was more accurate to say they were investigating Long Chen’s past. Long Chen was an open and candid person, and there was no need to hide his past.
From the moment he was born, his Spirit Root, Spirit Blood, and Spirit Bone had been dug out by others and thrown into the Phoenix Cry Empire. From the moment he was adopted by Long Tianxiao, he had walked step by step into the cultivation world. Other than the secrets of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, Pill Sovereign memories, and the dragon race’s experts, Long Chen had nothing to hide. Whatever Bai Zhantang asked him, he would answer.
Bai Zhantang’s expression changed slightly. In the past, he had always thought Long Chen was just a playboy. Relying on his talent, he had been arrogant and domineering.
He hadn’t expected Long Chen to have experienced so much suffering. Thinking of his father, he couldn’t help but sigh inside. These two father and son really were pitiful people. Their hostility toward Long Chen had lessened by a great deal.
Originally, Long Chen had wanted to use Bai Zhantang to learn more about Imperial Sovereign Heaven. But he had found that this fellow really was ‘useless’. He didn’t know anything about it. At most, he knew some of the Heavenly Daos’transformations.
When he asked about the treasures in Bai Xiaole and Bai Shishi's hands, Bai Zhantang said that Bai Xiaole's treasures had been obtained by Bai Shishi's mother in an ancient ruin.
As for Bai Shishi’s wristguards, they had been taken from a powerful devil beast during their first visit to the academy.
According to Bai Zhantang, the devil beasts they had encountered were a group of devil corpses. These devil corpses were corpses from the ancient era. They had been powerful cultivators when they had been alive, but after they had died, they had transformed into terrifying devil corpses.
These devil corpses were immortal, their souls undying, and their will to fight had been preserved. It was said that they hadn’t realized they were dead. They had thought that they were guarding their home on the battlefield.
When Bai Zhantang saw a devil beast wearing a pair of golden bracers, he immediately realized they were a pair of priceless treasures. He immediately thought of his daughter and wanted to snatch them for Bai Shishi.
He hadn’t expected the devil beast with the golden bracer to be the leader of that group of devil beasts. Its power was absolutely terrifying, and he had almost died to it. At that time, his two wives hadn’t been by his side. If it hadn’t been for the Hall Master, the consequences would have been too horrible to imagine.
Only after that battle did he realize that these Corpse Devils couldn’t be judged based on their appearance or aura. The strength of the Corpse Devils lay in their battle intent.
In other words, if you didn’t fight this kind of Corpse Devil, you wouldn’t know just how strong it was. That was one of the reasons why the headmaster didn’t dare to act rashly.
Other than that, there were many otherworldly demons that even the experts within the Imperial Sovereign Heaven weren’t able to completely understand their race. In fact, there were even times when they would make mistakes in determining their strength.
This kind of mistake was extremely fatal. He had clearly thought it was just a rabbit, but now he realized it was a fierce tiger. At that time, he wouldn’t even be able to run.
If Ling Xiao Academy wanted to gain a firm foothold in Imperial Sky, they first needed to obtain the support of some local powers. Not to mention the support of resources, just the distribution of resources in Imperial Sky, the ranks of the devil beasts, the cultivation taboos, and other information was what Ling Xiao Academy needed the most right now.
So considering all kinds of factors, Bai Letian had no choice but to be a bit more conservative. He didn’t want to make a low-level mistake and cause unnecessary losses.
“However, you don’t need to worry. After all, the Lingxiao Academy is the Lingxiao Academy. These problems aren’t problems.
“Within Imperial Sky, there are our enemies as well as our friends. However, the news of Lingxiao Academy entering Imperial Sky hasn’t spread yet. For now, time is very beneficial for us,” said Bai Zhantang.
Long Chen nodded. The number one academy in the world definitely wasn’t just for show. Long Chen also believed that with the headmaster’s intelligence, there was no way he wouldn’t have made preparations before entering the Imperial Sovereign Heaven. He was just waiting for the best opportunity.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the jade plate on Long Chen’s waist trembled, and a cold killing intent appeared on his face.
“He really doesn’t give up. Vice Hall Master, let’s go meet those vermin from the Life Hunting Clan.”
Hu! Hu!
The two of them disappeared at the same time.
The instant Long Chen moved, an ear-piercing alarm rang out. Within the Lingxiao Academy, barriers rose one after another, enveloping the entire academy.
BOOM!
But as soon as the barrier appeared, a sharp sword tore through the sky and struck the barrier. Dozens of barriers were pierced through.
“What?”
At that moment, Long Chen and Bai Zhantang’s hearts shook. To be able to pierce through all the barriers with a single sword, he had to be at least a Saint Ruler. At that moment, both Long Chen and Bai Zhantang had an ominous feeling.
“Violet Gold Assassin!”
Rumble…
A translucent figure shot out of the barrier. Long Chen slashed out with the Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
BOOM!
That figure was sent flying by Long Chen’s saber. As for Long Chen, he was also sent flying by that person’s terrifying power. His qi and blood surged, and he almost coughed up blood.
“The target has appeared.”
That translucent figure was sent flying by Long Chen. Ripples appeared in the air as fifteen figures appeared.
As soon as those fifteen figures appeared, their divine might covered the sky. A terrifying pressure descended on Gan Kun. Long Chen was instantly locked down by sixteen people.
The instant those sixteen Saint Rulers locked onto Long Chen, Long Chen felt as if a river of stars was crushing him, and his bones creaked. This was Long Chen. If it was an ordinary Hierarch expert, they would be directly crushed by the divine might of a Saint Ruler.
"First kill the first target, then find the second target. We need to end this quickly!” One of the Saint Rulers ordered.
Buzz!
Following his orders, sixteen swords pointed at Long Chen. Sharp Sword Qi slashed through the air.
“Do you think I’m fake?”
Just at this moment, a furious roar rang out. Bai Zhantang was unable to restrain his anger. He and Long Chen had charged over at the same time, but this group of people treated him like air.
Chi!
One of the sixteen Saint Rulers left the group with a shake of his body. In the instant he moved, a sky full of shadows appeared, making it impossible to tell what was real and what was fake.
“Leave this person to me…”
That person snorted. Suddenly, one of the thousands of figures appeared in front of Bai Zhantang like a ghost, stabbing his sword at his throat.
“Scram!”
Bai Zhantang let out a furious roar. A berserk aura surged out, and the aura of a Saint Ruler swept out in all directions. A broadsword in his hand slashed at that person.
BOOM!
The two weapons collided, and the Saint Ruler vomited blood.
“Sealed?”
The Saint Ruler was both shocked and furious.
“Hundred Ghost Seal!”
Bai Zhantang roared, and countless runes revolved around him. Those runes were like chains that exploded with his roar.
Following the chain’s explosion, a monster with two horns and long hair appeared behind him. It was wearing ancient robes, and as soon as it appeared, ghost qi filled the air. It was like the world had entered hell.
As Bai Zhantang released the seal, his power surged out like a flood. A berserk qi wave blew away the clouds in the surroundings.
“There is another hidden expert here!”
The Saint Rulers immediately became shocked when Bai Zhantang unleashed his full strength.
“Kill him first.”
Just at this moment, a loud dragon cry rang out. Blood Qi devoured the sky. Long Chen was covered in blood-colored scales, and a long blood-colored cloak fluttered in the wind. He was indescribably domineering.
“I was wondering why you came so quickly. It turns out you’re a fool who came from Imperial Entertainment. What? You’ve been killed by my father, and now you’ve come to find me?”
Hu!
Long Chen rested the Dragon Bone Evil Moon on his shoulder. Looking at these Saint Rulers, he sneered.
“Attack with your full strength. If you can’t deal with the second target, you’ll have to deal with the first target first. Kill as many as you can,” ordered one of the Saint Rulers.
Hu!
Following his order, ten of the sixteen people charged at Long Chen, while the other six split up to attack Bai Zhantang.
“You look down on me? Die!”
Seeing ten people charging at Long Chen while he only had six, Bai Zhantang’s fury soared. He charged at the six Saint Ruler assassins.
The instant he charged out, the long-haired monster behind him suddenly opened its mouth and let out an ear-piercing cry. Even Long Chen felt his soul tremble, while those people in front of him clearly felt their bodies tremble.
BOOM!
Bai Zhantang’s heavy sword slashed down. The six of them worked together to block, but they were still forced back by his sword. Blood dripped from their mouths, and their eyes were filled with shock.
Just now, the monster behind Bai Zhantang had cried out, and his soul had been about to leave his body. Fortunately, they were powerful and had reacted quickly. Otherwise, Bai Zhantang’s sword would have destroyed his body.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
On Long Chen’s side, ten Saint Rulers attacked at the same time. The Dragon Bone Evil Moon danced in the air, and in the blink of an eye, over a thousand collisions occurred.
The attacks of the ten Saint Rulers were actually arranged according to a specific formation. The ten swords came from different angles, time, and strength. Their cooperation was flawless.
Dang dang dang…
The Dragon Bone Evil Moon’s defenses were like a storm, blocking all of their attacks. But with ten Saint Rulers working together, their power was enough to devour the heavens. Long Chen was completely trapped.
As for Bai Zhantang’s side, they weren’t too optimistic. Although Bai Zhantang had taken the initiative, when the six of them recovered and joined hands, Bai Zhantang’s advantage gradually disappeared.
“He’s actually playing tricks?”
It seemed that Bai Zhantang was rarely attacked in such a coordinated manner. For a moment, he was flustered, unable to use his full strength. He cried out in anger.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, ripples appeared on the Lingxiao Academy’s protective formation. One after another, transparent figures appeared. They were the assassins of the Lifehunter race. What shocked Bai Zhantang the most was that these people were all nine star Heavenly Fate Realm experts, numbering in the hundreds of thousands.
“Not good!”
Shocked, Bai Zhantang wanted to defend himself, but he was held back by those six people.
“Long Chen, they’re luring the tiger out of the mountain! Don’t let them destroy our academy’s foundation!” cried Bai Zhantang. He had misunderstood their intentions.
“Destroy my academy’s foundation? Aren’t you overestimating them a bit too much?” said Long Chen disdainfully. In front of these countless Heavenly Fate Realm experts, a mocking smile appeared on his face. Just how big of a wave could a group of fake Heavenly Fate Realm experts cause?
Pu pu pu…
At this time, figures appeared on the academy’s great formation one after another. Those Nine Star Heaven’s Mandates that were crazily attacking the academy’s great formation were immediately dyed in blood.
“The Dragonblood Legion is here! If you aren’t afraid of death, then come!” The Dragonblood warriors’ furious roars caused heaven and earth to change color.
Countless experts from the Lifehunter race charged out. The huge hole in the barrier was blocked by Long Chen and Bai Zhantang. They could only charge in from other directions.
A hole had been pierced through the barrier. Its defensive power was less than a tenth of what it had been before. A nine-star Heaven’s Chosen from the Lifehunter race could easily pierce through the barrier.
As soon as they appeared, the Dragonblood warriors were like gods descending from the heavens, welcoming them.
Pu pu pu…
Many of them had only just gotten close when they were killed by the Dragonblood warriors. Even a nine star Heavenly Fate expert didn’t have the slightest ability to resist in front of the Dragonblood warriors.
Hundreds of thousands of nine star Heaven’s Chosen had been unstoppable, but now they were like moths drawn to a flame, seeking their own destruction.
“Work together to kill Long Chen!”
One of the Saint Rulers roared furiously. Their attacks were incomparably sharp, but Long Chen didn’t reveal the slightest opening. His defense was like an antelope’s horn.
No matter how they attacked, they were unable to find a chance to kill him. Even if they went all-out, their power was unable to break through Long Chen’s defense.
Their first target was Long Chen, and their second target was Luo Bing and Luo Ning. Their original plan had been to split the sixteen of them into six groups to attack Long Chen. The ten of them would split into four groups to destroy the Numinous Sky Academy’s buildings. The hundreds of thousands of Heavenly Fate Realm experts would be in charge of capturing Luo Bing and Luo Ning.
As a result, Bai Zhantang had appeared out of nowhere. Furthermore, Long Chen’s strength was so terrifying that even ten of them wouldn’t be able to capture him. If this continued, the nine Star Heaven’s Mandates of the Hunter race would all be killed.
BOOM!
Suddenly, Bai Zhantang was sent flying by the six of them. Enraged, he charged at Long Chen. But the instant he did, he saw space twisting around him.
“Bastard!”
Seeing this scene, Bai Zhantang was both shocked and infuriated. He had actually fallen for their trap. It was unknown what method those Fated Kin had used to set up teleportation traps in the air.
“Break!”
Bai Zhantang was infuriated. His forehead lit up, and a strange rune appeared. His broadsword slashed down like lightning.
BOOM!
Countless spatial runes exploded, and the twisted space returned to normal. As for Bai Zhantang, he had already been teleported out of the Numinous Sky Academy.
“Long Chen, hold on! I’m coming!” roared Bai Zhantang, charging forward.
Although he didn’t like Long Chen, he was still his future son-in-law. Now that he saw Long Chen in danger, he was also worried.
At the same time, he cursed himself for being stupid. He hadn’t been able to see through such a simple trap. If his two wives were here, they definitely wouldn’t have fallen for it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Long Chen was surrounded by sixteen Saint Rulers, and the pressure on him immediately increased. The sound of the Dragon Bone Evil Moon caused the saber-images to lessen.
“A bunch of shady things. No matter how many people you have, you’re just a mob. You can’t be sneak attacked. You’re nothing.
“My father can kill you to the point where you run, but I can also kill you to the point where you cry for your parents. Long Xie: Split the Heavens!”
Long Chen’s roar was like a dragon’s roar. The runes he had carved on the Dragon Bone Evil Moon all lit up, and a saber-image soared into the sky.
BOOM!
The sixteen Saint Rulers attacking Long Chen were sent flying.
Buzz!
In front of their shocked gazes, the huge saber-image split into sixteen. At the same time, it was like a lotus blooming as it slashed down on the sixteen of them.
This was a new technique that Long Chen and Dragon Bone Evil Moon had learned from the nine forms of Split the Heavens. Long Chen had named it the Evil Split the Heavens, and it was their first combination attack.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Saint Rulers all swung their swords to block the sixteen blade-images. As a result, they all vomited blood and flew back.
“It’s a pity that this move isn’t mature enough. After splitting up, their strength will be scattered. Otherwise, none of them would be able to survive.” Dragon Bone Evil Moon shouted in frustration.
This was a new technique that Long Chen and Dragon Bone Evil Moon had just come up with. Although they had succeeded in experimenting with it, they had only used half their power. Now that they were using their full power, their control was clearly lacking.
“Retreat!”
Those sixteen Saint Rulers were completely terrified by Long Chen’s attack. Seeing that the situation wasn’t looking good, they immediately fled.
Bang!
The instant they disappeared, a golden sphere exploded beside them, and golden powder scattered into the air. Those figures that had just turned invisible immediately appeared.
“You want to run after fighting? How could there be such a good thing? People can leave, but you have to leave your life behind.”
Guo Ran stood in the air, blocking their path.
Beside Guo Ran were Xia Chen, Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, Yue Zifeng, Yu Qingxuan, Bai Shishi, and Bai Xiaole. They surrounded the Saint Rulers.
“If it was a sneak attack from behind, I have no choice but to admit that you’re all Kings. But once you see the light, you’ll be nothing more than a pack of street rats. Today, you won’t be able to escape,” shouted Guo Ran.
At this time, the Dragonblood Legion also charged over from all directions. Hundreds of thousands of assassins were instantly killed.
However, the reason they were so efficient was because these nine Star Heaven’s Chosen seemed to have entered a berserk state. They didn’t have any fear of death. They charged forward, but in the end, they were all killed.
“Blood Ignition Soul Refinement!”
A Saint Ruler of the Lifehunter race roared. He chanted a strange incantation, and all the blood in his body was ignited. His aura instantly multiplied.
These Saint Rulers were clearly going all-out. It was just as Guo Ran had said. If it was a sneak attack, even Long Chen would have to be afraid of them.
But assassins always died in the face of the sun. Fighting head-on wasn’t their forte. Even if they were skilled in cooperation, they were unable to do anything to Long Chen.
Now, they had no choice but to risk their lives. Their mission had already failed. Whether or not they could survive would all depend on this.
Buzz!
All the Saint Rulers had ignited their bloodsouls. One of them charged at Guo Ran. Of all the people present, only Guo Ran posed the least threat to them. His instinct for life decided his choice.
Dang!
The Saint Ruler’s attack was as fast as lightning, and as soon as his sword appeared, it pierced through Guo Ran’s chest. This time, even the Saint Ruler was stunned. Although he had sensed that Guo Ran was very weak, he hadn’t expected Guo Ran to be this weak. He hadn’t even been able to dodge a probing attack before being stabbed.
But the instant his sword pierced Guo Ran’s chest, his expression changed.
When that sharp sword stabbed into Guo Ran’s chest, a breastplate appeared in front of him, blocking the sword.
That armor was covered in scales. It was Guo Ran’s Triple Hidden Dragon Armor. It was unknown what method Guo Ran had used to condense it into this armor.
Dang!
His sword stabbed into Guo Ran’s armor, causing sparks to fly. The Lifehunter race’s weapons were always sharp, but they didn’t leave the slightest mark on Guo Ran’s armor.
Hu!
Guo Ran’s seven-colored saber silently slashed down.
BOOM!
The Saint Ruler swung his sword to block, but Guo Ran’s sharp sword exploded.
Pu pu pu…
Countless sword fragments pierced through that person’s body.
“Your weapons are sharp enough, but they’re not tough enough. If you face them head-on, you won’t even be able to take a single blow.” Guo Ran sneered and swung his saber.
Buzz!
The multicolored saber trembled, and a saber-image shot out.
“Damn! He’s secretly learning our moves!” exclaimed Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
“I’m not stealing. I’ve already taught him before. Through his own comprehension, he created a new Split the Heavens.” Long Chen shook his head.
Back in the Martial Heaven Continent, Long Chen had taught Guo Ran the nine forms of Split the Heavens. He naturally knew that with this fellow’s laziness, teaching him was like playing the zither to a cow.
But Long Chen had hoped that he would be able to merge this move into his own creation. In truth, when he had first seen Guo Ran in the Devilnet Starfield, he had already grasped this move.
However, at that time, Guo Ran had only grasped the tip of the iceberg. With his understanding, he had merged the techniques of the mortal world into the Immortal World’s laws.
Later, Long Chen had personally given him some pointers. But ever since he had found a backer, he hadn’t paid much attention to it. It seemed he hadn’t done anything during Split the Heavens’research.
Now that he had once more used the Split the Heavens technique, even Long Chen had a whole new level of respect for him. That was because his saber had also merged with the power of the dragon blood. In other words, he had used some unknown method to convince the lazy dragon to cooperate with him.
Chi!
The blade-image left the rainbow blade and tore through space. The Saint Ruler was immediately reduced to dust.
The remaining force of the slash did not weaken. It charged straight at the other Saint Rulers. The Saint Rulers were all shocked and hurriedly blocked.
BOOM!
Several people had to work together to block this attack. However, their formation was completely disrupted by this attack, and their formation instantly became loose.
“Get out of the way! Leave these guys to me!”
Guo Ran had killed a Saint Ruler and broken their formation. This was the best time for them to attack. But at this time, Bai Zhantang charged back with killing intent.
“All-encompassing.”
Suddenly, the monster behind him opened its mouth, and a scarlet tongue shot out.
Pu pu pu…
The monster’s tongue suddenly split apart, transforming into sharp swords. In that instant, time and space stopped, and the laws froze. Even Long Chen and the others felt like they were unable to move. Those Saint Rulers were all killed by a single attack from Bai Zhantang.
At that moment, the world was deathly silent. Only after half a breath did Long Chen and the others regain their freedom. As for Guo Ran and the others, they looked at Bai Zhantang in shock. This move of his was too terrifying. If it had been targeted at them, they wouldn’t have been able to block it.
“What are you doing?”
After recovering from her shock, Bai Xiaole angrily shouted. Originally, the situation had already been under control, and it was time for them to show off their skills. But now, Bai Zhantang had completely wiped them out. This made Bai Xiaole extremely unhappy. He still wanted to test his new treasure.
As for Bai Zhantang, after killing all the Saint Rulers in one blow, he had finally vented some of his anger and saved some face. As a result, when Bai Xiaole called him that, he immediately felt a bit embarrassed.
“Little Le, with such a powerful enemy in front of us, how could we treat it like a game? This isn’t a game. They’re all terrifying assassins. The sooner we kill them, the more peace we’ll have, and the less variables we have,” said Bai Shishi.
"Sister?” Bai Xiaole was stunned. No matter how stupid he was, he knew that Bai Shishi was speaking up for Bai Zhantang.
Bai Zhantang looked at Bai Shishi in disbelief. This was the first time in his life that he had heard Bai Shishi speak up for him. He was so excited that he could not speak.
"Boss, it's a little strange. What's going on? We just launched a sneak attack on the Sea of Illusions, yet they've returned so quickly to take revenge. Moreover, so many Saint Rulers have come. This doesn't make sense.” Xia Chen could not help but ask.
It wasn’t just Xia Chen. The others were also extremely puzzled. This group of people had come so suddenly that they didn’t know what to do.
“Furthermore, these Saint Rulers don’t seem to be as strong as we thought.” Guo Ran crossed his blades over his shoulders as if they were huge scissors.
“That’s because they’ve only just arrived from Imperial Sovereign Heaven. They haven’t adapted to the Heavenly Daos here, and they haven’t obtained the approval of the Heavenly Daos, so they launched a surprise attack,” explained Bai Zhantang.
This place was different from the Imperial Sovereign Heaven’s Laws. Although the two worlds were connected, they would be greatly affected before completely merging.
Bai Zhantang was a native expert. After entering Imperial Sovereign Heaven, he had adapted to the laws of Imperial Sovereign Heaven. When he returned, he was still a bit unused to it. This would have a certain impact on his combat strength, but it wasn’t too great.
But this group of experts from the Imperial Sovereign Celestial Heavens was different. The laws here had a huge impact on them. According to Bai Zhantang’s calculations, they could only release seventy percent of their power here.
“Then that’s even stranger. They’re suppressed by the laws, so why are they still so impatient to attack? Can’t they wait until they’re accustomed to the laws before attacking?” asked Bai Shishi.
Bai Zhantang shook his head. “No one knows. If your mother was here, she might have guessed.”
"You only know how to rely on my mother and second mother for everything. You're nothing," Bai Shishi snapped.
If it was in the past, Bai Zhantang would have been very displeased. But now, he could tell that Bai Shishi was not criticizing him. Instead, she was teasing him. He smiled but did not say anything.
“They’re in such a hurry to launch a sneak attack. If they don’t attack now, they won’t have a chance. If my guess is correct, it might be because the Nine Heavens Gate is about to completely open,” said Long Chen.
Rumble…
Long Chen’s voice had only just faded when heaven and earth trembled. Everyone looked in the same direction. Divine light pierced into the sky, lighting up the entire world.
“The Nine Heavens Gate really opened.”
At that moment, everyone’s hearts began to race, including Long Chen. A completely new world was right in front of them.
“Everyone, get ready. We’ll set off for Imperial Sky in half a day,” said Bai Zhantang solemnly as he watched the divine light surging in the distance.
"Then what about the main courtyard? If we leave, wouldn't this place become an empty courtyard?” Bai Xiaole asked worriedly.
Now that the formation had just been broken through, it would take time and effort to repair it. If the elites left and someone tried to harm the academy, that would be terrible.
“Don’t worry, as long as there’s one person here, the safety of the Numinous Sky Academy won’t be a problem.” Bai Zhantang smiled.
In Long Chen’s mind, the image of Elder Jing holding a broom appeared.
“But I’ve never seen her fight before!” Bai Shishi blurted out.
“Of course not. Unless it’s a matter of life and death, he won’t interfere. Alright, everyone get ready. Bring whatever you want. After all, it’s hard to say when you’ll return from Imperial Sky,” said Bai Zhantang.
Everyone’s hearts shook, and they all returned to their residences. They had brought everything they could, and now that they were about to leave the academy, they were a bit unwilling. After all, after living here for so long, they had already treated this place as their home.
When Bai Zhantang passed down the order, the entire Lingxiao Academy was in an uproar. However, only paragon realm experts were allowed to enter Imperial Sky.
In Bai Zhantang’s words, those who weren’t at this realm would find it very difficult to endure the suppression of the world’s laws upon entering the Imperial Sovereign Heaven. If they weren’t careful, they would lose their lives.
As for the disciples below the Divine Venerate realm, they didn’t need to worry. Once they advanced to the Divine Venerate realm, the World Gate would be completely stable. Even if there were no more academies, they would still be able to freely enter Imperial Sovereign Heaven.
The entire academy became busy. As for those disciples with lower cultivation bases, they could only watch as their senior apprentice-brothers and senior apprentice-sisters excitedly packed up their bags, their eyes filled with envy.
As for the experts of the older generation, although their cultivation bases were high enough, they didn’t want to leave the academy. They were too old, and they had long since lost their youthful drive. Even if they entered Imperial Sky, they wouldn’t have any chance of advancing.
Rather than entering Imperial Sovereign Heaven to take risks, it was better to peacefully retire in the academy. To put it bluntly, time had worn down their sharp edges, and their spiritual essence had already declined.
As for the disciples who were able to enter the Imperial Sovereign Heaven, they were all dancing with joy. Even though they knew that the Imperial Sovereign Heaven was filled with endless dangers, and that they might not be able to return, they still had no regrets.
When a horse finds its path too narrow, a great Peng spreads its wings, hating that the heavens are too low. When faced with setbacks and challenges, youngsters will always have astonishing passion and persistence. No danger can stop them from exploring the future.
That was because half a day had passed. Many disciples had only used half an incense stick’s worth of time to pack up their luggage. They immediately stepped onto the transportation formation and left the academy, returning to their families to say their final farewells.
This parting might very well be their final parting. In order to not have any regrets, they wanted to reunite with their families.
“Now that I’ve entered Imperial Sovereign Heaven, my chance to make a name for myself has come. This time, I definitely can’t lose to Mo Nian.” Guo Ran’s excited voice rang out from the Dragonblood Legion’s mountain peak.
“Take it easy. Right now, you’ve only completed three parts: the saber, the breastplate, and the backplate. The helmet is still incomplete, and the other parts haven’t even finished forming the embryo,” warned Xia Chen.
During this time, Guo Ran had been busy forging weapons for everyone, so he had been delayed. He had only managed to forge a portion of his armor.
“What are you afraid of? Right now, its power is completely under my control. Even without the armor, as long as I don’t run into a monster like Wu Hun, there aren’t many people who can break through my Dragon Blood Body,” said Guo Ran.
Long Chen sat in front of the house’s window. Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan were packing their luggage. Originally, the three of them had been chatting and laughing. But when they heard Guo Ran’s shout, Long Chen looked out the window.
“Guo Ran, I’m very curious. How did you convince Hidden Dragon to give you his full strength?”
When Guo Ran had used his armor to block a Saint Ruler’s attack and used Split the Heavens, Long Chen had been filled with shock. This fellow would always do something inconceivable.
“Hehe, that’s because I understand it too well. This fellow is even lazier than anyone else. I’ve already discussed this with it. I won’t easily throw myself into a desperate situation.
“Nine-tenths of its dragon blood’s power is mine. Ten percent is sealed within its body, and then it can sleep peacefully.
“If I’m in danger, it will awaken. The tenth of its power sealed will ignite the full power of my armor. It will be enough to get us out of trouble.
“That’s why it’s currently sleeping in the depths of my soul,” laughed Guo Ran.
“It trusts you that much? It has to know that the more you understand it, the more it understands you. I don’t believe it’s so easy to trick.” Long Chen shook his head.
“Of course it’s not easy to trick. That’s why we can only rely on strength, hahaha!” laughed Guo Ran.
Long Chen was speechless. When had this brat learned to keep people in suspense? But thinking about it, Guo Ran was definitely hiding something. If he didn’t want to say it, then with Long Chen’s understanding of Guo Ran, he definitely had many trump cards.
Otherwise, with how cowardly the Hidden Dragon was, it definitely wouldn’t have given its life to Guo Ran so easily. It must have seen something in Guo Ran’s hand that made it feel safe enough. That was why it had entrusted its power to Long Chen.
Long Chen chatted with Guo Ran and the others for a bit. When he looked back into the room, he was speechless. The entire room had been emptied. Seeing Long Chen’s speechless expression, Bai Shishi smiled.
“Sister Qingxuan said that she was afraid you wouldn’t be able to get used to it if you went to the Imperial Heavenly Queen, so she brought everything here with her. When she got there, she gave you a home that looked exactly the same as this one.”
Initially, Bai Shishi was smiling like a flower. However, when she said the word "home", a blush appeared on her face and her eyes became tender.
Home. The word touched the softest part of Long Chen’s heart. Countless images appeared in his mind, and the warmest one was that desolate courtyard in Phoenix Cry.
At that moment, Long Chen thought of Long Tianxiao and his wife, as well as Long Xiaoyu. Long Chen was filled with longing.
Long Chen had never dared to think about such things before because he missed them too much. After all these years, he didn’t know how his parents and sister were doing.
“Elder Jing Yuan!”
Guo Ran and the others were still happily bragging when they suddenly heard a cry. Long Chen jumped in fright and hastily walked over.
“What brings you here personally?” Long Chen hastily bowed. “I was planning on listening to your teachings before leaving.”
Originally, Long Chen had been planning on returning to the monastery two hours before leaving to see if the monastery head had taken any care of him. He hadn’t expected the monastery head to personally come.
“I’m old and worried about some things, so I came to see you.”
“Please, take a seat.” Long Chen hastily brought over a chair, but the Elder shook his head and just sat on the stone platform.
He looked around and nodded. “What a group of good children!”
Obviously, Guo Ran’s aura concealing ring could fool others, but not this elder.
“You praise me too much, but my brothers really have nothing to say.” Long Chen smiled. If he had praised himself, he would have been a bit more modest. But when he praised the Dragonblood Legion, he felt a great deal of pride.
Although the Dragonblood warriors weren’t afraid of the heavens or the earth, they were still extremely respectful to this elder.
Each one of the Dragonblood warriors was an expert who had slaughtered his way out of a bloody storm. Their intuition was extremely sharp, and they could sense that although this old man looked old, he was actually as large as a mountain or a sea. In front of him, they seemed so small.
The monastery head nodded. “Seeing you like this, I feel much more at ease. I trust that with your strength, you’ll be able to obtain a spot even in Imperial Sky.”
“Hall Master Jing, our goal isn’t to obtain a spot…” Guo Ran couldn’t help but say. He wanted to say that the Dragonblood Legion wanted to become the number one legion under the heavens, but Long Chen glared at him.
Seeing Long Chen’s actions, Clear Courtyard smiled slightly. “Even if you want to fight for hegemony, don’t you have to first gain a firm foothold? In truth, it’s not so easy to gain a firm foothold in the Imperial Sovereign Heaven.”
“Please give me some pointers,” said Long Chen.
The reason the Elder of the Cleansing Courtyard had personally come was naturally not because he wanted to say goodbye. Long Chen listened closely to the Elder’s every word, not daring to miss a single detail.
“Within the Imperial Sovereign Heaven are three Six World Gates. They are where the spiritual qi of the nine heavens and ten earths gather, and they are the starting point of the Heavenly Daos’s reincarnation.
From the birth of the Nine Heavens, the world was ruled by all spirits. The Dragon race, Demon race, Monstrous Clan, Beast race, Ghost race, Underworld race, Human race, Spirit race, Barbarian race, Asura race, and so on. When they were strong, they had once ruled the Nine Heavens.
It was impossible to say how many rulers had changed. Each time a new era occurred, a rain of blood would erupt. The Heavenly Daos would undergo a cycle of reincarnation, and karmic luck would flow. The myriad laws would change, and the nine heavens would change from flourishing to waning, and then from decline to victory. It was unknown just how many changes had occurred.
“I also don’t know how many peerless geniuses and heroes have been crushed to death by the wheels of history, buried in the long river of time, yet they weren’t even able to raise a single wave…”
His voice was filled with vicissitudes. His turbid eyes looked into the distance as if he was lost in distant memories.
Hearing this, Long Chen and the others felt as if they had been pulled into the river of history. A majestic song filled their ears, as well as an ancient roar.
“Everyone is fighting to be the ruler. They want to dominate the nine heavens, to be the ruler of all living things. They want to stand above the red dust and look down on all of eternity.
“Hehe, but so what? In the end, no one will be able to occupy that position forever. Each time there’s a change, it’ll be a rain of blood. It’s a cycle, a cycle.” The monastery head shook his head and sighed. His voice seemed to contain disdain and regret.
Long Chen and the others quietly listened. They didn’t dare interrupt.
“Little friend, let me ask you, once you become the ruler of the Nine Heavens, what will you do?”
Guo Ran was startled. Without even thinking about it, he replied, “I can’t be the lord of the nine heavens. If I have to do it, it’s my boss!”
“What if your boss is gone?”
“Impossible. If my boss was gone, how could I still be here?” laughed Guo Ran.
Guo Ran’s heartfelt reply caused Long Chen to feel pain. It was just as Guo Ran had said. If he died in battle one day, then all the Dragonblood warriors would go all-out to take revenge for him. Even if they knew they would die, they wouldn’t hesitate. That was the thing he was most afraid of.
In other words, if Guo Ran, Xia Chen, Yue Zifeng, Gu Yang, and the others died in front of him, he would also go crazy. He was willing to use his own life to exchange for their lives, but the heavens didn’t give him that chance.
Back in the world-destroying battle of the Martial Heaven Continent, Long Chen had watched as the Dragonblood warriors were sacrificed, but he had been unable to save them. That feeling of powerlessness had been like a viper gnawing at his heart for all these years. Whenever he thought about it, it was so painful that he couldn’t breathe.
“We’re just assuming,” said the monastery head.
“Then…”
Guo Ran rubbed his chin. “If I can dominate the Nine Heavens, then I’ll establish a Dragonblood Warrior Institute. I’ll be the first monastery head, and I’ll pass on all my life’s knowledge.”
“What about you?”
“I want to establish a sect. I don’t care about the position of sect leader. I just hope that more people can use talismans to enter the Dao and use talismans as mirrors to distinguish between good and evil,” said Xia Chen.
“I want to establish a human empire. I want to raise the human race’s power to the peak, so that it will never decline.”
“The land is our mother. She has given us everything. Our inheritance must be filled with reverence and gratitude toward the land,” said Li Qi and Song Mingyuan.
When he asked about Yue Zifeng, Yue Zifeng shook his head. He said that his entire life was focused on the sword, and his Sword Dao would never end. He would never reach the end, so he never thought about anything else.
When he asked about Bai Shishi, Bai Shishi was at a loss for a moment. After a moment, she said that if she became the ruler of the nine heavens, she would lock Long Chen up.
At that time, Long Chen had been speechless. But then thinking about it, it was probably Bai Shishi who had hoped for him to stay in one place and not wander around.
When he asked about Bai Xiaole, the little fox on her shoulder was the first to jump out. It waved its little claws, revealing its sharp teeth. It was no longer as docile as before, and its eyes were filled with a fierce light.
“If we were to become the rulers of the Nine Heavens, the first thing I would do would be to kill all the Skydemon Gold Monkeys.”
“Heaven Demon Golden Monkey?”
Everyone was startled. They had never heard of this name, but they saw that Little Nine’s eyes were practically dripping blood. That overflowing killing intent made them feel the hatred in Little Nine’s bones.
• • •
“Back then, the Skydemon Gold Monkey race used despicable methods to frame the Nine-Tailed Clan. Your enmity can be said to be irreconcilable. Now that you’ve entered Imperial Heavenly Sky, you’ll quickly encounter them.
“However, there’s one thing I need to remind you of. The current Skydemon Gold Monkey race is much stronger than before. As for your Violet Pupil Nine-tailed race, you’ve been imprisoned and hunted down for so many years. With this, it will be very difficult for you to take revenge!” said the Elder.
“I know, but I will definitely get my revenge. Even if I die, I will drag a group of monkeys down with me.” The little fox clenched its teeth.
Long Chen and the others were all stunned. They hadn’t expected Little Nine to conceal his hatred so deeply.
“Don’t be afraid. Your matter is our Dragonblood Legion’s matter. Boss will help you handle such a huge matter.” Seeing the little fox’s hatred, Long Chen gently patted her.
“Boss…”
Hearing Long Chen’s words, the little fox couldn’t hold back her tears any longer. After everyone asked, she told them some shocking secrets.
This secret was related to the primal chaos era. That era was the most flourishing era of this world, and countless powerful races had been born.
Just as the Elder of the Pure Courtyard had said, the powerful races took turns to control the Nine Heavens. The monster race of the primal chaos era was a powerful race amongst the powerful races. They had once dominated the Nine Heavens for a very long time.
Back then, the sea demons had allied with each other in order to fight for the position of ruler. Some factions had allied not to fight, but to protect themselves.
The Heaven Demon Golden Monkey Clan and the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox Clan were the closest allies. At that time, the two clans had given birth to countless geniuses. Originally, the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox didn’t have any intention of competing for hegemony, but the Heaven Demon Golden Monkey Clan was extremely ambitious.
The Heaven Demon Golden Monkey race had used the Purple Pupil Nine Tailed Demon Fox race to secretly plot against the Purple Pupil Nine Tailed Demon Fox race. When the Purple Pupil Nine Tailed Demon Fox race was targeted, they would jump out and stand up for them.
As a result, the Heaven Demon Golden Monkey race’s methods were ruthless, and they slaughtered countless powers. In an instant, they became everyone’s target. As for the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox race, they were still kept in the dark. Seeing that the Heaven Demon Golden Monkey race was suffering because of them, they immediately stood out and used their full strength to save them.
As a result, the Heaven Fey Golden Monkey race took advantage of the chaos to target the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox race. As a result, the world was in chaos. The Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox race almost single-handedly resisted the entire world.
At that time, the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox had used all its trump cards. In that battle, its blood had dyed the nine heavens, and it had lasted for thousands of years. In the end, the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox had been heavily injured, but it had still managed to kill its way out.
And at this time, the Heaven Fey Golden Monkey race, which had hidden their strength for many years, unleashed their full strength. They swept away all the enemies in the world like a wild wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
Those factions had fought with the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox race for so many years that they had pretty much exhausted themselves. If they didn’t submit, they would be exterminated. In the end, they could only choose to submit.
However, the target of their submission wasn’t the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox race, but the Sky Demon Gold Monkey race. At this time, the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox race finally sensed that something was wrong.
Back then, they had only attacked with their full strength because they had seen that the Skydemon Gold Monkey race was about to be exterminated. Even if they had to pay a heavy price, for the sake of the alliance, they had no hesitation. Even if they were completely annihilated, they had no regrets.
However, when the Heaven Fey Golden Monkey race used their full strength to sweep through the group of demons, the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox race immediately flew into a rage and questioned the Heaven Fey Golden Monkey race.
Unexpectedly, the Skydemon Gold Monkey Clan directly tore apart their ancestor’s Blood Soul Alliance contract and ordered all the demons that submitted to the Skydemon Gold Monkey Clan to launch an all-out encirclement against the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox Clan.
The Skydemon Gold Ape clan personally took action against the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox clan. They destroyed the ancestral land of the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox clan with a thunderous force and destroyed the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox clan's ancestral emperor blood token.
That Sovereign Blood Token was the inheritance treasure of the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox. It recorded the alliance agreement with the Heaven Demon Golden Monkey race. Originally, one side would break the alliance agreement, while the other side would activate the Emperor Blood Curse. Then the Heaven Demon Golden Monkey race would be corroded by the curse for generations until they were completely exterminated.
It was precisely because of this that the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox Clan never had any wariness towards the Heaven Demon Golden Monkey Clan. Their trust in them was even more firm than a boulder.
However, absolute trust had brought disaster to the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox race. Now that the Monarch Blood Token had been destroyed, they had completely lost the chance to punish the Skydemon Gold Monkey race.
As for the Purple Pupil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox race, they had fought for a thousand years and were already heavily injured. They were easily destroyed by the Skydemon Golden Monkey race. Only a portion of the Nine-Tailed Demon Foxes managed to escape.
However, the nine-tailed demon foxes that escaped faced the pursuit of the entire Demon Realm. At that time, the Heaven Demon Golden Monkey Clan had almost unified the Demon Realm, and there was no longer any place for the nine-tailed demon race to survive.
Amidst the endless chase, the Purple Pupil Nine Tailed Demon Fox race faded from everyone’s sight, becoming a legend.
As for Long Chen and the others, although they had heard of the Violet Pupil Nine-Tailed Fox, they had never heard of this enmity. Obviously, history was written by the victors, and this dark history had been covered up by others.
However, history could be covered up, but hatred was deeply engraved in the hearts of every Purple Pupil Nine Tailed Demon Fox. From the moment they were born, this hatred had already taken root in the depths of their souls.
Little Nine had always kept this secret in its heart. It didn't want to share it with anyone, including Bai Xiaole. It knew how terrifying its enemies were, and it also knew how slim its chances of revenge were. Its pride didn't allow it to ask anyone for help.
But Long Chen didn’t ask for the reason and directly took the responsibility. This kind of heroic attitude moved Little Nine.
“Fuck, those damn Skydemon Gold Monkeys, when I have the chance, I’ll pull out their golden fur one by one and make those treacherous bastards reveal their true forms.”
Hearing Little Nine’s story, the Dragonblood warriors were all filled with righteous indignation. They wanted nothing more than to find them and settle the debt.
“Little nine, don’t be afraid. Since you’re a member of my Dragonblood Legion, your matters are our matters. From today onwards, our Dragonblood Legion will never be able to live under the same sky as their Skydemon Gold Monkey race,” promised Guo Ran.
The Dragonblood Legion valued righteousness the most, and they couldn’t accept betrayal and exploitation. Let alone Little Nine being a member of the Dragonblood Legion, even if he wasn’t, for the sake of justice, the Dragonblood Legion would definitely clash with the Skydemon Gold Monkey race.
Little Nine was extremely moved. He wanted to say something, but he realized that no matter what he said, he couldn't express his gratitude.
“Have you heard of Jin Wuji?”
“You’re talking about the Heaven Monkey Emperor, Jin Wuji?” Little Nine was shocked.
“That’s right. Let me tell you some bad news. He’s in Imperial Sky,” said the Elder.
At that moment, the little fox seemed to have been struck by lightning. It immediately became lifeless.
• • •
“Who is Jin Wuji?”
Seeing the little fox act like this, Bai Xiaole and the others were shocked.
The little fox had never been afraid of anything, but when it heard this name, its body couldn’t help but tremble. Its eyes were filled with terror.
"How is this possible? Didn't he fail to achieve the Martial Monarch Realm and was killed by the Monarch Tribulation?" The little fox screamed in terror. Even its voice had turned hoarse.
Long Chen and the others had never heard of Jin Wuji’s name. In fact, they hadn’t even heard of the Skydemon Gold Monkey race. But when they heard the word ‘Martial Emperor’, their hearts pounded.
Emperors represented the strongest experts of a world. They were supreme experts that surpassed all laws and order. They were existences that truly stood above the red dust, existences that looked down on all living things.
There were a total of five Grand Emperors in the Martial Heaven Continent, and all of them knew Long Chen. Even someone as arrogant as Long Chen was filled with reverence for these five Grand Emperors. Compared to them, he was like a firefly competing with the moon.
Long Chen had always been conceited, but he had never dared to call himself Emperor Bi Jian. That was because they were all idols he worshipped. Just their compassion for the world was something he would never be able to do.
If there was one person Long Chen dared to stand shoulder to shoulder with, it would be Emperor Yan Wei. Although the other four emperors treated Long Chen like their own brother and had given him endless help and guidance,
But for some unknown reason, Long Chen only felt admiration and gratitude toward the other four emperors. But he felt a kind feeling from the bottom of his heart toward Emperor Yan Wei. Perhaps they were the same kind of people.
In the Martial Heaven Continent, the Five Emperors were the peak existences. Although there were also the Three Emperors below the Five Emperors, Long Chen snorted disdainfully at them. In his opinion, the Three Emperors weren’t even worthy of carrying the shoes of the Five Emperors. The difference between them was so great that they couldn’t even be compared.
Even in front of experts on Long Chen’s level, emperors were existences that couldn’t be surpassed. That was why everyone’s expressions changed when they heard the words “have become emperors.”
They finally understood why the fearless Little Nine was so afraid.
“Lady Clear Spring, did you make a mistake? In my inherited memories, Jin Wuji is already dead. He was killed by the Emperor Tribulation, so there’s no chance of him being reincarnated.” The little fox looked at Lady Clear Spring with anticipation. It hoped that she had made a mistake.
“Your inherited memories have been altered.”
“You mean Jin Wuji is still alive?” The little fox’s face was ashen.
The Clear Courtyard Lady shook her head. "This is related to a secret. Back then, Jin Wuji united the Beasts and forced the other Beasts to submit to him. That way, he would gather the entire Beasts' destiny to undergo the Tribulation.
"Originally, his plan was perfect, but he was interrupted during his Tribulation. As a result, he failed to achieve the Martial Monarch Realm and died."
“He was forcibly interrupted?”
Now even Long Chen’s jaw dropped. There was actually such a melodramatic thing that could interrupt an Emperor Tribulation? Just how terrifying was this person?
“You mean he’s dead?” The little fox didn’t care who interrupted it. It only cared if Jin Wuji was dead.
"He died. However, because his Monarch Tribulation was interrupted, he knew he had no chance of achieving the Martial Monarch Realm. Before he died, he gambled on the destiny of the Heaven Fey Golden Monkey race to preserve his chance of reincarnation.
“As a result, he won the bet. After successfully reincarnating, he chose to seal himself. According to my calculations, when the nine heavens connect, he will remove the seal and try to achieve the Martial Monarch Realm again.
“So you should carefully think about whether or not you should hide your strength before you go all-out against him,” said the monastery head.
The monastery head’s words had always been veiled, but this time, he had directly pointed it out. This was equivalent to warning the little fox. It was obvious how terrifying Jin Wuji was.
The little fox nodded. "I will hide my strength. Is there…"
“There’s no need!”
Long Chen interrupted him.
Long Chen smiled slightly. “There’s no need to hide anything. What’s supposed to come will come. Do what you have to do. If you run into Jin Wuji, boss will stand up for you.”
“Boss…”
The little fox's mouth was tightly shut as tears flowed down uncontrollably. Right now, it was so moved that it couldn't say anything.
Long Chen looked at him. “Sorry, Elder Jing, please forgive this little one’s rudeness. My cultivation technique doesn’t allow me to retreat, and it doesn’t allow me to run.”
This time, he had cultivated the true Nirvana Scripture from the Nine Heavens Gateway. He had seen true nine star disciples and Emperor race experts. Long Chen felt like he had seen a whole new world, and at the same time, he truly recognized himself.
After comprehending the true meaning of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, the Nirvana Scripture, and the Dragon God Body Tempering Art, Long Chen was sure he would continue down this path.
He wanted to return to his original heart, to return to his original nature. He wanted to return to the state of mind he had when he had first set out from the Phoenix Cry Empire. That was when he was at his weakest, but it was also when his confidence was the greatest.
In the Nine Heavens Passageway, he understood that whether or not a person was powerful didn’t depend on how many trump cards they had, but on whether or not they had the confidence to face all dangers.
The monastery head smiled and nodded. “Since you’ve decided, it means you have absolute confidence. That’s a good thing.”
“Don’t worry, Elder Jing Yuan. As long as my opponent is in the same realm as me, I have absolute confidence. This confidence isn’t blind confidence. It’s an iron law that has been forged through countless battles. It will never change,” said Long Chen confidently.
Hearing Long Chen’s words, the Dragonblood warriors’ blood began to boil. This was their true boss. This iron rule was also applicable to the Dragonblood Legion.
“Right, can you tell us who interrupted Jin Wuji’s tribulation?” asked Long Chen. The others also perked up their ears. They all wanted to know what was going on.
“That’s just a coincidence. The main thing is that Jin Wuji is unlucky. This matter involves too much karma, so it’s not convenient to say.
“As for the other person’s name, it’s even more impossible to say. That’s a taboo. If you say his name, you’ll lose a great deal of your lifespan.”
“Losing lifespan?”
Long Chen and the others were horrified. Just saying a name would cause one’s lifespan to drop. That was too domineering and terrifying. It was even more terrifying than being infected by karma.
“You’ve gone too far!”
Suddenly, the monastery head slapped himself on the forehead. “I’m getting old, and my brain isn’t working properly. I almost forgot about the important matter.”
He took out an exquisite wooden case that emitted an ancient aura. It was clearly an old item.
Opening the wooden case, there was a silk handkerchief. What no one had expected was a hairpin inside.
The hairpin was completely black, and on its head was a black bat. It was clearly a woman’s hairpin, but it emitted a fierce aura that caused people’s souls to tremble.
Looking at the hairpin, he stood there blankly for a long time, seeming to be lost in distant memories. After a long time, he looked at Long Chen.
“Child, I’m entrusting you with something in my name.”
“If you need anything, just tell me!”
“This Shadow Bat Hairpin is a keepsake of the Shadow Bat race. Back then, I helped someone take care of it, and countless years have passed. According to our agreement, when the nine heavens reunite, I will return this Shadow Bat Hairpin to its original owner.
“On this trip to the Imperial Sovereign Heaven, if you run into anyone from the Shadow Bat race, give them the bat hairpin.” The monastery head slowly picked up the hairpin and handed it to Long Chen.
The strange thing was that when the wooden case was closed, the fierce aura of the bat hairpin was cut off. This ordinary-looking wooden case also had an extraordinary origin.
“This hairpin belongs to the devil race, right? As for me…” Long Chen immediately felt a bit awkward.
It was unknown just how many devil race experts Long Chen had killed in his life. His body had long since been branded with a hatred mark. As long as it was a devil, they would be able to clearly sense it. He had told Long Chen to send things to the devil race, but he had also sent people away.
“Not all devils should die, and not all humans should live. You’ve already reached this realm, so why are your eyes still limited to your race?” asked the monastery head.
Long Chen was startled. He suddenly thought of the winged devil expert he had encountered in the Wine God Palace. Looking at the wooden case in his hand, he nodded.
“I understand.”
Long Chen put away the wooden case. As for the hairpin’s origin, he didn’t ask. His intuition told him that this might involve the monastery head’s privacy.
After entrusting the wooden case to Long Chen, he gave everyone a few words of encouragement before leaving. At this time, the academy’s summoning order had already been issued. All the divine realm disciples were to gather.
The Paragon realm was an unreachable height when Long Chen had first entered the academy. At that time, the outside world had always said that the academy’s headmaster, Bai Letian, was only an immortal king.
Up until now, Long Chen and the others had reached the Paragon realm, but they still didn’t understand the higher-ups’ cultivation bases. It was like their cultivation bases had risen because of their advancements.
The Paragon realm was just the realm of the disciples. When millions of disciples gathered, Long Chen and the others were all stunned. When had the Lingxiao Academy gained so many new disciples?
After asking around, he learned that there had been many disciples who had joined the Numinous Sky Academy recently. However, they had only just passed the initial trial and could only be considered outer sect disciples.
Long Chen and the others suddenly realized that quite a few of these disciples had come to take advantage of them. They wanted to borrow the name of the Lingxiao Academy to enter Imperial Sovereign Heaven so they wouldn’t be bullied.
Of course, there were also quite a few people who felt that the Lingxiao Academy was a good choice because their family’s power was too weak and they were unable to join other powers.
There was also a large portion of people who had come for Long Chen. In the cultivation world, following an expert wasn’t something shameful. As long as the person following them was strong enough, it would be a supreme honor.
Under the pressure of the countless factions of the Imperial Sovereign Celestial Heavens, Long Chen’s powerful counterattack had allowed him to block two large-scale attacks from the Sky Mansion, killing a nine star Heavenly Fate expert in one blow. He had become an undefeatable war god in the hearts of countless people.
These experts had joined the Numinous Sky Academy in hopes that one day, they would be able to enter Long Chen’s eyes. If there was a chance, they could become members of the Dragonblood Legion, and then they could follow Long Chen to conquer the world.
Although both the Dragonblood Legion and the Lingxiao Academy had said that the Dragonblood Legion wouldn’t accept new members, Bai Xiaole’s addition still gave countless people hope.
As long as you were strong enough and outstanding enough, even if you didn’t have a chance, you could still create a chance. So many people came for this dream.
Most importantly, even if this dream couldn’t be realized, staying in the Numinous Sky Academy was also a good choice. After all, the title of the number one academy in the world wasn’t for nothing.
By the time Long Chen led the Dragonblood Legion to the plaza, over a million Paragon realm disciples had already been waiting for them. After all, they were about to reach the Imperial Sovereign Heaven. There was no way they wouldn’t be excited.
As for the other disciples, they had long since lined up to send them off. When Long Chen and the others appeared, waves of cheering rang out.
Long Chen’s name, the Dragonblood Legion’s name, and even the names of Guo Ran, Xia Chen, Yue Zifeng, Bai Shishi, Bai Xiaole, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, and the others were constantly being shouted. That scene caused everyone’s blood to boil.
Seeing these disciples crazily shouting and worshiping him, even Long Chen felt warmth in his heart.
As for Guo Ran and the others, they hadn’t expected that even they would be so popular. When they heard others shouting their names, some of them even began to shout themselves hoarse, their eyes brimming with tears. They waved their hands at them, trying to attract their attention so they could look at them.
“When did we become so famous?” Guo Ran was dumbfounded.
Long Chen patted Guo Ran on the shoulder. “In this world, everyone is unique. No one can conceal the glory of others.
“Those who like you will always notice your unique points of light. Those who worship you will find that your shortcomings are also special. That is why you are different from others.”
In the face of this tsunami of cheering, Guo Ran and the others’ blood boiled.
“Junior apprentice-brothers and junior-apprentice sisters, don’t panic. Once we slaughter our way into Imperial Sovereign Heaven, we’ll take a world that belongs to us.
“At that time, when you enter Imperial Heavenly Palace, you will no longer have to experience a bloody storm. What awaits you will be a peaceful world.”
Guo Ran’s shout ignited everyone’s passion. Countless people were shouting with all their might.
“Your skill has grown. This is even better than you reciting those embarrassing poems.” Xia Chen gave him a thumbs-up.
“Nonsense. That poem of mine is still pretty good, alright?” said Guo Ran.
Under everyone’s cheering, Long Chen and the others walked to the front of the group. Under Bai Zhantang’s lead, they bid farewell to the academy’s management elder, then waved goodbye to the disciples. Under countless gazes, the group walked out of the Numinous Sky Academy.
As soon as they walked out of the Numinous Sky Academy, a group of disciples from the Galaxy Master Sect joined them. They had already been waiting outside for a day.
The Galaxy Master Sect had always viewed Long Chen as their true ancestor. Without him, the current sect wouldn’t exist. Even the current sect master treated Long Chen with reverence.
Long Chen led the grand procession to the Nine Heavens Gate. At that moment, he was filled with excitement. He felt as if he had returned to the time when he had left Phoenix Cry, filled with anticipation for the future.
That was because he had a premonition that his parents were waiting for him at Imperial Sky. At this time, he was full of confidence.
“Imperial Sky, I’m coming!”
Rumble…
When Long Chen and the others left the Numinous Sky Academy and walked toward the Nine Heavens Gate, rumbling came from the distance. There was a large group of experts flying through the air, just passing by the Numinous Sky Academy.
The person at the front was a Saint Ruler. His aura was vast and carried dense Chaotic Qi. It was obvious that he had come from the Imperial Sky.
Guo Ran was extremely excited. He clearly didn’t know him, but he took the initiative to greet him.
“Heh, bro, your business skills are pretty good. You’ve actually recruited so many new people. If you go back now, won’t you be promoted three ranks?”
Being called a brother by a youth, the Saint Ruler’s expression sank. He was just about to curse when he saw Long Chen amongst the crowd, and he swallowed his curses.
Although he was a Saint Ruler, he didn’t dare to be unbridled in front of Long Chen. The fact that the sixteen Saint Rulers of the Lifehunter race hadn’t been able to defeat him had long since spread.
Back then, that battle had caused a huge disturbance. Quite a few people had personally witnessed that battle from a distance. When news of it spread, it immediately caused a huge uproar.
Although there were still many people who doubted the news, Long Chen’s enmity with the Hunter race was still there. The Hunter race definitely wouldn’t send experts to act with him, and that would only increase his reputation.
So even Saint Rulers felt their scalps turn numb when they saw Long Chen. Now that Guo Ran was greeting him, he could only force himself to smile and praise him. He immediately led his people away.
Obviously, they didn’t want to walk shoulder to shoulder with Long Chen. If they surpassed him, they were afraid of incurring dissatisfaction, so they decided to take a detour. It was the perfect example of someone who couldn’t be provoked and could be avoided.
“Tch, it’s not like I’m trying to poach you. What’s the point of running so fast?” asked Guo Ran.
“Looking at their numbers, there should be over seven hundred thousand of them. This old man’s strength is just average. He’s probably using his mouth to trick so many people,” said Long Chen.
The Saint Rulers who had risked their lives to escape from the Imperial Heavenly Emperor basically all had a goal. They wanted to recruit as many geniuses as they could in order to replenish their power.
“Oh, I understand,” said Guo Ran.
"Understand what?” Bai Xiaole couldn't help but ask.
“The reason that fellow doesn’t like me is because boss ruined their plans. Otherwise, his faction would be even stronger,” said Guo Ran.
Everyone was first startled, but then they realized that there had been countless young heavenly geniuses who had come to the Lingxiao Academy to give Long Chen some pointers. That was because joining those powers required signing a soul contract, and they were a bit against it.
As for Long Chen, asking them to think about it after entering the imperial palace was equivalent to smashing countless people’s livelihoods. Originally, there had been many factions that had almost been conquered by them, but in the end, they had all been destroyed by a single sentence from Long Chen. That was why they had come to find him.
Long Chen had practically offended everyone from Imperial Entertainment. It was no wonder that old man had looked at him with such a strange expression. He hated Long Chen to death, but he didn’t dare to show it.
Long Chen and the others didn’t move too quickly or too slowly. They were still in their peak states. Before leaving, Long Chen had told them that there was a high chance something unexpected might happen on the way. They couldn’t be careless.
Originally, Bai Zhantang should have been the one to warn him. But seeing that Long Chen had already warned him, he didn’t need to waste any more time. In fact, he might as well have Long Chen lead the group. He was happy to be free.
The Nine Heavens Gate was extremely far, but Long Chen wasn’t in a hurry. He continued to advance at a leisurely pace. Even if he was overtaken, he wasn’t impatient at all.
Along the way, they encountered countless groups. Some groups numbered in the millions, and the Saint Ruler in the lead was extremely arrogant.
Obviously, this fellow had already surpassed his expectations. He was in high spirits, looking like he could do anything he wanted. But when their group flew past Long Chen, their auras were clearly much more restrained. That Saint Ruler even took the initiative to greet him.
At first, Long Chen didn’t understand why this fellow would be so friendly to him. But then he realized that this fellow had acted too early. Before that matter, he had already tricked enough people.
As for the other factions, they were secretly setting up schemes to attack the heart. Once the time was ripe, they would immediately pull back the net and strike while the iron was hot to capture all their targets.
As a result, their plan had been ruined by Long Chen. All their previous efforts had been wasted, and this fellow had immediately become one of the best.
Not only had he surpassed his quota, but in comparison, the number of people he had recruited was definitely at the top. In that case, he naturally had to thank Long Chen. Without Long Chen, his results wouldn’t have been so outstanding.
But compared to the hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops, there were also some powers that were a bit tight on resources. They only had a few hundred people, and the lowest number was only a dozen.
When Long Chen saw those people, he was stunned. From their auras, he could tell that they were all experts from the Imperial Sovereign Heaven. In other words, they had risked their lives to come here, but they had ended up with nothing.
“Bastard, what are you looking at? Once we enter Imperial Heavenly Sky, you’ll all have a good time.”
Seeing Long Chen and the others’ gazes, those people were all filled with righteous indignation. One of them even stood out and threatened Long Chen.
Long Chen curled his lips. He couldn’t be bothered to argue with a woman. He ignored her, but Bai Shishi did.
Pa!
Bai Shishi waved her hand through the air, and a golden hand condensed in the air and ruthlessly slapped her face.
That woman let out a miserable scream and was sent flying. By the time she crawled back up, there was a deep five-finger mark on half her face. The corner of her mouth was split open, and blood flowed out.
"If you continue to be foul-mouthed, I'll pull out your tongue!" Bai Shishi looked at the woman and coldly said. Bai Shishi was not going to tolerate her bad habit.
The woman was both shocked and furious. She knew that she was no match for Bai Shishi, so she turned to look at the Saint Ruler beside her. In the end, the Saint Ruler merely walked forward with a gloomy expression, as if he hadn't seen anything.
In the end, the woman didn’t dare say a word after being slapped. She left with the rest of the group.
“Fairy Shishi is mighty and domineering!” Long Chen gave her a thumbs-up.
“Hmph, you’re a man whose legs turn to jelly at the sight of a woman. Shut up!” Bai Shishi raged.
Long Chen was speechless. When had he ever seen a woman whose legs had turned to jelly? That woman was only a three star Heavenly Fate. How could he bear to do such a thing to her? The thing that infuriated Long Chen the most was that Bai Zhantang was laughing without any restraint.
“Boss, look…” Bai Xiaole suddenly pointed at a group of people in the distance.
“How could it be them?”
Seeing those people, Long Chen frowned.
Following Bai Xiaole’s finger, Long Chen saw a group of familiar faces. They were none other than the Long family’s experts who had once entered the academy.
The old man in the lead was Long Xihe. At this time, Long Xihe was extremely imposing and full of mettle. Even the Long family’s disciples following him were all extremely arrogant.
What Long Chen hadn’t expected was that Long Xihe’s group was so powerful that it had reached ten million people.
When Long Chen saw them, they also saw him. A cold light appeared in Long Xihe’s eyes, and he acted like he didn’t see Long Chen.
Obviously, Long Chen had killed Long Xiuyang in the academy and completely offended Elder Xi He. And this Elder Xi He really was strong. After all, not everyone was as stubborn as Long Chen.
Long Xihe had relied on his powerful conning ability and the Long family’s golden name to attract countless experts.
The Tianhuang Long Family could be considered a giant in Imperial Sky. With this advantage, other problems were easily resolved.
But as this group flew by, Long Chen saw some killing intent in their eyes. He narrowed his eyes.
“Boss, as long as you give the order, I’ll go kill these idiots.” Guo Ran and the others also sensed their killing intent. They were clearly doing this on purpose.
Guo Ran and the others all knew that once the Long family came here, they would immediately search for the Long family’s bloodline. As for those people who had intentionally revealed their killing intent, they were the Long family branch that had imprisoned Long Zhantian.
It could be said that Long Chen had an immense hatred for the Long family. But because of his father’s promise, he hadn’t exterminated them.
Now, these fellows thought that by climbing up a high branch, they could trample Long Chen beneath their feet. They intentionally acted as if they had nothing to fear, infuriating the Dragonblood warriors.
They cursed these people for not knowing the difference between life and death. Anyone from the Dragonblood Legion could easily kill them. Even with Long Xihe present, he wouldn’t be able to protect them.
“It’s fine. I promised my father that as long as they don’t take the initiative to attack me, I won’t take the initiative to seek revenge.” Long Chen shook his head.
In truth, Long Chen wanted to kill them more than anyone else. The enmity of insulting his father was absolutely irreconcilable. But a father’s life was difficult. Even if Long Chen had amazing abilities, there was nothing he could do.
“How infuriating. Is there really nothing we can do about them?” Guo Ran clenched his teeth.
“There’s definitely a way. It’s just that the time hasn’t come yet.” Long Chen smiled slightly.
“What method?” asked Guo Ran curiously.
“They want to kill me. Once I go to Imperial Sovereign Heaven, they’ll definitely find an opportunity to cause trouble for me. As long as I seize this opportunity, I’ll be able to kill them all. At that time, my father won’t blame me.” Long Chen smiled sinisterly.
He had never been a gentleman, nor was he a saint. His creed was that he would repay kindness and revenge.
In truth, the enmity between Long Chen and the Long family was something that could never be resolved. Long Chen had always been secretly watching the Long family’s movements, hoping to find something to use against them.
Regretfully, Long Chen hadn’t been able to find a good opportunity. He was waiting for a chance to completely eradicate them.
“Tch, this isn’t like the old you at all. If this was the Martial Heaven Continent, you’d have long since taken care of them.” There was disdain in Long Chen’s voice. It was like if he didn’t mock Long Chen, he would feel uncomfortable.
“What do you know? My father and I went through countless trials and tribulations to reunite after a long time. How could I not listen to him?
“Furthermore, the reason my father stopped me was because he wanted to sever his connection with the Long family. We don’t owe each other anything, and he also didn’t want me to be cursed for killing my ancestors,” said Long Chen.
Long Chen didn’t know whether it was because he had devoured too many dragon souls that he had become so berserk and bloodthirsty. He would always use words to provoke him into attacking others. Of course, Long Chen didn’t like it.
Buzz!
As they advanced, the space in front of them constantly trembled. They had already arrived in front of the Nine Heavens Gate.
The Nine Heavens Gate was different from ordinary spatial gates. It was a huge gate that reached tens of thousands of miles into the clouds.
Above the gate, there were eaves and horns, divine light resplendent. The gate was opened inward, as if welcoming guests from all directions.
When someone charged into the Nine Heavens Gate, the entire gate would flicker and emit intense rumbling.
When Long Chen arrived in front of the Nine Heavens Gate, he wasn’t in a hurry to enter. Everyone turned to look into the distance at the same time. There were their families, the footprints of their growth, their countless memories.
They all knew that once they passed through this gate, they would face a completely new world. This world might be very exciting, but it might also be very bloody. With this step, there would definitely be many people who would never be able to return.
Long Chen waved his hand, and everyone charged into the Nine Heavens Gate. When they passed through, dense spiritual qi and powerful Heavenly Dao laws surged out.
At that moment, everyone’s pores opened, greedily sucking in the world’s aura. That was a kind of instinct. It was like the vegetation in a desert struggling in a harsh environment. Now, what they normally longed for could be easily obtained here.
“Heavens, living here, even if you don’t cultivate painstakingly, it’s countless times faster than cultivating outside,” cried someone excitedly.
“Truly worthy of being the strongest day in the Nine Heavens. This is the cultivation world’s paradise.”
Everyone was so excited that they couldn’t speak properly. Let alone them, even Long Chen and the others felt an abnormal excitement. This was an instinct of the body. The stronger a person was, the more they could feel the desire of the body.
As soon as he passed through the gate, Long Chen felt his dragon blood begin to boil. As for the slumbering violet and rainbow-colored blood, they were awakened by this aura and began to stir.
At that moment, Long Chen was like a fish that had finally returned to the sea. That feeling was indescribable.
Once Long Chen and the others entered, they saw a primal chaos passageway. Once they passed through it, the spiritual qi in front of them became dozens of times denser. At the same time, the world in front of them became clearer.
But before they could even see what the world looked like, a dense fishy smell blew over them. Miserable screams and angry roars rang out.
BOOM!
A claw tore through the air, crashing down on Long Chen and the others.
The claws had six fingers that were like six sharp blades. Through the gaps between the fingers, Long Chen saw a monster dozens of meters tall with strange scales all over its body.
That monster’s scales were similar to a crocodile’s, but it had two arms and four legs. Its head was completely round, and it had serrated fangs. When it opened its mouth, its head was practically split in two.
Their teeth were still covered in flesh. As they roared, their Blood Qi soared into the sky. Their auras were berserk and bloodthirsty, and they were filled with primal chaos energy. Space constantly twisted around them.
The monster’s sharp claws slashed toward Long Chen. Long Chen didn’t need to do anything. A Dragonblood warrior unsheathed his sword and slashed it down.
Pu!
The monster’s claw was instantly severed. It let out a heaven-shaking roar, but the Dragonblood warrior was also startled.
The sword in his hand had been personally forged by Guo Ran. He had thought he could cut the monster in half with a single blow, but he hadn’t expected it to deviate from its path and only cut off its arm.
“ROAR!”
The monster wasn’t afraid after having one of its arms cut off. Instead, it became even more berserk. It took a step back and opened its mouth, forming a ball of light.
Hu!
Suddenly, that ball of light shot out like a sharp sword. At this time, Guo Ran appeared in front of everyone, blocking it with his body.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and Guo Ran’s body only shook slightly.
“Boss, he’s a bit strong!” Guo Ran’s expression changed slightly.
Plop!
But just at this moment, the monster collapsed to the ground. After unleashing that attack, it died. That attack had clearly exhausted all its energy.
Long Chen and the others’ hearts shook. This monster had such a fierce character. Just a single word of disagreement could cause it to die together with others. That completely went against its natural instincts.
Pu pu pu…
But just at this moment, countless monsters charged over. Many people were caught off guard and were caught off guard. Some people with weaker cultivation bases lost their lives in panic.
“How could this be?! Why can’t I use my magical art?!” cried someone in horror. That person formed hand seals, but he found that his magical art hadn’t been summoned.
Some people were just barely able to summon their magical arts, but their power wasn’t even a tenth of their normal power. In their panic and terror, the entire battlefield became chaotic.
“Dragonblood Legion, spread out. Protect the troops. Purely immortal and divine cultivators, come to the center. Body and bloodline inheritors will be in charge of the second defense.
“The laws of the Imperial Sovereign Heaven are different from the world we live in. Your magical arts and divine abilities aren’t able to obtain the approval of the Heavenly Daos here. That will require some time to get used to. Don’t panic. With the Dragonblood Legion here, I guarantee you won’t be harmed,” shouted Long Chen.
Originally, when the disciples realized they were unable to use their magical arts or divine abilities, they were terrified. It was like a person’s martial arts had been crippled. Facing a savage monster, it was impossible not to panic.
But as soon as he said that, the Dragonblood warriors scattered, forming an iron wall around them. At that moment, they felt a sense of security.
The reason Long Chen was so confident was because the majority of the Dragonblood warriors’ power came from their dragon blood. Even without using any magical arts, just the power of their dragon blood was enough to unleash eighty percent of their power.
Pu pu pu…
Once the Dragonblood warriors were in position, the sea of monsters surged over. The Dragonblood warriors’swords danced, and Sword Qi shot out like rainbows. With a single slash of their swords, those monsters collapsed.
Seeing that the situation had been instantly stabilized, the disciples’ confidence soared. Some of the disciples who weren’t affected also joined the battle. They stood behind the Dragonblood warriors, focusing on killing those who managed to escape.
That way, the Dragonblood warriors would be able to save even more energy. All they had to do was kill large swathes of monsters, and they wouldn’t have to worry about killing the fish that escaped.
Other than the Dragonblood warriors, the ones with the least influence were the disciples of the Galaxy Master Sect. After a short period of rest, they all joined the battle. They quickly took over the Dragonblood warriors’ positions and became the main defensive force.
The Star River warriors were also valiant and unrivaled. Those monsters didn’t pose much of a threat to them. Seeing that the situation was under control, the Dragonblood warriors stopped attacking and returned to their positions.
The academy’s chaos was instantly suppressed. But not all powers had such rich combat experience like the Dragonblood warriors. Many powers were caught off guard by this sudden change. Countless people lost their lives.
Although these groups were led by Saint Rulers, they did not warn them and allowed them to flee.
As for these Saint Rulers, they stealthily activated photographic jades to record the battle. Seeing this, Long Chen curled his lips.
They were clearly using this chaotic battle to observe the disciples’ performances and see who they could place in important positions.
Long Chen waved his hand, and the Dragonblood Legion took the lead. They were like huge warships, riding the wind and waves. Countless monsters were killed like rotten weeds, quickly advancing through the rain of blood.
The other factions’ advancement was extremely slow. They were tightly following the tail of the first group. That way, the pressure on them would be much less.
But the Dragonblood Legion was different. They had forcibly opened up a new path within the sea of devil beasts. They were on the same level as the other ‘allied armies’, charging straight for their heads.
Originally, some of the factions behind Long Chen had wanted to follow them, but Long Chen and the others were too fast, and they were unable to bite down on their tails. In the end, they could only obediently follow behind the dragon.
Long Chen quickly caught up to the leader. What surprised him was that the leader was Long Xihe. The Long family had actually taken the lead.
When Long Xihe saw Long Chen chasing after him, he didn’t say anything. But a mocking smile appeared on his face. Just at this moment, explosions rang out, followed by furious roars. Long Chen saw hundreds of mountain-like figures.
And at this time, Long Xihe’s sinister smile became even more unbridled. He took out a small medicine bottle and casually waved it, causing a dark red powder to spread throughout his group.
Following that, a strange scene occurred. Those monsters that were crazily attacking them all fled in terror, turning to attack Long Chen.
Most terrifying of all, that mountain-like figure was also charging toward the Dragonblood Legion.
“Long Chen, let’s see how you die! That’s a Saint Ruler devil beast, hahaha!” Just at this moment, a Long family disciple behind Long Xihe laughed at his misfortune.
Just at this moment, the devil beast roared and charged at Long Chen.
Long Xihe and the other emperor rank Celestials were used to dealing with devil beasts, so they had a deep understanding of their habits.
For some devil beasts, they had their own special methods to expel them. They had also developed many medicines that could be used against devil beasts. Long Xihe had sprinkled some Devil Expelling Powder on them. This kind of medicinal powder wasn’t very useful in a one-on-one situation.
This kind of medicinal powder was something the devil beasts hated the most. Eating it would be as uncomfortable as eating shit. They rarely attacked people who had smeared it.
So when Long Xihe released the medicinal powders, those monsters immediately charged at Long Chen. As for the Long family’s disciples beside Long Xihe, they were all rejoicing in his misfortune. Some even mocked him:
“You don’t know the immensity of heaven and earth. Do you think Imperial Heavenly Emperor is still your Numinous Sky Academy? In your next life, remember not to be so arrogant.”
Back when they had been kicked out of the Lingxiao Academy by Long Chen, they had held grudges against him. Now seeing Long Chen in trouble, they were delighted.
“Little Le, those are the experts from the Heavenly Desolate Dragon family. Get them to come over and demonstrate how to resist so many Saint Ruler devil beasts.” Long Chen didn’t panic in the face of these terrifying Saint Ruler devil beasts.
“Me?”
Bai Xiaole was stunned. He wasn't familiar with these guys, so how could he possibly invite them?
"You really are stupid!” The little fox on Bai Xiaole's shoulder was speechless. It clasped its claws together, and the space around it suddenly twisted.
Buzz!
Those Long family disciples who had been rejoicing in their misfortune suddenly trembled. A powerful suction force pulled them away, frightening them.
At that moment, Long Xihe’s expression completely changed. He opened his hand and a palm came crashing down.
Pu!
As a result, as soon as he attacked, an arrow shot out, piercing through his palm.
“Boss wants people to die at midnight. Who dares to keep them here? Even the King of Hell doesn’t have that ability. Do you think you can?” Guo Ran pointed his crossbow at Long Xihe.
That arrow had come from Guo Ran. His seven-colored crossbow had just been forged. Combining it with the Heavenly Mansion’s Life Hunting God Crossbow, its destructive power had reached a whole new level. Long Xihe hadn’t even had a chance to react before being struck.
Long Xihe was both shocked and infuriated. This arrow had come without any warning, and he hadn’t even sensed any danger before his palm was pierced.
If Guo Ran’s arrow hadn’t been aimed at his hand but his head, his clothes would have been drenched in sweat.
“What’s going on?”
Just as Long Xihe was shocked by Guo Ran’s methods, the Long family’s disciples who had ridiculed Long Chen suddenly found themselves in front of those Saint Ruler devil beasts.
“ROAR!”
Those Saint Ruler devil beasts were crazily charging over. Seeing them block their path, they waved their claws, causing a tear to appear in the air. Wherever that tear passed, they were instantly torn to pieces.
“Long Chen, what are you trying to do? Are you trying to become enemies with the Long family?” Long Xihe was both shocked and infuriated.
As for the Long family’s disciples behind Long Xihe, they were all covered in sweat. Fortunately, they hadn’t ridiculed Long Chen, or they would already be on their way to reincarnate.
“Since you’ve chosen to be my enemy, don’t blame me for being vicious and merciless. I, Long Chen, never cause trouble, but I’m not afraid of trouble. If you want to play, I’ll accompany you at any time,” said Long Chen coldly.
From Long Xihe and the Long family’s disciples’ attitudes, Long Chen knew that they would definitely be a group of trouble in the future. If his father really was in the Long family, then when he went to the Long family in the future, he would definitely have to deal with them.
Ever since he had left the Nine Heavens Gate, Long Chen had regained his confidence. He was no longer as cautious as before. He had to return to his old style.
Hu!
Long Chen waved his hand and made a special gesture. The Dragonblood warriors charged out. These people were all ordinary Dragonblood warriors. Even the captains didn’t participate.
Pu!
One of the Dragonblood warriors flew out. He was the fastest, and he was the first to face a Saint Ruler devil beast. With a slash of his sword, the monster let out a miserable cry, and one of its claws left its body.
Pu pu pu…
But that wasn’t the end of it. The Dragonblood warrior was like a ghost, dancing up and down. With a few flashes, it was like seven or eight of him were attacking at the same time.
The devil beast’s arms, legs, and tail were all cut off. Sword Qi soared into the sky, cutting through the monster’s abdomen. A fishy stench erupted as its innards poured out.
Pu!
At some unknown time, the Dragonblood warrior had already reached the monster’s neck. With a slash of his sword, the monster’s head soared into the sky.
At that moment, everyone, including Long Xihe, was stunned. From the moment the Dragonblood warriors attacked until the end, it had only been the blink of an eye.
But in the blink of an eye, that Saint Ruler devil beast had been instantly dismembered. Its movements were clean and smooth. From its first attack to its last attack, it hadn’t even made a single sound. Everything had happened too quickly.
That was a Saint Ruler devil beast. Although there was still a certain difference between a human Saint Ruler and a Saint Ruler in a one-on-one battle, the difference wasn’t that great. In the end, it was cleanly cut into pieces.
In truth, the Dragonblood warriors hadn’t been trying to show off by dismembering the devil beasts. It was just a habit of the Dragonblood warriors.
When encountering an opponent they had never seen before, they would first observe their opponent and determine their weaknesses. They would attack through cracks, dismember their opponent, verify if their judgment was correct, and find more weaknesses.
Only by accurately controlling his opponent’s weak points would he be able to kill such an opponent in a single blow. Only then would his precious physical strength not be wasted.
Hundreds of Saint Ruler devil beasts were instantly killed by the Dragonblood warriors, and their corpses were cut to pieces. With a wave of his hand, Long Chen gathered them into the primal chaos space.
When the pieces of flesh fell into the black soil, the primal chaos space trembled. Vast life energy surged out. This life energy contained powerful primal chaos energy. All the vegetation in the primal chaos space instantly became full of energy, as if they had been bestowed with some kind of miraculous power.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, his vision suddenly broadened, and he saw an endless battlefield. Eight huge tunnels appeared in the air.
Long Chen hadn’t even had time to examine it when he heard a voice filled with delight.
“Long Chen!”
Long Chen looked over and immediately saw a familiar figure.
The Dragonblood warriors looked over and saw a tall woman who was even taller than them.
“Feng You!”
What Long Chen hadn’t expected was that the person shouting his name was none other than Feng You of the Beast Merging race.
Feng You looked at Long Chen with disbelief and delight.
At this time, Feng You’s entire body was covered in flames. With the Phoenix Spear in hand, she was leading the Beast Merging experts to crazily slaughter those devil beasts.
“Third Master!”
When the Beast Merging experts saw Long Chen, they all let out heaven-shaking cheers. Although they had only interacted with Long Chen for a short time,
But it was precisely during this time that they realized what true experts were. Within the Beast Merging race, there was no one who didn’t worship Long Chen. They all viewed him as their idol.
In the days they had spent with Long Chen, they had always been unstoppable. Ever since they had parted ways with him, they had missed him.
“Get over there!”
Long Chen was also incomparably excited. He ordered his army to move closer to the Beast Merging Tribe’s side. Originally, the two factions hadn’t been far from each other, but as they rapidly drew closer, the two factions merged.
“Amazing! The Beast Merging race has reached such a scale?” Long Chen was shocked to find that there were tens of millions of them. He had no idea where they had come from.
“In the past, our Beast Merging race was split up to preserve our flame seeds. We didn’t want to bring about the extermination of our race.
“Now that the Sovereign Celestial Gate has opened, our Beast Merging Tribe has received the summons of our ancestors within the Sovereign Celestial Heavens. We’ve all gathered together.” Feng You placed the Phoenix Spear on her back. Seeing Long Chen, her eyes were filled with delight.
“This is…”
At this moment, Bai Shishi pulled Yu Qingxuan over. She looked at this super-large beauty and tried to probe her. However, there was a trace of vigilance in the depths of her eyes.
“Oh, let me introduce you. This is a friend I made in the Nine Heavens Gate. Her name is Feng You, and she possesses the Ancient Phoenix bloodline. She is the junior master of the Beast Merging race,” said Long Chen.
After introducing Feng You, Long Chen said, “These are my brothers, Guo Ran, Xia Chen, and Bai Xiaole. This is the Dragonblood Legion’s first commander Gu Yang, second commander Li Qi, third commander Song Mingyuan, and fourth commander Yue Zifeng.
“The brothers behind me are all members of the Dragonblood Legion. Each one of them is a true warrior. They are all brothers I can entrust my life to.”
Following Long Chen’s introduction, Feng You cupped her fists toward them. Although Feng You was a woman, she had a heroic bearing and was not inferior to men. Just looking at her gave people a favorable impression.
“This is Yu Qingxuan, and this is Bai Shishi. Both of them are my… fiancée.” Long Chen suddenly smiled mischievously.
Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan immediately blushed. Although they were Long Chen’s beauties, being introduced as his fiancée in front of so many people made them feel like they couldn’t handle it. Yu Qingxuan’s face was as red as an apple.
Although Bai Shishi looked embarrassed, her eyes were filled with comfort and gratitude.
Seeing Bai Shishi’s expression, Long Chen thought to himself that she really was a jealous person. It seemed this introduction of his had satisfied her.
If Long Chen acted foolishly, then his future days probably wouldn’t be easy. He wondered just how much she would give him.
“How shameless. The matter of marriage requires the orders of the parents and the words of the matchmaker… Aiya!” At this moment, Bai Zhantang stood out. Halfway through his words, he felt a sharp pain in his waist. He had been viciously pinched by Bai Shishi.
“This is…” Feng Fei was stunned.
“He’s just a worker. Don’t bother with him,” said Long Chen.
Feng You was skeptical, but she quickly bowed to Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan.
“Ah, so it’s sister-in-law. I’ve truly been disrespectful. You two are truly outstanding, and your auras are extraordinary. Only two fairies are worthy of an unrivaled hero like big brother Long Chen.”
However, when Long Chen introduced the two of them as his fiancée, Feng You’s eyes dimmed slightly. Although she had concealed it very well and could even hide it from Long Chen, she was unable to hide it from Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan.
“Young tribe leader Feng You overpraises me. Your heroism is unrivaled, and you are not inferior to men. You are the pride of us women.
“I hope that when we have the chance in the future, we can get closer to him. Although we don’t dare hope to be able to command thousands of troops, we also hope to be able to share some of his burden.” Yu Qingxuan smiled.
“Big sister, you’re too courteous. Feng You is young and inexperienced. If I have the chance, I will definitely listen to big sister’s teachings.” Feng You’s smile was like a flower as she once again bowed towards Yu Qingxuan.
Yu Qingxuan smiled, indicating for her to chat with Long Chen. She pulled Bai Shishi to the back, while Bai Shishi sent a mental message to her.
“Big sister, aren’t you afraid this beauty will shake your position?”
It was clear that Feng You’s appearance had filled Bai Shishi with wariness, and had even stimulated the jealousy in her heart. Of course, this was the instinct of a woman.
“Foolish sister, you really don’t understand Long Chen. The way he looks at her doesn’t contain the desire to be a man or woman.
“If you clearly display hostility, it will only make Long Chen feel awkward. There’s also another problem. If she really does become a sister in the future, wouldn’t your current attitude end up in the future?” asked Yu Qingxuan.
Bai Shishi was stunned. She suddenly thought of herself. When she had fallen in love with Long Chen, he had already had many close friends. But at that time, they had all been so kind to her, causing her to feel endless warmth.
If they treated her like this, she would never be able to accept it. Thinking of that, she immediately felt ashamed.
"Sister, should I go apologize to her?" Bai Shishi asked hesitantly.
“Foolish sister, isn’t your apology even more embarrassing? Long Chen only treats her as a companion. Don’t worry, it’ll be fine. Just act like nothing happened,” comforted Yu Qingxuan.
While Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan were secretly communicating, Long Chen was giving Feng You a detailed introduction of Guo Ran’s status as a Forging Grandmaster. At this time, Guo Ran suddenly felt as if he was shining. He stood even straighter, and his body seemed to become even more imposing.
Feng You looked worshipfully at Guo Ran, Xia Chen, and the others. Only now did she realize that Long Chen had many talented people under him. As for Long Chen, when he mentioned them, he was full of pride.
As for Feng You, she also introduced the Beast Merging experts to Long Chen. Currently, the Beast Merging race had countless new faces, and there was no lack of terrifying experts amongst them.
However, Feng You had only just introduced the two of them when she heard a huge explosion in the distance. Within a spatial channel, endless lightning rumbled. Following that, a figure charged out of the endless lightning.
Rumble…
Endless lightning crashed down, and a muscular figure charged through it.
“He’s undergoing tribulation!”
Someone cried out in alarm. When that person rushed out, endless lightning circulated around him, and a berserk destructive aura spread throughout the world. Above his head, tribulation clouds covered the sky as lightning swords shot down.
“Wait, that’s not right. He’s only at the third Heavenstage of Hierarch.” Guo Ran and the others were all startled. That person’s cultivation base was on the same level as theirs, so how could he be struck by heavenly tribulation?
“Could it be that he has the legendary Heavenly Lightning Body?” Long Chen was also startled.
“Boss, what is a heavenly lightning body?” asked Guo Ran.
“This is something I read about in the ancient texts of the academy. According to the legends, there is an extremely special constitution in this world.
“Each time we advance a realm, we’ll undergo a tribulation. As for the Heavenly Lightning Body, each time we advance a realm, we’ll undergo a tribulation,” said Long Chen.
“To advance one Heavenstage, you have to undergo tribulation once? Doesn’t that mean…” Guo Ran and the others were horrified.
“Correct. Legend has it that the Heavenly Lightning Physique is one of the strongest physiques in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. Its physical strength is terrifying to the extreme. I didn’t expect to see such a physique here.
“This person’s aura has a desolate air to it. He’s clearly not someone from our era. He should be a sealed heavenly genius who has just been awakened,” said Long Chen.
Rumble…
That person charged through the endless heavenly tribulation. When those devil beasts saw him, they fled in all directions, not daring to stop him. That person instantly passed by them and disappeared.
Although they had left, they had left behind endless shock. Feng You’s eyes were filled with shock. This time, the Beast Merging Race had been unprecedentedly large and had been in high spirits. She hadn’t expected the blow to come so quickly. Even the legendary Heavenly Lightning Body had appeared.
Although Feng You didn’t know what a heavenly lightning body was, the first Heavenstage required one to undergo tribulation. Even people who didn’t know anything about cultivation knew what this meant.
Each realm had its own heavenly tribulation to stabilize. Then his foundation would be unimaginably solid. Although that person hadn’t revealed the slightest aura, being able to resist such a terrifying heavenly tribulation without circulating any energy was proof of how terrifying he was.
It had to be known that when he had first appeared, the tribulation lightning had directly killed a Saint Ruler devil beast, while he had acted as if nothing had happened.
Even Long Chen, who had come into contact with heavenly tribulation the most, felt immense pressure from it. As for that person, he was completely at ease, as if he didn’t care at all.
“Boss, from what you’re saying, other than the Heavenly Lightning Physique, the strongest body has other constitutions?” asked Xia Chen.
“Of course.”
Long Chen smiled slightly. Of course, there were other kinds of constitutions, including the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. The most important thing was that the instant he saw that person, the star energy in his body began to slowly circulate. He had already sensed it.
As for the person with the Heavenly Lightning Body, he hadn’t sensed Long Chen. That couldn’t be said that he wasn’t strong enough. It was just that Long Chen’s dragon blood was too powerful, and it concealed his star energy.
Of course, this was also something Long Chen had done on purpose. His status as a nine star descendant couldn’t be exposed. Although he had the Heavenly Star Art to conceal it, that kind of concealment wouldn’t last long.
That was why Long Chen had been controlling his aura the entire time. Now that he saw that fellow with the Heavenly Lightning Body, he didn’t sense him. That meant he had done his job perfectly.
BOOM!
Just as everyone was shocked by the heavenly lightning, the void in the distance exploded. That was a very small passageway, but it was forcibly destroyed by a mysterious energy.
There were eight tunnels here that represented eight days. Long Chen’s Minghao Heaven was one of them.
As for those small passageways, they were from small worlds that led straight to Imperial Sky. Feng You and the others had rushed out from those small passageways.
So this was the place where all the paths converged. It was like a hundred rivers converging into a sea. This was the only path to Imperial Sky.
Everyone looked over to see a group of huge figures charging out of the broken void.
Unexpectedly, they were a group of creatures riding warhorses, wearing armor, and wielding spears.
Their bodies were huge, and they were over thirty meters long. Their warhorses were exceptionally majestic, and their leader was a bald man with fierce fangs.
To call him bald was a bit comical. But these people’s expressions were fierce and murderous. Their armor was covered in blood, and their killing intent caused the temperature of the world to drop.
Rumble…
There were millions of them. They had only just charged out when a group of experts appeared in front of them. As a result, they fled in all directions.
As for those who couldn’t escape in time, they were crushed to dust by the huge horse’s hooves. Countless people cried out in alarm and turned into a bloody mist.
“The Heaven Hatred Race is here. If you don’t want to die, then scram. A bunch of ants, don’t block the way.” The leader of the group waved his spear and coldly shouted.
“Hate the heavens? What is that?”
Long Chen was startled. The word ‘hate the heavens’ immediately made him think of ‘hate the heavens, hate the earth, hate the ringless ringless’. At the same time, he thought of the people he hated in hell.
But these people in front of him weren’t much different from those who hated him. But their auras were different.
“Courting death!”
Countless people had died to that Heaven Hatred expert’s attack. A white-robed man furiously charged forward, his Heavenly Fate energy exploding. He didn’t hold back at all.
“No!”
There was a Saint Ruler in that group. It was obvious he was from the Imperial Sovereign Celestial Heavens.
Pu!
Unfortunately, his shout was too late. The Heaven Hatred Faction expert saw the nine-star Heaven’s Mandate expert charging over and pointed his spear.
Pu!
The image of a thousand-mile spear appeared above the Heaven Hatred Faction expert’s head. It was the spear in his hand. The spear pierced through the nine star Heavenly Fate expert, turning him into a bloody mist along with his sword.
“What a powerful attack!”
Seeing this attack, Feng You couldn’t help being shocked. Killing a nine star Heavenly Fate expert wasn’t a big deal, but that person’s spear had drawn upon the energy of heaven and earth to attack. She hadn’t used the slightest bit of strength, nor had she sensed any fluctuations from the Heavenly Fate energy. Feng You was actually unable to see how this attack had come about.
“Tch, I was wondering who it was that was so blind. So it’s a group of humans. Trash from the cultivation world actually dares to block the path of my Heaven Hatred Race,” sneered the Heaven Hatred Race expert. Only now did he realize it was a group of humans.
The Dragonblood Legion’s expressions immediately changed.
“Boss!”
Guo Ran looked at Long Chen.
“This brat’s mouth really stinks!” Long Chen’s fury soared.
Just at this moment, he sensed something and looked in Long Chen’s direction. A cruel smile appeared on his face, because he immediately saw Feng You.
“Brothers, grab that girl!”
With a wave of his spear, the Heaven Hatred Race’s experts laughed, their laughter filled with lust. They urged their warhorses to charge at Long Chen.
“If you don’t walk on the path to heaven, then don’t walk on the path to hell!”
A sinister smile appeared on Long Chen’s face. It was like a death god had opened his arms.
Rumble…
The Heaven Hatred Race expert suddenly changed directions and charged at Long Chen. His target was actually Feng You.
Everyone heard his words, especially Feng You. Her face was ashen from anger, and she tightly clenched her Phoenix Spear.
“Leave that fellow to me.”
Feng You brandished her spear and clenched her teeth. This fellow was too arrogant. This was the greatest humiliation to Feng You.
“He’s pretty strong,” said Long Chen.
“I’m no longer the Feng You of the past. In the Profound Spirit World, I found my inheritance. I know he’s very strong, but there’s no retreat on the path of cultivation.
“Consider this a test for me to enter Imperial Sovereign Heaven. If I can’t defeat her, then that means I have no qualifications to enter Imperial Sovereign Heaven.
“If I lose, please don’t help me. You can help me for a while, but you can’t help me for a lifetime. If you want to become stronger, you have to abandon everything you rely on. Only your own strength is the foundation to survive in this cruel world.”
Hu!
Feng You’s spear shook, and a clear phoenix cry rang out. An illusory image of an Ancient Phoenix appeared behind her, and endless flames soared. At this time, she seemed to have been possessed by an Ancient Phoenix, and a boundless pressure rose.
“Brothers of the Beast Merging race, you were maliciously humiliated the moment you entered Imperial Sky. Today, we’ll use their blood to bear witness to our glory.”
Seeing Feng You attack, the other Beast Merging experts all took out their weapons. With furious roars, they also charged forward. It went without saying that the Beast Merging experts didn’t fear death. Even in the face of the powerful Heaven Hatred tribe, they didn’t retreat in the slightest.
Seeing this, Guo Ran and the others were slightly startled. At the same time, admiration appeared in their eyes. Even someone as powerful as him could tell with a single glance that they were a level weaker than the Heaven Hatred Race.
If they went all-out, the Merging Beasts would definitely suffer a huge loss. It was unknown just how many of them would die, but they were all fearless. That made the Dragonblood warriors feel like they understood each other.
“Boss!”
Guo Ran looked at Long Chen. Long Chen said, “Leave that leader to Feng You. Let the brothers support them. It’ll be a good way to get some exercise.”
“Alright.”
Guo Ran took out his saber and was just about to shout when Long Chen said, “Don’t get involved in this kind of situation.”
“What are you saying? I’m just trying to raise everyone’s morale,” said Guo Ran.
However, not many people believed Guo Ran’s words. Previously, Long Chen had praised Guo Ran in front of Feng You. Now that he had such a good opportunity, if he didn’t display his strength, then he wouldn’t be Guo Ran.
“Brothers, teach these fellows who don’t know the immensity of heaven and earth a lesson. Let them understand who is trash!” shouted Guo Ran.
“Die!”
Following Guo Ran’s order, the Dragonblood warriors shot out like lightning. Previously, the Heaven Hatred tribe had called the human race trash, but now they were infuriated. Now that their boss had spoken, they charged out like ferocious tigers.
“Little girl, did you personally come to welcome me? Hahaha, very good, I like to take the initiative.” Seeing Feng You be the first to attack, the leader of the Hate-Sky Race laughed loudly and charged forward with his horse.
Rumble…
The warhorse suddenly sped up, its four hooves flying through the air. The void beneath its hooves was constantly shattering. That scene was absolutely horrifying.
“Not good! He’s borrowing the power of the warhorses to form a charge. When people and horses are united, their power will reach a pinnacle. Feng You will suffer a huge loss, and she might even be killed in one blow.” Bai Shishi’s expression suddenly changed.
The Hate Empyrean Tribe leader’s warhorse was a terrifying beast that was no weaker than Bai Shishi. Bai Shishi hadn’t noticed it before, but when the Hate Empyrean Tribe leader suddenly sped up and caused the heavens and earth to tremble, the power he released was so great that even the laws of the world were about to explode.
“Long Chen, are you really not planning on fighting?”
Bai Shishi couldn’t help but ask when she saw that Long Chen didn’t move at all.
“As a cultivator, I respect her choice. Just like she said, I can help her for a while, but I can’t help her forever. She has to face her own challenges.
“If she can’t complete the challenge, then whether she dies here or within the Imperial Sovereign Heaven, there’s no difference,” sighed Long Chen.
That leader was an extremely powerful fellow. The moment he had appeared, Long Chen had already seen through him. That was why he had warned Feng You.
But this was Feng You’s choice, and Long Chen had no choice. All he could do was watch.
“Long Chen, I’m sorry, I -”
Seeing Long Chen choose to watch from the sidelines, Bai Shishi bit her lip, her face full of shame. She thought Long Chen was afraid she would be jealous, so he had chosen to let her go. If Feng You died because of this, she would never be able to forgive herself.
But halfway through her words, her hand was caught by Long Chen. At that moment, Bai Shishi suddenly stopped talking. The instant Long Chen held her hand, she instantly understood Long Chen’s state of mind.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, heaven and earth began to shake. The aura of the Hate Sky race’s leader continued to rise. A man borrows the power of a horse, a horse borrows the power of a man. The moment he collided with Feng You was the moment his power reached its peak.
It could be said that this leader of the Heaven Hatred Race had experienced hundreds of battles and was extremely experienced. His control over space had almost reached perfection.
At this time, Guo Ran and the others’ hearts clenched. They could all see that the situation was extremely unfavorable for Feng You. It could even be said that this was an unequal battle. One against two, Feng You was at a huge disadvantage.
“If anything happens to sister Feng You, I’ll cut off that bastard’s head and use it as a chamber pot.” Guo Ran clenched his teeth.
At this time, Bai Xiaole’s hands stealthily formed hand seals. Long Chen glanced at her and shook his head. Bai Xiaole could only tremble and withdraw her hand.
“Little girl, you have to work hard. Otherwise, if you’re stabbed to death by me, it’ll be too boring. I still want to marry you and make you my forty-eighth concubine, hahaha…” The leader of the Hate-Sky Race couldn’t stop laughing. At this moment, his aura rose to its peak, and his spear stabbed out.
The instant his spear stabbed out, the runes on his body and his horse’s body lit up. Two different runes condensed on his spear, and a single spear tore apart the sky.
Facing the leader of the Heaven Hatred Race whose aura had already reached its peak, the Ancient Phoenix on Feng You’s back let out a long cry. It spread its wings, and hundreds of millions of divine feathers lit up. The long spear in Feng You’s hand stabbed out, and if she didn’t succeed, she would die a miserable death.
BOOM!
The spear collided in front of countless people’s gazes. At that moment, countless people’s hearts clenched.
BOOM!
One spear and one spear contained their full power. This was a heaven-shaking collision. Blood Qi filled the sky.
Experts who had just entered the Imperial Sovereign Celestial Heavens were still unable to adapt to the laws of the Imperial Sovereign Celestial Heavens. They were unable to use divine abilities or magical arts. However, the power of their bloodline was not limited to this.
Their battle was also a battle of bloodlines. Ripples appeared in the air, and a berserk energy condensed around their weapons.
At first, that ball of light was only the size of a fist. But as soon as it appeared, it exploded, and a berserk energy devoured heaven and earth.
Space twisted, and a figure was sent flying. Guo Ran and the others let out startled cries. That figure was Feng You.
“Not good!”
Guo Ran tightly gripped his saber. If he saw Feng You fall, he wouldn’t care about the agreement. He definitely couldn’t just watch as Feng You was killed.
“Don’t worry, Feng You still has a chance.” Long Chen grabbed Guo Ran.
Although Feng You had been forced back, she had successfully interrupted her opponent’s charge. On the surface, Feng You appeared to be at an absolute disadvantage, but in reality, Feng You’s attack proved that her strength was above the leader of the Heaven Hatred tribe.
With the strength of a single person, he had interrupted the other party’s charge. Just based on this attack alone, Feng You had won. However, this wasn’t a martial stage, nor was there a referee. There was no meaning in winning or losing a single move. It all depended on the final result.
BOOM!
The wings of the Ancient Phoenix spread out from Feng You’s back, forcefully stopping her retreat. With a spear in hand and her long hair dancing in the wind, she was like a goddess of war descending into the mortal world, giving off an indescribably valiant and heroic air.
However, an unhealthy redness appeared on her face. Although that redness only lasted for a moment, everyone could tell that Feng You was injured. She had used a secret technique to temporarily suppress her injuries.
“Hahaha, you really are worthy of being the woman I like. You really are strong. Try taking another one of my attacks.” The leader of the Heaven Hatred Race laughed. Although his charge was interrupted, he wasn’t injured.
That terrifying impact was blocked by his horse. He clamped his legs together, and the horse raised its head and let out a long neigh.
“Hurry up and attack…”
Although Long Chen’s expression was calm, he was also extremely nervous inside. Feng You had interrupted the Heaven Hatred tribe’s leader’s charge. Whether it was Feng You or the other side, they were both under immense pressure.
At this time, if she couldn’t take the initiative, then in the following battle, Feng You would be suppressed by her opponent, and it would be very difficult for her to turn things around.
But Long Chen also knew that Feng You had already been injured. She needed to adjust her body, but the opportunity was fleeting. It would be bad if he couldn’t grasp it.
It wasn’t just Long Chen who was nervous. Everyone from the Dragonblood Legion held their breaths. Each one of them had experienced hundreds of battles, and their vision was sharp. They also saw that this was the best opportunity for Feng You to counterattack.
“Don’t hesitate. Even if you haven’t recovered your strength, you still have to attack!” Gu Yang was so nervous that sweat was dripping down his forehead.
Hu!
Just as the leader of the Hate Sky race raised his spear, the Ancient Phoenix on Feng You’s back opened its mouth, and a blood-colored divine sword shot out.
“What?”
The leader of the Heaven Hatred Race was shocked. She hadn’t expected Feng You to be so unyielding, directly igniting her soul and activating her bloodline divine ability. This was clearly a fight to determine victory or defeat, or even death.
Facing Feng You’s manifestation attack, the leader of the Hate-Sky Race didn’t dare to be negligent. He hastily cut off the momentum of his horse and swung his spear horizontally. Divine light erupted from the spear, covering both him and his horse. He had actually taken the defensive position.
Obviously, even someone as powerful as him would have to dodge Feng You’s attack when she went all-out. He didn’t dare to face her head-on, and the instant he did, a relieved smile appeared on Long Chen’s face.
The Dragonblood warriors also cheered.
BOOM!
The blood-colored sword smashed into the spear of the leader of the Heaven Hatred Race and exploded. At that moment, the leader’s expression completely changed.
This attack was incredibly powerful, but it was as light as a feather. He immediately realized he had been duped. Without even thinking about it, he thrust his spear behind him.
“Slut, you dare to trick me? Die!”
It went without saying that the leader of the Hate-Sky Race reacted extremely quickly. His spear swept through the air, and Feng You’s figure had only just appeared when he was struck.
Bang!
In front of countless people’s shocked cries, Feng You was blown to smithereens by a single spear. In that instant, the Beast Merging experts’ eyes almost popped out.
“What?”
As for the leader of the Heaven Hatred Race, his expression once more changed. But at this moment, he suddenly shot up from his horse.
Pu!
A spear pierced through the horse’s abdomen and out of its back. If it hadn’t been for the Hate-Sky Race’s leader dodging fast enough, this spear would have pierced both the horse and the man.
“Beautiful!”
Long Chen clapped his hands. As expected, Feng You was no longer the old Feng You. He didn’t know what she had experienced in the Xuan Spirit World to possess such powerful combat instincts.
First, he had used burning his blood soul to trick his opponent, making him think that Feng You wanted to die with him.
After tricking his opponent, he took advantage of his opponent’s defense to use his doppelganger to circle around his opponent’s back and draw his attention while his true body launched a sneak attack from below.
This seemingly ordinary tactic was extremely clever. The main reason Feng You was able to succeed was because of her confidence. If she had even the slightest hesitation in this counterattack, it would have been easily seen through.
That was also what Long Chen admired. Feng You finally understood the true meaning of battle. Only those who didn’t fear death had the qualifications to continue living.
Obviously, in terms of courage, the leader of the Hate Sky race had lost. If he had dared to go all-out against Feng You, then the current Feng You would already be a corpse.
Feng You’s attack had succeeded. Although she hadn’t killed the leader of the Heaven Hatred Race, that warhorse had been killed by Feng You’s spear.
As for Feng You’s attack, it was vicious. Although the leader of the Heaven Hatred Faction had already reacted, and although he had left, Feng You’s spear had already pierced through his lower body, causing blood to dye his pants red.
“Hey, hey, hey, bro, stop fighting. You’re on your period.”
Seeing this, Long Chen suddenly thought of something and raised his hands to his mouth like a horn.
The leader was both shocked and infuriated. If he had reacted a bit slower, he would have died.
Although the injury to his lower body wasn’t fatal, Feng You’s spear contained flame energy, and his wound was burning. As for Long Chen’s words, they caused his face to burn.
Just at this moment, Feng You’s spear shook, and the warhorse turned into a rain of blood that filled the sky. She was already charging at the leader of the Heaven Hatred tribe.
“Die!”
The leader of the Heaven Hatred Race roared, and all his qi and blood erupted like a volcano. His aura suddenly changed.
His bloodline power erupted, and his body seemed to be inflated. He rapidly grew larger, and the veins beneath his skin bulged.
At that moment, his blood vitality had reached a shocking level, and the spear in his hand smashed towards Feng You.
BOOM!
Facing the Heaven Hatred tribe leader’s all-out attack, Feng You didn’t retreat. The Phoenix Spear in her hand shot out without hesitation, and the two divine weapons collided once more. Heaven and earth were destroyed, and the two of them were forced back.
Pu!
Both of them vomited blood at the same time. This attack had caused both sides to suffer.
Seeing this, Long Chen finally relaxed. With her experience and intelligence, Feng You had finally returned to her disadvantage.
Previously, Feng You had been at a disadvantage when fighting one against two. She had been injured in the battle and had taken out her opponent’s horse. Now that they were fighting again, they were evenly matched.
“Without a warhorse, let’s see how arrogant you can be.”
Feng You coldly snorted and wiped off the blood from the corner of her mouth. With a wave of her phoenix spear, the wings of the ancient phoenix on her back trembled and she once more charged towards the leader of the Heaven Hatred Tribe.
At this time, Feng Fei was unafraid of death. Her attacks were ruthless without the slightest hesitation. The moment she attacked, it was her strongest attack.
“Bitch, it’s too early for you to be happy.”
The leader of the Hate-Sky Race roared furiously. He was both shocked and furious. Previously, he hadn’t placed Feng You in his eyes at all, but due to his carelessness, he had lost his warhorse.
The Hate Empyrean race’s warhorses were their strongest housepets. Not only could they borrow power, but they could also release it. They could attack or retreat.
Those warhorses weren’t ordinary warhorses. They were powerful spiritual beasts that had formed a contract with the Heaven Hatred Tribe, and so they were able to become their mounts.
This warhorse was on the same level as the leader of the Heaven Hatred Race. With the two of them working together, it was like adding wings to a tiger. Once the warhorse died, the leader of the Heaven Hatred Race would have his left and right arm severed.
It had to be known that many of the Heaven Hatred Race’s secret techniques required the cooperation of a warhorse. This warhorse had grown up with him since childhood, and they had spent all their time together. However, it had been killed in one blow by Feng You. The leader of the Heaven Hatred Race was about to go crazy from anger.
At this time, he no longer wanted to obtain Feng You’s heart. He only had one goal, and that was to tear Feng You to pieces to avenge his companions.
“Hatred possesses the body. Evil Buries the common people!”
Blood Qi began to seep out of his pores, forming a strange diagram around him.
Long Chen narrowed his eyes. “So that’s how it is. The Heaven Hatred Race is the same race as the people who hate hell.
“However, their bloodlines are not as pure as those who hate them. They need to use a special method to summon the will of those who hate them. The Heaven Hatred race should be the descendants of those who hate them.”
Feng You’s aura didn’t weaken in the slightest in the face of the chief of the Heaven Hatred Clan’s transformation. Instead, it grew stronger. With a swing of her spear, the tip of her spear began to emit a divine flame. Sharp energy tore through the sky as she once more attacked the chief of the Heaven Hatred Clan.
“In the trial of the passageway, I once encountered your ancestor. We could even kill your ancestor, let alone you!” Feng You coldly shouted, killing intent soaring to the heavens.
“Arrogant slut, I’ll tear you to pieces today!” The leader of the Hate Sky race gnashed his teeth and charged at Feng You with his spear.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two of them waved their hands, unleashing killing moves. They wanted to kill their opponents in just a few exchanges. Each time they collided, heaven and earth trembled. But for a time, neither of them could do anything to the other.
“Feng You is so strong!” Bai Shishi couldn’t help but exclaim.
Yu Qingxuan nodded. “Her strongest point is her will and confidence. Long Chen, tell me the truth. Did you ever give her any pointers?”
Towards the end, Yu Qingxuan looked at Long Chen with a mocking smile. That was because Feng You’s suicidal fighting style was similar to Long Chen’s.
Long Chen couldn’t help but laugh. “I didn’t teach her, but I don’t know if she secretly learned it or not. Of course, you can ask her later. If she is, remember to help me collect some tuition fees.”
Both Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan laughed. Bai Shishi’s beautiful eyes contained a trace of shame. Yu Qingxuan was magnanimous. One openly asked, while the other did as she pleased. That represented absolute trust.
If Bai Shishi was the one to ask, then Bai Shishi’s tone would definitely be different from Yu Qingxuan’s. As for Long Chen’s reply, it would be to take care of her emotions. That way, the flavor would completely change.
Seeing Long Chen’s carefree smile, Bai Shishi sighed inside. She also didn’t know when she had become so emotional.
Feng You and the leader of the Heaven Hatred Race were locked in a fierce battle. Their spears tore through the void, and each attack was a fatal one. It looked extremely dangerous.
However, the current Long Chen wasn’t the slightest bit worried about Feng You. In just a few exchanges, he realized that Feng You must have had some kind of fortuitous encounter in the Xuanling World. Not only had her strength advanced by leaps and bounds, but even her temperament, strategy, reaction, and will had all improved.
As long as the first attack of the Hate-Sky Race leader was blocked, then as time passed, Feng You’s chances of victory would only increase.
“Kill…”
Pu pu pu…
At this time, the Dragonblood warriors had already arrived in front of the Heaven Hatred Tribe’s experts. With a roar, the Dragonblood warriors summoned their Dragon Blood Body. The huge dragons roared, and their swords shook the heavens. The Heaven Hatred Tribe’s experts were all cut down.
The Dragonblood warriors were like fierce tigers descending the mountain. Their Sword Qi was graceful, showing no mercy at all. As soon as they attacked, they unleashed their most powerful attacks, looking like they were ready to die with their enemies.
When had the Hate-Sky Race’s leaders ever seen such a miserable battle? They naturally didn’t want to die together with the Dragonblood warriors. They all took defensive positions.
As a result, they had ended up like that leader, doomed to eternal damnation. If they slipped up, the Dragonblood warriors’ attacks would be like a surging river, killing them until they were unable to fight back.
The Dragonblood warriors unleashed a slaughter. Even against the large nine star Heavenly Fate realm experts of the Heaven Hatred tribe, they were still able to crush their opponents. After several exchanges, their formation was completely broken.
At this time, the Beast Merging experts had also surrounded the Heaven Hatred Beasts. Although they weren’t as strong as the Dragonblood warriors, they didn’t fear death.
In just half an incense stick’s worth of time, the Heaven Hatred Race’s experts were all cut down. Even their warhorses were cut to pieces.
The Heaven Hatred Race’s experts were also extremely powerful. Under their crazy counterattacks, the Beast Merging Race also suffered heavy casualties. However, the Beast Merging Race’s experts didn’t retreat. Even if they couldn’t defeat their opponents, they would still charge forward, using their own lives to give their companions a chance to kill their opponents.
As more of the Heaven Hatred Race’s experts were killed, even with millions of them, they were unable to endure the Dragonblood warriors’ crazy slaughter. Their numbers sharply dropped by half.
The Dragonblood warriors were too powerful. Each one of their attacks was fatal. Even the Nine Star Heaven’s Chosen would be killed in one blow. Even the elites of the Heaven Hatred race wouldn’t be able to last more than three moves.
It was like the Dragonblood warriors were born to slaughter. With just a single glance, they could see through their opponents’ fatal weak points. In front of them, even the powerful Heaven Hatred Race’s experts would be slaughtered.
“Stop!”
Just at this moment, a furious roar rang out.
Following a furious roar, the originally clear sky darkened. At some unknown time, a group of people had appeared in the sky.
This group of people wore black cloaks. Their heads were hidden within the cloaks, making it impossible to see their faces.
They didn’t look any different from the human race, but their auras were completely different. They were like black clouds that covered the sky. There weren’t many of them, only a few hundred thousand. But as soon as they appeared, a chilling pressure made it hard for people to breathe.
What shocked everyone was that these people were all Nine Star Heaven’s Mandates. A strange silver totem was embroidered on their robes.
The others all had silver totems, but only one of them had gold totems. As for the one who spoke, it was him. He was clearly the leader of this group of mysterious people.
But no one cared about his shout. The Dragonblood warriors continued to charge forward as if they hadn’t heard anything.
As for the Merging Beasts, seeing that the Dragonblood warriors weren’t stopping, they also began to fight.
The mysterious expert with the golden totem on his body was immediately infuriated. He shouted, “I am from the Bright Night Race. The Heaven Hatred Race has a bit of a relationship with my race. I hope you can give me some face and immediately stop. How about it?”
The mysterious expert with the golden totem suddenly looked at Long Chen. He could tell that Long Chen was the leader of this group.
Although he said he was giving him face, his tone was extremely unyielding. He seemed to want to attack him without giving him face.
“To give you some face?” Long Chen smiled disdainfully at that mysterious person.
“Is your face worth anything?”
Hearing Long Chen’s words, those mysterious people immediately placed their hands on their weapons. As for the mysterious golden totem expert, he stopped them.
“It seems you don’t know about the Bright Night Race. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have asked such a stupid question. Let me ask you, where did you come from?”
“Lingxiao Academy.”
Long Chen didn’t hide anything and directly reported his name.
When he heard the name Lingxiao Academy, that person seemed to be stunned for a moment before coldly snorting, “A declined academy dares to be so unbridled? Don’t tell me you don’t know that the Bright Night Race once challenged the Jiuli Tribe? Don’t tell me you haven’t even heard of the Jiuli Tribe.”
“Tch.”
The Jiuli Tribe was the strongest race in the history of the human race. Although the Purple Blood Tribe and the Heavenly Pupil tribe had once been the strongest race of the human race, everyone knew that the Jiuli Tribe was the strongest race of the human race.
Not to mention anything else, just the words ‘Nine Li Immortal Rune’ was enough.
The Nine Li Race was a powerful existence that no one in the Nine Heavens Ten Earths didn’t know of. Even though the human race had declined, when the Nine Li Race was mentioned, any race would feel reverence.
But in front of this Hui Ye expert, Long Chen snorted disdainfully. “I hate to hear the word ‘challenge’the most. To put it bluntly, I once provoked the Jiuli Tribe, and then I was killed and forced to flee for my life.”
“Courting death!”
Long Chen’s words immediately infuriated all the Hui Ye experts. Formless killing intent erupted.
“I advise you not to get involved in this mess. As long as you dare attack, I can guarantee that not a single one of you will be able to reach Imperial Sovereign Heaven alive,” said Long Chen indifferently.
Long Chen hadn’t heard of the Bright Night Race, but his intuition told him that these people were from a race that was similar to the Hunter and Dark Night races.
These people’s auras were extremely weak, meaning their control was extremely great. They were clearly assassins. These people were proficient in assassination arts, and their killing power was shocking.
However, that was nothing to the Dragonblood Legion. In the mortal world, they had interacted with the Bloodkill Hall’s assassins, and in the immortal world, they had fought to the death with the Lifehunter race. The Dragonblood Legion was extremely experienced in dealing with assassins.
Furthermore, assassins were never allowed to fight head-on. If they did, they would lose their innate advantage. So Long Chen was sure that these fellows were just trying to scare him. They didn’t dare to attack.
If they really had wanted to attack, they definitely wouldn’t have acted like this. Instead, they would have directly launched a sneak attack.
“What an arrogant tone. Then let me see if your strength is as great as your tone.” The golden totem expert’s voice was icy and murderous.
“If you dare fart again, you can stay. Either scram or die!” Long Chen couldn’t be bothered to waste words with him.
Pu!
And at this time, a distant explosion rang out. Turning to look in Feng You’s direction, he saw that the leader of the Heaven Hatred Race had his leg pierced through by Feng You’s spear. One of his legs had been forcibly blown apart by Feng You, causing a rain of blood to fall.
As Long Chen had expected, once Feng You withstood the first attack, the scales of victory would tilt towards her. The longer they fought, the greater her advantage would be.
When the leader of the Hate-Sky Race was unable to suppress Feng You, he was shocked to find that the battle had already devolved into Feng You’s control.
When his heart was filled with shock, his aura immediately dropped. When he gave a timid cry, Feng You immediately seized the opportunity to launch a violent storm of attacks.
As a result, the Heaven Hatred Race’s leader was actually a weakling. When he realized that his life was in danger, he immediately became terrified. In his panic, he only managed to block three of Feng Fei’s attacks before his leg was cut off.
“Ah…”
“Save me!” he screamed.
What dumbfounded Long Chen and the others was that this fellow was actually so cowardly. He was actually crying for help to his subordinates. Did he not know that his subordinates were already unable to protect themselves?
But even so, the Hate-Sky Race’s experts were still charging at their leader. But no matter how hard they tried, they were unable to break through the Dragonblood Legion’s blockade.
Previously, the Dragonblood Legion had been chasing them everywhere. Now that they were in formation, all they had to do was wait for their opponents to come knocking on their doors.
Pu pu pu…
The Dragonblood Legion was the best at setting up formations to fight. Let alone the experts of the Heaven Hatred Race, even a mosquito wouldn’t be able to escape their blockade.
BOOM!
But at this time, sparks flew as the Heaven Hatred Race leader’s spear was sent flying by Feng You. The sharp phoenix spear stabbed straight towards his chest.
Pu!
Feng You’s spear stabbed into the Hate Sky Clan’s leader’s chest, lifting him up.
“Don’t… don’t kill me… or you’ll all be killed…” cried the leader.
“Outside the Heaven Gate, the Hate Sky Clan’s experts are all there. If you kill him, you’ll all be exterminated by the Hate Sky Clan within the Imperial Sky Clan!” shouted the leader of the Hui Ye Clan.
Originally, Feng You’s spear had been about to kill them, but when she heard their words, her expression changed. She didn’t release her power, but instead focused on Long Chen.
“Kill him. I want to see just what kind of power can destroy my Dragonblood Legion.” Long Chen smiled and waved his hand, indicating for Feng You to attack.
“No…”
The leader of the Heaven Hatred Race shouted in terror.
Pu!
Feng You’s spear shook, and the leader of the Heaven Hatred Race exploded.
Feng You had killed the leader of the Heaven Hatred tribe. At that moment, the Heaven Hatred tribe’s experts roared like madmen. But no matter how crazy they were, in front of the Dragonblood warriors, they were unable to cause any waves. They were quickly killed.
As for the Bright Night Race’s expert in the air, he could only watch as the Heaven Hatred Race’s expert was exterminated. That leader’s body trembled with fury, and he clenched his teeth.
“Good, very good. I’ll see how you all walk into Imperial Sky alive.”
The Hui Ye expert clenched his teeth and roared away. Although they were infuriated, it was obvious they didn’t plan on fighting Long Chen head-on.
In truth, their relationship with the Heaven Hatred Race wasn’t that deep. They hadn’t gone so far as to risk their lives for them. For them to stand out and shout at Long Chen to stop was already extremely benevolent.
“In truth, this Wintry Night race is quite strong,” sighed Guo Ran.
“How so?”
“That’s because from today onwards, not only will they challenge the Jiuli tribe, but they’ll also challenge our Dragonblood Legion. From now on, they’ll have a glorious history,” said Guo Ran.
Everyone couldn’t help but laugh. Xia Chen said, “But Guo Ran is also right. When the day comes when our Dragonblood Legion reaches the peak of the martial path, they can brag about it for a lifetime.”
Bai Xiaole slapped her thigh and said, "That makes sense. When you say that he challenged the Jiuli Tribe, does that mean that he was the same as us? After shouting a few times, he slipped away?”
Everyone looked at each other. It seemed like Bai Xiaole's words made sense. The Hui Ye tribe was quite arrogant, but other than being boastful, they didn't have any other abilities.
“Long Chen, killing him won’t cause any trouble for you, right?!” At this time, Feng You and the other Beast Merging experts walked over with a worried expression.
“Our Dragonblood Legion has never been afraid of trouble. If we want to gain a foothold in Imperial Heaven, we have to be ruthless. It just so happens that this fellow doesn’t have any eyes. We’ll just use him as an example to others.” Before Long Chen could say anything, Guo Ran spoke first.
Long Chen didn’t mind. He nodded. “Guo Ran’s right. If you want to gain a foothold in Imperial Sovereign Heaven, you have to reveal our fangs and let those powers know we aren’t their food.
“Since we’ve chosen to fight for supremacy in the Imperial Sovereign Heaven, there’s no way for us to retreat. Just like you, since you’ve chosen to fight, it’s destined to be a life and death battle.
“Don’t say that it’s troublesome. If it’s not, then we’re all people who bet our lives on it. Since no one knows what tomorrow will be like, then just close your eyes and charge forward!”
Feng You nodded. At this time, Yu Qingxuan and Bai Shishi walked over. Bai Shishi was filled with admiration for Feng You, constantly praising her heroic spirit.
Bai Shishi was also a proud person, but she saw a decisiveness and courage that she had never possessed in Feng You. Perhaps because she had been protected by her parents and sect since she was young, she lacked the wildness that Feng You possessed.
Feng You was a bit embarrassed by Bai Shishi’s praise, and she hastily said a few humble words. At this time, the Dragonblood warriors also walked over. They had returned late because they had just finished cleaning up the battlefield.
They knew that the corpses of these warhorses were trash to others, but to Long Chen, they were treasures. So in every battle, they would never let go of powerful Magical Beast corpses.
They handed the corpses to Long Chen, and he directly threw them into the primal chaos space’s black soil. It went without saying that these corpses were too powerful. The life energy they contained was over a thousand times greater than Magical Beasts of the same level.
Not only was his life energy pure, but it also contained the power of the laws of heaven and earth. As the corpse disintegrated, the power of the laws was absorbed by the primal chaos space. The world within the primal chaos space was also undergoing subtle changes.
At the same time, the primal chaos space’s Heavenly Dao Tree had already begun to bear Nine Star Heavenly Fate Fruits. However, Long Chen estimated that there were only two thousand of them. That was far from the actual number.
Long Chen thought about it for a moment and realized that of the millions of Heaven Hatred race’s experts, there were over a hundred thousand Nine Star Heaven’s Mandates. As for these hundreds of thousands of people, the majority of them were people who had created them.
“Tch, what a waste of emotion.” Long Chen had thought he could make a windfall, but in the end, he had only managed to get over two thousand nine star Heavenly Fate Fruits.
It was unknown whether it was because of human modifications, but other Heavenly Fate Realm cultivators, no matter how many stars they were, were basically unable to condense a Heavenly Fate Fruit. Although some had condensed it, the fruit was withered and quickly fell off the tree, devoured by the black soil.
After this battle, the Beast Merging experts had lost tens of thousands of people. But in this battle, the Beast Merging experts had also slaughtered their way out of the encirclement. After the baptism of this battle, their power was fully displayed.
But in this battle, they had finally seen just how terrifying the Dragonblood Legion was. If it hadn’t been for the Dragonblood Legion, who knew how many of them would have survived this battle? Even if they won, they would have suffered heavy casualties.
Most importantly, they had gone all-out in this battle, and many of them were showing signs of overdrafting themselves. On the other hand, the Dragonblood Legion’s warriors didn’t blush, and they weren’t panting. After cleaning up the battlefield, they immediately returned to their factions as if nothing had happened.
Previously, the Dragonblood warriors had been able to kill their enemies with just a single move. That had deeply shaken them. Originally, there had been quite a few tribe leaders in the Beast Merging Tribe. Although they had been under Feng You, one reason was because Feng You was strong enough, and the other reason was because they admired her.
When they saw Feng You and Long Chen acting so intimate, they immediately became irritated. At the same time, they also felt some hostility toward the Dragonblood Legion. They didn’t think these thousands of people had the qualifications to be compared to them.
According to the Magical Beast race’s ideology, everything depended on strength. They had only heard of Long Chen’s name, but they weren’t convinced. They felt that rumors were always exaggerated.
As for Long Chen, he only had a few thousand people under him. The others were all people from the academy. So from the bottom of their hearts, they looked down on Long Chen. They even thought that Feng You had been attracted by Long Chen’s skin.
But only after this battle did they realize what true warriors were. Compared to the Dragonblood warriors, they were like fireflies competing with the sun and moon. They were at the same realm, but their power was worlds apart.
At this time, no one dared to look down on Long Chen. In fact, they felt incomparable reverence for each and every one of the Dragonblood warriors. The way the Beast Merging Tribe expressed their emotions was simple and direct.
“Continue forward. There are people waiting for us. Don’t let them wait too long.”
Long Chen smiled slightly. With a wave of his hand, everyone once more lined up and flew away.
As Long Chen and the others continued forward, the passageway became wider. However, there were also more devil beasts.
However, these devil beasts were unable to threaten Long Chen and the others. They continued forward, riding the wind and breaking the waves. Wherever they passed, devil beasts would be turned to dust.
Long Chen had tried throwing these devil beasts into the primal chaos space. According to his principles, he couldn’t waste them. After all, he was someone who knew how to live his life.
However, Long Chen found that although these devil beasts were strong, the life energy they could release was extremely limited. Let alone those heavenly geniuses, they were far from being able to compare to a one star Heaven’s Mandate expert. So Long Chen didn’t bother wasting time or energy. He just continued charging forward.
As Long Chen and the others advanced, they would either pass by other races or be overtaken by other races. This was an eye-opener for them.
There were all kinds of creatures gathered here. Things like three heads, six arms, beast heads, and human bodies were all trivial. They were just ordinary things here.
“Little Le, your companions have arrived.”
As they flew, they surpassed a group of creatures. Seeing these creatures, even Long Chen felt a chill.
These creatures had black scales and horns on their heads. The most terrifying thing was that other than a pair of horns, they also had six eyes.
There were two in front, two at the back of his head, and one at each of his temples. This kind of strange creature made people’s hair stand on end.
Even someone as knowledgeable as Long Chen had never heard of this race. But his intuition told him that this was a group of people who were born to cultivate eye techniques.
“Six-Eyed Ghost Owl, a bunch of people who only know how to play dirty tricks behind people’s backs. When I have the chance, I’ll definitely exterminate them. Back then, they were once a subsidiary power of my Nine-tailed clan.
“I didn’t expect that they would be the first to betray us. They used the Six-Eyed Eye to be the Skydemon Gold Ape’s eyes and tried to exterminate my Nine-Tailed Clan. Hehe, the heavens have eyes. I actually ran into them.” Little Nine clenched his teeth.
Hearing that, Long Chen waved his hand, and the Dragonblood warriors immediately understood. One by one, they charged at the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl.
“Boss…”
At that moment, the little fox was stunned.
“Don’t waste words. Since it’s a blood feud, what are you waiting for? You’ll be the first to charge forward. Don’t worry and just kill. We’ll be your support,” said Long Chen.
She had never expected Long Chen to be so direct. He was trying to stand up for her. At the same time as she was moved, the killing intent in her heart erupted.
“What do you mean? Human, do you want to die? Do you know who we are?”
When the Dragonblood warriors formed their formations and surrounded the hundreds of thousands of Six-Eyed Ghost Owl experts, they immediately stopped and icily looked at them.
The Six-Eyed Ghost Owl’s head was similar to a human’s. It also had a nose and a mouth, but it didn’t have ears. Its six eyes looked around, and its appearance was extremely shocking.
No power had ever dared to disturb the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl race. Even many people didn’t know their name, but just by looking at their appearance, it was obvious they weren’t good people. They all hid far away.
“You’re just a group of despicable and stupid idiots. You have six eyes, but you’re still short-sighted.”
At this moment, Bai Xiaole appeared in front of the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl expert. When Bai Xiaole appeared, the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl expert's expressions were cold and indifferent. However, when they saw the little fox on Bai Xiaole's shoulder, their six eyes instantly widened, and their pupils shrank to the size of needles.
“You… how is this possible? The Nine-Tailed Clan is already extinct, just who are you…”
The Six-Eyed Ghost Owl experts’ voices trembled, as if they had seen their greatest fear.
“You traitors haven’t died yet. How could the mighty Nine-Tailed Clan possibly disappear?” The little fox looked at the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl expert. Blood lines appeared in its violet pupils, and its killing intent soared.
“Hahaha, that’s great. We’ve actually found a descendant of the Nine-Tailed Clan, and it’s a violet eye. It should be the bloodline of the Nine-Tailed Clan’s imperial family. Capture it!”
Within the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl race, a golden-horned expert suddenly raised his head and laughed. Suddenly, he clapped his hands together and closed his six eyes. The instant his eyes closed, the scales on his body suddenly fell off.
Buzz!
Countless scales danced in the air. If you looked closely, you would see that those scales were incredibly sharp. They were actually scale weapons. When those scales fell off, the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl expert opened his eyes.
BOOM!
Countless scales gathered together, forming a huge sword that shot toward the little fox.
This strike was as fast as lightning and extremely powerful. From the moment he attacked to the moment he pointed his sword at the little fox, it was completed in the blink of an eye. Even if he was on full alert, he wouldn't be able to react in time. This was the terror of eye techniques.
The magical arts he used with his eye arts were practically instantaneous. He didn’t give his opponent any time to react.
Buzz!
In the face of the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl expert's attack, Bai Xiaole coldly snorted. She didn't form any hand seals, nor did she use her eye technique. Suddenly, a silver ball appeared in front of her. As soon as it appeared, it transformed into a silver shield.
BOOM!
The black sword collided with the silver shield, releasing a heaven-shaking explosion. Silver and black scales flew through the air.
“This kid has some skill.”
Seeing that Bai Xiaole was able to control this Spirit Weapon so quickly, Bai Zhantang couldn't help but burst with joy. It seemed that this brat had been secretly working hard during this time, or else he wouldn't have been able to use this Spirit Weapon as he pleased.
“Try this move of mine again… Ah…”
The Six-Eyed Ghost Owl sneered. Strange runes appeared in its eyes, and the black scales rapidly gathered. But just at this moment, it let out a mournful cry.
At some unknown time, a huge fox had appeared behind it. Its bloody mouth had silently bitten its body.
Pu!
Its sharp teeth snapped the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl expert in two. However, the little fox didn’t kill him. It opened its mouth and bit him into mincemeat.
Just at this moment, the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl experts finally roared and attacked. But the instant they attacked, six flower petals appeared in the little fox’s violet pupils.
“Six Dao Slaughter!”
Pu pu pu…
Their heads exploded.
Under the activation of the little fox's eye technique, the six flower petals in its eyes exploded at the same time. At that moment, blood instantly flowed out of its eyes.
In that instant, Bai Xiaole was stunned. Even the Dragonblood warriors were stunned. This attack had killed all the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl Race experts.
"Little Nine, why are you doing this? With the two of us working together, you won't be injured at all. This time, your eyes need to rest for a while.” Bai Xiaole was both angry and pained.
Only he knew how big of a backlash Little Nine would bring after using this move. He was already prepared to work together with Little Nine to kill this group of people, but he didn't expect Little Nine to finish them off by himself.
“In the end, taking revenge with my own hands is more satisfying.”
Blood flowed out of Little Nine’s eyes, and his expression was sinister and terrifying. He clenched his teeth and said, “These despicable idiots have forgotten the soul contract they signed when they submitted to my Nine-Tailed Clan.
“As long as my Nine-Tailed Clan is not exterminated, the contract will never disappear. As long as I use the Eye of Origin, they are nothing more than ants in front of me.”
Back then, the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl race had been a subsidiary of the Nine-Tailed race. In order to express their loyalty, they had handed over a trace of their soul and signed an eternal contract.
This contract had always been in their souls. When the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl faced the Nine-tailed race, its soul would be suppressed, and it could only accept death.
However, there was also a limit to this contract. Only when the two were facing each other would the contract take effect.
For this reason, when the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl had betrayed the Nine-Tailed Clan, it had not participated in the battle. Instead, it had stabbed them in the back.
They had sold out all the information they had on the Nine-Tailed Divine Beasts. At the same time, the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl race had an extremely powerful tracking art. They could use the soul contract to track down the Nine-Tailed Divine Beasts.
As a result, when the Nine-Tailed Race was being hunted down, they had nowhere to run. No matter where they hid, they would be found.
It could be said that countless experts of the Nine-Tailed Clan had died at the hands of the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl. That was why Little Nine hated them so much.
Originally, Little Nine had already endured for countless years. Although the eyes of enemies reddened when they met, Little Nine knew that with his strength, it wasn’t time for him to take revenge. Because a single mistake would implicate everyone, he decided to continue enduring.
But although it could endure, Long Chen didn’t. Although he hadn’t spent much time with Little Nine, he could see the pain and fury in its heart.
The current Little Nine was exactly the same as when Long Chen had fallen from grace in the Phoenix Cry Empire. At that time, Long Chen hadn’t responded to any of his calls. He had only endured with all his might. Only he knew how painful it was to endure.
That kind of pain was something Long Chen didn’t want to experience again. At the same time, as a member of the Dragonblood Legion, Little Nine was his brother. He definitely wouldn’t allow his brother to be tormented like this.
“Thank you, boss.”
When Long Chen walked over, Little Nine thanked him. Because he was too excited, even his voice was quivering.
“Are your eyes alright?” asked Long Chen.
Long Chen could understand Little Nine’s actions. Although he had also been injured, his fury had finally been vented. To him, this was all worth it.
“It’s fine. In order to avoid being hunted down, I escaped the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl race’s surveillance. My Nine-tailed race’s people are all hidden in the cracks of the world, unable to form a bloodline summoning.
“That’s why I used the power of the contract to injure my enemies, but it really was satisfying. Thank you, boss,” said Little Nine excitedly.
Although it knew Long Chen didn’t like other people being courteous with him, it really didn’t know how to express its gratitude.
"It really is hard on you. At such a young age, you're already enduring such humiliation,” sighed Bai Xiaole. This was the first time she had known that Little Nine had to endure so much hatred.
"You're not bad either. You've also endured humiliation for so long, and it wasn't until Boss arrived that you were able to stand out.” Little Nine shrunk his body and once again jumped onto Bai Xiaole's shoulder.
“How did I endure such humiliation?” Bai Xiaole was stunned. Long Chen, Bai Shishi, and the others also didn’t understand.
The little fox suddenly had an evil smile on its face. "You get beaten up by your father every day. You can't beat him, and you can't scold him either. You just have to accept it. Every day feels like a year, and tears wash your face…"
“Hey, you little fox, you’re full of evil tricks. Don’t ruin our relationship,” said Bai Zhantang.
“You’re right…” Bai Xiaole rubbed her chin, but when she saw the silver ball in her hand, she immediately smiled.
“However, he gave me such a good thing. I forgive him, hehe…”
It was obvious that Bai Xiaole was very fond of this spirit weapon. Under the control of her eye technique, it changed endlessly, and she was having a great time. She had long since forgotten about the past.
“You really are promising…” The little fox was speechless. This fellow didn’t hold any grudges.
Rumble…
They had only just exterminated the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl race when a powerful group whistled over. They were a group of greater demons, but they had taken human form. It was impossible to tell what race they were from, but their soaring blood qi was something no one dared to underestimate.
Originally, the Dragonblood warriors had been blocking the path of the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl race. Quite a few factions had slowed down, wanting to watch.
They hadn’t expected that the little fox would be able to kill all the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl experts by herself. At that moment, they were all horrified. At the same time, they fled as fast as they could, afraid of being implicated.
A group of demons whistled past, but they didn’t see the Six-Eyed Ghost Owl tribe being exterminated.
The various armies whistled over as if nothing had happened. As for the Dragonblood Legion, they immediately regrouped and continued to advance.
As they passed through the endless devil beasts, the scent of blood filled the world. It was unknown whether or not this was the opening act of Imperial Sovereign Heaven, but it allowed everyone to know that Imperial Sovereign Heaven’s path of domination was one of bloody slaughter.
Soon, a ray of light appeared in front of them. As they rushed forward, that light grew brighter, like a ray of light in the endless darkness. Through that light, they could sense a powerful summoning.
“That’s Imperial Sky.”
Guo Ran and the others were all cheering excitedly, but they weren’t the only ones. Countless troops had rushed over, and when they saw the light, they also let out excited cries.
This cry was filled with high-spirits and boundless hope. That door was the dream of countless people.
“Wait, why is there someone blocking the door?” Suddenly, Guo Ran was startled. He saw countless figures gathered in front of the door, as if they were investigating something.
At this time, Long Chen smiled. “Brothers, today we’ll slaughter our way into the Imperial Sovereign Heaven.”
The place where the divine light was circulating was the Imperial Sovereign Celestial Heavens' gate. In front of the gate were countless living beings.
There was no way to calculate the number of these creatures. They were practically limitless, blocking the entire gate. If any experts wanted to pass through, they would have to obtain their approval before being allowed to pass.
Countless experts were blocked by the gate. Due to the slow pace, many of them were stopped.
Long Chen and the others quickly arrived in front of the gate. As soon as Long Chen’s group appeared, the experts gathered in front of them immediately erupted.
“It’s Long Chen!”
Some people cried out, their voices trembling with excitement. They had already been waiting here for Long Chen.
As soon as Long Chen appeared, a huge group of people charged at him like a tsunami. Their killing intent soared, and they looked at Long Chen as if they had seen their prey.
The disturbance here instantly attracted the attention of all the experts who had been waiting at the gate. Originally, they had been dissatisfied with these people blocking the gate, and some of them even had explosive tempers and wanted to charge in.
But seeing this scene, they weren’t in a rush to leave. They just stood there, watching.
“Children, your chance to make a name for yourselves has come. The three thousand families within the Imperial Sovereign Celestial Heavens have jointly issued an order to kill Long Chen.
Whoever was able to take Long Chen’s head would be able to enjoy the treatment of the supreme guests of these families, as well as the benefits of being a vice tribe leader. They would receive monthly salaries and annual dividends.
“This is the best chance for you to become famous overnight. The path of cultivation is to step over the corpses of experts to prove your Dao. Long Chen is right in front of you. What are you waiting for?” shouted a Saint Ruler excitedly. At the same time, he ordered his family’s experts to charge at Long Chen.
“Do you want your fame to soar as soon as you enter the Imperial Sovereign Heaven? If you want to stabilize your position as soon as you arrive, then do it! Kill Long Chen and you’ll have everything!” roared another Saint Ruler.
The Saint Rulers were all red in the face, but they didn’t charge forward. The three thousand families had promised that the person who killed Long Chen had to be at the Paragon realm. Killing Long Chen didn’t count.
These Saint Rulers all came from Imperial Sky, so they knew the strength of these clans very well. They also knew just how generous the treatment of the vice leaders was.
A vice tribe leader’s annual income, even to a Saint Ruler, was extremely generous. If they killed Long Chen, they would be able to receive three thousand portions. Furthermore, they would receive a hundred years in one go. That was definitely a crazy temptation.
“Warriors of the Celestial race, Long Chen killed my race! This enmity must be personally avenged! We can’t let anyone else succeed!” roared one of them.
It was unknown what technique that black-robed expert had used. His body flickered, and heaven and earth instantly became indistinct. He slashed his saber through the air.
Buzz!
In the instant that saber-image shot out, it was magnified hundreds of millions of times. The saber slashed down, bringing with it a destructive will. It crossed the distance and slashed toward Long Chen.
“Celestial warriors? They’re just a bunch of despicable and shameless bastards.” Long Chen snorted and reached for the huge blade.
BOOM!
Heaven and earth shook. A ripple spread from Long Chen’s hand, and astral winds raged.
The whistling astral winds were like blades, causing the Dragonblood warriors’ robes to flutter. But the Dragonblood warriors were all as steady as stone, not the slightest bit affected by this attack. They didn’t even blink.
“What?”
Countless experts were horrified by Long Chen’s attack. That was especially true of the Celestial experts.
That black charcoal-like expert was their Celestial Clan’s current generation’s heavenly genius. Ordinary Nine Star Heaven’s Mandates didn’t have the qualifications to challenge him. He was a monster amongst the Celestial Clan.
Although this attack was just a probing attack, its power was extremely terrifying. Long Chen had actually blocked it with a casual wave of his hand. That kind of heavy lifting was shocking.
“It seems your Celestial Clan really is a bunch of pigs. You only remember to eat, not to fight. Last time, I didn’t hurt you, but this time, I’ll let you feel pain again.”
BOOM!
Long Chen’s hand clenched, and the saber-image exploded.
Countless saber-images exploded, transforming into Heavenly Dao runes that scattered throughout heaven and earth.
Everyone was horrified. Although they hadn’t entered Imperial Sovereign Heaven yet, they were still affected by its laws. Most people were unable to condense magical arts or divine abilities, and even if they did, their power would be greatly reduced.
But looking at those Heavenly Dao runes, it was obvious that this man’s strength had surpassed his imagination. For him to be able to condense such a powerful move here, he was definitely not an ordinary person.
As for Long Chen, he was able to crush such a powerful divine ability with his bare hands. That made his power even more terrifying.
When Long Chen crushed the huge blade, the man’s body suddenly shook and he involuntarily took a few steps back. A grave expression finally appeared in his eyes.
Long Chen waved his hand. Facing the tide of experts, he coldly shouted,
“No matter what reason you have to attack me, as long as you dare draw your blades, I will dye the Yellow Springs with your blood. When my Dragonblood Legion attacks, there will be no surrender in this battle, only reincarnation.”
Hu!
Long Chen waved his hand, and a huge Dragonblood Evil Moon appeared in his hand. He placed it on his shoulder, and each of them slashed out with their saber. At this time, he was like a god of death, his eyes icy.
The instant Long Chen grabbed the Dragon Bone Evil Moon, all the Dragonblood warriors covered their weapons. They were in perfect unison. In front of these experts, there was no fear in their eyes, only bloodthirst and mercilessness.
“Don’t listen to his threats. There are so many of us. Even if each of us spits, it’ll be enough to drown them all. Let’s go together. Let’s see who’s lucky enough to cut off his dog head…” A Saint Ruler crazily shouted from within the crowd, encouraging everyone.
BOOM!
However, just as his voice fell, his entire body exploded.
“I hate guys like the Crow.”
Behind Long Chen, Guo Ran slowly put away his crossbow and switched to his two sabers. Guo Ran had used his divine crossbow to attack a Saint Ruler. Because his movements were too stealthy, not many people on the battlefield knew what was happening. They continued to charge forward.
“Brothers, our Dragonblood Legion will use a slaughter to open the path of the Imperial Sovereign Heavens! Kill!”
“Die!”
“Die!”
“Die!”
The Dragonblood warriors roared, unsheathing their weapons and charging at their enemies.
“Scram! Long Chen’s head is mine!”
A two-headed monster was the first to charge over. Although Long Chen had received a blow from the Celestial, this person didn’t seem to care.
His body was muscular, and he held a huge spiked club in his hand. He charged at the front, and a terrifying sacred aura surged out. Countless patterns lit up on the spiked club. He had actually activated this Saint Weapon with his cultivation base at the Divine Venerate realm.
“Die!”
The two-headed man roared at the same time. This attack had used up all his power. Obviously, this fellow wanted to decide the winner in one blow.
The strange man’s spiked club caused the entire world to tremble. It was obvious that he was an extremely terrifying existence.
Facing the two-headed monster’s attack, Long Chen slashed out with the Dragon Bone Evil Moon at the same time.
BOOM!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and the experts on the battlefield felt a sharp pain in their ears. The world lost all sound, and the world lost its original color.
Long Chen and the two-headed monster exchanged blows, and the two-headed monster was forced back several steps. With each step, heaven and earth rumbled. It was clear it was enduring a terrifying power, and with each step it took, it was forced back a bit.
When the two-headed monster took seven steps back and managed to stabilize itself, it looked up at Long Chen and was shocked to find that he had disappeared.
“Even giving you two heads isn’t enough. Let me help you remove one!” Long Chen’s cold voice rang out.
Pu!
In front of countless people’s shocked gazes, Long Chen had appeared behind the two-headed monster at some unknown time. A large hand had grabbed its neck, and with a bit of force, it had twisted off its head.
BOOM!
A hand twisted off one of his opponent’s heads. Long Chen’s hand shook, and that head was sent flying. An expert rushed over, his saber slashing down on that head. That head exploded.
The two-headed monster let out a mournful cry. Its hands covered its remaining head, and it even lost its weapon. It seemed to be enduring endless pain.
“Curse?”
Long Chen snorted. No wonder the two-headed monster was in so much pain. That person’s saber had strange patterns on it, and Long Chen sensed a terrifying curse.
This kind of cursed weapon was extremely disgusting. If you were stabbed by it, even the slightest cut on your skin would cause you to be cursed to death. Furthermore, your death would be extremely miserable.
The two-headed monster’s head had already been severed from the main body. For the main body to feel such pain after being cut apart, it could be seen that this weapon also contained a spiritual curse.
The most disgusting thing was that this kind of weapon also contained a curse power that targeted the item-spirit. That was why ordinary cultivators would flee as far as they could when they encountered this kind of cursed weapon. They wouldn’t dare to use a weapon to block it.
That expert didn’t care about the monster’s reaction. His saber turned into a bolt of lightning that stabbed toward Long Chen.
“You’re Long Chen, right? If you have the guts, then take one of my attacks!” That expert sneered disdainfully.
Pa!
What no one had expected was that Long Chen had not only received this attack, but he had also used his own hand to receive it. His hand was covered in blood-colored dragon scales, and he was tightly holding onto the tip of the saber.
“What?!”
“Your own strength is just average. You think you can do whatever you want just by relying on a cursed weapon? You really are stupid. Even I wonder how you grew to this size,” sneered Long Chen.
This person was only slightly stronger than an ordinary nine-star Heaven’s Mandate cultivator, but his power was limited. He had run to the front to attack, relying on this cursed weapon.
Ever since he had obtained this ancient evil divine weapon, he had never encountered an opponent. Countless experts had only been able to flee when they saw him. As time passed, his confidence grew.
Unfortunately, he had run into Long Chen. Long Chen didn’t even bother using the Dragon Bone Evil Moon to block. He directly grabbed the cursed divine weapon.
The Cursed Divine Weapon was unable to pierce through Long Chen’s armor, nor was it able to transmit its curse energy to him.
Long Chen looked coldly at this panicked man. Suddenly, his hand lit up, and the curse weapon’s runes instantly blossomed.
Seeing all the runes on the cursed divine weapon light up, that person’s eyes almost popped out of their sockets. As the owner of this divine weapon, he was only able to activate a tenth of its runes, but Long Chen had ignited all of them.
Buzz buzz buzz…
The Cursed Divine Weapon was constantly trembling. It seemed to be roaring and crying, trying to struggle free from Long Chen’s grasp. People could sense a terrifying aura from it.
The owner of the cursed divine weapon was already stupefied. He wanted to flee, but when he thought about how he would be nothing without this divine weapon, he began to struggle with all his might, trying to break free from Long Chen’s grasp.
BOOM!
The cursed divine weapon grew brighter, its aura growing stronger. However, it was no longer able to endure that terrifying power and exploded.
Countless fragments of the divine weapon flew out from Long Chen. The owner of the divine weapon was the first to be destroyed.
“Not good…”
Some people cried out in alarm and began to dodge. Some people were unable to dodge in time and brandished their divine weapons to block. As for those who were slow to react, they were directly pierced through by the divine weapon fragments.
Pu pu pu…
The divine weapon fragments pierced through countless experts’ bodies. Those experts immediately became like those two-headed monsters, letting out miserable screams. Black things flowed out of their wounds, and their bodies began to rapidly decay, almost instantly turning into filthy water.
Some people reacted extremely quickly. They immediately abandoned their physical bodies, and their Yuan Spirits left their bodies. But as soon as their Yuan Spirits escaped, strange black lines appeared, covering their entire bodies.
Those experts’ Yuan Spirits all cried out in terror. At that moment, they were filled with despair. That curse had already invaded their Yuan Spirits.
“Ah…”
Countless miserable cries rang out as their souls were corroded as well. In the end, they turned into a ball of black smoke and died.
This cursed divine weapon from the ancient era was extremely terrifying. Long Chen had used his star energy to shatter it, and before it died, it had released all its curse power. Hundreds of thousands of experts had been killed in one blow, and there were even quite a few monster-class experts amongst them.
No matter how strong you were, if you didn’t have the ability to block the curse, you would only die in front of it. Long Chen’s enemies were immediately wiped out.
There were only a few hundred people in front of Long Chen. For these hundreds of people to be able to block the curse divine weapons meant they were extremely powerful.
“There’s no need to hide anymore!”
Long Chen placed Dragon Bone Evil Moon on his shoulder and icily looked at everyone. The current him was the true hunter.
The Cursed Divine Weapon’s fragments were incomparably sharp. The hundreds of people in front of him were either relying on their weapons or their divine abilities to repel the fragments.
There were hundreds of thousands of experts at the front. Only a few hundred of them had survived. These hundreds of people were the true experts.
They were hidden within the army, waiting for an opportunity to strike. But Long Chen didn’t give them that chance.
Buzz!
The Dragon Bone Evil Moon trembled as it charged forward like a gale.
“You have some skill. That’s more interesting. Otherwise, if I killed you, I wouldn’t have the face to ask them for a reward.” One of the white-robed men laughed and charged at Long Chen without the slightest fear.
The other experts also attacked. Divine light circulated, and all kinds of strange weapons stabbed toward Long Chen.
It was unknown whether or not they were doing this on purpose, but their attacks were clearly a step too slow. They were intentionally letting the white-robed man fight Long Chen head-on.
The white-robed man had rushed over empty-handed, but as he approached Long Chen, a strange object appeared in his hand. That object rapidly grew larger. It was a white tortoise shell.
As soon as the tortoise shell appeared, blood qi soared into the sky. A fierce pressure swept out in all directions. Countless experts gathered around the battlefield.
“Supreme White Turtle Armor!”
The zenith black tortoise was an ancient spirit beast. Its tortoise shell had a terrifying defensive ability, and there was an even more terrifying aspect to it: it could store energy.
It had the ability to absorb energy. As long as there was enough energy to nourish it, it would constantly grow stronger. This was an extremely rare divine weapon.
Countless ancient runes lit up on the tortoise shell, and a berserk aura of a Saint Ruler erupted.
"The Profound White Tortoise Armor contains the power of a Saint Ruler, and not just one.”
There were many experts here, and there was no lack of knowledgeable people. Through the ancient runes, they could see that the Xuan Turtle had been infused with the power of a Saint Ruler.
“Just a tortoise shell. Is this what you have to be so arrogant about?” Long Chen sneered at the white-robed man’s Profound White Tortoise Armor. Stars revolved around the Dragon Bone Evil Moon as he slashed down.
“Foolish fellow, die!”
The white-robed man sneered and smashed his tortoise shell at Long Chen’s Dragon Bone Evil Moon.
BOOM!
When the Dragon Bone Evil Moon Slash struck the Profound White Tortoise Armor, the explosive sound everyone had been waiting for didn’t appear. Instead, it was just a light sound. There was no huge shockwave.
“Hahaha, idiot, my armor was blessed by eight Saint Rulers. No matter how strong you are, in front of eight Saint Rulers, you’re just an ant…”
Ka ka…
The white-robed man hadn’t even finished speaking when a strange sound came from the tortoise shell. A spiderweb of cracks appeared on it.
“What?”
The white-robed man cried out in terror, his eyes filled with disbelief.
BOOM!
Suddenly, the white tortoise shell exploded under Dragon Bone Evil Moon’s attack.
Pu!
Dragon Bone Evil Moon slashed down from the top of that person’s head to his crotch. He was cut in two, and before he died, he had an expression of disbelief. He had never imagined that his unrivaled tortoiseshell would be destroyed by someone.
Rumble…
Just at this moment, hundreds of rays of divine light poured down. The Dragon Bone Evil Moon Slash in Long Chen’s hand caused space to cave in from Long Chen’s berserk power. Those attacks entered the collapsed region and instantly twisted.
“Hahaha…”
These attacks were like rays of light that shot out from different angles. All of them missed.
"The Laws of Space? How is that possible? Isn't that power something only Saint Rulers and above can control?”
When the experts outside saw this, they were all shocked. Spatial energy was something most cultivators had a certain comprehension of. That was a kind of knowledge necessary for cultivators.
Only by understanding spatial energy could you comprehend a higher level of magical arts. But the higher level of spatial energy was the law.
Laws were iron laws. They were barriers that only supreme experts could touch. It was said that only Saint Rulers could touch them.
Saint Rulers only had the qualifications. In reality, most Saint Rulers did not have the ability to control the Laws of Space. That was an extremely profound realm.
As for Long Chen, he used his saber to form a special spatial position that reflected his opponent’s attack. That seemed to be the legendary spatial law.
In truth, they had all misjudged Long Chen. He had used his star energy to form a shield. Originally, he had been planning on using it to block their attacks, but he hadn’t expected it to be able to block their attacks.
Long Chen was also startled, but then a mocking expression appeared on his face. “So that’s how it is. You’re just a bunch of idiots who have been used by others. They don’t have any hopes that you can kill me.”
The fact that his opponent’s power had been reflected meant that Long Chen’s star energy had received a strange blessing here. This was a qualitative change compared to when he had used it in the Netherworld.
On the other hand, it meant these people weren’t as powerful as Long Chen had imagined. Other than the Celestial, the others were unable to even take a single blow.
When Long Chen looked at the Celestial, he saw that this fellow had already disappeared with his people.
In that instant, Long Chen immediately understood that these people were just idiots sent by the Celestial Clan to die. The Celestial Clan didn’t have any hopes of killing Long Chen. Instead, they had borrowed Long Chen’s power to slaughter as many enemies as possible.
This scheme was extremely vicious, and there was no way to break it. That was because after Long Chen had blocked this attack, these people had only experienced a short moment of shock before charging at him again.
They hadn’t realized the severity of the matter. They had thought that if they succeeded, they would profit greatly. If they didn’t succeed, they would just slap their butts and leave. For that so-called reward, they were still crazily probing the edge of danger.
Thinking of that, Long Chen placed Dragon Bone Evil Moon on his shoulder and walked over to these idiots.
When Long Chen revealed this, Guo Ran and the others behind him were first startled, but then they were delighted. This was a secret signal from Long Chen that they could go all-out and kill without any strategy.
Originally, in front of so many experts, Long Chen had wanted to find the strongest experts here. Guo Ran had wanted to make a battle plan based on the signals Long Chen had sent back. Although Guo Ran liked to slack off in his cultivation, he had an extremely great talent in commanding people. He could always come up with the most suitable plan in the shortest time possible.
Now seeing Long Chen’s actions, Guo Ran waved his hand, and the Dragonblood warriors immediately understood. They charged at the tide of enemies.
“Only you can pay for your own stupidity.”
Long Chen looked at his enemies who were still crazily shouting. It seemed they were still hoping to kill him and make a name for themselves in the future. An icy sneer appeared on his face.
“Die!”
The Dragonblood warriors’ furious roars shook the heavens, and their killing intent soared. They were naturally fierce warriors, the emissaries of slaughter. Right now, they didn’t have any restrictions.
It was very rare for the Dragonblood Legion to be so disorganized. They didn’t have formations. That was because such a battle would definitely cause casualties to the Dragonblood warriors.
But sometimes, Long Chen would still make such a decision. Team battle coordination was the most important thing, but if a person wasn’t strong enough, then the power of a team wouldn’t be that great.
The only way to increase a person’s strength was to be in a chaotic army. There was no one to rely on, and if you wanted to survive, you could only rely on yourself.
Only under this kind of dangerous tempering could they constantly stimulate their potential, making their sense of smell more sensitive, their senses more comprehensive, and their experience more abundant.
There was no such thing as a smooth path of cultivation. Even though they were all Hierarchs now, in the eyes of ordinary people, they were still existences high above.
But in the vast river of the cultivation world, they were just a drop in the ocean, drifting along with the waves. If you wanted to control your own fate, you had to get stronger.
Each Dragonblood warrior understood that even their powerful boss was unable to change their fate. The only one who could change their fate was themselves.
In the vast sea, Long Chen could only guide them. But in the future, he couldn’t help them. If they wanted to change their fate, they had to fight on their own.
Each person had their own challenge, and no one could take it for the other. That was why the more dangerous a situation was, the stronger the Dragonblood warriors would become. They constantly challenged their own limits.
“A group of five-star Heaven’s Mandates dares to send themselves to their deaths? How stupid.”
Seeing the Dragonblood warriors charging at them like hungry wolves, cruel smiles appeared in their eyes. These people in the front were all nine star Heavenly Fate experts. Although the Dragonblood warriors’ killing intent soared, they didn’t place them in their eyes.
They even thought that Long Chen had already been injured in the previous battle and needed time to recover. So they had sent their subordinates to their deaths to buy them some time to heal.
“All of you ants, die!”
A muscular, titan-like expert charged at the Dragonblood warriors with two huge hammers.
It was a creature whose status was unknown. His qi and blood soared, and as soon as he swung his warhammer, one of the Dragonblood warriors charged out, his spear sweeping out.
BOOM!
Two war hammers flew out, and that giant roared furiously. People were horrified to see that his arms had been shattered, and he was forced back.
“What?”
“How is this possible? How could a five-star Heaven’s Mandate possess such terrifying power?”
“This isn’t the power of the Heavenly Fate, but the power of qi and blood. He’s using a bloodline divine ability.”
In an instant, an uproar erupted. Countless experts were filled with disbelief.
What they didn’t know was that each one of the Dragonblood warriors was wearing a ring made from Guo Ran’s aura, disguising themselves as a five star Heavenly Fate.
Pu!
Gu Yang sent his hammers flying. He spun, his spear piercing through the giant’s head. The giant’s body twitched, and he slowly collapsed.
“There’s no need to intentionally leave a complete corpse. I don’t want a human-shaped corpse,” shouted Long Chen.
Long Chen could tell that Gu Yang had intentionally held back. Otherwise, that fellow wouldn’t even have a corpse left. The current Gu Yang was no longer the old Gu Yang.
Within the dragon tomb, he had obtained the blessing of the primordial dragon soul. The primordial dragon had a violent and bloodthirsty nature, and it possessed boundless strength. It was a fierce general under the Emperor Clan.
As for Gu Yang, he was also proficient in power. When the two wills merged, his power would reach an unimaginable level.
Although Gu Yang hadn’t summoned the Dragon Blood Body yet, the instant the slaughter began, the dragon soul in his body had already begun to awaken. He had entered a berserk state. If Gu Yang hadn’t intentionally suppressed the dragon soul’s power, he would have already gone berserk.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, an expert was killed by Guo Ran’s saber. Dragon runes lit up on Guo Ran’s sabers, and it was like a dragon had awakened. Even a nine star Heavenly Fate expert was unable to block a single attack.
As for Yue Zifeng, he was like a tiger amongst a flock of sheep. His sword slashed down on the river of stars, causing Gan Kun’s expression to change. He specialized in attacking the strongest experts with their auras. As a result, with each slash of his sword, one person was killed. He killed several people in a row, but not a single one of them managed to survive.
When the Dragonblood warriors collided with this group of experts, it was like the world had descended into purgatory. Those experts who had been laughing sinisterly were now filled with terror. They couldn’t even cry.
The Dragonblood warriors were like death gods, constantly reaping the lives of these experts. As soon as they came into contact with them, the experts on the other side were blown back.
The distant spectators were all stupefied. They had thought Long Chen and the others would be easily destroyed, but they hadn’t expected that the Dragonblood warriors would instantly break their enemies’ charge and send them fleeing.
Ta! Ta! Ta!
Long Chen advanced step by step. Blood mist covered the ground beneath his feet. The Dragonblood warriors charged at the front, while Long Chen leisurely strolled behind them.
Although there were millions of people facing them, when their leaders were killed by the Dragonblood warriors, those experts immediately fled.
“Long Chen, this might be a trap,” warned Bai Shishi.
Bai Shishi and Yu Qingxuan did not participate in the battle. They were together with Bai Zhantang, leading the disciples of the academy, the Battle God Hall, and the Galaxy Master Sect. The battle quickly became one-sided, and Bai Shishi felt that something was wrong.
“Remove the word ‘possible’.” Long Chen smiled slightly.
"Then they…"
“In front of absolute power, any schemes are useless. Who cares if he’s scheming? All we care about is brute force. No one can block our path.” Long Chen continued forward. The Dragonblood warriors were still crazily slaughtering each other. The blood of experts filled the sky.
“What are you talking about?” asked Bai Zhantang.
Bai Shishi glanced at her father. She wanted to patiently explain it to him, but she found that she couldn’t explain it with just a few words. At this time, the Dragonblood warriors had already disappeared. They had already chased them out of the door.
“Hurry up and follow!”
Bai Shishi's heart tightened and she immediately rushed out. She knew that the real battlefield was outside the door.
When Bai Shishi and the others passed through the gate, they didn’t even have time to feel the air of Imperial Sky before seeing countless figures. Everywhere they looked, people would appear.
There were more people here than Bai Shishi had ever seen in her life. There were countless Saint Rulers, but their auras were many times stronger than any she had ever seen.
Clearly, even though they were both Saint Rulers, the Saint Rulers of Minghao Tian were unable to match up. The difference between them was just too great.
As a matter of fact, the auras of some of the Saint Rulers who had passed through the entrance rapidly increased as if a seal had been released.
At this time, Long Chen was carrying the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. Blood was slowly dripping from its blade. The ground was covered in broken corpses.
In front of Long Chen, countless experts’ eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Looking at those corpses on the ground, they almost couldn’t believe their eyes.
“Long Chen, you damn bastard, you’re bloodthirsty and willfully slaughtering the innocent. No matter how strong you are, can you surpass all the experts in the Imperial Sovereign Heaven?
“Do you think you can look down on all the heavenly geniuses of this world just because you’re talented? Do you think that just because you’re strong, you can kill others and trample on their dignity and lives?”
At this time, an expert walked out, righteously shouting at Long Chen.
That person was precisely the Celestial Clan expert who had previously taken action. It turned out that he was the one who had provoked the flames of war. After unleashing his attack and opening the curtains to the intense battle, he had taken advantage of the chaos to escape, immediately rushing out.
At first, he had been worried that Long Chen would fall for his trap. But when he had seen Long Chen kill all the heavenly geniuses attacking them with Split the Heavens in front of everyone, he had been filled with joy.
Long Chen had fallen into a trap. Those people who had attacked him had been killed by him. Then as soon as he had entered Imperial Sovereign Heaven, he had offended countless powers.
These factions had originally been waiting for the new blood to join them to alleviate their urgent needs. But in the end, all their hopes had been for nothing.
That was especially true when they saw their own people being killed by Long Chen. At that moment, their fury erupted like a volcano.
As for Long Chen, he carried the Dragon Bone Evil Moon and looked around. In the end, he sneered at the Celestial.
“Whether it’s a scheme or an open scheme, I, Long Chen, will accept it. No matter who wants to kill me, just come.
“How could there be so many principles in this world? In this world where the weak are prey to the strong, the truth is only within the scope of my saber.
“I don’t care to explain, nor do I care to explain. Right or wrong, in the end, it will still have to be resolved through blood and violence. If that’s the case, why bother?”
Long Chen had the Evil Moon on his shoulder. His black robes and long hair fluttered in the wind. Even in the face of countless experts, he was still standing like a javelin.
His voice wasn’t loud, but it resounded throughout the sky, piercing straight into the depths of people’s souls. Everyone could sense Long Chen’s confidence and aloofness from the depths of their souls. His saber intimidated everyone.
Countless people looked at Long Chen. They had no enmity with him, and those people he had killed were also unrelated to them. But seeing such a heroic figure appear amongst the humans, they couldn’t help but raise their eyebrows.
Seeing that everyone was intimidated by Long Chen’s aura, the Celestial shouted, “Everyone, do you see how arrogant and bloodthirsty this fellow is? If we let him live, no one will be able to rest in peace.
“Right now, we’re in Imperial Sovereign Heaven, and we’ve been fighting devil beasts all year round. If a devil appears in our faction, who can rest easy without killing him?”
“What are you talking about? I’ve already said that I can’t be bothered to explain. If you want to attack, just attack. Don’t just bark like a dog and send others to their deaths,” said Long Chen icily.
“Everyone, do you see how crazy he is? He doesn’t need a reason to kill people. Your people have all died to his hands. Are you just going to watch him act so arrogantly?” shouted the Celestial.
“Taking advantage of the situation? You really are disgusting. Then I’ll say it today. No matter how many people protect you, you won’t be able to live to see tomorrow’s sun.”
Originally, Long Chen hadn’t wanted to waste words with this fellow. But this fellow’s ability to infuriate others was truly powerful. Long Chen’s suppressed fury was ignited.
“Hahaha, kill me? Fine, then I, Yue Wuxu, will properly see just how you kill me.”
The Heavenly Human Tribe powerful being who referred to himself as Yue Wuxu turned to the others and said, "Everyone, you've all seen for yourselves. Since you're willing to cower like turtles, my Heavenly Human Tribe will make the first move."
It had to be said that the Heavenly Human Tribe's bewitching abilities were extremely powerful. Countless experts immediately erupted with killing intent upon hearing Yue Wuxu's words.
“Wait, don’t be bewitched by the Celestial Clan. Don’t fall for their trap. I’ll use my status as the Heaven Desolate Dragon Clan to guarantee that this is a trap.”
Just at this moment, something unexpected happened. A figure hastily rushed over. That person was Long Xihe, who he had some enmity with.
Countless people’s hearts shook when they heard the name Tianhuang Long household. It was clearly an extremely resounding name that caused quite a few people to feel fear.
As for the Long family’s disciples who had followed Long Xihe, they were also dumbfounded. They couldn’t imagine that this person who had cursed Long Chen behind his back would actually come out to protect him at this time. He didn’t even hesitate to throw out the name of the Tianhuang Long family.
Even Long Chen was stunned. He didn’t understand what Elder Xi He was trying to do. That was because on the day Long Xihe had left, he had looked like he wanted to bite him to death.
This sudden change was something Long Chen couldn’t get used to. As for Yue Wuxu, seeing Elder Xi He stand out, his expression immediately changed. He was just about to say something when Elder Xi He interrupted him.
“Don’t you know what the Celestial race’s conduct is? They’ve promised a great price to mobilize your people to take Long Chen’s head.
“When the battle began, he led his people away, leaving your people to be killed. Then he used your power to continue killing Long Chen. As for the Celestial race, they didn’t lose a single soldier. Are you willing to be used by the Celestial race?”
“What nonsense. Long Chen has already killed so many people. He clearly can stop, but he still wants to kill them all. He’s clearly a bloodthirsty person. Anyone who attacks him will be exterminated.
“Everyone should work together to kill Long Chen. Do you think I don’t know that Long Chen is a member of your Long family?” sneered Yue Wuxu.
“What?”
At that moment, all the experts present were shocked. Was the Heavenly Human Tribe planning on going against the Long family? The Long family and the Heavenly Human Tribe were both giants of the Imperial Sovereign Celestial Heavens. The two of them had always minded their own business. What was going on?
“We don’t care about the enmity between your Long family and the Celestial. But Long Chen has to give us an explanation today.” A Saint Ruler walked out with a dark expression.
"What explanation?" Elder Xi He immediately felt that something was wrong.
“Long Chen, you must die!”
That elder said word by word.
Guo Ran raised his crossbow, but Long Chen stopped him.
“There’s no rush. This bloody battle is unavoidable. Since we’re going to play, let’s play it big.”
“Boss, are you trying to draw out more people?” Guo Ran immediately understood Long Chen’s intentions.
The Celestial race’s goal of targeting Long Chen wasn’t as simple as just killing him. It was as if they wanted to use Long Chen to incite public fury, and in the end, they would drag down the entire Long family.
From their tone, it seemed that the Celestial and Long families weren’t easy to deal with. Once the battle began, there might be even more powers joining in.
Long Chen said in a low voice, “A single punch is enough to avoid a hundred punches. If our Dragonblood Legion wants to gain a foothold in the Imperial Sovereign Heaven, we have to show our might. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to advance in the future. So…”
“Understood. Once we start fighting, we definitely won’t show any mercy,” said Guo Ran.
Guo Ran understood what Long Chen was saying. In a bit, under the Celestial’s bewitchment, the situation might go out of control. At that time, countless people would join the battle.
But no matter what reason these people had, as long as they attacked the Dragonblood Legion, they were their enemies. No matter what reason they had, the Dragonblood Legion couldn’t show mercy. Otherwise, showing mercy to their enemies was the same as being cruel to themselves.
Long Chen’s words were for the Dragonblood warriors, as well as the disciples of the Star River Sect and the Beast Merging Tribe.
If you wanted to live in Imperial Sovereign Heaven, and if you had dignity, then you had no one to rely on. You could only risk your life. But you only had one life. If you were merciful to your enemies, you would lose your life. That wasn’t mercy, but stupidity.
“Elder Xi He, although Long Chen is a member of our Long family, we…” A Long family disciple couldn’t help but sneak up behind Long Xihe.
Obviously, they had always been brooding over the fact that Long Chen had killed Xiu Yang and kicked them out of the Numinous Sky Academy. They were more than happy to watch Long Chen’s show.
“Shut the fuck up! Who do you think you are to talk terms with me, Long Xihe? Don’t you know what you’re worth? Do you believe that my Long family can crush your entire race with a single finger?” Long Xihe cursed at that disciple.
That disciple was completely bewildered. What was going on? He was also a member of the Long family. What was the meaning of crushing his entire family?
That disciple didn’t know what to do. But the Saint Ruler who had asked for Long Chen’s death had a drastic change in expression. That was clearly an insult to him, a threat to him.
Although his family wasn’t a prestigious family, they were still reputable. To tell the truth, this kind of power liked to find a sense of existence. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be his turn to speak with so many powers.
Hearing Long Xihe’s threat, the Saint Ruler raged, “What? Your Long family’s disciples are people, but my family’s disciples aren’t? Long Chen killed our disciples, so why can’t we take revenge on him?
“Your Tianhuang Long family really is arrogant. Do you think you can cover the sky with one hand in Imperial Sovereign Heaven? I’ll say this: no matter what, Long Chen must pay with his life for my disciples.”
The Saint Ruler was also a stubborn person. He knew that if he angered the Tianhuang Long family, the consequences would be severe. If the Tianhuang Long family really wanted to deal with their family, it would be an exaggeration to say that they could crush an ant, but it really wouldn’t take much effort.
Moreover, once the Long family of Tianhuang Mainland took action, it was very likely that their family would immediately hand over the head of this Saint Ruler to appease the Long family's fury.
But this fellow was extremely prideful, and his words were extremely harsh. That infuriated Long Xihe. He hadn’t expected to run into an idiot who wasn’t afraid of death.
At this time, he stealthily looked into the distance. There was a certain space in the distance, and he could vaguely see a group of people looking over.
There were over ten people in this space. The person at the front was a refined elder with a white beard and white robes. His temperament was elegant, and his eyes were bright. It was like his eyes could see through everything, giving off an extremely intelligent feeling.
Behind him stood over a dozen Saint Rulers. Their presences were low, and if it wasn't for their powerful senses, they wouldn't even be able to sense their pressure.
To be able to suppress the aura of a Saint Ruler to such an extent, he was definitely an expert amongst experts. Within the space, they simultaneously looked towards the distant entrance.
The scholarly white-robed elder shook his head and said, "Long Xihe. Sigh, it's really useless."
“Heaven Department Head, Long Xihe is in a hurry to protect Long Chen. Furthermore, that fellow comes from an unranked power. Such a person provoking our Long family really should be taught a lesson. Otherwise, where would the dignity of our Long family go?” asked a Saint Ruler behind the elder. He felt that Long Xihe had handled things very well, and there was nothing wrong with that.
The refined man known as the Heavenly Department’s Head was the person in charge of the Long family’s supreme court. His authority was second only to the Long family’s head. But because he was in charge of the law, he even had the authority to impeach the family head. That was why even the Long family’s head had to respect him.
The scholarly elder shook his head. “Long Xihe only began to protect Long Chen because he saw me. From Long Chen’s expression, it can be seen that he messed up the mission the Long family gave him.
But now, he had just barely come out to protect Long Chen. That wasn’t his true intentions, but his acting.
If he could act properly, it wouldn’t be a problem. With his intelligence, he shouldn’t have made such a low-level mistake. But he did.
“To put it bluntly, he intentionally exposed an opening for the Celestial Clan to capture. He didn’t want Long Chen to join my Long family.”
“Lord Heaven Department, I don’t understand. The tribe clearly knows that the first heavenly sage and the fourth heavenly sage are mortal enemies. Why did you send Long Xihe to handle this matter?” asked a Saint Ruler.
“This is my test for Long Xihe. In terms of scheming and intelligence, Long Xihe is the best choice. Unfortunately, he didn’t understand my meaning, and he was unable to place the family’s interests above his personal emotions. It’s a pity that he’ll be exempted from his duties when he gets back.” The Heavenly Department’s master sighed with regret.
Long Xihe, who was in the distance, didn't know that his smart move had destroyed his official position. His words were immediately caught by Yue Wuxu. He laughed coldly.
“Did everyone see that? That’s the face of the Sky Desolate Dragon family, right? Fine, today I’ll see if your Long family can protect Long Chen.
“Today, if your Long family dares to take action, my Celestial Clan will fight you to the end. We’ll see if you have the guts.”
Rumble…
Yue Wuxu waved his hand, and a spatial gate appeared.
“This spatial gate is connected to my Heavenly Human Tribe’s headquarters. I want to see if your Long Family has the courage to risk your lives for a disciple.”
After saying that, Yue Wuxu looked at the other experts and loudly said, “My Heavenly Human Tribe is going against the Long Family. Whether or not we can avenge our disciples is up to you.”
“Die!”
Seeing that the Heavenly Human Tribe was going all-out, the experts from the various factions all took out their weapons.
Countless experts had already gathered outside the Heaven Gate. When they saw this scene, they were all given a fright, unable to comprehend what was happening.
As soon as these experts came out of the Heaven Gate, they were immediately summoned away by the experts waiting in the distance. Originally, these powers had wanted to give these newcomers a simple welcoming ceremony.
At the very least, they were going to say some words of welcome and encouragement. But now, they all chose to shut their mouths and watch from afar.
It had to be known that whether it was the Heavenly Human Tribe or the Tianhuang Long Family, they were both reputable factions within the entire Imperial Heavenly Sky. The clash between these two factions would definitely be extremely spectacular.
The various factions all began to retreat. On one hand, they expressed that they had no intention of joining the battle to avoid any misunderstandings. On the other hand, they were afraid of being drawn into the battlefield.
“What’s going on? Why is the Celestial Clan fighting with the Heavenly Desolate Dragon Clan?” In the distance, experts were whispering to each other. Many of them were bewildered.
“You still don’t know? That black-robed fellow with the strange blade on his shoulder slaughtered a branch of the Celestial Clan in the Nine Heavens Passageway.” An expert replied.
“Really? Isn’t this a bit too exaggerated? Even the Celestial Clan dares to provoke them?” That expert was shocked.
“Are you serious? That Long Chen didn’t just exterminate a branch of the Celestial Race. He also exterminated the Nether Dragon race, the Life Hunting race, the Gold Fur Heaven Monkey, the Blackrock Nine Nether Python, and hundreds of other branches.
“It’s said that in that battle, millions upon millions of heavenly geniuses were killed. Not a single one of them managed to escape, and all of them were killed. As for the experts in the Imperial Sovereign Heaven, they could only watch from the other side. Tell me, do you think the Celestial Clan hates Long Chen?”
“Damn, so vicious?”
“There’s something even more vicious. I heard this fellow killed a Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Beast expert in the Nine Heavens Gateway. He even killed Lord Brahma and Luo Tianye’s disciples.”
“Damn, is he crazy? He offended so many powers at once. Even if he’s a disciple of the Sky-Desolating Dragon family, the Long family might not be able to protect him!”
“It’s probably impossible. The Celestial Clan clearly wants to kill Long Chen to establish their power. According to reason, the Celestial Clan and the Long family are both giants of their own region. If they directly fight, both sides will definitely suffer.
But the Celestial race had a huge advantage. Those factions that had their disciples slaughtered by Long Chen would definitely stand on their side. That way, the Long family definitely wouldn’t provoke public anger over a single disciple.
“Lord Brahma and Luo Tianye are supreme amongst gods. Who would dare provoke them? The Three Connecting Heaven Devouring Race is a terrifying existence from the Primal Chaos Era. Heavens, this brat is too brazen!”
Countless people began to discuss amongst themselves. After all, there was no such thing as an impenetrable wall in this world. The news of Long Chen killing disciples from various races in the Nine Heavens Passageway had more or less spread.
In the beginning, they hadn’t understood why the Heavenly Human Tribe would fight to the death against the Long family. But now they understood. The Heavenly Human Tribe had the Long family in their grasp, and so they had no fear.
“Kill Long Chen and get revenge for our disciples!” It was unknown who roared, but those experts’ killing intent immediately soared.
“Wait!”
Just at this moment, Long Chen waved his hand.
“What? Do you have any last words?” sneered Yue Wuxu.
Long Chen ignored him and turned to Long Xihe. Pointing at his nose, he said, “Old fellow, you really are a bad seed.”
“You…” Long Xihe was immediately infuriated.
“Shut up! If you keep talking, I’ll cut you down!” shouted Long Chen.
Long Xihe’s body stiffened, and a chill ran through his bones. He didn’t dare say anything.
Long Chen pointed at Long Xihe and cursed. The experts present were all dumbfounded. What was going on? Long Xihe was protecting Long Chen, but Long Chen was treating him like this? What were they planning?
In a distant space, the Heavenly Department’s lord looked at Long Chen with a strange smile. “Truly, a tiger father doesn’t have a dog son. This Long Chen is also not someone to be trifled with. He clearly saw what Long Xihe was thinking.”
“This brat really is arrogant. Just looking at him makes me unhappy,” said a Saint Ruler behind him.
Obviously, Long Xihe represented the Long family. For Long Chen to speak to Long Xihe like this was a provocation to the Long family’s prestige.
“You still don’t like Long Zhantian. Why don’t you go challenge him?” Another Saint Ruler couldn’t help but mutter.
“What… what do you mean?!”
“Alright, don’t say anything. Just watch,” said the Heavenly Department’s lord.
The two Saint Rulers immediately shut up when they saw how cold the Heavenly Department's master was. However, they looked at each other, clearly unconvinced by the other. They both turned their heads.
Just at this moment, Long Chen sneered at Long Xihe. “I need to warn you. First of all, although my father is in the Long household, he doesn’t necessarily mean I will go there.
“Second, you intentionally exposed a flaw in your words so that others could use it against me to incite public anger. You made it so that the Long family couldn’t accept me and that I couldn’t brazenly go to the Long family. In my opinion, this kind of method is extremely low-class and laughable.”
“Third, even if I, Long Chen, am in trouble, I won’t ask for anyone’s protection. Don’t look down on me.
“Other than that, let me remind you that you’ve done things so ruthlessly. If one day I come to the Long family, you’ll be the first person the Long family will throw out and kowtow to me.”
“You… you… you’re going too far!” Long Xihe was trembling with rage, his face turning purple. Long Chen’s words were too humiliating.
But at the same time as he was furious, he also felt a burst of terror. His little thoughts had all been seen through by Long Chen. He couldn’t help but think of the distant lord Heaven Department, and a feeling of terror welled up in his heart.
How could something Long Chen had seen through possibly be hidden from the Heavenly Department’s people? And even if it was, how could the Heavenly Department’s people not see through Long Chen’s warning? At that moment, he had an urge to slap himself in the face and blame himself for acting smart.
“Haha, it’s actually a dogfight. Interesting, but nothing can change that.” Yue Wuxu laughed upon seeing Long Chen berate Long Xihe.
Long Chen turned to look at Yue Wuxu, but he ignored him. Instead, he looked at those indignant experts.
“You idiots, you’ve fallen for someone else’s trap, but you don’t even realize it. You’re as stupid as your clansmen.”
“Bullshit! Give me your life!”
A Saint Ruler with a fiery temper couldn’t be bothered to listen to Long Chen. Ignoring everyone else, he roared and charged at Long Chen.
Pu!
As a result, the moment the Saint Ruler moved, a black light pierced through his head, bringing with it a rain of blood. The Saint Ruler’s body suddenly trembled, and he fell to the ground.
“What an impatient person. Even reincarnation is so urgent,” said Guo Ran disdainfully.
Guo Ran’s crossbow had absorbed the essence of the Fated Kin’s Life Hunting Divine Crossbow, and he had also infused it with his own creativity. This Rainbow Divine Crossbow was his strongest weapon.
The Seven-Colored Divine Crossbow could control seven different kinds of power, and there were over seven thousand runes. Once it was activated, it could form tens of thousands of different formations. Different formations could activate different powers. Some were soft, some were fierce, some contained spatial power, and some affected the flow of time. It was simply ever-changing.
Furthermore, Guo Ran had also created dozens of different arrows for the Rainbow Divine Crossbow. The arrow he had shot just now was called the God Annihilating Arrow. It was carved with the blood of an ancient fiend, and it specialized in attacking experts’ Yuan Spirits. It could be said to be extremely terrifying.
Ordinary Saint Rulers would not be able to withstand the corrosion of the demonic blood. Their souls would disperse in an instant and they would die on the spot.
Others didn’t know that Guo Ran’s arrow had so many tricks up his sleeve. They were only shocked by Guo Ran’s speed. It was impossible to guard against him, but they couldn’t understand how a grand Saint Ruler could be killed in one blow. Even his Yuan Spirit couldn’t escape.
Guo Ran’s attack shocked everyone. Even Imperial Sovereigns had never seen such a strange attack.
“What ruthless methods.”
In the distance, even the experts of the Long family were speechless. Although that Saint Ruler wasn’t strong, he was still a native of the Imperial Sky. He had been killed with a single arrow. That was too shocking.
“I’m afraid his arrows are poisonous. Tch, this kind of despicable method is something people despise. In the end, it’s not worth mentioning,” sneered the Long family’s expert. He had already displayed hostility toward Long Chen, and now even Guo Ran was mocking him.
“How laughable. If you were that person, would you be able to dodge this arrow? Lowly scum, if you were killed by him, he would be a lowlife. What are you, a lowlife?” retorted the expert who had argued with him.
“Tch, if we fight head-on, he’ll have a chance to shoot his arrow, and that’ll count as my loss,” sneered the Long family expert.
“Tch! For a Saint Ruler to fight a Hierarch realm disciple head-on, just what is your face made of?” demanded that person.
“What do you mean? Just what benefits did Long Zhantian give you to speak to him like this?” raged the Long family’s expert.
“I just can’t stand some people who can’t control their words. They’re idiots who distort the truth. People like you are the same as Long Xihe,” replied that person rudely.
“You…”
The Long family’s expert was infuriated, and he was just about to counterattack when he was pulled back by someone. That person gave him a look and swung his chin forward.
The Long family’s expert immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He had been too focused on spouting nonsense that he had forgotten the location.
However, the Heavenly Department’s lord was standing with his hands clasped behind his back, as if he hadn’t heard them. But everyone knew that their words had reached his ears.
The Long family’s expert was both panicked and infuriated. He now understood that he had fallen into that person’s trap. Long Xihe had just been dealt with by the Heavenly Department’s lord. That person had drawn him and Long Xihe into a trap.
He was so frightened that his face turned blue. Clenching his teeth, he was just about to apologize to the Heavenly Department’s master when he spoke first.
“Even in a head-on battle, your chances of winning aren’t high.”
“Senior!”
The Long family’s expert was stunned. Only after a long time did he realize that this was a response to his previous words. He didn’t know how to reply.
As for the Sky Department Head, he didn’t say anything else. He just quietly looked at Long Chen and the others.
Guo Ran had killed a Saint Ruler in one blow, shocking countless people. As for the Celestial Yue Wuxu, he immediately shouted:
“As you can see, in order to give face to the Long family, you only wanted Long Chen to pay with his life. What did your tolerance and magnanimity get in return? What you got in return was the other party wanting a yard after taking an inch, and what you got in return was arrogance, and what you got in return was…”
“Shut your stinky mouth! Do you still think your mouth will give you a son or a daughter?” Guo Ran cut off Yue Wuxin’s impassioned speech.
Yue Wuxu didn’t know how to retort after being interrupted by Guo Ran. After thinking about it for a long time, he realized that his mouth had nothing to do with having children. But he had to admit that he really was smart. He suddenly realized what Guo Ran meant, and his fury soared.
At this time, Long Chen seized this opportunity to say to those experts, “You idiots, I can’t be bothered to waste words with you. But the heavens are merciful. There are some things I have to say first.
First of all, the spatial portal Yue Wuxu had summoned was just a decoration that could be broken at any time. If the Long family really did send people, they wouldn’t choose to fight to the death with others. Instead, they would pretend to be members of the Long family and destroy the portal.
“Second, the Heavenly Human Tribe only wants to see you die. They want to preserve their strength. Once you’re all killed, the most they can do is condemn us and hold a grand memorial for you.”
“Nonsense…” Yue Wuxu sneered.
Long Chen didn’t give Yue Wuxu a chance to retort. He pointed at Yue Wuxu and said, “Since you say I’m spouting nonsense, then don’t waste my time. Your Celestial race will take the lead and attack first. Don’t be like in the sect, fleeing with a single move and sending others to their deaths.”
Long Chen’s words caused the Celestial’s experts to look at Yue Wuxu. Long Chen was right. According to reason, the Celestial’s enmity with Long Chen was the greatest, and they should be the ones to lead.
Long Chen’s words caused Yue Wuxu’s expression to darken. Originally, his plan had already succeeded, but he hadn’t expected Long Chen to reverse the situation with just a few words. Seeing all the experts looking at him, he immediately became unable to back down.
Previously, he had said that the Celestial race had come to handle the Long family, and that the others would handle Long Chen. But Long Chen had already revealed his identity. The current him had nothing to do with the Long family. In other words, the Celestial race’s imaginary enemies didn’t exist.
In this kind of situation, if the Celestial still didn’t take action, it would be equivalent to telling everyone that Long Chen was telling the truth.
“What a joke. Who do you think my Celestial Clan is? You think you’re worthy of my Celestial Clan’s full strength? I alone am enough! Since you don’t dare to target Long Chen, then I want Long Chen’s head.”
Yue Wuxu raised his head and laughed. Suddenly, he waved his hand, and a huge sword appeared in his hand.
It was a strange sword. It was nine feet long and half a foot wide. On its body were crescent moon teeth. As soon as it appeared, heaven and earth rumbled, and a berserk holy might erupted like a volcano. That was a divine weapon of great origin.
Buzz!
Yue Wuxu pointed his sword at Long Chen. He had completely changed his previous tactician style, and his battle intent soared. He was a berserk martial artist, but he was also a bloodthirsty beast.
“Yue Wuxu is the pride of the Heavenly Human Tribe. He possesses the dual bloodlines of the Heavenly Human Tribe and the Crescent Moon Tribe. He has also obtained the approval of the Crescent Moon Tribe’s powerful Saint Weapon. It is said that he already has the qualifications to challenge the Human Saint. In the following battles, you should all watch carefully. This kind of opportunity is extremely rare.” When Yue Wuxu took out his weapon, an expert warned his disciples.
“What’s a Human Saint?” Some disciples didn’t understand. This was the first time they had heard this term.
“This is a rank unique to the Sovereign Celestial Heavens. In your original world, there are three levels to the Undying realm: Undying, Saint, and Saint.
“In Imperial Heavenly Emperor, Saint Rulers are divided into four levels: Heavenly Saint, Earth Saint, Human Saint, and ordinary Saint Rulers. Ordinary Saint Rulers are equivalent to the Saint Rulers in your world.” The elder explained.
“Then are they the same as Heavenly Venerates, Earth Sovereigns, and Human Sovereigns?” asked a disciple. That was because the Paragon realm also had three realms: Heaven, Earth, and Man.
The elder shook his head. “It’s not the same. The Hierarch realm is determined by talent, but the Saint Ruler realm is different.
That required challenging the laws of heaven and earth. Once you succeeded, the world would bestow upon you the power of the Heavenly Daos. Challenging the laws was extremely dangerous. A single mistake could cause your body and soul to be destroyed.
Ordinary Saints only had a ten percent chance of succeeding in challenging the Human-Saint Tribulation. As for those who failed, their bodies and souls would be destroyed.
“As for the Human Sage’s chances of successfully challenging the Earth Sage tribulation, that’s only one in ten thousand. As for the higher levels of Heavenly Saints… well, let’s not talk about that. That’s too distant for you.
“In short, all you need to know is that a Human Saint’s combat strength is ten times greater than an ordinary Saint’s.
“Remember this ‘above’, not just ten times. Ten times is just the foundation. As for the upper limit, no one can say for sure.”
“That terrifying? There’s such a huge difference between Saint Kings?”
“If it weren’t for the huge difference between us, who would risk their life to challenge him?” sighed the elder.
He was also an ordinary Saint Ruler. He had dreamed of challenging the Human Saint Tribulation countless times, but he didn’t have the courage to do so. He also knew that with his talent, the chances of him succeeding were too slim.
He couldn’t help but look at the distant Yue Wuxu, envy filling his eyes. A single Hierarch realm disciple had the power to challenge a Human Saint. That was a true genius.
When Yue Wuxu took out his weapon, countless people began to whisper to each other. The Celestial race’s Yue Wuxu was extremely famous. Many people knew of his origins, and those who didn’t were all asking others for guidance.
The Celestial Department’s head also looked at Yue Wuxu. He suddenly asked, “What do you think Yue Wuxu’s strength is amongst the Long family’s disciples?”
“I think he should be able to enter the top ten. This fellow has two bloodlines, and all kinds of divine abilities complement each other. He’s extremely powerful.
“From what I can sense, his strength should be around the same level as Long Ziwei, ranked tenth on the Heaven Leaderboard. However, Long Ziwei’s weapon might suffer a bit.” A dark-skinned, wooden-faced Saint Ruler said.
As soon as the Saint Ruler opened his mouth, someone immediately retorted, "I don't think so. Long Ziwei has just returned from the Doomsday Volcano trials. His holy flame blade has absorbed the flames of Doomsday. Even if he can't gain an advantage with his weapon, he can't lose out.”
“As for this Yue Wuxu, he is clearly the Celestial Clan’s think tank. He has too many tricks up his sleeve, always scheming against others. I feel like he isn’t Long Ziwei’s match.”
That dark-skinned expert didn’t retort. The Heavenly Department’s lord also didn’t say anything. He just quietly looked at Yue Wuxu, seeming to be lost in thought.
“Heaven Department Head, if Long Chen is defeated, should we save him?” asked a Saint Ruler.
That Saint Ruler was the one who had defended Long Chen and argued with the other Saint Ruler.
“Why would we save him? He already said that he isn’t a member of our Long family. Do we still have to be so shameless as to stick to his cold butt?” sneered the expert who had argued with him.
“He said no, but that’s because Long Xihe definitely did something too excessive. I trust that with lord Tiansheng’s character, his son definitely wouldn’t be wrong,” raged the expert protecting Long Chen.
This expert who had always been protecting Long Chen was Long Zhantian’s worshipper. That was why he had always stood by Long Chen’s side.
As for the person opposite him, he was the worshiper of the 1st Heaven Saint. Long Zhantian and the 1st Heaven Saint didn’t have a good relationship, so they both protected their worshippers.
“What foolish words are you saying? Long Zhantian is a headstrong, arrogant, and domineering fellow. As for his son, he’s even more so. Our grand Long family has countless heavenly geniuses. We don’t need someone like him,” retorted the other person.
“Alright, cut it out. There’s no meaning for you to continue arguing like this. How about this, you can make a bet!” said the Heavenly Department’s senior disciple.
“A bet? Fine, I bet Long Chen will definitely lose today.” That person’s eyes brightened.
“You… you really are shameless! Yue Wuxu is a native expert of the Imperial Sovereign Heaven, while Long Chen has only just arrived at the Imperial Sovereign Heaven. He has no way of adapting to the laws here…”
“Don’t you worship Long Zhantian? Didn’t you say that Long Zhantian’s son can’t be wrong? What? Are you going back on your word now?
“Fine, if you admit that what you said before was nonsense, then I can cancel this bet,” sneered the other person.
“Fine, I’ll bet with you. Since you want to play, let’s play a bit bigger.”
“What do you want to bet?” The person on the other side was fearless.
“We’ll bet on the other person’s weapon. Whoever loses will kowtow three times to the other,” raged that person.
“Alright, I agree.” The other person agreed without hesitation.
“Heavenly Department Head, this isn’t good!” The dark-faced expert from before looked at him.
“You aren’t my subordinates. What you do has nothing to do with me.” The Heavenly Department’s master shook his head and pointed into the distance.
“We’ve decided to leave. Let’s wait for the results!”
Just at this moment, Long Chen walked through the air toward Yue Wuxu. Everyone’s attention was focused on the two of them. They all knew this was a true battle between dragons and tigers.
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Long Chen walked through the air. His steps weren’t large, but each one of them felt like he was stepping on people’s hearts. The killing intent Long Chen was releasing caused even the spectators to feel pain.
Long Chen walked step by step toward Yue Wuxu. His gaze was icy as he shouted, “I killed my way from the mortal world to the immortal world. Ever since I stepped onto the path of cultivation, I’ve been either killing or rushing to slaughter.
“I walked through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, killed peerless heavenly geniuses, and also suffered a crushing defeat, losing my brothers and lovers. The pain allowed me to grow, and my blood allowed me to see the true face of this world.
“Anyone who blocks my path has the intention of harming me. Each time you block me, you will delay my growth. If I’m not strong enough, history will repeat itself.
“For some pain, I only need to experience it once in my life. Anyone who wants me to experience it again, I will definitely kill them. Their souls will forever sink into hell, never to reincarnate.”
Long Chen’s voice resounded throughout heaven and earth. Each word was like the decree of a god or the curse of a fiend. In the end, the entire world was filled with his voice.
Long Chen’s words were dripping with blood. The Dragonblood warriors clenched their weapons.
They thought back to the world-destroying battle in the Martial Heaven Continent. They thought of their brothers who had died tragically. Long Chen’s words had evoked their painful memories, and it had also stimulated their courage and determination.
Some pain was something that even someone as powerful as the Dragonblood warriors wouldn’t dare to experience a second time. If they wanted history to stop repeating itself, they had to constantly grow stronger.
As for those who obstructed them, those who delayed them from becoming stronger, they had to be mercilessly eliminated. Otherwise, history would repeat itself. They no longer wanted to experience that kind of pain.
“Big Sister, what’s wrong?” Amongst the crowd, Bai Shishi supported Yu Qingxuan. At this moment, Yu Qingxuan’s face was a little pale as she held her forehead.
“It’s nothing. I seem to remember something, but I also don’t seem to remember anything.” Yu Qingxuan shook her head and looked at Long Chen. When Long Chen said this, her soul trembled, and a vague image appeared.
She tried her best to see it clearly, but the more she tried, the more indistinct the image became. As a result, her soul was shaken.
Yu Qingxuan looked at Long Chen’s back. At this time, she could sense the pain hidden in the depths of Long Chen’s heart, as well as his fury that could incinerate the heavens and earth.
Long Chen was like a volcano that had been suppressed for millions of years. Now it was finally about to erupt. He walked step by step toward Yue Wuxin. He didn’t release any aura, but his will was enough to shake the heavens.
“Long Chen’s resentment is so deep. What powerful killing intent!”
“What a terrifying will. What a powerful aura. I feel like my blood is about to freeze under his will.”
“Heavens, just how many people has he killed to condense such a terrifying aura? Even his killing intent has condensed into a domain.”
The experts present, whether they were from the previous generation or the new generation, were all shocked by Long Chen’s killing intent.
Yue Wuxu’s expression finally changed. He was horrified to find that Long Chen’s will had already locked onto him. This was the first time in his life that someone had used such a method to lock onto him.
In this state, there was no retreat. If he retreated even half a step, his Dao-heart would suffer a setback, and he would definitely be taken advantage of by his heart-devil. Once he advanced to the immortal tribulation, his heart-devil would transform into Long Chen and kill him.
Yue Wuxu had never imagined Long Chen would be so vicious. In other words, in this battle, only one person would be able to walk out alive. This was Long Chen’s gamble.
Yue Wuxu stood in the air, his sword pointed at Long Chen.
“A lower realm person like you dares to brag? Each of your great Daos is connected to the peak, and some people were born at the peak.
“A lowly person like you is only fit to crawl beneath the feet of experts and live a life of misery. Even a toad wants to turn around? What a joke.”
In the face of Yue Wuxu’s vicious words, Long Chen’s expression didn’t change. He icily said, “I’ve seen many people like you who are scheming and crafty, and I can’t remember how many of them I’ve killed.
“You don’t need to intentionally infuriate me. I’m already very angry. Suppressing it for too long is not good for my body.
“Today is the first time my Dragonblood Legion has come to Imperial Sovereign Heaven. Then I’ll use your head to warn everyone: don’t provoke me, unless you’re prepared to face destruction.”
Yue Wuxu raised his head and laughed, “Hahaha, I, Yue Wuxu, have seen countless experts in my life, but this is the first time I’ve seen someone brag so naturally.
“Fine, fine. Since that’s the case, I’ll help you out today. I’ll let you experience the true power of an Emperor Celestial.”
BOOM!
Suddenly, the space beneath Yue Wuxu’s feet exploded, and a crescent moon shot out.
When that crescent moon appeared, an ear-piercing sound rang out. At first, it was only three meters long, but by the time it reached Long Chen, it had already grown to ten thousand miles.
That crescent moon was like a heavenly blade. He had used this attack in the passageway, but he hadn’t used this broadsword. The same attack had been thousands of times weaker.
Countless people who were familiar with Yue Wuxu let out startled cries when he used this move. As for the Saint Ruler close to Long Chen, he cried out:
“He used his ultimate move right from the start. This fellow is too sinister!”
“They really are sinister. They’ve long since stealthily poured their blood into their divine weapons. As soon as they attacked, they went all-out, not leaving the slightest leeway,” said the Heavenly Department’s leader.
The people closest to Long Chen immediately panicked. Yue Wuxu was a native expert, and he was familiar with all the laws here. He could release his full power.
Long Chen had only just entered the Imperial Sovereign Heaven, and he had no time to adapt to the laws here. All kinds of magical arts and divine abilities were restricted. Fighting against the two of them was unfair to Long Chen.
As for Yue Wuxu, despite clearly having the absolute advantage, he was still calmly launching a sneak attack. As soon as he attacked, he went all-out. He was clearly trying to decide victory in one blow, not giving Long Chen any chance.
Yue Wuxu’s attack was as fast as lightning. Everyone had thought that the two of them would fight step by step. After all, the two of them had never fought before, so they weren’t familiar with each other’s trump cards. But now Yue Wuxu’s crescent moon had already reached Long Chen.
The experts present were all stunned. If Yue Wuxu had attacked them, they wouldn’t have had a chance to fight back. Everything had happened too quickly.
BOOM!
Yue Wuxu’s attack landed on Long Chen’s body. Ripples spread throughout heaven and earth, and countless experts felt a burst of pain from the astral winds.
“Is it over just like that?” Everyone looked at Long Chen.
“What?”
When they looked at Long Chen, their eyes almost popped out.
Yue Wuxu’s sword split apart heaven and earth, and his qi filled the sky. Everyone was shocked, but an even more shocking scene occurred. Long Chen had grabbed the crescent moon with a single hand.
In front of that crescent moon blade, Long Chen was as insignificant as an ant. But such a terrifying attack was unable to shake him in the slightest.
Buzz buzz buzz buzz…
Ripples appeared on Long Chen’s palm one after another. Those ripples were like a raging sea.
Long Chen’s robes fluttered in the wind, and his hair danced in the wind. He was like a boulder. That scene caused countless people’s jaws to drop.
As for the Dragonblood warriors behind Long Chen, they were all calm. When Yue Wuxu attacked, they didn’t even have the slightest desire to block. They firmly believed that with Long Chen present, there was no need for them to worry about such an attack.
“That move again?”
Some of the experts cried out in shock. They were all too familiar with this scene. They had seen it in the passageway.
“Don’t use the same move twice in front of me. Even if you change it, it’s meaningless.”
BOOM!
Long Chen suddenly clenched his hand, and a heaven-shaking explosion rang out. The huge crescent moon blade was crushed by his hand. At that moment, everyone was shocked, not daring to believe their eyes.
Yue Wuxu’s attack had come without any warning or accumulation of energy. This kind of attack was impossible to block.
As for Long Chen, he easily received it. When he saw the runes covering the sky after the crescent blade exploded, he bathed in them. His expression was icy, like a god of war looking down on the heavens.
This attack of Long Chen’s caused even senior Tian Si to be moved. “This Long Chen’s talent doesn’t seem to be below his father’s.”
“If he can join our Long family, won’t our Long family have a fifth Heavenly Saint in a few decades?” Long Zhantian’s worshipper excitedly asked.
As for the expert who had been bickering with him, his expression was a bit ugly. However, he wasn’t stupid enough to continue. He chose to shut up.
“Hahaha…” Yue Wuxu raised his head and laughed. He was just about to say something when heaven and earth darkened. The clear sky instantly disappeared, and a black saber slashed down.
“It’s impolite not to reciprocate. Try my saber.”
Long Chen snorted and unleashed a human saber. The Dragonblood Evil Moon tore apart heaven and earth, and a heaven-shaking killing intent shot out. This saber was also as fast as lightning, and it also didn’t have any accumulation. It was practically the same as Yue Wuxu’s saber.
The only difference was that Long Chen’s attack didn’t emit any divine light or the Cry of the Heavenly Daos. It only contained a boundless killing intent.
Yue Wuxu was startled. He hadn’t expected Long Chen to imitate him. Just now, he had lost, and he had wanted to use words to save his face. But Long Chen seemed to have predicted his intentions and had attacked.
Yue Wuxu didn’t even have time to gather his power. He slashed out with his sword, doing his best to attack and interrupt Long Chen’s attack before it reached its peak. That way, he would be able to use the smallest amount of energy to neutralize the attack.
BOOM!
The black blade slashed down like a heavenly blade. Yue Wuxu used offense as defense. When the huge sword collided with the saber-image, space shattered. Yue Wuxu was unable to block that terrifying power and was forced back four steps.
Each time he took a step back, the space beneath his feet would explode. By the time he took four steps back, the ground beneath him had already become a huge crater.
Pu!
Yue Wuxu stabilized himself on the fourth step, but he suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood.
“What?”
“Yue Wuxu is injured?”
“The same attack, the same defense. Long Chen is fine, but Yue Wuxu is injured.”
“No, it’s not the same. Yue Wuxu used a weapon to block it, and he used it to attack. He didn’t allow his opponent to gather his power to its peak.
“As for Long Chen, he managed to receive his attack with his bare hands. The difference between the two is immense.”
“What do you mean? Could it be that Yue Wuxu’s strength is far inferior to Long Chen’s? No way, Yue Wuxu is a native expert of the Imperial Sovereign Celestial Heavens!”
Seeing this scene, countless people were stunned. They all knew that a fierce battle between the two of them would definitely be a fierce one.
But in their expectations, the battle between the two of them was very likely to be a drawn-out battle. At the very least, it would take a thousand exchanges to determine who was stronger.
However, now that the two of them had exchanged a single move, Yue Wuxu had vomited blood and been injured. This was something that countless people could not believe. Furthermore, the most unbelievable thing was the powerhouses of the Heavenly Human Tribe behind Yue Wuxu.
These experts, the old Saint Rulers, were all native experts. The new generation of disciples had all come from outside.
They revered Yue Wuxu like a god. In their hearts, Yue Wuxu was an unrivaled existence. They had never thought that there would be someone in the same realm who could defeat Yue Wuxu.
Hu!
Long Chen forced back Yue Wuxu with a single blow. The Dragon Bone Evil Moon drew a beautiful arc in the air and was once more placed on his shoulder.
“You really are stupid. Originally, you should have retreated seven steps to completely offset the power of my attack.
“As for you, you refused to retreat that far, forcibly stabilizing yourself on the fourth step. You underestimated my power to split open the heavens, causing you to be injured.
“Originally, you still had a chance to last ten moves against me. But now, you can only last three moves.”
Long Chen’s words were cold and emotionless, but they were filled with confidence. No one dared to doubt his words. They all looked at the injured Yue Wuxu with shock.
Yue Wuxu was no longer as calm as before. Veins bulged on the back of his hand, and killing intent surged out of him.
“The foolish one is you. To me, this injury is no different from a mosquito bite. But you’ve succeeded in infuriating me. Now, you’ll have to bear my fury! Heaven and man as one, all laws return to their origin.”
Yue Wuxu roared, and heaven and earth trembled. The entire world’s Heavenly Dao energy was ignited, and he raised his head to the sky and roared:
“The waning moon illuminates heaven and earth!”
Buzz!
Behind Yue Wuxu, a crescent moon appeared. Then, a strange crescent moon divine diagram appeared between his eyebrows. That was Yue Wuxu’s manifestation. In that instant, his aura instantly multiplied several times.
“Die!”
Yue Wuxu roared, his face twisted. The crescent moon behind him erupted with divine light, and his huge sword constantly trembled as if a bloodthirsty beast had been awakened.
“Split Moon Celestial Slash!”
Yue Wuxu took a step forward, his sword slashing down. The crescent moon behind him dimmed.
“Scarlet Dragon Battle Armor!”
In the face of Yue Wuxu’s full-strength attack, Long Chen’s roar resounded throughout heaven and earth. Divine dragon might erupted.
A loud dragon cry rang out. Long Chen’s body was instantly covered in blood-colored scales, and a blood-colored cloak appeared behind him.
The blood-colored cloak swayed in the wind. It was like a corner of heaven and earth. Each time it swayed, the entire world would tremble.
At this time, Long Chen’s qi and blood were soaring. The image of a huge dragon appeared in his divine ring, but the divine ring was only able to reveal a few of its scales.
The instant Long Chen summoned the Scarlet Dragon Battle Armor, boundless energy transformed into a pillar of light that soared into the clouds.
Buzz buzz buzz…
Ripples spread out beneath Long Chen’s feet. That terrifying pressure caused countless experts to feel stifled and involuntarily retreat.
The current Long Chen had the Dragon Bone Evil Moon on his shoulder, and his cloak fluttered behind him. He was like an indestructible emperor that had descended upon the world. That cold arrogance that looked down disdainfully on the mortal world caused all living things to feel terror.
When Yue Wuxu had summoned the manifestation, everyone had been incomparably shocked. But when Long Chen’s Scarlet Dragon Battle Armor had appeared, they had only felt terror.
That was because Long Chen’s aura contained a destructive power. It was like his power alone could destroy the entire world. That kind of feeling was stifling and despairing.
Rumble…
At this moment, Yue Wuxu’s huge sword whistled through the air, carrying with it an immense force. This attack contained all of his strength.
Yue Wuxu’s expression was sinister. He had never dreamed that Long Chen would be so powerful.
However, it was impossible for him to stop now. The only thing he could do was gather all his strength and fight Long Chen head-on.
“You don’t even know your opponent’s strength. If you place such a bet, you’ll definitely lose miserably.” Facing Yue Wuxu’s full-strength attack, Long Chen raised his shoulder, and Dragon Bone Evil Moon slashed out.
This attack seemed simple, but in truth, the moment Dragon Bone Evil Moon moved, a blood red dragon mark lit up on both sides of its blade.
Black qi erupted from Long Chen’s body, and an evil aura filled the sky. His saber was like a bolt of black lightning.
BOOM!
The two weapons collided, and a dot of light appeared between the two weapons. As soon as that dot of light appeared, it exploded. It was like the sun had shattered, the void was destroyed, and space was reversed. This was a peerless collision.
A figure flew out of the ball of light. That figure had disheveled hair and tattered clothes. It was Yue Wuxu.
“What?”
Everyone was horrified. Yue Wuxu had summoned his manifestation, used his bloodline divine ability, and taken the initiative. But he was still defeated?
It had to be known that Yue Wuxu had attacked first, while Long Chen had been forced to face him head-on. It could be said that Yue Wuxu had taken a huge advantage. People had thought that Yue Wuxu would be able to use this attack to gain the upper hand, but they hadn’t expected him to be forced back.
Pu!
Yue Wuxu vomited a mouthful of blood. People were horrified to see that there were countless bright runes in his blood. That was Yue Wuxu’s life essence blood. In other words, Long Chen’s attack had already injured his foundation.
It had to be known that people at Yue Wuxu’s level had extremely solid foundations. Perhaps someone could kill them, but it would be very difficult to destroy their foundations. That was because the core energy of a nine-star Heaven’s Mandate was rooted in the Heavenly Daos.
As a result, this kind of monster-class expert’s foundation was extremely difficult to destroy. So when they saw Yue Wuxu vomit blood and reveal his core runes, they were all stunned. They almost couldn’t believe their eyes.
Ta! Ta! Ta!
The divine light in the sky hadn’t faded yet. Long Chen walked out of the divine light, carrying the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. His footsteps were like the prelude to a slaughter, causing people’s souls to tremble.
“This is the second move. If you can block my third move without dying, I’ll spare your dog life today,” shouted Long Chen.
Buzz!
Long Chen pointed the Dragon Bone Evil Moon at the sky. Six runes lit up on his saber, and the dragon runes on it were absorbed by the six runes.
After absorbing the dragon tattoo, the Dragon Bone Evil Moon shook violently. The blade image soared into the sky, piercing through the sky and tearing apart the heavens. The huge blade pierced a huge hole in the sky.
“The sky has been pierced? Is he a monster?!”
“How is this possible? This is Imperial Sovereign Heavens! He’s just an outsider who hasn’t obtained the approval of Imperial Sovereign Heavens. How could he possibly destroy the laws here?”
“Even someone as powerful as Yue Wuxin, who used his full strength, was unable to unleash such power. Is the difference between them really that great?”
The outside world’s experts might be a bit better, but only the Imperial Sovereign Heaven’s experts knew just how terrifying it was to break the laws here.
Pu!
Being locked down by Long Chen’s attack, Yue Wuxu vomited blood before he could even react. At that moment, he was filled with terror. Only now did he realize just how great the difference between him and Long Chen was.
“At such a young age, you’re already so vicious and merciless. If I let you grow up, wouldn’t I be doomed? Today, I might have to exterminate all the evil in this world.” Just at this moment, a furious shout rang out, and a figure appeared in front of Yue Wuxu.
BOOM!
The elder grabbed Yue Wuxu’s broadsword and slashed it at Long Chen. The Heavenly Daos rumbled, and a huge sword appeared in the sky.
That huge sword was condensed from the laws of heaven and earth. As it slashed down with the sword in his hand, countless people cried out when they saw the huge sword in the sky.
“Summon the Heavenly Dao Blade! That’s a Human Saint!”
The Human Sage had undergone a Saint Tribulation and obtained the approval of the Heavenly Daos. He was able to control even stronger Heavenly Daos, and with a wave of his hand, he could destroy the world.
“Seventh uncle, kill this bastard!”
Yue Wuxu clutched his chest, his hatred for Long Chen soaring.
He had lost, and he had lost miserably in front of countless experts. He was unable to accept this reality.
“Heavenly Department Head…”
At this time, Long Zhantian’s worshipper shouted. Even the Human Saint had come out. The Celestial had no sense of shame. As long as the Heavenly Department’s head nodded, he would immediately rush out to save Long Chen. As for the people beside him, they were already holding their weapons.
Although they didn’t like Long Chen’s arrogance, they couldn’t just watch as he was bullied.
“No rush.”
The Heavenly Department’s Head waved his hand. He also looked at Long Chen with shock. He could sense the terrifying energy hidden within Long Chen’s saber.
“Sage Human?”
Long Chen snorted and slashed down.
“Split the Heavens! Six forms combined!”
The six heaven-opening runes on the Dragon Bone Evil Moon activated at the same time. Originally, the six runes had been scattered in different places, but when Long Chen’s saber slashed down, they connected and formed a hexagonal formation.
As soon as the formation diagram appeared, a berserk will of Split the Heavens swept over Gan Kun. This saber seemed to want to split the world in two.
Long Chen and Dragon Bone Evil Moon had condensed a total of seven Heaven Splitting Runes. Although Long Chen would study the eighth rune with Dragon Bone Evil Moon whenever he had the time, he would infuse the eighth form into it.
But no matter how hard he tried, he was unable to complete the carving. That was because Heavenly Dao energy would block and destroy the carving process. It was like the heavens didn’t allow such runes to exist. There were several times when Long Chen was injured and didn’t dare to continue trying.
As for the seven runes he had condensed, Long Chen and Dragon Bone Evil Moon had continuously studied them. After repeated failures, they had finally found the strongest method to merge them.
By igniting his dragon blood and resonating with the Dragon Bone Evil Moon, Long Chen was able to perfectly merge all six of his techniques into one.
The Six Stances Combination was the limit of the power of the dragon blood. This attack could be said to be the strongest manifestation of the dragon blood.
Heaven and earth shook. This saber contained a power that could terrify the world. This saber also contained Long Chen’s indomitable will. If he didn’t succeed, he would die. If a person blocked it, he would kill them. If a god blocked it, he would kill a god. Even in front of a Human Saint expert, Long Chen’s will to split open the heavens was shaken.
BOOM!
The black saber slashed down on the river of stars. Dragon roars and tiger roars rang out. Gan Kun trembled, and Dragon Bone Evil Moon smashed into the broadsword. Blood filled the air.
Hu!
A broadsword tumbled out of the blood mist, piercing through a distant mountain and disappearing.
“What?”
“What happened?”
“Where’s that Human Saint expert?”
The experts present were all shocked. Everything had happened too quickly. No one could see what had happened clearly. The space was still twisting and the blood mist was still pervading the air, but the Saint Ruler had disappeared.
Hu!
A figure walked out of the blood mist. He was still carrying a saber on his shoulder, and his cloak was still fluttering in the wind. He still had that same disdainful expression. Long Chen once more appeared in front of everyone.
“Even with the Heavenly Emperor’s protection, the person I want to kill is useless, let alone a puny Human Saint.” Long Chen walked toward Yue Wuxin with an unchanging rhythm, just like when he had left the Dragonblood Legion.
At that moment, everyone was shocked. Looking at the blood mist that filled the air, they finally realized a terrifying fact. That Human Saint had already been turned to nothing. His mind had been destroyed, and not even his corpse remained.
Even someone as powerful as the Human Saint wasn’t able to stop Long Chen’s advance. In fact, even his Yuan Spirit had been destroyed. At that moment, everyone felt a chill.
Previously, someone had said that Yue Wuxu was a supreme powerhouse of the Heavenly Human Tribe and had the qualifications to challenge the Human Sage. This' qualification to challenge 'was just a title that could barely be used in battle. In reality, there was no hope of victory.
But Long Chen wasn’t challenging him. Instead, he was asking for his life. The power he displayed had surpassed everyone’s imagination.
Even the hidden senior Heavenly Department expert was shocked by this attack. He could tell that the strongest aspect of this attack was its destructive will.
Otherwise, no matter how strong Long Chen’s saber was, it wouldn’t be able to destroy a person’s Yuan Spirit. After all, a person’s Yuan Spirit had undergone the baptism of a Saint Tribulation, and it could exist with heaven and earth.
It wasn’t strange for Long Chen’s saber to destroy a Human Saint’s physical body. But the will of Long Chen’s saber had destroyed a Human Saint’s Yuan Spirit protected by the Heavenly Daos. That could only mean one thing: Long Chen’s will was above the Heavenly Daos.
Normally speaking, only those who had undergone the baptism of the Saint Tribulation could kill a Human Saint. Otherwise, they would only be able to destroy their physical bodies and not their Yuan Spirits. That was also why people didn’t believe that the Human Saint had died when they saw the blood mist. Instead, they waited for his Yuan Spirit to appear.
Long Chen’s fierce saber had told the world what a monster was. In front of a monster, it was impossible to judge everything by theory.
That saber attack had shocked everyone, and the most shocking thing was Yue Wuxu. His seventh uncle was a Human Saint, and he had his divine weapon, but he was unable to block Long Chen’s attack.
Yue Wuxu looked at Long Chen, who was walking toward him step by step. It was like he was looking at a death god approaching him. He smelled the scent of death, and terror filled him. His body trembled. He wanted to flee, but he was horrified to find that he was unable to move.
He had been locked down. No, it should be said that from the moment Long Chen had left the Dragonblood Legion, the lock had never disappeared. Now that he was heavily injured, his divine weapon had disappeared, and his seventh uncle had also been killed. All his reliance had disappeared. In front of Long Chen, he was like an ant without the slightest ability to resist.
“Drip, drip, ah…”
Just at this moment, a dark yellow liquid dripped from his pants. At that moment, countless experts looked at him with disdain. Who would have thought that this high and mighty genius of the Celestial Race would be so terrified that he would wet his pants?
“I’ve already said that in front of absolute power, any schemes and plots are useless. If you focus on cultivating and don’t think about those schemes all day long, then your power should be greater than that.
“Even so, you still aren’t my match. But at the very least, I feel like you should have a slight chance of escaping.
“I also said that if I wanted to kill you today, no one would be able to stop me. I will use your blood to warn the people of this world that we are not food or prey. We have sharp claws and fangs. Anyone who wishes to devour us will have to pay a terrifying price.
“I’ve finished speaking. Just kill yourself. At the very least, you’ll be able to keep a complete corpse. Once I attack, your body and soul will definitely be destroyed,” said Long Chen coldly.
“Brat, aren’t you being too full of yourself? Young man, don’t be too arrogant.”
Just at this moment, a cold laugh rang out, and the air suddenly became still. The experts present were horrified to find that the space around them had been compressed. It was like they had been buried in the ground, and it was extremely difficult to even move a finger.
“This is…”
“Earth Saint pressure!”
“An Earth Saint realm expert has descended!”
Shocked cries rang out as everyone turned to look at that voice. They saw an elder wearing Celestial robes walking toward Long Chen.
“Celestial Clan’s Earth Saint experts have descended.”
“Will he attack Long Chen?”
“If that is the case, then the Celestial Clan really is too shameful!”
When they saw that elder and sensed his heaven-destroying pressure, countless questions appeared in their minds.
Hu!
Long Chen placed the Dragon Bone Evil Moon on his shoulder, and the blood-colored cloak on his back circulated. Even in the face of an Earth Saint, he was still unafraid.
“If he wasn’t arrogant, would he still be a youngster? Old fellow, are you trying to protect him?”
“I want to try.”
The elder didn’t get angry. He walked over to Long Chen. “I’ll also teach you a lesson on behalf of your parents. I’ll let you know how high the heavens are and how deep the earth is.”
“Then let me show you what it means to surpass the young!” Long Chen’s eyes suddenly turned icy, and his killing intent soared to the peak.
Long Chen had lived a lonely life. He was full of respect and gratitude for his birth parents. He knew that the feeling of losing a child’s parents would never be as painful as losing a child’s parents.
His parents were his reverse scale. Outsiders didn’t have the qualifications to evaluate them. As for that Celestial Clan Earth Sovereign, if he said that he would teach him a lesson on behalf of his parents, that would be the same as cursing him for not having any manners.
These words completely infuriated Long Chen. At that moment, Long Chen’s killing intent surged, even surpassing Yue Wuxu’s.
“The Earth Sovereign has already taken action. Heavenly Department’s master, are you still not going to take action?” In the distance, that Long family expert was anxiously looking at Heavenly Department’s master.
Long Chen had used his absolute power to crush Yue Wuxu, killing a Human Saint with a single slash of his saber. Even Long Zhantian’s enemies had no choice but to admit how terrifying Long Chen was. Such an existence’s future was limitless. If the Long family absorbed such a person, they would definitely become even stronger.
The Heavenly Department’s lord didn’t reply. He stood with his hands clasped behind his back, quietly watching. His gaze was profound.
“This killing intent…”
“You’re so young, yet you’re so arrogant, domineering, and vicious. Today, I’ll let a little child like you experience what true power is.” The human expert snorted and sent a palm at Long Chen.
This attack seemed slow, but it was actually fast. This simple palm covered all the space around Long Chen, making it impossible for him to dodge.
“It can’t be. A grand Earth Saint actually attacked a Revered God’s disciple?”
Countless experts were completely unrelated to Long Chen, but they were all subdued by his aura. Those youngsters especially felt disdain and fury when they saw an Earth Saint expert personally attack Long Chen. If it weren’t for their misgivings about the Celestial race, they would have long since cursed him.
“When an Earth Saint expert attacks, the laws of heaven and earth will be completely controlled. Long Chen will be suppressed by his Earth Saint divine might to the point where he won’t be able to move. Doesn’t the Long family of Tianhuang have any experts? Are they just going to watch their own disciples be humiliated like this?”
Seeing an Earth Saint attack Long Chen, the other experts from the older generation couldn’t bear it any longer.
If Long Chen was their family’s disciple, then even if they had to risk their lives, they would protect him. After all, young people were the future of their family.
“Hahaha, Long Chen, let’s see how you die this time!” Yue Wuxu once more returned to his previous arrogance. He didn’t even bother to retreat. He just stood there, as if he wanted to see Long Chen’s death up close.
Rumble…
The Heavenly Human Tribe’s Earth Saint experts were like lightning. Even the distant Hierarchs felt their bodies creaking from the pressure. They couldn’t imagine just how much pressure Long Chen was enduring. If it were them, they would have long since exploded.
But what shocked everyone was that Long Chen didn’t move at all in the face of the Celestial race’s Earth Saint. Long Chen was still standing with Dragon Bone Evil Moon resting on his shoulder.
“Don’t tell me he’s unable to move from the pressure and has no strength to fight back?” someone exclaimed.
“That’s very normal. That’s an Earth Saint, and the Heavenly Dao energy they obtain is countless times greater than a Human Saint’s. Legend has it that an Earth Saint has already come into contact with the Heavenly Daos’ laws, and the power they control has already surpassed the scope of our understanding. This Long Chen… what a pity…” sighed a native expert.
In their eyes, no matter how powerful a paragon genius was, they wouldn’t be able to resist an Earth Sage.
As for the Dragonblood warriors behind Long Chen, they only icily stared at the Celestial. They didn’t have the slightest intention of attacking. In the eyes of others, they were all terrified by the pressure of an Earth Saint. But they didn’t know that they had never been worried about Long Chen.
Hu!
The human expert’s palm had originally been about to land on Long Chen’s chest, but he suddenly changed his attack. His palm turned into a claw that reached for Long Chen’s throat. Originally, he had wanted to kill Long Chen with a single palm, but seeing that Long Chen was powerless to resist, he suddenly changed his mind.
But just as the Celestial Earth Saint’s hand was about to reach Long Chen’s neck, Long Chen’s left hand suddenly drew a strange yet beautiful arc in the air.
In that instant, time seemed to come to a standstill. The human expert’s movements also slowed down. Long Chen’s slap landed on his face.
Pa!
A thunderous explosion rang out. Blood-red light exploded from the elder’s face, and a ripple spread out. That ripple was the elder’s protective light, but it was shattered by Long Chen’s palm.
“What?”
In that instant, countless experts’ jaws dropped to the ground, and their eyes almost popped out of their heads. They stared in disbelief at the Heavenly Human Tribe’s Earth Saint.
Even the head of the Heavenly Department jumped in fright. The reason he hadn’t answered the person behind him was because he could tell that even if Long Chen was facing an Earth Saint, he still had the power to fight.
Seeing that Long Chen hadn’t resisted, he felt like Long Chen was gathering his strength to block that elder’s palm. Or perhaps he was using his saber to attack the enemy’s vital points to save himself.
However, he had never imagined that Long Chen’s counterattack would be a slap in the face. Furthermore, it had succeeded. Even someone as experienced and knowledgeable as him was stunned, let alone the experts behind him. They were all dumbstruck.
This slap was too resounding. Countless people’s eardrums shook, and they instantly lost their sense of hearing. However, their vision wasn’t affected. They could only watch as the Celestial’s face was covered in blood as he was sent flying.
“Is Long Chen trying to defy the heavens?”
“Am I blind? Is what I see real?”
Countless experts began to doubt their own lives. That was because Long Chen was still holding the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. He hadn’t moved a single inch. If it weren’t for his raised left hand, they wouldn’t even dare to imagine that attack had been launched by him.
“Damn bastard…”
The human Earth Saint expert seemed to have been beaten back to his original form. He no longer had his previous calmness. His face twisted.
A grand Earth Saint had been slapped in the face by a Paragon disciple. That kind of humiliation was worse than death.
Hu!
Just at this moment, Yue Wuxu sensed something was wrong. He didn’t dare watch from the side and fled. At the same time, the Celestial Earth Saint once more charged at Long Chen.
Pu!
Yue Wuxu had only just moved when Long Chen’s Dragon Bone Evil Moon shot forward. No one saw that this move of Long Chen’s had already pierced through Yue Wuxu’s chest, bringing him to Long Chen’s side.
“Release him, or else…”
Seeing Yue Wuxu being taken as a hostage by Long Chen, the human expert roared furiously.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s hand shook, and in front of everyone’s shocked gazes and Yue Wuxu’s horrified screams, Yue Wuxu was turned to dust. A generation’s heavenly genius was instantly killed.
Blood-colored mist filled the air. That represented the death of a peak heavenly genius. At the same time, it also represented a faction. Countless resources and effort had been wasted.
Geniuses, if they didn’t have powerful resources to support them, would slowly become mediocre. Some factions might give birth to super geniuses, but due to their own strength, they wouldn’t be able to satisfy a genius’ needs even if they were to go bankrupt.
Thus, every genius was made up of accumulated resources. Yue Wuxu being killed also meant that the Celestial Clan had spent countless resources on him.
According to the unwritten rules of Imperial Entertainment, even if they had a deep enmity with each other, as long as it wasn’t to the point where they would fight to the death, they rarely killed the geniuses that the other side supported. Normally, they would leave one alive to force the other side to admit defeat and compensate.
The instant Long Chen had attacked Yue Wuxu, practically everyone had thought Long Chen was trying to capture Yue Wuxu as a hostage. That Earth Saint had been afraid of breaking the vases, so he had added a protective talisman to himself.
But no one had expected that Long Chen would disdain using this protective talisman to directly kill Yue Wuxu. In that instant, the entire crowd was deathly silent.
“Sorry, I interrupted you. What else did you say?” Long Chen tossed the Dragon Bone Evil Moon over his shoulder.
“Damn beast, I’ll tear you to pieces!” The Celestial’s Earth Saint’s expression twisted. With a wave of his hand, the huge sword Long Chen had sent flying returned to him.
BOOM!
With an explosive sound, a manifestation appeared behind him. Within the manifestation was a blurry blood-colored world.
When that manifestation appeared, the ground trembled. Countless experts felt like their chests had been struck by a hammer. Some disciples with weaker cultivation bases vomited blood from the pressure and had no choice but to retreat.
“Earth Saint phenomenon, he’s going all out.”
“Heavens, an Earth Saint is attacking a paragon disciple?”
“Is the Celestial race really shameless?” Someone couldn’t help but speak up for Long Chen, but he was scolded by his race’s seniors.
Previously, when the Celestial race’s Human Saint had attacked Long Chen, everyone had cursed the Celestial race for being shameless and bullying the weak.
As a result, even Earth Sages had come, and they had even summoned their manifestations. This meant that tomorrow, the human race would be completely shameless and want to kill Long Chen.
Many people were incomparably amazed by Long Chen, especially those of the same generation as him. In this chaotic era, experts were the easiest to obtain worship from. Seeing the full power of the Heavenly Human Tribe’s Earth Saint experts, everyone was worried for Long Chen.
“Die!”
The human Earth Saint roared and charged at Long Chen like a divine bird. His speed was incomparable. He wanted to kill Long Chen in the shortest time possible, not giving anyone a chance to save him.
“If an old bastard like you is still alive, why should I die?”
Long Chen didn’t retreat in the slightest in the face of an Earth Saint expert. He didn’t feel the slightest bit of fear. His back was slightly bent, and he held the Dragon Bone Evil Moon with both hands. With a shout, the six heaven-opening runes on Dragon Bone Evil Moon’s body lit up at the same time, turning into a black bolt of lightning.
BOOM!
In the face of an Earth Saint, Long Chen chose to fight with his full strength. When the two weapons collided once more, ten thousand explosions rang out and dragon roars shook the heavens. The experts present felt as if an invisible hand had grabbed their hearts, and countless people almost fainted.
Space twisted and ten thousand Daos were destroyed. The two figures retreated like lightning.
“What?”
Those two figures were Long Chen and the Celestial Earth Saint. From their flying posture and speed, it seemed the two of them were evenly matched.
“A tie? How is that possible?”
Even the experts of the older generation were shocked. A Revered God’s disciple was no different from an ant in front of an Earth Saint. But Long Chen had completely overturned this law.
“This is what an Earth Saint is. At the very least, in front of me, Long Chen, you don’t have the qualifications to be arrogant.”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
When Long Chen stabilized himself, he took three steps forward. With each step, the space beneath his feet exploded, and he charged at the Celestial.
By the time Long Chen arrived in front of the Heavenly Human Tribe’s Earth Sage, he had already raised Dragon Bone Evil Moon high into the air. His saber once more slashed down.
BOOM!
The human expert had only just stabilized himself when Long Chen’s saber slashed down. Furthermore, Long Chen’s attack contained the power to charge forward. When it arrived in front of him, it was the peak of his power and will. The human expert’s sword was blocked, but he was sent flying.
“Heavens, what kind of monster is this?”
The experts present felt as if all their expressions of shock had been used up today. Seeing Long Chen’s domineering attack send an Earth Saint flying, they were still filled with disbelief.
“What a pity. If we could combine the seven forms, even if we couldn’t kill him with a single slash, we would be able to take half his life,” shouted Long Chen.
Buzz!
Long Chen’s saber once more slashed down on the human expert.
Long Chen’s attacks were very simple. He repeatedly slashed out with his saber, but each attack came from a different angle. His attacks were all aimed at his opponent’s most defensive position. If he took Long Chen’s saber head-on, he would definitely lose his balance.
BOOM!
Another explosion rang out. This time, the Heavenly Human Tribe Earth Saint expert spun through the air like a top, causing everyone to be shocked and amused.
However, there were some sharp-eyed experts who noticed that something was off. Long Chen seemed to have already found the Celestial Earth Saint’s weak point. The point of his attack had always been his weak point.
The experts present were all filled with shock. It had to be known that Long Chen had never met that Earth Saint before, and he had never had the chance to study him. The only time they had come into contact was during their first collision.
After their first collision, Long Chen had directly suppressed his opponent. After two consecutive slashes, the Celestial’s Earth Saint was roaring furiously. He had a body full of power, but he was unable to use it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Wind blew beneath Long Chen’s feet as he used the Nebula Steps he had stolen from the nine star disciples to its peak. Long Chen’s illusory images filled the air, and it was like there were thousands of Long Chens slashing around. That scene caused everyone’s jaws to drop.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a heaven-shaking explosion rang out, and Long Chen was sent flying. When people saw the battlefield, they were all stunned.
“Clone?”
“No, those are two Earth Saint experts.”
People were horrified to see that another Earth Saint had appeared.
“Two Earth Sages?”
If they hadn’t seen those two figures with their own eyes, they wouldn’t have believed that the Celestial would have two Earth Saint experts to handle Long Chen.
Previously, Long Chen had used a saber to suppress the Celestial. If he had allowed Long Chen to use it all the time, perhaps he really might have been able to defeat the Earth Saint.
The young experts’ blood was boiling, especially the disciples from the other regions. It could be said that Long Chen’s strength told them that even if he wasn’t a native expert, he could still laugh arrogantly at Imperial Sovereign Tian.
That was why the outer region’s experts all hoped for Long Chen to win. After all, Long Chen’s status gave them a great deal of recognition. Watching him fight felt like they were fighting.
Seeing Long Chen gain the upper hand, countless people were filled with excitement. They were just short of cheering for Long Chen. Seeing another Earth Saint expert attack, they were all infuriated. The Celestial race was too shameless.
Long Chen was caught off-guard and sent flying. However, there was no anger on his face, only icy killing intent.
“Although I know your Celestial race has always been shameless, I didn’t expect you to be this shameless. You’ve raised my understanding of shamelessness.
“Are there any more people? If there are, then call them out together!” Long Chen looked down at the two of them.
Even when facing two Earth Saint experts, Long Chen was still unafraid. His aura didn’t lose out to them in the slightest.
Long Chen’s words were like a resounding slap in the face to the two Earth Sages. As Earth Sages, even in the Imperial Sovereign Heaven, they were still reputable existences. It was already extremely embarrassing for them to fight against a single Revered God disciple. If the two of them joined hands, they would become a laughingstock.
“What are you doing? I’m just testing his strength. That’s why I’m only defending and not attacking!” roared the Earth Saint expert who had fought Long Chen.
“I… I just can’t stand this brat’s arrogance and want to teach him a lesson. What are you doing, dilly-dallying? If you can’t do it, then get out of the way. I’ll teach him a lesson.” The other Earth Saint expert’s face turned the color of a pig’s liver.
The two of them echoed each other. Their acting wasn’t bad, but all the experts present were watching coldly. Some of them even had cold smiles on their faces. This kind of excuse to trick children was actually coming from two Earth Saint experts.
It was just as Long Chen had said. The two of them had refreshed everyone’s understanding of shamelessness. Their respect for the Earth Saint’s lofty status had turned into disdain.
“Act. Continue acting. Continue acting. Continue acting. I’ll just watch. The Celestial race’s face has been completely thrown away by you.
“Oh, sorry, I forgot. The Celestial race is the most hypocritical and shameless race. How could they have any face to speak of?” Long Chen smiled insincerely. This kind of apology was even more unacceptable than cursing.
“Brat, just now I was just giving you a few moves because you were too young. Youngsters don’t know the immensity of the heavens and earth. If you can endure my attacks…” shouted the Earth Saint expert who had fought Long Chen. But when he said that, his words were cut off.
Originally, he had wanted to say that if Long Chen was able to last more than three moves against him, he would spare him. He had wanted to say three moves, because Yue Wuxu hadn’t been able to last more than three moves against Long Chen. That way, he would be able to win back the Celestial’s face.
However, killing Long Chen in three moves was a bit unrealistic. He wanted to say ten moves, but he felt that it would be too difficult to accomplish. But saying a hundred moves was meaningless. At this moment, everyone was looking at him, but his mouth was wide open. He didn’t know how to correct his own words.
“You should be able to endure a hundred thousand moves, or you won’t have any confidence!” shouted Guo Ran.
Guo Ran’s shout almost caused everyone to laugh. Everyone could see that the Celestial had said the wrong thing and dug a hole for himself, but he didn’t know how to fill it.
“The key is whether or not he can last that long in boss’s hands,” said Gu Yang disdainfully.
The Dragonblood warriors were infuriated that two Earth Saint experts were attacking Long Chen at the same time. However, now was not the time for them to attack. They could only use words to mock them.
“I bet my life that he won’t be able to last more than ten exchanges with boss.”
Just at this moment, a cold and emotionless voice rang out, shocking all the experts present. Looking over, they saw that the person who had spoken was Yue Zifeng.
Previously, everyone’s attention had been focused on Long Chen, so not many people had noticed him. But when they looked at Yue Zifeng, they were shocked to find that he wasn’t a Heavenly Fate.
Although Long Chen wasn’t a Heaven’s Chosen, no one dared to look down on him. As for Yue Zifeng, his blood energy was extremely weak, and he didn’t have any Heavenly Dao fluctuations. But when people looked at him, they felt their souls quiver.
When some people tried to use their investigative techniques to examine Yue Zifeng, they all felt a burst of pain in their eyes, as if they had been cut by a sharp blade. This discovery shocked all the experts present.
“There are no weak soldiers under a powerful general! This person is terrifying!” cried someone. Only now did they realize that Yue Zifeng was an extremely terrifying existence.
“Ten moves? Hahaha…”
Hearing Yue Zifeng’s words, the Celestial Earth Saint who had also fought with Long Chen laughed. His laughter contained both ridicule and fury.
Defeating him within ten exchanges was a kind of arrogance and humiliation. Although he knew Yue Zifeng was intentionally provoking him, he was still unable to suppress his fury.
“Foolish, ignorant brats, you’ll soon regret your ignorance.” The Celestial Earth Saint clenched his teeth and walked over to Long Chen.
At that moment, everyone’s hearts shook and they once more retreated. They knew that this time, it would be a true life and death battle.
Hu!
The Dragon Bone Evil Moon on Long Chen’s shoulder shot out and struck the air twice. Long Chen shook his head, and a cracking sound came from his neck.
“Zifeng, are you forcing me? Fine, in order to not let your brother get slapped in the face…”
Long Chen’s smile suddenly disappeared, replaced by a murderous aura. A berserk killing intent surged out.
“… Then I’ll take your head within ten moves!”
Long Chen’s words caused countless experts to be shocked. Even the hidden lord Heavenly Department was shocked.
Although he could see that Long Chen’s potential was shocking and that he was hiding his strength, according to his estimations, he should be able to last a bit longer against an Earth Saint.
According to his experience, Long Chen might be able to last ten exchanges. But to be able to last ten exchanges against an Earth Saint was already a shocking accomplishment.
“If he really can kill his opponent in ten moves, then perhaps he can stand shoulder to shoulder with my race’s most powerful heavenly genius, Long Tianrui,” said one of the experts behind him.
“If it really is possible, then even if we have to risk our lives, we have to protect him. With them present, how can our Long family not be happy in the future?” said the expert who had always protected Long Chen.
“If he really can do it, then that means his talent isn’t below his father’s. Long Zhantian is the most terrifying existence I’ve ever seen!” This time, even lord Tian Si was a bit excited.
The person he was talking about was Long Tianrui. She was a heavenly genius that had been sealed in the Long family’s ancient era, and she had only just been awakened. As soon as she had appeared, the number one heavenly genius of the Long family had instantly become number two. Everyone’s ranking had dropped by one.
In the ancient era, Long Tianrui had killed Earth Saint experts, and there had been more than one. As for the current generation of disciples, although there were some who could fight against Earth Saint experts, there was no record of them killing them.
One reason was because the Long family had such a disciple, and they definitely wouldn’t let him take the risk to fight an Earth Sage. The other reason was that the Earth Sages that the Long family’s disciples fought were also their own clansmen. Both sides were holding back a bit, so this kind of battle record was definitely fake.
That was why there was no record of an Earth Saint amongst the current generation of the Long family. If Long Chen could kill an Earth Saint, then his ranking would directly catch up to Long Tianrui.
As for Long Tianrui, she was the strongest heavenly genius of the Long family in hundreds of millions of years. It could be said that she had reached the peak of her martial path. It was just that she had been born in the wrong era, so she had been sealed.
If Long Chen could compare to Long Tianrui, then the Long family’s future would be limitless.
Long Chen’s words caused all the experts present to be stunned. If this had been said by someone else, they would have scoffed at it, thinking it was a huge joke.
But for Long Chen to say such a thing made them feel terrified. They could all tell that Long Chen wasn’t someone who liked to brag.
“Hahaha…”
Being killed in ten moves by Long Chen, the Celestial’s Earth Saint laughed in his fury. His voice was trembling, and he was clearly infuriated.
“Foolish little bastard, do you know who you’re talking to? Do you know what respect is? Ten moves to take my life? Fine, I’ll see just what ability you have.”
The human Earth Saint suddenly formed a hand seal and roared, “The Dao of Man, Soul Blood Sacrifice!”
Buzz!
A blood-colored divine light erupted from the human expert’s hand seal. He brushed it across his huge sword, and the sword was instantly covered in blood-colored divine light. The divine weapon suddenly exploded like a bolt of lightning, releasing a heaven-shaking divine might.
"The Saint Weapons have truly been awakened. The true battle is about to begin.” A Saint Ruler from the previous generation could not help but sigh.
Although countless people hoped for Long Chen to win, they all knew that was impossible. The difference between the two was like a chasm.
Although there were also records of heavenly geniuses fighting Earth Saint experts, those records were extremely exaggerated. After all, they were all family, so who would kill them?
Furthermore, who would awaken a Saint Weapon in that kind of battle record? It had to be known that once a Saint Weapon was awakened, it would not recover until blood was spilled. Otherwise, a Saint Weapon would lose its spirituality, and over time, it would cause irreversible damage to the artifact spirit.
There were countless ways to awaken a Saint Weapon. As long as it was an undying expert, they would have the ability to awaken a Saint Weapon. However, an undying expert was the lowest level controller of a Saint Weapon. If they wanted to awaken a Saint Weapon, they would have to sacrifice their own blood.
And this kind of sacrifice was extremely harmful to the user. So unless it was absolutely necessary, immortal experts wouldn’t awaken their Saint Weapons.
From the immortal realm to the Saint realm, Saint realm, Human Saint realm, and Earth Saint realm, the greater the strength, the lower the price to awaken the Saint Weapon. Because of their own strength, when they were awakened, they could pour their strength into the weapon and become one with it.
Legend had it that Heavenly Saints didn’t need to awaken their Saint Weapons because they had long since fused with them. With a wave of their hands, they could unleash the full power of their Saint Weapons.
As for this Heavenly Human Tribe Earth Saint, he originally had his own Saint Weapon, but in order to pacify the sword that had just lost its master, he had no choice but to temporarily pacify it. Otherwise, it would lose its master and leave on its own to continue searching for its next master.
That was why he had used the method of a Human Saint to sacrifice the Blood Soul’s power to it. He had given it some benefits to awaken its primal desire to kill. He had also stimulated its determination to take revenge for its master. In that instant, the ancient divine weapon had released its full power.
Rumble…
Divine runes revolved around the huge sword. That kind of rhythm was like the heartbeat of a fierce beast. The powerful pressure caused all the experts present to tremble. Their knees went weak, and they couldn’t help but kneel. This was the pressure of a Saint Weapon.
On the other hand, Long Chen’s Dragon Bone Evil Moon had a fierce appearance and aura, but it was unable to release any pressure. Long Chen hadn’t even done anything to it when it pointed at him.
“When a dragon swims in the shallows, he’ll be played by a shrimp. When a tiger falls, he’ll be bullied by a dog. If it weren’t for these shackles, how could I possibly endure this kind of vexation? Long Chen, hack him to death so I can unseal him as soon as possible.”
The Dragon Bone Evil Moon clenched its teeth in fury. Last time, it had absorbed the power of the Royal Blood Silk Net, but due to the restrictions placed on it, it was unable to digest it.
There seemed to be some kind of strange curse on its body. It couldn’t be seen or touched, but it restricted its power. That made it extremely uncomfortable.
Only slaughter could make it resist such a curse. Now that it was provoked by a divine weapon, the hot-tempered Dragon Bone Evil Moon couldn’t bear it any longer. It wanted to erupt with all its strength.
“Little bastard, today I’ll let you…” The Celestial’s Earth Saint also clenched his teeth, a sinister expression on his face. He pointed his sword at Long Chen, and his vision suddenly blurred.
Pa!
A resounding slap landed on his face, and the Celestial was once more sent flying. That scene was extremely familiar. It was practically a repeat of Long Chen’s previous slap.
“Has this world gone mad?”
The experts’ jaws dropped to the ground. The hundreds of millions of experts were completely silent.
"How is this possible? He was able to avoid the soul lock of an Earth Saint and also avoid the senses of a Saint Weapon?” This time, even Lord Tian Si had an expression of disbelief.
Previously, Long Chen had slapped the Celestial Saint. Perhaps it could be said that he had caught him off guard, or perhaps it could be said that the Celestial Saint had been careless and let his guard down.
But at this time, the Celestial Saint had already entered a battle state and activated his Saint Weapon. In this kind of situation, there was no need to be on guard. As long as Long Chen approached, whether it was the Celestial Saint or the Saint Weapon in his hand, they would all react instinctively.
In this world, there might be people who could deceive the senses of experts, but they were unable to deceive the senses of divine weapons. After all, divine weapons didn’t have emotions. They were practically impossible to deceive.
Any movements that contained hostility or killing intent would be caught by it. This was an iron law, an unchanging law. But this law was broken in front of Long Chen.
It wasn’t just him who didn’t react to Long Chen’s slap. Even his divine weapon didn’t move to block or attack. This bizarre scene toppled countless experts’ understanding.
The stronger a person was, the more shocked they were by Long Chen’s attack. This was an attack that toppled all common sense.
“First move!”
Just as the human expert was sent tumbling away, Long Chen was still holding the Dragon Bone Evil Moon. He was still in the same posture as before.
A slap in the face could also count as a move. This was an extreme humiliation to the Heavenly Human Tribe’s Earth Saint. By the time the Heavenly Human Tribe’s Earth Saint managed to stabilize himself, half of his face was already covered in blood and flesh. He was clenching his teeth so hard that they were about to break, and his eyes were practically spitting flames.
“Die!”
That human expert had learned his lesson this time. He didn’t waste any more words. Ten thousand sword-images appeared in his broadsword, forming a sword wave. As soon as the sword wave formed, it merged into one and slashed down.
In the face of an Earth Sage expert’s full-strength attack, Long Chen held the Dragon Bone Evil Moon with both hands. Blood-colored light circulated around his scales, and the image of a huge dragon behind him rapidly swam. Vast amounts of Blood Qi poured into his body.
Long Chen felt like lava was flowing through his body. Each time the dragon blood flowed, it would crazily absorb the world’s aura, bringing him endless energy.
“Six forms one!”
Long Chen’s move was the same, and so was the same formula. But the instant Long Chen’s saber slashed out, the manifestation behind him suddenly stopped moving. Even the divine ring stopped moving. The black qi around Long Chen’s body froze.
BOOM!
Long Chen didn’t dodge. The two weapons once more clashed. The ground shook, mountains crumbled, and ten thousand Daos were torn apart. Long Chen felt a burst of pain in his hand, and he felt like a boulder had struck his chest. He was sent flying.
At the same time as Long Chen was sent flying, the Celestial’s Earth Saint also flew back.
Pu!
Both of them vomited blood at the same time, and a shocking scene occurred. Long Chen and the Celestial were sent flying, but their weapons were stuck in place.
“Devour that black saber’s item-spirit and get revenge for your master!” The Heavenly Human Tribe’s Earth Sage wiped off the blood from the corner of his mouth. At the same time, he charged at Long Chen like a divine bird.
“Darkmoon!”
“Don’t worry about me. There’s no reason for me not to eat fat meat that comes to my door. Don’t forget how I obtained this body.” Dragon Bone Evil Moon chuckled.
Long Chen came to a sudden comprehension. It had intentionally drawn out the other party’s item-spirit to devour it.
It had to be known that before Dragon Bone Evil Moon had taken control of this body, she had devoured countless dragon souls. In terms of devouring, she was an ancestor level existence.
“Without your weapon, how many moves can you last?”
The human expert sneered and slashed his claw down. Space twisted and countless Heavenly Dao runes appeared, forming a huge claw that covered the sky.
“The Dao of Man—One Hand Cover Sky.”
That palm was like a net that covered the sky. It was like an invisible hand had grabbed a person’s soul, directly attacking the weakest part of a person’s heart.
The spectating experts felt their souls quiver. Although they were only enduring the aftershocks, that unstoppable power caused their hearts to turn ashen. In front of an Earth Saint, submitting was perhaps the best option. Resisting would only cause them more pain, but it was unable to change the result.
“Use your heart to sense it. Above Saint Rulers are the Heavenly Daos, Earth Daos, and Man Daos.
“The human path focuses on the seven emotions and six desires of a person. If your will isn’t strong enough, you won’t even be able to resist. You’ll be slaughtered and enslaved by others.
“The pressure Long Chen is enduring right now is millions of times greater than yours. If you can’t even endure this shockwave, how are you supposed to face more challenges in the future?” cursed a Saint Ruler.
At the same time, countless Saint Rulers told their disciples not to run. They took the initiative to receive the remaining pressure to temper their will.
BOOM!
Just at this moment, a dragon claw appeared from the divine ring behind Long Chen and grabbed his opponent’s hand. That huge hand was crushed.
“He’s not affected by the Mortal Dao?”
Seeing the huge hand being crushed, people cried out in alarm. The Dao of Man was a heart attack technique. Any expert would more or less be affected by it. If it was light, it would affect their performance. If it was heavy, they would give up resisting and wait for death.
The Human Dao was a kind of Heavenly Dao energy that only the Human Saints could control after experiencing the Human Saint Tribulation. This kind of energy came from their experiences in the Heavenly Tribulation, imitating the power of the Heavenly Tribulation.
Everyone had seven emotions and six desires, and no one would be unaffected. But Long Chen didn’t seem to have any reaction. His attacks were still incomparably domineering.
“Third move!”
“Dragon Claw Destroying Hand.” Even at this time, Long Chen was still recording his moves.
“Bastard, don’t be so arrogant! I don’t believe you don’t have any weaknesses! The Dao of Man: Soul Peering Mirror!” roared the Celestial.
Buzz!
Space trembled, and a huge mirror appeared in front of Long Chen. Long Chen didn’t even have time to react before countless experts let out startled cries filled with terror.
When people looked at the mirror, they would see countless terrifying images. There were bloodthirsty beasts, fierce devils, and vicious spirits wielding butcher’s knives. Some disciples would scream in terror and close their eyes.
"Open your eyes! The mirror is filled with the things you fear the most. You must face them head-on!” roared a Saint Ruler. This was a rare trial, and he did not want his disciples to miss it.
That was the Soul Peering Mirror used by Earth Saint experts. Not all factions had that many Earth Saint experts. There were even some smaller factions that only had one Earth Saint expert. It would be a huge loss if they didn’t take advantage of that.
When Long Chen saw that mirror, he was stunned. But at this moment, countless people cried out in shock. They were horrified to see that the Celestial Race’s Earth Saint had appeared behind Long Chen like a ghost, his sharp claws like lightning.
As for Long Chen, he seemed to have fallen into a nightmare. His eyes were lifeless, and he didn’t move.
Pa!
However, just as countless people thought Long Chen was about to be killed, they saw that Long Chen didn’t even raise his eyes. He didn’t even turn his head, and he casually sent a slap flying. That slap just so happened to land on the face of that Celestial.
• • •
The Dragonblood warriors were the only ones who didn’t feel this sudden reversal. That was because they hadn’t been affected by the pressure of an Earth Saint. They didn’t believe their boss would fall for it.
Guo Ran and the others almost laughed when they saw Long Chen’s confused expression. Long Chen’s combat ability was unrivaled, but his acting skills were too lame and unnatural. In terms of acting, Guo Ran was miles ahead of him.
So when Long Chen’s expression appeared, Guo Ran and the others knew he was up to no good. As expected, Long Chen’s slap had stunned the Celestial.
This Celestial’s Earth Saint was an extremely conceited existence. He was confident that no one could block his divine abilities. When Long Chen was confused, he thought he had already been struck.
In truth, although he was infuriated, he didn’t want to kill Long Chen right now. He wanted to leave him alive. He felt that killing Long Chen like this was too easy. He had to torture him bit by bit to vent his hatred.
So this attack wasn’t aimed at Long Chen’s head, but at his back. He wanted to take out Long Chen’s heart.
At that time, he had been completely immersed in the pleasure of crushing Long Chen’s heart. He hadn’t even seen Long Chen’s slap.
“This is… the third slap, right?”
One of the Saint Rulers in the crowd said with a strange expression. This was supposed to be a soul-stirring battle, but why did it seem so comical now?
“Fourth move!”
After sending him flying, Long Chen still had time to count his moves. With a twist of his foot, he shot forward like a bolt of lightning and kicked him in the crotch. His moves were quick and vicious, quick and vicious.
It went without saying that the Celestial Saint was also someone who had experienced hundreds of battles. Although his head was still ringing, he instinctively raised his arms to block Long Chen’s kick.
But what he hadn’t expected was that Long Chen’s kick was just a feint. That human expert immediately sensed something was wrong, and his clothes tightened. In the instant he bent over, Long Chen grabbed his hair.
That movement was like he was giving his hair to Long Chen to grab. It seemed extremely natural, but Long Chen grabbed the Celestial’s hair with both hands and pulled it back. At the same time, he raised his knee.
In that instant, those familiar with Long Chen all turned their heads and closed their eyes. Even their necks involuntarily shrank. This was Long Chen’s signature move. They knew what they were about to say.
BOOM!
Long Chen’s knee slammed into the Celestial’s Earth Saint’s face. The sound of bones breaking rang out, causing everyone to shiver.
Blood splashed through the air. That human expert’s face had caved in, blood and mucus dripping down. Those who saw this couldn’t help but shiver and feel their noses turn sour.
There were countless experts present, and they had seen all kinds of techniques. However, they had never seen such a fighting style in the mortal world. But from the miserable state of that human Earth Saint, they all knew that this attack would cause him to feel so much pain that he would rather die.
“Fifth move!”
Bang!
“Sixth move!”
BOOM!
Long Chen grabbed the Celestial’s head and forced it downward. At the same time, he crazily slammed his knee into it. At this time, Long Chen didn’t hold back at all. His dragon blood completely erupted.
“Seventh…”
Just as Long Chen was about to knee him again, he suddenly felt his hand lighten, and his attack missed. The human expert’s head had exploded, and all he had left was a head of gray hair.
Even an Earth Saint wouldn’t be able to endure Long Chen’s power. If it was just pure physical strength, it would be very difficult to destroy an Earth Saint’s physical body.
But Long Chen’s power wasn’t ordinary. It came from the legendary dragon blood of the Emperor Clans. The laws within it could bring about a terrifying destructive power to any physical body. Even Long Chen didn’t know that.
Long Chen’s seventh attack missed. As for the Celestial, although he had lost his head, he didn’t die. He roared and took out a sword.
Without his head, his roar came from his chest. That sound was extremely strange, but it contained boundless killing intent.
“Earth Dao, Thousand Mountain Absolute Slash!”
The Celestial Race’s Earth Saint swung his sword, and a mountain range appeared in the air. That mountain range seemed real, yet wasn’t. When he raised his sword, all the mountains were sucked away.
“He’s finally using the Way of the Earth! He’s going all out!” cried a Saint Ruler.
“To be able to force an Earth Saint to this point, even if Long Chen dies, his name will be forever remembered. This life is worth it,” sighed someone.
Those who could say such a thing were either extremely knowledgeable or not weaker than an Earth Saint. Only they knew what this attack meant.
Earth Saint experts were the masters of the Dao of the Earth. However, they wouldn’t easily use this kind of power. That was because this kind of power was like a double-edged sword to them. A single mistake would cause them to be injured.
Furthermore, this kind of Dao injury was extremely terrifying. A single mistake could harm his Dao foundation, making it so he wouldn’t be able to advance in the slightest for the rest of his life. His life might even be in danger.
That was why the Heavenly Human Tribe’s Earth Saint realm experts had only used their Dao energy to handle Long Chen. One reason was because this kind of energy was enough to handle Long Chen. The other reason was because using the power of the human dao was easy for him.
Now that the head of the Celestial Race’s Earth Saint had been blown off, his fury soared to the heavens. He no longer cared about anything else and directly used the power of the tunnel.
Hu!
The Celestial’s Earth Saint slashed out, causing heaven and earth to resonate. Long Chen’s expression changed, and with a flash, a divine light slashed out. Terrifying astral winds slashed across Long Chen’s face, leaving behind several gashes.
BOOM!
His sword slashed down on the ground, and boundless Sword Qi split the ground in two, creating a huge chasm that stretched for thousands of miles.
This chasm pierced straight through the crowd. There had been quite a few experts on it, but they had all disappeared. They hadn’t had time to dodge, and they hadn’t even realized what had happened before they were killed.
At the edge of the chasm, countless experts were horrified. The only reason they had survived was because of luck. If that sword had been just a bit off, they would have died.
“Damn, this attack is too terrifying.”
Guo Ran and the others were speechless. This time, they had finally seen the true terror of Earth Sovereigns. Millions of them had been killed, and there was no lack of Saint Rulers and Nine Star Heaven’s Mandates amongst them. Even they hadn’t been able to resist before being killed.
“Wait, that’s not right. An Earth Saint’s killing move definitely has a lock-on effect. How could it be dodged?” Suddenly, someone recovered from their shock.
“Could it be that even Earth Saint Weapons are unable to lock onto Long Chen?” Some people guessed. If this guess was true, then Long Chen was too frightening.
“Fine, this can count as one move. Then there are still three more moves.” Long Chen looked at the headless Earth Saint, his killing intent soaring. Battle intent soared out of him.
“Die!”
The Celestial Human Race’s Earth Saint once more slashed out with his sword. This time, the void was filled with mountains and rivers. The power was even greater than last time.
“Seven Star Battle Armor!”
Long Chen roared inside, and the world darkened. The clear sky was now filled with stars, and the sea of stars behind him was endless. Specks of starlight appeared on his body, and his aura surged. A suffocating divine might enveloped the world.
When Long Chen summoned the Seven Star Battle Armor, he suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of familiarity. There was no need for him to summon it. The stars in the sky seemed to be blessing him, and their power poured into his body.
Long Chen felt an unprecedented power. He felt an unprecedented confidence. At that moment, it was like all the stars in the sky were a part of his body. He was an undying war god.
The Celestial Earth Saint’s sword slashed down with boundless divine might. Long Chen’s fist began to shine with starlight as he smashed it forward.
“What?”
“He wants to block the Earth Saint’s sword with his bare hands?”
Everyone was shocked.